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The Connecticut labor news., 1923-11-10
SENATOR CHARGES
 AMERICA IS RULED
 BY HIGH FINANCE
Conditions of Lobbying, Graft and Corruption Played by Brook
 hart-Scourges Railroads.

New Orleans, Nov. 2.-"America is under asuper government today. It's the super government of high flames and of the railroads that are the pawns in the game of high finance and the high tenn pie that has just been built in Washing ton, the nations capital, by the United States Chamber of Commerce"
 U. s. Senator Smith w. Brookhart; Republiian, of Iowa, who IS here today attending the New Orleans hearing of the Senatorial committee of the nine foot channel from lakes to gulf, made this statement.
 Conditions of financial graft and lob Peq os sIe uoIldnIIoo Ieo!lHod pup SuI6q Mark Hanna's palmiest days-if they're not worse" he continued. They're more dangerous to American ideals of Republican government than Mark Han na's days were because the lobbyist and the leaders of the super government are not so crude as they were in Hanna s days. If there ever was a time for the farmers and the workers of America to get together and work together for a cleanup of existing conditions now's the time
 "Who is the outstanding Republican of America today? Bob LaFollette. But that doesn't mean that he'll be nomina- ted for the presidency by the Republican party. There's many time when the outstanding man of a party is passed over. and mediocrity nominated.
 "No, I can't predict the name of a candidate. But I'll tell you this: The
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The Connecticut labor news., 1923-11-10
Writer in Chicago Jour- nal Says Miners Head Pulled Big Stick In Strike Threat.

The following letter is self-exp1an- atory and would be amusing if true and not filled with spleen against the organized workers. If Lewis did fol- low Pinihot as charged he certainly IS entitled to considerable credit for Pinchot is not one to be easily fooled. ITO the Editor of the Chicago Jour-
 nal of Commerce:
 Sir: The anthracite coal strike is over, and the champion of the public, Governor Pinchot, has won a great victory.
 According to newspaper reports, when John Lewis returned from Europe about three months ago, he boasted that he had made deal with the Welsh miners that fould prevent shipment of Welsh coal to the U. S. A., in the event of coal strike here. Under his guidance the Anthracite Coal Miners Union made a demand for. 20 per cent. increase in wages, and other impossible conditions. Of course, they did not expect or hope to get the 20 per cent, but made it high so they could compromise for about one-half, which they knew was more than they had a right to de- mand
 "They accomplished their purpose, and John Lewis on the day of the acceptance of the four basic points gave all the credit to Governor Pin chot,, then probably turned and laughed up his sleeve.
 Following is copy of telegram sent to Governor Pinchot under date of August 18th:
 "'Chicago Tribune this morning makes statement based on informa- ton claimed received from associates to whom you reveal your innermost thoughts, your intention to advocate increase in wages of anthracite mine employees ithout increase in price of coal Before adopting this policy you
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-11-10
FitzGerald and Entire
 Democratic Ticket Are
 Reelected By the Workers
U. 5. COURT
 GUSTS MUSICIAN
 OUTLAW UNION
Upholds Right of Organization to Forbid Members to Work
 With Non Unionists

New York, Nov. Io-Not only have union labor organizations the right ot adopt and enforce bylaws regulating the conduct of members in relation to working with non-un1on labor or handling non-union made materials, but these bylaws form the vital es- sential of union labor organizations and 1t is this essential and protection which members rightfully are entitled to when they join these organizations, lis the gist of decision given here Hast week by Judge Learned Hand in the United States District Court when he dismissed a complaint and reject ed plea for injunctive relief petition led for by the Musical Mutual Pro- tective Union, an organization not ton of Musicians in an action against fans and its president, Joseph N. Weber, and the Associated Musicians .of Greater New York, Local 8o2, which organizations were represented in court by Charles l.. Hoffman, at torney of Al Broadway.
 Tn its complaint the Musical Mu- tual Protective Union alleged that its members suffered through enforce ment of the American Federation of Musicians bylaws forbidding its members from working with non member musicians. Mir Hoffman up- held thekzright of his client to adopt and enforce bylaws regulating it's members and his contention was up- held by the court in decision which isa considered of great moment by union labor leaders.
 The decision came after a detailed presentation by MT. Hoffman of his clients legal rights as. a union labor organization, in which the attorney went deep into the issue and during which he vigorously attacked the radi- cal element in the Musical Mutual Protective Union
 The jurisdiction of the Federal courts in connection with the com plaint and relief petitioned for was also gone into exhaustively. Judge Hand defined the limits of federal jur- isdiction and on this point also up- held Mr. Hoffman's contention
 The Musical Mutual Protective Union was expelled from the Amer ican Federation of Musicians for dis obedience of it's bylaws in 1921 and since then 1t has begun and lost many actions in law against the union or ganization. At least three times it has failed in it's efforts for reinstate- ment to the union organization
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-11-10
DID JOCK" LEWIS MAKE
 MONKEY OF "GUY." PINCHOTI

should analyze mine employees wages and cost of living each decade period ighteen-ninety to date and compare e present mine employees wages with wages in other industries where simi- lar efficiency and skill are required then read Dean Davenport's article entitled When the Showdown Comes" in Saturday Evening Post, October twenty-eight, nineteen twen- ty-two.
 Relatively higher wages may be justified in bituminous fields account seasonal demand, irregular employ ment, but continuous production In anthracite field resulting from oper- ators' policy, summer sliding scale coal prices, does not warrant higher equally dangerous occupations High Ter wages chasing higher costs of liv- ing in vicious circles If continued, will soon increase production cost of gold to a point above its monetary parity and gold vii lbe hoarded and disap- pear and our financial structure will be on flat basis.
 "'As to checkoff, unless I have mis- judged your character, you will never coerce operators into acting as col lection agents extorting union dues from unwilling employees. Read Dr. Eliot's letter to Warriner and inves- tigate disposition made million dol lars collected in bituminous fields in cluding defense fund in Herrin mas sacre murder cases. Is not now the time for the showdown?'
 Now we read in the newspapers that the governor has put it up to President Coolidge to prevent an in- crease in prices of hard coal to the consumer by having the Interstate Commerce Commission reduce freight rates. A fat chance there is of re- ducing freight rates when the railroad trainmen have just put in a demand for an increase of from IS to 25 per cent. in their wages, and the railroads are right now increasing wages of all other employees. Is it possible that the governor is passing the buck to the President,
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-11-10

AS usual Mayor E1tZGerald ran ex- ceedingly we'll in the wards popu- lated mainly by workers and their families, especially those where Or ganiZed Labor is strong. Efforts made by political and personal ene- mics of the. democratic administra- ton to turn Organized Labor against unavailing, the labor men following the advice of THE LABOR NEWS
 and voting for the return of the ad- ministration, rather than take any chances with an administration that would be pretty close to the anti union Chamber of Commerce of which Charles M. Walker, the repub-
 hcan nominee, was formerly presi- dent. MT. Walker personally might not have been infiuenccdsi in public af- fairs by, the chambers attitude but the labor men didn't take anyS chances but voted for Mayor FifzGerald who has proved himself friendly toward Organized Labor many times in the past. in fact the trolleymen recogniz- ing, his services by making him an honorary member of that union.
 Fs!The Hackett attacks were con tinued right4up to the election con trary to the intimated plan of Hackett ,hghing the mayor up to the nominat- ing convention and if not successful there then keeping silent However MT. Hackett came out daily through the press with attacks on the admin istration and in support of the repub- licans, having deserted his party ticket by refusing to be again a can didate. As state in The Labor News two weeks ago had Hackett gone into the primaries as candidate he might have given the mayor and his col leagues some trouble for the nomina- ton. But Hackett apparently lost his nerve or concluded it was useless to contest with the mayor and satisfied himself with attacking him through the press. Hackett's influence was gone, however, many who would have supported him warmly in the primar- ies dropping og his band wagon when they discovered he simply wanted them to throw his bombs in peevish- ness over not getting raise in sal ary for which he openly blamed Com
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-11-10
ATTEMPT TO TURN LABOR MEN
 AGAINST NEW HAVEN MAYOR FAILS
Attacks By Hackett and Fox Also Prove Boomer ang as People Saw What Was Behind
 Them-WOmen Turn Down
 Woman Candidate. =.

Despite the bitter attack made his administration princi pay by members of his and especially Collector Will liam H. Hacke Mayor David E. Fitzgerald and his admins
 reteuned office for another by the of New Haven the of Tuesday While Mr. Hackett broaddes apparently aimed Finance Commissioner William A. Hendn they fact thrown directly the with the idea mind of bringing about his defeat Neverhess he by majority 1900 tac made L. prevail plea for defeat through Journal falling upon deaf the general public has long tired of Fox and his blasts the school
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-11-10
.BALLYHOO STUNTS ACT AS BOOMERANG
 FOR MOVIE MOGULS
Extravaganza Bubble Bursts and Several Big Film Studios Will
 Soon Shut Up Shop.

From I5,ooo to 10000 employees of the moving picture industry are to lose their jobs as a result of sudden collapse of several big producing cor porations. The Universal will drop over 5000, and the Famous Players Lasky Co.,, largest of the picture mak- CTS, will let out perhaps 10000 at it's several manufacturing studios.
 Hearings held in New York last wek by the Federal Trade Commis- sion punctured the bubble by disclos- ing unstable conditions and tricks of the motion picture business as now conducted
 In the meantime, Will H Hays, who left President Harding's cabinet to save the picture industry at an ad~ vertised salary of $I5o,ooo year, Is having a vacation in Europe.
 New York, Nov. Io-Movie picture impressarios have been made victims of their own ballyhoo stunts, and the whole industry Is on the verge of col lapsing like punctured toy balloon. Several big producing studios at Hol- lywood and other points are to be closed down for an indefinite period, bringing unemployment to thousands engaged in the various branches of the industry.
 What the industry needs is Hen ry Ford to put it on sane business basis" said one of the dehated mag mates here last week We have overplayed our game and the people do not believe anything we advertise in the papers. Too many million dollar-a-week' stars and 'ten-million- dollar productions.
 Our pictures are and have been outrageously bad" admitted R. H. Cochrane, vice-president of the Uni versal Pictures Corporation, "and the movie fans are tired of the stuff we are giving them.
 For the past 10 days the Federal Trade Commission has been holding hearings in this city probing into the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation to determine if it is a trust monop hearing some of~the trade tricks o1 the magnates were brought to light, among them why so many poor pie lures at supposedly hrst-c1ass thea terS.
 It developed that the Famous Play CTS had inaugurated the "block sys- tefin" of distributing films Revelations before the commission showed that under this system exhibitors were re- quired to purchase, without the right of seeing them in advance, a block of pictures, including certain num- Der of feature films" Otherwise they were not permitted to purchase at all and found themselves in com
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The Connecticut labor news., 1923-11-10
SHOPMEN'S UNION
 SUES PENN. R. R.
Action in Federal Court to Recover
 $I5,ooo,ooo in Unpaid" Wages.

Philadelphia, Nov. Io.-System Federation No. 90, representing shop crafts on the Pennsylvania Railroad system, has brought suit in the fed eral district court for $I5,ooo, o,ooo against the Pennsylvania railroad to make up alleged underpayment in wages which resulted according to the bill of complaint from the Pennsyl- vania's refusal to abide by the rules of the U S. Railroad Labor Board.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-03
Sketch Of Career

Oklahoma City. oct. 2.-tBy 4. P)-
Governor J. c. Walton appeared upon
the political stage in Oklahoma when,
as mayor Of Oklahoma City, he union
lied the city police force in 1919. thus
gaining the active friendship of or
EaniZnd labor in the state.
In the spring of 1921, while mayor.
he was endorsed for governor by the
State Federation OF Labor and by the
newly organized Oklahoma Farmer
Labor Reconstruction League.
With the support of these organiza-
tions he made a sensational campaign
for nomination on the Democratic tick
ct, involving the services of an auto
mobile caravan carrying a ballet sing
or. a jazz band and an advance agent.
He was nominated by substantial ma
jcrity.
With his victory in the general No.
vember election he retired TO Cuba for
rest while preparations were made for
a monster barbecus and inaugural cell
ebration that attracted the attention Of
the nation.
Approximately 100000 persons
thronged the state fair grounds, ate
barbecue from pits more than a mile
in length. and drank coffee from watts
holding thousands Of gallons and heat
ed by steam engines.
The inauguration over. Governor
Walton plunged into a whirl of activ-
ity that has kept him before the pub
lie eye virtually without interruption.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-03
JUDGE IN TILT With
DEFENSE COUNSEL
SACC0. vANzETT|
Row Over Introducing Fact
That Convicted Men Were
Radicals and Communists
Judge Wanted Matter Kept out of
Hearing in Move for New Trial
Accuses Counsel of Bad Faith
Attorney McArnarncy Denies He
Promised to Withhold After Long
Confcrcncc-Statc's Reply to Ar
guments Due Today

Dcdham, Mass. Oct. "A verbal
clash between Judge Webster Thay-
err and Thomas McAnarney of de-
Tense counsel, marked the close of
the second day of argument for a
new trial for Nicola Sacco and Bar
tolomeo Vanzetti convicted murder
ers in the Norfolk County Superior
court today.
The heated exchange of words
came after Judge Thayer had re-
minded attorney Arthur ID. Hill for
the defense during the lattcr's ar
gumont that it had been the defense
that had introduced in court the
fact that Sacco and Nanzette, who
were convicted of the murder OF a
paymaster and his guard in South
Braintree in 1920. were communists
and radicals. When Mr.. Hill COM
pIcted his address. Fred ii. Moore,
senior counsel for the defense,
sprang to his feet and began de-
Tense of the actions of himself and
his associates in making it known
in open court that the defendants
were~ra ideals Judge Thayer check
cd him several times with the state
ment that his remarks did not seem
to affect the questions under con-
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-03
Will Kate Douglas
Virgins Gives $4,000
To BOwdOin College

New York, Oct. 1.-The will Of Kate
D. Riggs, we'll known novelist who
wrote under the name of Kate Doug
las Wigsin was filed for probate to-
day, left $4,000 to Bowdoin college,
Brunswick. Maine.
Mrs. Riggs, who died in London
more than a month ago, left the
greater part Of her estate TO relatives.
IIelf b. sheppard Of Annapolis. Nd:
George Palmer Dyer of New York.
and Minnie Afford of New York were
hequeathed $4,000 each. Whitney
H Shepardson of New York receives
IS, 600 Philip II. Bradbury, of San
Francisco, a five year old nephew,
and Kate &. Libby. of Bar Mills,
Maine, each was left $4,000, while
81 900 goes to the Congregational
church at Buxton, Maine.
Certain real property in Hollis,
Maine and one half of the residue of
the estate was willed to her sister.
Nora A. Smith of New York, while
the residue goes to Mrs. Riggs hus-
band. George c. Riggs, also Of New
York.
The value of the estate is placed
at over $4,000 in personal property.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-03
EaYsroNG VIEW CO. hGW-foak
SENATOR MAGNUS JOHNSON Of
Minnesota

Washington, oct. 2-MaGnus
Johnson. farmer-labor senator from
Minnesota. came to Washington to-
day to confer with President Cool
idge and to familiarize himself with
what are to be his future surround
ings on Capitol Hill. He will visit
the White House at noon tomorrow
and will leave in mid-afternoon for
Chicago, where he is to speak Friday
night.
Senator Johnson. accompanied by
George y. Brewer of Minneapolis, a
political adviser slipped quietly into
town Just before noon, coming from
New York and Philadelphia. Board
ing a street car he went to the Ma
tional Hotel. on Pennsylvania avenue,
a few blocks from the Capitol, which
in DAYS gone by was a meeting place
Of senators and representatives..
Having settled himself there the
senator set out in search Of AIinnea-
polls and 81 Paul newspapers. Ap-
parently unreCognized ne walked
briskly along Pennsylvania avenue
for several blocks TO a news wagon
near the postotflce department. He
had n bite to eat" at a small res
taurant nearby before seeking his Of
flee in the scnate's Office building.
Confronted there by maze of cor
ridors. Senator Johnson inquired of
n negro attendant as to the location
WHY. that's Senator Magnus
Johnson room" exclaimed the at
tendant.
Eyes. l am senator Johnson" was
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-03
Governors Statement

Oklahoma City. Okla, Oct. . (By
\. PD-Governor ]. c. Walton is
sued the following statement at $50
o'clock:
The fight on the invisible empire
has just started in Oklahoma. | am
still governor of the state"
At that hour the returns indicated
that a majority of 100000 votes had
been cast in special election today
for q measure opening the way for
the state legislature to consider i'm
parchment charges against him.
Martial law status throughout the
state will remain unchanged, the
executive stated.
Troops which lad been held In re-
serve during the day for any emer-
gency. were not used, he said, and no
disorders or reuests for services or
guardsmen were received.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-03
10 DEAD, MANY HURT
BIG PROPERTY Loss
vRkTzA, NEAR SOFIA

Sofia, Oct. I OBy a. PD-Ten per-
sons are known to have been killed
and more than one hundred injured
by fire which yesterday swept the
city of Vratza, 40 miles northeast of
Sofia, destroying the largest and
most important section Of the town.
The fire originated in an explosion
Of chemicals said 10 have been left
behind BY the Communists when they
were recently put to fight by the
government forces. The explosion
RACED the army club and two banks.
a Paris dispatch today said the Bull
garian legation had been notified
that two hundred buildings were
destroyed at BratZa. among them a
branch of the National BGnk of Bull
garia and also the Frmers Bank.
The fire departments Of Sofa and
other nearby cities fought the con-
agration. 1t was finally brought un-
der control but only after the mos.
important district Of the city around
the railroad station had been des-
trOved.
Many people are homeless. and the
government has provided two thous-
and tents as shelter Vratza has
population OF about $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-03

Portland. Me. Oct. 2.-Bettcr high
way connections with Canada were
urged by President Hiram Kicker Of
Poland Spring before $50 members of
the Maine Automobile Association at
the annual mceti~ tonight.
Governor Baxter advocated that the
approaches to the Kittery end of the
Portsmouth kittcry bridge should he
made memorial to the soldiers and
sailors OF the World War. The gov
ernor also took stand for hard sur
face roads and for the present form Of
State highway commission. rather than
for full-time commission which he
had previously advocated.
Harry Meixwell of New York sccre-
tary of the National Motor Vehicle
Conference Commission, urged the use
of money raised from special auto
taxes for road maintenance only.
Three new names were added to the
board of directors. Thomas Houghton
of Fort Fairfield. +. Is. Lyman OF Ma
Clcs and Hiram Willard of sanford.
The Governors Address
1t always is a pleasure to attend a
gathering of men and women who
are interested in worthy cause.
This is especially true of the meeting
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-03
NANNAH DENIED

At the close of attorney argu-
ments pro and con. the Governor and
Council at it's Tuesday session de-
MED a pardon to Francis A. Vannah,
who is serving a life sentence in the
States prison at Thomaston for the
murder of Edward Hardy, a Spanish
war veteran. Nannah was convicted
in the kennebec superior court in
1914. Hearing on the pardon petition
was held at the September meeting
of the Governor and Council.
The Ward pardon case which was
also heard at the September session
of the Governor and Council, was
tabled by that body yesterday until
the next meeting, October 23. The
petitioner, Edgar Nj. Ward, is serving
a life sentence in State prison for
the murder of Marie Bernier. having
been convicted in the superior court
for Androscoggin county in 1919, it
being alleged that Ward placed some
poisonous substance in some liquor
which the Bernier woman drank.
Mr.. Fisher Opposes Vannah Pardon
That Nannah in presenting his pc
tition for pardon was not acting IN
good faith was the contention of
Deputy Attorney General William II.
Fisher of Augusta. who was county
attorney of Kennebec county at the
time of the Vannah trial and who
appeared at the Governor and Coun-
ell session yesterday in opposition
to the granting of the pardon.
Mr.. Fisher explained at the outset
that his only interest in the matter
was to see that the facts were pro-
perly presented to the Council: that
as he read the report of the hearing
on the case at the previous session
of the executive body it seemed that
it would have been impossible for
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