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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-06-27
Delegates To Big Convention Trans
act rIuch Business OF Great
Importance To Workers.

Atlantic City, n j. Samuel Com
pers was reelected President of the
American Federation of Labor, in con-
vention here. Mr. Gompers, in a
speech, said the selection was Ameri-
can labor's answer to its traducers
and opponents
When the delegates arose to their
feet to cheer the veteran workmen's
leader, James Duncan, of Seattle, the
only delegate who voted mo-, and
Perley Grow, of Los Angeles, and
other so-called radical leaders, re
mained seated. The proportion Of
these, however, was small.
Gompers declared in his speech that
a certain element in labor for months
had been trying to bring about his
defeat and that many anti-labor and
anti-American publications had been
used as advertising mediums to attack
organized labor in general and its
leaders in particular.
TELLS OF HIS EFFORTS.
ct was organized labor's right to
determine who should be it's President,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-06-27

Washington, On being notified of
the assault on Columbus, Ga, striking
textile workers by gun men, Presi-
dent Gompers forwarded this telegram
to Governor Dorsey of that state:
"On behalf of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor ! urge that you take
immediate steps to have a thorough
investigation made of the shooting
Of the members of the United Textile
Workers of America at Columbus, Ga.
and that those who are responsible be
brought hefore the bar of justice"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-06-27
Machinists' Union
Experiencing Biggest B ON
In Its History.

Machinists Local No. 241, is one of
the busiest labor organizations in the
city today busy taking in new mem
bers. There is no let-up of applica-
tions pouring in. At the meeting OF
Wednesday night another large class
of candidates was initiated and what
pleased the members more than any
thing was that more applications came
in than at any one meeting IN the or
ganizations history
With the shorter day and the better
pay obtained in many of the shops as
the direct result Of the efforts of the
union the machinists of Hamilton are
appreciating the benefits of organi-
zation, are joining the union of their
craft and getting an example that
would be well for many members Of
other crafts to follow.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-06-27

Portland, Ore Bakers union has
negotiated the following new scale
with the employing bakers Bench
men are to be paid $36 per week and
foremen and ovenmen, $38. Jobbers
are to receive 81 per day and shall be
paid at the end Of the shift. Over
time calls for double pay, and no bak-
er shall be employed overtime more
than two hours per week when other
bakers are available.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-06-27
TELEPHONE "UNION"
For Bell Telephone Employees Organ
lied BY Bell Telephone Company.
COMPANY CLEVERLY BEATS BUR
Lessons ORDER.

ization is to name a conference COM
mittee to confer with the officials Of
the company regarding wages, hours
and other working conditions. And
we guarantee that that committee
will be RIGHT This is to be com
pany Union" and organized for the
company and the first employe who
let's out whimper against conditions
or refuses to join will be canned"
1t is to be another Rockefeller union"
run on the Rockefeller plan. The
reason for the haste in organizing was
to beat the legitimate union to it.
We might add too for the benefit of
the evening paper that there is no
possibility of announcement contemp-
lated that the organization will be
considered trade union and weswould
further warn the employees not to hint
at such thing within the hearing of
the authorized representative to carry
the news back to the King Bee
This will be another one Of those
unions" where the girls may say
lots Of nice things about the officials
but if they so much as open their
mouths about wages, hours or condi-
tions they are expelled from the
"union" and of course as the company
engages none but union" employees
they lose their job. Anyway the Of
ficals are quick thinkers.
"a "a Pa
Benjamin Franklin said Every
little makes mickle." Sixteen
"Thrifties make a w. S. S.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-06-27

whether any one else liked it or not, "
Mr.. Gompers added 81 have given all
that is in me to serve the cause of
labor primarily and the masses of
people generally.
My highest conception Of duty has
been service and protection to the
rights of citizenship of the great
masses so that each succeeding gen
Grafton may be assured it will re-
ceiye everything that rightfully be-
longs to it,
SALARY BIGGER.
Despite his own vigorous protest,
the salary of Mr. Gompers was raised
from $500 a year to $4,000
Delegate" Gompers voted against
the resolution and told the conven-
ton that his salary was so high that
enemies of labor pointed Aim out
when he was in Europe as in a class
with millionaires.
MORRISON is REELECTED
Frank Morrison, Washington, and
Daniel J. Tobin, indianapolis, were
reelected Secretary and Treasurer,
respectively. James Duncan, Of Quin-
cy Mass, was reelected First Vice
President, and Joseph f. Valentine, Of
Cincinnati, Second Vice President.
John r. Alpine, Chicago having re
signed as Third Vice President, the
Vice Presidents below him were moved
up. Frank Duffy, Indianapolis, thus
became Third; William Green, Indi-
annapolis, Fourth; w D. Mahon, De-
troit, Fifth; T. A. Rickert, Chicago,
Sixth; Jacob Fischer, indianapolis,
Seventh, and Mathew Woll, Chicago,
Eighth Vice President.
A contest arose over the Sixth Vice
Presidency, Thomas Sweeney, of Chi
cago, representing the tailors, being
candidate against Rickert, but being
defeated by vote of 28,299 to 1861.
Vol, a photo engraver, is the only
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-06-27

For Collective Bargaining, This was
the heading of an article which ap-
peared in an evening paper on Tues
day night and which is so smooth
that it is expected to take the wrink-
les out of all troubles-so for as the
Bell Telephone Company is concerned.
The article referred to goes on to
say that the announcement of Post
master-G General Burleson, sanction
ing organizations of employees of
telephone lines for collective bargain
ing with officials, did not prompt the
launching of the movement in Cincin-
natl. 1t further says: No announce
ment was made as to whether the new
organization would be considered to
be a trade union or whether it would
be affiliated with any national or
ganization or union of telephone en-
ployes.
OF course Burleson's order had moth
ing to do with it but when it comes to
getting busy you have to hand the
cakes to the Bell Telephone Company,
for you notice that hardly six days
elapsed from the time Burleson is
sued his order until the telephone
company has organized a union of its
own-one that every employe viii
have to join after which it will IDEAL"
with them collectively" Why deal
with them Individually when you can
bunch them up and deal with them
collectively? This is to be the order
of the day
A company official says the organ
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-06-27
veCents Hour Increase
Granted Machinists By I'll. o.
r. Co. Other Employees
Also Receive Increase

Good news was handed the employ
es OF the Hooven, Owens, Rentschler
company when bulletins were posted
in the company's big plant on Wed
nesday to the effect that increases in
wages would be granted dating from
Monday June 30th. The bulletins
stated that the machinists increase
would be cents an hour and that
other employees would be increased
cents an hour.
The increase granted the machinists
is no surprise and is only what was
predicted weeks back by The Press.
1t will be remembered some time
back the machinists requested an
eight-hour day and 10 cents an hour
increase. The firm stated that it
could not meet the request at that
time and the machinists walked out.
However, both sides agreed to refer
the whole matter to the War Labor
Board for adjustment. After several
weeks the War Board awarded the
machinists the eight-hour day and 5
cents an hour increase. This was
satisfactory to both sides at the time
A few weeks after this Mr. Gordon
Rentschler announced that the entire
plant would go ON a strictly eight
hour day run for every man employed
with no change in wages. This was
great news for the workers in this
plant and it was at this time that the
prediction was made that the addi-
tional five cents originally requested
by the machinists would be granted
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-06-27
Organized Labor To Request Re-
mOval Of POstmaster=General
BurleSOn From Office.
new member Of the Executive Council
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.

The following are a few Of the many
resolutions of Importance to labor
which have been adopted by the con
vention:
For enforcement of the clause in the
Seaman's Act providing that rs per
cent Of a vessels crew talk English
Denouncing the bills introduced by
Senator Calder and Representative
Gould repeating the Seamans Act
clause relating to wage scales on
board ocean-going ships
That the Executive Council make a
study Of the problem Of establishing
dollar value Of stabilized purchas-
ing power
Asking the removal Of Postmaster
General Burleson. This resolution
was adopted by unanimous vote.
Inviting discharged soldiers, sail
ors and marines to. join trade unions.
Protecting civil service employees in
then right to appeal from decisions Of
their superiors.
For minimizing night work in the
postal service.
Urging ratification of woman suf-
frage by the states.
For retirement of superannuated
postal service employees.
Demanding Immediate repeal of the
Federal Espionage Act. Amended to
remove all restrictions on free speech,
press and travel, and adopted in part,
RESOLUTIONS DEFEATED.
The following resolutions were de-
feated:
Providing that all trade agreements
with employers terminate on one date,
namely, May lst.
Against cancellation of shipbuilding
contracts
Demanding the election of shop
foremen by the workers in the indi-
vidual shops
Reorganizine the entire trade union
movement from the craftline plan to
one based upon plant unions" or in
dustry group
Asking Congress to explain war
costs.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-06-27
Big Five"
Dictate What People Shall
Eat And Pay.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Federal Trade
Commissioner William B. Colyer, in
addressing a meeting Of the National
Wholesale Grocers' association, de-
clared that the meat packers will alb
solutely dictate to the people Of this
country what they shall eat and what
they shall pay for it" if present tend
encies are not stopped
you are told the federal trade COM
mission carries a sword with which
to smite American business, he said,
Il tell you that the federal commits
sion carries a shield which it places
over American business whenever a
business concern appeals to it against
unlawful interference and unfair COM
petition. AS a result Of the investi-
cation into the operations of the beef
companies and the reports it made to
the government, it has brought down
the bolts of the Joye Of beef upon
their heads
q read one Of Wilson & Co.'S ad-
vertisements published few days
ago, which described for the delecta-
tion of the dear folks an imaginary
dinner at which not only the steak
and lard in the biscuits came from
Wilson & Co., but so did the butter,
the canned peaches, the olives, the
catsup and the coffee. The salt and
pepper may have come through the
regular channels of food purveying.
Shall we, the people who have just
poured out our blood and treasure in
France to end the ruthless efficiency
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-06-27

AMERICAN Federation Of LABOR DELEGATES ELECT
AL Old OFFICERS FRANK MORRISON, SECRETARY.

And this prediction came true on
Wednesday.
The Hooven, Owens, Rentschler
company's plant is the only one in the
city which is conducted strictly on the
eight hour plan. 1t is said that other
good things for the workers in this
plant can be looked for shortly. Don't
be surprised if a minimum wage. and
a fair one too, will be announced soon.
Va We Ga
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-06-27
Gun Men
Fire Into Workers Meeting
Kill One And Wound Others

Columbus, Ga.,-Gun men fired into
an open air meeting of striking textile
workers and killed one person and
seriously injured six others. Prior to
the assault the speakers were subject
ed to insult and din was maintained
by rafting tin pans in an effort to
silence the speakers. Trade union
lists are protesting vigorously again
st the outrages and are demanding
the prompt punishment of the gun
men, The Carpenters union has vot-
ed ST 1000 for this purpose.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-06-27

Philadelphia, Eight hundred mem
bers of Bakers Union No are strik-
ing to secure union shop conditions,
48-hour week and the following
wages; Oven men and dough mixers,
$33 per week; assistants, $30.80, and
bench hands and helpers, $1,000
Some firms have made settlements,
but many of the larger ones have re-
fused
Tacoma, Wash, The union bakers
are on strike, the bakers association
refusing to pay $3.50 per day, an in
crease of 81 An effort is also being
made to reestablish night work and
refuse women the same wages as men.
Ogden, Utah,-All bakery proprie-
tors except one signed the new wage
scale, dating from May l.
- "a H
Benjamin Franklin said: "If you
would be wealthy, think of saving as
well as getting" Buy w S. S.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-06-27

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WA0 SAVINGS sTAixfS
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UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-06-27
Bakers Active
Gains For Craft In Many
Cities Reported.

Peoria, The Bakers union won its
strike and all bakeries have accepted
the demands. All work done between
Z p. m. and a. NJ calls for 81 extra.
Wages agreed on are Foreman on
bread and cakes, day $50; night $32;
spongers and oven men $25 day; night
$27; bench foreman, $25 day; night,
$27; bench and other workmen, $24
day, $26 night.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-06-27

Seattle, Wash, Unions Of the bak-
ing trade signed up new agreements
for the coming year that give increas-
es of 81 a day to about $50 bakers and
bakery wagon drivers. The new scale
also gives an increase of 81 to all bak-
ers on night shift work. All wages
are for eight hours work 1t also
covers about 800 cracker apd candy
workers, most of them girls, who are
given increases averaging about 10
per cent
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-25

Il, just fled with the Peace. Con-
ference by the commission on the re-
jponsibility for the war and war
crimes:
Hohenzollern, the ex.Kaii-
ser.
h Ferdinand, ex-czar Of the Bulgars.
Grand Admiral Won Tirpitz, au-
thor of ruthless Ujboat warfare.
B Gen. Won Kissing, who was Ger
many's military governor of Belgium.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-25
Sf,s;ER q 70 DIE q
JufyI Finds DeaA ysfdief i, Mn
MinutesaSeutaiice in Ten =.

Baltimore, April 25.--Isaiah Foun-
tai1iI on trial as the assailant Of
Bertha Simpson, a white school girl,
Of Talbot County, was sentenced to
death late yesterday afternoon at
Easton. The jury deliberated 8 min
utes before finding the prisoner guilty
The judges conferred for 10 minutes
before pronouncing sentence. F'oun-
tain will be brought to Baltimore and
sent to the penitentiary to await ' ex-
ecution.
There were no demonstrations IN
Easton. General satisfaction with the
verdict was expressed on all sides. All
ordinations of violence have ceased.
States Attorney Butler. This clos
. ing address to the jury, described
the crime in detaik
At one point d, the testimony
Fountain, who was Standing in the
dock, suddenly became i'll and was
taken from the courtroom, for half an
hour.
The prisoner, testifying in his own
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-25
Have COLOR IN CHEEKS
BE Better Looking-Take
Olive Tablets

Ifyour skin is ow-complexion pallid
tongue coated--appetite poor-you have
a bad taste in your molith-a lazy, no-good
feeling -you should take Olive Tablets.
Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets-a substitute
for calomel were prepared by Dr.. Edwards
after IL years of study with his patients.
Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets are q purely
vegetable compound mixed with olive oil.
You win know them byitheir olive color.
To have clear, pink skin, bright eyes,
no pimples, a feeling Of buoyancy like
childhood days you must get at;the cause.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets act on the
flyer and bowels ike calomel-yet have
no dangerous after effects. !. .ti,
They start the bile and overcome consti-
patton. That's why millions OF boxes are
sold annually at 10c and Csc per box. All
druggists. Take one or two nightly and
note the pleasing results.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-25
sIbehaif denied ibhat lie had Seoraiiinn,lts
3Eed The Chine ahd atsenRtedsao essaaaB-
1F'lishs % 1 + ~ vi
SUBJECT TO TRIAL
Ex-Kaiser, Ex-Czar Ferdinand, won
Tirpitz and Won Kissing Held
Responsible.

Paris, April ,25-These men are
subject to trial BY an international
tribunal, !onI the strength of the re
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-08-14
RUMUNSKY PREMIER OBHAJUJE
MADARSKY YPAD.
OKUPACNi ARMADA ZJEDNAL.A V
ZEML PORADEK
PRITOMNOST VOJSKA CELL TEZ PROTI
RAKOUSKU.

Pafiz, 13. rpna. - Dnes bya mezispojenecka rada
rychlo svoana ably ednaa suac Uhrach Constantine
Damandy, mmunsky komisar Budapesti ak dnes hlasf
spoienecka kom1e voenska Budapest prohas nemGze
spoenecke nsrukce povazova rozkazy povefen byl
mezspoieneckou koms ien vyiednvati ale niko poslou
chati davanych rozkazu.
Bukurest, 49, rpna. Mnistersky predseda Bratiano
rozmluve zastupc spoieneho tsku vyslov
souhasu pfanim spoenc. Jednym dceem obsazen hlav
nho mesta byo pomoc spoeneckemu vojsku potacen boil
Sevsmu a zemi zednat poradek.
"V dobe, kdy sme cekai spojenecke voisko, utoci
boSevc naSi frontu sedmhradskou Pc n6kokadennfm
urputnem boil ktereho Rumunsku cd spoiencG nedo
stao zadneho pomocneho materau urpey boevcke oddly
rozhodnou porazku. TAX zvani vada Belly Kuhna byla
svrzena &C znacnych obet nach stran Jen ably zaj
stem by sledek vezstv obsada rumunska armada Buda
pest ke pfevadala anarche Jest dos podivnym sezna
re nami nakada ako nepritelem jako spoenc
obvnovan jsouce poruseni prmer ednoduse proto re
byvse napaden sme branli Vykonal sme vastne
jedni to- jsme byly poienci pred nekoka malo t
ny vyzvan t do Uher skoncovat bezvladi ktere
ohrozovalo nejen mir Rumunska ale cee Evropy.
"Rumunsko dosahlo narodniho spoienf netouzf nkte
rak uherskem zem pree 81 toiko miru navra ke kid
praci ably armada moha byti demobovana venovati
zamesnanim, kerym by vakou znicena vlas vrata d
vejsimu zivotu.'
Berlin 49, srpna. = Budapest doSle depeSe Obasnuf
nyn vnikan rumunskeho armady do zapadnch Uher sm6
rem rakouske hranc Ned6ie tax nkterak obav
pred seskym povstanim ako proo ably by!o
meckym rakouskym zemim vykonavati vv pri vobch zap
Uhrach, kde jest mnoho n6meckych koonstd.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-08-14
PALMER ZAKROCUJE PROTI FIRMAM
CEMENTARSKYM.
LlCENSOVANi OBCHODU S POTRA-
VINAMI.


Washington, 13. srpna5 Generaln zaObce Spojenych
StG A. Mitchell Palmer dnes prozrad by nekoka guver
merry pozadan ably donu sty hromadici potraviny
lem dasiho zdrazovani dani rh vSech zasob Bylo z
eno re zboz ulozeno jest chladirnach skladStch dele
nez zakony doty6nych sat dovouji ale technicke obze
pGsobene mezistanim obchodni zakonem zabranu osud
guvemerdm uchopit raznejsich prostredkh.
Palmer nardil vsem dsrktnm zalobchm ably guverne-
I'm echto snahach poskytoai vsemoznou pomoc Az do
sud dosly uredni stiznos sesti sat ednm mich jest
jak byo prozrazeno New Jersey
Proti 19 nejvetsim spoleGnosem kontroluicm cement
hlavne vychodn ca Sousta byo zavedeno estn fzen
ak nasvedGue rozkaz dany Pamerem distrknimu zaobc
Bodinov Trentonu, N. ].
Verena zaloba podepsana federalnm navladnm vini
frmy spiknu kterym byly zdvoj nekerych pfi
padech ztronasobeny Predm6tem vykoristovani sta
cement ny material nevyhnutene porebny pf stavbe dom
mosd jinych vereinych budov.
adni krully die pal-7snva vyroku navrfnou kongreS
bezprosedni schveni pfedIohy konrole potravin ez
prekroceni treno byti ma $4,000 dvouem zaarem aneb
oboim ne predloze pax navrhovany podobne
trestv neopravnene zdrazovani odevG umeych hnov
krmva ahospodaTskych prstroG Soucasne pozaan bude
kongres povolen obnosu vs S12OOOOO vylohv po
ien6 stihanm vyssavafG du Dale must m kazdy OBJ
chodnik prodavajicf z nevyhnutene poTeby, Tedni
voen bude musti prodava zboz die pevne sanoveneho
cennku
Vsechny plany isou z vypracovanv die vsech znamek
urcite dOjde eich uskutecneni Prvni pokus konroly
maoobchodnkG bude uGn6n Washngon6- -samem. Zakon
pedpisova bude oba potravn, pfesnou jeho vahu atd
VSechny pfpady kdy byy potraviny z1mysne niceny
ceem vyhnat nedostakem do vse pTisne budou vS
treny vnc byt ohavn6 teto spekulace dopust pred
pretim eto predohy, pohnan tresnim Tizenim zodpo
vednos. -
Drakonick6 vysupovan vlady budi zdesen mezi trusy
temio modernm dobrodnci ldu lie ocekavati re nei-
bzsch dnech donucen budou zanecha vyderacskeho ra
d6ni
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-08-14
[W!S,,S:] \, z, s It'll WSSl
OHEN v CARAZI.

Conellova garaz ci3. 1923
ma zap. lit ul. vyhorela wee
ra rano az do zakladG av nj
zniceno pet nakladnich aut.
Pozar yznikl po vybuchu v
nadMi gasolin We a nekolika
vterirach rozSiril Sc ma ce.
lou budovu, take hasiC1m nc
zbylo jineho nez sousedni do
my hasiti. Connel ma skody
$4,000 a pojiSt4ni polovicni.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-08-14
MA VOJENSKE POSTE.

V tabofe Sherman u Chilli
cothe zatGen byl vGera serzant
c.. Wilson pro domnelou zpro-
nev6ra nd vojenske poste, kds
byl vypravcim. Zaloba tvrdi,
re otevrel Hekolik peneznich
zasilek i psanl zapsanych, kite.
rezto tvrzeni obvinenym jest
vSak popirano. Wilson vratiI
Sc do Ohio z Francie, kde Wy.
znamenal Sc zvlaSte V bitve u
scissors roku 1918, kdy Ia
chrabrost obdrzel francouzsky
kriz de guerre, americkou me.
dali osobni vyAnamenani
gen. Glenna.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-08-14

Neverime dele spoenecke dohode iez hodla mas
zmrzaciti Jsme ochotn odvoati nase vosko tfeba Il
tfejsho rama ale odneseme zeme vSe prave TAX ak
Rumunsku ucnil poni marsalek Mackensen. Dohoda
mas nenavd proto re 81 nepfeieme aby naS ovladl
anglicky amerckV kapital Vse pax zemi zbude
po mas. odnesou dodatecn6 spojenci.
Umys dohodv Jest udrzeti mezi Rumunskem u
hrami nepfatelstvi aby zeme navzaem ncily spo
ienci jich pax zmocn. Uhry mus sedovat politiku
nasi musi Sc pTpoiiti Rumunsku pod nasim spolec
ny1n kraem. Nedbame toho co 81 dohoda francouzske
no premera zada ale ndime poitikou nasi vastnl.
Pozadujeme odpoved cd arcivevody Josefa, naeel-
nika mad darske vlady do hod vecern Neobdrzime-li
t6to odpoved udanou dobu, oznamime TAX do Buka-
rest Sc zadosti dalsl infomace.