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VOL. XVII. NO. 11.
Wednesday morning about 125
machine tenders, back teuders, 3d
and 4th hands, spare men, beater
engineers and helpers at the Cham
pion mills went on strike. VV. R.
Smith, First Vice-President of the
International Brotherhood of Pape:
Makers, was sent for aud shortly
after arrived in this city. Imme
diately upon his arrival he proceed
ed to orgpnize *he men. They
were so anxious te sign aud did it
so fast that before noon Thursday
there was nearly three hundred
names or the roll. It was plain to
be seen by this time that every mat?
in the mill was coming out.
The men are asking for a fiat
rate increase in pay and dissolution
of the bonus system. They say
they don't want any bait in the
Great Demonstrations By
Textile Workers And
Papermakers.
Wednesday evening the textile
workers who are on strike, together
with the papermakers who ate also
striking met at Trades Council hall
and farmed in line for parade.
With an immense American flag aud
the bauner of the papermakers' un
ii n flying at their head, the men,
women and girls fully five hundred
strong, marched through High St.,
across the bridge, up past the
Champion mills and back.
As they returned they ail li.ied
ud on the Court House steps where
after a few remarks by district or
ganizer Chas. Vanghu, led by one
of the girls from the textile work
ers, they all joined in signing
America. They sang this with su^h
vim and vigor as to be heard many
blocks away and with flags and
banners waving, made a touching
aud inspiring sight.
Tears stood in the eyr, of mini
of the onlookers present and many
remarks were heard to the effect
that it was a shame that girls, such
as were taking part had to strike
iu order to comp?l their employers
to pay them living wages.
On Thursday morning nt 11
o'clock all the papennaktrs and
textile workers again met for pa
130 Main St
i
Papermakers Strike
All Out At Champion Mills.
To The Public:
Reduction in price of cars for funerals and weddings Four
dollars for 5-passenger cars and $5 for 7-passenger cars.
DAVID WEBB
jutr.'VMt
flAXWELL
THE WONDER CAR
fleans flotor Car Economy
Roadster $670, Touring Car $6.85, Sedan $985,
ONE TON TRUCK $795.
form of bonus bat want to be paid
for what they work for.
The company insists that they
will not grant the request made by
the men and that thev will close
the mills down indefinitely rather
than do so, and have posted sigus
on all the buildings to that effect,
signed Peter G. Thwmpon, Presi
dent.
Since then, officials of the com
pany say that by Saturday
night the mills will be shut down
tight. Carpenters are busily en
gaged boarding up the windows
but the men on strike sav they are
mot using maay nails for the pur
pose.
The men realize the seriousness
of this affair and are conducting
themselves in an orderly, gentle
menly and business like manner.
rade. This time a band had been
secured for the purpose. Headed
by the band and with banners end
flags flying, and with horns and
other noismaking instruments they
paraded over the principal streets
of the city up past the Champion
aud back again.
There was about 400 textile
workers and 350 papermakers in
line. Aad talk about euthusiasm,
the like was never seen, such as
that crowd displayed especially that
bunch of girls.
Never in the history of organized
labor in this city were such remark
able demonstrations made as those
of Weduesday evening and Thurs
diy morning and were much com
mented on.
Womans' 50-Hour Law Ff
feclive Today.
Thl- is a day of miu n iuterebt to
mi wouicn and girls who toil for
livelihood. It marks the begin
ning of the fifty-hour week. Ac
cording to the law, females over
eighteen years of age shall not be
euiploved or permitted to work in
connection with any factory, work
shop, telephone or telegraph office,
millinery or dressmaking establish
ment, restaurant or any mercantile
establishment located in any city,
more than nine hours in any one
day, except Saturday, when the
All
Terms if You Desire. Phone For Demonstration.
Graf riotor Car Co.
BOTH PHONES. SECOND AND MARKET STS.
Both Phones
cars carried in stock.
HAMILTON, OHIO
EAGLES
rilE BUTLER CO U NTS
hours labor in mercantile estab
lishiuents may be ten hours, nor
more than six days, or mere than
fifty hours in auy one week.
This law has long been fought for
by organized labor throughout the
state and its enactment is due to
the untiring efforts of the Ohio
State Federation of Labor.
It was intended first that it
should be a straight eight hour day
but owing to much pressure and
pleading on the part of merchants
throughout the state two hour*
extra ou Saturday was agreed upon.
Meat Dealers Are Signing
Agreement.
District Organizer, of the Ohio
State Federation of Labor Charles
Vaughn of this city, attended a
meeting of the Retail Clerks at
Middletown Sunday afternoon.
This meeting was preliminary to
organizing a local of the Retail
Clerks International Protective As
sociation. A large attendance was
present and all signified their in
tention of joining the organization.
Organizer Vaughn will sign them
up in a few days.
Clerks Of Middletown To
Organize.
District organizer Chas. Vaughn,
reports that sixty per cent of the
meat dealers io the city have signed
the agreement submitted by Local
No. 1089, of the Amalgamated
Meat Cutters and Butcher Workers
of North America, to date. He
says there is no doubt but that all
the dealers will sign within a few
days as the agreeme ubmitted is
satisfactory to them
Textile Workers Strike.
All Out At Shuler and
Benriinghofen Mills.
The textile workers at the Shuler
and Beuuinghofen mills at Linden
wald went out cn a strike Wednes
day morning at eleven o'clock and
the plant is now closed.
A committee of the textile work
ers, who organized several weeks
ago, waited on the officials of the
company Monday morning and pre
sented their agreement for approval.
The company asked for two days'
time whijh was granted in which te
consider it Upon the expiration
of this time, which was Wednesday
the officials refused to receive a
committee representing the union,
saying the men would receive their
answer in their pay envelopes that
day. Anticip-Uiag that reply, Pre
sident Oscar Brown of the union
called on the members to strike and
they all responded. They are ask
ing for a flat rate increase, a doing
away with the bonus system, and
recognition of the union.
Henry Taylor, one of the em
ployees who has also been acting
as day watchman, Saturday after
noons and Sundays, offered to con
tinue in this capacity, by instruc
tion of President Brown of the un
ion, but was told by Mr. C. A.
Shuler that the company didn't
want any card men around.
Ail told there are about 400 out
at this plant. The committee act
ing for the workers are: O. A.
Brown, Jess Jones, Earl Case, Bell
Howard aud Magdalena Himes.
Freight Handlers Gain.
Boston, June -9.—After a short
strike, organized dock freight hand
lers have raised wages 25 cents 8
day.
OUTING
Patriotic FIREWORKS
HAMILTON, OHIO, FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1917.
All Set.
Eagles Are Ready For Big
Outing Fourth of July.
All set, Eagles are ready for big
outing July 4th. These few words
are assurance enough to the public
that there will be plenty of enter
tainment and amusement right here
and no need for going out of the
city next Wednerday. It's the old
story, often repeated, that it will
be bigger and grander than evt-r,
but this annual affair of the Eagles
has grown into such magnitude,
growing from year to year, that
they can well and truthfully aay—
bigger and better this year than
ever.
Beginning at noon there will be a
br.nd concert in front of the temple
on south Second street, at 12:30,
not 12:36, and the big parade with
Mayor John A. Holzberger as
Grand Marshal, at its head will
move over the following line of
march: North on Second to Lud
low, west on Ludlow to Front,
north on Front to High, east on
High to Third, North on Third to
Heaton, east on Il'.-aton to Fair
Grounds.
Then the fun starts. The big
feature of th?. afternoon of course
will be the motorcycle races be
ginning at 2:30 The fastest speed
ever made on the local track is pre
dieted for the races this year. The
largest purses ever offered in this
vicinity for motorcycle races have
been hung up by this years' com
mittee. These pur are attract
ing the attention
--1
ingWed, Jul. II
See The
Country
the best and
fastest riders throughout the c»ub
try everywhere and many entries
are already in. Box seats fci thc
graud stand are on sale at Brown's
cigar store, Second and Court sts.,
and are twenty-five cents. The
general admission ito the ud
Stand will be fifteen ten's.
Then tue:e will be band
merry-go-round, pie eating and wa
termelon eating contests and amuse­
Are you going to
Eagles Outing
4th of July?
Of course you are. Everybody is
C*et one of these Genuine Palm Beach Suits
ments of all kinds too numerous to
mention. Then there's the big
feature, the country store. Here
is where the Eagles always shine
and scream the loudest. It would
be easier to enumerate what they
haven't got than to begin to tell
what they have got in this store.
Everything imaginable will be
found here, groceries, clothing,
tons of coal, bric-a-brac, glassware,
china ware, live stock of all kinds,
fancy work and so many things to
gladden the hearts of the ladies.
The store no doubt will prove more
popular this year than ever.
At six o'clock Professor Robisou
will make a baloon ascension with
a double parachute drop and tor
pedo explosion. This is one of
those thrillers that makes you grab
the fellow next to you during its
execution.
In the evening wili Ik- tin* big
fireworks display, the finest ever
seen in this neck of the woods. It
is to be ©f a patriotic order, displaj
ing the sinking of a Liner by a
Submarine. President W i 1 s o u
draped with the Stars and Stripes,
and numerous other Patriotic pieces
which together with a monstreus
aerial display will make it no doubt
the greatest display seen here since
the centennial celebration way back
in 1891.
The committer charge of t!iis
years affair James Brannen,
chairmam, Ca 1 Lehmkuhl, secre
tary, Wm. Wilnicr. treasurer, M.
Coliigan, Jr., Welsh, Hart
ley Sanks, Jov Fage eo. X.
Mayer, Geo. Troy. A I. Bal
l-it Win. Malloy.
Kroger Employes Of Oayton
Ohio, Wi
$7.35
For
Others are asking $12.50 lor none
any better.
Sport Shirts, Union Made.
Wash Ties, 36c grade
S5.00 Pure Silk Shirts
Palm Beach Shirts
This store will
o s e e v e y
Wednesday at
n o o n e i n
Palm Beach Pants $2.98
Dress Shirts, Union Made 73c to $1.50
Ribbed Union Suits, Uni^n Made $1.15
Bostonian Shoes, Union Made $6.00 to $7 00
THE RED TRDKK
The Workingman's Store
tt.
nine years betwe Baleen,
Union of Dayton, and tl e
Kroger Grocery & Baking companv
^?ve been settled Hv r
s ning i\ v. r,':i•
The bnls• i secure
1 the i hour
73c to $1.15
26c
$3.95
$2.98
Union Store
and
Union Clerks
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Square is the name. Square is our aim
All Suits and Pants made to your
individual order in a
Union Shop
Cor. Front and Hieh Sts.
Merchants' Dinner Lunch
Served every Day
Lunch Counter Connected
flolbrodk Bros.
Reliable Dealers in
ty Goods, Carpets, Cloaks, Queensw&r#
Millinery. House Furnishings
v ss-Holbrock Stamps with
all Cash Purchases.
W^het! un that evening's spin stop at
Wm. NusKy's Cafe
At Port Union
I ne bright spot in the country.
Tourist Tickets
at Low Round Trip Fares Daily
to New York, Boston, Atlantic
City and other Resorts in the
East, direct or via Washington
PENNSYLVANIA
LINES
also to Resorts in North Michigan,
Wisconsin and the Northwest,
Colorado and the West
Liberal Stopovers and Return limit*
LjchI 'lu iii Agents for particiir- ur addrttt
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$1.00 PER TEAR
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