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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1922-04-13
MOTHER OF FIGHTING FAMILY

Mrs. Charlotte Lampanius, a
ninety-fve-year-old woman of Cen
tralia, Wash, is the mother of a
Civil war veteran, grandmother of
a Spanish war veteran and great
grandmother of five World war
veterans.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1922-04-13
The Road to Happiness.

You must keep well if you wish to
be happy. When constipated take one
or two of Chamberlain S Tablets inn
mediately after supper. They cause
gentle movement of the bowels.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-18
SHIFT BLACK LEGS
 TO SOUTHERN ROADS

New York, Aug. 18.-Picked crews of volunteer" shop men were sent to southern roads hit hard by the strike, it was announced by L. F. Loree, president of the Delaware & Hudson railroad and president of the eastern presidents conference. The roads are the Chesapeake & Ohio, Norfolk & Western, Louisville & Nashville, and the Virginian. Union officials laugh ed at the announcement and stamped it as "another bluff"
 Sending strikebreakers from here down to southern roads is nothing new," said David Williams, secretary of the strike committee. FIt has been going on for weeks without success. MT. Loree's road and every other eastern road are having their hands full trying to get enough mechanics to keep equipment from a breakdown. If any volunteers are being sent to other roads, you may be sure they are would-be craftsmen who have been kicked out of eastern shops after they have been found to be 'worthless'."
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-18
REGAIN MAKES LIAR OF ROADS BLUFF ON SHOP STRIKE
New Haven Superintendent Now
 Admits No Strikers Asked
 Their Jobs Back.

Almost daily since the railroad shop strike started, the official state ments issued by the road have con tained clause many of the strikers have asked for their jobs back and a number have been re-employed," tae intent being apparently to disorgan- ize the morale of the men and start dehections in the ranks. Repeatedly the strike leaders have denied this.
 Now comes Supt. E. E. Began of the road itself and makes liar out of the road in its official statements and admits that no striker has asked for his job again. MT. Regan's state ment was made in connection with an article in the New Haven Journal Courier of Thursday morning dealing with the withdrawal of the railroad advertisements for help and stating that the 6,ooo places of the strikers had been filled with skilled men. This filling" was promptly characterized by strike leaders as another bluff.
 The Courier in interviewing MT. Began on the statement says he ad- mitted that only "in the main" were the new help competent. From time to time a few of these may be dis charged because of incompetency," he is quoted as saying. Then he goes on to say the rolling stock is somewhat upset and according to the Courier, MT Began said that he has not heard of single striking shopman who has tried to get his old job back here"
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-18
WAR IS
 ON IN FULL BLAST
Battle Royal Among Democrats to Start With New Haven Pri-
 maries Tuesday.

With the calling of the Democratic primaries in New Haven for next Tuesday night and attempt of the New Haven Register to lease" Mayor FitzGerald out of the gubernatorial race, and the wide open lineup of the forces in the shievalty fight, the. po- litical campaign in New Haven may now be said to be merrily on. Tie suddenness of the primary call is re- garded as coup by the Cahill forces opposing Sheriff Reilly for renom- ination, but the sheriff was prompt to meet it and promises a battle royal at the polls Tuesday afternoon. The Cahill forces are supporting Myles Connolly of Waterbury and the real battle centers in New Haven. Sheriff Reilly is standing on his record for renomination while the Cahillites are New Haven City political affairs. This Sheriff Reilly denies ....
 As to the gubernatorial situation The Register, following the announce ment of the candidacy of Thomas J. SpelIacy of Hartford for the senator ial nomination, stated that Mayor FitzGerald would refuse to be can didate for governor or "be the goat, in any factional party fight. This brought a prompt response from the mayor who declared that the infer ence was unauthorized, no one had a right to say what he would do, and when the time came he would speak for himself There isn't much doubt but that the mayor will be the nom- inee of the party if he desires it. He and MT. Spellacy are on the most friendly terms despite what the en- emies of both and the party have to say about it. Together they would make a team that even astute repub- licans admit will be extremely hard to beat, even though the Ku Klux bunch heavy ticket"
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-18
TRADES COUNCIL VOTE SUPPORT TO
 ROAD STRIKERS
Adopts Strong Resolution Recom- mended By A. F. of L.
 Executive Council.

Following lengthy communication from the executive board of the American Federation of Labor in which the, railroad situation was re- viewed and full support urged for the strikers, the New Haven Trades Council at its meeting last night voted to do everything in its power to assist the strikers and to recom- mend to all affiliated local unions to do the same. The communication was signed by President Gompers and was complete resume of the strike, it's cause, progress and effect. In it the strike was directly charged to Wall Street and other financial interests who control the railroads, the state ment being made that the operating officials were not the stubborn ones and would not be except for the pres sure being put on them from behind by the financial interests who seek the disruption of Organized Labor.
 Because of the excursion of Labor men to Coney Island yesterday there was slight attendance at the meet ing and nothing but routine business transacted except for the adoption of the A. F. of L. recommendations on the strike. Past President P. F. O'Meara presided in the absence of President Ornburn.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-18
INTERSTATE HEAD
 WARNS PRESIDENT
 OF ROAD DANGERS
Rolling Stock Falling to Pieces, McChord Tells Harding in
 Cautious Letter.

Washington, Aug. I8.-The coun try's railroad equipment is falling to pieces and will continue to get worse as the strike continues, is the infor- nation given the President by C. C McChord, chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission. The letter is written in cautious terms, but con tains a warning in every line of the menace to life and property. It is stated that the commission "has observed with concern the prog. ressive deterioration of motive power upon certain of the important car riers.
 "The effect of deferred repairs is cumulative and becomes increasingly felt as time goes on. In the continu- ance of our enforcement of the law we are taking steps and will be com pelled to continue to proceed in 3 manner which must bring about seri- ous withdrawals of motive power from service" it is stated.
 Certain violations of the acts we report to the attorney general for ap- propriate legal action. With a con tinuance of existing conditions these will be increasingly frequent" .>.
 In reply the President instructed the commissoin's inspection force to apply the law.
 Striking shop men say the commis. sion is powerless to apply the law because of lack of inspectors. Con. gress has reduced the commission appropriation and where hundreds o1 inspectors are necessary, one is doing duty.
 That the equipment situation is causing concern to the White House is indicated by long conference be- tween the President and some of his technical advisers.
 This, together with the McChoro letter, sustain every claim made by the shop men, who state that the equipment collapse also applies to ai1 brakes
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-18
Shop Help Stone
 Road Track Gang

New Britain, Aug. 18.-Persons employed at the Landers, Frary & Clark plant at High and Lake streets, evidently in sympathy with railroad strikers, on Wednesday bombarded a section gang at work on the tracks near High street, throwing bolts and pieces of scrap iron. While members of the gang were struck by the flying missiles, no one was injured. Accord ing to the section workers, women as we'll as men appeared in the win dows from which the missiles were thrown Officials of the company started an investigation. No railroad strikers were involved in the trouble.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-18
MANUFACTURERS
 AGAIN RAP LABOR
State Body Urges Railroad Heads
 Not to Compromise Strike.

The Connecticut Manufacturers Association has again shown it's spleen towards Organized Labor and a few days ago, over the signature of tis president, E, Kent Hubbard, sent a message to the Railroad Lords i'll meeting in New York on the Presi- dents proposal for a settlement of the strike, urging them not to com promise one whit on their stand on the seniority rights question. The message was as follows:
 we urge railroad executives to maintain to the end position taken on seniority question. Manufacturing interests of state vitally interested and any compromise would seriously affect industrial relationships"
 It added that the manufacturing association has about 2,ooo members and that the massage had been prac- tically unanimously endorsed.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-18
FREE STRIKERS ON
 CONTEMPT CHARGES
Superior Court Throws Out Cases
 Brought in Moosup Mill Strike.

Middletown, Aug. 18.-Judge Frank D. Haines of the Superior Court, from whom was secured temporary injunction against the strikers at the Aldrich Mills in Moosup ,restraining g them from picketing or interfering with the operation of the mills or it's employees in any way, in the Superior Court here Wednesday threw out of court contempt charges brought by the mill owners against two of the strikers.
 The two men, Albert Wilson and Henry Wood, were haled before the court for contempt of the injunction it being alleged that they were pick eting the shops and urging strik ke- breakers not to return to work. When the evidence was presented 1t was simply to the point that the two men were walking together along a coun- try road over which at times some of the strikebreakers also walk but that far from interfering with any of them didn't have any intent of picketing. The evidence didn't convince Judge Haines and he promptly dismissed the cases.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-18
RAILROAD RAISES WAYMEN'S PAY TO
 HEADOFF STRIKE

In an effort to head off threatened strike by the maintenance of way men, who early in the week had tele- graphed their international officers to sanction a strike, the New Haven Road Thursday raised the pay of the trackmen and other maintenance men five cents an hour to go into effect immediately While no official action has yet been taken on the raise by the men it is expected that they will be satisfied for the present even though in a majority of cases if does not anywhere near restore their old rate of pay. There is considerable dissatisfaction yet, however, especial 1y among those who received much larger cuts.
 The road had heretofore refused to treat with the waymen and had promptly compiled with the Labor Boards ruling to give them a cut also. When the waymen threatened strike the Labor Board reconsidered its action and told the waymen to take it up with the individual roads and make their own arrangements.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-18
WHO'S STOPPING EMP

Springfield, Mass, Aug. 18-In a speech before the Rotary club of this city, Governor Charming H. Cox shrieked to high heaven that strike breakers have the right to work. The governor presented his plea for free and independents" with the usual crafty imputation that organized la bor is responsible for the failure to recruit strikebreakers The governor ignored the failure to mine co& in Pennsylvania and Indiana, where a score of soldiers guard every strike breaker.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-18
WHY THESE WRECKS? Is It Because Engines Are Going to Pieces While Kept in Service?
By SAMUEL GOMPERS, President American Federation of Labor.

for operation may it not be the case that the increasing fire quency of railroad wrecks Is due to the use of such defec- tive locomotives?
 It seems to me entirely prop CT that in every case of a rail road accident there should be an immediate inquiry by public officials who are not under the influence of railroad authorities and that the public should be immediately informed of the re- suits of such inquiry in order that it may be known whether use of unfit locomotives, in defi- ance of law, is taking a toll of human life.
 Constant reiteration, by per sons evidently in possession of accurate information, of charges that totally unfit locomotives are being used both in the freight and passenger service of the various railroads justihes the demand for some other ex- planation for the increasing number of wrecks than those offered by railroad officials.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-18

Reports of railroad wrecks have been frequent of late and in at least one such accident, on the Missouri Pacific, 35 per sons were killed and more than 100 injured.
 There has been no statement as to the cause of these ire quent wrecks other than the statements issued by railroad managers which have uniformly ascribed the wrecks to causes other than faulty railroad equip ment. In the most serious of these recent wrecks the railroad officials stated that the engineer had run past stop signals.
 In view of the large number of apparently authentic state ments charging a deplorable condition of railroad equipment, the public should be furnished with a more authoritative and unbiased statement than any which are furnished by railroad officials where train accidents occur.
 If it is true that a high per centage of locomotives is unfit
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-18
JUDGE THOMAS SCORES SHOPMEN
 ON READING ROADS AFFIDAVITS
TRAINMEN MEET SUNDAY TO DECIDE
 ON STRIKE ACTION
Mass Meeting in New Haven to Set tie Further Operation of Unfit
 Rolling Stock.

Following meeting with General Manager Bardo on Tuesday at which the deplorable condition of the roll ing stock on the New Haven road was discussed, a mass meeting of the combined brotherhoods of the operat- ing forces on the New Haven system will be held in Music Hall on Court street, New Haven, on Sunday even ing at which the matter will be put up directly to the men and decisive action as to whether or not they will continue to operate the trains will be taken. The motive power on the road is declared by engineers and hremen to be in positively dangerous condi- tion and the engine men are now loath to further endanger their own lives and the lives of the passengers
 Nothing definite has been made public by the officers who presented the facts to MT. Bardo and will not be until the meeting on Sunday night. Trainmen and the shopmen on strike are anxiously awaiting the outcome of the conferences between the Brotherhood chiefs and the railroad executives in New oYrk today. If that conference fails a general walk out of the trainmen would not be sur prising. .~-
 The New Haven is now using its large freight locomotives on passen- ger trains and the engineers are sore put to it to keep up schedules, these locomotives being built for hauling power instead of passenger train speed Passengers are complaining also of the jars and shocks suffered at station stops and starts through the jerking of these heavy engines and altogether the situation is de- veloping fast where something must be done by the road.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-18
U: s. Court Enjoins Railroad Strikers When
 Counsel Refuses to Answer "Illegal" Summons
WATERBURY DANCES JIG"

Philadelphia, Aug. 18.-General Atterbury of the Pennsylvania railroad was so delighted over the prospect of continued war between the railroads and union shop men that he danced jig after leaving the White House, according to the Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia North American
 The correspondent telegraphed his paper:
 General w. w.. Atterbury of the Pennsylvania, who has been irreconcilable, danced a jig while holding on the arm of A. H. Smith of the New York Central.
 "'It's all over as far as I am concerned,' he said"
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-18
MARSHAL WALTER JOINS RANKS OF
 COURT ATTACHES WHO LOST MEMORY
 ON RETURN OF WRITS OF SUBPOENAE
Attorneys for Strikers Then Reaf6rm Position That Proceedings Are Not Properly Before Court and Take Prompt Appeal When
 Court Grants Roads Motion for
 Restraining Order.

When Attorneys Danaher and OKeefe representing the shopmen the New Haven Road their position that the asked for injunction proceedings brought by the New Haven proceed them Judge Thomas the United States Noralk the strikers immediate appeal filed and pending decision by the appeals the strike will has been. The the after reading of offered in aadav form by the railroad of which toned by the workers for the simple that they fused participate alleged illegal proceedings Judge Thomas therefore based his decision solely this testimony which had been
 
 Haven Tuesday have been and rank for the after reading took the strikers declaring the of the strikers beast and nconceivable a brides itself of the do but this but significant that about the the doing New Haven throwing of the very of alleged had of the days
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-18
Killed On Brand,
 Under Compensation

Philadelphia, Aug. I8.-A compen- sation referee has ruled that the widow of man who was killed while on an errand for his employer is en- titled to compensation and the decis- ion has been upheld by the state workmen's compensation board.
 The reason for the attack does not appear" the decision declares. '1t has not been shown that it was di- rected against the deceased for per sonal reason, nor has it been shown that the attack had no relation to the defedent's employment. Accordingly the case is one in which the employe met with an accident while in the course of his employment, and his tion."
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-18
HARTFORD JOINERS
 DEMAND OLD RATE OF
 $l HOUR AND GET II
Nothing to Do But Pay It, Says Contractors Head, While Other Bosses Attribute 1t to Big Building Boom Now Going On.

Hartford, Aug. I8.-Demanding an increase of 10 cents an hour or back to their former rate of pay of $I an hour, the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, No. 43, of Hartford were yesterday restored to that rate with out trouble by the contractors. The demand was made last Thursday fol- lowing executive discussions for the past week or more as to the action and when delivered to the contractors was agreed to without comment, the contractors, most of whom are still working on the cost plus basis, feel ing that they would have to give the old rate again in order to go on with the vast amount of construction work now going on here. No conferences were held on the matter, the follow ing demand being served on the bosses and put into effect automati- cally yesterday:
 Hartford and. Vicinity:
 Dear Sirs: By a vote of Local Union No. 43, have been requested to notify you that, on and after Au- gust E, 1922, wages for Journeymen carpenters will be $1 ah hour.
 Respectfully yours,
 WILLIAM A. NELSON,
 President. JAMES P. LONG, Secretary"
 John Wise, president of the Mast CT Builders Association, estimated that it would affect building work to the value of at least $Io,ooo,ooo now under way in this city and, owing 10 the short notice. would cause severe losses to contractors.
 There's nothing to do but to pay it," said President Wise. He said he would not dall the Master Builders Association together to act on the de- mand, but left for a trip to Canada.
 The demand for an increase was at tributed by contractors to the exist ence of building boom in Hartford. More construction is under way here, they pointed out, than in any other city of the state. Secertary Dennis F. Ahern of the Master Builders Association, said that the company of which he is a member has outstand- ing contracts aggregating $5oo,ooo.
 Journeymen carpenters have been paid at the rate of 90 cents an hour since a year ago, when they agreed to a reduction from the war rate of ST an hour Since carpenters now work A hours a week, the increase means a boost of 4.4o a week in their pay envelopes. They will receive $8 day from Tuesday on instead of 7.2o.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-18

Another significant fact of the policy of the road Tn the injunction proceedings was apparent in the newspapers of this morning when the stenographic report of the judges re- marks were published verbatim under special" lines indicating that the newspapers themselves had had re- porters there and secured the facts for themselves. The real fact is thtt the only newspaper man present dur ing the proceedings was the represen- tative of The Labor News until about as the judge was making his remarks a correspondent of the Associated Press showed up and covered the case by the mere facts. The road, how ever, saw to it that the censure of the strikers was made public as a fine piece of propaganda to incite the pub lie against the men. Two weeks ago when the same court threw out the previous proceedings and saying some good things at the time about the road, the roads attorneys forbid the stenographer giving to The La bor News copy of the judges re- marks at the time. It was different yesterday, however-the court then "tore the life out of the strikers" to use the expression of one of the roads attorneys.
 The opening of the hearing yester- day was delayed more than an hour by the non-appearance of U. $. Mar shal Jacob D. Walter who had been summoned by the strikers attorneys to testify as to when the subpoenaes served by his deputies had been re- turned to court, the contention being that they had not been returned with in the time specified. Foxy Jake" had complete loss of memory as to time of returns, didn't remember ex- cept two which he admitted had not been returned until August or 5 all though the return date in the writ was August I.
 Pinned down to questions as to a conversation he had with Attorney O'Keefe MT. Walter recalled saying something about the returns being late but wouldn't swear to anything definite. He did admit that Attorney O'Keefe charged him of being work ing with" Court Clerk Pickett in the evasion but declined to admit that he was doing so. On Tuesday MT. Danaher told the court that he ex- pected the marshal would testify that the writs were returned late, basing that opinion on the conversation he and MT. O'Keefe had had with the marshal. The marshaPs sudden loss of memory, however, upset this be- lief and the witness was dismissed by the attorneys.
 MT. Schaefe, for the road, then offered his motion for the injunction and the court asked MT Danaher if he still maintained the position that the strikers were not appearing ex- cept in protest to the proceedings go- ing on. "I certainly do," answered MT. Danaher, after which the court ruled that the motion to dismiss was not granted and that the road could proceed with making out a prima facie case MT. Schaefe announced that he had no further evidence to offer except the afidavits already
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The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-18
BIG PROFITS IN RUBBER.

New York, Aug. 18.-For the first six months of this year the United States Rubber Company reports a clear profit of $3,o52,o18, after all charges and interest have been paid. During the same period last year the company reported deficit of more than $4,ooo, ,ooo.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-18
Police Chief Leads
 Parade of Strikers

Striking railroad shopmen and min CTS of Centralia, ILL, joined with farmers and other union workers nj a picnic at which more than $500 was raised for the. strikers. The chief of police headed a parade of organized workers, and Judge w. C. Wilson welcomed the speakers, including H.. B. Gibson, of the Machinists, in be- half of the local unions.