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The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-03

or nullify favorable rules to the em- ployes i'll existing working agreements and past practices of conditions of employment, and the present pro- posed wage reduction Is but a part ol a sweeping program of warfare against organized labor.
 The talsc statements and rumOrS circulaSed against your executive com mittee in the matter Of revision of our agreement, have created some con fusion at isolated points where the members are not in position to at tend lodge meetings and obtain the true facts On the other hand, the arbitrary action on the part of the management by the aboIishment of long established conditions of em ployment has been the means of add ing several hundred neW members to our lodges from general and division offices that were not thoroughly or ganized.
 All lodge officers are requested to advise their membership a distant points of the exact status of the pres ent situation to the end that we may have the full cooperation and conh dense of the entire membership at this critical time.
 Fraternally yours,
 R. c. STEARNS,
 General Chairman.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-03
THE BIJOU

Out i'll Arizona, past where the West begins is a F1ell-pit known as Tumble Bluff and in that locale are staged the big scenes and the big thrills in William 5. Hart's new pic ture of the, west, "Travelin' On," which comes to the Bijou this Sunday night and the tIre days following to- gether with a great big bill of vau- devllle features. In the picture you will see that Tumble Bluff is rightly named for It proves a spot into which tumble all tie queerest characters in the world. 1t is dominated by a two gunned/ personality named McGee who speak:; his oracles with leaden tongue. At a critical moment when McGee IS pursuing his plans to entice the wife Of another man away there arrives on the scenes a mysterious character known as "J. B." He is a man who can neither read nor write and who does not even know his own name so he has adopted cattle brand y. B." as his monaker. Excepting himself "J. B." trusts nothing that walks on less than four legs and even tuaily "J. B." and McGee clash and then there surely Is action every bit of the way. It's just the sort of Hart picture that Hart admirers most want to see for they Witnes him fight the worst town in the west; fight through the widest storm scenes ever filmed and fight for his better self and win against tn gratest odds that could confront any man. There will be shown also Sunday night a new epi- sode of "The White Eagle" with Ruth Roland as the star and a Sunshine comedy with the Pathe News and other features and the vaudeville that comes Monday is surely of the big time all-star variety headed by "The Virginia Belles," seven pretty, youth ful and comedy young women who are splendid inStrumentalIStS, singers and dancers and who stage their offering ir.. smart way and an original one The special feature of the bill will be Billie Burke's Tango Shoes" brought right up to date and one of the most novel and entertaining acts that vau deville has ever enjoyed. There are six people in the cast and two of them well over the three score and ten years usually allotted show that though age has whitened them a bit around the temples they sure can get out and step some. The added fea- ture of the bill will be Corbett and Neal, two chaps in a singing and piano act, and be 1t known that one of these boys was formerly with the Avon Comedy Four. Ketch and Will ma offer a variety of vocal numbers and the show will be opened by the Arena Brothers, comedy acrobats, with a mighty clever bouncing dog assisting.
 There will be two complete shows Sunday night and continuous as per usual daily with a complete change of bill coming the last half of the week which will bring Jack Collins and Company in what the critics say is the best comedy hit of the year, Thank You, Doctor," together with the Adriot Revue, Fucker and Win fred, Shapiro and Jordan, and Adonis and Company.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-03
UNIQUE CLAIM IN
 COMPENSATION CASE
 TO SUPREME COURT
Building Worker Alleges Fall Caused Tuberculosis and Wants
 Pay.

Judge Hinman, in the superior court has reserved to the supreme court for decision the appeal from the findings of the compensation commis- sioner in the case of Dominick Bong ialatti of New Britain against the H.. Wales Lines Co. of Meriden Bong- ialatti was wheeling a wheelbarrow up plank at the Lines company's plant when the barrow tipped off the plank
 and the handle struck him, knocking him to the ground. He struck his right shoulder on post, and, as a result, it was claimed, there was re- newal of a tuberculosis condition
 which had been localized to the shoulder, and partial ankylosis" de- veloped. It was claimed that except
 for the fall the condition would have grown no worse than 1t previously was: The injury occurred on August 20, 1920, and he was incapacitated until May 3I, 1921. He did not noti- fy the Lines company of his condi- ton until April 27, 1921. He was awarded in a corrected finding $73o.2S damages and medical, surgical and hospital bills from the time of his notification to the company.
 The Lines company, in appealing from the decision, claims that error was made by Compensation Commis- sioner Chandler in not making a re- duction in the allowance because of the. previous diseased condition of Bongialatti, and also that the trtber- cular condition was not included with in the meaning of the law as a.n oc- cupational disease.
 Bongialatti claims that tn com missioner erred in allowing him his medical and surgical expen ses only from the date upon which he served notice upon the company, and also appeals. Judge Hinman finds that there are features in the case which should be decided upon by the supreme court
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-03
MINOR DISORDERS
 AS MILLS REOPEN

Providence, R. l., March 3.-Minor disorders yesterday accompanied the re-opening of the Hope Company's $ textile plant at Hope Village in the Pawtuxet valley, significant as the first test of strength between mill owners in the valley and the opera tives who have been on strike for al most six weeks. In spite of a heavy guard of police and coast artillerym en- Arthur Rathbun, a spinner, was at tackled by pickets and rou ghly handled. He identified as his sssail- ant Angelo Pascore of Naticl, who was arrested. At Arkwright, another mill village, two textile workers were attacked and beaten when they at tempted to enter the Arkwri ght print works, owned by the InterlaL;en Mills, Inc.
 In the Blackstone Valley, where many mills are. also closed by the strike, Governor San Souci ordered the withdrawal of part of the troops who had been on strike duty in Paw tucket since the riot at the Jenckes Spinning Company plant a week ago last Tuesday,.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-03

been any greater degree ot intelligent helpful effort in dealing with the mer- chant marine, the United States Ship ping Board having adopted and en- forced policy antagonlstic to the workers, while plans are being made 10 grant a subsidy to the owners of ships. Congress has been no more constructive in dealnig with transpor- tation than 1t has been i'll other fields and congressman will be unable to evade the railroad issue in their el- forts to secure reelection.
 Tn addition to these paramount propositions the Non-Partisan Politi- cal Campaign Committee will check carefully the manner in which actions of legislators have compared with the demands formulated by labor in the last campaign. Constant record IS kept of the votes ot members ot Con- greSs and these records are furnished to the citizens in each district in order that they may know the good, bad or indifferent character of those whom they have elected and who seek to be reelected.
 The campaign committee consists of about 20 men and women.
 It is gratifying to know that state ldDOr O1Sd1l1ZdllOnS are preparing 1ol the coming campaign Illinois has been particularly active in making early preparations tits plans having been made in a meeting held on Feb ruary II. Attention Is called to the vitally important fact that there is no active group in American labor that has not fully agreed with the Amer ican Federation of Labor's political program and policies. There Is a striking unity of determination as to the lines to be followed and the tao tics to be pursued. There is every indication that this unity will be the means of eliminating from public life a great many who have served the interests in servile submission and who have been blind to the great needs Of the time"
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-03
MASS. TROLLEYMEN
 GIVEN WAGE CUT
But Do Not Have to Pay Back Wage
 While Dispute Pended.

Springfield, Mass, March 3,-A re- duction of 10 cents an hour, making their pay 58 cents or S5.22 for nine hours work, in the wages of motor men and conductors of the Springfield Street Railway company and the Slic- ing of five cents an hour from the extra compensation allowed operators of one-man trolley cars are the high lights of the awards made by the board of arbitration, whose report was given out this week
 The cuts went into effect March I, and the old wage, or 6S cents an hour, remained i'll force until then without the award being retroactive until January I, as was asked for by the company.
 The report is signed by James J. Storrow, neutral arbitrator, and Bentley W. Warren, counsel for the companies. James H. Vahey, Bos- ton attorney and counsel for the street railway employees, dissented from the award and MT. Warren submitted a memorandum expressing the opinion that the cut in wages was insufficient.
 Under the old schedule of wages the "blue-uniformed men" received oO.IZ day neTe, WHICH means they will suffer a Co-cent reduction under the new agreement. Operators of one-man trolley cars were paid B cents an hour extra for this particu- lar work. Hereafter they will receive but eight cents additional
 Under the award the new employees of the company with less than three months service will be paid at a rate Of 10 cents under what the new man receives now. The man with over three months service, but less than one year, benefits slightly in compari son as his wage is Topped off but five cents an hour
 Miscellaneous employees have their pay reduced I6 per cent. The report gives the boards reason for this cut as due to the fact that several cases of bonus and constructive time that have been dropped for the blue uni formed men are still carried for the miscellaneous men.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-03
EVANGELIST RAPS LORDS DAY LEAGUE
 AS LIBERTY ENEMY
Fears Reformers Will Cause Another Fight for Religious Free
 dom in America.

Hartford, March 3.-"The most de ternined effort in the history of the
 nation is now being made to change, or make void, the first amendment to the Constitution, which prohibits Congress from making a federal law respecting religious beliefs, and this assault is being made by a class of citizens who ought to be the staunch- est champions of the American Con-
 stitution," declared Evangelist E. L. Cardey at Unity Hall. He spoke on the subject, The Proposed Blue Laws a Deadly Menace to Religious Liberty in America
 MT. Cardey compared the present activities of the reformers of the Lords Day Alliance, and kindred or tempts by the leaders of the early church in the fourth and fifth centr1- ries to form an alliance with the state in order to erect national re-
 igion, in which work they were final ly successful
 Declaring the utter blindness and the refusal of the reformers of today to recognize the horrible results of a state protected religion from the pages of history, Mr. Cardey said :: When everything but the church is closed up on Sunday will it make us all better Christians? The American government IS not in any sense found- ed on the Christian religion, and therefore has nothing, and can of right have nothing to do with Chris tian doctrine, not alone because the first amendment prohibits it, but be- cause God has not abdicated His posi- ton as law giver for His people in favor of any human being, either e1n- peror, king, or even the Congress of the United States
 deavoring to place Congress on an equality with God, or even above Him, for should that body declare in favor of the first day of the week as the Sabbath of rest, it would become an anti-God, for God has long ago pointed out and established forever which day it is, and has attached the penalties to the law that declares 1t. Let 1t once be shown that the nation has the right to define the day of rest it will then be easy to prove that 1t has the right to declare which form of worship is the true one, the correct method of baptism, and pro- ceed to interpret every form of divine revelation, and enforce every religious obligation. Religious liberty has been the glory of this nation from its foundation. If these self-styled re- formers A0ntinue to advocate the vio- lat1on of the constitution, the Ameri- can people will be called upon to fight over again the battle for religious liberty"
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-03
ORGANIZED LABOR
 Continued from Page One)

ment must again stand for freedom and progress and justice and democ- racy in fact.
 v. Agriculture. American farmers have been thrown into a condition bordering on the disastrous. This might have been largely avoided by wise governmental action and 1t may be largely remedied in like manner One step which must be taken con- cerns the wise and proper extension of credit. step scrupulously avoided by reactionary legislators and admin istrations. So far as the much-her- aided agricultural conference Is con cerned, it was a complete failure. It injured and did not help.
 "8. Compulsory Tribunals. Efforts to extend the vicious principle of slave labor along Kansas industrial court lines are being made in state legislatures and in federal legislation. Shrewd employers see in the so-called industrial court, with it's compulsory enslavement, a stronger weapon than the so-called open shop Labor is resolved to combat this autocratic de- vice to the utmost, carrying the fight to the doors of every legislator who has attached himself to the slave idea.
 g. Anti-Conspiracy Laws. Much of the oppression of labor is made possible by the anti-conspiracy laws, enacted ostensibly to curb improper combinations of business. Business combines at will, law or no law, with the result that the only real use made of these archaic laws is in the fight to prevent the legitimate and proper activities of workers.
 "Io. Transportation. Nothing has been more completely mishandled than the railroad situation. There has been a carefully prepared propaganda to the effect that the workers are re- sponsible for freight rates and that wage reductions must precede freight reductions, all of which is false, un- sound and hurtful Nor has there
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-03
NEW HAVEN ROAD >
 MAY NOT GET LOAN
Interstate Commission Reported to
 Be Decided Against Project.

New York, March 3.-Application of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co. to the inter state commerce commission for a government loan of $31,324,ooo was reported in banking circles to have been refused No formal rejection of the application has yet been made, but officials of the company are un- derstood to have been informed that the request would not be approved. The loan was sought to pay off the $27,582,I63 European loan debentures due April I to meet $2,o66,ooo equip ment trust and other maturities and to provide $3,ooo,ooo for additions and bettermentS.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-03
Rhode Island Owned
 By Textile BarOns

Providence, R. l., March 3.-The present strike of textile workers is both a protest Against wage reduc- tions and the feudalism of mill own CTS in this state.
 Rhode Island Is owned by the tex tile interests through their control of the state semitic. This body is com posed of one senator from every city and town ithout regard to popula- tlon. The senate can be controlled by 20 member who represent less than 8 per cept {. of the population. The senate can elect substitutes in place of the governors nominee for certain state offices. If the senate does not like the governors nomination for state commissioner of labor 1t can elect one The same is true of fac tory '.nspector, and of every other law and administrator of law that has the rem otest bearing on the textile indus try.
 The state labor board is appointed tn rough the grace of the senate. This b oard appoints the board of media lion and conciliation One writer in a New York newspaper recently sum- med pthe textile strik thusly:
 'The Rhode Island textile industry has no money to pay it's workers a standard wage, but 1t has money to buy the elections in 20 or more Rhode Island towns and to maintain a costly political machine which corrupts the voters in the small representative dis tricts into which the cities are divided The whole spirit of the governing class in Rhode Island is the spirit of autocracy and it manifests itself in an emphatic manner in the textile strike and in a multitude of instances in con snic11n11S in them Ives ,,
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-03
Mulvihill Quits
 His Federal Job
Special Dry Sleuth Drops Out After
 Very Short Time in Office.


 Very Short Time in Office.
 Joseph P. Mulvihill, widely known throughout Connecticut, whose ap- pointment as general prohibition agent several months ago occasioned statewide comment, yesterday hand ed in his resignation as special in vestigator operating on instructions from the Washington prohibition office
 Mulvihiti's resignation came as abruptly and unexpected as his ap- p0intment. He was in Washington yesterday attending conferences in the office of Prohibition Director Roy A. Haynes. While his reasons for giving up his federal commission were unknown, confirmation of the resignation was made from Washing ton.
 Known to have been working on important investigations in the state, Mulvihill earlier in the week, was active in bringing in witnesses before the federal grand jury in session in New Haven. Court officials have declined to reveal the nature of the cases before the grand jury. Pub lished accounts of the alleged jury proceedings have been described as in accurate.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-03
RAILROAD (Continued from Page One. )

No. 74, Saturday half holidays; rule No. go, past practices.
 Members of all lodges should have accurate information in regard to the position taken by your executive com mittee by this time from your respec- tive local chairmen who received a full report of the entire matter, but in order to clear up any misunder- standing created by false and mislead- ing rumors, 1 wish to advise, that your representatives emphatically protested the recent instructions is- sued by the management dlsContlnu- ing rules in dispute covering vaca- tions, sick leave, Saturday afternoon relief and pay for holidays and your executive committee has requested the management to continue negotia- tions on all rules Ill dispute in accord ance with general instructions issued by the United States Railroad Labor Board, Decision No. 63o, with view of mutually agreeing, if possible, on the points of differences.
 We have further advised the man agement that the situation has be- come very acute by the arbitrary abolishment of these long establish ed conditions of employment and un- less all standards heretofore existing, established either by agreement or by custom are continued and carried out in full force and effect pending final conclusion of our conferences, 1t will be necessary under instructions re- celVed from the representatives of the employees involved, to refer the entire matter to the chief executive of this organization, in accordance with our +1, agreement on the several points men tioned above, has been abrogated and the duties imposed on the carrier have not been carried out in accordance with Section 3oI, Transportation Act, 1920, in the present dispute. The gen eral manager has replied to this pro- test made by your committee, by let ter which I quote below:
 MT. R. G. Stearns, Chairman B. of R. R. and Steamship Clerks, P. Q. Box 1913, New Haven, Conn. Dear Sir:
 Receipts is acknowledged of your letter dated Feb. 22nd, requesting further conferences for the purpose of discussing application of Decision Mo- 63o of the U. s. R. R. Labor Board As you are undoubtedly aware, the labor board has fixed March 9th as the date for commencing hearing up- on the question of wage reductions for all classes of employees having dis pute upon this question before the board. Our entire time for the next week will, therefore, be taken up in preparation of our exhibits and our submissions to the board as covering all classes of employees with whom we are in dispute and I, therefore, regret that 1t will not be possible for me to arrange for conference for purpose of discussing rules and working condi- tions as applied to the class or em- ployes whom you represent, until this other matter has been disposed of
 Yours very truly,
 Signed C. L. BARDO,
 General Manager
 It should be plain to all that the railroad executives are organized as never before and are determined to destroy and eliminate the concessions obtained in the past for the benefit and protection of the railroad work CTS through your different brother hoods The present effort to cancel
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-03
THE PALACE

All that heart throb and delightful | comedy which made Turn to the Right" one of the most popular offer
 lngs of the stage have been preserved | in the visualization of Winchell Smiths great play which comes to the Palace as an unusually brilliant screen feature for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. In addition to all the delightful features that combined to
 make the play marvellous stage sue cess there is that added beauty and drama that Is presented from regis
 trations by the eye of the camera Turn to the Right" is picture that no lover of a fascinating blend of | comedy and drama, or one who has an appreciation of artistic values, will care to miss. The story of Turn to the Right" portrays the adventures of country youth, who IS unjustly sen fenced to a term nj prison. While there he becomes acquainted with two crooks. When free the youth deter
 mines to go back to his home and arrives to find his aged mother and little sister in direst poverty with the mortgage on the little home about to be foreclosed by the village skinhint. Through the aid of his two crook friends way IS found to beat out the grasping miser while the influence of the trusting mother turns the two crooks to the right road opening up 10 rthem a new life of love and hap
 piness. On the program for Sunday will consist of Herbert Rawlinson in The Scrapper," and Edith Roberts in ''In Society" The Kineto Revue
 and the International Weekly, the
 best news reel made, also form other
 features of the special Sunday pro-
 gram. As usual the concert features
 by the Palace orchestra are sure to
 be pleasing.
 Vaudeville at the Palace for Mon
 day, Tuesday and Wednesday consists
 of bill of six acts that are all in the
 much envied supreme class of variety.
 Heading this arrangement IS the
 highly rated act of Eva Shirley and
 her California Ramblers, the latter be-
 ing a jazz orchestra the equal of
 which IS yet to be found in vaudeville.
 From Syncopation to Grand Opera"
 is the billing under hwich this act is
 presented. The Le Grohs, an act we'll
 known to local theater goers had a
 featured position on the most success
 ful of the Midnight Gambol pro-
 grams Joseph E. Bernard and Com
 pany in new comedy playlet of the class which MT. Bernard is noted for contributing each year, provide the bill with another bright spot. Walter Kaufman, with his collAction of fun ny stories and batter and many grace ful steps, and Hartley and Lee, an exceptionally clever boy and girl team, complete the sextette of fine vaudeville acts. There will be the usual mid-week change beginning Thursday.