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The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
Trade Unions Are Bul.Darks
 of Modern Denaocracies "

The trade than high wages improved working conditions of the independent earn carry independence the life.
 
 The trade unionist other things political His collective He fights will that this heritage is his nsnce relations between his 
 He demands that democracy function. annion business bankers and their political
 These "contented" workers They  form their opinions and tell them how to
 This why clements believe but deny They look organization their unorganzd while their of these historic They until they compelled to.
 These elements slave name, but Trade unonsm the money-wench thrown the machinery of and sham
 has established the first element of democracy industry. In the shop the employer absolute In the union shop working conditions As he independent Collectively he the greatest factor in freedoms f s8
 The British correctly declared Trade unions the bulwarks of modern democracies" Agitate! Educate! Organize!
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
TOM MOONEY IS NOT FORGOTTEN
 BY LABOR MEN
New Haven Trades Council Con siders Movement for a New
 Trial Again.
NATIONAL CAMPAIGN
Organized Labor Will Not Let Apparent Frame Up in Bomb
 Case Prevail.

The Mooney case made its re- appearance at the meeting of the New Haven Trades Council, Thursday eve ming, after having been dormant for many months, in the form of com munication asking that communica- ton be sent to the governor of Cali fornia asking for new trial for Moo ney and Billings.
 This is part of the campaign that is being renewed all over the country for organized labor has never deserted Mooney nor forgotten that he was in- carcerated on the strength of testimony that has been pronounced exceedingly doubtful by even the trial judge. and many eminent individuals and officials who have investigated the case.
 The movement to secure new trial for the men condemned in connection with the Preparedness Day bomb ex- plosion in San Francisco was seriously retarded by the injection of the l. w. w. propaganda, phase with which the readers of The Connecticut Labor Press are familiar, but organized labor has neve- ielinquished the idea of securing fair trial for the accused and the matter IS now in the hands of the execu- tive council of the American Fedora ton of Labor.
 
 Thursday evening, Delegate Pede of the Cigarrnakers union, moved that the secretary be instructed to communicate, with the governor of California and re- quest new trial and Delegate O'Meara of the Plumbers and Steamftters offered an amendment that a commit tee, be appointed to draft suitable resolution to forward.
 It was explained that the case was now before the Supreme court for re- view and that nothing could be accom- piished for retrial until the court rem dered its decision which might Or might not ordsr. such retriai
 An amendment to the amendment, offered By Delegate A1pert of the Street Railway Employees delaying action un- tilo1he decision of -fhe Supreme court is rendered, finally prevailed
 Great efforts are being made by the friends of Mooney and Billings to arouse interest and get definite action on the retrial of the two men, Tom Mooney's Magazine which IS devoted to all the latest aspects of the case and a review ei the manner in which he and his associates were apparently framed up,p IS. being widely circulated and the movement to get fair trial IS backed by determination which can not fail to win in the long run.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
LABOR SCORED
 AT BIC HEARING
Opponents to Licensing of Jour neymen Plumbers Manifest
 Hostility to Trade Unionism.

The amount of interest felt in the proposed amendment to New Haven's building code, providing for the ex- animation and licensing of all journey men plumbers, was manifested by the tllrong which filled the aldermanie chambers, Wednesday evening, at the hearing on the pcIitioE to that end in troduced by Patr.ck F O'Meara, bust ness agent of the Plumbers and Steam filters union and president of the Con necticut Federalioa of Labor. The.e were 320 persors present. a number eIualled only at the hearings held or the jitney regulations.
 The petition is in line with the regu- lations now in force in most of the larger cities of the country and which are, in many states, embodied in the statutes. It is in the interests of trade education and public health and gen. orally recognized as such in commun- ities where adopted, rather than labor measure which its opponents would have the public believe 1t to be.
 The first hearing was held July 20 and the report delayed until November 8 when majority report in favor of the passage of the amendment was made, with a minority report in op- position from one member. "A second hearing was ordered for Wednesday evening and it brought out tremend- ous opposition from representatives of the manufacturers, master plumbers, master builders, architects, master painters and the Chamber of Com merce, all of whom were of the opin- ion that 1t would work to the greater difficulty in securing help and discrim- mate in favor of union plumbers.
 MT. O'Meara was the principal supporter of the measure and fought for it valiantly, explaining that it was solely trade education measure and one which gave the apprentice some thing to look forward to.
 During the course of the hearing some of the opponents delivered a scathing attack on organized labor gen. orally and on it's attitude toward trade education specifically.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20

unions could be approached from the angle of being combinations in restraint of trade.
 The railway managers are getting ready to put the skids under the broth erhoods and will be before Congress with a number of schemes that, if en- acted, will materially curta;l the legiti- mate activities of the workers.
 All in all, the prospect is not espe- cialy happy for the unions. They will be handicapped at the very outset by increasing unemployment. Hundreds of thousands of men, 1t Is predicted, will search in vain for jobs this win ter. This number will be gradually increased, until hunger compels the workers to accept conditions made by the workers without consultation with tfer1.
 The condition that Is now revealed was discernible before election, but the workers could not be induced to safe guard their own interests. They seem to learn only in the bitter school cf experience. Now that they are going to get scme hard lessons, 1t may he that they will learn something of value to them. For instance, they will discov- er as their enemies, have discovered, that partisanism doesn't pay and that safety lies not in blind allegiance to party fetishes. but in answering devo- tion to those interests and ideals that must subsist unless we as nation are to sink back to state of feudalisn.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
NEW YORK AFFAIR
 NOW INVOLVES
 BIG CONTRACTORS
Witnesses Claim Some of Them Worked in Union With
 Brindell, Backing Him.
INDICTED ONCE MORE
What Looks Like Collision in Building Trades Graft Case .
 Develops at Hearings.

As the hearing into New Works sensational building graft situation develops 1t begins to appear that instead of being the victims of a rapacious labor leaders hold up some of the larger of the city sconfractors were ir reality in coIlusion with hirny
 Testimony concerning this phase of a situation which has brought the con struction of apartment houses and business structures almost to stand still, came at the close of the afternoon session in City Hall.
 At the morning session storm after storm broke during the testimony of Mayor Hylan, who at times was so vehement that he pounded the table in front of him and shouted with such good effect that he could have been heard in the park had the windows been open.
 The outstanding features of the most exciting session yet held were:
 George Atwe1l, one of the largest house Wrecking and excavating con- tractors in the state who has often been mentioned in previous testimony, swore that the headquarters of the Building Trades Employers Association was known as the Court of Appeals" that Otto M Eid1itz of the board of gov ernors described Brindell as man doing "a wonderful work in stabilizing business" and that his association stood behind him." and that largely because of this he (AtwelD paid $17,5O0 in graft to Brindell.
 Mayor Hylan admitted, under the most severe questioning he has yet u1.- dergone, that he was acquainted with n I f. i. L. ally, but he consistently denied that he would know John T. Hettrick, author of the contractors "code of practice, 7 if he saw him.
 Although MT. Untermyer had ob- tained copies of important letters pass ing between Hettrick and Hylan, and ir some instances the originals, the mayor insisted that the correspondence could not be found in his files. He did not deny that the exchange of letters had taken place, however.
 Brinde1l, who on "Wednesday was in dicted by the grand jury on charge of attempted extortion, was again in dicted yesterday. A true bill, alleging extortion, was brought III by the jury and also a superseding indictment charging attempted extortion. The la Dor leader is under $100,O00 bail
 Four business men, including Atwell, swore that they and been forced to pay Brindell for permission to continue wrecking and building operations, con- tributing all told $47,620.
 In asserting that Eid1itz had praised Brindell to such a point that he climb ed on the labor leaders band wagon then and there, Atwell declared that the Building Trades Employers Asso- citation played into the hands, of Brin- dell S council and named as among the members the George H. Fuller Com pany, the Thompson-St -Starrett Company, and "a lot of the best builders and men, ill the city.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
ANOTHER HAT
 SUIT STARTED
Norwalk Concerns Action Which May Rival Famous Danbury
 Case Comes to Trial.

Bridgeport, Nov. 19.-An action for damages against Danbury and Norwalk matters for an alleged conspiracy which may rival in interest the famous "Dan- bury Matters" case, in which D. E. Loewe & Go. won a decision in the supreme court after 15-year legal battle was commenced yesterday in the superior court in this city before Judge William H. Maltbie.
 It is the suit of the R. & w. Hat Company of Norwalk against the United Matters Union of North Amer ica. The company alleges that a large order for hats which 1t was to turn out was interfered with by members of the union and asks damages and an in junction preventing any further inter ference on the part of the same organ ization. The case has been pending for a year
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
STREMLAU WANTS
 POLICE TO ACT
Only Through Their Co., Opera ton Can Prohibition Be Really
 Enforced, He Believes.

Hartford, Nov. 19.-Tulius C. Strem 1au, former president of the Connecticut Federation of Labor, and now pro- hibition officer for this state, states that the records of his office were open for examination. His office deals with the issuing of permits for the sale of liquor and with the action afterward of hold CTS of permits. MT. Strem1au receives appealing letters from mothers, wives and sisters of men who are drinking liquor and the letters appeal for more stringent enforcement of the law.
 MT. Strem1au believes that there will be intoxication as long as the home brewed hooch is made. and he thinks the state would be cleaned up quickly if the police mixed in prohibition cases instead of looking upon them as mat ter for federal officials to deal with.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
COMPANY" UNION PAYS.

Enterprise Ore, Nov. 1o.-The Ore gon Lumber Company announces a wage reduction of 20 per cent This concern operates a company "union" known as the loyal legion of lumber men ard loggers, established during the war by Col. Disque. The legion is rap idly falling to pieces despite every ef- fort to give 1t the appearance of life.
 Organized timber workers point to this wage reduction as proof of their claim that the timber barons favor the legion because they can use 1t when wage reductions and long work day are wanted.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
WIN LONG UNION FIGHT.

Roseclaire, H., Nov. 1o.-After 8 35-years' fight to secure the right to organize employees of the Hillside mine have secured recognition of their com mittee and wage increases. These workers are affiliated with the Interna- tional Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers.
 This is the fourth attempt in 5 years to organize the mines in this district Four years ago 450 workers struck be- cause of low wages that averaged $1.5C and g day. These miners were de feated but the defeat did not have the discouraging effect that the company hoped for.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
STIRRING UP TROUBLE.

Buffalo, N. Y, Nov 19.-Edward l. Rooms, real estate agent and president of the local chamber of commerce, is looking for trouble. He has circular ized business men in the advisability of declaring for the non-union shop and giving publicity to the fact that Buffalo Is a non-union city.
 Rooms attempts to conceal his anti trade unionism under such tricky yer biage as ''the right to work and ''the open shop"
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
BREAK CONTRACTS.

New York, Nov. 19-In survey of business conditions, made by the Ma tional Association of Credit Men, re- gret is expressed at the general break down of the sense of obligation by business men who violate contracts. It is stated that the wholesale cancella- tion of contracts and returns of mer- chandise are a serious lowering of standards which American business men prided themselves on.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
OLD MINER PASSES.

Washington, Nov. 1o.-Samuel Lord aged 72 years, died in this. city at the home of his son, James Lord, president of the A. F. of L. mining department The remains were inferred at the late home of the deceased in Farmingtoni H. Deceased was born in England He was miner and was one of that rugged band that launched the United Mine Workers of America.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
BIG MOTOR GAR PROFITS.

New York, Nov. 1o.-The report of the Packard Motor Car Company for the last fiscal wear shows net profits available for dividends of $6,3o5,46 an increase of nearly $1,000,0O0 over the preceding year The company also re- duced it's liabilities more than $4,000,
 GOO and increased its inventory account nearly $11,000O00. It has a reserve of $2,500,000 to guard against possible sf1rinkage in the value of materials, and has surplus of more than $20,O00,OO0.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
MUST HAVE COSSACKS.

Rock Island, H., Nov. Owe must have cossacks if democracy is to survive" was the essence of oratory unloosened at a meeting in this city by a party who is financed by Illinois manufacturers.
 The employers believe cossacks will "keep labor in it's place." but this reason is too frank to secure results.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
SAFETY IN SHIP BUILDING

San Francisco, Nov. 19.-The state industrial accident commission is hold ing hearings on the subject of safety for ship building employees. In 1918 in the ship building plants of California 50 men lost their lives, 262 sustained permanent injuries and $500 suffered temporary injuries. The 1919 figures show 38 deaths, 213 permanent injuries and 5,l44 temporary injuries. The eserning heavy reduction in the tenn porary injuries, as compared to 1918 is accounted for by new method of tabulating industrial injuries generally adopted by the different states, whereby injuries that do not cause loss of time ar excluded.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
TEACHERS WAGE IS LOW.

Atlantic City, N. J., Nov. 1o.-The average wage of school teachers in the United States is 750 year, or less than a messenger boy, declared Dr. P. P. Claxton, commissioner of the federal bureau of education, in a speech in this city.
 The educatcr urged an average of 5000 He said unless immediate steps are taken to properly compen- sate teachers an alarming shortage will soon prevail"
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
1o-cENT STORES PAY.

New York, Nov. 1o-Sa1es of the F. W. Woolworth Company during Octo- her. amounted to $l3243, ,233, as com pared with $l0,645, ,543 in October ot last year. This concern operates chain Of five and 10 cent stores throughout the country.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
HOW ABOUT HIGH 'wAGEs'9

Lancaster, Pa, Nov. 19-In an ad- dress before teachers, Congressman Fess of Ohio failed to blame the high cost of living on ''high wages. He declared that as long as this country, s high debt is unpaid there will be no material reduction in the high cost of living.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20

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Evening star., 1920-04-04
Vaudeville Not a Monopoly.

The charges of establishing a monop-
oily. blacklist. violations of the anti
trust law. unfair competition and illegal
combination in restraint of competitive
vaudeville. coercion Of players and other
alleged capitalistic offenses. brought
against the Vaudeville Managers Pro-
tective Association. the National Vaude-
vile Artists. Inc: the United Booking
Offices. Inc: the Vaudeville Collection
Agency, A. Paul Keith. f. F. Albee and
other prominent managers and circuits.
by the White Rats Actors Union. which
were dismissed last Wednesday by
unanimous vote of the Federal Trade
Commission. have kept American vaude-
willie on tenter hooks for several years
This decision. based upon thousands
of pages of testimony given by hun
dreds of witnesses at long series of
hearings. it is declared. gives organ
lied vaudeville clean bill of health.
The dismissal of the complaint sus-
tains the managers. headed by e. F..
Albee. in their contention that what
ever has been done in the way of or
ganization has been for the mutual
good of artists and managers and has
violated no law of state or nation or
the rights of any individual.
Evening star., 1920-04-04
Last Ten-Star Concert.

For the last concert in his regular
Ten Star series for this season. at the
New National Theater. Friday after
noon at 4:30 o'clock. T. Arthur Smith
announces Marcella Craft. one of the
most charming and accomplished sing
ers of the concert stage. Miss Craft
has a voice of beautiful purity and
sweetness and nuency of technique
that has made one of the great critics
call her 1.-The human flute" Another
has called her "the little philosopher
of song" because of the sincerity of
her art.
Her program. which is delightfully."-
novel. will include:
20 del mio dolce ardor" (Gluck).
"Ogni Sabato avrete il lume acceso"
(GiordigianD, "Con gil angioli" Isl
bella), "Serenata'' tZandonaD, "An-
giolo delicate, fresno e bello'' (Wolf-
FerrarD, Mama. non mama" MAS
cagnD; Autumn Eve" iHeinrich).
Beetle" (Moussorgasky). Far Ava" "
(Beach), '1dyl (MacDowelD. THE
Eagle" (Polak). 20 mutt qui me
couvre" (Adrian Barthe). "Chanson
Provencai" (d'OZanne). "Flow Gently.
Sweet Alton" (Spilman). May Night"
(Hagemann), Dreams (Hurlstone)
and where the Bee Sucks" (Sulli-
van).
Emil Polak is Miss Crafts accom-
paniSt
Evening star., 1920-04-04
FraternitieS

several pages will be presented for
the esquire rank.
The charter list of Ascalon Temple.
No 81. ID. o. X. X. is said to be
growing rapidly. The number Dc
sired on the date of instituting the
temple will be exceeded. $50 being tn"
original number contemplated. The
next meeting will be held April % in
Pythian Temple.
Friendship Temple gave farewell
entertainment Wednesday evening to
Mrs. Baker. who will make her fu-
ture home in Utica. y. y.
Friendship Temple attended the
funeral of Mrs. William A. kimmel
last Saturday. Mrs. kimmel was on"
of the active members of the temple.
participating in all it's affairs. Sh"
was a past worthy chief. Resoiu-
tions Of respect were adopted, to be
forwarded to the family.
Evening star., 1920-04-04
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.

Carroll Council Tuesday will fea-
ture Patriotic night in honor of its
members who served in the forces of
the United States during the war with
Germany and the Spanish American
war. A special tribute will be paid to
the memory Of the three members Of
Carroll Council who died in the serv-
ice of their country in the late war.
Matthew Myers, Frank Murray and
James A. Green. The guests of honor
and speakers will be Representative
Royal c. Johnson of South Dakota.
Rev. John Carroll Moore. late chap
lain Of the 313th Infantry. who was
awarded the distinguished service
cross: Rev. Father Kelly, national
chaplain of the American Legion; Col.
E. Lester Jones. Washington COM
mander of the American Legion; Rob-
ert H. Wood, department commander
of the Spanish War Veterans. Vocal
and orchestral music will be inter-
spersed among the speeches.
The Dancing Assembly will give it's
first dance Saturday evening, April
10 at the X of G. Hall
Evening star., 1920-04-04

singers of the concert stage. will take
place at $50 o'clock this evening at
Polls Theater.
Amato. whose rich baritone voice
has placed him in the front of cotem-
porary artists, is a singer of unusual
personal magnetism, while Anna Case,
long favorite in Washington. is
popular not alone for the beauty of
her rare lyric soprano, but also for
her exquisite charm of manner and
presence.
The program follows:
Prologue from "Pagliacci' heon-
cavallo), Pasquale Amato: "Lamento.
from "Arianne" (Monteverde). "Lith-
ranian Song" (Chopin). "L'Oiseau
Bleu'' Decreux). "Sleep. Why Dost
Thou Leave Me-" (HandeD. Anna
Case: ''Trois jours de vendange
(Hahn), La Mer" (Borodine). "Fetes
Galantes" (Hahn) and "Chanson de
guerre" (Messager), Pasquale Amato;
cavatina. "Qui la voce." from II Puri-
tani" (BellinD. Anna Case: "Danza"
CRossinD. Pasquale Amato: Loves
In My Heart" (Woodman), La Biro-
meta" tSibella). THE Silver Ring"
(Chaminade). THE Rain" tCurran)
and Sacred Fire" (RusselD. Anna
Case; duet, La ci darem la mano.
from Don Juan" (Mozart). Anna Case
and Pasquale Amato. Claude Gotthelf
at the piano.
Evening star., 1920-04-04
Levitzki-Roberts Thursday.

Mischa I-evitzki. the pianist. who is
to play in joint recital with Emma
Roberts, contralto. at the National
Theater. Thursday. for the benefit of
the Palestine restoration fund. is one
of the real prodigies of the musical
world. He has just passed his TWEEN
ty-first birthday, yet his interpreted
tive gifts are so remarkable that they
recall stories told of the precocity of
Handel. Mozart and other masters
The program follows: Organ Toe
cata and Fugue in D Minor" Bach
Tausig). Melody in d Minor" (Gluck-
SgambatD. Scotch dance. "Ecossaise"
(Beethoven). Mr.. Levitzki; 'Lungi
dal caro- bene" (SecchD. "Danza
Danza. (Durante). The Bells" Gold
Belgian). Marianne" (Old French)
."The Maiden of Scilla" (Old Italianl
Evening star., 1920-04-04

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