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The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-18
MERIDEN'S NEW
 POLITICAL PARTY
American Liberty Party, With Labor Man at Its Head, Is to
 Meet Sunday.

Meriden, Oct. 17-Meriden's new political party, which has for its poten- tial candidate for mayor, Frederick L. labor movement of the state, takes on actual form at a meeting to be held Sunday i'll the old Knights of Columbus
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-18
CONGRESS BREEDING BOLSHEVISNG
 GOMPERS WARNS LAWMAKERS
Propaganda Compulsory Arbitration Helping the w. Federation of Labor He Hitting
 at Cummins, Wood, Thomas
(By Staff Correspondent.)

Washington 17Bolsfevism being ostered and Congress United That body
 
 the of the Russians which seeking the destruction of civilization that splcabe established Federal Legislators aiding grow intensity this land
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-18

New Brunswick, N. J., Oct. H.- With a membership of 900 the asbestos workers in one plant near here have formed the largest union in this sec ton.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-18
MERIDEN MERCHANTS AND LABOR
 BOTH. BACK EARLY CLOSING PLAN
Silver Cs Usual Friendly cooperation Between Employer and Employee Evidenced by Developments in Meriden Central Labor Unions Campaign-Workers Give
 Friendly Square Deal

Meriden Oct. 17The Merden Central It's regular meeting Monday evening when interesting looked tor upon the early closing which that body outlined Connecticut Labor
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-18

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New Britain herald., 1919-10-04
DENIS O'KEEEE,.

Denis O'Keefe, well known to all of 5 he city because of his active disposi- zion and tendency to be seen and Seard where there was anything going Bn, has closed his career and ~passed
 Hnto the unknown. Denis was the fla
 orite of many. the terror of d few, @9ho chose to be law breakers. His Friends will wish him well in the 8sreat Adventure.
 He was a stout hearted fellow, this #x-policeman, and great pal of tho South of the city, at least of the High Hchool boys. At their sports, particu- Early the football games, he was us-
 6ally very much in evidence and oc- Nasionally strained a point of order to
 Favor the local team. He was as Meart- broken as any member of the Eleven when our team was licked and Slid all that he could to help them 8vin, even if an umpire had to be 8luffed once in a while. His voice Snight be heard providing he was not An the field in police uniform, above @hat of the crowd, imploring the boys No get the other fellows-and get Nhem, good
 M If it came down to question of a
 8 ght with a gang of crooks, Denis was Sust as much at home as he was as a Spectator at some sporting event N here was nothing that stopped him, < be would try, at least, in any circum- Erected with success. The present
 $ @tudents at the High school have lost a 8 8ood friend and the graduates of the #nstitution will join with them in de- S SPloring his loss.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04
THE ILLNESS OF THE PRESIDENT

It appears, from reports coming i rom the White House, that President Wilson is much sicl<er than it was first Supposed when he gave up his trip Through the West to return to Wash 8ngton for a rest" Naturally Ad Aniral Grayson, of the White House 8taff, is taking no chances with his batient and is surrounding himE with avery restriction in order that he may hot weaken under a too heavy strain. @ But the tenor of messages from the Nhite House have been slightly dis aurbing to the nation, they have Seemed to hint that the President is worse off than the country suspects. $ The doctors at Washington, while Ahey might protect the President as Hnuch as possible from the outside
 korld and it's troubles, would not be Hnclined to present his case as too se- &ious, to the country at large, in their Bulletins. There could be nothing kained by this. The President is un- M Ou btedlY Ot a very hlgn strung Ielh- herament, he has had much to tax it %n the last few years, and it is evident Mhat his nerves have cracked under Mhe strain. A brief illness with infiu- Mnza. in Paris, and the vast amount of Criticism that was his greeting when @ @ returned to this country did little Mo relieve his condition, mentally or Bhysically. pr. Dercum's explanation A f his condition, to the effect that he Nais profoundly exhausted and very
 Aeak," may be accepted very readily. Eve can easily imagine how it came @ bout.
 # Right or wrong, the President has &ssumed the cares of his office with MoFmuch seriousness for his own good. &Ie has felt too deeply thought too
 Snuch of the League of Nations and sNhe turbulent period which the nation,
 TIT which he is the head, has under Mas ruined his health. The nation Hopes for his recovery soon and will M lelcome with relief the bulletins from
 @he bedside which chronicle a seeming Relief from care. knowing that the first Nteps in his ultimate upbuilding will Be the cessation of worry.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04
GROCERS TO MEET.
Association Will Hold Final Session
 Of Year Tuesday Night

Next Tuesday night lt the Cham Der of Commerce the New Britain Grocers and Butchers association will hold the last meeting of their fiscal year. full slate of business to come be- fore the meeting has been prepared by President William Cowlshaw. A report of the accom- plishments of the year will be read and the benefits of cooperation outlined.
 Over 160 grocers now take part in the affairs of the association and 1t is hoped that the membership will be increased to over 200 during the coming season. The gIocers have determined that much can he accom- : plished by working as unit and credit is due MT. Cowlishaw and the officers for the effort and time given this year. Nominations will be called for officers to serve for the year 1919- 1920. Every member is urged to be present as near o'clock as possible.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04
COMMUNICATED
Daylight.

This is one of the commodities which has been in use for so long a period that people thought until quite recently, that they knew what to do with it. If some inventor would study out some process of flashing it's rays into the cran1ums of this Wilson ad- ministratiOn, the farmer would not be obliged to get up in the dark in order to supply their milk to the Workmen, who are dragged out of bed one hour before their proper time. Of course the farmer may be late, and a little water may be added 10 the morning beverage-but that is prohibitiOn--I did not say rum.
 Our workingmen arc the nation s backbone, and they are entitled to a good breakfast, eaten at a seasonable hour, with time to face the music,- for the whirr of the wheels is music to the happy and contented working man.
 Don't tell me what a delightful treat there is in store for a fellow when he gets out of the shop one hour earlier than he did before the war, to go home and dig the garden. If he is a married man he is alm oSt too tired to kiss his wife, and he'd call a spade a nuisance.
 One Of the shades of the Am eriCan character is that they show resent ment and conceal the cause. Their revenge takes some other form. This trait is from England and remark ed by some congressman the other day, The real American is an Eng lishman, this side of the water.'
 There are one million good reasons why we should let the sun alone there is not one good reason why we should interfere with him. The peo- pie who had the misgiven power to enact this legislation can lay in bed all day. and it won't pay them to put the last straw on the cameIs back
 Yours truly, LAX E.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04
FOSTER RHCANS.

Organizer Foster, of the steel
 workers, appeared before the Senate gommittee on investigation of the steel strike yesterday and, confront Nd with evidences of his former a1- 8eged radicalism, recanted many of kis previous beliefs for the benefit of she country at large, speaking Through the mouthpiece of the press Shat he criticises, by way of Wash sngton. He held up for the consider ton of the American public his pre- Sious attitude his present one, and Enc supposed reasons for his shift I've are willing to risk further allega- Hons that we are "subsidized' by the 4teel corporations in venturing that Re has seen the writing OH the wall,
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04

1t desired it's reflections set in either bean caves or Bedam." For over two generations this famous rcstau-
 rant offered the last word in elegant
 dining. It represented perfection In
 the art of catering and to it's hand
 some rooms went the most discrim-
 mating gourmeIs from all parts of
 the world. All dignified public ban
 quets were held there. Social festivi-
 ties were celebrated there and we'd
 ding parties found there the atmos- phere of home. It was altogether too
 respectable to please a city given over to the noise and glitter of Bedlam It has fallen before the cabaret and it's
 jazz band.
 It is a disagrecable coincidence
 that the demand of New York for Bedlamite restaurants should accom- pany a demand for plays whose vision cannot reach for Inspiration beyond bed room setting or near nudity Having borrowed it's fashona b le
 dances from the Bowery of a gen.
 eration ago, it now borrows it's dining halls and plays from the frontier of civilization. Father knckerboCker should look himself over. The time for retrOspection has come.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04
25 YEARS AGO (From the Herald of That Date.)
OCtOhcr 1. 1891.

A section of the main sewer on Smalley street caved in last night. It will be repaired as soon as posslble.
 The main shaft in the Landers, F'rary X Clark factory broke yester- day and will not be repaired until M onday
 M. C. North and F. w. Thompson have returned from their hunting trip to Maine.
 John White shot a fish hawk at Shuttle Meadow lake yesterday measuring 5 feet 6 inches from wing to wing.
 On Tuesday of next week the ap- peal of Henry McEnroe and others from the assessments made on ac- count of the Winter street extension will be heard in the city court room by Judge Elisha Carpenter.
 The Malleable Iron Works have resumed the four days schedule at their works.
 The South Church Sunday school held it's annual meeting last evening elected superintendent of the Junior department and E. N. Stanley secre- tary of the Sunday school. National Happenings. William J. Gaynor declines-Docs not wish to injure Hills chances-for head of the New York Judiciary Gaynor's reason for refusing the nomination somewhat vague. The Car not dead yet-reporte ed l to be in serious condition however unusual secrecy al the royal palace l causes alarm--one report states that l the Czar has suffered an attack of apopexy-bad effect on Bourse Germany stirred up-all sorts of schemes to kill sociaism-agitation 1 against the secret hallOt-and in | favor of a rship-further re- 1 strictiOns of the right of public l meeting and the freedom of press.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04
COMMITTEES NAMED
Chairman House of Mercantile Board Names Groups for Activities Planned By Chamber of Commerce.

As authorized at the last mercan- tile directors meeting, September 30, Chairman w. A. House has appointe ed the following committees to take care of the activities recently planned:
 Uniform HOurS-S. .. Strople, $. A Odin, $. M. Davidson, William Cow. lishaw, w. J. Farley, A. A. Kaplan, $. w. Menus.
 Nomination of Directors-A. F. Abbe, G. K. Spring, G. B. A. Baker, T. H. Cogswell. J. J. Wilkins.
 New Members Frank w. Holmes Peter Crona, A. A. Mills, F.. w Ben nett, Howard C. Wilson, J. Birnbaum Fl. w. Peterson.
 Merchants Institute-H Howard C. Wilson, F. J. Phillips, J. Vance, D. MCMillan, Frank Hart.
 Annual Meeting-F. II. Johnston E. J. Porter, H. C. Wilson, C. H CoWles
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04
\ GARDEN WALL.

GARDEN WALL. The Roman wall was not more grave than this, That has no league at all with great affairs. That knows no ruder hands than ClenlatiS, No louder blasts than blowing April Above the walk where simple folks go past And in it's crannies keep their tran sicnt moods, Holding their careless words unto the last. The rains of summer, and the creep- ing vine That season after season clings in And shivered poppies red as Roman wine,- These things at last will haunt it's rumbled dust Not dreams of empires shattered where they lie, But childrcn's laughter, birds, and bits of sky.
 DAVID MORTON,
 in The Bookman,
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04
CALL FOR REV. w. r. COOK.
Local Minister Is Offered a Position
 us Pastor in MontcIair, ". J.

Rev. Warren F. Cook, pastor of Trinity Methodist church, who re- gently returned to this city after serving overseas with the Y. M. C. A, has been offered the pastorate of the Methodist church in MontClair, N. J., and is considering the offer. Rev. M'. Cooks work in this city has attracted much attention and the church in Montclair offers him an excellent opportunity.
 At the meeting of the official board of Trinity Methodist church last eve ming, mention was made that RoV, MT. Cook had received the offer. It was voted by the board that all pos sible effort be made to retain him at he local church
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04

ruth in the guse of a humorous cpl gram he did more good than by a long and learned discourse.
 The little quip is being published far and wide by the National Tuber- culoSis association as it reneWs it's fight against the spread of the world s most dangerous. because most insid- ious disease. The careless and vile habit of promiscuous splitting is one of the most active sources for the scat tering of tuberculosis germs.
 The result of q survey of the Coun- t%y shows that there are 150, 900 deaths annually from tuberculosis, or more deaths from that one prevent able disease than the United States army lost in it's year of activity on the field of battle. There are 1,O0O,00O known active cases, and there is no way of estimating the number of un- suspected cases.
 The association expects to press it's educational campaign vigorously and to extend it's plans for the care of all persons afflicted with the dis ease. More dispensaries will be estah- lished, more sanatoria opened. In all these plans local health boards and private individuals should cooperate ; vie orously. The avoidance of any abit which can tend to spread tuber- | culoss should be a matter of both public and private concern. For the cheering side of this dark picture is that tuberculosis is curable. At least, if taken in time, its progress can be arrested. and it's prev V9ntiOn is simply a matter of pcrsuading the nation to take pains enough.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04
Labor That Refuses to Be RcSpOnSi-
 bIC.

(New York World.)
 Whatever weaknesses or inconsis- tencies there were in Judge Gary's testimony before the senate commit tee, there was one point at which he was on the solidest of solid ground. That was when he discussed the rela- tive responsibility of organized cap ital and organized labor before the law
 Organized capital has been shackled by statute, and rightfuly. It's vast powers have been brought under restraint. It has been compelled to be responsible, but no such respon- sibility exists in respect to organized labor. It Is not obliged to incor- poratc and it does not incorpo- rate. It's contracts are worthless except in so far as it is willing to carry them out. When 1t Is unwilling, there is no power that can make it carry them out. Day after day come strikes which involve a direct repudia- ton of contracts entered into between employer and employe, and the em- ployer is helpless. He cannot make men fulfil their written obligations who deliberately choose to violate their obligations and he has no re- dress.
 In spite of the most solemn agree ments strike can be called for the most trivial of reasons or for no req son at all; vast private injury may result and equally great public harm may follow: but if tho members of the union insist upon disregardlng the plain terms of their contract their decision is final They demand the right of collective bargaining but they refuse to accept tho principle of collective responsibility.
 That is the basis of most of the antagonism to organized labor and both here and in Great Britain or ganzed labor is engaged in <demon- strating that it does not regard the employer or the public or government itself as having any rights that it is bound to respect.
 As long as it maintains that atti- tude the corporation that insists on the open shop regardless of every other consideration is sure to find plenty of sympathlzers.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04

has observed that his ideas are not going to receive the backing of the American public, and has decided to abandon the project of rule by force for his own good and the good of the cause for which he is fighting.
 Mir. Fosters arguments, summed up, amount to the virtual announce ment that the right of labor to make collective bargains had been the sole incentive for his work in the present cause. Possibly he is right, possibly he has abandoned his old principles But, if he had the remotest possibil of winning with them, we might not have seen such a quick repudiaton. He had little choice in what to do When confronted with a book, said to have been written by him, he Quibbled at length, launched into a and finally virtually admitted that he was the author of a passage read to him. which called for rule by reNolu- ton. He accused the Flying newspa per men" of wishing to harm him and needed assurance from the com mittce that the writers were not liars before he would proceed. It was obvious that he was facing a difficult situation and wished to take advan- tage of every opportunity to evade. It availed him little. he gave the an s~ver, finally, and we doubt not that every newspap per will quote him cor rcctly. It is a case of another man, confronted with his expressions gone wrong. And it is an excellent proof that men of the Foster type will have to reCant their own utterances should they become general enough to be recognized.
 The committee did little yesterday or rather worm the confessions out of Foster They will hear more labor men today and plan to go to Pitts burgh for a first-hand investg gation O1 lnC SIIlke next week. | He DlS pertinent fact, irrespective of what may be found in Pittsburgh, came out yesterday, however. Foster has been a radical, even if he has seen fit to change. This fact will hurt the cause of the union strikers more than anything else. Unfortunate Rus sia is teaching us all a lesson In the rule by revolution America is still America. Theories may sound good to the unfortunate, they may be in clined to lend their ears to the rav- ings of another unfortunate, with the ability to talk. They may even con- sider riot. but they will run against a stone wall before their real purpose is accomplished.
 The strike continues, it has not been furthered by Foster. If the ma iority of the workmen had been of the Red element there would have been more trouble than has, at pres ent appeared But, if Syndicallsm was at the base of the trouble it can not continue Sentiment, among the union men. will not bear the cessa- tion of work for such 8 cause.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04
The Passing of an Institution.
lNau Haven Journal Courier.

(New Haven Journal-CourierD
 The famous restaurant in New York which has been known for years as Delmonico's has fallen upon bank ruptcy. It has made a plucky fight to overcome the powerful under current but the public has refused to co-onerate It no longer has a part to nlav in the social life of New York.
 The Hartford Times expresses it antl,, when it says: But the end beaan when New York decided that
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04

We have it on the word of P. $. McMahon that carnival concessions at Charter Oak Park, during fair week split twenty-five, seventy-fve with the management Yes the carnival got the seventy-five per cent.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04
THE WORST ENEMY.
(Meriden ReCOrd.)

A college professor who had noticed the uncleanly habits of some of his pupils posted a notice in his class rooms. It reads, "Students who ex- pect to rate high in their studies should not expectorate on the floor" Doubtless by putting an unpleasant
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04

Suggest that Mayor Quigley bor- rows Carrie Nations aX-if he can find it..
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04

The Boston police strike is en- barrassng. We can point an aCcus- ing finger at Mexico, but it is with a very dirty hand.-Cincinnati Times Star.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04

Member of tho Associated Fress. le Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also local news published herein
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04

Nothing new tonight folks. We are still well. Something may develop before the day is over.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04

Prof. Todd is still hopeful of being able to talk to Mars, although others who say they have tried as persist ently haven't even been able to talk to Judge Gary.-kanSaS City Star.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04

he only profitable advertising medium In the city Circulation books and press always open to advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04

Not only with F. S., but the town as far as we can see.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04
TELEPHONE CALLS

susiness Once ..s............. Editorial Rooms s2
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04

If things keep on the way they are going, the average citizen will need purse as big as d cotton bale and a stomach the size of thimble.- Houston Post.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04

Our "idiotic youthfulness' struck a responsive chord anyhow.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04

P S. seems to be nightly inter ested. He is with" us this time.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04
PERSONALS

Miss Constance Corbm of Lexing- ton street left yesterday for National Park Seminary in Forest Glen, Mary land.
 MT and Mrs. William H. Stone of Kent will be the weekend guests of Mir. and Mrs. Charles Clover of liar rison street.
 Miss May Chesbro the new physical director of the Y. w. (. A. is spend ing the weekend in New York.
 Mrs. Edgar Daniels of Bethlehem is the guest of Mrs. George Corbin of Lexington street.
 Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Walker and son, Gerald of Hartford, formerly of this city are touring through the Berllshircs over the weekend.
 Michael J. Kenney, of Stanley street, has returned from a business trip to New York.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04

what is going on in other parts.- Providence Journal.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04
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New Britain herald., 1919-10-04

Entered at the Post once at New Britain Ss Second Class Mall Matter.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04

The Butte (Mont) Miner says: This season has not been noted for it's rainfall''; which only goes to show what big country it Is and how little the people in one part of it know
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04

The mere threat of prosecution of prOfteerS sent prices tum bling in England The reason probably is that a threat of that character in England means business, while in the United States it frequently means only a bluff-NeW York World.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04

Cheer up. The daylight you saved will warm the winter fireplaCe.-At lanta Constitution.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04

Mediaeval chivalry quaintly sur wives in the person of Capt. Gabriel d'Annunzio. Philadelphia Publi Ledger.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04

If misery loves company, we ought to feel almo truly happy in think ing that Britain has a bigger strike on today than we've ever had.-Bos- ton Transcript.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04

Some streets are paved with goot intentions; then again some are lef for the state to pave.-Mancheste Union.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-04
FACTS AND FANCIES

The Hast sod shanty in Okla homa" is said to have disappeared. But they may soon be buildin,; sod shanties back east-SOuth Norwalk Sentinel.