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and Labor Council of Middletown, O.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19,1928
LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER
Friday and Saturday of this week
is the last chance given you, who have
not already dont so, a chance to regis
ter. The precinct polling places are
open between the hours of 8 a. m. and
2 p. m., and 4 p. m. and 9 p. m. No
one can vote at the coming election
unless he or she has registered during
this past month. Don't be one of the
very few who, election day shamefully
admits he failed to register and can't
vote.
Don't 'slack." Do your patriotic
duty. Register and—VOTE.
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STAND BY UNION MEN
The time when we go to the polls
and elect those who are to administer
our affairs, national, state, district
and county, for the next two and four
years, is rapidly drawing near and it
is to be hoped that every deep-think
ing and serious-minded man and wom
an will excercise their right of citizen
ship, go to the polls on November 6,
and vote for those only whom they
believe will truly serve the best in
terests of the nation and community.
Politically, The Butler County Press
is non-partisan. It never attempts to
sway its readers one way or the other,
only hoping that men and women best
qualified for the office they seek are
selected. Of course when an enemy
of the cause bobs up we feel justified
in jumping on him with both feet,
likewise when good union men aspire
to office, and all other things equal,
we feel the same way in boosting
them along.
For that reason we call attention
to two men whose names appear on
the ticket to be voted next month.
Both men aspire to the same office,
that of represenative to the state leg
islature, and two are to be elected.
One's name appears on the demo
cratic ticket and the other on the re
publican ticket. William "Bill" Good
win, on the democratic ticket, serv
ed during the last session of the legis
lature and his labor record is handed
down par excellence. But not only
that, he made a splendid representa
tive of all the people in every way,
it is agreed. Arthur H. Phillips, of
Middletown, on the republican ticket,
while having had no experience in
office, hence no official labor record,
is well qualified for the position he
seeks. Mr. Phillips contributed a
number of articles which appeared in
the Press during the past summer and
from which can be readily seen he is
a real trade unionist and would make
a splendid representative of the move
ment anywhere or in any position.
Goodwin is a member of the Bill
Posters' Union. Phillips is a member
of the Railroad Telegraphers' organi-
CHJMST TOR ALL ALL
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THE UNTAMED TONGUE:—He
that keepeth his mouth keepeth his
life, but he that openeth wide his lips
shall have destruction. Proverbs
13:3.
PRAYER:—Dear Lord, we know
that the tongue can no man tame,
but Thou art both able and willing
to take possession of our hearts and
then the tongue recognizes Thee as
Master.
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zation. Both are ace-high union men
with ability, vision and experience.
What a team they would make as
representatives of labor. With these
men elected, Butler county labor
wouldn't be represented by two
"bumps on a log" but it would have
two live mouthpieces fighting its bat
tles on the floor of the state legis
lature.
So why not pick these two well
qualified union men as representa
tives—one a democrat, William Good
win the other a republican, Arthur
H. Phillips? If the Press mistakes
not, these are the only two union men
on the county ticket.
STAND BY YOUR BROTHERS.
ERE L. SULLIVAN
In the death of Jere L. Sullivan,
account of which was given in last
week's issue of the Press, the labor
movement loses one of its finest trade
unionists. It was no small degree of
optimism that was required to face
the seeming debacle that must come
to such an organization as his when
the eighteenth amendment came
along, but instead of a debacle there
came a period of growth and strength
The union which contained cooks,
waiters and other culinary workers,
as well as bartenders, thrived and
gained great* strength under the in
spiration of Jere Sullivan's magnetic
leadership.
There was a touch of genius about
the work of this slightly built, smil
ing man. Perhaps no official in the
movement felt more intimately the
heart beat of the rank and file. No
reader of the official magazine which
he edited could fail to grasp this fact
Labor editors throughout North
America mourn the passing of this
brother editor. He has been, through
out its existence, a member of the
executive board of the International
Labor Press of America, giving of
wisdom and inspiration in its annual
conventions.
In the loss of Jere Sullivan the la
bor movement loses one of its finest
leaders. Those who know him lose
a warm friend. The unorganized lose
one who sought throughout his life
to be their rescuer and protector.
TRUE INDUSTRIAL RELA
TIONS
In our industry time and experience
has shown the wisdom of a fair recog
nition of the rights and duties of both
labor and capital.
Those of us who have been respon
sible for the declaration and adminis
tration of the policy of this Union
have never believed that our industry
could prosper by any complete exer
cise of absolute power by either side
We have believed that for employers
to dominate labor means to slaughter
prices and wipe out employing plants
until only a few are left.
We have seen cases in which labor
domination has been equally destruc
tive, and we believe that any arro
gant use of power by labor would
likewise drive the business into a few
low wage plants.
We therefore are firmly convinced
that a rule of the extremists, on either
side, would be destructive in the high
est degree.
And we are more than ever con
vinced that our arbitration policy rep
resents the true industrial relation
that should exist in our industry.
We have seen many changes. The
smart concern of yesterday has been
outsmarted by the smarter concern
of today, and the latter may, in turn
be licked tomorrow.
Justice and fair dealing are eter
nally right in principle and must pre
vail in the long run. Sharp practice
will dig the grave of industry.
CAN'T TRUST USURPERS
Men ignore history and the human
instinct for power if they attempt to
check equity judges in the "excessive"
use of the labor injunction.
It is the world's experience that
men will not voluntarily surrender
their power.
Machiaevlli, Italian staesman of the
fifteenth cenury, said:
"Let no one who begins an innova
tion in a state expect that he shall
stop it at his pleasure, or regulate it
according to his intention."
It is too much to expect an usurp
ing judge to be moderate in the appli
cation of his usurpation. The failure
of kings to pursue this policy forced
the people to destroy autocracy.
The remedy for the injunction evil
is to strip this power from equity
courts. They should not be permitted
to decide what is "excessive." If they
are permitted, the labor injunction
principle is accepted.
No typrant ever acknowledged his
typranny.
Let the equity process be restored
to its original process—that no in
junction shall be issued in personal
relations and that a plaintiff can not
secure this writ when he has a remedy
at law.
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FAVOR CHINESE UNION
Chinese sailors employed by the
Dollar Steamship Company, flying the
American flag, have been arrested in
New York for smuggling opium. The
management says it is "absurd" to
claim that the Chinese are paid low
wages.
"The Chinese workers have a work
ing union and receive regular wages,"
it is stated.
The Dollar line will recognize a
Chinese union, but not an American
union, while it deplores the failure of
the American boy to go to sea.
Organized seamen have repeatedly
shown that the Chinese will work for
nothing. Employment on the Amer
ican ships give them an opportunity
to smuggle opium and fellow Chi
nese. Officers of the company pro
fess a blissful ignorance of this prac
tice, but they can "spot" a union white
sailor within a mile of their docks.
The Dollar line 'operates the Presi
dent Harding, a round-the-world cruis
ing vessel, whose passengers place
their lives in the hands of smuggling
Orientals.
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FACTORY PRODUCTION AND
PURCHASING POWEI^
Factory production in the United
States this year is running ahead of
a year ago in many important lines
it is revealed by a study of the lat
est data of the Federal Reserve Board
Output of automobiles for the
period so far reported is approxi
mately 15 per cent greater than in
the same months of 1927, according
to the reserve board's figures. Tire
production has gained about 13 per
cent over the previous year.
Petroleum refineries, iron and steel
mills, tobacco plants, printing and
other industries report substantial
gains.
This gain in production is of vital
concern to the wage earners of the
nation. The increase is all very well
if purchasing power is keeping u
with it. But if purchasing power i
standing still or, worse yet, losing
the increase is not so pleasant to con
template.
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THE GREAT OIL PLOT
Lurking underneath a lot of care
fully prepared and carefully guarded
news of the day is one of the bigge
stories of the age—and the publi
will be a long time getting it draii'
ged out where it can be seen.
Standard Oil, Royal Dutch Shel
and one or two other world giants, ar
getting into agreement as to limita
tion of oil output.
These kind corporations profes
great worry over the oil supply. Th
fact that an authority every bit a
good as they are tells us we won
exhaust our supply for a hundre
years, before which we will ha\
found other sources of energy and wi
cease using oil for power, doesn
make any difference to them.
Thj
proceed with their plea.
Now the fact must be that th*i
plan is not one of limiting supply
THE BUTLER COUNTY PRESS
public protection. It is a plan of par
celing out territory for corporation
protection and for the elimination of
competition.
v
It is the small fry, so to speak,
that protects the public from Standard
Oil exploitation at this moment. So,
how to get the small fry out of exist
ence? The plan is afoot.
Let us not be fooled. The great
world oil combines have a joker up
their sleeve, and it looks like about
the costliest joker ever held in any
deck—the costliest to the common peo
ple.
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NEW RECORD
Established By Famed Fed
eral Jurist
Washington.—Associate Justice
Holmes of the United States Supreme
Court is the oldest man who ever sat
on that bench. On October 5 he reach
ed the age of 87 years, 6 months and
26 days. The previous record was held
by Chief Justice Taney, who died in
1864 at the age of 87 years, 6 months
and 25 days.
Justice Taney handed down the his
toric Dred Scott decision in 1857 which
held that the Constitution protects
propery and that slaves are property
The court declared that as Dred Scott
was a slave he had no standing in a
Federal court. The decision was
factor in causing the war between the
states.
Justice Holmes is noted for his in
dependent thought. He has a record
for dissenting opinions. He is the
outspoken champion of constitutional
guarantees affecting the rights of citi
zens, especially those relating to free
dom of speech and assembly and the
protection of the home against unlaw
ful search and seizure. His decisions
are terse. They arc the shortest of
any handed down by members of this
court, and are opposite to his early
environment in the aritocratic sec
tion of Boston.
David Webb
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
The most modern Limousine
and Ambulance in the city
PHONE 48 219 MAIN ST.
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Supreme Court decisions that ignore
fundamental guarantees invariably in
elude this notation: "Mr. Justice
Holmes dissents."
FEDERAL ARMY
Urged As Food Distributor
For Porto Rico
Washington.—A coalition of Port
Rican citizens, representing all pu
litical parties in the island, ask Prt
ident Coolidge to have the Unitf
States Army distribute Red Cross con
tributions to the island's hurrican
victims.
The communication was presents
to the President by Santiago Iglesias
secretary Pan-American Federation
Labor.
The Red Cross, following its usual
custom, turns contributions over to
municipal authorities uf the various
cities and towns, but it has been found
that in some cases distribution i
based on political viewpoints.
The President is urged to favor
reconstruction program that will ui
Porto Rican agriculture and hom
"building. It is also suggt*sted that
the United States law be amended so
that Federal Credit rural banks ca
aid small Porto Rican land owners.
ANYBODY FEEL FLATTERED?
Bobby: "Daddy! A boy at school
told me that I looked just like you!"
The Dad: "That so?—and what did
you say?"
Bobby: "Nothin'. He was bigger'
me."
Men Attention
ALL MEN'S
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lictory
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"COMMUNITY SPIRIT"
Vow Ignored By Business
Men In Mine District
La Salle, lit.
—Business meh in this
section professed a "community spir
it" when they urged striking miners to
forego their Jacksonville-agreement
demand.
Since the miners accepted lower
rates the business men ignore their
professions while coal owners are at
tempting to operate with non-union
labor, said President Fishwick of the
Illinois District Miners in a speech in
this city.
The business men assured the union
ists that if they accepted a $6 rate
"we can fix things up." They were
told that this was impossible unless
the policy of the miners was changed
"It is changed now," said President
Fishwick, "and I am wondering why
we don't have a visit from those men
who visited me in the name of com
muniy spirit." The unionist said that
organized miners in this field want
peace and are willing to negotiate, but
if the local coal owners favor indus
trial war "there is nothing for us to
do but keep on fighting."
BROKE! BROKE! BROKE!
Young Wife—Oh, Tom, it's just
about a year since our honeymoon
when we spent that glorious day on
the sands. I wonder how well spend
the first anniversary?
Tom (gloomily)—On the rocks.
—From The Montreal Star
AUTO POISONING DEADLY
Washington.—Dr. William C. Fow
ler, District of Columbia health of
ficer, warns auto owners against dead
ly monoxide poisoning.
"In a very few minutes the air of
a small garage can be poisoned with
carbon monoxide to a dangerous de
gree by the exhaust fumes from a
automobile, even when the engine is
operated at a moderate speed," said
Dr. Fowler. "All repair or adjust
ments upon an automobile should be
made either in the open air or in a
garage with all doors and windows
open."
Ho'.Woman-HearYe!
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gone feeling—distress in the
head, back of the neck, lower
abdomen—you can get prompt
relief as thousands of other.
have in the use of the Great
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No day passes without bring
ing testimonials from one or
more of these grateful women
for the great benefit they have
received. Come in today. Mrs.
Dargue answers your question?
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Gritty George: "Good morn in'
lady."
Kind Housewife: "Well, what do
you want?"
Gritty George "Please mum, I feel
a fit comin' on an' I'll go somewhere
else an' have it fer the small sum of
a dime."—Goblin.
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Geo. O. Sloneker
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PEOPLES'
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week the people of the United Stales cael tkdt
ballots. The men who will be elected will be the mat
who, in the judgment of the majority of people, are best tjualified.
This country has grown great through the judgment of thl
majority. It is a safe rule to follow, and since the majority of
iWrimtnating housewives have chosen
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you can be pretty sure that it's good, clean and wholesome.
extreme care, the scientific precision in measuring and timing,
scrupulous attention to cleanliness—all these contribute to tue
(mr/vsji which our bakery has acheived. You will make no
mi«bilr« in accepting the majority verdict. Order a loaf today.
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