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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11

The testimony of three veteran police officers was sufficient to obtain a conviction to-day in the case of Joseph Lamontagne, 32, of South Elm street on the charge of operat- ing q motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor. He was fined 31OO and costs. Lamontagne and two friends went for a joy ride" in . truck. They were careening noon when they ran into flock of GODS. not these young fiedglings of policemen, but seasoned veterans with yards of blue chevrons on their uniforms. There, standing in the vicinity of Willow and West Main streets were Patrolmen Terrence Lynch. John Moore and Patrick Ciuney. They stopped the truck or as they readily admitted. the truck stopped itself, then went forward and then backward. What the omcers thought to themselves is nobodys business. but they became suspicious of the truck and its driver.
 They testified that Lamontagne was at the wheel, arguing. with one of his companions, in fact all three occupants of the truck were lighting and all three were under the inf1u- ence of liquor. To give him credit, said the officers, Lamontagne was not as drunk as his friends. The evidence against the accused was not only furnished by the three vet erans. but substantiated by Lieuten- ant Arthur Warrington and Detective John Leary, who had chance to give the men the official once over on their arrival at police headquar- ters, The cases of Lamontagne's two companions. were nolled. The de- fense in its testimony to-day att tempted to prove that while two of the truck riders were admittedly at odds with the prohibition law. La montagne kept his head and did not drink when invited.
 It marked the first time in several years that Patrolmen Lynch a.d Moore appeared in court. Their an- swers were, so short and snappy and so decisive that Judge T.. V. Meyer enjoyed the luxury of big smile. Veterans have yet to learn the art of juggling the truth. When a man IS drunk he's drunk to them, not half drunk or. apparently sleepy
 Norman Woods, 20, of Watertown, who figured in an automobile crash yesterday afternoon at the corner of Bank and Riverside streets and who was arrested on the charges of op-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11
OBITUARY

HAMLIN-Eli J. Hamlin, aged 75 years, of 49 West Liberty street, died last night at St Mary's hospital fol- lowing a short illness. He leaves one daughter, Miss Ora Hamlin of this city and two sisters in Canada.
 MT Hamlin came to Waterbury from Canada 42 years ago, and dur ing that time was employed as carpenter for Tracy Bros Co. He was a communicant of St Anne's church. The funeral will be- held Friday morning at 8:30 o'clock from the Belleville funeral home, 68 East Clay street to St Anne's church at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
 ILEBREICH = Otto Liebreich, Q native and resident of the Bucks Hill section of the city, died last night at the Waterbury hospital fol lowing a brief illness. He was the ces Liebreich and was very well ano fayorably known throughout the
 Mir I.iebreich is survived by ont sister. Miss Victoria Liebreich; five brothers, Theodore, Herman, Her bert, Adolph and Oscar Liebreicn He was devout communicant of St' Cecifta'S church.
 The funeral will be held Friday morning from his home to Fl Cecilia's church, the dime to De announced later. Burial will pc IT the family plot In Calvary cemetery Friends are invited to call at the house any time tomorrow.
 KELLEY-Word has been re- ceived here of the death of William Kelley, formerly of this city, which occurred on Monday at his home in Pittsfield, Mass. He was for rner resident of this city. having lived here for about 35 years. For a number of years he was associated with his father in conducting a meat market. He was brother of Mrs William Northwood of Pittsfield' who died about month ago.
 MT Kelley leaves besides his wife, Pearl, of Pittsfield, two nieces Mrs NJ. J. Ferrick and Miss Nellie Nell and two nephews, John and Joseph Kelley of this city, and one nephew and niece in Pittsfield.
 The funeral was held this after noon from his home in Pittsfield, with burial in Dalton. Mass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11

and gardener to srpervee irrix. ton at Sl0 month Three dolin r. Is sufficient 10 pay for all food stnf5r and kitchen supplies for one day. A law in Lima prohibits the sale of meat that Is more than a day old Therefore meat is plentiful and d expensive. fss ~
 Lima $ really the seat Of culture and education. It won that disunc- ton lawfully because of being the ancient capital of the southern world ruled by Fizarro and his Spaniards in 1776, when Buenos Aires wds founded Y
 talked with the head of the military iunta that is governing Peru. Sanchez Cerro. the smart young lieutenant colonel, said that the new government was not anti American but anti-Leguia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11
TESTIMONY OF COPS CONNECTS AUTOIST
BLIZZARD STARTED
 43 YEARS AGO TO-DAY

We are now on the eve of the blizzard of 1888, but whether there win be repetition of \ this March will not be known un- til .. few hours later. 1t did not set in until about the time folks were quitting the factories on the evening of March ii but from that time on 1t worked overtime and succeeded in ere. ating . condition which hemmed in Waterbury and most other New England towns for several days.
 The blizzard of 1888 is said to have been the heaviest storm of the kind i'm the history of this part of the country. The weather man predicts fair weather for tomorrow. so that there is little if any likelihood, that people will have much more snow here this year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11

Ralzkoff, busy at a jewelry table looked up as the three young men entered and politely inquired:
 What can I do for you?"
 You can stick your hands UT in the air and keep 'em there" one of the visitors replied. grimly.
 The bandits then produced dozens of yards of two-inch adhesive tape and proceeded to bind the merchant, his girl clerk. and Carmen Fusch- |etti. another employe.
 This accomplished, the victims were gagged with handkerchief |and then the leader of the bandit trio began questioning the men and the girl in an effort to obtain tn. combination to the large office safe
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11
CARD OF THANKs.

We wish to thank our many rela- lives, friends and neighbors, and the Waterbury Buckle Co, for their sympathy and kindness shown to ui during our recent bereavement, the death of our beloved sister, Mrs a " S MRS HENRY C. FREY,
 MIR DAVID MCNAMARA. <
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11

In a bottle recently found in the Ribble by boys at Preston. England, was note saying that it had been thrown from liner, bound for New York, when 760 miles from land on August IS. 1927, and asking that an address in New York be communi- cated with.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11
City of Kings
 Very Modern

By JOHN D. MONTGOMERY
 The weather in Lima, City of Kings, capital of Peru. is the same every day in the year-cloudy and no rain.
 l was surprised at the hotel ser
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11

Admiral Algernon walker-H -Hene- age Vivian, aged 60. who retired from the British navy il years ago, was married at Paddington, Eng land. recently to Miss Beryl stanley. 26. daughter of q railway clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11
MASS NOTICE.

will be a months mind mass at St Margaret's church to-morrow morning, Thursday at { o'clock for the late James H
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11
Undergrads To
 Present Dance
Combined Holy Cross Musical Clubs to Appear at Con-
 cert Program Preceding Dance

Arrangements are being made by the Waterbury Undergraduate club of Holy Cross for a concert land dance which is to be given in this
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11

Housekeeping is very simple in Lima. Each household requires at least four servants-butler whose at $12 month; cook at SPA month
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11

The funeral of Henry Irving Smith, son of MT and Mrs Irving
 Smith of 27 Monroe street. Meriden.
 formerly of this city, will be, held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Albert Slatow & Son funeral home on Cooke avenue, Meriden. Rev Ridgway Shinn will officiate. Burial will be in Walnut Grove cem- etery, Meriden.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11

Peruvians are great sports. Sco- cer games, bull fights. horse races, jai alai and basketball always at- tracts crowds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11

They arc in the limelght of the investigation into the unsOlved mur- der of Vivian Gordon, former actress and art model, in New York. Nagis. trate H. Stanley Rcnaud, who sen. fenced her to the rcforImatOry on the vice charge from which she dc. nandcd "vindication" just before she was killed, Is shown above as he testified in the magistrates court investigation thnt he always had been ready to believe members of the police vice staff. Dr Harry Gill; bert, who was mentioned i'm the slain wOman's diary as. having given her treatment, is shown below as he testified before the Bronx county grand jury which is Investigating the murder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11

After church, women and girls parade around the parks where bands give concerts. They wear bright colors and their clothes are of the lArtest style.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11
DIED.

HAMLIN-In this city March 10, 19S1 Eli J. Hamlin of 49 West Liberty Sf. Funeral Friday morning at 8:30 o'clock to St Anne's church. Burial in Calvary cemetery.
 LIEBREICH--In this city March II, 1881 Otto Liebreich of Bucks Hill. Funeral Friday morning to St Cecilia's church. Burial in Calvary cemetery. I
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11

vice. took a taxi to the Grand Hotel Bolivar and found it modern in every respect. The rooms were large and moderately priced. The hotel covers a square block.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11
BIRTH NOTICE,

MAYS Born. son. at st Mary's Nrs John .. Mays of 20 Wslnut Ave.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11

city during the Easter vacation. The combined Holy Cross Musical clubs will be presented in concert which
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11
FUNERALS

The funeral services for Herbert s. Wilson, Sr., of Morrow avenue, Oakville, are to be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Stewart funeral home, 219 West Main street, Rev. Oscar Locke of- ficiating. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery.
 The funeral of John Dalonges is to be held tomorrow morning al |8:15 o'clock from his home, 22 West Porter street to Our Lady of Mount Carmel church at o'clock. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
 The funeral services for John Lackie were held this afternoon al 9 o'clock at the Anderson funeral home, 70 Central avenue, Rev. Ar thur F. McKenny officiating. Burial was in Riverside cemetery.
 The funeral services for Mrs. George E. Lambert were held this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the AL derson funeral home, 70 Central ave. nue, Rev. Henry Baldwin Todd of- ficiating. Burial was in old Pine Grove cemetery.
 The funeral of Anthony Zukauskas was held this morning at 8:30 o. clock from his home, 149 South, street to St. Josph's church where a solemn requiem mass was celebrated at o'clock. Burial was in Calvary cemetery.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-08
Magil Speaks on 5-Yr.
Plan In Hartford, New
Haven and Bridgeport

HARTFORD, April 6.-The story Of
the famous Moscow trial of the eight
counter-revolutionary engineers and
the meaning of the Five-Year Plan
will be told in words and pictures by
A. B. Magil, proletarian writer and
journalist, in an illustrated lecture to
be given consecutively in three Con-
necticut cities. Tonight (April u
Magil speaks in Hartford at 8 o'clock
in Lyric Hall. 500 Park st. ToInor-
row wednesday, he will speak in
New Haven at the Labor Lyceurr1
Auditorium, SO Howe ST., and Thurs
day he will talk in Bridgeport at
Lithuanian Hall, 4oT Lafayette st.
The meetings are under the auspices
of the Friends of the Soviet Union.
Magil, who was correspondent for
the revolutionary press at the en-
gineers' trial, has just completed a
tour of New York state where he
spoke at successful meetings in Buff
falo. Albany, Schenectady and Troy.
Many applications for membership
in the Friends of the Soviet Union
were received at the meetings. The
pictures he is showing were taken IN
the Soviet Union and give vivid views
of the great work of socialist con-
struction in Soviet industry and asyi-
culture.
Next Sunday evening Magil will
speak in Baltimore, Md.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-08
now it is SO to 50.
General Wage Cut.


General Wage Cut.
It seems that at the last meeting
of the West Shingle Manufacturing
Association it was decided that a gen
eral cut in wages of the workers
would be made. Therefore all of the
mills have cut the wages at the same
time. $3.50
Not only did they cut the wages
directly but they in many instances
put more work on the packers by
making them place their bundles af-
ter they packed them upon the kiln
trucks, heretofore this work was done
by a tallyman who kept the tally for
each packer, but now the packer is his
own tallyman.
The mills when they do run never
operate for more than week or ten
days at a time.
C. o. c'Dad'O Young, general Or
ganizer for the A. F. of l.. told the
carpenters at a meeting here that
the lumber industry was being hurt
by imports from the U. S. S. r.. and
that it was cut by convict labor. One
of the carpenters took issue with him
on this,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-08
EXECUTE 20, ONE
WOMAN, in CHINA
Militarists Desper a te
At Red Advance

Reports from Tsinan, China, state
that twenty-five Communists, one of
them a woman, were executed Mon
day. Executions of Communists and
alleged Communists is taking place
with greater frequency throughout
China. Enraged by his failure to
stamp out the growing Communist
forces, Chang Kai Shek, and all of
the war lords supporting him, as well
as those quibbling with him, are re-
sorting to wholesale executions Of
dictionary workers and peasants.
Their fury arises out of their des-
peration in the face of the constant
extension of Soviet territories in
China.
A cable report from Shanghai by
Hallett Abend, New York Times cor
respondent tells of civil war having
broken out in Szechwan Province be-
tween the militarist General Ii Chi
hsiang and another militarist clique
of provincial commanders who have
put forty regiments in the field.
In a former dispatch Hallett Abeno
said If this civil war did break out
in might lead to a general uprising
Of the masses under Communist
leadership. as the workers and peas.
ants were beginning to get FESTIVE
under the depradations of the wal
lords. He said that even the armie!
used by these conflicting militaristE
we're being infected" with Commu.
nism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-08


The National Lumber Manufac-
turers' Association, which exploits
the American lumber workers under
the most miserable conditions, is
taking the lead in the cry against
forced labor" They suddenly be-
come interested in labor" Behind
them, of course, is the A. F. Of l..
officialdom, with Matthew Vol as
the chief shouter. The National
Lumber Manufacturers Association,
in a letter to Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury Lowman, demand this
lumber from the Soviet Union, now
on its way, be stopped and all fur
Their shipments be barred.
In this issue of the Daily Worker
we print a collection Of pictures
taken from the Russian lumber
camps. Even the capitalist press on
many occasions was forced to admit
that the workers in the Soviet lum-
Der camps fare better than in any
camps of the same kind in capitalist
lands.
Many capitalist investigators have
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-08
Akron Children Forced to Pick Coal

the National Commander of the
American Legion in Akron last night
when he called the Russians angels
because they sent back the dead SOL
diers and then boosted about break
ing up the meetings of the Commun-
lists in New York, The comrade
thought that the Bolsheviks would
prove real angels to these little mites
who were in constant danger of be-
ing crushed to death in their strug-
gle to gather little warmth for
their poverty stricken home. Hoover
can order special train when he
wants it but the father of these tive
children cannot buy even a bushel o.
coal to keep his family from freezi {.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-08
MASS EXECUTIONS
IN CHINA CANNOT
STOP RED WAVE
Militarists Fear Break
down of Own Armies

To stem the growing tide Of revo-
luton throughout China, mass ex-
ecutions are being resorted to by Chi
ang Kai Shek and all his supporters
in the provinces. Detailed descrip-
tons of these executions of workers
and students is given in aadispatch
from Changing, Szechwan province,
China, by Hallett Abend, New York
Times correspondent.
The militarist rulers are becoming
frantic at the spread of Communism
and the support for the growing So
VETS. 1.-THE military authorities here
are exceedingly nervous about the
strength Of the Communists in this
province" says Abend. He goes on
to point out that eff a new civil war
breaks out there will be grave dam
ger of a general uprising, and the
extent to which even the armies have
been infected with Red propaganda
is a cause of serious concern"
Hence General Liu Hsiang, ruler
of Szechwan province, under orders
from Chang Kai Shek, tool of Wall
Street, DEGREES wholesale executions
nd tortures. Abend goes on to tell
CT some of them. He says:
Not a week goes by that Chinese
Communists are not executed in
Chungking, for Communist propa-
ganda workers are constantly busy
here, and the city police and local
military authorities are as constantly
busy tracking down the workers and
making arrests.
yesterday two young Communists
were executed here by shooting, and
these executions, as is the invariable
practice, were carried out in public.
Sometimes the condemned men are
done to death on the military parade
ground, and again they may be taken
to the foreshore on the banks of the
Yangtse River and beheaded before
a multitude of spectators.
"Wherever the executions occur,
they are always witnessed by thou
sands of Chinese. for the prisoners
are first paraded through the streets,
each one with long white board
protuding from the back of his COL
lar and the tale Of his crimes written
large i'm black characters for all TO
read. The condemned men make
every use of the parade to the place
of execution to shout Communist
slogans and propag ands catchwords,
and to denounce the tyranny Of the
present regime.
Twenty Communists have been
publicly executed here within the last
sixty days and arrests have been
numerous. Today there are more
than 100 men and women in prison
here in Chungking awaiting trial on
charges Of Communist activities
Acquitta1s are few and the death
sentence is invariably pronounced
against those who are found guilty.
Despite the executions and terror
the Communist forces are advancing.
The masses are more and more fol-
lowing Communist leadership. This
is admitted on all hands-it is the
reason why the militarists let flow
a sea Of blood in the hope Of physi-
cally destroying the revolutionary
leadership of the Chinese masses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-08
Lumber Bosses Get Together to
Put Through General Pay Cut

HOQUTAM, Wash, April 7.-Des-
pite the fact that wages in lumber
are the lowest that they have been
since 1914, the bosses are still driving
them down. In Aberdeen the Bay
City mill has laid off 40 men, 20 from
each of the two shifts, thus throwing
more work on those left on the job.
No mention was made Of this in
the local sheets, but on the same day
the Schafer Bros, mill No. 4 resumed
operations after a short close-down
and one could fairly hear them
scream: $50 more men put to work. p"
Even so they failed to mention that
this was not as many as the mill had
laid off two weeks ago.
The Robt. Gray Shingle mill in Ho-
GUAM resumed work the first of APP
ril with another wage cut, the day
men were cut from So to $3.50 and the
packers who work piece work were
cut l cent per thousand shingles. The
sawyers we're cut cents per thous-
and. This cut brings the packers to
10 cents and the sawyers to l6 cents
which is the lowest for this kind Of
work since 1904
But there is this difference: in 1904
the weavers had the pick of the wood
to cut shingles from, but now all
they get to make shingles of is stuff
that will not make longer lengths Of
car lumber. Then again the cost c
,'g was low in 1904 One paid 0
.05 to IS a week for board, Will
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-08

Bundle circulation at present is in a standstill
position, with Slight drop this week. Aport
from this, another 2,056 subs were taken off
during the past week which have not as yet
been tabuated according to districts, and the
drop will therefore show in next weeks tables.
District g. Philadelphia, shows the highest in
crease of the week. a total of 327 due mostly
to the extra bundles of 500 day to the Anthra-
cite District 6, Cleveland comes next with
gain of IS helped largely by increases i'll orders
from Dayton. District l, Boston. which has
shown little life since the campaign began, now
puts on an increase of A. aided by bundle or
ders of Is each in Manville, r. 1. and Providence,
r. T. Districts and 10 gained 80 each, helped
by increases from West Allis, Wise and Sioux
City, Iowa.
District 8, Chicago, shows the worst loss Of
Alb for the week. Aside from dropping last weeks
special order of 1000 from the Milwaukee page
the district has suffered from dsorganization,
with the result that bundle cuts of $50 daily
came from the indianapolis section as well as
cut from the South Side Workers Center. The
Red Builders News Club has disintegrated to
the extent of cutting its bundle by 100 and
dropping completely out of sight as far as re-
ports of activity are concerned.
District 10, California, lost 169 due to a drop
of 100 in Oakland. Oakland retreated in the last
week or two for reasons still unknown to us
G. McGinnis, D. w. agent there, promised letter
of explanation which has not yet arrived. Cir
culation has always been good in Oakland, and
McGinnis has promised to come back to her
original figures. District is, Connecticut, drop
ped 131, due to cut of 1870 in Danbury orders
which were stimulated during the recent fur
shop strike there. District 4, Buffalo, shows a
bad drop of 1876 due to decrease in jamestown.
However, they have since put on about so.
New York figures are the same as last weeks
due to i'oA'''y to obtain latest figures from
the dirt cirice.
2Ss NI.fT @t'r'S AND
RENSv''1,S FOR WEEK
total of 3,o56 subs were dropped this week,
but 1913 new subscriptions and 1855 renewals were
put "