The Butler County press. [volume], April 26, 1918, Image 1

About The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946

Image provided by: Ohio History Connection, Columbus, OH

                
,siv
&
V
I
&
•?)j* ,-w-*.~'
V
rv"
fev
*l'r
A'-"
i
I'''
I*/.-
•5W-
h-
I
VOL,.
if-*'
XVITT:
•5.7 ,»
Governor Cox, in a statement issued
gave official endorsement to the Va
cation Thrift contest to be conducted
among public and parochial school
children of Ohio between May 1 and
September 10 under direction of the
Ohio War Savings Division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC IN
STRUCTION. He calls upon all
schools to devote at least an hour on
$lay 1, to conduct appropriate
"Thrift Day" exercises, to which
parents should be invited.
2)revious
MssmtBsa
|v-
n-*''
Mi.
NO. lY4'" 4-"'- /f'
Thrift
To the boy Or girl selling the larg
est volume of War Savings and Thrift
Stamps will be presented $1000 ma
turity value, in War Savings Stamps.
There are 25 capital prizes, winners
of which will be brought to Columbus
to receive the prizes from the hands
of the Governor.
Governor Cox's statement says:
"My attention has been directed to
the Vacation Thrift Contest to be
launched May 1 by the Ohio War
Savings Division of the Department
of Public Instruction. It appears to
CARPENTERS
Many New Members A re
Coming Into The Union.
Carpenters' Union Local No. 637,
met in Trades Council hall Thursday
!'tvmiig.-- -A number of appli
cants were initiated and a number of
||ew applications were received. Work
•?|Vas reported plentiful but there is
:|hortage of carpenters.
v Contractor John King was reported
at a
Exercises To Be Held In,All
Schools Thursday May 1.
meeting with having
BOYS' SPRING SUITS
Values like these will appeal
to all economical dJO Q7
parents ($*)••/i
10 Bostonian
BOYS' ELK HIDE
SHOES
Sizes 1 to 1-2.
Special .......... $1.97
r*^^:y rr^rr,^^
me that this contest will furnish to
hundreds of thousands of Ohio school
children the medium through which
they mi.y interest other hundreds of
thousands of their adult friends in
the government's War Savings plan, i
It will also have the highly salutary
effect of instilling into the minds of
participating boys and girls the im-^
portance of practicing personal econ
omies, resulting in the acquisition of
sound habits of thrift, self-discipline,
self- control and self-respect.
"As a satisfactory means of launch
ing and presenting the Vacation
Thrift Contest, it is advisable that
every school in the state should de
vote at least an hour on May 1 to a
thorough consideration of the contest
plans and preparations for entering
actively and intensively into the pro
ject. At that time, community exer
cises should be conducted to which
parents of the boy or girl pupils
should be invited, so that they may be
adequately informed of the scope of
the. Vacation Thrift Contest."
violated .his agi'cement with the un
ion. He was ordered to appear at this
last meeting and explain himself. He
failed to do so and the union de
clared his agreement void and can
celled. It was charged that King has
been employing non-union carpenters.
Contractor Jean Arent has signed
an agreement with the union. He is
now building thirteen houses on Pros
pect Hill «|h4employing all union
a e n e s
Swain Corson was re-elected busi
ness agent for the, organization two
weeks ago. He is now on the job
and has things on the boom for the
union*
The desire to serve the Workingman better, give him 101 cents for every dollar forced
us to offer these great bargains. We do not consider a shortage of merchandise a sufficient
reason to boost prices when we still own the goods at the old prices. The reputation of this
store was not built on what we said in our ads, but what the workingman has found to be
true. We prefer to be known as the Workingman's Store, as this will distinguish us from all
of her stores.
for Mi
Style is not everything, neither is price,
but put them together like in these garments
and the combination cannot be beat.
price.
UNION
MADE
Union Made Guaranteed Suits
THESE GUARANTEED SUITS ARE PRE-EMINENTLY THE LEADERS
OF POPULAR PRICED CLOTHING
BOYS' SPRING SUITS
The newest of spring Norfolks
and trench styles, sturdily
tailored of nobby djr A"7
spring fabrics I
MEN'S TAN OR
BLACK OXIORDS
$7 value
Special...
en s and E
Mahogany and Black
SPECIAL .. ...ii
Bargain Bulletin
SPRING UNDERWEAR
S I nevr ribbed Union Suit^ 83c
(0c Men's Balbriggan Shirts
or Drawers 43c
.S1.25 Otis Nainsook Union
Suits 97c
Spirit of
Co-operation
Binds Us To
Our Custom
ers—the
sVorkingman
MEN'S BLACK
$4.50 OXFORDS
$3.35
'f Bargain Bulletlw
SPRING SHIRTS
$1.00 Men's Dress Shirts....69c
$1.00 Men's bhie Chambray
Work Shirts 73c
$1.50 Men's Dress Shirts $1.12
WE SE.RVE THE. WORKINGMAN BEST
THE .WORKINOHAN'S STORE
JtSfiM1"*"'
'.
The senate refused to accept its
blfl as amended—or rath# thie Lnnii
portion of it—and by a vote of 34 to
25, struck out all reference to
Spring Suits for
These offer more style and quality per
dollar than anything you ever saw. They
are honest make, honest fabric and lowest
prices.
«."9-~„ .„, it.^" -tq.y5 2*V'V*e -"VJ»
,vr
Declared Senator Pittman.
Ready To Conscript Both Labor
And Employer, But Not
Labor /Alone.
Washington,—The bill intended to I Because of thes differences the bill
protect war material and war trans-1 was referred to conferees, who agreed
portation facilities, just passed by I to eliminate the Cannon and Lunn
congress, does not class strikes to I amendments. This has been accepted
improve working conditions as a con-1 by the house and senate.
spiracy against the government. I
labor's
right to strike, no matter how great
the provocation. The Cannon amend-[
ment was accepted by the senate.
UNION
MADE
$24.45
DOUBELBILT BOYS' SUITS
$12.50 values, double knees,
double seat, dou- dJO "7C
e e o w s I
Special-Men's $3 Soft Hats
All new shades, such as
brown, battleship grey, tan,
blue, green,
and black
MEN'S $5 SILK SHIRTS
Immense values in fine wash
able Tub Silk and Fibre Silk
Shirts, with soft French cuffs,
new stripes and novelty fig
ures. Get your sum- d**!
mer supply now tjM.Tr
$2.15
Bargain Bulletin
SPRING HOSIERY
25c Men's Sox, all colors 19c
....3 for 50c
50c Men's Silk Fibre Sox 35c
....3 for $1.00
$1.00 Men's Silk Sox........65c
.' 'j^
HAMILTON, OHIO, FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1918.
Take Front Labor Right To Quit
Arid It Has No Protectioi
Against Starvation Wages
And Intolerable Con=
cfitions.
As ma
This legislation is known aS the I the shape it was originally intended
"sabotage" act. Its authors intended I to punish those who conspire to de
to reach enemy agents and others who I stroy or injure any material neces
would destroy property or who would I sary for the prosecution of the war.
to hamper the prosecution of the war I The difference between a conspiracy
by interfering with production. I herein defined and workers forced on
The bill passed the senate several I strike to improve conditions is the in
months ago. When it was being con-1 to injure the government
sidered by the house, a few weeks ago, I Although conscription legislation is
Congressman Joe Cannon secured the [defeated at this time, it must not be
adoption of a so-called anti-conspir-1 understood that the conscriptionists
acy amendment. Congressman Lunnl^ave abandoned their position. They
moved an amendment that this should I
W'H
not apply to woi'king men who agi'eed|Portunity, while hoping to create
to stop work "for the bona fide pur
pose of securing better wages or con
ditions of employment.'
Hatter's fight is made easier,
In the senate the Lunn amendment
was vigorously defended by Senators
Hollis and others, who insisted that
the conscriptionists were injecting a
matter entirely foreign to the intent
the bill, and that if the senate is
to
pass on the question of the right
to
strike, it should be presented in the
pen, where a fair fight can be made,
v !ther than confuse it with other is-
In answer to the claim that there is
need now to strike because of the
vernment's mediation and arbitra
ion machinery, Senator Pittman said:
"How long would the employer be
Kious for mediation if these men
ould not quit? Why is it that the
mployers today are willing to meet
u- laborers before a mediation board?
I: is because the men can quit. Take
way from the employe the power to
uit and you will find every employer
this country refusing to arbitrate
tin! question of conditions or of wages
at must be apparent to everyone.
VVsj have provisions for mediation, but
it is not compulsory.
'Take away from labor the right
quit and what protection have they
ainst starvation wages and intol
able conditions? What control do
u provide over the employer?
re any punishment for the impo
lion of starvation wages and death
iling conditions?"
"You are conscripting labor. Are
*u ready to conscript the employer?
am ready to conscript both of them,
but I am not ready to conscript the
ntploye and not conscript the em
yer. I am not willing to say to
i e employe, 'If you quit work you
ill injure the government, and you
dl be guilty of a crime,' and not say
the employer, "Jf you do not pay
i ese men living wages and do not.
s them live under conditions that
i
The Most
Talked of
and Thought
of Store
Amon the
ToileiR,
ey can live under, you will be guilty
a crime.' I do not believe in hav
an act that works on one class of
ople and not on another class of
I .•ople."
While the bill for the protection of
\ar material and war transportation
Oicilities was being considered by con
res of the house and senate, Presi
nt Gompers expressed the hope to
\mator Overman, one of the con
rees, that labor's right to cease work
ould not be denied. The senate had
jclared for this denial by retaining
lie Cannon amendment, which in
iuded "conspiracies," and eliminat
rag the Lunn amendment, which de
iared, in effect, that a strike was not
conspiracy to injure the govern
ment.
in hi# letter President Gompers
aid:
"The elimination of section &
amendment) and the retention of the
annon amendment, would be a direct
cn&ll«Bf« to iaboK* Such pelj\&y
tw
'Tl CO UlNr8A^
v^1 V
Is
tters now stand, the bill is in
renew the fight at the fii*st op-
such a public opinion against trade
[unions that some court will costrue
[the clearly-defined conspiracy laws as
intended to include workers on strike.
fehe.-4j«icns vernal* 'COJascajxtiom
ists to develop this public opinion the
5TS£f"•*,?£
ould be unjustifiable and discrimina
tory against human beings and the
granting of power and special privi
leges to private employers over their
employes, and would so be interpreted
by the great mass of the workers of
our country.
No one disputes the fact that the
workers generally of our country and
the American Federation of Labor
have given indispensable service and
the failure of the congress to retain
he amendment above quoted would
iring about its reaction among the
wage workers of our country and
would nullify all the efforts made by
the organized labor movement. A
-Jaal!enge of this character will de
stroy the co-operative spirit of the
workmen of our country, and thus
retard rather than accelerate our nec
essary industrial activities in the con
duct of the successful war.
"Depriving workmen of their in
herent and constitutional rights can
have no other effect than to create
in an intensified form the spirit en
gendered and developed by those who
covertly desire to see the issues jf
this war result in failure. It is my
earnest hope that no legislation will
be enacted that will retard the suc
cessful prosecution of the undertak
ing in which we are now engaged, and
sircerely,trust ijiat Jo
Jil#. de­
termination of this bill either it will
remain in the form report by the con
ferees, or that, both the Cannon
mendment and section 3 be stricken
from it."
The conferees' action was identical
with the suggestion of President
Gompers and they eliminated both
disputed amendments. This action
has been indorsed by both the house
and senate. Now the bill only applies
to a strike or an individual act that
is intended to hamper the govern
ment in its prosecution of the war,
This attempt at malice distinguishes
it from a strike to improve conditions.
Chattanooga, Tenn.—Plumbers' un
ion No. 43 has succeeded in negotiat
ing a new wage scale, which raises
rates, from $5 to $6 a day.
San Antonio, Tex.—Record wage in
creases for southern street car men
have been secured by the Street Car
Men's union of this city.
h'JM. jJt.lNGS
SUtim?*
I« jit'tD BY TMS
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT
P.v
v.4
/'"W
3*vv "*4V/^'-v^ .pa* j^,
,, f-f a V
Judge Evans, in the Franklin
County Common Pleas Court, on Tues
day, April 16, dissolved the injunc
tion against the Industrial Commis
sion, which was granted on Dec. 14,
1917, on the plea of the Liability
Insurance Companies, through their
attorneys, Judson Harmon and Arthur
I. Vorys.
The suit was conducted for the
Industrial Commission by Mr. Frank
Davis,Jr., for the Attorney General
by Mr. William J. Ford, and for the
Ohio State Federation of Labor by
Messrs. Timothy S. Hogan and Judge
George B. Okey.
The action of Judge Evans marks
another step toward the absolute
elimination of the insurance com
panies from the Workmen's Compen
sation field in Ohio. The Court held
that the act passed by the last Gen
eral Assembly providing that self
insurers under the Workmen's Com-
Service Flag Dedicatiaa
By Eagles.
Sunday May 5th, To Be
ilonster Patriotic Affair*
Sunday, May 5th, is Service Flag
Dedication Day for the Eagles. Aeries
all over the countrv will dedicate ser
vice flags on that day. Sutler Aerie
of this city, will dedicate a flag on
that day with a monster patriotic
demonstration. It will be an open
air demonstration and will take place
in Ludlow Park. Congressman Gard
will make a special trip from Wash
ington for the event. Walton Bowers
will also be one of the speakers.
A big feature of the affair will be
the singing of patriotic songs by a
chorus of 500 school children, accom
panied by a brass band which will be
augmented by a quartette of saxa
phones, all under the direction of Prof
Will H. Lebo.
While owing to the day being Sun
day, there will be just a short parade
by the Eagles lodge, it is proposed by
the Eagles to make this the biggest
patriotic event so far held in the city
This affair is not intended for the
Eagles only, it is urged that every
man, woman and child show their
loyalty and patriotism by turning out
and taking part.
AND WAR
SAVINGS
THE BABY.
LIBERTY BONDS
Don't do your bit to help whip the hun—do your two bits—buy Thrift
Stamps. These Baby Liberty Bonds make splendid investments because they
are guaranteed by the richest nation on the face of the earth—a nation whose
aggregate wealth amounts to $250,000,000,000.00.
Buy a Thrift Stamp today, tomorrow and every day when you feel like
investing 25c in the world's best security. In a few weeks you will have saved
%$plendid sum—and acquired the savings habit—the one good habit.
k
"4
Insurance Companies
Lose First Round of Legal Battle To
Set Aside Amendment to Com
pensation Law. Case Appealed
By Them And Now Qoes To Ap
pellate Court.
Y&f** ^Tf^"-
r^
•»'-sv.v'N :r
is»i'. n
pensation act must agree not to seek
to indemnify themselves by insur
ance against loss, is constitutional.
The Insurance Companies attacked
the provision as unconstitutional on
the ground that it violates the obliga
tion of contracts.
The Insurance Companies on Mon
day morning, April 21, appeared in
Judge Evans' court and asked for a
stay of entry for 10 days to enable
them to file a plea in error in the
court of appeals. This was opposed
by the attorneys for the State and
the Ohio State Federation of Labor,
Following the usual custom of the
courts, the stay was granted.
The case will now go to the Court
of Appeals, and in the meantime the
order of the Industrial Commission,
which was to become effective Jan.
15, 1918, will not be effective, pend
ing final determination of the legal
contest.
MACHINISTS'
NOTICE.
On Saturday, April '27th, polls for
the election of Grand Lodge officers
will close. All members who have not
yet cast their ballots should not over
look this opportunity for helping those
whom they think best fitted for these
important positions. Vote! The exec
utlvg bdaM wftf*meet on the same day
at 7:30 p. m. All members of the
board should attend. Important.
TED SMITH,
Business Agent.
Pitsburg, Pa.,—The fi,ve principal
shops of the Pennsylvania raih*oad
have been nearly 95 per cent organ
ized since the government took con
trol of the railroads. These shops are
located at Columbus, Ohio, and Fort
Wayne, Terre Haute, Logansport and
Indianapolis, Ind.
The Pennsylvania railroad under
private management has camouflaged
its anti-unionism with "open shop"
claims, but the increase of trade un
ionism along this line indicates the
sentiment of employes when privi
leged to act as free men.
The union label is the most eco
nomical agency of trade union work,
its cost being little compared to its
results.
Ts
ft
A*?*
mi
UNITEi-- STATE*
OOVERNMENT
76 cents PER TEAR
V» viyr#«i
f--",
•/'j
3$
ill
v 5
1
.-of
2h