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The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-01
THE HYPERION.

Yielding to popular request as at
tested by hundreds of letters received
by the management within the past four
years the Hyperion Players will, the
coming week, stage a grand revival of
one of the greatest plays produced in
the last decade, "Brewsters Millions"
written by Winche1l Smith, and play
which has enjoyed popularity that few
other plays can boast of. "Brewsters
Millions" is shortly to be seen on the
screen and in this way added interest
attaches to it. The story of the play
concerns one Monte Brewster, born
with really two golden spoons in his
mouth, for one of his grandfathers pse-
esnts him with million dollars on his
birthday and the grandfather on his
mothers side becomes peeved thereat
and offers him a five million dollar in
terest in his business provided, how
ever, that at the end of the year when
the offer is to be made good Monte will
be penniless. In other words grandpa
wants Monte to spend the other grand
pas money, but there are some strange
stipulations in the agreement, one OF
which is that Monte must not give any.
thing away, another that he must be u11-
married at the end of the year and
third that he must tell no one of the
strange contract. So Monte starts out
to spend the money wildly and lavish1y
but by strange turn everything he in
vests in begins to turn him IN proflt so
instead of getting rid of the money he
is gradually, increasing the amount.
Around these events, and they are as
exciting as they are amusing, revolve
The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-01
THE PALACE.

For the first week of the New Year,
as a laughing introduction for 1921,
the Palace will present as a screen at
traction for four days, beginning Sun
day evening, the most unusual comedy
that has been registered on celluloid,
1T Might Happen to You" This quin-
tet of reels is first of all an innovation
in the making of film comedies. 1t is
piled full of laughter, then again it is
just as full of novelties as it is of fun
and what is more unusual it has as
me1odramas. Figuring prominently in
Mason and a group of we'll known film
fun makers; score or more of bath
ing girls who are as pretty and as
shape1y as any who have disported
themselves before the camera, half a
dozen real man eating lions headed by
'Jimmie' the famous beast of the wide
ly known "Tarzan" pictures, and a real
live monkey jazz orchestra.
1T Might Happen to You" is a thri11o-
dramatic comedy bubbling over with
fun at the start but mounting to a eli
max that transports its audiences from
the laughing stage to the very edge of
terror. A son right at the height of
his wild oats sowing with his friends,
made up largely of stage beauties are
taking advantage of the possession of
the keys of dads well stocked cellar
In the midst of the festivities half a
dozen ferocious lions invade the party
and then the thrills begin and they are
certainly real film tinglers. The must
cal and mechanical effects incidental to
the picture will be of the most unusual
order.
On the Sunday evening program as a
special added feature for the evening
only will be the Paramount production,
Burglar Proof" presenting Bryant
Washburn and cast of prominent
screen players "Torchy in High" a
comedy whose maker put his foot on the
gas in setting the fun pace is another
of the evenings attractions. The Sell
nick Weekly and selected program of
incidental and concert selections by the
Palace orchestra and organ will also be
featured.
On Monday Tuesday and Wednesday
the new Twentieth Century Revue will
head the bill of fine and classy vaude-
vile. This deliberately staged and cos
tuned production is one of the bright
est of new vaudeville things in the way
of big acts. 1t has a company of IS
people, 10 of whom are very pretty
girls. ne songs, QanCeS, music ana
comedy dialogue are all of the best and
the entire act is produced on a scale
that would require very little more to
make it real big musical comedy pro-
duction such as one sees at the 81 price
scale.
Ed. Pressler and Blanche K1eiss, the
lively duo, have bright patter and clev-
er dancing as their principal stocks in
trade and right we'll do they utilize
them. Mile. Mana, assisted by Mons.
Alexis, the international dancers, are
sure to offer a terpsrchorean treat to
Palace audiences. Fred Wayne, Lorette
Marshall and Truscilla Candy present
the humming little comedy playlet "The
Intruder" one of the fun novelties of
the varieties. Joe Daniels in a talky
10 minutes on timely topics during
which there is never a serious moment,
and Wardelle and La Costa i'm comedy
dancing skit which they call ''The Mix
Up" are two other good offerings.
There will be complete change of
pr ran on Thursday.
The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-01
MAY ASK PROBE
OF BUILDING FIRMS
IN CONNECTICUT
Controversy Over Carpenters
Wage in Bridgeport May
Rival N. Y. Expose.

Especial to Connecticut Labor Press.
Bridgeport, Dec. 31-An investiga-
ton of the building trades situation
here and throughout Connecticut, SINH
lar to that being held in New York and
which is resulting in startling dis
closures, will probably be demanded be-
fore grand jury here in the contro-
versy between the Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners and the Builders
Exchange over the rate of pay for 1921
of $1.25 an hour The contractors re-
fuse to consider the increase and de-
clare reduction of the present rate OF
ST an hour will be made instead. The
workers on their hand, intend to show
that, as in New York, the contractors
have been fixing prices, especially in the
big building operations during and after
the war.
The situation has become acute and
both sides admit that within the next
48. hours it may result in lockout of
the carpenters by the employers or
strike by the men. The Builders Ex-
change according to Chairman John
ing: During the last four years the
carpenters, masons, painters, plumbers
in fact all of the building trades
have been reaping big profit in labor
off the employers and now that we are
actually taking heavy loss on materials
we feel that it is only fair to have wages
equalized to that basis. We will dis
cuss the situation with them, but we will
never give an increased wage in 1921.
On the contrary, we will seek to have
the wage cut to a figure below that now
being paid of 81 per hour. That is alb
solutely necessary to equalize the wage
scale with the losses now being sus-
tanned by builders and dealers in build
ing materials"
The Bridgeport district has been
mentioned more than once during the
Untermeyer investigation in New York,
especially as to where the prices of
sand, gravel, stone and other building
materials were fixed by New York and
Connecticut firms, with the territory in
which each should work also fixed.
The entire situation as to the building
trades and the profits of workers and
contractors should be investigated, &C
cording to Business Agent T. A. Flana-
gan of the Carpenters Union, and a
grand Jury will be asked to do so prob
ably, he added.
The government spent millions here
in housing proposition during the war
and the conditions surrounding these
contracts and the projects would make
sportive reading for the general public
other workers declare, if they could be
brought before them. Building had been
brisk right along until recently and the
demands for building is SO great that
there is no letup in sight, it is added,
and with the present prices asked by
contractors they can afford to meet the
demands of the workers. 1872
The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-01
THE BIJOU.

With bill headed by two big fea-
ture pictures. a thrilling serial, a
screamingly funny comedy and the
| latest International News, the Sunday
| night program at the Bijou theater is
one that should insure the early cree
ton of the S. R. O. sign. The big fea-
| ture picture for Sunday night only is
The Gilded Dream" starring that
beautiful actress, Carmel Myers. This
is described as one of the best pictures
that she has ever appeared in. AS Leona
Willard, small town milliner, Carmel
Myers dreams of wealth and social posi-
Strange to say she achieves it, climbing
from her sordid surroundings on a
legacy that opportunity arrives on her
21st birthday. She invests the money
in the kind of clothing that her inher-
tied good taste demands, and succeeds
in making an impressive dent upon the
sensibilities of the gilded circles of the
metropolis. With mi1lionaires at her
feet and in love with hopelessly in
eligible idler, she is forced to make
some rapid decisions that were not in
her original campaign. Miss Myers
has an excellent supporting cast.
The second big picture is that New
Haven favorite, Eugene O'Brien in his
latest and greatest picture, broadway
and Home" 1t is a vivid story of con-
trasts, of the song of the wind and the
rumble of the subway, of oilskins and
dinner coats, lighthouse and houses of
light impetuous youth and diplomatic
old age. The story is an original by
John Lynch, with Mr.. O'Brien cast in
the role of Michael Strange, a youth
who has been raised on the rugged coast
of Maine. He has an ambition to see
the world, and one day his wish is
gratihed through the generosity of a
friend of his dead fathers. All is we'll
until Michael meets, at one of Gray's
sons parties, girl named Linda Greer
Their meeting develops rapidly into
love affair which creates an intensely
dramatic situation, in which there is
touch of tragedy.
The fifth episode of the dragons
Net" starring Miss Marie Walcamp the
most daring woman on the screen, will
also be shown along with one of those
funny Billy Franey comedies and the
International News. Some Sunday
night bill, Ell?
"Broadway and Home" and "The
Dragons Metz will also be shown on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
along with bill of all star vaudeville,
headed by George Randall and Co., in a
clever comedy sketch entitled 'Mr.
Wise" This act is described as cram
full of laughs and should go very well
here.
The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-01
PRINTERS VOTE DOWN
SALARY INCREASES
Also. Raise Per Capita 10 Cents
for Home Expenses.

The following is the result of the
Typographical union vote on the pro-
positions submitted to the referendum
by the Albany convention:
First Proposition-To transfer to its
proper place in the constitution, section
Is of the bylaws regarding the mortu-
5,195.
Second Proposition-To increase the
salaries of the president and secretary
treasurer to $1,000 per year. For,
11,712; against, IS, 444.
Third Proposition-To make the COM
pensation of unsalaried officers and
members performing work for the In
ternational Union not less than $40 per
day. For, $3.50; against, 22,946.
Fourth Proposition-To increase the
per capita tax 10 cents per month for
the benefit of the Union Printers
Home For, 1882; against, 1906.
The increase of 10 cents per month in
the per capita tax provided for in
Proposition Four will become effective
on the first of the new year. For
January, 1921, every members will be
required to pay 90 cents per month as
per capita tax and his Journal sub
scription, in addition to the pension
and mortuary assessments. Prior to
January l all local unions will be fur
nished with 60-cent stamps for use in
collecting per capita tax and assess
ments for January and succeeding
months
The proposed increase of salaries of
the president and secretary was opposed
by President MCFARLAND, and to him is
due much credit for the vote against
the proposton.
The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-01
SEEK CHILD LABOR
Y LAWS WITH TEETH
Consumers League and Labor to
Ask State for Proper
- Action.

The Consumers League of Connecti-
cut is to ask the Legislature for state
child labor law that will have more teeth
in it than has the federal law which the
league officials brand as nothing more
than a license on child labor. In its
efforts to bring about the law the league
will be backed up by Organized Labor
which for years has been urging such
law and even going further and in
GLIDING women under its scope and de-
handing for both a limited eight-hour
day with restrictions on the age at
which a child may be employed in manu-
featuring or mercantile establishments.
The Consumers League and Labor
has in the past divided only on the ques-
ton of hours, Labor advocating a 49,
hour maximum week for women and
children while the League wanted SO
hours. Now the League will advocate
state law that with prohibit the en-
ployment of children between the ages
of IA and 10 years, more than eight
hours a day in factories, shops, mills,
mines and quarries and would vest the
enforcement of such law in the state
labor department.
The Connecticut Federation will go
before the Legislature again with its
bill for women and children and with
the influence of women generally, now
that they have the vote, hopes to get
more consideration for the measure
than has been granted in the past.
The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-01
Plan To Eoist
Continued from Page ~

years. The appointment is practically
an enlistment for two years inasmuch
as voluntary retirement is to be regard
ed as mlsdemeanor and punished &C
cordingly.
AS to the powers of the constabulary
Section of the bill provides: "To
patrol the districts outside of incorpor-
ated cities, to maintain order therein, to
prevent and detect crime and apprehen6
criminals. They shall also be subject
to the call of the governor, and are
empowered to cooperate with any other
department of the state, or with local
authorities. They shall have power to
arrest, without a warrant, any person
committing or attempting to commit,
within their presence or view, breach
of peace or other violation of law, or
upon speedy information thereof, any
person who has committed any crime,
to serve and execute warrants or arrest
or search, issued by proper authority,
and to exercise all powers of police
officers of the state of Connecticut. But
they shall not exercise their powers
within the limits of any city to suppress
rioting and disorder except by direc-
ton of the governor, or upon request of
the mayor of the city with the approval
of the governor.
Nothing in this act shall be con-
strued as preventing members of the
state constabu1ary force from entering
cities when in direct pursuit of Grim
lnals, and in the performance of their
duties, and therein making arrests or
searches as are justifable and permitted
under the law to the local police"
The bill says nothing about the pres
ent state police, which is therefore pre-
sumed to exist also, making two state
police forces to be paid for by the tax
payers. To the ordinary lay mind the
present state police has been acting
pretty efficiently in preventing and run
ming down crime and there has been no
crime wave that would apparently
necessitate the establishment of such a
patrol as is intended. Either the bill is
the result of present hysteria or has a
sinister purpose for the future use of
the police or, perhaps, is just another
means of furnishing jobs.
The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-01
ANOTHER CHURCH
BODY DENOUNCES
open SHOP TACTICS
Protestant Council Hits Unfair
Tactics in Drive Against
Organized Labor.

New York, Dec. 31.-The open shop
campaign in American industry is criti-
clzed as an effort to destroy the organ
lied labor movement. In a statement
issued by the Commission of the Church
and Social Service of the Federal Coun-
Gil of the Churches of Christ in
America. This council is composed of
representatives of 81 Protestant de-
nominations having membership of
about 195OO,00O. The statement fol-
lows:
THE relations between employers
and workers throughout the United
States are seriously affected at this
moment by campaign which is being
conducted for the open shop policy
the so-called american plan of en-
ployment. These terms are now being
frequently used to designate establish
ments that are definitely anti-union
Obviously, a shop of this kind is not an
open shop but closed shop'-closed
against members of labor unions.
1--WE feel impelled to call public at
tentnon to the fact that very wide
spread impression exists that the pres
ent open shop campaign is inspired in
many quarters by this antagonism to
union labor. Many disinterested per-
sons are convinced that an attempt is
being made to destroy the organized
labor movement. Any such attempt
must be viewed with apprehension by
fair-1ninded people.
when, for an example, an applicant
for work is compelled to sign a con-
tract pledging himself against affi1iation
with a union, or when union man is
refused employment or discharged,
merely >on the ground of union mem
bership, the employer is using coercive
acts. Such action is unfair and mimi
cal to evonomic freedom and to the in
terest of society as is corresponding
coercion exercised by labor bodies in be-
half of the closed shop.
ut seems incumbent upon Christian
employers to scrutinize carefully any
movement, however plausible, which is
likely to result in denying to the work
ers such affiliation as will in their judg-
ment best safeguard their interests and
promote their welfare, and to precipi-
tate disastrous industrial conflicts at a
time when the country needs goodwill
and cooperation between employers and
employees"
The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-01
UNION THEATRES
Houses Entitled to Our
First Preference in Patronage

the best comedy in years.
For the first time since his advent
with the company Malcolm Fassett has
a real chance and the whole success OF
the play practically depends upon him
and he will certainly carry the burden
well. The play calls for cast of close
to 80 and the most stupendous stage
production that the Hyperion has seen
IN many seasons.
Miss Bristow, Mr.. DRESSER, Miss
Booth, Miss sDively, and others of the
favorltes have big and important roles
and inasmuch as the production OF
"Brewsters Milions," starts the new
year at the popular playhouse it is pre-
dicted that it will start off the year
with bang. Seats for all presentations
are now on sale at the box office and
there is a decidedly brisk demand fol-
them.
In the trade papers devoted to the
exploitation, criticism and reviews OF
motion picture productions there seems
to be an unaninity of opinion that Mar
shall Neilan's super feature, 1.-THE
Rivers End with Lewis Stone and ar
all star cast was the punchiest picture
ager Menges of the Hyperion is willing
to trail with the expert reviewers SC
much so that he has secured a, print OF
THE Rivers End" and that production
will head the big bill at the Hyperion
this Sunday night, the first of the new
year popular concerts at which the Gus
tom of last year charging nominal ad-
mission price of rs cents for any seat
in the theater on Sunday night will
prevail. There will also be shown on
the same program a comedy two ree1er
Don't Blame 3.i the Stork;," also travel
a Gaumont Weekly and other features
The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-01
STATE ELECTRICAL
ASSOCIATION ELECTS
Greenwich. Worker Chosen Head
of Organization for Com
ing Year.

The Connecticut State Electrical
Workers Association held it's annual
meeting and election of officers here
Sunday, the result being as follows
President Herbert Bennett, Greenwich
vice-president, w. J. Shoemaker,
Bridgeport; financial and recording sec
rotary, w. c. Dedrick, New Haven
treasurer, w. A. Dermond, Hartford ;
trustees, H. Stearn, New Haven, and
Hector Bernier, Norwich. The officers
will be installed at the next quarterly
meeting in March.
Conditions in the trade about the
state were reported as fair, considering
the business depression. While the open
shop movement has cropped up in sew
eral places and moves to reduce wages
seen, nothing serious has as yet occurred
about the state according to the reports
made to the meeting.
The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-01
BUILDING FIGURES
REFUTE DEPRESSION

There may have been business de-
preston and so on, as claimed by op-
ponents of labor who are seeking to
reduce the workers wage and increase
their own profits, but the building rec
ord for New England doesn't show it
anywhere. Instead the record shows a
decided boom and as it was prepared
by F. w. Dodge Company, must be
accepted as true.
Building and engineering contracts
awarded in New England during 1920
will be well above the $3O00OO,OO0
mark, according to figures, for the year
up to December D.. Comparative fig
ures follow:
The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-01

The Connecticut Labor Press is and
has been for some time conducted as a
44-hour a week shop. 1t will continue
to be so conducted in the future.
The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-01

The Connecticut Labor Press is and
has been for some time conducted as
44-hour week shop. 1t will continue
to be so conducted in the future.
The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-01

There are 176, 500. telephones in the
state, one for every eight persons, the
Southern NV England announces, in
declaring another annual divided of 8
per cent.
The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-01

The Connecticut Labor Press is and
has been for some time conducted as a
44-hour a week shop. It will continue
to be so conducted in the future.
The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-01

Mayor Wilson of Bridgeport sent a
message to the common council this
week urging the adoption of the city
manager plan for that city.
The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-01

The public utilities commission ha.
approved the plea of the New Haver
road for permission to purchase shared
in the new refrigerator car combine.
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