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The Connecticut labor news., 1923-06-01

being shipped to another city to be repaired instead of having machinists in the city do the work.
 "When workers in one factory seek increases they are told by the employ CTS that the competition IS too keep to give them their demands. We find this answer in Stereotyped form in every factory. It Is almost undisputed that there IS prosperity in Bridgeport. Unless the demands of the workers are met there will be a strike"
 Alpheus Winter, manager of the Manufacturers Association, when ap- praised of MT. Egan's statements concerning the exportation of work to create an impression of mo work" !" declared that he was not aware of such conditions existing here, and that as far as the association was concerned it knew nothing of the mat ter.
 'I would be very much surprised if such conditions existed" said MT. Winter. They do not exist as far as 1 know"
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-06-01
NEW HAVEN ROAD BRAKEMAN MAY BE I FIRST AMERICAN TO SWIM DANGEROUS
 ENGLISH CHANNEL. STARTS IN AUGUST

John Hunt, New Haven roae
 brakeman, who now tolls nightly
 in the Cedar Hill yards, may have the distinction of being
 the first American to swim the l English channel, George Patterson oi | Bridgeport, who attempted the chan nel swim last summer and failed, will l be another Connecticut swimmer to make the venture.
 Hunt plans to leave America the latter part of August for London, and after a few days there will make his camp near Dover. In the meantime,
 Hunt has mapped out an ambitious
 training schedule for himself which he firmly believes will put him in shape for the gruelling channel swim.
 This Sunday, Hunt expects to stage the first of his public stunts and will make a I5 mile swim from Double Beach across the harbor to a point near Woodmont He will start from Double Beach about 10 o'clock in the morning, and battle the wind and tide, down the Sound and across the har- Dor to the west shore. In this lengthy swim he will be accompanied by canoe and a launch.
 Distance swimming Is no new stunt for Hunt as his previous feats and towing performances have won him the nickname of the Human Tug" He broke his first worlds record as a youth of I5 when he amazed the swimming world by swimming 22 ocean miles in 26 hours off the coast of San Juan, Porto Rico. Since that time he has had rapid rise in swim ming circles and last winter coached the teams at the Liberty Baths in New Haven.
 His remarkable work in developing teams to represent New Haven won him recognition throughout New England, and he achieved the rare of coaching the second | best girls team in the country, the Women's Swimming Association of | New York taking first place. Hunts nermaids clipped seven seconds from -he POO yard relay mark and Doris one of his protegees, equalled the worlds record for 50 yardS.
 Hunt expects to show the folks who ay it can't be done that it can, when
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-06-01
COMPANY UNION" FAILS.

Altoona, Pa, June 1.-These are troublous times for General Atterbury of the Pennsylvania railroad and his company union"
 The latest explosion is because of hand-picked delegation who journeyed to Philadelphia. where they conferred with officials of the railroad. Later it was announced that shop men would be permitted" to vote. To date no vote has been taken and the trump" com mittee is questioned on its right to speak for workers who had no voice in selecting alleged representatives
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-06-01
KANSAS COURT HAS FAILED.

Topeka, Kan, June 1.-The cant strike" law and the industrial court of this state have failed declared Governor Davis in an address to church men in this city.
 The industrial court can not function as a court and 1t is too expensive as a board of investigation" the governor said. Tt has created friction and has been made football of politics"
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-06-01
MORE VALUES
 PUMPED INTO
 PUBLIC UTILITIES

! Washington, June I.-Weaith be-
 yond computation has been handed to
 owners of public utilities of this coun-
 try by the United States supreme
 court, which has ruled that the value
 of these properties must be based on today's cost of reproduction This means that permanent i'm
 low wage scale, and when material costs were low, will now be valued at
 today's prices.
 l In minority opinion by Justice Brandeis, concurred in by Justice Holmes, 1t was declared that this sys- i tenn of esctimating costs IS unstable "Obviously each step in the process ot estimating the cost of reproduction
 or replacement involves forming an
 oplrion, or exercising judgment, as distinguished from merely ascertain ing facts, says the minority. And this is true, also, of each step in the process of estimating how much less the existing plant is worth than if it were new"
 It is shown that while decisions are supposed to rest upon records of financia transactions, the court, Tn a previous decision, stated that "every figure that we have set down with delusive exactness" Is "specu- lative"
 The minority opinion is a studious exposition of the bewildering and complex situation that confronts those who would estimate costs of public utilities by present-day stand ards.
 Justice Brandeis is even not inn pressed with the theory of setting values on the basis of money actually Under this system, what ever the evidence, there is no attempt to determine whether the expenditure was wise or foolish, or whether 1t was 1seful or wasteful.
 Historical cost, on the other hand, s the amount which normally should nave been paid for all the property which is usefully devoted to the pub ic service. It is, in effect, what is ermed the prudent investment. In efficiently launched and developed, historical cost and origin l cost should practically coincide 10th in terms included and in amounts aid"
 The majority decision ignores the mount of money originally invested. Capitalists will use the decision ot ut greater values on their properties, nd thus justify high rates.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-06-01
soo,o 900 NEED LEGAL AID.

Washington, May 25.-Poverty is the chief reason why 5ooooo people in this country each year are unable to obtain legal justice, John S. Bradway of Philadelphia told convention of social workers here The speaker is secretary of the National Alliance of Lepa1 Aid Societies.
 "These people are left outside the law" Mir Bradway said. They can not be expected to be loyal citizens unless we can overcome this abuse"
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The Connecticut labor news., 1923-06-01

he attempts the astounding feat of towing a 35 foot launch with 30 per sons on 1t distance of one mile with the tide and then one mile back against the tide. Hunt is confident that he can do this and will make the attempt early in the summer He also expects to swim across the Long Island Sound and back a distance of g miles. Dot Taylor and Myrtle Triano, two of Hunts young girl mer- maids, will try for the honor of be- ing the first women to make the swim.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-06-01

WE DO JOB PRINTING
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12
RESUL7S TO BE GIVEN BY NEWS FRIDAY NIGHT
JameSburG Nine Wins
From So. River Team
I'm TWILIGHT Contest

JAMESBURG, Sept. 12.-The To-
cal representative baseball team reg
istered seven runs In the second in
ming of its contest with the Polish
Giants of South River last night,
n this big rally enabled the home
lad to turn in an 81 victory. The
South River nine defeated James,
burg several weeks ago.
Mickey Stang, of New Brunswick,
who pitched the Dublin Glee Club
nine, of Perth Ambcy, to a victory
ever the Perth Ambnys some time
ago, was easy for tho local outfit
last night. In the second. Stang hit
the first batter, the next two bat
tiers hunted safely and a single
b. ought in two runs. The fifth bat
ter singled and a sacrifice advanced
two runners to second and third,
sfrom where they scored on Platt's
lkingle. A home run by Rhodes,
scoring Plat ahead cf him, ended
the rally.
Perrine's double and Platt's single
enabled the local tossers to regis
ter their eighth tally IN the sixth in
ning> A pass, stolen base and n
single were responsible for the Wis
:tors' only counter in the opening
session.
~Ijebosky, Freehold FIRST sacker, was
at his best last night. He pitched
great ball in the seventh inning, re-
firing the Giants side on strikes
after Maleski tripIed.
The box score:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12
HIGH HONORS
FOR SE|BOTH
Motorcycle Officers Complies
Score of Firty-four in
Practice Shoot

Frank Seiboth. manager OF the
Police Social Club revolver team and
baseball nine, compiled the highest
score in the practice shoot held on
the Municipal Light plant range yes
terday afternoon. The motorcycle
cop turned in a score of fifty-four.
The practiye was held for the pur-
pose of preparing the bluecoats for
their shoot with the Westfield re-
yolver team on the latter's range
next Tuesday afternoon. This shoot
has twice been postponed and the
representatives of the two teams
have had plenty of chance to prae-
tice up.
A special feature of yesterdays
practice session was a contest be-
tween Sergeant Frank Kasprzak,
Emil Koyen and Barney G. Toolan.
captain OF the revolver team. Koyen
made the highest score of the three,
thirty-six; Kasprzak was second,
with thirty-five, and the captain was
low. shooting eighteen.
Koyen, also carried off second
honors in yesterdays event, finish
Ing next to Seiboth. Kasprzak, with
thirty-five, copied third honors. Ser
geant John Larson was fourth. with
a 0 Of thirty-three, Bill Bachmar
made twenty-eight, Charles Jorgen'
son, twenty; Toolan, eighteen: Pau
Layden, ten; Frank Gunkel. four ant
Frank Burke, three.
Chief Niels j. Tonnesen will shoe
with the local team in Tuesday
event.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12
REPORTS
To Be GIVEN
Dempsey-Firpo Blow by Blow
Returns from News
Building

Complete returns of the Jack
Dempsey-Luis Firpo heavyweight
championship boxing bout, to be
fought at the Polo Grounds. on Fri
day night, will be given by mega
phone to local fistic fans from the
Evening News window. The service
will be the same as offered in con-
nection with former championship
ontests.
Realizing the Importance of the
boxing championship contests plann-
ID for this summer, the News early
his year arranged for the installa-
ion of a machine capable of giving
he blow by blow report of every en-
gagement. A man is stationed at
The ringside and as fast as a blow is
anded, the report is flashed v e the
.ocal wire.
Judging the advance sale for Fri
lays battle of the century, a record
crowd will be interested in receiving
the reports offered by the News. For
former boxing contests, Madison ave-
Tue and Jefferson street, in the VII
cinity of the News office, has been
crowded and in addition several men
have been kept busy answering calls
over the telephone.
The big bout on Friday night is
earded to go on promptly at 10
o'clock, and there will be the usual
nigh class preliminary bouts on the
program. The News will also give
he final result of the other battles.
interest in the big fight, spreads over
his country, Europe and the South
American countries. Firpo halls
from Argentine, South America.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12

Ffrpo cannot understand his
would-be borrowers, and much OF
the force of their appeal is lost in
Interpretation.
His sparring partners deny that
Firpo is close.
'"They don't make them any bet
ter than Ffrpo," says Joe McCannl
who has helped condition Firpo for
several bouts.
HE has always been liberal with
me in money matters.
AS for the buns that try to PAN
handle him, 1 don't blame him for
turning 'em down. They'd keep q
nan broke If he fell for all of EN-
Valentino Suarez, who ordinarily
keeps the Uraguayan consul-gener-
al in New York in a happy, well fed
state of mind, is attending to the
culinary needs of Firpo.
Valentino was lent to Ffrpo, be-
cause his mind was so continually
on his fistic idol, that the consul
was afraid he might make a mis-
take in his salad, and use mustard
instead of mayonnaise.
One daily item OF the menus that
he prepares for Eirpo is "~puchero.'
A mysterious name like that
should possess some mystic virtue
to its partakers. but, questioned as
to it's component parts, Suarez grins
and says "Puchero. 1t Is what re
Americans call re Irish stew"
Another Illusion shattered.
49,
Firpo has been called slow and
awkward.
Ask Frank Kobele. his sparring
partner, about it.
"Slow?" he says. Say, that bird
is slow in the same way that a bear
is slow.
Tigers have the rep for speed
but ask any animal trainer and he'll
tell you that a bear a move some
fast himself, despite his apparent
awkwardness.
And it's the same way with
Firpo. He's a mighty sight faster
than he looks. If you don't believe
It, just get in the ring with him"
+.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12
EHNKE BEATS
N. !. YANKEES
Robbed of Second No Hit
C~ontest-LeaderS Are
Beaten

Howard Ehmke. Boston Red sox
hurler, was robbed Of a second no
hit contest in a week, yesterday AZ
ternoon at the Yankee stadium
where the Hugmen bowed to the
Chance aggregation, 80. Whitley
Witt beat out a hit to third base in
the opening inning and this was the
only semblance of q hit throughout
the contest. Last week Ehmke pitch
ed a no hit. no run game against
the Philadelphia Athletics.
Cy Williams, of the Philadelphia
Nationals, clouted out two homers
in the contest between the Philliee
and Brooklyn Dodgers. This makes
Williams total, thirty seven. two
ahead Of Babe" Ruth. Philadelphia
walloped Brooklyn, and Cincinnati
dropped another game to Pittsburgh
yesterday.
It has been announced that John
Watson, New York Giant pitcher,
has been reinstated by Manager Nc
Graw after a conference betwee
the Giant players and leader he
was fined $500 and suspended Tor
the balance of the season.
Kelly, of the Giants, Tierney. VIII
Hams and Lee of the Phillies. Neis.
of Brooklyn and Picinich, of Boston.
made circuit clouts in yesterdays
major league engagements balti-
more won from Reading. Iorcnte
defeated Syracuse. and Newark Y
scored Jersey City in the Internal
ional league games yesterday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12
stang p U 0 j
5 8
The score by innings:
Giants ......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 OIL
Jamesburg $50. 0 z 0 o 0 1 Ks
The summary: Home run,
Rhodes. Three base hit, Maleski
Two base hits, Debosky and Perrine,
Bases on balls, off Stang l; Debosky
l. Struck out, by Stang, 5; Debosky,
8. Umpires, Sedan and Valek.
H|GHTSTOWN
CANCELS CAME
DESTROYS of Saving DooIey for
S-aturday-TottenvilIe
on Sunday

Hightstown has called off its en-
gagement with the local representa-
tive semi-pro combination scheduled
for the Raritan Copper Works field
tomorrow night because of the fact
that a big league game is booked
with Freehold for this Saturday af-
ternoon.
The game scheduled for the local
field tomorrow night was postponed
at Hightstown last Saturday after
noon on account of rain and it is not
known when the engagement will be
played off. Hightstown is leading
the Three M League at the present
time, and the management is desir-
GUS of saving Jimmy Dooley, of Eliz-
abeth, the pitching mainstay of the
aggregation, for Saturdays tilt.
Manager Poulsen's cohorts have a
real chance of knocking off the lead
ers on the local diamond, and it is
therefore likely that the two teams
will meet here. The Bash nine OF
Trenton COPIED the first half cham
pionship, and Hightstown or the
Amboys are carded to carry off hon.
ors in the second half.
Freehold will cop the champion
ship of the Monmouth county league
and therefore it is o likely that
this team will take part in the Three
county play-off series. Amboy will
play a county league contest on Sat-
urday, and this Sunday afternoon
the Tottenville team will be engaged
in the first game of an annual series.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12
HIGH SCHOOL
MEN PRACTICE
First Workout of Football
Candidates on Hayes Field
Yesterday
81. s. C~orrespondent

A light workout marked the In
itial practice of the Perth Amboy
High School football squad yester-
day afternoon at Hayes Park in the
southern section of the city. All
those who signed up for the prelim-
mary training were not on hand,
probably due to the holidays.
Passing the ball around, punting
and a general explanation of the
doubtful rules featured yesterdays
training dish. Coach Ralph T. Stauf-
fer was in charge. Captain Martin
and Buddy" Larson are the only ex-
p~erienced men left from last sea-
sons quartet. Polkowitz looms up
as the leading candidate for full
back. Bohnsack or johnson will
probably be the fourth man in the
rear.
Several Veterans in the Line
The line will not be so hard to
develop. At center Jack jacobson,
who played in a majority of last
years contests, will probably be
found. Steve Salacki is of the
veteran guards left while Seeman
will probably fill in at a tackle post.
Stern, who played in several tits
last year will probably be a lead
ing candidate for the other tackle
place. On the ends there are Mac
Williams and Fenessey of last years
squad. 1t is the plan of Coach
Stauffer to have two full uniformed
elevens on the field. Practice will
continue all through this week and
probably on Saturday. The first
game is with Metuchen high on the
2Sth of this month. Last year in
their first game in seven years. the
local varsity was held to a tie by
the brainy boroughites.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12
BENEFIT BALL CONTEST
HAS Been POSTPONED

1t was announced this morning
that the baseball game scheduled for
tomorrow night between the South
Amboy Y. NJ. C. A., and "Rube"
Forgotson's All Stars would be post
|poned until Thursday, September 20.
The game is to be played for the
benefit of the South Amboy hospital,
and it is being run under the direc-
ton of Judge Ruben Forgotson,
Mayor Daniel G. Chase and Secre-
tary of the "Y" Eaurice e. Nell, and
the reason for the postponement an
nounced was owing to the fact that
the Japanese Relief fund drive is go
ing on all this week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12
Social Club To
Stage Annual Smoker,
Big Program Planned

The Police Social Club at a meet
ing yesterday afternoon, voted to
run a smoker in the New Brunswick
avenue auditorium on Thursday
night November 2.
Frank Seiboth, William Baehman
and Emil Koyen were chosen as a
committee to make arrangements for
the affair. and they have already
taken matter up with Chief Niels ].
Tonnesen ana Mayor William c. Will
son. They will also ask the permis-
sion OF the Aldermanic police COM
mittee for the staging of this affair.
There are three associations in the
local police department, the Patrol
mems Benevolent Association, the
Social Club and the Mutual Aid So
ciety. The police run one affair Of
this class each year, and it is the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12
BRIEF BITS OF SPORTS
IN ALL FIELDS

will receive the complete returns at
the News Office.
No recent announcements have
been forthcoming from Woodbridge
or Carteret regarding basketball
plans for the two municipalities dur
ing the coming winter.
A lengthy practice session was in
dulged in by the members of the
Elizabeth police baseball team yes
terday afternoon in preparation for
their contest with the local police on
the Betsytown grounds tomorrow
afternoon.
Local court fans are awaiting with
interest the announcement by Messrs.
Lowenkopf or Levin, of the Amboy
basketball team, regarding their
choice of a pivot mar. The remain
der of the lineup has been decided
upon.
The New York Yankee pitching
staff appears in better shape at the
present time than that of the Nc
Graw team, and If the Yankee pitch
ers can carry on through the worlds
series. there will be a new worlds
championship aggregation by the
middle of October.
The action of Johnny Dundee in
declaring that he will not fight Ben
ny Leonard on September 2S. has
given the proposed meeting, the col4
or Of a grudge battle, and real i'm
terest is being excited.
Every effort is being made by
members of the Beauvais Post, Am
eriean Legion, of Staten Island, in
terested In athletics, to have the
post place basketball and football
teams on the court and field, res
spectively, as usual this s
No announcement has been made
as yet, regarding the date for the
deciding game of the city series be-
tween the Dublin and Perth Amboys.
Each team has COPIED a win.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12

Social Clubs chance this year.
After permission is obtained from
all the officials, the committee q
which Seiboth is chairman, viii
make arrangements TO obtain the
auditorium for this date and then
the contestants for the boxing bouts,
will be signed up. There will b.
several acts of entertainment on the
program, according to the present
plans of the police club.
Inasmuch as no move has been
made by anyone in this section TO
prepare for the opening OF the box
ing season, the police show prob
ably win start the ball a-rolling. It
was made known a short time ago
that Coughlin, Of Carteret, was en-
deavoring to get a boxing license but
no recent announcement has been
made.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12
BY BOB DORNIAN
EEA Service Writer

ATLANTIC CITY.-Luis Angel
Firpo is no dumb-bell.
He had been listening to his friend
and interpreter, Carlos Vega, read
him an article by a leading sports
writer in which the fight with
Dempsey was called a farce on ac-
count of Firpo's supposed weakness
on defense. (F1rpo has all the sport
ing news read to him.)
Turning to Vega he said: $50
Senior Dempsey will cut me to
pieces. 1 am wide open for every
punch,
Look at my face carefully. Look
at my ears. Do you see any a
Are my ears what o call 'cauli-
flower
mo? Perhaps Luis face does not
take the full force of those blows.
Perhaps his face is moving away
when they land"
A good story is going the rounds
of the fight fans of New York re-
garding Firpo's canniness in money
matters.
A magazine which is devoted to
snort and which makes a practice
Of running photos of athletes on the
front cover, for which advertising
the athlete is supposed to contribute,
sent their representative to see Firpo.
The proposition to run Ffrpo's pic
tlre on the front cover for the
modest sum of $500 finally was ac-
cepted after two hours negotiations
trough an interpreter.
Two days after the appearance
Of the magazine on the stands with
/. rirpo's photo duly printed on the
! front page, Firpo appeared at the
amce Of the magazine with a re-
nuest for $500. which he thought he
had coming for permitting his pic
iure on the front page.
Much of Firpo's tightness in
money matters can be laid to the
fact that he does not fall for the
touches of the panhandlers who be-
set every man In the pugilistic
limelight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12
ST. MARY JUNIORS WILL
HAVE COURT COMBINE

A new basketball combination. 70
be known as st. Maryss Juniors. has
been organized in this city for the
coming court season and are book
ing home and travelling games
with Junior teams in this vicinity.
Thos who will probably perform
with the newly organized outfit ire:
Fauble, Ford, McQuarrie. Dalton.
Clarey and Bremmen. Several
practice sessions VIII take place on
the new court in a short time and
everv effort will be made by the
team to set up a good record for the
coming year. H. Sullivan is mana
ger and can be reached by calling
1134-W.