The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-02-20

port 20 See. William r. Cotharin O
the Hanpdcn County Employers AS
socia,ion before they ars permitted Il
assume work. Sec, Co,harin does not
deny that organized labor Ia being dis
eliminated against In some instances
He says that he Ia working In the In.
terests OF employers OF labor
Tommy Hitchcock, who claimed an
army record OF being the youngest
man with Uncle Sans air forces has
started his instruction at Harvard.
Bryant Woods OF Winchester. also an
aviator, who spent number Of mont tbs
divided between IL different prison
camps. is another flyer who resumed
his studies Both lads were shot down
behind the German lines, and Hitch
cocks escape while being transferred
from one prison 10 another was one
Of the outstanding part OF Americas
achievement during the war.
A verdict OF first degree murder was
returned by jury in the superior
court at Providence against Francis
u. Weaver, 20. charged with killing
Dikran F. Proodian in the lstter's
jewelry store on Oct. rs last. Weaver
was captured shortly after the crime
by son OF the victim and others. At
the trial the accused claimed that he
shot In solf-defense, During the trial
evidence was introduced by the state
showing that Weaver was sentenced
In 1918 for theft and later In the same
year for breaking and entering. He is
also under indictment for holding up
number OF men In saloon a few
days before the murder
The two houses OF the Maine legis-
lature In Joint session were addressed
by Gov. Bartlett OF New Hampshire
and United States Senators Poindex-
ter Of Washington and Hale OF Maine.
Discussing the labor situation Sena-
tor POindexter said that while he be-
lieved in the right OF labor to organize
and that unions had done much good
for the country, they were today con-
tr0lled by small body OF men whose
purposes and ideals were not for the
best interests Of the Nation. He did
not believe that any man should he |
coerced into joining the unions. Above
all he felt that upon Government work |
the question whether q laborer be-
longed to union should never be
asked.
The charter Of the Worcester Brew
ing Corporation and its bylaws have
been amended so that the new corpor-
ation is now the Worcester Products
Under the amendments the
corporation can now deal in dairy
products, confectionery, etc. The per-
sonnet OF the corporation remains un-
changed and there has been no change
made in the capital stock. The At
.0rpey Of the corporation, John II.
Meagher. states that the change In
,ame and policy was made to guard
against having an idle plant when pro-
,ibition comes in July, If II does come.
However" he said. I'VE do not intend
o quit the brewing business until We
ave to, but will be prepared for man
other lines 30 that our
liant will not remain idle. I
John II. Cole, chairman Of the Mas
achusetts state commission on wa
erways, explained 10 the legislative
ommittee on waterways and termi- q
ais the commissions plans for the
cquisiti0n for the state OF the Union u
reight railroad In Boston, at a cost OF
400, 0O0 He said the railroad could
e bought out OF the errnings Of the
commission, and showed
here the department Las turned in
,ore than 100000 to the state y
easury in the past year from the =
lie II land which II made on the wa
,rfront. He said he took pride in b
10 fact that the department win G.
Tow a net profit Of 100000 for the n
resent fiscal year, whereas Il showed I,
deficit Of $4,000 In the year pre- e
ding his administration. :.
Announcement has been made In Of
Dringf1eld Of steps toward the forna- b.
On OF parent tobacco growers or e,
IMITATION to include those In Ha,np- 70
N County, Windsor, East Windsor, tr
indsor Locks and Enfield, Conn, for -
lifting the smaller growers OF the
Valley In a cooperative ~
dy TO insure protection and unity IN
effort. The Hampden County body ~
now in process OF Incorporation, wi
d q similar group in Hampshire I'M
'unty will be invited to join as soon
organized II is stated that the OBJ ri;
4 OF the parent association IL not =.
oppose the big buyers but rather
sell the whole crop comparatively ~
,tcad Of individually. II is expected oe'
grow. sort and warehouse crops 20 10
to siandardize the product IN
49, Co
sfter reading record mark In 1918.
IN greater demands for bee prod w
r. seem inevitable. in view Of Lloyd th'
Watson, bee specialist for the OK. .ay