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OF HAMILTON AND VICINITY.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1923
Entered at the Postoffice at Hamilton
Ohio, as Second Class Mail Matter
Iaaued
Weekly at 326 Market Street.
Hamilton, Ohio.
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Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohio.
Endorsed by the Middletown Trades
and Labor Council of Middletown, O
PLEASE, MR. HINKEL
Please, Mr. Hinkel, won't you with
draw from the race for mayor? The
Hamilton Daily News is asking it of
you daily it begs you to, it implores
you most sincerely in the "city's best
interests" to do so. The News says
"Mr. Hinkel cannot win," and if the
News says so it must be so, so why
not, Mr. Hinkel, save yourself all the
useless trouble and expense trying to
get elected mayor of Hamilton? The
News says further that "some per
sons actually believe that the Hinkel
ticket was brought out for the sole
purpose of dividing the opposition
vote."
There is no other candidate on the
independent ticket with Mr. Hinkel
so that when the News says "the
Hinkel ticket" it takes no one in but
Fred A. Hinkel. Some people, like
in all things, don't approve of Mr
Hinkel's political connections, no mat
ter what they may be, but all agree
that he has always been considered
clean and honest, and the inference
that he would lend himself to any
scheme as against the best interests
of the city is an insult to Mr. Hinkel
that should be resented. It would
seem that the News will go a little
bit far in its zeal to elect the ticket
it backs.
Gold Medal
Brand
Coffee
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IMPROVED
ORDER OF
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Bring your buckets
Churngold Margerine, 1-lb. print 31c 2-lb. print 61c
Palmolive Soap 3 bars 24c
Lippincott Catsup, large bottle 25c 1 dozen $2.75
Bulk Salt 2c lb. Morton's Salt 12c per box
Dried Prunes 15c and 23c per lb.
Apricots 15c, 19c and 24c per lb.
Dried Peaches 15 and 23c lb. Dates, bulk, 15c per lb.
Currants 35c per large package
Citron, drained 70c per lb.
Dates in packages 15c and 25c
Lemon and Orange Peel 40c per lb.
New Pack Peas..
15c, 20c, 22c, 24c, 25c and 35c per can
New Pack Corn 12 '/Jc, 15c, 17c and 20c per can
Virginia Sweet Pancake Flour 2 packages 25c
Aunt Jemima Pancake Flour 14c Buckwrheat....l8c
Bulk Rolled Oats 4!/2C per lb. Bulk Oatmeal 5c lb.
Dill Pickles 3 for 10c Bulk Mince Meat 30c per lb.
Certo, the jelly maker 29c per bottle
WE SELL TODAY—TO SELL TOMORROW
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GROCERY and DELICATESSEN
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LABOR FIRST IN ROLL CALL
At the meeting of Hamilton Co
Operative Trades and Labor Council
held Tuesday of this week, appeared
William M. Goodwin, chairman of the
Red Cross membership roll call for
1923. Mr. Goodwin outlined the plan
of this year's drive and asked for the
support of the central body and or
ganized labor in its behalf. This was
readily given in enthusiastic unani
mous action, Trades Council pledging
to support the roll call to the utmost
A committee was immediately named
to work in conjunction with other
committees to be formed. Mr. Good
win says Trades Council was the first
in the ranks of those volunteering
to assist in the drive for this year
This is no surprise. Show Hamilton
organized labor that a movement, no
matter of what kind, is just and
worthy and that movement will al
ways find labor ready to respond, and
if given the opportunity will be the
first in lino.
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HOW ABOUT IT?
The Hamilton Daily News, after
giving the "loot shop" the general
"razz" and blaming it for everything
from the 1913 flood down to the de
feat of the Giants for the world'
championship, winds up and says it is
also responsible for the "now possi
ble addition of one million dollars to
the city's debt," meaning of course
the building of the enlarged electric
plant. What the Press would like
to know is. what the News would infer
when it says POSSIBLE? Does it
mean by this that should the repub
lican ticket be elected that every
thing possible will be done to obstruct
and prevent the building of this big
needed and important improvement,
mandate of the people? Come on, Mr
News and Mr. Kelly, let us be honest
and frank in this situation: let
know just where you stand on this all
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important question. The people have
right to know whether you are for
or against, so that they can vote in
telligently and that they may have
no come back later on. The Press
is not interested whether a democrat,
republican or independent is elected
mayor of Hamilton jus}, so long as the
man elected is a good man and one
who will carry out the mandates and
wishes of the people. The Press is
for the building of the larger electric
light plant because a large majority
of the voters on election day voted
for it, because the Press believes the
majority of the people today want it
built, and because Trades Council,
after lengthy and careful investiga
tion, approved the project. And for
these same reasons the Press would
ask the News and those it is sup
porting for a plain statement as to
just where they stand on this question
If it is to be made an issue of this
fall's campaign, let us all be up and
above board about it. The columns
of the Press are always open to any
and all on subjects pertaining to the
city's welfare.
•MILLVILLE A CITY
Quite a suprise met those driving
about five miles west of the city on
last Monady night. They at first
wondered where the new city came
from. The wonderment was all caus
ed by the turning on for the first time
of the electric lights in Butler county's
new city, Millville. Yep, Millville has
joined the city class. She has
mayor, councilman, all the rest of 'em
electric lights 'neverything. Here's
wishing Millville all the luck in the
world, only hoping she doesn't take
from us the court house and jail
which would also mean the honor of
being the county seat.
PRISON LABOR OPPOSED
In its campaign against prison
made goods, the international associa
tion of garment manufacturers is us
ing every argument organized labor
has for years presented in its war
against this evil. These manufac
turers now agree that prison labor
is harmful and should be abolished
This statement by A. F. Allison
secretary of the manufacturers' asso
ciation, sounds like a trade union dec
laration:
"Under the contract labor systesfti
prisoners engaged in the production
of garments are paid an extremely
low wage, thus lowering the cost of
manufacture to the contractors and
enabling him to undersell those manu
facturers who employ free labor at
the prevailing wage rates in their
communities.
"We believe that the present sys
tern is not only bad business from
general economic standpoint of the
state and the prisoner as well. Let
the prison contractors weep crocodile
tears over our selfish efforts to take
the poor convict from his pet sewing
machine. We are sure that the gen
eral public has a broad interest in this
fight, for the proper handling of the
whole prison question is of vital im
portance to every citzien."
The manufacturers find their efforts
arc opposed by business men who pro
lit by the sale of these commodities
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P.ishop Francis J. McConnell, of
Methodist Episcopal Church, attacks
methods of Ku Klux Klan, branding
klan's tactics as un-American.
Car loadings in the week endin
September 29 were the largest in th
history of American railroads,
poi ts say.
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properly must be pro
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set at just the right
angle with the eye and
they, must be comfort
able.
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and they are guaran
teed to give you the eye
comfort you naturally
expect from good glasses.
SCHIPPER
JEWELRY AND OPTICAL CO.
156 High St.
Red Men's Tammany Wigwarn
The objections used in Ohio against
the old age pension bill are these:
1. The cost of administration.
2. Increased taxatipn.
3. No one entitled to a pension who
has not served the state or nation.
4. It will create a thriftless nation.
5. It will bring paupers from other
states into Ohio.
6. It is paternalism in government.
To these objections the Fraternal
Order cf Eagles are making the fol
lowing answers:
OLD AGE PENSIONS
The costs of administration is pur
posely misstated. It cannot in any
event exceed $100,000.00 per year.
The same argument was used against
the workman's compensation law, the
mother's pension law and every other
progressive movement to help human
beings. In such case, time dispelled
this argument. In passing it over
now, it may be said that such argu
ments are never used in measures to
protect a dollar, but only in measures
seeking to protect human beings. No
sane man denies but in order to pro
vide the money to. pay old age pen
sions claims that it must be obtained
through taxation. Our complaint is
that the amount of money now receiv
ed from taxes is not being properly
distributed. Advocates of the old age
pension are insisting that a certain
per cent of the taxes now raised
should be charged off and placed in a
depreciation fund to protect human
beings who are worn out in the strug
gle for existence. We know wise busi
ness men charge off a certain per cent
of his earnings each year for depre
ciation. It is a sad commentary upon
humanity that wliile a fund is set
aside to take care of the depreciation
of inanimate things, no attention is
paid to taking care of human depreci
ation.. It is inhuman to insist that
the depreciation of human beings
should be supplied by other human be
ings, and that men and women with
souls should be (sent to the poor
houses 1fc spend the remainder of
their years.
Objectors to the Proposed Law For Ohio Fully An
swered in Accompanying Article
The argument that no one is en
titled to a pension unless he serves
the state or nation, is the weakest ar
gument presented against the bill
We ask, who constitutes the state?
Who creates and produces the things
out of which taxes are raised? The
father and mother who toil and labor
and raise families render as "much
service to the state and nation as any
other class of people.
The further argument that such
bill will create a thriftless nation
an insult to every mother of Ohio
In face of the fact that the statistics
collected by the insurance companies
of America show that out of every
100 persons between the ages of 21
and 65, that at the age of 65, 36
are dead, 5 are still capable of pro
ducing money, 4 have incomes from
investments and one is rich, and the
remaining 54 are dependents, pre
sents the most startling indictment
against this proposition and must
cause thoughtful men and women to
realize that before you can establish
the peace of the world, you must first
establish peace in the minds and lives
of its citizens. To look forward to
old age with the possibility of depend
ency looming up in the shadow of the
alms house is enough argument to
make the necessity of an old age pen
sion apparent for the safety of the
republic.
Discontent breeds anarchy and
makes men and women out of condi
tion poroperly work out their ovv
salvation. We are informed by the
New Fall
Shoes
For Men
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RUBBER
HEELS
Goodyear Wefts
Men! You„must see these values to a^reciate them,
and serviceable footwear at a price you want to pay.
latest statistics that one out of every
twelve persons working in America
oday are in the public service. If
this be true, then the government rec
ognizes the necessity of pensioning
such people after years of service and
they are no longer able to work. If
this is true, then what becomes of
the argument that no one is entitled
to a pension in America unless he
serves the state? Is it possible that
the 11 people of this country must
labor and toil to produce wealth •in
order to provide a pension for the
one other person Why is it that so
many large establishments and men
of broad mind and vision are creating
pension departments for old and faith
ful employes It is apparent this
is being' done to produce peace of
mind and to keep away from such em
ployes, the horror of dependency in
old age. The fact that these large
manufacturing concerns and other
business and transportation companies
are providing for a pension system,
makes it apparent that some provision
must be made for the other unfor
tunates who are unable to be employ
ed in such industries. The statistics
showing the average wage period of
38 per cent of those in America is
hardly a living wage let alone a sav
ing wage. If this per cent cannot
make a living wage, how can they
save, and because they cannot sav
are we to condemn them by our eco
nomic condition to the alms house as
punishment for their inability or mis
fortune, not to be able to obtain the
lucky opportunities of life. As to the
old age pension bill bringing into the
state of Ohio the paupers from other
states, it is a far-fetched argument.
It is hardly probable that a man at
the age of 50 years working in another
state and not being able to makt
both ends meet would leave that state
and come to Ohio at 50 years of age,
and take a_ chance for 15 years in a
precarious-position in order to obtain
a pension at 65. This argument had
no effect upon the state of Pennsyl
vania in passing its old age pension
bill, and was looked upon with con
tempt when urged as one 'of the
grounds of objection against such
bill.
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As to this measure tending towards
paternalism in government, it is also
an argument without foundation. The
wealth of the nation is produced by
the combination of labor and capi
tal, toil and opportunity, fortune and
misfortune, opportunities of birth
breeding and training. "He who hath
not a care for those of his own house
hold, hath denied the faith." Ou
government was not made entirely for
the purpose of protecting the al
mighty dollar and to legislate for th
purpose of permitting that dollar to
make another dollar, but was created
to insure happiness and to dicuse its
helping beneficence to more unfortun
ate citizens. It must recognize that
honest toil, a mother's life of serv
ing and saving through no fault of
the individuals, but by the Strang
turns of the wheel of life makes them
victims of circumstances and render
them helpless. The road to happiness
which insures at all times the safety
ORA POFFINGBARGER
SIGNS AGREEMENT
Ora Poffinbarger, the well known
building contractor, has signed
agreement with Carpenters' Local
Union No. 637. Mr. Poffinbarger now
employs none but union carpenters
and the craft organization want
known that he is entitled to patron
age of organized labor and friends.
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of the state and the greatness^of the
nation is not the way to the poor
house. In the face of appalling stat
istics our men and women are head
ed that way. The old age pension is
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DISTINCTIVE SERVICE
Oct 22nd to 27th
Funeral Directors
O N E Y W o k i n a n
TO PAY ALL YOl/R BILLS
We loan on Furniture, Pianos, Vietrolas and Automobiles
Pay us small Monthly Payments. Have ONE PLACE TO PAY
Xii® Capitol Loan Company
215'/j Court Phone 4086
a gate that we wish to place in front
of the poor houses and keep it for
e'ver closed from our good men and
womfen, who have labored and toiled
from entering the same.
W. GATH CO.
Chairs and Tables Rented
17 So. Street
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Gabardine
Whipcord
them in the rain in the sun
shine wear them when the wind
blows when it's cold and chilly wear
them in all weather, in all places
they're always stylish dependable.
There are feature lines, in light and
dark colors half and full belts specially
priced at
$25 and $28
And other good ones at $20 to $48
49 YEARS OF RELIABLE SERVICE
1 Edgar K. Warner
Former Instructor at I he Cincinnati College
of Embalming
Funeral Director
228
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Heaton
St.
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