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The Connecticut labor news., 1923-07-20
FIREMEN'S STRIKE
 SHUTS 20 HOLYOKE
 PAPER INDUSTRIES
Over 5000 Out of Work When
 Wage Raise For 100
 Is Refused.

Ho1yoke, Mass. July 3o-Hol- 'yoke's chief industry IS practically at standstill this week with 5000 paper mill workers thrown out of employ nent through the closing of the paper mills by a strike of 100 stationary fremen. All but two mills are effect ed. The hremen struck, when an in crease of seven cents on hour was re- fused.
 Twenty paper mills are closed to enforce the demand for an increase of from 73 to So cents an hour All the I6 local mills of the American Writing Paper company, the Hamp- shire Paper company and Carew Manufacturing company at the Falls, the Newton Paper companq, Franklin Paper company and Taylor-Logan company, papermakers, are shut down for an indefinite period.
 The manufacturers or their repre- sentatives state that they will take no steps to open the mills for some time at least The Crocker-McElwain company and Chemical Paper Manu- featuring company are not affected, as their present wages are satisfac- tory to the fremen.
 The American<4Nriting Paper com pany declined the offer of the fire men to man the fire pumps and keep stam up sufficient to operate them and will attend to that themselves.
 The hremen did not all leave hur- riedly,l but remained so that the stuff in process of manufacture through beater engines, etc, could be run through. They left as soon as this was done and held a meeting at Hi bernian hall, which will bs their headquarters during the strike. The American Tissue mills, with two plants, are not affected
 Several manufacturers said when asked how long the strike would con- tinue, made the same answer: "It's up to the hremen."
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-07-20
TEXTILE BOARD
 PLANS ACTIVITIES
Will Fight Amoskeag Company's
 Union at Every Plant

Manchester, N. H.,9July 2o.-The New England textile conference board, numbering 6o delegates, met here and passed several resolutions. The first resolution condemned the Ward Baking company, which, the conference declared, had locked out it's employees in declaring an open shop.
 The second resolution condemned the American Woolen company be- cause, as alleged by the board, 1t had advertised that it's mills were on a 48-hour basis, when, as the conference alleged, there are employees working on a night shift Go hours The third resolution passed condemned the Manufacturing company for it's. recent formation of com pany union. This resolution pledged the support of textile workers ''in fighting the company's union"
 The next meeting of the New Eng land conference board will be held at Pawtucket, R. l., Sunday, Aug. 26.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-07-20
OUR ADVERTISERS

Constant dripping of water will wear away the stone" This does not apply only to water and stones To be a successful advertiser, to wear away prejudice, or the lead the other fellow has, requires the same constant pounding away. You never heard pf once-in-a- while advertiser that amounted to much. You couldn't have heard of such an. one. There ain't no sech animal.
 It's the constant pounding away reminding and re-reminding that builds up the advertised business. That and delivering the goods. It costs high to ,"bunk" the people. They'll forget your good deeds but remember your mean ones.
 Common sense will tell you that keeping your message-a good sized one-constantly before the special audience of Labor News readers will pay big dividends. Telephone Colony 1902 and ask to have our Ad man call.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-07-20

OUR READERS.

There is an old adage to the eff feet that a little taffy when you're living is better than much epitaphy when you're dead. And it's surely a trite and true saying. Many a good merchant has becomeIa a self ish, get-the-money merchant, sim ply because he was denied his fair share of taffy when he was good.
 It's good business on your part to tell the merchant that you ap- preciate the fair treatment he is handing out, and to prove it by continuing your patronage, Give them a bit of taffy each time you meet them. They like it. We all do.
 Show your appreciation to the man who indicates that he's inter ested in you and your family. And don't leave all the smiling to the merchant or his clerks. Take cheer into the store with you. You'll be surprised to find how much farther your Dollar will go enriched by your smile. And it's to the advantage of everybody concerned that you tell your mer- chant that his advertisement in Labor News influenced you into patronizing his store.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-07-20
CENTRAL RAISES
 PAY OF SHOPMEN
Three Cents an Hour More to Go to
 10000 as Result of Agreement.

The 3o,ooo shopmen employed on the New York Central were this week given an increase of three cents an hour by an agreement entered into by Vice President J. c. Walberg for the road and committee from Shop Crafts Federation No. Io3, headed by Bert M. Jewell, president of the rail- way department of the American Federation of Labor
 The increase is retroactive to July I, and makes the rate for mechanics 73 cents an hour. Prior to the strike of 1922 the rate was v cents.
 Indirectly the increase affects 5000 men employed on the Michigan Cen tral and other lines leased by the New York Central with which agree ments are to be made, the subsidiaries usually following the lead of the op- erating company.
 The agreement also provides for changes in shop rules which, Bending action by the unions, were not an nounced Unoficially it was stated that the matter of piece rates, in which the Central has insisted upon maintaining the system in such shops as 1t has been Introduced was left open.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-07-20
TRESCA WINS HIS RIGHT TO SPEAK AT
 BUFFALO MEETING
Man Barred By Waterbury Police Chief Puts One Over
 Elsewhere.

A significant victory for free speech was won in Buffalo, N. Y, this week when Carlo Tresca, noted Italian edi tor and a leader of the anti-Fascisti movement in the United States, re- turned to Buffalo to vindicate the constitutional right of free speech which had been refused By Mayor Schwab of that city the first. time Tresca tried to speak there on May 8. Tresca is the man choked off by Superintendent Beach and the Bosses in Waterbury last spring. Tresca was scheduled to speak in Buffalo, but the hall was locked by the police inspector, under order of Mayor Schwab, who had left the city for the day. The meeting was ad
 journed until the following day.
 r On Monday morning a committee representing the Amefican Civil Lib critics Union, consisting of the Rev, Alfred Priddis of the Church Exten- sion Society of Buffalo, who was scheduled as chairman of the meet ing; Eustace Reynolds, attorney for the union; Pat Quinlan, editor of the New Aage," and James Battistoni,, leader of the local Italian group, waited on the mayor.
 The mayor was still cold to the idea of Tresca speaking. He claimed that (Continred on Pace Ten
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-07-20
Man of Mystery"
 Lands $50 Berth
Bristol Laborer Who Was Refused
 Citizenship Gets School lob.

Bristol, July I8-Following the war and it's business depression the Connecticut Federation of Labor in troduced a bill in the legislature giv- ing preference in state and municipal work to ex-soldiers and only citizens of the state otherwise and that bill is certainly needed to cover a case here. Even the politicians are grumbl- ing, when man who cannot read or write, and was refused citizenship, was found to be drawing down $50 a wek eas fornan of graders at the new high school which was the scene of a long fought strike last year
 He is Mike Marnelli who received the nickname of the mystery man, " following the appearance of letters written over his name, and his inabil- ity to pass reading or writing test before the Bristol selectmen.
 The money used in payments on the grading of the high school grounds is being taken from the street departments appropriation. It was shown by the payroll of the street department. and not from any appropriation made for high school construction.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-07-20
GERMANY STILL HAS GRIP ON PATENTS
 ON DYE STUFFS
Are Worthless Here Without Know
 ing How to Use Them, Says Dupont.

Wilmington, Del, July 2o.-Assert- ing that the German dye and drug patents are worthless without the know how" Dr.. E. K. Bolton, head of the research department of the Dupont Company, in the federal cour, testified that the Dupont Company engaged German chemists to teach them the know how of the patents. The Duponts, 1t was testified, had secured AZ of the patents from the Chemical Foundation, inc, defendants in the suit brought by the govern ment to recover the 4,8oo patents sold property custodian.
 Judge Norris during the cross-ex- animation of Dr. Bolten ruled that trade secrets were to be kept private
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-07-20
Start Fight To Organize
 Steel Men
A. F. of l.. Committee to
 Use Foch Tactics of Forcing Trust t 0 / A gre e m e n t No Strike.

Gary, Ind, July 2o-WorL of or ganizing the 10000 steel workers in this industrial region was begun here this week with the appearance of or ganizers representing the national organization committee of the Amer ican Federation Of Labor
 Particular efforts will be centerea upon the I2,ooo workers in Gary of the United States Steel Corporation '@ F. A Derrick, @president of the Lake County Trade Unionists, an nounced that the support of the I8,- 900 members of country labor unions would be accorded the organizers
 William Hannah, secretary of the American Federation of Labor com mittee designated to unionize the steel mills, outlined the plans of the com mlttee while en route to Bethlehem, Pa, to open offices.
 These plans contemplate no strike such as in 1919, the committee being Of the opinion that, when the mills are organized, public opinion will get working conditions The Pittsburgh district will not be invaded until the rest of the country is well organized and the courts have passed on the rights of the committee to hold meet lngs in the steel towns.
 This Is not strike campaign. It is an organizing campaign. We are not talking strike nor encouraging strike talk by others, because we do not believe a strike will be necessary Public opinion is going to have a great deal to do with compelling inn proved conditions in the mills once the men are organized and articulate It is highly significant that, while Judge Gary had repeatedly bowed to public opinion in the matter of the I2-hour day, it was not until after our campaign was announced that definite date was set for putting it into effect.
 "We welcome the declaration of the shorter work day, if that means it is going to be put into effect honestly But we do not believe the steel work CT will get the eight-hour day Or be able to hold it unless he and his fe1- lows are organized. Therefore we will organize, come what may.
 "In the 1919 strike many things were learned One of them was the necessity of having the skilled men with us The skilled men broke the
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-07-20
MAKERS WARN OF
 NON-UNION CIGAR
Workers Forget That Only Those
 With Label Are Union Made.

Although the Cigarmakers Union has frequently announced in the col umns of The Labor News and else where, that only cigars packed in containers bearing the Blue Label are considered union made and that all others are made under non-union con- ditions, it seems necessary to repeat this fact l~
 This announcement is necessary be- cause manufacturers of certain non- union cigars are representing them to dealers as union made. Again union men frequently inquire if different brands are union or non-un1on, al- though dealers and smokers have often been informed that the Blue Label of the Cigarmakers Union will be found only on boxes containing cigars that have been made under without exception.
 A number of brands made under non-union conditions in the cheap la Dor districts of Pennsylvania and elsewhere are being offered for sale in Connecticut. Among these non-un1on cigars are Kilfeather's Hyperion and I. C. S. brands which are now made in Philadelphia, Pa; Peter Schuyler, Blackstone, White Owl and Noble. The union label will NOT be found on these cigars for they are NOM UNION made.
 Since the Blue Label is the only mark that positively identifies the union product it may be expected that union men will look for 1t when purchasing cigars and accept only those that are sold in boxes bearing the we'll known Blue Union Label of the Cigarmakers Union.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-07-20
STATE PLUMBERS MEET IN DANBURY;;
 ELECT OFFICERS
Convention Appoints Committee to
 Work for License Law.

Danbury, July 2o.-Plumber and steamftters representing local unions in I2 cities of the state attended the semi-annual convention of the Con- necticut State Association of Plumb CTS and Steamhtters, here, Saturday and Sunday last.> The sessions were held. held in 1 T: and l. hall, with 2s dele
 The principal business transacted was the consideration, of a state li- cense bill A legislative committee was appointed to take II the matter with the vaUous local unions and through them o get in touch with the members of the legislature and frame measure to be presented to the next general assembly,
 Delegates reporting for the various locals showed that conditions throughout the state are very good. Reports on the wage scale showed that the average wage throughou, the state is ST an hour.
 Michael Garrett, of Chicago, na- tional organizer for this district, at- tended the convention He gave a talk on conditions throughout the New England states, reporting them as excellent. Two delegates from the Massachusetts state association were guests at the sessions
 Officers were elected and were in- stalled by National Organizer Gar rett as follows:
 President, Cornelius O'Leary, Stanr- ford; vice president, Clifford Latimer Danbury; secretary-treasurer, Edward Gaffney, Ansonia; members of the ex- eeutive board, Peter Smith, New Ha- ven, and Milton Mcdonald, Bridge port. President O'Leary was elected delegate to attend the Massachusetts convention in Haverhi1l
 The next convention will be held in New Britain the second Saturday and Sunday of next January
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-07-20
Resume Picketing Without Disorder
Brockton Shoe Strikers Break the Truce but Give Police No Work.

Brockton, Mass, July 2o.-Al- though striking shoe workers here resumed picketing this week, extra police details placed at the various factories found everything quiet at the opening hour.
 Announcement that the strikers had voted to "ca11 off the truce" caused the city authorities to order out the entire police force Wednes- day Picketing operations had been abandoned last week after series of clashes with the police during which many strike sympathizers were ar rested.
 The strike began in May when many workers sought to enforce de- mands that a contract between the manufacturers and the workers union under which disputes are re- ferred for settlement to the state board of conciliation and arbitration be abrogated
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-07-20
Draw Bakeshop
 Into Ward Case
Women Employees Called to Testify
 Into Probe of Killing.

White Plains, N. Y, July 2o.- Three young women, mystery wit neses, believed to be former employees of the Ward Baking Company, are among those waiting to be questioned by the Extraordinary grand jury prob ing the alleged killing of Clarence R. Peters, former marine, by Walter s. Ward, son of the millionaire baker,
 The connection of the women with the staying has been kept secret, but it is believed they have not previously told their stories to investigators.
 Attorney General Carl Sherman, believing that certain private papers of Walter s. Ward and the Ward Baking Company will have a bearing on the alleged blael<nai1 plot which young Ward claims led up, to, the shooting of Peters, again had Alan R. Campbell, one of Wards attor- neys, called before the jury, hoping through him to learn the contents of the papers. Campbell said he would answer only if questions would not endanger the case of his client.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-07-20
NEW HAVEN ROAD MAKES RELATED RUSH TO COVER
 UP HUGE STRIKE LOSSES
Fires Strikebreakers By Hundreds When Gov
 eminent Shows. Up Millions Spent in Flu tile Effort to Bust Unions Fearing It Might Prevent New Loan.

Publication by the Interstate Com merce Commission of the fact that the shopmen's strike has already cost the New Haven Road more than two and a quarter millions and there was yet no end in sight of the heavy drain, raised ructions along the line this week when the road, in an be- lated effort to square itself, began sweeping reductions in the ranks oi strikebreakers it had gathered to take the places of the experienced men From Midway and Readville to Cedar Hill and the ends of the system, the strikebreakers were fired right and left, about 25 per cent of the forces being given the gate, according to the orders passed around by the shor foremen,e
 The road wasn't beset by any great desire for economy in the shops in doing the firing. The reason behind the move is said to be the fact that the road is already negotiating with the government for another loan of four or five millions to take up some of its outstanding indebtedness, and the road officials feared that with the government having first hand facts about 1t wasting two millions and more in year III the effort to bust the strike, might not, and probably would not, feel inclined to make the loan Hence the great rush toward retrenchment and reform.
 The firing of the gangs did not in terfere with production to any extent The men were so incapable of per- forming the workMhat the road was compelled to hire About three to try to do one real mans task and they were actually falling over each other in the shops, delaying the game rath- CT than being of any help. Through the bonus system, introduced upon the Taylor plan of efficiency, the road hopes to be able to force the crowd left on the job to turn out the needed work. The bonus has been in effect now two weeks but there hasn't been any peans of joy sung over it's sue cess. To earn 1t the men have to deliver the goods and they are unable to do that
 . While the road through its man agement is nthe verge of receiver ship, it's subsidiaries or leased lines are all sitting pretty, their stockhold- CTS drawing down fine dividends while the New Haven stock owners. are left
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-07-20
OLD GUARD SWEPT OFF FEET AS LABOR POLICY
 SUPPORTER WINS STATE
Johnson Declares He Will Get After Courts, Bungling Politicians and Officials Rowing to the Orders of High Finance.

Backed by the entire forces of Organized Labor, even though the Federation Is not aligned with the Farmer-Labor campaign, and carried on to successful conclusion by disgusted public the forces of organ lzed capital and reactionary political leaders were given one of the most severe drubbings in American politi- cal history in Minnesota this week when Magnus Johnson was elected to the U. s. Senate to succeed the late knute Nelson by a majority of more than 75,ooo votes. Not even all the strength of the Harding ,admInistra- ton, which sent it's most valiant spouters into the state could save the. administration candidate, Governor J.. A. O. Pruess, while the democratic candidate, James A. Carley, ran a poor third, the democrats throwing their support to Johnson.
 Johnson Is going to be a thorn in the side of those interests who claim special privilege at the expense of the rank and file of citizens and they are now viewing with alarm and have good reason to do so.. Immediately on It being certain he was elected | Johnson issued statement as to his purposes ana IL might well nave been written by Samuel Gompers or some other Labor leader, so closely does 1t follow Labor's desires. Here 1t is: The majority of the voters of this state have elected me to the United StatAs senate because of
 the principles of government they
 and I stand for.
 Government is instituted to promote the welfare of the people
 and not to protect a few in the
 special privileges given them.
 The high tariff imposed on the
 consumers, the unjust treatment
 of labor, the plight of the farm=
 CTS, the packing of the judiciary
 with men favorable to the high
 financial and railroad groups, and
 the short sighted, bungling for
 eight policy persuaded by our
 government toward other coun-
 tSies and their peoples and other
 similar problems, will receive my
 earnest attention, and study-<
 I congratulate the people of
 Minnesota oR their victory. What
 the organized farmers and work
 CTS pulling together have accom-
 p1ished in Minnesota, they can
 likewise accomplish in other
 states of the Union.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-07-20
Britisher Brings
 Comfort to Gary
Predicts Reduction of Wages and Longer Day in English Steel
 Mills.

New York, July 2o.-Predicting further reduction of wages in the British steel mills, and increased working day to 10 hours, Sir Arthur Balfour, chairman of Arthur Balfour & Company, limited, Sheffield steel maker, arrived here this week.
 The effect of the American tariff has been detrimental to the British steel industry, he said. Sheffield mills, he said, were now operating on a four day week basis.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-07-20
pecia Privilege Gets An Awful Bump In Minnesota Election
WAR WORKS COST
 $725, o,ood LAST
 YEAR WITHOUT WAR

United States government spent $725, for national defense during the fiscal year which ended June 30, the treasury department announced this week, in making public rcapitulafon of expendi- lures for the past I2 months. The national defense bnl was $2o5, ,Qeo,- GOO, les than the total allotted to the army and. navy during the preced- ing fiscal year.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-07-20
RAIL INCOMES HIGH.

New York, July I3.ztReports from leadin grailroads for the last five months indicate that practically all oi these corporations will show gain over last year.
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, 1923-04-19
STOCKYARDS SUPERVISORS
HELP INDIVIDUAL SHIPPERS.

Supervisors of the Packers and
Stockyards Administration of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture located mt 10 of the important
live stock markets frequently assist in
dividual shippers with their problems
1t is not necessary to come to Wash
ington to have complaints heard. The
supervisors make direct contact with
shippers and agencies at the markets
and are available every market day.
Recently a country buyer bought a
car of cattle from a woman n gave
her n draft on the commission firm to
which he would ship the cattle. He
took the cattle and the woman turned
the draft over to her banker. When
the cattle were sold on the market the
commission men applied the proceeds
on n large o~verdraft on the part of
the trader. When the woman's draft
arrived, the commission man refused
1T. The case was referred to the sup
ervisor and by him to the Washington
office. Attorneys OF the Packers and
Sbockyards Administration instructed
the commission firm that they would
be required to pay the woman the pro
ceeds from the sale of her cattle. Late
reports We're to the effect that settle
enen was being made.
This case is typical of a large num-
her of cases settled by the supervisors,
although this phase of work is only
incidental to the duties of administer
ing the packers and stockyards act.
This C is administered by the s>cre-
tary of agriculture through a special
unit and was designed TO prevent and
correct Irregularities and abuses such
as unfair, discriminatory, or deceptive
practices. the control of prices, and I'M
Just rates or charges on the part of
packers or agencies at the important
live stock markets.