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The Connecticut labor news., 1922-07-14
BIG POWER PLANT PLANNED FOR LOWER
 'HOUSATONIC RIVER
Structure to Cost Two Millions Now Under Way Near
 Devon.

Preliminary work has started on the erection of huge steam electrical power plant on the Housatonic river, one mile north of Devon, by the Connecticut Light & Power Com pany, which if plans projected are carried out, will ultimately become one of the largest plants for the gen eration of electricity in New Eng land Present plans call for an out lay of $2,ooo,ooo but future develop ment may cause the enlargement Of the plant to a capacity which will necessitate the expenditure of con siderable more than this sum. A force of workmen, numbering 50, from the United Gas Improvement Company of Philadelphia, of which the Connecticut Light & Power Com pany is a subsidiary, is now on the ground and more are expected. The company has an option on I4 acres of iand on the river, which will be taken rp if the ultimate plans are carried out
 The immediate purpose of the plant will be to supply electricity to points now furnished by the huge hydro- electric plant at Stevenson, in case of emergency, such as loss of water power, que to LOW WdttI, OI OlIIC4 Contingencies. It is understood that right of way has been obtained by option between the steam plant and the hydro-electric plant for power lines.
 Ultimately as the load on the hy- dro-electric plant increases the new steam plant will take up the excess and be enlarged as the necessity Is created. It will also in a measure replace the present steam plant Of the company in Waterbury, which has outlived it's usefulness, it is said.
 The location near the river is for the purpose of obtaining use of the river water for condensing purposes.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-07-14
Metal Trades Back
 RailroAd Strikers
Union Men in Outside Shops Will
 Not Repair Struck" Work

Washington, July 14-Members of all unoins affiliated with the metal trades department of the American Federation of Labor wereSinstructed in orders sent out Wednesday from the headquarters here tha1Sno further rcpair work will be authorized on To- c0motives coming from railroads on which strikes are in progress to out side shops employing union labor.
 The order, sent out by A. ]. Berres, sccretarytreasu1 Of the depart rnent, was to be effective at once. ldentiC copies went to the presidents $ Cf all 1nterna:iora a1s affiliated with the metal trades group, who were instructed to notify their locals.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-07-14
Railroad Enginemen Join
 Non-P artisan Campaign
 Giving. Labor United Front
Political Campaign to Be Waged By Organ ized Workers, Gets w ell Under Way. Garde Hotel t h e Headquarters.

Any doubt that might have existed that the non-partisan political cam paign to be conducted by Organized Labor in New Haven and vicinity this fall would be a success was dispelled at the meeting of the general com mittee at Trades Council hall on Wednesday night when the Brother hoods of Locomotive Engineers and the Bremen and Enginemens with full committees present, endorsed the movement and joined heartily in. The shop crafts brotherhoods were all ready represented and it was reported by sub-committees that the conduct ors and trainmen's brotherhoods would have committees present at the next meeting, thus forming solid organized labor front for the cam paign.
 In addition the machinists and oth- CT organizations not affiliated with the Trades Council or the A. F. of L., have also joined the movement which is now bound to be a success.
 The meeting Wednesday night was Ornburn reported that the executive board had been unable to secure copies of the republican party caucus lists for use in checking up organized labor members The democratic lists. with set of the complete voting lists of the city as made up in the last election, were readily given by the democratic registrar but the re- publican registrar has evaded in a manner as to amount to a practical refusal to give up the lists, although the city pays for them and they are supposed to be public property. Of course there is a list on file in the town clerks office which can be seen \or copeid by anyone interested but for checking purposes in a general movement these are pretty bother some.
 The executive board, through Chairman Ornburn, announced that arrangements are being r7ade for per manent headquarters at the Hotel Garde where a secretary will be on hand at all times to give such infor- nation and aid as Labor men may need in the campaign. The work of checking the voting lists will be started immediately and organized la bor men found not to be voters or enrolled in the primaries will be urged to do so.
 In response to the vote of the com mittee at the last meeting many or ganization representative reported Wednesday that the Especially called' meetings of the local unions during August, en regular meeting nights, had been arranged. These will be addressed by members of the execu- tive committee and the plans laid be- fore the memberships.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-07-14
CLERKS TO TAKE STRIKE BALLOT ON
 THE NEW HAVEN
Within Their Rights as Road Has Violated Labor Board
 Orders.

The executive board of the Broth erhood of Railway Clerks, Station Men and Freight Handlers on the New Haven system met in New Ha- ven this morning and in accordance with general orders prepared refer endum strike ballot which will be distributed and counted all over the system as soon as 1t can be printed and sent out. The ballot covers two issues and is the result of the roads continued jockeying with the clerks and their issues.
 The ballot will cover the disputes over the changes in working rules covering vacations, Saturday half holiday, sick leave and overtime in the first issue and on the second will take up the wage reduction arbltrar- ilv put into effect by the railroad un- der alleged order of the Railroad La bor Board
 The clerks are emphatic in that in spreading such ballot they are per fectly within their rights and not in any way acting against the orders of the Railroad Labor Board, inasmuch as the New Haven road has already violated previous orders of the Labor Board by erroneous interpretations of the orders. ne Dal1Ot Will De taken in protest against injustices practiced on the clerical workers by the rail road and the wrongs done them thereby in these violations of the transportation act of 1920, which has been repeatedly done, they claim, by the railroad through erroneous appli- cation of Labor Board rulings.
 The Labor Board agreed a month ago to a rehearing of the New Ha- ven clerks cases and assigned July 6 as the date for opening. This has, however, been postponed to July 2I but meantime the strike vote will go on and probably be completed while these hearings are on. The sub committee having the matter in charge will leave for Chicago on Wednesday and consists of General Chairman R. c. Stearns of Provi- dence, Vice Chairman w. E. Marley of New Haven, J. F. Carroll of Provi- dence, A. A. Morrissey of the New York district; J. J. Walsh of the Bos- ton district, and George Bullis of the C. N E. division.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-07-14
Stamford Painters
 Elect New Officers

Stamford, July I4.-The following new officers have been elected by Local Union Io2, Painters and Decor ators, for the ensuing year:
 President, Edward Quinlan; vice president, Percy L. Baker; financial Oak G :t1 street, et Stamford, Conn.,; record- G d. ing secretary, Fred Abegg, P. o. Box 2I5, Stamford, Conn.,; treasurer, John warden, Albert Olbies; delegate to Connecticut State Conference oi Painters, Paperhangers and Decorat- ors, George R. Moffatt; delegates to Central Labor Union, E. A. Collins John P Mueller, Geo. R. Moffatt.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-07-14
Railroads Ask Government to Pass Unsafe
 Equipment During Shopmen's Strike
By International Labor News Service.

M&sn1ngon: D C. july !4-I1e Interstate Commerce Com oeent o safety regulations during the strike of the railway shop 
 The railroads the United States help them
 
 railroads the provisions lad such that ordered Ii to of c. (: would be ordered
  laid down by the labor board standards of work, by banking which that the highly skilled roads seek work The safety of the public will be endangered
  The has when buied Skilled laboand railway skilled labor
 
  travelling public To them unbearab conditions
  largely responsibility for efficient
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-07-14
Railroad Strikers Standing Firm Despite Roads
 and Governn1ent Aided Efforts to QueN The,
BALDWIN SHOP WON'T REPAIR
 N. H. ENGINES

The New Haven Road was in- formed this afternoon, according to authentic reports, that the Baldwin Locomotive Works, to which had been sent 15 engines for repairs, had cancelled the contract and requested the road to send for the machines. While no reason was given in the re- ported order it is believed that it is due to the order issued by the Metal Trades to union men in locomotive shops to refuse to work on repairs sent in by struck roads.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-07-14
WORKERS RANKS BEING CONSTANTLY ADDED TO BY FORENEN AND OTHERS
 WHO TIRE OF ROADS CAJOLORIES
Troops Promptly Dispatched to Points In West While Strike On New Haven and New Eng
 land Lines Is One of Peace and Quiet.
 Train Service Now Feeling WalkOut.

Despite the claims of the railroads that the strike of shoPmen would interfere with the despite the efforts of the railroads pull the officially the trouble; despite their the public strike the 1000 shop crafts who struck still 100 cent the railroads confounded and dorazed especially the Middle Vest and strikers being added and supported by strikes of clerks and other road employees all the While sporadic outbreaks have occurred which promptly met by the calling of troops and the behes of the railroads Haven that required the of local police. While
 
 charges tried reagded
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-07-14
FIREMEN AND OILERS TO GO
 OUT MONDAY

A general strike order for the stationary fremen and oilers em- ployed throughout the country, numbering in the neighborhood of 3o,ooo, was issued today by Grand President Healy and will go into effect Monday morning July Y, at 8 o'clock. The order will affect the roundhouses on the New Haven and other roads of the country and will prove of great effect in the strike.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-07-14
TRANSFERS ORGANIZE.

Murphysboro, III, July 14.-An affiliate of the Brotherhood of Team sters has been organized at this place
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-16
TIRE ROLLED OFF.
Throwing Wayne Holeomb's Auto In
to Ditch, He Wasn't Much Hurt.

John r. Scott of Barton has reported
TO the secretary Of state that party
of four Barton people in his car we're
slightly injured when the car tipped
over in Derby on May. The passengers
innIred were AnrciIla Rodett, Anna
bell Scott. John Scott, sr., and John
Scott. jr
Wsyne Halcomb of Bristol reports
that he was involved in an accident
on the main road from Bristol TO New
Haven on Nav rs, but was not hurt
verv badly. a tire rolled off while he
was driving, throwing the car into tbe
ditch.
r. r.. Dwyer Of Burlington reports
that he pulled 50 strongly on his
steering wheel in trying to stop his
ear when girl riding a bicycle drove
in front of him that he broke one Of
the crossarms and pulled out the
screws in the other three. The car
struck the bicycle and its rider, Agnes
Coakiev. was. thrown of and scratched.
The rear wheel ,of the bicycle was
broken and the frame jammed. The
accidcnt OCCURRED on ST. Paul street
In Burlington on Nav -.
Z. r. Davis of Barre reports colli-
sion between his car and a car driven
by man nahled Psrizo at the corner
OF Elm and Washington streets in
Barre last Sunday afternoon. One
rear wheel of Mr. Davis car was
broken. Mr.. Parizo adjusted the dam
age. according TO the report The
damage was about 81.
Benzion Black Of Burlington reports
that a horse owned by Oscar Guyette
was killed in a collision between his
and Guyette's team in
Burlington on Nav l3. He states in his
report thst Guyette changed direction
after Black had signalled for an inter
secting street.
Ira h. Bromley OF South Burlington
reports that all four Tenders of his ear
were damaged in an accident on the
Shelburne road which occurred when
he went to pass Ford car going the
same way.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-16
INJUNCTION
.HALTS ELECTION
Of Directors of the Boston
& Maine Railroad in
Boston
IANTI-NEW HAVEN
MEN WIN POINT
Crooker Asked for "Gene-
esis' of One of New
Haven Candidates

Boston, May 49, The adjourned an-
nual meeting of Boston and Maine
stockholders came to an abrupt halt
to.day when it was announced that an
injunction petition had been filed in the
supreme court, the effect of which
would be to restrain the counting Of
ballots for the election Of directors.
Five Of the directors, according to a
federal court decree given in New York
would have been representatives Of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad
The petitioner was Edmund J. Cod
man, who said that. az an Individual,
he had asked the court to enjoin the
New Haven shares from voting. He
added that his bill in equity was
brought on the ground that under a
Massachusetts statute a railroad cor
poration was prohibited from getting
control Of another not lawfully leased,
owned or operated by it prior to May J.,
1907.
Judge DeConrey issued an order Of
notice returnablc on May %,
Augustus Loring. Of New York, ap.
pearing for the trustees of the Boston
Railroad Holding company. which rep
esents the New Haven interests in the
Boston and Maine. placed in iomina-
tion as Representatives for the New
Haven the names of Frederic G. Cum
mings OF Concord, Charles y. Choate
OF southboro. r. q. Hutchings of New
York. Frank r. Carpenter OF Manches-
ter, n. H.. and Henry B. Day OF West
Newton The management OF the Bos-
ton and Maine presented the present
board for reelection.
Conrad w Crooker, representing the
Boston and Maine Stockholders Pro-
tectiye association, asserted that THE
genesis Of Mr.. Hutehings ought TO be
traced inasmuch as he was connected
with the Pennsylvania railroad finan
cial interests which are largest holders
of New Haven stock. The stoekhold-
ers. Mr.. Crooker said. should be as
much opposed TO a Pennsylvania man
as to New York Central man.
Mr.. Goldman presented resolution
bv witch the stockholders would direct
their board To accord no representation
10 New York or Canadian trunk lines
and declaring for independent manage
ment OF the Boston and Maine. The
resolution was defeated
The adjournment was for two weeks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-16
DIDN'T WANT LAWYER.
East Northfeld, Mass, Man Promptly
Pleaded Guilty in BrattlebOro.

Brstileboro. MAY l6.-For driving his
automobile while intoxicated. Post
master y B. Esterbrook of East North
field, Mass. was fined $3.50 and costs
Yesterday by Judge Prank d. Stowe in
munigslal court Mr. Esterbrook de
ciined 20 avail himself Of the cpportu-
nify 70 zee a lawyer. although told By
the court that the Offense with which
be Wa charged by States Attorney
Harold =. Whitney was serious He
pleaded guilty and admitted he had
been drinking. but said he did not con
sider Ne Was intoxicated He gave his
age a. 63 years.
Postmaster Esterbrcek's coupe an
into q car owned and driven by Q. T..
Hendricks Of Brattlcboro on Vernon
street Sunday night Chief 81 Police
George Wilson. with Inspector G. T..
Pierce 81 the secretary of stateis Ofice.
went 70 the scene u the collision and
arrested Mr.. isrhrook- Both csr-
usre damaged aui that ~ Nr. Ester
lrook vas toHed to q garage here
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-16
Growing at St. Augustine's.

The annual exercises of the crown
ing Of the statue of the Blessed Nir-
gin was held Sunday evening at 1850
in St. Augustine's church. Over two
hundred and fifty young ladies of the
Junior and senior sodalities, dressed in
white and wearing wells, assembled IN
st. Augustine's hall and marched from
there into the church carrying banners
and singing hymns TO our Blessed
Mother. The following sodalities car
ried flowers 10 decorate the Blessed
Virgins altar; Emma Heney. Beatrice
Pine. Mary Kane, Anna McMahon,
Hattie jerome, Lena Brown, Emma
Mullane. Agnes McCarty. Margaret
Corvan, Emma Ford. Mary Doheng,
Margaret Roach. Julia Murtagh. Alice
Lynch. Ethel Donnelly. Marguerite
DOYLE. Margaret Murtagh, Margaret
Ledden. Anna Glynn, katherine Doyle,
I.orcna Podlin. Dorothy Choate. Lucy
Ianier. Loretta Lynch, Gladys Motor
mick, Ruby Theriault, Evelyn Alden.
Rose Heney. Margaret Marion, Anna
DOYLE. Mary Portal, Evangeline Gal
aise. Florence CORY, Helen Honey,
Florence Poulin. Florence Cnrrier, Mad
aline Premier, Katherine Connally.
Marion Pine. Agnes Lynch. Katherine
Pine. Florence Teachout, Margaret Cal
lahan. Lucy Frontini. Helen Lynch.
Margaret Jones. Mary Ccnln. Mar
garet Mack. Julia Lynch, Nellie hefs-
er. Florence Smith.
eiarshals: Margaret Lynch and
Mary Ford.
First banner bearer: Della Lcmayi
tassel bearers. Mary Doyle, Evelyn
Wright. Helen Doyle. Abbie Putney.
Second banner bearer: Loretta
Marineau: tassel bearers. Margaret
Stone, Rose Fitzgerald, Irene Bsrno.
Corinne Campbell.
Third banner bearer. Margaret
Leahy; tassel bearers. Margaret Sc
quin. Mary Murphy. katherine short,
Mary McKenncv.
Crown bearer EVELYN Tupper. as
sistants. Bernice Pouliae. Irene Dodge.
President Mary KERN: maids OF
honor. Henrietta KERN. joanna Nc.
Carty: Nav queen. Anna Guaro-
organist. Margaret Fitzereald.
Garland hearers. Katherine Mckcn-
na. Irene Callahan. Dorsthy KenTfdy.
katherine Shambo. Florence Wool.
Mary Wood. Mary Boxx. Alice Roach.
Honor shields. Florence Haiiigan.
katherine Msloney-
In the sarefuarvs Rev. Fsfhcr
Crosby and Re, Father Deroy.
The above tstenfy young ladies vers
received into the soiality. after uhica
= very elz4uent semon on DEVOTION 10
Father Crosby gave . very clpqaeu.
sermon on 3e,ofion a. fhe Biesscd '.lr-
Gin. which uas followed ~ henejic-
ton of the Blessed S.czzzenE
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-16
ONLY ONE-FIFTH GOES
FOR SALARY ACCOUNT
Out of the Total Annual Payment OF
s5,ooo,o0o for State Expenses,
Says Gates.

The total of the yearly salary Of all
state employees is not quite one-hfti
of the state expenses Of $5,000,0O0 foz
the current fiscal year, according to
figures given out by State Auditor Beus
jamin Gates. The total figures afs
S91S,5s2. As. For the state institution
salaries, the figures are based on tho
December, 1921, payroll, These figure
do not include the pay OF the distric.
commissioners in the various depart
ments which win run close TO S2J,0dg
annually.
The number Of state employees is Ii,o
which, with twelve district commiS-
sioners, makes total of 72l. These
figures do not include any employees ois
a per diem basis. Tn addition, subsist
enee is provided for about 200 person
in state institutions over and abos
their salaries. The average salary ot
all state employees il Sl,3S0.220.
These figures are of interest beeaus
OF the recent statement by Governor
Hartness that the state was getting
only 30 per cent efficiency for its exs
penditures
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-16
WHY WE KNOCK ON WOOD.
Custom Grew Out of Old Belief That
Trees Had Healing Qualities.
why do widows wear caps?

Why do widows wear caps?
Because when the Romans were in
England they used to shave their hrads
as a sign Of mourning, and as = wom-
an could not let herself be seen with
a bald head, she made herself a pret-
ty cap. Though the necessity for IL
has long since passed away, the cap
still remains.
Why do many persons, half IN Jest
and half in earnest. knock on wood for
a preventive of misfortuney
Because there was at one time a gen
eral belief that trees and humanity
were allied in close bonds Of union,
and that certain trees had healing
qualities. II was customary for per-
son afflicted with disease to take a
woolen string Of three colors and with
his right hand tie his left loosely to
the limb of tree then slip il out and
hasten homeward without casting a
glance back, the belief being that the
disease was transferred to the tree by
touching it. Thus from a tree Il has
become common practice to touch any
article made of wood to ward of mis-
fortune.
WHY do we wear heels on cur shoes
Because the sandal-like footwear Of
olden times was not adapted to horse
back riding. and when the high boots
were introduced heels were put on for
the purpose Of giving the foot a good
hold on the tirrup.-Dearborn lnde-
pendent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-16
OUSTED PRINCIPAL
TO BE REIAS14TED
Because the "Kids Want Cox Accord
ing to Statement of School Di-
rector in Westport,
Mass, Rumpus.

New Bedford, Mass, May l6.-By a
vote of two to one, the Westport
school committee voted to reinstate H.
Eugene Cox, ousted principal Of the
high school, whose dismissal occasioned
the walking ont of the great majority
Of the students yesterday.
"Ihe kids want Cox and we are for
the kids asserted Loren Parks, mem'
ber OF the committee.
"They mustn't stay out Of school at
this time Of the year.
There were only II students at class
to-day under the new principal. Arthur
Harris. These promptly deserted him
when Mr.. Parks drove by in his auto
mobile with Mr.. Cox beside him as liv-
ing aruament to induce the strikers
to return.
The "strikersT themselves were gath
cred under an elm in the center, the
girls wearing red sashes with the ousted
principals name on it, the boys arm
bands. They almost ''mobbed" Mr.. Cox
when he arrived, and cheered Justify A
meeting is being held this afternoon
to determine whether they will 90 back
to school until tomorrow when Mr..
Cox returns.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-16
STEEL MERGER PROCEEDS.
Government Intervention Has Had No
Appreciable Effect.

New York, May ID. government
intervention into the proposed steel
mergers has caused no outward change
in the plans Of the interest involved
which continued their plans Of con
solidation.
Directors of the Bethlehem steel
corporation and the Lsckawanna steel
company were called into separate
sessions to confirm the purchase of
Lackawanna by Bethlehem, which will
be arranged by stock transaction,
details Of which were to be completed
probably late to-day. Except for a
brief statement BY President Eugene
g. Grace OF Bethlehem at the time the
merger was announced that il involved
no violation of either the Sherman or
Clayton acts, interested persons have
made no comment on the action of the
federal trade commission in request
ing information concerning the same
before the deal was constmmated.