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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18,1925
Entered at the Postoffice at Hamilton,
Ohio, as Second Class Mail Matter.
Issued Weekly at SM Market Street
Telephone ISM Hamilton. Ohio
Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohio
Endorsed by the Middle
town Trades
Bad Labor Coancfl of Middletown. 0.
TMAftA
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
We wonder if strangers coming
into Hamilton's business district don't
feel that they have walked into
Santa Claus' headquarters when they
find themselves surrounded on every
hand by the Christmas trees and the
holiday trimmed windows of the local
merchants. Christmas trees in front
of every store and office building
.surely does spread the Christmas air
•throughout the downtown district.
Some of the merchants have hung
ornaments on the trees, and no doubt
most all others will follow the ex
ample, so that by Christmas eve
there will be more trimmed Christ
mas trees seen on the streets of
Hamilton than in any other city its
Size in the country. Whoever start
ed the move or sprung the idea is
deserving of much credit—though kid
dies are wondering if Santa will have
enough trees to go round.
XMAS IN EVERY HOME
A strong effort is being made by the
'noble men and women in charge to
See that there will be no lack of the
Christmas spirit in every Hamilton
home, and they should be supported
in their effort by every Hamilton citi
zen. Surely, we of the more for
tunate can afford to give a little of
our bounty. If everyone, able to do so^
Will do but j«st a little in the way
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of contribution, all the unfortunate in
Hamilton can be plentifully provided
for so that they too can be made to
realize that His coming was not in
vain. Send in a contribution of some
kind, cash or otherwise, to the head
quarters in the Chamber of Commerce
rooms and enjoy your Christinas just
so much more for having done so—
and do it at once.
Speaking of these benefits, how
many would see many, many Christ
mases pass by before receiving them
if it wasn't for workmen's compen
sation law as enacted in Ohio. And
the credit for this law is due mainly
and almost solely to organized labor.
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WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
The state industrial commission has
(ordered that all January allowances,
•due those entitled to benefits under
the workmen's compensation law,
shall be paid December 22. The com
mission is doing this in order that the
beneficiaries can have their money for
use for Christmas if they so desire.
This is a noble action on the part of
the state commission, and no doubt
will be much appreciated by those
benefitting. Payments are made to
5371 persons the first and fifteenth
of each month under awards which
have been granted either for deaths,
permonent and partial disabilities.
In order that all may have this money
in time to do their Christmas shop
ping the commission advances the
date of distribution eight days, thus
giving the pensioners two payments,
the first of which go out on Decem
ber 15, with the second a week later.
ANTIQUATED CRY FOR
VENGEANCE
Every time a "crime wave" occurs
anywhere, some half-baked reaction
ary demands an end to the "coddling
of criminals," and "severer penalties*'
as a means of ending crime.
If there is any such practice as
the "coddling of criminals," it should
be stopped, of course. Cheating bank
ers who have managed to preserve a
share of their loot, and crooks affil
iated with the dominant political ma
chine of any locality fare well in pris
on—on the rare occasions when they
get there but generally speaking, the
ordinary criminal "in stir" has a hard
enough time to satisfy anyone.
What is needed to deter possible
criminals, so far as that can be done,
is not greater severity of punishment,
but greater certainty. Take the most
serious of crimes, murder. How many
men would commit murder if they
knew not guessed or feared or
thought, but knew, as they know the
fire burns—that they would have to
spend even ten years in prison as a
result? The answer is obvious. Un
der such conditions, only the weak
minded and those insane from rage,
jealousy or more deep-seated causes
would kill.
Greater certainty is the crying need
of criminal administration in this
country, and that certainty will never
be secured by howling for a return
to the old-time vengeance theory.
Labor.
WISDOM
You don't have to preach honesty to
men with a creative purpose. Let a
human being throw the energies of
his soul into the making of some
thing, and the instinct of workman-
Handsome indeed, are the boxes of Gift Stationery which we
are showing. They comprise the latest modes in business and social
stationery selected and arranged in convenient and practical boxes.
Saturday we place on sale
150 Boxes Pine Stationery— LOVELY FOR GIFTS—
at one unusual low price
Some boxes have cards and paper combined, while others have paper and envelopes.
White and tinted shades.
The W. C. Frechtling Co.
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The writers who have nothing to say
are the ones you can buy the others
have too high a price. A genuine
craftsman will -not adulterate his
product the reason isn't because duty
says he shouldn't, but because passion
says he couldn't.—Walter Lippmsp..
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STRIKE NOT ANSWER
It may be that the end of the coal
strike, if not in sight, is at least ap
proaching. The Golden mine, at Mor
gantown, W. Va., was opened on a
union basis three weeks ago, and
another union mine is exp'ected to re
open shortly.
The coal strike was called last
April. Since then the mine owners
and speculators have^ reaped a rich
harvest by charging high prices for
reserve stocks and inferior grades of
coal. With these now about cleaned
up, the mine operators are more will
ing to come to some
agreement with
the Miners' Union.
Sooner or later, of course, the pres
ent strike will end, but we see no
indications of the thorough economic
reorganization of the coal mining In
dustry which will be necessary some
time if we are not to have periodical
industrial wars in the future.
A business policy which earns tem
porary peace only by the maintenance
of industrial conditions that necessi
tate intervening strikes nevtfr car.
solve the coal mining problem.—Ex.
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ARE "TRUSTEES" CHEATING?
Certain business men who control
natural resources like to assure the
public that they are "merely trustees
for property interests that have been
placed in their care," and that their
only aim is to serve the dear people.
This is intended to be the last word,
the final alibi, when other defenses for
exploitation fail. In the mine work
ers' strike of 1902 the operators'
spokesman—George F. Baer—said:
"The rights and interests of the
laboring man will be protected and
cared for, not by the labor agitators,
but by the Christian man to whom
God in His infinite wisdom has given
control of the property interests of
the country."
This theory is the czarist and kaiser
doctrine transferred to the industrial
field. It is as strong as in the days
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of the late Mr. Baer
But iike ail other autocrats, the
operators decline to answer ques
tions. Just as did the czar, they pro
fess a holy zeal in serving the peo
ple, but the people must not ask:
"How about your profits?"
In the present anthracite strike
Governor Pinchot suggests that oper
ators' books be examined to ascertain
if higher wages can be paid.
The operators refuse to open th$r
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books.
These "trustees" art willing to
serve, but their benefactors must not
be inquisitive.
Some doubting Thomas may ask:
"Are these 'trustees' fearful they
will be caught cheating those whom
they serve?"
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DIVIDENDS AND WAGES
There is renewed complaint that
while the wages of labor in this coun
try is on a much higher plane, they
are not in fair consonance with the
dividends of capital. That would
naturally be true under our present
system and probably will always be
true as long as selfish men fix the
rates. It is pathetic that great cap
tains of industry have not yet fallen
to the fact that there is an industrial
system by which, automatically, wages
and dividends will be higher through
the establishment of goodwill and the
recognition of a common basic share
in productive surplus.
Capital and labor are logically and
normally partners in production.
Capital furnishes the money, without
which the industry could not get
started. Labor contributes physical
strength and skill, detailed genius
and mechanical intelligence. Capital
ought to have a primary return on its
investment, accentuated to cover real
risks. Labor should have a living
wage, adequate to the support of his
family in self-respecting existence.
After the demands of the industry
for a fair return to capital and an
adequate wage to labor have been pro
vided, there is a surplus that fairly
belongs to both capital and labor, and
it ought to be equitably divided be
tween them. This would establish a
real partnership of mutual and re
ciprocal interest and put everybody
on his good behavior. It would solve
the problem of industrial peace. It
would guarantee the highest and most
constant labor efficiency. Waste
would be wiped out and the public
would always be well served. Both
the employer and the employes would
find an accentuation of his rewards
without robbery of the public, whose
dividends would come in the general
abolishment of waste.
Some day everybody will see this
and the millenium of industrial peace
will be apparent. But why wait for
the happy day when it is possible
now? Why not solve the simple
problem and get the answer—univer
sal happiness?
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Running on
Reputation
By JACK WOODFORD
(©. 1926. Western N'ewapaper Union
A RNOLD WRIGHT poked at his
supper long after his wife and
flve-year-old boy had finished theirs.
Opposite him, at the table, the little
boy was playing with the works out ot
an old alarm clock. Suatrhing away
the clock, he said, crossly: "Do you
want to cut your fingers off?"
"Dear," inserted his wife, mildly,
"something's troubling yon tonight
don't lose patience with the baby, Just
because you're put out about some
thing."
"Don't yon understand," said the
man irritably, "that there Is Immense
power exerted upon some of those cog
wheels don't you know that If prop
erly geared up, the works out of an
old alarm clock would lift a piano?
It's all a matter of gearlRg and lever
age. Suddenly the man stopped speak
ing and banged his fist upon the table
so that every dish upon It jumped an
Inch. Grabbing his hat he hurried out.
Not until morning did he return.
"Morning, Honey," he sang out
cheerily as he entered the dining room,
and then added: "I was grouchy last
night, Honey, because old Milton and
your father were ragging me again.
Your old man said when we got mar
ried—that I'd never get any more ac
commodation at hl« bank as long as
I was in business here and—"
"Yes, Just because he wanted me to
marry that fifty-year-old Milton why
I wouldn't—"
"Yes, yes, but don't* worry, dear. I
think I've got them both going now,
though, just you wait. You see, yes
terday afternoon I was walking along
Main street, on the way to the shop,
when I passed Milton's show rooms,
and what do you think he has up there
tir bis window?"
"Another price cut on his carsf*
"No, the price of them la boosted.
He's got up a sign over one of the
Packway engines exposed to view right
close to the window, it reads:
'Here Is the Packway engine the
Packway does not run on its reputa
tion.'
"Of course, I being the only other
automobile dealer In town, naturally.
And I noticed people laugh­
ing at me all day you know there's
an old one about the Lord 'running oa
its refutation.' Naturally everyone i
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Secretary-Treasurer, United Ass
and Steam
The sacred name of Home is a
thing to conjure with. It is synony
mous with the venerated and angelic
name of Mother.
In all ages, and in all time, and in
every clime, be it civilized or other
wise, the Home is the most hallowed
and consecrated to the heart and soul
of man.
The Home is the foundation of the
state and of the nation—aye, of our
very civilization. It is the most pro
found and highest fundamental that
the human mind can conceive and
which the soul of man adores-with all
the enthusiasm of his very being.
The Home is the cradle of the hu
man race and is endowed by the great
God of the Universe with all the bless
ings and spiritual emoluments of His
magnificent divinity. It is the great
balance wheel which preserves the
social order throughout the world, and
perpetuates the human race.
The Home, from primitive society,
all through the ages to this great day
of civilization, was where the human
race was nurtured and brought forth
in all its sovereign glory through
aeons of the severest sacrifices, trials
and tribulations, and sanctified by the
angelic patience, and holy and noble
achievements of Mother.
It is in this consecrated spot of ever
hallowed memory where God created
and revealed the greatest of all vir
tues—Mother Love—which love is the
sweetest, nobles and most sanctified
that the human mind, heart or soul
can conceive but which can not be
fathomed nor surpassed because of its
superlative divinity.
It was from this holy spot that men
went forth to offer up their lives for
liberty and freedom.
History records no greater sacri
fice than that put forth by mankind
in all the ages up to our day, than
the superhuman effort which was free
ly made for the preservation and ele
vation of this sublime
takes It
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THE HOME
By THOS.
and
celestial
sanctuary.
It is for this great principle, the
sanctity of the Home, its maintenance
preservation, and elevation that are
the eternal and undying fundaments
on which our great labor movement
rests.
The present organized labor move
ment of the world and its relative
predecessors of the past have never
deviated from these great spiritual
Joke oil me. What "with
your father refusing to give me any
credit at the bank to keep a stock of
cars on hand, and Milton .poking fun
at the Lord car from morning till
night, I was pretty blue last night,
especially as orders aren't coming In
as they should."
"It's a trick of father's and Mr. Mil
ton's to make things hard for us
we'll move to some other town."
"We'll stay right here, and, let's see,
what was It that wise cracker said In
the last booklet from the factory. Oh,
yes: 'Early to bed, early to rise
work like h—1 and advertise.' Well,
we're going to do the last mentioned,
anyway—I've bought a last year's used
Packway to advertise with."
"A Packway to advertise with. Why,
what—? Arnold grinned.
"Never mind, you'll see—and I've
put new bearing In It that's what I
was working on last night. I've got
the bearings fixed up so smooth that
you can push It back and f6rth on the
garage floor like a perambulator."
"But, dear, why not fix up a Lord
car to advertise with you're selling
the Lord, you know, not the Pack
way."
"Yes, I know but these are days
of broad constructions. It's the fash
ion nowadays not to knock your com
petitors' car, so I've put a nice new
set of bearings in this Packway and
fixed It all up fine—"
F«r several nights Arnold worked
late and long at the garage. And just
as It looked as though everything were
going along fine a letter came from
the factory saying that no more cars
would be sent on consignment unless
signed orders could be exhibited for
them in advance. It looked like the
end of the Lord agency in Delray, but
Arnold forced a smile and remem
bered the last throw of dice he had
left In the box tomorrow, he reasoned.
I'll have plenty of orders.
The following day do^n at the end
of Main street a little crowd began
to form. Far down the street some
thing could be seen moving very
slowly. The crowd began to laugh,
and then to cheer, for, making its way
along on the asphalt pavement, In a
leisurely but sure fashion came a
brand-new Lord car, and behind It at
tached on a tow rope a dilapidated
last-year's Packway car. The hood of
the Lord car had been removed, so
that all might see that there was no
engine inside, and up above the car
was a large sign bearing the legend,
"Here We Go on Our Reputation."
Even Banker Thomas got the hu
mor of the thing and the factory wired
on for details concerning the unique
advertising stunt. Orders a plenty
found their wsy Into the Lord agency.
"Simplest thing In the world." ex
plained Arnold to his wife that night
at the supper table. "I Just took out
everything but the starter motor and
the battery, gave the battery an extra
heavy charge, and, fitted in a set of
traction gears which developed the
power from the starter motor to the
point where it almost equaled the
power of four cylinders, although, of
course, due to the gearing. I could
make little or no speed pulled that
old Packway from oue end of Main
street to the other, with no motor
under my hood, and ruhnthg purely on
reputation,, plus."
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tciation of Journeymen Plumbers
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and moral principles. It is and has
been the fighting force and one of
the greatest human factors in accom
plishing the achievements that man
kind enjoys in this great period, and
it will, to the end of time, live up
sacredly to these great and blessed
endowments until the human race
reaches the apex of supernal terres
trial freedom.
Those of the human race, individu
ally or collectively, that fill in any
way put forth their efforts to abridee
and retard these holy and divine prin
ciples, are the conscious enemies of
liberty and freedom and our very civ
ilization. The unrest and instability
of the world today is because these
great and supernal principles have
been violated through the selfishness
and greed of perverse human nature.
This unrest is not superficial, but ab
solutely fundamental, because the
evil that causes it, strikes at the very
foundation of society, and mankind in
general is ever alert to its seriousness
and hence the conflict, on the preser
vation of these magnificent altruistic
fundaments.
We are never pessimistic of these
perversities in human nature. These
will be cured as we advance on the
road to greater political and economic
freedom through education and organ
ization. It will be through evolution
and not revolution. The process of
evolution is slow but it is sure.
The better we become educated in
and imbued with the magnificence of
co-operative human brotherhood and
understand distinctly the great spirit
ual and moral forces on which this
great ideal of human love is based
then, and only then, can we eliminate
these evils of human perversity and
achieve the great altruistic and God
given ideals of the higher and nobler
life that He has ordained and destined
for the Home of the human race.
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FREED ON FIRST BALLOT
It was evidently a clear-cut case of
desertion. Her lawyer proved that he
had deliberately abandoned her some
six months before and gone to live In
the club. Mere chance had disclosed
the miscreant's whereabouts. The Jury
was primed.
Then, by adroit cross-questioning,
the defendant's counsel brought out
the fact that she had:
—sharpened her eyebrow pencil with
his razor.
At That It*§ a Seriout Accident
"Why. so glum?"
"Just broke three ribs."
"Heavens! You'd better see a doc
tor!"
Doctor nothing. What I want to
see is a man who will lend me
enough to buy another umbrells. The
ribs I broke were In one I had bor
rowed."
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tgtgtgtgcgtgYOUR CHRISTMAS STORE^Sj^SiJhS
Two. Good Specials
1-in. wide—value $1.19.
We will place 800 yards of this hand
some and very popular cloth on sale for
Monday only, at this very low price.
Don't delay, but be here early—our
specials go fast...i
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financing
Home
Ownership
We 9?e specialists in such
financing.
Our loan terms are most
reasonable and practical. They
afford maximum protection to
the borrower.
Hundreds of people have
obtained homes through our
help who could net have done
so under any less favorable
plan.
We are always glad to ex
plain our methods. No obli
gation
Peoples Deposit
Improvement and Loan Co.
Rentschler Bldg.
E.
F. WARNDORF, Secretary
The Way to Do It
First Patrolman—There's a man
that's always fllrtln' with the servant
girls on my beat I'd like to run him
In, but I don't see how I can.
Second Patrolman—Why not arrest
him on the charge of impersonating
oas of the force?
Excutm
The irate boss called his stenog
rapher Into his private office and
roared: "Can't you spell laundry?
You got It ludry twice in this letter."
"Yes, sir I beg pardon. I gob a daw
ful cold Id the head.'' said the steno,
shrugging her beautiful shoulders.
GLOSS OFF
Will remove the wearshine from
Ladies' and Gents' garments. Get
the better kind of Cleaning, Repair
ing and Remodeling done at Kappel's,
162 N. street. Phone 2617-L.
Silver Cup
DANCE
Saturday, Dec. 19th
E S A E N
Silver Lovings Cups to be
awarded couple winning Priz'?
Waltz and Prize Fox Trot.
Come out and try for one of
these beautiful trophies.
Ladies 25c Gentlemen 50c.
CHRISTMAS DANCE—Sat
urday, December 26th.
Masked Ball and Carnival,
New Year's Eve.
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Betsy Ross
NO SEAMS—Require no ironing
size, 81x108—guaranteed fast colors.
For Monday only. Colors Rose,
Blue, Lavender, Gold.
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