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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-03
AUTOMOBILE SHOW.

The automobile, Of course, is M
longer luxury. interesting only The
wealthy. In this manufacturing com
munity ii intrigues quite as man,
people as farm implements or horse
drawn vehicles used to interest the
Inhabitants of rural communities al
the time of the County Fair" Fol
this reason, if for no other, it would
add to the interest of life were there
to be an annual automobile show
held in this city-a show which
would give a chance to all local deal
ers to display their wares and let the
people of the city know just what
they have and what improvements
have been recently made in the in
dustry.
1t is to be hoped that the automo-
bile show planned for the week of
March 10 to II will be this sort of an
affair. The people of this city con-
templating buying cars would prefer
to make their purchases here, where
the sellers live, knowing that it is to
the interest of those dealers to give
them service and take an interest in
the vehicle owned by their patrons.
Naturally the local dealers depend
upon local people for most of their
of all concerned if the local dealers
will combine to make such a show
look over the cars shown before
making any purchases.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-03
ECONOMY BY JUSTICE

Mayor Paonessa has been absent
from the common council sessions but
three times in the dozen years his
duties have called him there. Once he
was in the hospital; once he was alb
sent while the recent campaign was
in progress, and the last time illness
confined him to his home. So he may
not be blamed for his absence the
other evening when it was voted to
increase the salary of Emil J. Dam
berg, clerk of. the city and police
courts from s1,500 to $4,000. If he
sense the sincerity of the general
feeling that failure to grant that in
crease would be an injustice, it is
doubtful if he would have vetoed it.
1t was shown to the satisfaction
of the members of the council that
there were peculiar circumstances
connected with this matter. and that
d idiiuTe Oh the part OF Mfs DdnDeFS
TO press his claim-a modesty that is
rare--is the reason for his not having
received an increase long ago. There
are times when spending a little
money is, in fact, not extravaganza,
but rather. economy. Our city en-
ployes are not persistent in their de-
mands for increases, but mr.. Dam
berg seems to have refrained from as
eerting himself completely. Where
zach an attitude = found In city
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-03

usual excellent manner.
The feeling that Ice would be high
In price this summer because OF the
shortage has been dispelled by the
announcement of New Britain ice
dealers that there was plenty of Ice
and the price will be no higher than
1t has been In the past
At the drill OF Company last eve
ming, Lieutenant Rawlings announced
that the lire bell would probably ring
II times some OF these nights and
this would be hurry call for tho
company to respond. He exhorted
the men to make full speed In report
ing at the armory and the record Of
the time OF each company will be kept
and he wanted to see Company
among those at the top of the list.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-03
Is Years Ago Today
(Taken from Herald of that date)

Among the ~ new members, to the
Colonial club in Hartford last evening
was George NJ. Landers of this city.
Manager Charles II. Barrett of the
New Britain basketball team ANNOUNCE
ed that the fast Camden team of New
Jersey would arrive in this city this
afternoon.
triangular league consisting of
track teams from the Meriden, Hart
ford and New Britain High schools
has been formed and the meets will
be run off in the spring probably at
the Berlin trotting park.
President James Finnegan of the
New Britain Driving club was in the
chair at the social held last evening
and conducted the announcing in his
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-03
Daugherty Aims Blow at
Anthracite Coal Trust

Washington, March 3.--Jn a pro-
ceeding described at the department
of justice as 1.-THE first step to bring
about the dissolution OF anthracite
coal trust ordered by the supreme
court Attorney General Daugherty
today ordered filed in the United
States district court at New York a
final decree for separation Of the Le-
high Valley railroad company from its
coal subsidiaries.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-03
WEATHER REPORT.
Increasing CiOudincss and Colder
With Possibly Light Snow Tomorrow

For New Haven and Vicinity: Fair
tonight; Sunday increasing cloudiness
and colder, probably followed by light
snow or rain.
Connecticut Fair tonight: Sunday
unsettled and colder, probably rain or
SNOW; fresh shifting winds becoming
north and northeast.
Conditions: A trough of low pres
sure extends from Colorado north
eastward to the st. Lawrence Valley.
II Is causing unsettled weather and
high temperatures in the central and
eastern districts.
Conditions favor for this vicinity
fair weather with high temperature
followed by increasing cloudiness and
cooler Sunday.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-03

K1NCHELOE Boy" replied
the officer. do you know who am
I'm general"
Go on, white man, you amt no
general"
II certainly am" insisted the
officer, angrily.
''Lordy!" exclaimed the negro,
taking a second look. you sure is!
musta been travelin' some, cause
/ didn't think I'd got back that far
yit.'
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-03
N.m,., arMt yur.ap ., Circulation

Tho A. r. @. Ia national ORGANIZATION
which furn,she newspapers and adves-
TIERS witr a strictly honest analysis OF
circulation. our circulation statistics are
based upon this nudit. THIS nsures pro-
lection against fraud In newspaper dis-
tribut.on figures TO both national ana To-
cal advertisers.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-03

Russia's repeated assertion that she
is in a better fix than any other nation
probably doesn't impress the relief
workers over there.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-03

And so the race is becoming
squint-eyed Probably the result OF
winking in drug stores.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-03

The Associated prpfr Ia exclusively entitled
10 the use for equalization OF all news
credited 70 II or not otherwise creditor
In thir paper aad also local news pub
fshsd herein.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-03

Think how far France might go>if
Colt really had strafed England.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-03

The Rhine is, neutral. 1t doesn't
care a darn which way the soldiers
march across it.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-03

When man comes home at 2 a.
m. he gets cold reception. but his
wife soon makes it hot for him.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-03

The smaller the boss, the less use
he has for the word Please
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-03

Correct this sentence: "It's only
eight blocks" said the Happer, "and
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-03

The only profitable Advertising medium In
the City. Circulation hooks and press
room afwayr open 10 advertisers.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-03

The virtue in force seems not to de-
pend on how it is applied, but on the
identity of the one who applies it.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-03

gusinsss ONCE Observation-Disclosures VIZ
Editorial Rooms ',,,,,, .,',''..,''''' sse
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-03
Facts and Fancies
tBY EODERT CULLEN.

College, A few class rooms ada
cent to a stadium.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-03
cunscRIpTIoN RATEsl
7se q Month.
TELEPHONE cALLst

Entered ~ the Post once ?, New Britain
~ Second Glass Mai, Matter.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-03

Deliver us coal!' was the first cry
of France. But now she needs to cry;
Deliver us from temptation"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-03

If it was such an awful war, why
this clamor for an encore?
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-03
BY DAVID II. KINCHELoE
U. s. Representative From Kentucky,
Second District

LIKE = a story
which was very
popular with the
army In France.
1t Is the tale
of a negro who
was beating 1t.
for the back
areas as fast as
he could 60 when
he was stopped
by @ white
officer.
Don't delay
me, subj" said
the negro. "I's
gotta be on my
way"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-03

I'd lots rather walk than have you
call taxi"
Every man has the right to be a
hereto But he hasn't the right to do
it while clinging to the benefits of
orthodoxy
Death and income taxes ares unlike
in some way. You die on the INSTALL
ment plan, of course, but you get
through some time.
Wives of great men oft remind us.
they can jump into the game; reveal
the scandal that's about us, and SO
win a bit of fame.
The war was a business of overcom-
ing squareheads. That was compare
lively easy. The bis task of peace is
to overcome boneheads.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-03

I'd lots rather walk than have you
call a taxi"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-03

The ex-sultan's discarded wive:
have marvellous self-control. They
haven't begun lecture tours or me.
moirs.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-03

France handled the pick Of the
German army; it is much more diff
cult to handle the pick Of the German
miner.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-03

made 32,647,3S9 laws and hasn't yet
improved on the Ten Commandments
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-03

Space is relative, of course. The
places that use the least advertising
space have the most parking space.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-04
CRITICS STING
GARY; FORCED
ON DEFENSIVE

New York.-The whirlwind of pro-
test against Judge Gary's immigra-
ton policy has forced him on the de-
fensive for the first time in his career.
He insists that he does not favor
unrestricted immigration, and called
newspaper reporters to his office that
they might make public the glad It'd
ings.
The judge quoted from his steno-
graphic notes Of his speech at a meet
ing of the steel stockholders, in which
he objected to the immigration law
"as passed" He insisted that these
two words were overlooked by his
critics.
The incident is significant. 1t shows
the power of publicity and constant
agitation. If Judge Gary was not
stung by the criticisms, he would
never invite newspaper men to his
office to hear him explain,
Under the law that he objects to-
check is placed on unrestricted i'm.
migration from the Balkans and
southeastern Europe. The quotas
from western and northern European
countries are yet untitled, but Judge
Gary is not interested in immigration
from these cuntries. They demand 9
living wage.
The corporations want the quota
from the cheap labor section in
creased. Of course, they do not want
unrestricted Immigration. All the,
want is sufficient number to keel
wages down and make possible az
army of strikebreakers.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-04
ROADS UNDER
PROBE; DON'T
LIKE NEW PLAN

Washington. ~ Nearly 10 months
after railroad shop men suspended
work throughout the nation, the inter
state commerce commission begins an
inquiry into the condition of railroad
equipment and management general
ly. A questionable has been for
warded to more than two score of
the leading transportation systems.
Some of the prominent anti-union
roads are included. The shop men will
be represented by their counsel.
Henry Hunt, former mayor of Gin
cinnati and former public group MEM
Der of the railroard labor board.
The shop men say ii is now possible
to compare the condition of roads that
have accepted the Baltimore agree
ment with roads that are maintain
ing lockout. The latter roads re-
fused last September to accept set
Element proposed by President Hard
ing.
The anti-union Lehigh Valley is the
first road to be probed. The com
mission is acting under that portion
of the transportation act which calls
for Economical MANAGEMENT" Some
of the hard boiled managers and
fnanciers are furious at what they
term the commissions presumption
They are willing that the government
guarantee them a fixed return, but
they object to any investigation of the
manner in which they spend money
contributed through high freight and
passenger rates.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-04
MAGNIFY WAGE
RATES TO CONCEAL
LARGE PROFITS

New Nofk.-These are the day.
when financial writer's pity steel trugi
stockholders, because labor is getting
all the cream
IL is stated that the average wage
per emplOye in the steel trust in 1921
was s1,739, and in 1920 was S2,173.'
Against this claim is the fact that
the wage for Unskilled labor in the
trust mills in 1921 for a 10-hour day
was S4.02, and in 1920 the rate for a
l0-hour day was s6.02.
- On the basis Of a 300-day working
year, which Is most extTaYagant, these
rates would mean an average for IN
skilled labor in 1921 Of 81 zoo for a
10-hour dag, and 81 300 for a l0-hour
day in 1920.
Financial writers make no attempt
TO adjust these facts with their claims
of 81 ,739 and S2,173. They are de-
pending on reiteration to impress IN
truthful statements on the public
mind
This system is shown by tie Wall
Street Journals statement that 1T Is
evident wage earners have received
most of the benefits derived from ex-
penditures of nearly 81, i00,000,000
for new construction and addition Of
$500, 100000 to working capital"
In other words, the trust has
"plowed back" into the business ST.
600, 900, 900 Of its profits. The work
ers have no claim against this in
creased valuation. Yet the Wall Street
Journal assures workers they have re
ceived most of the benefits, when the
record earnings for unskilled labor
was 5.02 for a 10-hour day in 1920.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-04
CONTRACT LABOR
EVILS EXPOSED
TO THE PUBLIC

Tallahassee, Fla.--The death of
Martin Tabert, a North Dakota boy,
in convict lumber camp in this
state, has stirred Florida from Key
West to the northern boundary. The
evils of convict contract labor has
been given wide publicity, and people
are connecting this system with fog
ging an dother corporal punishments
that have been inflicted on unfortu-
nate prisoners.
Der company, in whose camp Tabert
died, was assured a continuous supply
of labor by arrests on the smallest
pretext. The eounty's law enforce
ment machinery was set up for the
purpose of supplying this demand.
Men who were arrested We're advised
to plead guilty with the understand.
ing that they would be either dis
missed or given light sentence.
This permitted the court to adjust
the sentence to the labor demands of
the lumber company.
Walter Higginbotham, who is under
$4,000 bond to answer first degree
murder charges in connection with the
death of Tabert, told the state legis-
lative committee that he is known as
the whipping boss" for the Putnam
company. He said he whipped con-
viets as often as three and four times
a week and averaged four men at each
whipping. When prisoners were
charged by guards with Sinking their
work, they would be turned over to
the, whipping boss" in true slavery
STYLE
A. b. Shivers, former Guard, told
the committee that eonvicts we've fed
on hot water, bacon and corn bread
for breakfast six times a week. He
said Higginbotham brutality logged
Fabert three days before the youths
death.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-04
LABOR SUPPLY AND
DEMAND AT FREE EN-
PLOYMENT OFFICES

The ratio of applicants to jobs
available at the Illinois Free Employ
ment Offices was reduced to 95.6 for
each 100 jobs open, from 1899, the
February figure. A year ago, 1924
persons registered for each 100 jobs
available. In March, 1921, 2l6 per-
sons were registered 70 reach 100 OPP
portunities for employment, and in
March 1920, there were Is registrars
per 100 jobs.
creased in each of the offices and for
the state as a whole this amounted TO
1896 persons. OF these, Aurora regis
tered 267 more, Bloomington 152, Chi
cago $3.50, Cicero 81, Danville 36.
Decatur 202, East st. Louis 467. Joliet
1913, Peoria 179. Quincy 70. Rockford
lao, Rock Island 15l, and Springfield
1872. Compared with a year ago,
there were 1,525 more persons regis
tered for March this year than for the
same month, 1922.
While there was a marked increase
in registrations, it fell short of the
demand for help, as there were 1886
more opportunities for employment in
March than there were for February.
Without exception, there were more
jobs available in each of the thirteen
offices in March than there were for
February. The increase at Aurora
amounted to 1854; that at Blooming
ton 232, Chicago 4,459, Cicero 142,
Danville Sc, Decatur 900, East st.
Louis 536, Joliet 98, Peoria 271,
Quincy 1d0, Rockford 336, Rock Island
255. and Springfield 1877
Compared with March, 1922, there
we're 12,3O9 more opportunities for
employment in the combined offices
of the state.
Due to the change in industrial
conditions, which added to the volume
of employers orders, there were 5000
more persons placed in March than
for February, which gain was shared
amongst all of the thirteen offices.
The gain in placements made at Aur-
ora amounted to 274 persons, that at
Bloomington 90, Chicago 2,94S, Cicero
122, Danville 35, Decatur 176, East
st. Louis ASP, Joliet 1855, Peoria 215,
Quincy lib, Rockford l49, Rock Is
land 1856, and Springfield 1876. A year
ago, 10,767 persons were placed in
positions satisfactory to themselves,
while for March this year 1888 were
placed.
With but four exceptions, there
were more jobs available in each of
our twenty main industrial classifica-
tons for March than there were for
February. The demand for agricul-
turalhelp in March exceeded the Feb
ruary demand by SOD, that for boys
was greater by 25S, for building and
construction 67, chemicals, paints and
oils 2, clothing and textiles A, domes-
tic and personal service, hotel and
restaurant 1,009, female factory
workers 107, leather workers 3, metal
and machinery 46S, professional and
technical 2, transportation and public
utilities 81, wholesale and trade 1874,
miscellaneous occupations 900, COM
mon labor 1858, and casual workers
200, making a total of 1886 oppor-
tunities. For clerical help, the demand
was Is less for March than for Feb
ruary, for food, beverage and tobacco
II, printing trades 2, and woodwork
ing and furniture So.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-04
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE OF
II. OF l.. L. K +. SECURES
MANY ADDITIONAL NAMES

Cleveland-The nationwide drive"
to secure new members for the Bro
therhood of Locomotive Firemen and
Enginemen is proving a tremendous
success.
President d. B. Robertson reports
that S,262 new names have been
placed on the membership rolls since
January LIST last. OF these 2,134
came in in January, 2,270 in Febru-
airy, and 1855 in March.
On December next the Brother
hood will celebrate its fiftieth ami
versary and the Grand Lodge officers
are determined that every fireman
and hostler eligible for membership
shall be on the rolls before that date.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-05-04
By EDWARD TRACY.

By the Constitution Of the United
States everyone IS guardnteed the
right Of a trial b. jury. In section
! three Of article three we note the fol
! lowing: The trial Of all crimes
! EXCEPT ~ CASES OF IMPEACH-
/ MENT, shall be by jury. such trial
shall be held in the state where the
said crimes shall have been COM
/ mitfed."
From the earliest days, however,
not only Of this country, but also in
England from whence We get our
common law, trial by jury has not
been allowed to everyone.
One glazing example Of this i In
cases arising out of contempt Of
court. Contempt Of court arises ont
Of injunction cases. From the time
when the memory of man runneth not
to the contrary, in cases Of this sort,
the judge whose dignity has been as
sailed has constituted himself both
prosecutor and executioner. as well as
jury.
1t is a question to be yet decided
whether the above section of the Con-
stitution was inserted in support of
this long existing condition, or wheth-
er it was in derogation Of it.
Some hofd that it has no applica-
ton TO anyone held in contempt Of
court, but is only declaratory Of the
common law. Still others hold that
with the knowledge that these infrac-
tions were punishable by a judge
alone, this section was inserted to
remedy the existing condition.
Now this question is to be settled.
The Legislature of the State Of Wis
consin ha sjust enacted a law insur-
ing a jury trial for all persons ar
rested on the charge of being in con-
tempt of court for alleged violation
of injunctions or other court decree.
This has been signed by the Governor
and will remain law unless il is held
unconstitutional by the Supreme
Court of the State or of the United
States. The outcome of this case when
tested will be of overwhelming inter
est to everyone, especially the work
ers.
Wisconsin Is to be congratulated
on its progressive legislation and the
workers of other states could do worse
than to follow in its wake.
ms question mas Deen before some
of the state courts on a few previous
occasions, and the statutes have uni
formly been held to have been uncon-
stitutional as being an unwarranted
interference by the Legislative branch
of the government with that of the
judiciary. Another case of the tail
wagging the dog. In Oklahoma a
statute provided that anyone charged
with indirect contempt might have,
if demanded, change of venue and
trial by jury. The rule was laid
down that the power to punish con-
tempts is inherent in the court and
that the legislature cannot abridge or
destroy this power. In Massachusetts
statute provided that where an act
charged as contempt could also be
punished as criminal, trial by jury
might be claimed. This was also de-
clared unconstitutional in Walton