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The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-18
G. E. BICKNELL DIES.

George Edward Bicknell of 11o Britannia street, the first member of the state Senate from the Thirteenth district, died Tuesday about 5 o'clock after long illness. He was secretary and treasurer of the Meri- den Machine Tool Company and un- til last May president of the Meriden Permanent Building and Loan Asso- citation. He was born in Belfast, Me, on November 25, 1861, and could trace his ancestry back to Zachary Bick- nell who came from London in 1635 and settled at Weymouth, Mass. He came to Meriden in 1880 and has re- sided here eve rsince
 He was a staunch republican and represented Meriden in the general assembly as the first senator from the new Thirteenth district in 1905 and 1906. Since that time he had served on the state commission on voting machines. He was a member of the city council in I8oo-I8o7, po- lice commissioner in 1900, 1901 and 1902 and also a member of the state legislature from 1901 to 1905.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-18

THE OPEN SHOP and The Union Label are discussed every week in The Labor News. Subscribe.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-18
Rubber Works
 Resume Activity

Naugatuck, Aug. 1o.-Rubber shoe factories which have been closed for months re-opened Monday and oper- atives who have been away are re- turned last week to get their tickets, which are given preliminary to re- sumption of work. The ticket indi-
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-18
AFTER BACK TAX.

Tax Collector Harold C. Hall has sent out last warning to about 5000 personal tax delinquents inform ing them that if they do not settle their accounts immediately he will prosecute them. Some of the bills, the collector states, go back as far as Ioo6.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-18
Frazier and McKellar Hit Old Guard
 Hard

The great victory of Lynn J. Fra zier in North Dakota proved a bomb, from the shock of which the privi- legged few will never recover. He was supported by Labor with warmth that will long be remembered in North Dakota.
 Then there is Senator McKellar of Tennessee with a 100 per cent record who beat down opposition and de- feated one of the strongest men in the state, Capt. c. T. Fitzhugh.
 Pennsylvania covered itself with glory when Clifford Pinchot defeated the crowd of republicans that had dominated politics in that state for half a century. Every force that
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-18

cates the beginning of the operation of making a shoe or any other article of rubber and by it an operative can tell approximately the time each de partment will resume after the first process on the article starts. The Goodyear India Rubber Glove Go. and the Goodyear Metallic Rubber Shoe Co. are the ones which started up Monday.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-18
PreDdidS

If you are sending for friends or relatives in the Old Country, pre- pay their passage here through the UNITED STATES LINES. Assure them of good treatment, comfort-let them travel under the protection of the STARS AND STRIPES
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-18
MERIDEN BOY COMMENDED.

The navy department has com mended First Class Quartermaster Edward William O'Loughlin of the U. s. s. Converse, son of MT. and Mrs. John J. O'Loughlin of 30 Sher- man avenue, for rescuing from drowning in the York river in Vir- ginia on July 9, Second Class Quar- termaster C. B. Clark of the U. s. s. Dale. Clark fell into the river and O'Ioughlni dove after him and caught him just as he was about to sink.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-06
"rp Against Mutiny. -

To the Editor OF The Times DISPATCH:
sir! hav" read with great salts
faction your strong and timely cdI-
toriai In regard 10 the Presidents
proposed solution of the railway
Strik"
have beon looking for and cx
pccting just such editorials and won
der'nS why they w"r" not for,hcom-
nS.
| cannot understand how the proSi-
dent OF our great requisite can think
OF asking that tho railroads cor any
one cl9cb should deliberately hrcnk
every promise made TO ,hcir faithful
employees. u ~ uuthiukublc. as COM
ing from u government source. and
inevitably causes right ihiukinE men
To los" confidence" in the Integrity
Of their own government,
Ny firm conviction Is that having
crentcd tn" Hallway Labor Board ,for
this very purpos"D. and three mem
herS OF this hoard having been duly
appointed 10y labor" that every re.
source Of this government should hc
expended |" see that the rulings OF
the board be maintained 10 the let
ter.
When wc admit tina, any one class
Is strong enough To defy The gov
"rnmen;. V" are ihon ul against
mu;iny. pur" and simple. and should
the government yield or compc!
others 10 yield. we are then In a
stat" OF anarchy.
Nothing is right. but right. and I'm
ms Judgment, no low, human or d.
vino can max" strike. as popularity
conducted. wight
liav" we tho power to enforce
laws. ns well as make them If not.
We are under a holshcv!st reign rish:
nov and one class will dominate ,ur
land TINS month and another next
month. This Ia fast bccomln. not
The land Of liberty. hu; the land OF
oppression. with full Right tC;od save
the mark( 10 XIII and main at will
Our government must have the
peoples rights protected at any cost.
or else give up the reins and
nchnowloie. their defeat
MIR smith il right The railroads
have the right To manage their own
"nairs and arc capable OF doing so
without doing violence to every aonsc
OF business fairness and honesty as
man 10 man.
II ;h!s is tn" best III" government
has 10 offer. let them stand aside
ana not show so plainly that they
or" catering to certain popular
vote a; tho expense OF every prin-
| ciplc OF right and fairness
+ l.. TAYLOR.
Isichmond, Va. Aug. .. 1899
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-06
CHURCH WORKERS OF WORLD
WILL GATHER IN COPENHAGEN
Meeting of international Clergy and Laymcn Discusses
Universal Friendship-Limaton Of Armaments
Also to BE One of Main Topics.

Hrick Presbyterian Church New
York and chairman of tho World
Alliance and the Church Peace Union:
br. Henry \. Atkinson. general SCI
rotary Of the two laSt-namcd or.
PLANTATIONS: Or Charles ). Macfar-
land. general secretary Of the Fed
cial Council OF Churches OF christ.
Or. Arthur !. Brown. SECRETARY OF iii.
Presbyterian Missionary society:
President w. ~. u. 'aunce OF Brown
University: Professor William |.
Hull. OF Swar,hmore College. Ham
!!ton Holt, OF New York: DR.. Fred
sr:cs -JEaS. George A fiImpton. the
rev A. z. Conrad. tho Fev. Lnuritz
Larsen, Dr. Samuel \. Eliot. DIR. An
son l.. Attcrbury and John Harvey.
Has NcpOrt ON ArmnIncnts.
Or. Royntnn. VINO is chairman OF
tn" international committee. VIII pre-
side. report on the Washington
conference for Limitation OF nrma-
mcnts VIII be presented by Professor
Hull and tho meeting VIII consider
resolutions adopted at the seventh
annual meeting OF IN. world alii1nce
held last May in Cleveland. Ohio,
which urged III. United Stntes gov
ernmcnt To participate in the court
OF International Justice. favored thu
progressive reduction Of Hrrnnm"uts
ana called upon tn" American Ucopl"
TO cultivate and prHctic" tho an Of
thinking In terms OF peace and inter
national good Will" AMI to lind and
apply the peaceful methods Of sot
Ting international differences with
honor and credit TO the nntiong"
Tho rceul,s Of "A study ~ labor
conditions in the United States. Great
isrItaln. France. Germany. Denmark.
hungary. Austria. Holland aud Ser
h.a VIII be reported by nine commit
toes appointed last January for this
PURPOSE. and tn. condIt!v< 'hua unn /!
/ !yzod "ill lac brought to the aitcn-
iI"' Of the national governments con-
cornod. on the basis 81 these recon-
rl'ndatlonG III" churches OF tho world
WIZ be asked to DO their part in re-
constructing the Industrial ordc-.
Discuss HnrinI ,Iinorifir..
ON" session NH be devoted TO n.
discussion ot racial and ,sIfglous ms
i'".ii!"s. and how the church"a may
h"!,' In preserving IN" r'satp ana In
"ri."f of aUcn min"ritins. Th. Amer
'Gan delegates VIII pr-s"nt ID rcso'u-
ton adopted at the Cl.y.l:., / meet
Ing which urge the E1rcrnmou: O.,
TIC United Statos to cp-oa,rata viii,
Great Britain. or any othci nation a.
nations, IN Investigating atrocities
rrn"uccd on Christians IN the Sct-
East
Thc discussions will be carried on
in English. French German anu Dan
!Sh. and tho proceedings OF the cor
ference VIII be published ia those
four languages.
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=" Sentiment Involved.

l" Tie Editor OF The Times Dispatch
Sir.-four article In The Times
dispatch .: August 2. headed. RE
naming OF broadway Stirs In
North Side" Indicating that a
hSht' Is on regarding the remaining
az overlook Road. is misleading.
There Is no night. and the statement
that the Council would not be fol D..
towing the VIII OF the majority
ah".ld the change be made is also
misleading.
TN" paper before the Council bcaru
tn" signatures OF a large majority
OF thc property owners ON over
brook Road. suggesting a chang. ON
account of the word brook" appear
ini III other names in the !mm"-
d.nt" vicinity. viz: Brook Road.
Brook Avenue and RrooklNn Ruulc.
Nard ana b'caus" II number Of pco-
pc on th!s road are having trouble
about their mail and delivery of
goods. on account OF the confusion
arising from IN" almost dupI,cat.
names The siEncrs of the pane,
have no sentiment about the ,,,n.
hctnS agreeable 10 any that may
help TIA" situation. which Gugy
grows worse, and they Will willlnc!y.
ah!d" by whatever decision the
Council may make
c. H. ANGLE
Hichmond. Va August 3, 1922.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-06

coming sort of big league classic" in
Virginia. will be nominated and supported
by means elsewhere described, and the ia
nous and fortunate ten Will help keep II
section of the grand stand lively when the
quantities" now unknown trot out on the
diamond for the years supreme baseball ox-
hibition
Perhaps not in it's history has the great
national game. properly 40 called. enjoyed
II b"ttcr year than the present. Certainly,
the major leagues have never turned into
August with 40 many sterling. hopeful
teams pressing for the highest honors. AT
time when. ord inariy. not more than two
teams in each league would sustain the
term ''pcnnanj possibilities" il Is ucces-
Sary this year 10 work on down even into
the second division To exhaust the field of
eighties The result is that interest in
these contests and in tho game as whole
is steadily mounting as the summer wears
on. with the prospect that the fall classic
VIII grip the attention OF the country more
securely than ever before.
And in the loyalty of the American pcO-
pie 10 this great sport, their jealous con
Germ for its good name and stability, there
mind. The contest from which ten Vr
bencilciaries of The Dispatch Papers
worlds series expedition Will help to
quicken and cement this wholesome in
terest. And il is quite safe to say that a
sane enthusiasm for baseball deserves no
tico an element in the percentage column
of AmcriCaniSui
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-06
LILLIAN |
Yours respectfully,

AhS"cr--lt Their" such a remedy |
Shonio b" de!ishird to tell you about IT, But
honestly there is no such remedy which Is
safe don't mind Whispering n secrc, in
your. ear. however: Ladies' who are frecklcd
In their early teens seldom fan to blossom
later int" lovely queens The trccklcs viii
fade all In due time
Neither Limb Kindly advise whether
o!Ne OIL or COCO" butter massage viii fatten
or strengthen the lcSs.---J. j.
Answer-No. The popular notion that local
application OF rubbing with oils or fats or
Other substances will fattcn. develop or
strengthen IN" part treated is an error
Inspired by humbng assurances AZ :, ply
sioiogicaI fact 10 Iutritivc material or fat
t'nins material or food OF any description can
be absorbed through the skin
The Peerless observation-disclosures tell me
whether warm milk fresh from the cows is
good for girls to drink freely each night and
morning. What arc the best forms of .xer-
else for girls Of my age ui) MISS L. w
AnSwer-ies. II any beverage under tho
sun can b" reasonably called the health ana
beauty beverage. ii is fresh milk Immediate
~ ai'"r the i"i!%!nE and before cooling. and
save only cold water. thai is the most tempt
Ing bcV"rag" can imagine. Girls OF your
age should swim play tennis, ba SIX e,ball girls.
BASEBALL skate. ride bicycle. hike (as cir!
Scohts)' 90 some aesthetic fancy dancing
gymnastlc work and n bit Of tunbling
Woman's Apparcl.-ls woman'S dress n,
twenty or more years ago? Are corscts ncccs.
sary. harmful. h"R!thful or without effect on
the health OF women? Any difference whether
a young woman has never worn them or :,
woman who has Worn them for years and
then discarded them? Are high heels Al
ways harmful or is there some truth in
the claim occasionally made that high heels
in come way are beneficial to the nblomInoI
organs?-lI D. Il.
.Answcr.-W oman's dress at presen, is more
hygienic than ii was twenty more years
ago. in my Judgment for these reasons: %
she wears less Of II most of tin, time. (2l
Legs have come in rather they nave come
out OF concealmcnt. and vanity prompts the
woman to indulge in some exercise o make
or keep her legs graceful. CD Corscts are
practically passc and without the handicap
Of scorscts woman can and does engage moro
actively I'm physical exercises: also vanity
prompts her To keep a trim figure by attend
ing TO her daily exercise. % Low heels are
now the correct cnpcr and with low heels the
woman's posture Is more nearly normal. There
is Il difference in tho case OF the woman who
has worn corscts or high heels for years She
must accustom herself 70 sclr.support or to
low heels BY easy degrees ash not by "a sud
den reform.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-06
Icy Associated rrcsal

CofENHAGEN. Aux. 5.-Clcrgymen
ana religious workers. from ALI parts
OF the world w!ll gather here early
next month to attend "a" meeting
OF the International Committee OF
IN" world Alliance for International
Friendship through the Churches
when VIII opcn August : and con-
tihu" through August H. one OF
IN" main topics viii he limitation Of
ornaments. and 1t IL expected that
the conference will adopt resolutions
appealing to the nations OF the world
hnd recommending TO the churches
methods OF cooperate. wo-k .nva-A
this end
Among tho more titan 100 dele
gates representing the tlv"nty-nin"
ha'i"ha! councils OF the World AL
lane" who are coming VIII he n
!arE" number OF prominent A,ncri-
can ministers. including Or Nchc-
iniah hoynton. former moderator OF
The CONGREGATIONAL Council and pas
tor %: tho Clinton Avenue Conl,rcgn-
tional church Of Brooklyn: IJr.
charles T.. Jefferson. pastor OF tn.
broadway Tabernacle. New York
pr. William T. Merrill, pastor Of tho
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-06
Presidential Taxation

w TlI a view 20 making the tariff more
Wv elastic" and the adjustment OF the
rates 10 changing conditions possible with
out specific legislation at every session OF
Congress. the President has proposed that
he be given the power to change tariff
cassitcations. To change the method of ap-
plying ad valorcm duty. and finally TO raise
or TO lower the rate OF duty as far as he
may ind it advisable up to 80 per ccntum.
TO comply with the cxccut;y - recon- men.
daton the Senate has inserted three see
tons in the pending bill making the d..
sired authorizations. These sections should
be defeated and II Congress cnter,ains any
respect for its own powers or for the plain
language OF the Constitution they will b.
defeated
Tho scheme now embodied in the tariff
bill is a direct delegation OF the constitu-
tional authority OF Congress 10 levy taxa
ton. No othe. taxing power is recognized
In the organic law OF The land
Again and again in tho years gone nv
statesmen, large and small have risen IN Tn
propose that commissions or boards be
created by Congress which would bo all
thorzed 10 revise tariff schedules without
resort 10 legislation. These moyeme,ts
have been voted down in everv Instancc
There have been such commissions TO M
v'sc with Congross. and thnre IL ono nov,
but Congress- has never delegated to them
me power 20 lovy taxes. and probably mover
Will
~! htudcnta OF tariff legislation I'm this
country must understand that tho present
hVHtem Is faulty 10 an almost inoradiblo OK
tont. Tho tariff ia madH q political .ss,o
and In dealing with Il in tho House md
senate, theTo IL bargaining and log-rol!,ng
and general Indifference TO tho ,mh,,o g.,
terest, l'u, M bad as thnt system MAJ, M
II Is not Nh bad ~ would be syatom .,,1or
which. a pAeBident. by executive aal couId
change tarir schedule overnight
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-06
y Useless and Costly Weapon

IT HAT the strike AS a weapon for settle
1 ment OF disputes between labor and CAPT
tai has 0utlivcI its usefulness, Is incoming
ore clearly apparent with each recurring
conflict Of this KIND Asd, from iAc huge
,con4Mc vast. and Inconvenience they en-
tail upon the pnb'. neither side to the con
nicgs achieves anyt'.j,i, like permanent gain
from the settlements that arc effected. Both
sides sustain enormous financial Losses
when the contests are long drawn out.
After the endurance of each has been tested
60 lie limit of lie strength and the patience
Of th. public reaches the pOiut of exhaus-
lien. = compromise settlement, is usually
arranged on the basis of wages and working
conditions which prevailed when the walk
outs occurred AZ lcas,, in any such do
partures from these Is may be agreed upon.
there Is reflected M substantial victory for
either side. These settlements involve only
temporary truce. with the OLD disputes
awaiting ths couvcnicn. opportunity for
the one side or ihe o,hrr TO renew them
In the mcant!n" months, even years. OF
resumed operation are required TO make up
the financial losses Of both caused ny the
suspension of work As To the losses Tus-
tanned b. the public, these are permanent
there is no way of rccouping them.
The prevailing railroad and coal strikes
in a general way running true TO form. with
a good deal OF bluff being INDUCED by
both sides in each OF the Two strikes In
the negotiations which have thus far been
carried on, all OF the groups directly con-
Cerned have manifested growing signs of
WEAKNESS i'll the protracted struggles and
undoubtedly are in deadly earnest IN try
ing to find some method by which adjust /
ment of their differences may bring an end
Ia the struggle The force OF public Onin-
ion Is getting in its work with 4 warning
that the public interest is Superior and
will not be sacrificed much longer 10 FUR
thor tho respective cOntcntO OF Tho up-
posing sides that are paralyZ;ng ;hc ma
tons industrial life.
Already the negotiations have reached
the point where ii is fOrcscen the conflict
Will end in some form Of adjustment, tenn
porary though il be, whereby both the min
ing OF coal and the operation of the rail
roads will be resumed under practically the
same terms that prevailed when the strikes
were called. With that accomplished the
public will profit by The experience II has
gained from these and former strikes by
asserting It's rightlnl authority To enact per-
Manent legislation hitting the conditions of
such emergencies as the country has had
to lace during the present crisis. The i'm
! pressivc lesson Of damage To all of the
countrys Interests resulting from the two
! pending strikes IS helping to prepare Il sub
! santin body Oi opinion which will sup
! port reasonable legislation in the future for
J such public control ns will bring Il solution
! Of tho problem OF the present and similar
| disputes without resort to the obsolete
strike weapon
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-06

HE White House was Yesterday again
made the center of attention and hope. so
lar as the rail strike is concerned when Pros
ident Harding went into conference with Is.
NJ. Jewell and other representatives OF the
strikers. On basis of performance the
luhlic nigh, expect little OF Mr. Hardlng's
latest move for peace but there is no more
t"rsistcntly optimistic people than our own:
and. SO long a. the President is attempting
something. The public Will indulge its faith
IN the law OF averages. If no, in the ex-
""utivr himself He mus; hi, upon some
,hing that will work if he keeps nj II long
enough
There is better reason for :, feeling of
hopefuiness With respect To the miners
strike than at amy time since The union
leaders rejected the governments arbi,ra-
ton plan Tomorrow's conference at Cieye-
land Will open In an atmosphere of success
NOT all of the operators in the central field
pave agreed to attend il is true but The
percentage OF attendance will be fair And
Illinois operators. though not promising
participation, have made very definite
move for peace by offering TO accent the
old wage scale until March OF next year and
then 10 submit thr entire controversy to
arbitration Lewis and spokesman for Tho
operators are credited with a feeling of con
hdehce. ana IL may hardly be questioned
lH"i even It limited agreement would quick
y bring the entire field into line. y sudden
crop III prices AT the mines Yesterday was
iah"n as sign OF coming peace
Reports from various parts of the conn
Try IN IN" moantiiua. --how that peace will
com" non" too SOON ..Wcsiern States. mar
licnIariN, az. uniting IN clnmur for re-
!lgi. ana 1t is impossible o escape the con
'!nSion that a severe industrial check may
he avcrt'd only by resumption OF mining on
large seal" within :, fortnight
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-06
ENCLISHMAN CLAIMS
BRlCkLAIINC IT'LL,

LONDON aug. j.-Tho champion
point OF amount Of work done hv one
man, is claimed ny a british work =
man. iiotham Browne Simwlc- handed
ne mas Just finished laying n!I tn.
bricks, 10000 OF them. tn tn. OK
FORD ThcStcr. al WorkinRtou. Gun,
bertrand. The job took two years. Had
h" worked under union r,Gcs he
would have iaid only il0.GNG bricks
in this same length Of time
tn" magnitude Of this undcrtnk
IL shown by the fact thai the build
ing il 100 feet long ana fifty feet
wide and accommodates 100 people
Browne ignored all trade union rules
and regulations and just went ahead
laying brick after brick. day arrcr
day. When he had laid the first 1907
900 people christcucd the building
brownies monument" but it IL now
known in the town as the house that
Browne built"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-06
WOULD BOOM BRITISH
MUSIC INSTRUMENTS

LONDON. Aug. THE Federation
discussing the best means or start
80 boom for British musical instru
I"cnts. Joseph Riley. OF Eirming-
nam 'hihkS the best way would be
to light n huge bonfire OF old njanos
That he says. would only he follow
inS the excellent example set by the
music trade in America. 1T would
make the finest sort Of Il display nd
Vertsement. he adds, for II would
snow inc country that the old pianos
with which we are oyers,ociicd nrc
not worth having
We could easily collect 10000 of
ih"m.' IA" said. In an interview. and
nobody would miss them. Such rub
hishr. iinhiiaS bundles Of discords
d" iHr"I"u!ahl. harm to the music
taste OF the public. \ child taught
on ono OF them has all his musical
mstinctf outraged aud grows M.
unsteady speaking. sorrow to his
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-06
\ Treat for .'Tcn Damon, ron,. :,

HE identity OF The teams that VIII mar.
NcipGte IN The approaching worlds
series rests in tho neld Of speculation Tho
issue may be settled within the mex, month
hnt the answer IS more !ikoly 10 be held IN
suspense UNI! tho close OF The season ia nj.
most al hand. In the meantime "a rela, cd
contest, also not To be decided until n shor,
'ihc before the Notwithstanding teams IN CO
HHch Other on the field Is nbou, TO bec,n
III virginia. Upon The result Of th!s copto.,
VIII depend lEc choice OF Vrginia's zen
Famous Fans" who viii attend The world,
series as the guests OF Tho limos Dispatch
ana Inc Evening Dispatch, The compst
tors 10 this contest. which is by way Of be-.