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Connecticut western news., 1922-03-09

long run the farmer has one per- menent influence on his side. The population is constantly increasing and the area of land in farms in- creases now only by a considerable expenditure of capital, for irrigation, drainage or the improvement of cut over lands.
 The Wage Question
 This rally of farm products by no means restores the balance between farm products and the goods and ser vices which the farmer must buy. It helps, but the latter must come down before employment can be full for the wage earners or business normal for anybody. Inexorable Economic Law is exerting steady pressure upon, this side of the equation as we'll as upon the other. The textile strike against lower wages continues in New England, the operators having declined to arbitrate the question, for reason which there is every reason to believe is well-founded, and if so is unanswerable They say that if they entered into arbitration they would feel bound to operate the mills at the wage fixed by the arbi- traitors, but that any wage-scale above the one they have offered would place their costs above present selling values, and make it impossible for them to give regular employ ment. They urge that a reduction of manufacturing costs is necessary to enable the goods to be marketed.
 The situation is the same as to bituminous coal. The non-union mines have reduced wage-rates and are underselling the union mines, with the result that the former are running practically full time and the miners in them are making highe' wages per week than the union min CTS. Many union miners who have nothing to do have gone over to- the non-union districts and accepted work there, thus expanding the out put. The union leaders are urging the state of stagnation in the indus try as the chief argument for main taining the high wage-rates, but high wage-rates and high prices for coal are among the chief causes of business stagnation.
 Railroad employees have taken reduction of about 12 per cent, but their pay is still out of reasonable
Connecticut western news., 1922-03-09
EVERGREEN A. C. LOSE
 TO MILL RIVER TEAM
Continued from page D

Continued from page hall last Wednesday night by score of ALI.
 With Soup Scutt, the Bloody Barber, and Ed Tripp, the Barbarous Bum, leading the attack, the locals easily swept side the opposition and had a merry time of it, Scutt caged nine field goals and !Tripp netted seven similars, Eddy Mcclure, the Dangerous Druggist, played a nice floor game and also secured three baskets. Bill Tripp, the Church Street Comet, netted two and Red Mcclure, the Handsome Hamburger. made one. Hogan, Beaujon, Mayor of Hogan's Alley, shone in pass-work and held his man to a single basket
 Murray starred for the Paper weights with two field goals and foul tally. Stanton, Davis, and Stalker also scored. 6
 The locals were superior to the Mill River outfit in all branches of the game.
 FysIa
Connecticut western news., 1922-03-09

proportion to that of services in other occupations. MT. William But terworth, President of Deere & Com pany, Moline, Illinois, manufacturers of agricultural implements, writes to the 'Nation's Business" as follows:
 'In my factory at Moline a ma chine operator gets from 35 cents to 58 cents an hour, according to his efficiency and his length of service. His next-door neighbor, maybe, is classed as a machine operator in the railroad shops at Moline, and he re- ceives for work of the same grade or lower, whatever his term of service and without regard to special effi- ciency, 77 cents an hour.
 "The poorest workman of that class receives from the railroads AZ cents an hour more than my mex perienced workman, and 19 cents an hour more tha my best. You may
 .nagine the consequence of this dis parity on labor generally,
 "A common day labVrer in the railroad shop gets 4S cents an hour whereas my best unskilled worlmen get but 30 cents. The common day laborer for the railroad gets more than my postpaid machinist's help CT, a semi-skilled and ambitious operator" .-F.'. IT.
 1t may be answered that Deere & Company should raise wages to con- form to the pay of railroad employ ees, but Deere Accompany lost about $9,409,733 in their business last year, of which $6,317,059 repre- sented a writing down of inventories to correspond to the decline in price of materials and stock on hand, and $2,752,901 represented loss on goods sold. This was due to the general decline of prices and to the inability of farmers to buy implements. Other manufacturers of implements fared likewise. - This shows anything but healthy state of industry. rhe age-earning class will not prosper hen the farmers cannot buy :mpie- ments, for that means that they will buy very little of any manufactured goods.
 The Deere report to stockholders states that sales in 1921 were rrly s3F per cent of what they were in 1920, and that it was necessary to make radical reductions throughout the organization. The factories with one exception were closed in the iate Winter and Spring of 1921 and le- mained closed throughout the re- mainder of the year. That tells how present conditions affect the em- ployees of Deere 6 Company.
 s The continuation of this situation is largely due to railroad charges that are excessively high in their relation to the value of the freight carried, particularly in the case of farm products and other bulky ma teriaIs. In the iron and steel indus try five tons of incoming materials are required to make ton or pro- duct, and, the increase in freight charges more than accounts for the difference between the prices of the principal products now and before
Connecticut western news., 1922-03-09
RORABACK OFFERS AID
 TO AMERICAN LEGION
Continued from page l

and place of such meeting. Unfor- tunateIy am compelled to be out of the city for several days, but would be glad to have you write me so that can receive your letter on my re- turn the latter part of the week. stating how this proposition appeals to you,
 Very truly yours,
 J. H. Roraback."
Connecticut western news., 1922-03-09

the war. Railroad charges cannot be reduced unless operating costs are reduced, and the wages of rail- road employees and cost of coal are the principal items in railroadi ex- penditures.
Connecticut western news., 1922-03-09
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Crickets That Eat c NhIno. N
 To externinatc crickets that eat clothing scatter snuff about their haunts, pour boiling water into cracks and crevices from which they emerge, and put ginger cordial into open saucers where they can partake of it.
Connecticut western news., 1922-03-09

Francis Place.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-01-06

IIILLLILIIIlIIIII Is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-03
Soft Coal Production
For Week Takes sDron

WASHINGTON, July 2.-Bituminois
coal production in districts operating
Notwithstanding the miners strike
showed slight falling off last week on
account of railroad congestion, the
Geological Survey reported to-day. The
figure of 1851 900 tons reached by the
output for the week ended June %, it
was said, was not likely to be exceeded
by the later period totals, though an
thracite production, which was COM
pletely stopped by the walk out April
l, recovered very slightly and fur
nished railroads approximately $4,000
tons for shipment during the week
The continuous expansion" of non
union soft coal production in certain
areas in Kentucky and southern West
Virginia, the survey reported, has finally
taxed the capacity of railroads serving
them. While cars were availa BILE
temporary embargoes against new coal
trains were enforced during periods of
the week to allow yards and tracks to
be cleared.
Further gains in output are not to
be expected" the survey commented
Except as mines hitherto closed by the
strike resume operation"
Railroads. however, were again clear,
ing their lines toward the end of the
week, and on Thursday, the latest day
reported, 16,411 cars of coal were
loaded, compared with 1879 on
Wednesday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-03
Rail Board Says Wages
Go Further Than in IL
Buying Fosger Greater Nosv
Then S Years Ago, Is ExFoIa"
EasiOn tor I35 Million Cuf

CHICAGO, July 2.--The cut OF about
| s155, 100000 in the wages Of approx
mately 100000 railroad employees,
which became effective at the same
time that a 10 per cent cut in freight
rates, amounting to about 100000
wages measured in actual buying power
above the wages of December, 1877,
just before government control, accord
ing 10 figures compiled by the United
States Railroad Labor Board.
@achinists, who are among the shop
crafts employees on strike, We're cut
seven cents an hour. They averaged
| 77.3 cents and now average 1913 cents.
In 1917 the rate was sos, the new hour
~ rate being 80 per cent higher. Cost
OF living, according to Labor Board
figures, is X per cent higher than in
december. 1917. The board figures the
| new hourly rate for machinists 10 per
cent greater in real purchasing power
than in December, 1917.
Car men, cut nine cents an hour, now
have All average hourly wage CT e4.4
cents as compared with 37.7 cents in
December. 1917, the boards figures
show. This represents g net increase
of II per cent in cash and an advance
Of 45.7 per cent in actual purchasing
power Of the hourly wage, the board
MAINTAINS.
Average hourly earnings of ma
chinlsts, according to the board 8
figures. are IS cents an hour less than
under the peak rate established y the
board in May, 1920, but the real alue
is figured as7 per cent greater, due to
the drop in the cost of living
Average earnings of car men are
| figured as 1915 cents an hour less
than in May, 1920, but purchasing
power is given as SO per cent greater
for the same reason.
The $l35,o0o 900 wage cut made ef-
fective yesterday is divided as follows:
Clerical and station forces, S24,336,-
3l1; nlaintenence Of way, structural
and unakllled forces, $48,976,673; shop
employees, $50 sos, 347; STATIONARY
engine and boiler room employees.
$55l ,9aa; signal department employees.
! s. ,532, 423. Total, S134,9S8,919.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-03

Fein movement in 1918, yet it took that
organization only three years to revive
and come back stronger than ever. The
Free State authorities would not dare
TO use the harsh methods employed by
the British, and this attitude of pa
thence and tolerance. however it might
be interpreted by the republicans, is
giving them much assurance.
The exact attitude Of the British
troops in Dublin remains O mystery
among the people, although the Free
State officials are giving every assur-
ance that they will take 20 part in the
fighting. A bulletin issued from army
headquarters to-day denied that British
assisted in the artillery attack against
Four Courts and declared that this at
tack was organized, manned and d.
rected exclusively by the officers and
men Of the Free State army.
The statement is also made from
army headquarters that the artillery
used was to effect breeches in the walls
through which the government troops
could storm the position of the irregu-
lars. No incendiary shells were used,
the statement continues, and the fire
in Four Courts WIS caused by n mine
set off by the insurgents themselves
within the walls.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-03
Assassin Kills Murder-Case
Witness at Coney and Escapes

about $3.50 Tutione greeted him. 1t
was close to midnight when he did
the shooting.
Two theories underly the shooting,
according to police detectives. The
more probable is that damaging evil
dence in Nanzi's possession moved
friends of De Matteo to do away with
him before his trial comes up. The
other theory is that Tutione shot in
revenge. Nanzi, the police say, shot
a man in South Brooklyn several years
ago, and his. death may have grown
out of this event.
According to Mani, the restaurant
keeper, the assassin entered his place
shortly beore o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon and asked whether he ex-
pected Nanzi would dine there last
night. Mani told the man Nanzi and
his wife Invariably dined in the restau-
rant Sunday evenings. The visitor
then said he would await Nanzi's ar
rival.
Mani pursued the slayer who ran to
Surf Avenue and escaped in the crowd.
Fifteen detectives and reserves from,
Coney Island police station have
taken up the trail of the fugitive.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-03

Vincent Nanzi, twenty-four years old,
of 1870 DeGraw Street. Brooklyn, who
testified in the Tumharello murder
trial and was expected to testify
against Giuseppe De Matteo, now
under indictment for the shooting of
Louis Balsano, was shot and killed at
midnight last night by Anthony
Tutioni, Sc Summit Street, Brooklyn,
according to the police. Tutloni
escaped from the restaurant where the
shooting occurred. The police say
Tutioni has criminal record.
Nanzi, with his wife, Beatrice, and
Jerry Mani, proprietor of the restau-
rant at 276 Stillwell Avenue, Coney
Island, were seated together at a table,
when Nanzi's assailant, who had spent
the evening sitting at a table reading
a book, rose and fred three shots.
The first entered Nanzi's left lung,
the second his heart, the third his left
shoulder. A fourth shot caused flesh
wound in the leg of Josie Esposito,
thirty-four years old, of 500 Atlantic
Avenue. She ran out Of the reestau-
rant, and later reported at the Coney
Island Hospital.
When Nanzi and his wife came in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-03
Rail Men TO Put Pickefs
around Yards in Syracuse

SYRACUSE, July 2.-Decision to es-
tablish pickets at various yards in
the Syracuse district was reported at
q meeting Of the striking shop crafts
employees of the New York Central
and Delaware G. Lackawanna railroads
here late too day.
Details of organization to carry on
the strike were placed in the hands
of strike committee, various sub
committees were appointed and the
work of organizing the picketing forces
was placed in their hands. Every one
on strike was expeced to consider him
self as union official picket.
Through the De Witt yards, the
largest yard on the New York Central
system, there were handled to-day
fifty loaded freight trains. This was
normal Sunday movement.
One hundred men were hired to take
the place of strikers and some of the
strikers indicated their intention to
return to work after the fourth
To facilitate matters the manage
ment of the New York Central an
nounced that, effective at o'clock to-
morrow night, the Minoa engine house
will be conso lidated with the De Witt
engine terminal. Two hundred men
quit at the Minoa house.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-03
trregulms Missing for
Stand in East DONEGAL

BELFAST, July 2 (By The Associ-
ated Press) Two armed men by a
sudden bold dash overawed the ward
ers in Dundalk Jail Saturday night and
liberated three prisoners arrested by
the Free State troops at Drogheda for
raiding railway.
East Donegal now seems to be the
only part Of the country where the
Free State troops are likely to meet
with any opposition. Here the irregu-
lars are holding out at Inch Fort and
Skeog House, the latter of which was
Communicated from a Unionist farmer,
and In wood at Raphoe. The wires
to Raphoe have been cut, and nobody
is allowed to enter the town.
The camp at the Burnfoot rectory,
where about fifty irregulars were in
occupation, has been completely evacu-
ated, some of the men going to Inch
Fort and the others. to Skeog House
At the latter place a detachment is
holding the bridge end of the station
and the brickworks in the vicinity as
outposts for the Skeog garrison.
Rebels Mine Roads
1t is announced that roads at this
point have been mined to prevent the
passage of National troops from Bun
crana. Large powders also have been
placed in position, with a similar OBJ
jcct. No actual fighting has yet taken
place between the National and irreg-
ular forces in this area, and beyond
reconnaissance both sides seem to be
awaiting events. 1t is understood the
lrregulars have an ample supply of
food, but are poorly equipped with
arms. 1t is believed they will not be
able to make strong stand against
the Nationalist troops if they should
come into action.
Before evacnating Burnfoot the ir-
regulars rushed into the railway sta
ton just as a train from Letterkenny
was, arriving They had their rifles
ready and expected to carry out a coup
by capturing a small party Of National
ist troops they believed were on board
the train. The only passengers, how
ever, were women and children, who
SAID there was great excitement until
the irregulars withdrew from the cars.
An excursion train from London
derry to Buncrana, which was to have
run to-day, was cancelled by direction
OF the officers commanding the Ma
tonal troops at Buncrana.
Deserters Elude Patrols
Deserters from the irregular forces
have arrived in Londonderry by devious
routes, lodging the border patrols. It
is said that thirty-fve irrcgulars in
custody in Buncrana have threatened
to 60 on hunger strike. Mass was
celebrated for ther-to-day in the
British naval barrach-sMre they are,
During the memorial service in the
Londonderry Cathedral yesterday, held
to commemorate the Battle Of the
Somme, dispatch rider arrived and
called on all the special constables
present to proceed to the border.
Prior to their evacuation the repub-
lican forces burned the police barracks
at New Pallas and Mola, in East Linn
erick, and Limerick Junction and Ban
sha. in the Tipperary district.
Military huts in Tipperary also were
Bridges over several main roads to
Tipperary were blown up and tele-
graphic communication was cut
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-03
u. S. Financiers
Urged to Invest
Now I'm Ireland
Kilkenny, Originator of the
s'Irish Homegoing," Says
Resources Of Free State
Afford Great Opportunity
Banks i'm Coed Condition
Rich Farm Lands Assure
Abundance of Crops and
Exports Are Increasing

From Ths Trtbune's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, July 2.~-The time is
| ripe for bankers and business men Of
America to interest themselves in Ire
lands commercial expansion, Francis
IL. Kilkenny, the originator Of the
"Irieh home-going" movement. said to-
day. Mr.. Kilkenny for the last ten
years has been associated with Briga-
der General Dawes, director of the
budget,
The application OF American capital,
business methods and forcefuI progress
siveness Of this country will be OF
great aid to Ireland as free state, ac-
cording to Mr. Kilkenny He has had
wide experience in financial affairs,
aaving been associated with three
Comptrollers Of the Currency and re-
turned here with General Dawes at the
rated, He returns to Chicago to re-
su me his investment business.
M. Kilkenny said that the CONNER
ciaf resources Of Ireland are much
more extensive than is ordinarily
known. The enormous peat boys OF
Ireland are sufficient to supply her in
dustral and domestic needs for 300
years. he says, and the latent posi-
bilitie.y ,of this mass of peat when sub
jected to chemical treatment are meal
culable.. He said that the soil of Ire
land, with its fertility, is capable of
sustaining four times the present pop
ulation and will grow most Of the
crops which are successfully grown in
the northe rn tier of states of our
country. Wheat, oats. potatoes, tur-
nips, marg olds, barley, hay and fax
are the le,sding crops. Tobacco can be
made a IWofitable crop, and apples,
pears and numerous other kinds Of
fruits can b., raised with success.
Irishmen Are Good Farmers
good farmer" continued Mr.. Kilkenny.
"Hc knows h aw to make the proverbial
two blades g.tow where only one grew
before. Foodk tufts that are imported
come chiefly through England. Here
after Ireland will trade more in other
markets if hel trade is cultivated. Her
fisheries are, 4pf course, of ever in
creasing revenue and enough cattle
and sheep can sbe raised on her rich
pastures and tA'en on her mountain
sides to furnish abundantly the table
Of every Irish is>me.
CAS- to waite u oower, the average
daily fall Of wHter into the sea is
68,5OO,00O tons. The water from the
rivers OF Ireland. mas an average tall
Of 1919 yards. 81 pee 884 tons of water
falling "a feet in twenty-four hours
is horse power, if we take 800 work
ing days of twel, W hours each we see
at once that Irela nd has available for
industry a daily waterfall of nearly
100000 horsepow er"
Mr.. Kilkenny LAND great stress upon
the manufacture OF linens, l2ces, Y0r-
Inns and other natiTe fabrics as being
second to none anoS in demand in the
principal markets CT the world.
Banking Syst elm Is Sound
He said that the Lrish banking sys-
TEN was on q sound basis. Nine large
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-03

banks with 1877 branches. viii
deposits (i92D Of 5000 900 ,0oo :. Dtal
the commercial banking fac;j;,;aihs
ireland. Besides, there arr re. 10y
savings banks with 81 300 .00o mn "'efous
posits, to say nothing Of m. "a De.
Bank, founded ip 1920. which Laad
ing to latest reports, had assss so's.
about ss,000,000. Ses ..
More banking capital will be rso.,
az Ireland's industries grow. as sHs
this promising field Mr.. kilkennmn a .
he wished to call the special Az. sad
Of our American bankers ana esntlon
ciers. He believes the openin, man
American bank in Ireland wars ., an
welcomed and given substanti sa D.
couragement by Irish business en-
He feels confident such h.. men
house would become paying v.sss
from the start '"''n
In 1910 the total imports n r-.,
were reported at about 1918 =.
while exports closely abnroy syvvH
these figures 1920, 10000. Ths , ,s.a
statistics (the latest ayailabIeI i. tssn
that Ireland's imports had e,ro SNOW
more than $4,000 900 and ey w. y
$778,000,G00. In less than fen p',s u
therefore, imports more than Ian ,san
and exports had increased an vsolH
rrnateiy 145 per cent. This a puss,.
be more encouraging sign a.
lands economic growth. IT.
Many Of the articles Ireland ,,~
imports should come from Am.I aov
and there Is a fine field for Ama.ia
merchants and business men - i
over and cultivate. ireland w,n,, 'o'f
beef, cement, cotton, wheat aaf
sugar and petroleum, and later .. .guf
factories grow, she will war, ae'
machinery and many other outnu.. %, !,
our mines and steel plants. In rs..e q
Ireland can send US her e.leh ,..',
linen, her. laces, pop!ins and D m.sa
other products Of her looms in wbiss
her people excel, to say nothing 4, I t.
dairy products, her bacon, hsr y. .. asf
and other products from her h,n sisa'
and farms. soes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-03
Open Shop Clash Ties Up
Trolley Service in Buffalo
Jis,aey Zine Emprovised by
Mayor he Only Street Trens.
p0rs0si0n During tha DaY

BUFFALO, N. Y, July 2.-The open
shop issue on which the management of
the international Railway Company
and its $50 employees have clashed left
Buffalo and other Niagara frontier
communities without trolley car service
to-day. No effort was made to move
traffic here except by jitney service
hastily inlprovised by Mayor Frank X
Schwab, and the day passed quietly.
Rejecting all proposals for resolu-
tion and & conference with representa-
tivcs of the union to which the men
belong, the company came out flat
footed on the main issue.
"The Mitten management" said a
statement issued this afternoon, "as-
sures employees that the present wage
scale will be continued for at least a
year, but stands four-sQuare for con-
tinuation of the open-shop principle
and cannot, in the interest of perma-
mont peace and continued service, agree
to contract with the union, or that
this question be submitted to arbitra-
ton"
The International decision followed
TIE publication of letter to the public
signed by the local officers of the
Amalgamated Association of Street and
Electric Railway Employees, in which,
it is claimed, more than 90 per cent Of
the international employees are men,
bers. The letter reviewed the rela-
lions between the International and its
men from 1913 to 1920