The Butler County press. [volume], September 21, 1928, Image 2

About The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946

Image provided by: Ohio History Connection, Columbus, OH

                
S
•r
THE PRESS
WTICIAL ORGAN OF ORGANISED
LA*Q*|
OF HAMILTON AND VICINITY
)PR'ESS ASSHI
OHIO
LABOR!
Membera
Ohio Labor Press Association
THE NONPAREIL PRINTING CO.
PUBLISHERS AND PROPRIETORS!
Subscription Price $1.00 per
Payable in Advance
We
Tear I
do not hold ourselves responsible fo* iM»J
views or opinions expressed in the arttele
or communications of correspondente.
Communications solicited from •"'"''rf""
of all ooeieties and organization*, and shouia
be addressed to The Butler Comity Pre», 828
Market Street. Hamilton. Ohio
The publishers reserve the right tt» r«jee*|
any advertisements at any time.
Advertising rates made known on »PP"-|
cation.
Whatever Is Intended fo* insertion muiit|
be authenticated by the name and iddras ol
the writer, not necessarily for publication, but
as a guarantee of (rood faith.
Subscribers changing their address will
please notify thia office, jiving old and new
iddress to insure regular delivery or paper.
Entered at the Postofflce at Hamilton,
Ohio, as Second Class Mail Matter
Issued Weekly *t SM Market Street
Telephone 12M Hamilton. OMo|
Endorsed by the Trades and
Council of Hamilton, OMo
Endorsed by the Middletown TradM
and Labor ounci o
Popular interest in
sponsibility for idle men. All
yAv»rj
BILL BOOSTER SAYS:
Gvesv
n|
Wn
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 21,1928
exchange.
winter reaching into spring has been
the heavier squalls of I
swallowed up in
popular excitement. The coming elec
tion and other matters of similar im
port have caught the public's atten
tion.
Now it is our position that unem
ployment is the most important! n«We. but so often misleading title.
question—the central problem—of our
common society. It is not an ephem
eral issue. It is not a political issue.
It is a test—the acid test—of an
industrial civilization. An industrial
Labor's relation to this problem is
clear but narrow. So long as labor
is not allowed to take part in man
agement, labor can not assume re-
that
labor can do is to disclaim, expostu
late, entreat, and point the way to
improvement. Labor's duty adheres
in sleepless agitation. Those respon
sible for unemployment must not be|
allowed to forget.
That those who are comfortable,
that those who eat three meals a day
with no great gusto, and those whol
are bored with life, do not readily
realize the agony attendant uponj
compulsory
idleness, is a commonplace.!
-:o:-
There should never be the slightest
hesitancy in aiding another union or
union man when the opportunity
offers. The very purpose of union
ism is to help each other, so why
hesitate at any time?
-so
Don't satisfy yourself that you
have done your whole duty when you
have joined the labor union. That's
only the beginning. It's primary. Be|dent
a missionary
message of unionism
:o:—
Spread the bright |one'
Never attempt to make a show. It
may be a "show-down," but is morel
likely to prove a "show-up."
-:o:-
EXPERTS'" OUTPUT
PAMICT BU0Q6T
S,HOUU INCLUDE AKI
AujOWAUCB FOR. TRAVEL-*
TO Sr£Y OUT OP TWE RUT AVfl
SEE A 0»T OP VOU* OWU Oft
A FOREK3HJ LAMP IS A MEUTAt
AUD PHYSICAL TDWiC. WORTH
FAR MORE THAW VT COSTS
Labor tells its own story
than anyone else can tell it!
:o:
WHY MAN POWER BREAKS
civilization that is not prepared toI responsible for wrecks and loss of life
find work for those who want work is
doomed.
to themselves as "experts" on labor,
[when they are nothing of the kind,
Comes, among the latest of thesel great deal of pleasure in showing
I scrivenings, a volume called "Amer-|jt jje had several photographs made
persons, including Prof. A. J. Muste,
of Brookwood College. I
And this
"gloomy"
I
unemployment
forth, with many other books, as
appears to have subsided, says an|work °f "experts" who know all about!
book»
These employes work long hours for
wages that are set by a company
controlled "union." The "yellow dog"
|must be accepted by every worker.
If an employe hints that a trade
union would relieve conditions he is
reported by company spies, and offi
cials of the "union" insist that he be
discharged.
The business of book writing about (matter so much who occupies the
labor by so-called students of
labor
CHRIST FO* ALL-ALL FOR CHRIST
Frank Hedley, president of the In
terborough, complies. If he does not
he faces a strike of his company
wa?es an(i
of mind compose two of the major I tween August 24 and September 6 the
obstacles to solution of this problem.| Interborough carried 1,036,923
for his
The New York Times review, writ-| jng p. R. JJ. property
ten by one who is surely not unfriend
ly to a work in which at least onel T^e foregoing picture
of his former associates has joined,
I
survey
of
The intense flurry of last|labor. beauty spot about his watch house.
It is not necessary to say that thisl
or
any
of the
others,
live in New York and have friends I ise(* land of milk and honey.
who are willing to call them by thatching, therefore, that checks the de-|
velopment of mass production is a|
better|cr^me
The "breakdown of man power" isl
on the New York Interborough Rapid
Transit system, according to investi
gators.
And this without!
"union," he says.
a smile.
The speeding up, long hours, low
a
a
That management, intent on protect-1 rights have shattered the workers'
ing profits, too often takes the posi-lmora^e
tion that unemployment is inevitable,! Tbe morale of passengers is like
is well known. These two attitudes I
w^se
denial of elemental
shattered, as it is shown that be
is the boss of the United States. True,
some folks would like to see the presi-
boss.
bnt that
eTen
thoa8h
I White House. Congress makes the
growing apace. That is perhaps I
laws, not the president. As the Peo-|
advantageous, but what is not
advan-lple's
Legislative Service says:
tageous to anyone is the growing ten-1 Whether progressives vote fori
dency of these book-writers to refer (Smith or Hoover or Thomas is com
paratively unimportant. The all-|
THEY SHALL NOT BE WEARY:
They that wait upon the Lord shall
renew their strength: they shall. ....
.v I House who can be placed there by the
mount up with wings as eagles they|
shall run, and not be weary and they (Process
shall walk, and not faint.—Isaiah |stairs.
40:31.
PRAYER:—O Lord, our God, en-i HIGH—AND HIGHER—WAGES!
able us to wait on Thee, and be of|
good courage for Thou wilt I mass production, industry has
strengthen our hearts. discovered the means to assure on
important thing is to stabilize the
power of the saving progressive force
in congress
W. Norris in the senate means im
mensely more for human rights than
the presence of anybody in the White
-:o:-
:~0t r^.'f '•i-^.-rT^
Flower Garden Brings Commenda-'^
tion—J. A. Cunningham, crossing
watchman at Vine street, Hamilton,
0., is a lover of flowers, as evidenced
by the picture showing his flower gar
den on Pennsylvania railroad property
at his shanty and immediately east
of Vine street crossing.
Mr. Cunningham devotes all hisl
spare time-to the cultivation of thesel
flowers and the care of his lawn. He
is very proud of his work and, takes
I a
lection of chapters written by a dozen reproduced above
I
O A
Mr-
against humanity.
One might almost think from the
noise made over the candidacies of
Smith and Hoover that the president |a P™gram of expansion of American
ioe3n't
make him
he has a lot of
power, more than the founders of
the nation ever Intended lie should)
have.
The election of representatives andl
senators is in reality far more im-l
portant than the election of a presi-1
dent. If a progressive and liberal
minded congress is chosen, it doesn't I
The cutting of wages checks Jt,|
The time is at hand, therefore, when
to cut wages must be declared to be
a crime both by public opinion and
by law. A lower wage level means a
lower purchasing power, which cuts
the essential market from under mass
production.
It is claimed that high wages are
a cure-all. They constitute the first
and essential step in mankind's
march from poverty to plenty. It will
not help if in a decade, for instance,
There are ways to overcome thesel
ills. First, however, the wage level
must be stabilized and begin to move
uPward-—Editorial
Philadelphia.
fewer!
for running his business.
:o:
PRESIDENT IS NOT BOSS
^•••sr"•* -f
Watchman Beauties P. R. R. Lawn
Cunningham has been com-
by q£ hig department
interest and zeal in beautify-
the| congratulated upon
ognition 0f
1S a
badl
book in order to challenge the risingI many
abundance
of the
a publication of the Pennsylvania! The workers' independent
says the "net effect (of the book) ^sl railroad, western region, published I placed the injunction judge in an em-|the Allen-A knitting mills.
gloomy."
BREAKERS AHEAD ling labor policies and conditions goesl watchman at the Vine street crossing|that his order be withdrawn. I been warned against
this splendid rec-
his efforts in creating the|
of the necessities and
luxuries
tide of "experts," all too many of I beign. For the first time mankind
whom are experts only because theyl
can
to
every man|First
step from poverty into the prom
in the Daily News,
-tot-
THE BUTLER COUNTY PRESS
MUSICIANS STRIKE
RECORDING THE TRUTHS
Mr. William English Walling,
frequent and noted writer for the la
bor press of America, has been tell
ing the assembled economists, public-1 Budapest, Hungary,
ists and experts in diplomacy some
truths at the annual Williamstown In-|ers
passengers than in the corresponding! stitute. He told them, for example,! subject of workmen's compensation,
period of a year ago. I that while the Pan-American Congress
Mr. Hedley is paying a costly price!at Havana was lauded by American
diplomats as a wonderful thing and
that while the American people mostly
didn't know what it was all about,I
that Europe knew all about it and
I marked it down as another step in conference in Paris.
financial interests and power.
Mr. Walling also discussed the
Coolidge doctrine that "the person and
property" of an American abroad are
"part of the national domain" and
he nailed that as "the most complete
formula of economic imperialism"
ever put forward.
It is good to see these utterances
spread upon the record. America is
more often right than wrong, more
KREBS'WINDOW
DISPLAY
A most interesting window display
and one that is attracting much at-
The presence of George|tention, is that of the Geo. Krebs Sons
Furniture Co., South Third street,
during this week. It is a depiction
of the evolution of floor coverings
from the feudal days when steel
lances clanked on unyielding flag
stones, from the days when floors
were made up of rough hewn timbers
to the modern days of warm, foot
easy linoleums. Pictures are dis
played showing the various kinds of
floor materials used during the pe-
3
of climbing up the golden I
ENDS EQUITY
ican Labor Dynamics," which is a col-1 of his flower garden, one of which island picture theatre managers adjust-! Kenosha jury showed its sympathy
the consent of their employers.
and article I The musicians ignored the
Chicago. It is a fine commendation! barrassing position and he gladly
chang-l and Mr. Cunningham, the efficient I complied with the managers' request! in the streets by a crowd which had
James Duncan, first vice president
of the American Federation of Labor,
died at his home at Wollaston, Qun
cy, Mass., last Friday, September 14,
at 11 a. m. Funeral services were
held at the Quincy Masonic temple,
on Monday last, at 2:30 p. m.
James Duncan was bom in Scot
land, May 5,1857. He was a pioneer
of the organized labor movement and
a granite cutter by trade. He was
secretary of the New York branch of
granite cutters in 1881 of the Bal
timore branch in 1884.
In March, 1895, he was elected gen
eral president of the Granite Cutters'
International Association and held
that position continuously until July,
1923. In 1900 he led the successful
wages are doubled but employment cut| strike in the granite cutting industry! urge t\ie«e workers to ratify a wage!
in half. Neither will it help much if
every few years is to find is in a I
business depression.
for the eight-hour day.
He was a delegate to the conYen-|
tions of the American Federation of|
Labor from 1886.
He was elected second vice presi-|
dent of the American Federation ofl
Labor in 1894 at the convention heldl
in Denver, Colorado. oFur years|
later he was elected first vice presi
dent, and has since continuously serv
ed i nthat office. In 1898 he servedI
as A. F. of L. fraternal delegate to
the British Trade Union Congress.
In 1911 he represented the Amer
ican Federation of Labor at thel
meeting of the Internatinal Secre-
In 1913 he was selected as one ofl
the five United States commission-1
to inves
tigate and report on the
In 1919 he was appointed by
He is survived by his widow.
often idealistic than materialistic, butpac^ attention to equipment which
the company has to prevent accl
when it is imperialistic we want to
and ought to know about it.
riods of centuries past, together with secured by movie picture operate*.
^»,,T"XPS*'
order
appeared in the Pennsylvania News,lant} darkened scores of theatres. I Amanda Rittner, who vowed they
attitude
JAMES DUNCAN
IS DEAD
Vice President
I
of
A. F.l
of L. Since 1898 Passed
Away Last Friday
CARPENTERS MEET
IN FLORIDA
samples of the materials, cork, bur-Jthat it will be dedicated during thel
lap and linseed oil, which make up I convention for the purpose for which
the well known Armstrong's linoleuml it was created—a haven for aged car-l
for which the Krebs Company are dis*| punters who can no longer provide for|
tributors. The display is well worth themselves.
seeing.
JUDGE IGNORED
I i V A A I 1 rm wiwil/ n I A V it. J1-! I. ». *«1r AMn
ed differences and this short 8trike|
has ended.
Federal Judge Wilkerson, of shop
men's injunction fame, ordered thel
musicians not to cease work without
Indianapolis, Ind. (I. L. N. S.)—
The twenty-second general convention I
of the United Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners of America will
meet on September 29 at Lakeland,
Fla., in the auditorium of the union
home.
The general conventions of the
brotherhood are only held every four
years, the last convention having been
held in Indianapolis in 1924. It is
estimated at headquarters here that
approximately 500 delegates will be
in attendance, representing some
2,000 local unions.
International officials of the brother
hood announce that the union home
at Lakeland has been completed ami
JURY
[Quickly Acquits Two Girl|
Hunger Strikers
Chicago. The Musicians' Union! Kenosha, Wis. (I. L. N. S.)—A
with the striking hosiery workers of
the Allen-A plant by acquitting in
five minutes two girl hunger strik
ers arrested for picketing. The girls
had refused food for 11 days.
Pre&i-ltlme.
TOWERMAN IN WRECK
ONLY A TRAIN CLERK
New York.—District Attorney Blan-|
ton asks the Interborough Rapid Tran
sit company to explain why it usea a|
train clerk instead of a skilled tower
man in the signal tower at the Times
subway station last month when 16
passengers were killed and more than|
100 were injured in a wreck.
The biggest steak ever cooked,"
[was ordefed for Hertice Hudson and
I would return to the picket line at
The verdict was loudly applauded
been warned
demonstration.
a courtroom
UNIONISTS' HOME
AIDED BY EMPLOYERS!
Pressmen's Home, Tenn.—Two con-
tributions, of $100,000 and $5,000, are
assured the Printing Pressmen's and|
Assistants' Union for the establish
ment here of a widow's and orphans'|
colony.
The $5,000 contribution was made I
by the Scripps-Howard chain of news-1
papers. The $100,000 fund was con
tributed by Theodore T. Ellis, presi-[
dent of the New England Paper Sup
ply.
The pressmen voted in their recent I
convention to raiae $1,500,000 to es
tablish the colony. This will be
another unit to their Pressmen's Home
and their technical education depart
ment.
TO VOTE ON MINERS'!
PACT
Springfield, 111.—Officers of Illi-I
nois district, United Mine Workers,!
dent Wilson as a member oi the| This information is being quietlyl
American labor mission to the peace| passed to employers, while the "reds"!
'It seems to me it was an inefficient
dents," said Mr. Blanton.
The Interborough has been in the| ing and Remodeling done at Kappel's
public eye for several years 1eeause| 162 N. street. Phone 2617-L
of its anti-union policy and its finan-l
cial jugglery. The corporation oper-|
ates the subways that were built by
the city.
JAMES M. LYNCH IS VERY ILL
Syracuse, N. Y.—James M. Lynch,!
former president International Typo-|
graphical Union, was stricken witbl
heart disease and removed to a local I
hospital. He colle.psed in the office|
of his physician. He suffered an ill
ness last year and since then has been|
under medical treatment.
MOVIE OPERATORS GAIN
Detroit.—Substantial wage raises I
and a two-year contract have been|
agreement that has been negotiated!
with employers.
The agreement is, for four years!
and provides for 91 cents a ton fori
tonnage workers and $6.10 for day!
workers. This is less than the Jack-I
sonville agreement.
The union officials point out that|
the organized fields are confronted byl
oil are! "white-coal" competition,!
while mines in Kentucky, West Vir-I
ginia, Alabama and Tennessee arel
working un^er non-union conditions!
with wages ip control of these oper-|
ators.
"REDS" ARE ANTI
UNION
In 1917 he was appointed by Pree-| ganized a "red" union of cloak mak-|
ident Wilson with five others as
en-|ers
and are offering to work twol
voy extraordinary on a diplomatic) hours a week more than the union!
mission to Russia. (week and forego extra pay for over-|
New York.—Communists have or-|
publicly denounce trade union offi
cials as "reactionary."
Subscribe for the Press.
Fine Norway Mackerel
35c Pound
FRANK X. HILZ
The Pure Food Grocer 3rd & Market
GLOSS OFF
Will remove the wearsbine from I
Ladies' and Gents' garments. Get
the better kind of Cleaning, Repair-
Don't be irritable!
RAILROADS USING OIL
Washington.—The increasing sub
stitution of oil for coal by the na
tion's railroads is shown to be a fac
tor in the depression of the latter in-
dustry
The Department of Commerce re
porst that the railroads consumed 68,
777,836 barrels of fuel oil last year, as
compared with 68,392,300 barrels in
1926.
'I
1
Ambulance Service
Phone 35
Th«
Health
Is
Priceless
Weakness and nervousness van
i s o u s e w o k n o o n e a
drudgery. Used in privacy of own
home. Professional women praise it.
BEST'S VAGINAL CONES
Montii'-s treatment in each box.
Sold at
Dargue'sonly
Cut Rate
21 N. Second St.
^pwwswsw
n/ermmt
O E N
The Labor Temple Auditorium. For dances, bazaars, parties, ^tc.
Inquire of the Trustees, or phone 1296 for dates.
The HolbrocK Bros. co.
Reliable Dealers in
DRY GOODS CARPETS CLOAKS
MILLINERY, QUEENSWARE
O U S E U N I S I N S
Voss-Holbrock Stamps With All Cash Purchases
7F you could watch while Friend Husband forages for himself in
your absence, you would realize the important port that bread
takes in his opinion of a square meal. Ho likes it bccau&e it tastes
good and provides the nourishment which his body craves. And it's
all the better if it's
WANT-M0R BREAD
Friend Husband trusts to your judgment in 'the selection of food
items, but don't think for a minute that he doesn't appreciate it when
you serve something better The carefully selected ingredients and
experienced workmanship that go into every loaf of our bread make
it the kind of food he'll like. Try it and see.
WEIK'S BAKERY
1375-1381 Shuler Ave. Phone 3883
Bread Is Your Best Food—Eat More Of It
SAND-GRAVEL-CEMENT
The
Hamilton Gravel Co.
Phone 3708
C. W. GATH CO. i
Funeral Directors
LET US QUOTE YOU ON YOUR
LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIALS
And You Will See the Difference
W MK M' ii»i^:wi»» ifeA»£&iifort>.,
Ff%sf *f^ff-"
THE COLUMB'A AV
& LOAN CO
6" itENisrm £R St or-
91
Chairs and Tables Rented
17 So. Street
Butler County Lumber &>.
Funeral Service
We render an intelligent, sympathetic service, never slight
ing on quality however, we do render a service that is
within reach of all.
The price is the patron's to determine, nevertheless we be
lieve in true economy, and particularly guard them from
overbuying.
Our beautiful Funeral Home is always at your disposal.
Burial Garments designed for each individual case and made
in our own establishment.
Edgar K. Wagner
Funeral Director
'v .v