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The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-08-30
STATE BARRIERS
IN CONVENTION
ON NOVEMBER 4
Annual Session to Be Held in
Derby or Norwich Execu-
tive Board Decides.
BOARD. met ON SUNDAY
Resolution Favored to Ask Inter.
national to Compel Ali Locals
to Have Agent.

The executive board of the Connec-
ticut State BARRIERS Protective Associa-
ton met on Sunday in the office of
Anthony Merlino business agent of the
New Haven Local and recorder of the
state association. Before the meeting
there was an inspection of the private
art gallery of Charles A. Ciofi, the car
toonist of The Connecticut Labor Press,
whose works in oil are stored in Mr..
Merlino's Office. Some of the members
of the board who had been in Rome
said they recognized copies of certain
paintings. in the Sistine Chapel at the
Vatican the most notable work of
Michael Angelo, and another bore a re-
semblance to one of the masterpieces
of Leonardo DaVinci.
All the members of the board were
at the meeting as follows: Giacinto
Grieco of New Haven, president;
Frederick w. Davis of Hartford, first
vice-president; A. Edward Brodeur of
Norwich, second vice-president; George
Goss of New London, secretary and
treasurer; Anthony Merlino of New
Haven, recorder. Joseph Anatasio of
New Haven, a past president of the
association and who is to represent the
New Haven Local at the Buffalo con-
vention with Mr.. Merlinoy was also
present.
1t was decided to have the annual
convention of the association on No
vember "a, which is the last Monday in
that month, and it will be held in either
Derby or Norwich. 1t was voted that
it should be impressed upon the dele
gates that a number of matters should
be acted upon at the convention to inn
prove the general welfare of the bar
bers in this state.
The board did not take any action
upon the matter of eliminating boot
blacks and hat cleaners from barber
shops, which is desired by the Bridge
port Local, and it was said this matter
would come up before the convention.
1t was voted to have a resolution
submitted which will authorize the In
ternational union to compel each local
in the state to have a business agent
If Local has small membership and
canat afford the salary of "a business
agent it will be possible to obtain fnan-
cia1 assistance for this purpose from
the International.
The New Haven Union met Thurs
day night and there was farewell re-
ception for Anthony Merlino and JOS
eph Anatasio, who are the delegates
from the Local to the International
convention at Buffalo next month.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-08-30
LADIES GARMENT
WORKERS UNION
MAKES DEMANDS
New Haven Members Will Pre-
sent Them to Manufacturers
Early Next Week.
SOL SElDMAN WAS HERE
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Get Shorter Workday and
Advance of So.

An important meeting of the Ladies'
Garment Workers Union, Local No, %
of New Haven, was held at the Labor
Lyceum on Thursday night, when Sol
Seidman of New York, international
vlce-president and member of the gen.
eral executive board, was present to
pass upon the demands the union is to
make upon the employers early next
week. President Barnett Kalen told a
reporter for The Connecticut Labor
Press that the demands would be pre-
sented to the employers before they
would be made public.
Ih1s union has very strong organ
lzat1on and meetings were held weekly
1or several weeks in order to get the
workers interested. President Ka1en
secured such interesting speakers as
oecretary Ira M. Ornburn of the Com
4ectlcut Federation of Labor, BENJAMIN
Leyentnal OF the Cloth Hat and Cap
the tobacco Shippers Union and 9th
ers. The usual meeting on T1esda,,
night was omitted this week hecsI.sss
M Mr. Se1dman was unable to come ,Inti;
thursday night. President Ka1en has
Te-organ1zed the lunch room at fhe
Ayceum and has cigarettes with the
union label. |l1e
The New Haven Local of the Anal
gamated Clothing Workers of America
held a meeting on Wednesday night
AN agreement was reached with the
employers after number of workers
were out on strike. President Tacoh
schwartz of this union told renorter
Tor Ihe Connecticut Labor Press that
the reports of the settlement as printed
IN the daily papers were largely bunk
ana no such wages were paid as the
daily papers reported. According to
some OF the reports, the employees are
to get an advance of so per cent. in
wages and this will necessitate asking
more money for tailor-made clothes
president Schwartz said this was non
sense. The workers have been getting
from So to $24 week and thew are
promised an advance of s. weekly. This
is certainly not so per cent. increase
Ihey are also to have a 44-hour week
instead of one of 81 hours. These
workers are employed by the contract
ors and there are about $50 of them in
New Haven.
Most of the contractors work them
selves and engage helpers. The bushel-
men work directly for the merchant
tailors and not for contractors and
some of them are now out and asking
tor $35 week. The bushe1men are
practical journeymen and make coats
when they are not repairing. This union
is No. 220 but it is not affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-08-30

groves of Senegambia. with laws and
institutions to suit every taste and fancy
| as easily figured out as in the fairy tales
we were told in the days of childhood
| and all to be had by the mere casting
OF ballot for Arthur Henderson. the
great Liberator of Labor.
1t Sir Arthur, in his search for the
Golden Fleece in America, could be
shown the real America and its insti-
tutions as they are, he might learn some
thing of advantage to himself and his
biographer.
But as happens usually in cases of
visits of these distinguished foreigners
who must be watched lest they run foul
of the law of the land, his itinerary
mapped out by the committee of ar
rangements will include no real Amer
ican city or the real American part of
any such city, where he will meet only
Americans, but it will be confined to
those red centers that contain the usual
conglomeration of importers nationals,
for example more Greeks than any city
in Greece, more Let's than any city in
Lettland and more Spartacans than in
Sparta, with apologies to Sparta. And
Henderson will feel somewhat at home
among his select audiences in America
For he is that kind of man who cares
nothing for his own little island, but
has big suffering heart for his broth
ers IN Russia, Hungary, Bulgaria and
all such countries as are showing the
way for his American brothers to fol-
low.
We can by wireless telescope if such
thing can be invented for the occasion,
already see this blooming, b1ufhng,
bloody b1oke from Lunnon Ye Kneaouw,
start the revolution that is going to go
around the world like a Kansas cyclone,
for the benefit of our oppressed and
enslaved backyarders and backs1iders in
the land of labor and democracy.
Hey, mister what is the difference
between revolution against a King in
an autocracy and a revolution against
the majority in democracy? What is
the difference between a government
changing according to the count of bal
lots in the ballot-box and a government
changing to the count of man in
charge of a firing squad? All the diff
ference, gentlemen, between Washing
ton and Moscow.
Henderson is welcome to be met by
the great leaders of the forlorn hope,
men in our midst whose chief occupa-
ton in life is to kow-tow to Utopian
generals, as they have shown on numer-
Gus occasions by kow-towing toward
Lenine across the Pacific and toward
Trotzky acros the Atlantic.
William A. Appleton is man of an
other type. He is the plodding and per
severing trade unionist who steadfastly
pursues the work entrusted to him by
the rank and file, without attempting to
lead them into blind alleys and barri-
cades. Mr.. Appleton has for years been
the secretary of the General Federation
of Trades Unions. In 1917 he visited
the United States as head of a de1ega-
ton representing the English trade
union movement. The cities and meet
ings he attended were those in which
he could meet and exchange thoughts
with American workingmen.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-08-30
JOSEPH MENHART
VISITS new HAVEN
International Vice-President of
Meat Cutters -Sheepbake at
Miller's Grove, Sept. z.

Joseph Menhart, international vice
president and general organizer of the
Ama1gamated Meat Cutters and Butch
er Workmen of North America, was
in New Haven on Wednesday and con-
ferred with some members of the Local
Union in regard to the proposed new
contract to be submitted to the bosses.
Mr., Menhart has just returned from
Chicago, where he was in conference
with the officials of the Western divis-
ion of the union.
The New Haven Local will meet next
Tuesday night in Trades Council Hall,
when it is expected some action will be
taken in regard to business agent for
the Bridgeport district council, which
includes New Haven. Joseph F.
McCue, who was the first man to hold
this position and who helped to organ
ize the four locals which comprise the
council, is now engaged in the Rubber
strike in Naugatuck for the American
Federation of Labor and has severed
and butcher workmen although officials
of the New Haven Local say he has not
sent in any resignation.
The New Haven Local is to give a
monster sheepbake and barbecue in
September 7. This viii be an old
fashioned sheepbake and the lamb will
be roasted on turning spits under
ground for several hours until the meat
is as tender as a wild duck. 1t will be
basted with melted butter to retain
the natural juices of the meat. The
menu will also contain potatoes, tona-
toes, clam chowder watermelon, etc
Vice-President Menhart, J. F. McCue
various officials of the Connecticut Fed
Grafton of Labor, and members of the
Locals in all parts of the state are ex-
pected to be present to the number of
400.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-08-30
PAINTERS AGREEMENT.
Signed by Local 4 and Employers
Thursday Night.

A committee from Local No. a of
New Haven, Brotherhood of Painters,
Decorators and Paperhangers of Amer
ica, met with the employers at Trades
Council Halt on Thursday night and a
new agreement was signed. 1t is prac-
tica1ly the same as the old agreement.
Local No. 400 signed an agreement
several weeks ago. Committees from
both locals also met on Thursday night.
At the next meeting of Local No. 4
the matter of e1ecting business agent
wilt be decided upon.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-08-30
MACHINIsTs' UNION.

Elm Lodge of Machinists, Local 420,
of New Haven, met on Thursday night
1t was planned to have mass meeting
on the New Haven Green tonight but it
was impossible to secure certain speak
ers desired and it was decided to hold
the meeting one week from tonight E.
c. Hotchkiss, business agent of the
lodge, is the committee on speakers for
this meeting.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-08-30

Local No 34o of New Haven, Plumb
ers and Steam Filters Union, met on
Monday night and additional plans were
made for the picnic to be held soon,
some details of which were printed in
last weeks issue of this paper.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-08-30
REIGN or
IN

Connecticut Fed( of Labor,
International I ts' Union
and Bridgepo1 ! Labor
Union Combine to Stamp Out
irresponsible Leadership and
Spontaneous, I'll Advised
Strikes-Metal Trades Associa.
ton Formed to Govern Situa-
tion and Restore Order.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-01-29
POINTS THE WAY

The Statement of This Oregon Wo' man Will Interest Our Readers.
 Hillsboro, Oregon, points the way in the words of one of it's most re. spectcd reSidents:--
 Mrs. A. R. England FPS w. Oak St., Hillsboro, Ore, says; "Two years ago I had such a tad attack of lum bago that I wasn't able to get up or down stairs. When I sat in a chair l 'ould hardly get up again. Sharp pains, like a knife sticking me in nv back, nearly killed me and l could hardly drag myself about.
 had taken only few doses O. Ooan's Kidney Pills when my back got stronger and one box made be able to get about as well as ever. Since .hen l have never had any trouble with my back or kidney.
 Price COG, . a'' dealers. Don't imply ask for kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills the same that Mrs. Engand mad. Foster-M Milburn Co.,, Mfgrs.. Buffalo, N. Y.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-01-29
S & sE
INCOMPLETE RETURNS GIVE
 DIVISION 620,OO0 MEMBERS

In spite of influenza and peace time reaction, the people of the Northwest answered the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call by hundreds of thousands. Some communities have found it nec- csSary to extend the date of closing the roll call in order to give all citi- zens the opportunity to join. Reports are still very incomplete. Actual mem. berships reported for this Division G2O,C0O, divided as follows: Alaska o,COO; Idaho, 9O,OOO; Oregon, 100000. Washington, 315 900. There is every reason to believe that the 1918 mem. beship of the Division, S30,000, will be exceeded when returns are all in.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-01-29
DC YOU WANT PRINTING?

NOW IS THE TIME TO GET LETTERHEADS ENVELOPES, STATEMENTS, BILLHEADS OR ANY OTHER STATIONERY NEEDS OF YOUR IFFICE OR STORE PAPER PRICES ARE TO VANCE. THE GATEWAY HAS PLENTY OF
 K AT THE OLD PRICES
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-01-29

The mining game in the West For country has not been greatly develop cd this season. no one having reachoC bedrock yet. The miners wer late get ting started, having to wait for snov' to freight in supplies. The distance is only l5 miles from Brooks, but tho wait was unavoidable.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-08-20
Three Lakes Notes.

Mrs. Kanouse who has been visit
ing at Wausau returned home.
Miss Marguerite Sailor who was at
Rhinelander has returned to the D..
E. Lamon homes
Frank Goldenski who recently
went west has returned to his
home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Swanson of
Fort Wayne, Ind, are now visiting
her folks here. They. were accom-
panied by her brother Dale.
Miss Gleason of Rhinelander
was visiting at the home of Miss
Ethel Anderson during the past
week.
Miss Bell Palmer was also visit
ed by her friend from Superior.
Mrs. Frank Federer of Brinkly,
Ark, is now visiting with relatives
here.
Miss Lillian Anderson went to
Gagen last week. She will teach
there during the coming school
year.
Miss Irene Bennett has returned
from the Morey Resort at Eagle
River.
Clarence Anderson went to Ken
osha where he will make his future
home.
Dewey Lavender recently pur-
chased motorcycle at Rhineland-
er, but on account of misfortunes
he sold it to its former owner and
has now gone to KenOsha.
Miss Olgo Johnson recently re-
turned from Greenwood.
Ell. Anderson and A. Alkouski
had the misfortune of running into
each other with their cars at Mrs.
KanhOuse's corner.
Miss Ruth and Irene Bennett
have gone to Green Bay.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-08-20

Mr. and Mrs. Pat Kelly, w. Gray,
Ted A. Kelly and family motored to
Marquette Wednesday.
Miss Sigma Pearson of Iron River
returned home Monday after visiting
at the Revoyr home.
Mrs Geo. Keough went to Amigo
Saturday.
Watersmeet and Eagle River crossed
bats at Wa.ersmeet Sunday, the score
being 2 to in favor of Eagle River.
Watersmeet team had bad luck in
the seventh inning as Percy Revoyr
the pitcher had his leg broken.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-08-20
Watersmeet News.

L. A. Kelly went to Ironwood on
business Monday.
Miss Flora Vantwoud left Monday
to visit friends in lower Wisconsin.
John Marshall of Ashland is here
visiting his uncle Nick Kolenski.
Miss Ruby Martin and Miss Ida Ed
wards of Ashland are visiting at the
home of Cond. Durkee and family.
Dr.. Geo. Curry who has just re-
turned from over sea is renewing old
acquaintance in town.
William Keough of Bessemer arriv-
ed here Saturday to visit relatives.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-08-20
Retribution.

When the man who invented the
slide trombone grew old and crippled
and could not get away, retribution
bounded him in the form of neighbor
who practiced on one of the blamed
things every night. An evil deed is
always repaid with an evil deed.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-02-20
Food Not Tease

for the grown-ups is kept so simple
that many of the dishes may be given
the younger children. In this way the
need Of preparing special dishes for
the youngsters ur der five is eliminated.
Sirups, molasses. honey. candy. or
jelly can be used in place of the sugar,
or very finely chopped dried fruits,
such as raisins, dates and figs, may
be used to give sweetness.
Leaf vegetables. such as lettuce and
spinach, are particularly valuable be-
cause Of the vitamins or the growth
producing substances they supply. One
good way to serve them is to chop
them fine. cook them In little water.
and make soup by adding them to
hot milk. Lettuce finely chopped can
be mixed with butter to make sand
wich filling.
The daily allowance given above In.
sures plenty of protein, vitamins, lime,
iron and other mineral substances, and
also enough fuel for the average child.
If more is desired. II can safely be
furnished In the form of bread or other
cereal food, which is often the cheap
est item on the bill of fare.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-02-20
PREFACE

Tt Light IN the Clearing shone upon
nahy things and mostly upon those
With. above all others. have inpassioned
md perpetuated the Spirit OF America
and which. just now. seem to me to be
worthy Of attention. ] believ. that spirit
90 be the very candle Of the Lord which.
in this dark and windy night OF time. has
nickered 80 that the souls of the faithful
have been afraid But let us be OF good
cheer. II 10 shining brighter as ! write
and. under God. I believe Il shall. by and
By, be seen and loved Of all men.
One seif-contained, Homerlc ngure. OF
the remote country side In which I was
born. had the true Spirit OF Democracy
and shed It's light abroad In the senate OF
the United States and the capitol at Al
bany. He carried the Candle OF the Lord.
II led him TO a height of self-forgetfui-
ness achieved by only tvo others-Wash-
lngton and Lincoln. Yet I have been CUR
prised by the profound and general ig-
norance Of this generation regarding the
career of silas Wright.
The distinguished senator who served
at his side for many years. Thomas II.
Benton OF Missouri. has this to say OF
''He refused cabinet appointments un-
Ger his fast friend Van Buren, and under
Polk. whom he may be said to have
elected. He refused a seat on the bench
Of the Supreme court OF the United
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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-02-20
BOOK ONE
Which Is the Story Of the Candle
and the Compass.
CHAPTER 1.
The Melon Harvest.

Once upon time / owned d water.
melon. ! say once because never did
It again. When ! got through owning
that melon ! never wanted another.
The time was 1881; / was boy of
seven and the melon was the first Of
all my harvests.
didn't know much about myself
those days except the fact that my
name was Bart Baynes and, further.
that I was an orphan who owned a
watermelon and a little spotted hen
and lived on Rattleroad h q nelghbor-
hood called LickitysplIt. lived with
my Aunt Deel and my Uncle Peabody
Baynes on q farm. They were brother
and sister-he about thirty-eight and
she little beyond the far-distant goal
Of forty.
Ny father and mother died in
s;ourge OF dlphtheria that swept the
ieighborhood when / was a boy Of
five.
A few days after I arrived In the
hcme Of my aunt and uncle I slyly en-
tered the parlor and climbed the what
not to examine some white flowers on
its top shelf and tipped the whole
thing over. scattering its burden Of
albums. wax flowers and seashells
on the floor. My aunt came running
on her tiptoes and exclaimed: "Mercy
Come right out o. here this minute
you pest"
took some rather long steps going
out. which were due to the fact that
Aunt Deel had hold OF my hand. While
! sat weeping she went back into the
parlor and began to pick up things.
my wreath! my wreathw / heard
her moaning.
How well I remember that little as
semblage Of flower ghosts in wax I
They had no more right to associate
with human beings than the ghosts Of
fable. Uncle Peabody used to call
them the "Minervy flowers" becarse
they We're present from his Aunt
Minerva. When Aunt Deel returned
TO the kitchen where sat-a sorrow
Ing little refugee huDched up In a cor
ner-she said: 'T'll have to tell your
Uncle Peabody-ayes
"Oh please don't tell my Uncle Pea
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-02-20
oopyrirhs BY irving B.eherier

For the first time ] looked for him
with dread at the window and when
he came hid in a closet and heard
that solemn and penetrating note In
her voice as she said:
II guess you'll have to take that boy
away-ayes"
"what now?' he asked.
MY stars he sneaked into the par.
lor and tipped over the what-not and
smashed that beautiful wax wreath"
Jerusalem four-corners he ex-
claimed. "rll have to"
He stopped as he was won't to do on
the threshold Of strong opinions and
momentous resolutions.
The rest OF the conversation was
drowned In my own cries and Uncle
Peabody came and lifted me tenderly
and carried me upstairs.
He 50. down with me on his lap and
hushed my cries. Then he said very
gently:
"Now. Bub. you and me have got to
be careful. What-nots and albums
and wax flowers and haircloth sofys
are the most dangerous critters In st.
Lawrence county. They're purity saw
age. Keep your eye peeled. You can't
tell what minute they'll jump on ye.
More boys have been dragged away
and tore to pieces by 'em than by all
the bears and panthers in the woods.
Keep out o. that old parlor. Ye might
as well go into a cage o. wolves. How
be goin' to make ye remember itT'
II don't know" whimpered and be-
gan to cry out In fearful anticipation.
He set me in chair, picked up one
Of his old carpet-slippers and began to
thump the bed with It. He belabored
the bed with tremendous vigor. Mean
while he looked at me and exclaimed {:
"You dreadful childw
knew that my sins were RESPONSE
BILE for this violence. 1t frightened me
and my cries increased.
The door Mt the bottom of the stairs
opened suddenly.
Aunt Deel called:
'Don't lose your temper, Peabody.
think you've gone fur 'nough--ayes I"
Uncle Peabody stopped and blew as
II he were very tired and then ! caught
a look In his face that reassured me.
He called back to her: II wouldn't
"a cared SO much IL 1t hadn't "a been