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The Connecticut labor press., 1919-09-06
DISTRICT LODGE
OF THIS STATE
MEETS TONIGHT
Will Elect President to Succeed
Vincent Daddio Who Has
Gone to New York.
MEETING OF MACHINISTS
Bridgeport District May Return
to State Organization of
No. % District.

District Lodge, No. y, international
Association of Machinists, which is
composed of all the affiliated lodges in
Connecticut with the exception of those
in Bridgeport will hold an important
meeting tonight in Trades Council Hall.
The District Lodge meets once month
in New Haven. At the meeting tonight
a president will be elected to succeed
Vincent Daddio of New Haven, woh
has removed to New York, and who
was formerly secretary of Elm Lodge
of New Haven. William Martin of
Ansonia, the vice-president, has resign
ed and there will be an election to fill
this vacancy. E. C. Hotchkiss is the
business agent of the District Lodge
and his headquarters are at 11e Crown
street, where adjoining rooms are occu-
pied by the New Haven Local.
Bridgeport has four lodges of ma
chinists and they withdrew from Dis
trict Lodge, No. "a some time ago and
district was formed of the Bridge
speaking members, one of Polish and
one of Swedish. Samuel Lavit was the
business agent of that district until he
was deposed a few weeks ago. The
Bridgeport district has not been Sue
cessful and it is expected that the
Bridgeport lodges will return to No. r.
The lodges now affiliated with Dis
trict Lodge No. 22 are: No. IA, New
London; No. 25o, Derby; No. 354,
Hartford; No. 362, Ansonia No. 420
New Haven; No. 684, New Britain
No. 744, Norwich; No. 74o, Wa1ling-
ford; No. 819, Meriden; No. 1887,
Southington; No. 1858, Shelton.
Mr.. Hotchkiss went to Southington
Wednesday night to attend meeting
of the new lodge in that town. 1t is
rapidly adding to its membership and is
making great progress.
The business agent of the district,
Mr. Hotchl1iss now lives in New Ha-
ven, having moved from Derby. He
formerly lived in Woonsocket, R. l., a
town more celebrated for c1anbakes
than for unions. 3
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-09-06
CIVIC FEDERATION.
Prominent Labor Leaders t
Meet in New York.

New York, Sept. 5.-The questions
whether the lessons learned by France
and England from the so-called capital
and labor problems during the war will
be helpful to employers and employees
in the United States will be discussed
at a meeting of the National Civic Fed
Grafton to be held in the Metropolitan
Tower on September II and H..
Among those who will participate
are: August Belmont, Charles S. Bar
good goo, -> Coleman du 20 Pont, james Dun
can, John Golden, Samuel Gompers,
Timothy Hea1y, Jeremiah jerks, w. G.
Lee, William MahonG Emerson McMil-
I'm, Eyerit Macy Samuel Mather, T: Y.
O'Connor, George w. Perkins, Louis B.
Scf.an, Warren S. Stone Daniel J.
Tobir, Theodore N. Vail, Talcott Will
Jams and Matthew Woll. -.-
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-09-06
MEAT CUTTERS
ELECT new AGENT
New Haven Local Chooses Carl
Ramstedt-Other Locals in
District to Name Agent.

Local No. $50 of New Haven, Anal
gamated Meat Cutters and Butcher
Workmen of North America, met on
Tuesday night, the session lasting until
midnight. When the District Council
composed of Locals in Bridgeport New
Haven, Stamford and South Norwalk
was organized, James F. McCue, who
was instrumental in organizing some of
the Locals, was named as business
agent of the District Council. Then he
retired from this work to take charge
of the strike in Naugatuck among the
rubber workers, as a representative of
the Connecticut Federation of Labor.
Mr.. McCue was present at the meet
ing Tuesday night, as was Joseph Men
hart, vice-president and general organ
izer of the union, Joseph Rocco, one of
the organizers of the Italian division,
the head. of the Polish organizers and
other important officials. The Locals
Other Locals in the District Council
will name their own business agents
hereafter.
The committee on the fourth 1nnral
sheepbake of Local $50 reported that
all preparations had been made for this
grand affair in Miller's Grove, West
vile, tomorrow. The tickets, including
the war tax, will be So and no tickets
will be sold at the grounds. Joseph
Rocco, one of the organizers of thc
union, was formerly in charge of the
grill room at the Knickerbocxer Hotel
in New York and once served a dinner
to Cardinal Gibbons, Joseph P. Tumul-
ty, secretary to President Wilson, and
James B. Regan, proprietor of tie
Knickerboeker Hotel. Mr.. Rocco gave
the committee some idea in regard to
the arrangement of the tables. Mr.. Roc
co is expected to attend the sheepbake
on Sunday and give an imitation of
' aiting on the table at the Knicker-
booker.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-09-06

Washington, Sept Sin a statement
telling about the recent session of the
executive council of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor President Samuel
Gompers said:
The executive council of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor was called into
extra session to consider a number of
vexatious questions which are occupying
the attention of the working people and
the people generally of our country.
They desired to have immediate infor-
nation regarding the activities of the
delegation of the American Federation
of Labor at the Amsterdam Conference
of International Trade Unions-the
with the representatives of labor in
those countries.
THE delegation, consisting of Sam
ue1 Gompers, Daniel J. Tobin and John
J. Hynes, submitted their report in
writing and which will be made public
very shortly. We are prepared to give
that out at this time, believing that it
is most appropriate that the report be
made direct to labor first and jointly
with it the general public. This can be
said for the report that it showed
clearly that the wave of Bolshevisn has
receded and that the international
Trade Union Conference at Amster-
dam voted overwhelmingly against any
BoIshevik principles or tendencies; that
the International Trade Union move
ment is founded now upon a more
democratic basis, that is, that the rep
resentation of organized workers such
as the United States, England, France
and Germany should have its seat in
these international conferences and that
the offices and officers have been taken
away from Germany.
The executive council had under con-
sideration the iron and steel organizing
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-09-06
BARRIERS COMMISSION.
Middletown Delegate to Recon-
mend Union Men.

Middletown, Sept. 5.-Stephen Pug
Union of BARRIERS to the international
convention in Buffalo, beginning Sep
tember 9. The alternate is Anthony
Fontenelli. Mr.. Puglisi has been re-
cording secretary of the Local union
for many years. He will introduce a
resolution to the effect that where state
license laws exist, it shall be recon-
mended to the legislatures and COVER
nors of those states that union men be
appointed to the state BARRIERS COM
mission.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-09-06
PRESIDENT COMPERS EXPLAINS
WORK OF FEDERATION COUNCIL
TradeStrike of Cigarmakers
Endorsed-Further Consde ration for Plumb Plan

effort and have endeavored to bring
about the very best results. The efforts
are still being made and the hope is en-
tertained that an anicable adjustment
may be reached before any outbreak or
cessation of work shall be inaugurated.
"The cigarmakers of the United
States are engaged in strikes for i'm
proved conditions occasioned by the
high cost of living and there are 25,O00
of that industry who are now engaged
in the struggle The executive council
indorsed that strike and pledged its
moral and financial support to it and
will issue additionally an appeal to all
labor and friends to come to the fnan-
cial and moral assistance of the men
engaged in that controversy.
THE executive council had before it
the representatives of the labor organ
izations and their council who favored
the Plumb plan of railway ownership
or railway control and administration
The council consi idered the plan as well
as the provisions of the Sims bill deal
ing with this important ubject. The
clared, are of such transcendent impor-
tance to labor, to the people and to the
country that the council decided to de-
fer final action determining the position
of the American Federation of Labor
theron, and in the meantime sub
committee was created for the purpose
of examining into all the facts and evil
dence obtainab1e to secure advice of all
who can contribute to full under
standing of the subject The sub
committee, after its examination and in
vestigation, is to report to the executive
council of the American Federation of
Labor upon the entire subject. There
were other matters of importance con-
sidered, but these by us are regarded
hardly of public interest"
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-09-06
STRIKE is SETTLED.

Stafford Springs, Sept. 5.-The
strikers at the Warren Wooden Com
pany's plant will return to work ac-
cording to report given out by labor
leaders. The amount of the increase
which thev will receive was not an
nounced but it is believed that they will
get a six per cent increase in wages
and bonus of $5 weekly. The offer to
the striking employees was made
through labor representatives, who met
the company's officials. A meeting of
the striking weavers was held this
morning when the offer was reported
to have been accepted.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-09-06
Letter CARRIERS.
Branch 10 Meets Tonight-Dele-
gates in Philadelphia.

Branch 1o of New Haven, National
Association of Letter Carriers, will
meet tonight at its headquarters on
State street The delegates to the ma
tiona1 convention have been in Phila-
de1phia all the week and are expected
back tomorrow. Secretary Walter c.
Ladd had considerable success shooting
plover in North Haven on Labor Day.
Plovers' eggs are considered a great
de1icacy in England, where before the
war restaurants charged shilling each
for them.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-09-06
CIGAR STRIKE SPREADS.

Chicago, Sept. 5.-The strike of cigar
makers to enforce higher wages not
only includes the eastern section of the
country, but many other localities. In
Detroit the cigar makers are conducting
vigorous organizing campaign and are
showing these low-wage employees,
many of whom are women and girls,
that their policy of permitting them
selves to be used by the manufacturers
means disaster to all. The strike has
been indorseds by the A. F. of l. exeeu-
tive council, which has pledged eevry
possible aid to this movement
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-09-06

President Barnett Kalen of Local No
90, International Ladies Garment
Workers, spent the holiday by taking
an inventory of the dill pickles in the
lunch room at the Labor Lyceum.
President Frank A. Fitzgerald of the
Building Trades Council and business
agent of the Hosting and Portable
Engineers, spent the day in looking for
a rent. He found one and when he
moved to 4o Stevens street he PERSONAL
ly carried in paintings and other works
Of art as heretofore the movers smash
ed some Of his valuable pictures.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-09-06
LEADERS IN TORRINGToN.
Workmen in That Town Are Soon
to Be Organized.

,Torrington, Sept. 5.-That an effort
is to be made in the near future to or
ganize the workmen of Torring'on is
the information that comes from an
authentic source. This report has it
that organizers are already at work in
some of the factories, learning condi-
tons frst-hand, and that meeting is
to be called soon, at which labor will be
discussed in all its phases. This gath
ering, it is predicted, will be the largest
of the kind ever conducted in Torring-
ton and will probably be held in the
open. So far as can be learned indica-
factories favor the proposed meeting
although no intimation is given that the
workmen will do other than organize
for their own protection.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-09-06
GET RIGHT LABEL.
Organized Labor Is Warned of
y Substitution on Clothing.

A communication was read at the
meeting of the New Haven Trades
Council, Thursday evening, from the
United Garment Workers of America
calling attention to the practice of some
clothing dealers in offering label SINH
lar to that of the United Garment
Workers. 1t urged the members of or
ganized labor to carefully scrutinize the
union label, on clothing purchased and
make sure that they get the genuine
label of the United Garment Workers
of America, the only one recognized by
the American Federation of Labor.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-09-06
PRINTERS RAISE WAGES

San Francisco Sept. 5.-The Typo
graphical Union has secured wage in
creases for members employed in COM
mercia1 shops. Job men and operators
will be paid $50 week and machinist-
operators, $42. Day shifts will be oper-
ated on the 48-hour week basis, with a
45-hour week for the first night shift
and 42-hour week for the second night
shift, with an additional So week for
both night shifts. The union is now
negotiating higher rates for its news
paper members.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-09-06
LABOR TROUBLES.

The New Haven Trades Council re-
ceived communications at its meeting
Thursday evening calling attention to
labor difficulties with the Drtchess
Manufacturing Co of Poughkeepsie
N. Y, makers of the Dutchess trousers; !;
the Gi1christ Company of Newark, N
J., makers of soda fountain appliances,
and the Starr Piano Co. of Richmond,
Ind
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-09-06
ABOLISH PIECE WORK

Detroit, Mich, Sept. 5.-Piece work
Established by an agreement between the
Journeymen Tai1ors' Union and EN-
ployers. The~union refused to agree to
work only for members of the employ
ers' association. A $50 weekly mini
mum is established and where women
perform the same kind of work as men
they shall be paid the same rates.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-09-06
ORGANIZING TEACHERS.

At the meeting of the New Haven
Trades Council, Thursday evening, a
communication was read from the
American Federation of Teachers ask
ing cooperation in the organization of
teachers. 1t was received and placed on
file
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-09-06
SAM LAvIT TO CONTEST.
His Appeal to Come Up in Bridge
port, September %.

Bridgeport Sept. 5.-Charges of
Lavit, deposed agent for the Machinists'
Union, for trying to force his way into
a meeting in the Colonial Hall room
last week will be contested when it
comes UP in the common pleas court
September %. Lavit was fined $40 in
the city court and appealed from the
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-09-06
SEPTEMBER Is.

Readers IF this paper are reminded
that all straw hats will be called in on
September IS and the church chimes
will announce the fact. When buying
cloth hat or cap, look inside to see if
the union label is there.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-09-06
SECURE 44-HOUR WEEK.

San Francisco, Sept. 5.-Near1y half
a hundred jewelry firms have signed the
agreement of the Jewelry
and an 80-cent minimum are included
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-09-06
TRADES COUNCIL OFFICERS

At the meeting of the New Haven
Trades Council, Thursday evening,
Hugh J. Garland, jr., of the Street
Railway Employees was elected to fill
vacancy on the executive board and
Delegate Dedrick of the Electrical
Workers to the board of trutsees.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-09-06
ENGINEERS ADVANCE.

Omaha, Neb., Sept. 5.-Stationary
Engineers Union No. SO is now work
ing under new agreement which calls
for Is cents an hour for low pressure
heating plants and IS cents for plants
Ct more than IS pounds pressure.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-09-06
Brewery Workers Delegates.

George Frank and Gustav Buehler
were seated as newly-elected delegates
from the Brewery Workers Union at
the meeting of tn New Haven Trades
Council, Thursday evening.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-09-06
NEWS WRITER'S UNITE.

San F rancisco, Sept, 5.-Over 100
newspaper writer's have organized and
will ask for an International Typo
graphical Union charter, it is stated.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-09-06
RETURNED TO WORK.
About 70 Per Cent. Are Back at
Columbia Graphophone.

Bridgeport, Sept. 5.-Approximately
20 per cent. of the entire force of the
Columbia Graphophone Company have
returned to work, according to an an
company. Officials further stated it was
expected the former schedule of the
factory would be resumed within the
next few days.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-09-06

When shown the above dispatch yes
terday at the headquarters of the Con-
necticut Federation of Labor in New
Haven, Secretary Ira M. Ornburn said
that it was substantially correct.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-09-06
GET AMOUR WEEK.

Newark, N. J., Sept. 5.-Organized
garment workers in this city have estab-
lished the 44-hour week and secured
wage increases.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-09-06
PAINTERS ADVANCE.

Columbus, Ga, Sept. 5.-Painters
have reduced their work day from 10
to nine hours and increased wages from
55 cents to 65 cents an hour.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-09-06

Wallace Idaho, Sept. 5.-A wage in
crease of so cents day has been Sc
cured by the Painters Union. The new
rate is $3.50 for eight hours.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-09-06

RA1SE WAVES 4A72 CEN1S.
Peoria, ILL.,, Sept. 5-The Sheet Metal
Workers Union has raised wages 121a
cents an hour.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-07-23

SERENADERS
Highest Class Attraction Of It's Kind
Touring the country--Next
Friday and Saturday.

Domingo's Filipino Serenaders, d.
rect from Manila on their first Amer
lean tour, is the attraction at the
Tabernacle Friday and Saturday, Ju.
ly rs and &c, presenting the big mus
zeal South Sea Island fantasy, "a
Night in the Philippines" with al
special scenery and electrical effects.
Each and every member of the com
pany is a native Filipino and Mr.. Do.
mingo made special trip to the Phil
ippines and selected company of
artists and since their tour started
in this country it has been the big.
gest success of any attraction of any
kind that has ever toured this coun-
try. Since coming to this country
five years ago, Mr.. Domingo has
played with some of the greatest mu-
sicians in the country. Maud Powell
said: at will only be short time
until he will be recognized as the
worlds greatest violinist." In bring
ing this company to this country it
is Mr.. Domingo's ambition to travel
and be introduced to the American
people to show them what the Fill
pinos look like. Filipinos love mus
ic, flowers, art and son on, they have
plenty of sped in their adopted pro
fession and they believe in American
system"
Another big feature is Minda, FIJI
ipino and Hawaiian dancer.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-07-23
cYelones and Tornadoea.

The so-called cyclones" of the West
are "tornadoes," which are whlrling
storms of great violence, but contract
ed in area. Tornadoes have been
known whose greatest width did not
exceed a few rods, and those which
exceed several miles in width are very
unusual. The. ordinary storm, where
the wind attains velocity of 40 to 60
miles an hour has nothing in common
with either a cyclone or tornado. It
Is a straight thrush of air and does not
Whirf at all.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-07-23
'CRENSHAW
HEADS BIG
CORPORATION
MADE PRESIDENT OF STANDARD
SPAR AND CHEMICAL
COMPANY
HoPKINsVILLE MEN INCLUDED
Offices at Chicago, Marion and Hop
kinsville and Capital
$l,soO,OOo.
HoPKiNsvILLE MEN INCLUDED

Mr.. John S. Crenshaw, who for
several months passed has been en-
gagged with other capitalists in the
organization of the Standard Spar
& Chemical Company, chartered in
the State of Delaware, has been
spending several days at home during
the past two weeks, having recently
perfected the organization of the
Company.
Mr.. Crenshaw has been made pres
ident of the company, and the other
officers are:
J. L. oxloy, Chicago, vice-presi-
dent.
EiL. weath9rs, of Hopkinsville
treasurer.
Judge W. T. Fowler, Hopkinsville
secretary.
The home Office of the company is
on Dearborn street, Chicago, and of
ices viii he maintained both at Ma
rion and Hopkinsville. The capital
stock IS $l,SOO,O00.
The Standard Spar & Chemical
Company is the consolidation Of the
Standard Spar Company, Watkins
Mining Company, Dixie Mining Com
pany and Federal Spar Company, and
the total lands owned by the company
include 1,139 acres of the finest flueI
spar land in Crittenden county, KY.
r. j. Beatty, chairman of the board
of directors, is vice-president of the
Inland Steel Co., of Chicago. Alden
Latham G. Young, Chicago, are the
attorneys for the company, and
Haynes & Deving, Chicago, are the
metallurgical chemists. The engineer
in construction work is G. S. Dun
more, Marion, KY.
Clip Watkins, formerly of Gracey
and Hopkinsville, is a member of the
board of directors, and among the To-
cal stockholders are DR.. j. w. Cren-
Shaw, Joe Hoy Hopson, H. P. Atwood
and Julian Atwood. Our neighboring
stockholders are Geo. w. Crenshaw,
T. j. McReynolds, j. T. Wall, ]. D.
MCGOWAN, Ed L Weathers, Gabe
Campbell, Jim Johnson and Joe Per-
kins, of Hopkinsville, and John e.
Gates, of Princeton
The unsold stock is being handled
by one of the leading banks in Chi
cage, and the stock is to be sold pri-
vately.
The Company already has $780,
900 tons of spar developed, and it al
ready has assurances that there will
be ready sale for its entire output
just as soon as further details are
completed for putting the spar on
the market.-Cadiz Record.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-07-23
o-o-o-oo-oo-o-o-o
o PURELY PERSONAL o

Miss Lucille Dyer is visiting friends
and attending the fair at Henderson
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Mills, of Pa.
ducah, visited relatives here Sunday
returning home Monday.
Miss Ruth Harris is at home from
Washington on a two-weeks' visit tc
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Har'
ris.
Will Lander and wife, of Akron
Ohio, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Stroube Lander.
Misses Berthyne and Imogen'
BARLEY returned to Washington
Monday.
Carroll Blakemore left Tuesda!
for Blytheville, Ark, to acce a pc
sition in furniture store.
Jas. A. Radford, Jr., Houston
Tex, is visiting Age Chiles.
Mrs. Horace wilkins and Miss Bes
sic Wallace are in Louisville.
Miss jeanette Sacks, who has beer
visiting in Evansville and Louisville
has returned home, accompanied b!
Misses Anna Jacobstein and Esthe'
Brownstein.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-07-23
Biblical Thrift.

The Scriptures give us many lessons
In thrift. Ezekiel warned the children
Of Israel that during the siege of Jcru-
salem they would have to be thrifty
He said: "Take thou also unto thee
wheat, and barley, and beans, and
lentiles, and millet. ard fitcEcs, and
put them in one vessel, and make thee
bread hereof."-Ezekiel iv: 8. The
Bible shows that Ezekiel ordered the
children Of Israel 70 eat their meat
by weight, and even thus only from
time to Hme."-Thclft Magazine.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-07-23
Learning by Experience:

Experience keeps dear school, but
fools will learn in no other, and scarce
In that; for II is true, we may give ad.
vice, but we cannot give conduct. How
ever, they that will not be counseled
cannot be helped, and II you will not
hear reason. she will surely rap your
knuckles.-FraDl-r
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-07-23
rs. MCCALL
Now Lives At Wood River, ILL.,, and
Is In the Oil Business.

Prof. T. Simpson Mccall, who was
President of Bethel Woman's College
from 1891 to 1896 in now living al
Wood River, Ill. His daughter, Miss
Florence Mccall, married an official
of the Standard Oil Co., and Prof
Mccall is living with his son-in-law
and has an easy place with the Stan
dard Oil Company, and is prosperous
and enjoying life. Bethel was very
successful under his management.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-07-23
Possibly L4adn,t Been Ineroaueed.

Arthur owned a bulldog that he had
Ieen teacning to hunt rats, and when
sver he called out the word to him he
would run frantically to vaelous
places to scratch. A neighborlng
woman was so amused at the perform
ln,e that she wanted to show the
logs tricks to her son, but to her
repeated call of "rats" the dog only
stood and looked at her. "Oh," said
Arthur coming up at this point, "hG
doesn't know your rats"