The Connecticut labor news., 1922-07-07
MERIDEN NOT YET
 AFFECTED BY BIG
 RAILROAD STRIKE
Nevertheless Railroad Appeals for Protection Against One Man
 Who Went Out.
Especial to The Labor News.)

Especial to The Labor News.) Meriden, July 7.-Although Mer- iden is little affected by the big rail road strike, only the roundhouse crew so far being called out, never theless the New Haven road, as it did all over the system, promptly made a yelp to the local authorities for policemen to guard the property want the roundhouse, freight depot and water tank guarded from any promiscuous pumping that they pro- fess to fear during the strike. Of course the authorities granted the re- quest and Meriden will have to watch it's step now when nearing railroad property or be liable to be Clubbed i'll mistake for a railroad man who left his job. Only one man is out so far, but to judge from the appeal for pro- lection made by the railroad he mrst be considered a regiment or anarchist in railroad eyes.
 Mer1den was much excited this week when among the list of guests at the wedding of George A. Rose and Mary V. MeNeigh, on Monday, appeared the name of Warren c. Harding as the best man. It didn't happen to be the President, however, but only namesake who is a cousin Of the bridegroom.
 German language will be taught again in the Meriden High School following action to that effect by the school board this week It was drop ped as a war move when the United States joined forces with the allies and the dropping caused much ad- verse comment at the time, many here believing that the more we knew of the German language and were able to understand the propa- ganda spread around the better the country would be off Kicking out the teaching of German in the schools was part of the popular hysteria of the time, however, and Meriden join ed in. The entire country now real izes the mistake and Meriden, like many other cities, has at last admitted 1t.
 The Meriden Cutlery Company, a branch of the Landers, Frary & Clark Co. of New Britain, have announced the appointments of Otis Hudson as production superintendent of the plant and Roy Gedell as mechanical superintendent Both appointments follow the resignation of Superin- tendent Frederick M. Spencer, who has accepted a position as assistant superintendent at Factory H of the International Silver Co.
 Alexander Johnson, proprietor Of Johnson's Smoke Shop on West Main street, filed a petition in bankruptcy this week. His assets are given as $5,35I and his liabilities as $7,8o3.
 Police Chief Landrigan has return ed from the national convention of police chiefs held at San Francisco The chief says he found many men idle in the west but that the people out there look forward to a big busi- ness boom in the near future He added that the railroad strike is ham pering the movements of trains in the west.
 The board of public works, after hearing the report of State Engineer A. B. Hill and another expert engi- ncer on the Broad Brook reservoir dam, will ask the city council next Monday evening to request SIO,OOO from the board of apportionment and taxation to repair the dam Both en- gineers claimed that the dam is safe for years but advised repairs at once to the disintegratnig concrete
 James w. Curran of Britannia street, a foreman in the fatware de- partment of Factory E of the Inter- national Silver Co.,, was retired Saturday on pension after $ years of service with the concern He was presented with a walking stick, pipe and case by his fellow employees in the fatware department His fellow foremen in the plant gave him a gold watch and chain.
 NON-INSURERS PUNISHED.