Putnam patriot., 1917-07-20
MATTERS SAVE
 DANBURY H0MES
Sf65 900 of Labor Federation Funds Satisfies Boycott
 Judgment
FIGHT LASTED t4 YEARS
Dietrich Loepfs Twice Carried Claim Against Workers ts U. 8. Supreme court-"Bisd to Last Cent"
 Says Union Leaaee

Hartfor8.-Tae famous DaBbDTy Hatzers case. which wound Its way through the mazss of the law for four een years. going twice to tAe Supreme 1oart U tAe United States. has been e.tled The 40 homes which were 0 lall under the hammer of the anc- f.oueer have been saved, and Diet-ich f1aRs. 0f b l.. LoeSe < Co. the vic ori9Hs plasntH has been compensated for his judgment against the hAttsfs 5 4s had boycotted him
 The adjustment Of the celebrated e0nfict between capita and labor vas reacksd after q surprisingly short con ference between counsel for both sides. it gas learned that the amount paid sH final settlement of the judgment aas about sls5. 900. which. with the 900 previously collected by Loe"e E Co. from savings bank deposits. ander attachment, amounted 10 $Zs5,- 88. 4 check for the final payment Rss given, and 1t is understood that aermal steps will be taken al once have the attachments vacated in ae Federal Court
 Opinion at Danbury relative to Diet Faea Loewe the aged litigant. Is dlYi- a Many oI the hafters whom he as bsgFiended are thankful that tat Hcarge Of Dauburg has been wiped 7t Bui others who were bitter il. t6eir fight against the house Of .eae are keen m their resentment / st.B bitter against inc man ~ht
 ad and beat the bgyeostng union Representative of me uulon at q,
 6f tHa conference declined ta ate he exact amount iuvalfet 5n lHe lament 8z tHe eaze They merely 5aee4ea tazt E ws about tw5 thifas
 tHe amount 1' tde judgment pms
 s t ls understood tHat .bere were avesal conditions exaeza1 Au tae a3-
 tmeat. but Martin Laeler. ssers- y of fhe FuHed HaHers of North peHea declined e state t#e term5 Al can saY.9 al8 Hr LaNisf zis at IoeHp < Ca h'e1 the United Hat. aez fsr the last cent
 The remarkable controversy began : smolaer fn l5a2 wha 0rE7 nzed Ielr was striving ID uauaize ali fac- re# ln DaahdrT *t ae very azaft
 Wa < ea. refused t8 makH ifz pf nt shaH Biezn.aA lasse #ae determined Ea employ eEHaEt Hask-
 
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 s#H#8E men #H E#ps ~ Aiaa wares as ea3af alm h.
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 a~t that labor ani m1.er'ai could arH
 Eat asasGed Wltb thIs elt.matam, Ha uH. na aaiiea out their men al the owe afauf on July 9. l9o& and a gite began
 Lae&e ha ness seemed 10 thrive 5r while 4itb Us non union labor aa tha 7tfers determined to reach him through , baycat upon his wares AeI8s tse union fr m Maine t0 Texas aHA Hp a oregon aHt Washington the uian cauied on q camHai0n Of boy colt ae+tHst The Tossee hats Through t spy in the employ of the manufac. urer The unior wa able to ascertain to whom goo3s were shipped and thelr haNeett was concentrated upon tBe wholesale msn the iphbers and fhe reta.leTs
 The sherman antitrust law became effective that fall. and Lnewe sought 70 dght fhe trr1tt hy 0d oe he pro visions 0f tho Sherman act The ease Weat twFee fo the Supreme Court # he tntod States and the fees pad n connsels fees on both sides of the 6ase were over Sla1000 Loewe's iu1s u nt embraced triple damages under Re iaw which brought the total up to about sa50 e1o Attachments were leeied upon the homes of some lao members Of The union. and the firm m8naged to extract from the savings bank holdings Of the defendants about s7o000
 The court finally fixed July IS of this year as the day in which fore closures were 10 be made on the homes of the defendants. and the places would have been sold to the highest bidder had not the funds for adjustment been produced hy the American Federation of Labor
 The satisfaction of the judgment will be Of enormous benefit to I.oewe. as the firm became involved in finan- cial difficulties through investment in another hat factory. and subsequently was taken over and managed by~ & creditors committee.