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The Connecticut labor press., 1920-03-27
THE DRAPERY SHOP
Exclusive Designs New Novelties


 sortment of beautiful patterns ; at prices lower than they can be bought for today at the mills; 42 inches wide. Special at 85c per yard and up to $3.25 per yard.
 New Voile and Marquisette materials in excellent quality. Special at 50c the yard.
 Highly Mercerized Velour, 50 inches wide, in colors, brown, blue and rose. Special at $4.75 the yard.
 Fifty-inch Figured Silk Mix ture Overdrapery Goods in blue, rose and gold colorings. Special at $3.75 the yard.
 A wealth of new Spring Gre tonnes in all the newest designs and colorings at 5Oc per yard and up to $1.60 per yard.
 Marquisette Curtains with neat insertion and edging. Spe- cial at $500 a pair.
 Marquisette Curtains with Filet insertion and edging. Spe- cial at $5.50 per pair.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-03-27
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING URGED

Continued from First Page.)
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-03-27

trades and various blind alley occupa- tions during the time they should be at school"
 The conference states that, in pre- senting its recommendations they are not merely designed to tide over a troublesome period of economic re- adjustment. Many of the evils pointed out" it says, were in existence before the war and will remain in existence if steps are not taken to remedy them" In conclusion, the report says, the re- forms advocated are urged mot with any feeling of panic but with the be- lief that they will not only contribute largely toward the elimination. of the couses of industrial strife, but that they will make for the introduction in
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-03-27
BREWERS ELECT.
Hartford Union Goes Merrily On
 Despite Prohibition.

Hartford, March 26.-Bernard Carey was elected president of the Brewery Workers Union Saturday evening, Gus Quilitszch being chosen vice-president :; Otto J. Schuetz, recording and cores bonding secretary; Fred Doerf1er, fnan- cial secretary and treasurer; Richard Dobson, sergeant at. arms, and Jacob Diehl, trustee.
 Saturday evenings meeting drew a large attendance. About half of the members of the union are now work ing at their trade, as the breweries are still turning out large quantities of cereal beverage" onee better known as "near beer" Many of the younger brewery workers, however, are now em- ployed in other lines of work.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-03-27
HERE'S WORK FOR
 PRINTING TRADES

The Humana and Klymax automatic feeders, used on printing presses, are now the product of strikebreakers, the Humana company, located in Newark, N. J., having unceremoniously locked out its employees when they affiliated with the International Association of Machinists. The corporation, in effect
 says that organized labor doesn't amount to much, and that it can't stop the sale of single automatic feeder. This is a sort of challenge to the Allied Print ing Trades, and there isn't bit of doubt this challenge will be taken up.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-03-27

American industry, of those democratic principles which constitute the most precious heritage of the American citi- gen."
 The report is signed by Secretary of Labor Wilson as chairman; Herbert Hoover, as vice-chairman, and the fol- lowing other members of the confer ence: Martin H. Glynn, Thomas w. Gregory Richard Hooker, Stanley King, Samuel w. Mccall, Henry M. Robinson, Julius Rosenwald, George T. Slade, Oscar s. Straus, Henry C. Stuart, William O. Thompson, Frank w. Taussig, Henry J. Waters, George w. Wickersham, and Owen D. Young, and William E. Hotchkiss and Henry R. Seager, executive secretaries.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-03-27
GAINS BY sTEREoFYPERs.

Lowell, Mass, March 26.-A new wage agreement between newspapers and the Stereotypers' union provides that foremen shall be paid $40 week and journeymen $6 day or night. The old rates were: Foremen, $4.50 day j; journeymen, $4.
 Albany N. Y, March 26.-Stereo- typers in this city and in Troy have ad- vanced wages $2 a week and secured a weekly bonus.
 Evansville, Ind, March 26.-A wage increase of SIPS day has been secured by the Stereotypers' union.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-03-27

Statement of ownership and man. agement of The Connecticut Labor Press, published at New Haven, Con- necticut, required by Act of August 24, 1912.
 Editor and business manager, E. Shipman Smith, New Haven, Conn.
 Publisher, E. Shipman Smith, New Haven, Conn.
 Owner, E. Shipman Smith, New Haven, Conn.
 Sworn to by E .Shipman Smith, editor and publisher, before Mary T. Kelly, notary public.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-03-27
IT'S NOT TAXABLE NOW.

Boston, March 26.-A stock dividend of 100 per cent. to share holders of the Amoskeag Manufacturing company was recommended today by the trustees.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-03-27

The union label supersedes the boy colt by concentrating the puTcnasing power upon union products.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-08
WASHINGTON

Ralph Hilbert is repairing and re-.
modelling his house. Harry Kahr-
mann is doing the job.
The recent thaw has taken off the
most of the snow and the fields look
more like April than the first Of De-
cember. Crows are still here and
seem to be well satisfied with the
weather.
Three large moose were stealing
apples In w. E. Overlock's orchard
last Tuesday and were headed for
the great bog.
Wellington Dart of Bath is visit
ing his grandchildren. Mrs. George
Hanson, and Mrs. Herbert Prescott.
The Morey steam mill has been
shut down for several days on ac-
count of a break down.
Harry Hartmann is repairing and
remodeling his house on the Ira Syl-
vester place which he recently pur-
chased from the Sylvester heirs.
Mrs Clara HILBERT is visiting her
SON, Ralph. for a few days.
Mrs. Rose Smalley who has been
for Mrs. Aldana IJessner for
the past few months has completed
her duties there and returned to her
home in Union
Freeman Light has his house land
ed on the spot and is finishing ii off
for residence to live In.
WEST-The Bowman mill owned by
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-08
Christmas Trees

The slaughter Of the Christmas
tree is cause for expert advice from
the government and columns Of
comment in the press. 1t is notice
able that these trees are not being
cut on lands owned by lumber or pulp
companies, furthermore that the cut
ting is not usually done in the way
Of thinning out the trees. as in that
way the shapely ones are not OBJ
tanned. Many come from the old pas
ture, which the farmer wants
cleared up. The prices paid to the
growers Of the trees and the prices
paid by the city dwelIer remind one
of the experience Of the farmer who
paid 80 cents in hotel for the melon
he sold for two cents. But people
are not obliged to live in cities and.
as rule, farmers are not compelled
to sell the trees. Some OF the city
dwellers it appears wish to enjoy the
freedom Of the country along with
the allurements of the city and 60 out
in their limousines to steal their
Christmas trees. In Massachusetts,
the matter Of revoking the licenses
of such trespassers is under serious
consideration. Indignation at such
penalty would not be widespread.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-08
Build a New Maine
portland ExpreSs.)

It Is announced that a new battle
ship Massachusetts, Is to be built to
take the place of the old one now
obsolete, and that it is to be the larg-
est vessel in the United States Navy.
It is to be $50 feet long over all, JOG
feet beam. and have a displacement
Of 1920 tons. 1t will have a speed of
twenty-three knots and will carry an
armament consisting of II 16-inch
guns and a secondary battery of six
teen 6-inch guns. 1t will be of the
super-dreadnaught type.
A new Maine, to be the greatest of
all, should take the place of the
second Maine which now has passed
on to the junk heap. SO rapid has been
the progress in the development Of
these great fighting monsters of the
seas. The American Navy should
never be without a Maine as an active
memorial to the memory of the brave
boys who went down on the old
Maine in Havana Harbor in 1898. 1t
should also be the biggest and. best
afioat for the same reason.
The new Massachusetts, is being
built in Massachusetts,. What a fine
thing it would be if the new Maine
could be constructed within the limits
of the Pine Tree State at Bath. the
home Of the great steel shipbuilding
industry in Maine!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-08
Editorial Comment
Russia in Twenty-ons Words

New York Evening Post)
H. G. Wells up to the present has
contributed to the columns of the
Times; at a guess. some 5000 words
on Russia They have not been too
many words, either for the interest of
the subject or for Mr.. Wells skill as
a narrator. Yet the truth about
Russia would not have been lost if
1879 words of the Wells manuscript
had been lost and the following
twenty-one words had remained:
Russia today stands more in need
Of men Of the foreman and works.
manager class than she does of medi-
caments or food.
There is the whole story of Bolshe-
vism. 1t sets out to destroy the fore
man and works-manager of the bour-
geois civilization and it has destroyed
the productive forces of the nation.
Not civil war OF foreign war or the
blockade is responsible for Russian
collapse. but regime which has
driven the bourgeoise from the facto-
ries and replaced them with a chaos
which the Soviet is now trying des-
perately to unscramble.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-08

prosperity. There is growth CORE
spending to that in the savings banks
and trust companies, although the re-
sources of the building associations
are described as small In comparison
with those of the other institutions.
While Maine, in common with 9TH
er Eastern States, did not show in
the census returns that rapidity Of
growth which would crafty local
pride, it does not appear that the
people of Maine are being deprived
of the comforts and the luxuries OF
life because the population has not
largely increased. Among the Maine
folk are few multimillionaires, but
among them, also, are remarkably
few who are in that state of poverty
which means actual want. There is
cause for rejoicing in Maine at the
prosperity which is shown by the
bank figures. There is even greater
cause for rejoicing that this prosper
ity is so widely distributed.
Perhaps such distribution is large
ly due to the diversity in the indus
tries of the State. Considering the
fact that the population of Maine is
less than million, the inhabitants
are engaged in notably wide range
of occupations. Opportunity to make
the wealth Of spreading forests
the means 81 gaining a livelihood is
supplemented by the wealth of much
fertile farming country. The rivers
turn the wheels of mills in which are
made products of vast variety. There
Is still the building Of ships in yards
where once were constructed wooden
fleets that carried the flag to all
quarters Of the globe. Portland, es-
pecially during the winter months,
conducts foreign commerce of no
mean proportions, and along the
Maine coast there is much shipping
activity Of other kinds, while the
fisheries are the support of thous-
ands. Names prosperity comes from
many sources as the result of the lab
ors of an enterprising and indus
trious people who deserve the ben
efits that are theirs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-08
A Complicated Court Case

Herbert o. Smith of Portland. who
was adjudged in contempt of court
for refusing to pay $50 claimed by
Della M. Smith, who was granted a
divorce Oct. 3, vacated Nov. 30. is at
liberty on agreement to come into
court Wednesday and petition for a
writ OF habeas corpus. Should it be
granted he will continue at liberty.
Should it be refused he will make an
attempt to secure bail. This latest
chapter in the most complicated case
in the Cumberland Superior Court in
years Is headed for the law court in
any event. Annulment Of decree of
divorce which carried alimony in the
sum of $40 weekly was decreed by
Judge Sanborn when the libelee
showed that a trustee writ blank
form, instead of a regulation divorce
libel. had been filed in the case orig
tnally. 1t is Mr.. Smiths contention
that he was relieved thereby from
making alimony, of which Mrs. Smith
claims he is in arrears. While Judge
Sanborn has held that the divorce de-
cree is not to hold. he finds technical
contempt that covers the period prior
thereto in which it is claimed by the
other side these payments should
have been made.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-08
Editors Table

THE Threat of Sitting Bull" by d.
Lange. Illustrated by Harold James
Cue. Published by Lothrop. Lee &
Shepard Co., Boston. When the
Northern Pacific railroad was built
across the plains into the West the
Indians saw their last great herds of
buffalo disappearing before the COM
ing of the white men. The red men
determined If possible to prevent
this and waged. a desperate fight in
the early 70's, that whole section of
the whole country being in terror. A
thrilling account of the battle of the
Little Big Horn, in which Gen. Gus
ter and men were wiped out by Sit
ting Bulls forces, is told. just as
handed down by Indians who fought
there and Clusters Grow scout Curley.
No white survived the battle. 1t is
well written and handsomely illus
trated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-08

Fred Babb was destroyed by fire
Sunday night at $50. Loss $500. nc
insurance.; cause unknown. 1t be-
ing such a dark night the fire show
ed up for miles around and people
came from some distance to see it.
1t is quite loss to this town.
Miss Emery of Augusta is with
Mrs. Lizzie Jackson for a few days
Frank Nash is visiting his sister
Mrs. Ralph King. in Portland.
Merle Day and Will Bowman nave
been chopping wood for Walter Bur-
dick the last week.
Mrs. Sarah Weber and her bro
ther. Converse Jones, have moved
from South Somerville to their home
in West Washington.
A wood bee was held at the home
of Horace Turner Saturday after
noon..
Rev. Stanley Brewer Of Brunswick
was visiting in town Saturday.
Reuben Sargent of Stickney's Cor
ner, has bought c. E. Jones hog.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-08
LARONE

The Past and Present Club met
Dec. LIST with Mrs. Charles Handley
for the annual meeting and the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Presi-
dent. Mrs. Florence Gerry: vice
president, Mrs. Grace Campbell:
secretary, Mrs. Elizabeth Winslow;
treasurer, Mrs. Lizzie Morrow. Com
mittee on programs. Mrs. vestie
Chandler, Mrs. Elmira Handley, Mrs.
Lizzie Morrow. The next meeting
will be with Mrs. Elizabeth Bartlett
on Dec. Is.
John and Gene Puffer have pur-
chased a new power wood saving
outfit complete and are prepared for
business.
Nat Bennett who is stopping at
j. G. Merrow's was on the sick list
last week.
Something out of the ordinary was
the thunder shower on Sunday last,
Dec. s.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-08
Light and Ait"v
Pepper.and Salt

This is day when, far and near.
The very poorest leper
Is doomed eternally to hear
About the need Of pepper
The value of this condiment
Is praised in song and story,
And mankind is advised content,
Pays tribute to it's glory.
In summer, winter. fall, or spring,
All folks are urged to try it,
not simply as seasoning
But as a steady diet.
And yet, some acid or some salt.
Mixed with 1t, topsy-turvy.
May cause a thinking man to halt. .
And save him mental scurvy.
Cartoons Magazine,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-08
Do Christmas Shopping Early

Do 1t for a good number Of good
reasons, most Of which are to your
own direct advantage. You know at
any time just about how many gifts
you expect to give, just about how
much money you have to spend. Make
out a tentative list, 20 to the shops
while the stocks are fresh. while the
crowd OF shoppers is, of moderate
size, before the salespeople get tired
and before you yourself lose all inter-
est In giving gifts and your buying
becomes dull waste Of good money.
You will be able to select what you
want. to make your purchases in q
comfortable. way and save time for
yourself and the counter clerks. Get
your packages wrapped and mailed
early enough to reach their destina-
ton before Christmas; nothing is 30
unsatisfactory as belated Christmas
gift. Steal q march on yourself this
year and see how much better you
will feel on December 24-and also on
December IS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-08
Where to Do the Pruning?

Indications are growing that an in
vcstigation into the extent of dis
reimbursement Of Southern voters is
likely to be forthcoming. Increase in
the population of the country has
made necessary some redistribution
of representation in the lower house
of Congress- and sentiment il gener-
ally against making large additions
to its present strength. Should the
country be redistricted on the present
basis IS new members would be add
ed. Representative Tinkham Of Mas
sachueetts claims that this increase
could be avoided and the same unit Of
representation retained by enforcing
the 14th amendment which directs
Congress to reduce the representation
Of States where the right Of qualified
citizens to vote is denied. and he has
prepared a resolution calling for an
inquiry to find out how far such
right Is denied among the colored
voters Of the South. Interesting de-
velopments promise.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-08
Facts Affecting Farmers

There was q net decrease Of $4,000
in the number Of men and boys over
Is years Of age Vorling on Ohio
farms for the year ending in June
this year, according to q survey made
by the agricultural statistican for the
Bureau Of Crop Estimates, United
States Department Of Agriculture.
and the State Bureau Of Agricultural
Statistics. The survey covered from
100 to 800 farms in every county in
the state, selected at random. The
report further shows that for every
man who returned to farm life during
the year seven left the farm for other
employment"
Notwithstanding this an abundance
of crops was raised and the market
for several staples was glutted. No
one seems to know to just what extent
the machine has replaced the man on
the farm, or how many of those who
left the farm are engaged in making
those machines. Certain kinds of ma
chimes, automobiles. have taken large
toll from the farm boys. but in the
city Of Detroit 100000 have been
thrown out of employment. How
many Of them will And their way
back to the farm 10 a question not
likely to be answered if employment
conditions should improve soon.
otherwise many may be expected to
return.
Now while the farmer complains.
and with justice, of his difficulty to
obtain help. he is asking Congress to
protect him against a drop in prices
because of abundance. He is, along
with cotton growers and some others.
blaming the banks and the Federal
Reserve for not extending more
credit. He seems unmindful of the
fact that % banks in North Dakota
have been obliged to close their doors
because extending too much credit to
farmers.
He would have Congress do some
thing but just what isn't clear. For
one thing he would have the War
Finance Corporation loan money. but
this corporation has no money of its
own and others are likely to hesitate
about giving it theirs. The money
would have to, come through the
Treasury and certificates of indebted
ness would have to issued and sold.
Already there is three and a half
billion Of floating Indebtedness and 1t
is extremely doubtful if the country
wishes to increase that debt.
Banks in many instances are using
some of the money they have made
the past few years, to assist their
patrons. hoping thus to avoid the
loosening Of the bricks that would
bring the credit structure to the dust
The better class Of credit will no
doubt be able to obtain considerable
relief in that way. Any attempt to
get relief by legislation. by way OF
government magic. is pretty certain to
be disappointing all around.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-08
None May Safely Shirk

Out of the blood and agony and
filth of the World War it seemed to
many that no possible compromising
good could come. The greed and
cowardice exhibited In the Attempts to
exploit the results of the fighting ap-
pear to confirm that view. And if
further confirmation were needed
there is the horrible fact that tuber-
culosis. which was SO successfully
being combatted. became alarmingly
increased by the war conditions and
today is q menace more alarming
than ever before. It is widespread in
all the foreign countries and is said
to be taking one in ten in Russia. In
this country, which really suffered
little, the disease il gaining.
But along with this dread scourge
has come the well demonstrated fact
that the disease may be stamped out
If the people are willing and able to
make the effort. Pure nourishing
food. plenty Of pure air and sunshine,
cleanliness on the part Of all, these
things persisted in will conquer;
without them the scourge will be the
victor. The dealer in impure food,
the owner Of unwholesome tenements,
those who profit from anything tend
ing to weaken the physical strength
or morale Of the public are fattening
a disease which threatens them and
their families. Could there be q
palmer demand for right living?
An agency that has contributed
much to the telling Of the truth. to
bringing it home to the people an q
whole. is the Red Cross Christmas
seal. affording as it does an oppor.
tunity for each to give something,
even the mite. with the assurance
that there will be value received. It
10 well to be reminded at this Christ
mas season OF the oneness Of the peo-
pies OF the earth, their interdepend-
euce. and to realize that the struggle
for the health found only In whole
some living is one which none may
safely shirk nor pass on to another.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-08
JEFFERSON

souTH-oris Hopkins returned to
his work at Washington. d. c.. Tues
Gay after passing two weeks with his
parents, Mr.. end Mrs. NJ. l.. HOPKINS.
3. y. Erskine, c. A. Boynton and
H. A. Clark were in Augusta Friday
and Saturday on matters of business.
Miss Gertha Jackson is visiting her
sister ut Charleston.
arthur Fish, who has been confined
to the house the past two weeks. is
able to be outdoors part of the time.
School in this district has opened
again after q vacation Of two weeks.
H. a. Clark has recently purchased
two hetfers and a bull of the Jefferson
Farms, Inc.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Bosworth have
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-08
Prosperity in Maine
(ROotnn Trapacriptl

There is great and widely distribut-
ed prosperity in Maine. if the figures
of the State bank commissioner ac-
curately reflect conditions there It
appears that during the past year
there has been a gain of more than
$4,000, 900. in the resources of the in-
stitution under the supervision of the
commissioner. This growth, described
in the report as unprecedented, is at
tributed chiefly to the rapid increase
in deposits in the savings banks and
the savings departments of trust
companies. The number of individual
depositors in these institutions was
larger by 23.485 at the close of the
year than at the beginning. Figures
showing the resources of loan and
building associations likewise reflect