Geo. P. Sohngen
Charles Diefenhach, Jr.
Louis C. Sohngen
Capital $100,000 Surplus $100,000
Hamilton Dime Savings Bank
Ge*. P. Sohngen, Preaident v Clarence Murpliy, V!ee Presided*
Fannie L. King1, Asiistant Cashier
DIRECTORS
Wm. C. Beeler
LOUIS GRIM. President PAUL A. SICK. S«c'jr-TrM».
The Griesmer-Grim Co,
FUNERAL HOHC
My AND MIGHT
SERVICC
WfONtS
A E I V S I N E S I N V A I A
Phone47 or 160
COAL
CEMENT, SEWER PIPE
WIRE FENCE, CLAY
TILE, ETC.
The
Anderson-Shaffer
Company
A STRONG BANK & TRUST CO.
^///Hz THE
RED JACKET!*
BLUE BIRD
POCAHONTAS
ANTHRACITE
!3 N. Setond St.
NATIONAL
A N K
f^1 I L_TO IVI. OMIO.
NOTICE
Buy only Bread I 1
Bearing This l-*cID0I
And Made In Hamilton
By the Following Rakers:
Banner Grocers Baking Co.
Frank Milillo
Kd Wehr
Boston Bakery
Frank Geier
Fred Sauerbeck
Clarence Murphy
R. S Radcliffe
Martin Spoerl
THE
Cooperative Trades
& Labor Council
DO THEIR
BANKING BUSINESS
WITH
Schwenn Coal Company
The
Citizens Saving
Bank & Trust Co.
Rentschler Building
DEPOSIT YOUR SAVINGS
IN THIS BIG STRONG NATIONAL BANK
We Can Serve YOU As Well
w. H. STEPHAN, Prop.
Elite Baking Co.
Weik's Bread
Ann brut Bros.
East Ave. Bakery
New SyiUo Bakerie*
MMIIMMHWMIIHIIIIill
WITH A
SERVICE
OF
DISTINCTIVE
CHARACTER
COAL AND COKE
5th and High Streets PHONE 23-X
MONEY!
For youi aniuii bills aau iet one Pintail payment pay an. Husband
and Wife only endorsers required. No inquiry from your employer,
friends or neighbors.
PAYMENTS TO SUIT YOUR INCOME
Phone, Write or Call
THE CAPITOL LOAN CO.
Under State Supervision
Rear I)ow 's Dru^ Store Phone 40**
Made
For Men
Who Demand
the Best
A blend of fine old Turkish
and Domestic Tobacc
xlon-Fi her Tobacco
'ncurporated, A!/
Louisville, "y
FINEST JOB PRINTING AT THE NONPAREIL
Patronize Hamilton industries
LEADING HAMILTON CONCERNS WHOl SOLICIT THE CO-OPERATION OF ORGANIZED LABOR AND THEIR FRIENDS
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NONPAREIL
FOJf
FIXEST
PRINTING
Market
Phone 1996
Plumbers' Union No. 108
Retail Clerks' Union No. 119
Stationary Engineers No. 91..
Stationary Firemen No. 98..
Street Car Men's Local 738...,
Stove Mounters' Union No. 8.
WOULD PROBE' 'VES
TRIS"
Washington.—Senator Wagner pro*
poses that the "Vestris" steamship
disaster be probed by a senate com
mittee. The ship foundered November
Try our
11 urn
DISTRICT ORGANIZATIONS
Molders' Conference Board Chas. L. Huter, 419 Roosevelt ave, Piqna, O.
ROSTER OF ORGANIZATIONS
HAMILTON LABOR UNIONS
Trades and Labor Council.....-,.™ Alternate Tuesdays, Hall No. X.... Stanley Ogg, 612 Sycamore St.
Bakers' Union No. 81 .....................2nd Saturday, Labor Temple...........m... Robert J. Danford, Jr., R. 1, Box 11.
Barbers' Union No. 132 2nd and 4th Mondays, Hall No. 4 E. R. Legg, 227 South 7th St.
Brew, and Soft Drink Workew No. S3....2nd and 4th Fridays, Trades Coucil.Ray Mefford, 607 So. 2nd St.
Bricklayers No. 11 .......1st and 3rd Tuesdays R. A. Robards, 302 No. 11th St.
Brotherhood of Railway Clerk* On call, Labor Temple. —-.Martin Philibaum, 236 Wayne St.
City Fire Fighters No. 20 1st Tuesday, T. C. Hall No. 4 Don A. Howard, P. O. Box 342.
Carpenters and Joiners No. 687 Every Thursday, Labor Temple Peter Schmitt, 965 Main St.
Cigar Makers' Union No. 123 2nd and 4th Mondays, Labor Temple....Robert Mick, 509 So. Front St.
Electrical Workers' Union No. 648 2nd Wednesday, Labor Temple. B. C. Scherzinger, Labor Temple
Letter Carriers No. 426 3rd Friday night Wm. A. Biddinger, 338 Ludlow St.
Machinists' Local No. 241 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, Labor Tempfe....Karl Brown, 822 Buckeye St.
Maintenance of Way Employe! 1st and 3rd Sundays, T. C. Hall Edgar Smith, 638 Chestnut St.
Metal Polishers No. 43 Alternate Wednesdays, Labor Teinple....G. Brandel, 1833 Pleasant Ave.
Milk & Ice Cream Drivers & Helpers..3rd Friday Gerald Froelke, 732 East Ave.
Molders' Union No. 68 Every Monday, T. C. No. 1 Fred Wodrey, 870 Central Ave.
I. M. U. No. 68 Auxiliary....................-2nd and 4th Fridays, Labor Temple....Chris Reidinger, 2426 Noble Ave.
Molders' Union No. 283 1st and 3rd Fridays, T. C. No. 1 A1 Besanceney, 714 Clinton Ave.
Musicians' Local No. 31 1st Sunday morning, Labor Temple....Frank F. Wessel, 421 So. 3rd St.
Paint., Dec., Paper Hangers No. 136....Every Thursday, Labor Temple Cliff Duerr, 1091 S. 2nd St.
Pattern Makers -2nd and 4th Fridays, T. C. Hall Wm. Fremgen, 522 Ridgelawn Ave.
Plasterers' Union No. 24 1st and 3rd Thursday, 12 N. Monument Ave C. E. Sorber, 530 Buckeye St
1st and 3rd Mondays, Labor Temple-Clarence Davis, 1312 VanDerVeer Ave
....4th Monday, l.abor Temple Daniel Cummings, 575 So. 12th st.
....1st and 3rd Mondays, T. C. Hall John P. Kuenzel, R. R. £Io. 3.
.. .2nd and 4th Thursdays, Labor Templs....Andrew Popp, 927 N. St.
....3rd Wednesday, T. C. Hall No. 1 W. E. Tice, 2340 Freeman Ave.
....1st and 3rd Fridays, T. Carl Reiter, 2120 Elmo Ave.
Switchmen's Union No. 130 1st and 3rd Mondays, Moose Hall........William J. Welsh, care Moose Home
Theatrical Stage Employes No. 136....1st Sunday, T. C. Hall John Janser, 1024 Campbell Ave
Typographical Union No. 290 2nd Wednesday, Labor Temple M. F. Cox, 779 Woodlawn Ave.
Woman's Union Label League Every Tuesday, Labor Temple Mrsv C. A. Rosson. R. R. No. 2
Chauffeurs, Garagemen and Helpers No. 793 Frank Palmer, Secretary, 217 W. 12, Cincinnati, Ohio.
MIDDLETOWN LABOR UNIONS
Trades and Labor Council 2nd and 4th Thursday R. J. Fitzgerald, P. O. Box 249.
Amalgamated Association, Iron,
Steel and Tin Workers No. 20 1st Saturday after 15th and 30th C. R. Girard.
Musicians No. S21 1st Sunday A. M., T. C. Hall .........R. C. Oglesby, care News-Signal.
Electrical Workers No. 648 4th Wednesday, T. C. Hall B. C. Scherzinger, Labor Temple, Hamilton.
Barbers No. 70 ...4th Monday, T. C. Hall Chas. Smith, Star Barber Shop.
Letter Carriers No. 188.. Last Friday Earl R. Price, Post Office.
Printing Pressmen No. 235 2nd Thursday, T. C. Hall Frank W. Messick, 207 Monroe St.
Carpenters No. 1477 Every Monday, T. C. Hall E. O. Otterbein, 12 Harrison St.
Plumbers and Steamfitters No. 510....2nd .Tuesday, T. C. Hall Wm. D. Coyle, 1334 Manchester Ave.
Painters and Decorators No. 643 1st Friday, T. C. Hall ..............H. C. Matthews.
Plasterers' Local No. 409 1st Monday T. A. Scully, 306 Castell Bldg.
Sheet Metal Workers No. 95 1st Thursday, T. C. Hall Louis Davis, 2013 Wayne Ave.
Stage Employes No. 282 Every other Saturday Otto Kaiser, P. O. Box.
Steam and Operating Engineers No. 924 Every Friday, T. C. Hall George Ball, Park St.
Typographical No. 487 1st Monday,'T. C. Hall Jack Ferguson, Naegele-Auer Ptg. Co.
Hod Carriers No. 512 2nd Monday, T. C. Hall Harry Roy.
Bricklayers No. 57 «w^.„....2nd and 4th Wednesdays, T. C. hall.... S. J. Anderson, 125 So. Broad.
HAMILTON BUSINESS AGENTS
Electrical Workers Wm. Atchison, Labor Temple.
Molders Jerry Galvin, 605 W. Norman Ave., Dayton, Ohio.
Moving Picture Operators Wm. Wrinkle, 910 Central Ave.
Carpenters Herman Perpingon, 911 Sycamore St. Phone 3011-Y.
Milk & Ice Cream Drivers & Helpers..O. Condon, 23 S. St. Phone 2683-L.
Painters Walter Siekman, 444 So. Front phone 1311-L
Pattern Makers Rob Service, 220 East Ave.
Plumbers Henry Betscher, 904 Sycamore St. Phone 1162-X
Theatrical S. E Jack Sheaf, 529 Maple Ave.
MIDDLETOWN BUSINESS AGENTS
Carpenters....R. J. Fitzgerald, 19 Curtis St. Office T. C. Hall, P.O.Box 249
Painters A. W. Stout, 608 Waite, Office T. C. Hall
Movie Operators Ben H. Francis, 119 Monroe..
Stage Hands Earl Roebuck, 35 So. Broad.
Electrical Workes Wm. Atchison, Labor Temple, Hamilton
H. PATER COAL CO.
15 years of progress is proof
That we are giving the Best of
QUALITY AND SERVICE
COAL FEED CEMENT
O E N
The Labor Temple Auditorium. For dances, bazaars, parties, »%e.
Inquire of the Trustees, or phone 1296 for dates.
IJacK e i
PLUMBING, GAS AND STEAM FITTING
PHONE 1065-Y SEWER TAPPING
1014 Central Ave. Estimates Given
12 last. More than 100 person* lost
their lives. Nothing has been done
to prevent a similar disaster.
"It is imperative," said Senator
Wagner, "that life and property be
accorded the utmost attainable degree
of safety from the perils of the sea."
DUERSCH COAL CO
Cement, Sewer Pipe
Ebony or Pocahontas Coal on your next
COKE. Phones 1 and 586
The A, J. Conroy Co.
318-322 South Second St. Eagles' Temple
COMPLETE HOME FURNISHERS
CONROY'S
GOOD FURNITURE
IS AN INVESTMENT—NOT AN EXPENSE
9
order.
Labor Queries
Questions nnd Answers on La
bor: What It Has Done Where
It Stands on Problems of th*
Day Its Aim and Program
Who's Who in the Ranks of
the Organized Toilers, etc., etc.
Q.—What is "muditing"?
A.—It is the spreading of "mud
ite," a mixture of water and finely
divided incombustilbe soil or dirt, in
various parts of coal mines to prevent
explosions. The bureau of mines re
ports that it has been used in some
western mines with considerable sue
cess.
Q.—Who is president of the Inter
national Federation of Trade Unions?
A.—Walter M. Citrine, of Great
Britain.
Q.—When was May Day first cele
bra ted by European workers as an
international day of labor?
A.—-Forty years ago, in 1889.
Q.—Did the American Federation
of Labor subscribe for Liberty bonds?
A.—The federation subscribed for
$10,000 each of the first, second and
third Liberty loans, and for $10,000
of the Canadian Victory loan, a total
of $40,000.
^•HOM
E LOAN & BUILDINO
ASSOCIATION
NMK9ON,OMO
AS THE WORKER
SEES HK WORLD
Summary and Digest of
Important Events of the
Week, Here and Abroad
A group of trade unionists in Wash
ington, D. C., recently formed an or
ganization called the William B. Wil
son testimonial committee to support
William B. Wilson in his fight for the
senate seat now claimed by "Boss"
William S. Vare, of Pennsylvania.
In a speech before the Associated
Press in New York city on April 23,
President Hoover declared that crime
and disrespect for law threatened the
future of the nation, and called upon
every. American to aid in law enforce
ment.
As a result of a supreme court rul
ing given April 22,Harry F. Sinclair,
oil magnate, must go to jail for three
months for refusal to answer ques
tions asked by the senate oil investi
gating committee.
The Michigan State Federation of
Labor and the Rialroad Brotherhoods
recently formed a joint legislative
committee to promote the general
welfare of wage earners in legislative
matters.
The senate immigration committee
on April 23 voted against resolutions
to repeal or postpone the national
origins clause of the immigration act.
Legislation to prevent use of the in
junction in labor disputes, legislation
providing for sex instruction, opposi
tion to all military training in high
schools and to compulsory military
training in colleges, and old age se
curity measures were approved by the
eighty-first annual confreence of the
New Yoi'k East Conference of the
Methodist Church, held recenlty at
Stamford, Conn.
Resolutions adopted by the Building
Trades Council of New Orleans me
morialize the Louisiana senate to give
Gov. Huey P. Long "a trial in accord
with the constitution of the state and
a decision in accord with the sense of
fairness which the members of that
body should have."
Heirs of the late Mrs. Potter Palm
er, Chicago social leader, on April 24
filed an involuntary petition in bank
ruptcy in federal court at New York
city against the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers Securities Corpora
tion of New York, one of the financial
institutions founded by the late War
ren S. Stone, president of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers.
Twelve thousand union bricklayers
won a substantial wage increase in
New York city, the new scale taking
effect May 1, by negotiations conclud
ed with the employers on April 24.
Wages of miners in the lead and
silver mines of Utah have been ad
vanced about 5 per cent, or 25 cents
a day, by the larger producers in the
district. The increase is retroactive
to March 15.
As a result of negotiations between
the Federated Shop Crafts and the
railroad managements, approximately
35,000 shopmen, employed on all the
railroads of Canada, have obtained
wage increases varying from 2 cents
to 5 cents an hour.
GREAT LAKES SEAMEN
RE-ELECTED OFFICERS
At the annual election of officers
of the Sailors' Union of the Great
Lakes, all of the present officers
were re-elected without opposition for
another year, as follows: General
secretary, Victor A. Olander, Chicago
treasurer, Claude M. Goshorn, Chi
cago Buffalo branch agent, Patrick
O'Brien Cleveland branch agent,
E. J. Sullivan Detroit branch agent,
George Hansen Milwaukee branch
agent, Charles Bradhering.
MILL OWNERS
ADVISED TO RECOG
NIZE UNIONS
Gastonia, N. C.—The Daily Ga
zette of this city advises mill owners
to accept the inevitable and recognize
organized labor.
"The union is coming to southern
mills, and the fact might as well be
recognized," says this newspaper.
"The mill operatives, in many cases,
have just grievances and they ought
Paint It Now!
"Save the surface and
you save all
The Ralston Paint Co.
SELL PURE PAINTS
Third and Market Sts. Phone 426
a\
s
50-50 IS THE CHEW
HAWM0NY
IMJKJ Iniz-
KM
to be righted. The only way to do
that is by mediation and conferences
between owners and operatives."
SENSE AND SPEED
It has been rather well established
that laws which arbitrarily fix speed
limits for automobiles are little pro
tection against accidents. The speed
at which one may safely drive de
pends upon the road and traffic con
ditions involved.
A high executive of one of the lead
ing automobile manufacturing com
panies who has made a close study of
speed in its relation to accidents de
clares that 50 or even 60 miles an
hour over good open roads in the
country may be safer than 15 miles
an hour in cutting corners in town.
The safe driver is not necessarily
the slow driver, but one who uses
common sense whether driving fast
or slow. Careless driving while turn
ing corners passing pedestrians, or
other cars, crossing railroad tracks
and maneuvering in congested traffic
is the greatest menace to life and
limb.
Sense, not speed, is the important
factor in determining whether a
driver is safe or unsafe.
BROOK HART PLANS
FEDERAL PAY BILL
Washington. Senator Brookhart
will urge a revision of federal em
ployes' salaries at the special session
of congress, which convened April 15.
The Iowa lawmaker is not hopeful
of success at the special session, but
will be prepared to urge its passage
if the legislative program permits.
The session is mainly intended to
consider tariff changes and farm re
lief. The regular session of con
gress convenes the first Monday in
December, when wage relief will be
vigorously urged.
The Brookhart proposal would
carry out the intent of the Welch
salary bill, which has been practical
ly destroyed, as far as low-wage fed
eral employes are concerned, by gov
ernmental interpretation.
TRADE UNION LAWS
MUST BE OBSERVED
Detroit, Mich.—Circuit Court Judge
Brennan ruled that a worker must
exhaust every law provided by his
union before he can seek legal re
dress for an alleged wrong.
The decision is in line with inning
erable court rulings.
The court took this position in the
case of a business representative of
the Operating Engineers' Union who
was dismissed from his position. In
stead of carrying his case to the ex
ecutive board of the international un
ion, he rushed into the equity court
and asked for an injunction.
'JIMMY" HAYS IS DEAD
Detroit, Mich.—James Hays, for 14
years vice president of the Operative
Plasterers and Cement Finishers'
International Association, died in thjp
city.
He was an old-school trade union*
ist. The funeral, held in St. Louis,
was attended by scores of veteran
organized workers.