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The Connecticut labor press., 1920-12-11
CARPENTERS-SHEET
 METAL WORKERS
 DIFFERENCES OVER
Federation Settles Long Carpen- ters- Metal Workers Dispute.
 Prices May Be Lower.

Washington, Dec. 10-A big reduc- ton in the price of building materials and the end of one of the longest wars in the history of the American Fedora ton of Labor were predicted by labor officials as result of decision handed down by the Board of Jurisdictional Awards, the Peace Tribunal of the building industry.
 The decision IS declared the most i'm portant ever rendered with respect to the building industry.
 Jutisdictiona1 claims by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, the second largest union in the Federation, caused II years warfare between that organ ization and the Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers International Alliance.
 The Board of Jurisdictiona1 Awards, sitting as final arbiter in the contro- versy, has decreed that the hanging of hollow metal doors, except sliding doors. the installation of door frames, the placing of trim around doors and other openings and the placing of all other metal trim constitute the work of sheet metal workers whenever the metal Is No 10 gauge, or lighter Re fusal of the carpenters to permit the sheet metal workers to do this work has prevented the extensive use of metal trim in building.
 Contractors, engineers and archi- tects have agreed to recognize the de cision in all their contracts The de cision will have the effect of throwing sheet metal trim into the market as a competitor of lumber and a big drop in the price of the latter will soon fol low, 1t is predicted.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-12-11
TO BOOM UNION
 CARD OF BARRIERS
New Haven Union Appoints Com mittee for Vigorous Publicity
 Campaign of Education.

The meeting of the New Haven Bar bers' union, Thursday evening, was an exceptionally interesting one and nom nations for the election of officers, which will be held at the next meeting, were made.
 Antonio Mer1ino, international organ izer and former business agent of the local, delivered very interesting talk on the general conditions of the trade and the value of organization.
 It was voted to proceed with an energetic campaign to advertise the card of the union shop, committee being appointed to conduct the work, consisting of five members in addition to the executive committee. It is the intention to thoroughly educate the pub lie to the advantages from a sanitary point of view in patronizing the shops which display the union card for the union maintains a strict supervision over this feature of the business and no shop conducted on an unsanitary basis can hope to retain the card; it is the customers guarantee of cleanliness
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-12-11
CHANCE FOR REAL WOOL CLOTHES IS
 NOW IN SIGHT
Farmers and Stock Raisers Tired of Being Manipulated by
 Shoddy Forces.
RIGHT FROM THE SHEEP
Effort to Organize Country Be- hind French -Capper Truth
 Bill Being Made.

Chicago, Dec 10-"Buy. a Suit of Virgin Wool Clothes-Clothes Made of Wool Directly From the Sheep's Back P
 This is the new slogan proposed for the farmers and stock raisers of the United States by George NJ. Wi1ber, who is prominently mentioned for the position of secretary of agriculture in the Harding cabinet. He made the pro- posal today at the International Live Stock Exposition, Union Stock Yards MT. Wi1ber Is lifelong friend of the President-e1ect and comes. from Marys- vile, Ohio, not far from the Harding town of Marion.
 He Is "a 4dfrt farmer. stock raiser, banker and business man and has won a reputation in each department of en- deayor and IS widely considered one of the best informed autohrities on agriculture in America.
 For months, as one of the governors of the National Sheep and Wool Bureau of America, he has been active ly engaged i'll the campaign to organ ize the country behind the French-C Cap per Truth in Fabric bill. This measure is designed to compel textile rnanufac- turers to stamp their cloth with it's con tent of virgin (new) wool and of shod- dy-old rags, re-worked in some cases as often as eight times.
 Wool cloth manufacturers complain of business stagnation due to the fail ure of the people to buy clothes" he said, in discussing the wool situation with the farmers and srocEraisers. "It is the sale of shoddy cloth as virgin wool cloth and at virgin wool prices under cover of the nisunders stood popular term, all wool, that has caused the people to become rebe1lious and to quit buying.
 "Consitions have reached such grave state that something must be done to save the wool growers from bank ruptcy. Conditions in the west are far worse than in this part of the country. In view of the tight condition of the wool market and of the millions of pounds of virgin wool unsold and in storage Ill this country, the only thing to do seems to be to acquaint the con stunning public with the fact that large part of the apparel sold as all wool, which the public thinks means virgin protect itself, the public must ask for virgin wool cloth and insist upon get ting 1t.
 "A few years ago, the South asked us to, Buy Bale of Cotton. Now the wool growers ask for square deal. Textile manufacturers are resorting largely to the use of old rags in the manufacture of wool cloth and are i'm creasing1y pa1mipg off shoddy the people under cover of the term, all wool, while the virgin wool that the people want and pay for and suppose that they are getting when they buy all wool clothes is lying manufactured in the storehouses.
 Every farmer and sheep raiser must remember to protect himself, when pur- chasing clothing by demanding a suit made of virgin woo1-woo1 directly from the sheep's back. Let the South erners who gave us their cotton slogan adopt ours: Buy a Suit of Virgin Wool C1othes''
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-12-11
IMMIGRANTS CONTINUE
 TO POUR INTO COUNTRY
Nearly 25,000 Arrive in State Within Eleven Months
 Period

A large problem presents itself to Connecticut's educational social and industrial agencies, according to Amer icanization Director Robert C. Deming of the state board of education who has made known immigration figures re- ceived from the United States Depart ment of Labor, bureau of immigration. The report showed that 9,472 immi- grants reached this state in the first six months of the present year. During the fiscal year ended June 30 the immi- grants that reached here, chiefly from southeast Europe and southern Italy, numbered 1922.
 Director Dening estimated that more than 24,000 immigrants have reached Connecticut by the end of November.
 Plus the, 9,472 immigrants that ar rived between January and June the estimated approrimated total for II months this year would be 24,o72.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-12-11
BOLSHEVIST PERL LIES IN BLUELAWS,
 WARNS JUDGE MAY
Restrain the Workngfnan Un- reasonably and He Becomes
 8 Menace, Court Says.

New York, Dec. 10.-Blue laws were May in discharging the November grand jury in Kings county. Judge May said in part:
 There is an old and true adage that that government IS best which governs least. There is at present with us an apparent effort to compel men to lead perfect lives. The value of the 18th amendment Is still problematical
 This Is Christian country. The first day of the week is the day desig- mated for religious observance. It is our highest duty to respect that day, as it IS also our duty to observe the Ten Commandments. But Is also an equal duty for the vested authorities to know the conditions which obtain here, that we are cosmopolitan people, is entitled to rest, refreshnent and en- joyment. We can direct that the Sab bath be restricted to religious services, but we cannot by law make people re- ligious. We cannot make them respect the law, but we easily create feel ing of resentment, dissatisfaction and unrest.
 "Bolshevism IS merely method of expressing dissatisfaction with the ex- isting order of things, and its support CTS, just as those who indorse Social ism, are people with disordered and dis eased minds, people who have suffered or feel they have suffered as a result of discrimination, oppression and in- justice, dreamers who feel no hope in the existing order of things and are looking for panacea to cure all the ills of human kind and are ready to support any order which gives promise of an early Utopia.
 Long since men recognized the ad- visibility of keeping church and state ing antiquated, discarded and unneces- sary laws that may bring down upon our heads such a feeling of discontent dissatisfaction and unrest and which fan anew the flame of Bolshevism, which so far, fortunately, Is small and unnurtured and ahs found here no grounds in which the seeds may thrive and develop.
 We never need fear Bolshevism so long as we remain sane and reasonable Outdoor sports, baseball, golf, and the like, are at all times beneficial and healthfu1 Indulgence in such sports should be encouraged, and no one will find himself i'll serious difficulty by fol- lowing nealtn1ul, innocent entertain- nept. The man who is happy and con tented IS in receptive mood to accept religion.
 Man, and especially the workingman, craves pleasure, enjoyment and social intercourse. Deny him the right to take his wife and kiddies to enjoy themselves on a hot summer Sunday on the beach and in the show places of Coney Island deny him the right to enjoy picture houses, the baseball games, the rides into the country on the troleys and you re-create the necessity for, the saloon
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-12-11
UNITED MINE
 WORKERS TO OPEN WAR ON OPERATORS
Will Battle "To a Finish" in Alabama and West Vir-
 ginia, They Say.
MUCH ABUSE IS SHOWN
Score Calling Out of Federal Troops as Being Wholly
 Unnecessary.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 10.-The United Mine Workers of America plar to carry on a struggle with the coal operators of Alabama and Mingo coun- ty, West Virginia, ''to fnish,' says a statement issued by the union officials
 According to the statement, the unions international board has unani- mous1y adopted a declaration, promis- ing. the Alabama and West Virginia miners 'sthe full moral and financial assistance of the International union."
 The text of the declaration as adopted by the board also was made public. It criticised the West Virginia governor for calling out federal troops, and asserted if he were true to his oath of office he would disarm private detectives who, 1t was said, are employed by the operators. Regarding the Alabama situation the declaration said 1t Is questionable whether the people of Ar menia, whose sufferings have shocked the world, are in any worse circurf- stances that the oppressed Mine Work CTS of Alabama"
 Numerous business matters have been before the board during its session of the last several days, but 1t was said by the union officers that consideration of Alabama and West Virginia conditions was first given at a meeting late Satur- day.
 The declaration says in part:
 "The international executive board IS impressed with the spirit of se1f-sacri- fee displayed by the mine workers of Alabama in their wonderful fight for the right to establish the principle of collective bargaining and compel recog- nition by the coal operators of the award of the, United States bituminous coal commission The 42,000 men, women and children who were engaged in this struggle are suffering from the most intense persecution heaped upon them by the arrogant coal operators of that state. Every conceivable method has been used against them-eviction from their homes, foreclosures upon their household and personal effects, false arrest and imprisonment, prohibit ton of the right of assenb1age, denial of their statutory and constitutional rights unWarranted use of state troops in the coal fields, denunciation by an unfavorab1e press and most malicious public campaign of misrepresentation have all failed to break their dauntless spirit.
 Tn Mingo county, West Virginia, a struggle of equal importance IS being waged. The miners of that territory were locked out by their employers be- cause of their desire to organize, and their request for the recognition of the principle of collective bargaining. They have waged remarkable struggle against overwhelming odds despite the innumerable outrages inflicted by the private army of hired gunmen employ ed by the coal operators of that region. Many men have been shot in cold blood by these modern Hessians while in a multiplicity of instances others have suffered from brutal assaults upon their persons without having redress in the law"
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-12-11
SCORES HIRE, DRIVE AND FIRE PLAN' OF WORK
Engineer Says Increase of Effec- tiveness of Labor Lies
 Elsewhere.

New York, Dec 1O.-The American Society of Mechanical Engineers was told at Wednesday nights session of it's 4zth annual convention which opened Tuesday, that too many industries are conducted on "the hire, drive and fire plan"
 Fred J. Miller, retiring president, made this assertion in an address which preceded induction into office of Edwin s. Carman of Cleveland, his successor.
 The engineer" MT. Miller said, must increase the effectiveness of la Dor, not by driving or expressing but by the application of brains in indus trial organization and management of men as well as materials.
 If the conditions of employment are fair and right, if there are few or no substantial reasons for dissatisfaction :; if the channels of communication be- tween owner and worker are kept free and open agitators and trouble makers will seldom, if ever, make much head way"
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-12-11
S2. .632 A LIVING WAGE.

New York, Dec. 10.-A living wage should not be less than $2,632 a year, or $5061 a week, declared officers of Printing Press Assistants and Feeders Union No. g in a wage hearing be- fore an arbitration board. The esti- mates are based on official figures. The union supported it's claim by a mass of price quotations which are summarized by the following necessary yearly ex- penditures for a family:
 Food, $871.80; clothing, $52o.oo; rent, $437.35; light and heat, $68.5o; house hold equipment, $6o23; miscellaneous, $655.75. Total, $2,632o8.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-12-11
OVER THIRTY BILLIONS
 EXPENDED DURING WAR
This Vast Sum Does Not Include Postal Disburse-
 ments.

Washington, Dec. 1O-The net cost of the war to the United States govern ment was fixed by Secretary Houston at $24,010000000. This, he said, rep resented the adjusted expenditure of the treasury, excluding R1l other outlay prosecution of the war, from April 6, 1917, to June 30, 1asts which period covered the extremes of the govern ment's wartime fiscal operations.
 Total expenditures blythe government during the period covered, excepting only postal disbursements from postal revenues were $38, 8,83O, ,8l2, ,8o5. Of this amount $1o,078, ,844,Oo was obtained in taxes and revenue from sources other than borrowed money.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-12-11
INCREASED WAGES
 BRING INCREASED
 COAL PRODUCTION
Men Making Good on Agreement to Produce More if
 Paid More.
BIG GAIN PER MAN
Weeks Increase in Great Britain Reaches 5,211, ,OO0 Tons Fol
 lowing Wage Advances.

Especial to Connecticut Labor Press.)
 New York, Dec. 10.-British weekly coal output has exceeded 5000000 tons for the first time in two years, accord ing to returns received by the Foreign Information Service of the Bankers Trust Company, of New York. Produc- ton in the week of November 20, was 5,211, ,000 tons. There had been no pre- vious weekly output reaching 5000, 1000 tons since October, 1918
 The higher tonnage Is an indication that British miners have undertaken to justify wage increases tentatively granted III adjustment of the recent coal strike but conditional upon greater production. The effect of the strike on output Is indicated by the following weekly figures: October 16, 4611,000 tons; October g, l2,500 tons; October tons; @ lS Nove1nber eb 1s' 477eooo tons. 9op1 The November 2Oth output was higher than the average weekly tonnage of coal mined in any year since 1913, when Great Britain's production reached its maximum of 287,411,869 tons, or, at the rate of 5,527,000 tons a week.
 A striking gain in per capita produc- ton Is indicated. For the first nine Pso 9n9 e4 1oaed Ig1o the avsd weeng ogtgut g t6
 
 This was increased to 4.3l tons in the week of November 10th. The average in 1913 was 4.o tons. There are now almost 1OO,0OO more persons engaged in British coal mining than in 1913. On September 30, the total was 1,2O7,- 500 perscus.
 Increased production is of significant importance in Great Britain because of the relation of coal to British export trade It has been estimated that coal exports normally amounted to one-tenth of the value. and seven-tenths of the bulk of total British exports. In 1915, 941a million tons of coal were exported. Because of decreased production coal exports in 1919 were .71a million tons The government has urged the raising of coal output to its pre-war rate to assist Great Britain financially through
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-12-11
RESIST NoN-UN1oN SHOP.

Cincinnati, Dec. 10-Trade unionists in this city are preparing to resist the announced purpose of certain employ CTS to establish non-unionism in this city. At a meeting of more than 500 representatives of local trade unions it vas decided to conduct vigorous cam paign in defense of the right to organ i<e It was recommended that an assessment of 25 cents be levied on every trade unionist to finance this edu- casional movement.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-12-11
THoMAsToN SHOPS
 ARE ON FULL TIME

Thomaston, Dec. 10.-Thomaston' business is booming; all shops are on 55-hour week schedule This week the packing room of the Seth Thomas Clock Company is working until o'clock every night. The company is getting out Christmas orders.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-12-11
Increased production is of significant importance in Great Britain because of
FAILS TO PUNISH THUGS.

Denver, Dec. 10-Paul J. McGovern, deputy district attorney, has resigned He announced in the public press that one of his reasons was the failure of the district attorney to prosecute i'm ported strikebreakers who rioted in the city during the recent street car strike. MT. McGovern makes bitter complaint against the district attorney for per hitting the murder gang to escape.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-12-11
NOVEMBER BUSY MONTH FOR EMPLOYMENT BUREAU 1,472 Requests for Work and 1,414 Demands for Help
 Were Received.


 The unemployment situation for the past month while not encouraging, has shown a little improvement over the previous motnh. The demands for un- skilled 1aborers are greater than those for high class mechanics or other skilled occupation, and while there is a large demand for women for domes- tic work, theresi absolutely no supply on hand to fiji the vacancies.
 At the New aFflven State Employ ment Bureau ke fag November, LAP af.plicet sns were received and 1414. - E. Positions were secuTs, sll !. sicants, of which 62o W s A women.
 At tTE r, 75 demands for dome ..sgsls 2U chambermaids and l cannot be filled, due to Il ieity of applicants for such positions
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-12-11
FROZEN EGGS FOR U. s.

Balboa Heights, Panama Canal Zone,i Dec. 10-The steamship Tuscan Star passed through the canal with a whole cargo of frozen eggs, amounting to 6,200 tons. She was bound from China to New York
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-12-11
GAR MEN REDUCE HOURS.

Somerset, Ky, Dec. 10.-Motormel and conductors have reduced thel work day from F to 8 hours.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-12-11
UNIONS HOLD WAGES.

Chicago, Dec. 10.-"We offer no de- fance when we say we do not thank the captains of industry one bit for ot wage reductions, Is1t vs do thank organized labor," writes Editor Sweeney of the Tailor, official magazine of the Journeymen Tailors' Union of
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-12-11
RETAIL CLERKS ORGANIZE

Rock Springs, Wyo., Dec. 10.-Retail clerks have organized and are charter ed by the Retail Clerks International Protective Association.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-12-11
PLUMBERS ADVANCE.

Macon, Ga, Dec 1O-Organized plumbers have secured the eight-hour day and raised wages $1 for the same per;~i
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-12-11

If a shoe doesn't bear the union stamp 1t isn't union made, and don't you for get it!
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-12-11

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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-28
Reduction Freight
Rates in Western
District Be Asked
~ A-socia,sd Press.

~ ArsociA,sd Press.
TOPEKA. Kans.. Dec. g Reduction
~ freight rates In the entire western
district ~ill be- sought by the national
live stock shippers league and six 9th
a. agricultural and siock raising indus
tries Joseph Mercer, president of thu
league. announced here today lie an
nounced that n petition would be filled
with IN" Interstate commerce commits
sion within the next few dayH.
The other industries Joining In the
p,iilion win he the American live stock
assoc laiion. the American farm burcau
federation. tho national wool growers
association. the cattle brcsders asso,ia
tion of Texas the corn belt meat pro
duccrs association and the Kansas llv,
stock association.
A tentative draft of the petition
which Mr.. Meyer made public todly. de-.
clar,s that as tho result of an "unpre.
cedented calamity" the farmers and
s,ockmen of the west are forced to sell
their produce for leSs than pr,ewaT
priss, while paying frclgh; rites which
have increased from 70 to i50 per cent
since 1917.
THE are conditions not within th'
contemplation Of the commission CO any
body else when the decision was made
and these rates were published In AuG
ust 1890" the petition states.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-28
Judge Refuses to
Convict a Witch

NEW YORK. Dec 27.--I:choos ~
puritan daya rcsounded In Washington
HEIGHTS court today when screams u
of witch. witch. she's a witch were
hurled at Mrs. Bessie Avorin.
She appeared as compliment against
Mrs Sophie stern whom she charg'
II with having publicly denounced hcr
with untrue accusations. hut suddenly
she turned defendant when Mrs.
stern came to court with her two wear
did daughter who had been cursed by
Mrs Avorin, and had lost the power
OF her legs
"Up to couple ~ months ago."
Mrs Stern. said while her sympa,hiz
ers boocd Mrs. Av"rin, my luby was
strong and hcslhy Then this
woman went and cursed II. Your
honor. that woman Il a witch. Two
hundred years ago she would hsyc
hcrn burned "a the stake"
"Thc witch the WITCH yelled the
woman spectators
liang. went the magistrates g1vel.
Then he dismissed the summons
against AIRS stern for lack NJ evi.
dcnce