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The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-04

Jordan, meets the sister of Graves and an affection between the two forms. In the fall the two young men return to college and Leo1a Fredericks sister endeaVOrs to muster up courage to tell Jordan of a secret but fails. Then the dark days come. It is Tess" with her tender heart for the troubles of others who shelters Leola and to shield Leola and to save her from the wrath of her father Tess" even goes so far as to assume the motherhood of Leola's baby. Later when the baby is dying she takes it to church, but the minister refuses the right of christening and then fol- lows a sensational scene with a thrill ing climax. With Miss Bristow playing the role of Tess" she will have the superb support of Malcolm Fassett as Fred Graves" Rhea Dively as "Myra Longman,' Arthur Holman as "Dan Jordan," Shirley Booth as "Leola Graves" and Eric Dress1er, Robert Laurence as Ben Letts," and the other favorites in big roles. Seats for the week are now on sale at the box office. The coming attraction is announced as The Sign on the Door," the newness of which none will question.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-04
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restricted but probably the uncertain value of Russian gold would make it difficult
 A communication from the Racine, Wis.,, C. L. U. was also received in forming the members that the Racine shirts, which had big sale among union men had dropped the union label the Ashuler shops where they were made put on an open shop basis and a wage cut of 30 per cent. inflicted It warned against accepting the Racine product as 'uniOn-made" goods here after.
 The annual report of Financial Secre- tary Striby was read and showed cur rent receipts for the year of $2,646O1 with some local unions behind in their per capita tax The roll of individual delegates which will hereafter be called at every meeting to keep check on those attending was started and in the future where a delegate fails to attend regu- lar1y he will be reported to his union and another requested elected III his place.
 The onslaught against Organized La bor and plea for an open shop movement issued by A. C. Gilbert and published in The Labor News two weeks ago, was answered by the committee ap- pointed for the purpose and the reply read by P. F. O'Meara was received with vigorous applause. It IS being printed and will be sent to labor bodies throughout the country, MT. Gilbert's attack having also been sent broadcast.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-04
THE HYPERION.

By insistent and repeated requests covering several years the Hyperion Players have finally arranged to present next week at the popular playhouse Tess of the Storm Country the stage version of Grace Miller Whites famous book which was read by millions and which was also visualized for the screen with Mary Pickford in the main role. The dramatic version is much more interesting and powerful than the screen version for t enables one to hear the story of this wilful but loving child of the sea spoken by the human voice in stead of leaving so much to the inag
 ination. The scenes are laid on the shores of Lake Cayusa and the little heroine is found surrounded by fisher
 men and little of refining influence
 Early in the action the father of the girl is arrested for the murder of a game keeper and about the same time Frederick Graves, a millionaire's son and prosecutor of the fishermen falls in love with Tess. His friend, Dan
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-04
MEN ORDERED TO VOTE
 ON A WAGE CUT

Washington, Feb. 4.-Ohicia1s of the labor unions representing skilled em- plOyes of shipyards have ordered a gen. eral referendum on the proposal of the Atlantic Coast Ship Builders Associa- ton and the Bethlehem Shipbuiding Corporation that wage scales be reduced lC per cent. as the initial move in a program designed to bring down pro- duCtiOn costs.
 Proposals made to the union leaders tt conferences held with the Bethlehem company in New York and with a com r1ittee from the Atlantic Coast yards sad, except that the former indicated not later than February IA, while tre latter offered to wait until March l..
 A. J. Berres, secretary of the metal trades department of the American Federation of Labor, which has been supervising the, negotiations, said that the question of whether the cut would be accepted depended entirely upon the outcome of the vote. Between 600OO and 75OOO skilled laborers were effected, he estimated.
 The proposal of the ship builders was that the 10 per cent. bonus, added in 1917 by an arbitration board headed ny Charles Piez, of the Shipping Board, as a tenn orary increase and made an integral part of the regular wage schedules, in 1919. be eliminated. This bonus brought the base pay of the skilled mechanics to 80 cents an hour
 Union officials were una),e to fore cast the result of the vote. Prelin- mary reports from important districts they said, indicated that a majority of the men might be willing to accept the cut, while other districts seemingly were as heavily in opposition. The continued depression in the industry, with the dearth of new contracts for the last six months, was expected to influence the result.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-04
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 didn't know what he got as he didn't see it. He passed all responsibility for the quality onto those from whom he bought and as the purchases were made outside of the state, the city was help less He had certainly looked into the price quotations alright and promptly passed the increase onto the consumer.
 So much for the present about the local situation except for circumstance that shows just how the public was gouged by the dealers, retail and whole sale, and the blame then put onto the wages paid the miners. Some weeks ago the city purchasing agent of Dayton, O., was offered by a West Virginia coal company, all the coal he. e.needed at $l .25 a ton To that must have been added $2.38 freight rates making the coal $3.63 i'll Dayton. Yet nevertheless the dealers there were adding $o or more before 1t got to the consumer even though they got 1t at the same rate as offered the city agent Of course it isn't reasonable to suppose like additions might have been made here.
 A Bridgeport incident of a few months ago along that line. A manu- facturer there, employing hundreds of hOueShOlders, decided to try to get coal for them. Coal was then selling in the Park City for $2O and couldn't be had at that. So the manufacturer went to the mines and managed to secure coal sufficient to sell to his employees, right in their cellars at SIP ton, some diff ference between that and $2O. New ia- ven coal dealers when told of that de- nied it could be so. Yet 1t was done and can be proved.
 Now Before Congress.
 There is now pending before Con- gress a bill called the Calder coal con- trol bill and on which public hearings are being held this week before a sena- toria1 committee headed by Senator time control of coal in peace times" and needless to say brought a prompt howl from producers and dealers alike. Yet only "Wednesday Dr. Harry A. Gar field former Federal fuel administrator, gave his approval of the measure with but slight modification. Some govern ment force, acting for the interests of the public at large must be raised even tualy to stop this profiteering," he said. Asked by Senator Reed whether the power to fix rates and wages should be delegated to any man, president or not, he answered: We can better afford to do that than to let the industry fix prices as it is doing today"
 The coal regulating bill would be fatal to them. George w. Read of the Pea body Coal company, and Thomas H. Watkins of the Pennsylvania Coal x Coke companies declared. They were backed up by others of their kind who characterized the accusation of Senator Calder that the public had been feeced ont of q million and half dollars last year as outrageous and beneath the dig nitv of a senator" Yet Senator Calder maintained his position.
 The public was certainly feeCed some where along the line and perhaps before the hearings are ended it will be shown just how and where. Maybe the local retailers, here and elsewhere are not to blame But the public will have to be ShOWn
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-04
WAGE STEADYING HELPS INDUSTRIAL
 SITUATION HERE
Agreement to Continue Present Scale in Textile Lines
 Reacts.

The New England labor situation IS Steadylng and confidence being restored, says a review i'll the New York Even ing Post, which reads as follows:
 An important force for steadying conditions and confidence in the North eastern textile industry is the announce ment made recently after the confer ence of the Fall River Cotton Manu- lecturers Association and Textile Coun- Gil of an agreement to continue the present wage schedule in force for the next half-year period or until a further conference. The American Printing Company, while not affiliated with the manufacturers association, Is party to are affected in the local mills which are DOW running about half-time. Other manufacturers in Fall River and New Bedford are expected to fall in line with this decision. Coming after cuts III wages in two or three Fall River mills last month the decision will be one of much interest i'll industrial circles generally. It should have good int1u- ence, especially i'll such an uncertain part-time period.
 Reports of reductions in wages in New England recently have included the R. H. Long Shoe Company factory at Framlngham, Mass, of approximate y Is per cent; the mills of s. Slater & Sens, Inc, at Webster, Mass, of 15 per cent returning to June schedule; the Clark-Cutler McDermott Company and the American Felt Company at Frank lin, Mass, of 12H per cent; the rug factory of the Plymouth Mills at Law renee, Mass, of 10 per cent; the Silesia Mills at North Chelmsford, Mass, of the United States Worsted Company :; the Jencks Spinning Company of Paw tucket, R. l., of Is per cent, and the Avon Spinning Mills, manufacturers of worsted yarns, at Lewiston, Me-, of 20 per cent"
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-04
CHANCELLOR DAY SCORES CHAMPIONS
 OF LABOR WORLD
Plutocratic College Head Vents His Spleen Before Repub-
 lican Club.

New York, Feb. 1.-The interchurch world movement i'll Investigating the great steel strike of 1919 did not rep resent the churches of God," Dr. James R. Day, chancellor of Syracuse Univer- sity, declared in an address here before the National Republican Club. He at tackled the movements report on con- ditions in the plants of the United States Steel Corporation, declaring the investigators were unqualified to go into ''this great corporation and judge work ingmen's conditions and rights"
 Chancellor Day commented on the poration to investigate discontent III its own organization. AS fast as they find reasons for this," he said, they make efforts to find a cure and remedy for any just discontent that Is found. Then he attacked the union labor move inert clcclarL Le that labor leaders are "extremely mischievous and weld a most dangerous influence over labor" III the country.
 Hugh Frayne, international organizer for the American Federation of Labor, addressed the club as the representative of Samuel Gompers, federation pres1- dent, predicting that attempt by em- ployers to destroy unions, as well as 10 reduce wages, IS going to tall ne country is faced by the great problem of unemployment, MT. Frayne declared' adding that 4,OOO,OOO workers are will ing and ready to labor, but none Of them can find employment.
 We don't believe that labor IS getting too much money now" he continued. It was not getting enough before. No one that believes in justice and right will deny the American workman a de- cent standard of living"
 Labor unions, he said, did not advlse confscation of indutsry and tearing down of government, but desired through cooperation with employers to better their conditions.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-04
WOMAN AN OFFICER
 OF HARTFORD (. L. U.
Miss Grace Saunders Elected as Vice President at Annual
 Meeting.

Hartford, Feb. 1.-The Hartford Central Labor Union, Wednesday even- ing, elected Charles Hollyer, an officer of the Structural Building Trades Ali ance, as it's treasurer, succeeding Robert E. Pyne, editor of the Labor Standard, who declined to be a candidate for re- election.
 The C. L. U. also elected Miss Grace Saunders, a member of the Polishers Union, as it's second vice-president She is the first woman officer the organiza- ton has had. President A. P. Krone Secretary Herman F. Trommer and Vice-Presdent A. Wardinski were re- elected for the coming year.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-04
NEW DELEGATES TO
 N. H. TRADES COUNCIL

The following new delegates to the New Haven Trades Council were elected by the several local unions and seated at the meeting of the Council last night:
 Railroad Carmen, Local 578-Thomas Larkin, Wm. P, Enright, Timothy Cum mings, Edward F. Barzee and Samuel Daniels
 Carpenters, Local 79-Dennis s. Fitz- gerald.
 Barbers, Local 215-Gcinto Grieco, Michael Aplcello, Charles A. Golf, Leon MarzianO and Gerhard B. Baehr
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-04
AMERICAN BRASS
 REFLECTS OFFICERS

Waterbury, Feb. 4-At the annual meeting of the American Brass Co. in this city officers and directors were re- elected. Charles F. Brooker of Ansonia continues as chairman of the board with John P Elton of this city vice chairman of the board, and first execu- tive vice-president, John A. Coe of this city was reelected president. Three ad- ditiOnal executive vice-presidents were elected with eight vice-presdents for the various branches of the company.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-04

George $. Hawley, vice-president of the Bridgeport Gas Company, and George Burnham, clerk of the Middlesex county superior court
 This committee will be charged with the duty of actively interesting itself III all the legislative measures, proposed by the state chamber during the present session. It may also be expected to be on hand and oppose, as usual, those measures proposed by Organized Labor.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-04
CUMMINGS TO HELP
 REORGANIZE DEMOCRATS

Washington, Feb. 4.-George White chairman of the democratic national committee, has appointed an executive committee of the national committee, and called it to meet in Washington, February Y for the purpose of obtain ing it's "advice and counser' in the re- organization of the party's machinery
 The executive committee is composed of 16 members and includes Homer S. Cummings of Connecticut.
 Mir. White, as chairman, Wilbur Marsh of Iowa, as treasurer, and E.. G. Hoffman of Indiana, as secretary, of the national committee, will act as committee.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-04
STATE CHAMBER $ NEW
 LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE

The legislative committee of the Connecticut Chamber of Commerce as announced by President Stanley H. Bullard of Bridgeport, follows: An drew F. Gates, special counsel for the Travellers Insurance Company; Charles Welles Gross of Gross, Gross & Hyde :; Harrison R. Freeman of Hartford ::
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-04
SPEAKER OF HOUSE DOESN'T LIKE UNIONS
 HE TELLS N. F. MEN


 Speaker Frederick H. Gillett, who controls the destinies of the National House of Representa- tives, is proving a satisfactory agent for the big interests. In a speech before the New England Society of New York Mir. Gillett delivered himself Of the follow ing:
 The whole power of the mod ern labor union is directed not to raising but to lowering the stand ards of production. They stint skill and ambition, enervate and stupify enterprise and so check prosperity and civilization"
 The prOfiteers couldn't ask much more than this from their higher-paid employees.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-04
OPEN SHOP UNDER
 POLICE PROTECTION

Denver, Col, Feb. 1.-The Queen City foundry of Denver, a union shop for 30 years yesterday began operations as an open shop under police protec- ton, according to an announcement by George Cordingly, general manager. Officials of the Colorado Foundrynen' $ Association said the action would be followed by nearly all foundries in the state.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-04

Be true to your brother trade union ist-patronize his union label card or button.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-04
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New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Stocks Slightly
Lower i'm I)llllest
Day Since Sept.
Temporary Defeat of the
Winslow Bill Induces
Moderate Selling of Rails
I'm Professional Market

The retreat of the general public
from the speculative markets continued
yesterday and inactivity at the Stock
Exchange was the most intensified
since September Is, 1920. The ticker
which records transactions unwound its
tape slowly and internationally.
But for the operations Of floor
traders the market would have prac-
tically ceased to function. Professional
operators, sensitive to mere flurries in
the news, sought once more to profit
from quick turns, but they were match
ing their intelligence almost exclusive
~ against that of their fellows, who
arc skilled in precisely the same mar
ket strategy. BY their purchases and
sales, too, the traders were probing the
sentiment of outsiders, seeking to learn
whether the market was near the mar
gin where the public could be induced
tC enter the market on the buying or
the selling side in an important way.
Transactions yesterday totaled 354,S00,
compared with 346,6o0 shares on that
dull September day which was the most
idle day of the fall at the board
Dullness yesterday brought few
chenges in prices in stocks yesterday,
although the tendency was toward
slightly lower ryels. The softness Of
the stock market also pervaded deal
ings in investment bonds, whose rapid
rise has been checked by a recurrence
OF relatively tight money in this dis
trict and by the competition of flood
Of new security offerings.
In the commodity markets g lack of
buying power made it easy for specu-
,ators to force declines. Cotton quota
lions were only moderately lower, los
ing rs to 40 points for the day, but
wheat prices revealed net loss of PA
to 2% and corn was rs to * of cent
lower.
The same thinness which character
lzed the other speculative markets pre-
vailed also in foreign exchange trans
actions. Fluctuations of the rates on
he principal capitals of Europe were
within extremely narrow boundaries.
In the budget of the days news,
which had speculative bearing, the
failure of passage of the Winslow act
under suspension of the rules of the
House of Representatives was perhaps
of the greatest immediate significance
md indicated delay in the payment
of government obligations to the rail
reads, q factor which would tend to
check easing in the money markets
The rails reacted moderately ON the
development.
The bankers charged borrowing
brokers per cent for fall funds yes
teYday.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
The DoIl-r in Foreign Exchange

Trading In the foreign exchange
market Yesterday was quiet with
fluctuations of rates to the important
European capitals narrow. The most
notable change of the day was the
continued depreciation Of Canadian
exchange rates. Montreal funds were
at a discount of s1l9,06 per $1,000, as
compared with $110.63 week ago
and s117.97 on January "a. The rates
had improved at one time recently
until the discount was as low as about
$1os. but since then there has been
steady reaction. The premium on
New York funds In Montreal yester-
d. : reached S135 per $1,000.
Grecian exchange was also weak, but
held above Saturdays low mark.
| Scandinavian exchange failed to i'm
prove to any extent, while the Spanish
! tone was heavy.
Sterling was Arm all day and
showed small net advance at $3.83a
| for demand and $3.S4s for cables.
Continental rates changed only slight
| ly, but the tone was firm.
The holiday in South America re-
tarded trading in exchanges in this
group.
Rates yesterday, Saturday and q
year ago on the principal financial
centers of the world are shown in the
following table:
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
I'm Wall Street


The temporary defeat in the House
of Representatives of the Winslow bill
providing for immediate payments to
the railroads Tf funds due them under
the transport act was received
with disappointment in railroad and
banking circles yesterday, but the hope
was entertained that the measure will
still be pushed through at this session
of Congress. II this Is not done it is
felt that the carriers will be forced to
do short term financing to raise money
for their immediate requirements, such
as vouchers, pay rolls, etc. A banker
conyersant with railroad affairs de-
clared that the pr6dicament now fac
ing the carrier companies because Of
declining. traffic ia tRe most serious in
years. Some. of the most prosperous
roads, he said, are not even earning
their operating expenses under the
present wage schedules.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
The Reading Plan

Despite repeated assertions that the
Reading coal segregation plan was
about completed and that yesterday
marked the expiration of the extended
period for drawing up an outline Of
how the company proposes to carry
out the Supreme Courts dissolution de-
cree, it was stated in banking quarters
that it is likely to be some time yet
before the plan is made public. The
action of the Reading stocks yester-
day suggested that there is much con-
fusion in the minds of the speculative
community concerning the benefits that
will accrue to shareholders under any
segregation arrangement. In the early
trading all three issues were strong,
but later in the day they receded
sharply under small volume of SELL
ing orders, and by the close the earlier
gains had been more than wiped out.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
American Sugar

Directors Of the American Sugar Re-
nfning Company are scheduled 70 meet
Tomorrow to take action on the com
mon stock dividends. A statemert ie.
sued by the company to the trade. ont
lining its position, said that, although
the greater part of its customers hare
stood by their contracts and haye
taken or are taking the sugar as
agreed. the company nevertheless pro-
poses in cases where it is convinced
the buyer is endeavoring to escape his
obligation TO exhaust all remedies
which the law affords to enforce the
contract. A number of suits are in the
hands of attorneys in course of prep
aration. The company saws the aver-
age duty paid price of its raw sugar
on hand and TO arrive, when it first
offered in 1920 contracts for later de-
livery, was about 19 cents. Subse.
quently. additional sugar was bought
which brought the average of the
whole to about 1sA cents pound The
refined was offered at about 22 05 cents
net.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Marking Time

1t was one of the dullest Jays on the
exchange yesterday in many months.
The brokers stood around r 3st of the
time waiting for orders. FL 3r traders
did little business, but found the
market fluctuations rather narrow
to permit much scalping Of profits. The
Steel common changed hands shows
just how quiet the market was. The
disposition in most quarters was to
mark time pending an easing Of money
market conditions.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Goodyear Plan Out To-dav

All the interests which have been
working on plan for tiding th4 Good
year Tire and Rubber Company over
its present financial dificuities have
completed their efforts, and Il was
said yesterday that details of the re-.
financing plan would be made pubIi9
to-day. The plan, it is understood,
will provide for the creation of more
than $50,000000 of new securities. mart
Of which will be ofersd to the various
classes of creditors. The pronosed
plan of reorganization will invoIva
the creation of first mortgage bond
and probably an issue Of debentnrea
and first preferred stock. 1t is under
stood that new interests will be
brought into the company and that
several OF the high officials may retire
from active management,