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& wkV* ft' 81 I'fe- rl?: & f' L'*v- S l!& agj. Geo. P. Sohnge n Charles Diefenbach, J*. Louis C. Sohngen FUNERAL HOME DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE PHONES 62 514 HAMILTON Hamilton Dime Savings Bank i Om« P, Sohngon, President Clarence Murphy, Vice President Fannie L. King, Assistant Cashier DIRECTORS Wm. C. Beeler LOUIS GRIM, PrMldtBl PAUL A. SICK. S*c'r-Tr«M. The Griesmer-Grim Co. 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 Anderson-Shaffer Company A STRONG BANK & TRUST CO. )c=3 RED JACKfff BLUE BIRD POCAHONTAS ANTHRACITE NATIONAL A N K A I O N O I O 5th and High Streets NOTICE Buy only Bread I 1 e a i n i s I [*UrajLilaM And Made in Hamilton Bf the Following Bakers: Banner Grocers Baking Co. Frank MiliUo Elite Baking Co. Ed Wehr Weik'w Bread Boston Bakery Arabrui Brea. Frank Getar East Are. Bakery New Systoa Bakeries Schwenn Coal Company W. STEPHAN, Prop. 15 N. Second St. Rear Dow's Drug Store Phone 469# O E N The Labor Temple Auditorium. For dances, bazaars, partiee «tc. Inquire of the Trustees, or phone 1296 for dates. FINEST JOB PRINTING AT THE NONPAREU -"'. 3SS55SB3555 Clarence Murphy R. S. Radcliffe Martin Spoer) THE Cooperative Trades & Labor Council DO THEIR BANKING BUSINESS WITH The Citizens Saving Bank & Trust Co. Rentschler Building We Can Serve YOU DEPOSIT YOUR SAVINGS IN THIS BIG STRONG NATIONAL BANK As Well WITH A SERVICE OF DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER COAL AND COKE MONEY! For your small bills and let one small parent pay all. 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 PHONE 23-J Cigarette With a differ ence taste and aroma you just can't e a w a y from. The Axton-rMnw Tobacco Co. Inc. Louiavilie, Ky. (DLOWN V* CIGARETTES UNION MADE •sjjMRWr^ uPT^-wrf^-z&z&r ~r Patronize Hamilton Industries LEADING HAMILTON CONCERNS WHO SOLICIT THE CO-OPERATION OF ORGANIZED LABOR AND THEIR FRIENDS Capital $100,000 Surplus $100,000 NONPAREIL FO* FINEST PRINTING 3*6 Market Phone ingt Musicians No. 321 Electrical Workers No. 648... Barbers No. 70 Letter Carriers No. 188 Printing Pressmen No. 235 'r"Sfc" ME BUTLER COUNTY PRESS DISTRICT ORGANIZATIONS Molders' Conference Board Chas. L. Huter, 419 Roosevelt ave. Pi qua, O. Electrical Workers C. S. Bowers, Labor Temple. Molder? Jerry Galvin, 605 W. Norman Ave., Dayton, Ohio. Carpenters ..—.Herman Perpingon, 911 Sycamore St Phone 8011-Y. Milk & lee Cream Drivers & Helpers.. O. Condon, 23 S. St. Phone 2683-L. Painters Walter Siekman, 444 So. Front phone 1311-L Pattern Makers Robt Service, 220 East Ave. Plumbers John Rosson, 1539 East High St. Phone 228-M Stage Hands & Movie Operators..Jack Scheaf, 1202 Edison Ave. Tel.4979-M 15 years of progress is proof That we are giving the Best of QUALITY AND SERVICE COAL FEED CEMENT ROSTER OF ORGANIZATIONS HAMILTON LABOR UNIONS Trades and Labor Council. Alternate Tuesdays, Hall No. 1— Stanley Ogg, 723 So. Seventh St. Bakers' Union No. 81 2nd Saturday, Labor Temple. Robert J. Danford, 1133 McGlynn st Barbers' Union No. 132 2nd and 4th Mondays, Hall No. 4. E. R. Legg, 227 South 7th St. Brew, and Soft Drink Workers No. 88....2nd and 4th Fridays, Trades CoucD .Ray Mefford, 607 So. 2nd St. Bricklayers No. 11....2nd and 4th Friday, 7th and Walnut sts R. A. Robards, 302 North Eleventh street. Brotherhood of Railway Clerks 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, 966 Main St Cigar Makers' Union No. 128 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 Temple 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 Edgar Smith, 638 Chestnut St Metai 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 Wxdrey, 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 W m. Fremgen, 622 Ridgelawa Ave. Plasterers* Union No. 214. —-1st and 8rd Thursday, 12 N. Monument Ave C. E. Sorber, 630 Buckeye St Plumbers' Union No. 108 -...—1st and 8rd Mondays, Labor Temple-Clarence Davis, 1312 VanDerVeer Ave Retail Clerks' Union No. 119 .4th Monday, Labor Temple Daniel Cummings, 1155 Garden Ave. Stationary Engineers No. 9L...—. 1st and 3rd Mondays, T. C. Hall 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. 1 W. E. Tice, 2340 Freeman Ave. Stove Mounters' Union No. 8 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 Homo 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 UNION8 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. ......1st Sunday A. M., T. C. Hall........ R. C. Oglesby, care News-Signal. ..4th Wednesday, T. C. Hall B. C. Scherzinger, Labor Temple, Hamilton. ,~4th Monday, T. C. Hall Chas. Smith, Star Barber Shop. .. -Last Friday Earl R. Price, Post Office. .....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, 125 So. Broad. HAMILTON BUSINESS AGENT8 MIDDLETOWN BUSINESS AGENTS Carpenters....R. J. Fitzgerald, 19 Curtis St. Office T. C. Hall, P. O. Box 2*9 Painters A. W. Stout, 608 Waite, Office T. C. Hall Movie Operators Ben H. Francis, 119 Monroe Stage Hands Earl Roebuck, 85 So. Broad. Electrical Workers C. S. Bowers, Labor Temple. H. PATER COAL CO. Sahd-Gravel-Cemeht The Hamilton Gravel Ca Phone 3700 The Hamilton Lumber Co. 940 Central Avenue FOR BEST GRADES AND SERVICE ON LUMBER AND BUILDING SUPPLIES DUERSCH COAL CO Cement, Sewer Pipe Try our Ebony or Pocahontas Coal on your next order. COKE. Phones i and 586 The A. J. Conroy Co 318-322 Sooth Second St. Eagles' Temple COMPLETE HOME FURNISHERS CONROY'S GOOD FURNITURE IS AN INVESTMENT—NOT AN EXPENSE Labor Queries Questions auid Answers on La bor: What It Has Done Where It Stands on Problems of the Day Its Aim and Program Who's Who in the Ranks of the Organised Toilers, etc., etc. Q-—How long has the Mexican Federation of Labor (CROM) been in existence? Who was the founder of Mexican trade unionism? A.—The CROM was founded in 1918. Luis N. Morones, former min ister of industry, commerce and labor, is considered the founder of the Mexican labor movement. Q.—How many nations belong to ^the International Labor Organiza tion? A.—Fifty-five. The organization started with twenty-four nations. Q-—When and where was the Lud low massacre? A.—April 20, 1914, at Ludlow, Colo., during the great coal strike in southern Colorado. Q.—What great labor organization was founded at Fort Jervis, N. Y.? A.—The brotherhood of Locomo tive Firemen and Enginemen. The first lodge was formed at Port Jervis in 1873 and organization of other local lodges followed rapidly. WORKERS ARE IDLE THROUGH SICKNESS Washington.—One man ont of every 10 loses eight or more consecutive days annually from sickness or non industrial accidents, according to the United States Public Health Service. Respiratory diseases were reported as the cause of 42.4 per cent of the cases digestive diseases, 13.5 per cent, and external causes (non-indus trial accidents), 9.8 per cent •essi"? A AS THE WORKER SEES HISWORLD Summary and Digest of Important Brents of the Week, Hers and Abroad After a heated debate over the censorship provisions of the tariff bill, the senate on March 18 adopted the prohibition on importation of books containing "seditious" and "ob scene" matter, final decision on the barring of books to be vested in the federal courts. The railroad employes' depart ment, American Federation of Labor, will meet in regular convention oil April 28 in Chicago. Ballot? have been issued to English textile workers for voting on the question of acceptance or rejection of proposals for a new general agree ment on wages. Death rates of industrial workers are from 50 to 100 per cent higher than those of other classes, accord ing to an analysis by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics of the mortality rates among policy holders of the Metropolitan Insurance Company. The British National Union of Railwaymen announced recently that the 2Vi per cent wage reduction which the British railroad workers accepted in 1918, will be restored beginning in May. President Ortiz Rubio of Mexico has made public a summary of gov ernment plans for providing work for the unemployed and for stimu lating agricultural and industrial activities. Sharply condemning the attitude of Harvard University in dismissing 20 scrubwomen rather than pay them the minimum wage required by Mas sachusetts law and terming it "harsh, stingy, socially insensitive and consid erably short of the highest ethical standards of the time," a group of 52 representative Harvard alumni recently protested in an open letter to the governing boards of Harvard. Unemployment in New York city reached its peak in February and sine? then conditions have shown a decided improvement, according to a report sent to Gov. Roosevelt by the New York board of trade. Railroad communication through out Argentine was recently greatly hampered and in many places demor alized by the refusal of the trainmen and enginemen to operate freight and passenger trains on time in pro test against the refusal of the employers to grant them higher wages. EASTON JURY Acquits Eleven In Hosiery Mill Strike Easton, Pa. (ILNS)—Eleven per sons arrested at Nazareth in connec tion with the strike of employes of the Kraemer Hosiery Company, and charged with riot, unlawful assembly and disorderly conduct on the com plaint of Sheriff John J. Snyder, of Northampton county, were acquitted by a jury here. The jury divided the costs of the case, placing 50 per cent on ten of the defendants, nine women and one man 25 per cent on Josephine Kac zor, of Salem, Mass., organizer for the American Federation of Full Fashioned Hosiery Workers, the elev enth defendant, and the remaining 25 per cent on Sheriff John J. Snyder, who made the arrests. KANSAS CITY BUILDERS AGREE TO^ARBITRATE Kansas City, Mo. (ILNS)—Settle ment of the strike of 8,000 building trades workers here loomed when the Builders' Association, by a vote of its executive board, agreed to accept the Chamber of Commerce proposal for arbitration aod the immediate resumption of work. The unions al ready had agreed to arbitration. The strike was called by the unions wb$n their demands tot a £-day week, i *v i the surface iwitf 1* -you save all "s'i 1 -v* The Ralston Paint Co. SELL PURE PAINTS Third and Market Sts. Phone 426 SO- 50 is a rich, tasty, long lasting chew Made at the Peace Tobacco Company by UNION TOBACCO WORKERS The Flavor Lasts with pay for the prevailing 5%-day week, were refused. The builders proposed a 10 per cent wage cut. The decision of the builders cams after four contractors handling five of the major downtown building projects signed an independent con tract with the Building Trades Coun cil calling for a 5-day week and 25 cents a day increase in wages until June 1. The separate contract assured work for at least 60 per cent of the men who walked out, according to J. L. Rogers, sceretary of the Building Trades Council. WHAT NEXT? The Carolinian, first all welded cargo steamship, recently made a successful sea test from Charleston, S. C. The vessel is constructed entirely by arc welding and has not a rivet or bolt irt it. A saving of 20 per cent in weight and 25 per cent in cost is said to have been made, compared to riveted vessels. Vehicles using the Holland tunnel between New York and New Jersey are counted by photo-electric im pulse the passing vehicle interrupts a light ray which registers on a dial in a far-removed administration. office. NEW YORK MAY EXCLUDE PRISON MADE PRODUCTS Albany, N. Y.—A committee of the state assembly has favorably report ed a bill which accepts the terms of the Hawes-Cooper bill, passed by congress. Under this federal act states may prohibit the importation of goods made in prisons in other states. This bill, when enacted, will not take effect until January 19, 1934, when the federal act becomes effec tive HIGH COURT OUTLAWS CASH-FOR-WAGES LAW Baton Rouge, La.—The state su preme court outlawed the Louisiana law which provides that wages shall be paid by cash or check. The agent of a lumber company paid wages in trade checks redeem able at the company store. He was sentenced to pay a fine of $300 or serve\30 days in jail. Company attorneys were upheld in their attack on the law, which is *»*m 3S#. -r s, 3 "At V n •J. i *v. i v 15 iA V I* a violation of the fourteenth amend* ment and the right of freedom of contract, said *the state supreme court. ADOPT UNION SCALE Duluth, Minn.—The city council unanimously adopted the wage scale* of local trade unions as the standard^ to be paid by the city and by all per*-: sons doing municipal construction and maintenance work. The Citizens' Alliance led a long. fight against the measure. The unioit busters were allied with every em ployers' organization except the Re* tail Merchants' Association The union label, shop' cartf Sfttl working button are the hall marks iininti cnnrla nr fifirvipiL -sfV JL .'J$k