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The Connecticut labor news., 1921-09-30
CHIEF JUSTICE TAFT
MAY LOSE BIG FEE

Information comes from
Montreal that Chief Justice
William Howard Taft, one time
President of the United States,
is in danger Of losing a fee of
100000 which he claims as COM
pensation for acting as arbitra-
tor, representing the stockhold
ers, in the Canadian Grand
Trunk Railway case The two
other arbitrators, representing
the public and the government,
held that the $I5o,ooo,ooo out
standing bonds of the Grand
Trunk were not worth a cent.
Taft held they were worthy of
"some consideration"
Mr.. Taft left his bill for $780,
600 for services rendered with
the Canadian government be-
fore returning to Washington.
The government authorities
have since announced that in
asmuch as Mr.. Taft was en-
gagged by the stockholders and
represented them in the arbi-
tration proceedings, he must
look to the stockholders for his
fee. AS the stockholders will
not receive anything from the
government for the bonds in
taking over the railroad, it ap-
pears that Mr.. Taft's chances
of collecting are about as vap-
DRY as the bonds
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-09-30
Harding and Hoover
Make This Plain at
Opening of Unem-
plOyment Conference.
Lii t lie Enthusiasm
Shown.

Washington, Sept 30-"There is al
ways unemployment. Under most fortu-
nate conditions, | am told, there are a
million and half in the United States
who are not at work. These figures are
astounding simply because we are hum
dred millions, and this parasite percen-
tage is always with us. But there is ex-
cessrve unemployment today, and we are
CONCERNED, not alone about its dininu-
ton, but we are frankly anxious, under
the involved conditions, less it grow
worse with hardships of the winter sea-
son soon to be met"
Thus spoke President Harding in his
address opening the unemployment con-
ference in Washington last Monday.
There was nothing hopeful for the g.
100000 jobless men and women in what
he said He presented no program to
the conference, but did make it clear
that no help for the idle workers would
come from the United States Treasury.
Il would have little enthusiasm for any
proposed relief which seeks either pal
ury," he said. The excess of stimu-
lation from that source is either to be
reckoned cause of trouble rather than
d SOURCE Oh cure. we SHOULD achieve
but little in a remedial way if we con-
tinued to excite contributing cause"
No Warmth in Conference
The morning session was held in the
assembly hall of the Interior Depart
ment. The session lasted only thirty
minutes. There were many vacant
seats and it was evident that the citi-
zens of Washington we're not interested
in the meeting, even with the President
of the United States as an added at
traction. No evidences of warmth or
enthusiasm for the business at hand was
shown either by the delegates or the
few visitors present There was no roll
call to record how many of the 81 dele
gates and 20 advisory members had re-
sponded to the invitation of the Presi-
dent Perhaps two-third of them were
in the hall during ten minutes Mr.. Hard
ing occupied the stage. "
Mobilize Sense of Service.
Secretary Hoover, who presided as
chairman of the conference, delivered a
brief address after the President had de-
Continued on Page TWo.)
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-09-30
ANTI-UNION COAL
MEN ARE SEEKING
GOVERNMENT AID
Morrison Denounces Attempt to
Have Courts Coerce
Miners.

Washington, Sept 3O.-"The coal own
ers request that Federal Judge Ander-
son enjoin the United Mine Workers
from attempting to unionize Mingo
county, is logical" said Frank Morri-
son. A. F. of L. secretary, in state
nent on the latest move of the West Vir-
ginia anti-union coal owners.
"These coal owners find that the West
Virginia state government is not strong
enough to aid them in their peonage pur-
pose so they appeal to a federal injunc-
ton judge.
THE coal owners plead that the Min
ers' union is an unlawful combination.
This bcakneyed phrase is always used by
anti-unionists when they attempt to deny
employees the right to organize or reduce
wages or enforce enerous working con-
ditionS.
The West Virginia situation cannot
be cleared up by an injunction judge, no
more than it can be by gunner and thug
government. The only remedy is the
widest publicity.
The coal owners attitude toward pub
licity is indicated by the recent statement
in the public press that they asked the
United States senate investigating COIIl-
mittee to defer a probe while trial in
Mingo county is on. The miners object
ed to this procedure. Another significant
statement in the public press is the abb
sence of the sheriff of Logan county
while members of the senate committee
were in that section. 1t was stated that
the sheriff was on hunting trip. One
would suppose that this sheriff would be
the first to welcome the senator's.
These methods will not bring peace
in West Virginia, and hope that Judge
Anderson will for once forego taking
over the duties of the law-making and
law-enforcing departments of 4govern-
ment and notify these coal owners that
they abandon using a state government
for their anti-union purpose and permit
the West Virginia government to func-
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-09-30
RAIL BILL IS In JAM
AND SENATORS ARE
NOT VERY HOPEFUL
Administration Irving to Bolster Up
Roads By Selling
Securities.

Washington, Sept. 3O,-The Town
send-Wins1ow bill providing subsidy
of $5OO,OO00O0 for the railroads has been
caught in the legislative jam of the Sem
ate and its chances of passage at this ex-
ira session of Congress are becoming
less each week And this is not the only
cause for alarm among its advocates
Many Senators who were counted upon
to vote. for the bill because it was an
measure are wavering and
not a few have announced their intention
Of voting against it since meeting up with
the folks back home during the recess.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-09-30

The campaign became exceeding Bit
ter this week when Ford, Col. Ullman,
and the other hackers of the republican
machine candidate, made personal attacks
upon Mayor FITZGERALD and injected such
an amount of scurrilous stuff into their
remarks that it disguised their listeners
and is proving boomerang. Col. Ull-
man opened the proceedings along the
line by calling the mayor f'mud-s1inger"
referring to some of the pertinent re-
marks the mayor had made that had evil
IDENTIFY sunk home where intended. The
political henchnen then followed the CO.
lonel's lead until last night the supposedly
dignihed and scholarly Professor Chas.
M. Blackwell of Yale, now senator from
the eleventh district, called the mayor
pettifogging lawyer and Attorney James
D: Hart practically accused him of try
ing to prostitute the states attorneys Of
flee to his advantage as a lawyer by ap-
pointing Col. Alling, states attorney,
Col. c. w. Pickett, father of the assis-
tant states attorney, and George Nicolari,
investigator in the Office, to city positions.
Russell Rice, son of the late mayor,
who was out for the colonePs scalp
few weeks ago, but had been taught the
''error of his ways" added to the be-
s.nirching by deliberately falsifying In
stating that the mayor spends less than
an hour a day on the city's work, but
takes advantage of the position to pro-
mote his own legal business. He had
lot of other things to say that had as
much foundation and was hooted by the
crowd, who knew different.
Aside from this personal abuse, the
Ford contingent has tried in every way
to embarrass the mayor and the admins
tration. Col. U11man early in the week
sent out orders for the republican men,
bers in the aldermen to attend his court
at the Republican club. They did and
were handed letter prepared by the col
onel calling upon Mayor FITZGERALD to
call special meeting of the aldermen,
and they were ordered to sign it. Like
a lot of good little boys they did and then
the colonel delegated Mancel Rice to de-
liver it to the mayor. The mayor didn't
call the meeting inasnuch as the board
meets Monday in a regular session and
there seemed to be no good reason for
haste. Ullman and the others knew he
wouldn't and didn't want him to and
quickly grabbed his refusal as campaign
declaring the mayor was afraid
to do so but their attempt fell fiat as
everyone could see through the move.
Stories coming from that session
at the Republican club and coming
from once good republicans, too,
show how subservient to Col. Ull-
mans domination is Candidate Ford
According to these reports, while the
colonel was giving the aldermen their
Instructions Ford poked his head in
the door and stated it was time to
leave for a rally. "What'll l say"
he asked, and the colonel replied that
he'd let him know shortly Ford dis.
appeared but bobbed up again short
ly afterward and again asked, it is
said, what he was going to do about
it.
ooh, go write it out" the colonel
is reported as replying, "and when
you have it done I'll go over it and
cut out anything necessary" and
Ford, according to reports, followed
In addition while the
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-09-30
Jobless viii Gair, No Aid
From United States Fund
Unemployed Warning.

Washington, Sept 3o.-A. J. Ber-
res, secretary-treasurer of the metal
trades department, A. F. of L., has
notified affiliates Of unemployment
conditions in Portland, Ore, where
an exposition will be held in 1925.
Reports from that city state that
workers are being attracted there
under the impression that employ
ment is plentiful. The Portland
unlonists say no one will me employ
ed on exposition work for at least a
year, land even then there are ample
workmen to supply the demand for
a considerable time thereafter"
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-09-30
Agrees to Wage Cuts.

Philadelphia, Sept 3o.-The Mu-
tual Beneficial association Of the
Pennsylvania railroad system has
promised Vice President Atterbury of
that corporation that the Twill ap-
point committees for the purpose of
explaining to all employees the ne
cessity for wage reductions.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-09-30


Washing Contra arges n
Comp to the
will public President
This advisory committee will be composed of than of the
of
and 1t
will specialized
President
Central bodies
rnist
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-09-30
Ford and Uzln1an Bitter In Attack On NJ Or AS
They Striue to Fool Public On Election Issues
LABOR RESPONDS TO
LESS ARMAMENT CALL
ALL OVER COUNTRY

Wage Farmers Back Nationwide All-Citizens
Demonstration on Armstice Day Intended
to Impress Desire for Permanent Peace
on International COnference-New
Haven Plans Not Yet Completed.
| By PRESIDENT GOMPERs
| Ike Arnnsti
Make the demonstrations success everywhere
| confere hmita o
of all who with
| this
is principle a
| Workers be everywhere
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-09-30

THE LABOR NEWS is your
paper and its advertisers de-
pend on your support. Tell
them you Saw It In The News
and everyone will be happy.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-09-30

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The Connecticut labor news., 1921-09-30

Continued on Page Two.)
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11

tional integrity, established by aggres-
sions. Limitation Of tariffs, mainte-
nance Of foreign postofiicos and the
keeping Of foreign troops in China
were not granted by treaty or the con-
sent Of China and are violation of her
sovereignty.
my resignation as Secretary Cen
eral of the Chinese delegation was due
to the fact that l did not believe at
the time that the conference was prov
ing of the service to my country that
felt she was entitled to by the rules
Of justice. But | am greatly heartened
by the new possibility, as enunciated by
Secretary Hughes, that China may be
one Of the nine powers which will en-
ter into an agreement respecting her
integrity.
~ have received word from my gov
ernment that my resignation has Been
refused, and probably will remain at
my post until the end of the confer
ence."
Ambrose G. Todd presided at the
dinner. President John Grier Hibben,
of Princeton. was among those present.
In addition to Mr.. Todd, members of
the advisory council Of Princeton-in-
peking are Cyrus H. Mccormick, Mat
thew c. Fleming. Charles w. McAlpin,
Andrew G. Imbrie, Louis D. Froelich,
Cleveland H. Dodge and G. Lambert
Heyniger.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11
China Pinning High
Hopes on u Usage
BY Arms Conferees
DIR. Tyau Believes Oriental
Nation Will Fare Well
ON Remaining Proposals
Dealing With Far East

China is placing high hopes in the
latest developments with regard to her
in the Conference on the Limitation Of
Armament, especially in tho proposals
remaining before the committee deal
ing with Pacific and Far Eastern ques-
tions, it was made clear last night by
DR.. Philip X. G. Tyau, a member of
the Chinest delegation to the con-
ference.
DR.. Tyau, with two other members OF
the delegation, Or. Chung-Hui Wang,
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of
China, and Admiral Ting-Kan Tsai,
we're guests of honor at a dinner given
in the Hotel McAlpin by the alumni
council of Princeton-in-P Peking, which
is a graduate body OF Princeton Uni
versity supporting number Of educa-
cial enterprises in China.
All the delegates spoke, as did David
z. t. Yui, who is attending the con-
ference unofficially, representing the
United Chambers of Commerce OF
China. DR.. Tyau's views on the confer
ence developments were given by him
in an interview with newspaper men
just before he made his prepared ad-
dress.
China" he said, "does not question
at this time any of the rights she has
surrendered by treaty, but she does
seek justice and fair play in the mat
ter of doing away with actual viola
tions of her treaty rights and her ma
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11

sress. Mr.. Mondell said hs -. !.
Cabinet members would quest,o, & !
proprfety Of discussing conpre.s
complimentary in public sdd,.,..
1T always has been cons;der.A
proper for members Of Congress - ;n e
floor of the Senate or House to ;rsu,4 -
IN personalities directed at ns,ss-'
Of the Presidents Cabinet" xs,a - -
Mondell, adding that it was rn.;. ~
that Mr.. Weeks confined his cr;,;.s. a'
chiefly to the House when the th;s a
Of which he complained should 4. ~.
lted not 10 the House but to the Ser'.s.-
Mr.. Mondell commented on tbs 1SN g
Secretary's address after Renrssnss nss
tive Luce, Republican, Of Masss.au ~
sets, had declared that reuressntssaos
Tincher, Republican, Of Kansas
terday on the floor had "attacksdo W ~
Weeks, "who can't come here 10 rsnia ~
Referring to the secretaYs ~ sgly.' KY
as one Of his constituents, M rf r"sf
asserted that the imputation tba. NSss I
Weeks had baen induenced bv !;
Of Congress toward his denarten s.en
should be resented Mr. Luce sSs... ~.
Secretary Weeks in his New YorL L1asa
dress simply elaborated some ~ q g.
ideas expressed by President Hsra;saas sas
IN his message to Congress,
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11
Part-Breed Indians Must
Pass Test to Get Lands
Applicants for Title Now Re-
quired To Demonstrate Abil-
ity. Saws Commissioner

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.--Commis-
sioner Burke of Indian Affairs an
nounced to-day through his annual re-
port that he had found it unwise to
continue the recognition OF Indians
of one-half or less Indian blood as COM
petent without further proof.
Nearly million acres Of land, tho
Commissioner stated, were allotted to
Indians during the year ended June 80
last and 1,700 patents in Nee were is
sued to competent Indians. In this
connection Mr.. Burke in his report said
it would be the purpose of the bureau
under his administration SO far as
possible to test the applicant for a
patent in fee by actual accomplish
ments on his land or in some occupa-
tion before granting full title to his
property.
Tha report showed greatly reduced
appropriations for suppression of the
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11

holds that in view of the present value
of the mark it should not be required
to convert paper marks into gold TO
meet the payments.
The Reparations Commission has not
vet taken any position on Germany's
failure to meet these bills.
Ihe paper marks already deposited
will be held by the committee In the
hope that their value will be at least
partly restored.
England and France have decided to
take no Independent steps In the rep
aration situation, as result Of the
visit of Minister of Devastated Regions
Loucheur to London. In circles famil
lar with the question it was explained
that great progress was made by NJ
Loucheurs bringing the two points of
view into closer accord.
1t was indicated that M. Loucheur's
next trip would be to Brussels, where
it is expected Belgium will support
France in any reparations policy she
may suggest.
1t is believed NJ. Loucheur, while in
London, discussed fully the possibility
of granting q delay to Germany under
certain conditions.
Some day between Christmas and
New Years Is now regarded in official
circles here as the most likely date for
Premier BRAND to go to London in ac-
ceptance of Lloyd Georges invitation
to discuss German reparations.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11
Berlin Fails II,
December w ar
Debt Payment
Sum of 10000, ,OoO in
Gold Marks Due i'm First
Two Weeks of Month Has
Not Reached Commission
Paper Money Is Deposited
Settlement Withheld on Ac-
count of Sharp Drop in
Value of German Coin

PARIS. Dec. 10 (By The Associated
press).-Germany has failed to pay
10000, ,ooo- gold marks. due during the
nrst two weeks Of December under the
schedule of payments calling for 26
per cent of her exports and certain por-
tions of her customs duties, it was
learned to-day.
The German government has in
formed the Reparstions Commission
that the tremendous decrease in the
value of the mark makes impossible
the conversion into gold marks of the
fund of paper marks which had been
accumulated to meet these payments.
The schedule provides that Germany
shall deposit sufficient number of pa
per marks with the guaranty COM
mittee of the Reparations Commits
sion to meet these payments A
total of 3,o0o,0oo,000 paper marks has
heen deposited with the committee.
This sum wonid have represented a
substantial amount of gold marks ex-
cept for the violent downward move
ment in the price of the mark. 1t is
understood the German government
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11
Repington Lauds U. s.
Diplomacy as He Sails
Britain Does Not Wish Us to
Become Entangled in Over
seas Problems, He SAYS

The White Star liner Olympic sailed
yesterday for Cherbourg and South
ampton with 400 saloon passengers and
q large cargo of Christmas mali.
Colonel Charles A. G.. Rcpington, the
British military observer and Journal
list, who has been attending the arms
limitation conference in Washington,
returned with the impression that the
conference is the greatest diplomatic
action of the age.
"America's diplomacy has risen to
great heights" he said. "There are
still many questions to be solved. Brit
ain does not ask or wish America to
become entangled in any oversee prob
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11

lsms. aud surely ws do not expect ths
United States TO help US In settling
any problems that may arise within
the British Empire. We have handled
them before without assistance and
will continue to do 50"
Among others on the Olympic were
Bainbridae Colby, former Secretary Of
State; Major Ian Hay Beth, Avery
Hopwood, Gilbert Miller, Sir Archibald
and Lady Williamson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Koenig.
On the Holland America liner Rot
tcrdam was Brigadier General William
Mitchell, assistant chief Of the United
States Air Service, who will remain
abroad until March studying European
aeronautics.
General Mitchell said he expected to
travel at least 5000 miles by airplane.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11
German, Pessin,ism Cro,cs
As Another Bank Fails
Bp Wiyc,ess to 11he Tribune

Bn WSyc,ess to The Tribune
Copyright. 1921. New York Tribune Inc.
BERLIN, Dec. 10.-The second great
bank failure in Germany within week
aggravated to-day the pessimism in
financial circles here. The Allgemeine
Bankverein, in Duesseldorf, closed it's
doors this morning, when it was re-
vealed that the institution had lost
200,000,000 marks by speculating in
foreign exchange. Early this week the
Pfaelzische Bank closed after specula-
tive losses Of S40,0o0,000 marks.
Considerable anxiety is felt here
over the coal shortage. Berlin has
only five days supply and cold weather
is setting in
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11
Mondell Criticizes, Weeks
For Attack ON Congress

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1o.--Represent~
alive Mondell, Of Wyoming, Republi-
can leader. told members Of the House
to-day he regretted" that Secretary
Weeks in an address in New York
Thursday had seen fit to criticize Con-
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11

liquor traffic among the Indians conse-
quent upon the passage OF national pro-
hibitory measures, but said much work
was still necessary, chiefly against
bootleggersa and moonshiners.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-25
wHATCAUsEs WISCONSIN FIRES
Five Year Total of S20,95s,772 Is
Largely Preyentable

The National Board of Fire Under
writers through. its Actuarial Bureau
has just completed five year analys-
is of the fire losses for Wisconsin.
These figures are drawn from an ex-
haustive study of approximately g.
1876 different fires.
The causes are classified into three
groups, of which twelve are listed as
strictly preventable with a total of
So, S77,S74 or 1890 of the whole; nine
are designated partly preventable
and total $9,l76,795 or 1880 of the
whole, and beyond these are the I'M
known causes totalling $5,904,1 03, or
1920. These unknown causes may
be considered as probably largely
preventable, since, if known, they
would be distributed among the other
causes.
Exposure, meaning the spread OF
fires already started, takes the lead
with total loss of 81 ,232 ,271, but the
largest original cause of fire is that
of spontaneous combustion with its
toll of $2,OS9,741. Electricity, ST..
S63, 065, was the most destructive fire
cause, followed by stoves, furnaces
boilers and their pipes 81 ,626 1924 and
defective chimneys and flues 81, $780,.
2S9.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-25
RECENT CENSOR REMITTANCES
Names of Those Who Have GIaddened
Us With Renewals

Following are the names of those
who have renewed their Censor sub
scriptions the past two weeks: Viro-
qua city: Mrs. NJ ]. Jordan, Thos
LePage, Fred Slade, Ben +. Smith
Geo. D. Thompson, Mrs. C. E. Morley
Chris Bjerk, Hannah Christensen
Martin Keegan. Viroqua routes: Ell.
mer Peterson, Thos. Yttri, Chris Vt
tri, Albert E. Fladhanmer, Olaf =
Dahl, Elias Harris, freeman Patter.
son, Scott Cunningham, VIM. Sisbach
Andrew Skrede, w. F. Morrison, Ell.
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Rudolph Schlicht, Robert Lamprich
Louis Brye, H. Julius Hagen. Ferry.
vile: Peter Torger, Thos. j. Bolstad
Chris Stegne, Wilton; John M. Cain
Soldiers Grove; Albert ]. Hall, La
Crosse; Geo. Ernest, Dakota, Mimi;
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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-25
AGRICULTURAL ASSN. DoINGs
Change the Entry Fee System-S60C
for Ball Games

At the last meeting of the Vernon
county Agricultural Society officers,
all of the old superintendent were re-
selected except that F. w. Alexander
will have chargeoft the fruit and Coun-
ty Agent E. w. Schelling the cattle.
Agricultural Teacher Power win take
the club work handled by Co. Agent
Graf last year.
No entry fee will be charged here
after, but each exhibitor will be charg-
ed 81 for a ticket, and 81 win be
charged for pens and stalls. Forage
will be furnished at cost.
5000 was appropriated for ball
games.