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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-28

farm in the home now occupied by Mr..
Moore.
Miss Ada Brigham of Bennington and
Mrs. John Greenwood of Chester were
in the village Wednesday in the interest
of missionary work. During the after
noon they met the young girls of the
Baptist church at a meeting of the Help
ing Hand. \ vote was taken that that
society unite with the World Wide
Guild, which. as the name implies. is a
world wide organized band of mission
workers. Invitations had been sent by
Mrs. Bishop to all the women of the
church to meet Mrs. Greenwood and
Miss Brigham at the Baptist parsonage
in the evening. As the weather proved
very stormy only a few were able to be
present. After some discussion it was
decided best not to form another society
but to introduce missionary topics into
the programs for the HadaSsah League
meetings and that that society should do
as muc mission work as possible.
West River Grange meeting Friday
evening had a large attendance and in
tteresting discussions were held on the
roll call. Are we putting too much into
the social hour of our ORDER, and DO
country people give enough attention
to recreation? The program also in
cluded a humorous reading by Mrs. ii.
Fl. Franklin, a piano duet by Mrs, =.
L. Osgood and Miss Clara Greenwood,
and songs by the Grange chorus. Plans
were made for the Grange fair Oct. IL
and a committee was appointed to have
charge of the dinner for Pomona Grange.
which meets here Oct. 20. At the close
of the meeting refreshments of coffee and
sandwiches were served by the members
whose birthdays occurred in September.
As the day of this meeting was found
to be the birthday anniversary of one of
the members. Mrs. c.. w. Bishop. a gift
of money was presented her with con-
gratulations and good will of her Grange
friends
Mrs. X. c. Dutton was taken i'll sud
denly Sunday about noon and was M
conscious an hour or more. Miss Lucy
Booth was with her at the time and
called DIR. +. l.. Osgood. She also called
for help from neighbOrs. As Mrs. Dut-
tons condition appeared serious during
the afternoon \ message was sent to her
only relative. a cousin, Lucius Wheel
Ock of Springfield, Mass, who came im-
mediately. Mrs. Dutton improved
greatly by night and is still gaining
steadily so that her restoration to health
seems probable. Miss Williams Of Put
ncy, a trained nurse, is caring for her
and Miss Booth and other neighbors are
staying at the house. 1t has been Mrs,
buttons great pleasure during her stay
at her summer home in HarmonyviIle
to throw aside the formality of her large
establishment in her southern city home
and live in a simple way, doing her W
homework and "neighbOring" in the
country fashion with the friendly fam
lilies around her
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-28
WEST D~UMNIERSTON

\ large crowd from this village attend.
ed the Valley fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bliss of Akron
Ohio, spent Monday in town.
Mrs. lizzie Huntley went to Putney {
few days last week on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Burnett of Below,
Falls were guests at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. burnett, tht
first of the week.
William Leonard. Mr.. and Mrs. Franl
Leonard and daughter. visited friends il
Springfield. Mass, last week. They ais,
sattended the Eastern States Exposition.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-28
ENDLESS VARIETY
ON TIL MIDWAY
Concessions Largely Exceed in Number
Of Those of Former Years and
Furnish Interesting Study.

While there was an endless variety of
attractions on the midway they were
clean all through. that being one of the
requirements by the midway superintcnd-
ent. f. II. Chapman, and his assistant,
Paul A. Chase. The concessions this year
numbered about 125, which was consid-
crably more thar ever before, and all did
Il good business.
To many this was one of the most in
teresting features Of the fair; certainly
the crowd and the conccssiOnaires furn-
ished an interesting study.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-28
SAFETY PROBLEM IN MILLS
Discussions Before National Safety COun
Gil mt Boston

BOSTON. Sept. 2s.-Sections Of the
national safety council dealing with wom-
en- in industry and with public safety be
gan sessions today in connection with the
annual meeting of the council here. Dis
c~ussions of safety problems in mills. work
shops. mines and other industrial plants
was continued in other sectional meet
ings. Miss Ida NJ. Tarbell, one of the
speakers, was unable ITO be present. Her
address was read by Mrs. H.. NJ. Haw-
kins Of Baltimore.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-28
MMERST

Mrs. Alice Stoddard of Athol. Mass.
came Monday to visit relatives and attend
the Valley fair.
Mrs. c.. G. Walker went Friday to visit
Miss Louise Walker in northampton.
They attended the Eastern States Elk
position Saturday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-28
STANLEY QUA a JUSTICE
Appointed to Superior Bench by Govern
or Cox .

BOSTON. Sept. Ex-Governor Cox to-
day nominated Stanley Qua of Lowell As
a Justice Of the superior court. Mr.. Qua
will succeed Judge Edward Lyman Shaw
of northampton, who resigned today from
the superior bench.
Hugh Z. Drysdale of North Adams was
nominated for special judge of probate
for Berkshire county.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-28
MARRIAGES.

In Bethel, Vt, Sept. 20, by Rev. J.
Wesley Miller, Herbert IT,. Waite Of Bel
lows Falls and Mrs. Alma J.. Cummings
of Townshend.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-28
DEATHS

In West Halifax, Sept. -, Judge
Frank Worden, 50.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-08-12
BARRIERS CHARGE STATE LICENSING
 LAW IS IGNORED
State Convention Votes to Ask New Commission to See That It Is
 Lived Up To.
Especial to The Labor News.)

(Special to The Labor News.)
 Bridgeport, Aug. 12.-Charglng that the statslaw for the licensing of barbers was ndt~ being properly enforced, and that scores of barber shops about the state are absolutely ignoring the law that provides for the display of their license cards publicly before the customer, the Connecticut State Barbers' Protective As sociation made up of delegates from 1o cities of the state, in meeting here Sun day decided to ask for a more drastic enforcement of the laws. Every union barber shop in the state is religiously liv ing up to the letter of the law, it was claimed, but many who do not affiliate with the unions are getting away with anything they desire, according to the reports made As the state barbers com mission has recently been changed, the association, instead of making a general protest decided to ask the commission as now made up to see that all barbers live up to the laws that the state has insti- gated.
 The convention was attended by dele gates representing 1o local unions all over the state and application from four more for membership were received and favorably acted upon and they will here after have a voice in the affairs of the state branch. The meeting was held i'll Metal Trades Council hall and although only 25 delegates were present at the opening, before the session was done, practically every town of any size in the state was represented. Discussion of the recent legislative acts marked most of the session, that especially pertaining to the report of the barbers for the elimination of bOOtblaCks from barber shops coming ill for a great deal of com ment.
 This bill was ruthless1y killed by the committee of the Assembly, even though the barbers showed conclusively that the whirling dust from the whisk brooms of the blackies was not only injurious to their own health but to that of their customers. Nevertheless the bill met a summary death. The convention decided to put 1t in again at the next session and make strenuous efforts to have it passed as matter of public safety
 The election of officers for the ensu- ing year wound up the business meeting The election resulted in the selection of Fred. Gauthier of Hartford as presi- dent, Gerhardt Baehr of New Haven, first vice president; s. F. Abriola of Bridgeport, second vice president An thony Merlino of New Haven as record CT and A. c. Mastriforte as secretary treasurer.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-08-12
BRADSTREETS SEES
 A BUILDING BOOM
Loosening Up of Money Market Gives Values Big Jump
 in July.

The long expected loosening up in the building trades and a coming miniature boom, is about here, accord ing to Bradstreets, if the preliminary returns gathered by that firm for July are borne out.
 With reports in from I4z. of the larger cities of the country, Brad streets totals the values of structures for which permits were given at $I4I,635,525, a gain of 32.5 per cent. over July of year ago It is also a gain Of Az per cent. over the reports of the same cities for June, this year
 The boom cannot be directly traced to reduction in wages of labor as claimed by the bosses nor cannot it be traced to any reduction in mater ials as the latter hasn't materialized to any extent, although Labor has voluntarily come down 10 per cent. and more. It appears to be in fact due to a loosening up of the money markets and the ability of would-be builders to secure the fund to go ahead with the work. There has all along been no question in the minds of the workers but that the financial interests were holding up building operations by their exorbitant charges in interest and Bradstreets seems to prove 1t.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-08-12
Connecticut Open Shoppers Try to Dictate to Mexico
 As of Whom and Where H Shall Buy It's Necessities
WHY RENTS ARE HIGH AND UNDOUBTED1
 WILL CONTINUE TO

The United Real Estate Owners Association of New York has issued a booklet to it's members. Following are some of the gems contained in the document:
 "In increasing rents or su- ing for increased rent or rem tai value in hold-over cases, al ways ask more than you expect and you have something to trade with Never give tenant, big or little, possession until after he has signed the lease and paid three successive monthly installments of rent The lease should be dated and it's term begun three days before the tenant enters posses sion. Never guarantee posses sion. Avoid leaving copies of the lease with the tenant until after he has signed"
 The booklet contains several lease forms, which release the landlord from all repairs and from liability for heating for hot water, lighting, telephones and other forms of service and liability formerly covered by the rent. The leases also make the landlord the sole judge of whether the tenant is objection able and give him the right to release the premises without legal proceedings.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-08-12
NEW HAVEN ROAD
 ORDERS SHOP HANDS
 RETURNED TO WORK
Full Force Goes On at East Hart ford and Will Extend to
 Other Shops.

The New Haven road is finally coming back to earth and getting ready to put it's full shop forces back on the job, according to orders issued at the East Hartford shops yesterday and which are expected to be fol- lowed immediately by similar orders at New Haven and Readville. At East Hartford the order was given yesterday that all men laid off during the past several months be immedi- ately reinstated. This means $50 men at least at once ,and more as soon as they can be gathered into the fold again.
 Thirty-fve men were taken back to- day and this arrangement will be in effect until all are given employ ment.
 The lay off virtually dates back to November when 50 men were strick- en from the payroll. Seventy five were laid off in February of this year and in March all of the men were laid off and the shops shut down, 5 being retained for repair work in the yards and for wrecker work
 The United States Labor Board recommended a cut of 10 per cent. in wages and the men will receive z2 cents an hour from now on.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-08-12
PREPARE TO REAP
 IN THEATER TAX

That additional state tax on amuse- ments, which Governor E. J. Lake made himself famous" by signing despite the protests of practically the entire amusement loving population of the state, will start on collecting on October I, following meeting of the various county commissioners of the state with Tax Commissioner Blodgett at the state capitol on Tues day. The commissioners were fur nished with the names of amusement enterprises whose owners had neg lected to respond to the questionnaire recently sent out by the commission CT relative to ownership, seating ca pacity of theaters and location.
 It is understood that not all the baseball parks, amusement parks and theaters had furnished the informa tion requested. The county commits soiners are to make a thorough can vass of their respective counties for the purpose of making the records complete preparatory to collecting the new state theater ticket admis sion tax. The first tax will be col lected in October.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-08-12
SOCIALISTS START
 NEW LONDON GRAB
Nominate Full Ticket Under Citv Manager Plan Which New
 Haven Escaped.

New Haven got away lucky when 1t turned down the plan for com mission form of government with a city manager, if the experience that New London, which adopted it, is undergoing happens to be any criter- ion. Nominations for the council in New London, which is to be com posed of seven members, close to- night at midnight and up to yester- day there were 34 candidates for the seven places. with the socialists nom mating full ticket, and I5 app1ica- tions already filed for the job of city manager which is to be filled by the council when elected. The result will be that when New London goes to the polls next month the voters there the council and the council will have one strenuous time selecting the city manager
 In addition to the councilmen nom mated there are also nominated by petition three candidates for the school board, which like as proposed | in New Haven, is entirely separate from the rest of the city. So far there are only seven who want to go on the school board but before the nominations close tonight there are expected to be half dozen or so more.
 The activity of the socialists in nominating a full ticket for the coun- cil, indicates just how political par ties could manipulate the city man agcr plan here. Nothing would pre- vent bqth republican and democratic parties nominating full tickets in any election and thus controlling which ever way the election happened to go, According to reports from New London that city is already sick of it's bargain but must go through with 1t for a term or two at least.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-08-12
With Ballots Here Wait ing Action By Train men and Shop Crafts, Situation Grows Crit ica1 as Longer Day Looms.

With the receipt here this week of ganized employees of the New Haven Road will register their wishes as to whether they will accept the I2 per cent. reduction enforced by the road or not, (and indications are that they will not) a row on in Chicago again over the attempts of the roads to in troduce piece work, and thereby the 10 or I2 hour day as against eight hours, and the practical certainty that the railroad workers will be subject ed to another cut as soon as this one is put over, things are anything but tranquil on the New Haven system or for that matter on any of the GOO ing will begin next week and must be filed at Chicago before September I. The shopmen have already bal loted once and rejected the wage cut and declared against any change in hours. The Big Four are expected to do likewise.
 Defying the railroads to establish the piece-work system of shop work, representatives of the Federated Shop Crafts of B Eastern railroads yesterday in Chicago declared an immediate walkout would follow orders by the United States Railroad Board either sanctioning piece-work or abolshing time and half for overtime.
 Seventy roads are before the labor board protesting against restoration of the piecework system. Represen- tatives of the employees, at the hear ings, emphatically asserted they would not work under the piece work system in any circumstances.
 While the daily papers az announc- ing that the attitude of the railway executives of the country in the mat ter of further decreases in wages and the elimination of time and one-hali
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-08-12

Not satisfied their Organized Labor this state and the Conneccut Shop Conerence interfere with Mexico and has the blatant all he against Mexico being allowed deal only with fair Mexico through it's official cabinet members (and of which told in 10 do.
 Connecticut 'open shoppers would naturally be NeXlcoS decsOn Therefore they pleasantly ask president and all the Congress Mexico wants to this great land and force the with the Open Shop terence of Connecticut had United Mexico:
 ''Ihe American Plan Open Shop of the
 State o Connecticut, meeting in
 ana American
 oy foreign government with the industrial
 the ed States particularly when
 to discriminate in favor of unA
 acer and country to the best of American
 N 1A"NiiNon lh'OH
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-08-12
Warn Bricklayers
 of Fake Collector
Man "Collecting Dues" Operating in Connecticut, Police Are
 Informed.

Fraudulent collectors, alleging this time to be representing the local Bricklayers' union and visiting the homes of bricklayers when the men are away, have appeared about the state, it was reported to the police this week. Al the home of Mrs. James Sullivan, AZ Adelaide street, Hartford, a man about 20 years old called in the middle of the afternoon and told Mrs. Sullivan that her hus- band owed six-months' dues and that he was to collect it. Mrs. Sullivan did not pay but immediately notified the union, which in turn notified the po- hce. The man was reported as hay ing left Hartford and is expected to be working in other parts of the state,
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-08-12
Railroads Planning for Further Cut of Workers
 and Piecework System
COMPENSATION LAW
 WINS LONG SEARCH
Commissioner Chandler Finds De- pendents of Man Killed, After
 Six Years.

How we'll Connecticut's compensa- ton law which was put through by Organized Labor, is working, was evidenced in Hartford this week when after over six years of waiting Com pensation Commissioner Chandler has found dependents of Henry Wykiera, killed while in the employ of the Hartford Electric Light Co.,, by fall from staging on January 10, 1915. It has been found that his dependents are his wife, Paska Wykiera of Czspeli, Galicia, and a small daughter, Matrona. In a find ing filed yesterday Commissioner Chandler orders the payment of $o36 to the wife, less the payment of $50 allowed for attorney fees.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-08-12
BUILDERS AGENT
 CAUSES A STRIKE
Exchange Clerk Tries to Start Something With New York
 Firm and Does

The energetic and always over-zeal- ous Secretary Mckay of the New Haven Builders Exchange, after lying dormant for several weeks because practically all the carpenters in New Haven were again at work on their own terms, last week took his pen in hand and wrote to the Thompson Starrett Company of New York, which has the contract for the new Yale laboratory that the scale for carpenters here was 80 cents an hour and that when the ThOmpsOn.-Sta Company was paying 90 cents 1t was being trimmed 10 cents an hour. The result of Mckay's missive was a strike Monday morning of the car penters employed on the building, but which strike lasted only few hours and the scale of 90 cents was kept in effect.
 MT. Mckay in his letter failed 10 demanded by the Builders Exchange but refused by the union carpenters, who voluntarily came down from their SI an hour to 90 cents and had ninc-tcnths secured work at that price. When the reported 80 cents an hour went into the New ork offices of the contractors, 1t was sent on back here with instructions to the local superintendent to pay that ii that was the scale. The Super took the instructions to the carpenters at work and they quit.
 It wasn't long before Business Agent George Mordecai was on the job and explaining that an agreement had been made for the 90 cents scale, which prevails now generally about the district. This was taken up with New York and ratified by the general offices, the carpenters were recalled to the 10 band work resumed. The score is therefore one more minus for the Builders Exchange, if that really exists here any longer.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-08-12
Meriden Printers to
 Picnic Tomorrow
Plan Big Time as Benefit for Men
 Now Out On Strike

The Merdcn Allied Printing Trades Council will hold picnic to- morrow at Starlight Park, afternoon and evening. The chairman of the committee, President Frederick L. Nccbe of the Typographical union, has promised everyone who attends a good time In the evening there will be a fox trot, for which suitable prizes will be given. All ont-of-town unioniSts and their friends are in vitcd. The proceeds of the picnic will be used for the benefit of the striking printers, comprising members of the Typographical, resSmcn and Book binders unions
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-08-12
New Britain Pays
 to Feed Starving
Costs $525 to Give Meals to them ployed During Month
 of July.

New Britain, Aug. 12-During the month of July, the board of public charities incurred debt of $525 for meal tickets in three local restaurants, for persons who were unable, through unemployment and other reasons, to pay for their own meals The de partment appropriation is being drawn on more heavily this year than ever before and at the present rate of expenditures, the appropriation will not last the fiscal year out The total bills incurred by the department during July were $7,67o7I.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-08-12
HIGH TAXES ANNOY.

Philadelphia, Aug. I2-lncome and excess profits taxes are extremely annoying to textile manufacturers i'll this city, who object to government agents questioning them on their re turns The Textile Manufacturers Association has written to President Harding urging that these investiga- tions be stopped.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-08-12
DECIDE THIS MONTH
 ON DEBS PARDON

Washington, Aug. I2-Attorney General Daugherty announced today he hoped to submit to President Harding by the end of the month recommendations concerning a par don for Eugene V. Debs, imprisoned socialist leader
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-08-12
COOPERS' STRIKE ENDS.

Chicago, Aug. I2-The strike of Coopers' Union Mo- 15 against the Illinois Cooperage Company has ended
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-08-12
Peeved by Administrations
 Decisions for *<Fair Shop" :;
 Send Appeal to Congressn1en
DON'T WANT FOREIGNERS
 INTERFERING WITH POLICY'

Want to Force Mexico to Buy From Crowd Trying to Put Over So-Called American Plan" and Charge Discrimination Is Being Used Against Them-Have Nothing to Say However About Their Own
 Blacklist.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-08-12

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The Connecticut labor news., 1921-08-12

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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-08-17
PRINCETON HAPPENINGS

Mrs. Sam Lachman has returned
from her visit in South Dakota where
she visited two months with Mrs. jim
Skeen. Skeen is working with 9
baler.
Edgar Ackbar shipped load OF
fine cattle to Spokane, and the con-
census was that they were fine look
ing bunch.
Othra Balls, who has been GONZALES
cling in a Spokane hospital, has not
recovered enough to come home.
L. H. Hawkins is for improvements.
He is having his house painted. L.
H. is working betimes singing the
brush.
Mrs. John Lienhart has for her
guests this week her nieces, Mrs. Vera
Wilkins and Mrs. Maggie Wilkins of
Avon
L. L. Young and Charles Bunny are
working with their thresher on the
Sam Lachmer place this week.
Scott Mendenhal delivered and fill
ed the Hawkins shed with 16-inch
wood for the winter.
Henry Lienhart is driving on the