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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-11-09
conpromise.

He-You kept me waiting for over
an hour.
She-Yes, but just think, l might
not have come at all.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-11-09

Wise men ascertain what is on the
other side of the hurdle before jump
ing at conclusions.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-11-09
Guesswork.

Every time we have a guessing
game little Willie wins"
"Heredity explains that. Little vii.
lies father Is a doctor."~The Spur.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-11-09
An Irish BuII.

An Irish Bull.
An Irishman. discussing doing things
before breakfast" said: Il never do
anything before breakfast, and If do
/ always have breakfast first"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-11-09
GIVE Me a Cuba Stout.

give Ne a CUBA Stout.
"Your husband denies It," said the
doctor. "but isn't 1t true that he
smokes between neals?"
"No." replied the patients wife.
ale eats between smokes"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-11-09
PUZZLED.
Mr.. Owl (look-
ing at golf ball):
My! what kind Of
an egg is that?
A Difference

A Difference.
The naughty son of wealth requires
Mint sauce as well as mutton:
The humble tramp begs for shirt
To sew upon his button.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-11-09
Firms to Trust.
ROOM.

Firms to Trust.
A pretty good firm Is Watch and
Waite,
Ana another Is Attit Early and Layte:
And still another is Do and Dairet,
But the best of all Is Grin and Barrett.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-11-09
Would Be Expected.

Caller-Is the editor In?
Office BOy-No.
"Well, throw this poem in the waste
basket"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-11-09
"What Pm trying to say is,
will you marry meT"
Probe Other Side.

tTo BE coNrINuED.)
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-11-09
WHERE A
TELLER
NEEDS A
FRIEND.

She-Tell me
about your early
struggles
He There's
not much to tell.
The more I
struggled t h e
more the old
man laid 1t on. :.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-03-02

fare Work" alleged to be conducted by the plundering corporation in which the only welfare rebounds to the willy cor poratlons and the ignorant unsympathetic social service novices. the cotton mills of the South (and probably the same might be said of the New Englahd or Old Eng land cotton mills): are a stigma on civilization; and Federal investigations as accepted at Washington, have been an unpardonable farce. The writer tried to make plain to the United States States Bureau of Labor, that the truth concerning cotton mill conditions could not be made plain and clear by reducing them in mathematical comparisons and figures, and cited as an illustration of the fa11acy of such a statistical proposition as that rquired by the narrow limits of the Bureau of Labor's ready made schedules that the scheme was contrary to all di- vine and natural law which was opposed to duphcation-no two leaves on the same tree being identical. or no two blades of grass, or pebbles on the sea- shore. But the argument was met by the high priced people of the Bureau who had never set foot in cotton mill with the blasphemous idiocy. Oh, everybody knows God is no statistician.
 May the American Federation of Labor take up the much needed and too long neglected home missionary work of organizing the poor, be- nighted long suffering, viciously ex plotted operatives of cotton mills
 For American citizens who do not believe in or recognize God of moral justice, $ hours of slavery per week may not seem too much for them to impose upon another: but for those of us who recognize a moral power higher than man or money, we believe the destiny of dur fellows is above and beyond the chains of com mercial slavery, and we object to al lowing the interruptions unlimited power over the time and vital energy of others.
 Margaret Irving Hamilton. IL. B.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-03-02
SHOPMEN FEELING MORE
 CONFIDENT

Leaders of the striking shopmen are highly pleased over the interest and enthusiasm displayed by the men as shown by the large attendance at the meeting held in Trades Council hall on Wednesday evening.
 The hall was so crowded that some were even forced to stand in the door way and the men lined up in the hall way eager to hear the latest reports of the officers of the association.
 Calling attention to the recent action of the people of Massachusetts in de- nanding that the New Haven road settle the strike of the shop crafts men as the only way in which the poor service now given by this road could be remedied, the men were told that move along similar lines was expected to be started .in this state very soon.
 The resolution introduced into the General Assembly of Rhode Island authorizing the appointment of a commission to investigate the equip ment and rolling stock of the New Haven, the report to be made before April Is, was also brought up for dis cussion and the men feel very conf dent that 1t IS now only matter of very short time before the railroad will be willing to come to terms.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-03-02

Arnon A. filling, who. according to the best obta1nable information, by personal activity and solicitation, succeeded in influencing the members of said board of education to take action of some kinr to accomplish the withdrawal of said per mit7
 The above does not conform with the facts as l understand them MT. filling did object to allowing Mir. Jewell the use of the auditorium to - address the meeting which has become the subject of this controversy. He expressed his disapprova1 and objection to the presi- dent of the board of education. This is as far as he went in the matter. He did not attempt to influence ,other members of the board relative to the withdrawal or the permit. You assume the members of the board are so constituted that they could be and were influenced in arriving at the conclusion or judgment reached in this matter. The facts gathered, war rant me in stating, that in this you are Tn error and the decision of the board was not the result of any influence eNerted by Mir. Alling
 The third part of your resolution sets forth:
 That the said Arnon A. filling has absolutely and positively refused to state any reason or reasons for his action in this matter, notwithstanding the fact that srecial efforts have been made to learn from him his reasons for the position he has assumed"
 From investigation I will say, to a certain extent. this statement Is true. On the other hand MT. filling. among other reasons for his refusing to sanction the granting of the permit for the meeting in question, stated that as MT. Jewell was under an injunction granted by the United States District Court, for the Dis tr1ct of Connecticut, he did not feel under the circumstances he should be permitted to use the High School audi torium for public meeting purposes.
 The resolution further sets forth:
 investigation disc1oses that the
 0-Ont1n1ed on Paue
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-03-02
RHODE ISLAND TO
 PROBE NEW HAVEN

Poor service on the part of the New Haven road in Rhode Island has resulted in a resolution being submitted to the General Assembly calling for the ap- pointment of 9 commission of state re- presentatives to investigate and examine the rolling stock and equipment of the New Haven railroad and to make such inquiries concerning other matters in connection herewith as the commission shall deem necessary. The commission would be required to submit report by April Is.
 The resolution was introduced by Re- presentative Mccoy of Pawtucket, R. l., and cites that failure of the New Haven to settle the strike of the members of the shop crafts, which has been in force since July 1, 1922, has resulted in deterioration of the rolling stock and in consequent delays and Arrangement of service.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-03-02
SPEAKS FROM EXPERIENCES
 IN MILLS OF THE SOUTH

Editor Labor News:
 In the summer of 1907, the privilege was broadcasted through the press, that American citizens of proper age and qualifications, could take special exami- nation to test their fitness and ability to investigate four (4) inhu1nan in- dustr1es, namely:
 Sweat Shops,
 Glass Industry,
 Silk Mills, and
 Cotton Mills,
 Tn which men. women and children were employed in this country.
 Tn writer, having the ambition to per form some work in life that would be of benetlt to humanity, took the examina- t1on, and III course of time according to the dllatory methods of Washington office holders, was appointed to investi- gate certain of the cotton mills in Vir- ginia, Georgia and South Carolina. The work was entered upon in high resolve, and also what seemed to be. an unshaka- ble faith in God, Humanity and the United States government. Upon com plet1on of the six months special service ln the work, faith in Gods everything justice, remained steadfast and also faith in our Federal Constitution or Bill ot Rights, separate and distinct from tIlC SoN6l lllSIlldI lIldCIllIle at w dSf11SIOrl. Over half million dollars at least, of the peoples money,was sQuandered in that so-called Federal investigation. And that mony waos not raid out to the agents in the field service. for they were poorly renunerated considering the expense and hardships they had to shoulder
 What beneficial results accrued to the American slaves earning their brad in the ghastly industries named? It is true in the southern cotton mills there is scarcely a foreign born operative and yet those American citizens of the purest stock are known in the South simply as poor whites" and white trash" by the church going hypocrites and their like in the communities in which the mills are located and provide the chief source of wealth for the loafinp capitalist class
 To be brief Notwithstanding the widely advertised scheme labeled "Wel-
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-03-02
PRESENT BILL TO
 CHECK EVICTlONS


 Harrisburg, Pa, March 2.-Evicting workers from company houses on short notice will be illegal if a bill introduced by Legislator McDermott, union miner, is approved.
 For years certain corporation em- ployers in this state have compelled employees to sign three and fve-day eviction notices before they will hire them. Then if these workers dare to strike, their families are thrown into the street on this short notice In some instances the notice is not even five days.
 The author of this bill lives in Cambria county, one of the sections where miners families were evicted by this process and forced to live in stables.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-03-02
NO OPPOSITION AT HEARING ON OLD
 AGE PENSION BILL

The Old Age Pension bill, spon- sored by the Fraternal Order ot | Eagles and actively supported by Or ganized Labor, came up for a hear | ing before the Judiciary Committee Thursday afternoon in Hartford. No one appeared in opposition to the bill butt several speakers including Congress- man IaGuardia of New York, Dr. John R. Andrews, secretary of the American Association for Labor Legislation Thomas L. Reilly, sheriff of New Haven county, Secretary l. M. Ornburn of the Connecticut Federation of Labor and many others.
 The worst home is better than the H. LaGuardia of New York told the judiciary committee in speaking in favor of bill to provide for state old age pensions. He argued that such a pension would make possible the keeping together of families that otherwise would be separated through the members being sent to various institutions for paupers.
 Congressman LaGuardia was intro duced by Shriff Thomas L. Billy of New Haven county as congress1nan-elect and former congressman. Senator Ellis, presiding at the hearing, greeted him as 'the next mayor of New York" and he replied, "I accept the nomina- tion"
 THE MODERN TREND.
 The proposed bill, he said, was in keeping with the trend in legislation all over the country and WoEld be just as satisfactory as workmen's compensa- tion and widows aid if 1t was adopted At present criminals were. getting bet ter treatment than the aged He said he had visited the state prison at Wethers- field, which was one of the best institu- tions of its kind and far better than Sing Sing. He also recalled a visit to the Tariffville almshouse about fifteen years ago, conditions at which on being re- vea1ed by The Cot1rant, forced its clos ing He dscribed the place as ''the most dismal and forlorn'' ehe had ever visited
 Dr. John B. Andrews of New York, secretary of the American Association for Labor Legislation, said that old age pensions would enable old people to spend their declining years with their children rather than III the d1splrltlng of almshouses.
 REILLY EXPLAINS.
 Sheriff Reilly explained the bill. in- ! by Senator Harter of Bridge {; port saying that 1t asked for a pension 7 of $1 day for persons over 70 years old He estimated that there were 46,O0O people over 70 in the state and that, with | costs of about $5O,000 to administer the pension, it would mean tax of from hfty-fve to sixty cents for each tax raver of the state.
 There was no opposition to the bill, while about a dozen other speakers sup ported the bill.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-03-02
C Communication Read At Meeting Of Trades Council
 And Discussed At Length
MAYOR FITZCERAID'S REPLY
 TO RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
 BY LOCAL TRADES COUNCIL

February 23d 1923. Ira M. Ornburn, President New Haver Trades Council, New Haven Conn. Dear Mir. Ornburn:
 Your letter dated February 10th, en. closing resolutions adopted by the New Haven Trades Council on the 18th inst at hand In reply, the various parts o1 the resolution will be answered specifi- caTly.
 The resolution sets forth first:
 Certain public officials have seen fiji to take a stand antagonistic to the in. terests and advancement of the wage earners of this city and state, as exe1n- phhed by the action of the Board O1 Education in withdrawing permit, regu larly issued, for the use of the Com mercfal High School aszcfitorium for the meeting of the railroad shopmen" !. Relative to the above; 1t Is true some members of the Board of Education ob- jected to the granting of the permit 1T question. l believed at the time and still believe that the permit should have beer auditorium given for the purposes re- quested by the shopmen. 1 believe Mir Jewell's appearance would not have pro- duced harm, but on the contrary, might have been productive of a great deal of good m tl2e controversy between the rail road company and its employees.
 However. before the permit was re- voked, each member of the Board of Education who could be reached. was communicated with and asked to express views on the subject The result of the expression of the views of the various members of the board Is what determined the question of the revocation of the per init. Therefore, if you have the right to crlticlse any. your criticism applies to all who voted against permitting the use of the auditorium for the meeting in uestion.
 The second part of your resolution is as follows:
 The withdrawal of this permit. appar- ently. was the result of the personal activity and animosity of one of the members of said board of education
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-03-02
U. s. OFFICIALS ARREST
 ALIEN STRIKEBREAKERS

Wilkes-Barre, Pa, March 2.-Fed- era1 officials arrested alien strike breakers who have been employed in the shops of the Central Railroad of New Jersey at Ashley, near here. The aliens came to this country as sea men and left their ships. Immigra- tions officials say they have no money to deport the aliens.
 Railroad officials plead that the strikebreakers are necessary because of the coal situation. The shop men insist that the company can secure competent mechanics if it abandons it's union-smashing policy.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-03-02
Secretary Ornburn Makes Strong Argument In Favor
 Of 48 Hour Week Bill
 OBJECT TO
 10 HOUR DAY

At a recent meeting of the 1oca branch of the machinists union, Elm Lodge, No. 420, International Associa. 1 tion of Machinists, considerable atten- ton and discussion was devoted to the attitude of certain New Haven manu. featuring plants which, 1t is claimed endeavoring to institute the ten-hour day even in the face of the fact that there is a certain degree of unemployment among the machinists and toolmakers of the city.
 The members of the local organization are very much incensed over this re
 actiorary attitude of employers here, ano in one instance, have taken special action This particular plant, the Andrew B HendryX Company. granted voluntarily to their machinists and toolmakers
 some two or three years ago, the
 eight hour day, after having observed
 1t in operation in other parts of, the country and being convinced of its
 efficiency. During last year, they in
 creased the hours to nine per day,
 but, because of the fact that the nine
 hour day was generally operative in
 the trade in New Haven and vicinity, no objection was made by the union.
 Very. recently, however, they en- deavored to stretch the workday for
 nachinists and toolmakers to 10 hours per day, and when the union members employed there objected to
 such reactionary proceedings, they discharged them for insubordination. Attempts were made immediately, both by committee of the employees and by the agent of the union to effect an adjustment of the controversy, G,,% q, ,11c o6 al, refused to concede to the justice of be allowed for the additional hour that such action on the part of any manufacturing plant should be consid- cred decidedly unfair
 It was stated at the headquarters of the union that there were several shops in New Haven that were oper- atlng on the 10 hour basis at the pres ent time, and that it was quite prob able that the move is in conjunction with the efforts of the N. Y, N. H. & H. R. R. to break the organizations tuted the 10 hour day in it's local shops some months ago.
 It was stated by the officials of the union that the metal trades industry had been operating generally nine hours per days for years, and it had been hoped that employers in this in dustry would recognize the fact that the continual introduction of labor saving machinery and efficiency meth ods of production had made the 10 hour day absolutely unnecessary, and that they would gradually shorten the work day rather than lengthen it, as lengthening it means more unemploy- ment, and there are quite a number of unemployed in the city at the pres ent time in the machine and tool in dustry. The operating of the 10 hour day prolongs this condition of unem- ployment, and it is the intention of the machinists union to take steps wherever possible to discourage em- ployers from going back to the 10 hour day.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-03-02
HUGE AUTO PROFITS.

New York, March 2.-The Stude- baker corporation, makers of auto mobiles, report record profits las, year of $I8,o8o,1o after federal taxes and other expenses were met.
 This profit permits a dividend of $2321 for the $75,oooooo of common stock The recent stock dividend that increased common stock from $66,- GOO, ,ooo to $75,ooo,o ,ooo made it possible to keep profits on common stock to a less startling figure.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-03-02
Why a Shorter Workiny Day Is
 Necessary

Because modern organization of 1n- duStTy divides layor more and more into repetitions of single processes: I3 people make I corset
 2I people make I shirt.
 >27 people make I vest.
 50 people make I shoe.
 Each new division means increased monotony for the workers. I girl makes I buttonhole every N
 minute,
 T girl dips 72o pieces of chocolate
 every hour,
 girl packs 100 pounds of candy
 every day,
 I girl pastes 1000 paper boxes every
 day.
 Modern inventive genius is con- stantly increasing the speed of ma chinery. Every improvment in the machine means greater speeding Up of the worker.
 Tn mills where women formerly tended two looms they now are ex- pected to tend~I2 or I6.
 In canneries the women sorters work steadily with their eyes and at tention fixed on moving conveyors and the "cappers" are expected to cap from 54 to So cans per minute.
 Girls in the sewing trades sit for long hours in a room roaring with machinery watching a machine that carries I2 needles or one that sets 4,ooo stitches a minute.
 The strain of the speed and the monotony of 'piece-work demand shorter hours. The constant concen- tration of the mind upon one thing is deadening. When the 1aborer worker by hand she could relax at times; now she must work while the machine works. Human muscle and nerve cannot compete with steel un- less 1t has time to recuperate.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-03-02
Effect Upon Women of Long Hour!

Long hours, with work carried on at such speed, result in nervous dis ability, cumulative fatigue, disease and accidents.
 "When the health of women has been injured by long hours, not only is the working efficiency of the com munity impaired, but the deterioration is hal nded down to succeeding gen erations. Infant mortality rises, while the children of married working women, who survive, are injured by inevitable neglect. The overwork of future mothers thus directly attacks the welfare of the nation. ."-Louis D. Brandeis. Brief for the State of Ore gon in Muller " Oregan, p. 18 and D. 47.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-03-02

This bill reduces the hours for women employed in factories and mercantile establishments. In fac tories from s hours to 48 hours per week; in mercantile establishments from 5o hours to s hours per week. In order to secure a Saturday half holiday, women may be permitted to work nine hours day for four days a week
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-03-02
WAGES SLIGHTLY LOWER.

Albany, N. Y, March 2.-Wages in this state suffered an average reduc- ton of 18 cents a week in January, according to a report issued by the tate department of labor.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-03-02
LEGISLATIVE HEARING AT
 HARTFORD ON FRIDAY
Points Out the Many Advantages to Be Gained, as Shown By Experience, In Limiting the Hours of Employment of Women and
 Children In Industry.
Especial to Labor News. }

Hartford >N1arch 2-Consderable today the hearing the 48hour bill for manufacturing establishments and forward by organized labor Secretary Onbur of nectcnt Federation of Labor argued as follows
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-03-02
What an Eight Hour Working Day

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The Connecticut labor news., 1923-03-02

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The Connecticut labor news., 1923-03-02

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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-13

But the devil 'imself couldn't "a
COPIED with that boy"
The old man beat the tines of his
candle. reached over and snuffed it,"
"Ain't 1t strange" he went on, how
the past fangs the present-the past
with Its sins and bfunders and lmper-
fections2 Now there's TeXie, Graded
In the same arms and nursed al the
same breast, and she's as different
f'om Ken as sunshine Is different f'om
the wo'st storm that ever wrecked the
woods
The preacher put his napkin by
"Heredlty plays many a queer trick"
he said in a tone of fnallty.
In the silence that followed the old
banker took the bunch of still un-
opened letters from his pocket, laid IL
on the table and began to sort them.
The preacher looked around the room
and, noticing the night at the windows
rose.
IF you will please excuse me, you
remember | promised to run over to
the parsonage for a few minutes, and
Mrs. Mason probably retires early"
The others rose and gathered about
him in polite protest, but the preacher
insisted. Mrs. Curry picked up a
candle and led the way into the sitting
room, while Texie brought his tall hat
from a rack In the corner. He stood
gazing about, peerlng through the
open door 10 the right into the room
where the banker kept his safe and
papers; into the bedroom at the left
where the old man slept past the fire.
place and through the open door to the
parlor, as II impressed - possibly
amused-by the novelty of a Flat.
woods home.
His eyes. searching the walls. came
at last to the portrait Of a woman
framed In gilt and hung above the
fireplace.
The girl followed his gaze.
MY mother" she said softly. Seven
years ago she left us: the very year
Ken went off L college"
"She had a serene face" said the
preacher as he turned away. The