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New Britain herald., 1929-03-15
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 CARD OF THANKS

We wish 10 since rely thank our many friends and neighbors. also the Trumbull E,lec Mfg, Advent Chris tian church. W. H. X F. M. society, North & Judd Mfg. Co, Plainville Public Health and Nursing Asso, for kind expressions of sympathy eH- tended to us during our recent be- reavement in the death of our be- loved wife and mother, Alice M. Stocking.
 Signed.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-15

~On IOfIl A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-15

The Lenten Reading class will meet at the home of Mrs. +. $. Gold on Monday afternoon. These meet lngs consist of readings by different women Of the parish. All women interested are invited 10 attend.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-15
Repairing North Street

Repalrs are now being made to North street by employees of the state highway department under the direction Of Foreman Patrick Col Inns. The road has been scraped and holes are being filled in with amesite. Similar repairs will be made on Harrington avenue between Doo- httle's crossing and the Pennington town line
New Britain herald., 1929-03-15

The annual election Of officers Of the Berlin Mems Bible class of the Berlin Congregational church will take place al the next meeting Of the class. \ committee was appointed at inc meeting "Wednesday night 10 nominate the officers fer tEn coming year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-05
new 100000
STATE LIBRARY
TO FACE DELAY
Structure Likely Not to Be
Completed Until
in 1888.

Hoosier legislators voted $1,000, 900
for new state library building
when they we're in session this year.
II any of them remain in office until
1888 they will have a chance to
visit the place.
According 10 the present plans,
announced today by Louis J, Bailey,
state librarian, the building is ex-
pected to be completed for the 1893
legislative session.
So far nothing has been done
about it whatever and it IS unlike
ly that there will be any steps taken
toward getting ARCHITECTURAL draw
ngs until about this time next year.
In the first place, Bailey pointed
out, it IS necessary for the Gov
ernor to appoint a special library
building commission under the 1929
statute. This commission is TO meet
and organize within sixty days
after its appointment
Then will come the selection of
a site, expected 10 be in the vi
cinity Of the statehouse, and choice
Of an architect and building plan.
The reason for the present delay,
according to Bailey. is that the first
money under the special levy will
not be collected until July Of next
year
The first installment IS expected
TO be about s125,OOO under the levy
which is for one-half cent in 1929
80 and 1 cent in 1881.
This will mean S250,00O a year for
the first two years and 100000 the
last year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-05
HARVARD DEAN
FLAYS PRIVATE
'SN0B' SCHOOLS
American Education In
feCted With Snobbery,'
Says Dr.. Holmes.

BIZ United Press
BOSTON, July 5.-Dean Henry
Zines Of the Harvard graduate
Of education and Professor
Robert E. Rogers of Massachusetts
Institute of Technology we're at
odds today over the merits Of snob-
berry.
An echo Of the controversy re-
Gently excited when Professor
Rogers emphasized "the necessity of
being a snob,' was heard Thursday
when Dean Holmes deplored the
fact fact that American education
is deeply infected with snobbery."
Schooling is used for Interior
purposes-for getting ahead in the
world in the sense Of making de-
sirable' connections and acquaint-
ances-rather than for sincere and
direct effort to prepare for specific
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-05
Scientific Farmer Makes
Success Selling FrOCkS
Ex-Newsboy Rises in Four
Years to First e-PreSi-
dent of 100000 Firm.

It's a far cry from scientific farm
ing 10 the selling of women's frocks,
and it still is farther from being a
Birmingham (AlaD neWsboy to first
vice-president Of Hartford Frocks,
Inc. which does an annual business
Of $4,000 900. That is what c. Ell
bert Mike Israel, %, has accom-
plished.
Porter NJ. Farrell, president Of
the Real Silk Hosiery Mills and
Hartford Frocks, a subsidiary, today
announced the promotion of Israel
to first vice president in charge OF
sales Of the frock company.
Israel has been with the company
four years.
Graduated as Agriculturist
When he graduated in 1922 from
Purdue. where he won his letter in
football, he received a Sheepskin
telling the world he was an agri-
culturist.
Israel then went to work for Rauh
81 Sons, selling feed and fertilizer.
After three years with this COM
pany he obtained employment with
Hartford Frocks as a salesman.
Salesman meant no elaborate
sample case and calling on a nice
list Of stores, but the selling OF
dresses from house to house.
Using the same grit and de-
termination with which he used to
buck the line at Purdue, Mike"
knocked on door after door and, In
1926, was made sales manager.
Wins High Promotion
Hartford Frocks, Inc, was small
company then and a new venture
for its promoters and. as sales man
ager. Mike" had to show the salGN-'
men the best manner of approach
ing an irate housewife who did not
want to buy any dresses. How he
was shown when he was
second vice president in
1927.
As second vice-president he con-
tlnued in charge of sales and under
his direction the company expanded
its business to include agents in the
entire United States, Porto Rico,
Hawaii and Alaska.
Recognition Of his labors and eff
forts were not slow IN coming and
this week the directorate elected
him to the post Of first vice-presi-
dent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-05

there are 100000 persons there in
imminent danger of starvation, the
state department has assured Rep
.resentative Louis Ludlow. Ludlow
asked the department for informa-
ton because there has been little
printed about the Chinese situation.
he said. and famine relief drives are
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-05
LIGHTNING SPOILS
DECORATIONS OF MAN
Works Long to Paint Home, but
Bolt UndOes Labor.

Lightning accompanying a storm
early today undid the work of Ted
Wright, who redecorated the inter-
ior Of his home at 532 Division
street a week ago.
1t struck electric wires near the
Wright bungalow and set FIRE to the
house, where Wright. his wife and
mother were sleeping. Firemen were
unable to control the blaze, and the
dwelling. its furnishings and a radio
repair shop conducted by Wright
we're destroyed
lightning also was responsible for
a 500 fire at the Marmon Motor
Car Company plant, Morris street
and Kentucky avenue. early TODAY.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-05
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

duties and activities. or even for
general self-improyement,' he as
serted.
Private schools, especially pri-
vate schools for girls. are sought,
by those who can afford them, only
in part for their genuine educa-
tional superiority, where such su-
perority exists, over public schools.
The motive of many parents in
sending their children to private
schools is essentioally Snobbish.
They want their children to know
only the young people of their own
class, or of a better class. Public
schools are used with the same mo-
tive by those who would choose pri-
vate schools, If they could"
The st. Louis bridge has foun-
dations resting on the solid rock 1856
feet below high water.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-05

being conducted in indianapolis.
The state department said that the
American minister at Peping had
telegraphed that the four million
we're those who were starving from
failure of crops rather than political
conditions. Probably many mors
are facing hunger, it was added.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-05
CELEBRATE IN DEATH
Couple Suffocated by Gas on Wife's
Seventy-Nintb Birthday.

By United Press
EAST ORANGE, N J.. July s.
Frederick Suffer and his wife cele-
brated the formers 18th birthday
in death.
The two had made elaborate plans
for the anniversary today.
Thursday night a nephew, George
Suffer. entered the house and found
the two sitting on a divan with their
arms about each other. They were
dead. An unlighted heater, with
the gas on, was in the room.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-05
FAMINE REPORTS IN
CHINA CALLED TRUE

WASHINGTON, July 5.-Reports
Of famine in China, which have
been used to collect funds in IN
dianapolis, are not overdrawn, and
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-08
Mine BILL
Would Free Labor From
Owners yellow Dog"

Washington.-Ther is little likeli-
hood of the coal regulation bill, intro
duced by Senator Watson, being pass
ed by this session of congress, which
adjourns on March A.
The bill would rectify conditions in
the bituminous industry and is favor
ed by the United Mine Workers. 1t
is the result of personal investiga-
tions in the Pittsburgh district by a
senate subcommittee, and follows ac-
acknowledgements by coal operators
that their industry is in a "deplor-
able" condition.
The operators oppose the bill and
propose no substitute. The miners
charge tina this opposition is based
on the feature of the bill which would
outlaw the "yellow dog" and permit
miners to organize.
T. c. Townsend, attorney for the
United Mine Workers, agreed that the
bill would outlaw the yellow dog"
eff it's enactment did no more than
this it would stand as a monument
to the wisdom of congress, said Mr..
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-08
STATE INQUIRY
Urged Into New York Util-
ity Board

New ork.-Investigation of the
New York public service commission
with vie VITO more effective regula-
ton Of public utility corporations, and
lower costs of light and power, is
urged by the City Club in a letter
to Governor Roosevelt
The public service commission was
created 20 years ago. The people
were assured that this would take
the utility question out of politics"
The opposite has been the result and
regulation has reached low ebb.
"The companies have learned how
to get around existing time-hon-
ored devices of regulation, and
through adroit financing and holding
company schemes achieve speculative
exploitation of consumers" the let
ter states.
The letter calls attention to a bill
lion-dollar merger, controlled by Nor
gand and Mellon intehests, that is now
discussed in the public press. This
combine, it is stated, will control
every utility from Conowingo, in
Maryland, to the st. Lawrence river
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-08
CONVICT LAW PEN
GIVEN TO LABOR

Washington. - President Coolidge
has presented the American Fedora
ton of Labor the pen with which he
signed the Hawes- Cooper convict la
Dor bill.
The act is effective in five years.
1t empowers state legislatures to
amend their convict labor laws so
that convict-made goods shipped from
other states will be subject to con-
vict-labor laws in which they have
been sold These goods are now pro-
tected by interstate commerce rules,
laws and regulations.
"The passage of this legislation is
the climav of years of effort by the
American Federation of Labor" said
President Green, in public state
ment. at is great achievement and
is a forward step in human better
ment and social progress.
Until the act becomes operative
prison authorities and the people in
the different states can prepare to ad-
just themselves to the change.
at is the purpose of the A. F. OF
L., through central bodies and State
Federations of Labor, to petition
state legislatures to enact legislation
supplementing the state-use convict
labor legislation now in effect by ad.
ditional legislation which will prevent
the shipment of convict-made goods
in interstate for sale in competition
with goods manufactured by free
labor. This proposed legislation viii
not interfere with the state use o,
goods manufactured by convict la
bor."
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-08
INDUSTRIAL ILLS
Should Be Paid For, De-
clares Miss Perkins

New York.-The state compensa-
ton law should cover occupational
diseases, said Miss Frances Perkins,
state industrial commissioner, at a
conference held by the industrial sur
vey commission.
Miss Perkins said industrial dis
eases are on the increase because of
the use of chemicals. She emphasized
the effect of chemicals in producing
disease and mentioned the dangers
of menthol chloride, emanations from
radioactive properties, dust from
chemicals and other poisoning agents
which affect the lungs and other parts
of the body. She condemned the bar
gain table methods" in medical ex-
aminations to determine a claimant s
injuries.
John NJ. O'Hanlon, secretary of the
State Federation of Labor, agreed
with Miss Perkins suggestion regard
ing occupational disease, declaring
that bruises and callous conditions
suffered by cleaners and other work
men from constant kneeling often set
up irregularities in the body which
result in disease and general dis
ability.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-08
Foster Grows More Ambitious than Ever
And Strives to Make World Labor RED"

America to Wyoming. He has Free
man Thompson tell US that that is
the best battle-ground for the disrupt
ing National Miners Union.
Foster and Mike Ross shed bitter
tears over the seven communists who
were expelled by the recent conven-
tion of the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners of America,
and to "get hunk" they have circu-
larized all Of the locals Of that union
with the sad, sad story
Everything Wrong, Foster Says
Attacks are made on the> Interna-
tional Association of Machinists and
all of the legitimate needle trades
unions.
Everything is wrong and all is woe
and disaster, to hear Foster tell it.
The way to get things fixed up right
is to turn the whole business over to
Foster and his gang of wreckers
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-08
BY JOSEPH A. WISE

Chicago U. l.. N. SIT will be
news to a vast majority of trade
unionists to learn that W. T. Foster,
head of the Trade Union Educational
League, has a new and expensive
magazine, published at New York. 1t
is named Labor Unity.
This is the second monthly maga-
zine that Foster has had. The first
one was called the Labor Herald and
was published at Chicago until the
communist party went bankrupt and
lost its big printing plant in this city.
The gang dug up carfare in some
manner and fled to New York, where
it seems they are now flying high,
wide and handsome.
Samuel Gompers challenged Foster
to tell where he got the money to
publish the expensive Labor Herald,
The same question we'll can be raised
in reference to Labor Unity.
Foster Covers World
Foster is attacking the legitimate
labor movement all along the line,
and he is taking in a lot of territory.
He straddles himself out all over the
United States, takes in all of Latin
America crosses the Pacific and side
swipes the Philippines, strikes China
and caroms off to Vladivostok, where
he tells us, his Trade Union Educa-
tional League will participate in a
meeting of the Pan-Pacific Trade
Union Congress next August. He
says that the Filipino Labor Con
gress, which he alleges has 10000
members, will send delegates.
Foster has Earl Browder engineer
ing this outfit, and it is claimed that
it has large membership in the An
tipodes, China and Japan.
Down at Montevidio, Uruguay
Foster has what he calls the Latir
American Trade Union Confederation
which is aimed to fight the Pan-Amer
ican Federation of Labor A meeting
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-08
BANKRUPT PLEA
For Business Men Passes
UP Workers

San Jose, Calif-The Union Gazette
approves the action of a group of
citizens in this city who interviewed
to prevent the continuance of a gaso-
line war that would bring bankruptcy
to these business men.
"But why did those citizens stop
with the gasoline war;" asks the
labor paper.
"The American Planners formed
an anti-union association seven years
ago that put building craftsmen and
contractors into conflict with each
other.
workers are cutting wages and
their purchasing power has been SC
lowered that the retail business OF
this city is reduced thousands of dol
lars each week below what it would
be if this economic mischief had not
been started.
"The gasoline arguments apply te
the present building trades disaster
Workers and retail business men face
bankruptcy, as did gasoline dealers
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-08
Prison Labor Bill Hailed
By A. F. Of L. President AS
Big Step in Social Progress

from other states and which
heretofore have enjoyed the protec-
tion of interstate commerce. rules,
laws and regulations.
"The Hawes- Cooper bill will be-
come effective within five years. In
the meantime preparations can be
made by prison authorities and by the
people in the different states to ad-
just themselves to the change which
will take place when the Hawes- Coop
er bill becomes an effective operating
act
"It will be the purpose of the
American Federation of Labor,
through central bodies and state fed
erations of labor, to petition state
to enact legislation sup
plementing the state use of convict
labor legislation now in effect by the
enactment of additional legislation
which will effectively prevent the
shipment of convict-made goods in
interstate commerce for sale in COM
petition with goods manufactured by
free labor. In carrying forward this
Legislative program it is not the pur-
pose of the American Federation of
Labor to interfere with state legis-
lation providing for the state use of
goods manufactured by convict labor.
81 am sure that the membership of
the American Federation of Labor is
very happy over the passage of the
Hawes-Cooper bill. We rejoice with
our friends over this further accom-
plishment of the American Federation
of Labor"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-08

Washington, D. C. I. L. N. 81
Passage of the Hawes-Cooper convict
labor bill is a great achievement,
marking a forward step in human bet
terment and social progress, Presi-
dent William Green, of the American
Federation of Labor, declared follow
ing signing of the measure by Presi-
dent Coolidge.
Commenting on the bill and ex-
planning what it will accomplish, Mr.
Green said:
"It was found from experience that
the passage of convict labor legisla-
tion in the different states which pro-
hibited the manufacture and sale Of
convict-made goods in competition
with free labor within a states jur-
isdiction was lacking in power and
effectiveness concerning the manufac-
ture and sale of convict-made goods
in interstate commerce. The Hawes-
Cooper bill will MEET this defect. 1t
is an enabling act which, in operation,
confers upon state legislatures au-
thority to amend their convict labor
laws so as to provide that convict
made goods shipped in interstate COM
merce will be subject to the laws,
rules and regulation of the state in
which they are sold. The people of
any state may, under the operation of
this law, protect themselves against
not only the competition of convict
made goods with free labor within a
state, but they can also protect them
selves against the competition of con-
vict-made goods with free labor
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-08
FARM" IMMI-
GRANTS USED TO
LOWER WAGES

Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.-Col-
onization agencies are flooding indus
try with cheap labor, declared dele
gates to the convention of the AL
berta Federation of Labor
The immigrants are induced to
come to Alberta as agricultural la
borers. The convention demanded
that this immigration be exclusively
handled by the government.
Officials of the federation were in
structed to impress upon the pro-
vincial government the need for an
old-age pension act. Under the Do
minion old-age pension act provinces
may adopt this law at their option.
If they do, the Dominion government
pays one-half of the cost.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-08

Mr.. Mcclellan quoted TREASURY
official who testified "in substance
that the payment of taxes by large
taxpayers was provisional only and
that they Immediately filed applica-
tions for refunds.
"The ordinary income taxpayer has
no such agreement with the govern
ment. He pays his tax and that's the
end of it," said Mr.. Mcclellan.
IAN official of the treasury, who
sees aschance for back taxpayer to
get out of a large portion of his tax,
will constantly have the temptation
to resign and go and tell the taxpayer
in the hope that the taxpayer will re-
cover and divide the amount with him.
Such an eventuality has too often
happened.
Besides, .the hearings are secret
and, where there are secret hearings,
there is every opportunity for wrong
doing upon the part of the agents of
the government.
"These tax refunds, including cred
its, during the last eight years have
amounted to between S400,000000 and
$500, 100000 year. They are in the
nature of favors granted special ta-
payers.
"Those who are on the inside know
how to get the returns, or those who
are able to employ those on the in
side know how to get the returns
The way it is being conducted, it is
really species of graft, obtained in
secret, bartered for in secret, the
money paid in secret, and with senate
and house committees flouted wher
they ask for information"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-08

"The bill Is. 1860 to create in
the bureau of labor statistics of the
department of labor division of
safety was announced as next in
order.
Several senator's: Over
"The vice president: The bill will
be passed over"
Thousands of workers are annually
killed in industry and hundreds of
thousands are permanently and par
italy injured The bill would create
government bureau that would
study safety in industry, maintain
models of safety appliances and Gre
ate safety-in-industry psychology
! throughput the nation.
But several senators cry cover"
and the holocaust continues while the
bill is again side-tracked.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-08
State Department Opposition
Kills Chances Of Box Measure
To Halt Mexican immigration

Washington, D. c. e. L. N. 81
Passage of the Box bill for stoppage
of Mexican immigration is not expect
ed in this congress. Opposition of the
state department is the reason gener-
ally given, and those closest to the
situation understand that to be the
real reason.
Vigorous opposition to the bill has
been interposed by the state depart
ment, the reason having to do largely
with international amity.
From Mexican sources, however,
comes word that developments in
Mexico are rapidly altering the situ-
alton. New irrigation projects in
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-08
FRANK HOFFMAN DIES

Minneapolis.-Frank Hoffman, mem
Der of the Hotel and Restaurant EN-
ployes' Alliance, and Bartenders'
League of America, died in, this city.
He was 65. He served as first vice
president Of his international union
since 1911.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-08
MOVIE PICKETS ENJOINED

New York.-Supreme Court Justice
Mitchell enjoined members of Nov
ing Picture Operators Union No. 800
from picketing an unfair theatre own
ed by the Ward Amusement Corpora
ton.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-08
"ROTTEN TO CORE"
Says Senator In Opposing
Secret Tax Refunds

Washington.-Th treasury depart
ment's systeb of secret tax refunds
to large taxpayers was denounced as
rotten to the core," by Senator Nc
Kellar in opposing what he declared
to be "a class system"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-08
PRIVATE DICKS IN BAD"

Trenton, N 1.-THE testimony of
private detectives should be consider
ed with care, ruled the state supreme
court in upholding a lower courts
decision in divorce case.