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The Connecticut labor news., 1922-02-10
COURT KNOCKS OUT
 ZONE BIG UNION''
Insurgent Pressmen Fail to Impress U. s. Tribunal and Lose
 in Decision.

Boston, Feb. 1O.-John Badaracco, president of Boston Web Pressmen's s Union, announced today that the "One Big Union" advocates who sought to obtain control of the Printing Pressmen' S International Union had been finally de feated. The fight of the secessionists was ended by the decision of the United States circuit court of Appeals at Chi cago dismissing the petition of the Chi cago 70. B. U." pressmen to enjoin the national officers from continuing in office
 President Badaracco received the fol- lowing telegram at his home in Win throp from Maj; George L; Berry, in ternational president of the P. P. L. U. Pressmen's Home, Tenn.
 Chicago Pressnen No. 3 defeated on every point in federal court. Contempt proceedings dismissed. A complete vic tory" (Signed) Geo. L. Berry,
 The outcome is a victory for Mai Berry, who is senior national vice com mander of the American Legion, and was one of the officials adjudged ir contempt by the lower federal courts ir1 Kentucky, which action is reversed by the Chicago tribunal.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-02-10
BOSSES CHARGED POSTMASTER
 WITH BEING POLITICALLY ACTIVE"
BRANDEGEE RUNS
 TRUE TO HIS FORM
Takes Fling at Unions in Attack on
 Farmers Organization.

Organization of anything but Big Business be il of labor or farmers, who must also be considered labor and ha rd labor at that, Is certainly dista steful to Senator Frank B. Brandegec. In bit ter speech in the Senate on Monday hr attacked the proposed combination or or ganization of farmers under the market ing bill and took occasion to take a fling at organized labor while doing so, an opportunity he never misses. Brande- gees bitter opposition didn't prevail how ever and on Wednesday the bill passed the Senate and Brandegee couldn't vote against it, being paired with Senator King of Utah.
 The Connecticut senator said he be- lieved the passage of this law would give the farmers the power to get a
 strangle hold" on the country, per mitting them to manipulate prices as they might desire without fear of inter ference from the government.
 "The labor unions are already ex- enlpt from the operations of the Sher- man law" said the Connecticut Senator They do not have capital stock, but they form large element in the population of this country; and if, now, this great class of rner-all of those who have any thing from the soil or from the farm are to be exempt also. agamst whom IS the Shermen antitrust law to operate Do you suppose you can successfully and permanently maintain in this country criminal statute denouncing certain acts and maintain it and enforce it only against particular portion of the people so that what is right for an agriculturist to do will be wrong and criminal for a manufacturer to do, or for person who works in a mill
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-02-10
OUR CONGRESSMEN TO JUMP TRACES ON
 SOLDIERS BONUS
Know They'll Need the Votes Sc Will Ignore Business Minor
 ity This Time.

Published reports that soldiers bonus bill is soon to be passed by Congress have apparently created a profound impression in Connecticut if letters and telegrams which have begun to flood i'll to members of the House and Senate are true inde K of the sentiment III that state says a Washington dispatch to the Hartford Courant. Ever since the announcement some time ago that the leaders of both Houses of Congress had agreed upon the passage of such a measure, the Con- necticut members have been bombarded with communications from business men and manufacturers throughout the state bitterly protesting against such action. Despite these protests, however, 1t seems likely now that the Connecticut delega- tion in Congress will support a bonus bill if they think 1t reasonable in its terms.
 There are several reasons which ii seems likely will make ineffective the efforts of Connecticut manufacturers and business men to influence their delegates in Congress to vote against such a meas ure, the most important of which Is that most of the protests are apparently the result of an organized propaganda by business organizations started and carried out without a knowledge of the situa- tion at Washington. Most of the protests are predicted on the mistaken grounds that the investigations previously made of this subject have shown there IS to be no just grounds for the granting of a federal bonus and no popular sentiment in its favor The investigations made by the Congressional committees which went into the matter showed that adding to the pay received by our soldiers during the war the fair value of their food clothing and other allowances, they still received great deal less than the aver age wages of the man who stayed at 1 home
 The only real question involved, ac- cording to a member of the Connecticut delegation, is not whether the soldier is entitled to bonus, but whether the coun- try can afford to pay it at this time and l there IS, of course, ample room for con- troversy here.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-02-10
SUMMONED TO WASHINGTON FINDS DEMOCRATIC HAS-BEEN AND G. O.P. DICTATOR MEN PULLING THE STRINGS Resignation Is Not Insisted Upon When He De- mands Show Down But He Confounds Opponents By Quitting Before They Are Ready to Slide PrOtege Into the
 Berth-Fur to Fly When He
 Resumes Editorial Chair

Postmaster Philip Troup New Haven Saturday and his resignation will take effect March but behind fact lies and that when the job Editor of the New Haven Union bids political fur fly Naturally while still of he saying nothing about but his close while him. brought about indirectly by charges high up republican boss New Haven once high democratic politics with whom Mr.
 As result of these charges Mr. Toup few weeks and his of political expediency way for deserving republican Mr. Toup boldly refused then told there charges him. He demanded down and lis dalso the names of his acc1sers
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-02-10

ne nTSG amendment unQe1 QlS- cussion" has to do with the permit for a building Under the code the permit can be issued now on applica- ton of the owner, the architect or contractor. The master builders would have this restricted to 'the owner only" thus relieving the con tractor from responsibility that might follow later investigations that find things not done as according to the permit.
 The next is on the fee charged for obstructing sidewalks and streets. The code now provides for $5 for each so feet the first month, $Io the second month and SIS the third. This the master builder has to pay and he now charges that 1t is excessive.
 The third is on appeals from the decision of the building inspector the law now reading the subjects of ap- peal must make a difference of $I,ooo. The master builders want this made "on any work to cost $I ,ooo or over"
 The entire section having to do with the thickness of walls for dwell- ings and commercial buildings is not suited to the desires of the master builders and should be "revised in part and the entire schedules should be the subject of discussion" they aver.
 Section of part B of the code which defines what is a bearing wall
 (Continued on Page Eight.)
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-02-10
7roup Asked to Resign, Refuses, Then Sudde 70 Neu Haven Road and Workers at Parting ~f: N
BIG BUSINESS
 ADMITS POWER
 OF LABOR PRESS

New York, Feb. 1o.-Writing in the Annalist, well-known financial magazine, Edward A. Bradford credits the labor press for the present attitude of rail way workers toward the rail roads. He says:
 "The several unions of the 2,ooo,ooo railway workers pub fish newspapers resembling what are called house organs or trade papers or bank circu- lars. They have only a limited circulation, but they make votes that are reliable on election day, which is more than can be said for more widely circulated journals appealing to more variegated tastes and not able to control the suffrages of their leaders.
 If any one wishes to know why railway workers are so stubborn in their anti-railway views 1t Is necessary to make some little journeys into some of these union publications"
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-02-10

The whole some and substance of 1t was that Troup was charged with being active politically which is contrary to all the laws of the party that doesn't happen to be in power He again re- fused to resign and his resignation was not insisted upon. Private matters how ever arose soon after and MT. Troup de- cided to get out and devote himself to The Union and some real politics in the soon hereafter and he then resigned of his own free will
 MT. Iroup'S term as postmaster would have naturally run until next September at least and while there were several tried and true republicans looking for the job they didn't see how they were going to get 1t any sooner. But Mir Troup, with his brother and the Union had 1t appears entered heartily into the recent democratic primary fight on the side of the CahIll faction which was out to do up the keating bunch in democracy and incidentally the c. O. F. contingent led by Col. Ullman. When the primary fight came to close and the Cahill fact ion had won, Postmaster Troup had a big part to do i'll settling the convention fight over the final nominees and actually saved one of the candidates opposed to his own side. The entire ticket, from Mayor Fitzgerald down, went through swimningly as IS matter of history but good despite his good offices
 According to the reports, which per- hapS MT. Troup will verify in his own f1a 4I, little democratic boss, who had been ac- cused of '1ieing down together" before got together once more and representa- tions were made to the republicans in power at Washington that Troup was perniciously active in politics in New Haven. Result summons to Troup to appear at Washington and when he got there his resignation was requested.
 No one ever accused Phil Troup of lodging a fight if he thought he was right and he didn't dodge then What he IS reported to have said to those ask ng the resignation might look good on (. dictograpk record and then he got a show down That was all he wanted and he fatly refused to resign and when the powers at Washington saw he was set in that mind they didn't insist on 1t either and Mir. Troup was allowed to IOIllS DdNh lO A\CW I1dNCIl dI1Q HIS term despite the alleged political activ- ity." That was several weeks ago and recently Mir. Troups own affairs came to such a pass that he suddenly decided to get out and resigned, much to the conSternation of his political fees whc did not anticipate any such quick move.
 The job is said to be slated for Charles w. Birely, chairman of the Republican Town Committee and therefore not act- i've in politics. Troup's sudden resig- nation however sort cf threw wrench in the wheels because the laws now provide that a civil service examination must be passed before any appointment. Birely, according to the reports, is ready to take the exam, but some other good repub- licans, notably Assistant Postmaster Futile, have already taken it and are eligible for the job. There1l have to be some great dusting over of the records between now and March l, to make Birely eligible but perhaps 1t may be done-if Fred Orr, Ed, Cofey and a few others will only help.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-02-10
Master Builders Plan To
 Tear Building Code Apart
Have 29 Amendments to First 34 Sections Under Discussion, Doing Pretty Well When It Is Figured the Code Has 151 Sections for Them to Work On-Permits and
 Walls Now Attacked.

building 
   
     
 
 
  of Rialo
  responsibility Whether theyar now tryin o shift this
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-02-10
General Layof
 Hits Navy Yard
Thousands Idle as F st Result O
 Late Arms Con1erence.

Nashlngton. FCb. IO-The first ef- fcCt> Of the arms. ~nt conference on the employment situation were felt yesterday when several thousand me chancs and artihcerS in navy yards were temporarily laid off after Sec retary Derby had ordered suspended all ordnance work designed for the naval vessels slated for "scrapping'' under the naval limitation treaty
 The instructions were issued in line with President Hardings order of Wednesday suspending work on the vessels under construction affect ed by the treaty. The navy yards af- fected are those at Washington, New York, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Mare Is- land, Cal, and possibly Boston.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-02-10
HUGE UNION BENEFITS.

Chicago, Feb. 1o.-Total benefits paid to organized street car men in this city last year totaled $I3455o 20. Funeral and disability benefits amounted to $I26,o22.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-02-10
RAIL SHOP MEN TO MEET.

Chicago, Feb 1o.-Ofcers of the A. F. of L. railway employees depart ment have issued a call for the sixth biennial convention, to be held in this city, beginning Monday, April 10.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-02-10

THE LABOR NEWS is your paper and its advertisers de- pend on your support. Tell them you Saw It In The News and everyone will be happy.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-02-10

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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-05
.POSTMASTERAT
HARTSELLE CENTER
POLITICAL STORM
Miss Simpson May Be Re-
moved to Make Way For
Republican, Underwood
to Oppose Change
BY HUGH W. ROBERTS

500 Davidson Building.
Washington, October 4.-tSpecial)
The indications point to the removal
OF Miss Elizabeth Simpson, postmas-
ter at Hartselle, Morgan county.
Action during the recess of Con-
delay is INDUCED until Congress re-
convenes, Senator Underwood could
give the post office department con-
siderable trouble in its efforts to Sc
cure the confirmation of the republi-
can to be named to succeed Miss
Simpson.
1t is obvious that the post office
department and the administration
gress is regarded as probable. If
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-05
COMEDY MOTIF OF
NEW BILL AT LYRIC
Acts of Real Merit Presented
in New Bill by big
Tim" Artists

Doctors say that nothing is better
than good laugh. Tho prescription
is already filled for Birmingham for
the last half OF the week. with the
Lyric as the place to get it. Comedy
is the motif of the new bill which
opens today.
Five big time acts of Keith vaude-
willie and a real screen feature make
up the entertaining coinbination.
Octavia Handworth, one of the rea.
artists of the stage. and an excellent
company form the headliner. Miss
handworth, one of the cleverest Of
our actresses, will present a delight :
full comedy skit, .Twice a Week"
These who have been fortunate
enough to see Miss Handworth in
the past are assured OF IA pleasant
number this season in Twice a
Week."
From comedy to comedy goes the
bill. with Noble and Brooks. snappy
comedy couple as the added attrac-
ticn. They will make anyone good
humored with a line of bright and
snappy stuff that goes big every
where.
Evelyn Phillips and company pre-
sent the special feature. "a Versa ::
tile Oddity,'' 1t is called and it is
every bit of that, with something
doing every minute and all of that
entertaining.
Two good numbers round out the
bill Anna Francis, a singing come
and Arthur and Peggy. merry Scets
with songs and dances, complete a
bill of general excellence through
ont M
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-05
BUSINESS COURSES
4Y NIGHT SCHOOL

Among the IL or Is business train
ing courses offered by the Y. NJ. c. A.
night school, which will open its
1929 session on October 9. is one
on the science of craftsmanship. This
course on salesmanship has been
given with great success the past
two or three years not only in Biz
mingham, but throughout the nation.
This course is planned for sales
men of all kinds who desire a sound
knowledge of the basic principles of
their profession, as well as the meth
DDS which seasoned statesmen have
used successfully.
Also the business and professional
man or anyone who wants to develop
his powers so as to sell his own
services more effectively, or to in
fluence other people in the right
way.
other courses offered by this
school are: Mechanical drawing, blue
print reading, shop arithmetic. met
allurgy of iron and steel. trigonom-
etry. foremanship, electricity. auto
mobile mechanics, business English,
commercial arithmetic. bookkeeping.
higher accounting, shorthand, type
writing, modern office practice, Of
flee management, public speaking,
business law. traffic management,
show card writing and English for
foreigners.
The school is open to any man of
the city, regardless of his previous
education. Half rates are granted
ex-service men.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-05
ACTORSOF OLDDAYS
STAR BILL AT LOEWS
Other Exceptional Acts in All
Star Bill For Last
of Week

Something unusual and headliner
extraordinary is offered in the vau-
deville bill at Loew's Biiou for the
second half of this week in the per-
sonal appearance of six old time ac-
tors who will revive Memories of
the Past" in an offering entitled
Moments of Yesterday
To those who were young men and
young women a generation ago a
treat is promised in this act in which
Josephine Sabel, singer of old time
favorites, Dan Barrett, of the once
famous Barrett Brothers," Andy
Gardner, of Miners Bowery Theater"
Rube walman, formerly with Edna
Nav and West and Van Siclen, re-
spectively of buffalo Bits Cow Boy
Band" and with Lewis Morrison, will
make their appearance and revive
memories of another day on the
stage.
The bill also includes Chas. Nevins
and Ada Gordon in their latest COM
edy hit THE Coach" including spir-
tied songs and dances, while laugh
ter galore is promised by Walter and
Elliott, with their hilarious nonsen-
sicalities. followed by song fest
and pianologue by Gordon and Dell
mar and Walter Gilbert in Tangled
Talks with comedy chatter and con-
tortion feats.
william Russells latest picture
Money To Burn" produced by Fox.
is the screen offering.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-05

are about to play very bad politics.
Miss Simpson has still nearly two
years to serve and her wouid-be sue
cessors arc understood to be behind
the movement to deprive her of the
office.
Last February, when Hartselle re-
publicans complained of Miss Simp-
sons administration, inspectors were
dispatched to the scene of the trouble.
They rendered a report entirely vim
dicating the postmaster. Local re-
publicans then informed the post of
flee department that the inspectors
were democrats and had purposely
whltewashed Miss Simpson Of the
charges preferred against her. The
postoffice department thereupon dis
patched two other inspectors. They
were residents of Massachusetts and
republicans. They found Miss simp-
son guilty and recommended her re-
moval
1t seems that a certain small sum
of money had been appropriated to
pay Miss Simpson for overtime work.
The inspectors intimated that had
Miss Simpson been more attentive to
duties there would not have been oc-
casion to indulge in overtime work.
They declared also that there was
dust on her typewriter, and added
that she was an invisible" campaign
manager for Senator Underwood.
Politics Charged
While those who presently assail
Miss Simpson are republicans SEEM
ingly anxious to secure place at the
pie counter, there was another time
when among her enemies" democrats
were enlisted. When Alabama was
stirred to its foundation by the sena-
torial contest between Senator I'm
derwood and Richmond Pearson Hob
son. Miss Simpson openly took the
field in the interest of the former.
The enmitles engendered in that his
toric fight did not Immediately pass
away and no sooner had Miss simp-
son occupied the post office TO which
she was subsequently appointed than
complaints were sent to Washington.
These came IL is understood, from
adherents of Captain Hobson, who re-
called with bitterness that Miss Smp-
son at one time had played politics"
Innumerable inspectors during the
nine years that Miss Simpson has
served have been dispatched to Hart
selle, and as result OF one of their
reports the postmaster was removed.
Throughout the long fight, Senator
Underwood ardently supported Miss
Simpson, and even following her re-
movaI successfully undertook cam
paign for her reinstatement. Inas-
much as 1t is the policy of the admin
istration TO suffer incumbents to
complete the terms for which they
were appointed, it was judged prob
able that the remaining months would
pass without unpleasant incident for
Miss Simpson. But the republicans
are apparently hungry for all spoils,
small and large. and the administra-
ton. as in some other cases, might
yield in this one.
Senator Underwood would have no
opportunity to defeat republican
strategy should the post office de-
partment eliminate the incumbent
while Congress is in recess. With
Miss Simpson eliminated 1t would
serve no purpose were the senator to
prevent the confirmation of her sue :.
cessor. The Simpson matter still re-
tains the proportions of cause cele-l
bre In Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-05
RED CROSS SENDS
$4,000 TO GREECE
American Organization Pushes
Relief Work in Near East
Section

Atlanta, October 4.-Seventy five
thousand dollars was today cabled 70
the American Relief committee at
Athens, Greece, by the American Red
Cross at Washington, for use In re-
lief work in Greece. Harry L. Hop
kins, manager of the southern di-
vision. which has headquarters in
Atlanta. announced tonight that he
had been advised by the Washington
office.
The sum brings the total amount
sent to Greece by the Red Cross for
use in aiding refugees from Asia
Minor and Smyrna to 100000, ae-
cording to Mr.. Hopkins, an earlier
$4,000 having been cabled to Con-
stantinople when news of the Smyrna
sacking reached the United States
THE Red Cross is preparing to take
complete charge of the refugee work
in Greece, according to my Wash
ington advices," declared Mr.. Hop
kins. .eThe American relief commit
tee will act as our representative
pending the formation of Red Cross
commission which will give service
permanently, until the job is COM
pleted.
flity thousand uollars caDled TO-
day will be used to purchase blankets
and clothing and $4,000 will be used
for medical supplies, according to
my information"
Immediately after the news of the
desperate plight of the civil popula-
ton. of Smyrna was sent to this
country, Maj. G. Claflin Davis, who
was in Constantinople, was rushed
to the scene aboard an American de-
stroyer to take charge of Red Cross
relief operations. The Red Cross was
at work in Smyrna before the Turk
ish army arrived, according to a
statement from Washington head
quarters,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-05
Big Foundry Fire
Puts $50 Out Work

Tuscaloosa, october 4.-Fire. said
to have started from spark on the
roof completely destroyed the foundry
room OF foundry No of the Gem
trail Foundry company here early Lass
night. entailing a heavy loss, which
as yet has not been estimated.
Approximately $50 men are thrown
out of work as result of the fire
but according to local officials 1t is
believed that extensive repair work
will start on similar buildings at
once. looking toward the reopenirls
of the plant, employing the sane
labor.
Now York heads of the company
who hold all insurance policies and
valuations have been notified.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-05
BOND ALLOWED
Woman Held on Murder Charge (,
Be Released

Montgomery. October Especially
DOME Royle. who has been held in
the Baldwin county jail for several
months on a charge OF completely in
the murder of Isham Tillman, will be
released on bond Ct $1,000 as re-
suit of decision of the court of ap-
peals Wednesday afternoon which af-
firmed the decision of the Baldwin
circuit court.
The woman was indicted with Free
man King for the killing cf Tillman
in the spring of 1921. King was con-
victed and is now serving a life SEN
tence. The lower court held that the
evidence against the woman was not
strong enough to warrant her being
held without the privilege of bail and
the court of appeals. in an opinion by
Presiding Judge Bricken. agreed with
the lower court.