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The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-20
BIG ROW COMING
 OVER LONG DELAY
 AND BRIDGE COST
Ferry Street Fiasco Sure to Start 2 Hot Fight When Bills Are
 Present ed

There IS going to be a row over the long delay and excessive costs in the re- pairs of the Ferry street bridge IS now certain for if the city officials do not raise 1t when the bills are presented for payment, scores of property owners and businessmen who were disconnected and lost much money through the long delay, intend to do so. A job scheduled to take three weeks and cost a couple of thous- and dollars dragged out into nearly three months and ran up a cost of nine or ten thousand due to errors claimed by the city to be do to the contractors and by the contractors to be due to the city's engineering department being wrong in its calculations. Among contractors and Work1nen however the opinion pre- vails that the job in the first place was let out to Cheaply in the first place and that contractors who bid for the job and put i'll figures somewhere what 1t really cost knew what they were up against.
 The job finally went to w. H. filling, a nOn-unlOn contractor, and as soon as it was started so did trouble. A main swing pin on which the bridge turns had to be replaced and when finally received from the machine shop where 1t was turned out was found to be inches out of proportion. It was sent back and long delays ensued while it was being turned out right and finally an entire new pin had to be made and the game is now passing the buck to fix the blame for the errors.
 The pin was made by the Mackenzie Machine company and according to MT. Mackenzie made according to specified tions furnished him. The second was also made by him and he insists the city or someone else will pay for both Con- tractor filling, whether responsible or not and among some city attaches there are those who believe the fault rests with him, is sitting tight and saying nothing When the bills are finally presented tC the board of finance the storm is due tc break loose or to follow if they are paid with out the fault being determined.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-20
LABOR TO FIGHT (COntinued from Page One.)

convinced. While these highly paid at torneys had every point and technicality of Labor's bills at their tongues end, ordinary laymen not versed on the tricks of the law, had to combat them on the bills opposed to Labor in a layman's way, which made little impression on the com mittees, composed as they are mainly of lawyers in sympathy with their brother legal uniOnists. The result was that the labor men were kept so busy fighting the anti-strike law that the asked for changes i'll the compensation law were kicked out and the anti-union lawyers almost put over the anti-strike bill too.
 There were many other measures con- taining clauses detrimental to Labor that only counsel, engaged in a hurry and at hap-hazard could have smoked out To be ready for these things in the future Labor now intends to have its own reg uar counsel and be on a plane where it will have a chance to defend itself against the technical legal assaults of the open shoppers and others of their ilk.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-20

elected one member from each individual affiliated organization was authorized and will look after that and other bills an tagoniStic to labor.
 The election of officers resulted in the choice of William J. Buckley, presi- dent of the New London Central Labor Union. as state president; vice presid- ent James Cuddy of Greenwich; secre- tary-treasurcr, James Johnston of Wat crbury; conductor Harry Vail of Tor rington. The executive board is com posed of the officers and James Johnston of Waterbury, A. ]. McKeon of Bridge port w. C. Eineckc of Meriden and K. Bcadlc of New Haven.
 The meeting was exceptionally well attended but because many of the locals had not fully determined upon their agreements for next year action on that line was deferred after some discussion as to general terms that will affect the entire state These will be left to the executive board and be presented to the local unions for incorporation i'll their formal agreements.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-20
CONNECTICUT MUST
 BE ASHAMED, SAYS
 PRES.P. O'MEARA
Illiteracy Shown By Official Reports Is Disgrace to State,
 He Adds.

President Patrick r. O'Meara of the speaking about the news of the illiteracy now rampant in this state, as published in the last issue of the Labor News, stated that he was sure that this condition existed i'll Connecticut for a number of years past. Mr. O'Meara seriously com- mented on the danger due to this condit- ion, and was elated nevertheless over of the Chambers of Commerce of the country in their efforts to buffalo the people.
 Their program has been one for years of Stifling the efforts of the wage earners to get better working condition, and es- pecially to get a living wage, whereby the children of the wage earners would receive not alone an ordinary education but also special cducatiOns, such as music art and so forth. Great trials have taken place in this State, that has cost the wage carners large sums of money, and with this means taken from him of further seeking a higher standard of living he has become discouraged, and has re- sentcd attempts on the part of social in terests to "Amcricanize" him, with the result that instead of going ahead, it is now publicly admitted that the good old industrial State of Connecticut is a cess pool of illitcrates.
 Except for the good work of certain agencies, this condition would be even worse," he said, and l hope that this day is now an awakening and that all sides of the public interests will get together and try to help this condition out, for if permitted to continue, one of the most serious menaces that can be imagined will have 10 be contcndcd with. l hope that those that are re- sponsible for such laNncss will now wake lip, and do the duty as they have been trusted with.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-20
OLDEST MASON IN CONNECTICUT DIES
 ALMOST ON JOB
Stephen I. Johnson of Ellington Busy at Trade Event at
 e5 Years.

Ellington, Jan. 20-Thc funeral of Stephen l.. Johnson who died here carly Wednesday morning at the age og 95 years, was held at 1 o'clock this after noon from the Ellington Congregational Church, the burial was in the Center Cemetery.
 Mir. Johnson was a remarkable man IF many. ways as the following account of his life, given only few weeks before his death, will show.
 "Don,t give up your pep, was the advice of NIT, Johnson, who, at the age of 05 years, was still actively engaged at his trade as brickIayer. Mir. Johnson was the oldest bricllaycr in Connecticut, probably in the United States. A few weeks ago he completed work on a 25- foot high chimney, and later was photo grapllcd while pOintingup and topping the chimney of house at Lawrence and Prospect streets, Rockville.
 Mr. Jolnson's "sccrct' for a long life was keep to work, and live young, To- laCCo and liquor, used in moderation, are not injurious to health or a handicap to old age, i'll Mir Johnson's opinion T got used to cigarettes yet. have taken liquor once in a while" he said in an in turEirW.
 Automobiling is enjoyable Aviation must be fine remarked Mir. Johnson, while enjoying a short ride around Rock vile. l installed the first boiled i'll that factory said Mir. Johnson, pointing to the American Mills factory, which bore the date l847. indicating when it was erected
 Mr. Johnson was we'll known to leg 1slatOrs Ot Connecticut. lie was a repre- sentative from Ellington in 1911 and sub M recently he was a candidate for door keeper, but was defeated. Defeat did not carry d keen disappointment to him, as he had gone through many political battles and was experienced in the joy of victory more often than the bitter of defeat
 I've served this town in every office from constable to first selectman, ex- cepting town clerk and treasurer" said Mr. Johnson. Last fall 1 was elected d member of the board of relief for three years. He was probably the oldest town office holder in Connecticut.
 Mir. Johnson was born October B. 1920 at Hereford, Can. My folks went because they only stayed a short time" 7" said Mir. Johnson, jokingy. Hereford k over the Vermont line, near Lake Champlain. The Johnson home was next at Hnesburg, Vt., the town in the most southeastern point in the state and on the Connecticut river. When about 10 years old he followed down the Con- nectieht river and stopped at Warehouse Point where he began working at his trade. He went from there to Fredonia, x. G., remaining until settled i'll Filing ton in 1869, where he made his home. At the time of his death Mir. Johnson made his home with Mir and Mrs. Harry E. Davis.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-20
Elections Held By
 Hartford Unions

The following officers have been elected by two of Hartford's progress Sive unions.
 Painters Ernest Galu- sha; vice-president, Louis Thompson; recording secretary, Edward A. Le- turmy; financial secretary, D. F. Nc Carthy; treasurer, P. P. O'Reilly; conductor, James McLoughlin; war den, John B. Bishop; trustees, Geo. L. I.aturmy, Wm, T. Hayne, John NanderWcg; delegates 10 Central La bor Union, P. R. OReilly, D. F. Me Carthy, Ernest Galusha, Louis Thompson, Paul Paulson: delegates 10 Structural Building Trades Ali ance, Thomas I. Cummings, D, F. Mccarthy, William T. Hayne, Ernest Galusha. Alec Jackson.
 Musicians-Prcsident A. D. Smith, vice-president, Charles Nostik; secrc- tary and treasurer, Louis Grec1berg; sergcant-at-arms, Robert Schultz; steward, John Staab; chairman Of sick and death benefit committee, A. B. Diesel; board of directors, Dominic Piccolo, Fred Phoenix, jr., John Hart, Joseph DeLil1o, Julius Muss- man, Morris Sechtman.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-20
Bakers Athletes
 Send Out a Def
Union Team for Fun, Money or Marbles.

The New Haven Bakers Local Union, after a successful baseball season last summer is out for more worlds to conquer and at the meet ing of the Trades Council last night issued a sweeping challenge to any or all other unoins in the city or state to meet them at baseball, basketball or bowling. The Bakers hope by the challenge to start an athletic league among Trades Unionists and declare they don't care whether it's for fun, money or marbles as long as the gang gets together and has a good time on the field, court or alleys.
 The same proposition made last year met with favor but came too late to get started By beginning now it is hoped to have an inter-union league in operation when the season opens.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-20
THE BLJOU

''Tcn Nights Barroom" has stirred many memories throughout the Anglo-SaNon world-about one third of the human race Most peo- pie who read write and talk English
 know something about the Bible, Shakespeare and few other books
 Millions and millions of copies have been sold and are still selling and into this class has crept Ten Nights in q Barroom' since it's first appear ancc more than Go years ago, Ten Nights i'll Barroom" has finally reached the screen and will be shown at the Bijou this Sunday night and the three days following and il is cx- peCtcd to create nothing short of sensation, just as 1t has everywhere it has been shown for the last two
 nonths Ten Nights in a Barroom" i~ expected 10 break every record for attendance at the Bijou during its en-
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-20
GARMENT WORKERS WIN GREAT VICTORY FOLLOWING APPEAL TO
 COURTS AGAINST EMPL OVERS
Manufacturers Give in Internationally When Injunction Is Issued Against Them Compel ling Them to Live Up to Wage and
 Working Agreements.

traffic policeman cleared the way. The letter from William Klein, attorney for the manufacturers, addressed 10 Samuel Untermyer and Morris Hill quit, counsel for the union, and to SChlcSslnger, reads:
 "In accordance with the injunction order of the Supreme Court this day served upon my clients, and expressly reserNing and without prejudice to their rights to appeal thereirom, hereby notify you that the shops of the members of the Cloak, Suit and Skirt Manufacturers Protective Asso- citation will be open for their enl- ploycs on and after the I7th day ot January, 1922, upon the terms that prevailed before the strik was call ed
 "rhc victory of the striking cloak workers in this city Is of nation i'm portance," SIhlessingcr said. Tt has demonstrated the ability oi organized labor to enforce the observance ot collective agreements by employers
 Schlessinger said he hoped that when the atmosphere had been clear ed ot legal controversies the way would be open for d lasting agree mcnt fair to both the employees and the employers.
 MT, Untermyer, in a letter read al the meeting, said in part:
 ''1 his seems 10 me to happily settle the entire controversy even though the right of appeal is reserved and will doubtltss be exercised. The workers are, of course, returned also 10 the factories of the American As sociation members and that suit is tc be dismissed. As there has never been an injunction in that case there is nothing further to be done"
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-20
NEW HAVEN IN TOO

New Haven unionists will be found right there in the campaign also President Ornburn of the Trades Council and the new Vice President John H. Smith i'll outlining the poli- ces for the year called attention to the fact that Labor must get busy NOW. President Ornburn declared that the committees to be appointed at the next meeting must attend to the duties, especially the legislative committee, and advised instructions 10 attend the sessions of the local board of aldermen to see that things are done properly there, too. He re comfort station demanded years ago by the Trades Council as an illustra- ton how the ordinary man is bilked by the politicians if he doesn't rise up and assert himself. With the com mittcc appointments the Trades Council will get in on the band wagon.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-20
STATE PAINTERS
 WILL ALSO FIGHT ON INCORPORATION
Conference Here Sunday Elects New London Man President and
 Discusses Agreements.

The annual meeting of the Connecticut State Conference of Painters, Paper hangers and Decorators was held in Trades Council hall New Haven, on Sunday last, the principal business being the election of officers, and discussion of the legislative program and tenative plans for the agreements to be made with the contractors before May l. The princi- pal matter of discussion on the legislative program was the expected effort to be made to force labor unions to incorporate and like the other trades who have held their state meetings, the painters will also oppose 1t. A legislative committee to be
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-20
Especial to The Labor NGWs)

Especial to The Labor NGWS,)
 New York, Jan. 2o.-Following immediately their successful appeal to the courts for an injunction 10 re- strain their employers from breaking their wage and working agreement, which was followed by suits to re- cover lost wages, which will aggre- gate nearly $2,OOO, ,OOO, the 55,oOo gar ment workers on strike here for the their strike internationally and re turned to work under old wage and working conditions. The victory will have a far reaching effect all over the country as it marks the first time Labor has carried the battle to the employer with his own weapon-the courts and has won out. It will have d big effect in Connecticut which IS closely allied with the New York gar mcnt making industry and parts of it in New York jurisdiction. Had the employers attempt to break the agreement and force longer hours and less wages been successful, Connecti- cut employees would have been at tackled.
 The announcement of the victory was made by Benjamin Schlessingcr, general president of the United Gar ment Workers, at a mass meeting on Tuesday night in formal communi- cation from the employers associa- ton. The shops opened the next day and now practically all the employees are back at work The word of the victory created great excitement.
 Members of the committee tried to ride Schlessinger on their shoulders as he left the platform. They blocked the path of an automobile in which he rode away from the meeting 1ntil a
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-20
FAIR HAVEN CIVIC ASSOCIATION RIGHT
 ON ITS JOB NOW
New But Exceedingly Live Organiza. tion After Many Needed
 Improvements.

One of the most hustling small or ganizations that has come into eN- istence in this city for some time, is the new Civic Association of Fair Haven, which is the eastern section of New Haven. This organization was organized early in the fall of 1921 and already has done some good work for that section of the city. Committees of the organization have already been in consultation with Mayor FitzGcrald, relative to certain improvements that are needed in that section.
 An instance of one of the activities of this organization has been demon Stratcd during the past week when some two weeks ago 1t resurrected
 what apparently was dead, that known as the gas meter charge. ;, All oi sudden the Gas Light Co. comes out with public notice on the Izth that a readjustment was coming in the charges for gas in this city. Many of the streets in that section
 are being mentioned in the paving program for this years work Large l numbers of trees are to be set out by the public works department, under i the supervision of City Forester Cromie.
 . The dangerous condition of Grand
 avenue has been the subject of | Io, h,, he
 and there is now a large petition be- ing circulated along the avenue from 1 Mill 10 Quinnipiac rivers, among the
 property owners i'll order to get the proper moral and legal support for
 this work A boulevard for the east
 crn section of the city on the west
 bank of the Quinnipiac river is an
 other undertaking that is in the works by this association and warm sup
 port is being given to this also.
 Then the matter of placing one oi
 the junior high schools over there Is being seriously agitated and from all
 these modern schools.
 | All voters of both sexes are invited
 to become members of the associa-
 ton and at this time there Is a hustl- ing membership committee out for
 this purpose. That section of the city is most heavily populated by wage l carnerS, and there are a great num-
 Der of children also in that section. There is also a large number ot l schools and churches in that section
 of the city, and the Labor News ex- 1 tends to the association it's most cor dial support in the many undertak-
 ings it has in the works and hopes
 to be able to print from time to time
 such news of the association that is
 of interest to all the people of the 1 city.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-20

gagement here There will be other short subjects shown on the same program Sunday night and two com plete shows The vaudeville on the first three days will be headed by Pearls of Pekin," an Oriental com edy with 10 clever people. The spe- Cial feature will be the return engage mcnt Of William Sisto, known from coast to coast as The Italian States man." Other acts will be Chambers and Allyn presenting "RainBeau' Craddock and Shadney in Tn Ha- vana," and Maxon and Morris offer ing "A Mirthful Oddity" Tuesday night elaborate preparations are be- ing made for Opportunity Night. Topping the bill will be the famous Apple Sisters, Seedy and Cora, in their exhibition of Oriental dancing
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-20
RAILROAD PATROLMEN MEET

Chicago, Jan. 2o.-At the recent convention of the Brotherhood of Railroad Patrfmen, held in this city, Charles (. Copeland was reelected grand president and A. (. Brandt grand eCrctary-treasurcr, both tor terms of four years, Every local was represented at the meeting. By a change in the constitution the broth erhood will meet hereafter every four years. the next convention being held in St Louis November 22, 1925.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-20
DECISION AFFIRMS RIGHTS.

Fort Worth, Texas, Jan. 2o.-The Federal court of this district has de cided that peaceful picl>cting is law iul, peaceful persuasion Is lawful, the right of the workers freely to dis cuss their grievances IS undcniablc and collective bargaining cannot be denied The decision involving these questions was handed down in the case of Swift & Co. against the local union of butcher Workmcn.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-20
NEW DELEGATES TO
 THE TRADES COUNCIL

The following new delegates to the New Haven Trades Council were re ported and seated at the meeting last night:
 Barbcrs, Local 2I5-Floren Alfano, Salvatore Spagnuo1o, Ralph Alfano, Joseph Ferrara.
 Electrical Workers, Local So5- Archie l.. Pcrham, Frank fhoman, Harry Salcrn, George Parrctt, C. knioht
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-20
1000 UNFIT TENEMENTS.

New York, Jan. 2o.-There are in this city fully 1000 tenement houses that are not fit for human beings to occupy. That's what the health com missioner of New York told a real estate owners meeting the other day.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-20
DEMAND BETTER FOOD.

Edmonds, Wash, Jan. 2o-Over I25 lumbermen in one of the camps of the Admiralty Logging Company have quit work because their repeat ed requests for Better food were not compiled with.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-24
TEXAS HUNTER HAS
 WONDERFUL RECORD
Killed f3S Predatory Animals in 24 Days Actual Work, It Is
 Reported.

Dallas, Nov. 24.-Texas holds the record for the highest individual catch of predatory animals made by one hunter in one month. The hunt CT, who was working near Eagle Pass, in Maverick county, caught 104 coy otes and 10 bobcats in "A days actual trapping operations.
 This work was a part of the effort of the Biological Survey to help ranchmen in the control of danger. ous and destructive animals through out the state. Previous to September, 1921, state funds were available for this purpose; but since that time only funds from the federal appropriation, amounting to s15,100, have been available to carry on the work.
 Individual stockmen, or groups Of stockmen in clubs who wish to ob- tain protection of their own interests, have agreed to pay two-thirds of the salary of the hunters assigned to their various territories, and the other third is paid from federal funds. In this way about 20 hunters can be re- tained on the force. 4n addition to trapping, shooting and hunting with dogs, a great many predatory ani- mals have been destroyed by means of poison baits.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-24
GERMANS STILL EXCELL
Despite War Losses, Teutons Now Maintain Largest Railway System In Europe.

Berlin Nov. ei.-Despte the loss of 7,4oo kilometers (about 4.5o5 milcs) Of railroads as result of the war. Germany still maintains her pre-war position as having the largest rail- way system in Europe. according to figures announced here. Her total distance is given as b7,545 kilometers, ranking fourth in tho world, the United States having 426.522 kilomet- ters, Canada and Newfoundland 64.- 012. and British East India 5s,459.
 The distance in kilometers of other nations railways is reported as fol- lows: European Russia, approximate ly 57,o0o; Franco 53.561, including approximately 2.o0o in Alsace-Lor- raine; Great Britain, S9,372; Austral- ia, SS,071; Argentina, 37,266; Brazil 2S,12S; Mexico. 25,4s2; Italy, 20,11S; South America Union, 1S,46S; Cen tral-Asiatic Russia and Siberia, IT, S36; Poland, 15,S29; Spain, 15,350; Sweden, 15,o61;~ Japan, including Korea, 1885; Czecho- -Sovakia, 1s,- GA; Rumanla, 11.67S; Belgium, H. OeS; China, 11,0O4; Jugo-slavia, s. 055; Chile, S.531; Hungary, 7,052; Egypt. 7,022 Austria, 6,326, and Switzerland, 5,345.