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CARPENTERS
Seek Pledges From
Candidates.
The Executive »ard of the Lo
cal Carpenters' Union sent copies
of their declaration cf Principles
to all candidates who are running
for office in Butler County. This
was decided upon by the carpenters
after repeated attempts have been
made to have county officials favor
nuion labor. The candidates for
commissioner are practicularly
asked to sign and return to the
Carpenters' Unicn. If they do
not they can expect DO support
from the Carpenters and if they
do sign it and then change their
minds there will without doubt be
somethiug doing at the next elec
tion.
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
1st We, as trades union mem
bers, thoroughly approve the aims
and objects of the American Feder
ation of Labor and we at all times
give it our earnest support.
2ncK We, believe that good un
ion men should at all times pur
chase goods bearing the union label
for in this way ihe solidarity of
the movement is assured and a blow
struck at ore branch is a blow at
a'l. No union man can kiss the
rod that smites him.
3rd. We, believe that this pur
chase of goods should be made at
home when the conditions are such
as to warrant the good opinion of
all union men.
4th. We believe that it is of the
greatest importance that members
should vote intelligently, hence the
members of^organized labor shall
strive to secure legislation in favor
of those who proouce the wealth
of the country, and all discussions
and resolutions iu that direction
shall be in order at all regular
meetings, but PARTY politics must
be excluded.
5th. We, hd!d it as a sacred
principle that trades union men
above all others should set an ex
ample as good and faithful work
men performing their duties to
themselves and their organization.
6th. We, recognize that the
interests of all clases of labor are
identical regardless of occupation,
aationalty, religion, or color, for a
wrong done to one is a wrong done
to all.
ATTENTION TO
UNION VOTERS OF
BUTLER COUNTY.
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7th. We, hold a re^ductian of
hours for a day's work increases
the intelligence and happiness of
the laborer
8th. Do you think that whep a
young man elects to learn a trad«
and devotes his energies toward be
coming thoroughly efficient in a
certain line of work, that, when a
public contract requires the
ap
pointment of a manager or super
intendent, he should be given the
preference at all times over other
men who are appointed only as a
reward for their political pull, es
pecially so when the contract re
quires the most careful and intelli
gent mechanical thought al our
High and Main Street bridge?
We ask you as a candidate for
office seeking the votes of all men
whether you can subscribe *o the
above principles and whether, if
electtd, you will endeavor to give
union men the preference at all
times (all things being equal)
when circumstances demand con
tracts to be let requiring the ser
vices of labor.
Executive Board.
E. H. Sims, President,
A. O. Wells, Vice President.
C. E. Davis, Secretary.
S. B. Corson. Wm. Dawson.
Fred Rapp Wm. Baily, Philip
Lewis, Ruben Lancaster, A. B.
Mercer, August Eppeler, J. W.
Zecher.
Carpenters' jind Joiners' Union
No. 037. Organized May 3'1. 1890
NEED MONEY
CALL, PHONE OR WRITE
The Hamilton Collateral Loan Co.
LOWEST RATES EASY PAYMENTS
Both Phones 28 008 S. 3rd St.
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THE REDOES
As Signed By The Candidates
For County Commissioner.
Edward C. Burkhardt.
If elected I will do all I can to
advance and further the interest of
the Union working nlen in this
community. Attaches his signature
to communication.
Luke Brannon.
I approve of- all of the above.
Attached signature to declaration*
and principles.
Frank Kinch.
Approves the Declarations and
principles and attaches his signa
ture to same.
George D. Coddington.
O. K. on nearly every article in
declarations and* principles but
modifies a few articles to suit his
own ideas. Did not sign his name
to declaration of principles or to
letter enclosed.
Clem Delaney
Is heartily in favor of the princi
ples and declarations and endorses
same by attaching signature
The following candidates did not
sign the declarations of principles
nor did they return any favorable
comment:
Ed. Hainann. Ed. Keller.
Ed. Brelsford. Chas Bigler.
A. D. VanAusdal.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR.
Hamilton Ohio Aug. 6, 1914.
The Carpenters' Union wish to
notify the Union Men of Butler
County that they have looked up
the record of A. D. YanAusdall,
candidate for Commissioner on the
Democratic ticket. The carpenters
find upon investigation that this
man is not a friend to organized
labor. While a contractor in the
village of Oxford some four years
ago he was instrumental in caus
ing the downfall and wrecking of
the Carpenters' Union in that vil
lage, If elected he would without
doubt be detrimental to the build
ing trades of this county. For
othtr information concerning this
candidate caU on Swain B. Corson,
Business Agent, Carpenters' and
Joiners' Union. No. *o7, Hamilton
Ohio.
Swain B. Corson,
107 Brossie Ave.
Commissioners Act
Protest,
8 Hours
To
Sleep
On
At a fneeting held by the County
Commissioners Wednesday, that
body voted unanimously to take
proper action on the protest of the
Co-operative Trades and -Labor
Council to not allow any more con
tracts to the Yawger Construction
Co.
The following resolution was of
fered by James Harmon:
RESOLUTION BY HARMON.
Resolved by the Board of County
Commissioners of Butler Countv,
Ohio, that the protest by the Com
mittee of Trades and Labor Coun
cil be received and placed on file
and the proper action taken thereon
Davis, Yea Hamann, Yea Har
mon, Yea.
[This resolution does not state
when proper action will be taken.]
Carpenters' Notice
All members of Carpenters
and Joiners' Union No. 637,
are hereby notified that a spec
ial meeting will be held next
Monday night, August 0th.
This will be an important
meeting and members should
attend without fail.
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8 Honrs
To
Work
8 Hours
To
Play
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Health
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[Courtesy Tim Rowan, Business Agent International Molders' Union]
IF1SESJ0UNCIL
The 2o-operative Trades and La
bor Council met Tuesday night in
regular session with John BuhJ
presiding. The meeting was well
attended and all trades were repre
sented.
The credentials of Chas. Fallert,
of Machinists, C. A. Schwab,
Plumbers, Frank Venneman, Elec
trical Workers, Herman Koehnig,
Bartenders, John M. Calahan, and
.Herman Miller, Mojders 283 were
read and delegates seated.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were approved as read.
The official notice from the Metal
Polishers headquarters at Cincin
nati in which they state that the
trouble with the Hendee Manufac
turing Co., manufacturers of the
Indian Motocycle has been satis
factorily settled.
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A communication itfes received
from the Lane Free Library Board
asking council to assist and to have
a speaker at the Lane Free Libra
ry Sunday afternoon, September
6»h. The communication was re
ceived and ordered complied with,
A communication was received
from the Department of Compen
sation of the National Civic Fed
eration in regards to House Bill
No. 10735 introduced by Mr. Lewis
of Maryland. This bill is for the
bureau of safety and the prevention
of industrial accidents. The secre
tary was instructed to communicate
with our congressman.
A letter of appeal was received
from the Secretary of the Ohio
State Federation of Labor for finan
cial aid for the Miners. Send do
na'ions to G. W. Savage, 75
Ruggey Building, Columbus, Ohio.
The A. F. af L. in a communica
tion thanked the council for the
selection of Charles E. Vaughn as
organizer.
A retolution from th* Local Car
penters' Union was read and ap
proved. A copy of the same re
solution was submitted to all of the
candidates for county commissioner
to sigh and return to the carpen
ters. The resolution when signed
is a pledge to organized labor that
they will support union laboi on
county work.
A committee was appointed to
investigate certain remarks made
against some of the candidates for
County Commissioner that they are
enemies to organized labor and
were instrumental in disrupting
unions. The committee consists
of Robert Schiering, Arthur Seely
and Ted Smith.
A committee was appointed to
meet with the county commission
ers and protest against the county
commissioners allowing any more
contracts to the Yager company
who are at present constructing
the High and Main street br'dge.
The committee is Finfrock, Bran*
con and Hawk.
W. H. Lucas, business agent of
the Teamsters' Union asked the
council for a letter of recommen
dation to visit all the unions in
this city on behalf of his union.
The request was granted.
The delegates from the Clerks
asked that a committee visit Strauss
& Co., in reference to having a
store card in their store. Commit
tee Vaughn Finfrock and Betscher.
Carpenters asked that a commit
tee be appointed to visit the Lamke
Grocery on I2th and Hanover
greets, regarding the construction
i a new building by a non union
contractor. Committee Few, Hil
'lsteiuer and Etzler.
The committee to visit Centner
and Roth on behalf of the Clerks
reported and later were askedHo
meet with the clerks at thair npxt
meeting.
The committee t« have laws
&
printed reported that the cost would
be too great. The committee was
discharged.
The committee appointed at the
last meeting to meet with MrsCarr
reported that they met and also
made a trip to the County Tuber
culosis Hospital. The committee
after investigating finds that the
county is badly in need of a new
and larger hospital. The commit
tee was continued and instructed
to meet the county commisioners
and recommend that they build a
new hospital on the hill.
Little Bits.
At the last meeting held by Car
penters' and Joiners' Union No.
637, Charles Wilkins was elected
delegate to represent that body at
at the International Convention
which convenes in Indianapolis,
Iud., Monday, September 21. It
is predicted that this will be the
largest convention ever held by
the carpenters.
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Many tickets are being sold by
the members of the Women's Un
ion Label League for the lawn fete
to be given Thursday, August 20,
on the lawn of the Howell proper
ty, north Third street. The city
band will render the music for
the occasion.
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The Butler County Liberty
League will hold a meeting in the
German Home next Friday night.
All members and the public are in
vited to attend this meeting. The
candidates for the coming election
will be considered.
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Contributions are still being ac
cepted by the Carl E. PerSon De
fence League of Chicago. Any
person wishing to donate to the
fund can do so by sending same to
E. N. Nockels, Secretary Chicago
Federation of Labor, 16t W. Wash
ington, St.
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The Labor Legislative League of
Butler, Preble and Montgomery
counties will meet in regular sess
ion next Sunday morning in Mid
town, Ohio. Delegates from that
city also Dayton and Hamilton will
attend.
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Washington, Aug.7 —A bill t®
exclude from re-admissietn into the
United States all alieus who leave
to engage in a foreign war, was in
troduced today by Representative
Harrison of Mississippi.
If this bill becomes a law all
aliens who go to Europe will not
be allowed to return. If passed
this will benefit the working people
of the Unitee States.
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Jahn Miller Business, Agent of
the Hoisting Engineers' Union
was in the city Thursday. John
comes from the big town Cincinna
ti and was here looking after the
hoisting engineers on the new High
School building and the High and
Main Street bridge. HeleftHim
tlton for Middlelown.
Awards Made This Week By
The Industrial Commis
sion Of Ohio.
The State Industrial Com mision
granted awards to the following:
Geo. Bruck, 401 S. Front St., of
$•33 86 injured in .the employ of
Beckett Paper Co. Hamilton.
These awards of the commission
were granted under the provisions
•f the Ohio Workmen's Compen
ation Law.
13 Hour
Nights
AO Work
and
No Play
Misery,
Sickness
and
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Death
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Opposed Hiners'
Screen Bill.
102,
Ohio Senate Bill volume
pages 165-160—year 1911.
Senate Bill No. 20—by
Green—Providing that in comput
ing miners' pay, all coal should be
weighed before be'ng passed
the screen.
Mr,
over
Thursday, February 28, 1911
The question being "shall the bill
pas?"
Those voting for the bill: An
drews, Dean, Dittmer, Dore, Fin
nefrock, Frazier, Gray, Haas.Hud
son, Krause, McGnire, McKee,
Reynolds, Shaffer, Stock well, Wat
kins, Total (16)
Those voting against the bill:
Celone, Crawford,Deaton of Cham
paign, Deaton of Lucas, Holdren,
Huffman, Keller, Kuhl, McDon
ald, Purington, Tod of Mahoning,
Todd of Franklin.
Mr. Green changed liis vote from
yes to no—when he knew the bill
was defeated, in order to move a
reconsideration, within next three
days.
The bill not having received the
constitutional majority of eighteen
votes was lost.
All effort of Senator Green to
have this bill brought up within
the three following legislative days
failed.
The opposition to the screen bill
was led by Senator Tod of Mahon
ing, who is now a candidate for
governor.
Note- Every County Auditor
has a copy of this journal, showing
the above record of facts.
James Dugan, Murray City, (J.
Member of Scale Committee in be
half of Miners.
AGREEMENT
Entered Into with Bricklayers,
Masons and Plasterers.
All local unions, district councils,
state councils, business agents and
organizers—greeting:
The following is a copy of an
agreement recently signed and ap
proved by the executive board of
the bricklayers, masons, and plas
terers international union of Amer
ica and the united brotherhood of
carpenters and joiners of America
Agreement by and between the
bricklayers, masons and plasterers'
international union of America and
the united brotherhood of carpent
ers and joiners of America.
First—We agree to a general
"offensive and defensive" alliance
under the following conditions:
Second—That no member of ei
ther organization shall work on
any organization where workmen
are employed other than those who
are ia good standing in the re
spective international unions.
Third—That in all "offensive
and defensive" movements no sub
ordinate local of either internation
al union shall be permitted to take
any local action whatsoever until
the question requiring joint action
shall have first been submitted to
and determined upon by the presi
derts of the bricklayers, masons
and plasterers' union of America
and the united brotherhood of car
penters and joiners of America-.
Fourth—No movement of an
"offensive or defensive" shall be
countenanced in cases where such
would be a violation of existing
agreements that have been sub
mitted to and duly approved by
the presidents of both iaternationa
unions as is required by the con
stitutional laws thereof.
In witness whereof we the un
signed, hereby set our hand and
seal this 24lh day of April, 1914,
For the bricklayers, masons, and
plasterers' international union of
America: Wm. J. Bowen,
General President.
Thos. R. Preece,
1st General Vice-President.
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Wm. Dobson,
General Secretary,
For the united brotherhood of car
penters and joiners of America:
James Kirby,
General President.
Frank Duffy,
General Secretary.
On the part of the united broth
hood it is our desire that this
agreement be carried out faithful
ly. Should any occasion for its
application arise, the suggestion is
made that the local representatives
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THIS LABEL I S ALWAYS IN THE
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Respectfully asks your vote for
COUNTY AUDITOR
At Democratic Primaries, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 1914
I respectfully ask your vote and support
as a Candidate for
County Recorder
S E O N E
At the Democratic Primary, Aug. 11,1914
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OF ST. CLAIR TOWNSHIP
Kindly solicit* vour vote for
COUNTY GOiiiSSPE
At the Ddmocratic Primary Tuesday,
August 11,1914
Respectfully solicits your vote and support for
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COMMISSIONER
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OR. E. L. HENES 1
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OverBeeler's Drug Store, 134 High St. i5
take the matter up and endeavor
to adjust same if possible. If una
ble to do so, before taking any ac
tion you are directed to communi
cate with the undersigned at once.
I am of the opinion that this agree
ment will be of great benefit to the
two organizations interested, and
will be the means of adjusting
many trivial jurisdictional matters
that are continually arising in the
building world.
Respectfully submitted,
James Kirby,
General President.
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