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v I W Geo. P. Sohngen Charles Diefenbach, Jr. Louis C. Sohngen PHONES 11 514 7! Capital $100,000 Surplus $100,000 Hamilton Dime Savings Bank Gc*. P. Sohngen, President Clarence Murpliy, Vice President Fannie L. King, Assistant Cashier DIRECTORS Wm. C. Beeler LOUIS fiRTM. President •PAUL A. SICK, Sec'»-Tre*«. The Griesmer-Grim Co. PONCRALHOMC My AMD NIOHT SCRVICt mmjon OHIO A E I A '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 0 A STRONG BANK & TRUST CO. ijK— A I O N O I O RED JACKET BLUE BIRD POCAHONTAS ANTHRACITE X. Sei'ond S(. NOTICE Buy only Bread I 1 e a i n i s I i f* ^mri And Made in Hamilton By the Following Bakers: Banner Grocers Baking Co. Frank Mitillo Elite Baking Co. Ed VVehr Weik's Bread Boston Bakery Arm bract Broa. Prank Gcier East Ave, Baker* Pred Sauerbeck New System Bakerim -?^r. .'•?*? 4 £. Clarence Murphy R. S. Radcliffe Martin Spoer) E Cooperative Trades & Labor Council DO THEIR BANKING BUSINESS WITH The Citizens Saving Bank & Trust Co. Rentschler Building We Can Serve YOU Ab Well DEPOSIT YOUR SAVINGS IN THIS RIG STRONG NATIONAL BANK V JC^ZZJCZZZZJL ic. Schwenn Coal Company W. H. STEPHAN, Prop. COAL 5th and High Streets PHONE 23-X MONEY! For yoUi bilio and let one bmtui payment pay an. nusband 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. "/Hi /l ~.i ::J NATIONAL A N K WITH A SERVICE OF DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER 1 :i.:! i illl! iyHltlilltlitlliiluuiiUitl tttitittlliitttUttti AND COKE a Under State Supervision Ht-ur I)ow'- iJrujf Store I'tione 408tj FINEST JOB PRINTING AT THE NONfAREIl For Smoke Smoothness Vou have to hand it to the blend of fine, mellow old Turkish and Domestic To baccos in CLOWNS. The A zion-Fishrr Tobacco Co /nctirpiiYQt'il Mfrt /. u A',. (3LOWN CIGARETTES UNION MADE *i, ,(i4^j^c* rf*v/K."*'f^^*iXf'^ Patronize Hamilton Industries tEADING HAMILTON CONCERNS WHOl SOLICIT THE CO OPERATION OF ORGANIZED LABOR AND THEIR FRIENDS NONPAREIL FOX FINEST PRINTING ja6 Market Pbone i»gt COAL .v.. THE BUTLER COUNTY PRESS DISTRICT ORGANIZATIONS Molders' Conference Board Chas. L. Huter, 419 Roosevelt ave, Piqua, O. ROSTER OF ORGANIZATIONS HAMILTON LABOR UNIONS Trades and Labor Council Alternate Tuesdays, Hall No. 1 Stanley Ogg, 612 Sycamore St. Bakers' Union No. 81 2nd Saturday, Labor Temple 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 Workers No. 83....2nd and 4th Fridays, Trades Coucii .ltay Mefford, 607 So. 2nd St. Bricklayers No. 11 .....1st and 3rd Tuesdays It. A. Robards, 302 No. 11th St. Brotherhood of Railway Clerks On call, Labor Temple ivlartin 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. 637 Every Thursday, Labor Temple Peter Schmitt, 965 Main St. Cigar Makers' Union No. 123 2nd and 4th Mondays, Labor Temple ....Robert Mick, 609 So. Front St. Electrical Workers' Union No. 648 2nd Wednesday, Labor Temple B. C. Scherzinger, Labor Tempi* Letter Carriers No. 426 *....3rd Friday night .Wm. A. Biddinger, 338 Ludlow St. Machinists' and Auto Machanics' Local 241 2nd & 4th Wed., Labor Temple....Karl Brown, 822 Buckeye St. Maintenance of Way Employes 1st and 3rd Sundays, T. C. Hall Eduar Smith, 638 Chestnut St. Metal Polishers No. 43 Alternate Wednesdays, Labor Temple. ..G. Brandel, 1833 Pleasant Ave. Milk & Ice Cream Drivers & Helpera..3rd Friday Gerald Froelke, 732 East Ave. Molders' Union No. 68 Every Monday, T. C. No. 1 Fred Waodrey, 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. Wesael, 421 So. 3rd St. Paint., Dec., Paper Hangers No. 136....Every Thursday, Labor Temple Clitf Luerr, 1091 S. 2nd St. Pattern Makers -2nd and 4th Fridays, T. C. Hall Wm. Fremgen, 622 Ridgelawn Ave. Plasterers' Union No. 214 1st and 3rd Thursday, 12 N. Monument Ave C. E. Sorber, 630 Buckeye St. Plumbers' Union No. 108 1st and 3rd Mondays, Labor Temple-Clarence Davis, 1312 VanDerVeer Ave Retail Clerks' Union No. 119 4th Monday, Labor Temple Daniel Cummings, 575 So. 12th st. Stationary Engineers No. 91 1st and 3rd Mondays, T. C. liall John P. Kuenzel, R. R. No. 3. Stationary Firemen No. 98 2nd and 4th Thursdays, Labor Temple..^Andrew Popp, 927 N. St. Street Car Men's Local 738 3rd Wednesday, T. C. Hall No. W. E. Tice, 2340 Freeman Ave. Stove Mounters' Union No. 8 1st and 3rd Fridays, T. Carl Reiter, 2-120 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 Mrs. 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. 521 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. 236 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 „........2nd and 4th Wednesdays, T. C. Hall.... S. J. Anderson, 126 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 John Rosson, 1539 East High St. Phone 228-M 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. FAlfcK GOAL CO. 15 years of progress is proof That we are giving the Best of QUALITY AND SERVICE FEED PAINTERS RAISE WAGES Toronto, Ontario.—City commis sioners raised painters' wages to 90 :ents an houi*. The officials announc ed that this rate would be paid to members of the regular onion and O E N The Labor Temple Auditorium. For dances, bazaara, parties, -tc. Inquire of the Trustees, or phone 1296 for dates. Jack Dedrich PLUMBING, GAS AND STEAM FITTING f'HONE 1065-Y SEWER TAPPING 1014 Central Ave. Estimsfe* Given DUERSCH COAL CO Cement, Sewer Pipe Try our Ebony or Pocahontas Coal on your next order. COKE. Phones 1 and 586 The A. J. Conroy Co. 318-322 South Second St. COMPLETE HOME FURNISHERS CONKOY'S GOOD FURNITURE IS AN INVESTMENT—NOT AN EXPENSE CEMENT that an 80-cent rate should apply to a "national" union. Mayor McBride changed this order, rather than become involved in a dis pute. Read the Press. i Labor Queries Questions Mud Answers on La bor: What It Has Done Where It Stands on Problems of the Day Ita Aim and Program Who's Who in the Ranks of the Organized Toilers, etc., etc. Q- ^at in the British equivalent of the American word "scab"? A. "Blackleg." The word "scab'' is also sometimes used. "•4' Eagles' Temple Who said: "Labor in this coun try is independent and proud. It has not to a«k the patronage of capital, but capital solicits the aid of labor"? A.—Daniel Webster, famous Amer ican statesman, orator and jurist. Q.—Where did the great railroad strike of 1877 begin and what was its cause? A.—It began on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad following a ten per cent reduction in pay. .Q.—When was the first strike of printers? A.—Authorities differ on this. Ac cording to the History of the Typo graphical Union, by George A. Tracy, the first strike was in 1776, when jour neymen printers of New York struck for an increase in wages and were suc cessful. SHOULD REGULATE SPRAYING MACHINES St. Joseph, Mo.—Ventilating sys tems should be installed to carry off poison fumes of paint-spraying ma chines, declared the Missouri Feder ation of Labor at its annual conven tion here. Legislation was urged to control these poisor fumes. Painter dele gates said the spraying machines are used in close hallways, basements and other places where fans are not pro vided, and that the fumes cause seri ous sickness, and often blindness or death to workers. lV. AS THE WORKER SEES HB WORLD Summary and Digest of Important Events of the Week, Here and Abroad Premier Ramsay MacDonald indi cates he will come to United States to discuss naval armament with Pres ident Hoover, and President Hoover retorts with a Rooseveltian "de lighted." Payment by Moscow for communist activities in New York fur workers' organization is charged by the bona fide union. Police chief of Gastonia, N. C., is fatally shot in the commtmist:-led mil! strike in that city and communist lead ers and others are locked up on charges varying in degree, ranging up to murder. Bomb wrecks a bus at the head of Stony Creek, a tributary to Happy Valley, as an aftermath of the Eliza bethton rayon strike. Union officers charge that reds are trying to pro voke a new outbreak. General Outdoor Advertising Com pany, operating nationally, goes "open shop" after nine years of union opera tion. First act is to hire non-union workers at slashed* wage rates. Conferences proceed in Mexico to ward a settlement of the dispute be tween the government and the church, with all signs pointing toward an ad justment. Pittsburgh's milk drivers' strike continues, with charges by President Tobin of the Teamsters that big fin ancial interests oppose unionization and with the declaration that the in ternational union is backing the strik ers to the limit. House and Senate conference com mittees report on census bill retains provision for census of the unem ployed, so that some time next year the country will know how many were idle on a certain date. President John L. Lewis, United Mine Workers, asks Congress to put a tariff on oil, to keep out cheaply pro duced foreign oil, revive America's coal business and also its oil business. Dr. Julius Klein, assistant secretary of commerce, says 17,000,000 Amer icans have investments in the nation's business enterprises, as compared with 2,000,000 such investors prior to the World War. Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and .Tin Workers renews its agreement with the Western Iron Bar Manufacturers' Association in confer ence at Atlantic City. Agnes Nestor, pioneer Chicago trade unionist, is given honorary LL.D., de gree by Loyola, in recognition of her work as a citizen and pioneer in social progress. Building awards for May were $471,609,000 for the nation compared with $316,209,000 for April and $357, 059,000 for May last year, says the Engineering News Record. But Dodge reports show a drop in construction contracted for during first week in June. Secretary of Labor Davis says, in an Indianapolis speech, that he does not plan resignation at this time. Factory employment in New York for May fell approximately one per cent from the April index. DUALISTS ARE FUNNY Denver.—A group of carpenters, who were expelled by the Brotherhood of Carpenters for violating the five day week rule, have formed a dual or ganization and secured a state char ter. r»"-'if TTTT The Ralston Paint Co. //ScO//'\^ 3rd and Market Sts. Phone 426 1 One of the aims of the dualists, ac cording to the incorporation papers, is "to reduce the hours of labor." Buy Union Stamped Sho^s We ask all members of organized labor to purchase shoes bearing our Union Stamp on the sole, inner-sole or lining of the Bhoe. .UN10 We ask you not to buy any shoes unless you actually Bee this Union Stamp. Boot & Shoe Worker's Union Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor 246 SUMMER STREET, BOSTON, MASS. COLLIS LOVELY CHARLES L. BA1NE General President General Secretary-Treasurer !«'..• *-. r. ,1S- ""V _, Mi yJ:r:7ilOOV (A "y' i I'M -U '.JV.!: Sell Pure Paint 50-50 IS THE CHEW HAMMONY HOSTILITY Of Pennsy Officials To Unionism Is Ended Washington. The x-ailway em ployes' department, A. F. of L., i3 conducting an organizing campaign among Pennsylvania railroad shop men. The plan is not opposed by President Atterbury and other high officials. The changed attitude of these ex ecutives follows conferences with President Green, President Wharton, of the International Association of Machinists, and other union execu tives. "These trade unionists," says the International Association of Machin ists in a public statement, "were per sonally told that not only would the company not only interpose no objec tions to a campaign being conducted by the railway employes' department, but the statement was emphasized that no employe of the company would be discriminated against for joining an organization affiliated with the railway employes' department. "In other words, no employe of the Pennsylvania railroad need fear the loss of his job by joining the union of his craft or that he will be dis criminated against for so doing. The responsible officials have given their personal assurance that the railway employes' department is free to or ganize Pennsylvania railroad shop men." TEXTILE WORKERS WIN WAGES UP 18 PER CENT Anderson, S. C.,—State mediators aided representatives of the United Textile Workers in settling the nine weeks' mill strike here. A wage in crease of 18 per cent and a promise of no discrimination have been se cured. The employes were unorgan ized when they suspended work, and the settlement followed organization. 'HOME LOAN & BUILDING ASSOCIATION HAMILTON. OHIO .WORKERS UNION