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FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1925 Entered at the Postoffice at Hamilton, Ohio, as Second Class Mail Matter. Issued Weekly at 826 Market Street Telephone 129C Hamilton, Ohio Endorsed by the Trades and Labor Council of Hamilton, Ohio Endorsed by the Middletown Trades and Labor Council of Middletown, O. MERCHANTS SHOULD KICK To make them earn their salary the Butler county commissioners should be made to drive over the pike from Seven Mile to Somerville at least once each day. This stretch of pike is certainly in a fierce condition—the worst ever, and the commissioners ought to be ashamed to leave it so without doing everything in their power to remedy the situation. Ham ilton merchants are losing thousands of dollars in trade because of the ter rible condition of this pike. The peo ple north of Seven Mile simply won't drive into Hamilton to do their trad ing so long as the pike remains in the condition it is. They are trading elsewhere. The worst of it is that they will become accustomed to going somewhere else to do their buying and the local merchants will never get this trade back, and goodness knows our merchants can ill afford to lose the outside trade which the city has been getting in the past. It is said too, that even the bus men plying between Hamilton and Eaton, and who do much for bringing trade into Hamilton, say that unless the road is soon improved, that if it gets much worse, they will have to discontinue hauling over the road that as it is, it is dangerous to the bus and to traffic big kick coming in this instance, and they ought to get together and de mand action on the part of the com missioners—instanter. It might be added too, that it is with a little feeling of shame that a resident of Butler county, driving from the north, leaves the fine Preble county road and enters his home county, te Pea I® lei "BOB" In the passing of Senator Robert M. La Follette the United States has lost more than a picturesque figure who has many times brought the United States senate up standing. The country has lost a great states man and public servant who, during a long and arduous career as congress man, governor and senator, gave of PROMPT DELIVERY You will not suffer annoying delays if you buy your groceries from us. We have a sufficient number of delivery trucks to take care of pre-mealtime rush es and your groceries are al ways delivered on time. Another advantage is the dependability of the goods you buy from us. These are always fresh and of high quality. GRAFS GROCERY 17 Journal Sq. (Riley St.) Phone 4858 UNION STORE CARD Xi. BILL BOOSTER SAYS O OUAfcS GOIUG fiUJKi FROfsA TOWU LEAVE OUR. OONUAUUriM POORER, LETT 9P6UO HOME WTU OOR ueiOH&ORS, \UftYEAO OF seucHUG our of *rtvuu. VJE UEEO ALL OUR- DOUAQS tUQHT HERE AT WOAA*." his strength and devotion with a prod igal hand. It ought not be particularly cred itable to any man to say that he was incorruptible—all men ought to be that way. But all men are not and Senator La Follette was. And he was forever hunting down those who were hostile to public welfare, forever seeking ways in which to bring new freedonj and new happiness to the masses of the people. Senator La Follette was not a mere muck-raker, not a mere hunter of bad men and bad measures. He was an inveterate seeker of remedies for ill and evil. But he realized always that the first job was to drive out the forces of evil—and at that tremen dous task he was the country's most able public official, beyond doubt. There will not be agreement as to La Follette's political program, but more than any offering of our time, his proposals, his political creed, epi tomized the desires of those who want to move forward. His passing brings a personal sorrow to untold thou sands. to US IB! WHO DO YOU MEAN? Editorially speaking, the other night the Hamilton News commented on the proposed amendments to be submitted to the people this fall on the extension to four years of the terms of county and municipal offi cials. And then it said: "With good people in public office, the plan would be a relief to business interests and the people in general, but how about some of those who have held office in Hamilton and else where for whom any tenure of office is really too long for the good of all concerned?" No doubt the News knows just what jt ia tolking ab„ut"m" rtis 'iTsta'rTe" it is in a positjon t„ k„ow. Bu, The local merchants certainly have a -xl. Press agrees with the News, without who does it mean? For once the mentioning names. Experience the past few years has taught much—to the people of Hamilton. Whether they profit by it—that is different. te te pa im POLITICAL PARTIES No political party is responsible for good times or bad times, says C. F. Hughes, financial authority, writing in the New York World. The notion that prosperity can be traced to politics, Mr. Hughes says, has been proved to have not the slightest foundation it has merely gained its wide acknowledgement through repetition. The two big political parties have an equal split of good and bad times to their account. "If the half year's developments in business have emphasized anything it is that no political party has a monop oly on prosperity. The year was ushered in with exaggerated optim ism, based on the election result. In dustry quickly reached a state of over-production in many branches and has languished in all but a few lines. Trade, in the main, has been disappointing." Mr. Hughes' repudiation of this •theory has often been recorded be fore, but many wage earners and farmers will refuse, as usual, to face facts in future campaigns. Instead, they will cheer at the prospect of good times some office seeker solemnly predicts. to J* to to WAGES HERE AND ABROAD The currencies of the world have changed so greatly in the last ten years that most of the discussions on relative wages in various countries have been rather fruitless because of lack of a common denominator. It has, of course, been quite ob vious that wages in America were higher than in any other county, but with comparisons made in dollars as against pounds sterling, francs, lires and marks, it was impossible to deter mine the actual differences. Now an English economist has undertaken to establish the value of real wages in various countries, the wages being figured on the basis of buying power rather than in terms of money. On this basis It Is shown that tak ing London at 100 the wage in Phila delphia is 220 Ottawa, Canada, is placed at 160, Amsterdam at 84, Stockholm at 80, Paris at 75, Berlin at 64, Rome at 50, and so on down to Lisbon at 30. Just how authoritative the figures are may be open to question, but they show that the general trend is not much different from what it was be fore the war. There may be greater divergencies now than in pre-war days, but then, as now, America paid the highest wage, with England second and the continental countries running rapidly down the list. to to to AN OLD PLAN IN NEW GARB The company "union" has a double value to trade union opponents. It permits these employers to re tain as complete control of working conditions as in the days of the so called "open" shop, and it drugs em ployes into the belief that they really own themselves. The so-called "open" shop plan often aroused resentment among un organized. It was avowedly based on the principle of individual bargain ing. It ignored the group instinct of every human being. Forced to fight against the spirit of the age, the so-called "open" shop employer has abandoned his frontal attack on the trade unions. Now he makes a flank movement. He has concluded there is nothing crafty or cunning in opposing trade unionism with gunmen and spies. This method is vulgar and crude in an age of efficiency and social engineer ing. So he substitutes honey for open antagonism. He presents his company "union and sells a few shares of common stock to his employes on the install ment plan. The company "union" plan is be decked with every alluring term and catchy phrase that skilled advertisers and trained psychologists can invent The employer prepares the consti tution and by-laws. He pays all ex penses. His superintendents and foremen take an active part in the election of "union" representatives, who meet in the employer's office. Trade unionists should be alert to the new method of noiseless attack by employers who have awakened to the value of posing as a "friend." Organized labor must continually point out that members of a company "union" have no more control of them selves than they had under the so called "open" shop plan. Now, as then, they are deluded by phrase mongering. to to to to FACING NEW CONDITIONS We have left behind forever the world in which things were cheap. Land and property values have dou bled. Living conditions have doubled. Wages and salaries therefore must also be increased to maintain a nor mal average and relationship. Twenty yers ago it was estimated that the cost of raising a child to its sixteenth year was $2,500. Today the cost is $5,000. Twenty years ago the average cost of a college education for a boy or girl was $2,00. Today the .cost is $4,800. The average man who wants his boy or girl to have a fair chance in the world, must begin to sacrifice and save with the birth of the child. A "good time" now may be at the ex pense of your children's future happi ness. to to to to'to WISDOM I hail the labor movement. It is my only hope for democracy. Organ ize and stand together.—Wendell Phillips. POPULAR EXCURSION SUNDAY, JULY 12th ROUND-TRIP FARES To $2.75 Lima $2.20 Wapakoneta $1.75 Sidney $1.50 Piqua $1.30 Troy $ .80 Dayton Children 5 years of age and under 12, half fare Leave 7:45 A.M., Central Time Leave Lima 6:15 P.M. Central Time Consult Local Ticket Agent for further particulars BALTIMORE & OHIO THE BUTLER COUNTY PRESS ALIEN SMUGGLING Into U. S. Called Leading Cuban Industry By International Labor News Service. Indianapolis, Ind.—In an article in the American Legion Weekly, pub lished here, Leighton H. Blood asserts that the smuggling of aliens into the United States is one of the leading industries in Havana, Cuba. Blood says that gigantic .syndicates are smuggling thousands of aliens into this country and making fortunes out of "human contraband." Mr. Blood has just completed an investigation of the "traffic," and his report says that a high Cuban official is the silent head of one of the syndi cates. The investigation was made in company with inspectors of the United States immigration service, who were successful in being accept ed by the smugglers for illegal entry into this country. Riff-raff from all parts of the world is finding entry into the United States through the instrumentality of smug glers, says Mr. Blood. "If aliens are willing to risk the danger involved as tentative guests of the smugglers, who do not hesitate to toss them over board if there is danger of being caught with the 'goods' on, they will reach the United States—provided, again, that they are doing business with a 'reputable' smuggler who will set them down on United States soil instead of on some lonely Florida key to starve, as is done by some of the less reputable smuggling 'firms'." Mr. Blood points out that dope run ning is a profitable side lino, with alien smugglers. •.'• vn if we c.ve to clump the main cargo f.verboard, n u- i i or two :f dopv e asi'v \!en. and it yiolds a nice \vofit for iuj tri the way ft .ggler described to Mr. Blood. CLUB WOMEN Hope For Child Labor Vic tory at Next Legislative Session By International Labor News Service Chicago. Gratification that the child labor amendment was not turn ed down by the Illinois legislature, recently adjourned, was expressed at a meeting of the joint committee rep resenting 30 Illinois women's organ izations. The hope was expressed that the amendment would be ratified at the next session, and the continued sup port of Illinois club women was pledged. Governor Len Small submitted the amendment to the legislature several months ago, but it was not reported out of committee. This was in com pliance with the wishes of representa tives of the women's organizations, who feared to risk a vote on the amendment at the 1925 session, par ticularly after a sufficient number of state legislatures had turned it down to make ratification impossible this year. The above outcome was forecast by International Labor News Service last March, when the exclusive story was published telling of the action taken by the women's organizations in reference to the matter and con currence therein by the executive board of the Illinois State Federation of Labor. It was then decided to "mark time" until 1927, when a vigorous fight for ratification will be made. IGNORE LAWYERS' ETHICS Atlantic City.—Too many lawyers are devoid of the ethics of that pro fession, said Judge Francis Neal Parke, president of the Maryland State Bar Association, in an address in this city. Omer F. Hershey, of Baltimore, said: "It requires amazingly little learning or skill to be an average lawyer and prosper at it." Eugene, Ore.—Culinary workers have organized. They were assisted by officers of the State Federation of Labor. WANTED STOUT MEN and women to wear the famous Camp Physiological Belt, built to give you comfort. Holds up the stomach. Lady attendant. Dargue's Cut Rate Rate Store, 242 High street. tf WHEN YOU NEED THE SERVICES OF A RELIABLE DRUG STORE CALL ON The Rex all Store Cor. High and Second Sts. LET US DEVELOP YOUR PICTURES ^nr *p\£ What's the matter with this man—can't he read? When the signs are clear, why hesitate? Keep to the right and be safe. Enough people who don't save money know they ought to. For one thing, it's human nature to put things off. They expect to start SOON. To all such we say: START NOW. Now is the only time there is in the whole universe. Yesterday was now then, and tomorrow will be now when it comes. But RIGHT NOW you CAN start. The Peoples Deposit Improvement and Loan Co. Rentschler Bldg. E. F. WARNDORF, Secretary "100' AMERICANISM" CALLED MISUSED TERM Providence, R. I.—The misuse of the formula "100 per cent American ism" was objected to by John Clarke, former justice of the United States supreme court, in 'an address at Brown University. "In a word," the speaker said, "it seems to be used chiefly to express an attitude of self-sufficient superiority to our neighbors which is not calcu lated to promote harmony at honu? and in foreign relations to cultivate an exaggerated nationalism." Read the Press. Is Your Vision Impaired? How is your eyesight, anyway? See as good as you used to? Better let us examine your eyes NOW and prescribe the correct glasses, if need ed, to make your vision as near perfect as pos sible. You'll find the added comfort and bet ter eyesight will pay you many fold. SCHIPPER Jewelry & Optical Ca. 156 High Street t. 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