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The Connecticut labor news., 1922-05-05
Building Laborers
 Re-organize Union
New Haven Local Hit by Business Depression Coming Back
 Strong.

The building laborers of New Ha- ven, whose organization was pretty we'll broken up year ago when the period of business depression threw hundreds of them out of work or to seek jobs in other laboring lines, Is coming back strong again and at d meeting to be held at Machinists' Hall tomorrow night at o'clock will re-organize their local union, apply for the usual utilization and again take their place in organized labor ranks. The recent boom in building lines has resulted in hundreds of addition al men being called into the building laborers lines, as we'll as practically all the members of the former union. As they were without organization to make or enforce agreements with the contractors who are fair to organized labor, the older men who appreciate the advantages afforded by their or ganization took up the task of re- organizing the union. They cNper- fenced no difficulty in securing the assistance of the new men and at the meeting tomorrow night 1t IS expect cd the union will be re-organized even stronger than 1t ever was before.
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The Connecticut labor news., 1922-05-05
LABOR NEWS GETS
 EMPHATIC DEMAND
 FROM N. H. LOCALS
Canvass By Trades Council Commit tee Brings Tremendous
 Endorsement.

Organized Labor in New Haven and Connecticut not only desires the continuation of The Labor News, but will not stand for its discontinuance, according to the report of a commit tee appointed by the New Haven Trades Council month ago to gain further cooperation among union men for the paper The report as made last night was added to by dele gates from various local unions, who declared that after the committee had visited them, they were preparing to subscribe for their entire membership through the union itself Already the Molders have done so and the Bakers are expected eto do so tomorrow, while the granite and stone cutters delegates declared they would do so at their next meeting.
 With this glowing report at hand the committee was ordered continued indefinitely and each delegate to the Trades Council instructed to go back to his local and urge concerted and general action. While subscriptions have been coming in generously since the committee was appointed, the blanket subscription by unions them selves is now proving the more popu- lar method as it relieves the individu- al of the bother and insures the de- livery of the paper at his home with out trouble to him individually.
 The committee will meet again at Trades Council Hall on donday eve ming, May 15, at, 7:3o o'clock to dis cuss further efforts and hear reports from those unions whose meeting will be held next week and who have al ready been visited.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-05-05
WILL BE PREPARED FOR ATTACK EXPECTED TO BE
 MADE IN NEAR FUTURE
With Period of Business Depression Breaking Up and Labor Getting Back to Work Interest Is Revived-Executive Board Prepares for
 Important Convention Next Month.

With light breaking through the of depression the trades and especially those the building lines rapidly being returned to employment gigantic through out the be naugurated following meeting of the board of the Connecticut Federation of Labor Haven Wednesday, The New Haven Council of the first central bodies after the decision urged night by President Onburn, who state body to jump the and pledged its support to do
 While Connecticut held the business depression and their members they did not lose did other whose membership considerably mened by workers who sought take advantage of the and used the do These quickly weeded out by the unions themselves however, the actual loss of real confined those who through forced other places seek jobs different lines thus dropped membership in the locals.
 In addition getting these back the ton intends make campaign those affiliated with the having solid front employers generally should they further onaugh Organized Labor when business IS fully booming
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-05-05
BUILDING RECORD
 BROKEN IN APRIL
New England Contracts More Than
 Five Million Over Mark.

Building contracts awarded in New England during April amounted to $44, 100000, total of $5,ooo, ,ooo mo te than the high record for any other single month on record, according to reports given out by the F. w. Dodge & Co.,, Statistical bureau.
 In recent weeks it has been appar- ent that the volume of building throughout the country has been climbing toward record figures and remarkable activity has taken place in the New Engalnd states.
 Connecticut cities are among those contributing largely to the huge building total in New England during the last month
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-05-05
ALL NEW HAVEN UNIONS
 ENTER POLITICAL FIGHT
 WITH MUCH ENTHUSIASM
Committees Appointed by Locals Meet and Organize, Plan Can vass of Every Worker in City and Search of Candidates Records.

The non-partisan political cam paign to be inaugurated by Or ganized Labor all over the coun- try, to elect our friends and defeat our enemies got under way in New Haven with enthusi- asm at meeting of delegates appointed by the different local unions with the executive board of the Trades Council. The meet ing was held last Friday night and according to reports made to the Trades Council last night, the organized workers are deter mined this year to stand firmly together and by taking an active part in the election right from the primaries, head off any at- tempts to disrupt it through legis- lation next year. Ira M. Orn- burn, president of the Trades Council, was elected chairman of the committee and Ralph Ives, secretary.
 More than 30 local unions of New Haven were represented at the first meeting with delegates from several others having been elected but unable to be present at the first session. It was made plain to all in attendance that party politics" would have no place in the campaign to be Waged and would not be tolerated. Each working man Is expected to attend his own party primary and urge the selection of candidates favorable to the workers If they fail in that and anti-Labor men are named the gen eral committee will turn it's efforts to defeating that man and eleCting some one favorably inclined The record of every man seeking or named for public office this fall will be carefully gone into and then through a roster of the several in dividual unions, every union man in the city acquainted by mail, with the record and he can act accordingly.
 The first session was naturally anything else After the election of Ives, it was moved that an executive committee to consist of the officers and three others be named. This was later amended to make the commit tee consist of five besides the officers, the additions to represent each of the trades departments. F. A. Fitzgerald was chosen to represent the Building Trades department; M. F. Brennan the Railroad departments; William D. Williams, the Labor Trades, and George Keppler the Metal Trades The miscellaneous trades will choose their representatives at the next meet ing.
 A committee on organization to consist of at least six members was also authorized and volunteers asked for. Delegates Brennan and Ives vol unteered and the others will be named at the next meeting to be held week from tomorrow night. This committee will urge every union tc get into the battle and to canvass every union man in town Organiza tions not affiliated with the Trade. Council are included and it is expect ed that at the next meeting things will be in such shape as to go ahead with the details for entry right into the primaries.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-05-05
Movie Operators
 Plan Celebration
Tenth Anniversary to Be Duly Ob- served on Sunday, June II,
 Here

Motion Picture Operators, Local 27,3, of New Haven will celebrate it's 10th anniversary with luncheon, en- tertainment and program of ad- dresses on Sunday, June II, at Trades Council Hall. Request for the use of the large assembly hall for the ocas- ion was made at the Trades Council meeting last night and granted. The program Is not yet complete but will be provided with plenty of talent in both speaking and entertainment lines,
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-05-05
State Federation of Labor Planning Gigantic
 Organization Campaign to Offset Workers Foe
Bankruptcy Cases
 Prove "Norrnalcy"
Forty-Seven Firms Fail in Connecti-
 cut Last Month-2o4 This Year.

Forty-seven bankruptcy petitions were filed in Connecticut during April, according to the records in the office of the United States court i'll New Haven. The total for four months is 2o4. The number of peti tions by months was: January, 02; February, 45; March, 50, and April, 47.
 The United Market company of Hartford filed a petition yesterday giving it's debts at $23,567, and assets at $3,2IO.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-05-05

Secretary Ornburn stated that since December, 1920, the trade union movement in Connecticut had been subjected to one of the most bitter battles in its history. It Is thrown into unemployment, subjected to treatment designed to stir up discon- tent with the view of disrupting the organization and thus the local unions. To foster this discontent those seeking the death of Organized Labor were agitating that the Fed eration did little or nothing for its membership. He pointed out that if 1t had never done anything more than to secure the passage of the Work every worker i'll the state benefits, and secured the defeat of the anti strike bill last year then the State Federation had proved it's worth But 1t has done much more than that by keeping the workers united and working towards the betterment of all
 The unemployment situation had certainly caused some loss to the Federation, he admitted, but this can be readily regained and will be un- der the campaign to be started imme- diately. Not only with those organ izations now affiliated be urged to get back their old members but they will be asked to assist the general board in seeking the utilization of those organ izations not members of the A. F. of L.
 The unemployment certainly did cause a great deal of Encouragement among the workers, was admitted, and this Encouragement led to more or less loss of interest and non-at- tendance at union and central labor meetings. With business resuming and work becoming plentiful this lack of interest can be overcome and to this end the Council was asked to work He took the Trades Council itself to task for the absence of a number of it's delegates and one re- suit will be that at the meeting two weeks hence the roll of attendance will be called and those delegates who have missed three successive meetings be removed under the rules and their unions instructed to elect others.
 The executive board meeting was held in preparation to the annual convention which will be held in Stamford beginning on June 5. There are $40 local trades unoins in the state and that the convention this year will be success IS evidenced al- ready by the number that have re- turned the credentials of their dele gates. The convention of last year was given a fine illustration of just what Organized Labor is up against, when while 1t was in session, the anti strike bill was pending final passage in Hartford
 Many delegates felt certain that it would be passed and moved to have the convention adjourn in a body from Bridgeport to Hartford where demonstration could be made before the legislature. While argument on this was going on word came that the Federation's legislative committee had succeeded and tLe Senate had killed the bill, but the narrow escape taught Labor men the danger they were in and the need of keeping on their jobs in convention. Similar at tempts especially a bill to incorpor- ate labor unions, will be made at the next session
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-05-05
TO CONTROL FREIGHT CARS

Washington, May 5-Conp1ete standardization of freight cars and central control of distribution of all classes of freight cars will be includ- ed in recommendations to be made to Congress by the joint commission of agricultural inquiry as a result of it's study of the car shortage question.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-05-05
New Britain Music
 Unions Ball Tonight
Locals From Other Towns in State
 to Send Delegations.

New Britain, May 5-The annual concert and ball of the Musicians Union, Local No, 40, F. of M, will be held this evening at the State Armory on Arch street Edward J. Lynch is in charge of the big affair Locals from Middletown, Meriden, Hartford and Bristol will be gVests of the local union. The hall will be decorated for the event There will be a concert from 8 to 8:3o, with two 25-piece orchestras, after which there will be dancing and music until I2 o'clock
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-05-05
Bakers Discuss
 Wages Tomorrow
Special Meeting of New Haven Local
 to Hear Report of Conference


 The New Haven local of the Bakery and Confectionery Workers Union will hold a special meeting to- morrow afternoon to hear the report of the committee appointed to confer with the master bakers on the pro- posed new wage and working scale which should have become effective on May I. A conference was held on Tuesday, but the result has not vet been made public but will be at the meeting tomorrow.
 The bakers and their employers are now pretty well in accord locally only four shops being unfriendly to the union and without the union label These are The Whalley Bakery, Thompsons, Beck's, and Chamber lains.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-05-05
NEW DELEGATES.

The following new delegates were seated by the New Haven Trades Council last night: Street Railway Employees, No. 28I, D. B. Mckay, Charles Fender P. J. Joyce, J. Smith, James Maroney.
 Machinists, Local Cog, Joseph Sul- livan.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-05-05
LABORERS GET 55 CENTS.

Peoria H., May 5.-Buildink 'abor- CTS and contractors have greed to a one-year wage scale of $ cents an hour.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-05-05

THE LABOR NEWS is your paper and it's advertisers de- pend on your support. Tell them you Saw It In The News and everyone will be happy.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08
SHOWERS FOR TODAY.
This Is Prediction Sent Out By
 Weather Bureau.

New Haven, July s.-For Connecti- cut; Showers and thunderstorms this afternoon followed by generally fair and cooler tonight and Sunday; fresh southwest winds shifting to northwest with squalls this afternoon.
 Conditions: The disturbance cen- tral over the Lake region yesterday morning is now passing out the St Lawrence valley. It has caused gen eral rains during the last 24 hours in the central sections, Several places reported more than an inch of rain. The greatest amount was 3.72 inches at Louisville. Ky. The front edge of the rain area now extends from Pitts burgh northeastward to Syracuse, N. Y
 Conditions favor for this vicinity unsettled weather with lower tenn perature tonight
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08
NEW CHINESE MENACE
Growing Strength of Depoeed Canton President Threatens Renewal of Recent Revolutionary Movement.

Pekin, July 8. (By Associated Press)-China torn by civil warfare for five years past apparently faces | renewal of that condition almost at the very moment when the more op- tinistic among her leaders hoped that she was about to enter a period of peace.
 The new menace to the pacific con- dition is the growing strength of Dr. Sun Tat Sen. president of the over thrown Canton government of China which is backed by Suns oft expressed determination to die in support of what he believes to be the logical method of unifying China, rather than to accede to the proposals of his opponents.
 Canton advices to foreign lega- tions here yesterday brought word that Suns supporters were increasing in numbers and power and conflict with Chen Chung Ming and his army was inevitable. Efforts of Gen. Ngai Bong Ping to mediate between Sun and Chen seemed to have failed.
 Sun, at last report was at Champoa near Canton with naval vessels and with a force of 2,o00 men His main force was reported to be disposing it. self for a fight with Chen's army.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08
32S GIRLS TAUGHT
 ID SWIM IN MONTH
Interesting Figures Compiled by
 Physical Director at '. ".

That more girls in the city of New Britain are learning to swim rather than waste a great deal of their time In mere plunging at the Y w pool may be seen from the figures which have been compiled by Miss Gertrude Fossett, physical director at the Y, w C. A..
 During the month of June this year, BPS girls were given swimming lessons while in June Of 1921, only 235 grls were given lessons, In may. 1922, 2s2 girls took lessons and in May, 1921, 26l girls, During the month Of June this year, but 43o girls took punges in the pool while 753 plunges are recorded for the month of June in 1921.
 Miss Gertrude Fossett says that more girls are getting into the sport and learning to swim and that great many have entered the classes be- cause they intend going to the sea shore or mountain for vacation where swimming is an attraction.
 For the summer months, swimming lessons will be taught on Thursday afternoon only and by appointment. The children will be taught on Thurs day morning from until 10 o'clock The pool, however will be open for plunges on Tuesday from ? until o'clock for adults and from until o'clock for children. It will also be onen from until 9 o'clock for adults. On Wednesday the pool will be open from ? until o'clock in the afternoon and from z until o'clock in the evening while on Thursday evening the adults will have use of the pool from until o'clock and the children in the morning from 10 until 12 o'clock. The Friday hours are the same as Wednesday and the Saturday hours from until IF o'clock in the morning for children only ........
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08
POLICE BOARD IS
 NOW DEADLOCKED
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 who Is the senior sergeant in the department, has many people on tie outside who are working in his in terests. II is reported that at last nights meeting there was diversion of opinion as to the selection of the new chief II is also reported that Chairman David l., Dunn, carrying out the wishes of the administration, favors the appointment of Sergeant Hart Commissioner Edwin A, Parker Is reported to favor the candidacy Of Sergeant Kelly In regard to the dis position of Commissioner T. F. Jack son and William F. Lange, 1t is re- ported that they are of "open mind on the choice of the new chief
 May Re Deadlock.
 While the two last named members of the board are reported to have said that they were not ready to com nit themselves definitely, they ex- pressed their opinion regarding the various candidates and according to Dame Rumor are divided between Kelly and Hart as their first choice with the possible result that the board may be deadlocked when a ballot D taken. In that event, it would be pos sible for Mayor Paonessa who is re- ported as being strongly in favor of Sergeant Harts selection, to cast the deciding vote, breaking the tie.
 Some of the commissioners, how ever, are not enthusiastic over the idea of passing the buck" to the mayor and 1t was said today that they ferences. Apparently they are op- posed to compromise candidate as a solution of their problem and will try to settle on either Hart or Kelly.
 Selection Next Week.
 As the matter now stands as re- gards last nights gathering, when the board meets next Tuesday night only two candidates for the place as successor to Chief Rawlings, viz, Ser geant Kelly and Sergeant Hart.
 Need Supers Here.
 The matter of sending supernumer- ary policemen to duty at the East Hartford yards of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad com pany for strike duty, was again taken up by the board. Nothing of defin- ite character was done, but it is re- ported that the attitude of the com missioners is against the plan until it becomes ar absolute necessity. It is felt that there are not enough su- pernumerary policemen here at pres ent, to fill the needs
 Rival For Sergeant.
 As indications point to the selection of either Hart or Kelly, as the chief elevating of one of them to the head of the department will cause a va cancy in the ranks of the sergeants. It is said that Patrolrnan Matthias Rival is being groomed for the place and will in all probability be the choice of the board.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08
VOLUNTEERS FLOCK
 TO IRISH C0L0RS
No Trouble in Recruiting Army.
 Ani.GoYernment Propaganda

Dublin, July s. - (By Associated Press)-There has been remarkable response to the provisional govern ment's call for. volunteers to assist in putting down the republican revolt. In Dublin nearly o.00o men were en- rolled for military service up to last night.
 Progress, in the campaign being waged against the republicans in the provinces is indicated in todays of- ficial conlmunique. More than so prisoners were taken at Arklow. County Wicklow; Drogheda on the Louth Meade border; Newtown Gun ningham, County Donegal and Bally- more. Eustace County. Kildare.
 The town of Ferns in County Wex- ford, which had been strongly held by the irregulars, who occupied eight positions. has been captured and the garrison made prisoners. Tn the En- niscorthy district, parties of irregulars are reported to be rowing about the country. seizing food and clothing. Drogheda is completely controlled by the national forces, the communique says.
 Anti-Govt. Propaganda
 In statement regarding allegations of i'll treatment of prisoners in Mount Joy which have been circulated, the government says:
 "The object of this propaganda is purely political. The prisoners rep resent the forces which have been re- sponsible for the footing and terror ism prevalent in Dublin and through out the country for the couple of months past. Many of them are young boys who were deceived by their leaders into the belief that they were entitled to plunder and even to take life. A minority belong to the ordinary criminal element.
 Nevertheless until such times as their cases can be individually exam ined, the government is prepared to treat the prisoners as military captives and allow them privileges not accord ed to ordinary prisoners. but the gov ernment will not tolerate efforts on the part of those who surrendered in order to save their lives to subvert the discipline of the imprisonment they accepted"
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08
P0NZI IN LIMELIGHT
Get Rich Quick Schemer Wants Date Set for New Trial-Nfay Ask Par don Or Communication.

Boston. July s.-Charles Ponzi the quick riches promoter who is serving federal sentence for fraudulent use of the mails today sent to the clerk of the Suffolk superior court motions asking that a time be fixed for his trial on 22 state indictments pending against him and also that he be al lowed bail upon his release from fed eral custody.
 Ponzi in his petition asserted that he would become eligible for release on parole from Plymouth jail on July 30. The petition said the un- certainty as to the time of his trial on the state charges prevented him from deciding whether it would be for his best interests to apply for re- lease on parole or for a commuta- ton.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-08
Tabs to Install New
 Officers Tomorrow

| County Director Thomas J Meskill will install officers al regular meet ing of the Y. M T. A. (, B. society tomorrow morning. The leaders to be
 placed in office are: President, James J Butler; vice president. Francis J. Coffey; recording secretary, Thomas J. Leonard. financial secpetary, Will liam A. Forsythe: treasurer, James H.
 Riley Jr. librarian, Frank c. Riley; sergeant at arms, Charles Rakowski; marshal, William G. Gray, Rev, J. T. Winters, pastor of St. Mary's church, will again be installed as pastor.