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FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1920
Entered at the Postoffice at Hamilton,
Ohio, as Second Class Mail Matter.
Weekly at 826
Market Street.
Hamilton, Ohio.
Rome Telephone 80S.
bell 1296-X.
Endorsed by the Traflee add Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohio.
Endorsed by the Middletown Trades
and Labor Council of Middletown, O.
THANKS, BROTHER BUSH
The editor of the Newark Leader
last week commented on the editorial
of this paper of two weeks ago in
which we bemoaned the rotten service
of the local street cars and telephone.
He sympathizes with Hamilton citi
zens and goes on to tell us of the
splendid service of these utilities in
Newark, laudS Newark to the skies
aa a place to live in and invites all
disgruntled Hamiltonians to embark
for Newark. And then says: "Again,
after condoling with our Hamilton
brothers, we extend an invitation to
locate in a city where the sun shines
always and everybody lives on Easy
street."
Newark, no doubt, is a fine town, and
we know has a splendid labor paper.
On behalf of all Hamiltonians,
brother Bush, we thank you for your
kind invitation, but just this—Hamil
ton with all its failings, its inconven
ences, deficencies and delinquencies—
Hamilton with all £hese, is still the
grandest old town and the garden spot
of the world. And until you have ex
perienced the privilege of living here
a few years the world owes you much.
Come, and welcome.
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Keep your eye on the Press,
brother, for information on the can
didates at the coming elections. The
Press froqp time to time will give the
records of those aspiring to office.
We are not going to try to tell how
or whom to vote for, but the records
we publish ought to enlighten you as
to who your friends are and who are
your enemies, so that you will readily
be able to know WHO you SHOULD
vote for.
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Millionaires have been made in the
past six years in nearly every busi
ness but the printing and newspaper
trades. Not one printer or newspaper
man in this country has become a mil
lionaire on his profits during the war.
And who did more for the cause i
FU» (fa Arch
One of the many pretty styles we at*
showing in todies' Slippers.
"OPEN-SHOPPER'S" GAME
Here is a good one on the "open
shop" crowd. It appeared in the Du
luth News-Tribune: "Four years ago
a mason laid 2,000 bricks a day two
years ago he waylaying 1,200. To-,
day he is laying 600 bricks a day. A
carpenter four years ago would put
.say 1,000 feet of rough floor today
500 or 600 feet! On finished work a
carpenter four year sago would put
in nine to fiteen doors now he puts in
between five and eight. Plasterers
have slumped in output about as
much as masons. It would be safe
to say the building trades have one
third less efficiency than four years
ago. In some crafts the drop is even
greater." I
This is a sample of the kind of rot
the "open shoppers" are feeding the
uninformed public, and there is not
one word of truth in it so far as it
may be applied to union labor. We
do not hear of union shop employers
complaining about the loss in efficien
cy of union men. Such complaints
come only from "open shop" and non
union employers. As a matter of fact
a bricklayer on a union job lays as
many brick in a day as he ever did,
that is if there is no delay in getting
mortar and material to him and
prompt attention is given to scaffold
ing. That is a question of superin
tendence.
With the carpenter his daily output
depends largely on the kind of mater
ial with which he is forced to work.
The deterioration in the quality of
lumber that is now put into buildings
naturally slows up the the work. A
What is true of the bricklayer and
the carpenter is true in like measure
of the painter, plumber, tinner and
The claim that labor is not turning
N |f
About the only citizens of the
United States who do not want to see
new faces in the senate and congress
are those who are holding down the
jobs.
to to to to
Stills are always located by some
body talking out loud.
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carpenter can work clean high-grade That was nearly four months ago,
lumber much easier and put it up and nothing more has beerffoeard from
much more rapidly than he can do it. What is the delay is being asked,
with the low-grade lumber that is Just about a year ago everyone was
used today. You can't reduce the
quality of the material without in
creasing the labor cost of cutting and
handling. This is a fact known to
every experienced builder.
other building trades workmen. But ed before, four months have passed
taking it all in all the average union since the money was voted and no
man employed in a union shop is an visible action. Not having the in
honest, earnest, hard-working employe formation we can't answer the ques
who has the best interests of his trade tions asked.
and employer at heart. He is giving But we do know this, however, un
a "fair day's work for a fair day's less there is some mighty quick action
wage," more now than he ever did along this line, Hamilton people are
before. He disputes with all the force going to be in a worse hole next
he possess the claim that he is re-1 winter than they were last winter for
sponsible for any decrease in output, light. An electrician, and one who
He denies that his union puts a limit i knows where of he speaks, tells us
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on the amount of work a member may that there will be more homes in
turn out in a day. That is not a union Hamilton wired for electricity during
question it is a personal matter that i the year November 1, 1919, to Novem
each workman must decide for himself i ber 1, 1920, tljpn in all the previous
to the satisfaction of his employer, years combined. This is due, no
Long before there were labor unions doubt, to the bad lighting by gas ex
fast workers were looked upon with I perienced last winter. With this sit
envy by the slower workmen and they uation existing it can readily be seen
^ere frequently called to task by their the enormous load our present elec
fellow workers, whom they feared, be- plant will be expected to carry,
cause the boss had a habit of using It can't do it.
them as pace setters to speed the
average workers up.
out work as fast as it once did is I done, anyway At the rate we are
largely anti-union propaganda, and as
we have said, come mainly from "open
shop" or non-union employers. So far
as union labor is concerned, we hold
that the charge cannot be sustained.
Would it hot be a fine thing to have a
friendly commission right here at
home to go into the question, put the °ther
blame where it belongs and thus clear
up the whole matter? Organized la
bor would like for nothing better than
an opportunity tf not only be cleared
of the charge, but to participate in an
investigation of the whole question
of costs, production, profits and wages
in industry. This is your chance, Mr.
"Open Shopper," to prove your claim
against union labor. It is a challenge
to you. Will you accept it?
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE INCREASE
On and after June 1, the subscription price
of THE BUTLER COUNTY PRESS will be
$1.00 PER YEAR. This increase is abso
lutely necessary due to the large increased
cost of paper and other materials. THE
PRESS management had hoped that the
peak of prices had been reached and that an
increase in subscription price might be
avoided, but such is not true and the in
crease is imperative if we would continue.
However, -appreciating past patronage, all
old subscribers may come in and subscribe
and pay for as many years as they desire at
the old price, up to June 1st. This is meant
for OLD SUBSCRIBERS only.
WHAT'S DELAYING THE
ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT?
On February 10 the people of Ham
ilton decided that they didn't need any
outside concern to furnish them with
electric current for light and power
purposes, and they voted $650,$000
bonds to show that they mean it.
worked up to a fever of excitement
by a manifesto issued that unless im
mediate action of some kind were
taken, Hamilton was to be in darkness
and its industries using electricity
would be stilled. Still we are moving
along and we also voted the money
to build a great big plant, and as stat-
Of course it isn't expected that a
new plant could be built between now
and next winter, but—what is being
progressing we won't have a plant
for several winters, and then some!
BUY A BUILDING BOND
to to to
After many complaints Governor
Jimmie Cox strolled down our way the
d"y
®nd
,eraonally
P°V'"R
insPected th«
'he
Hami0on and
Cincin'
nati highway. Jimmie has ordered an
investigation and hints that the con
tractors and the inspectors might
have hornswaggled us. If the investi
gators don't reveal any more than the
committees and the county prosecut
ors did on the profiteers, then what's
the use?
to to to to to
We read the other day of a fellow
who held up a train in Illinois, swiped
$100,000 and was killed for it. This
money no doubt was, taken from those
who could well afford to lose it. We
don't even hear of the arrest of the
fellows who are gouging us for sugar
and stealing millions from the poorest
in the land. Which is the worst?
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BUY A BUILDING BOND
MAKE PATER YOUR BUY WORD
Take a Peep Show Window
And see the pretty White Oxfords and
Colonials we are showing at $0«UV
—Notice the fine texture of cloth looks like kid:
wears better. Ladies appreciate these extra good
values.
.• Cood, reliaLV O- f./i i f',« ,-1i s, in brown and
Pat d»r or *r CA up to 01
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,ent Colt, Kij vj yvivv Jpl Luv
WE GIVE AND REDEEM SURETY STAMPS
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FREIGHT JAM HIT YOU?
And by the way, Mr. Mail Order
House Buyer, to whom did you turn
for assistance when the railway em
ployes of the country went on what
was termed an unlawful strike?
Did that mail order house in far-off
somewhere come rushing to your as
sistance with air ship and motor truck
loads of goods that you had ordered?
Did the mail order house help you
out on that rush order of goods?
No, you bet it did not.
You turned to the home stores then
for your supplies.
You took advantage of the stock
that the home m&chants carry for the
protection of their customers—and
you had not been one of these.
N6 getting around it, you must
sooner or later depend on your home
merchants in some emergency.
Why not play square and give them
the benefit of your trade all of the
time—you will profit by it not alone
in BETTER VALUES, but in that
SATISFIED FEELING of a COM
MUNITY DUTY well done.
Support your home town!
to to fts to R*
BUY A BUILDING BOND
to to to to to
Gompers' non-partisan political pol
icy seems to have some of the old
fossil senators and congressmen up in
the air. In the June issue of the
American Federationist, the official
organ of the A. F. of L^ Gompers
states that there must be an "over
turn" in congress. Enemies must be
defeated and friends must be elected.
There must be sent to congress men
who understand and men who can be
trusted.
Quite right, Mr. Gompers, we need
men who understand right from
wrong, and men who should be trust
worthy and not owned body and soul
by the Five Big Trusts.
to to to to to
Again, brother, are you past due on
the subscription list? If so, get busy
and pay up. If you should fail to re
ceive your paper after this week you
will know that it is because you are in
arrears and have been dropped from
the roll. You surely don't want this
to occur. Remember the subscription
price increases after June 1 to $1.00
per year. Why not send in a dollar
for two years' subscription under the
old rate of 50 cents At least pay
up and get in good standing.
to to to to to:
One of the big reasons for the sky
high price and the scarcity of sugar is
because a person accustomed to his
daily drink of beer and light wine
consumed very little sugar. Now his
tarter is so tuned up to the sweets
that in order to satisfy his new born
thirst and hunger, he munches on the
sugar. Give him back his beer and
wine and down will come the sugar,
to to to to to
We are pleased to have so many of
our old subscribers taking advantage
of their subscriptions at the old price
before the increase takes effect June
1st. Letters accompanying the sub
scriptions indicate that the readers of
the Press are satisfied with the policy
and the progress of this paper.
to to to to to
Yes, the drys were cruel enough to
kill poor old John Barleycorn, but lit
tle did they think that they would be
visited by his ancesters, Moon Shine,
White Mule and Raisin Jack. They
are with us, brother, and it looks like
they have come to stay.
to to to to -m
*BUY A BUILDING BOND
Hamilton's
Leading Low
Price Store
WORKERS IN POLITICS
Official Washington has many trou
bles, but none is giving it such concern
as is the active participation of the
workers in political controversy. In
practcally every state a deliberately
planned and intelligently conducted
campaign is being made. The results
so far gained are encouraging, from
labor's standpoint, since some of its
enemies have already been retired to
private life in primary campaigns,
and others who have won an initial
success have got through by such
small margins as to cause them the
gravest misgivings for the future.
The primary in Pennsylvania this
week resulted in the elimination of a
number of privilege's henchmen, and
unless there is a radical reversal of
sentiment before election, of which
there are no signs, a number of others
are doomed to defeat as a result of
the opposition which they have invited
from the worker.
Senator Underwood pulled through
in his Alabama contest by a slim mar
gin and is a subdued and chastened
individual. Six years ago he defeat
ed a popular opponent with scarcely
an effort, his majority then being
about 39,000. In the recent Alabama
primary he won out by less than
2,000, and then only after the stiffest
kind of a fight, backed by unlimited
money which privilege sent there to
influence the result. He controlled the
state organization, which resorted to
every trick known to practical poli
ticians to prejudice the interests of
Underwood's opponents.
Time-servers in congress have not
failed to take the Alabama primary
to heart. They now know that the
workers are in deadly earnest in their
determination to change the complex
ion of congress, and some of them
will be just a little slow to further
bait labor. Others are explaining
their votes on important measures,
hoping to appease the wrath of their
opponents and perhaps persuade them
to give disloyal representatives
another chance to make good.
to to to to n
And now they are getting ready to
pave the bottom of the Miami river
bed. Would it not be better to pave
the inlets to our city streets first?
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PRESSMAN'S
36 HIGH STREET HAMILTON, OHIO
FOR FIVE YEARS THIS STORE HAS DEAL? HONORABLY \yiTfl THE
PEOPLE
In these times of stress and uncertainty, this store jean be depended upon to
stand by its principles. We shall continue, as we said i» our advertisements, to
stand between our customers and high prices, fighting for the one and against
the other. We will not resort to methods which are questionable. Our prices
all over the store always favor our customers. We will not mark up in order to
get a leeway to mark down. Nor will we sell some articles at cost as a bait
and make up the loss on goods unfairly high. In a declaration of principles
PRESSMAN STATED that he guarantees his prices to be as low or lower, qual
ity considered, than those quoted by any other store. That statement is in force
today, and always will be.
For economy sake we must cut out quoting prices, but we assure you every
article in our store, such as Men's Furnishings, Pants, Knee Suits, a full line of
Dry Goods, Draperies, Window Shades, etc., way below other stores' prices.
Come and buy your next pair of shoes at our new system price and keep down
the high cost of footwear.
SPEC IA L—One lot of Men's, Ladies',..Misses' and Children's Tennis Oxfords
at 69c pair 1 lot of remnants of all description way below the wholesale cost.
PRESSMAN'S
HAMILTON'S LEADING LOW PRICE STORE
:6 HIGH STREET HAMILTON, OHIO
Flour
Pillsbury—
12*4-lb. sack $1.00
CAKES
A high grade coffee
roasted fresh everyf
day. Pound
GOODY
BREAD
The committee then instructs that
every local organization that can be
reached be asked to adopt the follow
ing resolutions and send them to var
ious U. S. senators and congressmen:
"Be it resolved, that we hereby
authorize our names to be used at
each and every political convention to
be held in 1920, notifying the leaders
GRASP THIS OPPORTUNITY!
TO BUY FURNITURE AT SAVINGS OF 35'* to 40' WHILE OUR
EXPANSION SALE IS ON
GET THESE FACTS:
Our system of a square deal and low prices to all customers has caused our business
to grow to such an extent that we are taking over the second and third floors of our
building.
We are installing an elevator- and putting in a steam heating plant. We are mak
ing fine show-rooms of these two floors, and are enlarging our first floor as we haveenough
furniture on our present one floor to fill three floors, and we have no place to put it. We
must get it out of the way to make room for the carpenters to work.
We decided that the only way to move this stock QUICK was to have a REAL,
HONEST SALE at record-breaking prices, regardless of what it will cost to replace, as
we must have the room.
HERE IS YOUR CHANCE
Buy now, and save at this sale, as w*» must make room for the contractor by
Time 1st.
IT HAS BEEN PROVEN THAT WE ARB
Hamilton's Lowest Priced Furniture Store
Only Union Labor Will Be Employed on Remodeling Work
Hamilton's
Leading Low
Price Store
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THE BEST OF FOODS—NEW AND FRESH.
C. C.—5-lb. sack
12 *4 *lb. sack ...
.42c
Cold Medal -5-lb. sack....45c Clifton—Winter Flour. 24-lb.
1214-lb. sack .............$1.00 sack $1.61
Swansdown Cake Flous—
95c
Large package 39c
Country Club—Chocolate, Silver, Cocoa-
nut—very fine. Each
£OFFEE»J&WBL
use high priced butter again lb..
CHURNGOLD—Margarine. Very fine. Lb. pkg 4
COLUMBUS—Margarine. Healthful and economical. Lb 31
Don't pay more than Kroger's price for a
12-oz. loaf 2 loaves for.....
THE NARROW "DRYS"
As an instance of the narrowness
of the "drys" we reproduce several
paragraphs and a resolution from a
circular being sent broadcast by the
prohibition national committee. They
are as foliows:
"The liquor element is doing its ut
most to repeal the Volstead act.
"The liquor minority proposes to
attain its ends by capturing the na
tional conventions of the political
parties.
"The dry minority, as demonstrated
by ratification in forty-five states,
MUST CONTROL these conventions."
13c
French Coffee—A very high
grade drink. Lb. pkg 45.
Country Club Finest Coffe
grown. Lb. pkg 4!K-
Nut Margarine—Have you tried it? Hun
dreds have, and say they will never
32c
lie
of all parties that we will support
such as specifically endorse by plat*
form declaration the eighteenth
amendment as interpreted by the Vol
stead act, or some measure equally
effective and nominate candidates
unequivocally committed to its en
forcement."
It can be seen from the above reso
lution that it makes no difference to
the "drys" as to the qualifications of
the men selected by the big national
conventions for the highest offices
within the gift of the American pub
lic, they will vote for any old thing
or any old body so long as they are
"dry." That's consistency for you!
to to to to
We know that when you touch a
fellow's pocketbook you come in con
tact with his heart, It's the fellow
with the right kind of a heart that
will go down in his wallet and loan
the Central Labor Council a five dol
lar bill for a building-bond.
N. E. Cor. Thin)
and Ludlow