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The Connecticut labor news., 1924-08-23

The vice presidential candidates of the Democratic and Republican parties were formally notified of their nom
 nations this week and the "stop, look and listen" sign must have been put up before Hell and Maria" Dawes for instead of lambasting Organized Labor as he has been doing for years, he very carefully sidestepped the question and didn't mention labor at all, confning himself to the European problem with which he. and the administration have been monkeying for three years. On the other hand Gov. Charles Bryan, the Democratic nominee, staunchly de-
 clares Labor is not a commodity and must be treated accordingly. He said ::
 Labor must be dealt with humane1y. All legislation for the benefit of the wage earners rests on the first sen tence of our platforms labor plank,
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-08-23
Merritt to Lead
 c. O. P. Convention

Hartford, Aug. 23-Chairman J. Henry Roraback of the Republican state central committee announced to- day that Representative Schuyler Mer- ritt of Stamford had accepted an in vitation to be temporary chairman of the Republican state convention at New Haven September 9 and deliver the kenote address. MT. Roraback was authorized by the state central com mittee to select the temporary chair man. The congressman is spending vacation at Upper Saranac Lake, N. Y, and his acceptance was received by telegraph The state convention is to nominate the party's candidates for presidential electors and for state offices.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-08-23

MT. Egan, the new secretary, IS at present also a vice-president of the State Federation, his present term be- ing the fourth he has served on the board. He Is a member of Local 30, Machinists, of Bridgeport, and for a half dozen years or more has been an international organizer of the Machin- ists' union as we'll as business agent of his own local. He has been a con sistent Labor man all his life and has held every office in his local union and in the state machinists organization. He was elected to the State Fedora ton executive council in 1916 and served through until 1919 when he re- tired because of his general organizing duties requiring him to go on the road' and he was therefore handicap ped in giving time to the state body He was, however, returned to office as vice-pr president in 1922 and is now serv- ing his second term. Because of the near approach of the convention the executive council did not choose a suc- cessor to him as vice-president. That will be done by the convention proper, 1t being agreed that the time IS so short that the necessity Of the council filling the office was gone.-
 MT. Egan Is extremely popular among union men all over the state, not only within his own organization 
 with the executive board also makes him familiar with the duties of the secretary-treasurer and he will there fore readily fit into the office and prove a worthy and competent sue cessor to MT. Ornburn.
 It is expected that the convention will have several other changes to make on the executive board when the elections are in order. Several of the present members have stated that they do not desire to be returned to- the offices and there is possibility that others may do so also. There IS ab- solutely no dissension within the board or the organization, those members who contemplate retiring do1ng so be- cause they feel they have served long enough and some others shoud be given the opportunity of carrying on the Federation work
 President P. F. O'Meara of New Haven will undoubtedly be reelected if he so desires and perhaps whether or not he desires. He has served the Federation as president so long and faithfully that there IS no thought of any other being pitted against him all though the matter is of course an open event.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-08-23
NEW HAVEN PLANS
 TO BAN "ONE-MAN" !. CARS IN STREETS
Carefully Drawn Ordinance Declares "Arterial Highways" to Block
 Company Move.

Supported by the Trolleymen's union as we'll as several other civic or ganizations a resolution was offered to the New Haven board of aldermen on Monday night which will bar the ex tension of the use of one-man trolley cars in New Haven's streets as pro- jected by the Connecticut company. The matter was referred to a com mittee for public hearings and the board then proceeded to take up an other trolley petition-one from the company-for single tracks and freight spurs in the new Water street, and promptly kicked 1t out. The company intends to appeal to the Utilities Com mission on this and will likely do the same on the one-man car proposition if that goes against it also. All of which leads to the query as to who owns the city streets?
 The company intended to make over its double truck two-man cars into one-nan type, which would according
  others add to the confusion of traffic now in vogue and also enhance danger to- the riding public. Profting by Hartfords' experience, however, i'll it's attempt to bar one-man cars, the New Haven aldermen did not bar the cars but in a carefully drawn ordinance de- c1ared the central streets ''arterial and special traffic highways" and proceeds to bar the one-man cars from them except in such cases as where one man cars are already and have long been operated, these being principally jigger lines which hit the center at in terva1s only.
 New Haven's main streets are so narrow and congested that the traffic problem Is now so serious as to be a nuisance. On all hands it is declared that if all cars, especially big ones, are to be operated by one man the con
 Continued on Page Eight)
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-08-23
THIS SPACE
 RESERVED FOR THE CENSORS OF THE NEW HAVEN TRADES COUNCIL
LOSS LEADS PLOTKIN TO
 COMMIT SUICIDE
Cigar Manufacturer Who Threw Elm ployes Out Ends Life by
 Hanging Himself.

Barnett Plotkin, former anufacturer of the Bar Harbor and Imperial Green cigars in New Haven and successfully until he locked out his employees some months ago because the shippers de- manded sanitary conditions in the shop, committed suicide by hanging late last week He had stood ons bucket with over head, kicked the bucket from un- der him and died His body was not found until Saturday night and he had been dead some 24 hours With its us- ual anti-union spleen the New Haven Register of Sunday headed the story of the suicide with statement that he had been bounded to death by the unions. The real facts are:
 For some time MT. Plotkin had not been acting normally and when his girl employees asked sanitary improvements
 
 cigarmakers protested and Mir. Plotkin then threw them out also, sending their tools to the union headquarters in Trades Council hall This action caused MT. Plotkin to be put on the unfair list and he issued a defiance to all of or 1oI @G11I Mass, where he had his cigars made by non-t1nion help.
 The quality wasn't the same and the sales feel off to almost nothing until few weeks ago Mir. Plotl<in had more than quarter million cigars stocked up and no market for them. He en- deavored to dispose of them personally by peddling them from an auto in he streets giving an extra cigar for each one purchased He was /arrested for peddling without a license making stand in the street and abusing the po- licenan who arrested him and was later fined in court.
 Then the Wareh ouse in Westfeld, where Mir. Plotkln stored his goods caught fire and among the stocks de- stroyed were Mir. Plotkin's cigars. Just previous to this he had made overtures to settle his troubles with the union but his actions had been so cratic for some time that the shippers demanded a bond to ensure his keeping an agree ment. Mr. Plotkin felt the makers were behind this and set his attorney to adjust 1t. The attorney was quickly as sured the cigarmakers were interested only in settling the trouble and were not bothering about Plotkin at all.
 His financial situation had however become acute and caused him to brood until he ended his life last Friday some time.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-08-23
Bridgeport Machinist Chosen
 By Executive Council To Take Place Vacated ByI.M. Ornburn
Member of Board for Four Terms and Therefore Thoroughly Familiar With Duties He Now Assumes - Retiring Secretary's Resignation Due to Appointment as Davis Campaign Manager, Received With Keen Regret by Board.

John J. Egan of SAY Main Street. Bridgeport of the Federation of Labor especial called meeting of the council held the Hotel Garde at New Haven Wednesday afternoon He succeeds Ira N burn who has been for the but who leadership of the Labor
 onal canpaign for the election of John w. Davis president Mr. Onburn offered ally accepted by the Council this week that the secretary would the of the before the which Der 2 The council accepted Mr. Ornburns resignation personal he having been associated closely for years.
 Simultaneously with the selection of Mir books turned with complete dte They closed Mr. Ornburns and referred the of then took the of Mr. Ob for the period between the meetings and congratulated him his work y the Norwich Central Labor Union
 completed by him only the night before after that body had by political dsnon for the half The Nor ych body funconng fully again Labor and all its troubles have been forgotten.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-08-23
Egan Is Elected As Secretary Of State Labor Feera
La Toilette Conference To
 Dodge State Ticket Issue
 And Ignore Socialist List

Meeting in New Haven Today to Devote It's Ener-
 gies Toward Endorsement of Candidates as
 Many Delegates Do Not Think Much of Chances Otherwise Divided on West erner Despite A. F. l.. Board Action While
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-08-23
DOESN'T THE UNION MADE CIGAR SEEM TO TASTE SO
 MUCH BETTER?

It's that sense of satisfaction that it has been made under strictly sanitary conditions by skillful, satisfied work CTS. Their everything went into it's make.
 Same with clothes made by skillful union men. That's the kind you can "charge" at Model Clothiers, New Haven and Hartford. Just say I'm union employee" That's all the ref erence you need.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-08-23

According to the call sent out the conference today will be made up of delegates from Labor organizations, La Toilette clubs and other Connecti- cut organizations friendly to the west erner's cause. The main leaders in the movement however are socialists, AL fred s. O'Brien, editor of the Water bury Herald, long most ardent radi- cal socialist about Bridgeport and other way stations, is the self appointed state leader backed up by one Gilbert E. Roe, former law partner of La Fol lette who has assumed charge of the campaign in the east and especially New England.
 The call for the conference while embracing all central Labor bodies is especially aimed at the railroad crafts they being invited as a whole and through each local Many of these crafts. will, it is expected send dele gates as La Follettes program calls a palm long advocated by the rail unions. Some central bodies will also send delegates, especially those in which the Socialist and radical element of Labor is largely represented, but to assert that it will be a general labor movement in Connecticut would be far from the truth.
 In. fact Labor Is divided in Connec- ticut as 1t is all over the country on the action of the executive council of the A. F. of L. in endorsing La Fol ~iette and Wheeler before the local or state unions had anything to say about it. Labor in Connecticut is realizing more every day. that as The Labor News pointed out weeks ago a vote for La Toilette and Wheelere here is a vote for Coolidge and Dawes and they are therefore considering care fully where they are going to land be- fore taking the political leap. In the main La Follette's policies are accept able to Labor but even the most san guine' cannot see where La Toilette can possibly carry the state. The La Toilette movement is securing very little support among the farmers of this state, the farmer being very little concerned with the affairs of the farm CTS in the west and in addition nearly all hide bound republicans to whom an appeal for La Toilette and his policies would be like waving red coat in bulls face. This farmer ele- ment controls the state as has been proven time and again. There are of course some among them that can be swayed as there are in every party but they are so few as to be hardly worth counting.
 Because of this fact there is the feeling that 1t would be useless to att tempt to nominate and elect state
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The Connecticut labor news., 1924-08-23
MT. Ornburn's Opinion
From The New Haven Union, Tuesday, August Is.

Ira Ornbun formerly of the Connecticut Federation of Labor and head of the Labor Bureau the campaign head of John w. Davis authority for the that abong throughout generally for Mr. Davis Senator LaF Foe this the Federation of Labor has already practically endorsed the LaFo candidacy and potent trade unions have done likewise.
 In the first place S becoming obvious day. that for LaFollette half for Coolidge Ger any the organized workers do desire the election of Coolidge and Dawes.
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The Connecticut labor news., 1924-08-23
PRESSMEN'S HEAD
 ENDORSES DAVIS

New York, Aug. 23.-Major George L. Berry of Tennessee, president of the International Pressmen's and Assist ants Union, will support the candi- dacies of John w. Davis and Governor Charles w. Bryan, rather than the La FolletteWhee1er ticket.
 Major Berry was candidate for vice-president at the democratic con- vention.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-08-23

The opening foray of socaled president organization will be held the Hotel Garde in New Haven this f will nothing but La olette Wheeler for president and dodge that ticket be that there will be trouble the LaFoetes the ballot without botheng about ticket LaFo having been endorsed by Socialists suggestion will be mad that the LaFote packers the Social ticket and claim fought add anything aFoettes especially ton of the woods Therefore than likely ticket will be nicely sdetacked completely
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-08-23
MORE DEADLY THAN WAR

The batt1ehe1ds of France were safer by comparison than are the highways of the United States. In IS months 5000 American soldiers were killed in France. In similar period in America 96,000 persons have been slain by au- tomobi1es, and of that number 25,000 were children.
The Coconino sun., 1924-03-14
BOY SCOUT COURT OF
HONOR MEETS MONDAY

The Flagstaff court of honor of the
Boy Scouts will meet at the Rotary
club rooms next Monday at o'clock
for the monthly meeting. Chairman
]. @. Thomas will preside and Messrs.
P. j. Moran, T. A. Riordan, Carl May
hew and r. H. Drake will be present.
Scout Edward Metz of Troop 8 is to
be examined for this first-class test.
First class Scouts Clifford Ward, Will
liam Harrison and James Johnston
will be examined for various merit
badges. Some Of them are: pathfind-
ing, first aid, carpentry and cycling.
The Scouts are working hard to at
tain the life scout badge for which
they must pass merit badges in first
aid, personal health, public health,
life saving or pioneering, athletics or
physical development. Two of the
Scouts only need two more of these
tests and it is hoped by the next
court of honor they will be ready to
get the life scout badge.
The Coconino sun., 1924-03-14
STATE PIGEON MEET WILL
BE HELD In FLAGSTAFF
is PRESENT INDICATION

Indications now are that the annual
state scatter-gun tournament will be
held in Flagstaff about June 1. 1t is
hoped that new club house and an
additional trap will be ready by then.
Word has already been received from
marksmen of national fame, who plan
to be here, and many others from
outside the state, as we'll as scores
from other sections of this state will
attend. The local gun club is rapidly
acquiring new members who want to
be in on the state shoot.
Last Sunday was the Flagstaff Gun
clubs first shoot for 1924. Following
are the scores, out of a possible rs.
w. M. Cady, Jr., 20, %, 21, IL.
Shelby Lewis, 20, "a, "a, %, 10.
w. B. Raudebaugh, %, %, 10.
Clarence Sullivan, 20, 20, 18, 10.
A. w. Carson, 10, 18.
E. B. Raudebaugh, 20, 10, 20.
Hiram Stowe, 21.
DR.. Felix Manning, 21.
The Coconino sun., 1924-03-14
WOMAN INJURED SAVING
LIFE OF BOY AT LEUPP

With one finger in splints, Miss
Grace Stewart, laundress at Leupp,
entered town Wednesday heroine.
Three weeks ago Miss Stewart at
great personal risk saved a boy from
a horrible death in the clutches of the
laundry mangle. She had her left
hand badly mashed, and may lose the
forefinger.
Miss Stewart was in The laundry
when she saw boy start the ma
chine the wrong way. Sensing i'm
pending disaster she rushed over to
him and endeavored to drag him
away. His clothes we're caught and
her first effort failed. She renewed
her attempt and succeeded. But, her
hand was caught in the machine, and
instantly crushed. She was taken to
the hospital, then to Winslow for bet
ter care. Dir. Hathaway there tried
to avoid amputation. His efforts were
partially successful All except the
forefinger were cured. Wednesday it
was decided to bring her to Flagstaff
to consult the doctors here as to the
possibilities of saving the finger.
With the finger removed Miss Ste
wart would be badly handicapped in
that she is exceptionally gifted in ems
broidery and other kinds of needle
work.
The Coconino sun., 1924-03-14

In other words, the county will put
up $58,000 and the U. S. government
$4,000. The money will be spent
between Canyon Padre and Winslow,
and once that section of road is built
it will be taken over and thereafter
maintained by the state, same as the
Flagstaff Williams road is.
Thus we not only get a good road
in the place of the present poor road,
which is admittedly about the worst
along the whole national Old Trails
transcontinental highway, but the TAX
ing over of the road by the state will
release future county tax money for
use on other county roads.
Of the $58,000, two lots of $25, 900
had been left over from the bond is
sue four years ago, when they were
voted for the Flagstaff Oak Creek and
the Williams Clarkdale roads. But
these roads were declared ineligible
to receive federal aid The other $8,-
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The Coconino sun., 1924-03-14
INDIAN HARRY MILLER
BACK AGAIN FROM SOUTH

Indian Harry Miller, poet, writer
and philosopher, returned from the
southern part Of the state Wednes-
day. He had been wintering down
there and returned kicking himself
that he had ever wandered afield be-
cause, he said, the climate here was
far superior to that which he found.
Snow and cold trailed him continu-
ously, and he says that the weather
here even with its occasional cold
snaps was warmer than from whence
he came Harry says that he is go
ing to start giIa monster ranch out
near the Cliff Dwellings this summer
in addition to his museum.
The Coconino sun., 1924-03-14
ROTARY HEARS OF TREES,
WATER, BUSINESS ETHICS

Frank Chisholm was chairman OF
Tuesdays Rotary meeting, which was
opened by President M. /. Powers. Be-
tween them they engineered very
interesting session, the high lights IN
which as far as the talks were con-
cerned, were one on the diversion of
the road bond money, by Mr.. Powers,
which is taken up in another column
in this issue; brief advocacy by L.
B. McMullen of more public enter
tainment stunts by Rotarians and a
local golf course; a resume of the wa
ter development situation to date by
E. G. Slipher; an interesting and COM
prehensive address by Ed Miller on
the governments relation to the pub
lie in it's business transactions; a
clear-cut explanation of the hopes and
purposes of the new Flagstaff junior
chamber Of commerce, by its presi-
dent, Fred e. Browning; a well-plan-
ned discussion of the fifth paragraph
of the Rotary code of ethics by Ray
H. Simpson, and a spirited talk on
the advantages of attending Rotary
district conferences by DR.. M. G. From
ske, who announced that Frank CHS
holm and Carl Mayhem will attend
the one at Las Vegas, N. M, next
month.
President Powers announced that
Dr. Fronske will be chairman at next
weeks meeting and Loren w. Cress
the week following.
Griff, Bill Cady, Loren, Hank Soft
ley, Billy Switzer and Mack McMul-
len were each soaked in the change
pocket for grievous Rotarial sins by
President Powers.
Continued on Page Three)
The Coconino sun., 1924-03-14
A GENEROUS GIFT FROM
HAROLD COTTON, SAVANT,
FOR WOMAN'S CLUB HOME

j. C. Clarke, for the Flagstaff Wo-
mans club, this week received a
check for $400, contributed by Harold
S. Cotton of the University of Penn
sylvania, with which to buy cases for
the museum of Indian and other local
relics for which a room is reserved
in the new home of the Woman's club.
Mr.. Cotton had long advocated this
museum and the Importance of estab-
fishing it before all our interesting
relics were shipped out of the country
or destroyed. He said if such mu-
scum were established he wanted to
help in some substantial way and de-
cided it would be most practical td
furnish cases for the curios.
He wrote Mr.. Clarke that he is 50
busy now at the university where he
has 575 pupils in his zoology classes,
that he was unable to attend person
ally to getting the cases; so sent the
check instead.
Mr.. Cotton and his family spend
every summer in Arizona, usually
near Flagstaff. His vacation hobby is
studying the geology of this country
and its ancient ruins.
The Coconino sun., 1924-03-14
WEDDING NEXT JUNE MISS
CATHERINE M'MULLEN Is
ANNOUNCED AT SHOWER

Miss Catherine McMullen, elder
daughter of President and Mrs. L. B.
McMullen, was honored at a miscel-
laneous showed given by the Normal
school girls of Campbell hall at 3
o'clock Saturday afternoon in the
hall parlors.
The occasion was indicative of the
coming wedding Of Miss McMullen
and Murray johnson, of Johnson, this
state, to be solemnized in June.
The girls under the leadership of
their matron, Mrs. Catherine Beck
with, availed themselves of every OPP
portunity to make the afternoon an
enjoyable one. Their overwhelming
success was attested by everyone pres
ent. Clever invitations suggesting .
shower with the word miscellaneous &
literally showering all over the card,
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The Coconino sun., 1924-03-14
MISS MARY BOYER AGAIN
is CHOSEN PRESIDENT OF
FLAGSTAFF WOMAN'S CLUB

The Flagstaff Woman's club held
its regular election of officers Satur-
day afternoon at the club house. Miss
Mary Boyer was reelected president
of the club. Mrs. H. P. Asselin was
made recording secretary, Mrs. Lewis
Benedict, treasurer; Miss Helen Lamb,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. Lula
Hall, trustee; Mrs. Ray Babbitt, first
ice-president;; Mrs. Frank M. Gold,
second vice-president.
After the election Of the officers
Miss Boyer was chosen to represent
Flagstaff at the meeting of the Fed
GRAFTON of Women's club at Tucson,
which takes place sometime in April.