TUESDAY, OCT. 18, 1921
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to the public in the reduction of ex-
" AILROAI) EXECU‘ lstlng railroad rates. except inéofar
: ' Tl‘, ES INSIST 0N as this reduction shall have been made
THE ‘V’AGE CUTS in the meantime."
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4 Coy-.rlnued from First Pm
the twelve per cent. wage decrease
granted in July be translated immed-
“"”‘m*‘r"€ Commission “"15 lately into lowered rates. Mr. Cuyler
rhmm.‘ thut (‘ongrcss would not. {3le declared much of the decrease had
. ar‘s'lnll ill this stage. Of the situation. been SO translated even before
(‘LHVPELANlX 0., Oct. 18. (By the new wake scale became effective.
Amwmied l’ress).~0'hlet‘s of the Despite the note of optimism sound-
rmg- Five" railroad transportation ed in administration quarters at Wash—
m-udnizatlons convened here today for~ lng'fon, many railroad offimals
the. ir first. conference since author-12- appeared convinced'that the strike
inst the nation-wide railroad strike in WOUld become PrfijCllWfi and “:91"? Dr:
Chicago last Saturday. paring to meet It. Some welcome
Those attending the conference were “-
aw. G. Lee. president of the Brother-
hood ’l‘ralnmcn; W‘arren S. Stone.
president; of the Brotherhood of Loco-
'notive Engineers: “‘1 8. Carter. presi-
at of the Brotherhood of Firemen
Enginemen. and E. 1”. Curtis. re-
' senting L. E. Sheppard. president
‘ the Order of Railway Conductors.
1 other T. 0. Cashen. president of
Switchmcn's l'mon of North
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.rffillll‘
“This is the time and the place for
of the Erie Railroad. .
Mr. l'nderwood declared the strike
about government control. “the desire
of all labor bodies. somc part of the
public. and some members of (Ton-
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memos. would arrive in time for the 8' ' . n q _-
mnfierence was not known. Roth he CTJ?‘ WEAK“. 0-. ‘ EL . 1.. A
(ml Mr Sheppard were expected to 80119011190 "10"”an “Pf“ _l0 a) of the
‘ rrive during the (luv “Big Five" transportation hrolhm-
- It was announced that general plans 1200119 was Cnnclnlf'd ' this morning.
15— \vhvu the fivr « \vr‘utix cs “era request-
conducting the strike would be (1
: d. b‘pt whether any question of
« andlng‘ importance has presented
Elf was not stated. It is expected
t the proposal of the public group
the railroad labor board to pass the
Ile wage wduction on down to the
_blic “gush reduced rates will re.-
{‘d 111' the railroad labor board to meet
with the Board in Chicago Thursday
morning. Warren S. Stone. presidcnt
of the Brotehrhood of Locomotive En-
gineers. announced.
The message from the Labor Board
reached Mr. Stone in his office here
during the morning. He declared he
had no intimation of what the Board
wished to discuss with the leaders of
the railroad workers, but said all
scheduled conferences here Would be
postponed until after the Chicrpo
meeting.
CHICAGO. Oct. 1S.——T«‘.xr-rutivc of-
ficials and general chairmen '51 a doz-
en unions of railroad employes. repre-
senting 1.500.000 workers. begun ur-
riving todlu' for conferences lir-ginniug
tomorrow to determine whrtlv r tlvm'
shall follow the it ads‘rship of tlm ilig
Five railroad brotht-l'hoouls in issuing
a. strike call.
A joint conference at the Mid of the
week is in prospect. A Spirited con-
troversy over the attitude of the llig
Five brotherhoods is indicated in tin:
statements of the leaders outside the
Big Five group.
The train despatchers have declar-
ed they will not go out at this time.
the telegraphcrs and clerks announced
their decision was still unforun-d, and
others have indicated the qurstion was
still open. although some of the un-
ions. notable the shopmcn and main—
tenance of way employcs. have author-
ized a strike call by a referendum
vote.
11. M. Jewell. presidentof the Rail—
way Employes' I‘LL-urtmcnt of the
American Federation of Labor. declar-
ed today he was still hopeful that a
strike could be averted.
The Brotherhood of Railway Clerks.
Freight Handlers. Express and Station
Employcs was the latest to issue 2;
summons for a strike conference.
Twenty-two grand officers 51d two
hundred general chairman were called
to meet here Sunday by President E.
H. FitzGerald.
Extra precautions to thwart vandal-
ism and arson in the event of a rail-
road strike were discussed today at
the opening of the eighth annual moot-
ing of the railway fire Protection As-
sociation for a three-day session.
CHICAGO. Oct. 18 (Associated
Prowl—Telegrams summoning the
chiefs of the Big- Four Brotherhoods
and the Switchmen's l'nion to :1 con-
ference with the l'nited Statcs linil—
road Labor Board, in an endeavor to
forestall an actual walkout on the na-
tion's railroads. were dospatched to
the labor leaders today.
The conference was called
o'clock Thursday afternoon.
Labor Board headquarters here.
All of the members of the board are
in the city. except the public group.
which has been in conference with
President Harding and the Interstate
Commerce Commission at Washing-
on. The public members will reach
Chicago late today.
I ,ve onl 'lssing consideration by the
2:. lers. a. most of them have indicat—
«1 they considered the plan of little
:. altio.
Prior to the confcrcnce. President
9 nl‘ tho 'l‘rzl'lnmf‘u issued fl state-
Vent in which he asserted that “the
rmhm-homl or Railroad Tralnmen
fiery reluctantly takes the position
that it. can not longer agree to give
' bet-vice unless there is assurance that
‘ there will be no further wage reduc‘
; lions. nor attempt to eliminate work-
ing rules that have been secured
through many years of collective bar-
\ ning and which represent only fair
7 )emuneratlon for extra. service given."
After discussing the wages of train-
t n in which he made comparison of
“ '_es paid in 1913 with those received
. Mr. Lee said: "The men have
.n asked to accept what is an ade-
ate living wage. They know the
lways are taking unfair advantage
business deprczbion to force thom
accept'unfair wages and service
ditlons. 'l‘o state the matter brief-
_ they believe that the companies nre
" 2 ng to continue their aggressive war-
‘ 9 against them until they force lhn
u to strike. Therefore. they rnnst
ctnntlv decide to accept the C111]-
1.”? now." '
- r Lee's statement in part follows:
.For the purpose of clearness. we
.r for exhibit the wages of a
' ough freight brakeman running in-
" New York in 1913. whose wages
gre fixed by the arbitration of that
r and which wage rate remained
‘ full force and effect until January
9. 1918. This is a typical wage
‘ ed by an employe- whose clam
sports more than ninetv per cent.
,thc freight business of thfi; country.
's‘employe received in the eastern
ltorv $2.67 for his normal day's
‘k of 100 miles within ten hours. or
10 for a thirty-day month. With
ncrease of January 1. 191 8.9m re.—
d approximately $1.04 add’lonal.
)1 made his daily rate 53.71 and
‘ ontlllv \vugp for a‘ thirty-(in?
g‘r‘h $111.20. Supplement No. 16
Jive January 1. 1919fbrought his
y rate to $4.08 and his monthly
m: for n thirty—day month $122.40.
d the decision of the llnlted States
riilrond Labor Hoard effective May 1.
920, brought the dailv rate for the
1 rough froiuht hrakemnn running in-
. New York $5.12. which multiplied
thirty (lzlys for the month. gave
a monthly wage of $153.60. J‘he
gs: decreasi- cffective July 1. 1921.
dured the monthly rate to $134.00
r thirty days" Sf‘l‘vlr‘o. on which
ount he is gvpectvd to maintain
l imsvlf and family decently and rea-
innuhly and he can not do it as cvt-ry-
for 2
at the
‘ A
‘ont- who is trying to maintain an N0 outline 01' what the conference
,...rimm~n~un standard of living under- “'0‘!” discuss was announced. but it
‘ “and... was said that new proposals would be
presented to the labor men in an
effort to prevent an actual cessation
of work on the roads.
ROAD WAS IN
PERFECT SHAPE
(Continued tram First Page).
“Another source of aggravation to
the omployes which they bitterly resent
. is the disposition of railroads to take
; away from the-m all of the advantages
that were. secured through several
‘ Ernrs of collective bargaining. By
agrrement with the railroads special
allowances were provided for special
' servicc. It is now the. purpose of the
railways to ask for the elimination of —-—-—
time and one—half for over time and Everett R Call Of Riverside ave—
t‘i‘wre is no intimation that they pro- nue. Westport, for nine years in the
pose to restore wha tallowances were employ 0f the Connecticut Company.
sacrificed when time and one-half was most of the time on ”18 BPidgeDort-
established. Regardless of popular Norwalk run. was the mOtorman. He
opinion to the effect that all employcs stated that his car had StODDed at
are worked on the. eight-hour basis in A511 Creek, was or the laleSt steel
fransportation service. the fact is that type. running up-grade at about 10
. More is no eight-hour day in train miles an hour, when he “(meal the
' service except as a basis for fixing a. headlights Of an automobile ap-
normal day's work. Trainmen both proaching about 300 feet away. He
{might and passenger. (110 not go'Tnto immediately sounded several blasts of
kmrtimc until they have used ~up the the whistle. and shut 0“ the power.
l.{?.’lt‘ allowance on the mileage 131’ the A moment later he noticed the ma.-
mn .. ' chine to be still approaching at un-
NEW YORK, Oct. ill—At least 750 diminished speed, estimated by him to
r'n'mmert‘lal aircraft are available {firewgfje’} :ieygggilig 2:31.521? 2:19,
'r\ . _ ' l‘ .
, t. rouchout the, country for transport a. foot. He then set his brakes and
iii: passengers, mail and express. in
3w. (Went of a railroad strike. the'sounded another whistle warning.
Tilmmfncturcrs' Aircraft Association A“ instant later his car stopped.
and almost instantaneously came the
12...: informed Secretaary Hoover.
fearful crash, so severe that the pas-
Referring to the suggestion of the,
public group of the la'bor board that the Public Uti ties Commission. 09-
;hednterview to the coroner or Attorney
here ,
, soumfi'i‘ponwux
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‘3 . ‘ : 5" 5’ ,g ‘ g‘ - .
Emma
crew, there was no evidence of liquor.
The only theories are that the men
had dropped asleep, or that they
didn't see the trolley.
Engineerjose H. Wadhams of
cupled the bench with Coroner Phe-
lanfduring the hearing which will
probably not be completed until 01m.-
'stead recovers sumciently to grant an
Frederick E. Morgan, representing
the Peck & Lines garage as well as
both Finnegan and Olmstead.
Jeseph R. Sherwood. 870 Broad
street. an automobile mechanic out
'of work. took Olmstead to the hos-
lpital in his Ford machine. He was a.
Would Cut Down Furs
to Spare Wild Animals
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 18.—-Ban-
lshment of furs as women's summer
wear and restriction of styles for win-
ter garments. so as to reduce the de-
mand and eliminate some of the suf-
ferlng of fur bearing animals in cap-
ture and trapping. was advocated to—
day in a discussion by delegates to the
convention of the American Humane
Association. The discussion followed
an addrem by Theodore H. Skinner of
Oneida, N. Y.. on “Some of the as—
pects of trapping from the profession-
al point of View."
“TrappPl’S.” said Mr. Skinner. "are
A“.
it." sold F. D. l'nderwood. president!
l“ ,NEW HAVEN. Oct. 18.-—Pearl
was against the railroad labor hoard Sperry: a. saloon keeper in the West-
rather th:.n against thc lines involved. [Ville district. who wammong those.
and declared it was (lf's‘ghrd to bring,
witness "esterda '. .
’ ’ loath to give up the 01d type of traps.
which are designed to hold the animals
until released or killed by the trap-
'pers. instead of adopting modern flaps
P- ldeslg-ned to kill humanely, as well as
holding." ll ; ii in
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“JENNIE T.” PARTICIPANT
FIXED $200 ANI)”COSTS.
arrested at the time of the Jennie '1‘.
1llum landing expedition last summer,
was fined $200 and costs. and a. sus-
pended jail sentence of 60 days today
on a complaint of liquor violation to
which he offered no defense.
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Your Neighborhood .
1 Cr C . When You
1' ocer arrles Buy Your Fall Suit,
, Adams-Roth Play Safe!
A suit that's cheap to start
throughout long service.
. $25.00 $35.00
Freshest
.Thc best is cheapest in the
M th ’ '
I 0 er S with is slated for a quick,
Pay a fair price for your fall
And up to $50.00
end.
i cheap finish.
suit, and demand full returns
Jacob y ’ S
Cut Out the Carry
From Town Habit
I Men,
economics to understand that.
with shows its goodness
AS Fresh as the That's the way we sell them.‘
The Home" of Xuppenheimer
' Good Clothes
Play Safe! "
Doesn't take a professor of
a B , l A suit that’s good to start
: in wear and satisfaction.
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1
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“Sweet Hawaiian *
Girl of Mine"
'AT.
DONNELLY’S
18 SOUTH MAIN STREET
SEW
The store closes daily at. 6 o'clock.
Lovely and unusual e, _
dresses are $25..
’shut offl! Fine outlookll
lin.01WalBif desired ,- 7—
SinglLL—S qt.
Double—2 8 qts.—
Double—2 12 qts.
!‘
Fireless cooker will help housewives though. It will save a big part of the; }
_ {coal usually burned. It will make that part available for keeping home warn}. More]; 7‘,
{than that, it will save a. great deal of work and time. ' . .
Domestic Science is splendid firelcsscooker.
{And they are here at/new price; much lower than old.
This week a demonstration to prove their value to doubters. See“. hggmm...
land appetizing are the foods they cook! ‘ ' .
Here are the new prices—and they may
millennium GOODS co.
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Ready Tuesday morning} i
gathering of beautiful 81 7:1,
and fine woolen dresses. "
Unusual in variety and?
style. 1-
Soft and lustrous tricotinq
of navy hue. With embroidd'
cry in beads or in bright silk‘ii
In straight a n d pleated)
models. ‘Many styles and‘
good range of sizes.
Distinguished dresses oil
Canton crepe and of crepe do”;
chine and of satin. ,1. '~
Individual in style. Won;
'drous finish. Lemuel 7
shades of brown and deep} ;
blue. ~
Price makes t h e m ofi ' ‘1
double attraction. Price is}
far lower than regular. It is;
' $25 "_
Second floor.
1.
Fireless cookers save coa 3'"
and now are lower-priced.
‘Railroad men talking strike! Coal costing much! Possibility of supply being;
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Ask your neighbor who has one!
be paid in small amounts at regular;
4-;
Single—«~12 qt— $20.75 f
Double—1 8 and 1 12 qf.—«—- _.
$32.50 ’
Triple—2 12 and 1 8 qt.-—-——
$47.
$16.25
$29.75
$35.
Staunch stands for double cooker—- $4.25.
Fourth floor.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIfilS RIEET.
Unusual Progress Made During the
Past Year.
ONAL STER11flTG
Masterpieces of the Classics
-.INT'131{NA'1‘I
TRIANON DESIGN
‘ FARGO. N. D., Oct. 18.——The
. lmrrntcncd railroad strike will not last
more than a week. because the suffer-
ing. of the general public will force [\Vestport. would have been thrown to
um ampmmpnt to take possession of the floor had he not a firm grip on
F?” roads and operate them. was the
[.rg'xdypfion made last night by Glenn; The step, door and front glass of
’ 1-2. Plumb. Originator of the Plumb‘the trolley were dcstroyed.and pieces
1.2mm. of the automobile running board
NEW YORK. oct. tg.——Undeterred
by threats of a general railroad strike.
the railroads of the United... States,
through the Association of Railway
‘I‘Ix-ccutivcs, were pushing plans today
to apply to the railroad labor board
. rer an additional ten par’cent. reduc-
‘ tan in wages.
_ Determination to press immediately
, for the reduction was announced last
‘ night by Thomas Dewitt Cuyler, presi-
‘ flinch said that concurrently with‘ he
‘ auction f'tlie benefit of the red "
'1‘“, with th
thorough investigation to aid the con;
oner. and measurements taken show.
dam. of the association. in a statemem'that therei- nearly 14 feet. of road- ‘
y, . . ,
sengers were considerably jarred. and
the conductor. Frank L. Dennert. of
somd iron work on the rear platform.
found in the fender. The trolley is
also being held for the‘coroncr’s in—
spection. Both the motorman and
Span agree that the men in the ma-
chine apparently padd no attention to
the trolley" and made no effort what-
ever to tum-to the right, where the
roadway is over 14 feet wide. .
-Constab1e Elwood conducted a
each, side of .tho
Wrought from solid silver
T HE zenith of the silversmith’s
artistry has been achieved in
Truman—a sterling silver, massive
design of dignity, graced with such
exquisite beauty that a hundred
years of service will but acid to its
charm.
Trianon, wrought from solid silver, '
in single pieces and complete tabla:
servicgisnowon exhibitionforthose
who cherish the truly beautiful. '
o. W. was ‘fi'm'm'
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WATERBURY, Oct. 18.—-The
Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias. is
holding its annual convention at Pyth-
‘ian Hall, East Main street, today. The
Ibusiness of the convention is being
transacted with Grand Chancellor
Frederick C. Marggraff, of this city.
in the chair. . .
The reports reflected a. year of tin.
usual progress. The nominating com-
mittee was in session this morning and
election of officers for the ensuing
year will be held this afternoon. Wil-
liam Cowlishaw. of New Britain, is ex-
pected , be nominated for Grand
Ohancel ‘or. Thomas H. Trowland, of
New L don. will be nominated for
the offi e of Grand Vice Chancellor.
The next convention will ’be held in
New London.
Delegates from 65 of the 77 lodges
in the state had registered up to boon.
7::
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All of the grand
present. '
The report of George E. “Wright,
Grand Keeper of Records and Seals,
shows a. total membership of 9,760 for
the state. This is an increase of €63
over last year. More members were
initiated into the order in this state
during the year than for any time in
the last twenty years. officers said.
William N.‘ Potter. of VVilllmantic.
Grand :Master of Exchequer. submitted
his report, showing the receipts of the
year to have been $10,611 and the dis-
bursements $6,301.68, leaving a bal-
ance of $4,309.32. In addition to this
there are Liberty Bonds of $1,000.
Grand Chancellor Marggrat‘f of thisl
city, in his report said the past year
was one of the most prosperous and
harmonious in the history of the or:
stated today that he had f0
his resignation to Washington to be '
come effective as soon as his mom
shad been appointed and qualified. Hr; V
O’Brien said. in an interview. “thath
was tired of the job due to the con
tinued investigation of the office bx
postal inspectors from Washington." *
Mr. O'Brien is a lawyer. Rowan.
“ appointed by President V'Vilsonmnd his.
term would not expire until 1924.
lodge officers were
J
Keeler’s I *
der. . i
WATERBURY pos'mmsmn mum ‘
OF HIS JOB.
WATERBURY. Oct. 18.-——~Edwin MJ
O'Brien, postmaster of VVaterbury..
Shoe Storeif
Carry a complete line of
W. L; Douglas Shoes and
Regal Shoes, for men and
women. 1
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