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VOL. XXVI. No. 50
By International Labor News Service.
Washington, D. C.—With nearly
15,000 shares represented and with all
directors except three present, the
first annual meeting of the Union La
bor Life Insurance Company's stock
holders has just been held in Balti
more, Md.
President Matthew Woll was given
an ovation and unanimous re-election.
George W. Perkins, who served as
treasurer during the trying organiza
tion period, was elected vice president
and western representative Martin
F. Ryan was elected to succeed Mr.
Perkins as treasurer Luther C. Stew
ard was chosen secretary and assist
ant treasurer Thomes E. Burke was
elected vice president. J. D. Madrill
was contiued as vice president and
general manager, and R. B. Robbins
succeeds himself as vice president and
actuary. Mr. Madrill and Mr. Rob
bins are insurance men of long stand
ing and of the first rank.
Directors were elected as follows:
For one year—Elmer E. Milliman,
United Brotherhool of Maintenance of
Way Employes Philip Bock, Amalga
mated Lithographers of America T.
A. Rickert, United Garment Workers
Joseph N. Weber, American Federa
tion of Musicians Thomas F. Flah
erty, National Federation of Post
Office Clerks J. H. Woodward and
Peter J. Brady, Federation Bank and
Trust Company.
For two years—William D. Mahon,
Street and Electric Railway Employ
es A. A. Myrup, Bakery and Confec
tionery Workers Hope Thompson,
Chicago attorney Morris Sigman, In
ternational Ladies' Garment Work
ers A. J. Kugler, Brewery, Flour,
Cereal and Soft Drink Workers
James M. Lynch, International Typo
graphical Union William P. Clarke,
American Flint Glass Workers Wil­
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Arms
Linoleum
Now on
Display
Union Labor Life Elects
New Board in Harmonious
Stockholders' Meeting
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kind of low price floor
...on display in our window now
I HIS week when you're down town, be
sure to see our Town Crier Lantern
Display. It's full of the newest things in
floors, including Armstrong's Arabesq—
the charming new-type linoleum illustrat
ed above.
In this floor, the decorations are applied
in heavy oil paints on a real linoleum
back. The effect is that of an inlaid floor*
but you seldom see an inlaid floor marked
so temptingly low.
Are you re-doing a bedroom this spring?
A living-room or dining-room? A kitchen?
In our window youMl find designs in Arm
strong's Linoleum for every floor in the
home.
K-R-E-B-S
THIRD and COURT
Mr. Imhoff in Charge of Laying ...
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liam H. Johnston, International Asso
ciation of Machinists.
For three years—James Malonev,
Glass Bottle Blowers Thomas E.
Burke, Plumbers and Steamfitters
Martin F. Ryan, Railway Carmen of
America George W. Perkins, Inter
national Cigarmakers Matthew Woll,
Photo Engravers Luther C. Steward,
Federal Employes William J. Bowen,
Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers
Thomas C. Cashen, Switchmen.
Immediately following the annual
meeting and the meeting of the ex
ecutive board, the company moved
into its new offices, at Twentieth
street and Connecticut avenue, this
city.
Money received for stock subscrfp
tions after the date of closing the
books is still being returned by the
officers of the company. This is the
company's present chief source of
embarrassment, but it can not be
avoided.
Great satisfcation is being derived
by the officers and directors from the
address delivered at the annual meet
ing by the insurance commissioner of
Maryland, who praised President
Woll's report as one of the most re
markable documents he had ever heard
read.
The company is rapidly approaching
the day of actual business operations.
While the new offices are not com
pletely equipped and outfitted, work is
being rushed. As soon as equipment
is complete and personnel engaged
and organized, actual writing of in
surance will begin and labor's great
est financial enterprise will be under
way.
BAKERY WORKERS UNIT*E
Huron, S. Dak.—Bakery workers
have organized a local unit of the
Bakery and Confectionery Workers'
International Union.
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Hear Ye! Don't
miss the Town
Crier Lantern
Display in our
w i n o w i s
week.
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By International Labor News Service.
New York City.—Their calm ad
mission that they bought up New
York police by the wholesale during
the long fur workers' strike, freely
made by communist leaders to explain
their missing funds to the A. F. of L.
investigating commission, has forced
an investigation by the city of New
York.
The entire transcript of the testi
mony of communist bookkeepers,
office managers and -leaders has been
handed to Mayor Walker, who expects
either to subpoena the communists
himself or else delegate someone else
to sit as committing magistrate.
Record Speaks for Itself
"We make no charges against the
police or the police department," said
William Green, president of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor, to the may
or. "This record speaks for itself."
The investigation has been hanging
fire since January 13, when the aston
ishing havoc of the communists among
the New York needle trades was
brought to the attention of the exoc-
BELOW LIVING COSTS
Is Real Workers' Wage, De
clares Church Confer
ence
Washington.—Basing its claim on
reports issued by the interstate com
merce commission, the National Cath
olic Welfare Conference denies that
raliroad employes, as a whole, enjoy
prosperity through high wages.
The Weekly Bulletin of the N. C.
W. C. states that 435,000 employes of
the Class 1 roads are paid less than
$100 a month. This is equal to $57.50
month before the war. The $100
rate does not include messenger boys
paid $60 a month and apprentices and
telephone girls who average $80 a
month.
The 435,000 workers comprise one
fourth of all Class 1 employes and
nclude "a very few thousand" women
and a comparatively few boys in their
late teens.
The interstate commerce commis
sion's report further reveals that
215,000 men are paid an average un
der $75 a month 320,000 employes, an
average of under $80 a month, and
385,000 under $85 a month.
"Over 40 per cent of the railroad
employes make under $125 a month.
Making $80 a month now is the same
as making $46 before the war. Mak
ing $85 a .month now is the same as
making about $49 before the war," the
Bulletin states.
PRINTERS RAISE WAGES
Davenport, Iowa. Newspaper
printers in the Tri-Cities—Davenport,
Moline and Rockford—secured a four
year agreement and substantial wage
increases.
BOSTON CAP MAKERS STRIKE
Boston.—Cap makers called a city
wide strike to secure a 40-hour work
week, wage increases, and machinery
to adjust disputes. The strike is 100
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Union Wreckers' Testimony
Is Given to Mayor Walker,
Who Will Direct Inquiry
THE BUTLER COUNTY PRESS.
HAMILTON, OHIO, FRIDAY, MARCH 25,1927
Whirl of the March Wind
New York City Investigates Communist
Admission of Bribing Police in Fur Strike
utive council of the A. F. of L. at its
meeting in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Among the evidence submitted was
the testimony of communists that
they gave carte blanche to an attor
ney, now dead, "whose duty it was to
buy members of the police depart
ment, the district attorney's staff, the
industrial squad, and even all the offi
cers in at least two station houses,
so that the authorities would be on
the side of the strikers."
Among the activities of these com
munists was the slugging of union
workers and the mobbing of genuine
union meetings in protest against
their rule of violence. Their alliance
with the police was not suspected un
til they volunteered the information.
Assaults on Workers Continue
Meanwhile the "black glove" as
saults on union workers both in the
cloak and fur trades by communist
hirelings are continuing. This is held
not as an evidence of strength but of
desperation to hold their control of
the New York market through the
outlawed joint boards. "We will ad-
INDIANA LEGISLA
TURE
Increases Payments
Compensation
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By International Labor News Service.
Indianapolis, Ind.—An amendment
to the workmen's compensation law,
increasing weekly indemnities from
$13.20 to $16.50, has been passed by
the Indiana assembly. The bill was
sponsored by the Indiana Federation
of Labor, and while the original form
of the bill was changed considerably,
labor is satisfied with the provisions
as now written. The minimum allow
able was changed from $5.50 a week
to $8.80.
Senator Nejdl, who represents the
steel district of Indiana, worked for
the bill, and in reply to critics of or
ganized labor said "labor should be
complimented instead of criticized for
making this a country of hope" for
the laboring man.
Senators representing a farmers'
constituency were against the bill.
Farmers who opposed the measure
were advised to take notice of organ
ized labor "and follow in its footsteps
if they expected to get anywhere."
TEXTILE EM
PLOYERS OPPOSE
COMPENSATION
Raleigh, N. C.—Textile interests
dominate the general assembly and
block humane compensation legisla
tion in this state is the charge of
organized labor. The workers declare
that other employing interests will
accept a fair compensation law, but
textile manufacturers make it impos
sible to agree.
Governor McLean favored compen
sation legislation in previous mes
sages, but made no mention of the
subject in his last message.
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minister a short knockout" is the pre
diction of Ben Gold, the fur workers'
leading spirit. Fiery speeches against
the A. F. of L. and charges of "frame
up" are not wanting. Gold will have
an opportunity to tell all he knows
on the witness stand. He will be con
fronted with the verbatim testimony
of his own adherents.
The outlawed joint boards are levy
ing $25 assessments to finance their
wars against the International Fur
Workers' Union and the International
Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.
Both internationals, siuee the squan
dering of union funds by the commun
ist leadei's are appealing to the rank
and file no longer to be dupes. The
response has been most encouraging.
The largest shops have voted half a
day's pay weekly to finance the union3
and rebuild from the wreckage left by
the extremist experimenters. Other
cities, particularly Boston and Phila
delphia, are sending funds to restore
uninoism.
Long Fight in Sight
A long industrial, legal and verbal
battle is in sight for the control
the more than 3,000 fur and cloak
shops. Union leaders, while having
restored a basic peace in the industry,
realize they have a big task ahea i.
before the ill effects of the commu
nist madness will have been removal
and the way cleared for trade union
ism in this most important garmt tr
center of the nation.
TRICKED
Porto Ricans Want to Re
turn Home
Phoenix, Ariz.—A delegation of 75
Porto Ricans who were tricked to
come to this country by Arizona cot
ton growers, made a personal appeal
to Governor Hunt to send them hoim
The governor said this was the fifth
group of these people who have ask» i
him for aid.
Spokesmen for the Porto Ricans ex
plained that they have been unable t«.
obtain work in the valley and tliat
they are without food and shelter. The
state has no funds to care for them,
and in a letter to the Cotton Grow
ers' Association, the governor said:
"As I understand it the cotton asso
ciation brought these people into 1ho
valley through some sort of an ar
rangement with the federal immigra
tion department. Please try to con
ciliate the situation in some manner
that will assure that these people are
not allowed to go hungry. As you
know, the public will not stand nor
the complaints of any considerable
number of people who are asking for
food."
WOMEN'S LAW FAVORED
Albany, N. Y.—The 48-hour law for
women and female minors in indus
try has been reported to the state
assembly by the committee on labor
and industries. The committee also
favors an increase in the compensa
tion minimum to be awarded injured
women.
GAIN 42-HOUR WEEK
New York.—More than 5,000 white
goods workers, affiliated to the Inter
national Ladies' Garment Workers'
Union, averted a general strike and
secured a 42-hour agreement to re
place the present 44-hour week.,
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Chicago.—The consolidated power
of the American labor press, as han
dled through such an agency as Inter
national Labor News Service, is of
incalculable value and should be made
urreater use of, according to Victor
A. Olander, secretary-treasurer of the
International Seamen's Union of
America, and secretary-treasurer of
the Illinois State Federation of Labor.
Mr. Olander gave expression to his
views in a letter written to Joseph A.
Wise, staff correspondent, on the third
anniversary of the opening of regular
correspondence between Chicago and
publications affiliated with the News
Service.
Urges Better Financial Support
Mr. Olander also says that the News
Service has possibilities that only a
few have dreamed of thus far and
that better financial support should
be given in order that more men may
be employed and more territory cov
ered.
The letter in full is as follows:
"Dear Brother Wise: The fact that
it is just three years since you sent
your first newspaper story from Chi
cago to the International Labor News
Service as a result of an interview in
this office causes me to reflect upon
the results achieved during the in
erim and to endeavor to visualize
ome of the possibilities that may be
onsummated in the future.
W ise's Work is Praised
"Your activities here have resulted
in placing scores of stories in ref
erence to matters of major importance
before the x-eaders of the American
labor press. These stories, written in
skillful and interesting manner,
have been very helpful in creating a
healthy public sentiment and in some
instances have materially assisted in
forcing an outcome beneficial to the
labor movement and to the public in
general.
"It seems to me that the possibili
ties and great worth of such an or
ganization as International Labor
News Service are not fully under
stood and appreciated by our people.
I have had an opportunity to come
in intimate contact with your news
agency during the last three years,
and the more I see of its operations
the greater becomes my conception of
the good that it can accomplish.
Power of Labor Press
'Of course, such a news service is
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SPECIAL TOBACCO PRICES FOR SATURDAY
1 -lb. Humidor Union Leader 69c lb.
packs Beechnut Scrap (extra value) 25c
"0 Helmar Cigarettes in tin case, 60c value 40c
1 can Union Leader free with each tin)
SPECIAL TOILET GOODS PRICES
i oty's L'Origan Face Powder 98c
75c bottle Coty L'Origan Perfume free
Castolay Soap 15c 1 free with each purchase
Three Flower Cold and Vanishing Cream 50c
Samples free
SPECIAL SUNDRIES
Nursing Bottle, 8 oz 3 or 10c
Toilet Paper, 1000-sheet roll 3 for 25c
Xo. 2 Box Camera, 1 film free $1.25
I! ox Stationery, assorted 29c
RUBBER GOODS
Hot Water Bottle, 2 qt
Fountain Syringe, 2 qt
Ear and Ulcer Syringe, 1 oz
SICK ROOM SUPPLIES
FAMILY REMEDIES
Merrell's Milk of Magnesia, pint 49c
Merrell's Rubbing Alcohol, pint 69c
Mineral Oil, pint 50c
Potter's Remedy for Nervousness $1.00
Earle's Hypo Cod 93c 3 for $2.50
With each purchase of 10 rolls of Gloria
Toilet Paper for 99c, we will give free a
Waterproof Shopping Bag, value 50c
Dargue's Original Cut Rate
New Location, 21 North 2nd St.
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fulfills a still higher function, which
is to put across the news and views
of the labor movement in such a! man
ner that they will be read and acted
on. The consolidated power of the
American labor press thus handled is
of incalculable value and has possi
bilities that only a few have dreamed
of thus far.
"Having a correspondent on the
spot who is an experienced writer and
who understands the labor movement
makes matters easy for the busy trade
union officer. The correspondent calls
on the union officer, converses briefly,
goes about his business, and in a few
days a good newspaper story has been
printed in labor papers scattered over
the entire continent, all the way from
the Atlantic to the Pacific and from
Canada to Mexico. Such big results
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My intimate knowledge of the situa
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gcd in this laudable undertaking,
which latter obligation is not properly
cared for now.
"Fraternally yours,
"V. A. OLANDER,
"Secretary-Treasurer."
UNION BUYS HOME
Kansas City, Mo.—The Brother
hood Railway Carmen has joined the
ranks of national and international
trade unions that own their homes.
The building is practically new,
four stories high, and is centrally lo
cated. The deal was closed by Presi
dent Martin F. Ryan and the general
executive board. A quarter of a cen
tury ago the union headquarters was
moved here from Cedar Rapids. At
that time one room was used. Today
the union membership is near the
quarter-million mark.
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