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The Connecticut labor news., 1923-01-19
NEW HAVEN TRADES O CL
 HAS VERY BUS SESSION
ASK INVESTIGATION OF POOR SERVICE ON
 NEW HAVEN ROAD

As a result of an indignation meeting held in Hartford, H. F. Durham has introduced resolution into the House demanding an immediate investigation into the poor service by the New Haven railroad
 As stated in last weeks issue of the Labor News complaints by those who are unfortunately compelled to use the New Haven road have been pouring into the headquarters of the strikers and to the legislative committee of the Con necticut Federation of Labor as we'll urging that something be done to i'm prove the "rotten service" that travel ing men were forced to contend with on this system.
 Travelling men claim that the New Haven road IS making a desperate eff fort to keep up some sort of schedule on the main line in order to fool the public into thinking that the strike is making no difference at all, paying no attention whatsoever to the other par of the system and have even gone so far as to take scheduled strains off the lines leaving the passengers waiting in the stations for hours at time.
 This is particularly true of the trains on the C. N. E. plying between Hart ford and Bristol. where the service gc to be so bad that an indignation meetin was held in New Britain last week arr a resolution drawn up requesting that something be done to improve the SC vice on this line. In Winsted some of the trains have been discontinued for a week and the road has given the heavy snow III that section as an excuse for its action when lack of motive power is the real reason for discontinuing the trains.
 The resolution, drawn up into three parts: went into the House records in the following form:
 "The joint standing committee on railroads is directed to investigate the character and adequacy of the service provided by any steam railway con- pany chartered in the state and to re- port such recommendations and 1egis- lation as it may consider that the public may require.
 Said committee is authorized to cause the attendance of any witnesses and the production of any books, paper or documents, before it, by subpoenas or suponea tuces tecurn, as the circun- stances may require and may cause to be presented for the General Assembly fo~ the imposition of such penalties as it may determine, any persons failing tc answer such summons.
 TIhe reasonable expenses incurrel under the provisions of this reso1uti>,- be paid by order the controller upon the treasurer upon approval of such ex pense by the Senate and House chairmen of said committee"
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-01-19
TOO MANY COAL MINES BLAMED
 FOR SCARCITY

Washington, Jan. 1o.-Too many miners and too many mines is re- sponsible for the scarcity of coal and for the instability of the coal industry, according to the coal commissions s preliminary report.
 The commission emphasizes the "over-development of the industry" an ddeclares that there can be no satisfactory agreement on wages and no lasting peace between coal owners and miners unless steadier employ ment can be provided.
 While coal strikes are blamed for runaway markets" in 1920 and 1922, it is clear that the coal owners have no plausible excuse for their gougings i'll other periods. High prices also ruled from August, 1o!6,, to- March, 1918, and for that period, the com planation of the high prices and dis tress must be found"
 A fuller report on profteering Is promised, but at this time it is stated that many coal owners and retailers at various times have made grossly exorbitant prohts.''
 Under the law creating the com mission it is required to report its views on government operation and on regulation. In it's preliminary re- port it indicates that it has been con- sidering "cant-strike'' legislation in connection with government reguia-' tion It presents this ancient sophis- try in favor of handcuff laws:
 "It may be that both private prop erty in an exhaustible resource and labor in a public service industry must submit to certain notifications of their private rights, receiving in re turn certain guarantees and pTlval- eges not accorded to purely private business or persons in private en1- ploy"
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-01-19
Subsidy Exposed Again

Washington, Jan. 19. How can men talk of the high cost of building Ameri- can vessels, when they will get yes sels, from the shipping board at,15 cents on the dollar? asks Congressman Rob- inson of Kentucky.
 No one contends" he said, ''that the persons who buy our ships will pay more than IS cents on the dollar of the cost; and, of course this knocks out the question. of high cost, and it has been with an American ship pays practically the same wages, as an American ship and whatever the sum we vote for shir subsidy will benefit the American ship per but little, if anything. Railroa' rates are SO high that they have crip- pied many industries of this country
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-01-19
BARRIERS UNION
 ELECTS OFFICERS

On January II the Barbers Local Union installed their officers as fol- lows:
 Jerome Giayanti, president; Ralph Alfano, vice-president; Floren Alfano, secretary-treasurer; Joseph Mazza, recording secretary; and Ralph Pas tore, guide.
 MT. Murphy of the Cigar Makers was present and addressed the mem bers on the need of affiliating with other trades and the importance of the barbers shop card. The meeting
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-01-19
New Haven Goes to
 Wartime Practice

The New Haven road, ha1npered by the long train delays that have caused violations of the 16-hour Federal law for train and engine crews, has re- stunned the wartime practice of "Set- ting up' first class fremen who have learned the book of rules and qualifie1 as engineers and is now seeking new recruits to take the place of the firemen so raised. It Is having its troubles as du ing the war time. The frernen are taking the setting up without question as it gives them seniority right which will hold in the future, but the rev recruits are scarce because they realize that when the elevated frenen are 'set down. again they will be rele- ed1ed to the extra list.
 Just now, however, there is an abund- ance of work for all hands. So many engineers have been "outlawed" by tlIe 16-hour Federal law and unable. under that law to take our another train that more engineers have become necessary.
 To make then tt.c road has called uIcn men who have qualified as fire men and set them i:n but even then has been hampered because there were no ncn available to take their places.
 In some. cases engineers and fire men have been led upon after a few hours rest at Cedar Hill to take out new trains ard have refused. They jaw and stuck ty It, with the result that train service had Teen hampered. Some of them claim :o have been IA :i..u:~ on tlic engine and incapable of taking out another train lvl safety.
 l he road then :ook the next s:ep ele,atlng hrenicn tc' engineers and SC eking new f1er.en for the englne,.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-01-19
USUAL FAULTY LOGIC BY ANTI-UNION HEAD

New York, Jan. 1o.-John E. Edger- ton, president of the national associa- tion of manufacturers, denies Presi- dent Gompers' claim that there is "a conspiracy to crush organized labor"
 MT. Edgerton insists there is no con- certed effort to establish the anti-unior shop, which is backed by the justice oi the principle involved and by public opinion, he says.
 By system of reasoning that only an anti-unionist can apply, MT. Edger- ton says that his organization favors the anti-union shop and at the same time does not oppose organizations O. labor.
 Denial of collectively bargaining and refusal to treat. with representa- t1ves the workers may select IS a decla- ration of principles of the national as- soclation of manufacturers
 Employers must be free to employ their work people at wages mutually sat 1stactory, without inter ference or dicta- t1on on the part of individuals or or ganizations not directly parties to such contracts"
 Under this system of individual bar gaining 1t would be impossible for a trade union to function. MT. Edger- ton however, -glibly tells how his as soc1at1on for 20 years has upheld the right of labor to organize.
 MT: Edgerton assures the public that the fact that the association of manu- lecturers maintains an anti-urion shop department for the purpose of attack ing the unions wherever possible and encouraging anti-unionism III produc- tion
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-01-19
MINERS ATTACK
 AIMS OF REDS

In reply to a request of the Nova Scotia Union of the United Mine Workers of America, asking if affi1ia- tion with the Red Trade Union Inter national was permissible, John J. Lewis president of the United Mine Workers. issued an official denunciation of all radicalism and Bolshevism, and scored the attempts of radicals to interfere f.. the labor movement in America.
 The reply, made public last night, was in the form of a report by the executive board of the Mine Workers A subcommittee drew up a report de claring that no unit affiliated with tho Mine Workers could join the Red Trade Union International. The Nova Scotia union was asked to withdraw Its appli cation at Moscow.
 The executive committees report de clared that the Red Trade Mine In- ternationa1 has for it's aim, the de struction of the trade union movement.
 Toward this union wreclling move ment," it continued, "the usual sent; ment within the great and genuine trada unions IS regret that anywhere workir, people can be found so woefu11y de- ficient in the knowledge of trade union ism that they blindly follow the fa1S, teachings of the propagators of suc' movements"
 "Impatient resentment at social wrongs may prompt wild attempts for the abolition of capitalism. Organiza- tions like the Red International may proclaim world happiness through th abolition of collective bargaining CT the ineduitable wage system, but it re- mains for the trade union movement t. continue its work with unfai1ing and direct practica1ity It is our purpose to continue the onward march of proq- United Mine Workers of America through the safe, sane, orderly, and lawful methods of the American 1ah> movement. We cannot subscribe pi,. comfort or sympathy to the promotio- of an organization whose chief clain, to fame lies in its attempt to destroy in stitutions such as the United Mine Workers of A1nerica''
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-01-19
ARMY
 LARGEST IN HISTORY

Washington, Jan. 1o.-Uncle Sam's peace-time army is the largest in his tory, according to Congressman Mad den, chairman of the house appropri- ations committee
 The regular standing army will have 125, 1000 men and I2,ooo officers, but the total of those constantly un- der arms and in up-to-date training condition will be about 625,ooo MT. Madden's committee, however, has provided for nearly double that num- Der by requiring that enough supplies shall be constantly on hand for r. COG, ,ooo men.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-01-19
MORE HUGE OIL PROFITS.

Washington, Jan. 1o.-Net earnings of approximately $2o,ooo,ooo on a capitalization of $27,ooo, ,ooo is the record of the Prairie Pipe Line Com pany last year, according to Clark H. Kountz, the president of the com pany ,testifying before the senate oil investigating committee.
 These earnings, added to a surplus of $3o,ooo, GOO on hand at the end of 1921, enabled the company to declare a stock dividend of 200 per cent.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-01-19
VIRTUOUS COAL OWNERS.

Washington, Jan. Io.-Anti-union coal owners of West Virginia assure President Harding's coal commission that the wicked miners union is re- sponsible for conditions in that state.
 This statement is made despite the frank declaration by coal owners representatives before senate com mittees that no union of miners will be tolerated in that state.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-01-19
COAL GOUGER ROUNDED UP.

New York, Jan. 1o-The state fuel administration has ordered a coal company in this city to remove slag and slate from the premises of a GUS toner and refund him the money he paid for this supposed coal. The com pany ignored the administration first request, but later received a sharp telegram stating that if they did not obey orders their coal supply would be stopped
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-01-19
SET MINIMUM WAGE.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Jan Io.-The minimum wage board has set $I4 week and a work week of 48 hours for working women in this nravince
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-01-19

themselves with the strike and the conditions confronting these noble battlers for industrial rights and recognition.
, 1923-08-13
SHORE STATIONS ON PACIFIC
WILL BE DEVELOPED BY NAVY
TO make FIRST LINE Defense

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 Recog-
milton of the strategic Importance of
the Pacific was seen today in the ap-
proval of the navy department of rec
concentrations of a naval board for
development CT American shore sta
tons
More h 81 per cent Of all appro-
priations for bases and naval depots
and air stations during the next 20
years will go to the erection of first
and second lines of support for the
Pacific under the provisions of the
report. which through the signature
of Acting Secretary Roosevelt. be-
came the basic policy Of the depart
ment-
The board OF experts which per-
pared the plan va headed by Cap
tain w. L. Willard. and was ordered
to lay down a definite program which
would carry put the precept enun-
ciated by the Rodman board in 1922.
Among the important projects to
which the board and the department
have given formal approval we've:
Naval base. Honolulu, SAP .52s 900;
naval base San Francisco, S26 ,524, 900;
naval base Puget Sound. s23. COS. 900;
naval base Canal Zone 81. Sic. 900; and
naval base San Diego SIT, 1o1. 900.
These projects covering the western
coast approaches. contemplate the ex-
penditure of about s111, 900 900 of the
sd. 1885, 900 aggregate of the entire
program. Restrained by the five-pow-
er naval treaty from further develop.
ment in the Philippines. Guam and
So,leu. the board allotted only a small
su.h to there points for necessary re-
pair work n recommended the con
N~ntration Of defensive preparations
in tho Pacific TO Hawaii, with the i'm.
mediate focus OF de <elopment ut Pearl
Harbor. Tho Experts agreed hat com
pletion of tho program for Pearl Har-
ber was tho most pressing now in
view and set aside 81. 900. 600 for this
one development.
The program for naval air stations
outlined in q supplemental report.
called for expenditure OF an additional
, 1923-08-13
FORMER CASPEnITE IS
SPEAKER At LUNCHEON
OF kIWAVS members

Judge A. C. Campbell. formerly of
Casper. but now a resident Of Chey-
enne, addressed the Klwanis club at
its weekly meeting today on the rub
ject Of careful preservation Of our ex-
listing form of government. Judge
Campbell, who was one of the men
who drew up the Wyoming state con-
stitution. made a particularly good
talk and emphasized the necessity of
standing by the tenets of American
democracy.
Mr.. Campbell also stressed the fact
that Americans should see to It that
our railroads are given a square deal
He mentioned tho fact that every
time railroad bonds are forced down
in value through over taxation or 9TH
er unfair measures that all the bond
holders suffer financially.
L. A. Reed spoke for the Chautau-
qua which opens this week and w.
]. Chamberlain gave interesting side
lights on tho furniture business. He
also told OF his recent trip to Atlanta.
Ga. to the national convention OF the
Elks and Of his visit to Havana,
Cuba
, 1923-08-13
SCORES LINE
UP FOR BANK
CLAIM FILING
Depositors in Hibernia
Trust Must Wait to Get
Their Percentage.

DENVER, Colo, Aug. 49,
Scores of depositors were in
line today when the doors of
the Hibernia Bank and Trust
company opened for the pur-
pose of receiving claims.
After filing these. IT was announced,
st will be some time before depositors
will know just how much they will
realize from the assets of the closed
institution. Efforts nov are under
way for the reorganization of the
bank, It was announced.
Maurice Mandell. Denver broker.
accused of having benefited from
the misuse Of banks funds by Leo
P. Floyd, former secretary. and John
Harrington. teller, now serving peni-
Tertiary sentences. did not enter a
plea today when arraigned in district
| court. Instead Mnnden's attorneys
Ehled motions for reduction OF the
s25o.oo0 bond, in default of which
kIandeIl is held in jail and to dis
llify Judge George F. Dunklee, be-
9 whom Mnndell Is to be tried.
ties for arguing h motions were
ket.
DenCltnClt5 IN Ilc EttOuTCt5 VI kLt
aibernia Bank and Trust company.
Of Denver, which closed its doors
July 27. amount SASS ,427.47. accord
ling to the official report Of E. W.
I Pfeiffer. special deputy state bank
commissioner. who examined the &C
counts of the bank. The report was
made public today.
Comparison of the condition OF the
bank when It was surrendered to tho
state bank commissioner after Its d.
rectors discovered shortages amount
ing to more than 100000 IN the ao-
counts of Leo P. Floyd. secretary.
and John Harrington, teller. with a
statement OF the condition of the In
~stitution June so. the last state bank
call, are as follows:
Loans and discounts. as found by
the bank commissioner IN his special
examination amount to $500 1861. as
against s42e. o77.os as reported by the
bank June 30.
Individual deposits as shown by
fhe bank commissioners statement
amount to s57o.s12.es, as against
;s15 ,Aes.So credited to the depositors
in the June 80 account.
Savings accounts amounted to
t7Bs.ss7.B2 according to the state ex-
aminer. Tho June 80 report credited
only S 7s.0ss.o3 to saving depositors.
, 1923-08-13

s1e.45s. 900 to be provided in 20 equal
annual instalhments. This report also
has been definitely approved by the
department. 1t gave prominent Place
to air deDots in the Hawaiian group,
recommending the department asl,
for s266-ooo in tho mex appropri
alton bill as he frs, installment. The
Hawaii main project would be given
s2.o62so0o in the next budget and an,
nual allotments OF about 5000, 900 for
each year between 1925 and 1898,
when the work would be completed.
, 1923-08-13
1000 Visitors
Visit Portland
For Convention

PORTLAND. Ore, Aug. 1.-two
thousand visitors have arrived as the
vanguard of $4,000 expected to trek
here within the nex two days to
attend h Imperial Palace CONVEX
ton of the Dramatic Order of the
Knights of Rhorassan.
Knights from all parts of the
United States r expected to be in
attendance at this convention of the
fun-making branch Of the knights Of
Pythias.
, 1923-08-13
Gloria Swanson
Recopers From
Her Operation

NEW YORK. Aug. 1sLGroria
Swanson. moving picture actress un-
'derwent an operation for intestinal
trouble at n private hospital here last
Monday it became known today. It
was said she would be able to leave
the hospital in three weeks.
The operation. It was stated, was
made necessary by a breakdown re.
sulting from overwork.
, 1923-08-13

LONDON, Aug. 13-Sanguinary
fighting bstween communists and the
militia occurred today in Seitz, Sax
ony, according to a Central News dis
patch from Berlin. A large body Of
communists stormed the town hall,
occupied by the soldiers and there vas
considerable fighting in the streets,
The bodies OF nine communists wore
recovered. Thirty were injured and
many of the troops were wounded. the
message adds.
, 1923-08-13

AK LA CHAPELLE, Germany,
Aug. 13-Four Germans were killed
and forty wounded when the police
today fired ON n crowd of several
thousand that gathered before the
poNce Headquarters demanding that
the city authorities do something to
relievo the shortage Of potatoes.
, 1923-08-13
LATE FLASHES

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-The gov
ernment's policy in the southern Pac-
hic Central separation cast will be
announced tonight after n conference
on the subject between President
Coolidge and Attorney General
Daugherty. Tomorrow Is the last
day on which notice of an appeal can
be filed in the district court at st.
Paul where n decision recently wa
handed down.
, 1923-08-13

Three thousand motorcycles are in
use in British Malaga.
, 1923-08-13

Send your automobile news Il
spark PluG'-Cars Tribune.
, 1923-08-13

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-12
PRONOUNCED QUAKE
! BUT NO DAMAGE.
in WATERvILLE AREA

Distinct earthquake shocks were
felt In this city and several sur
rounding towns yesterday morning
Just before IL o'clock. Although no
damage was reported many citizens
heard the rumbling and felt the
trembling caused by the movement of
the earth. The local telephone Office
was besieged with calls from all
around for a short time, as we'll as
the local newspaper offices, but no
one was able to offer any definite in
formation.
Besides Waterville many reports
came In that the shock was felt in
weeks Mills, nearly 25 miles dis
tant, Shawmut, Fairfield and North
Vassalboro. In some instances dishes
We're ratified on the shelves and quite
| a, little disturbance created but peo-
pie We're very little alarmed, many
not realizing that 1t was an earth
quake.
!. One citizen reported that he
thought 1t was an explosion in his
garage and he rushed out back to see
put FOUND nothing; another thought
that the hot water tank in the
Kitchen was boiling: many thought
that 1t was blasting on the Central
Maine Power Co. operations on the
MeSsalonskee, while others attri-
buted the disturbance to a passing
| train or automobile.
! DIR. Edward H. Perkins, head of the
geology department at Colby college,
| said that he heard and felt the shock
but had no instruments to irivesti-
gate the disturbance. DR.. Perkins
said that the land in this part of the
country is very stable and not sub
1ect to earthquakes, although once in
| while there is a slipping of rocks
! that causes slight disturbance. DR..
Perkins said that he was going to
| communicate with DIR. Woodruff at
Harvard university at once to find
| out II there was any record of earth
quakes on the instruments there.
A Boston paper hearing of the
earthquake called the local Kenne-
bee Journal office last evening seek
ing information. The reporter there
when question by the Journal re-
porter said that he had communi-
and that there had been no record Of
any disturbance, but further stated
| that DR.. Woodruff had said this would
not mean that the disturbance in
Waterville was not an earthquake,
because a local quake would not be
recorded in the Harvard instruments.
The Boston reporter also said that
they had had reports of earthquakes
in New Hampshire during the day.
Following this call the Journal re-
porter again called DR.. Perkins, who
stated that there Is an old rock fault
running down the Connecticut val
ley that is the frequent cause Of
slight earthquakes in that vicinity
and the quake in this region might
have been caused by the same rock
fault.
Professor Webster Chester, head
of the department of biology at Colby
college, said last night that he re-
members we'll the last earthquake
shock felt in this city, which was il
March, 1904. This shock came in
the night. Professor Chester said
that it was not so severe as the one
yesterday morning but of much
longer duration.