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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-07-23

Whenever Bogdanoff or Ohsol in
sisted they did not know some minor
employee in some minor department
Of the Amtorg establishment, or
some date of arrival or departure
Of trading expedition, Fish, or
Nelson, or Bachman would snarl:
"Well, you ought to know. Do you
mean to tell me that you are this
or that high official of the Am
tory and you don't know that?"
Eventually the lawyer would
manage to intervene with the full
facts read from the statement
which the committee had so far re-
fused to accept, whereupon the
glory-hunting Fish would yell:
"Well, why didn't you admit 5his at
once?"
Want to Smash Amtorg.
The committee made a desperate
effort to connect Amtorg with the
Communist Party either here or in
the Soviet Union. At one point
Bogdanoff refused to be drawn into
political discussion about Com
munism. He said he came to testify
to the facts about Amtorg.
He was then threatened by Mel
son with being declared in con-
tempt.
After considerable parlay, the
questioning went on, with Bogda-
non agreeing to answer questions
about Communism as an individual
and not as an expert or for the
Amtorg. The committee then ceased
to ask such questions Of him.
They did try hard to make Ohsol
talk about the Ogpu. They asked
him what it meant. He said it
meant Estate Political Administra.
ton" They practically called him
a liar and jeered at him. They
wanted to makeshim call it "state
secret police"
Forgery Errors.
The only time the Whalen docu-
ments were allowed to come before
the meeting yesterday was when a
list of persons mentioned in them.
or by Bessedowsky, ~ handed to
Ohsol to identity as many of them
as he could. He pointed out that
the names Of many were mis-
sppllpd in sfych n manner nc those
supposed to have written the letter
could not have done, and that line
Of questioning ceased.
They insisted, without avail, that
he should identify as employees of
AmthtS numerous fictitious ,jersons
mentioned IN the fotgeres, notably
"Ccm"adn Tiza!" Thew was'ad him
to say that Amtorg imports Com
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-07-23

produced coal. So I feel have an
unusually large claim on the anthra-
cite coal fields. Because Lewis is
doing his damndest to forestail my
claim and thousands of others, ]
feel it my urgent duty to raise to
the surface the dirtiness, the treach-
cry, the rascality that lies beneath
the tentative agreement announced
as being accepted by the bosses and
the boss union.
More Work for Miners.
Lewis agrees to increase the out
put without a decrease in pay.
Imagine the absurdity of the state
ment. A miner gets SO much per
yard for driving chute or breast,
or ganeway. To increase output
a miner will have to cut more cubic
feet of coal. Now under the system
of paying for yard or car, the in
crease in output should mean an in
crease in earnings to him. But the
contract specifies he must increase
output to get the same pay. Mean
ing he must work longer day and
cut more cubic feet, which means
receive a cut on the yard or car
Actually it means cut on car, yard
and docking for rock and dirty coal.
To Throttle Militaacy.
1t says the miner must produce
car of coal, meaning a larger in
crease of dead work.
They also agree to prevent mine
committees from fighting for every
individual case of discrimination,
cheating and contract violation so
VIGOROUSLY INDUCED in in the past.
The mine committees are not to be
permitted to bring matters to the
attention of other miners in the COL
lieries. Lewis promises the coal
operators that they can do more
openly and viciously whatever they
desire to the miners, the union. the
contract, without any protest from
the bureaucracy of the union.
The Fighting Union.
AS one of the original organizers
of the rebel Tamaqua local, I had
many an occasion to meet Mike |
Heartneady, who was president of |
the sub-district in Panther Creek |
Valley, and he always acted as if he
was the perfect lord and master of |
the miners there. He was always
primarily interested in collecting
dues and how he used to sweat to |
collect high initiation fees from the
hard working miners. Now the COM
panies agree to do that job for him,
if he will do few favors in ex-
change. Mike is getting old now
and will thoroughly appreciate be-
ing relieved in this way.
Miners, Organize Into N. NJ. U.
l notice he never did succeed in
killing the spirit of that rebel Ia
maqua local, although ninety per
cent of the original fighters have
been killed or died of miners asthma
while working for the Lehigh Coal !
and Navigation Company, Heart
neady's original bosses.
My latest information from Tama-
qua and vicinity is that the boroughs
are selling miners homes for a mat
ter of being back in taxes hundred
dollars or so.
The National Miners Union must |
get many more effective leaders in
throughout the district, to build a
real good effective fighting spirit
in the miners themselves. 1t can be
done, the miners are willing.
"A CONSTANT READER.
Editorial Note: The worker who
sent in the above letter is asked to
call at the editorial office of the
Daily, SATURDAY.. Aupust 2 Mt 2 n. M
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-07-23
BUILDING IN MOSCOW AMAZES
TOURISTS

Reports received from Moscow by
the World Tourists Indicate that
American workers arriving there are
amazed at the intensive construc-
ton activities in the Red capitol and
in the Soviet Union generally.
There is no unemployment. The
building industry suffers from a
shortage in qualified labor.
Last Wednesday the World Tour
lists sent off the seventh group
Of visitors to the Soviet Union
since the beginning of this season.
The next group sails July "a, via
SIS. Europa.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-07-23

March from factories, shops
and mines directly after work on
August lst to the demonstration
against war and unemployment
Rally your shop mates under the
slogan: mot one cent for arma.
ments; all funds for the unem-
ploy cdr
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-07-23
ANTHRACITE AA!l lNlEFlS MUST FIGHT
SPEED-JP SELLOUT OF Lewis 6 CO
Organize Into National Miners Union Calls Ex-
Miner Of Fighting TamaQua Local
New York.



John Lewis Mike Hartnea Kennedy
making strong attempt sell the anthracite bondage
keenly interested in the conditions because from
them Ny grandfather literally half while still
young father premature DEATH did his brother
another did T
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-07-23

Demonstrate August LIST!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-07-23

Editorial Note: The worker who
sent in the above letter is asked to
call at the editorial office of the
Daily, Saturday, August at 3 p. m.
Putnam patriot., 1930-01-30
Troop Two

The Troop players will present two short comedies. "The Laziest Man in the World" and Winning Lovers" in Grosvenordale, Thursday evening, as a parish benefit entertainment. Leo Bernier hnd His Warriors. Troup Three bandmen, will furnish the or chestral accompaniments.
 A goodly representation of Putnam theatre goers will be on hand to see Aunty and little Highrox.
 The loss of A. s. Nj. Labby Massi- cotte, who leaves shortly to enter Bay Path Institute in Springfield will be felt deeply by all. Labby has proved himself fine feature of the scout training program.
 As Troup Two hears the end of it's first year of official life it's members extend a hardy hand of thanks to Father Casey for his invaluable aid during the past year. As leader of the splendid group of committeeman Father Joe" has made many doubt ful ventures initial successes for Put nam boys. (So, lest we forget.)
 A general inspection of equipment and personnel will be held on the 9th of February. So-Brush up your clothes and memoryl
 Patrol L. Mayotte presents First Class Medical Work as the feature scout instruction for the evening. as- sisted by A. ?. l.. Kelly and Donovan.
Putnam patriot., 1930-01-30
MASoNs WIN AGAIN
 BY TWO POINT MARGIN

Again the Masons took the Elks in the indoor sports session. Monday evening in their own bailwick. The score was Masons 8 Elks 6, the sea sons totals being Elks 52, Masons 46. The scoring was done as follows, names of Masons appearing first:
 Bridge-Holden and Miron lost to Champlin and Auger; deCoudres and Marcy lost to Bourgeois and Wheat ley; Miner and Merriam won from Cotter and j.. Murray; Geissler and Morse lost to Duvert and F. Gagne Dean and W. Wheaton won from Cir ard and Wheeloek; Dow and Stanton won from Brousseau and Miller; Chase and Johnson won from Campbell and Gallant; Nikoloff and Warren won from Chadwick and Mansfield; Moss and Wolozin won from Berth and Cavanaugh; Hawkins and Seward lost to E. Gagne and Milot; Schoon- over and Shaw won from Benoit and Gregoire; Mellor and Myers lost to V. Dupre and LaRose.
 Crihbage-Lepire and Wheeler lost to Rairerty and T. Wheaton; Loomi. and Twigg won from Berthiaume and Tetreault.
Putnam patriot., 1930-01-30

K. of c.-Giraca 93 106 113 312i Riley ss 94 l41 323; Williamson 112 l0S 126 346: Carey 13S 1l2 IA 364 Harper 121 90 no 330-1675.
 E. H. Silk-A. Robitaille 134 124 l29 3S7; MeGaughey 9S 10S i16 322 Johnson 107 100 105 SIP; F. Robi- tailIe 104 TOT l24 335; Caffrey 120 IF l10 347-f703.
Putnam patriot., 1930-01-30
SPORTS
BOXING
Clever Boys Matched to Meet
 in Danielson Friday Night

Dynamite Lou Brouillard and Iron Man Stanley Reid are paired in the eight-round final at the boxing show in the Town Hall, Danielson. Friday night. Brcuillard has been hanging up a record of thirty-three knock outs out of forty-four battles. Reid can both sock and take. The bout will be a classic for this section.
 In the semi-final Leo Ledonx of Wor eester and Al Koziol of Norwich, ring enemies. will mix mits. This is an- other eight-round classic on the same card.
 or special interest in the several preliminafies is the go between Rene Peloquin and Young Dempsey, the latter fast stepping Woonsocket boy. Peloquin has been under the tutelage of Harry Devine ct al. in Worcester and has ome forward fast.
 Joe Preston of Worcester will meet Patsy Terra of Norwich and Al Rod- man of New York will take on Hon. eyboy Gauvin of Norwich. The gong will ring at s.l5.
Putnam patriot., 1930-01-30

Eastford-O. Bowen f16 % 12l 327; Sherman 127 114 93 334; G. Bowen s2 % 79 253; Teller 93 s2 10s 2S3; Etheridge 105 127 101 333 -f530
 Clerks-Dummy 90 90 90 gro; Breault 99 130 102 331; Lavigne 100 f2l i22 343: Dupre 104 149 146 399: Tetreault l09 112 120 341-- 1884.
Putnam patriot., 1930-01-30
HOCKEY

Putnam's Flying Frenehmen," as the Les Canadiens" hockey club is called, effected a rough Al victory over the Pomfret club on Roseann Rink last Sunday afternoon. Consid- erable fast play in vicious style served to make the game thriller through out. Paulhus. Canadian forward, and Unger, pivot iceman, as the French scoring combination worked in fast style each driving in goals. Doe Tetreault accounted for the other Canadian tally. Mike Cotter scored the lone Pomfret goal on a pass from Farquhar early in the last period.
 The scores:--
 LIES CANADIENS" POMFRET Paulhus, lw Wv, Farrel. Cotter Tetreault. nv rw, Keelly, Pritchard Unger, c, Farquhar Russ, D. Morin, I'd
 I'd, F. Murphy, R. Nelson L. Caron, R. Caron, Id Id, B. Nelson Garceau, 2, R. Nelson, F. Murphy
 Goals: Unger 1. Paulhus 2, Te- trault 1, Cotter l.
 The Pomfret Cubs effected an un- expected 4-3 win oveer the Troup Two sextet between periods. A splendid passing combination. with Bellery, Foley and Kelly carrying rolled up the visitors points in the initial per iod. Fine ice games by Benoit, Fav- reault. and Daigle featured the Scout attack in the closing minutes.
Putnam patriot., 1930-01-30
Taking Form
KAcEYs WIN AGAIN

Cargill Council K. of c. took an other round from the Odd Fellows in their card contest last Thursday night. The score was 6 to 8. Tonight the players will assemble in Odd Fellows hall. Unless the Odd Fellows show more form they will be distianced be fore the season ends.
Putnam patriot., 1930-01-30
SCOUT NEWS
St. Marys Troops Summer Home Being Put in
 Readiness

The contractors are rapidly com pleting renovations at the St. Mary's Scout Camp in Woodstock in prepara- ton for the coming summer month. Apri should find both the cottage and barn converted into splendid visitation houses for the Scouts
 Plans, now under way. call for a splendid lodge room on the ground floor of the cottage with all the rustic furnishings of pioneer design. The large hay barn is being transformed into a general meeting and social hall for the boys during the camping sea- son.
 Landscape improvements will be started by the various troops, as soon as the weather allows. insuring crack summer camp grounds for the Putnam organization.
Putnam patriot., 1930-01-30

Toe neto prfees for Soeony Gas- olins ia rsprese1fafirs eomms- aifies quoted in fsnfbs of z eenf S gallon:
Putnam patriot., 1930-01-30

serving sentences. Members of the fraternity prone to get a short sentence to the county workhouse during the winter months will steer clear of the local courts once they learn ice harvesting has begun.
Putnam patriot., 1930-01-30

quired to go to the ice pond nearby and harvest the iail's supply. They are also used in assisting people in the town to get in ice. There are seveHty-hVe inmates of the jail, five bound ever prisoners and seventy
Putnam patriot., 1930-01-30
Next Sunday

Next Sunday pomfret will attempt to regain her prestige in a second game wi5h Shippee Hill. No alibis are being asked in event of defeat as Hay den Bud" Franklin. and Charlie Mur- phy return from school to bolster the red chances. This pair of active ice men accounted for six out of the eight goals scored the S-4 win over "Les Canadiens "two weeks ago. On paper it looks like the hottest game to date. It will be played on Roseann rink next Sunday &t 2.15 sharp.
Putnam patriot., 1930-01-30
VANDALE's ALLEYS

Putnam Woo 'en-Dummy 90 90 90 gro; Dummy 90 90 90 gro; Kilborn 97 97 114 sos: Hart 113 LOG 109 3as; St Onge 133 103 14s 3S4-1560
 New Begins-W. Pigeon s6 93 s4 eg3 Tetreault 9f IF IF 325; La bossiere 96 107 104 BOT; Bove 7s 80 IA 272; Delisle 93 III 109 Sf3- 14S0.
Putnam patriot., 1930-01-30
PRISONERS EMPLOYED
 HARVESTING ICE CROP

It is ice harvesting time in Brook lyn. This has a special significance as prisoners in the county jail are re-
Putnam patriot., 1930-01-30

Maynard 107 145 120 372; Rust 116 105 108 329; Weiss 97 113 101 311: Blake 145 14S l58 451; Gagne 123 129 107 359-1s22.
 sterettes-Webster 105 s6 61 252; Chapdelaine 10S 105 12s 341i Mitchell 9s 102 114 305; Brooks S6 t01 132 319; L'heureux 10l IA 101 316-1533.
Putnam patriot., 1930-01-30
New Schedule

A new basket ball schedule arranged by Committeeman Cronin now allows a period each week for the various troops in the high school gym. Troops Five and Six hold the earlier hours on Thursday. while Two, Three, and Four, have time allotments on Tues days. Arrangements have been made to have Scout official present at each workout
 Taking Form
 The Scout Drum and Bugle Corps. composed of boys in the lower grades in St Mary's School. is beginning to take form Watch the kids. folks.
 New Orchestra
 The Blue neckerehiefed orchestra is now able to Hget acrossn in veteran style. Artists from ali troops tend to make it an organization of general interest.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-23
CAPITOL THEATER

What would you do if. in a thoughtloss moment in your younger days you had made an attractive young woman harmless present and you suddenly realized. with the unexpected appearance of the said young woman, even more attractive than when you last saw her, your wife, whom you really did love, would have difficulty in reconciling her convictions with the facts?
 That's the Rubicon that faces Garry, the hero, or rather the vic- tim of circumstances. in the tre- mendously funny Wilson Collison- Bertram Harrison farce comedy, presented on Broadway by A. H.. Woods which is this weeks attrac- ton at the Capitol theater.
 It is called Up in Mabel's Room" because that is where first Garry, then his man. and then all Of the others in the play, go to secure the said gift and Garry. For three acts the fun flows without Tagging. For three acts, thousands have rocked in their seats with merriment.
 Because of the reputation that Up in Mabels Room" secured during its Broadway run, the demand for tickets this week is already heavy and Civic Players suggest that those who wish to be certain Of their fav- orite seats make arrangements at once to secure them.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-23
AT THE EMBASSY

Romance, intrigue, action sweep ing in it's Cope-cssential qualities of successful talking picture enter tainment-are embodied in their fullest sense in "The Silver Horde" Radio Pictures red-blooded drama of Alaska, which opens tomorrow at the Embassy theater.
 Considered one of Rex Beachs masterpieces as a novel, it proves even more grippingly effective on the screen.
 Characters definitely identified with the development of the great territory of Alaska have been brought to vivid life by q brilliant cast.
 Evelyn Brent. in the leading role of Cherry Malotto. shows a great depth of understanding and sym pathy and yet does not miss an op- portunity to display the fiery side of this notable character.
 The masculine romantic role is well handled by Joel McCrea. hand some newcomer to leading roles, who makes q very suspicious debut in this choice role of the year.
 Lois Moran and Phillips Holmes are the romantic leads in The Danc- CTS" Fox Moyietouc drama of youth directed by Chandler SpragUe, which opens at the Embassy thea ter tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-23
Tiny Jail on Market
 For Christmas Present

London, Dec. 23 LR How would you like a cosy little iall for Christmas, and d quaint one too?
 London police have a pocket size jail they'd like to sell and doubtless would make special holiday rates.
 The jail is the old watch-house In Denmark street, unused these many years and almost forgot ten. Indeed, the officer on the beat, d young fellow, didn't even know it had been d jail.
 The massive door has a brass lions head for knob. The two tiny windows are heavily barred. and the basement cell is pitch dark. Once, it's said, the watch put q Prince of Wales in the little cfll-until he showed the star under his jacket.
 It's a mighty pretty little jail if that's what one requires for Christmas.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-23
Theater Review
The Civic Players
UP IN MABEL's ROOM"

UP IN MARBLES ROOM'
 By Wilson Collison and Otto Harbach
 Cast of Charactersi
 Kruger ............r..... David Clarke Corliss ..........,.... Franklin George Jimmy LarChmont ......... Forrest orr Alicia, Jimmy's wife Maude Richmond Garry Ainsworth .......... James Swift Geraldine, Garrys Wife,. Helen Penney Mabel Essngton ......... Isabel Jewell Martha Weldon .......... Doris Dalton Arthur Weldon Howard Hull Gibson Marie .,................ Virginia Bye~s
 Geraldine Ainsworth's husband wasn't too good to be true-he was just too good. In all his life he had committed only one indiscretion and the evidence of that prank was up in Mabel's room' His efforts to re- cover 'it'' forms the plot of one of the most hilarious comedies of the American stage and it is this farce that the Civic Players are present. ing in the Capitol theater this week as their initial offering under their new name. The company is the same which has been playing at the Capitol under the name of the New York Players but recently took over the theater so that the legitimate drama could continue in New Britain. That their efforts are ap- preciated was evident from the size of the audience which saw last nights play Despite the fact that it was Monday and that holiday shop ping and errands claimed the atten- tion of many, the attendance was unusually large.
 James Swift as Garry Ainsworth did a clever piece of acting last night as an effeminate husband who lived in fear that his wife would discover the only blot on his char acter. Geraldine, the wife Miss Helen Tenney) spent most of her time on the verge of mysteries and gave a satisfactory interpretation.
 Miss Isabel Jewell starred as Mabel, a widow, more mischievous than wicked. despite the fact that all the men in the play, with the exception of Kruger, a butler, were found up in her room at one time or another. Mabel possessed tangible evidence of Garry's folly and work ed on the theory that Geraldine would treat him better if she thought he weren't quite so perfect. In carrying out this idea she almost lost her lover, Arthur Weldon (Howard Hull Gibson), and she also succeeded in causing considera ble domestic difficulty between Alicia and Jimmy Larchmont (Maude Richmond and Forrest Orr). MT. Orr, who has not appeared in the cast for several weeks, was given an enthusiastic welcome on his re- turn to active work before the foot lights. David Clarke as Kruger was also making his first appearance in several weeks although only in a minor role. Doris Dalton lent color to the role of Martha Weldon, who helped Mabel with her schemes. Virginia Byers made a most attrac- tive maid.
 Harold Roy, one of the most pop ular members of the company, is not being cast these days. most of his time being devoted to managing the business affairs of the company a task at which he seems to be meeting with satisfactory progress.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-23
CANADIAN EDITOR
 CALLED BY DEATH
Jennings Had Opposed Dominion
 Treaty With U. s.

Toronto, Ont, Dec. 23 UP)- Claud A. C. Jennings, editor in chief of the Toronto Mail and Empire, collapsed and died at his home here last night two hours after he had written his last editorial for his paper.
 Jennings was B, and had been at the head of the Mail and Empires editorial staff since 1911. He had worked for the paper for 38 years.
 An active conservative all his life Jennings opposed vigorously the United States-Canada trade reel proCity agreement which President Taft of the United States and Sir Wlltrid Laurier, then prime minis ter of Canada, supported, The agree mcnt later was rejected by the Canadian government.
 Afterwards, when Jennings was introduced to MT. Taft personally, the former president congratulated the editor on the fairness of his op- position, and praised him for his value 10 Canada.
 Jennings was born at Cashel Ont. Funeral arrangements were not completed today.