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FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1920
Entered at the Pos toff ice at Hamilton,
Ohio, as Second ClasB Mail Matter.
•mad Weekly at 26 Market Street.
Hamilton, Ohio.
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ftidorsed by the Trafle* aud Labor
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PANIC IS NOT HERE
The deep slashing of prices through
out the entire country during the past
several weeks has b' ought forth much
ccmment and discussion as to the
«»use and length ol time it will con
tinue, many seeming to think that the
long-predicted crash or panic is at,
hand. This is a mistake. The pres
ent reductions are only temporary,'
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sociation dispatches of the last two
days tell of a wonderful era of reduced
prices throughout the east and middle
west and of predictions that the re
duced prices will spread throughout
the United States, let no one make the
mistake that any price reductions are
being made voluntarily either by the
merchants to the east or in our own
section.
'After several years of robbery of
the public in the form of exorbitant
prices for necessities, it is not at all
likely that the merchants, either re
tail or wholesale, in New York or Chi
cago, or in Butte, will willingly re
duce prices to a normal level unless
they are forced by conditions to do so.
In the present case, it is highly possi
ble that much of the news relative to
reductions is in the nature of propa
ganda intended to lull the consuming
public to the end that the spirit of un
rest caused by high and steadily
mounting prices may be curbed.
Then again, it may be possible th»*-t
the sudden reductions in prices are
actually being made in a frantic ef
fort by the merchants who are heavily
stocked to unload before the expected
crash occurs. Indeed, if the reports
of the price reductions, and the daily
reports showing overpowering bear
movements on the stock exchanges
and boards which has already swept
Japan and which is now sweeping
Europe, has arrived in the United
States.
"Already news reports tell of bank
failures in various states. In Kansas,
for instance, two banks went to the
wall yesterday, and as the days pro
gress, it may confidently be expected
that banks throughout the entire
United States may be found insolvent.
Scores of brokerage firms in the big
ger eastern cities have been ruined
financially in the last week or so since
the declines in stocks and provisions
became general. New low levels
the prices of some commodities have
been seen on the boards of trade and
further new levels may be expected.
"The only measure of Satisfaction
in a financial crash will be the know
ledge that many of the millionaires
made through the robbery of the pub
lie with high prices during the war
will be ruined. The pity of it all is
that the wage slaves must suffer too."
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EXPANSION OF EIGHT-HOUR
DAY
The eight-hour day is sweeping
ever the world. In America it has
itre due to the late season.' The stores been won by labor through collective
are stacked with ready-to-wear
parel that isn't worth a dime if car- n pleasure, «nu eigm is
ried over, and of course the mer- hours of sleep has become the stand- ground where memorial services are
chant is glad to unload these goods dard of labor. held for our honored dead? The mem
at a sacrifice. All the traveling men Europe is fast standardizing the bers of the Agricultural Society should
and the merchants who have bought eight-hour day by legislation.
goods for the fall trade will tell you One of the first laws passed by the
that these goods are going to be high-1 new government in Germany was a
er than ever before. However, on the law establishing the eight-hour day for
cubject the Butte Bulletin, under the all industrial workers. The law was
caption, "Is the Panic Here?" car- adjusted to farm labor so that in four
jies the following able editorial: months of the year the average hours
ap-: bargaining. Eight hours of
eight hours of pleasure, and
Despite the fact that the press as- should not exceed eight per day, while
SHARP REDUCTIONS OFFER DOUBLE SAVINGS IN
FASHION PARK AND KUPPENHE1MER GARMENTS
DURING OUR SALE OF
Men's Sample Suits
We re now selling suits at less than it will cost us to replace them. Wholesale prices are
practically no less than our retail price for suits of the same quality.
And many of the Spring Suits will do just as well for fall. A double sav
ing for the man who is far-sighted enough to anticipate his fall clothing
requirements.
A choice selection of quality suits in desirable styles and fabrics. Sizes for men and
young men shown in all styles and placed in 12 price groups as follows:
$31.25
$35 75
$36 75
$40.25
$44.75
$3,60 $4.05 $4,45 $4.95 $5.40 $5.85 $fc30 $5.75 $7.20
and gradually up to $10.80.
See Our Windows,
EXCLUSIVE
in ten months ten hours, and in four
months eleven hours were permitted.
In some mining districts the hours of
labor, have been reduced to seven and
one-half.
Legislation has fixed eight hours as
a day's work in Spain, Portugal and
Denmark. Forty-five hours per week
is proposed by legislation in Holland,
while Italy has adopted eight-hour
day in important industries.
France has adopted a general eight
hour law. It has been extended to
mining. In Belgium where twelve
and fourteen hours was a day's work
before the war, the eight-hour day is
being introduced, while Switzerland
has amended its laws to make forty
eight hours a week the maximum in
all industrial establishments.
Labor the world over is winning
leisure. Wage gains may be eaten
up by the advancing cost of living.
But the eight-hour day is a perman
nent gain. It cannot be taken away
by profiteers, tax gatherers, politi
cians courts.
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HAMILTON PEOPLE BUNCOED
That was a nice piece of buncombe
put over again on tne Hamilton peo
ple at the fairgrounds on Monday.
We refer to the auto race and aero
plane program advertised for that
day. It was a nice, sentimental
piece of press work put up to the
people in the sob story about Ethel
Dare, having lost her fiance in the
late war going to drop tributes from
the air for the soldier dead. She was
advertised to drop a wreath on the
soldiers' and sialors' monument dur
ing the parade and rose petals on the
soldier plot at the cemetery. At the
same time the news articles care
fully mentioned the fact that the
cemetery adjoined the fairgrounds
where the GREAT races would take
place. The story brought tears, and
—the crowd, which it was intended
it should do. And the crowd had to
pay SOME price for what they saw
Ethel failed to show up. However, we
take our hats off to the press agent
of the promoters, He's a peach. In
his press work he made use of the
name of the American Legion, but
that organization wants it understood
that it had nothing whatever to do
with the hoax and disclaims all re
sponsibility. The people of Hamilton
were simply once more mood winked
And while we are on this matter,
isn't Memorial day a poor day for
slch things as church picnics, auto
races, etc.? Especially ought this
work, not to occur at the fairgrounds, which
eight is at the very gates of the sacred
keep the gates of the fairgrounds
dosed on that day.
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The statement contained in the Pres»s
of last week to the effect that two of
the local building associations had
increased the interest rate on loans
for home building was entirely in er-
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The savings on these suits will mount as high as $10 and $15.
Men** Fine Trousers Are Greatly Reduced In Price
There are all sizes to fit any mLnup to 52 watat^ThSr'1arrspedali^pricerforThirS-
CLOTHIER FOR JMBSN
HAMILTON HOTEL. BL.DC*
OPPOSITE JEFFERSON THEATRE
Oar itore will be closed every Wednesday at noon during Jane, July August.
$49.25
$55 75
$58.25
$62.75
We carry a
complete fine
Union
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THE BUTLER COUNTY PRESS.
ror. The information given the Press
was false. The officials of the local
associations haven't even contemplat
ed such k step, and the man who start
ed such rumor, speaking plainly, is a
1—r. No doubt it was started by
some party desiring to make a loan
and not being deserving was refused.
Out of disappointment, or possibly re
venge, he resorted to starting an un
favorable rumor. The Press regrets
exceedingly putting any stock. in the
rumor, and humbly and gladly offers to
correct any harm done by the publi
cation of the statement.
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The open shoppers are not making
much headway with the machinists'
strike in Cincinnati, Ohio. Seven
thousand machinists are on strike in
that city for more pay and better
working conditions^ If there is any
place in the world where the working
class needs organization it is in Cin
cinnati. That city has always carried
the distinction of being the cheapest
place in the country for labor. Low
wages and conditions that have never
been up to the standard is what has
always been dished out to the work
ers. The machinists have been on
strike in that city for nearly six
weeks and only a few have gone back
to work. Spies and cheap detectives
of every description have been plant
ed among the men by the advocates
of the open shop, but without results.
Hundreds of the best machinists who
were employed in Cincinnati have left
for other cities where wages and work
ing conditions are far better. Ham
ilton factories have taken in some of
these strikers and no doubt will em
ploy more of them. If the machine
shops down there want to retain their
skilled mechanics, they had better
settle with the men and cut out the
open shop foolishness.
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On next Tuesday evening an open
meeting will be held for organized
labor in Trades Council hall. Mr.
Thomas Flynn, representing the
American Federation of Labor of
Washington, D. C., will speak at this
meeting. He has an important mes
sage for the union men and women
of Hamilton and vicinity and all are
invited to be at this meeting. Trades
Council hall should be crowded to the
doors, and you will help by attending
this meeting. Bring a few trades
unionists with ydu. The message of
Flynn will be interesting, and all
should hear him.
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WANTED! SCABS TO SCAB
The open shoppers don't have
smooth sailing all the time. Their
argument that the "open shop" means
no strike is being punched* full of
holes. A big construction jo in
Hartford, Conn., where non-unionists
were employed has been tied up be
cause the men demanded the "prevail
ing wage" or, in other words, the
union scale. The "open shoppers"
are now hunting 75 men to scab on
the scab*.
Wm. M. Wood has been indicted by
the grand jury in New York for pro
fiteering. Wood ia president of the
American Woolen Co. That is about
as far as the grand jury will go
this casQ, Had Wood been a member
of a labor union his jail sentence
would have started immediately. You
know there's a difference when you
are a big cheater!
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It is all well and good enougn on
the part of the big factories to install
shower baths for the men, but these
same men would appreciate it more if
they were given enough wages to in
stall the innovation in their homes BO
that the whole family would receive
its benefits.
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We wonder, how does the long day
advocate who used to argue that the
short workday only gave the workers
more time in which to get drunk,
think the same workers put in their
extra time these days of prohibition?
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They holler around about increasing'
production. What would they do with
it? The railroads are now so con
gested that in order to get Christmas
goods one has to order them shipped
not later than Fourth of July.
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Don't forget that all union stores
close Wednesday at noon during June,
•Tuly and August. Instruct the buyer
of the house accordingly.
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If you want a better place for your
union to meet in, a building bond will
help do it.
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The city fire fighters have boon told
if they did not like their jobs they
rould quit. Wouldn't there be an aw
ful howl if they would decide to quit!
Are you one of the kind that takes
all you can get out of organized labor
and never gives anything in return?
Labor unions have always been held
back by this element.
KANSAS IS OX
State at Least Safe While
Executive Campaigns
Elsewhere
Washington.—While Governor Al
len of Kansas is trouping through the
east like a three-ring circus in favor
of his "can't-strike" law and telling
gullible people about the Kansas dna
ger to free government, United States
Senator Capper of the same state told
a different story in a speech in this
city. He said Kansas sends more
children to the public schools, has1
fewer prisoners in the penitentiaries,
and has a lower rate of petty crimes
than any other state in the union
that 42 counties in the state have a
record of not one prisoner in jail for
three years that 49 counties have not i
had criminal prosecutions for one
year, and that there is not a single
bolshevik in the entire state.
Governor Allen ignores actual con
ditions and seems to think that his
dime novel stuff will last until he se
cures nomination for the vice presi- i
dency.
Wichita, Kan. —The Plaindealer,
published by the Wichita trades and
labor assembly, prints the following
call in black type across its first page:
"Wanted—To locate Governor Allen
of the state of Kansas. Last heard
from when Alex Howat was sent to
jail about three weeks ago. He draws
full pay as an employe of the state
while boosting his industrial court
and militarism."
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ANARCHY IS ANARCHY
Washington.—In discussing the case
of an anarchist who is held for depor
tation, Assistant Secretary of Labor
Post was asked by Congressman
Campbell, chairman of the house rules
committee:
"If the majority of the people of
this country were like this man, do
you think we would have any consti
tution or government at all?"
The labor secretary replied:
"I think it likely that we would
not have, but I would couple with that
statement that the same condition
would exist if certain business people
were in the mapority in this country."
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COAL COST INCREASES
Washington.—It costs 1,431 coal op
erators from $2.17 to $2.81 to produce
a ton of coal in February, 1920, ac
cording to figures made public by the
federal trade commission. The cost
elements consist of labor, supplies,
and general expense, and vary accord
ing to districts. The $2.17 cost ob
tainr n Illinois, Ohio, and Southwest-
12x33 39c 18x33 49c 24x33 69c
24x37 75c 28x33 82c 30x33 84c
30x37 89c 30x42 98c
Grass Hooks ..... .. .........39, 59 and 64c
Lawn Mowers $6.14, $6.59
Scythes Sniths $1.64
Scythes Blades .....,$1.89
Fly Swatters 10c
Ice Tongs 74c
2-burner Oil Stoves $14.98
1-burner Oven $3.84
2-burner Oven ..,$3.98
1-burner Oven, glass front $5.45
2-burner Ovens, glass front $5.98
O'Cedar Oil Mops $1, $1.25 and $1.50
O'Cedar Oil 25c and 50c a bottle
Liquid Veneer Mops $1.50
Liquid Veneer ... 60c and $1.10 a bottle
Flags 5, 9,10,15c, $1.29, $2.10 up
Cemetery Vases 25c
Grass Shears 58c
SENSIBLE
PRICES
KROGE
QUALITY THE BEST—PRICES THE LOWESA
It is unnecessary to pay 18c for a loaf of bread. Econ
omy Bread baked 2 loaves in a pan, weight 24
ounces. The two loaves cost 11c. One 12-ounce loaf
costs
Country Club Wax
bread. Large loaf 11c
Cakes
FLOUR
Philadelphia.—Judge Haight of the
United States circuit court affirmed
a verdict rendered by Federal Judge
Orr of Pittsburgh in fining the Penn
sylvania railroad $100 for working an
employe 21 hours, broken only by a
short rest. In affirming the finding
Judge Haight said. "The mischief
sought to be avoided is the mental
and physical exhaustion of employes
liable to result from permitting them
to remain on duty for excessive
lengths of time. All railroad crews
excepting those on wrecking and re
lief engines are entitled to the pro
tection of the federal hours of seh
vice act."
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MOVIE OPERATORS GAIN
Denver.—Organized moving picture
operators have raised wages from $30
and $35 to $42.50 a week for six and
one-half hours each day.
"SMASHING" THE HIGH COST OF LIVING
Has Been the "SPECIALTY" of This Store
For Over Twenty Years
With "PRICES SOARING" to heights undreamed of—the "ECONOMY" of
buying for cash is more emphatic than ever. The proof of this is shown by
the following prices:
Screen Doors, common, up to and including 7 ft ......... $2.49 complete
Screen Doors, common, up to 8 ft. :. $2.69 complete
Fancy Screen Doors, up to 7 ft. high .....,....................$3.34 and $3.79 complete
Fancy Screen Doors, up to 8 ft. high....................... $3.9S complete
Panel Screen Doors, up to 7 ft. high.....,..........^^ $4.9S complete
Panel Screen Doors, up to 8 ft. high...,,,,.-^ $5,15 complete
Window Screens, Wood Frame Metal Frame Window Screens
24x87 $1.00 30x37*1.29 30x43 $1.39.
Black Screen Wire
19,22,24,27, 28,29,30,34 to 39c a yd.
SPECIAL—l-paS&ritfer Pearl Lawn Swing $10.39
THE BE.ST BUYERS BUY AT THE.
HEW YORK RACKET STORE
Butler County's Greatest Variety Stores
20 South Third St., Hamilton, Ohio. 226 Broadway, Middletown, Ohio
M. D. McGRATH.': '2'
BREAD
5Jc
wrapped Rye Bread—
Large loaf .lit
Country Club—The greatest cake value
the city. Only strictly fresh eggs used
the making Chocolate, Silver, Co
coanut or Devil's Food. Each
COUNTRY CLUB
5-pound sack
12%-lb. sack
bor, $1.63 supplies, 27 cents general
era Pennsylvania it is composed of la
expense, 30 cents.
The commission also linds thai de
creased output caused short work
ing months and is primarily responsi
ble for increased costs rather than
increased wages, thr cost having in
creased 10 cents per ton in February
over January with ro increased wages
but with a decreased output.
PENNSY R.R. FINED $100
GOLD MEDAL FLOUR—5-lb sack 45c 12%-lb. sack $1.00
PILLSBURY—12%-lb. sack $1.00
C- O- F- F- E E
JEWEI You can't get a better coffee for the ymu
money anywhere. We want you, to realize this.
Try a pound today. Pound
French Coffee—Equal to any 55c coffee. Per lb. pkg 4"c
Country Club FamouR Coffee—Best grown. Lb 49c
in
in
13c
95c
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POCKETED THEIR BILL
Washington.—Senator Johnson of
California charges the senate steer
ing committee with pocketing the
Nolan $3-n-day minimum wage bill
for government employes, 'ihe bill
has passed the house of representa
tives, but has slept undisturbed for
many months in the anesthetizing en
vironment of the senate committee on
education and labor. The steering
committee determines what legisla
tion shall be brought before the sen
ate, "pocketing" such bills as do not
meet its approva.l
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N6 LABOR SHORTAGE
New York.—In a special survey noy
being made by the World of the indus
trial conditions it alleges that the la
bor shortage which was a controlling
factor in the war no longer exercises
such sway. There are no longer ten
jobs waiting for each man as the em
ployers' propagandists allege. The
silk mills are running on short time,
and thousands are being laid off in
the shoe factories of the New England
states, and the textile industry is on
short time. Similar reports are com
ing from other sections of the coun
try.
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fiUY A BUILDING BOND——r.
Opal Screen Wire
26, 27, 29,30, 34, 35 to 36c a yd.
Grass Catchers ............$1.10 and $1.34
Garden Hoes 49 and 89c
Garden Plows $1.24
1-2 inch Rubber Hose 17 ft., $7.50 roll
Nozzles .72 and 84c
Hose Reels $1.24
Hose Bands .. 4c each
Hose Couplings 24c
Wall Paper Cleaner 10c can
Wash Machines $11.89
Power Wash Machines $21.38
Garbage Pails ..$1.39, $1.84 and $2.15
Chair Seats 18, 20 and 23c
Fishing Poles $1.24,1.34. 2.29 to $4.19
Fishing Lines 10, 15, 79c
Sinkers 2,3 and 4c
Reels 54c, $1.24 and $1.87
Hooks: four for.... ...... .. lc