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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24
DITEAI NJ NNC BY Adele
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I PAID tribute to my fathers
astuteness in waiting until Lillian
had given her wounded husband
the kiss for which she had been
granted permission. before init
mating that he wished some de-
eision from her which would mean
a sacrifice Of inclination equal to
that which Harry had just made.
She raised herself from stoop-
ing over her husband as my father
spoke, and whirled as if the words
had been stiletto points pricking
her flesh.
"What do you meant" she
demanded, almost truculently.
81 cannot tell you all that I
mean," my father said equally,
but firmly. please sit down and
compose yourself before I tell
you what IL il i wish Of YOU"
She obeyed him. but looked at
once toward her husband.
Are you In on this, Harry"
she asked with fierce insistence.
His smile was tenderly indul-
gent. but had in il the firmness TO
which she yields on the rare occa-
sions when he exhibits it.
AGREES WITH SPENCER
eyes, dear. I'm afraid I am.
I agree with the Chief abso-
lutely: and so will you, 1 am
sure, when you hear what he
wishes of you"
Her eyes met his levelly for an
instant, then turned back to my
fathers face.
81 am listening" she said, and
I saw the corners Of my fathers
mouth quirk in the amuse-
ment he generally finds in Lii
lian's unreasoning obStinacy.
whenever her love for husband
or daughter is involved.
ats just this" he said. T
think I am justified in believing
that we are getting closer TO
the men back OF this search for
Jack Beckett. OF course, Marion
Is simply pawn In their game,
and they will not harm her as
long as they think she may be
useful to" them rs q hostage, to
help them get the information
they want concerning Jack.
"In the last "a hours, as I
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24
Quiz Answers

Cape Cod, noted for its salt
marshes, its cranberry boys,
and especially, for its Goldfish.
Pearl White.
"a scorifler is a furnace used
for salvaging gold and silver.
The term also denotes a per-
son engaged in that work.
austin Morgan.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; at present
the Earl of Athlone.
6-Dolphins, sharks and moles,
respectively.
7-Hollows or pits between the
eyes and the noStrils.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24

have just told you. we have been
able 90 throw one or more eff
fective monkey-wrenches into
their machinery" Then. as Lii
liam Strengthened herself almost
convulsively, he made a hasty
amendment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12

weak that no ghost should be hanged on it,
but there is more
Mr. r. was believer in spiritualsm,
though such a timd one that he invariably
was silenced by the first incredulous sheer. He
was heard TO say, on several occasions. that
he would come back, after death, and prove
himself right about the existence of spirits by
making his presence felt, if possible.
There are those who believe he is doing
that very thing now, but his best friends say
he is not guilty. Such a mild law-abiding
man. in or out of the flesh would not be so
mean in his demonstrations and surely would
never stoop to crime The theory is advanced,
furthermore, that gentle soul bike his might
not have the psychic robustness TO shove OBJ
jects around even tap on the wall.
Therefore, perhaps he had called in some
boisterous fellow spirits who had plenty of
power but were weak in conscience. These pic
ture the we-meaning Mr.. r. as standing
around wringing ghostly hands and shedding
unseen tears at the outrages of his obstrcp-
erous companions.
Further researches revealed that rugged in
dvdualsts of sterner stuff than Mr.. r. had
left behind them definite threats of a come
back. Just under a century ago there died
in that mansion the last member Of an old
family whose father had prevented him from
marrying the girl he loved and therefore. 10
avenge himself on his stubborn parent he had
vowed never TO marry. thus ending the line
Ten years before that time the stern old
gentleman had passed into the next world
leaving will in which was a note stating
that If his carried out the threat his
spirit would be forced to haunt the building
as long as it stood Could a spirit father
force spirit son to do that?
1t hardly seemed reasonable and yet rec
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12

had been no sign of matches oil or any other
of the customary clues.
The tenants thought it was done by spirits
and yet they were not spiritualists. The
investigator said he was no psychic detective
and suggested that one be called in.
The company thought 1t a good idea and
knew just where TO apply for that line of
service. Right in its own home town was the
Edinburgh Psychic College. which not long be-
fore had organized special committee 10 in
vestigate the epidemic of abnormal happen
ings in Scotland"
Headed by its chairman Mr. J. w Herries,
the committee agreed TO spend a weekend at
the haunted mansion They announced that
as usual they were arriving with an open
mind"
If so, the poltergest bunch slammed it
shut in a hurry
For as fast as they left room there would
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12

not word about potergeists
So It paid the claim and tried to keep it's
name and all mention of the ghost crime out
Of the news, no doubt TO prevent putting bad
ideas In the minds of other spirits.
The owners of famous Scottish mansion,
more than a century old in Fifeshire have an
even better reason for not wanting It's name
IN print Though visitors from the next world
ought TO be high honor. greater even than
Royalty the real feeling is exactly the OPP
posite. If house gets the reputation Of being
haunted by ghosts it is harder 20 keep II
tenanted than If it were infested with rats,
bats or bedbugs
The poltergeist nuisance had been going on
at the mansion for some time, ever since the
death Of Mr. r. the last previous tenant. This
Mr. r. is suspected az being in the poltergeist
gang but there are certain others in the Fife
shire cemetery, against whom the case is
stronger.
These ghostly problem children have be-
come quite common in many countries but
especially in Scotland where spirits of all
classes have been running rampant for some
years. creating sort of spook epidemic.
The Fifeshre tenants and owners we're fed
up on the psychic horsepay which consisted
mostly OF tumbling furniture around hiding
things and throwing small articles down dark
corridors. But there is not much one can do
to these spirit pests who cannot be punished
nor apparently, appeased
However. a housemaid thought il could
do no harm TO try exercising the spirits by the
old religious ceremony, with bell candle,
prayer and everything But it did a lot Of
harm instead, making the poltcrgcists angry
and vicious. AS If to get back at her they
dumped the maids water pitcher on her bed.
The angry spooks then proceeded 10 wreck
the room by shaking up everything in it,
including the maid When the spooks finally
stopped the place looked like 1t had come only
lamely through earthquake.
1t is a lot Of bother 10 dry out a mattress
but the maid outsmarted the ghosts by not
keeping any more water in her room.
Evidently enraged by the maids successful
defense of her bed, the potergeists showed
that they had powers which spiritualistic lore
attributed only to an entirely different breed
Of spirits known fire elementals Spon-
taneous and utterly mysterious fires broke out,
not only in the maids room but all over.
The tenant. naturally, put in a claim for
damages but it vague that the COM
pany sent its hardest headed investigator to
get the matter straight and see if IL was all
right He reported that he could not get it
straight, except one thing-it was not all right.
The fires were certainly Of incendiary
origin but evidently not set by tenants own
crs nor anyone else he could suspect. There
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be a terrific rumpus
behind them. Rush
ing back, they would
find most of the
contents Of the room
piled in one corner,
looking as if a mob
IF sympathizers in a
moving mans strike
had sabotaged the
place.
Not content with
furniture tossing. the
poltergeists affront-
ed the committee
with more mysterious
fires. which caused
the tenants 10 re-
quest that they 60
home the very next
morning before they
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12

had made the spirits any madden. The COM
mttec obliged them, partly from politeness
and also perhaps, because they had to sleep
on the hard floor due TO the fact that unseen
hands had soaked their beds.
Before departing, the committee learned
all it could Of the past performances Of the
spoek pests Most Of their tricks were old
stuff such as they had found in scores Of diff
ferent places and read in the records Of hum
dreds of others, as usual, without any traces
of malice or destructive intentions
But beyond this, il was evident that at
least one Of the poltergeist mob had been a
depraved ghost from the beginning deliberate
~ destroying pictures bric-a-brac and other
art treasures and now it had turned its spirit
hands TO arson.
Suspect number one was Mr.. r.. the pre-
vious tenant. after whose death the trouble be-
gan. This is only orcumstantal evidence, so
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12

ords in the village church and documents in
the mansion itself brought to light three
other and earlier cases of such father and son
quarrels In Of these the angry son told
the laird that if he was not wanted at home.
there would be plenty OF time in eternity for
his spirit to come back and give the family in
residence no peace.
Even that was not all.
Deeper research showed that this great
house had also been the scene of a bitter quar-
rel between two branches Of the family When
only the East wing had been built one branch
laid claim to the land on which it stood and
when the ones in possession refused any COM
pensation, a curse was laid on the place by
the head of the disgruntled side of the family.
when my wife and I are both dead" he
declared 1--WE shall return TO claim our own
1t may be hard and take time, but return we
surely will. Moreover, we will make our pres
ence felt so Enthusiastically that the residents
will have no rest, making it certain that If
our descendants cannot live there, nobody else
will"
To this curse the owner-cousin retorted
Go right ahead. 1t will not worry me what
you do after you are dead. But rest assured
that if you wish to keep this dispute going
from the other side of the tomb, we will join
you. We too may well return, if only to see
that you do not take full possession. My only
hope is that will prove TO be much more
than your match in the spirit as l have
always been in the flesh
If these potergeist goings-on are the re-
suit of this graveyard feud, continuing down
the ages, then present and future inhabitants
of the house must be in the unhappy position
of innocent victims of an endless, ghostly scuf-
file in which they are in no way concerned.
Among the most extraordinary poltergeist
manifestations on record were those that
were reported in 1851 in the rectory OF eide
Vile France, when chairs, tables, cat and
a dog were thrown up to the ceiling and a
Grandfather's clock danced around the room
The unusual feature Of these demonstrations
was that they were reputed to have occurred
not only in broad open daylight but right in
front Of the astonished eyes Of the padre and
his housekeeper.
When flesh and-blood boys get out Of hand
breaking windows, setting fires and robbing
empty houses, the most promising suggestion
is usually that they would behave better If pro-
vded with interesting but innocent activities
TO up their energies
Perhaps the solution Of II all is for the
mediums everywhere 20 get after their spirit
chums TO built a nice recreation centre In the
next world with ball teams and all that and
perhaps ghostly big-brothcr movement. TO
keep the poltergeist boys off the streets or at
least off those Of this world.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12

EDINBURGH, Scotland.
AT LAST it has hap
~ pened. T h a t
4 v naughty boy of the
spirit world. the potter
geist. or practical-joking
ghost, has turned from
childish mischief TO out
and out crime arson.
A fire insurance COM
pany of this city has just
paid 400, about 1900.
to settle a claim FOR fires
set in 20 bedrooms, a
maids room. a study and
one of Scotland's historic
dining halls.
After thorough investi-
CATION they found the
fires were not accidental
and yet could. not have
been set by human hands.
Who did it,
"Poltergeists," unani-
mously answ ere the
learned committee sent
by the Edinburgh Psychic
College. to get to the
bottom Of the matter for
the insurance company.
Read your policy"
insurance companies urge
their policy holders and
this company took its
own advice. There were
clauses exempting it from
fires caused by "act OF
God or public enemy. by
igniters. eXciters" and
many other causes. but
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Even the British Insurance Company
Admitted the Presence Of Ghosts
in Fifeshire's Weird Old Edifice.
Where Curious Feud Persisted
Beyond the Grave
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-12

EDINBURGH, Scotland.
AT LAST it has hap
"a pened. T h a t
4 naughty boy of the
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-01
Conditions OF
Bakers Show
Improvement
Many Gains Made By Union
After SO Years Of
Struggle

In publicizing the recent organiza-
ton of the employees of the Weston
Biscuit Co., Salamanca, N. Y, and
the contract signed with the firm by
Local 431, Buffalo, and other recent
gains the Bakers and Confectioners'
Journal, official organ of the Bakery
& Confectionery Workers Interna-
tional Union of America, takes note
of the progress won for bakers which
has lifted them out of dark and un-
sanitary cellars.
WAGE SLAVERY OUT
Conditions of work and wages
during more than so years of strug-
gle,' the Journals main article
declares in naming economic secur-
ity as the Unions main objective,
shave been improved, the workers
have been elevated from darkest
wage slavery and misery to decent
working hours and humane condi-
tions of living"
The Weston Biscuit Co. agreement
bears out the Journal by calling for
$22, 500 in wage increases over the
period of one year, one and two-week
paid vacations, seniority, relief peri
DDS and improved working conditions.
Other gains were won in contracts
signed with National Biscuit Com
pany, Shredded Wheat, and Loose
Wiles Biscuit and Cracker Co. of
California.
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F. Stamford
Continued from Page One)

resentation on all defense and ration
ing bodies and has been in consulta-
ton with John ]. Egan secretary
treasurer of the Conn. Fed. of Labor,
on this question.
The Electricians Union has al
ready had some success i'm adjust
ing wage rates upward, but is now
working for a general revision. 1t
also seeks as near equal wages for
women as possible i'm order to pro-
tect the general union scale pre-
vailing for like work i'm the area.
The Local, at its last meeting,
passed a resolution asking for
regular meetings of the labor
management production committee
that now exists i'm the plant, but
which has not been active. The
resolution instructed its members
of the committee to report to the
Membership periodically ON de-
veIopments. Ii also asked the man
agemenf to place boxes for sugges-
tions i'm the different departments.
Edward Ahearn was named shop
steward for the night shift.
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Postal Bill
Continued from Page One)

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whom overtime applied were excluded
from the 10 per cent increase and
they could only obtain extra remuner-
alton under the basis of negligible
overtime increases as cited above.
The bill also establishes an admin
istrative work week which endangers
all the benefits gained through the
efforts of organized labor in the last
20 years. Due to such undesirable fea-
lures, amendments were proposed by
the National Officers to correct the
inequalities and at the moment the
situation is at "stalemate."
ssOur good friend Senator James
Mead of New York recently intro
duced S. 2674, in the Senate and
it has been referred to the Senate
Civil Service Committee. This bill
is an incorporation of the House
compromise bill and the amend
ments as proposed by the National
Officers. There can be little doubt
that this bill is the only solution
at present to the dire circumstances
in which the postal empIoye finds
HIMSELF" Eagan said.
''The objective now of the pos
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IeanlSterS
Continued from Page One)

rolling and Eve won't fail those boys"
It is not only patriotic to enforce
this decision, Pisano concluded, but
it is the duty of the Union, which
must protect the jobs of its members.
EXTEND DRIVE
Allen and Borzain have extended
the present widespread organizing
drive in Fairfield County to in
clude coal truck drivers. The ice
was broken when l6 out of 18
drivers employed by the New Eng
land Coal and Ice Co., Bridgeport,
this week signed Union authoriza-
tiOns. The Union expects to dis
cuss a contract with this firm very
soon. Similar success is expected
at the Vincent Coal Co., also of
Bridgeport. Blackie Strengthened
out Gore Transportation i'm SIAM
ford this week. Employees there had
accused the firm of not living up
to the contract. A Teamster repre-
sentative met Tuesday night with
the Stamford Building Trades
Council and discussed the drive to
organize the drivers of the con-
tractors. The conference is expect
ed to produce quick results.
Allen took the opportunity to
thank The Union Times for its CO.
operation in making the recent
testimonial dinner the huge success
it was.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-01
Men Who Lead Labor:

A World War / veteran and
trade union leader who is active
in Democratic politics and supports
President Roosevelt and Governor
Hurley-that's Clifton M. Scory.
president of the Middletown Cen
trail Labor Union since 1887 and
vice-president of the Connecticut
Federation of Labor since 1888.
Cliff has been in the American
Federation of Labor since 1923 as
a member of the Theatrical Stage
Employees Union which has dele
gated him for a number of years
to the Connecticut State Associa-
ton of Stage Employees and Nov
ing Picture Operators.
NAVY VETERAN
Now only SO years of age, he
has behind him a splendid
record of strenuous activity in all
labor programs in the Middletown
area. His hitch in the u. S. Navy,
l9l8-l92O, helped him to under
stand the full implication of the
present war and make him deter
mined to fight in this years cleo
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Continued from Page One)
were fired by Marlin and the CLIO.
which had 2-year contract, made
no effort to secure the reinstate-
ment of these men. 'You've got TO
go into the record" Hayes de-
clared, 'Sand the workers will find
that only through the lam can the
employees at High Standard secure
genuine job security" There is no
union at Marlin now.
LAM. members at High Standard
also pointed to the irresponsible strike
conducted by the CLIO. at the New
Haven Clock Co. last year. After the
workers were out seven weeks the
CLIO. signed contract calling for a
Sc an hour increase, meas1y &c more
than the Company had offered before
the strike.
Hayes deplored the necessity for
going into the record at a time
when cooperation between the AFL
and Go is sorely needed for the
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-01

The cost of living for
Rridgeport's war workers is
still going up with all foods
rising 2.2% i'm the period be-
tween May II and June 10,
according to statistics released
this week by Acting Commits
sioner Hinrichs of the u. S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
That uncontrolled food
prices have gone up still high
er in the past six weeks i'm
Bridgeport and New England
as whole is undoubtedly also
true since Hinrichs reveals
that nationwide retail prices
on items having no ceiling
rose 4.8% since June 10 with
controlled items averaging a
10 reduction. The general
rise in the cost of living i'm
New Haven was l.4% and i'm
Manchester 10.
EVERYTHING UP!
The sharpest advances i'm un-
controlled foods took place i'm the
prices of lamb, 1919; roasting
chickens, go; apples, $50. Meats
generally rose 400 in Bridgeport;
2.7qo in New Haven; and go in
Manchester. The Union Times, i'm
its june Is issue, warned that the
great meat packers were attempt
ing squeeze on both farmers and
retailers to create an artificial
shortage in livestock and to pres
sure these sections of the popula-
ton into opposition to price con-
troll.
Eggs increased $3.50 i'm Bridge
port, $3.50 in New Haven, and
1870 in Manchester; fruits and
vegetables $3.50 i'm the first city,
3.l6 i'm the second, and 1890 i'm
Manchester.
EXTEND PRICE CONTROL!
These sharp advances i'm uncon-
trolIed goods stresses the fight or
ganized labor must make to extend
price control and to put teeth into
the enforcement of those ceilings
already in effect. Many sections of
labor have taken steps to encour-
age general consumer assistance to
the Office of Price Administration.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-01

tai groups is to have hearings on
S. 2674 Immediately. The public
is earnestly solicited to contact
Senators Francis T. Maloney and
John A. Danaher to have early
hearings on S. 2674."
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-01
BARRIERS

Continued from Page One)
Urbinatti, Norwich; Carl Calasso,
Stamford, secretary-treasurer; Vim
cent Sortino, Torrington, recording
secretary.
DePaola, Spadola, Frank Violante,
secretary-treasurer of 215; and the
Locals vice-president, Danny Dan
iels, were among the Unions men,
bers who enjoyed the Barber Science
Class annual picnic and reunion Sum
day in North Haven. The class is
conducted by the international.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-01
Bridgeport
Directory

Meetings of Bridgeport Locals,
Friday to Thursday, July 3l-Aug.
6. (All meetings at 8 p. Nj. unless
otherwise stated TUESDAY-LO-
cal lis, Carpenters, Carpenters
Hall; Local 252, Typographers,
Brunson Hall; Local 1916, Switch
Workers, Moose Hall. WEDNES-
DAY-Div. 459, Motor Coach En-
pIoyes, VIEW. Bldg; Local 100,
Theatrical Employees, Moose Hall.
THURSDAY-PIu & Steam
filters, Moose Hall. EVERY SAT-
URDAY: ALL CLIO broadcast,
WEAF, 1O:15 P. M.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-01
A RECORDS!

CHICAGO.-John Fitzpatrick has
been elected to his 37th annual term
as president of the Chicago Fedora
ton of Labor.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-01

Today, more than ever before,
private privilege is merely a polite
name for plundering the public
and betraying our country.
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Bowl Rally

Continued from Page One)
There will also be one of the
most noted war correspondents
who has just returned from Ger
many where he with many others
were in a concentration camp and
returned to the country within the
past few weeks.
TRANSPORTATION
Special stress has been placed on
the transportation facilities from
downtown New Haven to the Bowl
for both buses and street cars by
Richard ]. Bennett, chairman of the
transportation committee, who pledges
plenty of vehicles going to and from
the Bowl.
The rally at the Bowl was the re-
suit of the designation by the U. S..
Treasury Department for New Haven
to officially close the retailers Vic
tory Bond and Stamp drive month.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-01

ton campaign for the Win-the-
War candidates headed by Hurley.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-01
HOW CARS HELP

Sixteen 37mm guns or $500
hand grenades or 90 100 pound
aerial bombs can be made from the
metal from an average automobile
if it is strapped with 1900 pounds
of fresh pig iron added.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-01
Haven Liuing Costs Continue To Increase

war effort, but declared it was
necessary due to the type of cam
paign being waged by the CIO at
High Standard, where it is making
the AFL and the LAM the target
of all attacks.