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New Britain herald., 1930-01-02
Disclosure is Surprise

When first appointed in 1916, his salary was $1,50o. This had been in creased until it reached $3.30O, with about S40u additional for other scrv- ices. Officials said inc all,-cd dis closure. which was made yesterday, was entirely unexpected.
 Donovan and his attorney dee ned 10 discuss the ease after he had furnished $1o.0O0 for bail for ap- p"arangc at the January term of the superior court
 He was bound over on the t"Ch- nical charge ot cmbczZiomrnt and conversion of $J.nnp since January |, 1927. The city is protected for $3H,u0N by q bonding company.
 Mayor Wilson tcl"graphcd State Auditor Elhcrt D. HaYford. asking for an audit Of the books The last one made by outside experts was just prior 10 1916, when Donovan assumed office.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-02
Throngs Attend Celebra- tions at Inns, Road Houses and in Private Homes - Large Crowds at Watch Night Services in Churches.

In merry vhirl Of public and private parties al hotels and ro&d- houses, dinner danccs- home cvte- hrations and midnight performances at thcatcls, New Britain badc fare we'll to the year 1g2g, Tuesday nigbt. and rang in the new year at mid night.
 Churches. offering special pro- grams Of music and prayer, drew unusually large crowds to watch night services. In several Of the cdifccs. societies conducted socIais prior 10 the services which. in the man. began at about lO:3U o'cIocn and continued until shortly after midnight.
 The celebration here. it IS believed was more generally observed than in previous years. Early morning hours, particularly al the hours when thcateTs were dlsCharginG their throngs of patrons, found the streets lined with men and women, and automobiles scurryiny in all d-. rections, Taxi companies did a rec ord business and the Connecticut com panys trollcys and buses, run ming an early morning schedule, conveyed hundreds into all sections of the city.
 Although the parties conducted al roadhouses and hotels here and nearby could not he considered tulfillmcnt Of a prohibitlonists tond dreams, the hiarity was almost en- tirely free from anything bordGrine on boisterousncss, mana gers of these establishments report. Cover charges ranged between Sl0 and $ia q couple, with restaurants offering special menus for the hoIiday-u5- ually at increased prices. Orchcs ,ras were augmented for the eve ming, while paper hats, confetti. >treamers, noiscmakcrs, and other favors furnished what way needed lo complete the mardl gras tenor of the nights functions.
 In con1ormance with custom Of long standing, the Shuttle Meadow club social committee entertained at q New Years party, and the usual function of New Britain lodge of Elks drew a capacity attendance to the fratcrnal home on Washington street.
 Inns on the highways leading into this city were patroniZed for the most part by New Britainltcs. al though many went to more distant points to do their celebrating; still others elected to remain at home. entertaining at private parties.
 The steady line at the ticket office in the railroad station Mon day night, and for the greater part of Tuesday indicated that hundreds Of residents were To spend the holi days out of the city.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-02
Sees 10,OOO.O0O People
 In New England by 1850

Providence. E. l.. Jan. , U'P)- < New England with l0,0on,o0o pop ulation 20 years hence was forecast yesterday hy Philip C. Wentworth, New England council research con- mittce chairman,
 An annual increase in population of 7S.00O would complete the pre- dictcd total hy 1850. he said.
 Nn anticipated increase i'll recre- ational and manufacturing indus tries would account for he increase. he believed
New Britain herald., 1930-01-02
NlIW-Et\GLIID rAHSO\

Knoxville, Tenn, Jan. , UP)- Rev. (. (. Grimes, introducing him self to his new congregation at the Church street NJ. r.. church here he was probably the only Methodist minister iu the world who does not care for chicken. "I potato sll&d or Mcnckcn," he de clarcd from the pulpit.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-02

the universe extends q distance Of at least S79.S5i 100, 100000 0Oh,hUo miles.
 Professor knut Landmark, dircc- tor of Lund observatory in Sweden, reported that in his studies he had measured the distance cited. Ho" much more universe there was, he didn't know.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-02
"N Sl MMEit IN DI\MARk'

An illustrated talk on "A Summer in Denmark" will be given by Mrs. George Loomis tomorrow at 7:45 D. m. at the south church. There will also be folk songs rendered by Mrs. Fred Alonicr. The Parents and to attend.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-02

whole family"
 Thorcau once said, "lf you haze built castles in the air your wolk need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundation under them"
 Miss Avery drew her talk to q dream-and make your dreams come tIuC.'
New Britain herald., 1930-01-02
Size of the Universe
 Requires 21 Figures

Cambridge, Mass, Jan. (UP)- There is plenty of room for eXpan- sion.
 The American Astronomical SO cicty was told here yesterday that
New Britain herald., 1930-01-02
D!s. HiNII.A\D DEAD

MjddlrtoWn. Jank (UP)-Word has been received here of the dcath at Cairo, Egypt. Of Dr. C. Floyd HaviIand, superintendent Of the Manhattan state hospital, Wards Is 1and x. Y.. former superintendent here
 Dr. HaViland was stricken with pneumonia and died in his 55th year. according to a cablegram re- ccivcd by Dr. Chester Waterman of the local institution.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-02

NlIN I.oudCu BurnaU Uur of IiusIaud's prctllost sights will bo on view in the United States n"H- tor Marjorie l;Oh'rl-or. uboN, chosen the most beautiful girl m th- British It,ra in T u,uiou- wide cont, st . has conn to New York Io appear m a Broadway Wuajc r"Eu". Ihd-" tor !uursclf whether -hc'u give ADuerj-
 can beauties read competition,
New Britain herald., 1930-01-02
WHITTII FORESTRY HEAD

Atlanta, Ga, Jan. (CP) Manu- lecturers of jack knives might in Vcstigatc the fact that Georgia $ commissioner of forestry is c. A. Whittle.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-02
Don't ask me why!"

E.ACu.c5 q man seems never 'n understand; cNplanaI ions that ar. embarrassing. Women who have learned of Midol avoid these un- pleasant experiences,
 Nidol is not q narcotic but 1t does banish the suffering which too often attends the menstrual period. It acts quite harmIc#sly, but effective ly, on the organs affected. Safe, but swift: complete comfort comes m five to seven minutes. You will get this relief regardless of how hard q time you've always had. The.2 won dcrful tablet do nothing to hinder the normal. natural process of men atruation, so it's only common scncc to use them.
 If you would spare yourself all suffering at this time. get Midol in q trim little case of aluminium for purse or pocket. Fifty cents at any drugstore.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-11-18
ROUTINE MATTERS UP
 BEFORE CITY COUNCIL
---.-. .-.-. --.-.----e---.+.

Matters Of only routine inn portance occupied the attention of the Seward City Council at last nights regular bi-m9nthly meeting. With all the city fathers present and Mayor McMullen in the chair they.
 Reported that the plastering repair job at the Seward General Hospital was progressing satls- factorlly and will be finished ln a few days.
 Reported by Councilman Swet- mann that his committee ls ln- vestigating the cost and feasi- bility of a 300- barrel hot-Water system at the hospital.
 Authorized the Light and Pow CT committee to utilize $13O for new transformers on the city's own property and lines. When the next meeting rolls around on the first of December, it will be bill day again
Seward daily gateway., 1930-11-18
1alH
n-0-x FLIGHT POSTPONED

B0RDEAU-, France, N9v 18. lPf
 rhe protected transatlantic fnaht 1rorn .rfabon to NeW Y7rE of the Giant D-o-N nay ba post- nor.a untHl AnriI or AIsr of neTt ya rhe re3as aiven were flra1. sl unfavorahle weather at this +t 9f tila #aiiId n5I bR in- da We to a Successful flight and 5ae3Hd. tha vagE sflort wiater daTs. an third tlla limited speed ot PIE D-o-x against head winds
Seward daily gateway., 1930-11-18
MORE SPEED NEEDED

Both the Post at Seward and Cordova have sent in 1890 mem bership cards during the past
 month says the Alaska Legion aire Seward is in the lead, but Cordova won the midyear mem hership plaque. One 9f theso t#o posts will win the membership cup to be given away by the de- partment at the close of the year Which one will it be?
Seward daily gateway., 1930-11-18

George Nelson and Mrs. Nelson of Skilak Lake, accompanied by Hank Lucas, have returned to their homes there. Nelson and Lucas are two of Alaska's best noted guides. Mrs. Nelson recent ly returned to Seward from a visit to Southeastern Alaska.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-11-18
TURKEls!

Place your orders now for your THANKSGIVING TURKEY with the FRYE-BRUHN MEAT MARKET
Seward daily gateway., 1930-11-18

New line of childrens books It the Alaska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-11-18

Amanda's Hand Laundry now open for business. Phone Madi- son 126.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-24
(B4 q WorL:er CorrespondeMt)

by q Worker Correspondent
BROOKLYN, N. Y. (By MaiD. 49,
l am a marble worker with decade
of experience, so l know how the
wages and working conditions were
smashed from 1924 till today. The
open shops in 1924 were paying the
good mechanics from $3.50 to $1,000
In 1926 the campaign was started
to cut the wages and lay off men. In
1927 the wages were from $3.50 to
$500. In 1928 the conditions became
so percent worse than the year be-
fore, with a steady line of jobless go
ing from one shop to another, but no
Job could be found at all. Today, in
the so-called prosperity, about one
third of the men had to change their
trade, but wherever we go, it is the
same from a mechanic to laborer.
For example, three weeks ago, | got
a job in the marble shop of ]. Jor-
dan G. Bros. in Woodhaven, l.. I.
When I started there, the boss
gave me marble desk to polish, He
looked at the watch and said: 4 want
to see how long it takes you and
how good a mechanic you are"
alright, l said and got started.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-24
Packard Profits Mount
In Year of Wage Cuts

Continued from Page One)
b0 cents to 48 cents an hour. That
The trimmers' wages were trimmed
from 10 cents to 81 cents is politely
omitted. And in order to keep peace
In the family all notice of the
|'bonus" is ignored. Packard work
frs used to make pretty good money
through the operation of a bonus
l ystem which ran their rates up to
b5-7O cents an hour--but in order
10 increase the profits the rates
we're slashed!
He'll of Job.
NE suppose that consideration for
HI esthetic feelings of the stock
tolders led the company to say moth
Ing of the ferocious speed-up which
has eaten out the life of Packard
workers. One Packard worker says,
fits hell to be wet-sander on the
packard line. Their job consists in
Tubing the "duco" lacquer with
wet, very fine sandpaper. In order
10 get results they have to concen-
Irate all their energy in their hands.
At about 2:30 in the afternoon they
begin to weaken. Sweat streams
from their faces, their arms move
Hover and slower, forced on by
kheer will power and fear Of the
boss. Then the boss comes around:
Come on, fellows, you're slippin'.
tset on the job"
But that is.'t all. If you work
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-24
FisIlwick Gets Decision
Tears UMM in Halves

Continued from Page One)
henchmen instead. The Illinois dis
trict owns several million dollars
worth of property.
This decision, which Lewis will ap-
peal, of course, is a recognition Of
the fact that the U. NJ. w. is split
right in two. Over half of the
union is in the Illinois district, and
this goes to Fishwick who, working
hand in hand with ex-District Pres
ident Frank Harrington, bribed by
the Peabody Coal Company for
$25,000 a year, will now have a
monopoly of the business of selling
out the Illinois coal miners. Fish
wick has already, since the 1927
20 strike, cut their wages $1.21
cents day, and permits the opera
tors to work them days without pay,
by making them wait for cars and in
other ways. He allows man-killng
speed-up and total lack Of under
ground safety conditions.
Only the National Miners Union
stands in the way of Fishwick's ex-
tortion and betrayal in Illinois, as it
does in the way of the same things
done by Lewis in his territory.
The N. M. U. is urging the HOO
miners led on strike in Peoria, north
of here, to GUST the Lewis Misleaders
there, to mass picket and stop the
Fishwick scabs being sent in, and
take control of their strike and
win it.
illinois miners have paid $4,000
0C0 into Indianapolis since Lewis
got the job; what have they got to
show for it," screams an eight-col-
umn headline, in red type across
the front page Of the Illinois Miner,
Fishwick's paper. This is true,
Lewis got $6,00O,000 eXtorted from
the Illinois miners, and the miners
got wage-cuts and unemployment
for it.
But Fishwick doesn't say much
about the millions he got, too. IN
fortunately, this money was not
all blown in on the Chicago night
clubs. A good deal of it is used to
hire the gunner and run the special
train-loads of scabs who fight the
miners, beat down their wages and
beat them out of jobs when they
strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-24
Deadly Epidemic in Emigrant Kulak Camps

the peasants brought the epidemic
with them.
The cause of the epidemic is not
far to seek, and is to be found in
the terrible sanitary conditions
which exist in all the camps. 1t is
interesting that although these same
peasants and many others were in
camp near Moscow for months, no
epidemics broke out, for the simple
reason that the Soviet authorities
took energetic measures to insure
sufficient sanitation and ignored or
overbore the objections of the OBJ
scurantist peasants who were I'M
willing to submit to medical exam
nation, ETC., on religious grounds.
The "Vorwaerts" of December d,
was compelled to admit that with
few exceptions the migrating ku-
axis enjoyed excellent health and
that there could be no question of
them having gone without proper
food. Now, suddenly, they are said
to have brought an epidemic with
them which defied close medical ex-
animation and the usual period of
quarantine.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-24
JAN. 26 DEMONSTRATION
IN INDIA WILL BRING
TEST OF GHANDI & co.
Although Half-Heartedly Started by All-India
National Congress, Masses May Enter Fight
Congress Action Shows That If Masses Battle
Ghandi and Nehru Will Disown Movement

mean split in the congress, because
the chairman of the new party has
announced that it will carry out the
decisions of the Lahore congress.
Characteristic for the congress
proceedings is the fact that the
question of the mass strikes and the
political mass movement of the
workers and peasants was not dis
cussed. The mass strikes of the
Bombay textiles workers, the Meerue
trial, ETC., were not even mentioned.
The leaders of the congress,
Gandhi, Nehru an the others were
far too deeply occupied in maneuver-
ing for position and maintaining
their ascendancy in the congress it.
self in order afterwards to have a
favorable basis upon which to nego-
tiate with the British. In order to
deceive the masses and maintain the
leadership, they gave lip service to
the principle of mass struggle
against Imperialism but nothing
more.
Should the executive of the con-
gress be unable to avoid proclaiming
civil disobedience then Gandhi will
undoubtedly play the same role as
he played in 1922 when he broke off
the movement of the peasants and
left them to the mercy of the land
lords and the British to let itself be
comnelled to act.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-24
Wage Of Marble Workers Slashed; Men
Speeded to Limit

That day I finished three pieces at
the price of $73 each and 6 pieces
priced $12 each. Next day the boss
said, that l hadn't done much work,
but gave work again and said: "Re-
member that you will get no more
than IS a day, because times are
different from what they were 5
years ago.
l knew the situation and remained
there. But two weeks later was
laid off for a week and when / got
back I found that the whole shop
had been laid off except two. The
boss was ashamed to send me home
again and made me work.
But listen what happened later. At
8 o'clock one worker just arrived
from Germany was working so fast
that there was almost no work TO
complete the 8 hours. So 1 tried to
persuade him about the situation.
$50, you are trying to teach others
how fast they got to work, and for
this" and l got pail. $4.07 were
coming to me for the 6 and a half
hours, but the boss gave me only
$3.78.
MARBLE WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-24

LONDON by Inprecorr Mail
Serviee) Although the All-India
National Congress ended on the 1st
of January it has not yet been pos
lsible to obtain clarity concerning a
number of important questions. For
instance, the question of the League
Against Imperialism wasn't discuss
ed, so that no one knows whether
the All-India National Congress in
tends to maintain it's affiliation or
not.
One thing is clear, however, and
that is that the right wing of the
Congress won a victory. The adop-
ltion of the resolution expressing re-
gret at the fact that an attempt was
made on the life of the Viceroy OF
India, the decision to postpone the
ri AL disobenience campaign until "a
IA Iorable opportunity" the decision
to boycott only the higher govern
mental bodies and not the local
bodies, the composition of the new
executive committee of the congress,
lall these facts prove the victory of
Ithe right wing.
A minority of 80 delegates which
demanded the immediate commence
knent of the civil disobedience cam
paign, decided to form Democratic
Congress Party inside the All-India
National Congress. This does not
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-24

BERLIN, Jan. s (By Inprecorr
Mail Service).-A severe epidemic,
The exact nature of which is not
yet known, has broken out in the
camp set up for the migrating
Russo German kulaks in Hammer
Btein. No less than 81 persons, in
eluding many children, have died so
far. The epidemic is not confined
10 this camp and exists in others,
Including the Prenzlau, although to
b lesser degree.
The bourgeois and social demo-
fratic press is striving to make it
appear as though the kulaks brought
the germs of the epidemic with
#ham from the Soviet Union.
Fhe Communist newspapers, led
b. \ the "Rote Fahne," are, however,
easily able to refute this new SIAN
Ter by quoting the reports of the
bourgeois and social democratic
press, particularly the "Vorwaerts,"
Formerly describing the medical ex-
animation of the peasants and the
FORMAL period of quarantine to
which they We're all subjected. 1t
8, therefore, quite impossible that
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-24

in the oil-sanding department you
are almost certain to develop some
kind of skin disease, thanks to the
inferior oil which the prosperous
Packard company hands out to its
workers. By and by you're going
to have to quit work and go to the
doctor. Does the company pay for
it? Well, what do you think the
company's in business for, anyway?
The oil-sander will be lucky if he
gets his job back when he returns.
T.U.U.L. Meetings Overflow.
But why worry about all that?
Turn to the end of the report and
you will discover that only SO per
cent of the company's earnings since
1910 have been paid in cash divi-
dends. The remainder was rein
vested! And the poor stockholders
had to get along with lousy $780,
100000 in cash dividends! Besides,
just to fool the workers the COM
pany has declared stock dividends
totalling 725 per cent since 1918!
When it has split up its stock into
few million shares the profit per
share looks very small, and it can
persuade the workers to take wage
cuts and speed-up. For example,
this year a calm 500 per cent stock
dividend has been declared. Under
the old system the return per share
would be $5.75; under the new sys-
tenn it is only S1.15!
But the workers have had enough
of it. Trade Union Unity League
meetings are filled to overlooking.
The temper of the auto workers is
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-24
NEGRO WORKER
is before Jury
Caug t in Accident
Prejudice Rampant

The case of Andrew Turner, Ne
gro worker of Chester, Pa, and a
member of the Trade Union Unity
League, goes before grand jury to-
day in Freehold, N. j., where he
was held under $500 bond on a
second degree murder charge.
This case, reeking with racial
prejudice, grew out Of an accident
three weeks ago when Turner's truck
was driven into by a motorist who
was killed in the accident.
Turner's employers, the Headley
Storage Co., of Chester, Pa, have
absolutely refused to bail or defend
their employee, because of his mil
liant record and because he is Ne
gro. The insurance company also
refused to post bond for Turner.
When the International Labor De-
tense heard of the case, the deliber-
ate prejudice operating here, it
took charge of Turner's defense. j.
Louis Engdahl, just returned from
the Chester district, states the LID
has hired a Philadelphia attorney,
David Levinson, to defend Turner.
Chester, an industrial city of near
10000 inhabitants, has population
of about 10000 Negroes. Race pref
udice has been stirred up by the big
corporations-and several years ago
the streets of that city flowed with
blood in a race-riot.
Now again, a race-riot impends-
with the growing militancy of the
Negro workers. The Chester Times,
organ of the bosses there, is melting
to bloodshed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-24
MNL. Gulf COAST
WELL attended
BY Marine LABOR
Negro, White Delegates
Prepare for Union
Continued from Page One)
'roblem Of the coming imperialist

Continued from Page One)
problem Of the coming imperialist
war.
"In the event of imperial wars the
duty Of the Red International Labor
Union is to change such wars into
civil wars with the ultimate obiec-
tive the overthrow of the present
system of capitalist government"
said George Mink, national secretary
of the M.WL., addressing the con-
ference.
Frances Hageny, local secretary
of the M.W.L. spoke on the linking
up of U. S. and Latin American
marine workers organization, and
joint struggle against the shipping
bosses through a Latin American
secretariat, to be established in
New Orleans.
Organization Drive.
Plans were worked out to speed
the organization of marine workers
in the Southern ports, to spread the
circulation Of the Marine Workers
Voice, and to prepare for the great
national convention of marine work
ers coming April, at which it is eX-
pected new union will be launched,
to cover the whole marine industry.
The Gold Coast is the third con-
ference preliminary to the national
convention. The others were in
New York for the Atlantic Coast,
and in San Francisco for the Pacific
Coast.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-24
(By a Worker Correspondent

With 800 to 1000 unemployed
Negro workers as a resence force
at every pier when boat arrives
speed up of work-wage cUts-being
thrown out of a job becomes real
danger.
How much longer are we going
to tolerate these back breaking,
speed-up conditions of loading of
steamers-with a slave driver at our
backs all the time? How much
longer are we going to stand for
SIS a week wages? Can we con-
tinue to live on this with rents and
everything going up in price? How
much longer are we going to per-
nit the company to steal almost an
hour from us every day-15 minutes
in the morning, Is minutes at noon
and Is minutes at night for which