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The Connecticut labor news., 1923-04-20
WORLD RECORD MADE BY MASONS
 IN HARTFORD

Establishing what is conceded to be a worlds record in the construction oi brick buildings, members of the Or ganlzed Building Trades of Hartford Conn, have erected a building on the floor of the State Armorv in the won dertull time of 57 1-2 hours.
 The building complete, both inside and out, IS the center of attraction at the Better Homes Exposition now being con- ducted i'll that city and thousands of visi- tors have daily paused to admire the splendid workmanship displayed through out, unconscious of the fact that they were gazing at the finished product, not ot mansion, but a slzeable brick house built along lines that would attract at- tentlon and admiration anywhere com pleted III time never attempted anywhere else in the entire world-a tribute to the ability and skill of the organized crafts men of their own native city.
 The remarkable structure was con- celved and financed by Robert O. Clark & Sons, brickmakers of East Berlin. Plans for the building were drawn by A. Raymond Ellis, architect and the firm of Wise & Upson were the con tractors in charge.
 The National Brickmakers' Associa- tion deemed 1t impossible to erect the house within the time limit provided between the hour the exposition man. agenent took possession of the armory and the hour for the opening of the exposition. Wise & Upson and MT. Clark considered 1t to be possible, but knew 1t was an unusual feat. Other exhibitions have had parts of houses built III short spaces of time, and there have been frame houses and stucco >houses erected speedily on exhibition grounds hut co,,,p1ata hricl, bo,1ca In c never been put up in ninety-six hours, the time limit allowed for this house which Is the central figure of the Hart ford exposition.
 So interested in the accomplishment was the National Brickrnakers' Asso- ciation that it sent its Vice President Bowen of Cleveland to the exposi- tion Speaking of the unusual feat he said:
 Your proposition to complete your brick house III nlnety-S1x hours actual time allowed you from time of your possession of the arnory to the open an absolute impossibility. You, how ever, thought differently and on my arrival 1 saw your house complete 1n every detail 1t was some surprise to me. It showed me you eastern folks are on your toes some of the time. It shows some organization. Your workmanship shows also you have some high grade mechanics.
 Cooperation of Workrs.
 Your builders, Wise & Upson, tell me you were greatly assisted and the accomplishment made possible only by the enterprise of Robert o. Clark and the cooperation of the Organized Building Trades of Hartford, who saw what a feat was laid out and they gave great assistance to accomplish something that the country had never done before It is something you and your organizations should be proud of and I can see why you have such crowds come to see your wonderful eX- hibits
 To bring about this accomplishment it was necessary to schedule every bit of the work to the different trades. The masons, brick layers, decorators,
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-04-20

WHEREAS Labor's strongest asset is it's Purchasing Power, combined with a general application of Cooper ative principles and
 WHEREAS this is the most inn portant movement ever promoted in our city by Labor to officially advance the spirit of reciprocity and
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-04-20
GRAIN FUTURES
 ACT IS LEGAL

Washington, April Io-The United States supreme court has upheld the validity of the federal grain futures act.
 The Chicago board of trade attack ed the law It objected to the pro vision of the act which prohibits a board of trade from excluding from membership cooperative associations of producers engaged in the cash grain business and complying with all terms and conditions imposed on any other member.
 A previous grain futures act, passed by congress, was annulled by the su- preme court on the ground that grain futures could not be regulated by a prolibitive tax.
 The new law is less drastic. It places grain exchanges under govern ment supervision but>does not pre- vent future trading and speculation when carried on by millers and oth- CTS "in the course of their legitimate business"
 Dispatches from Chicago state that officers of the board of trade in that city will "cheerfully conform to the grain futures law in ever particular as interpreted by the supreme. court" !" As the law permits trading, the brokers are jubilant.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-04-20

BUSINESS COLLEGES Larson Tutoring School of Secretaria1 Train ing, Colonial Bldg, cor. Church and Elm Sts. Tel. Colony 14o6.
 Stebbing Secretarial School, 237 Church St. Stone Accounting and Secretarial School, 116 Church St., Cor. Chapel St. Tel. Lib.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-04-20
Good Supply of Labor

New York, April Pittsburgh correspondent of the Wall Street Journal has this to say of conditions in the steel district:
 The iron and steel industry has advanced wages about II per cent, effective this week. It has a good supply of labor or it would not be producing steel at higher rate than has ever been maintained for any length of time
 Builders and manufacturing con sumers requiring steel would, in many cases, like to have more employees, but there IS no sign that there is not enough labor to consume the steel that IS being made despite the fact that production is 50 per cent greater than in 1912 and 1913, the best pre- war years for tonnages ,and with ex- ports much lighter now"
 This statement was published in the same issue that featured Judge Gary's declaration that the immigration law is mistake and that the labor shortage" is running the country.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-04-20
Numbers Can't Affect
 Rights of WOrkingmen

Zanesvil1e, Ohio, April Io.-In in junction proceedings against organ ized steam engineers, Common Pleas Judge 1emert said the rights of an individual were not lessened when he associated with others in the joint ex- ercise of their individual rights.
 "The right of either capitalists or workers to choose with whom they will deal and to give their patronage and custom to those with whom they can make favorable contracts, Is as clear as the right of an individual SO to do," said the court "If- the object sought to be attained is law ful, a~labor union has right, by fair persuasion and argument, to seek the support and moral influence of those upon whom they bestow their favors as an aid in accomplishing the object sought
 "A person, with Or without reason, may refuse to trade with another; so may 10 or 50 persons refuse"
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-04-20
A Directory of Our FRIENDS

In pursuance, of the movement which has for its purpose the urging of all working people to give Atheir combined support to reputable con- cerns that have uniformly shown a friendly attitude toward\th cause of Labor, there will here be found a directory of enterprises which we feel can be conscientfously endorsed and which are, therefore, justly entitled to ton.
 It does not necessarily follow that concerns which are not here repre- scented are unfriendly, nevertheless those listed on this page have demon strated their sfriendliness in various ways and should have our support.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-04-20

to cooperate with our membership and it is agreed that we will be guided by Consistency as our Prin- ciple and give them our hearty patron age and support in accordance with the established policy of our organ ization.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-04-20

WHEREAS the firms here repre- sented are on record as having mani fested their desire for cooperation with the working classes:
 THEREFORE, although 1t is not inferred that this list covers all firms flair" to Labor, the concerns herein represented have shown their desire
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-04-20
NEW LONDON WEAVERS'
 STRIKE is CALLED OFF

New London, April 9.-About 400 weavers of the Edward Bloom silk mills, who have been on strike for two weeks closing the mills, returned to work this week following a vote to accept a two cents per yard raise in wages taken at a mass meeting. They were receiving seven cents when <hey struck, asked for 10 and now will receive nine cents a yard.
Evening star., 1923-04-29
FISH FIGHTS AMONG
BIG SPORTS IN SIAM

DIR. Hugh NJ. Smith, former United
States commissioner of fisheries. be-
fore he left for Siam. told the follow
ing interesting story Of customs in
the country where he has gone to
serve as fisheries adviser
DR.. Smith said that in Siam one of
the national sDorts is fish fighting
He said. instead of bull fighting.
horse racing. base ball and other
sports, the native of Siam carries in
his hip nocket a little bottle or tube,
much like a test tube used by physi-
clans. just large enough to hold a
fish about two inches long and water
To sustain its life.
meet they say. Lets have a fish
fight. I'll bet my fish can beat your
fish," and then the fun begins They
hunt for A larger vessel in which to
stage the fight. When this has been
obtained they fill it with water and
put in their pets. The fish dart at
each other and continue to push and
fight until one or the other Is wound
ed or inCapacitated. DR.. Smith says
these little fish are very hearty and
ferocious and put up very interest
ing scrap.
In relating other incidents of his
former visit to Siam. DR.. Smith said
it is against the religious principles
said they catch the fish and lay them
on a bank exposed to the sun and
when they are dead they are prepared
and cooked. 1t seems like beating
the devil around the bush, because
few. If any. fish are actually killed in
catching them, death coming after
the catch.
Evening star., 1923-04-29
TENDLER TO RETURN
TO THE ARENA SOON
BY FAIR PLAY,

Lew Tender is due in PHILADELPHIA
shortly He has been having
tough time at Arkansas Hot Springs
where he submitted his right hand to
the painful operation of having the
bone scraped, necessitated by an old
INJURY. The physicians have re-
stored Tenders maulie to perfect
condition for socking and Lew and
ms friends are tickled pink about it,
Undoubtedly Lew will do something
to make the PhiIly outdoor season
interesting. but chiefly his mind will
be centered upon the project of win
ming Benny Leonard's title in an out
door bout against the champion some
night this summer
Both Leonard and Tender have
been keeping this battle in mind
ever since they met in the big Jersey
CITY arena last summer. There is
talk that their second bout NAV be
held in New York city. but the writer
lieVes that Boyle's Thirty Acres will
be the scene of the fight, which will
probably pull to capacity
Leonard is now in Lakewood. work
ing himself into condition for some
projected bouts in the middle west,
which are designed to put him into
condition for the toughest battle of
his career. The talk Is that Pal
Moran Will be the first fighter that
both Leonard and Tender tackle in
their groomlng-up process
Evening star., 1923-04-29
|HAVRE DE GRACE RESULTSl

olds-sunayr. lie Johnson. $40, $40,
10. won; 'Flying Fur, los (Marinelli) f,
~ ts;s5 $3.50. second; Broomaeld, ll2 (BelD
Frankman and Sarko also ran.
SECOND RACE, two miles, for four.ye.r-
0ias .;d up; LivsTgcol a h hglechassoMohiean lss
Is5 {Kieeeer] $3.50, Second; h qranspero, psr,
I4o Rowan, ST. 40, third Time. 4O4 Anne
Excellence. Eudora II, Tell Ne, Draft, Gold
elds an. and up; Greenwich handieap-Tail Tim
bsr. los (gelD. $40. $3.50. $2.lo, won; Fair
Phantom ia [Scobie) So So S2lo secondl
bloomster. lis (McAtee). $3.50. third. Time,
l.iS 80. Tippity Witchet, Sailing B. also
9. FOURTH M RACE. one mile and i. sixteenth; ;
u; 600 added: Chesapeake stakes three.ysar,
olds~Wilderness, lis (ButwelD, $3IO, S2.70,
S. SO SsSai 50 81, sarbaIy @ Bush ITO (Coltiletti),
1ordl s. 20; third. Time, I.47l.5. punlin,
DANIEL: st. Valentine also ran.
fifIH RACE. mile seventy yards; 81. 500 /;
enree.yssr.olds and up Old Dominion hsndi-
$500. 2.lo. second; Paul Jones, 1os T.sna}
Ss.2o. third. Time. l.45 Us Baby Grand,
Dfssirk:rsioni sixTH RsGp slse ran; am.
.eeysar.olds and up; claimins~Trajs eeFa i.r
Crack . Dawn ios tAbeil! s S. "1o; = 90 won; ao
99a: T iunst,a, ll2 (MeLane), IS 80. third.
onne. ine. Lag 10. Fannie Bean Maryland Belle,
SEVENTH RACE. mile and ouar,or. four.
SIS $500 ao.: Lucky iSo S.,. "idisI ioa
{E.nh' {EHe,hh9' $50 o. $40 second; Acosta, io5
1sx 1hks6 G6. .. sia.so. third. Time. 2.l2. sammy
ran. 'o siso
Evening star., 1923-04-29
LEXINGTON RESULTS

=, FIRST RACE. for three-year.olds and up-
Iin MAlvin May. won My Reverie, second: Donges
thlrd. Time, lis. Also ran-Wida, Auntie
SECOND RACE, for three-year-olds; four
Iuriongs - Digit. won; Black Gold. second :.
Wilmer the Wizard. third: Time. o.4s. Also
Will Land. eA'Au anu
THIRD RACE. for three-year-olds and IN.
one mile and seventy yards-Pumps, won: Ne
Az; tisc; second; Fantoche. third. Time. l.47 IS.
fVuEiH RACE. for four.year.olds and I'm
sI sscofa fSariongs-suletpr proof won; Golden Floss.
ranrr7rLssarRolete. r7r Ablaze. Anoson. s'
fnLH RACE, Ashland Oaks. for three.
year-oid fllies; mile-Anna M Humphrev
won! won: Sweetheart. second; Great Luck, third
Aime: 80 - Also ran-Grande Dame.
aOdr aDd fppIl;o1ss-spanish Rose. won; Hello. sec
Also ran-swift Water. Sarah Day nnrn; 1o;
orspge. Nancy McKay, Domino ton and Jovee'
SEVENTH RACE. for four-year-olds and nm
one On, mile and sixteenth-Evelyn White, won
Aiameaa "a Girl. second; Cantilever. third. Time
Lou and Dick Nell. 1ouAs
Evening star., 1923-04-29

missing In his makeup and he
never even approached the throne
of the title holder.
Then there was Sam McSea.
Whnt n form ida BILE looking fighter
this cOlored fellow yvas!. One won
dered-as they watched him in
training-hOw Ii could he possible
for any man to whip him.. Yet Ii
was done often. McVea had a
missing link.
So has BOmba rider Wells. Here's
n mighty fine boxer and hitter.
who usually ends his battles on
the canvas.
Charley Wefnert is another.
This fellow could box ns fast ns n
lightweight. although he IL a
heavyweight himself. Nobody ever
Fad brighter future than this
fcIIOw-yet aias:-a9d ainck:
Recall the old days: steve
O'D0nnellf Peter Mnher:
Peter Maher should have been
champion. He had FItz licked one
time. and. like Charlie White OF
recent vintage, he allowed the title
TO get away from him solely be-
cause he lacked that indefinite
something in his makeup that gets
results.
And so IL gOes.
Alas! And alack!
Evening star., 1923-04-29
hen Legs Fail Floyd johnson LIKELY to Retain Willard Bout
Two RACING STAKES
TO WILSON STABLE

HAVRE DE GRACE RACE TRACK.
Md, April 2S.-It was great after
noon for the r. r. Wilson stable, win
ner of the Preakness last year with
Pillory, when its Wilderness romped
off with the $4,000 Chesapeake stakes,
trimming Barbary Coast from Harry
Payne Whitney's barn, The Clown,
Dunlin and other good ones.
Wilson completed a double when
Tall Timber galloped home ahead Of
classy field in the Greenwich han
dicap. Both the Campfire colts are
candidates for the big spring three
year-old classics and their stock
scared as result of their victories.
In the secondary feature, the Old
Dominion handicap, old Exterminator
failed to equal Man o'War's money
winning record, but he was glorious
In defeat. Beaten a nod in the stake
by Chickvale, II. T. Whitney's sterling
Preakness and Derby candidate, "Old
bones" lost not d bit of prestige with
the huge throng of frenzied fans who
backed him to odds-on favoritism
considering he conceded thirty-two
pounds to Chickvale and that he beat
off his old rival. Paul Jones, his race
was remarkable. 1t was run over
track deadened by falling rain, in
the clever time of 1.45 Is.
Evening star., 1923-04-29

courage. HUT that fs not exactly
1t. Fulton lacks spirit-he lacks
hre-he lacks nuthority-iH other
words. he lacks just the link thnt
would make him a champion.
And Fulton IL not the only one.
Have you ever watched more
aKErnvatinE fighter than JEFF
smith, Here is n ringnnn who
should have been champion long
ago. Hut he never Will. He rnn
hit and box with more skill than
any man Of his weight In fthe
game. yet he lacks that something
that Ilnk-thnt would make him
champion.
Charlie White II another who
has n link missing.
White In n good boxer and a per-
feet hitter. but he lacks the spirit
behind IL all. He should have been
champion on more thnn one 0ccn-
sion. Once he had Champion
Willie Ritchie helpless on the
rOpes-yet allowed him to get
away. He should have won the
title that night, but he hesitnted
md lost.
Remember Al Reich. the AdOniss
Certainly this handsome youth
looked like champion. He has
practically every requisite OF
champion except one-n link was
Evening star., 1923-04-29

Fred Fulton boxed Floyd john
son In Jersey CITY and lost the de-
cisi0n. Ii was an interesting bnt-
tie. Fred Fulton is always inter-
estinE-in one wny or another.
Fulton has n missing link!
The link thnt would connect him
with the cha IN pionship IL missing.
He never Will win o title. lie
lacks just that something to mnke
him n champion. He has every
thing else-Sixe. weight. strength,
the wnllOp and boxing ability. He
should whip anybody - and he
would, too. except for the link
TINT In missing in his make-up.
Fulton Is over six feet four
inches in height. weighs over 200
pounds and has n remarkable left
hand and a knockout punch In his
right. He Is good boxer-yet
with all these advantages there il
no hope for him. There In some
thing missing sOmewhere-a rnth-
er mysterious. indefinite some
thing. OF course, you may say
that the plastered plnsterer lacks
Evening star., 1923-04-29

pound. / heir boat was anchored {
This speedy catch led the anglers to
expect large and glorious afternoon,
but, 10 and behold, after fishing about
two or three hours, moving from one
place to another they added only
assured that this particular rockfish
did not come up the river by himself.
and that many of his companions will
be caught.
The banks of the Potomac along the
Virginia side of the river were crowd
both male and female, snagging her
ring. A majority of them returned
with good punches.
The herring crowd out the perch
that precede them on their annual
visit to the up-waters of the river
AS the herring seem to be in abun-
dance in the vicinity of the Chain
bridge, it is natural to assume that
the perch have commenced to drop
down stream. and il this is the case.
almost any place from Haines Point
to the Three Sisters and a little above
should reward the angler with
good size catch.
The fishing editor has been informed
by a man who spends great deal
of his time in the vicinity of the har-
Dor precinct that the Washington
channel is one of the best places to
catch rockfish upon their return from
spawning. He said that one morning
last year he caught stxty-f1ve, and
that most any morning he could go
out on the wharf next to the Fire
fighter. the Districts guardian along
the water front, and pick up from ten
to twelve rock in short time. He
sa id the best time was shortly after
daybreak.
Evening star., 1923-04-29

WI thC liuSSCl UCuS.
Sevenhuysen of Northwest Washing
hardhead season at the beach Thurs
day evening by filling a market
basket. They were caught off
the pier during the night, which,
as marked last season, seems
fish to feed. Sevenhuysen is very
modest and made no effort to ex-
plot his remarkable catch. This Is
the first big catch OF the spring sea-
son. and. since the seine fishermen are
herring and rockfish with their catch
Of shad. it is forecast that the fishing
will get better as the month of May
grows; At present the fish, do not
come in as far to feed as they will
later on.
Lnteness of the spring and the con-
tinued westerly and northwesterly
winds have contributed much to keep
ing the hardheads in deep water.
Supt. Donald has been catching
few fish off the pier during
the past week or two. He is in
variably among the very first to dis
cover when the hardheal is in evil
dence. Just as soon as they appear
in the big seine haul he is On the
job.
During the high winds of last
week several persons who were fish,
ing off the pier had the misfortune
to have some Of their wraps swept
overheard. One angler lost his over
coat And they landed only one fish.
DIR. j. Frank Wallis was down to
the beach for a few days. He is an
enthusiastic fisherman that begins
early He put in several evenings
on the pier, but was not fortunate.
Not to he outdone by any visiting
angler, Supt. Donald slipped out on
the pier on Friday evening and
gathered a basketful of fine hard
heads.
A report just received from Bene-
dict stated that the hardheads have
made their appearance and are biting.
but no large catches have been made.
Perhaps they are waiting for the
Washington anglers.
Evening star., 1923-04-29

ana firpO. too, Is a strong attraction.
Thus, even while they are not 10
meet each other, they are on the sanI,.
card 'and the chances are that tn.-
customerS-aS they are now called
VIII turn out in satisfactory number.
70 see them perform. Probably no
SO many Will storm the turnstiIes ~
would pay good money t. see J,>E
and Luis in action AGAINST cach at hcf..
bit enough to pay all purses and t4yt
the milk fund a great boost.
Chance of Shift Remote.
1t should be understood, therefor,
that while the possibility of las
minute shift of opponents has not We
vanished, 1t is remote. The cnanccS
Rickard would run in putting Iirp.,
cantly in his mind; for, unless IT,.
battle happened to be a draw, il.
would mean that one of Dempsey
logical opponents would be ciiml4-
ated. And while Rickard is wilIisl-
enough to pu. On a charity show. ~.
him OF fut ire prospects valued Ill
many hundreds of thousa n,is or dbl
lars.
If Willard met Firpo. a certai..
future bout. which sizes up as pc
haps million dollar attraction
Dempsey and Firpo-in Buenos Aire..
New York. or Jersey City-would h.
the great promoters forfeit were Jes4
70 play the part of butcher to lie
huli OF the pampas. If the tables
were turned and Willard were beaten
a projected battle between the present
champion and the Pottowatomia
giant would go fooey. And ther"
you are
johnson No Easy Mark.
All things considered, good show
manship would suggest that Willard
and Johnson be permitted to proceed
az per schedule. For. make no mis-
take, Jess would gain prestige were
he TO stow his rugged young rival
away. Johnson may not be a world
beater. but any one who knocks him
out is going to get all necessary
credit.
In the meantime. what with activi-
ties in behalf of Tommy Gibbons ami
the clearing up of other heavyweight
contenders as a result of the May 1
carnival ii looks to be a foreg ona
conclusion that We shall see Jac+s
Dempsey in action more than once
before the snow flies
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1923-04-29
WIFE BARRED FROM
SEEING HUBBY FIGHT

MUSkEGoN. Mich. April os-ATrs
Joe Lohman has been forbidden by the
State Athletic Association to attend
any more boxing exhibitions in which
her husband, the Toledo heavyweighr.
participates.
Charles Campau of Detroit chair
man of the association. made the an
nouncement. giving as his reason tn.
alleged coaching tactics employed Iz
Mrs. Lohman while her husband was
in the ring
Campau said that in a recent bout
between Lohman and Floyd Iohnsor
at Grand Rapids. Mrs Lohman. fro-e
a ringside seat. kept up d rrrcir4:
fire of conversation.