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CHARLES H. WIRMEL
DEAD
Well Known Trade Union
ist and Former State
Labor Commissioner
Passed Away Tues
day Morning
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CHARLES H. WIRMEL
Charles H. Wirmel is no more. The
sad news of his passing away was
received Tuesday. He died at his resi
dence in Cincinnati that morning.
The news of his death was received
with much regret by local union men
to whom he was known by many.
Mr. Wirmel was a member of Cin
cinnati Engineers' Union No. 18, and
was always very active in its affairs.
He was one of the best known trade
unionists in Cincinnati. He was also
very well known throughout the state,
having served as state labor commis
sioner under Governor Harmon. No
convention of the Ohio State Federa
tion of Labor was complete without
the attendance of "Charlie" Wirmel.
Funeral services were held at the
late residence of the deceased Friday
morning, and was largely attended by
labor men from all over the state, at
testing the popularity and the esteem
in which he was held.
LESSON TVLABOR
Taught in Mingo Miners'
Solidarity
Charleston, W. Va.—The West Vir
ginia Federationist draws this moral
that should be remembered by organ
ized labor:
"The miners of Mingo county have
taught the greatest lesson of the re
sults of solidarity that can be learned,
and one that should carry enlighten
ment throughout the state. Thrown
upon the public highways before the
ink had dried upon their charters they
united and have carried on the great
est resistance to organized greed in
the history of the American labor
movement and while this battle is
raging it is to be deplored that union
men who have been members of the
organization for 20 years, throughout
the state are quibbling and squab
bling in their locals over the meresft
trifles and thus weakening the morale
of the movement.
"Cut out your foolishness, take a
lesson of solidarity of action from the
Mingo miners and solidify your forces
and unite in one grand movement for
the advancement of the cause of the
working class. Personal feelings, sel
fish motives and self aggrandisement
have no place in the ranks of organ
ized labor."
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Christmas, or any other
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Our stocks are now com
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Iq order to spread the spirit of hap
piness and good cheer throughout all
Hamilton and its vicinity, to make
young and old forget the past depres
sion and drive away the "blues," the
Palace management invites all local
movie fans to unite with Doris May
in celebrating Sunday, Monday, and
Tuesday of Joy Week by showing
to joy fans her first big comedy
drama, -"The Foolish Age" and with
Douglas Fairbanks in celebi'ating
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday—the last half of Joy Week
—by appearing in his greatest role
on the screen in "The Mark of Zorro."
The Palace management is inaug
urating a program of events for this
coming week. "The Foolish Age" is
a comedy drama which in conception
and situation is said to rank among
the most original contributions to the
silversheet. It is announced by R-C
Pictures Corporation as the first story
in which Doris May appears as a star
in her own right. It is a Hunt
Stromberg production, presented and
released by R-C Pictures Corporation.
"The Foolish Age" has much to
commend it to the photoplay public.
It is from the pen of Hunt Stromberg
who, in creating an altogether new
and novel plot and characterization
for Miss May has carefully absorbed
and translated the requirements of
the playgoing public who want "pic
tures with smiles and happiness."
The inimitable Doris May is present
ed in the sort of genial, jovial, loaded
with-laughs role which so adequately
suits this charming star. And sup
porting Miss May is a cast of more
than ordinary prominence and ability,
including Hallam Cooley, Otis Har
lan, Bull Montana, Lillian Worth,
Arthur Hoyt, Billy Elmer and Spike
Robinson.
In "The Foolish Age," Doris May
has by far the best vehicle of her
entire career—full of fast and snappy
WRECKED ROAD
Due to Looting by
Managers
PALACE THEATRE WILL CELEBRATE "JOY
WEEK" THE COMING WEEK DORIS MAY
AND "DOUG" FAIRBANKS SCHEDULED
Rail
New York.—Just when the nation's
railroads are pleading for lower
wages, that these properties may be
stabilized, along comes stockholders of
the Denver & Rio Grande raih'oad
with a suit in the federal court
against directors who are charged
with looting the road and robbing the
stockholders. The suit reveals the
usual sordid story of respectable sec
ond-story men, operating through in
ter-locking directorates, but all direct
ed by a small group in control of the
Missouri Pacific, or "Gould system."
One unit of this system is the West
ern Pacific, whose bonds are guar
anteed by the Denver & Rio Grande.
It is charged that these interlocking
directors permitted interest on the
Western Pacific to go by default, al
though the Denver & Rio Grande had
ample funds to pay the interest. The
directors then permitted the Wesern
Pacific to be sold so quietly that the
stockholders did not wake up until
property valued at millions of dollars
was given away—to the directors.
Coal lands of untold value were also
included in the deal. First mortgage
bonds were sold for a song and $55,
000,000 in second mortgages and notes
were wiped out.
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MATERNITY BILL
IS EDUCATIONAL
Washington.—Few legislative pro
posals before congress has been so
misrepresented as the Sheppard
Towner maternity and infancy bill,
which provides for co-operation be
tween the federal government and the
various states in an educational cam
paign among those mothers who de
sire this information.
Lurid charges have been made that
the government would enter the
homes, etc., etc. The incorrectness of
this statement is indicated by the fol
lowing discussion between Congress
man Meyer London and Congressman
Barkley, a member of the committee
having the bill in charge:
"Mr. London—The department of
agriculture spends money out of the
treasury of the United States to teach
how to breed cattle, does it not?
"Mr. Barkley—Yes.
"Mr. London—And to impart other
valuable information to the agricul
tural classes of the people. Now, the
only thing this bill does is to aid the
educational facilities of certain bu
reaus of the government is not that
true
"Mr. Barkley—Absolutely."
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FOOD PRICES HOLD
Washington.—Average food prices
in 51 important cities were practic
ally the same in October as in Sep
tember, reports the bureau of labor
statistics. Throughout the entire
country these prices decreased but
three-tenths of 1 per cent, or about
one-third of a cent on every dollar
expended for food.
Of the 43 food articles on which
monthly prices are secured, 28 report
ed price decreases and 15 articles ad
vanced in piice, with no change re
ported in corn flakes, cream of wheat,
canned corn, coffee.
action, genuine comedy packed in
every foot, and a story that will hold
any audience.
The Palace management asserts
that there is no need to misrepresent
anything about Douglas Fairbanks in
"The Mark of Zorro." They have seen
it and know that it is remarkably at
tractive, full of real activity and Fair
banks' stunts a riot of fun and
thrills something entirely different
from anything "Doug" has ever done
before jammed full of the things
that "Doug" is made of with thrills
running neck and neck even before
the terrific climax rich in its sur
prises worthy in every way of the
reputation won by "Doug" as an en
tertainer-extraordinary intensely
human with an interesting love story
mixed with all sorts of that differ
ent kind of adventure. In fact you
will find it just what it is advertised
to be—a wholesome, gingery mixture
of melodrama and vigorous comedy,
crammed with whirlwind action,
thrills, suspence and irresistible funny
angles with never a let-up in its head
long pace, from the very start to the
rip-roaring, rattling, eminently sat
isfactory climax.
In "The Mark of Zorro," "Doug," in
the disguise of a bandit, goes after
all the crooks in the early California
days, and beats them up for having
stolen land and valuables from the
unsuspecting residents, and wins the
love of the girl of his choice in the
role of a real genteel man, his father
is ashamed of him, and he fails to
win the love of the girl.
The story is highly dramatic, full
of tense action, bubbling over with
romance, chivalry and glamor, with
every opportunity to give vent to
"Doug's" most latent talents and ath
letic proclivity.
Indeed the Palace management is
to be commended for the selection of
pictures to be offered during the com
ing week—Palace Joy Week.
AS WOOD USERS
We Must Be Wood Growers
if We Are to Continue
Washington.—"The United States
pi*oduces more than half of the entire
lumber cut of the world and uses 95
per cent of that amount right here
at home," sa^s Col. W. B. Greeley,
chief of the United States forest serv
ice.
"The exhaustion of our timber sup
ply is coming about, not because we
have used our forests freely, but be
cause we have failed to use our tim
ber-growing land.
"We have more than 80,000,000
acres, an area greater than all the
forests of France, Belgium, Holland,
Denmark, Germany, Switzerland,
Spain and Portugal, which have been
denuded to the point of absolute idle
ness so far as the production of any
timber of commercial value is con
cerned. We are adding to these areas
of idle or largely idle land from 10,
000,000 to 15,000,000 acres every year
as destructive logging and still more
destructive burning progress.
"This situation cannot long con
tinue without grave consequences. If
we are to remain a nation of wood
users we must become a nation of
wood growers. By some means or
other we must see to it that forest
lands not needed for agriculture are
not allowed to lie idle, but are kept
at work growing timber."
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OUR SHIPS IDLE
A n o e i n o a n i e s
Rushed With American
Trade
New York.—Only 40 per cent of our
exports during September were car
ried in American ships, said Albert
D. Lasker, chairman of the United
States shipping board, in a speech be
fore naval architects.
"For a nation with 10,000,000 tons
of shipping idle, this is not a record
to be proud of," said the speaker, who
made no mention of recent exposures
which show American railroads have
entered into iron-bound contracts
with foreign-owned shipping compan
ies to furnish them freight.
In reviewing the small amount of
tonnage carried by American ships,
Mr. Lasker said the shipping board is
not discouraged by existing condi
tions. The former advertising man
failed, however, to comment on the
state of mind of the people who are
called upon to furnish almost unlimit
ed funds to the shipping board.
EMPLOYMENT FIGURES
Washington.—In comparing em
ployment figures of October, 1921,
with those for 14 identical establish
ments in October, 1920, the bureau of
labor statistics reports that in eight
of the industries employment in
creased and in the remaining six less
employment was recorded. The larg
est increase, 52.5 per cent, is in the
woolen industry. Men's ready-made
clothing increased 30.5 per cent. The
iron and steel industry shows the
largest decrease in employment, 37.8
per cent.
THE BUTLER COUNTY PRESS
BIG BIZ WINS
Repeal Of Excess Profit Tax
Gives Free Hand To
Gougers
Law's Repeal Means Added
War Tax Burden On
Common People
Washington. Big business has
won its fight for repeal of the excess
profits tax, and after this year the
merry game of gouging will be clear
velvet, without contributions to the
treasury department.
For months the people have been
told that this tax is a check on busi
ness initiative, and men who pose as
leaders of the nation have joined in
the confusing hubbub, ignoring the
law, which provides a tax not on nor
mal profits, or large profits, but on
"excess profits". Section 312 of the
law says:
"That the excess profits credit shall
consist of a specific exemption of
$3,000, plus an amount of credit equal
to 8 per cent of the invested capital
for the taxable year."
This means that after a business
man pays salaries to himself and as
sociate managers, wages to his em
ployes, interest on his bonds, sets
aside substantial sums for deprecia
tion of plant, provides for a sinking
fund to care for outstanding indeb
tedness, etc., he may then set aside
$3,000 for his profits, and 8 per cent
of his invested capital.
Then and not till then are his pro
fits subject to an 8 per cent tax under
the excess profits tax.
Even under these conditions the
capitalist can conceal large amounts
through a ruling that he may inven
tory his plant at the present market
price rather than the original cost.
The treasury department estimates
that the excess profits for 1920 will
amount to $850,000,000. and that this
year's tax will total about one-half
of that amount.
These vast sums will be increased
beyond computation in the coming
days of prosperity, but no portion of
them will assist in paying the nation's
debts
The repeal of this law will put an
added war tax burden on the common
people, who are being called upon to
pay the staggering war debt, includ
ing an annual interest charge of $1
000,000,000 on the Liberty and Vic
tory bonds.
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NEW PUBLIC WORKS
Washington.—Senator Kenyon has
introduced an unemployment bill
which includes a policy recommended
by the president's conference on un
employment. The bill provides for
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long range planning of public works.
The preamble states that a sound
economic policy requires that a larger
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PROVIDING FUNDS FOR CHRISTMAS
Be One Of The First On The List
S a W e n e u S a s
Get Your Friends To Start With You
It costs you nothing to join. All you have to do to become a member is to
make the first payment. You may join as many classes
as you desire.
You Must Come To FRECHTLING'S Today
This announcement doesn't hold half of the good news from this treasure
house of Gifts
Thousands will enjoy
the Toy Store Today
speak, too
and so reasonable in price
$1.00
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$4.50
New Dressed Dolls: some are dressed for
Tea Parties, others in play clothes very
reasonably priced—
50c 69c $1.69 $2.95t0 $5.95
THE CITIZENS SAVINGS
BANK AND TRUST CO.
Rentschler Building
The Home of the Original Christmas Savings Club
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The Liberty Gun Game
—That both young and old enjoy. A home game
just chuck full of fun, now selling at $1.00. You
just should see the other lovely things for girls and
boys: Mechanical Trains, Tool Boxes, Engines,
Magic Lanterns, all sorts of Friction Toys, Drums,
Paint Boxes, Pianos, Dressers, Doll Carts, Musical
Toys, Stoves, Ironing Sets in short, you will find
here the greatest selection of Toys in Hamilton at
Lowest Prices.
THEW.C.FRECHTLINGCQ.
"MEET SANTA AT FRECHTLING'S CORNER"
jects of the United States be under
taken and carried to completion dur
ing periods of depression when capital
and labor are not fully employed in
Monday, December 12th
Our Christmas Savings
Club For 1922
WILL OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT
There will be no restrictions. Old and young will be welcome. Everyone in
the family may become a member. We extend a broad invitation to
all to participate in this pleasant and easy plan for
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Santa was asked in letters for
RAIN CAPES
Here are lovely ones
With silk-lined hoods sizes 6
to 14 yrs. Special
Many will buy these
KITCHENETTE DRESSES
for gifts, and what better could they buy
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hand, that a smaller percentage of
such projects shall be undertaken
when private industry is active.
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