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The Connecticut labor news., 1922-10-20
By CLINT C. HOUSTON.

Chicago, Oct. 2o.-Approximately 20, ,ooo railroad shopmen have returned to work at this writing on more than 100 systems under the plan of settle ment adopted at Baltimore and later approved by the general policy com n1ittee of the Railway Employes De partment, American Federation of La bor. Negotiations cantinue on other lines, and confidence is expressed at national strike headquarters here that all but a few of the hardest boiled" roads will soon accept the agreement as the only alternative whereby their old and efficient workers can be brought back to the shops.
 Court injunctions, intimidation by private armed guards and state militia, attempted bribery, coercion, "out- lawry" by the Railroad Labor Board and double-crossing by the President of the United States have failed to break the morale or determination of these 5oo,ooo organized railroad work CTS in waging fight for human rights in a lawful and constitutional man ner. When the history of this gigan- tic struggle is fully written it wiK form one of the most Illuminating chapters in the American labor move ment, a struggle. from the day the government returned the roads to pri vate management to the present mo- ment, in which the employees have been forced to contend not alone with the more than POO class one railroad homogeneous, but with the Railroad Labor Board, tribunal created by Congress that for over two years has sought to limit and circumscribe the activities of the organized railroad employees.
 While the conference was on in Baltimore between President Jewell, members of the executive council Railway Employes Departmen, and several railway executives wno had become dissatisfied with the arrogant attitude of other arrangements, At torney General Daugherty came se- cretly to Chicago and filed suit in the United States District Court in the name of the United States of America against the officers and organizations of the shopmen. This was the last desperate drive to prevent settle ment which would recognize the rights of the workers and to aid the autocrats of the railroad industry in forcing the men to returnzto work upon terms dictated solely by the managers
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-10-20
Winning The Railroad Shopmen's Strike
 Against Trade Union Smashers' United Front

to the genera lstrike fund for the re-
 lief of those remaining locked out.
 Under these conditions and with the
 continued solidarity of the men, the
 railroad executives, aided by the
 courts and the national administra-
 ton, could not break this strike in
 one hundred years. One benefcient effect of the shop mems strike is to bring about a com Dor Board, which caused the suspen- sion of work by a decision reducing wages cents per hour below the low level prevailing when the roads were
 returned to private management on March I, 1920. All agreements now being entered into between various
 classes of employees and management provide for adjusting grievances with out interference by the board, and
 most of the cases pending are being withdrawn. The board killed itself when it adopted Chairman Hooper's
 resolution on July 3 "outlawing" the shopmen. From the day 1t began to function the board has been partisan
 to railroad management. Direct ne gotiation between employer and em-
 ploye in the railroad industry is again the prevailing rule of action. IC SHOpIIICll OCIlChL plOFl0CS | for the creation of commission of I2 members, six appointed by the ex- ecutives and six by the employees, which will adjust all major grievances growing out of the settlement, such
 as seniority, working rules and wages The Railroad Labor Board is not even | mentioned.
 The, hitherto strong position held
 by the Association of Railway Execu- tives also has been materially weak ened, if not broken. The Atterburys | and Cuy1ers no longer lay down the policy to be pursued by all the rail- ! roads. Breaking away of such inn portant systems as the New York l Central, Baltimore & Ohio, Seaboard Air Line, Southern Railway, the Chi cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, the Chi cago & Great Western, the Gulf Coast Lines, the Erie, the Chicago & Alton, and many others which have already signed agreements with the shopmen points to a serious division in the family of railroad autocrats. At last the railroad workers are gaining position where their rights will be recognized Fo rit must not be for. gotten that the fight waged by. the 500, ,ooo shopmen has been of direct benefit to the other I,5oo,ooo men em- p1oyes in other classes of the railroad industry. J
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-10-20
SHIPPERS ARE TOLD TO PLAY GOLF WHILE
 FREIGHT UNTANGLES
Roads, Crippled by Shopmen's Strike
 Are Facing Desperate Situation,

Inability of the railroads to meet the demands of industry and com merce has brought about a situation that threatens the breakdown ot transportation and is giving the fed eral government considerable con- cern, according to the New York World
 While the government, says the World, ''is unable to find a way oi stopping the swelling tide of freight it is frankly saying that shippers would be doing themselves and the country a. favor by playing golf Or doing some equally harmless thing for the next two weeks, so that the roads could handle the freight whose transportation is imperative"
 A committee of railroad executives has been called to New York to grap- pie with the tie-up of freight They are said to 'be aghast at the flood oi business in which they are in danger of being engulfed and are utterly at a loss to meet the situation"
 The only solution the railroad heads have to offer is the laying of addition al embargoes. This seems to meet the approval of the Interstate Commerce Commission, which would stem the transportation flood by damning it of at its source.
 k While business is admittedly on the upgrade, the natural effect of long period of stagnation resulting from the miners and shopmen's strikes, the railroads problem is lack oi equipment, which is not available be- cause the roads have not made terms with their shopmen on strike.
 far~,,S~,o1c h,11., gested, and similar condition is rap idly developing throughout the west When western crops are put in cars and started east chaos, in the opinion of close observers, is sure to result.
 Striking shopmen's leaders are con- fdent that the railroads plight is working to the advantage of the men. The laying of enbargoes, while tenn porarily benehting the carriers, is pro- voking bitter protests from shippers. who insist that it is the duty of the railroads to move traffic, and the ob- ligation of the Interstate Commerce Commission to compel them to do so
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-10-20
DEMOCRATIC RALLY.

Mayor David E. FitzGerald, 5nomi- nee for governor; Thomas J. Spellacy of Hartford, candidate for United State senator, and Sheriff Thomas L. Reilly, re-nominated for sheriff of New Haven county, were the speak campaign Saturday evening at the City Hall auditorium. The town com mittee entertained the speakers at the Winthrop Hotel before the meeting and engaged band to escort them to the hall. The haH was packed and each speaker greeted with great ren- thusiasm. F.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-10-20
mjunctions, Armed Guards, Strike Breakers, Railroad Labor Board "Outlawry'' Decrees and State Militia Didn't Dent the
 Workers Solidarity. -. .. .

This action is not surprising in the light of President Harding's change of front over night from a proposal made by him and accepted by the shopmen's representatives that would insure an honorable settlement to one that demanded complete surrender of the strikers to the railroad executives. Since this time the men have regarded the strike as lockout, and such it IS.
 Daugherty's drastic injunction has not even made dent in the strike. It has only served to make the shop men more determined than ever to win complete victory. Injunctions will not repair cars and locomotives, nor will the throwing of hundreds. of strikers into prison help the railroads. It requires skilled mechanics to Der form this service, and 1t so happens that they are members of the railroad labor organizations.
 After securing the country for three and half months the manage ments have failed to find competent men willing to act as strikebreakers in sufficient numbers to relieve the disserviceable equipment. Strikers have been offered bribes ranging from $Ioo to $2oo and pay "far ex- Ceeu1HS IIldl IAeQ Dy IHG FdllIOdQ Labor Board as just and reason ab1e'," but to no avail. As a result most of the roads holding out are compelled to place embargoes on shipments. In 11linous only about 60 per cent of the coal mined is being transported to market on account of car and motive power being deficient. This is creating fuel crisis as winter approaches.
 Should the Interstate Commerce Commission enforce the federal safe ty appliance laws on the railroads more than 50 per cent of the present equipment of many roads would be junked And the condition of equip ment on these roads is growing worse from day to day What few me chanics they have among the strike breakers are devoting their time to minor repairs to keep trains moving, and no classified repair work is being done This is piling up future trou- ble in heaps for the railroads, as everyone who knows anything about the industry will readily admit
 With the Approximately 1000 strikers returning to work during the past two weeks under signed agree ments, the financial strain will be quickly relieved Each man so re- turning is pledged to contribute the amount of two days pay each month
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-10-20
POTTERY WORKERS OUT.

East Liverpool. O., Oct ao-Sev- era1 thousand pottery workers throughout the country are on strike to enforce 7 per cent wage increase.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-10-20
ORR COMING ALSO.

Frederick w. Orr of New Haven, the republican candidate for sheriff of New Haven county, will wind up his campaign with vigorous invasion of Meriden, the home town of his demo- cratic opponent, Sheriff Thomas L. Reilly. MT Orr said that the first rally will be held here the latter part of next week and that it will be fol- lowed by three or four more.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-10-20
HUMAN FLY. ENTERTAINS.

Harry H Gardiner, the Human
 Fly" climbed the Hall & Lewis block, one of the largest buildings in the city, for the benefit of the Amer diers. He climbed without resorting to holds ; on the windows and then came down again the same way. Hundreds witnessed the performance.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-10-20
MEDICAL LECTURES.

The Meriden Medical Association at it's annual meeting elected the follow ing officers: President, Dr. D. P. Smith; vice president, Dr. R. V. Quin- lan;' and secretary and treasurer, Dr. Cole B. Gibson. Arrangements were also made for several lectures during the winter here by noted physicians
 and surgeons along lines already adopted by the Central Labor Union.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-10-20

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The Connecticut labor news., 1922-10-20
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The Connecticut labor news., 1922-10-20
PAYING UNION RATES.

Memphis, Tenn, Oct. 2o.-Strike- Frisco railroad here are being paid the same wages the railroad refuses to pay it's organized shop men.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-06-22
SEES DANGER OF UNBR1DLED PARDoNs.

Kenosha people are not the only ones to view
with alarm the abuse of the pardoning privilege
by Governor Blaine. Under the caption, "a
Dangerous Precedent the Oshkosh Northwest
ern comments pertinently on the action Of the
state executive in the pardon of Kenosha man
charged with the sale of liquor The North
western may be little wrong in the facts of
the case but the sentiment expressed is going
to appeal to lot of people who believe in the
law and the desirability of enforcing it. The
Northwestern Says:
''The action of Governor Blaine in issuing an
executive pardon for John Ruppa, of Kenosha
recently convicted of violating the prohibition
law by making moonshine liquor, will arouse
conflicting opinions on the part of the general
public. Ruppa was sentenced to pay fine of
$500, or serve ter min jail, but the governor
has decided he shall be released from both obi
cations. The reason advanced is that Ruppa is
too poor to pay fine of this size and the
governor goes on to say that the imposition of
heavy fines in cases of this kind is an injustice
on the poor, as compared with the man with
money though he may be by far the greater
offender Continuing along the same line Of
argument the governor says: Due to the ease
with which moonshne may be made and profit
derived from its sale, it is possible for moon
sinners or booteggers to pay their fines out
of these profits while the transgressor Of the
law who is poor-too poor to pay the fine-must
go to jail
Doubtless this will appeal to some as fine
example of tempering the law with mercy for
those who are unfortunate enough to be caught
and convicted of violations of the dry law, and
further unfortunate in not having the money to
pay the penalties prescribed by the law. On the
other hand, there are many citizens who will
see in this line Of argument-also in the action
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-06-22
By PAUL F. COOLEY.

(America's Foremost Radio Authority
An amusing fifteen minutes was
spent at the recent radio conference
in Washington in the discussion of
what someone cleverly termed:
Radio Canary birds"
Almost everyone who has listened to
broadcast programs has heard the
fute-like notes which slide up and
down the scale, sometimes rather weak
and often very strong. Occasionally
they are so annoying as to render the
reception of the broadcasting impos-
sible, particularly in those places
which are at some distance from the
station.
In most cases these Signals" are
caused by receivers acting as minia-
ture transmittersl
When the whistle is prolonged at
the same pitch for an hour or more, it
may be the result of interaction be-
tween two broadcasting stations.
Beats.
In any case, the whistles are the
result of beats occurring between two
otherwise inaudible electro magnetic
waves.
With reference to the diagram, let
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-06-22

of the governor in pardoning a transgressor of
the laW-dangerous encouragement ITO law
breaking and precedent that will breed con-
tempt for all laws intended to regulate person
al conduct. If poor man can violate the pro-
hibition law fifth impunity, in other words,
simply because he has not the money to pay
fine, why can he not assume the same privilege
with respect to other laws that interfere with
his convenience or wishes? And if he is to
escape penalty just ecause he is poor, are not
the laws meaningless, SO far as he and his class
are concerned?
In this, as in some other actions of the gov
ernor, 1t is evident he has in mind the political
effect. There is large class of citizens who
feel with the governor that the prohibition law
is too severe, not only on the poor, but on all
others who disagree with it's provisions The
governor plainly is catering to this class, and
expects and will receive approval for his act
in pardoning a, transgressor of this law But
he has set a rather dangerous precedent in so
doing, and one that may return to trouble him.
For the majority of citizens believe in impart-
ial law enforcement, realizing that when one
law is nuified and secuted it leads to disre-
spect for all law, which is the beginning of
anarchy"
Ruppa was not charged with making moon
shine liquor but with the sale Of alcohol.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-06-22
REGULARTRUCK TRAFFIC.

Kenosha county isn't stingy, it is not in
aospitable and it does not want to shut off it's
highways for the use of any fair minded peo-
pie who want to come to or go through the city
but Kenosha county is not building highways to
make possible the development Of big truck
transportation systems and Kenosha county
must insist on the enforcement of the law
against heavy trucks or the vast amount of
money which has been expended for good roads
is going to be money which will not prove a
valuable expenditure to it's own people: The
repair of the Sheridan Road has made possible
some study Of the truck traffic Concrete
roads will stand lot of grief and carry lot
of loads but they are not expected to be used
by trucks carrying loads far in excess OF the
state regulation. No tears will be shed over the
fact that these trucks carrying ten, twelve and
even fifteen tons have been forced to stop and
the drivers unload the cargo. Adeputy sheriff
should be placed on every road to inspect the
loads carried by these trucks and the drivers
should be forced to unload them when they
come into Wisconsin if the load is found heavier
than that allowed by law.
Most of the trucks using the roads North and
South through Kenosha county are not owned
by Kenosha county or even Wisconsin people,
These trucks are part of great competing
transportation service with steam railways
which have paid the cost Of right Of way and
which are paying year after year the heavy
tax-not cent too heavy-assessed against
them by the state. 1t is unfair to the public
at large to have roads built that they may prove
railroads" for competing transportation sys-
TENS The state legislature at it's next session
should work out some plan to tax these truck
companies so that they will pay something and
pay considerable of the cost of building and
repairing highways. Fair play to all the peo-
pie demands that these costs should be properly
assessed and properly collected. These trucks
not only bring more wear on the roads than all
the pleasure cars do in a month but they are
a nuisance to other users Of the highways. The
people must endure this nuisance but the state
should see to it that they are properly COM
pensated for the inconvenience
The truck transportation industry is only in
its infancy and if it is permitted to continue
in the present unbridled manner the trucks
will in short time usurp all of the main high
ways of this section and the people who paid
for the roads will be called upon to build new
and different roads, Of course these new
roads will be taken over by the trucks just as
soon as they have worn out the present roads.
Kenosha county officials may we'll pioneer
movement to bar these trucks from improved
highways or at least to place such regulation
ON them that the people will be properly COM
pensated This is the gateway of Wisconsin
and the gateway should be properly protected
even if it is necessary to slam the gate
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-06-22
DO IT NOW
BY BERToN BRALEY

Every year ! chant this ballad:
"Swat the fyl"
It's advice that's always valid,
Swat the fly!
When borne in on summer breezes,
He alights on cakes and cheeses,
Swat the fly!
Do it now and do not wait to
Swat the fly!
Though it never is too late to
Swat the fly!
When he buzzes, when he's quiet,
Grab the swatter and apply it;
Get him quick, you ought to try it,
Swat the fly!
When you have the chance don't fail to
Swat the fly!
Swat the female and the male, too;
Swat the fly!
Poison him with deadly potions,
Capture him with sticky lotions,
Also, with unerring motions,
Swat the fly!
Now that summer is before US,
Swat the fyl
While we all repeat in chorus,
"Swat the hyi"
What l shout to you again is,
"Swat the fly, for he's menace;
Till the last ones name is Dennis,
Swat the fly"
Copyright, 1922. NEA service.l
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-06-22
NeIOs Photographs

the wave generated will depend upon
the wave length to which the receiv-
ers are tuned. The simpler types of
regenerative receivers are the worst
offenders.
To gain simplicity, the antenna is
usually connected directly to the
source of the electrical oscillations
Tn emore selective and complex types
of regenerative receivers, while cap
able of acting as transmitters, offend
to less degree.
Listeners should endeavor to avoid
this effect in using their regenerative
receivers. 1t may bother the neigh
bors.
Ether is a hindrance to radio!
That, coming from no less eminent
an electrical engineer than DR.. H. W.
Nichols of New York, furnishes an
other bolt against the common belief
that the ether furnishes the medium
of radio transmission.
i The first bolt against this notion
which heretofore had been accepted by
scientists-came only recently from
DIR. Charles P. Steinmetz, famous cleo
trical wizard. DR.. Steinmetz declared
it was not the ether, but extremely
fast light waves that made radio tele-
phony possible.
To this statement that the ethe1 has
nothing to do with radio, Dr.. Nichols
adds the shot that it actually is b
hindrance to the development of the
new science.
Must Be Subdued.
In fact, says DR.. Nichols, counter
activities in the ether must be over
come before wireless communication
can be improved.
Some idea of these rival forces of
the ether may be gained from the fact
that every moving electron in the uni
verse is source of electrical inter
ference. There are the electrons
which fill the atmosphere to height
of 40 to 80 miles with charged parti-
Giles in water vapor or in clouds. The
discharge of these partieles-lightning
causes a considerable electro-mag
! Q6LlC 6lGCt OA ISSGlNlilS ohkShhlS'
Besides this interference, explains
DR.. Nichols, there are the high speed
electrons of the ether projecting from
the sun, which cause static disturb
ance.( This explains to some extent,
the differences between ranges of radio
communication by day and at night.
Methods Tried.
Since the early days of radio, engi-
neers have tried to reduce these ether
al disturbances, or Static" Still,
static remains.
However, DIR. Nichols says, by sharp
er tuning, that part of static disturb
ance may be excluded which is resolv-
able into frequencies differing from
the frequency Of the signals.
Also, the power radiated from the
sending station may be increased. This
may be done slightly by using anten-
nae which are directive in their ac-
ton.
| But since it is necessary to use large
antennae as compared with the wave
length, to attain directivity, this would
mean aerials many miles in length for
long distance communication.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-06-22

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