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The Connecticut labor press., 1919-08-16
ORNBURN BACKS
DAVISON'S LOCAL
Secretary of Connecticut Fedora
tion of Labor Opposed to
Lavit in Bridgeport.

Bridgeport Aug. 15.-Lodge No. 116
of the International Association of
Machinists was installed Tuesday night
at Eagles hall, E. c. Dawson acting as
installing officer. The new lodge has a
charter membership, according to Mr..
Dawson, of 782, $50 attending the meet
ing, according to official statement. Ira
M Ornburn of the Connecticut Fed
Grafton of Labor was present and prom
sled the new lodge the support of the
state labor organization and that of the
A. F. of L.
The following officers were elected :
President, Neal Callahan; vice-pres-
ident, H Palmer recording secretary,
]. Po1ipi; financial secretary, H. A.
Marsh; conductor, O. Blum; sentinel. L
Benoit; executive committee, ]. I'll.
O'Nei1, John Morse, John Roberts,
William Cahill and Walter Lord. Dele
gates to the Central Labor Union and
trustees were also elected John j.
Eagan was elected business agent. The
lodge met again tonight at Eagles hall.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-08-16
WOMEN BARRIERS
DECLARED MISFITS
By MiddletOwn Tonsorial Artist
Who Charges 80 Gents for a
Teddy Bear Haircut.

Middletown, Aug. 15.-Stephen Pug
lisi Of this place contributes an inter
esting article to the Journeyman Barber,
in which he, says:
aMuch has been written about the
lady BARRIERS becoming members. l
think in our trade the lady would be a
misfit, because there she will be in the
company of all kinds of men. 1 will
say that in this old State of Connecticut
we are without single lady competitor
and If other places could say the same
there would be no argument to put up.
eI wish to tell Our membership of
the progress our little local, No. 648, IS
making. At the last regular meeting we
adopted the following prices: Teddy
Bear Ilaircuts, SO cents other plain
laircttts, 40 cents; shave, 20 cents; oil
shampoo, 90 cents; plain shampoo, IS
cents; razor honing, so cents; beard
trimming, rs cents; singe, 35 cents;
massage, IS cents. Our hours are from
s. a. m. to 8 p. m, except Saturday, 10
5. m. Our. guarantee is $40 week
and 90 per cent. over $50. Half day all
the year around, which went into effect
July l."
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-08-16
CALLS SAM LAVIT
BRIDGEPORT TROTZKY
Grand Secretary of Machinists
Union Not Surprised About
Lavit in Labor Party.

Bridgeport, Aug. 15.-A movement
by friends of Samuel Lavit, deposed
business agent of the Machinists' Union
to have him run for mayor on the
American Labor party ticket caused
considerable interest and many believed
he would be good representative OF
this party.
+, Il don't think I could be elected
mayor" asid Lavit, so l will not accept
the nomination. 1t is possible however,
that | may agree to run for some minor
office" ~
When Grand Secretary Dawson OF
the International Machinists' Union
heard that Lavit was to be candidate
for public office on the Labor party
ticket he said: well, I predicted a
Bridgeport Trotzky. I am not sur
run for Office" According to reports
here, the Labor party will put a state
ticket into the field and the ticket may
be headed as follows:
Governor-Samue1 Lavit of Bridge
port. r.
Lieutenant-G - Timothy NJ.
Crowley of Hartford
Attorney Genera1-M. Toscan Ben
nett of Hartford.
According to Secretary Dawson, 90
per cent. of the membership of Local
80 have been signed in the new Machin-
lists local, 116, which was formed by
Dawson following the revoking of the
charter of No. 80. 2e+< - .,
Samuel Lavit said: Following con
su1tation with my attorney / can say
that all members of local No. 80 except
myself retain their membership in the
union. Local No. 80 still retains its
charter and my attorney informs me
that until each member is officially mott
fed that he has been expelled from the
unions, they continue to be members of
the International Association of Ma
chinists. Forming of the local No. 116
here by Dawson is just game of bluff
tc see how many members of the union
will remain loyal to me"
Lavit said that steps had already been
taken to institute. proceedings against
David Ciydesdale, financial secretary of
the old local. to compel him to release
papers and funds which he caused to be
tied up Saturday when he delivered
over to Dawson the Office property of
Local No. 80.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-08-16
BAKE In TOTOKET
- ON SEPTEMBER Fl
Plumbers and Steam Filters Local
of New Haven Has Committee
Preparing for Great Event.

At the last meeting of U. A. Local
34o, Plumbers and Steam Filters, New
Haven, held on Monday evening,
August H. the report of the outing
committee was made and it was voted
to hold the annual outing and clam
bake at the Neubig Grove in Totoket on
Sunday September 21. The committee
appointed to carry out the details of
the bake is as follows: President
William B.. Walkinshaw, Willis H.
Whitney, Henry <. F1agge, Peter Can
game and Richard Sloan.
All those that attend are promised the
best time of the season and as the an
nual bake of the Plumbers and Steam
Filters is always looked upon as the
event of the season, it is to be hoped
that the date will hurry on, SO that this
delightful event will be pulled off in
the usual snappy way.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-08-16

spend two days week in New Haven.
Mr.. McCue assisted officials of the
Connecticut Federation of Labor in the
corset strike in Bridgeport and did ex-
ce1lent work. At present he is handling
the strike of the Rubber Company en-
ployees at Naugatuck.s At the recent
conference of eastern members of the
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butch
er Workmen of America in Springfield,
attended by Joseph Menhart, third In
ternationa1 vice-president and organizer,
the proposed agreement decided upon
provides for recognition of the union, a
fiat increase in wages for all eastern
states in proportion with the increased
cost in living and certain changes in
working conditions.
A. committee will hold the date open
on which the agreement is to become
effective until August 19, when repre-
sentatives of the organization in the
middle west will meet in Kansas City,
VIXEN ii Is likely q both agreements
will go into effect Oh the same date.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-08-16
HAM in BRIDGEPORT,
l. BACON In HARTFORD
New Haven to Get Lemon Extract
and Various Line of Govern
ment Canned Goods. /

AT, the meeting of the New Haven
Trades Council on Thursday night of
last week a committee was appointed
to advocate the buying of governmental
food supplies by the city. New Haven
is trailing behind the other cities in this
matter. Hartford got big supply of
bacon the first of the week, Bridgeport
secured supply of hams, and Derby,
through Mayor Sullivan, got five tons
of foodstuffs including 10000 pound !;
of strip bacon. When the government
first announced that foodstuffs would
be sold, Mayor Kinsella of Hartford
and Mayor Wilson of Bridgeport got
busy at once.
A carload of bacon was sold in Hart
ford on Monday afternoon. The city
had $4,000 pounds and sold it at an
advance of two cents pound over the
cost to pay for trucking. Bridgeport
secured 10000 pounds of hams. The
hams weighed from II to IS pounds
each and sold at 80 cents pound They
were sold at the engine houses. Mayor
Wilson was the first purchaser of a
ham. He made a breakfast of several
slices and pronounced the ham one of
the finest he ever ate. Food from the
government was placed on sale shortly
after the mayor appointed committee
to secure it. An additional supply of
3,lOO hafns was secured by Bridgeport
yesterday. -.s
Mayor Fitz Gerald of New Haven
has had numerous meetings with COM
mittees about the foodstuffs and accord
ing to what was brought out, New Ha-
ven was too late in the game to get
ham Or bacon. New Haven is to have
canned meats, which Hartford and
Bridgeport authorities pronounced to be
of doubtful quality, lemon and vanilla
extract, canned tomatoes, spaghetti and
number of staple groceries. AS lemon
extract is about 90 per cent. alcohol
there will probably be big demand fer
a shot at this stuff
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-08-16
OFFICIALS IN BRIDGEPORT
Warrender of Blacksmiths, Fitz-
gerald of Metal Polishers.

Bridgeport, Aug. 15-W. S. Warren
der of thel Blacksmiths' international
Union and John Fitzgerald of the
Metal Polishers' and Buffers Union
arrived here from Chicago and Cincin-
natl, respectively, and went into confer
enec with the strikers looking. toward
an anicab1e settlement of existing diff
cuities at the Graphophone, Bryant and
other plants. Progress in the discussion
Of the general situation was all the COM
rnittee could report.
Beginning September / journeynen
plumbers of the city will demand dol
lar an hour, it was announced by mem
hers of the union last night.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-08-16
sHoPMEN TO RETURN.
Boston Men Vote to Return, New
Haven Men Opposed.

The New York, New Haven & Hart
ford shopmen and mechanics voted to
continue the strike, according to the
announcement of the vote made yester-
day morning. The employees of the
Boston & Maine and Boston & Albany
roads voted to end the strike and the
men were ordered to return to work
today. Under an agreement reached by
the systenaafederations of the three
roads, the Vote of the strikers on two of
rhe systems was to govern the action of
the men on the third The Chicago
strike of shopmen is off and the men
are to return to work today.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-08-16
M'CUE RESIGNS
FROM BUTCHERS
Former Business Agent of Dis
trict Council Now an Organizer
Under Secretary Ornburn.

James F. McCue has y resigned as
business agent of the District Council
of Bridgeport, Ama1gamated Meat Cut
tiers and Butcher Workmen of America
and is now doing, special organizing
work under the direction of Secretary
Ira M. Ornburn of the Connecticut
Federation of Labor. Mr.. MeCue was
Counei1 composed of the Meat Cutters
unions in Bridgeport, New Haven,
Stamford and South Norwa1k. He or
ganized several locals, including the one
in Wi11imantic, and before the strikes
in Bridgeport it was his custom to
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-08-16
NoN-UNION MEN STRIKE.
Taylor & Fem Employees II
Hartford Not Organized.

Hartford, Aug. 15.-Many of the
men who have been on strike from the
TAYLOR & Fem Company have returned
to work. 1t was reported yesterday
that one of the strikers who has been
taking collections for the relief fund
had kept the money received for his
own use. However officers of the
Machinists' Union did not credit this.
The Taylor & Fem men, they said,
have been unorganized and the amounts
realized on collections have been very
small, as the strikers did not affiliate
with the central bodies.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-08-16
cApMAKERs' MEETING.

The New Haven Local of the Cap
makers Union met Saturday night but
there was no special business to tran
sact. Benjamin Leventhal reported on
some of the meetings he had addressed
in other branches of work.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-08-16
ACTORS ON STRIKE.
Many Important New York The
aters Are Closed.

The strike of the actors in New York
is spreading and many theaters there
are dark. The strike also affects
numerous companies rehearsing for
new plays and for road companies. The
American Federation of Labor is
strongly backing UP the actors in their
demands.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-08-16
CIGARMAKERs' MEETING.

The New Haven Local of the Cigar
makers Union met on Tuesday night
Strike benefits continue to be paid to
cigarmakers in Boston, New York and
other places. It is believed that the
strike in Boston will be won soon but
there was no especial change in the
situation this week. 80
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-08-16
PAPER WORKERS GAIN.

Brainerd, Mimi, Aug. 15.-Paper mill
workers have secured wage increases
as a result of conferences with en-
ployers. Paper makers are advanced
IS per cent, the increase to date from
May II last. Pulp and other workers
are increased from to 10 cents an
hour.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-08-16
BRISTOL BARBERs.

Bristol, Aug. 15.-The new local in
This town of the BARRIERS Union IS con-
,0ratulated in the current issue OF the
Journeyman Barber on its successful
i, ;,,s5r,,f1enfal in starting this fourishing
TneaI The Bristol and Middletown
unions EXPECT to fraternize. Middle
town has had union for seven years.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-08-16
GARMENT WORKERS.

The Ladies Garment Workers Union
of New Haven met.in the Labor Ly-
ceum on Tuesday night It is expected
that the charter will be secured in time
for the next meeting when list of
officers will be announced.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-08-16
BR1cKLAYERs TO MEET. ]

President ]. w. O'Brien and Secre-
tarv Ernest J. Meakins of the Masons,
BricIlayers and Plasterers' Union OF
New Haven have sent out notices 10:
members calling their attention to mat
5ters IF importance that win come up at
the meeting on next Monday night.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-08-16
CARPENTERS MEET.

Local No. 7o of New Haven, Broth
erhood of Carpenters and Joiners, met
on Monday night but as there was not
much business brought up an early adj
ournment was taken.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-08-16
PERGoLA RESIGNS.

Joseph Pergo1a, the first and only
business agent of the Watch and Clock
Workers Union Sof New Haven, has
resigned his position He recently spent
few days at Coney Island and enjoyed
the breezes from the ocean.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-08-16
FURRIERs AT WORK.

Hartford, Aug. 15.-The Hartford
branch of the Furr1ers' Union has made
an agreement with all the companies
here manufacturing furs The Central
Labor Union met Wednesday night but
no special business was transacted
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-08-16
co-oPs PAY DIVIDENDS.

Tovy, I'll, Aug. 15-The Cooperative
society reports that during the last
quarter its sales amounted to $7,48Q54,
and that it paid dividend of S per
cent. to their members on the amount
of purchases made.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-08-16
STATE STEREOTYPERS.

The next meeting of the Stereotypers'
Union of this state will be held in
Hartford on the first Tuesday of next
month.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-08-16
FIREMEN WANT MORE.

St. Louis, Mo, Aug. 15.-Stationary
Firemen's Union No. asks that these
rates be established in the city water
works: ST an hour for oilers, firemen,
boiler washers and maintenance men
and SIPS month for coal passers.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-08-16
RAKERs MEETING.

The New Haven Local of the Bakers
Union met last Saturday night. Only
routine business was transacted.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-08-16

Dubuque, Iowa, Aug. 15.-A new
agreement has been secured by the re-
Gently organized Bakers Union.
The work day is. 81z hours for ma
chine work and 9Ea hours for hand
work Journeymen will be paid $50 a
week and foremen $33. When women
do the same kind of work as men they
will receive mems rates.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-08-16

Every time you buy non-union pro-
duct you employ non-union labor.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-08-16
UNION SHOP FOR BAKERS.

South Amboy, N. J., Aug. 15-Bakery
proprietors have signed union shop
agreement with the Bakers Union.
Substantial wage increases are included.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-22
WILSON RESUMES
WESTERN TALKS
After Sunday Rest in Los An
geIes, President Begins Last
Leg Of Peace Tour
CONVERTS WOMAN FOE

Los Angeles, Sept. 30 Refreshed
by Sunday rest in Los Angeles, Pres
idcnt Wilson will begin today another
strenuous week Of speech making that
almost will complete his country wide
tour for the peace treaty.
Leaving here last night. the Presi e
dents special train is due late this aft !,
ernoon al Reno, New, where he viii
sneak tonight. His program for
the week will take him ms far east a'
Memphis. Tenn. with stops at niue
cities on the way.
Most of Sunday the President and
Mrs. Wilson passed quie,fy, leaving
their hotel only to attend services dur
ing the morning at st. PauIs Protest =
ant Episcopal Cathedral.
During the afternoon Mr.. Wilson
saw the regional committee OF the
League to Enforce Peace and later
made public list of questions sub
mittpd by them regarding the treaty,
together with his answers. The replies
were repetition of previous public
statements answering similar questions
placed before him during the last week.
With the league delegation was Mrs.
Florence Collins Porter. of Los Ange
les, one Of the five women members OF
the Republican national executive COM
mittpe. who told the President that
although she had not been able pre-
viously to support the treaty without
reservations. she had decided to do so
after hearing his address ut the dinner
here.
"I.atcr she accepted membership on
the I.cagu- to Enforce Peace executive
committee and announced officially that
she favored immediate ratification of the
treaty as it stands.
The presidential tram will leave
Reno Immediately after the address to =
night. Tomorrow there will be a brief
stop at Ogden, Utah, but no address is
will speak Tuesday night in the taber
nacle at Salt Lake City and Wednes
day afternoon at Cheyenne, Wyo.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-22
SURGEONS meet
At STATE CAPITAL
Medical Society Of Pennsylvania
Will Discuss Many
Problems
HEALTH INSURANCE A TOPIC
BY the Associated Press

Harrisburg. Sept. 22.-Surgeons and
physicians from many of the big rail
road mining. iron and steel and manu- e
featuring companies. insurance men and
state officials met here today for their
annual conference. Health insurance
and workmen's compensation and re-
Mobilization were the chief themes dis
cussed. These. conferences precede the
gathering Of the State Medical Society
here for its annual convention.
DR.. Francis u. Patterson. director Of
the state division Of industrial hygiene,
presided at the conference. President
+. l.. Van Sickle, of the state Medical
Society, discussed the new compensa =
tion act from the standpoint Of doc
tor Or. Alice Hamilton. United States
Department Of Labor. discussed steps
taken in England, France and Germany
for conservation of workers.
State medicine or health insurance
and medical attendance under health
insurance were among the themes taken
up Mt the later session, o.
The program of the State Medical
Society contains several speakers from
the state government for Tuesday,
among them being e. A. Emerson. Jr.,
chief engineer of the State Department
Of Health. and DIR. w. G. Turnbull,
Cresson sanatorium. on community san
itation. based on knowledge of camp
sanitation, with impressions of the 1919
Legislature by DIR. Van Sickler. DR..
J. h. McAllister. of this city, will
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-22
bal LT|MORE Halls
] CARDINAL MERCER
Primate of Belgium Again ceIe-
brates Pontifical Mass
in Cathedral
BISHOP CANNON ATTENDS

Baltimore. Sept. 22.--CarGinal Mer
cier celebrated pontifical mass in the
Cathedral yesterday and. as on last
Sunday, the sanctuary was filled with
bishops, priests and seminarians, in
cluGing Bishop Cannon, of Erie, Pa.
Cardinal Gibbons and the Belgian
primate were preceded by procession
Of priests and seminarians from Cardi
nal Gibbons's home through the Cathc e
dral grounds to the main entrance. The
edifice was crowded and hundreds of
persons on the streets viewed the &c
clesiastical procession.
DIR. Thomas A. Le Breton. ambaSSa
dor from Argentine Republic. and a
delega ton from the Belgian embassy at
tended the service. Lieutenant Colonel
Osterrieth, Belgian military attache at
Washington Captain Barber, of the
Belgian Lancers, and DR.. Alfred
Mersincx, of the University of Louyain,
represented the Belgian embassy.
Bishop John T. Carroll, Of Helena,
Mont, in his sermon dwclt upon tn"
world unrest, labor and capital and tho
league of nations.
He said:
4 ''Not only are the governments of the
world not satisfied with the results of
the war, but the peoples of the world
are not satisfied. The spirit of unrest
has taken possession of them to such
a degree that statesmen and ChurChmen
everywhere are filled with grave mis-
givings. America principles regard
ing the right of self determination for
all nations, great and small alike, were
accepted as the basis of peace by both
friend and foe. but they did not re
ceive at the Peace Conference the
plenary application that was expected.
May we not hope that the league of ma
tions. imperfect and unsatisfactory as it
is, may be the means under God :
providence for bringing the peoples of
the world closer tOgcthrr:'
The Belgian primatp accompanied by
Cardinal Gibbons. visited Notro Dame
College in the afternoon and later were
given reception at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph W. Jenkins, Jr., at
Roland Park.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-22
ALLEGE REGISTRATION FRAUD
kuehnle -Salus Faction at Atlantic
City Accuses Edge Bacharach Men

Atlantic City. Sept. 22.--Thc charge
of attempted registration fraud has
been injected into the bitter shore cam
paign between the KuehnIe insurgents
and the Edge Bacharach machine by
Charles c. Babcock. candidate for as .
sembly upon the Kuehnl" SaIus ticket.
Babcock, a lawyer, says that tn"
Kuehnle managers have proof of tn"
registration of seventeen machine voters
from a seven room house on Mississippi
avenue, the center of the Italian dis
trict, and declares that every violation
of the law will be rigidly prosecuted.
United States Senator Edge has made
a personal appeal here for stanrh sup
port for Newton A. X. BUgbee. organ
ization candidate for governor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-22
PERSHING GIFT TO CHARITY
General and staff Gave $4,000 to
Red Cross In France

Washington. Sept. 22.-(By A. PD-
General Pershing's last days in France
contained an incident disclosed in a
report Just reaching national headquar-
tcrs of the American Red Cross from
Paris 1t was a gift of "a .625. 40 francs
Cmorc than 100000 from General
Pcrshing and his staff to the Red Cross
for work among mothers and children
of France who suffered in the war.
Several weeks ago. it now is revealed
chaplain attached TO General Perish
ing'S headquarters visited American Red
Cross headquarters in Paris. asking 70
be shown the various phases of the
work. The check. bearing Pershing's
signature, was the result, reaching the
Red Cross the day after the genera!
hade farewell to France.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-22
PRISON WORKERS UNloNIzE
Jersey Employees Ask AHillatlon
With A. r, Of [,

q Trenton, n. j., Sept. 22.-Deputies.
guards aud other attaches Of the state
prison here have organized union and
have applied for affiliption with the
Mercer county Central Labor Union
which Is branch Of the American
Federation Of Labor.
Prison employees yesterday said some
thing must be done to increase their
pay to n living standard commensurate
with present conditions II was pointed
out that ten years ago they received
N''t II montn und now. under present
conditions, are receiving 500 month.
It Is said soldiers would have to be-
used to prevent wholesale delivery Of
Convicts II the deputies went on strike.
The matter Of giving them a % per
cent bonus has been recommended by
the State Board Of Control OF Institu-
tions and Agencies of the state House
Commission.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-22
PRINTERS SPURN INCREASE
Vote to Defer Strike Action Pending
Further Negotiations

New York. Sept. 22.--AIthoueh the
members of big Six" Typographical
Union rejected the offer of the book and
job printers OF this city for a Sc weekly
increase yesterday afternoon. they
unanimously passed a resolution direct
ing their officers to enter into further
negotiations with the employers asso-
citation and postponed further action
until next Sunday.
A meeting vii be held at which, ec-
vote may be taken. Meanwhile the two
factions Of big Six" those who favor
standing by their international organi-
zation and arbitrating their demands
and those who favor breaking with the
International and striking on October
/. will continue to put in opposite di-
rections.
The radical element. virtually con