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The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-27
Navy Yard Employees
 Submit Living Wage

Washington, Sept. Z.-Navy yard machinists have joined with the post office clerks and organized federal em- ployes in declining to accept Presi- dent Coohdge's recent statement that wages generally have increased more than living costs.
 "So far as the navy yard workers are concerned, the President is in error" said President Alias of the navy yard workers branch of the International Association of Machin- ists. The machinists' wages have i'm creased on an average but 60 per cent. The President says that living costs are now 6e per cent above pre-war days, SO that on the face of his state ment we are entitled to per cent wage increase"
 The machinists will emphasize this point before the navy yard wage board, composed of three navy officials.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-27
More Miners Killed

Kemmerer, Wyo-, Sept. 2.-An ex- plosion at mine No 5, owned by the Kemmerer Coal Company, caused the death of nearly half hundred miners. The bodies were charred beyond rec ognition. The only means of identif- cation was the numbers on the electric lamps carried by the victims. A num- Der of men were found sitting in cars in which they were about to ride to the surface for dinner. Some were on their hands and knees, many with their hands over their eyes. Death was probably instantaneous in most cases ..#H
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-27
Many Houses Unsafe

Kansas City, Mo, Sept. H-"There are 100000 persons living in apartments in this city and it is safe to say that 100000 of them are scared to death every day because their dwellings are unsafe" said the president of an asso- ciation of apartment owners in this city.
 Scores of new apartments being erected in this city are criminal" the speaker said. T could take you to a dozen right now in which I can punch my hand through the walls. In some the walls are so thin you can see be- tween the rooms. They are not fit to live in, and are death traps"
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-27
Railroad Valuation
 Starts Long Fight

Washington, Sept. 27.-The fong fight of the railroads against the val uation system of the interstate com merce commission has taken a new angle and the matter is now before the District of Columbia supreme appearance i'll the United States su- preme court, which probably means years of litigation.
 The fight revolves. around the com City Southern railroad for the purpose of setting rates. The commission made its first decision in July, 1919, when 1t ruled that the property had tentative value of $49, ,445 ,oO7. The railroad management insists that its property is valued at practically twice that amount and that the commission considered only it's physical value and not it's intangible values, such as good will and earning capacity. If the lat ter claim IS upheld, high rates are justified.
 The railroad managers insist that the value should be based on the mar ket value of their properties, while the commission claims that the value should be based on the amount of money actually expended.
 These two theories appear in every rate-making proposal and the final de cision will have a far-reaching effect.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-27
PULLMAN PROFITS JUMP

Chicago, Sept N.-The Pullman company is a notoriously 1ow-wage, anti-tinion concern, but it can earn a 10 per cent dividend for its stockhold- CTS after other profits are hidden in various funds. The report of the last fiscal year shows that after all deduc- tions were made, there remained a net profit of $13,603,062.
 The company organized subsidiary company to manufacture its sleeping cars, SO that this plant is outside of federal jurisdiction.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-27
Aiding Union Bakers

New York, Sept 27.-Ofhcers of the New York State Federation ot Labor have issued an appeal to organized labor to aid the bakers in their fight against the Ward concern and other anti-union corporations The Ward firm broke it's contract to establish the anti-union shop.
 Trade unionists are urged to at all times patronize union bakers and give their moral support to a statewide campaign now being conducted by these workers.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-27
HEAVENS WON'T FALL
 BY COURT CRITICISM

New York, Sept 27-"The President IS easily disturbed by any word of criticism of the courts" says the New York World, which declares that the President Fin his agitation seems to imagine that only the supreme court stands between the American people and red ruin"
 When group of persons ventures to question it's infallibility he can feel the earth rock on its foundations and hear the heavens crumb1ing. An un- friendly remark reaches his ear, and all property is to be wiped out, all liberty destroyed.
 For in Wisconsin a new Attila has arisen who, at the head of his. socialist hordes, is preparing to sack great cities Jay waste rich provinces and make barren wilderness of the United States"
 In this chafng spirit the World dis cusses the Presidents Baltimore speech, which included dire prophecies if the supreme court is criticised. The World advises MT. Coolidge to "compose himself" and the chief ex- ecutive is reminded that the nine members of the court, though learned in the law, 'infrequently differ among themselves, sometimes by as close a margin as five to four.
 At critical moments the court has even reversed itself, as in the income tax cases. In judicial way its mem bers freely combat one another's views and publish conflicting opinions. And after they have rendered decisions ii l has happened more than once that congress has passed new legislation to get around those decisions and has | submitted amendments to the consti- tuition which state legislatures have ratified, to the end that measures banned by the supreme court shall be made possible What has happened before may happen many times again "The constitution is not unchange- able and the supreme court IS not ar | immovable bar to progress under the constitution says the World. "Bu' what seems so terribly to alarm Mir Coolidge is the suggestion that one justice, or possibly two, serving te make up a narrow majority of the supreme court, shall not necessarily be. always an obstacle that congress can not surmount. It may some day come to that, if public opinion in the United States is ripe for such an in novation.
 At any rate, the limitation of the powers of the court is proposal that may be reasonably discussed. Nc matter how many people or how few accept the idea or reject it, it is not melting a riot or promoting revolu- tion to discuss it, any more than di- cussing Fall, Daugherty and Forbes is to menace the basic principles of self government"
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-27
BlOOmm Mill Strike
 Tightly DeadlOcked

New London, Sept. 27-Fo1lowing a brief and stormy meeting of the com mittee representing the striking weav- CTS of the Edward Bloom Company silk mill here and the management, by Edward Bloom himself, settlement in the near future seems hopeless and the probability of the closing of the entire plant within short time appears imminent
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-27
By International Labor News Service

By International Labor News Service. Providence, R. l., Sept. 2.-While Big Business is pleading for the American ization of the immigrant" and to a considerable extent finding fault with the restriction of immigra- ton, 1t is in this section attempting to create a "Patronize New England Products" campaign as a part of the Made in America" effort.
 There are reasons for such a cam- paign at this time. In many of the New England industrial centers fully half the wage earners have been idle for many months, while others have worked part time.
 Employers Kidd" Jobless Workers.
 Ordinarily such conditions would bring the industrial depression" cry from manufacturers, but instead it is announced by them that the country is suffering from too much prosper ity" The workers are told that, from a percentage standpoint, they are bet  While in a certain sense this IS true they are better off than workers in many other countries-it does not ex- cuse the condition that exists. Some thing else Is in the mind of the em- ployer. The action of part of the textile industry in announcing wage reductions may be the sforerunner of other similar announcements.
 But inquiry has developed some in teresting facts. One real reason for unemployment is the lack of real Americanism on the part of employ CTS and Big Business houses Use of Foreign Goods Hits Toilers.
 When is there opportunity for em- ployment for shoe workers when Bos- ton department stores purchase foreign made and imported boots and shoes to sell to the workers of New England when New England is noted as the largest boot and shoe producing center in the world? ..s~ .m. ...'
 Where can American glass workers get work when the plate glass trust closes American factories and distri- butes plate glass imported from abroad?
 What must happen to American workers when Edison electric plants close their American production shops and import lamps from abroad?
 What must happen to workers i'll the woolen mills when American woolen companies close their plants and distribute imported woolens to their trade a..
 What must happen when the man. ufacturers of one of the best adver- tised brands of hosiery puts its label on imported hose for sale in America?
 Telephone Trust Imports Goods.
 What must happen to American workers when the telephone trust, having its own factories in America, imports telephone material from abroad instead of manufacturing it in its American plantss
 It is pointed out that this policy of importing cheap foreign-made goods while American plants are colsed is not calculated to impress the immigrant with the desirability of American citizenship, nor is it calcu- lated to improve the condition of the masses of Americans. n. Big Business Should Be Amerieanized.
 Labor men point out that there
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-27
GARMENT WORKERS ACTIVE

New York, Sept, 27-Every union cloak and dress makers shop in this city will be canvassed for contributions to the La Toilette campaign. This was agreed to at meeting of representa- tives of the 50,000 unionists employed in this industry.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-27
FREY HEADS OHIO LABOR

Columbus, Ohio, Sept. H.-With John F. Frey, editor of the Interna- tional Holders Journal, as its new president, the Ohio State Federation of Labor will redouble its energies in favor of the federal child labor amend ment, anti-labor injunction legislation and other remedial proposals.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-27
WIRE MEN ADVANCE

Detroit, Mich, Sept. N-A new wage agreement with the City Light ing Company of Wyandotte, near here, raises rates of Electrical Workers Union No. 17 from o7 cents an hour to $1O6.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-02-16
STOCKTON NEWS

Mrs. Brown, who has been the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Asa Pollitt
has returned home in Harrington
Del. Little Miss Gertrude Pollitt
who has been visiting her aunt came
home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Brewer have
returned from a visit to friends in
Seaford.
Miss Mollie Townsend, who has
been visiting her sister, left Saturday
for visit to her neices in Phila.
Mrs. Susan Pilchard who has been
quite ill at the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. Cassius Jones, is improving.
Mr.. Preston Jones delightfully."- en-
tertained his many friends at his
10th birthday party last Wednesday
evening.
The Ladies of St. Mary's Guild will
give supper on Washington's birth
day, Friday Feb. %, in S. H. S. build
ing for the benefit of the Holy Cross
Church. Supper will be served from
6 P. M. on, and price SOC. Everybody
cordially invited to attend.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-02-16
COMMUNICATED.

Ell. Townsend the eldest citizen OF
Focomoke and probably of the coun-
ty age 90 died from stroke of pa
ralysis at his home in Pocomoke City
Thursday Jan. 81, at $50 o'clock, A.
M, at the same hour his wife died a
year ago less II days.
Mr.. Townsend was the son of Eph-
rim and Mary Grace Sturgis Town
send. Francis and E. J. Townsend
being the only SUR ling children OF
the marriage. H.
Mr.. Townsend remembered the bed
time stories told by his father Of his
great grandfather's time in the days
of the pilgrims and of the age of the
Mayfower He knew Focomoke City,
then New Town, from the days OF the
light wood torch to electricity, and
the OK cart, horseback couriers to the
autos and airplanes.
He was born and reared, died on the
tract of land from Bridge st. to river,
owned by his father and grandfather
over two generations, and was in his
childhood farm land.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-02-16
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Mr.. and Mrs. w. K. Funk spent last
weekend in Salisbury.
Mr.. George Cutler of Port Norfolk
was in town this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger w. Landlord
spent the week in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Orlando Mcclure, of Federals-
burg, Nd, is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Mary Grise.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. F. Taylor are on a
visit to friends and relatives in Cam
den, N: J.
Miss Anna MACPHERSON, manager of
the Beauty Parlor, spent last week
end in Salisbury.
Miss Dorothy Coulbourne, of Mar
ion, Nd, spent last weekend visiting
friends in Pocomoke.
Mrs. w. c. Merrill has returned
home after visit with relatives at
Cape Charles, Va.
Mrs. Ella Atkinson spent a few
days of this week with her daughter
in Wilmington, Della.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ounce Ashburn and
daughter Miss Myrtle Ashburn spent
the week in Norfolk, Va.
Mrs. M. w. Coston has returned
from a visit with friends in Annapo-
lis, Washington and Baltimore.
. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Smith, Of
Horsey, Va, were guests Of Mrs.
Smiths mother, Tuesday of this week.
Mrs. w. C. Cullen very pleasantly
entertained a number Of her friends
at Bridge on Thursday afternoon Of
this week.
Mrs. Marie L. Miller and Miss Ger
aldine E. Bonneville, of Philadelphia,
were weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Roger F. Vincent.
Mr. land Mrs. Benjamin T. Dryden
left the early part of the week for
Elizabeth, Pa, where they will spend
some time with relatives.
Mrs. Estelle Crowson and Miss Vir-
GINA Galloway spent Sunday with
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George E. Mister, Of Crisfield, Md.
An exhibit of Health Posters will
be held in the Home Economies de-
partment at Pocomoke High School,
Tuesday, Feb. 10. The public is cor
daily invited to visit the exhibit.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-02-16

He lived his life on this tract eA
cept a few years of his early married
life.
While on his farm known as the
Court House Hill, which was in those
days the center of religious, social
and political life, Mr.. Townsend anc
his wife were life long Methodist
protestants and he was a stauncl
Democrat from the time of the par.
tvs advent.
His greatest desire since the fire
that swept Pocomoke in which he
lost his home and all earthly posses
sions acquired in life time was to
rebuild home on the old spot, and
there end his days. His desire was
realized, but he lived afterward only
about months.
He was always active and always
saw the bright and humorous side of
life, and could joke even in the re-
verses of life.
Until the death of his wife nearly
year ago, he seemed to loose his
hold on life and expressed desire to
60 and be with her. Their devotion
to each other the 70 years together
was remarked by all who came in
contact with them. Until his stroke
he was active and familiar figure on
the streets every bright and good day.
He was a most kind and devoted
father to his children and nothing he
could do for their advancement and
pleasure was too much trouble. And
the testimony of the children of their
father, is, "That he was the dearest
old Dad, so kind and never gave them
a cross word" Now that he has gone
to join their mother in their heavenly
home, may they all meet him there.
Their welfare and spiritual condition
was his constant thought in his last
years. The funeral services were
conducted on Sunday, Feb. 8, in the
M. P. Church by his pastor who
preached from Paul's letter to limo
thy, II have fought a good fight, 1
have finished my course, I have kept
the faith" His old time favorite
hymns were sung and solo by Mrs.
Dryden, "Meet me There" a favor
tie. After which mid profusion of
beautiful flowers, tokens of love by
friends, he was placed by his wife in
the M. P. cemetery.
The active pail bearers were his
four great nephews: William Walton,
Lloyd and Merwin Townsend and two
great nephews-in-law, Levin Sraves
and E. Ward. The honorary were. E..
Fontaine, Geo. Twilley, G. T. Little
ton, S. S. Holland, William Hargis
A. T. White, Eugene Veasey, Henry
Callahan, DR.. Coston, F. M. Wilson,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-02-16

Mr.. Fendlay, James Stevenson and
several others.
He leaves four children C. E. and J.
B. and Miss Mollie Townsend of Po-
comoke, and Mrs. w. H. Marshall of
Stockton; grandchildren, Mrs. Roy
Littleton and Cleve Townsend, of Po-
comoke; Misses Lillian and Myrna
Townsend, of Phila. ana Miss Florence
Marshall Of Baltimore and one neice,
Mrs. Ira Stevenson, of Pocomoke.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-02-16
in MEMORIAM


PILCHARD-A most tender tribute
to the good and most devoted father
Peter Pilchard, who died May 18th
1923.
1 stood beside your bedside dear
mother,
And saw your life depart
And when l knew that you were dead,
It almost broke my heart.
Have you mother?
Then love her while she is here on
earth,
Do not wait until her death
To appreciate her precious worth.
Her loving daughters,
DAISY AND LILLY.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-02-16
HARGIS STORE NOTES.

Special Sale of Crepe de Chine
Saturday and Monday, February 10th
and 18th, several hundred yards of all
silk crepe de chine, in six desirable
shades, will be on sale in our store at
$1.35 yard. All new goods, just re-
ceived this week. T. +. HARGIS, Po-
comoke City, Md.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-02-16

The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of Bethany M. P. Church will
meet at the home of Mrs. Fred. Nc
Daniel, Monday, Febs. 18th, at 2.SO
P. M. Annual election of officers at
this meeting. A full attendance re-
quested.
Evening star., 1924-02-26
DIVIDENDS.
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

ATHENS, Tex, February 26.-Cot-
ton growing on the plains Of Texas
has received new impetus from the
announcement that H. F. Underwood
of this place will build a 20.000-ba
compress in Plainsdew. Swicher coun-
ty, hitherto RANGING district, is
plowing for a large cotton acreage.
SHREVEPORT, February 26.-An-
drew Queries. president OF the Loui-
Marketing Association, declared to-
day that by July ] all cotton growers
cooperative associations would be
brought under one management, with
headquarters at Memphis.
ST. LOUIS, February 26.-It was an
nounced at the close OF the automo-
bile show here that this city. had
manufactured $49.04s.462 worth of
automobiles in the last year..
CLEVELAND, February 2S.-The
Eaton Axle and Sping Company Is
running night and day in both bump
er and spring plants and the axle
plant Is working at about normal ca
pacity.
WILMINGTON, Del, February &C.
Gamers are having great difficulty in
getting farmers to raise sufficient
string beans this season, although
ing payment Of $50 a ton. The farm
ers say growing this crop means too
much work.
KANSAS CITY, February 26.-There
has been a better movement in the
hard wheat flour market lately, al
though millers do not yet call 1t ac-
tive. Sales in general have been to
small jobbers and retailers.
READING, Pa, February 26.-City
authorities have asked the aid Of milk
companies in seeing that milk Is de-
livered to families under quarantine
by health authorities only in para
fined paper bottles, which may be
burned when emptied.
Evening star., 1924-02-26
QUESTIONABLE NO CHECK
ON GAME-lAW VIOLATION
Maryland Warden Merely Trying
to Determine What Sections
Need Restocking.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, February Go
Hunters who had state licenses last
year are evidently under the impress
sion that the questionnaire sent out
by the state game warden is to check
up violations of the bag limit laws.
This is the only way that the warden
can explain why only 1900 answers
have been received to the $4,000 sent
out.
The questionnaire was sent out sole
~ to find out the kind and quantity
of game shot during the season so
the department can learn which parts
Of the state need restocking and not
for the purpose of prosecuting any
one, according to e. Lee LeCompte,
state game warden.
Every person who received a Ques-
tionnafre should send in his answer
whether he shot game or not" said
MT. LeCompte. The purpose Of the
questions is to learn which parts of
the state may need restocking and
to find out how much game was shot
during the season.
mo one need fear that the ques-
tionnaire is designed to check up on
violations of bag limit laws"
Evening star., 1924-02-26
SEPARATE ORGANIZATION
FOR FIREMEN SOUGHT
Move Made to Divorce Depart
ment From Clarendon Citi-
zens' Association.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

CLARENDON. Va, February 26.-
Separation of the Clarendon Citizens
Association and tire department is
the object of an amendment to the
constitution OF the Clarendon Citi-
zens' Association, submitted TO a
meeting Of that body last night by
G. II. McCriilis. Under the constitu-
tion an amendment must lay on the
table until the next regular meeting.
This is a matter that has long been
agitatcd and the predictions are that
when II comes up for discussion and
vote the evening of the second Mon
day in March. a fight of no little pro-
portions will ensue. Other attempts
to divorce the two bodies have in
dicated that the advocates and op-
ponents of such n movement arc
strong In their convictions for and
against.
w. +. McShea. member of the Ar
ltugton county school board. was hon
ored this week by being elected by
the Trowci Club of the Department
of Interior as the clubs delegate to
the national convention Of Masonic
Clubs Of the United States and Cana
da, meeting In New York. June 12 to
IA
Organization of a Washington Dis
trtct branch Of the Non-partisan
Voters League OF Arlington County
Will be effected at meeting to be
held at Cherrydale this evening. ac-
CoTulNE To dHIOunCeIlle0I OF Jonn w :.
Proctor, organizer. The next regu-
lar meeting of the parent body, Mr.
Proctor states, will be held In the
Potomac Bank building hall the eve
ming of March IL, at which time IL
branch Will be formed in Jefferson
district. The latter branch Will be
constituted differently from the
others. Mr.. Proctor states. In that the
membership will not be confined sole
ly to members of organized labor as
G in
other branches. Friends and SYM
pathizers of organized labor will be
allowed to Join the jefferson district
branch, Mr.. Proctor states.