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LABOR COLLEGE
In Hamilton to Be Opened
February 4
Expected 100 Enrolled At
Start—50 Already
Signed
At a well attended meeting .held at
labor temple on last Friday evening
plans were formulated for the organ
ization and opening of labor college
in Hamilton. There were present
delegates from most all of the local
labor organizations, Miami Univer
sity professors and others. The pro
feasors outlined the plans and pur
poses for such a college and the bene^
fits to be derived therefrom by the
wage earners of Hamilton.
After much discussion and ques
tions asked by those present it was
decided the college will open Febru
ary 4. From the enthusiasm and
willingness to participate on the part
of the people present there will, it is
estimated, be fully 100 enrolled at the
beginning. Forty enrolled Friday
night, and with others enrolling since
there are now more than 50 already
who have expressed their intention
of taking advantage of the opportun
ity for bettering their education.
Stanley Ogg, who has given this
matter much of his attention and to
whom much credit is due for the
establishment of a labor college in
Hamilton, is circulating enrollment
cards and is being met with enthusi
asm over the project from the Ham
ilton workers.
Superintendent of Schools Darrell
Joyce has offered the use of class
rooms in the Junion high school
building. Professors Rea, Ross,
Gates, Dennison and Beneke, of the
Miami University, offered their serv
ices for instructing the students free
of charge. A nominal fee of $2 will
be charged all students, this money to
be used for paying incidental ex
penses.
There will be instruction in five
subjects jn the labor college, including
public speaking, parliamentary law,
history of labor, economic history and
English grammar.
Professor Lloyd M. Cosgrave, of the
Workers' Education Bureau of Amer
ica, New York city, who was present
and aided in organizing the college,
stated the purpose of the labor col
lege is to give the adult wage earners
some knowledge of the origin and de
velopment of those institutions upon
which present social, economic, indus
trial and political conceptions and
practice are founded.
The Labor College will open offi
cially with a mass meeting to be
held on January 28. Instructors and
others will address the meeting. The
first classes will be held on February
4th.
MIAMI VALLEY
Conference Board of Mold
ed Union Met Here
Sunday
Delegates from Covington, New
port, Ky. Connersville and Rush
ville, Ind. Hamilton, Cincinnati, Mid
dletown, Miamisburg, Dayton, Wil
mington, Xenia, Springfield, Troy
Piqua, Sidney and Lima, Ohio, were
present at the all-day session of the
Miami valley confei'ence board of the
International Mulders' Union uf
COUNTRY CLUB
BREAD
DO YOU WANT LOW PRICES?
-The most effective way to
bring them about is to trade
with the concern whose policy
it is to maintain them.
America, held at the labor temple
here last Sunday.
From the reports by the various
delegates the local unions in the
Miami valley are in excellent finan
al condition at this time. All the
visitors were optimistic of the future,
predicting the coming year will see a
general improvement in the foundry
business.
At this time there are no labor
disputes of any consequence. The
only thorn being the influx of prison
made goods and those from non-union
shops outside the state.
The financial report by Business
Agent Timothy Rowan was received
as most satisfactory.
All old officers were elected with
out opposition. They are: Joseph
Wilmues, Covington, Ky., president
Frank Fenger, Cincinnati, vice presi
dent Jerry Calvin, Dayton, secre
tary-treasurer Stanley Ogg, Hamil
ton, recording secretary Anthol
Peaslee, Connersville, Ind., door
keeper Timothy Rowan, Hamilton,
business agent Joseph Wilmues,
Covington, Chas. Haekl and Frank
Fenger, Cincinnati, executive board
The next meeting of the board will
be held in Hamilton in April.
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SCIENTIFIC
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wear. Experienced attendants in the
Comfort Truss Department at Dar
gue's Cut Rate Store, 242 High street,
are well qualified to fit and adjust an
appliance to your particular case.
LARGEST FAMILIES
MINERS' HOMES
IN
Washington. Statistics collected
by the department of commerce show
that the average number of children
bom in American families in which
the ages of the fathers range between
45 and 49 years, was the highest
8.1, in the families of coal miners
The lowest, 3.3, is in the families of
dentists, physicians and surgeons.
Where the ages of the fathers range
between 40 and 44 years the highest
average number of children born, or
7, were those of coal miners, and the
lowest average, of 2.8, were those of
architects. These ages of fathers
were taken since they, "on the whole
probably represent completed fam
ilies," according to the department.
WOMEN'S WORK
LAW IGNORED
BY BOSSES
Passaic, N. J.—Unorganized work
ing women employed in woolen mills
have discovered that the "no-night
work" law is ineffective. The act
prohibits the empolyment of women
between 10 p. m. and 6 a. m., and was
supposed to be in force beginning the
first of the year. Several of the
larger mills have ignored the law "on
advice of counsel."
These sharp lawyers probably had
a hand in shaping the law, which fails
to carry a penalty vor violation.
Better Bread cannot
be baked regardless of
price! All loaves wax
paper wrapped. 1&
lb. size, 9c.
1-lb. Loaf
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SAND-GRAVEL-CEMENT
The Hamilton Gravel Co.
i: Edgar K. Wagner
Former Instructor at The Cincinnati College
of Embalming
Funeral Director
11 DISTINCTIVE SERVICE 228 Heaton St. MODERN EQUIPMENT
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THE KALEIDOSCOPE
By I. C. McCUMBER
One of the outrages upon society,
and for that matter, upon the law
abiding citizens of this country, has
been„in full swing for the past five
years. More recently, several gov
ernors, men who are known for their
probity and judgment, have not hesi
tated in telling the truth when it came
to the prohibition fanatics. They
h^ve plainly stated that the so-called
Sunday school man would not take
job as a law-enforcer when it came
to violating the constitution of the
United States.
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Thus it has been since the advent
national prohibition. Mayors
granted the power to try prohibition
cases, without number have been ac
cused of breaking the laws in the
conduct of their office, for village
revenue only. They have hired the
green scum from frog ponds and then
put some of the state money into
their own pockets, and it appears that
personal conscience was not num
bered among their assets.
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The stench has been brewing. In
those states where prohibition has
been constitutional for many decades,
is the common practice to reason
along this line: The white man will
andle the money, drink the liquor
'ind the "nigger" will do the work.
This is an incontrovertible fact. Mil
lions of dollars represented in liquor
been seized in some of those
states, and when an inventory was
taken not enough liquor could be
found to "wet your whistle." It just
aturally evaporated.
o
Why is the farmer, since Congress
man Hill, of Baltimore, Md., made
more cock-sure that he will not find
it necessary to cut down his apple
trees? Simply from the fact that the
farmer has understood all the time
that it was the beer drinker, the
whiskey drinker that raised all the
hell, and the apple-jack and hard cider
1 rinker was immune.
Even the wine growers—grapes
of California, of Ohio, of New York
felt that their vineyards would be
taken away from them when national
prohibition was supposed to take
effect. But nay, Pauline, that is not
the way it has worked. There were
just enough hypocrites in these
United States, who posed as holu
than thou, to use up the product of
the vintage, and today, if the devil
was to take an inventory, he would
find some of the largest contributors
to the prohibition sinews with other
than water upon his table or within
his home.
o
The truth of the matter is, the
men who are in favor of wine in their
home vote prohibition. The men who
ire not in favor of the bandigo and
saloon favor the abolition of public
sale of liquor. They, for the price
can get what they want privately
even if they do not hold affiliatioi
with a synagogue. They pose witl
clean hands, attend their church as
hypocrites and live the life of knaves
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Debauchery of all laws has been
the password. Debauchery of the
legitimate in the business world has
been the keynote of success in busi
ness. Witness, the United States
Shoe Company, of Cincinnati. They
consolidated several factories, en
gineered a stock selling game, and
could afford to lose a million dollars
a year, simply because it was not
their money. Most anybody can take
a "flier" in a gamble, and when they
an make much money, like the pro
ftssional prohibitionist, why should
they not take a "flier" in a gamble
that pays better than talking to
hunch of hypocrites of a Sunday
morning at church?
o
Some of these days newspapers will
print the truth. Some of these days
they will give the names of men who
steal with one hand and give a little
of their stealings to the church with
the other. Then and then only, will
it be that others will see us as we
really are.
FAIL TO CONTRIBUTE
Nashville, Tenn.—John E. Edger
ton, president of the Tennessee Manu
facturers' Association, issued a call
for funds to combat humane legisla
tion in this state and he received three
replies.
Mr. Edgerton deplores that many
members are not paying their dues
He says it may be necessary to issue
short-time loans "to get through the
year, but we will not have any money
for further legislative preparation
work, which is so badly needed."
This hard-luck plea has had no
effect on the trade union movement
nor will it lessen the workers' activity
EIGHT HOURS IN
CANADA
Ottawa, Ontario.—The Canadian
department of labor announces th
54.22 per cent of employers making
returns operate on a basis of aff eight
hour day or 48-hour week, or les
The department made a survey
ascertain the extent of the eight-hou
day throughout the dominion. Infor
mation was received from 5,263 em
ployers who employ 15 workers
less. The logging industry, with
19.23 per cent, has the smallest pro
portion of employes on the 48-hou
week or less.
THE BbTiuER COUNTY PRESS
PRESIDENT GREEN
Announces Policy and Pur
pose of Labor in Coming
Year
3rganization and Education
of Workers to Be Fur
thered in Vigorous
Manner
Washington.—"The organized la
bor movement of America is facing
the new year full of confidence, hope,
and expectation," declared William
reen, president of the American Fed
eration of Labor, in a policy state
ment issued from the federation
headquarters here. "The general out
look in the field of industry, com
merce and business is decidedly prom
ising.
"We confidently expect to carry for
ward the work of organization and
education among the unorganized and
to contend in a most vigorous fashion
for a speedy realization and enjoy
ment on the part of working men and
women of all the rights and privileges
to which they are justly entitled.
"We shall oppose wrong and con
tend for the right. We shall resist
any and all attempts to lower the
workers' living standards, anywhere
and everywhere. Ours is a constant,
never ending fight for a full and com
plete recognition on the part of all
employers of labor of the principle
of collective bargaining, for justice,
decent wages and tolerable and hu
mane conditions of employmont. Our
ask will never be completed so long
as any part of this declared goal re
mains unrealized.
"We purpose to be helpful in sup
porting sound, worthy projects in the
eld of social justice and economic
eform. While supporting legislation
both state and national which may
prove by careful analysis to be of
benefit not only to the workers, but
to the citizenship as a whole, we shall
oppose with all the power we possess,
legalized compulsory arbitration, the
ibuse of the writ of injunction in la
bor disputes, the restriction of a
legitimate exercise of our liberties
nd the curtailment of our inalienable
ights.
The policies which we shall follow
in the attainment of our purposes
must be determined and set forth
from time to time by the executive
ouncil of the American Federation
of Labor. This will include the de
lared attitude of the American Fed
eration of Labor in the political, so
ial and economic fields.
"We face the future, therefore
with unbounded confidence in our
selves and in our organized labor
movement. We are inspired by a hope
which springs from a desire for the
enjoyment of a fuller and freer life
We are filled with expectation be
cause we firmly believe we shall
hare in full measure in the prosper
ity which we trust the new year has
in store for all. It is in this spirit
we go forward."
AMERICAN LEGION
COMPERS' DEATF
By International Labor News Service
Bloomington, 111.—Samuel Gom
pers was eulogized by commanders
Mid adjutants of the American Le
gion, department of Illinois, in con
ference here. A resolution read
Death has removed from the ranks
of our nation's great men, Samuel
Gompers, a true leader, who has
ways been a thorough and able sup
porter of our beloved nation and it
ideals and institutions. Tli
removal from the nation's service i
this man of proven greatness is
loss which will be felt in the affair
of the nation. We do hereb
express our feeling of loss upon tli
death of Samuel Gompers."
PROPOSED BOOST
In Second-Class Mail Rates
Hit By Printers
By International Labor News ServK
Indianapolis, Ind.—The Intern
tional Typographical Nnion is opp
ed to the proposed boost in post
rates on second class mail matter
planned in order that postal worker
may be granted an increase in wage
according to an official announcemei
by President Lynch, of the union.
President Lynch takes the stand
would be bad policy to load the pro
posed increase on the magazines and
newspapers which constitute by
the nation's greatest education
agency. "To reduce the number of
publications or to curtail their cireu
lation would be a crime to society
he declared.
"The Typographical Union believes
in economy in government, but not in
the exploitation of the faithful work
ers," he said. "Postal workers are
underpaid and the $62,000,000 to cover
the proposed wage increase would be
money well spent by the United States
government. The postal service was
established for the benefit of the peo
ple of the United States and in no
sense was it to be self-sustaining. The
Typographical Union believes it
would be unwise to lay this unusual
burden on second class patrons. The
thought should be that reduction in
illiteracy in any degree means
strengthening the government and no
repression of the publishing business
should be engaged in by the govern
ment for that reason."
Union officials have addressed mem
bers of the upper and lower house
of congress to this effect, President
Lynch said.
ARMERS' BUYING
POWER HITS THE
DOWN GRADE
Washington.—The farmers' pur
chasing power expressed in agricul
tural products is receding, according
to the December report of the United
States department of agriculture on
the price situation.
"The purchasing power figure is
based upon the value of 30 farm pro
ducts combined as exchangeable for
non-agricultural products and is plac
ed at 89 for November, as compared
with 90 for October, and with 100 for
the year 1923, which is used as
base," declares the report.
"The gains in indicated purchasing
power of farm products that had been
made during October were mostly lost
in November. The decline is attrib
uted to a drop, in prices of farm pro
duets and some advance in non-agri
cultural commodities."
PRISON CHIEF
Accused of Brutality
Flogging of Convicts
In
Denver, Col.—Governor Sweet has
filed charges of brutality against
Warden Tynan, of the state peniten
tiary at Canon Cityv The charges
nclude official misconduct, neglect
duty, incompetency and inefficiency.
The governor says Tynan permitt
prisoners to be shackled, hand a
foot, over a carpenter's saw hor
and flogged on the bare body with
heavy lash.
J. B. Johnson, day captain of 1
penitentiary, has made affidavit tl
convicts were flogged with a heavy
strap about two feet long, from three
to four inches wide, and perforated
with holes about one-half inch in di
ameter. The strap is fastened to a
wooden handle two feet long. Flog
gings varied from three or four lashes
to as high as 30 or 40 "and the
strokes were always administere
with both hands."
As a part of prison discipline, so
called "coolers" are maintained
These are dark cells without any fiit
ting or furniture other than boards
for a bed. Confinement in the "cooler'
has ranged, according to Johnson, "all
e way from 24 hours to 10 days.
NEW MASK FOR FAKERS
Chicago.—The modern charlatan
calls himself a phyohologist and de
frauds more victims than any gol
brick salesman, Prof. Kornhauser, of
the Uniiversity of Chicago, said in an
address in this city.
CLOTHES
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FAR-REACHING
jrigantic Water Power Trust
Enters Into Most Every
Home
Washington.—Defeated in an at
tempt to have the federal trade com
mission investigate the so-called
water-power trust, Senator Norris, of
Nebraska, made an extended speech
on the ramifications of these inter
locked corporations.
In opposing the Underwood bill,
which would turn Muscle Shoals over
to a unit of the Alabama Power Com
pany, Senator Norris said:
"I have been dumbfounded and
amazed, and the country will be
dumbfounded and amazed, when it
learns that practically everything in
the electric world from something
that perhaps costs no more than 25
cents to something that may cost mil
lions of dollars, is controlled either
directly or indirectly by some part
of this gigantic trust.
"The head of this trust is the Gen
eral Electric Company. One of its
chief subsidiaries is the Electric Bond
and Share Company. This subsidiary
has, as a matter of fact, a large
number of subsidiaries, and many of
these subsidiaries have, in turn, a
large number of subsidiaries. So it
starts at the head and runs down
through various degrees."
Senator Norris showed that the
stock of the Alabama Power Com
pany is owned by the Alabama Trac
tion, Light and Power Company. The
latter was a Canadian company, own
ed by foreign capital, but has recently
changed its status to an American
corporation, because, said Senator
Norris, "their chances of getting any
thing in America would be better,
though the stockholders, perhaps, are
not chrnged. The new holding com
pany of the Alabama Power Company
is the Southeastern Power Company,
incorporated in the state of Maine,
and controlled by the General Electric
Company.
AUTO PROFITS HIGH
New York.—The Continental Mo
tors Corporation reports profits last
year of $2,502,523, as against $1,937,
453 the previous year.
Taxes
Are Due
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3*~Holbrock's Semi-Annual Clearance Sale
Now going on. Bargains in all kinds of Footwear. It will be a Money Saving Event, therefore don't
miss this sale
HOLBROCK, 3rd Street Shoe Man
Worthmore Values
Are Always The
Same
There are no Clearance Sales on Worthmore Clothes
guarantee unconditionally to sell you a Suit or Over
coat from fresh new stocks cut from richer woolens,
built with finer tailoring and worth at least $10.00
more than any garment priced $10.00more in any clear
ance or left over clothes in the city*
$21
STREET CAR COMPANY
CAN BREAK CONTRACT
Minneapolis. Federal District
Judge Wilbur Booth has upheld the
Duluth Street Car Company's de
mand that it be permitted to charge
a straight 6-cent fare. The company
is operating on a 5-cent franchise. By
a referendum vote the Duluth voters
refused to change this rate and in
sisted that the company live up to
its contract. The company then in
duced the legislating to vest a com
mission with power to fix rates. The
company then appealed to the com
mission, which ruled that a single
6-cent fare, or six tickets for 25
cents would afford ample funds.
The company then appealed to
Judge Booth, who disregards the
right of citizens in municipalities and
the state to insist that public utility
corporations live up to their contract.
COMMODITY PRICES UP
New York.—Commodity prices the
first of the year show an increase
of 2 1-3 per cent over December, ac
cording to Dun's index. Compared
with January 1, last year, price aver
ages have advanced 6 5-8 per cent.
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