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The Connecticut labor news., 1922-05-19
''No Money" Excuse Is Lame Defense Made to Charges on Air craft Manufacturers.
By International Labor News Service

OJ LdOOl NC"S 0CIVlCC.
 Washington D. C., May 1o.-As- founding facts about war contract graft, amazing charges of delay in prosecution of those cases, incom- petence among those assigned to ex- anime audits of claims running into the hundreds of thousands sensation tisan raid on the treasury was made in time of war, are being brought out on the floor of congress-
 The great daily press, slow to get into action, but being forced each day 10 devote more space to the scken- ing revelations, is even yet made quately reporting what has been shown.
 Here are some of the facts, boiled down.
 There are about 200 cases in which war contractors are alleged to have gouged the government.
 Not single case has been brought to trial
 The total amount alleged to have been gouged out of the people of the United States while they were strain- ing every nerve to win the war is estimated at $Ioo,ooo,ooo
 More than six months ago the United States attorney general was urged by the chairman of a select House investigating committee to ask for $500, 900 from congress with which to prosecute the war graft claims.
 Now, under fire by members of his own party, the attorney general gives as reason for not having made progress the fact that he has had no money. During six months he failed to ask for the appropriation which was offered him. He now asks for it.
 Congressman Woodruff, on the House floor said, "I do not believe the republican party can face the people of the country in the coming election if we do not do something
 Woodruff, who has been hammer ing day after day to get action by the department of justice, is a rcpubli- can.
 War activities involved in the charges are aircraft, chemicals, muni- tions and environments.
 One of the amazing charges laid before congress in connection with aircraft construction is that the Standard Aircraft Co., and the Stand ard Aero Co.,, were Japanese con-
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-05-19
A Directory of Our
 FRIENDS

In pursuance of the movement which has for it's purpose the urging of all work ing people to give their combined support to reputable concerns that have uniformly shown friendly attitude toward the cause of Labor, there will here be found directory of enterprises which we feel can be conscientiously endorsed and which are, therefore, justly entitled to our good will and united cooperation.
 It does not necessarily follow that con- cerns which are not here represented are unfriendly nevertheless those listed on this page have demonstrated their friendliness in various ways and should have our sup port.
 Cooperation is always a two-way matter and it is our duty to cooperate with those who cooperate with us. Consult this directory carefully before making any pur- chaSeS.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-05-19
UNIONS PROTECT
 WOMEN BANNERS

San Francisco, May 1o.-A state board has lowered the minimum wage for women workers, and trade union ists are holding protest meetings throughout the state The organized workers are also driving home some trade union truths, which are here with expressed by the Labor Clarion, official magazine of the local labor council:
 If the women of the state of Cali fornia want to take the power Of re- ducing their wages out Ot the hands of the industrial welfare commission the best way to accomplish that re- suit is by organizing into trade unions for their own protection. Then no commission can lower the scale they establish It is unfortunate that the women have not discovered this truth. but they have not, and as a di- rect consequence they find their pal try pay cut. ".
 Had the women indicated intelli- gence enough to organize years ago there never would have been such a commission. Those who forced the law through creating the commission argued that it was necessary in order to protect the women because they were without organization and un- able to protect themselves. It is to be hoped that the recent decision of the industrial welfare commission will serve to convince them that or ganizatoin Is their only salvation, Public commissions cannot be de- pended upon to deal out justice to them. Such commissions never have, and most likely never will, be above being influenced by those who con- trol the politics of the state"
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-05-19
SCHOOL STRIKERS WIN
 IN WESTPORT, MASS.

Westport, Mass, May Io.-Ihe school committee this week voted to reinstate H. Eugene Cox, the high school principal, whose dismissal was followed by a walkout of most of the pupils.
 "The kids want Cox and we are for the kids" was the comment of com mitteeman who at previous meeting had voted for dismissal because the principal took party of boy stu dents to a baseball game last Satur- day instead of conducting them to a health meeting
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-05-19
DECLARES RIGHT
 TO SEIZE LIQUOR
 PASSING THROUGH U. s.

Washington, May Io.-The su- preme court held in a decisoin hand ed down this week that liquor while within the boundaries of the United States on the way from one foreign port to another can be seized under the national prohibition act
 The question came before the court under conflicting decisions in lower federal courts
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-05-19
Weekly Statistics Gathered by Government Bureau Shows Some Interesting Doings.
CHINA

Arbitration.-The request ot the Chinese Carpenters Guild, that the minimum daily wage of carpenters be increased from 50 cents to $I, and the employers offer of an advance of I5 cents, have been submitted to arbi- tration. Pending the decision of the arbitratorS the carpenters have been given temporary increase Ot 25 per cent.
 CZECHO-SLOVAKIA
 Eight-Hour Law.-A new bill on the eight-hour working day, with a move exact text than the existing law and containing additional clauses, will be submitted during the spring session of parliament The proposed law will include amendments relative to overtime, rest perlods, and nlght work, together with special provisions relative to female and minor workers
 Glass Strike Ended.-1he general strike of the glass workers which started on March B, 1922, has been ended by preliminary agreement De tween the representatives ot the Glass Union and the glass nhanufac- turers. The terms of the agreement actually provide for less compensa- lion than that received before the strike, subject, however,, to the tor nation of a new collective contract.
 GERMANY
 Metal Workers Strike-Practically all metal workers in Baparia are idle as a result of strikes and lockouts which are due to the refusal ot labor CTS to accept the decision of an arbl- tration board in favor of the 48-hour week. instead of 46 as heretofore.
 Mine Safety Bureau.-There has been established within the Prusslan Ministry of Commerce and Trade a mine safety bureau in whose hands will be placed investigations of mn ing accidents, measures for accident prevention, experiments with new improved mine equipment, and the general policing of mines ln Prussia.
 ITALY
 Insurance.-A Royal degree ot Feb ruary 5, 1922, provides for obligatory insurance against the unemployment of all manual workers of both sexes, whether on a fixed salary or time basis, and non-manual workers, with private firms, whose salaries do nos exceed 500 lire ,monthly. One-halt of the sum required is taken from the workers pay and the other halt is paid by the employer, The employ
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-05-19
Union Teachers Are
 Against Coercion

New York, May Io-Not receiving an acknowledgment of their first protest, the Teachers Unior of this city forwarded a second protest to the board of education because Of the membership drive in the public schools by the National Educational Association.
 The union points out that school officials have definitely and specitical- ly urged teachers to join this associa- tion
 "Under New York educational con ditions,' says the union, "this created an act of compulsion in which many teachers preferred to join and pay their membership fee rather than to seem to be opposed to the ad1ninis- tration.
 Up to the date of sending this communication no reply has been re- ccived from your office signifying the receipt of our protest and no action relative to the protest has been taken by the board of cducation,'
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-05-19
FURNITURE

Adaskin-B B owditch Furniture Co.,, 68
 Orange St. Boston Furniture Co.,, 821 and 823
 Grand Ave Bullard's, o1-o7 Orange St. Chamberlain Co.,, The, 46-5o Orange
 and 87-o1 Crown St. Hall, ". B., 458 to 40 State, near
 Elm St. Kelly, P. J., Furniture Co.,, 19s Crown Royal Furniture Co.,, $50 Grand Ave. Stein, S., s7 Broadway.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-05-19
FLINTS TO CONFER.

Fairmont, w, Va, May Io.-The annual convention of the American Flint Glass Workers Union will be held in this city beginning July 3.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-05-19

Why is ii that so many trade union lSts lose their nerve, so loudly ex- tolled in the meeting room, when they fail to demand the union label when making purchases?
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-05-19
PAINTERS WANT MORE.

New Orleans, May Io-Organized painters are demanding a wage in crease of 10 cents an hour. Present rates of 80 cents are too low for comfort, these workers declare.
 Buy Only Union Made Goods.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-05-19

To cap the climax, Presiding Judge Higgins of the industrial court has declared that court has broken down
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-05-19

The union label, shop card, and
 working button are good companions on a journey of the industrial field for any trade unionist.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-05-19
FURNISHINGS

Besse- Richey Co.,, 778-782 Chapel St. Brandt, G. w., & Co.,, 487-4o1 State Johnson, J., & Sons, "The Live
 Store," 85-8o Church St. Pagers, 6-8 Coneress Ave.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-05-19
FUNERAL FLOWERS

Coombs Flower Shoppe, o78 Chapel St., near Hotel Taft; Phone Col
 ony 37; and two stores in Hartford
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-05-19
SAVINGS BANKS

S&3 44NV ox44V14S Connecticut Savings Bank, Corner Church and Crown Sts. National Savings Bank, I45 Orange St. New Haven Savings Bank, Orange corner Court St.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-05-19
BUILDING MATERIALS
BUSINESS COLLEGES

Butler School, The, I3I Court St., cor. Orange. ..naon Tutoring School of Secre- tarial Training, Colonial Bldg, cor Church and Elm Sts. Tel. Colony I4o6.
 Royal Business College, AS Church St
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-19
OLDEST ENPLOYE
Of RAILROAD IS
WEST V|RG|N|AN
ps-S~-ron-c Noua1anarian n y =
Unique Disttnctton-older fhen
L. b o.

Tn. oldest enploys o: the oldest rail-
road in N. United States. l. F. ThoEnr-
.or. Of Petersburg. ". Va. celebrated
h's nin.tv-ninth birthday SEPTEMBER
.nd-s distinction held by feE who are
,S active a, this age as the rreseh Il
Sestc- Of the Baltimore and ONO. re -
older than tho railroad itself. naE'os
hssn horn in 1928 or four years before
the city os Baltimore gave o,r.n' ~
1877 TO the organization with which ne
hes b.., Identified for SIS years. NJ.
,rhonnson was pensored by the Com
ranv IN 1900. twenty-five years ago
BY birth Mr.. Thompson Is NtrStn'an'
/. native OF Prince William County. nv
Inclination, he first became a schcos
,.ach.r. irnpart,nx TO the children ~ the
..rrv "forties" around hts locality no
mystartes OF the three az. In lstS. he
@oprrey.d on horseback over tho mouT'-
t.fns 10 Pruntytown. ". Va. To accept
q pasttton At Rector College a. instruc-
TOR tn mathematics. continuing {" teach
until hts health failed in 1887. and upon
the advice Of a physician he sought out
door employment.
As brakeman. he started hts long rail-
road career In 1857 on the North West
Virginia Railroad between Grafton and
Parker snurg. ". Va. VIII had JUST
b~.u completed later beco....pS part OF
tho Baltimore and Ohio. Recalling his
railroad initiation. Mr.. Thompson to'd
an interviewer: My tlrSt day. I nearly
quit RailroadinS now is very different
from what Il was then. Instead or De-
ing sheltered In a caboose. the brake ma n
rode on the end OF a car IN all SORTS OF
weather. On my nrst trip the snow COW
cred me and 7 intended to jump OF and
quit railroad!1S forever. but just eef"rf'
va came TO the Arst stop the sun came
out. so 7 was encouraged 20 90 on.
Mr. Thompson went on FOR three ysc-s
as brakeman. recovering his health. and
IN 1880 vas promoted TO freight condu"-
tor. He later became a pa sser-er con
ductor between Grafton and Parkers-
burg. shortly before the Civil War broke
out. His train transported the regi'
rnent Of Union soldiers TO Webster
which engaged In the first land battle
Of the war. .at Philtppi. ". Va, May IS.
1851.
In 1882 Mr.. Thompson went to Park
sfsburg. ". Va. occupying a position in
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-19
RURAL MAIL CARRIER
EXAMINATION HERE

The United States Civil Service COM
mission has announced an examination
TO be held at Wheeling on November
II, 1922, to fill positions OF rura. car
rier at Wheeling. W. Va, end vacancies
that may later occur on rural routes
from tht office.
The salary IF rural carrier or \
standard daily wagon route Of - miles
is 81 500 per aMaum. with an ndh!uoni
$50 per mile ror aunum for each mile
or major fraction thereof in "hcesS OF
a miles. Is
Tho examination will be open only
10 citizens VIII" ar" actually domicliea
In the territory oC the rostofhce Where
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-19
Fairgrounds Prospect
Meets With Approval

Efforts Of City Manager charles +.
nowler 20 have the various civic organ
Iza:icns in Wheeling appoint repre-
sentative 70 serve on committee %
devise ways and means Of securing more
Fairgrounds in the city, is meeting with
much success
City Manager powicr SAID yesterday
thai he was writing tho V1r:ouT organ
lltions requesting them 20 appoint i
representative to serve on this C"mWt-
t." instead of appearing before them
personally and in every instance Il repre-
sentative has been appointed.
IF l were compelled to appear before
AL OF tn" different organizations and
speak to them concerning the plan OF
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-19
CASE DISMISSED

Circuit Court Judge r. NJ Add!eman
Yesterday afternoon dismissed the suit
or W. !. TRACER VS.. S!lvey Jewell e. H.,
when attorneys in the case Informed
the coIr: Ina: matters IN controversy
we're settled out OF court.
The case originated IN Justice of-the-
Peace John J. GOmpers' court when
The plaintiff was awarded Judgment Cor
$3.50 for an alleged plumbing bill.
Attorneys Riley & Riley represented the
plaintiff and Attorney Charles J. Smith
the defendants.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-19

the ereigh. o:acc where re remained the
balance Of his active railroad career.
Although advanced Sc far IN years.
Mr. Thompson smind Is keen ami alert !
and he can readily recall many anecdotes
OF railroading prior to and during the
Civil War.
Mr.. Thompson i!ves al larkershurS.
W Va. with his g"and-daught Mrs.
c. n Swearinger.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-19
COUNTY COURT


Deeds.
James H. Reans and wife 10 r. 4.
Singer and L. !. Singer parcel Of land
in Pleasant Valley.
Edward Rietz ct al 10 Fred r. Seamon,
real estate on Seventeenth street.
Burley Scott and wife TO ". l.. King
and wife. parce! OF land in TriadelpnfS
D:mmeydaln Company to Virginia
Young. lot No 81 in Dimmeydale.
Emil G. Rauschenhcrg TO Ninton 4.
Weaver. property In West Liberty.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-19
new FARM AGENT IS
NAMED FOR BELMONT

l., S Hoddinot; o. Medina county. has
been selected Re,mou; county farm
agent. succeeding J. c. Neff. who re-
Gently resigned.
Mr. Hcddinot: i graduate % Hiram
college and Ohio state university. ssrN-
Cd as a lieutenant during tho World
var, and has been in tho employ "t tho
United States department Of aGrtcui-
ture.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-19

having representative from each civic
organization. Il would take month o:
more. If any orGaniza ton desires my
presence to CXHsl!n the reasons FOR
committee then ] will BE- Glad TO &C
cept" said the city manager.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-19
HABIC SUIT TO Be
REVIEWED SATURDAY

A-sumsnts for A ncw ;r'a! n the case
Of Or. Jacob Schwina "a. Ambrose +.
ytahiy vii, be hearcd before JudS" J. T.
Sommcrville n cjrcui; court saturday
morning. = motion for 4 new r. al nav
INK been entered by the defendant.
Or. Schwin2 sued l1ah!S for SI.5n"
ror medical service rendered a. The time
Hab!g was shot by a burglar vii" on
tered his store A Jury -ace1''y ron
dsred a verde, Of $500 for tho plain
10y
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-19

the vacancy exists, and who meet the
other requirements set forth In Form
1911. This form (19IO and the nsces-
sary application blank may Be secured
by addressing secretary Of Board OF
Civil Service Examiners. postofhce.
Wheeling.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-19
CONTEST PLANNED
FOR CARNIVAL OF
COLUMBUS KNIGHTS
One Event to Be Held Each Evening
Of Indoor Festivol-Prizes TO Be
Awarded.

Ans"rg 'he many interesting tea-
lures of The knights nf Columbus In
door Carnival ard Circus which VII
hold forth all mex week a; the tarT"'
Club no, the loas' important viii Ne
tho contests that have been planned. one
for each night.
on Monday evening prizes Will he
given to the TALES; man and woman IN
attendance AT the affair
On Tuesday evening the shortest man
and woman will win the prize.
On Wednesday evening prizes Viii e"
90 the heaviest man and woman and on
Thursday evening TO the lightest man
and woman.
On hridav evening every person en-
terins tho building Will be given auch-
.; IN this evening twenty door prizes
viii be given away. Five numbers VIII
he drawn 1T s o'clock. . oCk. 10 o'clock
and II o'oClnck. Evc.r person viii no
eligible at all these drawings except
the ones who have drawn prizes For
example tho i've persons winning az
s o'clock cannot participate in III" o'hor
three drawings.
Amateurs TO Perform.
On SATURDAY. evening the closing
night amateurs under A? years OF as"
will perform and three prizes Will no
awarded to those whom N" judges de-
eide ara the best.
All % these prizes will b" articles or
value and have been donated by various
merchants Of The city. Th"y arc appro-
pirate as well "a valuable and all are
worth striving for.
Other features arc tn" boys and girls
popularity contest. the boys contest for
a set or sweater goods and the girls
for a phoncGraph doll that sings and
talks Also the contest for the Ford
roadster and tn" Autographed base ball
This latter fcaiur" VIII prove Of gen
cral interest. Tn" tlIl Is regulation
league affair ami hsS~-inscr!h"d the
names Of all tho members Of the New
York Giants, now worlds champions.
This was secured some months ago
when ;hc giants played tho Is. C.s at
Riverside rark. Each autograph is
original and Il Will max" = fine keep
SAX. fCr some base ball bug Of which
there are many.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-09
Bis GAMES Of
SEASON UNDER
way SATURDAY
Iowa Journeys 10 New Havea \
Meet Yale; Big Ten Teams
to IoeS

Chicago. Oct. s.-Two games al
rectly affecting the championship
race in the Big Ten" and in the IN
tersectional battle between lows
and Yale are coming events out
standing In Western Conference
football next Saturday. Chicago
and Northwestern clash on Stagx
Field for their first regular confer
ence game while Minnssota meets
Indiana at indianapolis.
Illinois, the only Big Ten aggre-I
CATION idle last Saturday, plays Butt
Ter at sUrhana as curtain-ralsofI
for the Illini entry In the confer-I
ence campaign ON Oct. q. when
Illinois meets Iowa, champions Oh
1921. 1t will be the first conference
game for both elevens.
Last Saturdays battles with
teams outside the conference del
veloped several important factorsl
incident to the chase for Big TenI
title honors. Each Of the ntnej
teams demonstrated defensive|
strength by holding opponentsI
scoreless while piling up total OF
224 points of their own.
Four of the Big Ten combatantsi
came through with victories reeaTd-|
ed as specially significant Of the|
future. These we're Chicago. Mich-l
igan, Wisconsin and Iowa, all wip-|
ming decisively. Iowa's 81 to o.
runaway over Knox. Of Galesburg.l
ILL.,; Michigan's As to 0 victory over|
case; the Al to beating handed toI
Carleton by Wisconsin, and theI
Maroons' 20 to defeat Of Georgia.
were the result of strikingly SINH
lar offensive tactics-line-smashing,
attacks.
Minnesota's 20 to 0 victory over
North Dakota raised hopes in the'
Gopher camp, while the II to 0 del
feat of Beloit by Northwestern ind
spired the Purple for the coming|
battle with the Maroons.
Indiana, preparing for the MIN
nesota game, had to be content With
a scoreless tie with DePauw. whileI
Ohio State, which meets Oberlinl
next Saturday came with a narrow
victory of 5 to 0, over Ohio Wes-|
leyan.
Purdue with a 10 to 0 victory
over Millikin, meets Notre Dame, !,
winners overs St. Louis by . 26 10 OF
score.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-09
GENESEo HIGH
IS beaten IN
u
HARD CONTEST
Show Great Fighting Spirit Against
Strong Spring Valley Miners
Organization.
Especial Correspondence.)


Geneseo, Oct. 9.-The Geneseo
high school football team lost its
game with Spring Valley. played
there last Saturday. the final score
being 10 to o. 1t was hard fought
game and was won by a team of
greater experience with the lucky
breaks of the game favoring them.
Coach Bogue was handicapped by
a lack of material with which to
keep the men shifted and changed
in substitutions to have kept the
team as fresh and aggressive as
possible
Geneseo made almost as grea:
gains in total yardage as Spring
Valley as less than 40 yards differ
ence existed in the totals. The coal
miners made nine first downs while
Geneseo could make the required
yardage but five times. Fumhles,
two penalties for offside play by
Geneseo and incompleted passes
were especially costly to the home
team. In spite of these conditions
the Geneseo punts on an average
exceeded those of Spring Valley by
nearly five yards. Hackett is SHOW
ing steady Improvement in this de-
partment of the game.
Spring Valley has q strong for
ward line and speedy backfeld men,
especially r. Nesti, who plays left
halfback He is undoubtedly the
most valuable player on the team
Geneseo's line still shows decided
weakness with the ends requiring
more attention.
The first half ended with the
score 3 to 0, Spring Valley scoring
ON a drop kick A touchdown with
goal following and another goal
from the field on placement kick
finished the scoring It was a we'll
contested game and. defeat at the
hands Of the coal miners is not a
disgrace to the team with so much
new material in its ranks as ona
finds in the Geneseo lineup. The
game was witnessed by a large and
enthusiastic crowd.
= Spring Valley - tombstone. re;
Swanson CO., TT; Beechman, rg;
Eschenbaum. C; ]. Doyle. lg; J.
Nesti, 1t; Sorry, lie; Franckey, OBJ;
Bonnicci, rhh; R. Nesti, lib; Deck
I er, fb.
! Ceneseo - Gustafson, re; Coun-
tryman. TT; Shafer, rg; Atwood (C),
C: Fairlie. lg. T,ayery It. SDence
lie; Hackett, OBJ; Schultz. RIB;
Smith, lib; Ellingsworth, fb.
/ Substitutions: Geneseo-Humhert
for Shafer. Charry for Lavery. Du-
rack for Gustafson. Gustaison for
Durack, Shafer for Fairlie, Durack
for Gustafson, Anderson for Spence
Spence for Anderson, Lavery for
Humbert, Humbert for Cherry, An
derson for Smith.