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The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-03-04
PAYS THE UNION WAGE SCALE

ST. Louis-The ordinance recently
passed by the city council directing
the various employees wages based up
on the scales maintained by ST. Louis
trade unions, is being put into success
fui operation. Since the passage Of
the ordinance the great bulk Of city
employees have become members Of
the unions to which they are eligible.
The ordinance provides that those in
charge of directing the labor Of the
city shall from time TO time call upon
the executive officers Of the various
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-03-04
f. ]. McKENNA BURIED
Large COucourse Of People Pay Respects to
Memory Of Well Known Citizen

The funeral of Frank ]. McKenna
was held from the family home, 400
Myrtle street, Sunday at 2 o'clock and
was one Of the largest ever held in
the city showing the high esteem in
which the deceased was held by all
classes of our citizens.
Rev. Arthur ]. Sullens, Of the Con-
gregational Church read the burial
service and E. F. Cation, on behalf of
the Typographical union paid brief
but heartfelt tribute to the memory of
his old friend
The Turn Verein chorus sang APP
propriate hymns at the home and at
the grave, Mrs. Robert M. Adams and
Mrs. Fred Rosene playing the ac-
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-03-04
Bill For Relief Of This Unfortunate Young Man Has Passed the House
And Every Union Man and Friend Of Humanity Should Urge
Its Passage BY the Senate at Once
Lost Both Limbs On Idaho
State Capitol Work

The House of Representatives have
passed the bill appropriating $4,000
for the relief of John R. Dernier.
The bill should be pushed through
the Senate without delay and should
receive the Governors signature.
The Gem Worker alone of the press
of Boise, championed the cause of Mr.
Dernier and has been persistent in
its demand that justice be done this
injured workman-who lost both his
legs in being crushed by rock, while
employed on the Idaho State Capitol
The sum to be appropriated will be
sufficient to pay Mr.. Derniers hospital
and doctor bills and leave balance
sufficient to set him up in some little
6usiness in which he can make liv-
ing.
The labor unions of Boise have been
instrumental in securing the iltrodu
ton and passage Of this measure IN
the House and should now get h''s
with the Senate as the Leg stature VII
doubtless adjourn this week
The bill should not be permitted to
die in the rush and crash Of the last
week of the session, and it is up to
every friend Of humanity. every lover
of justice to take little time off from
the daily occupation in order to give
this measure push.
Lest we forget! We reprint here
with picture Of Mr.. Dernier in his
wheeled cart, showing the loss of both
legs. Justice, gentlemen of the Legis-
lature, for this crippled workingmarL
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-03-04

when nature is no longer able to
meet the demands upon her to rid the
body of excessive waste matter accu-
mulating from overwork, and to re-
place worn out material the break
down is usually very rapid. The APP
petite becomes poor, the digestion is
interfered with. constipation is the
rule. the person loses flesh, the blood
is poisoned by retained waste matter,
and is impoverished by lack of prop
er nutrition due to the deranged
digestion. The person becomes pale
and anaemic, and in most cases de-
velops an irritable, moody and de-
spondent disposition, frequently as
suming reckless attitude, with q
lowering OF her moral tone. A crave
ing is often acquired for stimulaRtS
or excitement to offset the depres--
sion resulting from her mental condi-
ton.
"Such a person is. in common par
lance, run down, and becomes ready
prey to diseases Of all kinds. All the
communicable diseases, such as tuber-
culosis, typhoid, measles. scarlet few.
er, and host of others, may ind
ready lodgment in the system of such
a subvitalized person. This is espec-
tally true with reference to tuberculo-
sis, the germs Of which are so univer-
sally distributed that it is said that
every person comes into contact with
them many times during their lives.
and only their powers of resistance,
dependent upon their physical condi-
ton prevent tuberculosis from devei-
oping in their systems"
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-03-04

compaments at the home.
Besides the large concourse of citi-
gems who assembled to pay their last
respects to the deceased, the mem
bers Of the Masonic lodge, the
Knights OF Pythias, the Turn Verein
and the Typographical union attend
ed in a body.
The active pail bearers we're w. S.
Perkins, Charles Caesar Paul Span
genberg, w. f. Jefferson, Fay D.
Young and Foster Thompson, while
the honary pail bearers were Guy
Flenner, Robert Bacon, Edward Fin
negan, Luther Straight, Earl Adams
and H. W. Fulton, Interment was at
Morris Hill
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-03-04
PREsSMEN AND ASSISTANTS
UNION

The Boise, Printing Pressmen and
Assistants Union held their regular
monthly meeting, Monday evening
with a good attendance. Mr. John
Alden of The Gem Worker visited the
union and prevailed upon the body 70
furnish correspondent. Mr.. a, +.
Swartz. one Of the members was
elected to fiji the position. 4 good
i've column Will be expected from the
pressmen.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-03-04

departments for officially certified
scales Of wages, to the end that the
ordinance shall be uniformly enforced.
Eight hours is the work day. The
Central Labor union has had copy
Of the ordinance engrossed, with the
pen used by the mayor, mounted upon
its face, and the whole inclosed in an
elaborate frame. a suggestion made
that it be sent to San Francisco to be-
come part Of the American Fedora
tion Of Labor's exhibit at the exposi-
Ition this year will likely be carried out.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-03-04
Printers Stand
Indorsed

New Orleans-P Printers on strike
against three daily papers in this city
are standing firm, despite the refusal
of publishers TO accept the offer of
the federal department of labor to ar
bitrate differences, which, arose over
the attempt Of the printers to enforce
FIVE day law, without cost to the
publishers, TO relive their out-of-work
memebers.
The union has started daily pap
err, which is proving a success. Off
GERS OF the International Typograph-
ical union have been asking promi-
nent citizens throughout the country
to assist them in creating sentiment
for arbitration, and in response to
this request Congressman Reilly of
Connecticut wrote Robert Ewing,
publisher of the Daily States, to this
effect The eastern lamwaker said:
From what little know Of the case,
it would appear to me the proper
thing to do"
The publishers replied: "As you adj
nit you know little about the case of
the publishers of New Orleans, it is
rather surprising to me that you
should pass on the matter and proffer
your advice and suggestions about a
controversy that we consider vital TO
the very existence of the newspapers
Of this city. In order that you may bet
ter inform yourself than you have
been able to do q - am inclos-
ing you statement Of both the printers
and the publishers on the matter, pub
lished in the New Orleans Press"
In answer to the above. Congress
man Reilly said;
After a careful reading OF both
statements. am more convinced than
ever that the suggestion in my first
letter recommending arbitration is
we'll advised. am frank to say that
know considerable more now of the
situation, thanks to your information
than | did when | wrote you first
The particular thing that under
stand better is that without expens,
to the newspaper publishers of New
Orleans, the Typographical Unior
desired to get employment two days
week for the unemployed members
of their craft.
"As a newspaper man OF thirt,
years experience, as secretary for ov
, er twenty-five years of newspape
publishing company employing Ty
: biographical union printers and oper
: ators, am Surprised at the stand tax
e en- in this matter by the New Orlean
publishers it would appear to me tina
I any effort especially one as fair as tn
= one under consideration, to give wor
:, to unemployed, should receive tn
I heartiest support instead of oppos
i ton of newspaper owners.
:, The other minor differences be
r tween you and your printers, in m
e opinion amount to very little TIL
r supreme issue in this case being til
desire of the union to help their III
e employed brothers, I am sure tn;
/ public opinion will be greatly in fave
y Of the union in this matter"
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-03-04
pApERMAKERs ARE AcrIvE

Fitchburg Mass.-Of6cers Of the
international brotherhood Of Paper
makers are assisting their local in
this city in an organizing campaign.
At mass meeting international Pres
ident Carey protested against So
called dividend system" and wage
scale in one Of the mills
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-03-04
WILL EXTEND CLAYTON LAW

Chicago-At the request of the
owners of buildings, Judge Sullivan
of the Superior court of Cook county,
has issued a sweeping injunction
against members OF the Chicago Flat
Janitor's union. The order is also
directed against members Of the Milk
wagon drivers union, against all per-
sons assisting them, and all persons
having any knowledge Of the injunc-
ton,
All are commanded to "desist and
refrain" from "picketing or patroling
or maintaining any picket or pickets
in the vicinity OF the strike bound
buildings; from boycotting; from
calling, inducing, engaging in or
maintaining any strike or strikers"
for the purpose of enforcing the union
shop, or because nonunion janitors
are employed; and from exhibiting
or distributing any printed matter,
characterizing the owner of the build
ings as unfair to union labor.
The usual subterfuge of assuming
that the men may commit violence or
that they may make use of threats or
intimidation is not resorted to in this
;niuuct;on
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-03-04

Owing to the death Of former Sena-
tor Jacob L. Goodnight the Legisla-
ture out Of respect Of the former mem
Der did not hold a meeting last night
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-03-04

Z Many Boise housewives are getting
wise and are using corn meal instead
Of flour for making bread and other
choking
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-03-04

1t is very straightforward denial
of the right of personal liberty, for
bidding in effect, the exercise Of per-
sonal rights Of a nature common to all
citizens and universally used in the
ordinary course Of competitive busi-
ness, because such liberty and rights
are in this case being used by work
ingmen in an effort to. establish condi-
tons that Will enable them to bring
about improved standards Of living.
Organized labor Of Illinois will not
remain silent while the courts continue
to usurp to themselves powers of per-
sona1 government utterly at variance
with the modern idea Of government
by lave
An anti-injunctioin bill with provi-
sions similar to those OF the Clayton
bill recently enacted by Congress to
restrain the federal courts, will be in
troduced during the present session of
the Illinois legislature, and the menu
bers of the assembly will be given an
opportunity to show to the people
whether they stand for personal gov
ernment by judges of for government
r., faxy
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-03-04

The Gem Worker is receiving the
loyal support Of the Boise Labor
Unions, who regard It as their
paper. and the Members Of the
Unions are very keen to appreciate
those who patronize the paper and
who invite the trade Of organized
labor through its columns. This
makes The Gem Worker a most
splendid advertising medium. Try
it for q short time and watch the
results.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-03-04

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The Gem Worker goes to more
homes in Idaho than any other
labor paper that was ever published
in this State. And it goes to more
homes each week than it did the
week before. This makes it Of in
cressing value as an advertising
medium, fact which is becoming
more and more recognized by the
business men of Boise.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-19

John G. Cooley, and transferred to New York city. Guilford Smith, grandson of Joshua Smith, purchased Mir. Aliens property and made woolen felts there until after the Civil war In 1878 the American Wood Type company used the old mill for Its original purpose.
 Since 1850, in the Old Grist mill built by Elisha, Holmes, thousands of tons of gypsum have been ground and distributed.
 The old buff1ng wheel manufactury, near the Central Vermont railroad, now used as an electric light plant by Smith & Winchester, was built for the Adams Nickel Plating and Manufac- turing company.
 This is in brief the manufacturing history of Windham proper. The greater history of the manufactures. of the town deals with her offspring, the city of Willimantic the rise of which contributed to the decline of old Windhans. In ISIS the Horseshoe bridge over the Natchaug river was built, and this, together with the re- mOvai of the county seat to Brooklyn, in 1919, hastened the down fall. The growth of the young city, however, was the chief factor in the change.
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Whiting, and included in the town of Windham at an early date.
 Mansfield Set Off.

Whiting, and included in the town of Windham at an early date.
 Mansfield Set Off.
 In 17O1 Mansfield, or Pondetown, which was settled about the same time as Windham and was part of the orig ina1 town, disagreed on certain relig ious matters, and was separated from her. In 1703 the town of Windham was reconstructed with half the orig inal Joshua's tract, and the Crane and Whiting tract added to it. In 17S6 Hampton or Canada, so named after the first settler, David Canada or Kennedy, was set off from Wind ham. At the same date the general assembly gave to Windham the tract of mo mans land' which lay between the southern boundaries of the orig inal grant and the rivers which were the natural boundary, and was in dis pute between Lebanon and Windham.
 Chaplin and Scotland Go.
 The final divisions were made in 1922 by the formation of Chaplin, and in 1857 by the formation of Scotland The present population is about thir- teen thousand, about twelve thousand of whom are in the city of Williman- tic.
 Newspapers.
 The Phoenix, or Windham Herald, the leading newspaper of old Windham. was first published in 1791, and dis i tributed to over 1900 subscribers by post riders. This paper f1ourished during its prosperity, but disappeared | with the decline of the old town. The | first newspaper published in Williman- i tic was the Public Medium, published | by John Evans in January, 1S47. Its | name was changed to the Willimantic Journal, and it's ownership changed a | number of times until it's publication i stopped some fifteen years ago.
 1884 i1 Weekly Enterprise was sent out from | it's office in the Franklin building. N | w. Leavitt was it's moving spirit | Passing through various states, the paper is now the only daily published in WillimantiC, and from 1879 has beer called the WiIlimantic Chronicle, with headquarters on Church street. Other | papers started in the city were either short-lived or removed to another place.
 In addition The Norwich Bulletin has for a number of years maintained featured the news of the city on thu second page of its publication, thu largest in Eastern Connecticut.
 Windham in War.
 l. The patriotism of Windham has al ways been a notable feature of he history, and old Windham Green wa of the nations battlefelds. Three son the training ground for many heroe of Rev. Samuel Whiting were colonel in the French and Indian war, and Cof l Onel Nathan Whiting and COlone 1 Eleazer Fitch were at the fall of Mon treal.
 Local citizens were reused to fur by the passage of the Stamp Act, an caused Jared Ingersoll, the stamp col lector. to resign, afterward burnin
 him in effigy.
 Colonel Elderkin's regiment number ; ed four companies of 150 men eacl
 in the battle of Bunker Hill. Durin 1 the Revolutionary war WindhaI : alone sent one thousand men to tn l field. Elderin and Wales manufactur
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-19

lively recent origin. Of these only the first two and last are now in ex- istence and all are in a fourishtng condition.
 WiIimantic Linen Co.
 So Willimantic continued to thrive. In 1854 the Willimantic Linen com pany was organized. This company first manufactured crash towels and fish lines. Deprived of their supply of flax by the Cremaean war of 1S53-6, they began the manufacture of spool cotton. Previous to this time, colOred cotton thread had been put up in skeins, and this new method of winding the thread appealed to the buyers, and business started with a rush. The mill called No. 1 was built in 1857. Before the Civil war Durham and Ives, the proprietors. bought up a quantity of cotton. and mado fortrge which resulted in the growth of the plant. In 1864 they bought the land where the old stone schoolhouse stood, and put up Mill No. ? and the row of tenements known as the new village"
 The Jillson and Capen mill was bought in 1876, and filled with ma- chinery. This is now Mill No 3. Nc 4 was erected in 1880, and 'The Oaks was built up about that time. The de- velopment of this company has ef- fected the whole process of thread manufacture. and their claim to mak- ing the best thread in the world is well sustained by various medals and awards. For the prominence of this product. Willimantic has always beer known as the Thread City" Since 1900 the plant has been a part of the system of the American Thread com pany.
 First Silk Industry.
 The Holland Manufacturing com. pany were the first silk industry To. eating in Willimantic. and was estab- Hshed in 1886 by J. H. and H. G Holland, who built the brick mills ol opposite corners of Church and Val ley streets, still used by the company Each member of the firm built a beau tiful home, that of J. H. Holland ol Maple avenue being at present tn home of the Sisters connected with St Mary's church, and the home of H G. Holland now being the residence O Dr. T. R. Parker. MT. c. w. Al paugh is the present treasurer ant local manager of the plant, which stil manufactures sewing silk and twist The yearly output of the business i rated at approximately half a mil lion.
 On the death of Col Elderlin, hi silk industry was transferred to Mans field. where it was developed untt again brought back to the town O 1 Windham by the o. s. Chaffee & So
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Plans were successfully made for the largest parade Willimantic had ever known; fremen and ex-firemen old pupils, old classes, school children practically every organization in the city volunteered to march or contri- bute a, float; local industries planned series of pageants, and it is confident ly expected that the entire First reg iment, c, N. G., and possibly the Put nam Phalanx and the Governors Foot guards of Hartford, will take part in this mammoth parade, while ex- President William Howard Taft has promised to be on hand, and will re- view the pageant.
 Mass Meeting.
 The state armory, on Pleasant street, will be loaned for the occasion. and Sunday, June 21, the opening day of the week of festival, will be celebrated by a mass meeting of citizens, and members and pastors of all the church. es of Willimantic. Speakers, both Protestant and Catholic, will take part; there will be special music and a sacred band concert.
 Week of Festivities.
 During the week the streets will be illuminated, and the buildings dec orated; nightly band concerts will be held in the various parks and pub lie squares; ball games, athletic con- tests, aquatic sports, an automobile parade, a historical and industrial ex- hibit in the town hall throughout the week, reunions and banquets for for mer pupils and teachers, a big high
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ed most of the powder used by the Continental army in their mills in Windham, while Eezekiah Huntington manufactured and repaired firearms at his iron works.
 In the war of 1912 The Windham, MT. Abbe's little coasting schooner, was confiscated, and a number of young men saw service guarding New London harbOr, but participated in no actual warfare. In the regular army, however, we find the names of Major Charles Larrabee, who served under General Harrison, and Captain Adams Larrabee, who was placed in command at the battle of French Mills, near Plattsburg, when his captain was dis abled, and was wounded.
 In the Civil War.
 In 1861 we find the little town well to the front. Lester E. Bradley was the first to enlist and became captain of the Lyons Guards, Co. G., 12th Conn Vol. Other Windham boys who went to the front were. Charles D. Bowen, captain Co. H, 18th c. V; Francis S. Long, first Ieuteiant and captain, Fist C. ". who fell at Petersburg in 1864, and for whom the local post, No. 30, G. A. R., is named; Henry D. Taintor, second lieutenant, Co. H, 18th c. "; William H. Locke, second lieutenant, 17th c. V; the four Ripley brothers, one of whom became captain in Co. D of the Sth, and lost an arm in ser vice; Andrew LOOnis, lieutenant, Co. H of the 2d; Joel R. Arnold liteuten- ant and aide on coloneFs staff of the 165th New York; Lieutenant Charles Wood, killed at Petersburg in 1864;
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and his son, Major James Fitch, John Birchard, Lieut.. Thomas Tracy, Thom- as Adgate, Simon Huntington, Lieut.. Thomas LefnngwelI, Dr. John Olm- sted William Hyde, William Backus. Hugh Calkins, Captain George Deni- son, Daniel WethereI.
 Subsequently, by the death of John Mason, the disposal of his personal interest by Samuel Mason and the purchase of John Olmsteds part by John Post, only thirteen of the original grantees were left. These fourteen spectators of olden times formed sort of trust company and, none of them wishing to settle the country himself, an agreement was signed Fet IT, 1882, whereby each owner obtained his tract according to lot-GOd's provi- dence-and agreed to admit only suck matters as the company should deem 1 advisable.
 At the time of actual settlement the 1 far seeing Masons and Pitches owned over half of the 60,000 acres named in l the grant. Lieut.. Thomas Lefingwell l Sergeant Richard Bushnell and Simon l Huntington surveyed the land, camp ing, according to tradition, on a clear 1 ing opposite what is now the WilIi- | mantle Fair Grounds. Three lots of | land were plotted out, one at Hithar i Place, one at the Pondes, the present Mansfield Center. and one at Willi- | mantuck.
 John Gates First Settler. l John Gates, who was suspected of being 8 refugee regicide but whose past was always a mystery. was the | first settler, and with his negro slave. | Joe Ginne, erected a rude hut whicE, l with the assistance of Jonathan Gin- nings, to whom the first white child in this section was born, was made over into a comfortable home. | The first settlement being made | others followed rapidly. The woods were cleared away, sawmilIs erected OF Merrick's brook, the Shetucket and | Willimantic gr5st mills and a tannery | built. Cattle raising, spinning and weaving were carried on. Lieut. Crane l secured a hotel grant from the court | of Hartford. Settlers were constant ivy arriving from Norwich and the Massachusetts colonies.
 Town Grant Accorded in 1892.
 In 1901 the General court was peti- toned for a town grant, which was accorded June F, 1892. The names of the men who signed this petition include many well known in Windhan today. They were: Joshua, Ripley John Gates Jonathan Crane. Josep. Huntington, William Backus, Jeremiah Ripley, Jonathan Ginnings, Richard Hendee, John Backus and John Lar town meeting was held. at whicl Joshua, Ripley. was elected the. frs town rcterks off ths- TUwnse ofss5 fss5WA1dlefn