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TRADES COUNCIL
The Trades and Labor Council of
Hamilton met in regular session Tues
day night, with a fair attendance.
President Charles Hosea presided.
Frank Vidourek, recording secretary
being absent, the reading of the min
utes and the roll call were dispensed
with.
The credentials of George Yeakle,
Walter Friedman and Faye Dill, to
represent the Pattern Makers' League
No. 7771 for terms of 12 months re
spectively, were read, received and
delegates installed
A communication was read from
the Los Angeles Trades Council and
the Building Trades Council in which
they state that the George H. IJtely
Co. is erecting an assembly plant for
the General Motor s Corporation.
Efforts have been made to have them
pay union wages, but have failed. They
ask that the council take action in
placing them on the we do not pat
ronize list. On motion the same was
complied with.
C. F. Hackman, general manager of
The Labor Union, a labor paper pub
lished in Dayton, in a communication
states that they would appreciate it
if the central body would appoint a
press correspondent to supply the la
bor news of Hamilton. The secretary
was instructed to write Mr. Hackman
the manager, informing him that we
have a labor paper in this city.
A lengthy letter was read from W-m
Green, president of the A. F. of L., in
which he states that at the last con
vention that organization had under
consideration a resolution dealing
with the long-standing controversy
between organized labor and the
Kohler Manufacturing Co., of Sheboy
gan, Wisconsin. The letter further
states that the Kohler concern has
disregarded and violated all rights of
their employes to organize. The widest
publicity is urged by the A. F. of
The letter was received and referred
to the Building Trades Council. Thi
company manufactures plumbing sup
plies.
Several letters ana copies of let
ters were read from Thos. J. Donnelly
secretary-treasurer and legislativ
representative of the Ohio State Fed
evation of Labor. All of the letters
and "declaration of the representatives
of organized labor" in Ohio are rela
tive to the subject on unemployment
insurance legislation.
Two bills were introduced, being
House Bill No. GOB and Senate Bill No
384. The "declaration" letter states
that upon receipt of House Bill 608
by the senate, it was referred to the
special committee of eleven on wel
fare. Five members of the senate
committee—Senators Bower, Hunter
McCluskey, Waldvogel and Zoul sign
ed a report to recommend the bill for
passage, and six refused to sign such
report, they being Senators Campbell
Gingher, Metcalf, Price, Seidner and
Nichols, of Butler county. The let
ters and report from Donnelly ere
ated much discussion by the different
delegates concerning the actions of
Senator Nichols, of this district.
The committee appointed at the last
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meeting to assist the bartenders in
their organizing campaign, reported
thaf'they visited several places and
that the Casino signed their agree
ment, and the Grand Hotel was favor
able to signing up. Other places were
visited and a report will be made at
the next council meeting.
Retail clerks reported another meet
ing with the new manager of Dan
Cohen's shoe store, but without results.
President Hosea notified the dele
gates that he would visit the meetings
of the different organizations in the
nterest of the Community Chest drive
and appealed for assistance.
A Resolution No, 7413 relative to
Miami Conservancy assessments was
ead to the delegates. This resolu
ion was passed by the city council
of Hamilton, and is signed by R. H.
Burke, mayor, and attest by Adele
Edmonds, clerk of council, March 4,
1936. Efforts have heretofore been
made to have the federal government
assume the remaining unpaid assess
ments, but were rejected. The city
council now feels that the state of
Ohio should assume the remaining un
paid assessments. On motion the coun
cil adopted the resolution of the city
council.
The corresponding secretary was
instructed to write and invite Di
John Cottrell, of Oxford, here to ad
dress the council on the social secur
ity act.
BUS
UNESJEXTENDED
City officials and representatives of
the Hamilton City Lines, Inc., an
nounced Tuesday that for 60 days bus
service will be extended on trial to
the south of Main street in the First
ward, Hamilton. Heretofore, bussess
have not been operated on any streets
south of Main and residents have
made requests to city council for serv
ice.
In effect, the new .service calls for
the addition of busses on the West
Main street line so that every third
bus leaving the business district, west
bound, during the morning and after
noon hours will turn south on street
instead of proceeding west on Main
The new route will be: South on
west on Franklin to Millville Mill
ville avenue to Washington boulevard
and return over same route.
FIRST RUN
Hamilton's new fire alarm system
worked to perfection Tuesday at 10:2
when Fire Chief William Conlin and
headquarters company equipment
made its first run from the new quar
ters in the new municipal building
The department was called to the
home of George Emminger, 710 South
Fourth street, to extinguish a roof
fire.
RECORD TAG SALES
Hamilton's three deputy registrars
reported Tuesday that the sale of
approximately 10,000 license tags in
the city establishes a record almost 50
per cent higher than the number is
sued in January, 1935. The figure last
year was 6,298.
Pressmen Strike Against
Nashville Paper Pay Cu
Nashville, Tenn. (ILNS)
strike of pressmen for restoration of
a 10 per cent wage cut resulted in
failure of the Nashville Tennessean
to publish a scheduled edition, the
first time in the 124 years of its
existence.
The strikers agreed the same day
to return to work pending further dis
cussion of their grievances, follow
ing a conference between Federal
Judge Gore, representatives of the
Pressmen's Union and attorneys for
the receiver and bondholders of the
paper.
The walkout was voted shortly
after the district federal court or
dered that the Tennessean paper
morning and evening, be sold at pub
lie auction June 1.
Lady Astor Denounces
Child Labor Champion
London (ILNS)—Lady Astor
American-born member of parlia
ment, denounced the Duchess of
Atholl in commons when thu Duchess
recommended child labor between the
ages of 14 and 15.
The Duchess told the standing com
mittee on education that industry
needed children of that age, and op
posed raising the age for leaving
school from. 14 to 15.
"If industry depends on the little
hand, then it had better stop/' Lady
Astor declared. "It is difficult for
me to speak without emotion, and if
Mie Duchess of Atholl had her way
children would still be up the chim
ney and down the mine."
Her reference was to England's his
toric child chimney sweeps.
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LABOR CONFERENCE
Over 300 Delegates in At
tendance in Columbus,
Sunday, March 22
Responding to a call issued by the
xecutive board of the Ohio State
Federation -of Labor, labor of Ohio
met in conference in Columbus, Sun
day, March 22, to consider the legisla
tive situation in respect to House Bill
No. 608—Mr. Boyd, and Senate Bill
No. 384—Mr. Hunter, to establish a
state system of unemployment insur
ance. A close check-up of the attend
ance showed over 300 present.
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The conference of labor was called
to order by President Lyden, of the
federation. Secretary-Treasurer Don
nelly, also of the federation, acted as
secretary of the conference. President
Lyden addressed the conference in
•espect to the reasons for calling it.
Senator Hunter and Hon. Horace S
Kiefer also addressed the assembled
delegates relative to the pending leg
islation on unemployment insurance in
the senate.
A number of the delegates spoke on
the subject and pledged themselves to
become active in securing the election
of state representatives and state sen
ators this year friendly to labor.
Secretary Donnelly reported to the
conference in relation to the meeting
between the executive board of th
federation and the representatives of
the Transportation Railroad Brother
hoods and the agreement entered into
for co-operative action in the coming
campaign for the nomination and elec
tion of members of the general assem
bly of Ohio favorable to labor. The
officers of the federation recommend
ed that all central bodies and local
labor unions take steps to build
co-operative movements in their com
munities between their organization
and the local lodges of the brother
hoods, having for their purpose the
election of friends of labor to the
legislature.
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A motion was adopted by a unani
mous vote of the conference,, fol
lowing a discussion of it by the dele
gates, declaring that any endorsement
Central Labor Unions or local unions
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of candidates for the legislature
whose records as members of the leg
islature show them to be unfriendly
to labor, shall be considered as an act
unfriendly to organized labor of
Ohio.
Dr. Paul L. Vogt, regional' director
of education for the Workers' Edu
cation Bureau, was invited to address
the conference by President Lyden,
and in doing so reported on the plans
which the executive board of the fed
eration had entered into with him and
the Workers' Education Bureau for
the holding of a number of labor insti
tutes under the auspices of the central
bodies and the development of a labor
radio program. He promised to visit
some of the cities in the near future
to discuss with the officers of organ
ized labor therein plans for the hold
ing of the labor institutes during Lh
next three months, and solicited their
co-operation when he did so.
British Unions Report
Big Membership Gains
London (ILNS)—Three big British
trade unions have recently reported
substantial increases in membership
The annual report of the National
Union of Distributive and Allied
Workers shows that at the end of
1935 the membership had increased
by 10,654, to a total of 144,675.
The Amalgamated Engineering
Union reports an increase of more
than 4,000 members in February
During 1935, the membership rose by
nearly 23,000 to a total of 228,359
and it is still increasing, at the rate
of 1,000 a week.
The Shop Assistants' Unior report
the highest membership for 15 years
UNION HEAD MAY ENTER
RACE FOR GOVERNORSHII
Knoxville, Tenn. (ILNS)—Majo
George L. Berry, co-ordinator for in
dustrial co-operation and president of
the International Printing Pressmen
and Assistants' Union of North Amer
iea, announces that if he found suffi
cient sentiment he would run for gov
ernor of Tennessee. His appointment
as co-ordinator expires April 1.
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When a feller's lit up he should git
put out.
Some fellers never git in clover
cause they always look seedy.
Many a kid who wants t' set th'
world afire begins by smokin'.
A pretty face kin cause a lot of
ugly talk.
Aimin' to do better helps a feller t'
shoot along.
Some chaps with bay windows are
asy to see through.
"California Hens Break Laying Rec
ords"—Ma says, "So does pa."
"U. S. Gold to Be Buried in Moun
tains of Kentucky"—Thars to be gold
in them thar hills.
"U. S. Has Sixty Kinds of Mosqui
toes"—Yep, we've been bit by '^m all.
A traffic signal we've all seen,
Is the glowing gleam of the glowing
green."
Many a lumberin' feller is a block
head.
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Yep, most of us are bent on breakin'
even.
It's a wrong jane who does no spurn
ing.
After a feller wets his whistle he
usually wants t' sing.
A feller's gotta be in tune with life
t' make things hum.
After a feller gits cracked over a
gal, he's soon broke.
Nope, it ain't th' fellers who pry
who do th' most liftin'.
Yes, sah, even aristocrats git down
in th' dumps.
Ont. Low Wage Employers
Branded Traitors to Nation
Toronto (ILNS)—The Ontario gov
ernment will bring in social legisla
tion dealing with low wages and long
hours, David Croll, minister of wel
fare, told the provincial legislature.
"We know," he said, "that today
thousands of workers are getting be
tween $5 and $10 for a week of 60
hours or more. I brand their employ
ers as the lowest type of exploiters.
I brand them as betrayers of their
country in its hour of economic need."
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