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FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1920
Entered at the Postoffice at Hamilton,
Ohio, aa Second Class Mail Matter
•toad Weekly at 826 Market Street.
Hamilton. Ohio.
Home Telephone 80S.
Beit ItM-X.
Endorsed by the Traflec aud Laboi
Council of Hamilton, Ohio.
Endorsed by the Middletown Trade*
and Labor Council of Middletown, O
CHARLES E. HEISER
AND'
LOU J. BEAUCHAMP
Hamilton suffered a severe and ir
reparable loss, in just a few days, in
the death of two of its foremost, loyal
and patriotic citizens Charles E.
Heiser and Lou J. Beauchamp. No
two men ever did more for the ad
vancement of their home town than
did these two men for Hamilton. One
with his money and the other with his
eloquence and sunshiny disposition.
Their death is a distinct loss to the
many toilers of the city, many of
whom can attest to the kindly deeds
performed for them by both Mr.
Heiser and Mr. Beauchamp, mention
of which was never made by either of
them. They weren't of that calibre
of men who delight in brass-banding
every good deed they perform. They
seemed to feel rewarded in the happi
ness they brought to the less fortun
ate.
It is conincident that both these men
who loved and cherished so much
their home town and all it contained—
their families, relatives and closest
friiends—should die away from all
these, among strangers. This makes
their death doubly sad.
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It is said that no man in Hamilton
ever did more in a charitable way
that did Mr. Heiser. He did much for Proctor.
the Y. M. C. A., the Childrens Home,!
the Mercy Hospital, Home for the
Aged, Girls' Training School—all
these and many others commanded
his attention and support. Especial
ly did the little folk benefit by his
munificence. His love for children
seemed to be a passion. Never a sum
mer passed by that Mr. Heiser didn't
bear all the expense of a trip to the
Cincinnati Zoo for the little inmates
of the Children's Home. These trips
of pleasure will be much missed by
the little unfortunates.
In the death of Lou J. Beauchamp,
Hamilton loses its best and most loyal
i booster. No matter where he might
be, Mr. Beauchamp always had in
mind his home town and never failed
to boost it.
Hamilton is a better place for these
two men having lived here.
To the brothers and sisters of Mr.
Heistr and to the "Little Woman"
who was all in all to Mr. Beauchamp,
the Press desires to express its sincere
sympathy.
I* tote I* ft*
In his answer to that suit cropping
out of the gas muddle and brought by
Homer and Campbell Gard, Walter
said he didnt mean it that way. So
there!
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WHAT ABOUT IT?
An investigation completed by the
department of justice shows the
American Woolen Mills Company
made a net profit of $19,000,000 in the
first quarter of 1920, or within $1,000,
000 of the total common stock capi
talization of the company, according
to information furnished by the New
York World. According to the in
formant the investigation of the
American Woolen Company was be
gun two months ago, following the
receipt of charges that it was profit
eering in necessities. On the basis of
$19,000,000 for the first quarter, the
American Woolen Company would
earn total profits of $76,000,000, or
nearly 400 per cent on its total com
mon stock capitalization during 1920.
Now that we have the information,
what is going to be done in the mat
ter?—Editorial Nashville Banner.
That is the question. We have the
information what it going to be
done about it? The American Woolen
Company is no exception. There are
hundreds of others in the manufactur
ing line. The people will awake some
sweet day. Then there will be a
house cleaning.
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NEWS' "ABSURD" INQUIRY
The Hamilton Daily News refers to
the investigation now being conducted
by the United States senate of the big
sums of money expended by republi
can aspirants for the nomination for
president, as a "rather absurd inquiry."
The News says "if citizens who believe
in certain candidates want to spend
money to give them publicity they are
doing a proper and creditable thing."
Of course William Cooper Proctor
chipped $500,000 into the Wood pot
just because he believes in Wood.
He believed Wood would trot right if
nominated. And mind you, that $500,
000 was only the visible contribution
made by Mr. Proctor. That doesn't
take in the thousands of dollars spent
otherwise by the big soap manufact
urer, like the thousands that went
into the pot to make a showing in
Hamilton county, the home of Mr.
It is already shown that
A Call To
UNION MEN!
We are remodeling our building, and taking in the two upper floors for salesrooms.
We gave orders to the contractor to have strictly UNION MEN on this job. Therefore
show us that you are a union man by helping a union store to make room for the carpent
ers to work.
We are sacrificing our entire stock at prices that cannot be duplicated on account
of lack of space.
Our sacrifice will be your gain, and give you a chance to buy Furniture, Stoves,
Carpets and Linoleums at prices that will never again be offered in Hamilton.
GIVE US A CHANCE TO SHOW YOU THAT WE ARE
HAMILTON'S LOWEST PRICED
FURNITURE STORE
rauss
N. E. Cor. 3rd and Ludlow The Store With Many Bargains
several millions of dollars were spent
in General Wood's behalf and the
News refers to the investigation of
this expenditure as a "rather absurd
inquiry." Wonder what the News
would have to say if the trick was on
the democrats. And say! What would
the News have to say if they had a
labor party in the same kind of hole?
Forget it. We have just a sneaking
idea that when the election rolls
around that the vote is going to show
that the people didn't believe that a
few men spend millions to get a man
into otfice simply because they believe
ir. him, and further the vote will show
that the people didn't believe the in
vestigation was so "absurd" as the
News would make believe. Nice
chance for a "bom in a log cabin
boy" to be president these days!
jto to to to to
If soap goes up we'll know that
William "Crisco" Proctor is letting
tr.e public in on his ante to the Wood
jackpot.
wa to to to to
The Hamilton Daily News on last
Friday gave its side of the joint de
bate of Samuel Gompers and Govern
or Allen on the right of the workers
to strike, which took place before an
enormous audience in New York city.
To read it one would think that Gom
pers wasn't present at all. Read the
other aide on the fiist page of this
issue of the Press. Sounds different
Governor Allen was fairly routed by
the peerless labor leader.
K*. Pet in to to
LAUCK'S SENSATIONAL
CHARGES
The sensational disclosures made
bv W. Jett Lauck, before the railroad
labor board, came eoincidently with
with the slashing of retail prices. The
railroad brotherhoods have performed
signal service to the country in un
earthing the extortionate profiteering
which went on during the war and
has increased since the war.
The facts upon which Lauck based
his several statements have been
available to congress and government
cificials, as they were available to
every investigator. Had the govern
went been disposed to intervene in
behalf of a harassed and outraged
people, there was at hand abundant
evidence of profiteering, and it would
have been no difficulty to send thous
ands of the profiteers to the peniten
tiary.
But congress was not disposed to
help the people. It is more disposed
to help the profiteers, who have been
objects of its solicitude since the open
ing day of the present term. Had it
not been for tfre exposure which has
been made by the railroad brother
hoods doubtless the people would
have been forced to accept continu
ously a situation that already is in
tolerable.
Congress knows that nearly every
manufacturer and retailer in the
country has been taking excessive
profits from the people. It knows
their names and just how much they
have taken. If it fails to act, it will
not be because it does not know what
is to be done and how it should be
accomplished. Lauck and his associa
tes have seen to that.
to to to to to
The so-called "open shoppers" are
apparently slipping down in Texas.
Much to their consternation practically
every electrical contractor in Dallas
withdrew from the "union-busting"
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THE BUTLER COUNTY PRESS.
organization and signed union shop
agreements with the Electrical Work
ers' Union. Down in Texas is where
the open-shop movement was born. It
was in this state that a local news*
paper sought information on the move
ment with the object of bringing it
into Hamilton. So far as can be
learned this action has not met with
much approval by the local manufact
urers. There is no doubt, however,
that many big manufacturers through
out the country have contributed large
sums to further the movement, and it
behooves labor everywhere to be on
its guard. The old adage of "an
ounce of prevention beats a pound of
cure' might well apply in this case.
So get together, fellows, and stick,
to to to to to
Looks like there is something on
between the county politicians. There
sure is going to be some fur flying be
tween now and primary day. On
with the dance.
to to to to
BLOCKADING THE STREETS
The Press wants to call the atten
tion of the mayor and safety director
to the continuous blockading of the
crossings on our principal streets by
the railroads. Much complaint is be
ing made, but it seems that it isn't
reaching the ears of the proper auth
orities, or if so it is being ignored.
Traffic is being held up beyond rea
son. Workmen on their way to and
from their work are held up until
when they arrive at their places of em
ployment they register in late and get
a blue ticket. As an instance of the
way the streets are being blocked,
on Wednesday afternoon between the
hours of 5 and 6 o'clock at 5th and
Maple avenue traffic was held up, it
is said, for nearly 45 minutes. People
had to go to High street or Walnut
street to get around. At another
time on North Fourth street on last
Monday morning because a switching
crew had a cut of cars on the main
line, and didn't seem to know how to
get it off, a long freight train, reach
ing from Dayton street to below Han
over street, completely tied up traf
fic between these two streets for more
than 20 minutes. This is dangerous
and should have the attention of the
proper authorities at once. Suppose
fire should break out during this time,
how would the fire department get to
it? The city could burn down so far
as the railroads are concerned. Or
suppose an accident should occur
where a man's life depended on get
ting him to the hospital? He would
have to be hauled miles around the
blocked crossings. And we only cite
two specific cases it is going on all
day long. Look into this. Mayor Smith
und Director Grevey, before something
serious happens.
to to to to to
Are you wearing a building bond
button, brother? If not get busy, get
your bdnd and get your button and
wear it. Dont be a slacker.
to to to to to
"FLAT WHEEL JAZZ" NO MORE
No more free "flat wheel jazz" drum
corps for North Third street. It
feems that the residents along this
thoroughfare failed to show proper
appreciation so the management of
the street railway lines decided to
discontinue the innovation. No doubt
the North Third street residents re
gret deeply the loss of this sweet
toned music.
On top of this the management also
decided to withdraw from the riders
on the Lindenwald line the free sum
mer resort drives so much enjoyed
by the riders, such as shoot the shoots,
ocean waves, bump the bumps and
other devices. The tracks are being
repaired, so that the patrons of the
road will have to journey to some of
the open air resorts if they want to
njoy the sport rides in" the future.
(),•—ju8t as a little tip, they can get
these same rides on the East Avenue
or West Side lines.
The new cars we hear so much
about are due to arrive at the same
time we get a new city building.
FORM STATE BODY
Ft. Dodge, Io.— The Theatrical
Stage Employes and Moving Picture
Operators' Unions of Iowa have form
ed a state organization. The purpose
jf the organization is to fix a mini
mum stage crew, and also standard
j/e the wage rates land thereby do
away with the differentials now .exist
ing throughout the state.
A. F. OF L. POLICY
(Continued from page one)
"And as it is in Pennsylvania so it
has been in other states. The people
.tie awakening to the necessity of do
ing something in their own behalf, and
hey are doing it in the most gratify
ing manner. And they will continue
tu
do it until they have made con
gress something other than a gather
ing place for corporation hirelings
and hangers-on.
HIGH SALARIES
Uncovered in Big New York
Suit
New Vbtk.—One of the MgheSt sal
aried men in America was discovered
when W. H. La Boyteaux, president
of Johnson & Higgins, insurance
brokers at 49 Wall street, admitted
that the company last year paid him
$161,543 for his services. It was
brought out that George C. Coe, vice
president of the concern, received the
same salary.
The admission came in the trial of
the suit of Thomas J. Prindville, of
Chicago, a stockholder, to recover
dividends. The complainant also asks
that the corporation be enjoined from
paying excessive salaries.
One official said the annual turn
over in the transactions of the com
pany was between $75,000,000 and
$100,000,000 n premiums and adjust
ment money. Salaries, he explained,
are based on the business done by each
member of the board of directors and
at the annual meeting of the boar
one-half the profits are set aside for
salaries and then distributed ctft Ji per
centage basis.
to to to-
WAITERS AND COOKS
STRIKE
Galveston, Tex.—All hotel and
taurant waiters and cooks cea
work when refused an advance of $2
per week, bringing their wages up ic
$22.50 for 14 hours a day and se^ n
days per week. Following the act i:
of the workers several of the rest
ranters conceded the advance l
manded. An early settlement is :m
ticipated.
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STOVE MOUNTERS
WIN
Taunton, Mass.—The union stove
mounters in this city and Watertown
won their strike after being out 10
days. The gain is 18 per cent on
piece work and establishes a day rute
of 75 cents per hour with an eight
hour day.
to to to
HUGE KODAK PROFITS
Rochester, N. Y.—Last year's prof
its of the Eastman Kodak Company
were $18,326,188, according to the an
nual report just made public.
to to to
BUY A BUILDING BOND
NATION-WIDE FIGHT
(Continued from page one)
trade organizations are financing in
few words is a scheme to further en
slave and humiliate the workers of the
nation. All the high sounding preten
sions are intended to fool the public,
which, of course, includes millions of
workers. Unless the producers deter
minedly resist all efforts to destroy
the machinery through and by which
labor has painfully and slowly made
its way up from serfdom, the country
will shortly be face to face with a sit
uation of the most alarming poten
tialities.
Labor has the economic as well as
the political power, if it is but wise
enough to make good use of both.
WHEN YOU NEED
THE SERVICES OF
A RELIABLE DRUG
STORE
—CALL ON— -V:
RADCL1FFE
a S o e
Cor. High and Second Sts.
LET US DEVELOP
YOUR PICTURES
Eye
Strain
Eye-strain caused by the
glare of the sun is readily
relieved by our special lenses.
These lenses are so tinted
that you cannot detect it, yet
they reduce the excessive
light rays. They can be made
a duplicate of your present
lenses.
JEWELRY AND OPTIC4L CO.
156 HIGH ST.
Group No. 1,
specially priced at...
Group No. 2,
specially priced at...
Group No. 3,
specially priced at...
Group No. 4,
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.WORKERS UNION
UNIOf^^AMfl
Factory
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Suits That Make
Your Dollars
Look Double
The Star Suit Values of the Town
If you have examined the suit values shown throughout the
city you know that the suits we offer during this special sale of
Men's Fine Sample Suits make your dollars look double. Value
considered your dollars will easily do double duty.
Fashiori Park and Kuppenheimer
Fine Suits are Reduced
"How can you do it?" you ask. The answer is simple.
Our close co-operation with the makers enabled us to purchase
the entire spring line of sample suits from Fashion Park and The
House of Kuppenheimer. To these we added several hundred
suits from our regular lines inasmuch as the sample suits become
"competitors" of our regular stocks. You are the one who profits
by our fortunate purchase by being able to buy these suits at an
actual saving of 20% and more. The entire lot is placed in 12
groups as follows:
$26.75
$31.25
$35.75
$36.75
$40.25
$44.75
These represent every conceivable shade and fabric. The as
sortment is so varied that we can match up anything in the way
of a coat and vest. Not merely a handful, but hundreds and hun
dreds of patterns to select from.
MAXEEPH-MTH
BACLUS!VE CLOTHI1KW FOR
Hamilton Hotel. Bl.dc*
OPPOSITE JEFFERSON THEATRE
Our store closes at noon every Wednesday during June, July, Aug.
I WILL.!
GET DR Y CLEANED
Satisfaction if I go to THE H1LZ BROS. (X).
So says the exacting critic—Satisfaction is what you
i will enjoy when you send your garments to us for DRY
I CLEANING.
Clothes economy is patronizing
The Hilz Bros. Co.
DRY CLEANERS, DYERS, CARPET CLEANERS
5 MAIN STREET PHONE No. 1
Our store is open every evening till 9 P. M., and Saturday after
noon. We insure your garments against fire without extra cost to you.
Reutti Furniture Store
Second and Court Sts., and
McCrory's 5c and 10c Store
DO NOT EMPLOY UNION CLERKS
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specially priced at...
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specially priced at...
Group No. 9,
specially priced at...
Group No. 10,
specially priced at...
Group No. 11,
specially priced at...
Group No. 12,
specially priced at..
If you would save money on clothing, BUY NOW.
Prices for Fall WILL BE CONSIDERABLY HIGHER
Men's Fine Trousers Greatly
Reduced in Price
Separate trousers in all weaves, patterns and sizes greatly re
duced in price for this sale. Come with the expectation of getting
greater values here than anywhere else—you will not be disap
pointed.
Just a few comparative prices:
$2.98, $3.15, $4.05, $4.45, $4.95, $5.40 and gradually up to $10
RETAIL CLERKS' UNION, LOCAL 119
For Twenty Years we have issued this Union Stamp for use under our
V O U N A Y A I A I O N O N A
OUR STAMP INSURES:
$49.25
$53.75
$55.75
$58.25
$62.75
$67.25
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Peaceful Collective Bargaining. V
Forbids Both Strikes and Lockouts.
Disputes SettU'd by Arbitration.
Steady Employment and Skilled Workmanship.
Prompt Deliveries to Dealers and Public.
Peace and Success to Workers and Employers.
Prosperity of Shoe Making Communiti is.
As loyal union men and women, we ask you
to demand shoes bearing the above Union
Stamp on Sole, Insole or Lining.
Boot and 5hoe Workers' Union
246 SUMMER STREET, BOSTON, MASS.
Colli8 Lovely, General President... Charles L. Baine, General Sec'y-Treas.
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