New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 30, 1923, Page 16

HALF MILLIONPAID - 10 PHONE FAMILY Employes of . N. E. 1. Co. Beng- fit From Sick and Disability Fund | Nearly $500,000 has been paid in sickness and accident disability cases, death benefits and pensions to em- ployes of the Southern New England Telephone company under the terms of that company's Employes’ Benefit 1"und, established 10 years ago. The Bell System was among the very first of the large corporations to | adopt a benefit plan for cmployes, maintained wholly by the business | and without cost to the employes. That this generous arrangement for | the financial aid of employes, dur-| ing disability from sickness or aceci- aent, in time of death aid at the pension period, has been an unqual- | ifled success and the outlay wholly worthwhile from a business stand-| point is the conviction of the Bell System management, In the March issue of the Tele- phone Bulletin, a monthly magazine | issued by and for employes of the| Southern ew England Telephone | company, is an interesting statement of how the employes’ benefit plan originated, how it is administered | and the large sum represented in benefits paid to the Southern New England's employes, is indicative of its real helpfulness to these workers| in time of need. | Fach Bell company maintains Lh:“ management of its benefit plan, but| the plan is identical in each com- pany in each mpany being the re- sult of exhaustive study of this sub- | ject by the Bell System. | Any corporation or large business having such a jlan may profit some| by studying the details of that in| force in the telephone business, the| essential parts of which as outlined in the Telephone Bulletin follow: The Employes’ Benefit und was established January 1, 1913, | The Southern New England ap- propriated $150,000 to establish this| fund for the payment of definite| amounts to its employes when dis- abled Dby accident or sickness or| when retired from service, in the event of death, to their dependent relatives. Interest is credited to the fund| semi-annually at the annual rate of 4 per cent on the average balance. At the close of each year the company brings the fund up to $150,000 by appropriating from fits, A Cup of Tea is easily and quickly made and the stimu- lating effect is as beneficial as pleacant, You can be sure of the best in freshness, in flavor and in aroma when you drink LIPTON'S TEA Largest Sale in the World income an amount equal to the dif- ference between the amount paid out and the interest earned on the average balances, Employes, from date of employ- ment, are eligible to benefits for accidents arising out of and in course of employment by the company. Accident disability benefits begin the day following the day on w'S:h the accident occurred. Two years or more of service is re- quired before any employe is eligible to sickness bencfits, No sickness disability benefits are paid from the fund until after the seventh day of absence. The company had six seven female pensioners on Decem- ber 31, 1922, and 39 males and 13 females qualified but not pensioned. Pensions are granted as follows: To men 60 years of age with 20 years service, To women 55 years of age with 20 years service. To men years of age with 25 years service. To women 50 years of age with 25 years service. To all men and women who have service records of 30 years or more, To all men and women who are permanently disabled and have service records of 15 years or more. The first two pensions mentioned are the only ones that can be claimed by employes as a right under the plan, the others are optional on the part of the company, but all such cases are generously treated. During the year of 1922, $74,903 was paid from the fund to employes male and b5 | | as foltow | Sickness benefits ...\ .\ Accident benefits and expenss | Death benefits ., | Pensions ... | $74,903 | Two thousand five hundred and | eleyen employes, or 64,3 per cent, have service records of two years or | more which cntitles them to sickness | benefits, | During the ten years existence of | the fund $437,695 has beeri paid to | employes or their dependents, $244,- | 454 has been paid for sickness dis- | abllity, $82,0564 for accldent disabil- in,v benefits and expenses, $64,5560 for death benefits and $45,760 for pen-| | sions, The original appropriations made by all companies of the Belle System for the purpose of establishing “Em- | Beneflt I"unds” amounted to 000, | ployes' REDS GIVE DEFIANGE IN NGHTLY PARAE ;Bolshevism Stowing Strong Gains ‘ in Mexican Cities Vera Cruz, Mexico, March 30 (By Associated Press)—Premier Lenine of | Soviet Russia and Heron Proal, a | Guatemalan, are the two protagonlsts of bolshevism most revered in this city, an acknowledged hotbed of radi- calism and red activity in the republic of Mexico. Proal is an agitator who |is now in jail here awaiting trial, | charged with inciting riot and rebel- lion against federal forces some six months ago. He is hailed as a mar- | tyr, and from his prison cell continues |to direct his extremist campaign, which includes open revolt against government as a minor proposition, | Radicalism in its raw state may be seen here every night when paraders Wrying in number from 300 to 3,000 march through the streets, singing revolutionary songs, jeering at specta- {tors on the sidewalk, yelling for Len- !ine, Trotzky and Proal, and in general | defying either city or state govern- |ment to halt them. All traffic is stopped and for at least an hour each | night downtown Vera Cruz is turned over to the bolshevists, Nightly Parade The nightly parade is a showy and |spectacular thing. Far down the street |the marchers are heard coming, band blaring, voices raised in song. |round the corner and one sees an ex- lpanse of flaming banners—all of them m’ Nash Leads the World in Motor Cor Value NASH New Touring Model Six Cylinders Five Passengers $1240 f.0.b. Factory Five Disc Wheels and Nash Self- Mounting Carrier,$25 additional Featured all week! Today we start a week’s demonstration of this new Nash Six Touring Car. Test its brilliant performance in a trial ride. Note the heightened flow of quiet power, and the new ease of steering. Try the wonderful efficiency of the enlarged brakes, and the smooth sureness of the clutch action. These and other important features will surprise you. FOURS and SIXES Prices range from $915 to $2190, f. o. b. factory A. G. Hawker Te. 2456 52-54 Eim St. J. L. MORAN, 31315 Church Street, Anthorized Nash Service Station Nt s e e EASTER MUSICALE They | Minerologists examined it and found it to contain silver, Johnson pulvers ized the rock and from 16 ounces of ore extracted about an ounce of metal, Gold also has been found in the well, but, according to Johnson, in in- sufMcient quantities to send it away to be smeltered, It is planned, how- over, to construct a large blast fur- nace and smelter here, Johnson has leased the property to a company; and a shaft has been lowered to a depth of 70 feet, As- says, of the ore are being made by the government bureau of mines. D. &, R. O EVE OF ELECTION Delegates Numbering 2,000 Preparing For Exciting Contest in Washington —Three Candidates for President, lid red and beariy herence to bol Lenine and Proal, Men, women and children join In carrying the banners, and at regular intervals the music ceases to permit the captals to lead th cohorts in loud ‘vivas" for things radical, By day, the evidences of bolshevism are only slightly less marked, A ride through Vera Cruz discloses hundreds of houses bedecked with red flags. The pictures of Lenine and Proal in | red frames and encircled by flaming banners are often found above the doors, Many enthusiasts have painted |the entire house in red, Mor the most part these decorations indicate that the inmates belong to the “Tenants' Union" which several months ago de- cided that no rent would be pald in view of the fact that the landlords re- fused to reduce them to a figure ac- ceptable to the union. It Is said that there are at least 5,000 members of the unfon here who have paid no rent for months, The question has been chécked up to President Obregon who has indicated that he Is not sympa- thetjc with the tenants Working Class Reprosented Every branch of the working class represented in this city is unionized. A former stevedore is now mayor of | Vera Cruz, The stevedores are the strongest, and recently succeeded in tying up port activities by strike, caus- ing immense losses to the city, Strikes and boycott are constant threats here. | Demands are made of merchants and industries and if they are not met, no matter how unreasonable, labor re- fuses to work or buy, Numerous em- ployers have closed down shop and, according to a statement made to the |correspondent by a reliable. source, Vera Cruz business has decreased 40 per cent within the past year. To meet the situation the = mer- chants of the city are attempting counter organization. An effort is be- ing made to secure the signatures of | 420 business men to a protective agreement. Under the plan, if exor- bitant demands are made on any member and strike or boycott is threatened all of the affiliated mem- bers would close their places of busi- ness, It is recognized that the only way this agreement could be made ef- fective is to secure 100 per cent adhe- sion. Washington, March 30, — Interest in the annual congress of the Daugh- ters of the American Revolution to be held here April 16 to 21 is cen- tering in the triennial election of of- ficers with a three-cornered contest on for the office of president-general. The candidates now in the field to succesd Mrs, George Maynard Minor, City Not Antagonistic Tt is an open secret that the city |government of Vera Cruz and the state government at Jalapa are not decid- edly antagonistic to radical activity in |this port city. The cne big check lagainst wholesale aggression is the federal government which is always ready to stop untoward events. It was ' |a clash between the radicals and icd-? |eral soldiers that landed Heron Proal | in jail, although many persons here | feel that his work is more effective now than it was before his arrest. He has even syndicalized the prisoners and on a recent national holiday suc- ceeded in staging a celebration, aid- ed by smuggled liquor, that almost ended in a jail delivery, The newspaper “Eli Dictamen,” one of the oldest in the republic, has been threatened with destruction many times and several weeks ago an at- tempt was made to force the editor 'to suspend publication following a |clash with the governor of the state. | It is understood that a hint from the national palace in Mexico City caused the governor to reconsider. MISSOURI FARM IS RICH IN GOLD AND SILVER ORE | A Large Number of Leases Have Been Sold Within Few Wecks After Discovery. Exeter, Mo,, March 20.—A number| of leases in southeastern Missouri have been sold in the last few weeks las the result of the discovery of gold, silver, cdopper and zinc on the farm |of G. 8. Johnson, near here. About a year ago, while drilling a well, a golden colored rock about ten feet thick, and said to have been rich ii“ copper was found by workmen, Beneath this rock, it was stated, an- other of a greyish hue was found. does wonders jor chafed or trritated shins ‘‘My doctor told me about it and whose term expires this ys by co stitutional limitation, include throe prominent members; Mrs, Anthony Wayne Vook, of Pennsylvania; Mrs. @G, Wallace Hangor, of the District of Columbia, and Mrs, Willam Cum- ming Story, of New York, honorary president-general of the D, A, R, Tickets haye beon announced par- tially by the candidates, and there is every indiaction of an exciting con- test when the 2,000 delegates assem.. ble in. Memorial Continental hall Officers will serve for three years with the exception of the vice-presi- dents-general, whose terms are only for two years, The presidents-general of the D. A, R. have included notable American women, Mrs, Benjamin Harrison was the first, accepting the office while first lady of the land. Mrs. Adlat Stevenson and Mrs, Charles W, Fair- banks, wives of vice-presidents of the United States, also have served in this office. Two picturesque figures will be missing from the convention this year —Mrs, Mary 8. Lockwood, known as the “Little Mother of the'D. A. R," who dled last fall and Mrs. John A. Logan, widow of the Civil War gen- eral, whose death occurred .ast month, YOUR BODY NEEDS “HOUSE~CLEANIN TS -.W time—' and needs it as much home. Your blood 18 sluggidh ST Vet and easily tired, Let Gude's WATER SOLD AT AUCTIO! Aden, Arabla, March 30.—A recent heavy rain at Aden produiced three million gallons of water in: the, tanks which was sold the next day at auc- tion, - Easter Offer On Easy Weekly Payments Ings Ladies’ Suits, Capes, Wraps in all the very latest creations, col- ors and materials. en’s and Young Men’s Suits in all-wool conservatives and snappy models. ‘We specialize in large sizes — P Stouts and regulars. Boys’ and Children’s Suits in good sensible materials and colors. Don’t delay — Come early and get your Easter rainment for yourself and family and PAY for them on easy weekly pay- ments. Buy Now Pay if I eouldn't get another jar I wouldn't give this one up for anything." That is how many people regard Resinol Ointment. It is specially recommended for eczema and other itching skin troubles, but it is also ex- cellent as a general household remedy for burns, scalds, chafings, cold sores, pimples boils insect bites, etc. Resinol Soap and Resinol Shaving Stick contain the Resinol properties and no home should be without these products. At all druggists, enjoy the music. Later OSTON CLOTHING 63 CHURCH STREET at First ChurchSunday Afternoon, 4_:30 o’clock and you are all cordially invited to come and Bring your friends