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The Connecticut labor news., 1922-10-13

under government control and opera ton, with emancipating orders from the director general that for the first time in it's history gave the signal men a free chance to work out their economic salvation
 In one year the brotherhood re- corded an increase of membership of more than 400 per cent.
 Through the earnest efforts of the officers and members, the brother hood gained many benefits during Federal operation that will be re- tained. One of the most important decisions was that holding signalmen to be composite mechanics Various rulings were secured interpreting ord CTS that made the employment of the members more satisfactory than 1t previously had been
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-10-13
MERIDEN UNIONS
 MAKE GOOD GAINS WITH CONTRACTORS
Electricians Get Wage Increase While Others Sign Up New
 Bosses.


 Meriden, Oct 13-The Bricklayers, treatments at their meeting October B and all members are requested to attend. The committee plans to make | 1t as good or better than the previous
 jolly session.
 The last meeting of the Retail Clerks in Trades Council hall was attended far better than expected, but more are welcome. Ask for the Re l tail Clerks button if you do not see 1t on the clerk that waits on you. If he can not produce go to one that
 can Patronize the clerk with the union button and buy union labelled goods of him.
 The Carpenters gained a contractor this week when J. B. Crowell changed from nonunion to union shop < The Electrical Workers have ob- tained a shop agreement and an in crease in wages for journeymen of l712 cents and 10 cents for helpers The agreement runs for year and both sides agree to give three months notice of any changes desired. The Painters also gained shop and look for further improvement in the
 conditions of their trade.
 The Meriden Girls Club will give Fthe play at Polls ons October 18-1o
 "All Aboard" Get your tickets early
 for 1t will be something worth see
 ing. The movement deserves the full
 support of Meriden.
 The union Picture Operators slide
 is shown only at those houses em-
 ploying union men. The slide is
 shown at present at the Life and
 Polls
 The Meriden National Bank let contract for an addition, estimated to cost about $3oooo to the Griswo1d
 Building Co. of New York.
 The building inspector is handi- capped by the lack of means of trans portation. It is hoped that the city will furnish him with a machine to get to the many jobs he has to in- spect.
 General Registrars Albert Board man and Thomas J. Moroney esti- mated that they have received about 1000 applications of women and men to be made voters. The board of reg day.
 Edward B. Wuesterbarth, 38 years old, proprietor of a sporting goods store on West Main street, 1t was learned this week, has been absent from his home and business for the past two weeks and no word has been heard from him. Four weeks ago he attended convention of bicycle deal CTS at Atlantic City sa and returned home. He remained here about a week and then left suddenly,
 Chairman Francis T. Maloney of l the M eriden democratic town commit 1 tee announces that Mayor David E. 1 FitzGera1d of New Haven, the demo- l cratic nominee for governor, will be l the principal speaker at a rally here evening at the City Hall to |, open the election campaign. .
 Many relatives and friends this week called at the home of MT. and Mrs. John Gallagher of I5 South First street to congratulate them upon their golden wedding anniversary. The couple were married in Ohio and came to this city in 1883. MT. Gal aeher is a Civil war veteran and re- tire das a supervisor at the Connecti cut school for boys here several years ago. MT. and Mrs. Gallagher have wo anghters, Mrs. c. H. Craig of and Mrs w. H. Webb of his city, and a niece, Mrs. George 1, Horne of Mt Carmel
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-10-13
Lodge Now Favors
 Anti-Child Labor
Bay State Stand-Patter Has Heart
 Change Near Election.

Holyoke, Mass, Oct. 13-Senator Henry Cabot Lodge in an address here this week advocated a national law patterned after the Massachusetts 48 hour statute, limiting the hours of labor for women and children. He also said he favored a constitutional amendment prohibiting child labor, in the event that bill regulating em- ployment of children could not be framed to meet the approval of the supreme court.
 A law regulating the employment hours of women and children, Sena- tor Lodge said, must be uniform and if it is to be just and eff fective.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-10-13
Old Trolley Man
 Resigns Service
Dean of Rockville Lines Presented With Purse By Fellow
 Employes.

Rockville, Oct. I3.-William Potter- son, who has been a conductor for the Connecticut Company on their Rock vile and Manchester lines for the past quarter of century, has tender ed his resignation and will retire from the service Mr. Potterson is the old est motorman on the local division of the company. The fellow employees of MT. Potterson presented him with a purse of $oo in gold this week. Mr. Potterson plans to go to Florida later this month, where he will make his home =
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-10-13

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The Washington times., 1922-12-27
Harding Gets Piece
OF True Cross
And Order

President Harding today was
presented with a piece of the
cross upon which it is believed
Jesus Christ was crucified. At
the same time the President was
made a Knight Of the Order of
the Holy Sepulcher, and was
given the insignia of the order,
a gold crown at its head suspend
ed on a scarlet cord. Within the
gold cross was the splinter of
wood, said to have been taken
from the true cross. The insig-
MIA was set with four diamonds.
The presentation to the Presi-
dent was made by the Right Rev
erned Panteleimon, archbishop
of Meapolis, in Palestine, per-
sonal legatee of beatitude, da-
maines, orthodox patriarch OF
the Holy City of Jerusalem and
all Palestine. Archbishop Pan
teleimon arrived in this country
only few days ago.
The Washington times., 1922-12-27
German Peace Pact
Killed by French,
is View of Paris

PARIS, Dec. 27.-That a German
oroposal for q four-power pact 70
Suara ntee the German frontiers and
PRESERVE the peace Of Europe for
thirtv wears has been discussed was
,Jrt,ialiy admitted by the French
forejon office today. This was the
nronosal which was said to have
taon mt up to President Harding by
Germany in an effort to attempt to
have the United States mediate the
disputed points existing between
Germany and France.
"Many indefinite, general propo
.a,s have been discussed In recent
weeks. and 1t is possible that this
WAS among them." 1t was stated al
the foreign office. But at the pres
emf time France is interested In only
one vital Neutrality-suspicious."
French officials believe that Pre-
noier Poincare will not consider any
international agreement OF any KIND
until the indemnity is settled. Then
the path will be open to discuss mat
ters of other character.
II is understood that at presen,
the proposal for four-power pac,
is dead, owing to the rejection ol
France.
DeSp1te tne iopoi ".'on' N
.,on's declaration that Germany IL
IN involuntary default Of her 1872.
wood deliveries under the Versailles
treaty. officials do not believe that
France will undertake any action ir
Tho matter before the premier's con
ference next week.
France will use the declaration oi
the commission to support her de
n,ands that fresh guarantees be OBJ
tained from Germany.
The Washington times., 1922-12-27
| DEAD,3H 3HURT IN
BIC BLAZE IN
TOLEDO
Sixty Families Burned Out OF
city's Finest Apartment
House.
Wide World Photos.
By international News Service.

TOLEDO. Ohio. Dec. 27.-Toledo's IS
most pretentious apartment building
the Del-mar, housing sixty families
is a mass Of smouldering ruins to-
day, following a fire which broke out
just before midnight and continued
for hours, resulting in the death of
w. A. Faunce, IS, the injury Of three
firemen, and minor injuries to a
score or more. The loss was esti-
mated at $500,000. The fire started
from an overheated boiler in the
basement.
Six other fires during the early
morning and last night brought the
loss to more, than $750,000.
A number of the fires are believed
to have been Of incendiary origin,
and police and fire authorities today
began an investigation.
The Washington times., 1922-12-27
THOMP PSON IS To
JOIN CABINET,
REPORT
Will Replace Daugherty Under
Prediction Plan, Despite
DeniaIs, Il Is Said.

Attorney General Harry M.
DauRherty must step out of office
on March next or shortly there
after, despite his denial Of his in.
tentions to resign, or he will
precipitate a huge disagreement
in the ranks of the old.line Repub-
licans, II was learned from q reli-
able source today.
Daugherty, according to an ar.
rangement made following the cleo
ton of President Harding, was
to remain in the Cabinet for two
years, then stepping out in favor
Of Carmi A. Thompson, Of Ohio,
close personal friend of the Presi.
dent. 1t was said.
Later, It was decided that Thomp-
son should be governor of Ohio,
leaving Daugherty in the Cabinet.
But the cards came out wrong,
and Thompson was defeated by Vic
Donahey, the Democratic candidate.
Thompson is now out in the cold
and expects President Harding to
take care Of him.
Daugherty did not want a place
in the Cabinet. He was q heavy
personal contributor to the Harding
fund, and asked that he be allowed
to come to Washington as personal
adviser to Harding.
The President, seeking escape from,
the traditions Of the Wilson ad.
ministration, said he didn't want
Colonel House or a Mark Hanna.
He told Daugherty the only way
he could serve in such q capacity
was to accept a Cabinet position.
Other Changes Expected.
Daugherty took the Attorney
Generalship.
Persons acquainted with the
workings Of the present Admins.
tration insist that Daugherty must
leave at least before his full term
Is up. as he is expected to manage
the campaign Of President Harding
for denomination.
Plans for a change in the Cab.
met. II was said, are nebulous at
present, but a shake-up is due with.
In the next few months. The Hard.
ing supporters are getting in line
for the next campaign.
w. E. HALEY. clerk of the Sen.
ate. Of Ohio, who managed the pre-.
primary campaign of President
Harding. recently declined to serve
another term In his present posi-
ton. 1t is predicted that HALEY
will be the new secretary of the Re.
publican National Committee.
The Washington times., 1922-12-27
HOPE FOR CREW
Of TUG IS
GONE
Body Of Fireman Found in Life
boat Covered With Foot
Of Ice.

CLEVELAND, Dec. 27.-While
search was continued today for the
seven missing members of the crew
of the tug Cornell. which left here
last Thursday bound for Buffalo,
hope Of finding any Of them had
been abandoned with the finding
Of the missing lifeboat on the ca
madam shore containing the frozen
body of Michael Paytosh, a fire.
man on the ill.fated craft. The
following are listed as missing and
believed dead:
Capt. Edward Kemmet.
Capt. Harry Brault.
Engineer William Grierson.
Engineer William Nantell.
Fireman Thomas Hewitt.
Fireman Charles Krebs.
Fireman John Seiders.
All were residents Of Cleveland.
The tug, listed with port authori'
ties as missing, will probably he
transferred to the lost list today.
Capt. Thomas w. Gould, United
States hull inspector here, said that
an official investigation would be
begun as soon as the last hope for
the tug and its crew had been
given up. II Is thought that a
boiler explosion may have sent ;he
tug and seven members Of the crew
to the bottom, but how Paytosh
alone was found In the lone life
boat has not yet been ascertained
Caked over with q foot Of Ice, the
body gave no indication Of the fate
that befell his fellows.
The Cornell had lbeen sold ic
Syracuse, N. T.. pastiee. who had
planned to put Il into trade on tas
New York barge canal
The Washington times., 1922-12-27
Greetings To Wilson
On 66th Birthday
By Delegation

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-A
delegation of five from the
Woodrow Wilson Foundation
will wait upon the former Presi-
dent at his nome in Washing
ton tomorrow afternoon at 5
o'clock, to extend birthday
greetings and advise him that
the foundation, with its endow-
ment fund almost complete, is
an assured success.
In the delegation will be
Hamilton Holt, executive di-
rector; Rabbi Stephen s. Wise,
Mrs. Charles E. Simonson, Mrs.
Charles L. Tiffany and Miss
Caroline Ruutz- Res, all Of the
executive committee.
Mr.. Wilson will be sixty-six
tomorrow,
The Washington times., 1922-12-27
FLACMAN DROPS DEAD
AFTER SEEING COLLISION

BUFFALO, n. Y, Dec. 27.-Wil'
liam McLowery. a flagman for the
Delaware, Lackawanna and western
railroad, dropped dead Monday night
from heart failure after witnessing
a collision of a United States mail
truck and an automohils at his
crossing. tH
The flagmaa stoet>t train
which was rushing toward the
wreckage of the machines, gave his
name to a policeman and then fell
unconscious. He died a few minutes
later.
The Washington times., 1922-12-27
BOYS, a, S, AND s, LOST
HUNTING FOR SANTA

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 27.--Peter
Daziuk. six years old, his brother,
John, four years old, and Walter
Baranosky. five years old, yester.
day left their home to search for
santa Claus, who had evidently
overlooked them. The three young.
sters started across town In their
quest and were picked up by the
police station at Nineteenth and
Oxford streets.
The oldest boy was able to tell
the police tbout where they lived,
and they were returned home by
the kindly cops, each bearing q
bag Of goodies-
The Washington times., 1922-12-27
BARBER WEDS GIRL
FOUND IN HIS SHOP

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE,
N J., Dec. 27.-Clement II. Corn
we'll. local barber. twenty-five years
old. and Emily Ireland, sixteen
wears old, were married ny the
REV. q. T. Hand at Burleish,
eliminating an unsavory romance
which became public two weeks ago
when State police broke into Corn
wells shop and found him there
with the girl.
He was lodged In Jail and later
released under $500 bail. The girl
vns also held as witness until
last Friday, when she was released.
The Washington times., 1922-12-27
CHURCH BURNED
|NCEND|ARY
BLAMED
Ontario Edifice Is Added to List
Of Mystery Fires Laid
To klan.

TORONTO, Ont, Dec. 27.-An.
other mysterious fire in the long
list Of church conflagrations in On
tario and Quebec destroyed the Ro'
man Catholic church at La Saivre,
Ontario. today.
All the fires are believed to be
Of incendiary origin.
A letter indicating that the ku
Klux klan was responsible brought
forth denial from "the imperial
kleagle" at Atlanta, Ga.
The Washington times., 1922-12-27
THE WEATHER

Rain tonight and Thurs
day; slightly warmer TO-
night; colder Thursday
afternoon; Increasing easter
ly winds shifting to north
west Thursday.
The Washington times., 1922-12-27
HUNT JACK THE RIPPER
FOR THROAT CUTTING

CHICAGO. Dec. 27.-Police TODAY
were seeking mysterious Jack
the Ripper" whom they believe re.
sponsible for the staying Of Ed.
ward Joseph O'Day, forty.five,
found dead with his jugular vein sew.
cred on a bench In Douglas Park.
A few minutes previously O'Day
had been seen on the bench beside
an unidentified man whose arm was
about him. No weapon was found.
The Washington times., 1922-12-27

Copyright, 1922, by international NEWS
Service.)
NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec. 81.
"A little blue-eyed baby girl,
scarcely more than three years
old, is behind the war which John
M. Parker, governor of Louisiana,
is waging today against the Ku
Klux Klan.
To her alone are due the ex-
poses which are shaking the State
and nation and arousing action
against the hooded cohorts of the
invisible empire" She alone, if
her baby tongue could do more
than prattle or her baby fingers
do more than scribble, could tell
and write the inside story Of the
Mer Rouge murders.
Daughter Of Victim.
She is back of the march and
counter march of armed troops
which maintain virtual martial law
in Morehouse parish today. She Is
back Of pistol-bulging hips and light
lv slung rifles and shotguns on the
arms of scores of north Louisiana
citizens. She is back Of the half
ton of dynamite, mysteriously eX-
ploded. that brought to the surface
Of Lake LaFourche the headless,
wire-bound bodies of Thomas Rich
ards and Watt Daniel after their
four-month rest in the ooze of the
lake bed.
She is back Of legal and medical
talent being assembled by Governor
Parker to place the responsibility
tor that double murder and the tor
ture men say preceded 1t. She Is
hack of the second public hearing
Of this sort in two centuries Of
Louisiana history when. on January
5. men will gather in the machine
gun.rnged courthouse at Bastrop to
thresh out the case.
Wants Her Daddy.
This little girl is Leota Richards,
daughter of Thomas F. Richards,
one Of the men tortured and muir
dered by the Mer Rouge mob which
Governor Parker asserts was made
49, Of members of the Ku Klux Klsn
and which daily developments sub.
stantiate.
The machinery which started the
cleanup drive against the Klan In
this State was put in motion after
Governor Parker heard a tale Of
midnight murder. of mothers
grief. of supine local authority, and
at last swore mighty oath when
the little child climbed on his knee
In his office at Baton Rouge and
pleaded won't you please bring
my Daddy home for Christmas?"
Saw Him Kidnapped.
The story goes back to the sum-
mer night when little Leota and
her daddy, hand In hand. were 60
ing home. A group Of men inter-
cepted them. They wore hoods and
masks.
Come with u.s." they told Rich.
ards. He went. Gun muzzles en-.
forced obedience. An employe of
the Richards garage took Leota
home. She tried to tell her mother
what had happened. But II w.
not until Richards had been ques-
toned, released and sent home with
a warning that Mrs. Richards
knew her husband had fallen into
the hands Of the hooded ones who
were seeking evidence or confes.
aions as to the attempt which Or.
r. r. McKoin. former mayor Of The
little town. said had been made to
assassinats him. Leota only knew
The Washington times., 1922-12-27
HITS
At b0RAH
PARLEY !
May Z Hamper Administration
Endeavors to Aid in Europe,
He Says.
BY J. BART CAMPBELL.

Y
Senator Borah's proposal for a
world economic and disarmament
conference is embarrassing to
President Harding and his ad-
visers at a time when the
European reparations tangle may
be approaching a delicate juno
ture of diplomatic readjustment,
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
planned to inform the Senate to-
day when it resumed considera-
tion of the Idaho Senator's plan
to restore Europe to . Sound
economic and financial basis"
The question for the Senate to
decide, Lodge said, was whether
it desired to make any move that
might seriously interfere with
what the Administration might or
might not be contemplating.
Could Ignore Senate.
Administration leaders will launch
their offensive on the Borah pro-
posal by making point of order"
against it, according to decision
reached at conference held IN
the Capitol this morning. Senator
Lodge (Rep) Of Massachusetts, Re-
publican leader. will offer the OBJ
lection on the floor, II was, said,
and lead the Administrator fight
against It,
II the point OF order is overruled,
Lodge and his associates will offer
amendments to make the proposal
fnhl H.. = t.,s,-.
ton forces.
or course. Lodge declared. the
President possessed the Constitu.
tional right to proceed with what
ever negotiations he deemed best
and could ignore the Senate's action
II 1t adopted Borah's proposal
Lodge said he wanted to make 1t
plain TO the Senate, however, that
1t might incur the risk Of meddling
in an already acute situation II 1t
were to vote for such a conference
as Borah suggested when one might
be neither advisable nor necessary.
Such action on its part would prob
ably be misconstrued In Europe,
and, by creating a false impression
upon the German. French or other
peoples, cause embarrassment to
those seeking to bring order out Of
chaos there by diplomatic means.
II the majority opinion in the
Senate was. however. in favor of
some favorable action being taken
on the Borah proposal. Lodge said
he intended to suggest certain mod-
fications or reservations which he
regarded as not only advisable, but
hoped would prove generally accept.
able when he explained their pur.
pose.
Growing In Favor.
1t was conceded by Lodge and
other administration spokesmen
that Senate sentiment was increas.
ingly strong in favor Of such an
economic conference as Borah is
urging. The Farm Bloc" led by
Senators Capper of Kansas, and
McNary Of Oregon, saw In its vast
possibilities for restoring the pur.
chasing power Of Europe and the
reopening Of European markets for
surplus American agricultural prod.
ucts. The Democrats generally,
with the exception OF "irreconcil.
ables" like Senator Reed OF Mis-.
souri,, were strongly inclined to
favor II while injecting into debate
another discussion Of the League
of Nations.
Banded together with Republican
"irreconcilables" like Senators
Hiram johnson of California, and
La Toilette OF Wisconsin. in their
oppu1 ltion to II. were some Of the
closa associates of the Administra-
tion. .Ninciuding Senators Smoot OF
Utah and New of Indiana. while
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The Washington times., 1922-12-27
Fire Damages Store.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 27.-Ffre
broke out at midnight last night
In the s. q M. delicatessen store,
at Kensington avenue and Madison
street, and the stock and store were
sanAiderably damagsd.
The Washington times., 1922-12-27
WINS PLEA
To BRING:
DADDY
:. BACK
Little Daughter of Mer Rouge
Victim Gains Sympathy
of Governor.

Copyright 1922. by International News
Gnrn. La 4
The Washington times., 1922-12-27
Berlin-London Air
Express Begins
Service
BY Universal Service.
Special Cable Dispatch,

LONDON, Dec. 27.-The Ger
man air express leaves Berlin
today to make it's first postwar
flight to London.
The first trip will be made by
three directors Of the company
in. a Denier monoplane. They
will make complete arrange
ments for the London Berlin
service.
The Washington times., 1922-12-27
RUHR MOVE
bYFRENCH
LOOMS
Berlin Hears British Are Turn.
ing to Viewpoint Held by
Poincare.

PARIS. Dec. 27.-A report that
orders had been issued to French
reservists to prepare for military
duty on the German frontier was
current here today, but was de.
niod by the war ministry. 1t was
understood that the orders were
Issued I'm connection with possible
occupation of the Rulr next
month.
BERLIN, Dec. 27.-Ominous In
formation that Great Britain may
consent to occupation of the Ruhl
basin by French troops was re
ceived in semi-official circles to
day. It is said that Italy alread,
has agreed to withdraw objection
to seizure of the Ruhr on condi
ton that the British do likewise
II is known that the French have
been exerting all possible pressure
upon London to have the British
consent to occupation Of the Ger
man coal fields. -,
German officials declared tina
thew feared the worst If th'
French penetrate farther int
Germany, taking over the Rub
basin and Rhineland. They pre-
dicted widespread strikes, armed
clashes and general unrest.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-21
Plea for $50, 200 Arn,>
Is Renemed in Senate
Greater N"mber OF officers
and Larger Pay Appropriu-
tiOnS 4Sked by Far Don,

WASHINGTON. April 2O.-Tho War
departments plea for an army of $50
600 men, rejected by the House, which
liked the maximum strength at 1000
othcers~and $4,000 men, was urged to-
day before the Senate Appropriations
Committee during It's consideration of
the army pay. Spokesman for the de-
pnrtment, coupled with their appeal for
the larger army, a request for officer
strength of about 1851, or approx
mately the number set in the Pcrshinq
officer reduction bill now pending in
the Senate.
Figures presented by Major James
Mackay, representing the army finance
officer. called for expenditure of slight
ly more than $l12,0OO,0OO for the pay
OF officers and men, an increase Of
about $4,000, 900 over the House appro-
priation. The House enlisted paw pro
visions was for approxima tely $40. 600
600 and $27 100000 for officers. The
Senate was asked for Approximately
568,0O0,000 for enlisted men and s42,-
100000 for officers.
1t developed at the hearing, however.
that about $5,000,o00 may be shaved off
the total appropriation for the enlisted
personnel if the pending pay schedule
should be adopted.