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J*. V -*nr 1 V VOL. XXVIII. No. 23 Indianapolis, Ind. (I. L. N. S.).— Settlement of the wage dispute be tween Illinois miners and operators paves the way for a similar settle ment in Indiana and Iowa and some other of the outlying districts, it was said at the headquarters of the United Mine Workers here. The basis of settlement in Indiana will be substantially that of the Illi nois district. A day rate of $6 and 84 cents a ton for pick mining will per haps be the figures in Indiana. Al leady a number of mines are planning to open on that basis, operators say. There are some 25,000 miners in In diana and while a number of mines have been operating intermittently on the Jacksonville scale, a new contract will hasten general production in the state, it is believed. Illinois Contract Signed Chicago (I. L. N. S.).—Representa tives of Ilinois coal miners and oper ators in joint conference have agreed upon a new four-year contract pro viding for a reduction of from 15 to 20 per cent in the miners' wages. The new contract is .subject to a referendum of Illinois' 90,000 union miners. If ratified, it becomes effect ive September 16, to continue in ef fect until March 31,1932. It calls for a basic wage scale of $6.10 a day for the day worker and 91 cents a ton for the tonnage miner. The old rates under the Jacksonville agreement, which expired 18 months ago, were $7.50 a day and $1.08 a ton. In the new agreement the miners recognize the right of the operators to install mechanical equipment for loading and conveying their coal. The agreement designates the mechanical mining of coal will be paid for on a tonnage basis, if that is practical. Commission Is Created ....A commission of two miners and two operators will be created to work LABOR PROBLEM Mine Pay Contract Signed In Illinois Paves Way For Agreements in Other States Before Every Generation For Solution, Says Stelzle New York.—A solution of the labor problem was scouted by Charles Stelzle, former superintendent of the Department of Church and Labor of the National Presbyterian church, in a radio address in this city. "The la bor question will never be settled until the last day's work is done," said Mr Stelzle. "It does not matter what plan may be accepted by the present organ ization, we may be sure that it will not be satisfactory to those who will follow us. The securing of industrial peace is not a question of working so many hours a day or getting so many dollars for a day's work. It is a ques tion whether they are working under fair economic conditions. And as our prosperity grows, it is natural that its blessing should be increasingly extend ed to working men. "This means, in substance, that every generation will have its labor problem. And when any political par ty or economic group presents a pan acea for the labor question, it is time to adjourn the meeting." Mr. Stelzle declared that social un rest in industry nad throughout the world in general "is one of the most hopeful signs, because it is the legiti mate outcome of the finest idealism the worlc^, has ever known. Every worth-while institution, if it is fulfill ingfi its mission, is helpng to develop dissatisfaction with present condi tions." The speaker pleaded for better un derstandings between men, even though they disagree. "It is better to understand a man than to silence him," he said. Subscribe for the Press. Extra Pants, £9 I wuii out a tonnage proposition in this re gard as soon as possible. Until the new commission has done so the fol lowing pay for mechanical miners will prevail: Men loading conveyors, $8.04 a day drillers, snubbers, and shooters, $8.20 a day cutting machine operators and helpers, $10.07 a day loading help ers, $9 members of loading machine crew, $7.50. All men employed on the mechan ical apparatus are to work a full eight-hour day under supervision of the mine management. "EFFICIENCY" CRAZE Is Counterfeiters' Aid, Claim Plate Printers Washington—Organized plate print ers, who make the nation's paper money, challenge treasury officials to disprove their charge that small bank notes, now being manufactured, will make counterfeiting easy. The Treasury Department says the reason for small notes is "that the Bureau of Enrgaving and Printing can not meet the demands of the coun try for notes of the present size." Answering this claim, plate print ers point to their lay offs and fur loughs for practically one-twelfth of the last fiscal year. Behind this small note movement is the United States Bureau of Efficiency that is only interested in saving a few thousand dollars, while ignoring losses that can not be computed because of the ease with whic hthe new money can be counterfeited, the printers say. All scientific methods will be dis carded in printing the new notes. The process will be the same as used by any commercial establishment in printing rafFle tickets and hand bills. This will make it possible for the Bureau of Efficiency to show the next congress an apparent money saving but the counterfeiters will be in clover "To the photo engraver, the ease with which the new notes can be re produced is apparent and to the pro cess printer they are a joke," said Frank J. Coleman, editor of Plate Printer. The labor editor points to this situation as an illustration of how far "efficiency" experts will go. "REDS" MIX Their Medicine Have Kinds Of Dope RICH MAN'S FINE, ALL WOOL CLOTHES ^//$22§9. ram Our Factory Direct to yon" with just TWO PROFITS- Yours jum lvfv rnuriu- «pj, «p4, «pu L-aod Ours—No Middleman' (Copyright, W. N. U.) All Washington.—Australian labor pa bor papers received at A. P. of L, headquarters show that Comunists on the other side of the world are using anti-union tactics so familiar in Amer ica. Every agreement between unions and employers is sneeringly referred to as "class collaboration." In some instanced, however, the "reds" are bolder in Australia, and call on work ers to discard "all illusions regarding the possibilities of constitutionalism in the workers' struggle against the employers and in the so-called Labor governments." In America the "reds" urge trade unionists to form a "labor" party while in Australia they oppose the es tablished labor party. These contrary policies are logical for Communists. To them, consisten cy, morality and truthfulness are "bushwah" dope that drugs workers and delays the revolution. In New York City the "reds" have organized fake cloak makers' unions that used by employers to smash working conditions established by or ganized garment workers. In other sections of the country the "reds" pose as mild-mannered "pro gressives"—until it is safe to show their teeth. Open Saturdays Until iqui THE RICHMAN BROS. CO. 128 High St. Opposite Court House r. 9 Jf-* p. m. f. a Chicago, (I. L. N. S.).—After more than three years of almost total dis regard on the part of Chicago munici pal court judges of hundreds of viola tions of the stringent Illinois child la bor law, there is now an excellent chance, wholly due to the activity of International Labor News Service and the promised cooperation of Chief Jus tice Harry Olson, that in future de fendants charged with violations of that law will be summarily dealt with in Branch 3 of the Municipal Court, Chicago City Hall, where cases in volving violations of the various Illi nois labor laws are tried every Tues day. Chief Justice Olson, interviewed in his chambers at the City Hall, unhesi tatingly and emphatically said to In ternational Labor News Service that he would place a judge on the bench in Room 806, City Hall, who would enforce the law. Burke to Be Shifted This means that Judge Joseph Burke, who recently dismissed twelve child labor cases in one day, will be sent to "the sticks." Judge Olson said that Judge Burke should be tried for malfeasance in office if he were guilty of the acts outlined by the writer. The situation had become outrage ously and publicly flagrant on the part of daily newspapers, theater owners and employers in general, who flouted the child labor law recklessly and were running wild at the time International Labor News Service decided to act in a vigorous and decisive manner. The state factory inspectors, whose duty it is to discover and prosecute violations of the child labor law, had become discouraged and felt that it was useless to file cases. Women's Groups Lose Interest All of the women's organizations which in past years had acted in such matters lately had failed to manifest any interest in the easily ascertain able deplorable situation. Many of the leaders of the women's organizations have been so busy try ing to shape the foreign policy of the United States government in an effort to make the world safe for molly coddles and slackers that they have had no time to attend to housekeeping duties at home. Bolshevik, near-red and pink activities also have absorbed much time, and then, too, it has been necessary to send bathing suits to the Eskimos and woollen underwear and lollypops to the denizens of equatorial Africa. "'What is the policy of the Munici pal Court of Chicago in reference to enforcement of the Illinois child labor law?" Chief Justice Olson was asked Law Enforcement Onjy Policy "We can have no policy except en forcement of the law when cases have been properly presented to us," answered without hesitancy. "Policy is a matter for the prosecuting of ficers," he said. Judge Olson tra8 then told of the inability of the State Labor Depart ment to obtain convictions upon good cases properly presented. "That is news to me," he said. "A long time ago the women used to come :v (Continued on page 3) THE BUTLER COUNTY PRESS. Going Home from a Homecoming Head of Municipal Court System Says Statutes Must Be Enforced, When Told by Internation al Labor News Service of Present Situation. Disregard of Child Labor Law Violations to End in Chicago Courts, /. L. N. S. Promised vw turn WOCt) TIIVM1I I E V I I 4 1 1 I I HAMILTON, OHIO, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1928 ONE DOLLAR PER TEAR STEREOTYPERS ADVANCE New Brunswick, N. J.—Stereotyp ers employed on daily newspapers have raised wages and secured a three year contract. Rates for apprentices are also increased. rv« iu#i\a I i K I Teak tossed by elephants in Siam. Striped zebra wood from African jungles. Rosewood cut in the forests of India. Snake wood that borrowed the pattern of its grain from reptile skins in British Guina. 50 rare woods from 17 foreign lands. Eight different figures and grains of walnut and mahogany. You are cordially invited to visit this most remark" able display of finished, matched furniture woods, all this week at our store. The exhibit, which is loaned by the Berkey & Gay Furniture Company of Grand Rapids, equalled for siz^e and variety by any museum collection. Every specimen is identified with the country from which it came, so that school children, as well as adults, can derive much educational benefit from inspecting the display. Everyone interested in furniture and home decoration will want to see this unique exhibit of figures, grains, burls and coivTings, Third «r. $?,.«'"* *1 Chicago (I. L. N. S.).—Chicago's trade union women are busily en gaged in arranging for and promoting a comprehensive woman's industrial exhibit, to be held in the exposition room of the Auditorium hotel, October 24 to 27, inclusive. The exhibit will be held under the direction of the Chicago Women's Trade Union League, of which Miss Agnes Nestor is the president. The officers of the league will act as the executive staff of the exhibit, as fol lows: Miss Nestor, general chairman Mrs. Frank R. Halas, vice chairman Miss Mary Haney, secretary, and Miss Mary Herrick, treasurer. Changes to Be Shown The changes occurring and the pro gress made in the 50 trades in which women are employed will be portrayed by exhibits displayed under factory conditions and in operation. For example, modern power-driven bindery machinery will be shown alongside the old-time hand and foot power machines. The spectator also will be able to compare modem dress making methods with those of the past and so forth. The Women's Bureau of the United State Department of Labor will dis play an effective exhibit. Pageants a Feature Industrial pageants, in which only trade union women will participate, will picture the part women have played in industry and give the his torical background of women in or ganized labor. There *vill be a fashion show, with lectures of interest to women. Union manufacturers are showing a keen in terest in this feature as affording an opportunity to demonstrate what Chi IS A N S I VI II IT Trade In Your Old Furniture For New KREBS Trade Union Women to Show Industrial Progress of Sex At Big Exhibit in Chicago "TasJ KOAWOOD ROSEWOOD India, Brazil Court !£a if,, :rTiV^.'V"!/•»•''' cago is doing in the cloak and dress making industry. There will be a popularity contest to determine who is the most popular woman among Uhe members of the unions affiliated with the Women's Trade Union League. Each local un ion so affiliated will be entitled to nominate a candidate.. The contest will close on the last night of the ex hibition. Winner of the first prize will be given a trip to Europe, while the second prize winner will be en titled to a trip to Yellowstone Park. Proceeds for Headquarters Proceeds from the exhibit will be used toward paying for and furnish ing the new headquarters' building of the Women's Trade Union League at 030 South Ashland Boulevard. CAROLINA UNIONS SEEK CONFERENCE Chattagnooga, Tenn. (I. L. N. S.). —A two-day conference of state fed eration of labor for all southern states east of the Mississippi river, to be held in Chattanooga on October 20 and 21, will be asked by the North Carolina federation, according to ad vices received from W. C. Birthright, secretary-treasurer of the Tennessee body, who attended the annual con vention in Burnsville, N. C. The conference is proposed, accord ing to Mr. Birthright, to discuss plans for united action in organization work, workers' education and uniform labor legislation. Paul J. Aymon, president of the Tennessee Federation of Labor, said that he heartily approved of the idea. Read the Press. TEAK WOOD India, Burma, Si urn and Java •«5 '^f •4 -xl .. -sag '«*§,