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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-27
A New Fabric Glove

with long cuff, has elastic at the wrist, instead
of strap. 1t is of smooth, evenly woven fabric
in pongee and cafe au lat with spearpoint stitching
on the back. Women find these most becoming with
dark silk dresses. S125 the pair
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-27
Dainty Dresses
THAT Young
Girls Will Like

Two of these delightful dresses
are sketched. The one on the right
is of chambray, of a fine, soft
quality. 1t is in tan, blue or
light green with white ricrac
braid finishing all the edges-the
bodice, the sash, the hem and the
folds on the skirt. 1t is in ID
and 16 year sizes at $40.
The other is a ruffiy, frilly
affair of rose or blue organdie for
girls of 10 to Ia years. $40.
Soft voiles are in maize or rose,
with contrasting collars, cuffs
and pocket tops. Grapes done in
shadow embroidery adorn the col
lar and cuffs, and a sash ties in
back. 8 to 14-year sizes at $3.50.
tCentraD
, 1919-05-22

You can never be comfortable if con-
stipated. 1t makes you Initiated and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. it by using Davis
Liver Pills. An dealers sell them.
, 1919-05-22
NOTICE.

HEREBY make known that | have
sold all the cattle belonging to me in
this Island to Planter Svend J0rgensen,
Longford, including all strayed animals
which are to be found on the neighbours
estate. | ask the owner of the estates
to allow Mr.. J3rgensnn to send for the
cattle and take them away.
Mount Washington, St. Croix, May IS,
1919.
f. H. SCAVENIUS.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17
NON-UNION BARS
UNPOPULAR WITH
ORGANIZED LABOR
New Haven Bartenders Union
Asks Cooperation of Members
of Other Locals.
PATRONIZE UNION MEN
Local 217 Informs Other Unions
of Places Employing Non Union
Bartenders-Right on the Job.

Bartenders' Local, No. 217 of New
Haven, continues to energetically pro-
mote the interests of the organization
and its individual members just as en-
Enthusiastically as if prohibition had
never been heard of, and its members
believe that the future holds in store
for them a continuance of employment
and prosperity under a revision or re-
peal of the detrimental Legislation Sc
cured under war time stress.
Notable among its activities is its
fight against non-union cafes. Be1iev-
ing that the end NAV be near some
short-sighted proprietors are relinqulsh-
ing their union affiliations and employ
ing non-union men. Local 217 is pro-
tecting the interests of its members by
keeping the great body of Organized
Labor throughout the city posted on
what places are employing union men
and those that are not. Places which
do not now employ. union men are an
nounced by Local 217 as follows:
William Herman, corner Ferry and
Chapel streets Maurice Murphy, Chapel
and Blatchlev avenue; John Maroney,
Blatch1ey and Clay street; James Shana-
har Blatchlev and Clay streets; John
Fallon, Clay and Fillmore streets; Mich
ael Miniter, Fimore and Pine streets ;
John Harmon, State and East streets !;
John Fa1lon, Beach and East streets ;
Peter Clyne, East. street and Grand ave-
ntIe
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17
GARMENT WORKERS
ON STRIKE AGAIN
Claim That New York Conditions
Are the Same as the Old
Sweat Shop Days.

New York, May 16.-The strike of
$4,000 garment workers for minimum
weekly wage and better living conditions
which was declared Wednesday was
conducted without disorder, the strikers
meeting quietly in Is halls hired by the
International Ladies Garment Workers
Union to protest against conditions
which they say equal the sweat shop"
days, when the crowding of workers in
tAnements was not forbidden by law
Only half of the $4,000 called out were
actually at work, as this is the slack
season in the garment trade. They ask
for weekly wage, no more pleceWork
and the abolition of the so-called "sweat
shop" The limiting of work to shops
where there are IA machines or more
the strikers claim, will put out of busi-
ness many small sub-manufaCtrrers who
take work from the larger concerns and
do not live up to the law governing
working conditions.
At present the garment workers are
employed only about six months in the
year. Thev ask to be guaranteed eight
months empoyment. Benjamin Schles-
niger, president of the workers union,
wrote Yesterday to Saul Singer, Dresi-
dent of the Cloak, Suit and Shirt Manu-
facturers' Protective Association, asking
him to assign a place where the leaders
might meet to settle the strike.
"It is useless to argue in the public
press whether or not the unions de-
mands are arbitrary. The letter (Mr.
Sch1esinger's) will be referred to the
executive committee, and [ have no
doubt that the time will be set in the
very near future for further confer
euCe,"
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17
SHIPWRIGHTS HAVE
new. LONDON UNION
President Sullivan of State Or
ganization Starts One Off With
Membership of 1876.

New London, May 16.-President
Sullivan of the Connecticut Council of
Carpenters and Joiners' Union of Amer
iCa came here on Wednesday night and
organized union OF shipWrights. 1t
was intended to organize this. union
several weeks ago but there were sew
eral delays and the meeting was post
poned until Wednesday night. The new
organization starts out with excellent
prospects as it has membership of
1876. The New London Local of Car
penters and Joiners is we'll established
In regard to the report that some women
carpenters would seek membership in a
union in some other city in this state,
President Sullivan said he would put
nothing in their way if they wanted to
join.
Winnipeg, May 16.-The Trades
Labor Council has ordered strike with
the building and metal trades workers.
The building trades workers went on
strike May l for a A hour week and 81
an hour, while the metal trades workers
followed the next day, their principal
demand being for closed shop, though
they also asked a 20 per cent. increase
in wages.
All unions affiliated with the local
Trades and Labor Council were request
ed by that body to take a sympathetic
strike vote, but some refused.
Boston, May 16.-Between 5000 and
5000 carpenters of the Boston district
local union struck to enforce demand
for a Jump IN wages to ST an hour. The
rate at present is IS cents an hour.
An offer of a compromise on 82A
cents an hour was rejected.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17
EIGHT HOUR
DAY DECLARED
BY MOLDERS
Connecticut. Valley Conference
Declines to Support Amer
ican Labor Party.
MINIMUM WAGE $5.SOADAY
Half of the International Officers
to Boom Union in
This Locality.

Derby May 16-That big drive is
on increase membership in the Molders'
Union was shown by the number of in
fuential officials of the international or
ganization in attendance at the conven-
ton here and the list of organizers who
are to work in Connecticut and other
parts of New England. The conven-
ton was the seventh annual of the Con-
necticut Valley Conference Board of the
International Molders' Union.
The conference declared for an eight
hUur day, five and half days a week,
with no overtime unless under emergen-
journeymen is to be $3.50 day. 1t is
expected that this will go into effect
soon. In some cities an agreement has
been reached with the employers in re-
gard to the eight hour day. The eight
hour day in Boston goes into effect on
July l. 1t is intended to have the new
time schedule in effect all over New
England during July.
M. Toscan Bennett of Hartford hus-
band of the well-known suhragette ad-
dressed the convention in behalf of the
American Labor Party, which has an
organization in Hartford. Mr.. Bennett
wanted the convention to endorse the
political party movement, but he was in
formed that this could not be done as
the constitution of the organization
does not permit of any such action.
The election of officers resulted as
follows:
President-William Wilson of An
sonia.
First Vice-President- Charles McGi1l
of Stamford,
Second e-President-Daniel DAILY
of Westheld, Mass
Third Vice-President-R. J. Skehan
of Arrick, Mass.
Business Agent-James Loveday of
Hartford.
Organizer-J. Callahan of Springfield.
This will be the sixth consecutive
term for President Wilson. Norwalk
was chosen for the next convention.
Nick M. Smith of Birmingham Ala
bama, fourth vice-presideht of the In
ternationaI Union, and Mr.. Loyeday are
coming here next Monday4 to confer
with employers regarding tie demands
made by the conference. They expect
to first visit the Birmingham iron foun-
dry here and the Farrell foundry in An
sonia. two of the largest foundries in
this section. 1t is not believed there will
be any objection to the eight hour day.
Officials of the union will have a con-
ference in Boston on Sunday, May l9,
when arrangements will be made to boil
ster up some of the uriors in New Eng
land. Four of the international vice
presidents, inc1udino Kehoe, O'Keefe
and Smith, will direct the campaign.
Mr.. Murphy of the Western division
Mr.. Jones of the Boston division and
Mr.. Loveday of the Eastern division
are some of the organizers who will
work A special drive will be made to
increase membership in the organization
IN Hartford, New Haven and New
Britain.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17
PRESIDENT O'MEARA REVIEWS
LABOR LEGISLATION In THIS STATE
FOR THE CONNECTICUT LABOR PRESS
Many
Their Treatment Labors Aims-Sen-
Bishop Prominently Other Representatives
and Senators Played the Part of Typical Americans

President Patrick F. O'Meara of the
Connecticut Federation of Labor, said
yesterday when interviewed by a rep
resentative Of this paper that the ses-
sion of the Legislature just closed, was
one that will go down on record as being
less fruitful than anv of the recent Gen
era1 Assemblies
He said that as far as he had OBJ
served while representing the Fedora
ton at Hartford, that there was con-
siderable friction between members.
and of course while this element en-
tered into the work of legislators, it
could not be expected that there would
be real good healthy decision arrived
at upon matters that were referred to
Them and that affected the people of the
state.
Il am not pessimistic however," he
said, for there will be better conditions
accruing from our efforts as we go
along, and the fact that many of the
labor bills have suffered defeat at the
hands of the labor committee must not
deter our efforts to keep going, and try
to have better men elected to public
office so that we can be better protected
in our efforts to have humane legisla-
ton spread upon our statutes.
1t lHuSl DC Sdlu " lllC II cult VI lllalAy
of the members of the General Assem-
bly, that they have been absolutely fair
in their treatment of our purposes, and
above all they would listen to our ap-
peals and there you would find many
men that were members that would be
honest enough to tell you whether they
felt in duty bound to support the meas
ure that you happen tc be talking about
or they would suggest certain changes
that would not be observed by the per
son that if we decided to adopt the s1g-
gcstion it would be very helpful in per-
sl1ading others to help us"
Mr.. O'Meara made the statement that
men of the ca1iber of Judge John c.
Geary Willard B. Rogers, IhQmas J.;
Cummings, William A. Barnes, Richard
J. Hall, Thomas F. Molloy, George NJ.
Tracy H. Clay Maydwell, Thomas P.
Reilly, Martin L. Caine. John 5.
Mccarthy, Patrick J. Healy, Peter
Fitzhenry. John J. Sweeney, Samuel
Gellert, George Goss. Patrick T; Con
nell, Joseph F. Williams, Charles K.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17
RAILROAD BoILERMAKERs.
William Heffernan Succeeds Sam
uel Fischman as President.

At the last meeting of Boiler Makers
Lodge No. 81, of New Haven, two
delegates were elected to take the place
of the first delegation to the New Ha-
ven Trades Council as the original dele
gates were so situated in regards to their
work that they were unable to attend
the meetings In the future, Lodge No,
81 expects to have a full delegation at
the council meetings.
The lodge is in fourishing condition
at the present time At the meeting on
May 8, the board of trustees presented
their quarterly report of the financial
condition and while the expenses were
large there was a good balance on the
right side of the ledger. The member
ship is second to none as far as paying
dues are concerned.
Samuel S. Fischman, the president,
through stress of other business, found
it impossible to continue in Office and
he resigned amid the regrets of all the
members. William Heffernan was
elected president for the balance of the
term. In his speech of acceptance, Mr..
Heffernan bespoke the hearty co-opera-
ton of all the members during the year.
The members of Lodge No. 81 are
employed mostly in New Haven shops,
Cedar Hill roundhouse and at several
other points on the New York, New
Haven & Hartford R. R. system. All
are working on an eight-hour day, six
DAYS a week The members are much
pleased at securing the eight-hour day,
long the cherished hope of mechanics.
Joseph D. Kelleher is recording secre-
tary of this live organization.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17

Bailey, Samuel A. Davis, Edward H.
Bailey and Samuel G. Shaw were mem
bers of the House of Representatives
that a person could approach with a
guarantee that they would at least be
given a chance to explain the value of
the legislation that the Connecticut Fed
Grafton desired, and in the Senate or
ganized labor had one Of the greatest
friends that we would wish for in the
person of Senator G. Herbert Bishop
of the Eighth Senatorial District.
Mr.. O'Meara said: To say that we
owed a heavy debt to Senator Bishop
would be making it very light, for here
was a man that never had any afilia
ton with a labor organization, but the
fact that he had the courage of his
convictions led him to favor and also to
speak in favor of many of the labor
bills, and this was done only because
he was fair and honest in his decisions.
He also suggested to us many changes
in some of our labor bills before he felt
that they were to his liking, which was
readily acquiesced in by US. There was
also a fine running mate for Senator
Bishop in the person Of Senator William
c. Fox from the 18th Senatorial Dis
trict. He was one of those fine speci-
mems of a man that would not insult
you when you spoke to him and was
very helpful to organized 1abor's efforts
when their efforts were fair. Then we
had Senators Hemenway of Hartford,
Bailey of New Haven, C1yne of New
Haven, and probably one or two others
that played the part of typical American
men.
so that, while some of the labor bills
suffered defeat, we are not discouraged
in the least, for we have made many
friends this session, and it is up to the
members of the labor organizations and
their friends at the next election to re-
elect these men and others that we will
have a chance to look up, and this
chance will be afforded us by the change
in the convention dates of the Con-
necticut Federation of Labor from the
fall of the year to early summer. This
will afford considerable time to study
out the various situations that arise
and to get busv politically with our
friends so that those that will oppose
1abor's aims. will be accorded the proper
treatment at the hands of the voters"
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17
HOW The LABEL
WORKS IN HARTFORD
II. T. Trommer Describes What
Has Been Done by Union
Label Section There.

The Label Trades Section of St.
Louis, Mo-. acknowledges the receipt of
a communication from H. F. Trommer,
agent of the Union Label section of
Hartford, who wrote as follows:
"Hartford, Conn.,, April 21, 1919.
Mr.. w. B. Baker, Recording Secretary
Label Trades Section, St. Louis,
Mo.
Dear Sir and Brother: Your letter
of recent date received and was glad
to hear that there is a Label Section
Section of Hartford has been organized
for about four years and comparing the
field of four years back with today | can
say there is a great difference. In this
city there was hardly union piece of
goods that you could buy outside of
shoes and clothes. Now we have list
of stores that handle nearly everything
that we want. 1t was hard to get it at
first, but continually grinding brou9ht
success. | am sending you leaf1et that
the Label Section of this city gets out
four times a year with corrections. We
had about 900 of these printed and
they were distributed to every union
man in this city and also men that were
in sympathy with organized labor. The
minutes of every meeting are read at
the Central Labor Union where all mat
ters are brought to the attention of the
delegates of the various crafts. If it
wasn't for the Label Section there
wouldn't be demand for anything. The
Label Section has appointed the writer
as label agent and after my days work
is done | canvass the stores that we have
on our list to see how the union-made
goods are selling and also report to the
meetings if any store increases its sup
ply or gets a new line of goods. When
the Label Section was started here the
Section took good stand whereby the
label on goods would be demanded and
that was referred back to the different
locals endorsing the proposition this
wav: That ell members who are dele
gates to the Section must have at least
Ave different labels on their body and it
is the same way in the Central Labor
Union that every delegate must at least
have FIVE different labels before he is
eligible to be a candidate and the same
affects the different locals where mem
berss are seeking Office. That has in
creased the demand. Hoping this is the
information desired and that l may
hear from you occasionally, I am,
"Fraternally yours,
III. F. TROMMER,
Label Agent Union Label Section"
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17
PROHIBITION
TO Be FOUGHT
IN CONGRESS
Representatives Haskell and Gal
livan Will Lead in Battle
For the People.
TO ASK FOR REFERENDUM
Fight Not to Be Waged on Party
transformations Now Are
Without a Parallel.

Washington, May 16.-The Associa-
ton Opposed to Prohibition has picked
its champions in the fight to be made in
the House al the opening next Monday
Of the extra session of Congress for the
defeat of war time prohibition and the
prohibition amendment. Representa-
tive Reuben L. Haskell, Republican, of
Brooklyn, will speak for a referendum
on the amendment and Representative
James A. Gallivan, Democrat, of Massa-
chusetts, will introduce resolution to
force to repeal of the July l order. The
association points out that the fight is
not to be waged on party lines.
Representative Haskell, announcing
his plans, said that after liquor the
smoking habit is the next objective of
the 'highbrows."
After while, if they keep on, men
and women will have to uphold blue
laws or be made to feel like criminals
i'll exercising personal liberty" he as
serted
This thing of saddling statutory pro-
hlbition upon the people has gone far
enough to begin to show itself in rev.
olution of feeling. Few States of the
Union ever have been made dry by the
voice of the people of those States. The
Legislatures did the work There is
SO1neIH11g un-Amer1Can IN such a
course. The legislative majority does
not always mean popular majority.
When we come to consider that the
history of prohibition in this country
has been a chain of statutory enact
ments, and that it never has been really
sought by the people, l believe that
Congress- if it must meddle at all with
the States, should have consideration
enough for the will OF the people to
specify that constitutional prohibition
must be ratified in a referendum. "a
The time is going to come when the
people will demand the referendum on
this and on all other matters restricting
their liberties or changing their conduct
in affairs which are not of themselves
immoral or evil. Conditions today are
without parallel sines thesssns Eitut;67
was founded T ne nation is about to be
saddled with sumptuary laws. People
in most of the States are protesting
and clamorirg for repeal of the laws
before they even have become effective
Surely there is not Congressman who
will be unwilling to submit the whole
matter to his constituents and the
people of the land. War time prohibition
has become a sham since the acceptance
of the arnistice and is now proving a
boomerang"
In case he does not obtain referen-
dun Mr.. Haskell will seek a repeal of
the amendment.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17
PRINTERS AND PREsSMEN.
Big Increase in Wages in These
Trades in New York.

New York, May 16.-Frank Morri-
son, arbiter in the wage dispute between
Typographical Union No. and the
Publishers Association of New York
city, has announced the award. The
printers receive an increase of SO a
week, post-dated to April l. That is all
they asked for on the wage account
The weekly pay of an afternoon news
paper compositor now will be $43.50.
and that of a morning newspaper COM
positor $46.5O, on the basis of an eight
hour day, less 80 minutes for lunch.
The printers asked that overtime be
paid for double, instead of at the rate
of time and half. This the arbitrator
denied. But all printers working Satur-
day and Saturday night are allowed a
bonus of $1.81.
The publishers asked that the stand
ara days work be made eight full hours,
instead of eight less half an hour for
lunch. This the arbitrator denied.
Mr.. MorrisOn's conclusion was that
the c"st Ct living had risen much faster
than printers wages, and that even this
large increase, which is "a per cent. for
morning paper printers and a little more
than 20 per cent. for evening paper
war standard of living. The standard
vage scale in 1914 was $50 per week.
The Publishers Association will &C
cept the award, but its members invite
attention to the rapid rise in the wage
cost of producing newspapers. The
pressmen have obtained an increase of
So week, post-dated to March l. The
ergravers recently won an increase of
So a week. Other unions that contribute
skilled labor to newspaper making are
expected to come forward shortly with
new demands.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17
RAILWAY EXPRESS EMPLOYEES
ORGANIZED In FEDERATION OF LABOR
Enthusiastic Meeting New Haven Thursday Night When ALI
Present Sign Up for Organization Organizer Patrick M
Speaks and Will Visit Bridgeport Hartford New London and
Other Places Soon.

A strong campaign is now being
waged throughout New England for the
American Railway Express employees
to get them in divisions connected with
the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
affiliated with the American Federation
of Labor. Patrick M. Curran, president
of Local No. 28 of Boston, and general
organizer for the American Railway
Express division, is in charge of this
work and has perfected organizations in
several cities. In Providence, the divis-
There are locals in New York, Boston,
Fall River, Taunton, New Bedford and
Providence.
Mr.. Curran was in New Haven
Thursday night and addressed a large
meeting of railway express employees
at the Railroad Y. M. c. A. Hall. He
spoke for about half an hour, telling of
the other organizations in other cities,
the benefits aCCruing from the locals,
the advantage of government ownership
of railroads and other matters concern
ing railway employment.
There was a brief discussion among
some of those present and then all de-
cided to sign the application for char
ter. Temporary officers were chosen
and it was decided to hold meeting
soon, when a local will be organized
and officers elected. The American
Railway Express employees had an or
ganization, company union, but now
they are anxious to become affiliated
with the American Federation of Labor.
There were 80 men in attendance at
the New Haven meeting and the decis-
ion to go into the new division was
unanimous. Mr.. Curran will address
similar meetings in Hartford, New Lon
don, Bridgeport, Waterbury, Stamford
and Springfield soon. He said he would
organize divisions in the larger cities
before holding meetings in the smaller
towns