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New Britain herald., 1929-09-05
New Haven Feels Water Shortage;
 Forest Fires in Eastern States
 Threaten to Sever Power Service
Long Drought Brings Serious Situation Along Atlantic oeaboard - Springfield Swelters at 1O1 - Relief
 Expected Tonight-Heat Wave Reaches Europe.

New Haven, Sept. 5.-U-P)-The prolonged drought has created q serious water shortage in New Haven and it's Gnvirons.
 The New Haven Water company has ordered it's staff 10 do patrol duty at West Haven, Hamdcn and Fair Haven Heights to sec that water in these communities is not used for any purpose other than drinking, washing and cooking.
 Water company officials said that the lower of the Maltby lakes, which supplies West Haven is lower than II has been at any time in the past decade. Lake Whitney, which serves Hamdcn and Lake Saltonstal which supplies Fair Haven Heights are be- low the safe line"
 Natural stream flow in the pipes at Fair Haven Heights has already ceased.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-05
Roman ThcatcrS Empty

Nome, Sept. Sweltcring m a heat wave reminiscent of late July. citizens of Rome today watch cd their thermometers mount from 90 degrees in the shade yesterday to 94 this morning.
 Opening of the theaters has been a failure because of the heat. which Rome shared with other European cities. The heat wave is expected to last for few days to come.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-05
First Lutheran Church
 Gets BeQuest of $50

The First Lutheran church, her children and her grandchildren were remembered in the will of Mrs Mathilda C. Borg which was admit ted to probate court by Judge Bernard F. Gaffney today.
 The church receives $50 and her two grandchildren. Richard Edman Borg and Ruth Carolyn Borg each receive $50. All the rest and residue both real and personal is left to be divided equally among the following children: Ida AXelina, Richard T.. William w. T., Gunnard A., HelCa Cecelia, Anna Lucia and Arvid Waldemar.
 The eXecutor is William w. T.. Borg and the witnesses are Walborg w. Danbcrg, Anne F. Willametz and Solomon Rosccn. The will was drawn up on February 24, 1922.
 A Classified Ad in the Herald will
New Britain herald., 1929-09-05

their leader would he. Every camp or at some tim" or other had a chance to boat, cook in the open. judge, pioneer play games in tn" open, and enjoy themselves.
 It will seem like many long months before the Camp SpraS- ucrs" will enjoy these things again but many weekend trips 10 camp will ho1p to bring back memories as the camp reunion always does.
 Tho following is tho swimming record for the season: @5 girls ar rived at camp unable 10 swim and 15 of thcsr learned 10 swim while at camp. 12 passed their first class swimming trs. hy swimming fifty wards. Two scoWs passed their lifr saving tests. Dorothy Seymour passed her junior lifc saving and Doro,h'a IlorukohI passed her senior Red Cross life saving test.
 Mrs. F.. L. Warren. commissioner, will return from her sumner hom" in Grafton Thurs lay. September !.
 There will ho a meeting of tn" New Britain Girl Scout oNccutiv' committee "Wednesday morning September II, in tho Girl Scout Of fee at 1o a. m. This is tho frs meeting of the year and plans for in" coming year will he discussed. Also the opinion of tho momhers will b. obtained regarding s.ycru Girl S'out questions that will b. voted on at the national convention in New Orleans in November.
 Miss Irene HaiGis, local director. leaves for two weeks training from
New Britain herald., 1929-09-05
By NINOTT SAUNDERS
(U. r. Correspondent

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 Doauyillo, France. Sept. 5-Who wouldn't go down 10 the sea in q good ship like the Alcyon?
 Like KipliNe's liner this schooner. shes a lady," and the hardly little sailors that man hor arc ladies too. For she is the first training ship for girls that oyer put to soa. and the students are learning rrac- tical seamanshio in order to s,t genuine masters licenses.
 The Alcyon, which has boon an chorol off this popular summer r. sort, has given international visitors; another indication of what modern girls can do when free of their old tcminino trappin~s and ronvcntons, Women ar" already flying airplanos in competition with mon, and their sisters soon will b. soon racing the bridges of oocan steamers.
 They're Viewed With N!arm
 But what. the sea dogs are asking is to become of the fine old swash- buckling traditions if women arc to take up navigation? Imagine a deop-sra chanty rendered by soprano voices. Imaaino q rrhclio'u# s'lm@n being cloutol into submission ly a female skipper. Tma2jn" a little ,prite Of girl holding q wheel against q full gale,
 Maybe they coull mend ripped canvas, these women sailors Prob ably they'd bo all right in tho ships galley, But there's q 1ot of di1rrr- cnee between q bolaying pin and a rolling pin.
 No sir the sn2 ain't what ii used 10 be.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-05
FOUR MINERS ENTO1iB.o

Stockton, ral, Sept F-Thc fatn Of four miners trapped in a cuvc-m on 'h" L55u foot level Of the CopporopoIis mine of the Gala veras Copper rompany was sealed behind tons of rock today while a crew of fellow workers Iaborod val iantly to rnach them.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-05

mocks for those who prc,nr ,lcm and wish thoroughly to live the sail CTS lifr,
 The captains table is served from the ships galley, for Captain Hebert probably thinks that he cannot take too many chances on the cooking of bis ultra-molorn girl students. The students galIny. however. is entirely managed hy thcmenlvos When they are in port they do all the market iu~.
 The Alcyon sets sail ol a voyage twic" month. Before leaving. the 2irls arc required to estimate what they will need from the shipch1ndlcr and ration themselves accordingly. Thrsn trips take th'm 10 some of tho En@liSh ports or for a short cruise in tho Atlantic, and while at sea tho pupils @ra roouiraI to do the duties . of s"amon. They have q bo'sun and must obey her orlcrs They furl "n1 unfnr sail. take soundines. make their positions on the chart. lay th" course and keep a log and take turns al night watches.
 They're Expert Scamcn
 It's great fun, they all say. Many hav" become experts at climbing rigging and are not afraid to stand on tho top gallant yards while the ship is undcr sail The decks must he k"pt clean and smooth, hrass must shine and paint he kept fresh.
 The girls wear regulation sailor -arh of white duck trousers. hlouscs. knitted Breton caps ard move about doCk in bare feet But for shore l.ayo they adopt a smart yachting dress Of white kiltcd skirt with blouse and navy rcctcr jacket.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-05

Monday, September 2, to Monday. September g, to attend the local directors course at Edith Macy training camp, at Briarcliff Manor New York. During these two weeks tn" Girl Scout office will ho open only in the afternoon from 4:15 10 5-%u IT, m
New Britain herald., 1929-09-05

' The Alryon is q throo-ma@trd top sail schooner Of 166n ions fitted oIt a2 a school ship by Captain Uebert, physical culture professor who b"- tore in" Var directed tho Athletic College at Rheims.
 My first idea WAS that for ac- tjv" and outdoor lii" for 2trl~. a ship aflclt offered rAn n,st posst- Utilities for th" development of th" physique" he said. My girl pupils liked in" life so well that they want od to follow it up and train with th" masters ticket as goal. therefore converted ,h' Alryon into typical training .bip Today inc duties or sraman-'ip arc rtgorousIv taught by oNpnrIa.r.d sailors and eagerly assjmilatcI ny the girl stu Grn+<
 No girls under s are admitted for tranlu~. They must he of good family and have passed q rrdicaI examination to prove that their dn- tics will no, bo too arduoUs for tloIl. I nc %r0oCl IS lN(rfNHIui}3I and pupils other than those Of French birth ar eligible fer admis- -ion.'
 lt'~ . Mans 'ob
 The girls ar, calIo1 upon 10 do #l tho work Of mon who train in sc'mauship Thoy sWah docEs aS w,ll as learn u1viG11on. Tho boat is divided into three parts. In the ,oon are th" quarters arranged for Captain and Mna. IIebort The foc'stlo is rrs, r\cd for the crew. and tho entire mil~hp has hocn adapted TOT tho use of tho pupils. Two berth cabins line each side Of the salon, but thern are rccuIauou ham
New Britain herald., 1929-09-05
IurcDp Also Suffers

London. Sept , P)-Nearly all of western Europe sweltered today in a September heat wave which began at the first of the month and
New Britain herald., 1929-09-05
Rain Badly Needed

New York. Sept. 5.-tPl-Rain to fill reservoirs, cNtinguish forest fires and cool blistering city streets was an acute need throughout eastern states today.
 Four Jays Of unprecedented heat which set new temperature records for September, aggravatcd the water shortage and multiplied the difficult ties of forest fire fighters.
 The highest temperature reported yesterday was at Springfield Mass, where the mercury reached 99TS de grees. Other parts Of New England. however, enjoyed relief from the r'eord-brcaking temperatures Of Tuesday.
 In New York city the mercury went 10 Of for the second consocu- tive day. One death and numerous nrostrations occurred. Outlying dis tricts suffered water shortage.
 The heat continued unahated in New York state and Ponnsylvania with temperatures as high as 96 at Albany and Q at Philadelphia.
 Power Plants Crippled
 The prolonged drought which has crippled power plants and threat on"d municipal supplies in many parts of New England, New York. Pennsylvania and through the mid dlc west brought the forest fire men, ace to alarming proportions.
 
 Forest Fires Rage on
 Fires at North Adams and Will liamstoWn, Mass, and in Vermont were not brought under control un- til they had threatened nearby power lines and communities.
 With flames eating through the woods near Hornell and in other parts of New York state, conscrva- ton commission officials issued a warning that the fire hazard was the worst in 20 years.
 Forests in Pennsylvania were ablaze in several hundred places. the flames being nearly uncontrollahle because of the dry condition of the woods. Rainfall in the state has been six inches under normal for the last three months Some communities in the state faced water famine.
 Heavy crop losses to the farmers or central Ontario are in prospect as consequence of the drought, John A. Carroll, director of the bureau of crops and markets said In some sec tons of the province there has been no approciable rainfall since May IS.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-05

NEA London bureau The urge make endurance trips the a-but here's that made the ground These more-than-air drivers two sisters uaveIod 30oO0 miles in elapsed time of only 30000 minutes the track &t Broollands England Violet left and Evelyn Corde shown above in their driving togS relieved each other the wheel during the long jaun which endurance record for women autoists
New Britain herald., 1929-09-05

Springfield, Mass. Sept, 5 (P(-An official temperature of 101 degrees registered here at 3 o'clock yeSter day afternoon brought the equator to local doorsteps and closed schools opened for the year. The water de- partment opened q heavier con- sumption of water than in any other 4S hour period in local his tory. almost 45,0on.0no gallons hav- ing passed through Springfield faucets,
New Britain herald., 1929-09-05
PARKER.SMITHC C0.
 OFF BUSINESS MAP
New Organization Supplants
 Bankrupt Financing Concern

| New Haven, Stpt. LPN-preforred stockholders of the dcfunct Parker i smith Go. put into bankruptcy by ! Bank Commissioner Lester F. Shippoe and Attorney General Ben jamin W. filling, who charged vio- lating of state banking laws, began execution today of a plan for cstab- fishing a new organization. Plans for such an organization which would preserve tho assets Of tho old company and take over its liabilities so that tho roceivership would be discontinued. were present. cl to the stockholders at a meeting last night by r. W, White. New York mortgage broker. Only pre- fcrred stockholders were allowed at the meeting.
 White stressed tho fact that his plan did not mean roGnancing or rc- organization of the Parker smith Co. He said banking interests hc represents would undorwrite S75o.- GOO for the new company if the stockholders and others interested in tho company raised the $25O, n00 more that is necessary to take the defunct firm out of reccivership. The plan. he said is to raise $150, 900 among the holders of preferred stock and the remaining S100.o00 aINong members of the board Of directors Of th" new concern.
 
 White, who made public some of his statements after the meeting. oX- plained the proposed ratio of oX- change in the organization of a new company as follows:
 A person holding S1,0on worth of preferred stock at s100 a tbarc would put $375 into the new concern. buying three shares Of preferred stock in the new company at S1oO q share and three shares of common at s25 share. Those not taking ad- vantage of this plan would have 10 take their chances with the courts and probably get nothing" White said
 Committee Elected
 ne \. DtN NIlDI'ltlS llIt'~''Il ttSl night represented moro than half of the $5oo. oo0 preferred stock of the dofunct company They accepted Whites plan unanimously. They elected three mon 10 select a large organization committee to consist of II or 12 members, that would apply for charter for the new company. select an attorney, decide on do- pository for the new concerns funds. and attend 10 other details of or eanization. The small committee aD- pointed last night consists Of pr, r.. l.. Richards, New Haven fire com missioner and member of the board of finance; II. l.. Shepard, leather tanner of Bethel. and Clarence Baldwin, first sclcctman of Wood- bridge.
 The hoard of directors of the new concern will he entirely new, White said, He indicated none Of the mom- hprs of the present firm would bo considered in the formation Of inc succeeding company. White said tn" now concern could do nothing for the holders of mortgage notes HOW in the hands of the receiver the Union and New Haven Trust cam pany or tho succeeding trustee" the Second National bank, unless if as Sumcs all these notes.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-05
Power Lines in Danger

Springfield, Mass, Sept. , UP)- Forest and brush fires, raging in Wost,T Massachusetts and south . ern N-rmont, today impcrilcd pow CT lines in the fire sector.
 Employcs of the Twin Cities Light and Power company at Pow nal, Vt. fought the flames for hours yesterday before a high ten sion line supplying current to Hoo- sick Falls, N. Y.. and Bennington, Nt,, was saved. The fire raced to within 1000 feet of the American Telephone and Telegraph company's s toll lines serving northern New England.
 At North Adams and Williams town. in the heart of the endangered region, high tension lines and wa ter supplies were threatened. Th@ Broadhrook watershed, furnishing half of North Adams water, al ready depleted by drought, was the scene of greatest activity Virgin timber was likewise in jeopardy and near the two communities $50 men. working in shifts, succeeded in curbing the onrushing blaze.
 Backfrc. set by 100 men near Northampton, saved the Springfield Albany telephone trunk line from what appeared for a time to be certain destruction.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-05

A Classified Ad in the Herald will do wonders.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-05

309,0O0 users and not one has spcnt single dollar torrepairs! And tie cabinet of the Gen. cral Electric Is the first and only one bull; entirely of steel -as strong and warp-proof as a safe. See 1t for yourself.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-07-08
new YORK BANKS
STRIKE BREAKING
Ask Federal Injunction
Against Orleans Strike

Continued from Page Onc)
the railroad yards in an effort tc
reach the car barns.
The strikers buried the two men
killed by police Friday, Joseph Mol.
mario and Sylvan Thibodaux. Each
had been shot through the head by
policeman. The others shot OF
dubbed or ridden down by police are
all reported recovering.
Five Cars Burned.
During the fighting at the Canal
Street car barn, fire was started
in the barn, which burned five cars
down to the trucks.
George Reyer, supervisor of police,
today announced that all the scabs
in this car barn are now heavily
armed with automatic pistols and
tot guns, that the police are there
in force, and that mass picketing in
'front.' Of it will result in certain
death" for the strikers.
Professional scabs are gradually
being accumulated in the barns, and
It is believed that the company.
which now hides behind an orde,
from the city council not to rur
cars, will try again tomorrow or thu
next day.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-07-08
TRY TO FRAME
IRON STRIKER
Hold Picket on Fake
Assault Charge

Another attempt at frame up in
the strike of nearly 1000 iron and
bronze workers in New York is
being made, with the arrest Satur-
day of Joseph Spiegel, a striker.
Spiegel was arrested while picket
ing at the Empire Iron Works, the
Bronx. He was held under charge
of felonious assault, and later re-
leased under $4,000 bail for hearing
today.
A mass meeting for all the iron
and bronze strikers will be held to-
morrow at Irving Plaza, Irving Place
and 18th ST., by the Architectural
Iron and Bronze Workers Union,
which is leading the strike
Sabotage OF the strike by the A.
T. of L. misleaders and yellow So
cialists continues, with frequent vi
cious attacks being made by the
press of the latter, particularly the
yellow Jewish Forward.
The reactionary officials of the
A. F. of L. Metal Polishers' Union
have ordered the members of that
union who struck when the other
workers in their shops went out, to
return at once, using threats to force
these polishers to return.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-07-08
ROPE WORKERS FIGHT CUT.

:" " Wv <FAcFIJ
The ropemakers of the Hazard
cope Company here threaten to go
nut on strike II a proposed wage
ut is made by the company.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-07-08
rich PLANTER is
I. FREED BY COURT
Ignore Testimony of
Slave Driven Hands

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sessions calmly told the court that
he had slugged Hanover several
times over the head with an auto
mobile jack.
Ruled by Lash.
Such smuggling was merely incl
dental to the brutal rule of Arnold
over his poems, previous evidence
from Hanover and King had shown.
When King once attempted escape,
Arnold's men recaptured him and
dashed him on the bare skin while
Arnold made sure they hit hard
enough by supervising proceedings
with a revolver.
Hanover and King had both been
forced to seek refuge in the Athens
Jail between sessions at the court.
They feared lynching at the hands
Of Arnold and his aides for testify
ing.
The jury was composed of far
mers in the same class as Arnold,
who altogether got SO friends to try
to bolster up his witness stand story.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-07-08

the political assertions and propaganda the Right opposition
the OPEN This will contribute to the Qualification of the situation
There rampant Party large amount of runorng and
whispering S decisions" eded concerning
to the secearat the Pocom
the and by the comntern pdded evidence of the
stone Right opposition is ndeavorne nnderne The abo tbe
Comnern International and of the Central Committee
create and alive factiona ympates
loyal Party members still giving creden such wh
and relay them Thereby they help
Rumor and sampagn are dngrstng poison and must
pedders and must be challenged enemies of the Party
The campaign for the and application of the Cnen
address HAS M e. M the PA Party the S
Party found its answering confidence the Communist
play unity of the Party
and its revolutionary integrity stand above ALL The will
in its path.
will defeat all efforts push from the line of the revolution
class struggle That the Party do that effectively all the
sy their activity While marked tendency noticeable toward in
activity among
unorganized Masses yet still axy
of the plans we'll lack of the execution
shortcomng consciously coming
of the Union Educational
centration point of these activities The Party whohearedy
the endvors of the League for the left
wing the existing trade unions and build active
ton center for the masses of unorganized workers.
The reorenaon and rehabilitation the work among the Negro
still be desired The leading
Party must take up in concrete form all the problems connected with
into real pusatng life the Party into element of Boshvaton
important facing present
the strengthening Of our old and the systematic building of shop
effective this specific work Party districts that will
manifold their activities in this field
the Address of the Comn unrerved The Pary
face toward the factories" most important slogan of the hour
problem against danger problem
mobng the working the class We
this problem the
the working class Only Party has its members units
distributed all industries and industrial establishments
it claim be a real Communist Party.
Party spent inadequate efforts
outrageous attack by the police mill the
strikers and the dastardy fameup against the strike leaders
find city and industrial establishment of
country agitation every factory
capitalist conspiracy Gastonia will the united
working the whole country
The next concentration point of all Of Party activities
be International Red Day. Aug Every fiber of strength that
be brought action achieve mobia
We defeated the right opposition politically
in the campaign We will annhae organzaionay
by putting the Party work In this work will demonstrate the
and value for Party Of the Conntern Address In this
will from Party all elements opposition
political line The revolutionary enthusiasm the
determination Of the ranks of the Party will these
elements the path of the of the Party and will
shed for the loss
FOR THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE THE sECRETARIAT
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-07-08
CAROLINA MILL
STRIKER TELLS
OF GAS ATTACK
Water Denied Women,
Men in Cells

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of them shouted at me 70 go home
and go to bed. Then one of the
members of the company mob hol-i
Tered; There's one of those damned
strikers; get him. :
"They kept throwing strikers,
men and women, into those cells
all that night. I'd like to tell you
something about the man who hol-
Tered grab him. That man used
to hang around outside the mill,
and when I and other strikers were
paid he'd call us over and offer to
sell us whiskey. That's the typical
kind of man on the Committee Of
1C0' gotten up by the Manville-
Jenckes Co. to maintain law and or
der in other words, to try to break
the strike.
Gas Bomb Thrown.
"Well, the next day came the gas
attack. The Gastonia police sud-
denly threw the gas bombs into the
cells, and Immediately men and
women strikers began choking,
gasping, or asking for water. We
didn't think we'd pull through that
alive. There were three in each
cell.
when we asked for water they
told us we could wait. Finally a
fireman brought some water for us,
after the gas had cleared away.
Meanwhile we suffered terribly.
"Most of us have been coughing
terribly since, as I have been do
ing"
The effect of the gas attack on
Brewer was seen as the striker
kept continually coughing, a dry,
ominous cough.
Brewer was later released from
prison.
Negroes Wouldn't Scab.
Brewer also told of the attempt
Of the mill bosses to Stir up racial
hatred and make scabs out of Ne
gro workers. The attempts failed,
as the Negro workers would not
scab.
acknowledgements paid one Ne
gro preacher $500 to preach to the
Negro workers to keep away from
the white strikers, that the strike
was none of their business and that
they should work in the mills while
the strike was on.
"Then they attempted to get J.
D. Davis, Negro fortune teller
who is popular with the Negro
workers, to urge the Negro work
ers to scab. The bosses offered
Davis S25 to get up before the
strikers and make a speech against
taking Negro workers into the
union, and then give him s75 for
second speech like that. They said
they'd take care Of him and protect
him with special deputies. But
Davis refused and told us about it.