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FRIDAY, JUNE 22,1917.
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IMOIB WlKLT AT 896 lltUIT BTUBT,
Hamilton. Ohio.
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Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohio.
Endorsed by the Miduletown 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 Ohio.
Endorsed by the United Trades and
Labor Council, Dayton, Ohio.
preparedness cans loaded
with food.
hat
rubber ring yon put on a
preserving jar helps yon to stretch
yonr income.
you ever noticed how much
better you feel after saying some
thing good about some one. If
yon haven't, just do so the next
chance you get.
ouldn't
ome
there be some scat­
tering on the part of 'hat bunch of
railbirds, whittle™ and tobacco
chewers who roost on the coping
around the Court House, if this
state were to enact a law such as
became effective in West Virginia,
Thursdav of this week, whereby
every male person between 16 and
60 years old, must engage in some
employment at least hours a
week or he becomes, within the
meaning of the law, a vagrant, and
as such liable to a fine of $100, and
60 days woik on the public streets
or roads.
weeks' back the Niles Tool
Works Co., placed American flags
at all the windows in their foundry.
How proudly they floated in the
breeze at the time, emblems of
freedom, liberty, free speech and
everything that is just and right.
Since the strike ot the molders of
that pltnt howevjr, we notice in
passing by, that many of these flags
are hanging with heads drooping
low as if in shame, because of fly
ing from an institution in which one
of the cardinal principles, (free
speech,) of which our flag is so
proudly emblematic, is deaied ex
istence.
W
ith
the big outings scheduled,
that is—by the Eagles' July 4th
the Moose August 4th th$ Trades
Council Labor Day September 5th
all at the Fair Grounds, the Cham
pion Park going, Lawn Fetes and
many other ottldoot affairs taking
place, this city won't have to want
for entertainment and amusement
this summer. This is as it should
be. While it is true that we are in
the midst oi the most serious, anc
no doubt the most solemn time in
the country's history, yet it won't
do any good to go around hanging
our heads. Better a little diver
sion. The man who has but one
thing on his mind all the time is
bound to go stale. Therefore, let
us lay aside the thought of the war,
its horrors and its misery, for a
while at least, and get out occasion
ally, have a little pleasure, enjoy
ourselves and then we will be the
better for it ourselves, and tackle
with more vim and vigor, those
serious problems confronting us to
day.
Organized labor in Hamilton and
vicinity wasn't sure but what their
ears were deceiving them and they
anxionsly held their breath while
it was repeated to them that Gov
ernor James E. Cox, had appointed
Bernard H. Kroger, (referred to
by the Labor Advocate, of Cincin
nati, as Bernard "Hog" Kroger,)
as Food Dictator for the State of
Ohio. If ever there was anything
dished out from the state executive
office to leave that dark brown taste
it was this appointment. None
more distasteful could have been
It was a big boost for Mr. Kroger
and a sad blow to union labor. Or­
ganized labor has always counted
Governor Cox, one of its best
friends but he certainly stepped on
its sorest corn when he made this
appointment.
Come Jimmie, elucidate, we from
the "Home Town" don't under
stand. We will refrain from further
comment at this time, perhaps more
anon.
To
ORGANIZED LABOR
In this weeks' issue of the
ress
you will find an advertisement in
serted in the interest of the Red
Cross Society, paid for by four
philanthropic business concerns of
this city. The
Press
urges that
every union man iu the city read
this advertisement carefuliy and act
accordingly.
Remember, that grand leader of
ours, Samuel Gompers, President
of the American Federation of La
bor, indorses the work and asks
that organized labor do everything
in its power to help in this great
movement, and that Thos. J. Don
nelly, secrefary-treasurer of the
Ohio State Federation of Labor,
urges that we do all in our power
to assist, and that the movement
has been indorsed and subscribed
to by our local Trades and Labor
Council.
Let's join and contribute liberally
and show the people that organ
ized labor in this city stands ready
at any time to back any movement
that is right and just.
Get a button and wear it.
DO IT NOW.
Retail Merchants And
Clerks To Hold Mass
Meeting.
A mass meeting of all the retail
merchants and clerks of Hamilton
will be held in the rooms ot tne
Hamilton Chamber of Commerce at
8 o'clock Tuesday evening, June 26
The speaker of the evening will
be Samuel A. Davis, of Cleveland,
efficiency manager for the May
stores, advisor to many of the lead
ing stores of America and known
as a speaker and expert advisor on
retail merchandising.
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Lodge Notes.
Commandery No. 165, Knight
of St. John, announce that they
will give a grand Lawn Fete anc
Dance at St Anthony Hall, 11th
and Chestnut streets, Thursday
evening August 9th.
rr
At their regular meeting held
Tuesday evening, the Monkey Mu
tual Aid Society decided to hold
their annual family picnic next
month. A committee was appoin
ted to arrange for the affair and als
to fix the exact date on which i
will be held.
Five new applications were re
ceived and two applicants were
elected to membership.
It was decided to erect a new
fence around the temple.
After the meeting one of those
famous Chef Gus Mueller lunches
was enjoyed. Gus' efficient assis
tant, William Sprankel, was pre
sented with a handsome Monkey
button. Vice President Edw. Dull
made the presentation speech.
u
At the meeting of Butler Aerie
No. 407 F. O. E. held Monday
evening the Red Cross movement
was given another boost by the in
dorsement of the Aerie of the work
of the society and the appointment
of the following committee to can
vass the membership in its behalf
Wm. Goodwin, Ernest Schrichte,
Fred Krogman, James Sharp, and
Edw. Yordy.
The Degree Team announced
that a Dance will be held every
Friday evening ^t the temple.
Carl Lehmkuhl, James Paullus,
Ben Hilbert, Geo. Besselman, and
Chan. Schrichte, delegate to the
State Aerie convention held at
Marion, Ohio, this week, returned
Thursday and report that it was
largely attended and the best in
the history of the State Aerie.
They were also proud of the fact
that they had succeeded in having
one of their number, ChasSchrichte
named as a delegate to represent
the State Aerie, at the Grand Aerie
convention to be held in August.
Th s is an honor much sought and
one to be proud of. It is the first
time that a member of the local
Aerie has been so honored. It
couldn't have gone to a more de
serving member for Charley has
been a hard worker for the order
and entitled to all that is handed
him. All the Grand Lodge Officers
were there.
U
The annual outing of Hamilton
Lodge No. 93, B. P. O. Elks, will
be held at Chester Park on Wed
nesday July 25. Special arrange
ments will be made to leave Ham
ilton on the C. H. & D. train at
11a. m. This delegation will be
met at Wintcn Place by Sraittie's
band and escorted to the park.
There will be a box lunch at noon,
and a chicken supper with cabaret
on the clubhouse veranda at 6 p.
m. An elaborate program for the
day is being prepared by the com
mittee in charge.
U
Hamilton Lodge No. 17 I. O. O.
F. gave a farewell banquet at the
temple Tuesday evening for Wm.
Reed, one of the popular members
of the lodge who left that night for
California where he will reside.
U
Harmony lodge No. 14, I. O. O.
F. at their meeting held Tuesday
evening, conferred the first degree
upon one candidate.
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Washington Chapter, Order of
the Eastern Star at their meeting
this week initiated three candidates
and voted a neat sum to the Red
Cross society.
They also decided to attend
Hamilton day at the Chautauqua
in a body.
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Fort Hamilton Lodge No. 1437,
Loyal Order of Moose, held an in
teresting meeting Wednesday night
The Red Cross committee reported
splendid success and that the mem
bers are joining fast. The Chau
tauqua committee reported things
shaping up for taking part in the
parade Hamilton Day at the Chau
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The suggestion was made by Colonel
F. W. Galbraith, Commanding the First
Regiment, Ohio National Guard, with
headquarters in Cincinnati. Colonel
Galbraith also is President of the Busi
ness Men's Club of Cincinnati and re
cently headed the Red Cross member
ship campaign which showed most ex
cellent results.
He addressed identical letters to the
Ohio Anti-Saloon League and to th
Ohio Wine and Spirit Association, in
which he proposed that the contest in
Ohio this year be deferred. Recalling
the estimates that each of these cam
paigns cost approximately $1,000,00(1
Colonel Galbraith says: "In my opin
ion. this is a great economic waste."
Further he suggests that both sides
save this tremendous sum and tlio
money "be then available for the needs
of the various governmental author
ized relief societies."
Liquor Dealers For It.
The response for the Liberals was
made by Lewis H. Gibson, who also
forwarded a letter to Superintendent
James A. White, of the Anti-Saloon
League. The letter to White was givei
out tonight. In part it says:
"Those whom I represent have full
confidence that, should state-wide pro
hibition again be submitted, the voters
of Ohio would for the third time in four
years reject it.
"Irrespective tnis confidence and
Impressed with matters of greater mo
ment, we acquiesce in the suggestion
contained in the 'etter of Colonel F. W.
Galbraith that a ••ampaign for state
wide prohibition this year will be
wasteful of the time, energy and
money of our people, and that such
time, energy and money had better be
directed to the national needs confront
ing our country.
"Accordir v am authorized to In
vite your earnest co-operation in a plan
to raise $500,000 for the American Red
Cross Society. I propose that each of
us agree to pay to the American Red
Cross Society the sum of $250,000 on
the 15th day of August, 1917, provided
no petition for a state-wide campaign
on the liquor question is filed in Ohio
by that time, and I further propose
that each
of
PATRIOTIC OFFER OF LIQUOR MEN TO DONATE $250,000
FOR HUMANITY'S SAKE BRINGS DRYS RE
FUSAL TO 00 LIKEWISE
WILL USE MONEY FOR PROHIBITION
Turn Down Plans of Colonel Galbraith, of First Regiment, 0. N.
G., Who Asks That Fall Election Be Called
Both Campaign Funds Spent For Relief of
Wounded American Soldiers
8j.eelal Dispatch to Cincinnati Enquirer.2
Columbus, O., June 12.—Through
the refusal of the Anti-Saloon Leagut
of Ohio to heed the plan offered for u
truce of the prohibition contest, it was
brought out to-day that the struggN
will go on in Ohio this fall. The pro
posal for a halt during the war aud foi
devotion to patriotic purposes of tlu
enormous sum spent in the canvasser
of the two partisan groups came from
neutral sources and was welcomed by
the Liberals and rejected by the Pro
hibitionists.
execute a aen-
tauqua. The trustees were in
structed to ascertain the cost of
placing a large dance floor on the
lot in the rear of the lodge home.
Dictator Harry Schuster, appointed
Harry Wardell, Chas. Weisong and
A. R. L,aughlin a committee to
audit the
bo«ks
for the last quarter.
Owing to the next regular meeting
falling on the fourth of July the
lodge will meet on July 3d.
A big initiation of all outstand
ing candidates, of which there are
quite a number, will take place on
Wednesday July 11th. The out
ing committee reported a tentative
program for the outing which takes
place Saturday August 4th at the
Fair Grounds, thi* committee will
meet again next Wednesday.
Outing Committee fleets.
The 25th anniversary committee
of the L,abor Day parade and out
ng met Tuesday night in Trades
Council hall at 7 o'clock. Chair
man Eggleston calltd the meeting
to order and the committee imme
diately got down to business. The
refreshment committee, amusement
committee and the music committee
reported progress and will have
ore to report at the next meeting.
The printing committee reported
that the tickets will be ready at the
next meeting also the tickets for
the automobile.
It was moved and carried that mil
members of the committee missing
three consecutive meetings, their
seats will be declared vacant and a.
new delegate will be appointed. A
few of the members of the commit
tee have not attended the meetings
and this aiove was absolutely nec
essary.
An effort will also be made to
Off
and
irate oona to sucn society with good
and sufficient securities, satisfactory
to it, to guarantee said payments.
He Goes Further, Too.
"Should this proposition meet with
your acceptance, I further propose
that persons engaged by us with whom
we are under contract for the year
1917 shall immediately divert their ac
tivities to Red Cross service, without
compensation from that body.
"This proposition is open for yonr
acceptance or rejection for a period of
10 days from date.
"The National Red Cross needs and
deserves the money. Many able pens
are pleading its cause. As citizens of
Ohio we should respond to this plea
for America. Let us show the country
and the world that in times like theBe
there are and can be no domestic or
family differences among the people of
Ohio.
"A prohibition election will mean an
expenditure of large sums. Tour an
nounced campaign fund has been men
tioned as $450,000. Our campaign will
not require such a large amount. Amer
ica needs such sums and she needs
them now. A prohibition campaign
will mean bitterness and strife and
rancor. This proposed co-operation
for a patriotic purpose will be an in
sptration for a united America.
White Can't See It.
"I need hardly urge that an early re
ply will be appreciated, to allow ample
time for collection of funds should I
hear from you favorably."
White was out of the city today
In a reply to Gibson, Superintendent
White today wrote that the friends of
Btate-wide prohibition will subscribe
their full share to the Red Cross. He
Bays that by abolishing the saloon
$110,000 which now is wasted over the
bars might be saved for some neoeB
•ary work.
have all unions represented in the
I,abor Day parade this year.
The committee meets again on
next Tuesday night at 7 o'clock
prompt in Trades Council hall.
Niles Molders
Still Out.
There is no change in the situa
tion of the strike of the molders of
the Niles plant. All of the men are
now members of the Iron Mulders'
Union with the exception of ?ix.
These mien ^re very busy trying
to get the union men to attend the
meeting held by them daily at the
residence of "Bull Bierman on the
West Side. But the boys say nay,
nay, nix on that kind of stuff. To
date there hasn't been a lick struck
in the shop and the men say there
will not be until a satisfactory ad
justment is made of the existing
differences. The men have arrang
ed for base-ball games for each
Tuesday and Friday during the
strike. The game Tuesday between
the molders and apprentices resulted
most disastrously for the molders.
The returns are not all in yet but
as soon as the scorekeepers have
the figures compiled the result will
be published. The apprentices say
th£.t while the older fellows may
think they know it all, as ball-play
ers they make good molders. Many
business-men have been very kind
to the boys in seeing that they have
baseballs, bats, cigars, refresh
ments and lunch for which they
are grateful.
MACHINISTS
Stay away from Hamilton, Ohio,
strike still on at the Black & Claw
son Co., unfair conditions, STAY
AWAY.
Ladies' and Gent's
Dining Room
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that he could not be reached. It is
known, however, that he already has
sent a reply to Colonel Galbraith's let
ter, in which the proposal is complete
ly rejected. The communication re
calls to Colonel Galbraith's attention
that as a military man he knows of
the action of the Federal Government
in refusing to soldiern permission to
purchase intoxicants while on duty.
If soldiers in uniform need efficiency
and morality, he sayg, and if they are
to be promoted by those means, the
civilians also need efficiency and mor
ality and they may b© promoted by the
means indicated, which is prohibition,
according to White He says further
that prohibition was an issue before
war was declared and could not step
aside for war. He added that the pro
hibitionists consider nothing more pa
triotic short of fighting on the battle
fields than fighting evils at home.
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Delegates representing nearly 15,000
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hour day and recognition of the union.
Boston Raises Pay.
Salary increases for county and court
employees have been granted by the
Boston city council, nearly all of them
b(
MJig in the form of acceptances of
special legislative acts. The fourteen
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