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The Connecticut labor news., 1921-07-29
WARNS CAPITALISTS.
 ENJOINS WORKERS

Newark, N. J., July 2o.-In injunc' ton proceedings instituted by the Cyrus Currier X Sons corporation, Vice Chancellor Backes gave stern warning to "capital" (meaning cap italists) that it must not tread on "labor's toes with intent to injure"
 The court made 1t clear where he stood in this matter-and then issued an injunction against organized iron holders.
 The company insists that every employe agree not to join the union while so employed, It was discov- cred that union iron holders secured employment on the claim that they did not belong to the union and will not join. The company claimed this was plot to unionize their plant, and rushed to the vice chancellor for aid. The court granted the request, while camoufaging his order with cheap heroics on the need for "cap- ital" to be careful.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-07-29
New England Roads
 Denied Redivision
Commission Finds No Justification
 for Blanket Increases.

Washington, July 29.-New Eng land railroads were denied by the in terState commerce commission yes terday their plea for a redivision of joint rates between carriers east and west of the Hudson river with a greater proportion of such rate re- turns accruing to them.
 The exhaustive hearings of last spring, the commission in its opinion said, failed to show justification for blanket increases to the New Eng land carriers in the part paid by ship pers for joint service, but revealed "an existing condition Of divisional arrangements which is the antithesis of equality, uniformity, system and order" Because of this condition the commission ordered the New Eng land roads to submit within 90 days a proposal which would remove the in constituencies.
 The commission agreed with the roads outside New England that the effort of New England roads was "to augment their revenue from traffic which they interchange with their connections without regard to the question of whether the present divi- sions are fair and reasonable and without consideration of the probable effects upon revenues" of the other roads.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-07-29
STEEL TRUST OWES U. s. SIXTY MILLION Holds Back Taxes While Spectators Boost Stock to Mulct Gov
 ernment.

Washington, July 2o.-More than Soc, ,Ooo, ,Ooo of the United States Steel Corporations huge war profits of 1917 are being withheld from the gov eminent, and when this fact was an nounccd a few days ago it started lively buying of the company's stocks. Should the government fail to get the money 1t will mean an addition of $II 80 to each share of common stock outstanding. SpeculatOrs evidently thought the government wouldn't get 1t.
 "In making out income tax returns to the government for 1917 and 1918" statement issued by the corporation says, i've raised questions concerning items involving approximately $oo,- 100000 of taxes. Believing these were not taxable, we claimed credits for them in our returns"
 At Judge Gary's office it was stated that the claims of the corporation have not been decided and that there was mo way of determining when a decision will be reached"
 More than billion dollars of taxes are being withheld by other corpora tions, and the issue will finally reach the Supreme court, it is said, where large business interests have been faring we'll in recent tax decisions.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-07-29
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PALACE THEATRE

Of the many stars and great produc- tions that vaudeville has obtained none is more important and signalizes the striking of a popular chord than the con- tract which called for an entire year s tour of the big circuits by the great Theodor Stepanoff and his famous Rus sian Ballet This much heralded and widely discussed tour opens with three days engagement of the star and Russian Ballet at the Palace on Monday. Amer ica first saw Theodor Stepanoff last sea- son when he was brought to this country as leading star and Premier Dancer with the Peerless PavloWa and no male dancer, with the possible exception of Nordkin ever created such a sensation as did Stepanoff Stepanoff and his sen sational Russian Ballet not only present many dances never before seen on the American stage, but they add many of the celebrated dances and divertisse- 'ments featured originally and exclu- sively by the Pavlowa organization. Among the distinguished dancers in Stepanof's company are Mime. Sdenke Stepanova, a feature of the Pavlowa ballet; Ethel Rose, the famous Gold Girl" in George M. Cohan's Mary" ; Helen SaxOva, one of the Premier DanC- CTS with Pavlowa; Serge Pirnikoff, whose work in the great spectacle "Mec- ca" was a sensation; Dorsey Bland, another Mecca" star, and Edward Kun owitz, character dancer with Pavlowa, and others who are real followers and students of the art of terpsichore. The appearance of this aggregation Of reCOg- nized talent is one of the most import ant attractions presented in the history of the Palace Theatre.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-07-29
House toPass Buck
 on Government Tax
Texas Congressman Says Brunt of Change Will Be Left
 to Senate.

Washington, July 2o.-Tax revision got into House debate yesterday with a prediction by MT. Garner of Texas, ranking democrat of the ways and means committee, that the republican majority of that committee would make but few changes in the exist ing revenue law, leaving to the Sen ate the task of perfecting the tax measure. MT. Mondell, of Wyoming, the republican leader, countered with the declaration that the House would send to the Senate a bill, "the best possible product of our judgment"
 Specifically, MT. Garner said the House committee would provide onty for repeal of the excess profits tax, a reduction in the surtaxes to a maxi mum of 25 to s per cent. and an in crease in the taxes of corporations. He said all other taxes in the pres ent law probably would be left as at present. Chairman Fordney plans to close the public hearings tomorrow and to begin drafting the bill after two or more days of executive hear ings next week. At that time treas ury and internal revenue experts will be heard
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-07-29
IS CONCILIATORS
 ARE DROPPED FROM LABOR DEPARTMENT
Secretary Davis Says Failure of Con- gress to Provide Funds Is
 Cause.

Washington July 2o.-Effective- ness of the United States Department of Labor is gradually being "def1at- ed" Secretary Davis announces that the conciliation division IS being bad ly crippled because of the small ap- propriation made by Congress and the secretary's unwillingness to ere ate a deficiency. Already IS concil- iators have either been placed on an indefinite furlough or permanently retired In lieu of this service Secre- tary Davis says several of his per sonal friends are furnishing him with reports on industrial situations in various cities, free of cost to the gov ernment. This method of handling the situation is manifestly inadequate.
 The appropriation made to the con ciliation division for the fiscal year twelfth of this amount is being ex- pended each month. This doesn't go very far in government adjustment of industrial ills Hitherto the appro- priation has been $2oo.ooo a year.
 Former Secretary w. B. Wilson said this was one of the most inn portant divisions of the department, and that it had been of inestimable benefit to both employers and em- ployes in settling industrial contro- vcrsies.
 Hugh L. Kirwin, director of the conciliation division, states that he now has only Is men to cover the entire country, and that even this small force will have to be reduced unless additional appropriation is made by Congress.
 "We can not, of course, handle any thing like the number of controversies that we have in the past" said Kir- win. Besides, the cases now coming before the department are more ob stinate and require longer time.
 "Employes are resisting wage cuts, and in many instances the employers don't seem to care whether they op crate their plants or not.
 'This isn't helping the industrial situation, but so long as Congress re- fuses. to appropriate sufficient money to keep conciliators in the field we will simply have to do the best we can under the circumstances"
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-07-29
CLARK LEAVESI. (. (. AFTER LONG TENURE
 TORECOUP FORTUNE
Retiring Chairman Conceded by Col leagues to Have Given Dlstln-
 guished Service.

Washington, July 2o,-Chairman Edgar E. Clark, of the Interstate Commerce Commission, has resigned and will be succeeded by Fred l. Cox. of New Jersey. The resigna- tion and appointment were slmultane- ouslv announced by President Hard ing There had been no prev1ouS m t;mations that Chairman Clark in tended to leave the commission.
 Ii is said that Chairman Clark 1n- tends entering private business to re coup his finances.
 Very little is known of Cox Tn Washington. He is said to be mem Der of the Commercial Travellers, or sanitation and his appointment IS re- garded as a redemption ot President Harding's pledge to appoint mem Der of that group to the commlsSloI At present Cox IS engaged m the SIX business in New York and IS also chairman of a committee of commu- ters that is attacking suburban >rall- road fares. :,
 Chairman Clark was appointed member of the Interstate Commerce Commission on August 2S, 1900, and was re-appointed by President Will son. In 1902 he was appointed by President Roosevelt a member Ot the commission to determine the issues involved in the strike of anthracite mine workers, and he also served on a board. appointed by President Wll- son to report on the Adamson eight hour law. In both of these assign ments he contributed substantially to the bettering of the condition ot workers. IT.
 MT. Clark, prior to his public serv- ice. had a log and brilliant career as an executive of the Order of Railway Conductors He served one year as grand senior conductor and was then promoted to grand chief conductor, which position he held from 1890 un- til 1900, when he resigned to take up his duties in the Interstate Commerce Commission.
 From 1873 until 1889 MT. Clark was engaged in railway service and gain ed experience that was valuable to him when he undertook the highly complicated problems of the commls- sion. It is said of him that no mem Der of the commission since 1t was created had a broader knowledge of American railroads. He is an inde- fatigable worker and gave unsparing- ly of himself in meeting his various tasks. No higher tribute can be paid than the statement of a colleague that "it will be a difficult matter to find man who can give to the com mission the same service that 1t has received from the retiring member"
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-07-29
BLANTON CHILLED
 AND HOUSE CHEERS

Washington, July %. Congressman Blantor of Texas was grilled to brown turn by Congressman Black of the same state. The latter exposed Blanton's SUD- port of many items in the Fordney tariff bill, and then voting against the bill as a whole, while having Texas papers print in glaring headlines: "Blanton de- nounces the Fordney tariff bill as pernici- ous and indefensible."
 This is a favorite Blanton trick, and as result he is as popular in the house as the boll-Weevil in a cotton field.
 Both sides of the house cheered Con- gressnan Black who conceded the right of men to differ with him, which he scored Blanton for talking one way and acting another way
 The grilling included good-natured partisanship against the bill, which Mr. Fordney, author of the bill, enjoyed.
 "Why, gentlemen" said Mr. Black "the situation IS simply this: This good ship Fordney Bill is about to sail for a protective-tariff harbor port Her old tattered sails are already futtering in the wind
 My good friend from Texas is not willing to get on board the ship. He knows that she is leaky old boat, but he has got some babies that he wants to put on board. So we have witnessed him enthusiastically taking those babies and putting them on the old boat, and today when the whistle blows for all hands to get on deck, the ship is about to depart, I see my good friend from Texas rushing down the gang plank so that he can get safely back on shore; but he says, I will leave my babies on board. next summer to his constituents, and say ing: Although 1 helped to get these babies on board, I did all I could to sub marine that old ship after I got them on. I fired the strongest torpedo at her that l possibly could when 1 voted against the bill on the final vote, and if the votes had all been like mine that old vessel would have gone down beneath the waves with my babies on board
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-07-29
Women Hold
(Continued from First Page.)

Groups of from 300 to 500 are put on every week and given at least one weeks work on the streets and then give way to another group which has it's turn and so on until in about three weeks the first gang can be put back again and thus keep the wolf from the door until the business de- pression ends. Director Lane and the park department are cooperating in this work and as soon as engineeK' $ plans of work to be done under the recently authorized bond issues are ready, can take care of many more.
 The men realize that the women, too, must have work to feed and clothe themselves and have no desire to keep it from them. What they do object to is that they are being put on mems jobs and not paid accord ingly while the men and their tamil- ies are in need. Nothing formal can be done about it, however, so the men will have to grin and bear 1t. The practice will not tend to rush production when the men do get back: on their jobs and keep thinking of how they were used while the depres- sion was on.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-07-29
HERMANN'S DEATH A
 SHOCK TO FELLOWS
Popular Railroad Clerk and Ex-Navy Man Stricken Suddenly by
 Appendicitis.

Richard F. Crank Hermann, one of the most popular members of the Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks, died suddenly last Friday night of acute appendicitis and his death was not only a shock to his fellow workers in the Moeller Building but to a large circle of friends in this city and West Haven His funeral on Monday was one of the largest ever seen ln West Haven while the floral tokens of re- gret formed a display seldom seen hereabouts.
 Apparently in robust health MT. Herman was stricken when he left work last Thursday and died Friday night following a speedy operation from which he was apparently recov- ering. His death was particularly saddening. inasmuch as he had been married but little more than a year and leaves a widow, Lillian Quinn Hermann, and an infant daughter to survive him. When the United States entered the war, Hermann was one ot the first to offer his services to the government and was enlisted in the Navy and assigned to the transport service. He made more than score of trips on troop ships between here and Europe and although having some narrow escapes, came through the war unscathed. In respect to his record in the Navy a delegation of eight sailors was detailed for his funeral and they acted as pail and flower bearers.
 Aside from his membership in the Brotherhood, he was a member of the Russell Council, K. of C., which was also represented by delegation, and of the West Haven Athletic club. The latter had it's annual banquet all planned for next week but cancelled all arrangements in his respect
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-07-29

A delightfully."- human screen story is promised in ''The Girl from Nowhere" with Elaine Hammerstein as its star and which IS to be the Palace picture offer ing for Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, The role of Mavis Cole, played by Miss Hammerstein, demands skilful interpretation of many and vary ing dramatic moods. The story carries an interesting romance through numer- ous complications ending with a surprise that gives an engaging twist to a very delightful and wholesome film diversion. The added screen feature Sunday evening only is Olive Tell in Wings of Pride, y a play that gives its magnetic little star many opportunities for telling and con- vincing acting. The latest release of the ever interesting Seznick News and the Kineto Revue will be other features of the Sunday evening program.
 Surrounding the Great Stepanof on the vaudeville bill is selection of acts
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-07-29
Trolley Wage Board
 Not Yet Completed
Story That Two Already Selected Had Picked Third Man Is
 Unfounded.

A special story from New Haven to the Hartford Courant published this morning to the effect that the two arbitrators selected to pick a third and adjust the trolley wage dis pute, had met in this city yesterday and started proceedings was denied by officers of the trolley men and company today. The arbitrators, At torney T. F. Berry, for the company, and Charles s. Vehey of Boston, for the men, have not yet met and no date has been set for such a meeting. Meantime the wage scale was to have expired on June I, still continues and will until the matter is arbitrated. Whether if a cut is made it will be retroactive is a question bothering the men but one that cannot be decided until the arbitration board gets to- gether.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-07-29
Judge Refuses to
 Enjoin Wire Men

Toledo, Ohio, July 2o.-The court of appeals has unanimously refused to en- join striking electrical workers and pat tern makers from picketing. Attorneys for the employers claimed that the num- Der of skilled electricians in this vicinity is so limited that the anti-union plaintiff could not continue in business if his strikebreakers were induced by the union to quit their employment. The court re- piled:
 Even if this claim be true, we can- not see how it represents any tenable ground for modifying the legal rights of the individual worker through the in strumentality of an injunction. It is merely one of the risks which all who are in business must take"
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-07-29
Labor Paper Barred
 From Strike Zone

Tacoma, Wash, July 2o.-Judge Askren has ruled that the Tacoma Labor Advocate can not be sold near a struck bakery in this city, because the labor paper tells the story of the concerns opposition to organized bakery workers. The court holds that this is picketing. Attorneys for the unionists reminded the court of the employers methods, which were not only on larger scale, but many of the statements were untruthful.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-07-29
Roach Association
 Outing on Sunday

The first annual outing of the M. J. Roach association will be held at Neu- pigs farms on Sunday and already a big crowd and a jolly party is assured, Auto busses will leave from West Water Street at 9:30 o'clock daylight time, and
 arrival at the farm the sports will begin as soon as lunch is served. Din ner will be held at 2 80 and fine menu has been provided. Some of the sport ing events are bound to prove winners and the large number of union men, eS- pecially railroaders who will be in the party will sure have one good time.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-07-29
MINISTER REDUCES OWN SALARY TO BE
 IN LINE WITH MEN

Considering himself one of the great rank and file of labor ing men who today are finding their pay envelopes growing thinner instead of latter, Rev. Ellsworth w. Phillips of Wor- cester recently decided that he too should accept lower wage and accordingly he created a mild sensation by announcing from his pulpit that he would henceforth accept .I2H per cent. reduction of the salary raised by the parishioners of the Memorial Congregational church.
 q am not starting a move ment for the general reduction of ministers salaries" MT. Phil lips said in an interview, God knows our salaries are small enough as a rule-and 1 am not setting myself up as an example to any other ministers. Just now great many laboring men are having their salaries reduced somewhat or are hav- ing to work on part time. Our own men are affected, of course, and why shouldn't l, who have always been a laboriag man, stand in line with them"
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-07-29
EMPLOYERS WOULD
 INTIMIDATE COURT

San Francisco, July 2o.-According to the local press members of the builders exchange were notified ito be present" at the court room when officers of the exchange were arraigncd for violating the state antitrust laws. The notice called for a demonstration in the court to impress the presiding judge that these patriotic, law-and- order, liberty loving, 1OO-per-cent anti-union Ameri- cans are opposed to business men being arrested for violating the antitrust laws of this state.
 Trade unionists are asking what would happen if some labor organization sent out such notice
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-07-29
Court Ends Strike,
 Strikers Surprised

New York, July 29-Striking book binders employed by the T. F. Tapley company at Long Island City, were sur- prised to learn that their 44-hour week strike is over. Supreme Court Justice Cannon made the announcement, and is- sued an injunction against picketing. The company made the usual claim to Jus tice Cannon that its plant is running at top speed The court, thereupon, ended the strike and affirmed that picketing is unlawful.
 ; The only difficulty with the decree is that the bookbinders reject the honor able courts discovery.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-07-29
N. E. CIGARMAKERS
 GALE CONFERENCE
Meeting in Springfield August I Will Plan to Oppose Reduction
 in Prices.

Following a conference held at Hart ford on July 10, a general conference of representatives of all cigarrnakers' unions in New England will be held at C. L. U. Hall,' Springfield. Mass, on August IA to discuss the bill of prices prevailing in the district. In accord with a resolution adopted at the previous con- ference a committee consisting of John w. Murphy of New Haven. Julius Strict of Manchester and E. J. Menard of Bangor is at work gathering statistics as to employment and unemployment at present. bills of prices in various cities and other facts with plans for use of the conference in discussing suggested wage cuts.
 From the facts already gathered there would seem to be no justification for any wage reduction now and the conference will therefore probably act along those lines and make plans to oppose any re- duction in the bill of prices that may be proposed in the immediate future
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-07-29

each of which belongs in the upped class of variety material Sandy Shaw, re- garded in the profession as the protege of Harry Lauder, by special permission of the great star, is using some of Lauder's choicest songs and stories. Bar ton and Hall have an original sl1it which they call Just a Rehearsal" Tooney ard Donahue possess four nimble feet and Herbert and Dere in their athletic novelty add thrills to dexterity and dar- ing.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-07-29
LAWRENCE FACES
 BUILDERS STRIKE

Lawrence, Mass, July 29.-Law- renee is threatened with another building workers strike following a conference between the master build CTS and the union leaders yesterday The labor leaders desired to discuss wage scales which the master build CTS are said 10 have refused to do, and the former retired from the meet ing saying they would call Speclal meetings of their respective unohS tomorrow night for a strike vote
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-07-29
Trouble Enough.

"Simpkins is always borrowing trouble"
 Not always. Sometimes he pays for it. He bought secondhand Lizzie yesterday"
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-07-29
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