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Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Obio.
Endorsed by the Middletown Trades
and Labor Council of Middlelown O
Endorsed by the Labor Legislative
League of Butler, Preble and Mont
gomery Counties.
Endorsed by Metal Trades Council
of Hamilton Uhio.
Bndovsed by the United Trades and
Labor council, Dayton, Ohio.
VHANKS
to the Board of Educa­
free
kinder
THAT cowardly blackmailer who
has saw fit to threaten union men
with his dirty letters will no doubt
be behind the bars ia a few days
Fight ia the open you filthy coward
THE Board of Education has de
cided to take over the Free Kin
dergarten Schools and extend them
to other parts of the city. This
worthy move on the part of the
members of the b^ard should be
encouraged by the working class
of the city of Hamilton. An ap
propriation of three thousand dol
lars has been made and this amount
should place the schools on a good
fooling.
SOMB kind friend of the firemen
out in the East Hamilton Hcse
Horse presented the boys with a
pool table. They were in the act
of remodeling the table when the
powers that be, informed them that
they must not et it up. Well we
don't see any more batm in a pool
table than we do in a ca:d game
The boys are allowed to play cards,
why no* where there is a little more
exercise, and especially where there
is plenty of room to place it Let
them pu* it up Mr. DeNeen.
WORLD OF LA 30R
The Street Carmen's Union of
Cleveland, Ohio., has raised wages
tw» cents an hour, compromising
on their orginal demand of five
centa.
The Supreme Court of Pennsyl
vania, ius sustained Schuykill
county court's verdict of $t,195 to
George Case, a carpenter, against
the Lehigh Coal and Navigation
Company. The plaintiff's arm was
crushed by a heavy timber falling
on it, due to the breaking of a
chain. The decision is important,
because it tests a law making a
company liable in case of injury
through defective tools.
The long agitation against con
vict labor in the St. Paul, (Minn.)
city prison broom making plant is
bearing fruit. Commissioner Joss
has assured delegation of union
ists he opposes the plan, and if he
is supported by the city council it
will be discontinued. Nothing de
finite can be done ijntil the first of
the year when council will com
plete a new budget. In the mean
time, agitation will be continued.
The Pennsylvania House of Re
presentatives passed without oppo
sition a bill providing that convicts
shall be employed in the manu
facture of such articles as can be
purchased by State and coi-ntry
institutions, Chus removing them
from direc' competion with free
labor generally. Provision is also
made for the payment to the pri
soners of a certain proportion of
their wages while the balance
their dependents.
The Ohio Supreme Court has fol
fowed the decision of the United
Stales Supreme Court in setting
aside the Kansas law which made
it illegal to discharge a worker be
cause cf memoership in a union.
The Ohio court affrmed the judg
ment of the Hamilton County (Cin
cinnati) Court of Appeals in the
suit of a member of a union dual
to the bona fide Boot and Shoe
Workers' Union who asked redress
because he was discharged. Both
Ohio courts hold with the Ohio
United States Supreme Court thai
a worker can quit for no reason,
and the employer has the right to
discharge.
Eventually when workers em
ployed by the Pennsylvania Rail
road go on strike they will be
driven back to work by this com
pany's police, arnud with cream
puffs and toy balloons This is the
impression J. C. Harper, supenn
tendent of the Pennsylvania Rail
road police department would
create in his testimony before the
Industrial Relations Commission.
Policeman Harper assured the com
mission that. We equip our men
with leather clubs. We object to
the use of the blackjack. The
blackjack puts a hole in the head,
whereas the leather club does not
do any real harm. It merely stucs
ycu
"Cooperation between the
Farmers' unions and trade unions
wou.d enable both organizations to
sec:-re remedial legislation much
easier," said President Marks in
his address to the convention of the
Georgia State Federation of Labor
"T^e farmers, as a gentrl rule, r.e
gard us selfish, but wherever we
have the opportunity to explain
to them our object and principles
they are quick to acknowledge
their mistake and express a willing
ness to co-operate with us. I would
recommend that efforts be contin
ued to establish a closer relation
ship with the farmers and never
los? an opportunity to attend and
address their meetings."
Car Men Vote Strike Power.
Chicag, June 11.—By a vote of
8,801 to 367, organized employes
of the Chicago street cai lines gave
their officials power to call a strik
in the event that the company re
fuses to grant increased wages
The present rates range from 21
to 34 cents an hour. The union
wants this ince^sc to 25 and 38
cents respectively. The company
has rejected the proposal.
The workers also ask that the
fivfc-year apprenticeship clause be
modified, as this, they declare, is a
trick to ket-p the average wage low.
If m*u operated a car for years
in another city and secured a pr
sitioM here, his experience would
not be considered, but he would be
paid the minimum wage lectived
by men who never operated a car.
If ne worked the satre ler gth of
time for a Chicago company, left
its employ and returned, he would
receive no credit for former service
by beginners. The car men insist
that this apprenticeship plan is not
for the purpose of making men
cempeteut, but simply to secure
cheap* labor.
Pressmen Make Gains.
Pressmen's Home Tenn. one 11
President Berry of the Interna
tional Pressmen and Assistans* on
ion announces the following gains:
Contracts have just been signed
with the Daily Oklahoma, Oklaho
ma City. Th s dispute has been
on for several years, and the ad
justment re establishes union con
ditions and satisfactory wages.
The settlement wili have a most
decided effect upon all printing
trades artisans throughout Oklaho
ma.
Contracts have been renewed
with improved conditions with all
of the employing printers and
newspaper publishers of Ottawa,
Ontario.
Pressmen's union of Miami, Fla.
secured contracts with every em
ployer in the city, establishing
most exceptional working condi
tions.
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Porlo Ricans Are Glamor
tig For Freedom
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Washiugton, June 11.— Presi
dent Wilson was urged in a petition
carried to the White House this
week by a committee representing
the Free Federation of Working
men «f Porto Rico to appoint a
commission to investigate labor
conditions in the island. It was
represented that "the reports, the
liberties and the lives of the masses
of the people of Porto Rico are
placed in jeopardy by the malad
ministration of th? laws."
Samuel Gompers, President of
the American Federation of Labor
indorsed the petition and accom
panied the committee composed of
Santiago Islesias and P. Rivera
Martinez.
The Porto Ricans declared that
workers on sugar and tobacco plan
tations were underpaid that the
island police force had been used
to oppress them that the right of
assembly and a fne speech and to
strike had been denied that at
tempts had been made to minimize
the teaching of an English lang
uage that more than 200,000 chil
dren of school age had been left
without school accomodations, and
that appropriations for schools had
been cut down to less&n the taxes
on the rich.
The petition asked that Congress
give the island a new constitution
and thit the Porto Ricans, be made
citizens of the United States.
THE CARPENTERS' LOCAL
Extends Greetings to the Public
for Assistance Rendered to
Celebrate Their Silver
Anniversary.
The Local Union of Carpenters
and Joiners takes this means of
extending thanks* to all who in any
way aided us in making our anni
versary a success, and also wish to
apologize for any errors of service
that many have been ?t out ban
quel on Thursday evening.
To Judge Clarence Murphy we
extend the unanimous thanks of
Local 637 for his services as Chair
man of *he afternoon meeting.
This is the more appreciated from
the fact that he fac pualic criti
cism in presiding as chairman of a
meeting in the interest of a labor
organization and materially aided
us in making it a success. Also
for his services with his "Auts
in the parade.
To brother Joe. Schneider we
expend the right hand of fellowship
for services rend red.
To Chas E. Mason who so ably
pres'dtd as Toastmaster at the
banquet we wish the fullest success
bis private f*tf .irs, lorg life *nd
happi e*s, and should the occasion
arise when we can return th- favor
it will be freelv granted.
To Judg- J. B. Connaujrhfon for
h*'s courteous advice in discmsing
the s-O-j-ct "Citizenship." The
Judge seemed to think he was en
titltd toconsider®tion as a "Joiner"'
if rot a Carpenter.
To Hon. Warren G^rd for his
fearless stand whiie in Congress in
voiing and working for the exemp
tion of labor from the obligations
tfce Shermau Law. Mr. Gard
aid he had no apologies to make
as to bis position in this matter and
would dj the same again if occa
sion required.
It was not so mrch what these
men said but t^elr presence more
that we appreciate because we feel
we are honored by having such
men freely give us time and
prrst-uce.
To the Chamber of Commerce
we extend thanks for able assis
tance and support rendered. We
feel that this society has gone out
of its way to a us and the mure
appreciated because the fact that
ours is a labor organization Es
peeially do we extend cur thanks
to its President and Secretary
To all merchants who donated
in any way to the committees who
solicited c.id we wish the fullest of
prosperity and success.
To the Nonpareil Printing Com
pany, a vote of thanks is extended
for the very able manner in which
they carried forward the printing
of our Souvenir Book, for the in
terest they took in making it a
success and for courtesies rendered.
To the visiting friends and Bro
thers we extend an apology for in
efficient service by the waiters at
the banquet in the evening. We
need say no more.
Joint Committee on Celebration.
School Head Re-Electtf.
Kansas City Mo., Juje 11.—Sta
tionary Firemen's union has raised
wages $2 per week, making the
rate $3.50 per day of eight hours
About 200 firemen are affected. In
1898 wages of firemen in this citv
raged from $12 to $14 per week of
seven days, 12 hours a day. Since
then the rates have increased
through organization to $24.50 per
week of seven days' with an eight
hour day. In other words, the
men receive more than twice the
pay now for fifty-six hours a week
than t'.iey formerly received for
eighty-four hours a week These
workers are now discussing the
possibility of securing a six-day
work week with a further reduc
tion of working hours, as their un
ion has inspired them to still greater
things.
Anti-Screen Law
Columbus, O., June II Governor
Willis has signed the Gallagher
bill which provides that it shall be
optional with mine owners and em
ployes whether the latter shall be
paid for coal mined before it is
screened, or afterward.
This means that the Green anti
screen law, which provided for run
of mine system (pay for all coal
mined) is repealed.
The Green law was passed last
year after a twenty years' fight by
the workers. It was introduced
by Secretary G'een o: the Uni
ted Mine Workers of America,
who was then state senator. There
is some discussion among unionists
of forcing a referendum on this
question, all through Ohio miners
have secured the run of mine s* s
tem through their organized move
ment.
Increase Brewers' Wages.
Kansas City, Mo., June, 11.—
Workers in breweries and their
employers have signed a three-year
agreement. Malsters, brewers,
beer bottlers and beer drivers will
receive increases of $1 a week for
two years and $1.50 the third year.
H^urs for drivers have been placed
at ten per day instead of the un
limited work day that was formerly
the rule. Engineers are giv*n the
same wage increase and electricians
the wage paid by outside contrac
tors. The rates of firemen and
coopers arc also advanced.
PARIS AS AN ART CENTER.
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Treasures In the Louvre
and It*
Gems of Architecture.
In population l'tiris ranks third
among the cities of the earth, with
more peoj)le than Washington. Mexl
co City, Rio, Buenos Aires and Santi
ago together. It is the world's eapi
tal in many respects. Its art treas
ures surpass tho.se of any other city
its fashions dominate the civiiizwi
world and even influence the uncivi
lized: its language is the court tongue
of the earth: ils history is a panorama
of the story of civilization from the
days of the Goth and the Vandal
down to the present
In the fieart of the city stands one
of the world's most noted of build
ings—the palace of the Louvre. It is
the priceless art museum of France,
and there are contained within its
three departments sculpture, paint
ings and antiquities—examples of the
highest expression of human genius.
The collections of the Louvre, were
they offered for sale, would bring a
total price so stupendous as to be un
believable. For example, in the gal
lery of Apollo, among other treasures,
rest the diamond hilled sword of
Bonaparte, valued at $-100,000: the fa
mous Regent diamond, valued at
000.000: the gems of many a beaute
ous queen of Fram e, and the swords
and spurs of Charlemagne.
A life might be spent in study here,
and libraries might be written upon
the treasure which the Louvre houses.
In the ball of sculpture stands the
peerless Venus of Melon. a thing more
ravishing than any other vision ever
hewn from a stone. In this hail there
are many pieces of antiquity and of
more modern times, the loss of any
one of which would be irreparable.
Yet the strange people of this city,
fired with enthusiasm for n commu
nistic theory, once mined the Louvre,
poured petroleum over it and prepared
to destroy with gunpowder what It
had taken the world more than 2.500
years to produce.
Paris is overrlcb In the possession
of the beautiful, the impressive and
the magnificent Its famous buildings
make an almost unending list. Richest
among the world's theaters is the Par
is home of opera—without, an architec
tural delight within, a fascinating in
spiration In snow white marble, onyx.
Jasper, malachite and bronze. Its
famed grand stairway is a fitting pre
lude to the highest moods that can be
produced by the music on its stage.
And there is not wanting a strong
element of grewsome and terrifying re
miniscence in this glorious city. The
traveler stands amid the wide sweep
of the Place de la Concorde (Place of
Peace), and he thinks that here before
an assembled bestial mob the razor
blade of the guillotine rose and fell un
tiring while head after head, mid bitter
jest and soug, rolled from the gory ma
chine into the great common basket!
and the quivering trunks were corded
at its side. Age and youth and loveli-1
ness were sacrificed to brutish passion
on thla now wi«n« unura ID a wav
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O S E K
Local Organizers and Busi
ness Agents.
Charles E. Vaughn, A. F. af L.
Residence, 721 Buckeye Stree
Home Phone 890 A.
Timothy Rowan, Internationa
Molders' Union, Residence, 989
Central Ave., Bell Phore 403 X.
Wm. W. Finfrock-, Painters'
Decorators' and Paper Hangers'
Union, No 135. Residence 308 S.
Second Street. Bell Phone 1396 L-
W. R. Smith, Paper Makers' Un
ion, Residence, Hotel DeArmond.
Home Phone 31. Bell Phone 31.
Swain B. Corson, Carpenters'
and Joiners' Union, No. 637, Resi
dence 107 Brosey Ave., Bell Phone
756 L.
John Gfroerer, Business Agert
Baitenders' Union, 226 S. 7th St.
DAYTON OHIO.
Ben Closterman, Polishers.
J. F. Eichorn, Bartenders, 7
Market street.
W.J. Gregg, Hoisting Engineers
41 W. Great Miami Boulevard.
Wm Schneberger, Cigarmakert'
125 Samuel street
George Richardson Teamsters',
310 Wayne, Ave., Bell Phone 541
Home Phone 2541.
Earl Nyswander, Carpenters' 25
N. Main street.
Gea. Lorah, Plumbers' corner
Washington and Main, street
Plumbers' Hall.
u: 't only uome nau eauaivs
Every contrast is found in l*art« and
all varieties of excellence. Here is the
world's highest structure, the Eiffel
tower. This huge shaft of steel is one
of the most overpowering things with
in the city. Forty draftsmen worked
two years on the 15.00(1 different de
signs necessary for Its l.r.K)0 sections.
Restaurants, shops and a theater are
housed upon its steps and within its
corridors. Ten thousand people can
gather here at one time.
Grocers as Fighting Men.
In olden times in England the gro
cers' trade played a useful part in na
tional defense. The Grocers' company
was commanded in 15r»7 to furnish six
ty men for "the resistance of such In
iquitous attempts us may be made by
foreign enemies." Further demands of
the same kind were satisfied in suc
cessive years, and in 1588 the company
supplied 500 men to resist the Spanish
armada. Authority was granted to
press men into this service, and ap
prentices and journeymen were called
upon to leave the counter for the bat
tletield. Sir John Philpot. an early
master of the Grocers' company, clear
ed the North sea of a horde of Scottish
pirates by means of a tieet equipped
entirely at his own cost London
Chronicle.
Men In Petticoats.
It will probably be a matter of sur
prise to the general reader to learn that
the petticoat was first worn exclusively
by men. In the reign of King Henry
VII. the dress of the English was so
fantastic and absurd that it was diffi
cult to distinguish one sex from the
other. In the inventory of Ilenry V.
appears a "petticoat of red damask,
with «*pen sleeves." There is no men
tion of a woman's petticoat before the
Tudor period.
Early Submarines.
One of the earliest references to un
der water craft id in connection with
piracy. Olaus Magnus, bishop of Up
sala, writing in 1555. makes mention
of "skiffs and vessels constructed of
leather," two of which he had seen, in
which the pirates of Greenland "go
wherever they wish, either above or
below water, and by their means piercn
and make great holes in passing mer
chant ships."—Pall Mall Gazette.
Unhappy Endings.
"You say all the stories be writes"
have unhappy endings?"
"Every one of them."
"Rut he can't sell stories with on
happy endings."
"He never does sell any. That's
their unhappy ending."—Houston Post
There never lived a man who was
not Injured by (erpetual compliments.
-Newell D. Hillif.
AH in the Game.
Crabshaw—I've no objection to your
getting married, my dear, bnt I really
can't stand the expense of a wedding
Mai^orie—I'll try to help you out, papa.
Perhaps I can throw a scare into
George and get him to propose an
elopement—Judge.
Very Becoming.
Husband—Do you think my full beard
Is an improvement?
Wife-How much does it save /ou a
week?
"About a dollar."
"Yes, it's an Improvement." ffew
York Weekly.
8ure Enough.
Bill—They say a criminal always re
turns to the scene of his crime. Jill—
What's the good if he gets all the
swag tke flrst Owe J—XoiUtera State*
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The most sensational drama of the air ever staged in Cincinnati
will be seen at Coney Island, for four days June 17, 18, 19 and 20,
when Ru'h Bancsoft Law, the foremost skywoman of the world races
to the clouds in her biplane carrying a scout who will leap from th«
heavens in a parachute. It is estimated that Miss Law is whirling her
biplane across the sky at a speed, of 70 miles an hour when "Happy,
the Human Fly," crawls out on the improvised platform of the ma
chine, ducks under the forward plane ard launches himself 2,000 feet t«
earth. With the speed of a cannon bail he drcps until the opening of
his paracht te holds him. Then he drifts gently to earth. Nothing
like it ha* ever been attempted before. The spectacular flights and
leaps will be late in the afternoon of Thursday, Friday Saturday, and
Sunday, s« as to give Cincinnati and vicinity an opportunity of sect»
ing them. The many features of amusemeut at Coney w||l be
at the same time the aviation engagement is o.
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