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The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-18
MORE EVIDENCE LABOR NOT CAUSE
 OF HIGH PRICES
Master Plumbers Testify They
 Were at Mercy of Lawyers Ring.

New York, Feb. 18.-More master plumbers, members of John T. Het- tricks code of practice band and others, will be called at the conspiracy trial of Hettrick and three officials of plumbers organizations. Among the witnesses this week was John T. Finnerty, who testified he joined the Hettrick ring in November, 1919, after he had been if14 v1ted by other members to "step down to No. 165." Hettrick, he said, ex- plained the workings of the system.
 "A little later 1 was bidding on the plumbing contract in house being built for Mr. Ziegler. I telephoned Hettrick 1 was going to bid-it was about $40,OOO job-and he said to come right down to his office.
 T did, and then he told me that there'd been lot of peddling around of bids on this Ziegler job and that I was coming in knid of late and ought to lay off, I said I wanted to take the job and would bid on it anyway.
 Then he says: Well, you know you've got to live up to the Code of Practice or you won't get any men. So afterward Finnerty thought better of it and didn't bid on the Zieg1er job
 John McMillan, 72, head of a plumb ing contracting firm at 1O3 Park ave nue, and one of the best known master ness of the day. He joined Hettrick's ring in May, 1919.
 Then McMi1lan told of his experience with the plumbing contract on the Co., 1urnbia Trust Company building, 159 Fifth avenue. On this job,it has been
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The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-18
State Building Trades Workers CaN Contention
 To Adopt Policy of Meeting Employers Wage Gu
URGES
 CAPITAL TO GIVE
 LABOR CONFIDENCE
Also Demands That Normal Rates of Interest Be
 Restored.

Hartford, Feb. 18.-Capital must take Labor into it's confidence and invite the workers to invest in the business in stead of as in the past telling them they were not wanted, and financial circles should return to normal rate of in terest so that normal times can be re- stored declared Henry L. DOherty, one of the leading 6nanciers of the country in an address before the Hartford Ad- vertising club here Monday. evening. The successful business man and em- ployer knows his employees have an in terest in the business and If he takes them into his confidence he is more likely to prosper, he added.
 We are only just little ahead of the sheriff, he continued. We got this country too easy, and we are eating 1t up faster than we realize. Americans do less towards an honest days work than any other. nation i'll the world un- less perhaps Germany"
 MT. Doherty contended that what had developed in Germany before the great war was not due so much to what had been transpiring in Berlin as to what had happened in London. He said that in England the idea had gained foot hold and quickly spread that the less a man did each day the more work there would be for every man i'll the country, and acting on that assumption the na- -toin quickly passed from the industrial leader of the world to far below that station. All workmen now seem to be imbued with the same idea, in the opinion of Mir. Doherty, and radicalism has not by any means passed.
 'The radicals have to this time been speaking through their leaders in ar rogance," said Mr. Doherty, land when they commence to talk through despera- ton rather than arrogance it is time that we got busy" ,. .-,.-
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-18
STATE CHURCHES
 FOR MORE DRASTIC
 EMPLOYMENT LAW
Conference Endorses Limit on Hours Women and Children
 Gan Work.

An eight hour maximum workday for children, a 48-hour maximum week for women in factoreiS and not more than 10 hours a day nor 50 hours a week in stores, with retention of the present Sunday recreation privileges were among the matters given hearty sup port by the 100 delegates to the Social Service Conference of the Connecticut Federation of Churches iii tis session Ill New Haven this week. Several spoke warmly in favor of the employment bills, as introduced by the Consumers League and which III many respects conform to tohse introduced by the Connecticut Federation of Labor
 Ruth Wells, secretary of the Con- sumers League, led the discussion on the child and women's labor bills She also advocated and received much sup port for the labor bills providing for at least 45-mlnute lunch period and the 16- year limit for minors in employment, together with the bill to give the labor commissioner full power to prosecute violators of the factory inspection and safety laws now on the statute books The labor commission has not now such power but can only start proceedings and pass them on to the regular civil court officials.
 The Sunday recreation stand was ex- plained by Rev. Dr. Rockwell H. Pot ter of Hartford, who affirmed that the federation stood as it stood two years ago, for clean, wholesome Sunday recreation and amusements that do not interfere with church services. Commerciafism of the Sabbath will be opposed, he declared, but no support given to repeal the present laws unless they became such that comnercialism was bound to be the outcome
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-18
KANSAS JNIONISTS
 SENTENCED TO JAIL
Howat and Other Miners Held Guilty of Contempt in
 Calling Strike.

Pittsburg, Kansas, Feb. 18.-Alexan- der Howat, president of the Kansas Miners Union, was found guilty of con- tempt of court and sentenced to jail by Judge Andrew J. Curran of the Craw- ford county district court Wednesday afternoon.
 With Howat were found guilty his two co-defendants in the contempt pro ceedings all officers of the Kansas union They are August Dorchy, vice president; Willard Titus, John Fleming, James McIlwrath and Earl Maxwell, executive board members.
 All the defendants were sentenced to a year ill jail and to pay costs.
 Bonds for Howat and his associates were fixed at $2,00O each and they were released upon their own recognizance until tomorrow to make good.
 The calling of strike III two mines in violation of an injunction caused the contempt proceedings. The strike re- suited from controversy between the union and operators over the age of a young miner named Mishmash, because the questoin of his age affected his rate of pay.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-18
LABOR MATTERS NOW BEING
 AIRED IN THE LEGISLATURE
LIVING COSTS 100
 PER CENT. HIGHER
Government Statistics Show Need of Decent Wages to Pre-
 vent Starvation.

Changes in the cost of living for d standard family are given in the bul1e- tin issued by the Bureau of Labor Sta tistics, U. s. Department of Labor. It covers eight industrial centers and shows the increase and decrease for the months oi June and December in each year, from 1915 to 1920. The articles included in the survey are food, clothing, housing, -uel and light, fur niture and furnishings, and miscellane- ous articles.
 For the month of December, 1920, living costs in the eight cities enumer- ated show an increase over December, 1915, as follows: Baltimore o6.8 ]; Cleveland, 1O4; Chicago, e3.3; Detroit, 118.6; New York, 101.4; Philadelphia, 1O0.7; San Francisco and Oakland, 851: Seattle. 041.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-18
LETTER CARRIERS
 WILL CONVENE IN
 ANSONIA TUESDAY
Many Notables Expected to At
 tend 26th Meeting of as astsss-e,~- State Body. ->s->

The Both annual convention of the Connecticut State Branch of the National Association of Letter Carriers will be held i'll the city hall, Ansonia, on Tuesday next, Washington's birth day, as is the usual custom. The bt1si- ness session will start at 30 o'clock and be followed by a banquet in the evening at which 1t Is expected all the Connecticut representatives Ill Congress and several of the national officers will be present and speak. About 85 dele gates will be present from all parts of the state, including 12 from New Haven.
 The convention IS expected to be a most important one because of present conditions in the postal service. Flaws i'll the present pension and other laws which now govern postal employees will be discussed and recommendations to- ward strengthening them out will be adopted and presented to the representa- tives who will be present. Salary mat ters are not expected to have much space in the meeting as the present sal ary adjustment bill carries over to July 1, 1922, and there will be another convention meantime at which action, If any Is necessary, can be taken.
 Among the speakers who have ac- cepted invitations aside from the present members of Congress are former Con- gressman Thomas L. Reilly, now sheriff of New Haven county, and Secretary Finnan of the national executive board. During the day refreshments will be served at Eagles hall.
 The election of officers will take place toward the close of the meeting. The present officers are: Samuel H. Mer- ritt of Bridgeport, president; Charles White of Ansonia, vice-president; Jos eph J. Kinney of New Haven, secre- tary, and Grover A. Monohan of An sonia, treasurer. It Is expected that according to custom Vice-Presldent White will be advanced to the presi- dency and that Secretary Kinney, who is a candidate for vice-president, will be advanced to that position. There IS nothing definite about the elections, however, as nominations are made from the floor and the offices open to all who aspire to them.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-18
NOW MAKING DRIVE ON
 UNION-MADE COLLARS
Albany Firm Asks Trades Council Support in Counteracting
 "Open Shop" Move.

Notices of drive being made against Unfortunate" collars was read at the meeting of the New Haven Trades Council last night i'll a communication from the Union Label Collar Company of Albany, N. Y., the only strictly union collar firm in the country, and the dele gates asked to report to their several unions the situation and request them to use their influence to resist the drive. The firm makes the "Belr' brand col lar which Is on sale at J. H. F1anagan's, g Temple street, and at the Congress Toggery Shop, 37 Congress avenue, and was on sale at the Meigs firm while that firm was located here.
 The delegates were instructed by the council to take notice of the warning and ask their fellow members to patron ize those collars and the firms selling them, to assist in offsetting the ''open shop work.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-18
Regulation of Jitney Travel and State Contracts for Citizens Only Among Important Bills Up for Hearing-"I Intimidation Law" Report Expected Next Week.
Especial to The Labor News.) )


 Hartford, Feb. 18.-Labor matters and measures in which the worker is vitally interested are beginning to have their turn before the Legislature, sev- eral of the out-and-out Labor bills be- ing up for hearing this week and sev- eral more scheduled for next week. A matter in which Organized Labor is keenly interested will probably develop next week when Attorney General Healy files his report on the so-called intimidation act according to instruc- tions given him by the legislature two years ago. MT. Healy stated to The Labor News representative during the week that he hoped to get the matter in next week and would do so if pos sible. This law has for years been the bane of organized labor as the way it reads leaves man not even the priv ilege of thinking about a strike if enough evidence can be piled up on him dating, too. Many attempts to have it repealed have failed, but two years ago the Labor Legislative agents won out so far as to have the attorney general make an interpretation of the law and recommend necessary changes to clarify 1t.
 The bill of the week in which Or ganized Labor was most vitally inter ested was that ID for hearing on Tues day before the judiciary committee and by which the Jitney bus services in Connecticut would be put under strict regulation and be compelled to pay their share of the cost of state road upkeep The bill was presented by Senator James H. Macdonald of New Haven at the request of Ira M. Orn- burn of the Connecticut Federation of Labor which fostered 1t not only as a matter of justice to the thousands of trolley employees but to the state at large.
 MT. Ornburn was the first speaker for ferring to the fact that he was a mem Der of the last legislative committee appointed to investigate the trolley situation and which reported at the last sessions, but its recommendations fell by the wayside. He said the trolley company was working under an unfair disadvantage with the jitney because the latter ran when and where they pleased, worked strenuously in the rush hours and then laid off until another rush. The trolley cars were forced to run at all times scheduled and he said had to run in all sorts of weather whereas now the jitneys lay off if tis stormy or slippery.
 He advocated that the jitneys, as pro- vided i'll his bill, be placed under super vision of the Utiliteis Commission, be regulated the same as the trolley as to hours and rates and be compelled to pay a tax of five per cent. on the gross re- ceipts, a quarterly report of teh mile
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The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-18
Meet ir1 New Hauen March 12
 to Combat Open Shop Moues
EVERY TRADES ORGANIZATION IN STATE TO BE REPRE- SENTED AND WITH INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS ALSO PRESENT CONSIDER PLANS FOR EXPECTED
 CLASH-BOSSES MEETING TODAY.

state convention of of the building Connecticut will be held in Haven on March l2 to adopt policy and consider what action will be taken attempt the builders the state declare for the open shp and the present scale.
 The need for united policy has of the builders State Builders Exchange the policy of which cut disregard the workers and while set plan combat this action has developed be stated with certainty that the workers will quietly acquesce having their cut without having had something about
 The master builders meeting New Haven again today perfect their plans for the shop statements expected declare against the from 20 predicted
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-18
But Hope Is Held Out to Thous- ands of Idle Workers in Rumors That Warning Financial Back CTS Are Getting Together and Will Change System-Otterson May or May Not Resign.

Runors of a complete re-organlza- ton at Winchesters, which re-organiza- tion IS said to include the acceptance of the resignation of President John E. Otterson and the institution of diff ferent shop policy, flew thick and fast about New Haven this week following the practical shutdown of the entire plant until March 1. The re-organiza- ton, 1t is stated, is to be brought about following the getting together of the big financial interests controlling the 1n- stitution which have been at loggerheads over the financial and working policy of the company for some time past with the result that the shop has practically been closed or working on very short time all winter and thousands of the skilled help laid off or discharged With the exception of a greatly reduced office force and just enough help in some of the departments to keep them barely moving, there is nothing doing today in the work line at Winchesters and the layoff until March l caused general consternation.
 Tn addition to the situation at the factory 1t Is also stated that the new stores" proposition has signally failed to pan out as the firm officers expected and instead of increasing business direct has resulted in large falling off i'll the trade of the jobbers, who resent Win chester interference i'll their territory and have therefore pushed goods of other firms to the detriment of Win chester sales. Again, because of the at titude of the Winchester managers to- ward Organized Labor, union men the country over have refused to purchase or use tools bearing the Winchester stamp although it was we'll known that many such tools were made by other firms and stamped with the Red w. in accordance with the order.
 Several months ago the story was current about New Haven that Presi- dent Otterson had rendered his resigna- ton, but, as usual, those who sought information at the time were told that there was nothing to be said and that if MT. Otterson had decided to retire that was his business and not the publics. Nevertheless the rumor hasn't downed and it Is stated about the factory neigh
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-18
Cities Of State Unite to
 Fight Gas Meter Charge

United action by municipalities all over Connecticut to compel the gas companies to drop the meter service charge was started at meeting held in the Chamber of Commerce hall in Stam- ford Wednesday attended by delegations from about dozen cities. The meet ing after ruthlessly faying the service charge on the ground that it is unfair and unjust, decided to endeavor to get a bill through the Legislature prohibit
 Hartford, y sch appealed at the out set but was dv :. ruled, again joined the fray at Stamford through a formal committee appointed by the common council, of that city. The Stamford Chamber of Commerce already has bill pending in the Legislature against the charge and this bill, with perhaps few more drastic amendments will be
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-18
SEE FEDERAL PLAN
 TO RULE INDUSTRY

Washington, Feb. 1.-The United States Chamber of Commerce will fight to defeat the Federal Coal and Live Stock Bills. Announcement to this eff feet was made at the national head quarters of the chamber.
 The chamber charges the proposed measures would substitute government control for private conduct of two of the great basic industries of the coun- try which might engender policy that might be extended to the entire industry of the country
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-18
NEW DELEGATES TO
 N. H. TRADES COUNCIL

The following new delegates to the New Haven Trades Council were seated at the meeting last night:
 Bartenders-W. J. -Bohan, Thos. H. Connolly, Gus Striby, w. F. Connolly, and Dennis Richardson
 Machinists, No 60o-I. Mcdonald, M. Brennan, A. Van Hausen, P. J. Noonan, and w. Evitts
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-18
LABOR UNIONS WOULD
 RECALL LYNN MAYOR

Lynn, Mass, Feb. 18.-A petition for the recall of Mayor Walter H. Creamer has been filed with the city clerk by representatives of local labor interests It arraigned the mayor for his attitude factory and asserted that his conduct was autocratic and that he had belitt1ed the city council.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-18

supported by the combined cities and towns.
 Already some of the gas companies apparently are seeing the light and pre- pairing to head off trouble with their consumers The Hartford Gas company has intimated its readiness to drop the meter charge and substitute a minimum charge per month as the power illum- mating companies do The New Haven Gas company in its annual reort to the stockholders, Monday, declared in de- fense of the meter charge and in the next sentence stated that nearly 1000 meters had been thrown out by con sumers who refused to pay the charge. Nevertheless greater consumption of gas than ever before was reported and the company waseable to pay its eight
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The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-18
WASN'T A DRY YEAR HERE.

There were 2,221 arrests for drunken ness here last year as against 2,554 the year before. ; the, police annual report shows. Prohibition is effective by 3OO
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The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-18
MIR UNION MAN

Get into Unfortunate" collar or you will very likely soon find an "Open-Shop" yoke around your neck that you cannot get off.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-18
COMPLETE

JOHN SHELTON WILLIAMS, Comptroller of the U. s. Treas ury and former railroad presi- dent, says it's not necessary to cut workers wages to restore in dustrial prosperity.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-19
OUT MEAT WHEN
KIDNEYS BOTHER
Take glass of Salts before breakfast
if your Back hurts or Bladder
is troubling you.

No man or woman who eats meat reg1i.
larly can make q mistake by flushing the
kidneys occasionally, says a well-known
authority. Meat forms uric acid which
excites the kidneys, they become over
worked from the strain, get cluggish and
fail to filter the waste and poisons from
the blood, then we get sick. Nearly all
rheumatism, headaches, liver trouble,
nervousness, dizziness, sleeplessness and
urinary disorders come from sluggish
kidneys.
The moment you feel dull ache in the
kidneys or your back hurts or if the
urine is cloudy, offensive, full of sedi-
ment, irregular of passage or attended by
o sensation of scalding, stop eating meat
and get about four ounces of Jad
Salts from any pharmacy; take 2
tablespoonful in glass Of water before
breakfast and in few days your kidneys
viii act fine. This famous salts is made
from the acid of grapes and lemon juice,
combined with lithia, and has been used
for generations to flush and stimulate
the kidneys, also to neutralize the acids
in urine SO it no longer causes irritation,
shns ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot
injure; makes delightful effervescent
lithla-water drink which everyone
should take now and then to keep the
kids clean and active and the blood
n:er' o hoSsby avoiding serious kidney
c3i,ll.A ati6ps,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-19
THE AMERICAS TIMEs-REcoRDER

to call up and take their orders. He
was SO devoted to his work and loved
every member of the great Purina
family. See, his last thoughts were
of them. He was conscious to the
last and passed away at three o'clock
the next morning"
Our sympathies go out to his brave
wife in this hour of deep affection.
We will miss his buoyant spirit, his
unfailing example of loyalty and his
wonderful strength of character
which manifested itself in such a
striking way during those dark hours
when the South was in the throes of
financial troubles. Our Purina family
was richer because he was a member
Of 1t and the world was made better
by the contribution of his life. No
higher tribute can be paid our COM
rade. Mr.. Hearon, than that given to
the torerunner of the Master-"He
was a bright and shining light"
VIM. H. DANFORTH,
President Ralston Purina Co.
December s., 1921.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-19
HEARON'SCHLEF
PAYSA TRIBUTE
Head Of Ralston Purina Com
pany Published Touching Mem
orial Folder

A splendid tribute to the memory
of w. G. Hearon, of Americas, who
was killed here in a railroad grade
crossing accident Nov. 81, is paid by
VIM, H. Danforth, president of the
Ralston Purina company, of St.
Louis. of which concern Mr.. Hearon
was the representative in this sec
ton. The tribute took the form of
a folder for distribution among the
Purina Mills forces, and Mrs. Hearon
here has received several copies. The
text of the folder follows:
The great Ralston Purina Mills
contain millions of brick, tons upon
tons of concrete and intricate ma
chinery Of every description. It's
capital runs into large figures and its
output is enormous-but all Of these
things put together do not make the
Ralston Purina Mills. rs sterling
manhood and womanhood with traits
of character that money cannot buy,
that makes our institution what it is
today.
When the Grim Reaper invades our
ranks, we realize more than ever
the strength of the family ties that
bind US together. At six o'clock on
Monday morning, November 21st,
one of our splendid representatives,
Mr.. w. G. Hearon left his home in
Americas, Ga, in his automobile for
a full weeks work through Southern
Georgia. Just few miles from home,
at railroad crossing, a train struck
his car. Mr.. Hearon was quickly re-
moved to a hospital and every posi-
BILE attention was rendered, but to no
avail.
Mrs. Hearon, in a letter, tells of
these last words that touch our hearts
more deeply than we can express.
She writes-"T reached the hospital
shortly after he did. He was cons
cious and talked fluently of the acct
dent, and asked me to wire the mills
at once. He told me the names of
four customers, whom he wanted me