The labor standard., 1918-05-01

! sandwich trays, nut bowls, etc
 made of German or nickel silver
 also white enamel. We are also . looking for unskilled men. Our fe.
 male help in the furnishing lime
 average from 121s to 20c. per hour;
 unski11ed labor 171s to 25 per hour
 The girls minimum wages is 121a
 per hour. If you were in the states
 and applied to us for position we
 could place you" Y
 A. That on March 15, 1916, George c. Pearson wrote letter to the de fendant corporation in which he stated that his wife was unable, to start for Meriden at once but that he, the said George c. Pearson, and his son, George c. Pearson, Jr., were will ing to start at once provided they were sure of receiving employment from the defendant corporation.
 5. That on March 20, 1916, the corporation through it's superintendent, c. H. Stockder, wrote a letter to George c. Pearson, copy of which is as follows:
 Z Dear Sir: Referring to yours of
 the 18th will say the conditions stated in your letter are satisfac-
 tory and we will keep a place open
 for Mrs. Pearson. Kindly advise
 when you will report for duty"
 6. That during the period covered by the correspondence mentioned in Paragraphs ?, 3, and hereof, the said George c. Pearson was an alien of the United States of America and was known by the defendant corpo- ration to be an alien of the United States of America, he, the said George c. Pearson, being theh and there resident of springhill, Nova Scotia, and citizen of Great Britain.
 T. That during the period covered by the correspondence mentioned in 2, 3, A and 5 hereof, and Cor further period of time, to wit, arSil ois or about April IA 1916, the said George c. Pearson was contract laberer and was known to the defend ant corporation to be a contract la borer, to wit, an ordinary unskilled workman.
 8. That on or about April 4, 1916, the said George c. Pearson, as a. result of the correspondence men, tioned in Paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5 hereof, and especially as result of the letter mentioned in Paragraph 5 hereof, left Springhill, Nova Scotia, and entered the United States, and on April 5, 1916, went to the town of Meriden in the State and District of where he engaged board and lodging intending to make the same his permanent abode.
 9. That on April 5, 1916, the said George c. Pearson learned of 9 strike at the factory of the defendant cor poration and therefor returned to Nova Scotia on April 6, 1916.
 10. That the acts of the defendant aforementioned were in violation of a statute of the United States, to-wit: "An Act to regulate the Migration of Aliens into the United States" approved February 20, 1907, as amended by the act of March 26, 1910.
 II. That the defendant by reason ,f the facts aforesaid and in pur- suance of the provisions of the statue aforesaid has forfeited to and become liable to pay to the plaintiff the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1 ,000.00) as a penalty.
 12. That the defendant corporation nas continuously neglected and re- fused to pay the said penalty to the plaintiff.
 SECOND COUNT
 1. That on March 1, 1916, and for some time previous to that date, the defendant owned and operated cer-. ,ain factory in the town of Meri- len, in the County of New Haven and State of Connecticut, and the defend ant has ever since the above date and still does own and operate said factory.
 2. That on or about Febru-. ary 29, 1916, Mrs. George c. Pearson wrote letter from Springhill, Nova Scotia, addressed to he defendant corporation at Meriden, Conn.,, asking for employment for herself as hand -burnisher, and also nquiring if the defendant corporation lad any positions open for men, as Ter husband and son also desired po- sitions.
 3. That on March 9, 1916, the de- ,endant corporation through it's super ntendent, c. H. Stockder, wrote a etter to Mrs. George c. Pearson, copy of which is as follows:
 Dear Madam: Referring to
 yours of the 18th ult., we are in
 need of hand burnishers that have
 had experience on the general line
 of hollow ware such as tea ware,
 walters, meat dishes, cake baskets,
 sandwich trays, nut bowls, etc.
 made of German silver, also
 white enamel. We are also
 looking for unskilled men. Our fe-
 male help in the furnishing line
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