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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-03-23
Confer ON pnckcrs, Pa,

WASHINGTON, March "
Spokesman for the packers confer
red with Secretary Davis today and
then went into private conference In
regard TO the proposals made to set
tie the dispute between the big
ave" and their employees
Further conferences with the sec
retary were expected TO follow. The
pr incipals to the negotiations still
maintained silence.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-03-23

Carpenter work and Jopblnk promptly
attended TO- Geo. H. Thompson. 81 Lewis
81 Phone I4o9-w.
S474-6-25- We'd Sat tfs
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-03-23

The bette. the tire the better the mileage
This also applies TO tire repairs
Steam vuleanixing
LET GEORGE DO 1T
1e0 New Brunswick Ave. Phone f413
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-03-23
PLEASE RETURN pRIyER.s LICENSE

II the person who found a cardcase con-
tanning an automobile drivers license
along with other cards besides sum of
money. will put the drivers license in an
envelope and mail II to the person whose
name 1t bears II will be greatly appreci-
sfsd.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-03-23

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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-03-23

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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-03-23

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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-03-23

WTlTEEE-Fair and somewhat
warmer. Tomorrow unsettled.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-01-28
EXONERATE SCHWAB OF GRATING CHARGE Probers Satisfied He Did Not Take Government
 Money.

Washington, Jan. 28.-With the ap proval of Chairman Walsh, members of the House committee investigating the shipping board declared i'll statement that they "were satisfied" after hearing all the evidence and examining the documents that the charge that Charles M. Schwab, received money from the government for his personal expenses while serving as wartime director ot the emergency fleet corporation, was not proven and further that 1t was not true"
 The statement, issued by Representa- tive Steele, democrat, Pennsylvania, i'll advance of the full report of the com- mitte was unusual, but members ex- plained that it had been decided to break away from the long established rules on the grounds of fairness to one un- justly accused.
 Overcome by his enitions Charles M. Schwab, temporarily broke down on the witness stand during his testimony here Tuesday before the Walsh Congress sional committe which is Investigating affairs of the United States Shipping Board. With tear-filled eyes he denied charges of previous witnesses that $1OO,0OO of a $26OOOO voucher charged to his account in the home office of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, had been al1ocated to expense of con- struction of government ships.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-01-28
MACHINISTS WOULD
 AID WOMAN WORKER

Hartford, Jan. 28.-Capitol City Lodge, international Association of Machinists of this city, is backing a move to secure the passage of legislation regulating the hours of employment for women similar to statute at present effective Ill Massachusetts. The resOlu- tlOn follows III part:
 Long hours do not aid the health of those engaged but endanger the future men and women of this nation. We believe that in order that mother hood may be properly protected work ing conditions should be made as near perfect as possible, that bill for 4S hour week for women, modelled on that of the state of Massachusetts, would be step ill the right direction. The 10-hour day is an ancient institution and should be abolished by law.
 In this city the average week for women in industry is 54 hours or more. At present the women employed m the typewriter industry of this city are working in one factory more than 54 hours per week All men of promin- enCe in the medical and surgical science condemn the 1O-hour day as too much
 We would be pleased to compile some statistics on this matter and would be only too pleased to assist in any way we may if you should take this most important matter under consideration. If we are to have a pension for moth CTS let's start at the foundation and advocate such laws as will protect fu- ture mothers as well as present mothers.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-01-28
HEAT AND FROST WORKERS GET RAISE
 INSTEAD OF CUT
New Haven Local Secures Agree ment for 1921 at
 $1 an Hour.

Instead of having their wages re- duced, as seems to be the drift of most employers these days, New Haven Local No. B, Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers, has just signed an agreement with the employers for 1921 in which the workers are granted an increase. The journeymen during the year will receive $1 per hour as against $7 day heretofore, while the first year helpers are raised from 50 cents an hour to 621a cents for the first year and 6834 cents thereafter. The success of the local in securing the increase un- der the conditions as at present, argues that the local is very much alive and its work appreciated.
 The officers of the local recently in stalled are: President, F. Amellin, 147 Goodrich street; vice-president, F. Maier, 94 Shelton avenue; recording secretary, Chas. Soelch, 1o2 Willow street; financial secretary, H. Schultz, 132 East avenue, West Haven; treas urer, J. Amellin, 143 Columbus avenue delegate, c. Syrol, 192 Willow street executive board, Chas. Soelch, P. Wall, c. Syrol, J. Amellin, C. Sickels; ser peant-at-armS. T. Skroza.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-01-28
SERIES OF BLAZES
 KEEP MEN ON JUMP IN ZERO WEATHER
Double-Platoon System Proves Value to Community in First
 Real Test.

That New Haven has a fire depart ment par excellence and of a personnel that IS not only ready and capable of doing its full duty no matter what the conditions, was certainly made appar- ent this week, when i'll zero temperatures it fought for many hours several big fires in the center of the city and all though the losses will total more than a million dollars, kept the fires from what seriously threatened to be a con- fagration The double platoon system inaugurated a year ago had its first real test and proved its value to city and men as had it not been for that arrange ment many of the men would have been exhausted and the flames undoubtedly spread over a great area. At that there was no question of hours in fighting the fire, every man sticking Loyalty to his task from the time of the general alarm following the outbreak of the Mendel X Freedman fire until the last of the succeeding big blazes was extelngulshed.
 Not since the great Hoadley building fire of many years ago was the depart ment put to such a test. Starting at midnight on the top floor of the Mende1 & Freedman building, flames which were hard to get at swept through the structure. Zero weather with a wind that frOze the water as soon as 1t struck, made swift work impossible but except for damage done to surrounding build ings by falling walls and water, the rest of the block was saved. Anyone who knows the makeup of the interior of the block behind Mendel & Freedman's will agree that the work of the fremen was nothing short of miraculous.
 One of the heaviest losers was the H. NJ. Bullard Co. whose warehouse was damaged and about $15O,OOO of fine furniture destroyed. The firm at once made arrangements to replace 1t and in a short time will be again fully equipped.
 Before the fire was under control, 36 hours after, another bad blaze broke out in the block at Chapel and College streets and firemen, ust relieved from the big blaze, hastened there and suc- -ceedea III -confning- 1t to the building. Then another big blaze in candy fac tory on Lafayette street followed that and again the firemen were sent hurry ing to keep that blaze down. Many of them were practically stiff with cold but kept at their work for hours until the city was safe again.
 It was undoubtedly the worst series of fires the city has ever experienced Therefore too much praise or thanks cannot be offered the hremen who so faithfully and valiantly fought to keep the loss down.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-01-28
TA[LORS LOCKED OUT WHEN WAGE
 CUT IS REFUSED
Had Offered to Split 15 Per Cent. Demanded By
 Bosses.

Locked out when they refused to accept wage cut of IS per cent after their offer to accept half that amount of cut now and the rest later if price conditions dropped sufficiently to war rant it, 36O journeymen tailors em- ployed in various shops in New Haven are now out of work. Immediately with the lockout the employers circulated through the daily press a story that the tallors had gone on strike, when on the evidence the contrary Is just the fact.
 At the first of the year the employ CTS announced the intended cut and the workers asked for a conference They explained that prices had not yet drop ped sufficiently to warrant such a cut in the wages they were receiving but in order to be fair offered to go half way and take a 715 per cent. cut. This the bosses refused to consider.
 On Monday when the men reported for work they were met in almost every shop with a notice that unless they accepted the reduction of Is per cent they could not go to work. There was no recourse left but to stop and stop they did when the bosses again refused to consider split of the question.
 The men out are members of the Amalgamated Association. The United Textile Workers members are not yet affected
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-01-28
TRADES COUNCIL COMMITTEES FOR
 YEAR APPOINTED
President Ornburn Names Stand ing Boards With Special
 Ones to Follow.

Committees of the New Haven Trades Council for the ensuing year were announced by President I. M. Ornburn today following a meeting of the executive board of the Council last night. The committees are divided among the various organizations as far as possible so that with additional spe- cial committees to be appointed during the year, all organizations will have representation on the working boards. The committees are as follows:
 Committee on rganization-John H.. Smith, Carpenters and Joiners; Eugene A. Treiber, Brewery Workers; Gerhard Baehr, Barbers; Helen Baron, Tobacco Shippers; Edward Barzee, Garments Union
 Committee on Arbitration-M. Bren- nan, Railroad Machinists; Fred War ner, Motion Picture Operators; Harold Marsden, Plumbers and Steamhtters i; Joseph Pede, Cigar Makers; George Woedtke, Bakers.
 Committee on Grievance-Frank J. Rourke, Metal Polishers; John P H. Jones, Coal Handlers; George Blinn, Electrical Workers No. 90; Emil Goris, Journeymen Tailors; John J. Landri- gan, Musicians.
 Committee on Legislatiorl-Pat atrick F. O'Meara, Plumbers and Steam Fit ters Frank A. Fitzgerald, Steam and Operating Engineers; John J. Egan, Holders; John C. Casey, Typographi- cal: George Tyrol, Asbestos Workers.
 Committee on Finance-George Trei- Der, Brewery Workers; James Cobey, Sheet Metal Workers Frank L. Shaw Letter Carriers; Joseph D. Kelleher Boiermakers; M. J. Louden, Structural Iron Workers.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-01-28
GET AFTER UNFAIR
 SERVICE CHARGES
 OF GAS COMPANIES
Half Dozen Bills in Legislature to Put End to
 Grab.

The gas companies about the state, who some months ago arbitrarily put over a ''service charge" of from 50 to 75 cents per month for the use of the meters, are not going to get away with 1t indefinitely. Already there are more than half dozen bills in the Legisla- ture prohibiting the charging of these services charges and some of the hear ings on them are bound to be lively.
 The big rumpus was started by the Stamford Chamber of Commerce, which is apparently one body of that kind in the state, that IS onto its job. It not only got busy before the utilities com mission but when failing there got Professor Bouchard of Yale, one of the best known legal lights in the state to draft a bill and brief for the legislature that has teeth in 1t.
 The New Haven Chamber of Com merce, despite the howl that went up here when the charge went into effect, as usual didn't do anything about it. It wasn't brought officially before that body with a brass band and supplica- ton and as many of the leaders of the Chamber are mixed up with Gas com pany stock of course there the matter ended
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-01-28

The laying of state tax of two per cent. on the net income of businesses conducted by individuals and partner ships, somewhat similar to the present tax on corporations IS proposed by Tax Commissioner William H. Blodgett in bill introduced in the Legislature yes terday.
 This is the first method laid for the raising of the additional revenue needed to keep the state out of debt, and is estimated to add $750000 to $1, 100000 year to the states income. It would mean an increase of $1, 100000 to S. 100000 for the two years for which the budget Is prepared.
 In addition Senator Seymour also in troduced a bill imposing an annual state tax on the towns equal to 10 per cent of the total revenue received yearly from direct taxation in all the towns of the state, including that received in all taxing districts that which would have been received from all property exempted under special acts.
 The Blodgett bill provides that "every individual or partnership engaged III mercantile business Ior manufacturing shall pay annually a tax of excise, with respect to carrying on or doing business, equivalent to two per cent of the en- tire net income over and above $1 ,O00 received by such individual or partner ship from business transacted within the state during the income year; provided. however that in no case shall the tax be less than five dollars"
 The term mercantile business IS de- fined to mean 'the buying of personal property, tangible: or intangible, and selling the same for profit or gain and maintaining recr,1tar nfoca af b,,ciuoee for such purpose, or maintaining a regular place of business and acting as agent and buying and selling such prop erty on commission or otherwise for profit or gain" The term "rnanufac- turing" as used in the bill IS defined to mean making articles into suitable forms for use or repairing personal property other than wearing apparel for profit or gain
 House Chairman Jacob D. Waiter of the committee on finance offered a bill in the House of Representatives yes terday providing for tax of one cent on for each 10 cents or portion thereof charged as admission to any place of amusement, including admission by sea- son ticket or subscription.
 This tax would be in addition to the present federal "war tax" on amuse- ments. Exceptions allowed would cover only military and naval men and officers i'll uniform and legitimate employees of theaters. The bill provides a tax of not more than 50 cents on tickets sold away from the box office; 10 per cent. tax on box holders; taxes admissions to roof gardens, cabarets and refreshment places at the rate of 1A per cent on each 10 cents of the price. It provides an additional tax of 25 per cent on receipts against proprietors neglecting to file return lists to the tax commissioner on time and provides a five per cent. penalty for neglect to pay taxes when due The bill was referred to the com mittee on finance.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-01-28
Building Trades WiN Not
 Stand For Wage Reduction

was discussed although perhaps that might have appropriately been taken up as one evidence where the cost of liv- ing has gone up instead of down. A brief statement was given to the press afterward to the effect that the build eres were planning a get together move ment to inform those desirous O. build ing that the contractors were prepared to do their part by cutting the cost of labor and material.
 As matter of fact it appears that the contractors are unable to longer get away with the "cost plus" idea of talk ing jobs and expect to soon have to go out into the open market and enter competitive bids for work. The ex- pose of the New York probe showing price fixing and other irregularities on the part of contractors associations has put an end to the "cost plus' system and therefore the first crack to over come this is to be taken at the wages of the workers.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-01-28
DEATH TAKES ONE OF
 OLD-TIME BARTENDERS
Billy" Greenspun Succumbs to Short Illness of
 Pneumonia.

William H. (Billy) Greenspun, one of the oldest and perhaps best known members of the Bartenders' union, died at his home on California street, West Haven, this week, after few days ill., ness of pneumonia. For many years he had held office in the New Haven local and continued actively at his business until prohibition entered in and made reductions i'll that line necessary. About year ago he went with his brother in the market business but al ways maintained his membership i'll his union.
 For more than 30 years he was actively engaged in the trade and had perhaps knowledge of the real old timers and times of New Haven than any other in the business. He was a fount of information about the olden days and high class places of the past, in many of which he had been en- ployed as head bartender. Previous to prohibition he was at The Hello Cafe on Court street.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-01-28
Compulsory Health Assurance by State
 Proposed m House
Bill in Which Labor Is Vitally Interested to Meet Stiff Op- position From Insurance Com panies-Other Measures Affect ing Workers Also Presented.
Especial to Labor News.

Hartford Jan. 28.-While the bills to be proposed and fathered by Organ ized Labor for the benefit of the work CTS at large of the state, will not be in troduced into the Legislature until late today, there are large number of bills affecting the workers already i'll and assigned to committees for hearings which will probably begin next week. Chief in interest among those so far presented is one by Representative Pen dleton which provides for compulsory state health insurance, a similar bill to one being prepared by Labor and which will be heartily supported by Labor's committees. There is also another by Senator Bakewell of New Haven pro- vid1ng for changes i'll the compensation laws some of which ernbody ideas sug- getsed by Labor but yet do not go far enough to cover all the workers desire.
 MT. Pendletons' health insurance bill provides for the establishment of state insurance fund and for compulsory par ticipation in workmen's compensation law by employers as follows:
 l. Prohibiting liability insurance com panies from paying compensation under Chapter 284 of General Statutes and amendments thereto.
 2. Compensation commissioners to classify employments as to risks, fix rates of premium to provide adequate fund.
 5. Under supervision of insurance commissioner the compensation com missioners shall establish state insurance fund.
 4. State treasurer to be custodian of fund.
 5. Employers except those exempt un- der Chapter 2S4 to be compelled to in sure employees against liability and pay compensation and it shall be unlawful for an employer to do business other wise Provisions of this section to be enforced by injunction Upon complaint of the attorney general.
 The bill was referred to the judiciary committee for hearings and 1t IS anticl- pated that it will be strenuously fought by the insurance companies who are now reaping the lucrative returns from in dividua1 insurance. The law IS already working admirably in some states, es- pecially in Ohio where 1t has made such a success that attempts by insurance companies about two weeks ago to have it rescinded brought tcrth such howl as to have the attempt dropped prompt ly.
 Despite the fact that the State Grange, which was supposed 10 be back of 1t, has declared 1t has no use for mounted state constabulary, Senator William H. Hall introduced this week bill appro- priating 3O0,G0O for the establishment of such a force It has long been sus- pected that the proposal was more III the
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The Connecticut labor news., 1921-01-28
ALL NEEDLE TRADES
 WORKERS TO UNITE
Form Alliance Embracing 400, 900 Employees in the
 Country.

Boston, Jan. 28.-Benjamin Schles- singer, president to the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union, who has been presiding at the sessions of the executive board of that body in progress at the Hotel Bellevue i'll this city since Thursday, announced yester- day the formation of a new and power ful organization representing over 40O, GOO men and women in the garment making industry, which is known as the Needle Trades Workers Alliance.
 The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, the Journeymen Tailors Union, the International Cloth Hat and Cap Makers Union and the Interna- tional Fur Workers Union, with MT. Schlessinger's organization, are all in lhf gafaEe aapfie;ii ieaviins Boston MT. sch1essnn- n ger says he will. call special meeting of the executive board of the alliance, to be held in New York, at which means for financing the situation of the Amalgamated in New York and Boston will be discussed.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-01-28

Reports that the Master Builders Association is preparing for general reduction in wages in the building trades, based of course on the fabled reports that the cost of living was com ing down in proportion to permit of such reduction, have reached the lead CTS i'll the building trades lines in New Haven and met with the prompt and firm response that the labor trades will not stand for any reduction at this time but on the contrary will resist such a move to the limit The workers deny living costs have come down sufficiently to make any reduction possible as yet and until some downward movement that can be relied on to stay down. IS shown, will not countenance reduction in pay.
 The master builders gathered on Tuesday afternoon at the hall III the New Haven Gas company building and from the meagre reports that came from the meeting, it wasn't the service charge" made by the Gas company that
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-01-28
HOME BREWERS SAFE
 FOR THE TIME BEING

Chicago, Jan. 28.-Home brewers will not be disturbed for the present, despite recent government announcement that they would be prosecuted vigorously, Frank D. Richardson, prohibition di- rector for the central states, said on his return from Washington where he con- ferred with Prohibition Director Kram- CT and other officials. ''The officials" he said, have decided to pass up the home brewers for the time being and go after the bigger law violators."