Addle Banberg, wife of Samuel E.
Elwood, 706 Beechwood avenue, died
yesterday at the Galen hospital. Mrs.
Elmwood was formerly an employe of
the Southern New England Telephone
supplies, the workman has money left
after feeding his family, to buy shoes
and clothing; this speeds up produc
tion in other industrial 'branches, and
prosperity inevitably follows."
The effect of the automobile upon
the welfare of the farmers of the
Northwest was outlined by Dr. Na
smyth. He "gave a delightful account
of the methods of the farmers of that
region, from which he has recently re
turned, in overcoming the middleman.
He styled the middleman as robber
barons who were the real cause of the
enormous prices of farm products paid
by the consumers.
Robert Fechner of Boston, member
of the general executive committee
of the International Association of
Machinists, spoke of the need of or
ganization for the working classes.
He spoke of the unexpected effect
on labor of the signing of the armis
tice, and the total unpreparedness of
the government to handle the situa
tion. He advocated government own
ership of public utilities, the eight
hour day for all industries, and strict
regulation of child lafoor laws.
Samuel Lavit, business agent of the
local (branch of the Machinists' asso
ciation, spoke on the necessity of en
forcing the 44 hour a week schedule,
as the means of giving employment
to mamy who were idle at present.
He also asked the workers to insist
on the recognition of Lincoln's birth
day as a legal holiday.
RAINY DAY APPAREL
OF DISTINCTION
New York, Feb. l' The steam
ship Rotterdam arrived here from
Brest today with 2,736 troops, in
cluding 13 French enlisted men.
