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New Britain herald., 1923-06-16
SOUIHINGTON NEWS
Town Meeting on school Question Meeting Of School Tcachers-ltcms of Interest

The board of sclectmen received a petition last evening signed by S0 1 people asking for special town meeting to discuss the school muddle which has arisen in Southington within ike past month. The petition was presented by Isaac Wolfe Of Mer- iden avenue. and he stated that he had been asked to bring it before the selectmen. Ii became known last evening that three signers are mem hers Of the school board. They are Benjamin McGar, chairman: Mrs. Dunn and Adolph Trapp. If the pe- ttion is granted, it will be one of the biggest meetings ever held in the his tory of the town and it is expected that drastic action will be taken by tho voters one way or the other with regard to the arguments between the superintendent and the teachers. AL though many are agreed that the school question is in a disgraceful sit nation at the present time, they also teel that there is something wrong when 5l teachers have voiced their grievances against the superintendent. It was stated last evening, however, that the action of the town meeting will have no bearing on the decisions of the school board which has been elected to run the schools,
 Superintendent of Schools William Ccggins held a meeting with the teachers in the High school yesterday afternoon and he gave them general outline on preparing the various re- ports on work done and inventory fin the schools
 The Nlilldale baseball team will play the Clinton A. C. team of New Haven at the Milldale school grounds tomorrow afternoon,
 Dr. and Mrs. \. Reed have returned fl om d weeks vacation
 Mrs. Leroy Wheeler of Marion is recovering from a successful opera ton at the Waterbury hospital.
 There was q large attendance at tho card party and entertainment in St, Thomas Community Home last even- ing. The hope chest was awarded 10 Mrs. C. Mccarthy of Plainvlle.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-16
C, T. |. To Meet

The last meeting of the season for the W. C. T. [. will be held Tuesday afternoon at o'clock at the home of
New Britain herald., 1923-06-16
BALTIMORE WOMAN'S
 MESSAGE TO MOTHERS

At s2o W. Hayward Ave. lives Mrs. Henry Johnson. who few weeks ago wrote what may be termed q good message to all mothers. She said: T have used Dr. True's Elixir for more than ten years and know 1t is good" She used Dr. True's Elixir. tbc True Family Laxative and Worm E1pelIer. to rid her children of worms. There is hardly child but what needs pr. True's Elixir. for they all usually have worms when growing up. Mrs. Johnson appreciates what pr. True's Elixir accomplishes. Your children will be In better health through it's use.
 Symptoms to watch: Constipation, offensive breath. slow fever. bilious ness. pains in stomach. red points on tongue. swollen upper lip. starting during sleep with troublesome dreams. Nc--60c-S1.20.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-16
NEW MOVIE ENTERPRISE
New York Society Girl. Twin sister of Mrs. Reginald Vanderbilt. Decides


 10 Become Actrcss-Producer.
 New York, June i6.-Society Is about to surrender to the movies one of its youngest matrons. in the person of Mrs. James V. Converse. l1 year old daughter of Harry Hayes Morgan. consul general 10 Brussels and high commissioner 10 Belgium.
 Mrs. Converse today confirmed re- ports that she Is incorporating the rhelma Morgan Pictures Inc. with s100.000 capital and that she would enter competition with the leaders of the industry in the production of ''hig specials. sane and sound ones"
 The twin sister of Mrs. Reginald Vanderbilt played small part in super production" that recently made its debut on Broadway. and while she declared she had never played any parts seriously except for this role and amateur parts in junior league plays, she admits she is crazy about the movies" Associated with Mrs. Converse in the new venture will be Malcolm Strauss, Charles Presbrey and William Churchill. all of whom are known to the picture making in- dustry.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-16
Locomotives Bump

Early morning travellers along Pine
 street between East Main and East
 streets report that they saw tuo loco
 motives on the railroad tracks which had bumped during the night or early
 hours Of this morning. One of the locomotives was off the tracks and q wrecking crew was working on the
 scene. Traffic on the main line was tied up for some time, but the dam
 ge was repaired after few hours work. No one was injured in the &C., cident.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-16

Mrs. F.. D. Gridlcy on Whiting street. This will be observed as home mission day and all members are asked 10 bring flowers and names of the sick and shut-ins. The picnic will hc tho last gathering Of the season and this will be held within n short time.
 Attending Convention
 Thomas r. Prior of tho rlainville Trust Co. has been attending the con- ,cniion of the New England Associa- ton of Bankers at New London tho past few days. He is expected to ar rive home today.
 PIain,ilic Briefs
 Mrs. Loren Graham and son, James. of West Main street. will spend tho weekend in Boston.
 George Baker Of East street is spending the weekend at his former home in Lynn. Mass.
 Mir. and Mrs. Samuel Rabineau and Mr. and Mrs. William gahineau all Of Worcester Mass. are the guests Of Mir, and Mrs. Joseph Allard of 46 Maple street over the weekend.
 Cornelius Prior and William Cronin both students of Holy Cross college in Worcester, Mass. were visitors In town yesterday.
 The annual collection will he taken up at the masses al and 10 o'clock in the church of Our Lady of Mercy tomorrow morning. The last session of the Sunday school will be held at 9 o'clock.
 SPECIAL. NOTICE-To users ot grain in Plainville and vicinity Commencing Wednesday, May 20, we will close our mill at noon during June, July and August. Get your or ders in on Tuesday or early Wednes- day morning. Respectfully, William z. Eaton.-advt.
 Tho Lotus Male Quartette of Ros- ton, Mass, accompanied by reader will appear at the Swedish Bethany church. Tuesday evening. June l9, at s o'clock. Tickets soc; on sale at (, l.. Pierce Co. and Hutgren's Jewe'ry store, ,--advt.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-16
s2OS IS COLLECTED IN CAMPAIGN HERE More Will Probably Come in for
 Camp Fund Over Sunday
 CHAIRMAN THANKS PUBLIC
Play Proves tO Be Great Success Graduation Exercises Held at Town Hall--At tho Berlin Churches- Truck Comes to Grief-Briefs.

The formal report of the chairman of the drive in Berlin for money fol the Disabled Veterans Camp fund Claude W. Stevens, shows total of s2O65O collected in the town.
 East Berlin showed a total of scr Berlin ss9 and kensington S42.oo Ii is expected that more money will be forthcoming over Sunday. accord ing to Mir. Stevens, although the drive has been formally closed in Berlin and the money sent to the drive headauarters in Hartford.
 Mir. Stevens stated this morning that if there are any people who still wish to contribute to the fund, they should give their donations to Mir. Fitzsimons of the Berlin Savings bank. Rev. Samuel A. Fiske of the Berlin Congregational church, or Mir. Stevens.
 The chairman expressed his thanks to the people of the town for the way in which they have aided the work of the solicitors by their generous contributions. He stated that the record Is good one. considering the length of time in which the commit tee had to work.
 It is hoped that the total may be increased to $225 before Monday.
 Truck Comes to Grief.
 A large moving van bound in the direction of New Haven ran off the road on the long hill about a mile south of the center this morning about o'clock and smashed into a fence. damaging the car considerably.
 The van was apparently going at a fast rate of speed and it is thought that the driver. in turning out for another car. did not gauge his dis tance correctly. running into the white safety fence. The radiator and mudguards were smashed. So far as is known. no one was hurt.
 Play Success.
 The play, Honeymoon Flats" pre- sented at the Grange hall. Berlin. last evening by cast from Newington Grange proved to be a success. The hall was filled 10 capacity and ali
New Britain herald., 1923-06-16
SOLDIERS SEND OUT LETTERS

More than 200 letters were placed in the mails today asking contribu- tons for the disabled war veterans recreation camp and the veterans are hopeful that through favorable re- sponse they may be able to reach their $500 quota. only sl,So0 of which has now been subscribed
 Contributions may be left at the of- flee of ex-Mayor George A. Quigley who is one of the trustees of the fund Checks should be made payable to Treasurer John C, Loomis, the com mittee explains.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-16

The play, Honeymoon Flats" pre- scented at the Grange hall. Berlin. last evening by cast from Newington Grange proved to be success. The hall was filled 10 capacity and ali
New Britain herald., 1923-06-16
Memorial Services

soauassen lodge, I. Q. Q. r.. will hold memorial services for departed members in tho lodge rooms tomor- row morning at o'clock The me- morial ritual will he read and there will he a short address by Rev. George Hilton, rector of tho Episcopal church of Our Saviour. Immediately follow ing the ceremonies in the hail. the lodge members will march in body to the cemeteries where graves of de- ceased members will he decorated, All members arc requested 10 bring bon quets of flowers.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-16

The Lithuanian peace societies of Connecticut will hold their annual state picnic at Bridgeport, July i. John Mikalauskas of this city is state president
New Britain herald., 1923-06-16

diligently the Herald classified ads every night.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-05-25

intestinal diseases; one-ffth to causes connected with early infancy; and one-sixth to respiratory diseases. Gary's infant mortality rate from gastric and intestinal diseases, 5o3, was almost double the corresponding rate for the birth-registration area.
 Loss from causes connected with early infancy gave Gary a specific in fant mortality rate (25) half as large as the one from gastric and intestinal diseases, and somewhat less than the rate in the birth-registration area.
 The infant mortality rate from respiratory diseases in Gary was Io.o; from the group of other com municable diseases 1t was III. These rates were both. higher than the cor responding rates, I5.o and 8.o, in the birth-regi istration area.
 Of the births in Gary in 1916, 7I per cent were to foreign-born moth CTS. The principal nationalities were the Polish with Io7 per cent, the Serbian and Croatian with nc per cent, and the Slovak with o.7 per cent. The infant mortality rate among babies of native white moth CTS was o6.o and among infants of foreign-born mothers, 1855. The babies of Polish mothers had the highest rate, I48.3. The mortality rate from gastric and intestinal dis eases among the infants of foreign born mothers was 2H times as high as among those of native white moth CTS and the rate from respiratory dis eases was slightly higher; the rate for other communicable diseases was identical i'll the two groups, while the rates from malformations and from early infancy were consid- erably lower among the infants of foreign-born than among those of na- tive white mothers"
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-05-25
WHALING CITY IS
 MADE OBJECT OF
 LABORER CANVASS
Masons, Hod Carriers and Allied Workers Offered Fancy Prices to Leave New London and Go to New York.

New London, May 25.-Consider- able comment was heard this week in labor circles concerning the reported canvass of the local labor market for men to work as hod carriers and do kindred work for metropolitan con cerns. It was stated that the repre- sentative of New York company went through the Shaw street section of the city on Saturday, offering mas ons and hod carriers, fancy wages to migrate to the big city.
 According to the report, which was the basis of the most comment, hod carriers were offered a four-months' job, wages at the rate of 70 cents per hour, with board and lodging thrown in, together with transportation to and from New York and this city at regu- lar intervals. The explanation of the unprecedented offerings in that line of work, was the acute shortage of both masons and allied workerss in the metropolis, where a big building time past.
 Local labor men complained that it would result in creating a scarcity Of such help in this city and bring about a condition with which local build CTS could not compete, and have bad effect upon. the general situation here. It was pointed out that many local business men have been holding back on contemplated building operations and that by the time they got around to 1t, the labor market would be de- Dleted
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-05-25
EAGLE co. MAKING PORTABLE TYPE OF
 SCHOOLHOUSE NOW

Bridgeport, May 25.-The Eagle Construction company of 728o Bishop avenue, Bridgeport, which specializes in the construction of portable build ings of many types, is now featuring it's portable schoo1houses and libraries as we'll as garages. This kind of con struction is absolutely hreproof and has long life while its other advant- ages, according to the manufacturers, are low cost and adaptability. The buildings may be erected in very little time, and they have proved very popular throughout the state. The company is now making special offer in connection with garage con struction A number of these garages are now giving satisfactory service in this city and vicinity.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-05-25

As a result of superstitious reverence paid to judges. the people have shown a reluctance to assert their right to Criticise these public servants. Also they have unfortunately left the selection of judges, even i'll States like our own where they are elected by popular vote, to the lawyers on the presumption that they best know who Is and who IS not quaIihed. 1 he lawyers i'll turn are the employees ot wealthy men and large cor poratlons. The bar association of this city (NeW York; presume to tell the people who should and who should not De their judges. That association, like every similar organization, IS controlled by a handful of its members, the so- called leaders of the bar. Who are those leaders of the bar? Without ex- Cept1On they are men who are retained by the great corporations to protert them III their special privileges and power to exact tribute from the public. Indeed the very fact of his employment by one of the great corporations makes a lawyer leader of the bar in the esti1na- tlon of his fellows. They seldom or never appear Ill court, but spend their time deVlslng ways and means for their wealthy clients to ClrCumvent the laws passed in the public interest, or to have them declared unconstitutional by the judges whom they help to select and place in power.
 Is 1t any wonder that judges endorsed by such men are disposed to declare laws unconstitutional and grant ex-parte in functions against labor organizations l he people themselves must take the matter of selecting judges wholly into their own hands so far as possible and freely criticise and punish at the polls whenever possible those men who de- monstrate a hostile attitude toward popular rights.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-05-25
By JOHN R. FORD, Justice, New York Supreme Court.

This noxious tree which has grown to such dimensions as to obscure the light of liberty was planted when we took over the judicial system of England to- gether with the common law. With them we also accepted the superstition ot the divine right of judges as deputies of the English kings. Despite the Declaration of Independence and the establishment of a government that was the negat1on of the divine right of any man or set ot men to rule, that old superstition has per sisted.
 As the king and his judges were i'm mune from popular criticism Ill the old days, so we have clothed our judges with like prerogatives of royalty. The robes we wear are but relic of the trapplngs of monarchy While in England the process of growth toward democracy judges of their original powers and prerogatives, in this country the old con- ception of divine right has remained.
 From this springs our doctrine of con- tempt of court carried to such extremes that we have seen the Comptroller of our City sentenced to a term of i'm prisonment i'll New Jersey for daring to criticise a subordinate Federal judge who was attempting to play ducks and drakes with our transportation facilities and the vital public interests involved in them.
 In England no court or judge dare de clare law of Parliament invalid. The chief justice of the court that tried 1t collegues exiled from the country. Even in Canada, our next door neighbor, there is no such power in the judiciary. Ours is the only civilized country in the world where that sovereign power is vested in the judges.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-05-25
Labor News of War-Torn Europe
 In Tabloid Form
GERMANY

GERMANY
 Relief for Ruhr <Population.-Mem em- bers of the Association of Landown- CTS of the Province of Brandenburg have voted to take into their homes 5o,ooo children from the territory occupied by the French.
 LATVIA
 Strike.-Krull machine factory workmen in Riga, after asking for a two hundred per cent increase in wages, went on strike, making 1t probable that the factory will shut down entirely.
 POLAND
 Unemp1oyment.-A a result of in Poland showed a large decrease for ing from 2I8,368~ to 75,262. The first climb, in unemployment figures, up to II7,343, due, principally to the sea sonal employment of February ana March.
 Strikes.-Labor agitation in Lisbon, on account of demands of from 30 per cent to 50 per cent increase Tn workmen's. compensation, eliminated during the past month in strikes of the stevedores, bakers, metal work CTS, wood workers, and carpenters. Delays in shipping and unloading, and scarcity of foodstuffs in the city mar kets- were the principal difficulties af- fecting public interests on account of the strikes
 @SWEDEN
 Successful rbitration in the building material industry has been successful and the laborers have gone back to work in all factories with the exception of one.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-05-25
FORESEES INSURANCE
 FOR UNEMPLOYMENT

New York, May 25.-Insurance for unemployment is possibility, accord ing to J. D. Craig, official of a life in surance company, in a speech in this city. He said unemployment is the one remaining life hazard outside the operation of insurance companies which were in a position to deal with 1t scientifically
 Among the conditions governing such risks, he said, would be stipu- lation to the effect that an employe who was discharged for incompetency could not benefit; nor could an em- ploye who voluntarily left his job.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-05-25
WHY BABIES DIE IN GARY, STEEL
 TRUST TOWN, REVEALED IN REPORT
Low Wage Means Increased Death Rate-Reduc tiOn of Pay Is Execution Order for Helpless
 Infants, Government Findings Show.
By International Labor News Service.

By International Labor News Service.
 Washington, D. C., May ,25.- Cause and effect in the death of babies is revealed in a report on infant nor tality in Gary. Ind, steel town par excellence, just made by the Children's $ Bureau of the Department of Labor.
 This report shows in terms of babies lives how funerals increase when wages go down and how rising wages make life easier for the little ones.
 Gary has an infant mortality rate running far above the average rate of the registration area, condition for which the steel trust appears di- rectly responsible. Two factors clinch this responsibility:
 I-The steel trust wage policy.
 2-The steel trust immigration / and employment policy, under
 which an effort Is made always
 to operate with foreign-born
 workers.
 "A decline in the infant mortality rate with a rise in the earnings of the chief breadwinner in the family was again demonstrated Ill this study" says the report. "When the chief breadwinners' earnings were under $I,o5o year the infant nor tality rate was 1878; when chief breadwinners' earnings reached or exceeded $I,85o per annum, the infant mortality rate fell to 8o.4; among babies to native white mothers when Earnings were in the highest group, the mortality rate sank to Go. Over one-third of the babies of foreign born mothers, and only one-tenth of those of native white mothers, had chief breadwinners in the lowest earnings group; somewhat more than one-fourth of those of native white, and somewhat less than one-twelfth of those of foreign-born mothers, had chief breadwinners whose annual earnings at least equaled $I,85o. From the point of view of infant welfare, low family income is important be- cause of other unfavorable factors ignorance, poor housing ,and inability to purchase medical and nursing ser vice-with which it tends to be asso- ciated"
 As to the death rate among babies in Gary, the report says,
 Among 1858 babies born alive I6o deaths under I year of age occurred, and the resulting infant mortality rate was I24.o. Four-tenths of the deaths were attributed to gastric and
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-05-25
PRESIDENT BERRY
 EXONERATED OF ALL CHARGES

Complete exoneration of Major George L. Berry, president of the In ternatlonal' Printing Pressnen and Assistants Union, and fellow officers was reported to President Gompers ot the American Federation of Labor today in the following telegram from President Berry:
 Pressmen's Home, Tennessee, May 10, 1923. Samuel Gompers, American Fedora
 ton of Labor Bldg, Washington,
 D. C.:
 1 have the honor to advise you that the litigation brought against the In ternational Printing Pressmen and Assistants Union by former Chicago local has been withdrawn by the lat ter and all cases have been dismissed, the Chicago local having reafiliated and has paid fortyhve thousand on account of it's accumulated indebted ness. In other words the union re- sponsible for the lawsuit and nation wide propaganda has voluntarily re- pudiated it's own action and signed the documents submitted to 1t by the international union.
 GEORGE L. BERRY.
 Commenting on the vindication of President Berry, President Gompers said:
 "The press Is not to blame for the nationwide propaganda of criticism in this instance, except for the seem ingly glad attitude to publish any thing which superhcially reflects up on the officers of a labor union.
 Major George L. Berry, president of the International Printing Press men and Assistants Union, was charged with malfeasance in office, misrepresentation of funds of, the or ganization, the litigation covering a period of nearly three years embody ing loss of money, time, etc. Now comes the complete exoneration.
 Those conversant with the situa- tion had expected nothing else; those who knew George Berry could expect' nothing else. 1 have telegraphed him my congratulations and my satisfac- ton that the labor movement rises once again above the attacks of enc mics and the mistakes of mislead members of small minority. Presi- dent Berry's conduct throughout has been courageous and unfaltering."
 When the charges were filed against President Berry by the Chicago local union nationwide propaganda was begun dIlQ CdI1lCu Ou NlSOIOu III the effort to discredit the president of the international union. President Berry's triumph was foreseen from the outset by those who understood the situation, 1t was said at A. F. of L. headquarters. Counsel for the American Federation of Labor was associated in the case with counsel for Major Berry and his fellow off cers.
 One of the features of the attack on President Berry was the fact that extreme radicals joined vigorously in the fight to discredit him and assisted in the propaganda directed against his conduct. s
 Major Berry was a member of the first wartime labor missions sent to Europe by President Gompers in April, 1918 Shortly after his return with that mission he was commission ed as major of engineers and served through the war. He was detailed for duty at the peace conference in Paris after the arn1istice, serving there as liaison officer between the peace con- ference and the labor delegates as sembled for the drafting of the labor charter.