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UNION MEN
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FRIENDS!
The following are
NON-UNION STORES
Act Accordingly
I liberty Clothing Co 24 So. 3rd St.
Kagle Clothing: Co 16 High St.
Reliable Clothing Co 86 High St.
Army and Navy Store 30 High St.
It. & C. Clothing Co 31-33 High St.
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By B. F. PRIMMER
At a meeting of the city council
/Wednesday night, January 16th, the
city council unanimously voted for the
-^repeal of Ordinance No. 2172, which
provided for the sale of the municipal
.electric light plant. It also unani
mously voted for the repeal of Ordi
nance 2173, which granted a franchise,
•fox twenty-five years to the purchaser
of the municipal electric flight plant
It will be remembered t)iat on the
flight of November 14, 1923, the for
mer city council, at the request of
ex-Mayor Koehler, passed three ordi
nances jyone, No. 2172^ providing for
the sale of the city electric light dis
tributing system. The second,
Front and High St.
i.ipman Schmaman 27 High St.
.Retail Clerks' Union
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Excelsior NON-SKID TRUSSES
If you have never worn a NON
SKID Truss you don't know what
you are missing that is, if you
want comfort. Free trial given.
Lady attendant to wait on ladies.
Abdominal Supporters and Ma
ternity Belts made special to meas
ure at $5.00 and up elastic stock
ings, arch supports.
JOHN DARGUE AND SON
242 High St.-
136 HIGH STREET
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ELECTRIC LIGHT SALE ORDINANCES
REPEALED BY CIIY COUNCIL
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2173, granted a franchise for twenty
five years to the purchaser of the
municipal electric system, and Ordi
nance No. 2174 authorized the service
director to advertise for bids and
mdfce a contract for lighting the
streets of Hamilton. These three'ordi
nances were related to each other
and Ordinances No. 2173 and 2174
were dependent upon Ordinance No
2172, which provided for the sale.
After the passage of these three
ordinances on November 14th, a move
ment was started to circulate refer
endum petitions against these ordi
nances, to have them submitted to the
.electors of Hamilton for their ap
proval or rejection. As soon as it
was announced that referendum pe
titions would be circulated, a large
number of people volunteered their
assistance in circulating these peti
tions to prevent the sale of the city
electric plant. Notwithstanding the
fact that the two daily newspapers
of Hamilton advocated the sale of the
plant, used all of their influence to
prevent the circulation of referendum
petitions, and to prevent people from
signing the referendum petitions, in
a short space of time petitions con
taining 3031 signatures were filed
with the city auditor, asking for a
referendum on these ordinances. The
Union Gas & Electric Company, and
the leaders of the former administra
tion in Hamilton, as well as the
Chamber of Commerce, did everything
in their power to prevent and defeat
the referendum, and endeavored to
get signers of the referendum peti-
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tions to withdraw their signatures.
Their efforts were fruitless, as the
people vhwe emphatically opposed to
thfe sale of the city electric plant.
AUTOIST'S PSALM
The Ford is my Auto, I shall not
want,
It maketh me to lie under it in
n en pastures,
It leadethjoie into much trouble it
iraineth my purse
I go into the path of death for its
ake
Yea, tho' I understand my Ford
thoroughly
I fear much evil,
For the Radius rod or Axle might
break.
It hath a "blow out" in the pres
ence of mine enemies
I anointeth it with a patch.
The radiator boileth over.
Surely this will not follow- me all
the days of my life,
Or I will dwell In the house of pov
erty forever.
Moral:
Equip your Ford with one of the
new Cuckoo Cfocks and when it
eaches a speed of 20 miles per hour,
the bird will come out and sing:—
"Nearer My God to Thee"
A net profit of $1,161,439 for the
third quarter of 1923 is reported by
the Packard Motor Car Company.
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Citizens' mass meetings have been
held at the labor temple auditorium
for the purpose of informing the peo
pie as to the facts and issues in
volved, and to jnform the new-mem
bers of the city council as to the facts
and issues involved. During the pro
gress of this referendum fight the
former city auditor delayed the cer
tifiation of the referendum petition to
the deputy state supervisors and in
spectors of election, which gave those
in favor of selling the plant an oppor
tunity to get "withdrawal of signa
tures. Consequently those sponsoring
the referendum petitions filed a man
damus suit in the common pleas court
to compel the ex-auditor to certify the
petitions. Then E. G. Ruder, as a
taxpayer, applied to the court for an
injunction to prevent the certification
of the referendum petition. The new
city auditor filed a return in the man
damus case to the effect that he was
ready and willing to certify the refer
endum petition, but was restrained by
the court in the injunction suit and
also in the injunction suit he filed an
answer, admitting that he was about
to, and would certify the referendum
petitions if not restrained by the
court, and the whole court*proceedings
were pending on the injunction case at
the time the city council repealed
these ordinances Wednesday night.
The effect of the repeal no doubt
will end the court proceedings, and
wipes out all the legislation and pro
ceedings in reference to the sale. To
those sponsoring the referendum pe
titions, the act of the city council in
repealing these ordinances comes as
complete victory, for the effect is
the same as if the refendum peti
tions had been certified to the board
of elections and voted upon by the
people, and the ordinances providing
for the sale disapproved.
The members of the city council
are to be congratulated on their act
in repealing these ordinances that pro
vided for the sale of the city electric
plant, and it is to be hoped that the
present city council will not allow
itself to be lead into the passage of
nny legislation in the future detrimen
tal to the interests of the people of
iamilton, or that will imperil the
ity's electric light plant.
it would be difficult to mention and
i\ e credit to all who have been back
up this fight against the sale of the
)ty electric plant.
TIME IS SHORT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
WORTHMORE GREAT
REMODELING SALE
$17.75 and $24.75
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KE.VlEMIlER^Witk th$ expiration of this sale we go back to our standard prices—$21.50 & $29.50.
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THE POINT!
People Are Entitled to Vote|deeply
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Allen Andrews
January"*. 11, 1924.
COMMUNICATION
TUBERCULAR CA
match to be staged at the Jefferson
ever but that the boxing card will be I "Y«ur
one of the highest class ever put on
in Hamilton. He says because of the |bor
nature of the benefit and its cause,
everyone seems anxious to help and to
do their bit. Lou Bauman, the well
known fight referee and who is mak
ing up the program and will be third
man in the ring, reports tjiat even the
fighters seem to be getting the fever
and promise to give the best that is in
them in support of this worthy move
ment.
This benefit to be given on Febru
ary 19th is without question in the
WILL SCHRICHTE
IS DEAD
Well Known Union Man
Passed Away Tuesday
Will Schrichte, one of the most
idely known union men in Hamil
ton, passed away Tuesday afternoon
at Mercy Hospital. He was for many
ears a member of Local Machinists'
Union No. 241, and always took an
active interest in the affairs of the
ganization. He was also a member
CLOTHES SHOP
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There is pending for consideration
by all persons concerned a contract
or proposition to contract whereby
the city of Hamilton is to purchase |Of Cincinnati I)ld Big" Bust
from the Union Gas & Electric Com- i neSS Last Year
pany the electricity for the city and
its citizens, and whereby at the same I The Cigar Makers Co-Operative tJo.,
time the city sells to this private cor- l0f Cincinnati, reports that the past
poration its polls and wires and |year has been most successful,
equipments for distributing the elec-1 Since the first'of the year they have
tricity throughout the city. Iplaced on the market a new C-CC per
Some of our people are earnestly Jfecto, a full 5-inch cigar, also a new
in favor of this contract and a very jlcigmaco club house 10c size, Java
large number are opposed to' it, es- Jwrapped, thereby giving the smoker
pecially that feature involving a sale [extra value for their money. A trial
by the city of its distribution system. Jwith these and you will want no other
There is.some like myself who are not I Orders for their cigar's are coming
sufficiently informed or have not suf- jlin. One of the largest cigar houses
ficiently considered the information Jhas again taken on the CCC and Cig
at hand to know just what is best. Ilmaco, which indicates a larger dis-
The point, however, I wish to make Jtribution than ever before, and they
by this communication is that the peo-1 look forward to 1924 to be their ban
pie of Hamilton are entitled to vote
on this question as to whether such
contract should be made or not, and I
the phase of the subject that most
impresses itself upon the mind is the
strenuous effort which is being made
to prevent the people from exercising
this vote. Why shouldn't the people
hav^e a right to vote on this very im
portant subject, and what motive I Trade unionists who" are directing
prompts the efforts to deprive the I the steel oi'ganizing campaign are
people of the right to vote? Such I putting the steel trust on the defen
a keen fight is being made in thelsive by an educational campaign
courts and otherwise to take awaylamong these workers.
from the people this law-given right I Leaflets written in a readable, snap
to say at the ballot box whether such I py style, and with interesting car
a contract should be made or not. It I toons, are being distributed in large
is .ihis struggle to put the contract I numbers throughout the various steel
across without giving the voters a I sections. Especial attention is paid
chance to express themselves that is I to the steel trust's enormous profits,
calculated to arouse suspicion. I wish I which have been increased by wage
somebody would tell through the [reductions when the eight-hour day
press or otherwise why this contract"
should be rushed through without a
eferendum of the voters.
Very truly yours,
ALLEN ANDREWS.
benefit Plans Shaping Up—[struck
Tickets Now on Sale I
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interest of one of the most deserving Istate, has introduced a bill designed
causes that ever came before the peo- [to prevent such unfairness in inter
ple of Hamilton, and everyone should (state commerce and to be a model for
deem it not only a duty, but a privil- (prospective state laws.
ege as well, to support it in the hear- "Bread is sold for 8 cents gener
tiest manner, both financially and [ally, whether it be a 12,14 or 16 ounce
morally. Iloaf," explained Congressman Brand.
Tickets are now on sale and of 1
"There are about 300 loaves made
course first come, first served. Get lfr0m each barrel of flour, so the con
in early.
Eagles and Moose lodges, Catho-1|Opponents
Order of Foresters, Crescent Aid I NeW Immigration
Society and the Walnut Aid Society. I LaW
one was better known in all these I
organizations. Always of a genial I A house committee is holding hear
disposition and a cheerful nature he ings on immigration legislation. The
per cent law will expire next June.
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THE B\j T^ER COUNTY PRESS
had a host of friends who will miss
in the days ^o come. Hundreds
lof union men and women of Hamilton"
sympathize with the family
and relatives oC tfoe deceased "in their
loss.
CIGAR MAKERS
CO OP. CO.
ner year.
ALWAYS THE SAME
Steel Trust Gains By Short
er Hour Dav
was partially established.
Under the caption, "Juggling With
Your Wages," one leaflet states:
"Labor in the steel industry has re
cently been receiving 40 cents an hour
|for a 12-hour day. That means $4.80
Families can n«t live decently on that
"Now the eight-hour day comes in.
Workers have long wanted it. They
for it in 1919 and before.
4 Tlie steeI bosses now say
Jack Schief, chairman of the com-|'10ur first^that sounds good,
mittee arranging the big boxing
like a raise in wages,
w^en
theatre on Tuesday, February 19, for |°Pe you find that there is only $4 a
the benefit of the tubercular children's 'ns|ea(^ $4.80. Eight
camp, reports everything progressing 50 cents is $4. Your w'ages are
in fine shape. Chairman Schief says |reduced 80 eents a day. The same
there isn't any doubt about it what-|pr'nc*P*e
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tonnage men.
have been
reduced-
dollars a day k not enough. La­
shoul(1 receive 60 cents an hour to
Imake $4.80 a day, and others in pro
portion."
Illnder Federal Law Urged
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Figuring that consumers are losing
$50,000,000 a year on short weight
bread, Congressman Brand, of this
Isumer is paying around $24 for the
(bread made from a barrel of flour
I worth about $6.
"In other words, the flour in a loaf
lof bread is worth about 2 cents, and
when the consumer gets 12 or 14
ounces he is not getting even 2 centos'
worth of food in terms of the raw ma
terial. The loss to the sonsumer,
where no bread law is in force,
{amounts to at least one-eighth of
what he pays."
The Brand bill requires that bread
Ibe sold in multiples of one pound, and
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that the weight be shown on each
wrapper.
TO DELAY ACTION
Spar Against
Opponents of immigration include
arious racial groups and the national
idustrial conference board, a federa
tion of a «core of anti-union employ
es whose attorney and leading spoke
man is James A. Emery. The strat
ry of these opponents is to plead
|for delay, for study, for investigation
hope that the present nationwide
|demand for greater immigration re
striction will subside. They insist
Ithat the present 3 per cent law "has
Hot had fair trial" that this law
|should bt continued for possibly an
other year and in the meantime,
Iafter investigation, a definite immi
^ration policy should be decided upon.
Chairman Johnson, of the jmmigra
tion committee, has presented a bill
I based on a 2 per cent quota of the
wives, children, brothers, sisters and
parents of naturalized citizens. The
I admission of another 2 per cent of the
wives and minor children of men who
have been here two years and who
have declared their intention to be
come citizens i^ permitted.
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Can Enforce Own Laws,
Holds State High
Court
The Minnesota state supreme court
has ruled that where a lodge or asso
ciation affords a fair trial to a mem
ber charged with breaking a rule, and
the judgment does not violate the law
of the land, courts can not set that
verdict aside.
The decision was made in the case
of a member of a well-known fratern
al society who was ousted from the
society's club house for misconduct.
The member claimed he was injured
by such eviction, and he instituted
suit for damages.
In dismissing the case, the court
said:
"It is well settled that the laws of
a society, requiring a member to ex
haust his remedies within the order
before applying to the courts, are val
id and enforceable, even if property
rights be affected.
"Plaintiff's contention that the pro
vision in question is against public
policy and void, and is an attempt to
deprive him of his right to resort to
the courts, can not be sustained.
"If the accused was given a fair
trial, was afforded an opportunity to
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wil1
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present his evidence as to his alleged
misconduct, and the tribunal had au
thority to render, the judgment which
it did render, and such judgment is
not violative of th£ laws of the land
the judgment is binding on the courts
and they can not review questions re
lating merely to the form in which
the charge was presented to the lodge
tribunal."
BREAD TRUST
Of Huge Size Being Form
ed Workers Must
Unite
The Ward Baking Company and the
United bakeries corporation merger
will be a bread trust in the full mean
ing of the term. The former firm is
now warring on organized bakers in
an attempt to establish the anti-union
shop.
"The ever-expanding system of ma
chinery has paved the way for bread
production upon a gigantic scale and
has furnished to the accumulated sur
plus capital of employers new sources
for additional wealth," says the Bak
ers' Journal.
"In hardly any other industrial .en
terprise has machinery and the most
modern technical appliances had a
more revolutionizing effect than with
in the baking indu^trv."
SPE.CIALS
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21 High
Street
STRAUSS' SEMI-ANNUAL
OF FINE
Hart Schaffner and Marx and the fine Suits and Overcoats of
other manufacturers of national reputation are included in this
great event. Suits for men and young men of all ages and pro
portions overcoats, too—great, burly, plaid back materials half
and full belts—all substantially reduced for this selling.
$25.00 and $28.00 Suits and O'Coats $22.50
$30.00 and $32.50 Suits and O'Coats $26.50
$35.00 and $38.00 Suits and O'Coats $29.50
$40, $42.50, $45 Suits and O'Coats $36.50
$48.00 and $50.00 Suits and O'Coats $39.50
$52.50 and $55.00 Suits and O'Coats $42.50
$58.00 and $60.00 Suits and O'Coats $42.50
ALL APPAREL FOR MEN AND BOYS SHOES
FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY ALL REDUCED
49 YEARS OF RELIABLE SERVICE
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These methods apply tp distribu
tion, as well as production, says th*
labor journal.
"Systematically the elimination of
all kinds of bread and other bakery
goods—which necessitated special
technical knowledge on the part of the
individual bakery worker—has been
brought about, and other bakeyy
goods substituted. I
"Perhaps the most tragic phase in
the entire situation is that the work
ing people themselves—although their
existence and mode of living is seri
ously endangered—are indifferent to
the development of the trust system
within the baking industry, instead of
upbuilding, with iron determination,'
an organization which is the only pro^
tection to their interests.
'We have sufficient evidence
hand which exposes the autocratic
purposes of the large employing interi
estr of producers and consumers."
GEORGE TRACY DEAD
San Francisco.—George A. Tracy,
well-known member of the Typo
graphical Union, died in a local hos
pital after a rather protracted illness.
Deceased was first vice president of
the International Typographical
Union for three years and served in
other capacities in the trade union
movement. He leaves a widow and
two sons.
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