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The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-13
HOTEL CONDITIONS
 ARE BREAKING SPIRIT OF WOMEN WORKERS
National Consumers League Survey Shows Bad Situation in Nearly
 Every State.

A generally unsatisfactory situation in hotel and restaurant employment for women is reported by the Ma tional Consumers League in recent lv issued statement based upon a sur vey that took in a large part of the country.
 Low wages, long hours and the seven-day week are the chief evils re sulting from the living-in system by which women workers in hotels re- ceive food and lodging in part pay mcnt for wages. The tipping system is also attacked by the report.
 When women live in hotels, the statement declares, the practice Of holding them for extra shifts, for night work and for a scven-day week is greatly facilitated. Dormitory liv- ing under rules and regulations made by the hotel management is said to to deprive them of independence, as well as the benefits of family life.
 Tips Are Considered Evil.
 Tips are regarded as too variable a wage rates. A recent government re port on wages of hotel employees is quoted to show that tips, according to the hotel managers, range from II cents day for chambermaids in one city to oo cents as the daily average.
 Where there are no minimum wage commissions to regulate the allow ancc for food and lodging, the Ma tional Consumers League believes that the livingin system must be abolished through the cooperation of hotel patrons.
 Hours of women workers in hotels are legally regulated in 20 of the 22 states west of the Mississippi and in 5 of the 26 states east of the Mississip- pi," the report continues. 'West of the Mississippi states have an S. hour law, one 815 hours; six 9 hours; and four 10 hours East of the Mis- sissippi five states, the only ones which regulate labor, have 1o-hour days. Massachusetts limits hours to 48 week
 -Four only among all the states re- qulre one day of rest in seven. Why this pitiful showing? Continuous work is known to be particularly fatiguing In large hotels a day off once a week can easily be scheduled. In country hotels women can always be found to
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-13
CAR LOADINGS DECLINE.

Loading of revenue freight in the week ending December Y tota11ed 727,oo2 cars, I5,o23 less than during the preceding week This is a reduc- ton of 75,264 cars compared with the corresponding week of 1920 and of 7o,73I cars with 1910. The falling off results, according to the American Railway Association, from diminished transportation of merchandise and miscellaneous freight
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-13

come in by the day to substitute Why the lack of legal protection where 1t IS most needed?"
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-13
JACK BRETON TO DEFEND
 TITLE AGAINST SHADE

New York, Jan. 13. - Welterweight Champion Jack Britton will defend his title against Dave Shade, of San Fran cisco, at Madison Square Garden on January 31 Contracts for the bout which will be for IS rounds to a de- cision, were signed at the office of Tex Rickard this week.
 Conditions call for the boxers to make 174 pounds at p. m. on the day of the contest. In addition to the tit1e the Rickard Championship Belt won by Britton in his match against Ted Lewis, will be at stake.
 more 'class." Although the Philadel phian seems to be going back, he is younger than Kansas and probably will be boxing long after Kansas is through.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-13
You're Entitled
 To Sum of $52.19
 Have You Got It?

The per capita circulation ot money in the United States IS S52.I0, a decrease from $5o.4I, year ago, so if you have two dollars more than a half century in actual cash you have your share of coin.
 Actual money in circulation IS said to be $5,oo7, 100000, against $6, ,363, ,OoO,OOo a year ago, all ot which indicates that the medium of exchange is being dehated along with other commodities and things.
 However, there's nothing to cause alarm in the reduction, as money is not wealth. It IS only the yardstick with which real wealth IS measured. Thus, pota- toes are wealth, and their value to society is measured i'll terms of dollars and cents. As long as there is plenty of potatoes we can get along with short measuring rod.
 But, as a matter of fact, ev- crybody is fighting to obtain possession of the yardstick and paying blamed little attention to the production of the goods 10 be measured.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-13

day use their arms too much and their heads not enough said the veteran. "When I was pitching they used to say 1 was successful because ] had so much stuff, but it was not always that. It was in the way 1 used 1t. I was always a believer in pitching to the individual. If l had worked my arm and let my head rest 1 would have been out of the game long before l was"
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-13
ED WALSH GIVES TIP
 TO YOUNG HURLERS

Deputy Sheriff, Big Ed' Walsh of New Haven, former star spit-ba11er of the Chicago White oox has few ideas about pitching that he insists hold good today just as they did when he was talk ing his regular turn in the box.
 ITO many of our young hurlers of to-
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-13
MAJORS FIX GAMES FOR OPENING DAY Both Leagues Draw Up Schedules at French Lick Springs
 Meeting.
 Opening Day Games.
 (American League) St. Louis at Chicago Detroit at Cleveland
 New York at Washington
 Philadelphia at Boston
Opening Day Games. American League)
(Nationa1 League) Boston at Philadelphia

Boston at Ph1Iadelph1a
 Chicago at Cincinnati
 Pittsburgh at St. Louis Chicago, Jan 13.-The schedules for the National and American Leagues were drawn up during a conference which ended this week at French Lick Springs. President Heydler and Barney Dreyfuss represented the National League and President B. B. Johnson represented the American League The season in each league will open April 12, closing Sunday, October 1.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-13
CHIEF BENDER IS
 TAKEN BY READING

Reading, Pa, Jan. 13-Charles AL bert Chief" Bender was named this week as playing manager of the Reading International League baseball club for the coming season by the board of di- rectors. He will take his turn at pitch ing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-02
FEBRUARY

The amethyst, which is said to pre-
vent violent passions, is the February
birthstone.
February, the second month IN the
modern calendar, was not in the Rom
clian year. In the reign of Numa two
months were added, January at the be-
ginning, and February at the end.
This arrangement continued to b. &.
452, when it was assigned it's present
position in the calendar.
The ancient name Of Februarius was
,.ef1ved from februare, to purify, or
from Februa, the Roman festival of
general eXplatlon and lustratlon,
wnlcn was celebrated during the latter
part of the month.
The Anglo-Saxons called the month
Sprout-Kale, from tle sprouting OF
the cabbage at this period. Later it
was known as Solmonatn because of
the return Of the sun to the low lati-
tudeS.
Lincoln's birthday, the 18th, and
Washington's birthday, the .22nd, are
observed in the United States as nat
lonal holidays. Candiemas, the End,
and Valentine day, the 18th, are also
generally observed.
February is the only month the num-
Der Of days of which are affected by
the bissextile or leap year. In or
Iinary years it has % Gays but each
leap year the addition of the inter-
alary day makes the days of this
month 30.
Any year which is divided by four
without fractional remainder is a
leap year.
Massachusetts ratified the Constitu-
ton on Feb. 6, 1888. Ohio, on the
10th, 1903; Oregon, on the 14th, 1859,
and Arizona on the 18th, 1912, were
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-02
Camp Humphreys News

+. A son, Garrett Moses, was born TO
Major and Mrs. Raymond y; MOSES,
on Sunday, January 22nd., at Walter
heed hospital.
It was reported here that the Major
Moses injured in the knickerbocker
crash was our Major Moses, but TINS
was an error. Maj. Moses was visit
ing Mrs. Moses at the hospital at the
time.
The storm which began Friday
evening, January Goth, completely
Ted up activities here. No ROADS nave
been open between here and Alex
andria for four days. All men IN
camp that could be spared from the
regular routine have been employed
N opening roads, both in camp and
on the main road to Alexandra. ;,
Mail has reached camp over the rail-
road since the auto road mas oeeli
:c,osed, although no mail was received
for thirty-six hours.
The Liberty Theater was dark
Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tues
day evenings, owing to inability to
communicate with Washington Tor
picture films.
No religious services were held at
the Camp Chapel OH Sunday.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars have
POSTPONED their play one week from
Jan. 3Ota to Feb. 9Th.
Warrant Officer John A. billiard
has been ordered to Waiter Reed Hos
pital for treatment. He will go about
Feb. 3rd. .4.sss9 yssaaa asssss
Bungalows Nos. %, %, and "a have
been assigned as quarters for War
rant Officers and soon as they are
fully completed will be occupied by
John A.Warrant Officer Richard W.
Treichel, John A. Hillard and Hogge,
Mr.. Hogge, in fact, is already occupy
ing No. "a. :,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert F. Campbell
are living in Bungalow No. Is, having
moved from H. 43. Their old quar-
tiers will be occupied by First sergeant
Harry Scholenburg, who is bringing
his family from Camp Meade as soon
as the condition of the roads will per-
nit.
Mrs. C. c. Cans, who has been i'll
at her home near the station hospital
is convalescent Capt Gauns expects
to return to duty soon, after an i'll
ness Of about two weeks.
Attractions playing, week ending
Feb. 1,.1922:
Sunday, Feb. 5, All Star cast, in
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Mass Singing led by


"The Oath" Mass Singing led by
Capt Whitaker. ;,
Monday, Feb. 6, "Vaudevilllans.
Nine big acts of guaranteed vauoee
vile, under the auspices OF the '. OF
F. w. Reserved seats $1.O0. Admls-
sion, 75c. :.
Tuesday, Feb. Z, William Russell, IN
''The Lady from Longacre." Fox
News Harold Lloyd in Bliss"
Wednesday, Feb. s, William S. Hart
:. Thursday, Feb. 9, Enlisted mems
in "The Whistle. Pathe News.
Dance, at Service Club.
Friday, Feb. 10, All Star cast, IN
"It's Great Life" Mutt and jeff
Saturday, Feb. II, Earle Williams
m Lucky Carson" Larry Semon in
in "Dulf Care" 2 reels.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-02
DYED HER BLOUSE
SKIRT AND A GOVT

Every package of Diamond Dyes
contains directions so simple any Wo-
man can dye or tint her worn, SHABBY
dresses, skirts, waists, coats, stock
ings, sweaters, coverings, draperles
hangings, everything, even II she mas
never dyed before. Buy "Diamonc
Dyes"-no other kind then perfect
home .dyeing is sure because Diamond
Dyes are guaranteed not to spot, faae
streak, or run. Tell your druggist
whether the material you wish to dye
is wool or silk, or whether it is linen,
cotton or mixed goods.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-02

admitted to the Union IN February.
Presidents, George Washington, Oh
the 22nd, 1882; William Henry Ear la;
rison. on the 9th, 1913; abraham I'm
coin, on the 18th, 1909, were porn IN
February. President john quincy
Adams died on Feb. %, 1872.
The festival of the Mardi Gras, y,
Louisiana and Alabama, celebrated
with lavish splendor, particularly III
New Orleans, Mobile and other Oh the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-02
FRIENDS, LISTEN!

J. E. Wells. eo3 Queen St, is the.
man who does all kinds Of furniture
repairing, cabinet work, and uphol-
STEERING, reasonable. Call on him, or a
postal card will bring him to your
home. 10
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cities of those states, has its beginning
in February. The festival closes
with the advent of Ash "Wednesday, the
teg.nning of Lent
The New York herald., 1922-05-28

lot of US are being blamed for
what few of us do
Alice Ames Winter. president of
the General Federation of women's
Clubs, writes in this issue of the
Wonlan's Home Companion OF the
recent Conference for the Limitation
OF Armaments in her article WAS
Anything Accomplished" President
Harding appointed an advisory COM
mittee of twenty-one members and
Mrs. Winter was one of the four
women who sat on this committee.
Mrs. Winter tells>us not to ask How
far did il get on?" but ~In which
direction did it moye?" The answer
is that it moved in the direction of
peace. The General Federation of
Women's Clubs is trying to throw
its energies toward after-conference
work and programs are being form
ulated by which women will be in
structed in international problems.
In the same number Madge Jeni-
son. who founded "The Sunwise
Turn" writes OF "Bookselling as a
Profession for Women" OF eight
small shops opened in New York last
winter five were started by women.
Miss Alice Dempsey. head of the
book department at Gimbels, has
carried through a most remarkable
sale. The bookshop on wheels was
started by Miss Bertha Mahoney of
Boston. and during the first summer
the caravan sold eight thousand dol
lars worth of books. Miss Jenison
gives practical suggestions on how
woman can become a bookseller.
with actual figures in connection
with the financing of a small book
shop.
Other practical articles in this
The New York herald., 1922-05-28

issue are Camping Sense" by Elon
Jessup: when Hope Chests Come
True. by Margaret Gould. and Eat
Well" by Royal S. Copeland. NJ. d.
Haywood Broun writes Of THE
Missing Mrs" in Vanity Fair. Within
the last two years league has been
formed which bears the name of the
Lucy Stone League. with the unoffi-
cial motto. "a Lucy Stone gathers no
moss" Miss Stone considers the
name a symbol of ones identity. and
with many other modern women re-
tained her name after marriage
There is no legal barrier to prevent
this decision on the part of married
women.
A practical article for this season
of the year is George w. Sutton's
Are You. Motor Gypsy% in the
same issue Of Vanity Fair. 1t is pro-
fusely illustrated and may serve as
a guide in the planning of summer
trip. The writer has discovered that
approximately 1900 cities and towns
in the United States have created
public automobile camping grounds
for the use OF visiting motorists,
where the facilities range from a
simple equipment Of open fireplaces
to shower baths. recreation halls and
fuel supply stations. The charge for
occupancy in these camps are seldom
more than fifty cents night per car.
Other articles in true Vanity Fair
form are knock Wood" by Nancy
Boyd. showing that superstitions are
by no means confined to those who
won't walk under ladders, and Dun
can NJ. Poole's "The Great Jazz
Trial" which includes a few illum-
mating remarks on the way of re-
formers in general.
The New York herald., 1922-05-28
Correspondence

of its counsel to the country when
the nations broad interests are in
volved in questions of such nature
that only naval officers are compe-
tent to analyze and interpret. Under
these conditions the country is en-
titled to professional naval advice
and opinion in order to form an
accurate Judgment. 1t is the navy's
plain duty to participate in publicity
to this extent / do not excuse the
failure of the navy generally to do
so during and after the conference
l deplore ii.
Very truly yours.
DUDLEY w. KNOX,
Captain. U. S. N, Retired.
The New York herald., 1922-05-28
Books of the Week

Clews Parsons. illustrated by c.
Grant La Fargo. Legendary tales
that depict American Indian life
b. w. Huebsch. Inc.
Miscellaneous.
THE PRINCIPLES OF INTERIOR
DECORATION-By Bernardo. Jak-
way Macmillan Company.
TROUT FISHING FOR THE BEGiN-
NER-By Richard Clapham. Illus
trated. Frederick A. Stokes Com
pany.
JOINING IN PUBLIC DISCUSSION
BY Alfred Dwight Sheffield. A
study i'm effective speech making.
George II. Doran Company.
EVERYDAY USES OF ENGLISH
BY Maurice III. Weseen. INTENDED
for those who make practical use Oh
language in daily affairs. Thomas
Y. Crowell Company.
The New York herald., 1922-05-28
EDITOR. Book sEcTIoN-Sir:

HIILL you permit me the priv
wv ilege of replying through
your columns to certain
minor inaccuracies appearing in a
review by Mr.. w. B. Mccormick of
my recent book "The Eclipse OF
American Sea Power" which review
was published in THE HERALD edition
of last Sunday?
Mr.. Mccormick assumes a dis
crepancy in the book because on
page IL appears the statement that
the. Germans failed to starve out
England with more than 10000
tons of submarines in service" while
on the next page it is stated that
Lord Lee based his argument against
the utility of submarines upon the
fact that although Germany had an
aggregate of 100000 tons of sub
marines she was unable to sink any
ship of the grand fleet" &c. The
apparent discrepancy between the
two figures is not real. Lord Lees
100000 tons were stated by him as
an aggregate" and since the maxi
mum that German had in serrice at
any one time was roughly 10000. it
must be assumed that Lord Lee in
cluded all submarines employed dur
ing the war from start to finish. both
those that were sunk and those that
survived
Mr.. Mccormick also questions the
accuracy of my estimate of about
$20.000.000" as the cost of a battle
ship and states that $4,000. 900 is
more nearly the correct approxima-
ton. According to the official report
of the Paymaster- General OF the
Navy our latest battleship. Mary
land. had cost 19.694. 1861 up to
June 80. 1921. on which date she was
substantially completed She is OF
$500 tons displacement, and hence
within 2.4O0 tons of the treaty limit
upon size. OF course n larger ship
than the Maryland would have cost
more than she did If constructed
during the same period of time. But
the Maryland's costs were excessive
on account of being built during an
era of abnormally high costs of both
labor and materials. Hence my esti-
mate of s2O.O0O.OOO as the probable
future approximate cost of batt.e-
ships of $4,000 tons appears close to
the truth. Mr.. MoCormick's estimate
of $40. 100000 is very excessive.
Your correspondent implies that I
place little if any blame upon naval
officers for their failure generally 10
participate in publicity regarding
naval questions. This implication is
not correct. There are extenuating
circumstances in favor of the officers
such as their "habit of ultra cOnser-
vatism in regard to publicity. partly
on account Of many years of officially
imposed repression" and partly be-
cause of the often repeated charges
in some quarters that American
| naval officers place selfish interests
above their patriotism" But in my
| opinion these circumstances do not
constitute a valid excuse for the
naTy's failure generally to give freet
The New York herald., 1922-05-28

when 1 once asked for information
on that subject.
at was this way" said the Bagdad
biographer. 81 had written a story
which the editor wanted to publish
about tie time that a Sydney Porter
story was to come out. He was
afraid they would conflict and asked
for another name. 1 said Sign it.
oh, Henry-something Then the
flash. What's the matter with 0.
Henry?' Just like that. Shoot
said he; and shot"
And that is the story from Q.
Henry's lips to me of how he mixed
his monikers.
Very truly yours.
r. III. DAVIS.
The New York herald., 1922-05-28

EDITOR Book SECTIoN-Sir:
HAVE Just CHANGED on Charles
Keene's satirical picture of the
Heenan-Sayers prize fight. re-
printed in your issue of April 30, and
note one statement in the text which
accompanies it that must be taken
with reservations. You say I'm snid-
Victorian times 1t was not good form
to attend prize fights" in aliuding to
iThackeray's denial that he was
present.
Whether Thackeray was there or
not, another literary celebrity. Fred
eric Locker Lampson. certainly was.
In MY Condolences, one of the most
delightful books of recollections in
our language. he gives a graphic
account of the scene and expresses
unbounded admiration for the "sim-
plicity and steadfastness" of Sayers
Locker Lampson was a man of high
social position and had close connec-
tions with the court of Queen Vic
toria. His description of the crowd
which went to the fight would seem
to prove that it was good form to
attend prize fights in that day:
In Imagination am again at the
London bridge terminus. with a
pocket. The hour is about four in
the morning. There is a motley
crowd, a huge gathering. There
are butchers from Newgate mar
ket. fish porters from Billingssate.
bringing their vernacular with
them; there are pugilists and
poets, statesmen and publicans.
dandieS. men of letters and even
divines elbowing each other in the
semi-darkness.
Later he says:
A boxing match is a voluntary
exhibition Of pluck and endurance;
there is no malice; and it proves
TO the uttermOst the stuff of
which a man is made. There was
something in this great fight
which the whole nation recog-
nized. for it appealed to a very
universal sympathy. 1t affected all
classes in a way that boys and
men will always be affected when
they hear of the exploits OF a
Peterborough or a Grenville. 1t
was magnetic-and why should it
not continue to move US?
My Condolences" was a post
humous book. edited by Augustin,
Birrell and first printed in 1896, som,
months after Locker LampsonS
The New York herald., 1922-05-28

EDITOR Book SEcTIoN-Sir:
T READ with interest Prof. C.
Alphonso Smiths explanation
- OF how the pseudonym o. Henry
came into existence. The deduction
is rather ingenious. However, l
should like to inject the explanation
which Sydney Porter gave to me
The New York herald., 1922-05-28

death in May. 1895. 1 can coiuiaIly
recommend it to any reader who is
interested in the social and literary
lore Of the Victorian era. Its free
dom from verbosity and it's vividness
in description make it model among
books of this order.
Yours sincerely.
HECTOR CHARLESWORTH.