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The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-04-01
HARDING REMOVES
BILLY" WILSON
Former Secretary of Labor Drop
ped From International
Commission Also.

President Harding asked for and re-
ceived the resignation of former Secre-
tary of Labor William B. Wilson as a
member of the joint international COM
mission, which is entrusted with the
settlement of disputes between this coun-
try and Canada. Obadiah Gardner,
former member of the commission, has
been re-appointed.
Gardner resigned shortly before the
end of the last administration that
President Wilson might appoint his sec
retary, Joseph F. Tunulty, to his post.
The latter declined it, and it was ten
dered Mr.. Wilson, his appointment be-
ing one of the last official acts of the
President.
The reason given for the removal of
Wilson and the reinstatement of Gard
ner is that the latter is familiar with the
work of the commission and that the
loss of his services would seriously
handicap its work.
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-04-01
N. Y. c. APPEALS TO
R. R. LABOR BOARD

Chicago, April 1.-Provisiona1 reduc-
tion of the wages of approximately
10000 unskilled workmen on the New
York Central Railroad, to be effective
today, was asked of the railroad labor
board yesterday. Immediate relief from
the present rates was sought, pending
hearing on permanent reduction later
and at the same time announcement was
made that conferences with other classes
of labor were in session this week and
that reductions in every class of railroad
employees were being considered.
The unskilled labor dispute came be-
fore the board after conferences with
employees early this month had failed to
reach an agreement on any wage reduc-
ton. The case is the first one brought
by carrier and is considered in railroad
circles, as the first move on the part of
the trunk lines to cut their pay rolls.
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-04-01

The painters are the first affected
ed to expire first. The plumbers will
probably be the next acted against as
their agreement expires on April 9, a
week from Saturday, and the carpenters
next when their agreement expires on
April IS, two weeks from today. The
electrical workers also expect momen-
tarly to be surnrnarily dealt with, for
although in their standing agreement
with the contractors, a oO-day clause is
included providing notice of any change
in scale or hours, several contractors
have already violated that agreement and
the men will be forced to act.
The trouble may be made general even
before the expiration of the agreement
inaSnuch as if the employers attempt to
put non-union men on the jobs of the
painters, men of other crafts must per-
force walk off as it is stipulated in the
agreements that they are not to be ex-
pected to work with non-union men. The
unions as whole, however, have while
voting to resist wage reduction now, also
voted to religiously live up to the exist
ing agreements unless the employers vio-
late them by employing non-union men
or declaring wage reductions and thus
The movement against the unions, for
that is all it is although being foisted
on the public as a wage reduction pro-
position to reduce the cost of building,
is not by any means confined to New
Haven, but several other places In the
state and many in Massachusetts, were
hit the same way wherever agreements
expired. This acton will automatically
throw the lockout into the hands of the
recently organized conference of all
building trades in Connecticut and if the
lockouts and wage reductions are per-
sisted in, will mean a statewide strike
of all building trades.
Under the rules adopted at the con-
vention of March II here, every union
as soon as acted against arbitrarily must
notify President Frank A. Fitzgerald of
the State Building Trades Council with
in "a hours and he in turn will summon
the general committee appointed by the
convention to take care of whatever
action may be deemed necessary. The
convention enphaticaly voted, and its
action has been approved by the unions
of the state, that no trade would work
on a job where another trade has been
Disseminated against. President Fitz-
gerald was hurriedly summoned to New
London this morning where a lockout
also portended and with New Britain,
Bridgeport, New Haven and other places
where 1ockouts have already been de-
clared, the lockout may already be said
to be statewide.
There will be no move by any in
dividua1 union, however, until the for
malities provided for action have been
complied with. Naturally if non-union
men are employed the union men will
simply leave the jobs, but if it is solely
a question of wage cuts being resisted,
the men will stay on the jobs unless
locked out until they are formally called
off by action of the general committee
acting with the State Building Trades
Council executive board.
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-04-01

The ''Open Shop reduction
Association intended primarily disrupt
the this
locked They had the preference
reduction 20
voted against accepting cut the simply
off the jobs.
action of the employers a complete ignoring
Of the and their the formal
the
unanswered Then the employers told their informally
reduction would into today
individuals leave it. The whole stuck their
of work independent
have signed their
while other
thusly.
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-04-01
BAY STATE SITUATION.

Springfield, April l.-Lockouts, fol-
lowed by a general cessation of building
work occurred generally throughout
massachusetts today, affecting already
letween $4,000 and 10000 and will be
followed, it is expected, by even more
ecgera' Iockuus and strikes, before the
%ay is nj. This is in addition to the
deadlock between employers and $4,000
workers in Boston for the past 10 weeks
and which Governor Cox expects to take
Up during the day with view to settle
1nent. The places affected principally
today are Worcester, Lawrence, Spring
Geld, Holyoke. Woburn, while things are
pending crisis in Lynn, Brockton,
l1averhill and elsewhere and will reach
that stage before many days
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-04-01
Proposed Acts Protecting Women
and Children Get, Short Shift.
Gas Meter Charge Protest Also
Gets Death Blow.
Especial to The Labor News J

(SpGCldl 10 ne LABOR News.
Hartford April 1.-The final chapter
on several Labor bills providing for the
protection OF women woi kers and chill
dren, was written this week when 1egis-
latlve committees reported against them,
and almost simultaneously the bills pro-
h1bltlng meter service charges by which
the whole state would benefit were re-
jected after a sharp fight thus closing
that incident by which the public at large
sought relief. The rejection of the labor
bills following as it did rejectiens of
other workers measures as soon as the
committees could get rid of them, bears
out the opinion expressed at the OPEN
ing OF the session by THE LABOR
NEWS, that the worker could expect
vary little from tn, committees as made
UP OF the legislature as whole. So far
not one piece of constructive legislation
by which the worker could benefit has
succeeded III coming out of committee
favOrably reported and therefore had no
chance in the Assembly. On the other
hand there has been much adOo on meas
ures intended solely to boost corporations
and anti-uniOn drives and it is expected
that some Of these will surely be adopted.
The labor bills thrown out this week
were on unfavOrable report of the Com
mittee on Labor on the following: Pro-
viding that the hours of employment for
women and minors in mechanical and
manufacturing establishments shall not
exceed eight in one day or 48 in one
week and that they be restricted to 81
hours in mercantile establishments pro-
hbiting the employment of minors under
IS years old in manufacturing and me-
chanical establishments between 6 p. m.
and a. IN. and of females over 10 years
old between 10 p. m. and E a. m., and
prohibiting the employment. in mercantile
establishments of girls under 10 years
old after 6 p. m. and females over 10
years old after 9 p IN. Providing living
wages for women employed in low paid
industries for the protection of the
Women's health and morals. Establish
ing nine hour day and 48 hour week for
women and children in factories. Con-
cerning minors employed in mercantile
establishments.
The meter charge bills raised rumpus
(Cop+;111od on Einhtb
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-04-01
CABINET TAKES UP
RAILWAY PROBLEMS
Heads of I. G. G. and Railway
Labor Board to Be
Called.

Washington, April IA comprehen-
sive study of American railway con-
ditions has been begun by teh adminis-
tration with a view to formulation of
definite program for railway rehab-
ilitatiOn.
For more than an hour President
Harding discussed the problem with his
cabinet, and later it was announced that
he would call into consultation within
the next few days the chairlnen of the
two government agencies having closest
contact with transportation problems,
the interstate commerce commission and
the railway labor board. Conferences
with railway managers and employees are
expected to follow in time to permit
action at the coming special session of
Congress.
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-04-01
CALL BIG FOUR HEADS
ON R. R. WAGE RATES

New York, April lin an effort to
hasten settlement of the labor differ
ences between the railroads and their
employees, the executive Committee Of the
National Association of Owners of
Railroad Securities, meeting here, in
vited the heads of the big four" rail-
road brotherhoods to attend. confer
ence in New York on April to discuss
the situation.
A special committee of Is members,
representative of the various sections of
the country, also was appointed and will
endeavor to be helpful, statement said,
lin assisting to relieve the immediate
situation, and later, generally helpful in
such directions as may appear essential" p"
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-04-01
Who Said Wages
Were Dropping?

Haz1eton, Pa, April 1.-The 200
employees of the McAdoo Knitting Mill
were notified Monday of an increase in
wages from 80 to so cents day, accord
ing to their class of work The wage
advance restores the rates prevailing at
the mill when business slumped several
months ago and cut was made by the
management With the return of bust
ness the advance was voluntarily made.
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-04-01
HARTFORD NOT YET HIT.

Hartford, April 1-Oficers of the
Structural Building Trades Alliance
here said today that the agreement made
n Hartford between the employers and
the building alliance does not expire un-
I'll this summer and that the ma jority of
the contractors here are friendly with the
employees organizations and there may
he little trouble therefore
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-04-01
PREPARING TO MERGE
ALL RAILROAD UNIONS

New York, April 1.-Representatives
of approximately 175,OOO organized rail
way workers in this district will meet
here next Sunday to consider plans for
amalgamation of all local railroad union
organizations into one central body for
"ofensive and defensive purposes" to
be known as the New York Railroad
District Council. The district runs to
Hartford Conn.
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-04-01
PLUMBING FIRM Is
GIVEN $4,000 FINE
Vice President and Others Also
jailed in New York
Building Probe.

New York, April IA $4,000 fine
the largest ever given any master plumb
er indicted during the building trades in
tigation-Tuesday was imposed on
the w. G. Cornell Company for violation
of the state antitrust act. At the same
time Edward I. Slosson, vice-president
of the company, was sentenced to the
Tombs for 10 days.
Six members of the Bronx Master
Plumbers Association, indicted on SIM
liar charges, also were sentenced, re-
ceiving small fines and in one case FIVE
days prison term.
Prison sentences of three and two
months respectively were imposed on
Charles A. Murphy and John L. Knight,
master plumbers, who were convicted
last Thursday.
Fines of $1,000 were imposed also on
Murphy and the corporation of which
he was a member. Knight is president
of the Master Plumbers association.
Trenton, N J., April 1.-The state
LEGISLATURE has Dassed the cOsSack bill
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-04-01
SPIES, AGAIN ACTIVE
AMONG n. H. ROAD MEN
INCREASED
PAY ON SHORT LINES

Chicago, April 1.-The United States
railroad labor board has dismissed ap-
peals for increased wages filed with it
last fall by IS railroad labor unions
against 81 ''short lines" throughout the
country.
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-04-01
Open Shop Drive Against
Unions Starts When Men
Request Usual Agreement

WORKERS OF AFFILIATED TRADES EXPECT SAME TREAT
MENT SHORTLY-WILL QUIT EMPLOYERS
EMPLOY NON UNION HELP WITH WHICH ORGAN
MEN CANNOT WORK-LOCKOUT SINFUL
TANEOUs IN OTHER CITIES OF NEW
LAND WHEN employees RESIST
REDUCTION.
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-04-01
NEW YORK ASSEMBLY
EXCLUDES SOCIALIST

Albany, n Y. April 1.-The state
assembly, by vote of II to 63, last night
declared vacant the seat of Assembly,
man Henry lager, socialist.
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-04-01
PAID ATTORNEY SAYS
BOSSES WOULDN'T SIT
ON BOARD WITH MEN

Shame, Says Goodhart, Trat Busy
Manufacturers Have to Rush to
Hartford to Head Off Workers
Bills-Governor Couldn't Get
Employers on Council, Adds
Wells, While Attitude of Com
mittee Disgusts Workers Pres
ent,
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-04-01

Trenton, N. J., April 1.-The state
legislature has passed the cossack bill
over the veto of Governor Edwards.
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-04-01

Continued on Eighth page.)
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-04-01

OUR ADVERTISERS
Show by their patronage they
have an interest in your cause.
They in turn deserve your patron
age. Why not give it to them
and mentiOn THE LABOR
NEWS?
The Washington times., 1921-02-13
Organdy Vestees
Priced from $1.65 to $3.50
Point Venise Vestees
Priced From $1.O0 to $500

-Low-neck style with little col
lars, or with Peter Pan collars.
Beautiful designs of lace.
The Washington times., 1921-02-13

Style No. 3-Round Cretonne Gov
cred Pillows, sunburst shape, covered
with excellent quality cretonne, and
filled with soft cotton, gathered at the
center in front and back, and finished
with cretonne covered button, as
shown; 5o-inch diameter. Variety of
patterns to select from.
The Washington times., 1921-02-13

Style No. 4-Square Shaped Pillows,
:retonne covered, 23H inches square,
two-inch hemmed border all around,
filled with fine floss; good assortment of
cretonne designs from which to select.
These are suitable for many different
uses.
The Washington times., 1921-02-13

-Cretonne Marqusette, drapery material,
designs copied from the finest cretonnes.
Plain, heavy Marqusettes, for curtains. in
white, cream and ecru; finished with plain
hemsttched borders.
Heavy Tapestry Cretonnes, Sc inches wide,
all-over patterns and bird designs, in a
variety of coorings
The Washington times., 1921-02-13
$4,000 Yds. Curtain and Drapery Material
Choice of the Lot Monday at, Yard, 25c

-Tape-edge Bordered Marquisette, in white,
cream and ecru; suitable for bedroom hang
ings.
Heavy Bordered Curtain Scrim, in white,
cream and ecru, for long or sash curtains, in
a variety of bordered styles.
-Drapery Nets, Scotch lace grade, figured
effects.
Kann's-Third Floor.
The Washington times., 1921-02-13

Style No. 2-Bar Harbor Cushions,
covered with a good heavy quality of
cretonne, reversible, tufted style, TX
16-inch size, wifh~2-inch boxing. A
very desirable style for cushions for
wicker furniture, office chairs, ETC. All
filled with fine soft cotton filling.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-02-18

SOU
tn
- III j
Conducted by National Council of the
Boy Scouts of Americs-)
BOY SCOUTS ONE BIG NIGHT

The evening of February s Is the
date that every boy scout in the land
remembers. 1t is the red-letter date
I'm his calendar. For it was on Feb
ruary that the Boy Scouts Of Amer
Tea was Incorporated, and it is an es-
tablished custom for all scouts to cele-
bTate the event annually.
The. custom has assumed the form
Of huge birthday party for the whole
organization, starting with or at least
including February 8, and continuing
through Lincoln's birthday, February
II. This is the eleventh birthday year
OF the scouts. The idea back Of the
celebration is to bring more definitely
to the attention of each community the
value of scouting as a program for
work with boys for the development
Of character and training for citize"
ship.
At the hour of s:15 on February s
every registered boy scout, no matter
where he may be, is supposed to stand
at salute and commit himself anew
10 the scout oath and law. In most
CdSeS I1e ScOulS gather lOI lAlS CSAC-
mony in their troop meeting places.
The emphasis Of this celebration is
such as will impress the solidarity Of
the movement upon the entire men,
bership, as well as foster the feeling
Of the individual responsibility Of each
scout to the organization as a whole.
Heretofore the scouts have stood
at salute when their watches an
nounced Sis, which, on account of the
difference in time between East and
West did not make the act simultane-
Gus. This year the effort was made
to have the salute at exactly the same
moment everywhere, corresponding to
8 10 eastern time, the time of the
clock in the national headquarters.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-02-18
SECOND CLASS SCOUT HERO.

One of the recent recipients of the
gold honor medal awarded by the
national court of honor of the Boy
Scouts of America is Joseph H. Mar
dis Of East Liverpool, o. While still
a second class scout Mardis, when on
a camp trip, went to a midnight fire
with his scoutmaster, W. B. William
son. As the two passed along high
tension wire carrying 2,200 volts Of
electricity burned and as it fell struck
the scoutmaster across the chest. Fully
realizing his own danger, Scout Mar
dis made every effort to save his COM
panion, by trying to pull him away
from the wire. Having succeeded in
doing this, badly burned as he was
himself and suffering intense pain, he
worked over the unconscious and dy-
ing scoutmaster, rendering first aid I'M
til he himself tainted.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-02-18
FORMER SCOUTS IN COLLEGE

An interesting development in scout
ing relationship with the universities
has been seen in the work of the Ithaca
IN. " council, Boy Scouts Of Amer
lea, in connection with Cornell uni
versity. A meeting of the students at
tending Cornell university who have
been scouts was held. The local coun-
cil brought before these students
their desire to be of assistance TO
them and serve them in every way
possible while they are at college, and
to bring before them their opportu-
nifty to help scouting nationally. Sew
eral Of the young men who have been
scouts are helping with the local work.
One Of them who came to the meeting
was Chou-son-King, who has been an
assistant scoutmaster in Shanghai,
China.
At Syracuse university a similar
movement is on foot in the way of get
ting together students who have been
scouts.
Recently at Oxford university in
England. National Educational Direct
Or Lorne W. Barclay investigated the
University Scout club there and found
it a very helpful activity. This sug-
gestion may be of real service in col
lege towns, not only to the students
but to the boys of that community.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-02-18

ing. When I tried to jew Simon Simon
down on this very frock on the
grounds that I was hard up. he said
in the incest way, that he would take
me on at sixty week any day during
the next five years"
And the other?" asked Mr.. Ran
dolph.
'The other" said Miss Van T., drop
ping her eyes. twas Beacher fremont.
He wasn't quite so nice, but he offered
more. He said he was looking for a
private secretary, who could name her
own price"
During the next five years-at your
own price" repeated Bobby, his mind
dazed but nevertheless going struight
to the kernel Of each proposition.
"Madge. do you know what you're
saying? Do you know the horrible
things you infer7"
She moved one hand impatiently.
Bobby" she said, don't get thu
atrical. tell you New York is a fever.
I've caught it. and I'm not a bit sorry.
The choice between being Van Tel
lier corpse and a fastish woman Is
easy. The semi-deelassees of New
York, if they play for high enough
stakes, have a world of their own that
is worth moving in. Money is merely
an adjunct to it-nothing but the
bridge across which clever men come
to show themselves off at their IN
trammeled best"
"Madge,- said Bobby, at once fright
ened and earnest. you only half know
what you're talking about There is
such world as you speak Gifts the
world of insatiably hungry women.
It's brilliant and fascinating for a
While, but 1t breathes a poisoned air.
and all its roads lead down. Every
woman that goes into it with her eyes
open has an idea that, with her beauty
and her brains she can buck the tiger
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-02-18

In 81 of the IS states the revenues
exceeded the expenditures for govern
mental costs, including interest on in
debtedness and OUTLAWS for permanent
Improvements, by S50,192.314, or 71.6
cents per capita. In the remaining II
the revenues fell below the expendi-
lures by S15,37S,246. or 1873 cents per
capita, and in five of these II states
sufficient revenues were not collected
to meet current expenses and inter-
est. Taking the IS states as 2 whole,
the excess of revenue over expendi-
lures was s34, S14O6s, or 81 cents
per capita. These are among the in
teresting facts brought out in a re-
port entitled Financial Statistics Of
States, 1919" issued by Director Sam
L. Rogers of the bureau of the census,
Department or Commerce.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-02-18
Rev. Parker Moon

Nearly everybody in Southwest Mis-
souri, either knows or has heard Of
the Rev. Parker Moon, who for a full
half century has devoted his life and
talents to Sunday school and Organi-
cation work for the Society of Friends
or Quakers.
Uncle Parker" as he is more famil-
iarly known. came from fine old rug
ged Quaker stock, and there is not a
better known OF more highly respect
ed citizen in that part of the state.
In referring to his remarkable res
toration to health by Tanlac, he said !:
about five years ago I suffered
a general breakdown. Ny principal
trouble was nervous indigestion. My
appetite was very poor and my food
seldom agreed with me, and I had 10
live on a very restricted diet. l suf-
fered a great deal from headaches
and dizzy spells; I had severe pains
across the small of my back and was
badly consfpated most of the time.
In fact, I was so weak and rundown
was not able to attend to my duties
This condition made me very nerv-
Gus and I could not sleep at night
Frequently I would lie awake most
all night and was in that condition
more or less for five years. Ny ply
stefan said he could not do anything
for me and suggested a change of