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Entered at the South
Norwalk Post
'Ofl‘ice as Second Class Dial] Matter.
_ ister Volunteer Force .
Being Reorganized With
Men Enrolled
10 Assembled Under Former Officers .
British Army in Lisurn~—“'ork of Destruction
the Spike Island C
of the
amp for Interned Prison-
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CRlHlNlllY
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BRIDGE PORT. Oct.
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Political Parties
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his ministry
I‘ll!!!)lllli‘n.
Council of
to thc
"PUTTCE RTTTTER
girth Plans to Submit
Resignation of Ministry
Nation-Wide Musical Or-
ganization Heard with
Pleasure by Thousands of
’5 People
through el‘i’orts oi~
including (‘onstabh Elwood of Fair—
in lll VVlieii Coroner John l'hvlan
«taitid an inquest yesterday.
(Hmstnad is nOVV.1t St. Vincent's
hospital. and it is lie-timed that hi
will iec0Ver unless unforseen compli‘
cations set in. Both men were em-
ploved by the Peck K3 Lines garage
on Middle street. where the Wrecked
car is being held for inspection of the
cmoner James T. Spali who took
linmcan into his car believes the
machine “as traxeling at a high rate
of sptiii when it met tlw troilty
head on.
(Continued on Page Five)
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Bl 2.1.111 CLUSTER
Last 1\1-IIiu§ iii lied lleli's Hall.
South Xvi-walk. Court Laurel No 106.
i‘utholit‘ [Daughters of America;
broua'lit its :lllllllzil bazaar to a sue-
(‘tssl'lll close. The grand offering of
the affair. t‘it'tv .lolI-irs in gold was
presented to K liulklev of llast Nor-
Vvalk. ”loo milkh 1n tilt can not he
"TVI ll the 7ealous “Inkers in charge
0! the Various booths and to {him
1l111 llllll h oi the credit foi
ot‘ the event.
.‘ll'9 M. J. O'Brien. ably assistnl By-
Airs. .l. Grimn was in charge of thr-
i'.iiicy booth and throughout the fair
this booth Varth its many dainties was
in attraction to all who attended
The cake and candy booth was in
charge 0t Mrs. H. P. Campbell and
Miss Madeline Campbell and was
splendidly patronized.
Once more Court Laurel wishes to
thank the Knights of Columbus who
mine to their assistance as only the
nights can. To William Regan,
grand Knight. and Messrs. William
C. Lenihan. E. Corcoran.
is
the sum ess
tcdway.
(Continued on Page Ten) 1
Armistice Parade
Planned for Norwalk
A committee to co-operate with the
i uke Finds
Business Better
._ ill "" 1‘ "ram: Lake Inight by the Mulvoy-Tarlov Post. V.
‘ .' "’l l ” T» hurl sent a F. \V" at a meeting held in Red Men's
0 ‘\' " ‘5‘"“5' "‘ "‘wnmcrrc Hoo- limll. Second District. The committee
.r ;, "’ “’1‘ ‘135‘517 Irioymr-nt sit- consists of Charles Israel, Jack Guar-
l‘i ‘ ”n: "“1”” "“25 frovnrizor nieri and W‘alter Collings.
1”: l1, ,1 '1‘ . ”’15-?” 511.11 unem- It was voted to hold a military ball
m] n Inn... . l.‘1l:l>ren show. in the Norwalk armory during the
. M ”'3 5'5 me at .:.111,:1.Iy rill latter part'of this year.
,4. 15:115r..:.iI LVN/:51 HIM the It was also voted to deposit 82. 000
5 “m” 11-“1 . .1..e .WaS 110113.: in a bank to be used as the nucleus
, ’ ‘t “”5 Situatlon. lot a building fund. I
Frank C. Godfrey Post. No. 12. Amer-
ican Legion. in the holding of the
Armistice parade was appointed last
Coroner Phelan Opens Hear-
ing on Fatality of Friday
the State Highway
his secretary to Christian Swartz
'ton avenue on September 23.
\Vit‘h an audience csiimateti as
twenty-one llUlllll‘l‘ll persons present
a] Condition; in Ger- Rflflfl Eyés EN '1‘. thcifion’t‘ert. last r-Viciilnc. at 1:11
‘ i'OI'Wd ' .» i'niory, am iivaiiy 11“
,‘y Indicate a (”0“ "1g _ I’ L-J I [3. same attendance at the {it'tcziioon
.TSltiOll t0 the (on- E Q concert. inorwiilk eureka royzi‘l chl»
. come to ie .‘iiiteii .‘totcs ilarine
“C8 in PO‘TQX‘ 0f the PLfiFFET DHAPE Hand. which held the center of inter-
’ .4
(-st 0% the city. yesterday.
In some ways the attraction was
the greatest musical event ever held
here. Certainly. for no other musical
event have the schools permitted chil‘
I ast dren to remain absent from their
1 studies. Children from fife first. grade
of school up through the final grade
l‘ll‘tll'Kll-IPI)li’i‘. Oct. iS.—That of elementadry course, attended. and.
to say the least. the concert given in
. _ . _ _ I'omnilssion and the Connecticut the afternoon was an education 111 11.
I‘ll}. and it was thought thw t‘ , . i , . d .. . - .,- ‘
"onld not Toni: quiw‘ it' “w 011111.111}. t 11‘ 111.1 way'in I‘tllrheld at. self.
. t (‘Onlll‘l’rflll pro; mg)” ‘1‘ \ the scene GI ”11 total accident of At three o'clock Captain \K’ilimm ll
‘ . 3'3 .‘ ." t‘l' ‘ ~ . 5 1 - w -
tails of the 51c‘io'1 01‘ 11.. l-riilay night. 111 which Edward Fin- Santelmann raised his baton and the
’5 ‘ "55 ‘ ' iieg‘an of 797 North avenue. was kill- concert was under way.
_ mi, and his com union. Nathan E. The at" >15 . . 5.5 'o 11-
conditions m Cerinnny . ' . . ”(F‘t . ‘ l1. noon ‘pingram ‘1‘ IS t l
( linstrad. ot c. -.1 French street. se« posed of light airs. so that the chil-
-1 "“ vorely injured. was in erfect condi- dren attc l ii '5 ‘1 51 ‘ 1 ,
sued on Page Eleven) . . ‘ ‘ p . i1 11;: might nmuuiiti ti 0
3 ‘ lion. VVit.1 1‘0 ruts or holes near the Value of the music. A trombone solo
rails or in any other portion. was tes was the feature of the afternoon. he-
:iiiiony offered by several “‘ltnt’SSI-S. liiL.’ played by the principal musician,
itobi-rt l5). Clark. The selection was
(Continued on Page Seven)
MISS M ’TEAN WERS
RSRAR AMHNRSEN
In the presence of immediate rela-
tl\'(S .llltl iririlils Miss lCtlu-l Lilliah
McLean, lllt'C‘f‘ of Mr. and Mrs VVil-
liam J. Schlitt. of ill Lowe street
and (ls<.1r Laurits Amundsen. son of
Mi and Mrs. Gunilii Amundsen. of
24 l‘ltili’e avenue. were united in mar-
riage at Trinity church at 2:311 o'clock
this afternoon. The officiating clergy—
man was llev. Chapman S.
l). Tilt bride was prettily
l :10an of Malay brown ermine,
wolf collar. VVith hat to match. She.
cariied a bouquet of bridal roses. The
l1ii<lcsmaid “as Miss Lucy Iiaddeley
and was attired in a. suit of brown
Canton crepe and she cariicd Ophelia.
roses. The best man was Hartwick
L. Amundsen. brothir of the bride.
groom. The impressive single ring
ceremony was used.
Mr. and Mrs. Amundsen have many
friends to wish them a happy wedded
life The bride has been employed
in
office ‘ot’ Graham Ernest Com—
puny. Mr. Amunden is head book-
keener in the Davis-Pope Company
Following the ceremony a short re-
ception was held at the bride' 3 home
'which was tastefully decorated with
balms and dahlias. Mr. and Mrs.
Amundsen received congratulations
and then started on their honeymoon
Lewis. I).
attired in
A
the.
itour. Before returning they will
:visit Mr. and Mrs. Miner Gamble in
Detroit. Mich. They will reside at:
their new home. 24 Edlie avenue, and.
will be at home after November let.
M
Bovas Charged“ with ,
Stabbing Doza
Charged with felonious amalt with
dangerous weaponsr, Paul Loves. of
Lexington avenue. lives given a hear-
ing at 9 o'clock this morning in the
downtown city court before Judge
George H. Vosburgh. Because there
were no eye 'witnesses to the stabbing.
Judge Vosburglt did not find probable
cause. but: cohtinued the case from
day to day so that Lavas would keep
the peace.
The stabbing took place in Lexing-
Words
passed between Louis D023. and Lovas
and was followed by I. fistlc exchange.
Following the melee. it. was found that
Doza had been stabbéd three times in
the back. Hi had ‘to be taken to tire
Nor-walk hoé'pttal for treatment.
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
Rlll lHHIH
ANT llltl
CRNSCHENCT
“rAgHi\G'1§0N. Oct iii—“A city
without a CH“? conscience " was the
appellation bestowed upon the nation-
:11 capital today b) Urban Ledoux.
self 01....th shepherd for a group of
unen ployd
The population of Vl'ashington. he
declined \V: .s composed principally 0t
“leaders who come to take rather than
give." I
’03...” 1.! he_would continue his
"1.50.15 to locate on some one of the
““1 avenues. "an individual con-
,Vlmmo which would recognize its
“is latest blow. he explained.
refusal of the local authori-
11211rii a permit for a public
lcld by a charitable
Fit
(lulu.
“as ill.“
(i114 i0
“Hm-J; organi-
51.1110". :lumich which he had hoped
I“ “1.3 1.. minis to cover food and
1.. 1 my ‘ e fifty men under his
1 .
v 1 that neg. last resort
1.: .r ;. 1. 1-1 let! to rein at in \\’ash-
15 utu- ii. ‘z'.(‘ll0i‘. of unemployed
W)” 1 . ... 1 ntl} singed on I’oston ‘
t (
‘lilRl. STUDENT THHNR
MTSTERHTHSTY HURT
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E u or is of New York
he ton Hospital, Re-
use; 1.; Explain injury
he!
(to
Cw '
in
t‘
BtisTuV Oct.
18.~The police are
in‘ea. mating the case or Miss Ethel
7 . 22H. . music student of 447
1-.115I \\ .1.~ tincmn axenue New York.
“515.11 V-us f15 1 unconscious in the
immunid :11 . .5.. Nevthuiy street yes
tl=l'(i.'1}‘ The girl roamed on the fourth
{111111 11-.1r.;1t M4 New burV street, ad-
joiniiuz llei window “as open and the
door 111 11151 mom was locked Barri-
cadul against iiie door was her heaVry
think.
The motive or cause of the affair
is enveloped in. mystery and the
police are holding tno men pending
investigation. One of these is David
\
(Continued on Page Two)
THRESTERS HRH
The :oint fair of Court Narruk No
68 F of A. and Pride of Court Nar-
ruk Circle No 801. F. of A. which
has been held for several nights in the
Town AssemblV Hall. closed last night.
The affair was most successful and a
large sum was realized
Prizes were distributed during the
evening- and dancing was enjoyed to
music by Svec's orchestra.
The prize winners were: :25 in gold,
H. Kelt. 124 Washington street: $50
in gold. ticket No. 60: $25 in gold.
Ella S. Esposito. 11 School street:
carpet. sweeper. James L. Dyer: box
of cigars, llarry Farrington: vacuum
cleane. James Dyer:
James Cahil: M pounds of smoked
beef, John Aucr: case peaches, Fred
Gregory; 1111) pounds sugar. Charles A.
Davis; pair shoes. C. H. Wilson: ton
of coal. Mrs. .le-imie Layden; $10 in
gold. M. K lnrtir: chickens Meriom
Houghon; 1 barrel flour, Mr Shee-
ban;
The committee
of: Charles A, l‘avis:
ey. Frank liowiey.
Payne. Mrs. Alice
Dowd. Mrs. Anna
Mrs. G. 'i‘. \‘iillt-c.
in charge consisted
John E. Noon—
Mrs. Harriett
Rooney: Thomas
Steegmuller and
HARE stimuli
TR THE PflllCE
'A semi—climax to the raid of the
Dew Drop Inn. in Raymond street.
came about early this morning. when
George Wade. alleged proprietor of
the place. walked into the police head-
quarters, in City Hall. and surrender—
ed to the police . He was placed un-
der arrest by Chief of Police \Villiam
R. Pennington on four counts: Keep-
ing‘a house of ill-fame. keeping a
house of assignation. keeping a gam-
intoximtinz liquor. Bonds were fixed
at 31:00!) and were furnished.
Five men and one woman was ar-
rested last Friday night when the. po-
lice swooped down upon the Dew
Drop Inn after repeated warnings
The case of all the accuxd will be
heard in the downtown city court
Thursday morning.
Hotel Clitford May
Have New Owner
Rumors to the effect that the
Hotel Clifford was to be sold were
denied by Abraham Harris, president
of the Harris and Guns company.
owners of the hoteL It. was said that
brokers handling the hotel had an of-
fer to dispose of it to 0. H; Mar,
proprietor of the Royal James ml:
The matter. it innit}. it
works and may '
lull-f; on a way-back street. who hap-
TUESDAY, OCT. 18, 1921
CLAIM llQHth
l8 80TH HPiNlY
IN HTRIDTH
“BR—I'Dosebnr. Oct. 18.——-The
desultory prohibition enforce—
ment 41nd moral conditions of Meriden
Werelsoundly attacked yesterday in
many of the churches of the Silver
City particularly by the Rev. E. A.
Rum-es. who formerly was pastor of
the \‘iashington Park Methodist. Epis-
copal church of Bridgeport. The recent
expose of illicit liquor traffic and the
loose morals of certain residents of
both Meriden and New Britain leu‘
ltev. Mr. Burns. in his pulpit in the
trust Methodist church. yesterday to
say
"it would seem incredible with as
efficient a police force as we ave that
they should not know of the open sale
of liquor on the main streets. It ap—
rivars easy to find some poor foreigner
pens to have a quart of raspberry
iiziu with a punch in it: but the big:
run the wealthy men. who enjoy 1h.
iii'ndship ot‘ the greathheSP men can
v: H. over on Main street. boast of
tltii business and defy the police to
iim-rfere.
“These certainly are sad days that
RRRURHT TN RlRSE
smoked ham,‘
ing house and exchanging and sellingt
ha‘ 1.. befalleri “Mi-Ten. Another thing
i1 might mention if you rirle around
much at night. after dark. you will
see little parties in theircors in places
of darkness or lonesomeness. young-,5
girls and often not sin'rle but marriei
1:10;: with them."
(Continued on Page F‘Our)
HRRE CHURCHES
Tll All] NATTRN
IN RTSARMAMENT
The following letter from the Con—
necticut Federation of Churches has
Generally 'cloudy tonight and \Ved.
saws RHAT’S ;,
RELIABLE
THREE cam-7i
Railroad Executives
Are Insisting on the is
Demand F or Wage Cuts?
vember 5th.
W'ASHINGTON. Oct. lR.——Presideut
Harding was in position today: to lay
before his cabinet an analysis of tin:
railroad strike situation. an outline 01
the government's position in the con-
troversy and suggestions as to defer.-
sive measures to protect functions it
and when the tieup becomes actual.
In addition to a report submitted by
the joint conference of the public
group of the railroad labor board. and
ney‘Genera‘i
ter-Generol if:
Tiling}: ext; and Postma»
12". r surveys of ‘
iVes in the Depart.
situation by ope
men of Justice and Postot‘fice esttl-l—
lishment.
Secretary \K‘i-eks l1:1»‘1 .17. his disposal
the result of a study made by general
staff officers. as an :ic:’i5ir5r‘.51ic prr‘iq‘em
of the best methods of utilizingr H511 ’
powers of his portfolio in case of a
national omen: ncv such as \V'uiilrl 1:
suit from a nation-wide parai‘isls‘ai’
transportation. but it was. not kilo ‘5.
whether he had lat-en inVitcd‘to Lr
More Baptisms
In the Baptist
Denomination
been mailed to the pastors in the state:
To the Ministers and Churches of
‘ Connecticut, .
Dear Brethren:——-
The Executive Board of the Connec—
ticut Federation of Churches earnest-
ly commend to your thought and
prayer the Conference on Limitation
of Armaments called by the United
States Government through President
Harding. The Conference will have
the opportunity greatly to aid in the
realization of the Christian ideals of
peace and good will among all nations.
That this end may be obtained. the
representatip of the American people
should be assured that. the people
(Continued on Page Two) '
HERMAN RELlET
THNR liRRlllNR
A! a gen‘E‘ral meeting of the Ger-
man Relief Fund reports which were
submitted by the arrangements com-
mittee in charge of the last entertain-
ment held October 6th were highly
gratifying the funds being increased.
(onsiderably and a vote of thanks was
given the committee for its faithful
and untiring efforts. Aside from oth—
er routine business discussed, letters
from Europe acknowledging with
thanks the receipt of the last remit—
tance were read. The membrrs being
highly pleased to know the great
amount of good done by their sacri-
fice in extending aid to the needy“
children on the. other side It was
decided to hold a. reception on Oct.
20th in honor of Mr. Henry Zarges. a.
very active and prominent member of
the Relief Fund. who is now return-
ing from a three months visit to Eur—
ope. .the members in one accord ex-
pressing a. willingness to extend him a
hearty welcome.
Sahga—tTRCR Contractor
to Build Truck House
Joseph L. Rimlin. Saugatuck con-
tractor, has been awarded the con-
tract for building the fire truck house
in Saugatuck, it was learned this
morning by the, Evening Sentinel.
The building will cost about. $12,000.
The truck house will be two stories
high. The first floor is for housing
the truck and the second for a meet-
ing place.
The building will be of brick con—
struction and will be outfitted in the
most modern manner with all im-
provements. _
E. C. Smith is chairman of the
building committee which has charge
of the matter.
Rescued Women
‘- Patients in‘Fire
MIDDLETOWH. N I, Oct.18.—_-
Nearly two hundmd women patients.
some of them bedridden. were rescu—
211 early today When fine swept the
pathic Hospital.
DANBL'RY. Oct. 18.——-—Bapt'isms in
the Baptist Churches of Connecticut
the past year Trove more than in-any
Vear since 1908'. according to the an~
nual report of the Rev. A. B. Coats.
of Hartford. the secretary, given at
today's session of the ninety-eighth
annual convention of the Baptist
Churches held in the First Church.
The report showed the baptisms were
1139. while the total for the previous
year was 965. There are 156 church-
es of the denomination in the state,
with membership of 27,282. Mr.
Coats' report also dealt with other de—
nominational matters. During the,
year Davenport House. in New Hav—
en. has been bought and a social set-
ptlement started with the Rev. J. A.
IPaldino and two women missionaries
iin charge. In Bridgeport the work
among foreigners has be‘n increased
{bye adding Miss Cynthia. Moore and
ev. Biagio Isgro to the stafl.
Formal Order for Strike Sent Out by the Big . ’
Chiefs—Transportation Lines, in Four Grouml,»
Face a Complete Tieup by the Morning of N043
this to the White House.
vier the strike as having passed be.
yond the
interpretation placed upon
nouncement that he plans to leave.
\Vashing‘ton tonight for Yorktown am!
VVilliamsburg. “5’.
make addresses tomorrow.
cd to rot u
Politi'oyvl‘sy
enti‘"
railroad brotherhood chiefs would be;
S.
ill’?
first l::1:.ri 01 the findings of the joint
That President Harding does not yet
stage was one
the an.
"possibility"
Va. where he will
The presidential party is not expect-v
rli before Thursday.
the Interstate Commerce Comm... Spectulation as to what might be
\lr Harding was understood to T5: ye the government's next efi’ort to find a.
the list of reports obtained in Att: solution for the immediate railroad
centcrc 5i principally upon,
l1 urcmifirmcd reports that the
ummiwi to the W'hite House in or-
tliit they mig‘..t be informed at
' V‘ (r.
a Ithoritv that no.
b'ir 5;: sriveri at this-
.. to enlis‘ the aid of ”1&5
ts in preventing the strike. anti»
ixmnn Cnmmins of the Senate In—
szi i5!
wi t h
Chis
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Reapportionment Bill
Is Opposed By Feim
Congressman Tilson Is Alsa
Against the Measure De—
signed to Increase House
Riembershipo—Would Girl:
State'S’ix Representatives.
—Glynn in Favor of It.
However, and Merritt and.
Freeman Fail to Vote
WASHINGTON, 13:50., Oct. Its-a.
When the question on the pm OE
the reappointment bill came up in that
house Friday night. icording to- a
special despatch to the Hartford
Times. Congressman Fail-child of New
York moved that the bill be recon.
mitted to the census_ committee. A:
vote against recommittal would be a;
vote for an increase. thus giving Conn
necticut six representatives in con—
gress. While a vote for recommitta‘
would keep it five for the present. K
Hart F‘enn and John Q. Tiison voted
for recommittal. Congressman Jame;
P. Glynn. a member of the cams com
mittee. voted against recommixtal.
not vote The bill was recommitted.
Fight of Former Years.
The consideration of the apportione-
ment bill recalls some of the former
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AND CENTRAL NEW
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The will of Henry H. Pollak, presi
dent of the American Hat Manufao
turing Company. who died October 2
in his home, 884 VVest Ell; avenue
New York. cuts oil his wife. Freda.
with $10. The will was filed yesterday.“
It gives her address as the. Hilltop Inn.
Norwalk Conn” and explains: “I give
her no more because she. is untru»
and unfaithful to me."
The. will was dated August 2:3. 191‘).
and appointed John Cavanagh of Nor-
walk, Conn. where Mr. Pollak also
had a home, as executor. It directs
the executor to give 5 per cent. of the
net estate to whatever charities he dew
ires to aid. Everything else, including
the decedent‘s share in the hat com-
pany which he headed. is bequeathed
to Erwin Pollak, a. nephew.
Argumei—its Heard in
Shipping Board Suit
NEW HAVEN. Oct. 18.——Judge E,
S. Thomas. in the United States Dis-
trict Court, today. heard arguments on
the demurrer of the United States
through the district attorney to action
of the Groton Iron Works. which has
sued the U. S. Shipping Board for
‘money alleged to be due. on contracts
for buildjng' vessels at the yards of the
company in Groton. Conn. When the
Salem in the court last July, the dis.»
‘ t5. attorney’s office. moved that the
it be dismissed. “ This was denied.
' had madam been,
ENRTANH ERR MTV. 5
Order Issued by Mail to All
Employees of New Eng-
land Roads—Vote Over-
whelmingly in Favor
BOSTON. Oct. 18.—The strike order
to employees of New England rail-
roads was started through the mails
‘todav. less than an hour after the. re- :.
1mm of the general chairman of sys—s
tem brother-hoods from the confer-
ences at Chicago. It brought out the -
‘dates set for the Strike in this section
as follows:—
Novemlfier 1. New York. New Iiaven
and Hartford railroad; November 3'.
Boston 6:5 Albany; November 5, Bos—
ton 1": Maine. Maine Central. Runaml,
St. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain.
Central Vermont. Montpelier & Wells
River, Bangor & Aroostook and the
Central New England.
members that the vote of members of
their organibations “was overwhelm;
ingly in favor of a. strike on the ques—
“Your representatives have made
every reasonable and available efiort
to effect a satisfactory settlement of
the issues as described in the bafiot
and having failed in reaching a. settlé—
ment, a strike of the members 1112.35
been approved under the laws of thc
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Danbury. Division Men
Divided on Strike lane
)7.&NBI7RY. Oct.
statements were made today regarding
the attitude of about 400 mill-cad ens.»
ployes concerning the threatened Iza-
tion—wide strike.
Union leaders declared that at a re—
centimeeting 109 per cent. or “remain
voted, ' stat-1k '
The order advised the brotherhood
tion of wage reductions" and added:——. 5
1 8.———Confiictlng" '
.1
Congressme en‘h’ierritt. and Freeman did. /
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