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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-01
By Pearce ThOrne

1 believed him,-but all the time was afreared."
 Where is Charley now?" asked Honest John Atkins.
 A dim radiance came in her glazed eyes, like a lamp lighted behind black curtains.
 "Ain't ycu got him?" she cried. "Ain't you got my boy?"
 Not yet" said Casey. | She held out her trembling arms to be lifted up. Thank God! I'll go with you-now."
 Honest John Atkins forgot about
 the incident until officer Casey's card was handed him by his secre- tary some four weeks later.
 Well" began Casey, as he sat on the edge of a mahogany chair and hung his black derby over one knee, we've done what we could, but that ain't much" Apparently he was em- barrassed about the subject he was leading up to. We got indictments of Charlie and all his gang rushed through the grand jury so that they could be tried at this term of court if we caught them; but we didn't ketch 'em." Casey cleared his thrC at. That is, we didn't ketch nobody but the old woman, and l came to see you to see if you didn't want to drop the case against her. She's techni- cally guilty, all right; and we can convict her In twenty minutes. She knew Charlie printed the bills. She says she didn't know it was wrong. She didn't think her boy would do wrong. Of course, ignorance of the law is no excuse. But I thought well, l just thought I'd come by and talk to you about it."
 Honest John Atkins leaned back in his swivel chair and, resting an elbow on each chair arm, put the tips of his long, blunt fingers together. This counterfeiting plot had invaded the sacred precincts Cf his own per sonality. He himself had passed one of the bills. feeling of indigna tion pervaded him.
 MT. Casey" said he, i've must consider first of all our duty to society. If we permit dishonest per sons to escape, we shall never sue ceed in stamping out dishonesty. You may say to the United States at torney that my institute n insists upon a conviction"
 Casey got reluctantly to his feet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-01

man of his calibre could afford to figure things out on their merits. A man of his calibre was really su- perior to ordinary laws. He felt a sudden rush of pleasure at thinking of himself of being that sort of man. He threw away his cigar and en- tered the post office.
 q want to register this, please" he said at the registry window, and glass counter with the package of bonds.
 The man behind the grating turned and called to someone in the rear of the room.
 Heres another one, Jim," he shouted.
 In a moment the second man had come ever to the window. He took up the five dollar bill, smoothed it out and looked carefully at one of it's corners. Then he glanced with quick suspicion at John Atkins. But his square face, with it's pug nose and blue chin, wrinkled into smile as he recognized the banker
 By the love Of Pat, Mir. Atkins" he laughed, T was jlst about to pinch you This notes phony. They've been a lot of 'em loose around here lately and we're on the trail. I wonder, now, kin you re- member where you got this little law breaker?'
 John Atkins felt himself grow warm. Someone had had the audac- ity to hand him counterfeit five dollar bill, to put him-a banker in the, position of offering spurious currency!
 "I most certainly can, Casey. You come with me and we can get there before they close"
 When the old woman looked up and saw the badge Casey was dis closing, she closed her eyes and would have fallen had he not caught her by the arm.
 There, there!" said Casey sooth- ingly you mustn't take on so. It's just a talk we'll have, and then you'll be home in time for supper.
 The old creature drew her greenish- black shawl more closely about her throat. Suddenly her knees gave way, and despite Casey's arm she sank to the floor.
 "Oh," she moaned, q was afeared, Charley said it was all right-and I
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-01
By PEARCE THORNE

The old woman behind the cigar counter in the lobby of the bank building was Mustered by the rush of customers. This may have been the reason she gave John Atkins too much change. She gave him three fourth one, gave him five dollar bill. So that instead of four dollars change he got eight.
 A queer little thrill ran through John Atkins when at the street door he made sure of this-a thrill espe- cially strange in that it ran through the besm of a bank president whose salary was fifteen thousand a year plus what additions came to it in the form of stock bonuses from suc- cessful borrowers.
 John Atkins was surprised at him self. He was so much surprised that he continued down the steps and strolled up the street, determining to settle this matter of unexpected thrills before he retraced his way and returned the five dollars to the trembling old woman at the cigar counter. The day was balmy, his cigar was mildly stimulating. and after glancing down to assure him self that his gray vest. black shoes and gray spats were immaculate, he
 
 thanking heaven that he WIS still young enough to be interested in himself.
 He saw at once that the incident regardless of the sum involved struck chord which vibrated throughout the whole realm of moral ideas. For that reason it was not only interesting. it was vital-be- cause his reaction to the incident was a true indication of his charac- ter. It disclosed his character and at the same time did not even re- motely impinge upon his reputation. That, he knew, like Casesar's wife, was above suspicion. He was one Of the few men in Wall street" whose presence as chairman of an organiza- tion committee insured that a fair distribution would be made of the milk in the cocoanut; he relieved tensions between temporarily af- filiated "crowds" who had Cbliga- tions to get even" and introduced an element of friendliness and fair ness into the mos. business-like e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-01

s"old ld-fashioned girl" who knows how to make a chocolate cake and darn socks. And the young girl who takes delight in vampng all her chum' s beauX and making seaside acquain- tances is the very girl who likes tC flash an engagement ring in every body's face at least six months be- fore she walks up the aisle to the music of 'Lohensrin."
 There is so much camouflage to R filtration that the real. sentimental sincere side of love is passed over. The flirt always poses as something that he CT she never could be. You look like stenographer" says Willie -the-pickle-boat to the sweet young thing on the beach and she smiles and takes up his cue with quick. How did you guess it." Nine chances out of ten she is a hookkeeper, a file clerk, or a high school girl but since they are only flirting she likes to pretend she's something different.
 And you look like a bankers son. she responds as he smiles and replies. "l am. How in thunder did you guess!' He may be shoe clerk or salesman for sardines. but they have wonderful times together pretending
 But at the end of the season thev are bored to death. How good it will be to get away from each other and set back ts Whs$ they EealI- ara.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-01

from him to Pitchpole, was took all aback, and Pitchpole goes on: They ain't told you, eh, tnar you have to ride your first whale in his furry before you're a regular whale-man|
 Reds jaw dropped, and the men looked at each other and chewed on their tobacco and said nothing, while Pitchpole went on with his wild talk Abner Warden, whispering low and fast because the mates boat was coming in and he had no wish for Pitchpole to hear what he said told me how the man had eXpounded his jest to Red Simpson; how Simpson was told that when they came along side the whale for the lancing, he was to board the monster and grip the line where 1t was fast to the iron and so hold on through the furry.
 He told him." Abner groaned, that a whale only swims once or twice in a circle, and then just dies that all he will get Is a wetting. But the man Simpson will be killed, Ms ter Howsley," says Abner.
 He'll not" I told Abner him hay ing brains to refrain from the at tempt"
 Abner shook his head. Pitchpole. he said, had derided the man, taunt- ing him with his horse-riding, til! Simpson was brought to the point Of an oath that No fish as ever was could unseat him." Abner said the new hand would surely try to do the trick.
 I considered briefly, and having no wish to be the subject of mirth Tor treating with seriousness so eXtraVa- gant a jest, I decided to hold my tongue. So l but laughed;
 If Red Simpson can board whaie in his furry he can ride him. lts no more apt than that he shoulu board an albatross on the wlng. And with that, the mates boat ap- preaching the ship, l turned to look that way, when down from the mast head floated the hail we had not heard in days, the hail that vas wa 6o to bring matters about our heads 'G0 quick for my interference, even II I'd been so inclined. +,,o
 "Th-h-h-h-h-h Blo-o-o-o-o o-ows! the masthead man hailed. Thar she blo-o-o-o-ows. Thar she white wat, CTS" And as the old Man T,d bounaen p1i2aen rigging-"Off tn port bow, ST.
 In the whip of flying sheet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-01
By WARRINGTON DAWSON

Opposition papers beat us three minutes yesterdays test vote spare no effort secure first result tomorrow Ellerby."
 . Gareth threw down the telegram after reading it and sprang from his desk. In pushing back his chair he was careful not to upset and break it. knowing he would not be supplied with another.
 Spare no effort" indeed. If he had been told not to spare cash for nec- essary expenses, the message would seem more to the point. Nine times out of ten he beat the opposition, just by alertness and initiative and physi- = cal speed, and-well, say luck; and eight times out of those nine he wouldn't even know of his success until much later accidentally. But when he slipped up, as he must. in competing with an organization which employed three men to do what he did alone. and which allowed them to spend ten dollars to his one, he would find his nerves put on edge at critical juncture like this. Three minutes! The wonder was he hadn't been beaten by three hours. Of course, though, he ought not to have let them beat him.
 The next day the French parlia- ment was meeting, both houses as sembled, at Versailles. to elect a new pieSioeill or the repuDllc. A pass had come in the affairs of the nation when the question was of world wide importance. The group of American evening papers whose Paris news service Gareth managed" Che had been given the title of manager to balance scarcely decorative salary) simply must be first in the field with the news. He was perfectly aware that the telephone wires would be leased by men who could afford to do it, and large sums would probably go for bribes. To offset this was the fact that the censors would be watch ing Jealously with the high motive of delaying all messages impartially. Unless a first flash caught them nap ping, there would be confusion abolishing privilege as it would or der. So he must get that flash if he would beat the others. And he had to beat them.
 Not as a purely personal matter. He had set out to help build up At the door he paused and looked back; but as if realizing the futility of discussion jabbed his derby over one eye and went scowling down the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-01

they were driven in. Tells, punctured by a roar of footballs, rang and re- echoed. The result, cried out in stem torian tones, was caught up and re- peated, again and again and again.
 Not at the first cry, nor at the sec ond, but at the third and fourth. Gareth dashed out of the far door and down the deserted stairs, four steps at q leap. He had been sure enough of his advantage to wait for con firmation. As he leaped, his fingers were busy, choosing from some whit ten cable forms he held the one with the result which proved true. The others, he crushed into his pocket, and read and re-read the one in which only the figures of the vote were lacking. He added those with a po- lite, Send that at once, will you please?" which commanded the in terest of telegraph empioye as idle as all his colleagues.
 At once, please Gareth repeated, and smiled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-01
By Warrington
 Dawson

The telegram went as the first flash.
 In the stairs he had heard the crowd catch in an all but inextricable iamb behind him. He could not stop to look back. But he looked now, from his vantage ground within the telegraph office. He saw the ad- vance fringe of the battling rabble reach the door, and jamb anew, for the fight of fights. Beyond them beside him-were the empty tele,. phone booths and the idle employees, waiting.
 Gareth learned, later. that his pa pers in America had had the news lo themselves for 20 entire minutes. He learned it very much later, and quite accidentally at that
 But when a newspaper correspond. cnt To longer cub and not yet o.d has worked out psychological laws for himself don't they bring h. il their own reward? Especially when he was right,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-01

At the door he paused and looked back; but as if realizing the futility of discussion jabbed his derby over one eye and went scowling down the corridor.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-05-25
PEARSON'S "OPTIDlISTIC" CLAIM
 BLASTED IN GOVERNMENT REPORT
New Haven Road Presidents 'Pipe-D Dream Anent Present Conditions Is Undermined by Interstate Commerce Commission Inves-
 fgators-That Deadly Parallel

The hokum handed out to an un- suspecting public by President Pear son of the New Haven road in con- nection with the Improvement oi Econditions" since the strike, is knock ed for a row of the company's non- paying stock, in the repo1 recently compiled by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
 Pearson's claim is effectively blast ed in the report as follows:
 "In the enclosure received with memorandum of February 8, the fol- lowing is quoted from a communica- ton received from President Pear son, with respect to work presently being performed at Readville: The character and production of the new forces may be gauged through the Readville locomotive shop, which is accomplishing more production per man hour than by former employees. Also by the output in classified repairs resulting in January Thes railroad shops produced 5o classified repairs.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-05-25
DANGER VIRTUALLY DANGLED IN
 EYES OF RAILROAD PASSENGERS Locomotives With Defective Boilers Used By New Haven Road, Federal Report Shows-Menac-
 ing Conditions Explained In Detail
DIR. STEPHEN ]. MAYER.

How the. thousands of patrons ot
 the New Haven road of today are placing their lives in undue jeopardy by riding on trains of that system, is conclusively shown by further peru sal of the scathing arraignment of the railroad repair shops at Readville, as contained in the report of the Inter state Commerce Commission, pub Hshed in part in last weeks Labor News
 This report, based on actual obser- vations made by expert investigators, points out that defects in locomotive boilers are Overlooked" by the ram shackle repair regime of today at Readville-defects which might cause serious explosions with consequent loss of life and limb
 Readers of The Labor News will be amazed to read of the danger virtual ly dangled in the eyes of passengers, as a result of the make-shift super vision of locomotive boilers by the sorely handicapped New Haven road D1sClosal of the menacing condition IS made in the federal report as follows:
 After noting the conditions found on locomotives 243o and 54, we had the dome caps removed from the boil CTS Of locomotives 242. 24o, 1866, 2,3o, 53o3, I378, 1915, which had had all hues removed and rc-applied while in Readville, shop, and it was found that the scale had not been removed from any of these boilers. The foreman boilermaker and his assistant, as well as the general foreman and the shop superintendent, admitted that they knew ot the requirements outlined in rules 9, 10 and II and that without question the work had not been per formed on these and numerous other locomotives which had previously passed through Readville shops We later observed that the hues were again removed from the boilers of the above locomotives for the purpose of removing the scale and properly in specting the interior of the boilers and their bracing
 ''Wc tried to impress upon all con- cerned the importance of complying
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-05-25

The total of all shops was "A. The average per month for the three and one-half years prior to the strike was 54; the railroad shops with new men exceeding that average. This indica- tive of the improvement in conditions coming about
 After carefully considering the data outlined in this report which is based solely on notes made at the time of making observations, and con versing with those involved, and upon records furnished to us or filed with the commission, we (the inspectors) CANNOT CONCUR IN THE SEN TIMENT EXPRESSED IN THE ABOVE QUOTATION.
 "While the number of engines (5o) turned out of the carriers shop dur ing January, 1923, exceeds the aver age number of engines turned out of shop during the respective months of the three year period, prior to Janu- ary, 1923, there appears to have been several contributing factors to the in-
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-05-25
WHERE WE STAND

In this special position last week the writer outlined the hopes desires and that would be forth furnish ing the readers of The Connecticut Labor News far advance of like publication in the In this desires and efforts will be tees but in order succeed have the support of only readers but a greatly increased number of readers.
 And it might not be amiss at this time to make plain and frank what the policy of the will be- The Connecticut Labor News the distinct position of being the only voice organized labor has within the and of the will thought and will command the of
 We firmly believe that the wage should under stand and both sides of all important questions the relations of capital and labor employer and pIoye and this end shall endeavor give fair opportunity each and instance for such of all subjects order that fair and equitable dis position and understanding may be attained.
 Careful consideration of the subject has firmly convinced that the attention to the poti and this end the Labor News will be conducted strictly independent lne nonpartisan, bipartisan but distinctly independent.
 If the organized labor and the position is justly entitled proceed along lines of fairness and equity and will be constant purpose all affecting the interests of the wage in a that will enable farrnnded thinker form of these conditions and reach a just and fair conclusion concerning them.
 I. M. ORNBURN.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-05-25
DEADLOCK REMAINS BETWEEN PRINTERS
 AND PUBLISHERS

The present breech existing be- tween the newspaper publishers of New Haven and the printers remains at a deadlock as The Labor News goes to press this week. Since the first of May negotiations have been in progress between the publishers and John M. Murphy, special agent of the International Typographical al
 Union, the chances now being that no
 definite step will be taken until June T.
 The printers are seeking new
 scale which calls for $4 increase that
 would bring their earnings from $38
 to SAP weekly The publishers refuse to meet the demands John D. Jack son, owner of the Register, is said to
 be willing to come to compromise
 of some sort but Publishers Hen dricks and Troup of the Leader and
 Union respectively have this week fatly refused to negotiate further.
 The general impression is that granting the increase to it's mechan- ical forces would deal a serious fnan- Cial blow to. the Leader and Union and that they will under no circum- stances advance the present scale
 Jackson can afford to meet an in crease although he is waging a stub born fight against such a concession.
 On June I the 30 days negotiation period will expire and the printers stand ready to walk out unless a set tlement Is reached. They voted in favor of striking week ago but dras- tic action was curbed by Agent Muir phy who refused the men permission to walk out while he was still in the stage with the publishers. ]
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-05-25
Thornton To Talk
 To Bricklayers at
 Mondays Meeting

The Bricklayers and Plasterers union, Local No. 6, will hold an i'm portant meeting at MachinistS' hall, % Temple street, New Haven, Mon day night Nice-Prcsident George Thornton of Boston will be on hand and will deliver a talk on conditions in the building trades throughout the state
 Bricklayers in New Haven have been considerably aroused of late against out-of-town contractors who are sending men into this city to keep them engaged while strikes are pend ing in other cities. Vice-President Thornton, it is said, is to discuss this phase of the situation during his ad- dress and his remarks are awaited with much interest He will also de liver a message from the executive committee at Indianapolis. It is ex- pectcd that about 400 members will ba present.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-05-25

with the requirements Ot rules 9, 10 and II, and pointed out to them that dangerous defects, which might cause serious boiler e>ploSionS with conse- quent loss of life and limb, might be
 concealed underneath the scale and
 that the purpose of these requirements
 is to make the detection of such de
 fects possible, and to prevent such
 accidents, as have heretofore been so forcibly brought to our attention by 'their appalling results.
 Locomotive I54 was ip shop and had had all fues removed and three
 rows had been re-applied on the sides
 and two rows around the bottom ex- cept for space of about ten inches
 wide at the bottom where three fues had not yet been applied.
 "When we got up in smoke box in company with Shop Superintendent F.
 E. Ballda, four men were actively en- gagged in removing the scale from this ten inch section of shell. One of the worknen was asked if the scale had been removed from that part of. the shell behind the other fues, and he said, No,' and when asked why, he said Nobody told me to- and when asked who told him to scale the ten incit strip, he said, Kelly who is assistant boilcrmaker foreman. Later in the day we noted that all fues had been removed and the scale on the int terior of the boiler was~heavy. The next morning it was discovered that the fues had again been placed in the boiler, yet inspection disclosed that the scale had not been removed from tie lower part of the barrel, nor from the front sheet tube braces.
 "lt was therefore necessary to again remove the fues in order that the scale might be re1voved and the interior of the boiler properly in spectcd Investigation disclosed that the shop boiler inspector had not been down in the boiler while the fues were out pl either case; but that the foreman, MT. Kelly, had permitted the flues to be replaced twice without the boiler being properly cleaned and in 5pected" 1
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-05-25
RESENT OUSTING OF MAHE]
STRIKE NOT. ACTED
 UPON AT MEETING
 OF TRADES COUNCIL
Only Routine Matters Discussed at Wednesdays Meeting. Builders Seeking Terms,
 Is Report.

Only routine business was tram sacted at last weeks meeting of the Building Trades Council. It had been expected that important revelations would be made concerning the build ing trades tie-up, but the strike was not even discussed, except in an in formal way.
 There are persistent reports that an adjustment of the difficulties IS to be made within a few days, however In this connection Ii is rumored that the builders, now sorely handicapped by the strike, are anxious to come to some sort of terms
 Practically all jobs in New Haven are held up as result of the trouble A few green laborers have been re- crulted at certain places but their work, it is said, has proved miser- able failure.