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The Connecticut labor news., 1924-10-04

given service The court has no right
 visibility of proposed enactments be-
 fore or after they have been under
 taken. Ii is limited to the application
 of constitutional limitations to the leg
 1slative power; whether in undertak-
 ing legislative enterprises the 1egis1a-
 tive power actually disregaTds these
 limitations and seek to do something
 which the organic law declares to be forbidden. The supreme court did not
 create the declaration of independence
 nor did 1t formulate the constitution
 and the bill of rights It is the crea- ture of that organization, and will con- tinue to be the creature of 1t however
 amended from time to time. It can never be anything greater than the
 constitution makes 1t. All this talk about exercising veto power, usurp
 ing an authority that does not belong to 1t, and acting generally like tyrant lis pure nonsense invented for no other purpose than to take from the judiciary the power invested in it by the con- stitution and transfer 1t to hands 1t was the express object of the founders to keep it out of, fearing the effect upon political stability of decisions reached in the halls of legislation under great emotion or passion.
 MT. Gompers wants this guarantee of
 liberty under a representative system of democracy taken away despite the fact that, during its career, the court has served the cause of justice, and integrity, and legislative honor with such notable intelligence that the few d1sappointments to popu- lar clanor, which it has been obliged to dispense, are insignificant in com parison and unworthy of recital as ar guments in behalf of a new deal. Nor is 1t for the interest and welfare of labor to have the supreme court shorn of the power conferred upon 1t by the constitution. It would not today have the rights commonly accorded 1t had not the courts found hem valid, nor would the possibility ,f their further expansion under con- inued agitation be what 1t is if the ourt was denied the duty of testing heir validity in the acid of constit,l- iona1 grants and immunities. With he power conferred upon halls of leg station, which MT. Gompers approves, he future of labor is the field of de- 1 elopment would be subjected to the anne htful gusts of political passion in | he halls of legislation that~wou1d con- ront all other elements of society to l ts constant disturbance in every line | f human activity and in every phase f human industry. Chaos would come 0 take the place of stability.
 There is nothing in the career of MT. 1ompers that harmonizes with these eactionary views of his expressed by | jim for the first time as the free and
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-10-04
STRIKERS ENDOWED

Birmingham, Mass, Oct. 1.-The superior court has enjoined striking textile workers from gathering in the vicinity of the Roxbury Carpet com pany's plant One picket at each gate of the plant is permitted.
 This court control of picketing IS in line with a recent decision by the United States supreme court.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-10-04
OVERTIME OPERATION

According to figures compiled by the General German Workmen's Union in it's investigation of 46,122 factories em- ploying 2,453,523 workmen, the highest percentage of overtime operation has been in the textile industry
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-10-04
FUR WORKERS GAIN

Philadelphia, Oct. 4.-Following an energetic organizing campaign, fur workers in this city have secured new wage agreement. Practically every To- cal employer has signed. Wages are advanced 10 per cent, provision is made for unemployment insurance and better working conditions are assured.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-10-04
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYES

By Hungarian government decree, a 42-hour working week for higher grades of government employees, and 45-hour week for employees of the low CT grades, without additional compen- sation for overtime, will become effec- tive on October l, 1924.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-10-04

farseeing leader of organized labor. It is because of that that we are forced to believe that he is no longer the free and farseeing leader of labor, but is, rather the articulate agent of the ma jority of the executive committee.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-10-04
CAUSES UNEMPLOYMENT

It is said that immigration is largely responsible for the large number of applicants for employment in Northern Ontario.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11
Christmas sale. Much interest was

Christmas sale. Much interest was
aroused on all sides. SO with combin-
cd forces and plenty OF enthusiasm
the sale this year promises to me-
the highest expectations.
For the benefit of those who were
not present to hear the good news 1t
las been announced that there will
he another supper before the Decent
Ter I business meeting. It Is hoped
that the number present at that SUP
per will be 20 instead OF 30. Those
who intend to come are requested To
sign up In ample time so that plenty
Of delicious food may be provided.
Two new classes are starting this
week which will certainly alleviate
the Christmas problem. An art class
tegins Wednesday evening with Mrs.
Mabel Thompson IS instructor. and
che in fancy work on Thursday with
two connected with the club to
teach It. Miss Caro- Ham!en VIII
have charge OF the instruction IN
Italian hemstitching and Miss Rose
mond Conner will teach embroidery
Of all kinds.
Mrs. w. r. Pattargall will give
another talk on Public Issues OF the
I,ay" on Friday ut 100 =. NJ. She
will cover all National Problems but
will devote considerable time to the
Child Labor bill. Those who at
tended her last discussion group at
the club will surely come again and
others will not want to harbor the
regret OF missing this one also.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11
Patient From Togus Home
Hospital Takes French Leave

Mike Oman. a patient in the hos
pitnl at ths National Home. who was
picked up on the Thomaston road
one night several weeks ago and for
u time bafiicd the police with his
lurid story Of being held UP and rob-
he'd of his clothes. decided to venture
forth into the cold world again last
evening. His liberty was short lived
however. and In response to teie-
phone call from the National Home
authorities. Officer Ramsdeil Of the
Augusta police went out toward the
Home and located Oman. bringing
him TO this city, where hospital at
PENDANTS camo and took him back
late last night.
As on the previous occasion. the
man left the hospital clad only In
lis underwear. and with thin bath
robe for outer garment. lie Is a vic
Tim OF mental disorders and tells an
extraordinary story of his adven-
lures and experiences.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11
Much Accomplished
At Monthly Meeting
Augusta Girls Club

Whether Ii was duo TO the sup.
per or to IN unusual amount OF In
,ercst and enthusiasm on the part
&c tho girls Il is hard to determine,
but. I'm any event. Monday evening
~ the Girls Community club vas
certainly worth while and the thirty
memhers who attended had no re-
gret4 The business meeting was
reppy and fun OF variety with the
discussion drifting from the state
conference at Lowell held in Octo-
her and at which Mrs. Mildred Gray
acted as official delegate to classes
and parties OF all sorts which will
take place during November and,
last but not least. TO the Christmas
salo to be- held al tho Club House
december IL.
IA report on the sessions OF The
Nlassac hUsetts League of Girls
clubs was read by Mildred Gray in a
delightfully."- interesting manner. The
report concerned not only the bust
,ess matters which were acted upon
~ the Towel, meeting but also the
recreational program participated In
Ivy the delegates from the n clubs
comprising the membership. and in
iercsiiag suggestions from the Ma.
Nunai hcodntarterS on the uctiVtt1es
Tanned Tor tho future.
Miss Mary Southam Smith. was
elected general chairman OF the
committee in charge OF the Christ.
MAS sale. Each member is expected
70 furnish two articles and nearly
every evening between now ana the
date OF the sale win see groups at
she club house working on these
articles. Other things may be going
On also. bat the club house accom-
",iates u goodly number and most
,Soplc cen work With the hands ana
scciablc. a. any raso,
While the club members were par.
t;.king OF the deiectahie repast on the
'ewsr floor prior TO their meeting.
the advisory board with Its new
president, Mrs. Joseph Williamson.
assembled upstairs to discuss the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11

therefore, to drowning. An autopsy
which had been conducted by the
state pathologist had not been COM
pleted tonight.
Holloway said he came here to
visit his wife and children, and de-
clared he was willing to return and
had planned to give himself up prior
to his arrest after he had seen his
name mentioned in newspaper ac-
counts of the case. Solicitor Ryan
said that Holloway was wanted on
charge of attempted burglary in
Whitefield. He declared that on Fri
day night a man attempted to enter
the Eome of Emile Dudley. Travers'
friend and the last person known to
have seen him alive. Dudley express
sed the belief that some person in
volved in Travers' death wished to
silence him.
Travers was former grand knight
Of the local council of the knights of
Columbus.
Holloway asserted that he was not
near the scene of the Tfavers home
on the night Of Nov. 4. He said that
he was in Lunenburg. VT. ut his
brothers home and went out to visit
a neighbor. He said shat he did not
KNOW lTdVerS. On inc night OF the
attempt to break into Dubey's house
he declared he was in Twin Mountain
after having encountered some bat
terry trouble in driving his car
through Whitefield.
Witnesses of the attempt of n man
to enter the Dudley home furnished
descriptions which led to Halioways
arrest and one identified him today
as the intruder who fed when a
member of the family discovered
Mrs. Marion Holloway today at the
police station said that she could not
believe Holloway concered i'm Ira
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11

II the annpai cony Night rally ~
any baromstsr. Gardiner y In for .
sti6 tfimmins this morning At the
hands Of the Cony gridmen. C0ny
grads and undergrads, and some that
never attended the school were
present at Assembly hall Monday
right, on the eve Of the Gardner
game to tell the wsaSsrs Of the Cony
moleslkins that they felt collectively
and Individually that Cony could
take the measure OF the Gardiner
team.
Several former cony football I'll
we're on the platform and were called
upon to speak. The nrSt Of these
was Roland Hcftbner. Mr.. Scrfbner
told Of games played BY the teaf1
~ wficli ne was q member In the
early days when football was a new
game In the school. He declared
that the same spirit that carried
cony to victory then would do 20
now and urged the students to back
their team to the limit.
Judge Benedict r. Maher. the next
speaker, declared that Cony high In
the days when he played would not
he content to win from Gardiner but
that at that time they played bigger
teams. Portland. Bangor and the coll
leges. The team upon which he
played was the first high school
team in the state and they played
not for individual glory but for the
glory Of their school. He spoke OF
the effect that the spirit Of sports.
rtanship az evidenced In school
"a mes OF this sort will in after years
shape the life OF the students.
Hon. Frank G.. harrington. the
third speaker was forced to stop for
several minutes al the students rose
to their feet and cheered after he
had declared that much Of the credit
for the work of the team this year
should go to Coach Nal Morreli
whom he declared to he the best
high school coach In the State. Mr.
harrington said that he had seen
four OF the last five Armistice Day
games between Cony and Gardiner
and that he was very sorry that ne
had been forced to miss one OF them.
He expressed his sorrow that he
would also be obliged to miss the
game today because Of business rea-
sons. but stated that In his heart he
believed that Cony would add an
other victory TO the three that she
mas won IN the past HFc odTuIiri
games. Gardiner has won but one.
of thess. tho other going to a tie
score.
Coach NAL MorreIi was then called
upon for few remarks and In His
usual modest manner he made II short
md snappy. lie told the students that
the team could not but play a better
game after having been present at a
demonstration like that one. and sat
down.
Frank ffewins. who was also q menu
her Of the first Cony team took ex-
ccptions to tho declaration OF Mr.. Ma
her with respect to the importance OF
The Cony Gardiner game. He stated
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11
FREEDOM

Ralph Clement went to Boston ~
week after passing the summer n''l
with his family.
Isaac p. Critics is in Boston w
short visit with his sister. ~
Mrs. Martha Vose leaves town ~
week TO pass the winter Win =
daughter in Waterville. ,,.s s
Dirigo Grange will meet FI ~"
evening. Nov. ID. ut 1880 p. m. NJ
The Sunday school Is preparmsss
Thanksgiving concert. ~
The annual ball Of Freedom Lv ~
X. Of +. will take place Friday yy
ming. Nov. Fl in the Grange ns%
The senior class Of Freedom As m,
envy is preparing the drama. !. { II 4
Conover's Ward". to, be gNes
Thanksgiving under the direc'i0s
Mrs. Edith Small
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11
Seek Restoration
German Dye Patents
And Trademarks

Philadelphia. Nov. 1o.--Restoration
OF Approximately FIVE thousand Ger
man dye patents and tradema rks,
seized by the alien property custodian
and sold to the Chemical Foundation.
Inc. for $271.000, was sought today by
the government before the United
states circuit court of appeals, in ar.
eument for reversal OF the dismiss
sal Of the governments suit for their
recovery by the federal district cour;
of Delaware.
The governments argument was
presented in its opening phase by
''Hfry w. Anderson, special assistant
Attorney General Harlan r. Stone.
Intentions of the government at
- trial in the lower court. including
fl'orges that Francis P. Caravan. while
"licn property custodian. had sold the
patents to the Chemical Foundation.
Of which he became president. were
reviewed by Mr. Anderson. He at.
tackled the authority for the state.
pointing out that Frank l.. Polk. un-
der-secretary of state. had signed the
order Tor the sale on February IS,
1913. whereas President Wilson, for
whom Polk had been acting in such
matters during the presidents alb
sence In Europe. had returned to
Washington the night before.
Citing President Wilson's express
lon before his departure for Europe
that fair value be placed I'm the
treasury for other seized Germac
property. Mr.. Anderson declared that
the sale Of the patents was CON
fscation" because It was .'destruc-
tive of the monetary value OF the
property
The transaction" he continued.
was the result of scheme OF con-
spiracy to get control OF these
patents and II void as being the re-
suit Of q conspiracy in doing q law
fui act In an unlawful way and for
al, unlawful purpose.
In addition to Mr.. Garvan. Mr..
Anderson pointed out. other officials
of the alien property custodians' ie-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11

"No1c tre're ready for you, Miss
Lane" the director called finally.
swear I'm going to stop It: no mat
ter how fat I get. 1t isn't worth so
much exertion to keep thin" You
could tell that she was dead tired
from the way her voice dragged, but
she smiled very sweetly at me. and
told me looked lovely. I was SO
surprised; ia always thought that
all stars we're frightfully jealous.
It was eleven o'clock before We
were out on the floor, ready to work.
met the leading man, who was
awfully nice; he was young and
very good looking, and he'd brought
his dog to the studio with him: It
was darling Airedale puppy. and
he and l got pretty we'll acquainted.
playing with the dog, before We
went. to work.
"Now. we're ready for you, Miss
Lane" the director called finany.
after he'd made a closeup scene of
Mary Blank and the leading man at
the foot Of the stairway. You como
over here and talk with him as Miss
Blank did. Then he catches YOU IN
in his arms, as he did with her just
now, and you throw Your arms
around his neck and drop your head
on his shoulder. so that your face
won't show. And hang on tight, so
that he won't drop you"
|Tomorrow-Lawrence French Again.
lYheefer Syn3ic0te- Inc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11
Rail Supt. Hurt
In Work Car Crash

Cincinnati. Nov. 10-C. NJ. Mitchell,
general superintendent of the South
crn Railway system. was under the
care of physicians at Christ hospital,
Cincinnati, today following a COLI
sion of a gasoline propelled inspec-
ton car with a loaded coal train near
Bardsville. KY. last Saturday.
Mr.. Mitchell suffered n fractured
leg and numerous painful bruises
when he jumped from the car. which
in addition to Mr.. Mitchell, was car
rying seven passengers. three of
whom were more or less seriously
hurt. The party was on an informal
inspection Of the Southery Railway
system
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11
Fugitive Denies
Any knowledge
OF Travers Staying

Lynn, Mass. Nov. 1O-Karl Halo
way of Twin Mountain. n. IT., ar
rested here today as fugitive from
justice in New Hampshire in connec-
ton with the murder of James T.
Travers of Whitefield. n. H.. on Now
ember s, will return to Whitefield to-
morrow. he said tonight. Holloway
denied all knowledge of the death of
Fravers whose body was found be-
meath two logs in n mill pond half
q mile from his house on Wednes-
day morning, last.
County Solicitor Mathew j. Ryan
of Berlin, y. H.. told the local police
today that. according to information
furnished him. Travers was already
dead when his body entered the
pond and that death was not due,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11
Fort Falifax Boys and Girls
Make Fine Showing in
County Contest

Through the courtesy Of Mrs. Nina
Hodges. Mrs. Harriet Peck, and
Scott Drummond. ten members Of
the Fort Halifax Boys and Girls
Club were conveyed by automobile to
Readfield Saturday to attend the
Kennebec County contest held at
Readfieid Grange Hall. Those to at
tend. besides the project leader. Mrs.
Nina Jakins. were: Rebecca Reed,
Haskell, Glenys Rainey. and Ruth
thy Reed. Carol Wilson. Dean
Hodges. Ruth Robinson, Margaret
Haskell. Glenys aRiney. and Ruth
Norton.
A fine dinner was served to the
children through the kindness of the
Chamber Of Commerce, Farm Bur-
eau and Readfield Grange.
Henry Reed won two champion
ships in potato raising and general
gardening; John Patterson won the
championship in poultry manage
ment; Benny Wood in chick raising:
Margaret Reed for cooking and
housekeeping; Elmore Wood for
sweet corn. The Fort Halifax Club
also received the seal of achieve
ment. and was rewarded by much
praise from the announcer of the
championships, who laid stress on
the splendid work the Fort Halifax
Boys and Girls had done.
The adult workers in the Fort
Halifax Boys and Girls Club wish to
have announced at this time the
names of those who have given
much support toward making the
club what it Is today, in both mat
tiers of their interest and finance.
The names are as follows: Lithgow
Club of Winslow; Sebasticook Liter
airy Club Of Winslow: The Fort Hall
fax Chapter of the D. A. R.; Mrs.
Samuel Clark. Mrs. j. o. Peck Mrs.
Edward Towie. Mrs. Russell Weeks,
all Of Winslow.
+. T.. Miles. proprietor OF the
Winslow cash store. recently gave n
bag of flour as a prize in the local
boys and girls club contest in the
cooking and housekeeping project;
Kendall and Ramsey gave n bag of
dry mash in the same contest. as a
prize in the chick raising project:
c. |. Davis of Waterville gave a bag
of Granden's Red Flag Dry Mash as
a prize in the local contest in the
poultry management project.
Al this support is much appre-
ciated and enables the club to put
itself on n level with the best Of
them,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11
CONY GRADS AND UNDERcRADS BOOST FOR
- VICTORY OVER OLD TIME RIVALS TODAY

that II had been proven that the Cony-
Gardiner game 10 the really impor-
fant gxf1As OF the season. and that TO
win today Cony wifi be obliged to play
their best game as 1t In well known
fact tfas Gardner plays hest against
cony.
/. Each Of the speakers was roundly
rot only filled the hall but clustered
outside the doors. The cheers were
led by Miss Marguerite Leuchtsr. Miss
Mildred Meigs. Sheldon Washburn ana
Clement Gregoire, and the chandeliers
ratified when the crowd got tuned up.
While the school orchestra under
the direction of Miss Thorne was
playing, apples we're distributed and
preparations were made FOR the sec
ond part Of the program. This con-.
sisted OF stunts staged by the differ
Hnt glasses and they were very cieyer
The first was the rally Of the Hay
makers High School on the eve Of
their big srudgs battle. The sopho-
more class look over the carrying out
Of this idea and their representation of
q chick" school was very good.
The Freshman class offered the
Wreck Of the Hesperus." This was
clever take-on on an operating room
with the doctors being represented by
this Cony gridders in football helmets.
When they got done with Gardner.
who was on the operating table for
diagnosis. that school was total
wreck.
The Junior Offering was probably
the best OF the four. Dick Eastman
and Ken Haskell appeared in some
staged a dialogue followed by sever
raj funny take-offs to the tune OF
1T Amt Going to Rain No More"
When they tried to revive, But Yes
We Have no Bananas" they were
surprised to find that they had plen-
ty Of them and there were 50 many In
the air that they were forced to beat
q retreat.
The final number was the Senior
travesty on a Cony high assembly at
which the returns from the Cony-
Gardiner game were broadcast by ra-
do for the benefit OF the students.
The running account OF the game
would indicate that It was peculiar
exposition Of the art and caused
much laughter.
Throughout these slsits various
members of the faculty were held up
to public view In a jolly but inoffen-
sive manner that kept everyone
laughing.
The members OF the squad were
then called to the stage and each
member was cheered roundly by the
entire gathering. A good stiff Cony
yell brought the affair to a close and
the members OF the squad hurried to
bed with a strong determination to
put everything they have into the
game and to bring home the bacon"
Manson Gordon. chairman Of the
committee in charge of the Cony
night rally. was master Of ceremon-
les and the program was staged In a
smooth manner that brought words
Of commentator from the large
throng that attended.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11

THAT cloudy teeth, yellow
i ish, diseolored teeth can be
made whittier IS now an accepted
fact. Foremost dentists Of the
world are widely urging this new
method. You can have cleaner,
prettier teeth if you will start
today.
This is accomplished by COM
batting a xiscous film that covers
teeth. A stubborn, hard to re-
move film that old type denti-
frices do not fight successfully.
Run your tongue across your
teeth and you can feel this film.
Under it are the clear, attractive
teeth you envy in others. Com
bat it, and your teeth become
many shades whiter-more glis-
tening. This offers you a Today
test free. Mail the coupon.
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To Pass on Future
Status Rev. FOsdick

New York, Nov. 10-The future OF
the Rev. DR.. Harry Emerson Fosdick,
whose resignation as associate pastor
of the First Presbyterian church here
was accepted recently after he had
declined to join the Presbytery. will
be decided at n meeting of the Pres
bytery next Monday afternoon. 1t was
announced today.
4 The Rev. DR. Edgar W. Work. for
mer pastor of the fourth Presbyterian
church. was to have presented an Of
fetal report on DIR. Fosdick Mt to-
days meeting of the Presbytery. but
consideration of other matters occu-
pied most of the session. DIR. Work
would not intimate the nature OF his
report