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The Connecticut labor news., 1921-04-08
Bosses Refuse .
to Arbitrate In
Boston Strike
After Agreeing to State Boards
Plan Renege When Building
Trades Sign.

Boston, April 8.-Hope that the build
ing trades strike was on the verge OF
settlement and that the men would return
to work at 81 an hour pending arbitration
was shattered by an announcement OF
the master builders, despite the TACT that
the strikers had formally notified the
state board of Cancellation and arb1tra-
= ton of their willingness to accept the
proposals made by teh board.
James F. Walsh, secretary of the
Building Trades Employers Association,
left meeting of the ASSOCIATION to make
the official statement relative to the offer
of the men to arbitrate. He said:
"The letter which the Building Trades
Council officers have filed with the state
board of arbitration and Cancellation, an
nouncing the councils readiness to accept
the terms of the state boards plan, and
that the council has named the three
arbitrators it is entitled to have under
that plan, means absolutely nothing to
the builders.
1T does not give us the assurance
the builders desire, namely, that every
local affiliated with the council has pc
come a signatOry to that agreement. we
have served notice upon Chairman FISH
er of the state board to this effect. The
strike is not settled by any manner OF
means, reports plllllSu Ill LIN pc"
withstanding. The committee has been
instructed to report back to the state
board that the association would not
accept the plan until every local had
signed the agreement proposed by the
board" =,
Although Walsh would not admit it
and refused to discuss the matter, it be-
came more and more apparent that a
desperate fight is being fought in, the
ranks of the master builders themselves.
1t is understood that many OF the mem
bers of the association are incensed by
the action of members of the conference
committee in announcing to Chairman
Fisher of the state board that the asso-
citation would approve the plan tor arb1-
tration suggested by the board.
According to some Of these the rep
resentatives acted in the belief that the
men, who recently voted $1,000 to $500
to refuse to accept the arbitration terms
of the board, would stand by that vote.
Instead the action of the Building
Trades Council in formally notifying the
state board that its Cancellation proposals
had been accepted, and announcing that
the men are prepared to return to work,
is admitted to have been clever tactical
move, which places the unions in much
stronger position than they had held
hitherto in the struggle.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-04-08

There are lots of funny little men who
take care of Stella. They are called
brownies, and they sit on mushrooms
and in JLck-in-the-P u!D.ts. And what
do you think Stella's lights are at night?
FireflieS Have you ever seen fireflleS?
You watch some summer evening and
you will see little lights all around that
shine and then go out, and shine and
then go out, and you will know that
they are fireflieS.
Have you ever heard of the little rab-
bit who felt sorry for himself? He
a nice little rabbit, and lived down in a
big hole in the ground with his big Daddy
and Mother Rabbit and his little brothers
and sisters. All day long he would
play around and look for good things to
eat At night he would go to bed in
soft corner of the big hole. curl up and
when there was snow on the ground
and the moon was shining they would
wake, come out of the hole and dance
have seen the marks of the funny little
feet on the snow where they had been
playing and dancing.
They were all happy except the lit
tie rabbit who was sorry for himself.
His name was "Cottontail," because his
tail looked like little ball of white cot
ton. s.
On =. ght when Daddy and Mother
and the baby rabbits were sleeping he
got up very quietly not to wake
them. He didn't come out to dance and
play. He began running fast as he
perty kip. klipperty-kip for a long, long t
He wanted to see Stella and to tell
what his wish was, and I shall tell you a
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-04-08
100000 FIRE DsTROYS
OLYMPIA BOXING CLUB


Philadelphia, April 8.-On1y crum-
bling, blackened walls remains of the
Olympia Athletic Club building which
mated at $4,000. A number of houses
adjoining the club were badly damaged
and several families were made home
less.
The cause of the fire has not yet been
determined. The fire department is in
vestigating report there was an eX-
plosion in the boiler room of the build
ing before the flames were discovered.
The club was built in 1908 exclusively
for boxing bouts and was one of the best
equipped buildings for this purpose in the
country. Harry D. Edwards, boxing
promoter and president of the club, has
not yet decided whether the clubhouse
will be rebuilt
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-04-08
The Home Light

By LALIA MITCHELL.
Whether the road be steep, or whether
the sky be gray,
You can sing and smile DER each lag
ging mile,
If only you know that after a while
There's tryst to keep, and tear to stay,
And hand to greet you, though long
away.
Whether the task be hard, or whether
the hand be weak,
You can laugh and jest, if the hours
for rest
Bring peace and calm to your troubled
The flush Of joy on a dear ones cheek,
And home the haven you joyful seek.
Whether the night be dark, or whether
the toll be vain.
You can lift your voice and at heart
rejoice,
Though ha ard the effort and i'll the
choice,
If the courage lost you can find again,
In the light love sets in the window
pane.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-04-08
Canada is Again
Asking EnuoyHere
Revives Movement in Dominion
for Representation Officially
at Washington.

Washington, April 8.-Advices re-
ceived through diplomatic channels indi-
cate agitation is being revived in Can
ada for direct diplomatic representation
in the United States.
Recently the Canadian minister OF
Justice was quoted as saying minister
to the United States would be appointed
as soon as a decision could be reached
as to the man to fill the position He
also stated no ''outside" objections had
been raised, apparently meaning Down
ing street has interposed no objection.
The principal argument against the
appointment of a Canadian diplomatic
officer here is that other British domin-
ions probably would insist on the same
right, thus weakening British foreign
office control over the dominions' rela-
tions with the United States and other
foreign countries.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-04-08
PRINTERS CALL WAGE
REDUCTION LOCKOUT

Boston, April 8.-International presi-
dents of unions affected by recent an
nouncement of the Boston Typethetae
of a reduction in wages in the printing
trades here Sunday characterized the
action of the employers as lockout
In kilograms received by local union
leaders, the international presidents
pledged full moral and material support
toward action to resist the wage cut
scheduled for last Monday.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-04-08
PRESIDENT HARDING
INVITED TO SERIES

Washington, April 8-Invitations be-
fore President Harding included one
from John A. Heydler, president OF the
National league, to attend next talIs
world series. Mr. Heydler presented the
invitation in person and said the Pres1-
dent told him that nothing would please
him better if conditions permitted.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-04-08
BROTHER OFFERS
SELF FOR FUGITIVE

Columbus, o., April ST am my
brothers keeper is the feeling of James
Connors, , Penltentiary prisoner who re-
at London. The brother has offered
Warden Thomas to serve until Connors
is aDprehended
Il was my brothers keeper" is the
feeling of the brother of George Mendel
who walked away with Connors. He has
offered $500 in addition to the states
$50 reward for Mendel's re-arrest
Mendel and Connors were placed on
the farm at the request of their broth
ers, that they might be permitted to
make good
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-04-08
TO NAME JUDGES FOR
INTERNATIONAL COURT

Geneva, April 8.-Invitation to nations
signatory to the Hague conventions OF
1899 and 1907, asking them to name rep
resentatives who will nominate cand1-
dates for judges of the permanent. In
ternational Court of Justice have been
sent out by the secretariat general OF
the League of Nations.
The United States will receive such
an invitation.
The council and assembly of the
league will be required to choose the
Judges from candidates furnished by the
various nations.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-04-08
A "PREsIDENT" YOU
NEVER HEARD OF

When zgas Da7id E. Atchisow
"PresidenP of the United STATES!
You don't kn090?
Read this letter that appeared
in the Boston transcript, and get
acquainted 7Vith a President yoH
Meier kne7V eriSted:
Sir:-Why is President
Harding designated as the
Doth President of the United
States? Is he not the '3Oth?
The list which makes the
present President the 10Th
ornits all reference to Pres
ident David R. Atchison, who
was our President during Sun
dav-Monday, March 4 and 81
184o. General Taylor, Pres-~
ident-elect, refused to be
sworn in on a Sunday.
President Folks term ended
Of course on the Sunday. The
President of the Senate at
that time was David r. Atchl-
con Senator from Missouri,
who was therefore de jure and
for day de facto President
of the United States, and, it IS
presumed, took an oath to tut
fiji the duties of President ad
interim. President Atch1son
was born at FrogtoWn, kyr
in 1907, and served Il years
in the United States Senate.
EDITORS NOTE Senator
Atchisou. it appears, did not take
the oath Of office for the tcnbor7,
ayv time in 7gIich he Ser0ed, ana
for that reason it is questionable
qyJ1ethcr or not he is entitled to be
really ranked as one of 0nr Pres
identS.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-04-08
LEWIS THROWS PESEK.

New York, April SD (Strangler)
Lewis of San Jose, Cal, worlds heavy
weight catch-as-catch-Can wrestling
champion, Monday night threw John
Pesek, of Ravenna, Neb., with bar
and arm lock. after wrestling one hour,
"a minutes and 81 seconds.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-04-08
ORGANIZED LABOR
HAS 32,6SO,OOO
NOW ENROLLED
Phenomenal Growth of Organiza-
lions in Last Ten Years
Forcibly Shown.

Figures have been collected and made
public by the international Labor Office
at Geneva which show the phenomenal
increases in membership Of the worlds
trade unions during the 1O-year period,
l91O-l920. Total membership in 20
countries has increased from 10,836,0O0
in 1910, to 32,6lO,O00 at the beginning of
1920. Central European states have
made the largest increase. The follow
ing table shows trade union member
ship in the 20 countries in 1910 and 1920:
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-04-08
WHY JOIN A UNION?
HERE THE ANSWER

Charges are made by morgan
lied workers of the New York
Central Railroad that they had
been forced under threats Of losing
their jobs to sign an agreement
providing for wage reductions of
SIS to $50 per month. About 600
men were called into the office of
Walter B. Pollock, manager of the
marine lighterage and freight de-
partment and told to sign.
Those who denurred and in
sisted that the matter be permit
ted to 90 before the labor board
were, it is said, listed for dis
charge. The officers of the New
York Central have not attempted
to deal so high handedly with en-
plOyes who are members of rec
Ognized labor organizations, but
feel entirely safe in arbitrarily
imposing new conditions upon I'M
organized groups.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-04-08
CHICAGO CARPENTERS
REJECT WAGE CUT

Chicago, April 8-Prospects of a
building boom in Chicago through a re-
duction in wages of labor received set
back this week when it became known
that $50 delegates, representing $4,000
carpenters, had voted against accepting
a reduction of Is per cent.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-04-08

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The Connecticut labor news., 1921-04-08
An Hour With the Wishing Fairy
Children's Dreamtne Stories Which Tell How the
Rabbit Got His Ears and How the Dearest
Wishes of Animal Land Came True
BY CORINNE.

Stella the Wishing Fairy who lives
all her animal friends who
with
to find Stella
beautiful place with flowers all about her.
and her big white lily. When she wants to
sleep. she lily and when she
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-04-08
1910


Of tne oz,o50.000 SHOWN above, I'VE
countries-United Kingdom, Germany,
United States, France and Italy-in
1919 claimed over 100000 members.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-26
Cut Of 20 Per Cent.
 For Painters

Readjustment of wage scales of Bridgeport painters will become eff fective in Bridgeport April 1. A re- ducton of 20 per cent will be put in force by the master painters, who in addition plan another cut in the price of contra ct jobs. Painters today con- firmed the reports of a wage cut, all though the bosses refused to either confirm or deny the proposal, al though they admitted that reductions are being considered both in wages and contract prices.
 Painters at present receive S1 an hour and $S for an eight hour day. Under the new scale, they will receive 80 cents an hour, and $6 day. The adjustment will conform with the action of master painters in other cities throughout the state. A reduc- ton of 10 per cent. in contract prices became effective 8. month ago, and a like reduction is now being consider ed by the bosses.
 Definite action will be taken on both the proposals at a meeting of the master painters on next Friday night
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-26
Papers In Five
 Suits Served
 On City Clerk

Papers in five suits pending against the city were served on City Clerk J. Alex Robinson this morning. Four were for redress from decisions of the Board of Relief, and one was for damages to an automobile.
 Gertrude Bernstein brought action to recover $500 damages to an auto mobile, driven by Samuel Bernstein, that was damaged when it ran into a hole in the Main street pavemen. between North avenue and Goodsen street. According to the complaint a section of wood block pavement had been torn up and never replaced, causing the machine to be damaged Attorney Solomon Badesch represents the plaintiff.
 Maurice c. Posen, and Charles H. Shapiro, of Bridgeport, and Joseph G. Shapiro, of Shelton, notified the city of an appeal to be taken to the Su- perior Court against the decision of the Board of Relief. Eight pieces of property owned by the three men was valued at s162,000, but Tax Commis- sioner Connor raised the value to SPA, An appeal to the Board of Relief brought no redress. Der nard P. Saltnlan is the attorney. Shapiro and Shapiro, attorneys, fill ed papers in three pending appeals from decisions of the Beard of Relief The Park City Lumber Co.,, who list their property at f$16,000 and their business at $23,O00, will appeal from
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-26
May Demand Suppression Of
 Internatio11ale,
United States May Make This Condition of Re sumption of Trade With Soviet = Must Recall Agents of Third InternatiOnale in This and Other Countries.

Washington, March 26.-Dis- solution of the third interna- tionale and recall of the agents of that organization in this and other countries may be de- manded by the United States as one of the conditions to re- sumption of trade with Soviet Russia, it was learned today.
 With the reply of Sec. Hughes to the Soviet appeal on it's way to Mos COW, official Washington today figur- atively sat down to await Lenine's an swer, though State department off cials devoted themselves to a study of just what might constitute the con- yincing evidence of fundamental changes in Russian policy which the American government deems essen tial to the establishment of trade re- latjons.
 Suppression of the third interna- tionale has been suggested to Sec. Hughes as one of the terms this gov ernment should insist upon as an evil dence of good faith, and it is under stood that the suggestion is receiving serious consideration
 It is argued that the second con- gress of the third internationale held in Moscow last summer proclaimed the doctrine of world wide propa- ganda to bring about a world revolu- ton" and consequent destruction of the capitalistic class, and that so far as can be learned, this is still the chief object of the organization.
 (Continued on Page Ten.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-26
Board Members May Be Sued
 By Taxpayers

The opinion is very prevalent in Bridgeport today that taxpayers suits will be brought against members of public departments who have unlaw- fully voted to exceed appropriations made for the use of their boards. A number of men, members of the Chamber of Commerce, have been mentioned in connection with these suits, but none of the with sufficient definiteness to warrant a statement that he is the man. The Chamber of Commerce has declared that it will not as an organization bring such a suit. It will probably go hard with the city fathers who are made de- fendants in such litigation.
 The problem of keeping the city boards within the revenues provided for them is a very old one in Bridge port, and a great many years ago various stringent penalties were pro- vided for public servants who should exceed their authority in this way. On a number of occasions, there has been a public muttering and threats have been made that the charter would be reSorted to and it's penalties enforced.
 No such state of public opinion has existed in other times as is now everywhere manifested. The report of the Chamber of Commerce show ing that appropriations have been ex- ceeded during a long term of years,
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-26
FIGHTING
 AGAIN AT
 EISLEBEN
Reinforcement of Com munist Rioters at Mansfield Armed WOrkmen Move From Halle to Join Com rades.

Berlin, March 26. - Strikes are spreading throughout the factories in Berlin. A great number of the mass meetings of communists are being held in different suburbs of Berlin this afternoon.
 Advices reaching here at noon to- day said that fighting again has broken out at Eisleben between com munists and government troops. The been victorious but heavy casualties were suffered on both sides > Halle, Saxony, March 26-Rein- at Mansfield and Eisleben was in pro gress this morning. Armed work men were moving from Halle and vicinity in the direction of these two towns. Their declared purpose was to join their comrades, notably the party which after many hours of fighting had been driven out of Eisle- ben by the security police. Accord ing to information from both police and communist quarters the Purpose of the movement was the surround ing of the police at Eisleben.
 The fugitives from Eis1eben were recognizing today on the hills north west of that town, communists here IGpOTlGu
 The security police, however, claim to have routed the Eislenben fugi- tives when they sought to entrench themselves.
 Reports that Hettestdt had been quieted were denied by communists here today. The communistic forces had been blown up the railway station and were reported to be in control of the city, according to these sources.
 In Halle which is credited with housing the communist committee di- recting the Saxon revolt, an effort was on foot today among the workingmen to bring on a general strike, but no clashes had occurred up to noon.
 Paris, March 26-The communist agitation in Munich is continuing ac- cording to despatches to the foreign office, which report the breaking up by the police of a procession display ing red flags.
 Another message says that rioters broke into the railroad station at Breslau and carried off the cash box.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-26
 STRIVING FOR
 SETTLEMENT

Boss carpenters. of Bridgeport are in private conference today striving for a settlement of the carpenters S strike. They are reported exerting every effort towards effecting a satis- factory adjustment, and today's ses- sion is an outgrowth of an executive meeting on Thursday.
 For some time the union members and bosses have been reported on the best of friendly terms, although both remain adamant in their demands of the other. Responsibility for the re- cent wage reduction has been shifted from the shoulders of the bosses to the local banks, who have been charged with refusing additional loans in view of the industrial de- pression, and the bosses were conse- quently forced to cut the wages of employees.
 Whether today's conference will materially aid the situation and start a movement towards the acceptance of conciliatory measures by both fac tionS could not be learned this morn ing.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-26
WITNESS TELLS OF MISCONDUCT
 WITH INDIAN

New York. March 26-Details of the sworn testimony of alleged intim- acy between Mrs. James A. Sillrnan and Fred Beauvais, the Indian guide named as correspondent in the bank CTS divorce suit, given at a referee's g hearing held here on December 22 last, were obtained by the Interna- tonal News Service today. The wit- ness swore ito repeated instances of alleged misconduct between the cou- pie. One of them told, of observing through a keyhole the bankers wife and her alleged companion togethe CT in Beauvais' room in the Stillman lodge near Three Rivers.
 The hearing was held at the Bar Association in this city. MT. Still man was questioned by Outerbridge Horsey, of the firm of Nicoll, Anabei, Fuller Ss Sullivan, his counsel.
 After testifyinG that he was mar ried in Grace church, New York city, Jan. 8, 1901, MT. Stillman said he had three children, Anne. James, and All eXander, and that he had no other children by his wife
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-26
K. OF (. ANNUAL
 CONVENTION IN
 MERIDEN, MAY 10

The annual state convention of the Knights of Columbus will be held in Meridian on May 10, 1921. Delegates from councils all over Connecticut will be present. The meeting will open with a solemn high mass, which will probably be sung by Rev. Patrick McGivney supreme chaplin of the Knights of Columbus and pastor of St. Charles church of this city.
 On Thursday evening at the regular meeting of Park City Council, No. 16, in the club house on Washington ave- nue. delegates to the convention were chosen and are as follows: Grand Knight Peter H. Davey, dele gate ex-officio, first alternate William H. Dolan. Jr.; second delegate, Past Grand Knight, Daniel P. Harrigan, alternate, John G. Fitzgerald.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-26
Wynkoop Gets Ready
 To Defend Hostility To C. Of c. Accounting
Report to Be Given Board of Education On Monday Price Has No Comment ECourtade Silent On Inves-
 tigation- Heating Lukewarm On System

In defense of his criticism of the recommendations of the Chamber of Commerce investigators, Assistant Secretary John B. Wynkoop, of the Board of Education, is preparing a report that will reach each member of the board Monday. An accounting of the published interview in which Wynkoop ridiculed the recommends tions of tie investigators will be con- tained in a routine report on the edu- cational budget, and will defend the statements attributed to him in an interview.
 MT. Wynkoop today intimated that he was being unjustly charged with the responsibility for a well known leak in the Board of Education. He announced that he was prepar- ing Q general report on the educa- uonal budget and it's application to school operations, and stated that in it he would contain his answer to (Continued on Page Six)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-26
Police Chiefs s Widow s Home
 Broken Into

Detectives today are Investigating s1,5O0 cash and jewelry robbery which occurred some time during the past four days at the home of Mrs. Eugene Birmingham, 135 Washington avenue, widow of the late Eugene Birmingham, former superintend of police. It is understood that no valuable clues have been secured as yet.
 In report made to the police this morning, Mrs. Birmingham said that she keptsithe money and jewelry in a pocketbook which was concealed in what she thought wa sa safe hid ing place. Workmen have been mak- ing extensive repairs at the Birrning- ham residence during the past few days and the police are convinced that tn erobbery was committed by a sneak thief.