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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-13
Overseas "'Y" Man Here.

James A. Sprenger. Y. M. c. A.
secretary with the army Of occupa-
ton now stationed at Coblenz, Ger
many, visited the Washington "Y''
yesterday afternoon. This is his frst
visit to the United States since 1917
when he went overseas. He is gather
ing ideas and data to further his
work in Germany. He will sail from
New York on Saturday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-13
Card Party for Charity,

A card party for charitable pur-
poses will be given by Hope Council.
No. I, Sons and Daughters OF Liberty.
Tuesday night at Naval Lodge Hall,
Fourth street and Pennsylvania
avenue southeast. Representatives
to the twenty fourth annual session
OF the Virginia State Carnival at
Petersburg May "a will leave Wash
ington May %. They are Mrs. Lola
Duvall and Mrs. Mary williams.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-13
Play by Tak0ma Vets.

A minstrel and vaudeville show
will be given next Tuesday night at
Takoma parish hall by Takoma
Post $50 Veterans Of Foreign Wars.
The proceeds from the performance
will be used in purchasing a stand OF
coiors. The post also Is planning
shadbake for the near future.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-13
King Jazz toReign
AS Musicians of u. s.
Convene Here in 1922

King jazz will reign supreme at the next annual
vention of the American Federation of Musicians, which
will be held in Washington in 1922.
Yesterday the federation, which closed its convention
at Minneapolis Mnn decided the National Capital as
the logical and most desirable place to hold the next
yention.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-13
Marine Who Dropped
Rifle Before Coolidge
Ls.Sick'atHisFauxP Pas

The Marine dropped his rifle the other day while Cen
eral Leiuns and Vice President Coolidge looked is not i'll
This was learned auoavely today from the Marine Barracks
He may have felt Ill., but he isn't He's sick"
You remember the story? No?
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-09
TILSON LABELLED
 AS A DEMOCRAT
Has Been Pair With One so Often
 the Probable Reason.

Washington, D. C., Dec. o-"Stop the press and hold up all printed copies of the Congressional Direc- tory," was the order that flashed over the telephone from the Capitol to the government printing office when the first copies of the new directory were carefully scanned by the Capitol officials
 Put Tilson in the Republican column where he belongs and put back the star before his name," was the order. So the press was stopped, one page taken out and corrected, an s. o. S. call sent out for stray first copies, and the name of the member of Congress from New Haven once more appeared among the list of c.. 0. r. men together with the star, to show that he has a wife entitled to be officially and socially recognized as such, in the official lists of the gov ernment.
 When the new issue of the official directory appeared yesterday with Tilson listed with the Democrats and no star at it's upper left hand corner, an omission which indicated he be- longed to the bachelor set, there was consternation not only in Republican quarters but in the Tilson family as we'll. And the Colonel was kept busy explaining that he hadn't turned turtle in politics neither had he been for saken by his "better half.'
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-09
LABOR ASKS DUTY
 ON ALL IMPORTS TO
 PROTECT WORKERS
Wires President That Remedy Against Cheap Foreign Goods
 Is Up to Him.

New York, Dec. 9-A demand for a tariff to protect industrial workers against an influx of foreign products was made of President Harding yesterday in tele- gram sent by James P. Holland, Presi- dent of the New York State Federation of Labor; William P. kehoe, Secretary of the Central Trades and Labor Council, and Stephen c. Kelly, Secretary of the Allied Printing Trades Council.
 The workers of our country will read with interest your recommendations to Congress" said the telegram. -Four un- employed conferences may have brought unskilled tradesmen, but we can assure you 1t was of little benefit to those who have spent years in learning trades at which they could earn a livelihood and maintain the American standards of liv- ing.
 There Is one remedy which lays with in the power of your administration to apply and which will provide employ ment for thousands of skilled workers demand of Congress that they adopt a tariff law which will give to American workers an opportunity, now denied them, of competing with the products of for eign workers which the country has been flooded with during the last few years
 A resolution advocating a protective tariff adopted at the Buffalo convention af the American ederation of Labor was included in the telegram, which contained: :
 Any person familiar with what is going on will admit that our country has been flooded with cheaply made for eign goods throwing thousands of American workers out of employment. The importation of foreign made goods has increased 200 to 300 per cent, the result of which is that thousands of American workers, many of whom barred their breasts in the last war, have been walking the streets for months. The increase in importation of printing and paper alone has increased in two years from 46,0OO,O00 to $o5,000,OOO This in- crease shows the increase by value, it does not take into consideration the vast increase in quantity, owing to the low value of foreign moneys, let alone the fragrant undervaluation which we believe has existed for years"
 A telegram was sent also to Samuel Gonpers, asking him to instruct the Legislative Committee of the American Federation of Labor to appear at the Congressional hearing and aid organiza- tions demanding a protective tariff.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-09
ACCOMPANIMENT
 Continued from Page One)

terests on account of their activities in Organized Labor's behalf has noth- ing upon which to rest" writes Sec retary Joyce, whose letter is as fol- lows:
 "December 7, 1921. MT: Joseph J. Reilly, Secretary,
 New Haven Trades Council,
 New Haven, Connecticut. Dear Sir and Brother:
 " our communication of the and inst. at hand requesting information relative to Sacco and Vanzetti In reply shall state that Sacco has held membership in the Brockton, Mass, Cutters Union, local of the Boot and Shoe Workers International Union, but al no time was he in any manner or form in any way active in the unions affairs nor did he hold any office in the local at any time and the above is his only connection with or ganized labor.
 Tn relation to Vanzetti, he has had no connection with organized labor; he was working for the Plymouth Cordage Company of Plymouth, Mass, during the spring of 1916 and engaged in the strike of that com pany's employees that occurred at that time which body of workers refused to join the A. F. of L. When efforts were made to organize the Plymouth Cordage workers some Goo names were obtained but only 20 would pay the necessary initiation fee, a situa- tion that was brought about by the hostility of a group of Italian rad lcals who were directing the strike. Whether or not Vanzetti was one of the leaders of that unorganized movement, 1 cannot say, but he has had no connection whatever with or ganized labor at any time in any manner. Therefore, the claim made in their circulars that they are victims of the interests on account of their activities in organized labor's behalf has nothing whatever upon which to rest.
 Trusting that the above will assist in supplying the desired information, 1 am,
 "Fraternally yours,
 MARTIN T. JOYCE,
 "Secretary-Treasure
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-09
Typos Injunction
 Hearing Put Over
Ralph O. Wells of Anti-Union Pro- fession to Argue Against
 Printers.

The scheduled hearing on the tempor- ary injunction brought by the Bridge port Post and Telegram against the local Printers Union, the Bridgeport C. L. U. and individual members of both to pro- hibit them from inter fering with the papers in the strike now on against the papers, was put over to December 20, i'll the Superior court at Bridgeport last Tuesday. The postpone1nent was agree able to all sides but was apparently asked to allow Attorney Ralph o. Wells, of Harford, to get in touch with the details
 Mir. Wells entry into the case was an- ticipated by the union men and their council, John A. Cornell of Bridgeport MT. Wells is the professional antilabor representative of the manufacturers, and all other organizations opposing labor, at the legislature and in the courts and 1t was almost a foregone conclusion that he would get into the trouble in Bridge port. He was in the recent Danbury hat cases and now Is to be the leader against the union men in the Bridgeport contro- versy.
 The hearing will be held before Judge Kellogg, it is expected, Judge Banks who signed the temporary injunction being assigned elsewhere on the date set
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-09
WOMEN RIOT IN
 CHICAGO STRIKE
Packers Plants Attacked and Many
 Are Killed and Wounded.

Chicago, Dec. o-Chicago's stock yards district was the scene of anoth- CT series of outbreaks yesterday, which at times approached the riot stage, as a result of the strike of packing plant employees which has been in effect in all of the country's chief packing centers for four days.
 One man was shot, scores were in jured, police engaged in pistol and rifle fights with strike sympathizers and dozens of men and women were arrested as a result of the disorders, which occurred as the workers were leaving the local plants. In other cities the situation was reported quiet.
 Women played an important part, forming in crowds which blocked the trac and hindered the police. One crowd of 25o, led by a gray haired woman, was charged repeatedly by mounted polNs before it was dis banded
 Twenty thousand workers in packing house centers outside Chi cago responded to the strike call, according to a statement by Dennis Lane, secretary of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America This called the strike after a wage cut averaging 10 per cent had been decided on by plant assemblies, composed of repre- sentatives of employers and workers through which the packing companies propose to settle questions affecting the workmen More than I2,ooo workers employed by the Big Five" packers in Chicago walked out, ac- cording to MT. Lanes statements
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-09
THE PALACE

Choice selections of vaudeville talent and ability have welded themselver to- gether forming a bill of solid variety satisfying for patrons of the Palace on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Ap- bearing at the head of this bill is Harry Kahne, the young American who just at present is the subject of lengthy dis cussion on the part of leading scientists and medical authorities. Harry Kahne is the mental marvel of the day, his powers of concentration eclipsing any similar exhibition ever seen in public or private demonstrations. The act results in placing audiences in a state of bewild- cred wonderment and perplexity. Of the many daintily staged and gracefully ex- ecuted dance conceptions in vaudeville none is more intertaining than May and December" in which Sheila Terry and Company appear as a special feature of the bill. May and December" can do naught else than please every adnirer of novelty and grace i'll terpsichore.
 There are few delineators of the Southern negro who depict the type as correctly or with such fine comedy re- suits as the Bowman Brothers of the
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-09
THE BIJOU

Buck Jones IS coming to the BiJo Sunday night and the three days fol- lowing and that means a picture that will just teem with thrills and stunts. His new one is called Bar Nothin' and 1t tells the story of an English war hero who comes to the American West to reCuperate his health. Find ing the life of a ranchman too strenu- ous for him he advertises for a com potent foreman to run the place. Duke Smith (Buck Jones) takes the job and later two crooked cattlemen try to discredit Duke. They come very close to success, but Duke manages to show them up although he has to crash through the window of nov ing train and do about a score of other stunts that makes the hair bristle. In lighter vein Sunday night will be Ballroom Boy comedy, Two Faces West," and the Bijou News Weekly and other short fea- lures with two complete shows. In addition to the Buck Jones picture the first three days of the week there headed by Amelia Allen and Francis X. Doncgan in "Playtime" Amelia Allen today stands as the most won derful acrobatic dancer on the Amer ican stage. Miss Allen is a neigh Dor, her home being in Ansonia, and she is Bijou graduate No girl from this state who has entered a theatrical life has ever attained such swift success as Miss Allen, her last appearance having been with John Charles Thomas in The Love Let ter" The special feature will be "The Spirit of Youth" an offering present. ed by six juveniles accredited as the most talented kiddies in America and other acts include Murphy and Hewitt, Clay and Robinson and Fern Bigelow and King, Those Three Rascals," Tuesday night will be Op- portunity Night as usual Wednesday night will be Ansonia Night in honor of Amelia Allen
 For the last half of the week the vaudeville will be headed by Phil Adams and his Girls in a musical comedy offering, Bridal Belles," and the special feature will be Cecilia Weston and Company in big time offering in the singing and piano line The feature picture will be 'The Girls From Gods Country" with Nell Shipman as the star.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-09
P. O. Clerks Object
 to Open Envelope
Hartford Local Declares They Make Sorting Difficult and Injure.
 Eyes.

Hartford, Dec. o:-More than so members of Local No. 147, National Federation of Post Office Clerks, were present this week at meeting in the lodge rooms of Leonard Wood Camp, at which the local federation went on record as opposed to the use of window envelopes" the type of envelopes with transparent fronts now used by many business houses. It was agreed that these are hard on the eyes and add greatly to the trou- ble of assortment.
 The clerks also voted to ask Post master David A. Wilson to have stools supplied for the use of dis tributing clerks, who are now forced to stand for an entire eight hour shift. High stools are provided at many post offices. President Charles w. Ryan, Frank D. Clapp and F. l.. Sullivan were elected a welfare coun- Gil, and the following committee was named to plan for a statewide or ganization: President Ryan, H. A.. Norton and Edward F. Lawton. En- tertainment and refreshments were supplied, the entertainment commit tee consisting of Fred Sullivan, Ernest Brisson and A. E. Yacovone Music and songs were supplied by Samuel Baumstein, John Sullivan and F. A. Woltersdorf
 The committee appointed to at tempt to organize a state organiza- ton was directed to try to have the first state convention in Hartford will be on the third Sunday in Janu
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-09

ized capital and organized labor with out resort to those forms of warfare which we recognize under the name of strikes, lockouts, boycotts, and the like.
 Judicial Labor Tribunals.
 "As we have great bodies of law carefully regulating the organlza- ton and operations of industrial and financial corporations, as we have treaties and compacts among nations, which look to the settlement of diff ferences without the necessity of con fict in arms, so we might we'll have plans of conference, of common coun- sel, of mediation, arbitration and jul dicial determination in controversies between labor and capital. To accom- plsh this would involve the necessity to develop a thoroughgoing code of practice in dealing with such affairs. It might be well to frankly set forth the superior interest of the commit nifty as a whole to either the labor group or the capital group. With rights, privileges of immunities, and modes of organization thus carefully defined, it should be possible to set up judicial or quasi-judicial tribunals for the consideration and determina ton of all disputes which menace the public welfare.
 "In an industrial society such as ours, the strike, the lockout and the boycott are as much out of place and as disastrous in their results as is war or armed revolution in the do- main of politics. The same disposition to reasonableness, to conciliation, to recognitoin of the other sides point of view, the same provision of fair and recognized tribunals and pro- cesses, ought to make it possible to solve the one set of questions as easily as the other, 1 believe the so- lution is possible.
 "The consideration of such policy would necessitate the exercise of care and deliberation in this con struc ton of code and charter of elemental rights, dealing with the re- lations of employer and employe. This foundation in the law, dealing with the modern conditions of social and economic life would hasten the building of the temple of peace in in dustry, which a rejoicing nation would acclaim"
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-09
GOMPERS
Continued from Page One. )

affairs and industrial disputes is far fetched and unwarranted by facts. Is 1t not true that the President and the Senate have stood unalterably against the covenant of the League of Ma tions, and for what reason? Because he and those who have joined him in his view regard the covenant as a legallStic machine to enforce an com pei obedience of any recalcltrant na- ton, while his proposal as presented by Secretary Hughes to the 1nterna- tional Conference on the Limitation of Armaments Is an offer of volun- tary agreement And it Is the volun- tary agreement, the collective bar gaining, the organization of the work CTS and the organization of employ CTS to reach voluntary agreements, so that strikes, lockouts and boycotts, etc, may be avoided, which must solve our industrial disputes.
 Workers Only Power.
 Strikes are the expression of dis content on the part of the workers with existing conditions of employ ment as they obtain and the withhold ing of labor and labor power for a while until new terms of employme ent may be reached and agreed upon. The workers have nothing but their pow CT to labor. It is the only thing by which they live and support those who are dependent upon them. To secure the best terms under which that labor and service may be given is worthy of encouragement rather than antagonism, and particularly the antagonism and reactionary spirit that would undertake to tie men to their jobs by law and introduce what was but guaranteed against by the Thir- teenth Amendment to the Constitu- ton, the enforcement of compulsory labor or involuntary servitude except as a punishment for crime of which the party shall have been adjudged guilty by jury of his peers"
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-09
UNTAPPED WEALTH REACHES BILLIONS.
 SAYS SECY. FALL
Urges Government On for Strong Reclamation Policy in His
 Report.

Washington, Dec 9.-An untappec wealth estimated at minimum ot one hundred and fifty billions of dollars 1> contained i'll the more than 4OO,OOO,OOt acres of land still held in the public do- main, Secretary Hall of the interior de partment says in his first annual report made public this week.
 Coal and oil form the bulk of this wealth, the total coal deposits being es- timated at 10000, 100000 tons and the oil deposits at 25,OOO.O00 barrels with an additional 50000,0 100000 barrels of shale oil.
 From the development of these re- sources the federal government, Secretary Fall says. would realize by way of royal ties, rentals, etc, a total of $l2,387, 5OO,OOO.
 Secretary Fall devotes a considerable part of his report to reclamation pro- jects and in this connection he urges that 'an affirmative strong policy be an- nounced by the executive"
 The necessary advances can be made from year to year without becoming an excessive burden upon the taxpayers, the secretary says, 'and as has already been proven by experience, one year s crop upon one acre of reclaimed ground will be of a value largely i'll excess of the total amount expended in rendering such acre productive. Under the present system, or any proposed legislation, of course the cost of such project will be repaid and meanwhile the added wealth yielded will tighten the tax burdens upon all the taxpayers of the country"
 Referring to pending bills providing for further reclamation activities. MT. Fall says that if they are enacted addit- ional opportunity for labor will be of fered the unemployed and at the same time homes made for those who desire them.
 Discussing the situation in Alaska the interior secretary declares the resources of that territory and ''the wealth to be drawn therefrom in the future are all most incalculable."
 There are 21,OOO,0OO acres of land in forests in that territory" he says, land many millions of acres upon the public domain upon which settlers may depend for mining tirnbers, lumber for houses, etc. There are millions of acres of land fitted for agriculture and the ag- large population can be supported in Alaska without the importation of food stuffs from the United States, or other countries"
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-09
DEFEAT SECESSION.

WInnlpeg, Manitoba, Dec o.-The Brotherhood of Railway Carmen and its local affiliate have won a victory over a crowd of disruptionists who voted money two years ago to aid the one big union. The local was suspended by the brotherhood ofic- ials for this. action, and since then the case has been in the courts, the brotherhood, whose headquarters are i'll Kansas City. Mo-, aiding the trade union members of the suspended local to establish their right to con- duct the union along lines laid down by it's charter. Judge Prendergast has settled the long litigation by ordering that the money can only be used for trade unoin purposes
 Since the fight started the one big union has faded away
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-09
Manchester Plans to Cut Town Employees
Follows Lead of Cheneys" in Slash
 ing Wages of Ordinary Workers.

Manchester, Dec. 9.-The regular monthly meeting of the board of select men will take place at the hall of records this week. It is expected that the board will arrive at decision regarding the proposed building and veranda lines for Haynes street. Another important mat ter to come before the. meeting will be that of revision of the wage scale of town employees. A committee consist ing of Selectmen Cheney, Treat and Johnson was appointed at the last meet ing of the board to bring in recom1nenda- tlons and they will report tonight. As the town has made it a rule to follow Cheney Brothers in any changes of wages paid their employees, and as the silk firm has recently made a cut in wages 1t is expected the town fathers will follow suit.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-09
OPPOSE INSURANCE.

Washington, Dec. o.-The proposed insurance plan of the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers is opposed by large corporations. Officers of the brotherhood take this opposition as a matter of course. They show that any effort of workers <o help themselves is in conflict with paternal and wei fare plans that bind the worker to his job and create within him dependent spirit
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-09
BOYCOTT FAVORED

Chicago, Dec. 9-Workers can still be enjoined from boycotting but a city official may recommend the scheme with out mourning the wrath of an injunction judge
 Russell J. Poole, city food expert, favors the boycott, He says three men control the egg market in this city and they are making a profit of $3O,OOO a day. He recommends that housewives resort to the boycott to break the pool
 To date, the gougers have not asked sne court to order this city official to cease injuring their business.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-09
DEMAND HIGHER BOND.

New York, Dec o.-Secretary- Treasurer O'Connell, of Typograph- ical Union No. 6, asked that his bond be increased from $5,ooo to $5o,ooo The union granted the request.
 Since May I last this official has handled ST, 1000. Because of the 10 per cent. assessment to compel em- ployers to agree to their 44-hour week contract, hundreds of thousands of dollars pass through this unionist's hands every month