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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
ENDORSED AT CENTRALLABOR
 UNIONS MEETING
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gates to this Central Labor Union, from the various crafts through out the city, are now waging a campaign for an leight-hour day, and.
 Whereas, ARealizing that any movement along the lines of ad- vancement, to be successful and bear the crown of success. must first gain the sympathy and sup port of the. public; and that the public press is the one medium through which the ideas of any body can best be brought to the attention of the general public; and as the present campaign for an ejght-hour day has it's op- ponents as we'll as it's advocates, and both sides .having been set forth in the press of this city; therefore. be it
 # Resolved, That this body. known as the Bridgeport Central Labor. Union. is fully determined to es- tablish in this city the eight-hour day as the standard work-day for all toilers; and as the Bridgeport Evening Farmer, through it's col- umnS, both editoG1ally and news wise, have. in a fair and ipapar- tiaTsmanner, published both sides to this eight-hour movement, urg- ing the employer to it's adoption; therefore, be it further
 Resolved, That the sense of every craft of organized labor in this city, through it's delegates to this Central Labor Union, be voic- ed in one grand acclaim of appre- i. citation to the publishers of the Bridgeport Evening Farmer for the attitude assumed by them in the present eight hour campaign; and that this body fully endorse these resolutions and request that the same be published in the press Of this city.
 Signed,
 B.PT. c. L. U.
 John J. O'Neill,
 Secretary,
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LAUNDRY WORKERS
 ADOPT STRENUOUS
 METHODS IN FIGHT
Demand For Recognition of Unions Will Be Backed
 Up By Union Labor.

Strenuous measures to enforce recognition by the Crawford and Lowe 1aundries will be instituted by the un- ions of Bridgeport, according to Mrs. Mary Scully,. organizer of women for the American Federation of Labor.
 The men washers are still out at Lowe's and the Crawford laundry is being run it is said. by girls that have been hired to take the strikers places. A committee that called on MT. Lowe yesterday to attempt to affect set clement, is said to have been discharg- ed.
 For this reason, Mrs. ScuIly says, the union members of the city will take decided steps to force a compro- mise.
 Girls of the Crawford laundry who are still out on strike claim that the agreement which George E. Crawford head of the corporation, made with are insistent that he shall agree to maintain 9 closed shop before they will return to work.
 Crawford offered an eight-hour day with the pay the girls had been re- ceiving for 10 hours but at the end of the agreement inserted clause that this agreement was contingent upon the same conditions being adopted in all other 1aundries-
 There are certain working condi- ations in the laundry that the girls seek to have adjusted, but these are sub ordinated to the important claim that the union must be recognized.
 A number of the girls who struck have gone back to work under the increased wages, but girls who have been organized into a, union are still out, are maintaining piekets, and are endeavoring to bring force to bear upon Crawford to meet their de- mands.
 The Lowe laundry men are still out No further progress has been made with the plan for a general laundry strike because too many factories are on strike now.
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BIRMINGHAM IS
 READY FOR ANY EMERGENCY NOW
Head of Department Has Many Reserves Through
 New Arrangement.

Superintendent Of Police Eugene Birmingham today issued orders in vo1ving a sweeping revision of the po- hcing system of the city. The changes are made; the superintendent said, to preclude the possibility of any dis orders incident to the present labor troubles. The revised W orking sch hed- u1e is but temporary.
 r The day police squad under the new orders. will work from a. m. to 4 D. m. and will then be held in re- serve until 8 D. m.
 The night squad, working from D. m. to a. m., will do duty until a. m.
 Policeman George North has been assigned to police headquarters as re- serve chauffeur. He will pilot the detective department auto, in case a call should be received while the regu- lar drive and auto patrol are on duty elsewhere.
 The extension of the working hours of the day and night forces will give enple police protection wherever re- quired, the Superintendent believes Especial attention is paid to the polio ing of plants where strikes are in progress at starting time in the morn ing and at closing time in the even ing.
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whether the employees of the Amer 1can Graphophone Co.,, who are af1I- lated with the various trade unions will walk out tomorrow is to De oe- cided at meeting to be held Tn Ma chinists union hall in Cannon stree1 this evening" The MachInlsts and their allied workers, the drill press hands. lathe hands and specialists have appointed a committee of three workers from each department.
 The demands which were agreed on this noon are an eight hour day from 7:30 in the morning until 4:3O in the afternoon, and to close the factory at 12:3O noon on Saturday with the same rate of pay as at present The factory work now begins at o'clock in the morning and finished at , o'clock in the afternoon. An increase
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WORST EVER, SAYS
 TEXTILE ORGANIZER
 OF OUR CONDITIONS

That in all his travels in the inter Astsgof slabor, he has never found lace workers employed at $40 a week, as he believes they are at the Albert & E. HenkeIs Co, was the statement last night of Thomas F. McMahon,- organ izer@ of the United Textile Workers.
 Philadelphia, Pawtucket and Hobo ken are. paying about $7 and an effort : is being made to establish a minimum wage of $5.5o, for eight hours. accord tng-eto Mir. McAIahon.
 There is no worse condition in the worst cotton mill in the country than there is here in Bridgeport said MT. McMahon.
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BILLIARD WORKERS WANT CONFERENCE
 ON PAY SCHEDULE

Because it is asserted that the company is not living up to it's agree ment in entirety, several score of night workers employed on the plant of the Bu1Iard Machine Tool Co.,, where the eight hour day was recent Iy granted, gathered this morning in Machinists' hall to discuss the mat ter.
 It is said that the new men are not being paid the rate of wages thelagree- ment calls for. They are said to be receiving only the eight hours pay.
 A committee was appointed and it will meet next Sunday to decide what action will be taken. It is likely a. friendly conference will be held with the officials of the company.
 It was reported that a strike had again occurred at the plant this morn ing, but the men deprecate any asser- tions that they are not in accord with the management. It is expected the slight difficulty may be easily .reme- died.
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LIQUOR LICENSE
 TRANSFER GIVEN
 NEAR ARMS PLANT

The county commissioners this morning granted the transfer of a liquor license from Thomas Walsh to Matthew Mainly. The latter was then given permission to transfer from 1173 North avenue to Stillman and Hallett streets The. mington-Arms Am munitions Co. filed a. sremonstrance against the transfer, which was sub sequently withdrawn.
 The hearing on the remonstEarce against Frank D. Ambrosi, who wants to transfer a license from 217 Housa- tonic avenue to 29O Catherine street. has been indefinitely postponed be- cause one of the lawyers is absent from the city. 8
 John sJ4- Donovan applied to the commissioners today for permission to transfer to himself the license held by Harry Krentzrnan at Olive street
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SlEMON STRIKERS
 PREPARE DEMAND OF WAGE INCREASE

No progress has been made by eith- CT side in the siege tactics adopted against the Siemon Hard Rubber Co.,, Carl Siemon, president of the plant turned down the strikers demands again yesterday.
 The strikers are asking the 48 hour week, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, nine hours, Friday, eight hours and Saturday, four hours. Piece abolition is asked A minimum wage of S2.5O is wanted.
 In the press department, time and one-half for overtime and $1.50 for helpers are asked. Mixers want $2.5 50, their helpers $1.75, and both time and one half for overtime. The finish CTS want the same pay for eight hours as they received for 10. It is asked that all grievances be settled by the shop committee and the em. ployers.
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, ss., PROBATE COURT
Au9Hf 26 To1

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 Estate of Robert. w. Ellison of Win terhaven, Florida. owning real estate in said district, minor.
 57FfTfe Guardian having made applica- caohs for an order tauthoiizfng him to sse1I rLeertain real, estate belonging to said estate, as per said application on file duly appears,
 Ordered, That the said application be heard and determined at the Pro- : bate Office in Bridgeport. on the 27th day Of August 1915, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and this. court directs said Guardian sto4 give notice to all persons interested in said estate to satppeamatfethey seel leausss and be heard thereon. by pu hIishing this order once iaea newspapers having circulation in said district on the 26th day of Au- gasts A 5D,, s1915s and return make te the Court of notice given.
 PAUL L.. MILLER,
 ae Judge.
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BOILERMAKERS
 STRIKE FOR 8
 HOUR DAY HERE

Strikes occurred yesterday in three boiler ia actories of the city and one them is settled already. Walkouts were suffered during the afternoon at the Bridgeport Boiler Works Co.,. POP Housatonic avenue, the McCathron Boiler Works. Co.,, T Knowlton street, and the Porcupine Boiler Co.,, 130 WorCiin avenue. s.t
 At the Bridgeport Boiler Works, ac- cordingto H. N. McCathron,. president and treasurer, the men returned this morning with the exception of one. The men presented their demands Friday, August 20," said MT. Mo Cathron, and they said they q give us until Saturday. I called them to- gether at 4:30 o'clock Friday after noon and talked to them. I offered them nine hours a day every day ex- cept Saturday and five hours that day, with the same salary they have been receiving. They accepted. One dis satisfied fellow got them stirred up again yesterday! however, and walked out. They returned this morning. They were very reasonable and gave us a. month in which to adjust our selves to--the change. The new order probably will begin September 5 or 20.'%
 f According to Ira Ornburn, organizer of the State. Federation of Labor, 30 were out at the Bridgeport, 20 at the McGathron and 40 at the Porcupine BoiIer"W orks.
 At the McCathron works, B. A Hopper, president and treasurer, as serted there had been no strike but that one had left He said he had made an agreement with his employees which he doesn't wish to make pub lie. He said they are satisfied with
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not.
 For instance the first inspectors at the Crown wanted a 16 2-3 per cent. increase and it was granted. The final inspectors asked rates that the com pany declared amounted to a 50 per cent. increase and 20 per cent. was a1- lowed. The shippers asked 55 hours pay for 48 hours work and it was granted.
 Because the company figures out percentage in many. cases and noted that they could not be granted, the agreements offered were refused this morning ot the meeting.
 will you accept that?'' Mrs. Scu1ly asked.
 q should say not. They've got a fight on their hands. We'll fight them to the finish and we've got them licked to a frazzle now.''
 Indications are that the matters will be amicab1y adjusted and the girls will return to work tomorrow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
UNREST AT BRIDGEPORT M. |. 60. ALLAYED BY FACT THAT
 BONUSES ARE SOON PAYABLE

The fact that bonuses are due at the Ma1leable Iron Go. September 25. is all that averted a strike early this afternoon at the plant. As it was when tho men returned to work at noon, it was fully expected about 30 of the more excited men would leave the hot iron in the cupoias and walk out.
 The men want the eight hours and a minimum wage of $2.75. There are 200 in the malleable departme and 100 in the gray iron.
 The men work 10f hours a day and the highest wage is said by them to be SIS. The average is said to be from sS to $1O 3, week. There are only three day workers and they re- ceive s2.50 a day.
 One year ago the company institut- ed a bonus system that is to pay the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
DIFFERENCE OVER SCHEDULE
 OF WAGE INCREASES HALTS
 RETURN OF CORSET WORKERS
Only Minor Questions Involved in Final Adjustment at Grown and Batcheer Plants and Prompt Settlement is Expected

The Crown Corset Go. and George c. Batche1ler Go. strikes are virtuall3 settled and the girls and women will be back at work tomorrow, according to Superintendent Charles H. Wall of the Crown Go.
 The girls, however, voted this morn ing not to accept the agreements offer ed by the company. The prices they asked for in various sections of the shop were not granted in full.
 The eight hour day was granted, as Albert U. Langenegger, superintendent of the Batcheller shop, prophesied yes terday.
 Committees met with the company officials and for several hours talked over the possible adjustments. When the meeting was over the officials drew up list Of the demands, which COW cred several pieces of paper for each shop because of the many departments, and placed opposite each demand a note whether it. would be granted or
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his policemen to arrest her. Another policeman seized a man by the throat and laid him on the sidewalk
 That isn't right. We are trying all the time to prevent trouble like that and we would have, if the po- lice hadn't provoked it. That's rad icaIIy wrong.''
 The situation at the Salts plant re- mains the same. The men are mere ly waiting the pleasure of President Frederick Kip, who is on a vacation and who says he will take up the matter when he returns Another mass meeting will be held tomorrow in SadIer's hall.
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double time on Sundays, some 50 ma chinists employed at the Coulter 6
 NTcKe enzie factory in Water street, refused to return to work in the fac tory today A shop committee of the strikers claim that the men who walked out presented their demands to Frank L. Cogill. president of the factory President Cogif said today that no requests for change in work> ing schedule had been made. The factory is now operated on 50 hour per week basis, working half 8 day
 on Saturdays. President Cogiu said
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afa YpsEED!'.ss

DOWNS-In.- this city, Aug. 25, 1915, Georgianna Sherman, widow of Levi Downs. aged 56 yearss months. 1 day
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral at her late home, No. IA Bronx avenue on Saturday. 28th inst, at 2 D. m- Burial in Lake view cemetery. L 26 b*p R0OT-Ip Wa4fingfords Conn, Aug. 25th, 1915 Bridgnan C. Root, aged 746 nSeafs. gJ+efgFa4 e;{
 Funeral services will be held at his late home, No TOO Laurel ave snue on Saturday, 28th inst, at 8 O'Clock D. m- Burial in Mountain Grove cemetery 70 p-p DEMERY-In this city, Aug 25, 1915, A1onzo w, son of Alonzo and Catherine Demerys aged 5 months. 19 days
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from the residence of the parents, 6S5 East. Main street on Friday. Aug 27 at 2 D. m Inter nent St Mfehaef's cemetery
 L 25 b. KNGIn this city. Tuesday, Aug A. .;s-aL915S Prank F.. King aged 25 years,
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral frorns the residence of his -. mother, Mrs Patrick Griffin. No 3S Catherine street, lon Friday AuE. ZT, ar s O C1Ocks ana rom Saint Pafzick's church, where a solemn high mass W11 be offered for the repose 6fs hSssou1 at S-30- Burial at St Micz1a al rcemetery-
 ~@sa+ss e~ l. 25 be sDONNEI1lE lEzz-In this city. Tuesday, August 24th, 1915, Elizabeth M, beloved wife Of Patrick Donne1ty, aged se yeazE. 1 month
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from her late residence No 2s5 Maplswpod avenue on Friday, a-Augs sats ispa a. and from . St .sAugnstdfes church where a ! sgole1lnnnn h7gh h4ilassz or requiem will be offered fbr the repose of her soul at o'clock Burial at St MichaePs s cemetery L 25 b. LAWLESS-In this city, Aug 25, 1915, Patrick IAwleaE, aged 48 yeafL
 Friends arc Invited to attend the funeral at hts 1atA residence, No. 6s Cedar street on Friday, Aug. 27 at zs:8e d. m, and from St Mary's church a& a. m- Burial i'm St. Mi 7chaeTB cema&tery- a@p
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first year 10 per cent. the second 12, per cent. the third year 14 and there after IS per cent. The first bonus is due September 25, and the. agreement provides that if man misses six days in any one year he forfeits the right to the bonus. ~ Because of this clause. the workmen debated at noon and it was decided to remain in the factory because a strike would mean( forfeit of the bonus However, talk indicated that a strike is almost certain after September 25.
 One of the grievances of the men is that a year ago, one helper was as signed to every five moIders to dump the floors 'cut sand" etc These men got S1.75 a day. When the bo- nus was instituted the helpers were done away with and the mouIders have to do all that work themselves. morning, You newspapers are ruin ing Bridgeport he said.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
NO TROUBLE AT SALTS ONLY FOR POLICE, SAYS LEADERS OF
 WORKERS; ALLEGE BRUTALITY

That the trouble at the plant Of the Salts Textile Co, this morning was provoked by the police was the statement this morning of Henry Gun life, president of the new local of the United Textile workers
 T want to make statement about the trouble over there this morning. said MT. CunIiffe, because there would have been no trouble only for the police.
 sergeant o'Nein was in a. very ug- ly mood and he began to push a wo- man weaver about, although she was merely resting, and then he ordered
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
STRIKE BREAKING AGENT HERE; POLICE CHASE GUNMEN GUARDS
 OUT OF CITY IN SHORT ORDER

Abe Silverman. head of a strike breaking agency in New York, came to this city today and is staying at the Stratfe1d hotel, according to Bernard Abrams, organizer of the Garment Workers and Mrs. Mary Scully.
 Hes here to fight the machinists," said Mrs. Scu11ly and she was corrob- orated by MT. Abrams. Mrs. Scu11y said: ttHe didn't come here to fight me, because I licked him every time I stacked up against him.
 MT Silverman, according to Mrs. Scully called up Samuel Martin of the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
BIAS NARROW FABRIC STRIKERS
 REFUSE 8 HOUR DAY WITHOUT
 RECOGNITION OF THEIR UNION

plete details, according to the girls.
 Four girls and two men employees of the factory called on MT Barton at II o'clock this morning and he told them they could have the eight hour day and that he would arrange schedules. When the girls told him they had Joined a union and wanted recognition of it. they say, he refused to treat fur ther with them.
 At the meeting of the strikers held this morning in Eagles hall they an- nounced that they would remain out until MT. Barton compromised.
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Garment workers to explain that he is not here to fight Mrs Scully.
 tWho brought him here,'' MT. Alp rams was asked.
 Why, the employers of machinists,'' ? MT. Abrams asserted.
 That gunmen were imported from the Cosgrove agency on 59th street, New York, and were seen lettering about the textile plant, was the asser- ton last night of MT. Abrams. The men have been shipped out of town by the police, however. It is said that a, dozen were in the city.
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Although the eight hour day was granted the. girls of the Bias Narrow Fabric Co. this morning, the workers are still on strike. President and Treasurer FFCa Barton refused to rec ognize the union the girls have formed and they will not return until he re- vises his attitude.
 A committee of the girls called on MT. Barton yesterday afternoon and he received them cordially. After a three hour conference he asked them to call on him this morning to com
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
ROWLAND DRY GOODS co.
GO. EMPLOYES WILL MEET TONIGHT TO ACT
 ON PROPOSAL TO WALK OUT

of about IS per cent, for piece work CTS so that their wages may be brought up to the standard which the change in the hours will bring is also asked.
 Some year and a half ago the eua- pIoyes of the Graphophone factory claim that the piece workers were cut in wages from 15 to 40 per cent This cut, which has never been restored, although the long working day has been maintained.
 The employees will include in their demands time and half for over time, and double time for work on Sundays. The committee to present their demands to the management will be named at meeting tonight and the workers in the factory assert this committee will act whether Vice President Johnston comes here or not
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
H. Q. CANFIELD
 COMPANY GIVES
 EIGHT HOUR DAY

To take effect next Monday, Presi- dent A. H. Canf1eld of the H. o. Can
 field Go. in Housatonic avenue today granted an eight hour day to workers in the company's factory. This re- duction in working time applies in all departments and affects some 250 men and 15O women workers who have been working a 50 hour week hereto fore.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
WATER STREET FREIGHT DEPOT WORKERS STRIKE
 60

Fifty men quit work this morning. at the Water street freight house. Nearly 200 are now out on strike.
 The railroad company has provided a fat car with tables and a kitchen range and it feeds the strike breakers who are working there. -eS
 The men met this morning and ar sysngen4snts are7 being made to get the denands if concrete form for presen- tation to the company.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
STAR SHIRT PLANT SHUT 1nOEFlNlTELY:
 PURDY IS ROOTED

tCIosed indefinitely was the legend on a sign posted at the plant of the Star Shirt Go. last evening. The em- ployes who didn't join the strikers " ere sent home and the factory was shut down
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co. WANTS g HOUR DAY TO
 AVERT TROUBLE

2 The nine-hour day has been granted the employees of the Heppenstan Forge Co, according to the employees and they are now considering it.
 Charles s. Lindsay, treasurer of the plant wouldn't talk on the matter this
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PERSONAL MENTION

Andrew J. Seery of Southport,is very ill with txphoid fever at St zN1peenta hospital.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
PIANOS, v1onNs, oELLos, VIC

AKAOA4fAas new and secOnu lhanu, Tor sale; new pfanos $50. regular price $250; new playerkpianos, $500, reg uIar price $475; Gsed piano $9O, one dollar a week. VioIins, VictroIas sse one dollar a week. F'otch Piano Co. s-s S44 Noble Ave- near Stillman St.. Open evenings.
 l. 2e dso
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Col John V White, Q. S. A., com manding Forts Hamilton and Vz-ds-f worth. died at Fort Hamilton
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that more than 200 of the employee stayed in the factory but the striker declared they would have all who stayed in out before tomorrow.