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New Britain herald., 1920-12-27
BARON PLANCHES DEAD
Former Italian Ambs bsssador to United States Dies Tn Romc-was Herr from 1891 to 1910.

Rome, Dec. 7T.-Baron Mayor Des pianches. former Italian ambassador toShe United States. is dead, it was announced hero this mcring. ..
 Baron Edmondo Mayor Des Ranches was born July 27. 1851, and entered public Hfs in 1875 when he became n secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Ho was named ambassador lo tho United states in 1891 and con- iinued in that office until Jan, 1910. when he was trnsferred to Constanti- n~2le. For many years betoro his re- tirepent from tho post at Washington he was dean of the diplomatic corps there.
 Tho former ambassador was ap. pointed Italian general commander in England in January 1918. and was -member of tho inter-aliied council vteid in Lodon during the late years of .<the war. He was one of the Italian delegates to the labor eoference held in Washington in 1913.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-27
blG FIRE
 EUDgUGERs LIVES Men Routed Out Of Bed By
 Early Morning Fire NEWARK SHOE STORE AND NEWSTADT BROS. { SUFFER BIG LOSS.

The fire started, apparently, in the basement Of the building at 5 East Seventh street, occupied hv Newstadt Brothers. contracting painters, where paint and oils were stored. The blaze then worked its way into the base ment of the Newark shoe store. at the corner of Market St.. in Wilmington, Del. and rushed up the shaft on the Seventh street side of the building. f1lir~ the entire structure with smoke.
 Chief Engineer Lutz was at the fire early, and fearing a bad blaze. or dsred a second alarm struck. This brought the Brandvwine. Wecaacoe and Independence companies, and the fire was soon under control.
 The loss on the building. which is owned by Max Keil. 2103 Boulevard, was s'icht, being only about s2,000. acco~ 'i,g 10 the estimates, and cov- cred insurance. Managers of the paint store and the Newark Shoe Store were unable to estimate their losses, but said they believed them fully covered by insurance. Most of the damage was in the basement of the paint shop. where the fire start cd. The third and fourth floors of the corner building are used for storerooms.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-27
MEAL FOR 2a CENTS
Beef Stew, Bread and Cocoa Comprise
 Menu at Banquet

New York. Dec. 37.-Beef stew, besnd and cocoa will comprise tho menu of a st.oo0 hotel banquet" hero on Wednesday evening to raise funds Tor the European Relief Council. Every guest will thereby be the means pf feeding 100 hungry European children this winter. who will be "in- visible guests at tho dinner. The meal will cost 22 cents and will be twice ' as elaborate as those served in tho re<sncii's relief kitchens. Herbert Hoover. General John J. Pershing and Franklin K. Lane will ! be hosts.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-27
DEFECTIVE RESIGNS
Theodore Johnson Takes Position
 with National Rank

Detective Sergeant Theodore John- bon, a momber of tho police force for he past eight years. has resgined. |rnective January 1. to accept . posi- lon as confidential agent for the New britain National Bank.
 The nature of MT. Johnson's work mn Do that of private detective in tho ~ffxclf and guard for tho bank
 and also for tho species
 pney is shipped here from
New Britain herald., 1920-12-27
Ds AS sANTAs

76.--omcers of the cruiser Olympia were hiidren from charitable a Christmas entertain y. Among the children
 <he treat were 100 war rh child received candies was given . good dinner
New Britain herald., 1920-12-27
BIG FIRE SALE. ON AT NEWARK
 SHOE STORE.
 ayls Ilt,. Shoes Greatly Reduced.

The Fire which broke out in our building recently at Wilmington, Del, did no serious damage, but enough to warrant restocking our store with m entirely new line of NEWARK mer- chandise.
 We have just completed inventory of our stock and repriced most every- thing in our store for immediate dis posal. The sale starts Saturday mora ing at 7.30 and will be marked by sensational value-giving. Thousands of pairs of NEWARK Mems Women's and Boys shoes, still in their original boxes, and absolutely untouched by flames or water, will be offered e4 prices out of all proportion to their worth.
 Here is your chance to buy an en- tire years supply of shoes, hosiery. etc., at . fraction of their regular prices. Don't miss this grand bar gain opportunity tomorrow.
 Shoes for Men and Women at $l.s8. $z.9S, $3.es and $4.9s and hundreds of other big bargains.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-27

Millinery Velvet, plain and panne in all the desirable colors.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-27
Boste.l Store
VELVETS

Costume Velvet, yard wide in black, navy and brown.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-27

Thousands of pairs of Women's Fine High Shoes in Gun Metal and Mahogany with Louis and Military Heels. Also Brown Vici Kid, low Heel with Rubber heel attached. Sizes mostly 2M to 6. Regular Price $7.85 to $8.95.
 Fire Sale Price
New Britain herald., 1920-12-27

Millinery Plush, eighteen inches wide in black and Beaver.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-27

Velveteen, twenty-two in- ches wide in a variety of &olors.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30
Baggage Strike
Ended; Men Go
Tow orkTo-day
Wage Increase Amountino
to $35O,OOO a Year Is
Granted; Public Mus,
Pay Csc More a Trunk
I 0 Investigate Rates
Workers May Get 8-Hour
Day After Inquiry of Not
More Than Three Months

The travelling public will pay 25 cent,
more trunk and two baggage com.
panies will pay s35o,o00 more a wear !,
wages through a settlement Of n,
strike Of 400 baggagemen. The striker,
Will return to work to-day with %
per cent increase-s2 less a week tina,
they demanded.
The foregoing figures are from AL
fred NJ. Barrett, Acting Public Service
Commissioner. who settled the baggage
strike just in time to jump into the
B. R. T. strike.
Local 6a5, international Brotherhood
OF Transfers, heard yesterday from
Martin Lacey, business manager. the
terms which the New York Transfer
Company and the Westcott Express
Company offered, and after a stormy
session voted to accept them and 90 n
work. Union members were reticant
about the reasons for bowls, jeers. cat.
calls and groans that could be heard
outside the Central Opera House. ~
Sixty-seventh Street and Third Avenue
where the men met.
May Reopen Rate Question
Inc coiAHiiSSloH retains the right 70
investigate the rates of the company Az
any time, and will be in a position a. a.
reopen the question if it should be
shown that the increase In rates ia un-
fair to the travelling public" Commits
sioner Barrett said last night Explain
ing that the increase of Is cents a
trunk will just about provide the
amount necessary to meet the wage in
crease, he said the companies had pro-
duced figures proving that they could
not raise the employees pay at present
rates because their profits have been
almost nothing for two years.
Barrett will conduct an investigation
to determine whether an eight-hour
day without overtime can be made
practicable.
This clause of the agreement reads:
"If in the opinion of all parties after
an investigation Of not longer than
three months the straight eight-hour
the time shall become eight hours
day, with no overtime and with no
change in weekly rates"
Barrett professed himself satisfied
that the baggagemen were underpad
in proportion to other men in similar
lines of work. Under the new scale
chauffeurs, messengers, clerks, porters
platform men and tabbers will receive
S32 a week, with weekday overtime
paid for at 90 cents an hour and over
time on Sundays and holidays S1.2O an
hour. Ten hours a day, with an hour
off for dinner, will be days work
for the present. The Sunday and hoi-
day rate means two days pay for one
days work.
Arbitration Provided For
Arbitration of differences and de-
cision by mutually selected umpire,
If arbitration fails, are provided for
The two transfer companies have
salary lists amounting to less than
$4,000 a year, outside employees
wages, and have been losing money.
Barrett found. He said thew would
have to scrap their plants and Quit
business if forced to meet higher
wages without rate increase.
Independent companies that in some
instances have charged $40 for one
piece OF baggage are not under the
commissions jurisdiction and could
not handle all the city's baggage.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30
Pastor Calls ON
Church to Settle
Labor Struggles ge,

The church and the pulpit were
called upon to intervene in strikes and
try to compose the differences between
capital and labor in a labor Sunday
message. issued yesterday by the Rev.
Worth NJ. Tippy, executive secretary of
the Social Service Commission of the
Federal Council of the Churches of
Christ in America.
lie declared that the church must
stand Tor the right Of labor to or
ganlze and take collective action under
proper restraints and safeguards for
puphc welfare. He said that the ma
t'on mad suffered tremendous eco
homlc loss because of the strikes last
year, and that deeper perils lie in
threatened destruction of the spirit of
cooperation and good will between
capital and labor.
THE church watches the deepening
conflict with profound concern" he
continued at cannot stand aloof. At
whatever risk of becoming involved in
the controversy, it must go into the
midst of contending forces, if possible
between them"
He insisted that there was need to
devise a method by which employers
and workers can get together and keep
together, so as to put heart and power
into production and give just returns
to both groups. He said:
"lf no form of labor organization is
permitted and if not only strikes but
labor organization itself is fought TO q
flnish, there appears no way out Of our
troubles, but rather a deepening of
them. y
The church cannot be hesitant here.
When, as may often happen, the in
clusiyeness of its fellowship precludes $
a cooperate Judgment on the part of
the whole church, the pulpit must
nevertheless be true to its prophetic
Office. The case is hopeless if employ
ers will not allow collective action by
their workers. The church must stand
for the right of organization and COL
lective action, under proper ethical re
straints and safeguards for public well
fare
"The church cannot allow itself TO
be estopped from this course either by
pressure from reactionary employers
on the one hand or by manifest evils
in the labor movement on the other"
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30
Brooklyn Transit Tied Up
By Strike i'm August, 1919
Walk-Out That Kept Line at Standstl for Nearly
Four Days Resulted in Granting of All De-
mands Made by Workers

For the second time in a little more
than year, Brooklyn was literally and
completely without transit last night
AT 8 a. M, August 6, 1919, every en-
ployee of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
subway, surface and elevated lines
went on strike. They remained on
strike for three days and sixteen hours
and held to their demands for recog-
milton of the union, an eight-hour day,
and wage scale Of rs cents per hour,
with reinstatement of discharged union
men.
On the third day of the walk-out
and after a six-hour conference be-
tween Federal Judge julius M. Mayer,
union officials, members of the Public
Service Commission and Mayor Hylan,
settlement was reached, the conferees
agreeing to arbtrate their demands.
Est mates placed the number of men
out on that occasion at 5000.
All Service Discontinued
Following their walkout, Receiver
Lindley M. Garrison directed the dis
continuance of all service, saying that
only on condition that 1000 additional
policemen were assigned to the com
pany. This called out $500 uniformed
men. or one-fourth of the entire police
force and placed two men on each car
of every line.
Even with this protection, the strik-
ers were able to prevent operation and
conditions became so serious that
Judge Mayer and Receiver Garrison
ceased their attempts to force opera
tion, leaving Brooklyn almost as lso-
lated as in the blizzard of 1888.
Mayor Hylan then appealed to Judge
Mayer second time and urged that
Received Garrison be instructed to me-
gotiate with union representatives, but
Judge Mayer, who was then in Buf
falo, telegraphed Corporation Counsel
Burr that he was in thorough accord
with Receiver Garrison's policy and
assumed that the city authorities would
maintain order. The judge particu
iarly commended the receivers refusal
to receive committee Of union mem
bers or to grant their demands for in
creased pay
On the third day Of the strike everv
power house operative quit his post in
sympathy with the Amalgamated union
men, which augmented their forces bv
1000 more. BY noon of that day #
was said that in case the ultimatum
OF the men was not favorably acted
on by noon of the day following the
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30

ton committee to-day. More than 100
city central and state labor organizo-
tions in Maryland, Virginia, West vir-
ginia, North and South Carolina, Flor
ida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi,
Tennessee and Kentucky have been in
vited to send women delegates to the
conference.
The purposes of the conference are:
% to stimulate the organization of
wage earning women into trade unions
affiliated with the American Federation
of Labor; (2) to enable working wom-
en-, through organization, collective
bargaining and legislation, to obtain
better wages, shorter hours and better
conditions Of all kinds for themselves
and other wage carners; CD to obtain
recognition of women's right to equal
terms and equal opportunity with men
in industry, industrial training and
citizenship in general and (4) to pro-
mote understanding among working
women and among men, through the
women who are their fellow workers,
of the industrial problems confronting
them
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30
100000 Visit
Coney Island
Despite Strike
Vehicles of Every Descrip.
ton Run to Resorts;
Staten Island Beaches
Welcome Great Crowds
Boats Double Service
Hotels at S Sm maller Places
Unable to Meet All
the Demand for Food

Despite hampered transportation ia
cilities due to the strike on B. R. T.
elevated and surface lines more than
100000 persons visited Coney Island
yesterday. Not a death or rescue from
drowning was reported to the police.
Vehicles Of every description began
to arrive at the pleasure resort early
in the day, while busses did capacity
business at 25 cents a ride from the
Atlantic Avenue station of the Inter-
borough to Coney Island. Attempts to
raise the price to SO cents met with
stern rebukes from uniformed police
men, who promptly handed greedy bus
owners a summons for alleged speed
ing. With their promise to reduce the
charge the complaint of speeding was
withdrawn.
The Iron Steamboat Company doubled
its service, boats running each half
hour in either direction. President
Bishop of the company held confer
ence with the Coney Island Board Of
Trade at Feltman's and outlined plans
for increasing the boat service to-day.
1t is expected boats will be run each
twenty minutes.
Owing to the wak-out, nearly
100000 persons who otherwise would
have spent the day at Brighton Beach
and Coney. Island visited beach resorts
on Staten Island instead. 1t was esti-
mated that more than 250,OO0 persons
went to Midland and South beaches.
There, as at Coney Island, no drown
ings were reported
In anticipation of the crowds the
municipal ferries ran boats each ten
minutes, while special trains were op-
Grated over all the lines of the Rich
mond Light & Power Company on five
minute headway. Trolley cars likewise
ran on increased schedules.
SO large was the crowd at Midland
Beach that hotel and restaurant pro-
prietors were unable to meet the un
usual demands for food AS result
some little inconvenience was expert
enced, but as a rule this was taken
good naturedly, hundreds retracing their
to Grant City, where they were plenti-
fully supplied.
Rockaway had one Of the smallest
Sunday crowds of its history. There
were 100000 persons at the resort, most
of them from Manhattan, who used the
Long Island railroad or the iron steam
boats. Usually more than 25O,OOO per
sons are at the resort on Sunday. No
drownlnSs were reported because a
strong undertow kept the bathers close
to shore
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30
Painters Threaten to
Strike for $40 a Dav

The New York District Council of
the brotherhood of Painters, Decora-
tors and Paperhangers has called n
mass meeting of the locals affiliated
with the council in Yorkville Casino
Zlo East Eighty sixth Street, to-mor,
row evening to decide on general
81 strike to enforce demands for dol
lar a day increase, beginning Septem-
her 1. P. L. Zausner, secretarv 81
the council, said yesterday the new
scale would call for $40 day, or $50
!or M iive-day week. The five day week
is now in effect. "00"
About $1,000 men are affiliated with
the brotherhood, Zausner says. The
members of the union are now work
ing under an agreement with 200 in
aepenaent concerns and sixty employ
eis aHlliated with the Association Of
Master Painters. AS a result Of the
which was increased to-. 50 on May j.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30

avenues, along Myrtle Avenue to Bor-
ough Hall subway station.
ROUTE NO. 16-Metropolitan and
Flushlng avenues, along Flushing Ave
nue. to Nassau Street, to Bridge Street
TO Fulton Street, to Hoyt Street sub
way station.
ROUTE NO. 17-Driggs and Meeke,
avenues, along briggs Avenue to Man
haitian Avenue, over Vernon Avenue
bridge to Fourth Street, Long Island
City, to Hunters Point Avenue sub
way station.
ROUTE NO. 1S-Metropolitan and
tlushing avenues, along Metropolitan
Avenue to Grand Street to Havemeye,
Street, to Lee Avenue; along Lee Ave
nue. to Nostrand Avenue, along Nos
trand Avenue to Eastern Parkway sub
way station.
ROUTE NO. 1o-Hunter's Point Ave
nue. station, along Hunters Point
avenue to Jackson Avenue, to Fourth
Street, over Vernon Avenue bridge to
Manhattan Avenue, to briggs Avenue :;
to North Twelfth Street, to Roeblinr
Street, Williamsburg Bridge Plaza.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30

No one was seriously hurt, the police
reported.
Thousands thronged the vicinity of
the Manhattan Bridge in the region of
Essex and Clinton streets and the
police had difficulty in keeping the
crowd in order.
Many thousands we're deposited at
South Ferry by craft Of all sorts and
the poilce worked zealously to keep the
boat Company had all its boats in serv.
ice. Emergency boats piled from Conoy
Island to Sixty~fourth Street, Brooklyn
and then to Staten Island. Passengers
other boats. The only surface cars
running over the bridge were from the
Third Avenue Railway Company. They
ran to the Brooklyn Plaza. All avail
able cars on tine Grand Street line were
pressed into service.
The b. +. r. elevated trains over the
bridge rendered slow service.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30

rapid transit employees In Manhattan
would join the B. K. T. workers in a
sympathetic walk-out. Although the
men in Manhattan were only SO per
cent organized, union leaders predicted
that 10000 would join the Brooklyn
strikers, and steps to that end were
taken when the settlement conference
was called.
Substance Of Agreement
Following this conference it was an
nounccd that the chief bone Of conten-
tion from the beginning Of the trouble.
recognition of the striking car mems
union, had been removed. An agree
ment was reached, which in substancu
was as follows:
l. That the strike be called off at
once and the men return to work upon
the following conditions:
2. That if it was established to tho
satisfaction of Judge Mayer and Public
Service Commissioner Nixon that at
midnight. August 8, 1919, employees Of
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit systep,
eligible to membership in the Amalga-
mated Association were enrolled mem.
bers of said association to the extent
OF over so per cent of such employees
so eligible, then the receiver would en-
tertaln the grievance presented by the
oi',ih'e.ee ieaucQ ny r. ~. smith or
such substitute for such committeeman
as might be properly substituted in
place thereof, according such commit
tee at least the same recognition MS
was then accorded the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers.
3. The receiver would receive the
committee presenting the grievances
and take the same up with such COM
mittee and with such advisers or coun
sci as such committee selected.
a: In the event that such grievances
could not be adjusted between the re-
ceiver and the committee they would
be arbitrated by board to consist of
+: j. Shea, or his nominee, and Lindley
M. Garrison, or his nominee, and if
necessary by third member to be
mutually agreed upon.
b: All parties agreed to abide by the
decision of the arbitrators.
This was signed by Judge Mayer and
witnessed by Mayor Hylan, Corporation
Counsel Burr, Commissioner Nixon,
Receiver Garrison, P. j. Shea. Louis
Frldiger and Frederick P. Rogers.
The men returned to work imme-
dlately, and several weeks later when
their grievances were adjusted by the
two arbltrators, practically every de-
mand was granted.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-30
Longshoremen Here to
Continue Irish Strike
Women Pickets Announce Min.
ers in Montana Will Join
Syn,natIlef;c WalknrIf

1t seemed unlikely last night that the
1000 striking longshoremen would re-
sumo their work of loading and unload
,, ing British owned liners to-day
The men who are out say they will
continue their strike in sympathy with
the cause of the Irish women pickets
The strike, which began en- Friday with
the arrival of the Baltic. on which
Archbishop ManniX left this country.
still has no official status with the In
ternational Longshoremen's Association
and no regular strike organization with
which to meet employers.
There was no disorder along the
North River waterfront yesterday and
no sign of agitation among the men.
The only agitators in sight were a few
women pickets carrying banners pro
testing against Epgland's treatment OF
ManniX and Lord Mayor MacSwiney Of
Cork.
Members Of stokehold departments
on five British vessels said they would
remain out as long as the freight han
dlers. They have been informed by the
in Montana mines have telegraphed
strike
Employees of the White Star and
Cunard lines had nothing TO say with
regard to the strike situation.
Besides the Baltic, whose cargo has
not been touched, two British liners
which docked yesterday will require
unloading at once.
Announcement was made yesterday
by the International Mercantile Ma
rine Company that the five steamships
operated by that corporation got away
on time Saturday The st. Paul Fin
land, Celtic and Gothand left port be-
tween u noon and p. m, and the
Olympic at p. m