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New Britain herald., 1929-07-31
JUDGE THREATENS
 WITNESS IN POOL
Tells O'COnnelI He Must Testify
 or Face Charges

New York, July 31 (UP) P. O'Connell of Albany, arrested in connection with the Albany Baseball Pool. was held in s10,000 bail today as material witness by Federal Judge Julian w. Mack.
 Judge Mack threatened O'Connell with jail on contempt of court charges when he failed to answer questions put to him before the fed eral grand jury. After bail was fixed O'Connell was taken to the grand jury to appear as a witness. It was for this purpose that the Govern ment had sought OConnell last fall They wished to question him because he pleaded guilty in Boston in November 1927 to being associ- ated with the pool. His name has often been mentioned in the local investigation.
 Refused to Take Oath
 Imm ediately after retiring to the jury room O'Connell was again brought before Judge Mack. United States Attorney Charles H. Futile
New Britain herald., 1929-07-31
CURTIS SAYS GAIN INCIDENT SETTLED
Disputed Precedence Ir0ned Out
 to Satisfaction"

Philadelphia. July 31 UP)-The social precedence dispute between Mrs. Dolly Curtis Gam, sister and official hostess of the vice president of the United States. and Mrs. Alice Longworth daughter of the late President Theodore Roosevelt, "has been settled 10 eVerybody's satisfac- tion."
 This was the declaration here last night of Vice President Charles R. Curtis, who stopped off while en route from Providence, K. L, to | Washington for brief visit as the guest of the British War Veterans who are engaged in an eight day celebration of the beginning of the | World war.
 Tells Reporters Story Qui2Zed by reporters regarding the delicate situation which arose between Mrs. Gam and Mrs. Long worth the vice president said;
 "The dispute between my sister and Mrs. Alice I.ongworth has been settled 10 everybody's satisfaction. There is nothing more that l can say about it because it is past is sue. If you want 10 find out more about it, read a story which my sis ter has written for q leading maga- zine. That will give you all the in- formation"
 The vice president in his brief talk to the veterans, paid tribute to the Kellogg peace pact and declared its success depends upon public scnti- ment in the different countries.
 "I know of no better way to ere ate that sentiment than through the efforts of the members of the Brit ish patriotic organizations, such as that which greeted me here, and similar organizations. Also. through the religious societies of the world and the members of that great world of it's own, the newspaper frater- rity."
 The vice president left for Wash. ington last night.
 The article to which Curtis re- ferred was written by Mrs. Gam 1r the current number of a WOman'S magazine. In it, Mrs. Cam said the matter of social precedence involved more than individuals inasmuCh as respect 10 the United States govern ment was at stake.
 Duty Falls on Woman
 "Any woman knows" Mrs. Ganr wrote, "what portion of the socia duty of the family falls on the man and how much upon the woman. A man may be asked here and there because of his position in the com. munity. but it is upon the woman of the household, his wife. or sis. ters, or daughters whoever mus play the part of his official hostess that the real burden falls.
 "Unfortunately my brother Ina: no wife, but at the same time it 1: necessary that he be accompanied tt these functions by some woman o his household who is in a position to return the many courtesias. A these official affairs he is being en tortained as a symbol of the gov ernment of the United states, 1t power and it's prestige. As a symbo of that government he will mos naturally see to it that both he ant his official hostess, no matter hoy they may personally be, are accord ed every respect that the symbol O our government should receive iron high minded people"
New Britain herald., 1929-07-31
Notice

By the order of Referee in Bank ruptcy, Hon. Saul Bcrman, all the goods. wares. merchandise and ef- fects of the Lincoln Dry Cleaning Co.,. located at l } Lincoln street, New Britain, Conn.,, are 10 be sold at a private sale on Aug. ], 1929, at , D. m.. daylight saving time. All persons interested call at l , Lincoln street.
 ? ATTORNEY NJ, F. STEMPIEN,
 Trustee.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-31

explained to the court that O'Connell give his name and address on the grounds that it might incriminate him.
 James I. Cuff, O'Connell's attor- ney explained to the court that the witness was the absolute judge of what might incriminate him. Judge Mack said this was not so and direct ed the witness answer under penalty of punishment for contempt.
 There will be no toleration," he said, "of anything tending to ob- struct justice"
 OConnell is the brother of Ed ward J. O'Connell democratic county chairman of Albany county and is active with former Lieut. Governor Edward Corning in Albany political affairs.
 Located in Albany
 After several months of efforts to serve a subpoena on OConnell As Sistant United States Attorney Thom- as T. Cooke applied to Judge Will liam Bondy Saturday for a body at tachment. Yesterday he went to AL bany with Deputy United States Marshall John w. Pinkley. They To- cated O'Connell's car outside of 379 South Pearl street, unofficial head quarters of the Democratic City Committee.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-31
CENTRAL VERMONT
 NAMES DIRECTORS
New Company to Acquire Old Road Organizes

St. Albans. Vt. July 31 tCP)- Directors were named at a meeting of the incorporators of the Central Vermont Railway, Inc, subsidiary of the Canadian National Railways, here late yesterday.
 The new company is to acquire the property of the Central Vermont Railway company which was sold here for s27.OOO, 900 at public fore closure auction sale and was bought for the Canadian National Railways which will control the Central Yer mont Railway Inc.
 The incorporators of the new com pany are John G. Sargent of l.ud- low, Vermont. former attorney gen. eral of the United States; Fred A. Rowland, of Montpelier, president or National Life Insurance company; H. J. M. Jones of Barre, prominent granite manufact cturer: H. A. Way Of Burlington, manufa cturer and bank CT; John Branch. Jr.. of St. Albans, banker; H. H. Powers of St. Albans' attorney for receivers of Central Ner- mont Railway Co.,: Edmund Des- chenes of St. Albans, comptroller for
 receivers; H. NJ. Dewart of St. AL bans, purchasing agent for recelv- CTS; J. W. Hawley of St. Albans, general freight and passenger agent for receivers; NJ. E. Barnes, chief clerk for receivers of St. Albans; r. D. Fitzpatrick, of St Albans, chief engineer for receivers; G. w. Groom of St. Albans, superintendent for re- ceivers; and H. T. Howell of St. AL bans, merchanical,supe perintendent for receivers.
 All incorporators with the eXcep- ton of DesChenes and Powers were, named by the incorporators as di- rectors.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-31
WOMEN AT CONVENTION

Hartford, July 31 Pl-The wom- ans branch of the Ancient Mystic Order of Samaritans, the ladies of the Orient, added novel and pleas
 ing feature with their white or vel low fezes today in contract with the red feZes of the hundreds of
New Britain herald., 1929-07-31

Samaritans in the city, els the aa- vance host of the delegates and otther A. NJ. c S members arriv- ing here for the 2,tii annual con- yention of the supreme sauctorum of the order.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-31
RULES OF SILHOUETTE
 CONTEST

identify likeness. 2.-Describe how he makes liveli. hood 3.-Address communications to Silhouette" Editor,
 New Britain Herald 4.-ConteSt closes at ? D. m. fol- lowing insertion-Saturday 10 a. m. 5.-Answers may be mailed or brought 10 the Herald office. 6.-Credit given for neatness. 7.-One dollar awarded daily for best answer according tC rules.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-27
The NeV "PyQgyesslves" IN the
American Federation OF Labor

which we love even as all its other
citizens We ask only a
chance to cooperate with you I'M
der wise, far-sighted leadership
and competent, trustworthy man
agement to bring back prosperity
to the mills from which we all
derive our living, whether in divi-
dends or in wages"
Before the Left wing elements in
the Trade Union Educational League
had succeeded in reorientating them
selves to the necessity for the forma-
ton of new unions, this progress
sive" element was distributing its
energies between the reactionaries
and the Left wing. To the extent
that they entered into joint activities
with us, the Left wing, however,
they contributed only confusion and
paralysis.
One of the greatest mistakes
which we must criticize ourselves
for in the past three years, is the
great extent to which we allowed
this to happen. 1t is not too much
to say, that one of the reasons
these "progressives" did not need
before to establish themselves as
a "buffer organization" to stem the
progress of rehabilitation of the
masses, was because they were sue
ceeding in making use of the Left
wing organizations for. that pur-
pose. These mistakes on our part
must not only be acknowledged, but
we must root out of our ranks all
tendencies to reconciliation with
such fake progressive elements,
whose only role is confusion and
sabotage.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-27
BRIGGS AUTO
WORKERS WAL.
OUT ON SLA|
Slaves Begin to Re
Against Bosses

(By q Worker Correspondent
DETROIT, Mich, (By Mai
Molders in the Briggs Mack Av
plant were getting $500 for 8 h.
Their wage was cut once to
and then again to $685.. Wher
men on the night shift heard o.
latest cut, IA men promptly w;
out, and half hour later all O.
rs men on the night shift folio
All the men on the day shift
lowed also.
The back hangers on Fords
turn out 500 jobs a day which t
from 10 to 10la hours. They
just Ia cents per job.
The men were unorganized,
thus could not present a united f
for long. Thus they were hell
before the bosses. The whole
dent proves the need for bull
up a strong Auto Workers U
that will make it possible for
the men to stick together. 1t is
only way to stop these wage Gu
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-27

was the rebellion of bourgeois pa
cifist, not of the proletarian.
In his play, "Airways, Inc,," John
Dos Passos for the first time in his
writing injects clear MARKHAM note
into his social analysis.
He has a dozen characters or so,
and each is not vague, erratic in
dividual, but the representative of
n social type, as definitely so as
were the characters of Gorky or
Tchekov for Russia.
Some of our plays at the New
Playwrights Theatre have had their
moments when the authors went
soft, bourgeois and foggy. One
can't help such accidents when the
outside pressure is so great, when
even among the revolutionary work
ers one finds right wing tendencies.
The only claim to attention this
theatre has is that it has not been
entirely destroyed by such tenden-
cies, but has battled on. Instead of
swinging more and more to the
right, it has been ging left.
Upton Sinclair's play this season
was one symptom CT this new pol
icy. The play by Dos Passos will
provo another.
To my mind, it is remarkable evil
dence of the way in which Dos Pas
sos has been growing into class
consciousness. His trip to Russia
has helped him to understand the
revolution. In this play he shows
that he understands it.
He has created, for instance, a
portrait of a Jewish labor leader
who is framed up by the capitalists.
This portrait is as solid as rock
it has not trace of sentimentality
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-27
RANK AND FILE
SEAMEN BARRED
BY union FAKER
Furuseth & Co. Meets
Behind Closed Doors
by a Worker Correspondent

by Worker Correspondent
During the convention of the In
ternational Seamen's Union conclud-
ed last week in the National Hotel
in Washington, I tried to get in as
a member of the union in good
standing. / was told that seamen
were not allowed and the door was
slammed in my face.
I did not have any false hopes
before going to Washington. I
therefore was not disappointed at
this example of bureaucracy.
The delegation was composed of
officials, some of whom have been
on the payroll of the union for the
last 80 and 40 years.
Nest of them, including the presi-
dent, Andrew Furuseth, have never
ssiled on a ship in their lives.
Needless to say there were no rep
resentatives from the forecastle at
this convention Of takers. They
showed they were determined to
keep out even an observer from a
ships forecastle, lest he should know
in what manner they were preparing
TO stab the seamen in the back.
learned that even the press was
barred from this convention. The re-
porters were told by Furuseth that
they might have private inter-
view with him. That is how these
takers of the Seamen's Union filter
the news that the seamen might
read about them.
l then insisted by sending note
into the convention which was an
swAred by the president of the Fish
ermen's Union of the Pacific Coast
coming out and telling me that An
drew Furuseth will see me after the
session. The old faker was rather
nervous when he met me in the lob
by. In the tone of buckle mate, he
asked me, what the hell is biting
your"
! gave him a good description of
the unbearable conditions on board
ship today, the fink hall system on
the Pacific Coast, the coming back
of the two watch system, the rotten
grub, starvation wages and speed
up, and the misery on the beach
where tens of thousands of seamen
are unemployed, and said that it was
all this which had prompted me to
pay my fare to Washington. He
asked me if l was an American, to
which l answered that ship owners
never built different mess rooms for
the different nationalities, and that
the question of nationality is of no
interest to the seamen.
/ then asked him if the conven-
ton was taking up the question of
organizing the ninety per cent of
the seamen who are unorganized.
At this question the old faker near
ly took fit as he shouted, "What
in hell could be done with the scali-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-27
By EARL BROWDER.

By EARL BROWDER.
The Background of the Progressives
The new" progressives are new
only in their dress. They have a
long history in American labor. Many
of them participated in the great
Left wing campaigns in 1922-1923
for amalgamation and a labor party,
which gained the support of two mil
lion organized workers. And it was
precisely these progressives who de-
strOyed that great movement by sur
rendering to the A. F. of l.. bureau
crazy when the decisive moment of
the struggle came.
At that time the writer had occa-
sion to describe the role of these
"progressives" in an article in "The
Labor Herald" (later included in the
pamphlet, "Class Struggle VS.. Class
Collaboration"). The description of
them and their role then written is
so apt and timely today, that it JUS
titles several quotations: We then
said:
'Tt would be hardly worth while
to give special attention to Labor
Age, the arguments of which are
mostly echoes of the official pro-
paganda, but for the article there
in by E. ]. Lever. Brother Lever
is progressive who, in the past,
has stood staunchly for amalga-
nation. Now he has swallowed
the collaboration bait, but is busy
trying to reconcile it with a mil
liant program Corruption is
the only word that describes a
process that transforms Brother
Lever, militant progressive, into
apologist for the poisonous col
liberation scheme of VIM. H.
Johnston"
"The so-called progressives have
run to cover of the official oligar-
chy. They have frantically broken
away from all commitments not
one hundred percent official
Some of them have even gone VIM.
j. Burns a point better in denounc-
ing the Left wing They
are frightened of reality, the first
peep at which was given them
when they saw the Left wing mil
itants actually fighting for the
things the 'progressives' had
talked for. Suddenly it was APP
parent that amalgamation, and
other mild measures of progress,
could easily be achieved by those
who said they were for them, pro-
vided only little fighting spirit
was displayed, with willingness
to accept leading and responsible
part by the progressives. But it
meant a real break, not the old
platonic sham-battle, with the
Gompers bureaucracy. The glimpse
of reality was too much for the
progressives; they ran shrieking
in fear back to the maternal
shelter They could not bear
to be taken seriously"
There is one fundamental
trouble with these progressive
friends of ours-they want pro-
gress only if they can get it for
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-27
ARRAYS, " Most Important
Work of John Dos Passes
BY MICHAEL GOLD

THERE are several things that
ought to be said about the play
by John Dos Passes which was pre-
scented by the New Playwrights at
the Grove st. Theatre.
Firstly, this play, "Airways, Inc.,"
is to my mind the most important
piece of writing John Dos Passos
has done.
I know that many of his friends
will disagree with my opinion. 1t
is possible that Dos Passes will dis
agree with me,
Dos Passes has written at least
two classic American novels, "Three
Soldiers" and Manhattan Transfer"
He has won an international reputa-
ton with these books. They are
mastery works, and yet think the
play overtops them.
Why?
Because the play deals with the
most important theme in America
and the world. That theme is the
class struggle.
Manhattan Transfer" was pic
ture of New York. 1t was a cross
section of life, a gorgeous moving
picture. II was a great piece of
master-reporting, but it had one
weakness in proletarian eyes-its
point of view was merely that of the
reporter.
"Three Soldiers" had more pas
sion in it. It shows the brutality
and senselessness Of patriotism and
war. The rebellion in it was clearer
than in Manhattan Transfer" yet
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-27
wags that go to sea today? They
don't know their jobs anyway"

wags that go to sea today? They
don't know their jobs anyway"
To this I answered that never
before had the seamen made so much
profits for the ship owners as today.
He launched a slanderous attack
against those who refuse to permit
his union to mislead them. My pur-
pose in going to Washington was to
expose this company union, which is
interested in whether or not thelsea-
men know their jobs, and which
plays the role of stool pigeon for
the shipowners and the government.
Today every ships foreeastle is
calling out for new union, and the
Marine Workers League is under
taking the task. The Marine Work
ers' League says that only thru
struggle, thru strike action, will we
get decent conditions.
u. HORN.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-27
MORE CASH FOR
BOOZE HUNTING
S2,988,144 Bill Passed
in the House

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-House
administration leaders today forced
thru the second deficiency appro-
priation bill, carrying $2,988,144 for
prohibition enforcement instead Of
$24, 100000 as advocated by the
democrats. The additional appro-
priation had been opposed by Score
tary of the Treasury Mellon, charged
with enforcement, but said to be a
big whiskey manufacturer himself.
The measure. carrying appropria-
tons of 1894, 5000 was sent to
the senate without record vote. A
test ballot on a motion to send it
back to committee so as to include
the s24,000,000 resulted las for and
239 against the extra dry funds.
Altho less money than was orig
inally voted will be available to hunt
down the members of the bootleg
trust, small violators will be faced
with heavier penalties, and forced to
pay correspondingly heavily for pro-
lection, thru contemplated action by
the house.
The Jones bill, which would pro-
vide maximum penalties of five
years imprisonment and $4,000
fine for prohibition violators, was
reported favorably by the House
Judiciary Committee today.
Chairman Graham, republican,
Pennsylvania, announced the COM
mittee had instructed him to have
the measure brought up in the
House this week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-27
ETHEL BARRYMORE TO OF
IN 1.-THE LOVE DUEL" APRI

Following the plan for a re
tory season, as announced by
Shubert at the opening of the F
Barrymore Theatre, Miss Barry
will appear in her next play, =
Love Due" by Lii Hatvini, on I
DAY april 1st.) This is the
which was announced to sue
"The Kingdom of God" in W
she is appearing now. 1t is a |
garian piece, and has already
great success in Hungary, VII
and Berlin.
The Sierra play vii. end its
on Saturday evening, March
Louis Calhern will have the lea
male role, and Dorothy Hall
have q prominent part
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-27
CORN ROAST A FAILURE
MIL Workers Don't Fall for Boss Plan
(By a Worker Correspondent

(By a Worker Correspondent
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, (By
Mail) In reference to your letter /
will write you about the conditions
in our mill.
They have nine hours day and
there is no union. / am supposed to
lie e machinist helper but they make
me dig bitches, put in floors and all
,ther kinds Of work.
The boss had corn roast and by
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-27
Bacha SakaO Can't
Last Month as King
of the Afghanistans

LONDON, Feb. 26.-German engi-
neers arriving at Lahore from Ka-
bul, state that Bacho Sakao will not
last another month as self-proclaim-
ed king, due to his corruption of the
government and excessive banditry
carried on by his force.
Five British airplanes arriving at
Peshawar, India, brought with them
the whole stats of the Italian and
French legations and some members
of the British legation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-27
FALLING CHUNKS
OF WOOD BRING
DEATH Menace
Operate Cranes With
out Warming Bells
(By a Worker Correspondent

(By Worker Correspondent
DETROIT (By MaiD-With the
object of increasing the output as
we'll as their present exorbitant
profits, many new alterations are
being made at the plant of the De
troit Pressed Steel Products Co
Included among the alterations are
the addition of two big factory build
ings entirely embracing the OLD
wooden structures which have for
many years housed the steel press
production lines.
During the course off erection of
these new departments, work went
on as usual under the frail roofs of
the old buildings, the flimsy cover
ing barely able to resist the impacts
of the numerous falling rivets, apart
from the badly slung girders which
occasionally crashed upon the mouldy
and worm-eaten rafters. The new
buildings finally finished, the wreck
ing of the old wooden structures
was begun, but even then it was not
thought necessary in the interests
of safety to remove the workmen
to other departments.
Safety? No, Profits.
Safety? He'll, the work must go
on. The entire roofing was removed
while the punchpress operators, half
blinded by falling dust, were in con-
slant danger of being seriously in
jured by splinters and nails which
showered around them. One Negro
worker narrowly escaped death from
a huge chunk of wood which fell
onto the machine he was working on.
Among the many other labor saw
ing devices, both departments will
be equipped with ten-ton overhead
cranes, and the men in the shop are
afraid the cranes will be operated
without the warning bell the same as
the other cranes in the shop.
A total disregard for the safety
of the men is not the only dirty
deal dispensed by this outfit. The
toilets are in such an unsanitary
condition that optical aid is not re-
quired to locate their presence.
Starvation Wages.
In spite of the dangerous and
hard work, wages are at starvation
level. As a result, men are con-
stantly quitting and new ones are
being put in their places.
One Negro worker supporting a
sick wife received a lousy $3.50 for
two weeks work. A Polish worker,
also married, received. S37.25 in the
same period. Another Negro worker,
supporting his mother, wife and two
children, got $36.75.