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HAMILTON THE LOSER
It certainly is to be regretted that
the splendid organization the city
built up for /the gathering of its gar
bage and the cleaning of its streets
is disbanded because of the lack- of
funds to maintain it. It took years
to build up that organization to the
high efficiency of its final days, and
now that it is torn apart the city is
the loser for it is going to take years
to build up again such organization as
we iiad.
Too bad, too bad but when thel
money runs out what is there to do
but quit? When funds are lacking
all business stops. The majority ofl
the voters at the election held in
November voted down a small tax
increase, and of course the will of the
majority must ever prevail in all
things. It is a question, however,
whether many of those making up the
majority who voted against increasing
the taxes did so because they felt
that the request for more money was
unjustified, because they believed the
money wasn't really needed, or sim
ply because they wanted to embarass
those in charge of the city's affairs
Anyway, they voted it down, and
the result—no garbage gathering, no
cleaning of streets, a half fire depart
ment, a half police department and
letting out of needed clerks, stenog
raphers and other help. It means
that everybody must remove their own
garbage or have it removed at a cost
that would just about equal the addi-
tional amount the average taxpayer
would have paid if the tax increase! receive be bounteous,
had carried. It means too, that our
streets are going to be unsightly in
a very short time.
The Press predicts that in just a
few weeks' time the people of Hamil-
The city is going to be the loser.
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UNIONS AND THE PUBLIC
There is no fallacy in the saying
"Truth lies between the extremes.'
That is an eternal truth. It today hasl
'l .. V v 'T i V ,' t,
standing. Progress for all is the goal
of labor, which today understands the
business man better. He is grasping
the fact that capital is not essen
tially a foe to labor. Labor even rec-
anc
at any time. I ».,,*•
tarism. Let s be Americans
made known OB appli-
FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1922
Entered at the Postoffice at Hamilton,
Ohio, aa Second Class Mail Matter.
Marke* Street,
Hamilton, Ohio.
Telephone 1296
Endorsed by the Traflen and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohio.
Endorsed by the Middletown Trades I
and Labor Council of Middletown. O.
means let's be sensible.
Chamber of Commerce great credit is
due for the Christmas cheer in the
homes of
this year. It was John NorthwayJ
secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce, who suggested to his organiza
tion that the poor and unfortunate
of Hamilton be looked after this
Christmas. The organization took to
the suggestion like a duck to water
and adopted the slogan of "A Christ
mas in Every Home" in Hamilton this
year, and the idea was carried out to
the letter. Secretary North way is to
be congratulated and thanked for his
happy thought. If there is a family
in Hamilton who failed to partake of
the Christmas cheer this year to
which every human is entitled it is
because that family succeeded in hid-
ton are going to regret it that thel which heard the Troutman case and
tax increase was voted down in No
vember, and that when the proposition]
again comes up it will go over big.
a special application to those hecticllou^
critics of labor, writes the editor ofll
the Paducah Labor News. "There are
certain persons too prone to accuse
labor of every malign thing on the
calendar of wrong. Labor is flayed
as it were an outlawed organization,
against the flag, against the basic!
itself. It has to absorb its own crudi
ties and errors just as the nation must
tolerate the short-sightedness and ig
norance of many of its politicians and
^'V^C^Kr::•?'»
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stripes and basic democracy to I excuse is there for staying at home Y
of all societies and organization*, and •hoald I I
te addreaeed to The Butler County Press, S261 full limit. Let us have industrial I, Are you one of those who sit on a I Qjp the letter
Market Street, Hamilton, Ohio. I I o I
The publisher* reeerv* the ri*ht to r«j«c I peace as well as a cessation of mill-1 chair, never open your mouth dunng| "Instead, we read
any
CHRISTMAS WORKERS
THAKK YOU
Christmas and New Year's Day
came and are gone, and we go back
to normalcy once more. Most every
one seemed to have a happy time of
the holidays this year despite the fact
that industrial conditions are bad and
many men are out of employment.
The fact that many of the unfortunate
had something to give thanks for on
Christmas day was due to the efforts
of many individuals who are more
fortunate and to many of the organi
zations in the city who were determin
ed that none should go without
Christmas cheer this year. To thelthinkil*
of the unfortunate!
workers were on the job practically
all day Christmas that none might be
overlooked. To them the Press takes
off its hat and says: "God bless you
and may the reward you are sure to I
HARLAN AND TROUTMAN
What Judge Walter Harlan told
Troutman and those defending him,
and what he said about the jury
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democracy of the nation and against!j ty* The idea of sending a man to jail I
the public interest. Bosh and non-|for six months for killing a man by
sense! Labor is neither virtuously I shooting him in the back is certainly[
right nor sordidly wrong. Labor is|a travesty on justice.
just labor. It can't be anything but
statesmen and the backwardness of la basket and levy tribute on all those
many citizens. That is part of the I having something to sell in market,
penalty we all must pay for living Iwhich has always been the rule of the
under a system where latitude is given
in the name of freedom. Labor is no
exception to the rule when it comes
to error. Today labor unions are
making strides toward better under-
tery, limiting the punishment to $200
and 6 months in jail, was not only
hot stuff but was all bound 'round
with greased lightning, and seared
the ears of those it was intended for
so that they will burn the rest of their
days. One can't blame
much for using any method to get
was
biame
in, nor can one
his attorneys, but what Judge
Harlan said of the jury was right.
Either Troutman had good and suf-
ficient reasons for killing young
Walke and was justified in doing so
or he was guilty of real murder and
sho*ld
have been punished according-
Seen the new market master yet?
[That's "Billy" Mason. He's on thel
I job now every market day. He hasn't
I yet learned the ropes enough to carry
Imarket masters of the past. How
lever, "Bill" has-always shown a quick
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THE MEASURE OF A UNION MANI it might do some of us good.
The man who never stops to take I say, yfc»tfellowg, will wego?
inventory of himself and his own go
actions has but little chance for pro
gress. Experience teaches only when
ognizes that efficiency must prevail, lone remembers that experience and
Labor sees that production is vital. I,profits thereby.
Labor's political economy is getting I In the present erisis confronting telling you what you MUST do.
healthier than ever. It is unfair and I organized labor each individual will
tmjust to villify unions. Criticize itldo well to stop occasionally and ask
when wrong, but tr6at it fair. Brains I himself a few serious questions. Why
are getting to be a mighty factor in I not take a long, steady look into the
the unions. Leaders without grayl mirror and see if some of the criti-IOf
matter are not longer popular. The I cism you direct at the other fellow I As Slttoke^ Screen By
labor men are essentially Americans I should not do a boomerang and come I Strikers
at all times. They don't want trou-1 back to you? NJW York—Striking but^ wn*
ble with Uncle Sam. They dislike I Are you one of those who stay atln
trouble with business and capital.! home from the meetings and thenl^y»s announced probe of profiteering.
They just want to protect the common I criticise the faithful attendants fori In a letter to the federal official,
interests of all workingmen. There's I not doing things your way Justl officers of the Amalgamated Meat
nothing wrong in that. It is laudable, how many meetings do you attend, Cutters and ButcherWorkmen say the
... I probe order looks like a smoke screen
There is entirely too much loose talk anyway? Whose business is it to go I
about labor ufiionism. It is time to I to these meetings, if not yours? ^®|and the friendly inactivity of your de
get a proper perspective of the entire I wages, hours, the pending "open shop" I partment.
question. The American trades I fight or any of the vital questions I The unionists remind the attorney
unions are here to stay. And they I now confronting your union concern general that on December
will ever be found backing the Stars I anyone more than it does you
and aiding in wise expendiutres I Pri^es* y°ur
problems are discussed? Do you I
snd
»lan
p*an
laptitude for learning and no doubt if Iman, woman and child to attend some]
Igiven time he will soon be onto all I church on that day. Why not do it?
Ithe ins and outs of the job. fit won't hurt any of us to do so and
'our
own
that you'll get what happens to the „Every
grasshoppers in winter Why not I
ing its true situation from the pryingI United States, Labor says: I New York.—The meat packers are
eyes of the committee who had thel "There are only 14,000 men unem-1 continuing their private war against
program in charge. Enough cannot I ployed in all France, and the govern-1
try between 2,000,000 and 5,000,000
workers the authorities can notl
agree as to figures—are in a similar|
unfortunate condition.
1HE BUTLER COUNTY PRESS
Meat
PriC6S
What|they
called his
that| the meeting and "holler your head off"! publicly charged the retail merchantsI
up your sleeves or somewhere else,I
I partment of justice, we shall be com-
leave it to the other fellow to study
110 be obtained in this country through
them for you? Don't you want to I the duly constituted authority of gov
think for yourself at all? Don't you I ernment."
know that if you don't do your own I
second one, while the faithful ganglcent.
does the work for you? If you don'tl "We have heard a lot about the
want the "gang" to run the unionl packers' control of the federal gov
why not do a little of the business ofL
the meeting yourself? The chances|
are you will find the men who
on" will be mighty glad to get yoiir|
help.
MUST CHANGE THE SYSTEM
Speaking of the few unemployed in I
France and in Germany and of the
many in Great Britain and thel
United States, Labor says:
'There are only 14,000 men unem-
'The United States and Great Brit-1 ation as a refutation of the claim
am are the richest nations in the|^at workers can trust "the public'
world.
rendered a verdict of assault and bat-|and Germany's finances are in suchU^ he unionists say, as the public|
shape that its mark is worth only one-1 is less interested in justice than they
fiftieth of its face value. I are in their own convenience, as
"What sort of a topsy-turvey eco-
Great Britain wealth has concentrated I
countrymen. They are in a positionl
LET'S ALL GO
The Go to Church League has setl
Sunday, January 15, as "Go to Church
Sunday" day and is asking every
llwl to condude that ju5tice is not
In a
w e a e
]0Ws
statement issued in connection
e e
r"
Looked
jeer Attorney
a^ntion to price rais-
date he ha« not even acknowledged!
as soon as a motion to adjourn isIcountry with the guilt of highly based on a fair valuation. T)i
passed? If you've got a clever ideal f00J.
pnc^s
^nd
iniquities of small shop kcep(!rs
why not join in the discussion and try I "Coming at a time when the entire!
to be of some.use? |nation is aroused over the attempts
Do you holler "Where does all thel of the packing interests to smash col-1 „Not
money go?" instead of keeping yourpec^ve bargaining and make the pub-l^een jn
lie pay the bill in profiteering meat|it
attfck
and aiding in wise expend ut llooks^ like a smoke screen to cover up|
Do you squawk about bad legisla-|the sins of the beef trust and the
tion, poor labor laws, and unequal op-1 friendly inactivities of your depart
portunities, and then stay away fromlment.
the qiass meetings at which these
o e a o n e y e n
leral, the unionists say:
Qne knQWg thftt thfi Wg fd
are the worst sinners. It is big
the wise little ants to meetl business, not little business, which
many o the emergency? I levies the biggest toll on the public.
The course of meat prices in New
.x ... .York during the strike proves that,
the union and srt around hke a dum-\
Wholesale prices rose 29 per
my, refusing to make a motion °^l while retail prices advanced 19 perl^an ®ne
a
Of
or
be said to thank the faithful workers I ment is talking about importing I iajm that the public will insist on KrXnts
who toiled so tirelessly and gave un-1 600,000 workmen from other coun-| justice, when once acquainted with the
selfishly of their time to look afterl tries. According to reports from
the welfare of their less fortunate I Germany practically every worker is
fellowmen and women. Some of these| employed and he is better supplied
with the necessaries of life than he
was before the war.
"In Great Britain 1,500,000 workers
are walking the streets. In this coun-
....
partment of justice against the lit
tle shop keepers isn't calculated to
carry| jjgpgi
any
illusions
on
15*
ft'
What
IM%\
Here's to you, Mayor KoehlerT With
best wishes for good luck and without
any strings to it, either, in the way
GOVERNMENT PROBE
Upon
General Daugher
up the of bee(
16 last
that score.1
ta fe
PRIVATE WAR
Packers Against Em-1
ployes is Ignored By
Public
ganized butcher workmen, and the
facts, is again shown to be fiction.
The strike is nation-wide, but to I
date the "innocent bystander" that is
paraded by the public press when it
demands "can't-strike" laws, has fail
|ed to protest.
The strikers
have made
numerous I
offers to arbitrate and have appealed
t0 the
"France is mortgaged up to .ts ears
I beautiful theory has proved unwork
in a few hands to an extent never I turn their backs on the unions and
before known in the world's history.I arbitration. Unless public opinion
These favored ones actually profit|forces governmental interference, as
it did in the case of the threatened
railway strike, the 'big five' (pack
from the miseries of their fellow!
to buy when other men must sell.I pje
They can lend their dollars on theirl in the form of higher prices for
own terms to the less fortunate. Thus! meat."
they add to their power and wealth
while their victims are swept into the|
abyss of bankruptcy.
"The system is fundamentally!
wrong and only fundamental changes I
will give the people permanent relief."!
government to act against the
meat trust, which is using the strike
to squeeze independents and raise!
prices. Nothing has been done.
Trade unionists point to this situ-l
to accord them justice, rather than
depend on their own efforts. This
shown their interest when the
xi. i. i i. miners or railroad workers talk strike,
nomic system is this that makes two I
I In discussing the present meat
nations so rich that their Pe°Ple|strike, the New York World issues
starve and two nations so "poor" that I this warning to the "innocent by
Troutman I ^e'r people are comparatively com-lstander:"
fortable? "When the packers needed collec
tive bargaining to hold their men,
,, ., ,.they used it now that there is
others—is that in this country and I
I enough unemployment so that they
have a chance to
win a strike they
ers) will probably win and the peo-
0
the country will pay the costs
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I William J. Burns to investigate thef
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fs
-The boldest railroad
propaganda is thei claim that the
Cummins-Esch act does not guarantee
railroads a fixed return on their in
vestment, and that the law simply
calls for a "fair return."
In refuting this repeated statement!
Senator Kendrick quoted from a re
cent decision by the interstate com
merce commission, which ruled in ef
fect, that regardless of the language
of the act, the intent is clear that
rates are authorized to net 5^ perl
cent, with an additional one-half per[
cent for improvements.
"We have no discretion," said the
commission, referring to the mandate
that the 5% per cent and one-half I
per cent shall be applied.
The senator said that the inter
state commerce commission was
tablished
es­
to protect the public from I
the extortions of railroads, but under
ummins-Esch act the commission!
been required to ignore and dis
regard entirely the rights of the ship
per."
js
Chief!case
trUe that 5 or 6 per cent cunl
not be called a high rate of
aga
in a genera
retailer I
not
in say
taken hy the de-
incorrH
inst the guaranty clause
clear. It is fundamentally unsouni
because a law which lays a tax upon
all industry for the benefit of one is
I indefensible from any point of
riew.
tion has the west
a more cr
jtical position than
is today and have no hesi
"RADICALS" NOT RADI
CALS
New York.—People who call them
selves "radical" are in no sense radi
cal, says Max D. Danish, editor of
Justice, official magazine of the In
ternational Ladies' Garment Workers
Union. The labor editor says he in
I tends showing in the near future hat|
"our so-called radicals are, in more
way
realm of free thinking and searching
for the truth than some conservatives.
"We shall prove that their 'radical
I ism' is of the petrified, moss-grown
variety and that they live, breathe an
lact only in accord with a formally
NATURE PROVIDES
THE INGREDIENTS!
Arco-Phosphate, thee New Herbal Remedy,
Now Endorsed by Local People
If the dfpp.stivp orprans are not properly
performing the work which nature has as
signed to theni, then nutrition, which is ab-|
Bolutely essential to the recovery of other
diseased parts, will be lacking and there can
bo no permanent relief. When bodily nu-1
trition is normal, the stomach digests nour
ishment to the different parts of the body, I
causing the various organs to properly per-|
form their functions.
Nature haB provided a remedy in the
stomach remedy, which is now being into-1
duc»-d here. It is purely vegetable and its
vitalizing, corrective and reconstructive
ities are so pronounced that beneficial results I
are noticed from the first day. That this ih
true, it is only necessary to listen to the
statements made daily by local people who
have given Argo-Phosphate
a
The
tancy
ing that the high freight rates
caused by this guaranty clause
on
tribute the factor which more than
any other one thing is preventing re
adjustment. There can be no 'return
is laboring under this unjustifiable
to normalcy* while industry as a whole
tax."
*a to I*
fair trial and
have been benefited thereby.
It is dispensed by all reliable druggists, al
ASSETS
Cash on hand ., $ 69,095.02
Loans on mortgage
security 1,746,525.81
Loans on stock, certificates
or pass-book security 49,159.22
Furniture and fixtures 800.00
Due from borrowers for
insurance and taxes 166.68
Bonds 18,250.00
War Savings Stamps 836.00
TOTAL $1,884,832.73
Interest due and uncollected....$3,509.70
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consecrated "code of conduct," from
which they dare not deviate a hair's
breath.
"Of course we do not speak here
of the quasi-radical, of the fellow who
merely cloaks himself in a mantle of
rad'callsm.to.
sona
1
more backward in the
Bworn to before me, this 27th
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Reliable Dealers in
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MILLINERY, QUEENSWARE
O U S E U N I S I N S
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cravings.
ambitions
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
of the
WEST SIDE BUILDING
AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
OF HAMILTON, OHIO
For the Fiscal Year Ending November 28, 1921
STATE OF OHIO, Butler County, ss:
John L. Beeler, being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the Secretary of The West Side Build
ing and Loan Association of Hamilton, Ohio, and that the foregoing statement and report is a full and
detailed report of the affairs and business of said Company for the fiscal year ending on the '28th day of
November, A. D. 1921, and that it is true and correctly shows its financial condition at the end of said
fiscal year.
day
CERTIFICATE OF AUDITING COMMITTEE OR THREE DIRECTORS
We, tiie undersigned, Auditing Committee, of the said West Side Building and Loan Association of
Hamilton, Ohio, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct statement of the financial con
dition of the said Company on the 28th day of November, A. D. 1921, and a true statement of its affairs
and business for the fiscal year ending on that day.
•W'
ffM'*i,fi*r
3H **,.
speak of the earnest variety, of those
who believe in what they speak or
write, those who are far more danger
ous than the first species and who are
likely to exercise a certain amount
of influence, in a narrow way, and
cause some injury to the labor move
ment."
Jzakst*'a:
Edgar K. Warner
Former Instructor at The Cincinnati College
of Embalming
Funeral Director
BETTER SERVICE 228 Heaton Street BETTER EQUIPMENT
LIABILITIES
Running stoejc and divi
dends $1,759,513.10
Deposits and accrued in
terest 42,715.64
Reserve Fund 59,147.66
Undivided profit fund 23,456.33
TOTAL $1,884,832.73
Interest due and uncollect
ed 3,509.70
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A
y
$
6c
10c
1
'1
Co.
3$
in'
SI
JOHN L. BEELER,
Signature of Secretary.
of December, A.D. 1921.
BRANDON R. MILLIKIN, Notary Public.
S. P. BROOMHALL,
R. C. HOWELL,
A. W. C. HOFFMAN.
ton's Fruit Store