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The Connecticut labor press., 1919-04-26

appear to be YOUR very own. And the
if you want to have it charged. The
company's officials are: President,
George NJ. Hayes; treasurer, c. Frank
lin Pierce; secretary, Albert w. Mat
toon.
we mentioned some time ago the TN
usual sight of wet wash man deliver
ing bundle to a Chinese laundry in
the Broadway district, or to be exact,
on York street. In the same place this
week we saw a colored girl ironing
The Chinese proprietor was in the rear
doing the washing or cooking a pill
and the colored girl was in front IRON
ing a shirt She said that she had work.
ed in a Chinese laundry before and as
she is strong looking girl the chop
suey and lychee nuts of the oriental
cuisine evidently agrees with her. She
said she did not know just why this
Chinaman did not employ another of his
race to do the ironing but she under
stood that business was not very good.
To dampen the clothes before ironing,
this girl sprayed them by blowing the
water through tube. Heretofore, this
stunt was performed by the Chunks with
their mouths alone but it is now re-
garded as taboo and one guilty of the
practice is regarded as a flt subject for
the hoosegow. The colored girl won't
have to be initiated into the joss house,
nor will she have to play fan tan
and if she should die her coffin would
not be filled with devil-chasers, the little
red papers filled with holes. On the
way to the funeral, the devil is supposed
to be obliged to jump through each of
these holes Before he can get the body
and as the paper has many holes and
many papers are thrown into the hearse
the devil has what may be called a fat
chance.
Esmeralda, the gypsy queen, seventh
daughter and fortune teller, honored
Broadway with a visit this week and
when her palm was crossed with sill
yer, handed the following to a member
of the staff of The Connecticut Labor
Press:
You were born under lucky star
as you could not be born over one very
we'll and inhabit this world. You want
to beware of tall dark man with spec
tacles; l think he's a bill collector.
When you go out on the street, you
must keep your coat buttoned tight;
then you won't have your gold watch
and chain stolen. You will either marry
tan blonde or short fat brunette.
The blonde has money but the brun-
nette will become famous and honored
in time for she never when trying to
get seat in railway car entered the
smoking car first You have good
reputation now as you never went into
a crowded barber shop on Saturday
night to have a hair cut. You should
be careful in your diet and not eat
over three meals day unless some one
else pays for them. Physically, you ap-
pear to be sound but l would advise
you to give up drinking alcoholic stimu-
lants by July l."
The Connecticut Labor Press is to
have a strong baseball team this sea-
son. ODonnell and Cominsky, the bat
terry, will begin to study signals this
week. Thomas Martin is to manage the
team.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-04-26
WINCHESTER GRILL CLOSES
ITS DOORS FOR GOOD AND
THE CORNED BEEF WAS FINE

judge of beef and I take it that the
butchers just waited for this boy and
whenever they had piece of beef that
an experienced customer would not look
at they just handed it to the boy and
says here's the beef, boy, for the Win
chester.
The consequence was that while
most of the patrons were pleased with
the menu as whole they did not like
menting with the beef. And I also get
the information that some of the clerks
thought it would be better if there was
a restaurant for their exclusive use
and another for the ordinary help.
They did not seem to like the idea of
setting down to the table with the me-
chanics. never heard that the me-
chanics objected to the clerks but you
know l don't get all the news there's
going.
AS I said, it is really too bad that
the place is shut down for they had
some of the finest corned beef and cab
bage there that you ever see. Every
time this was on the bill, there was
never any left for the neighboors,' chick
ems and hear that many of the GUS
toners asked the boss why they did
not have the corned beef oftener. It's
great stuff, you know, and if you
should go into Fitzsimmons' on
Thursday you will probably see Patrick
F. O'Meara, the president of the Con-
necticut Federation of Labor, there all
set for what the bald waiter calls the
corned beef and.
Il remember what a fine boost the
place got in your paper when it opened
up so 1 thought it was no more than
right that l should hop along and break
the sad news l know the company has
had plenty of troubles since the armis-
tice was signed but if some one in
authority had secured an intelligent
buyer to grab some of the good cuts of
running today and the joint would show
profit. But the way it turned out, the
trade dwindled down until there were
so few at the close that guess the chef
was able to call the customers by their
first name"
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-04-26
THE HYPERION.

The famous racing pla" His Last
Dollar" is the most thrilling drama of
its type ever produced in America. The
success of the original production was
so decisive and notable that the title of
the play has become a by-word in rae
ing circles, and for many years David
Higgins" has been commonly accepted
as representing the last dollar in ones
possession.
The story involves a Joe Braxton,
first a little newsie of the slums, who
goes south, learns to handle horses,
becomes a noted jockey, then drifts
west for years is a cowboy, investing
his earnings in cattle lands and finally
mines, until he is millionaire. Coming
east the self made man determines to
enjoy a life of ease and forget the
hardships OF his youth. Still unmarried,
he becomes the catch of the special sea-
son, and is eventually entrapped into an
engagement with Viola Grayson, a
urges her into the affair with Braxton,
who admires, but does not love, the
young woman. Viola herself is in love
with Tom Linson, friend of Brax-
ton who is by no means the big souled.
open-hearted man that RraXton is. Lin
son is a schemer, who has planned to
ruin Braxton and enrich himself with
his friends fortune.
Linson goes south with letter of
introduction from Braxton to an old
southern colonel, who had formery be-
friended the ex-jockey. In the south
Linson wins and woos Eleanor Downs
the coloners young and pretty daugh-
ter, and being ordered from the house
by the colonel, Linson persuades., the
unsophistlcated girl to elope with
him. in vain.
Linson returns to New York and
inveigles Braxton into a heavy stock
speculation, in which he hopes to
fleece his friend. Meanwhile old Col.
Downs, losing money and health,
sends Eleanor east to run their horse
"Mongrcl" in the great futurity race,
Eleanor aid Braxton meet ard in that
meeting Braxton learns the difference
between true love and false, while
Eleanor, too. loses her heart She dis
covers the plo" to ruin Braxton and
learns that Viola is false to him. Though
Linson threatens to ruin her reputation
with the story of their proposed elope-
ment she does reveal the truth to Brax-
ton, who believes Eeanor, dehes Viola
and Linson, and rushes to the stock ex-
change to fight for his tottering for
tune. The exchange closes in time to
save him from being wiped out, and he
knows that the afternoons Futurity will
make or break him, for he has placed
all he did not put into the Wall street
venture on E1eanor's horse. The great
race itself, the rascally tricks of Lin
son, the dramatic hand-to-hand fight
between the rival jockeys. their magnif-
cent riding, the attempted fouling of
"Mongrel" and the splendid triumph of
Braxton and Eleanor over their enemies.
is wildly shown in one of the greatest
and most realistic racetrack scenes ever
portrayed before the public At the
close, Eleanor and Braxton decide to
finish iife's race together and the drama
ends happily
His Last Dollar" will be presented
by the Hyperion Players next week.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-04-26
OTHER LABOR NOTES

Canadian, railway workers number
over 10000.
Janitors in Poland want a ten-honr
day. with the front doors closed at
o'clock In the evening.
General wage increases ranging from
Is to 20 per cent are being asked by
railway workers in Havana.
A board of Cancellation will investi-
gate the dispute between the police
men and the city of ST. John. N. B.
Civil servants in Ontario are to re-
ceive n war bonus amounting to $500
for married men and 500 for single
men.
II the coal miners in England are
granted an increase Of 80 per cent in
pay the price Of coal will go up 81
ton.
Because Of the high price OF steel
the large rolling mills in connection
with the Canadian steel foundries have
been closed.
The United States government has
sent to England an employers COM
mission to study labor conditions and
governmental policies.
The Canadian government has prom
iSed the miners federation that a bill
will be passed in parliament giving the
surface men an 81 hour day.
The French government has decid-
ed to wind up the armament (muni-
tion) department and transform 1t into
q department of Industrial reconstruc-
don.
The Motion Picture Players union.
recently organized in Los Angeles. Cal.
In the first Of its kind In the country.
1t is affiliated with the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor.
Shopworkers and maintenance men
employed by the Boston Elevated
company are now receiving advanced
wages under new schedule approved
tnree-year agreement. providing
for daily wages, ranging from $3.50 on
March to $3.50 on April 1, 1921. In
the monumental granite Industry OF
the country, was announced by the
conference Of producers and granite
cutters at Boston.
There are still no signs Of a settle
ment of the Buenos Aires port tie-up.
The government shipping agents and
the labor unions are exchanging notes,
but no move has been made for the
men to return to work under the
government decree Matchmaking the
port services. The port has now been
tied up 81 days.
The present scale Of German wages,
indicated by an agreement reached
with the Berlin building trades, gives
apprentices 420 marks a month as ini-
tial wage. Skilled workers are to be
paid proportionately higher and are
to be given Is per cent overtime and
so per cent for night and Sunday
work. Eighteen days vacation are to
be given annually with pay.
John P. Murray Of Jersey City. q
member of the New Jersey board of ed.
ucation. declared that unless d mini
mum wage was granted to teachers
they would form unions and strike for
higher pay. Mr.. Murray spoke at q
meeting Of the board called to discuss
n teachers wage bill. Commissioner
John c. Van Dyck OF New Brunswick
predicted a union Of farmers to meet
after-war conditions, and then the
board president. Melvin A. Rider OF
Red Bank. suggested a union Of tax
pRVAER-
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-04-26

After shutting down its famous night
shift, getting hailed into the United
States court by a disgrdntled stock
holder and other tribulations, the Win
chester Repeating Arms Company, in
the opinion of some of its friends, suf
fered another blow somewhere around
the midriff this week when it was de-
cided to close the well-known Win
chester restaurant. One of its patrons
from the first hurried to the Office of
The Connecticut Labor Press and broke
the sad news in this way:
"The we'll and favorably known Win
chester hash factory is shut down and
there is woe and Wailing in the land
This place started with great expecta-
tons and it had a fine future. 1t was
in the nature of a public benefactor in
view of the high prices for small por-
tons charged in most restaurants.
They gave a lot for the money and
the food was cooked good, too. | I'M
derstand that the personnel department
of the company was in charge of the
grill. If l may say so, the restaurant
is of more consequence to the company
than the personnel department for this
is the department, my boy, that has got
the Liberty loan payments of the en-
ployees all snarled up. They tell me
that some of the personnel experts
claim that the restaurant was out of the
way far from the beaten paths, as it
were. That's nonsense, for experience
will tell you that a man of any sense
will go a mile out of his way to get the
kind of food his system requires just
as guy will go eleven blocks to have
.barkeep mix his own special pick-me-
up in the mornin'.
LAS a matter of fact, a good deal of
the trouble with this place recently was
with the beef. The corned beef and
lamb and other meats were all right but
the beef was not exactly what you would
call tender. l understand that the per-
sonnet department did not have an ex-
pert in charge of this important matter
but when some beef was needed they
sent any boy around the dump who was
handy to go after some more beef for
the restaurant. Now, you know what
this means. The boy, naturally, was not
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-04-26
THE PEACE MISSION TO THE
PEOPLE.

The American Peace Commission
sends out this appeal to the American
people from Paris, where it is still
at work on a treaty and league OF
nations.
We have had the opportunity here
in France to see and realize the mag
nitude of the accomplishment Of our
country in this war and the magni-
flcent spirit with which this great
task has been carried through to q
triumphant issue.
What has been done and what re-
mains to be done before normal con-
ditions are restored demand your
continued and united support with the
same spirit of self-sacrifice and of
determination as that which was
manifested by the Nation while the
German armies forced our men at the
Marne, and in the Champagne, at
St. Mihiel and in the Argonne. We
must not relax our efforts until every
soldier Of the republic is landed on
the soil of America.
To finish this mighty task imposes
upon the Government of the United
states a great financial burden. The
Victory Liberty Loan must thrive. If
it should fail it would indicate that
the Nation is willing to leave its task
uncompleted.
To secure the ideals for which
Americans fought and died, this
great demand on national patriotism
and united effort should meet a gen
erous and universal response. Let
us all do our duty to the end
ROBERT LANSING.
HENRY WHITE
En- M. HOUSE
T. N. BLISS
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-04-26
SHORTCAKE SEASON
RAPIDLY APPROACHING
City Market Reporting Service
Advises That Strawberries Will
Soon Be Cheaper and Plentiful.

While there seem to be many delays
in the, League of Nations preamble and
constitution, the season for shipping
strawberries from many points will soon
be in full swing and it is good news to
learn from G. M. Stock of the city
marelt reporting service that straw
berries will soon be cheaper and plen-
tiful.
1t takes time and a great deal of
patience to look for substitutes for many
of the high priced and scarce foods
that the consumer must necessarily
have in their 'bill of fare" at the pres
ent time. There is generally a substi-
tute for the high priced fruits and
vegetables if the consumer is willing to
take shopping trips in search of sl1bsti
tutes. There is generally an excellent
variety of produce in the market and
the housewife at present should turn
her attention to the increasing supply
of home greens and new vegetables and
fruits that are pouring into northern
markets from warmer states.
Dandelions and spinach are abundant
at present the former is the first real
outdoor crop marketed by local growers
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-04-26
INTER-ALL|ED
OLYMPIC GAMES
Former Dartmouth Man as Ath.
letic Director for London Area
of Y. M. G. A.

London, April-David c. Macan-
drews, Dartmouth, '98, well known in
professional athletic activities about
Boston, and San Francisco and one
time Eastern league player, is helping
whip the American troops remaining
in the United Kingdom into shape
for their part in the Inter-Allied
Olympic games, which will take place
at Joinville-le-Pont, Seine, France,
this month. Before the Inter-Allied
Olympics come off there must be held
the A. E. F. championships, and be-
fore the A. E. T. championships there
must be the Base Section 8, (the
United Kingdom) championships, and
before the base championships there
must be several area championships,
all for the purpose of picking by the
elimination process, the representa-
tive athletes for the Olympic games.
All of which means that a very neat
little piece of work lies ahead for
Lieutenant W. H. Royle, the army
athletic officer for the United King
dom, and his assistants in the British
Isles.
Macandrews Is the athletic director
4OT Inc AOuOOu area OF Iu0 american
Y. M. c. A. Inasmuch as this is the
largest and most important area in
the United Kingdom and because
Macandrews is a practical all-around
athlete, coach and trainer, he is 60
ing to have large slice of Lieuten-
ant Royle's work delegated to him.
Just at present he is scouting over
the United Kingdom looking for the
material of which to build up a
basketball team capable Of touring
France and the Rhineland and meet
ing the best that the A. e. F. can
put on the court there.
The material for athletic teams in
Base Section will not be too great
There are some 5000 American troops
now here and many of these may be
sent home within the next few weeks,
SO that Base Section will probably
have less men to choose from than
any other section of the A. e. F., but
the athletic organization here has got
away to a good start and with such
as Macandrews making every effort
possible, Base Section is confident
that it will make some kind Of show
Ing In the big games.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-04-26
MEDALS FROM GERMAN CANNON FOR
EVERY WORKER ON VICTORY LIBERTY LOAF

sands Of lives.
Each of these medals, which is the
official recognition by the government
Of work performed, will be a lasting
proof of what has been done on the
Victory Liberty Loan.
The New England Committee has
received only a fraction of the total
number which will be distributed and
has decided that none will go out I'M
til after the Loan is completed and
each Chairman has sent in a certified
list of the workers on his com mittees.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-04-26

It Is intended as an appreciation OF
service to the thousands of American
citizens who realize that the war has
been won but are also thoroughly con-
scious Of the fact that the troops
have not been brought home or de-
modified, and that reconstruction
bills as yet must be paid as we'll as
the bills for the enormous amount Of
munitions, planes and poison gas. the
very accumulation of which shortened
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-04-26

These medals are made from Ger
man cannon captured by the Aneri-
cans in the historic drive Of Chateau
Thierry.
They will have on one side repre-
sentation of the Treasury Department
and on the other a certificate Of par
ticipation in the Loan. The medal will
be the size of half dollar and each
will bear the name Of the worker to
whom it is awarded.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-04-26

For the first time in history the
government Of the United States will
award medal for civilian service.
1t will be given to everyone of the
volunteer workers in the Victory Lib
erty Loan which begins April 21st.
In the New England district some
thing like $4,000 individuals will re-
ceive one as a souvenir of this war
work
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-04-26

WORK Tor oI,UOU discharged soldiers
was found by the federal employment
service in February. About $4,000 OF
the 100000 discharged sought the bu-
reau's assistance. During the first
week in March $4,000 Of $1,000 dis
charged found work through the bu
reau.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-04-26

The San Francisco Labor council,
which has an estimated membership
OF 10000, adopted a resolution express
ing opposition to national prohibition
and urging that the prohibition amend
ment be defeat Il By referendum.
Differences Of opinion as to whether
the seamen should appeal to the peace
conference for a settlement Of interna-
tional wage and working conditions re-
suited in a split In the international
seafarers' conference at London. Eng
land.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-04-26

have accepted the proposal of the
manufacturers for a 48-hour week
schedule with no reduction in wages.
The present schedule is so hours Some
of the workers organizations had re-
quested 44-hour week.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-04-26
NO WAGE REDUCTION.

Brockton, Mass, April 25.-Thirteen
thousand shoe workers in this city and
several thousand in surrounding cities
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-04-26
TO BUY A LEAD PENCIL

Necessary Eighteen Official Places to Make the FUR
chase in Russa-Expermen in Specialization Has Resulted
in Building Up Bureaucratic Machine
Activities Paralyzed and Lowering OF standard OF Lie
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-04-26
OUR OWN BROADWAY

Meeting Broadway Mems Association Called
Elect Officers No Special Action on Victory Loan
Motor Livery Company and It's Modern Equipment.
Colored Ironing Chinese LaundyEdward Moriarty
as Gymnasium-Labor Press Baseball Team.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-04-26

Look for the Union Gard in your bar
Der shop. No card-don't stop.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-10

bile trip TO points in southern New
Hampshire and Massachusetts,.
The village schools opened Tuesday
morning. Monday the teachers attended
a teachers meeting at Wells River
George Kicker, who has been spending
his vacation with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. p Kicker, returned Monday TO
Keene, n H., TO resume his studies.
Maxine the little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John Hatch, has been quite Ill the
past week
DR.. and Mrs. n. R. Caldwell and small
son Of Burlington were in town last
week and went to Topsham to visit DR..
Caldwell's father. Renwick Caldwell, On
Wednesday Mr.. Caldwell gave a party
which was enjoyed by a large number
of relatives and townspeople. The oc-
casion was Mr., Caldwell's birthday. Re
freshments were served and the day
proved one Of enjoyment for all.