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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-02-27
If Senator POmerene Has
His Way With Retire
ment Bill

Washington.-U United States Sena-
tor Pomerene, of Ohio, has offered a
substitute for the McKellar-L -Lehlbach
retirement bill The latter legislation
is urged by organized government en-
ployes and provides that the govern
ment and employees shall jointly con-
tribute to the fund. Retirement shall
be at the age of 65 years in most cases
and in other special cases 62 to 60
years. The maximum annuity, de-
pending on length of service and sal
airy, shall be $720 annually and the
minimum shall be $50. Employment
for Is years will be necessary before
an employe is entitled to the retire
ment
To this plan Senator Pomerene OBJ
jects. His substitute would put all the
cost on the employe, who shall be pen
stoned at the age of 70 years.
In attempting to block consideration
of the retirement bill Senator Pomer-
enc caused Senator McKellar, senate
sponsor for the bill, to make this ref
erence to the Ohio senator:
Il know that the senator takes
the view that he is in favor Of some
sort of civil service retirement law
bill now before the senate. He has
been one of the most active of all its
but he certainly is not in favor of the
opponents. recall many times Will;
l was attempting to get it up having
yielded to his Establishments, which ar,
always very persuasive with met as
am very fond of him, but we did no
get anywhere"
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San Diego, Cal.-Newspaper print
ers have raised wages to $37 a weel
for day work and $40 for night work
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-02-27
Government nust Be Brought
Back To People If Democ=
racy Is TO Live
WOODWORKER PAY
$l5.55 U. S. SAYS

Washington.-Th The Bureau of Labor
Statistics Of the Department of Labor
has completed a survey of wages and
hours Of labor in the woodworking in
dustries, confning it to the manufact-
ure Of planning mill products such as
doors, sashes, blinds, and to the man
ufacture Of plain and upholstered
wooden furniture
The investigation, which was made
for the calendar year 1919. shows an
average weekly work period Of 43.2
hours in the lumber industry, with an
average weekly pay roll Of $15.55.
This report covers 1902 persons en-
ployed in l4l establishments in the
United States In millwork there
were 5.379 persons engaged in l05
establishments, and receiving an aver
age pay Of $l9.10 for an average of
48.6 hours per week
The furniture industry showed a
slightly higher remuneration. Male
workers received an average of $3.50
per week, for 81 hours work, while
female employees received 5000 for
1876 hours Of work
Upholsterers received the highest
wage. They were paid $23.42 for 49.2
hours OF work; cabinet makers re
ceived $20.43 for 51.6 hours; fnshers,
S18.26 for 81 hours; laborers, $500
for 49.S hours, and machine hands,
S18.22 for 52.2 hours Female work
ers in the furniture making crafts
were paid as follows: Finishers,
$1l.42 for 1876 hours; Iaborers, 1896,
AS hours; machine hands, $11.70, 49.8
hours
The report also shows comparative
earnings in these trades, using the
year 1913 as typical pre-war yeac.
Wages per hour for millworkers, ac-
cording to this tabulation, shows an
increase of 81 per cent in the six
years. Wage increases for the same
period in other trades are: Cigars,
50 per cent; mems clothing, II per
cent; furniture, 81 per cent; hosiery
and underwear, "a per cent; iron AMI
steel, 121 per cent; lumber, "a per
cent; silk goods, 81 per cent
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-02-27
UNION" WAS FINANCED
BY New York Street Car
Company

New York. How the Interborough
Rapid Transit Company financed its
company union, known as the Inter
borough Brotherhood, was shown in an
investigation Of the company's affairs.
Last summer the union" went on
strike, and it has been charged that
the company was back Of this move
as an aid to it's high finance program.
While the strike agitation was on, the
company secured an injunction against
officers Of the bona fde street car
mems union that was attempting 10
organize these properties. The judge
held that 'one union was enough"
1t is now shown that the presi-
dent Of the company union" was
paid his usual wage as i motorman,
last summer, while engaged in the
business Of the union
It was also shown that IVY L. Lee.
formerly connected with the Rockefel-
Ter interests as a publicity agent is
receiving $4,000 year as head of
the street car company's publicity bu-
reau
It was Mr.. Lee VINO became immor-
tai by the statement that IF you let
me write the heads for a newspaper
article don't care who writes the
story"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-02-27
LESE MAJESTE LAW
Is What Palmer Really
Wants, Says New York
World

New York-"In his demand for a
new sedition act Attorney General
Palmer has at last given one ilIustra-
tion Of the alleged inadequacy of ex-
isting law" says the New York World
in an editorial entitled MIR Palmer
Lese Majestic"
"A man can 60 to the residence Of
the chief justice with a bomb and
threatening notice in his hands, he
says, "and there would be no federal
statute that we could use to punish
that man for his act.
Members of congress probably have
not forgotten that year ago several
women went to the white house with
nothing but suffrage banners in their
hands; were promptly arrested, tried,
convicted Most congressman must
know furthermore, that there is a
criminal code Of the United States in
full effect in the District OF Columbia
which is reinforced ir every state BY
comprehensive local laws
New York, for example, has JUS
convicted Benjamin Gitlow Of criminal
anarchy for publishing an incendiary
newspaper, and he may be in prisoned
for 10 yers
"If it is spectacular terrorism stop
ping short of actQal violence that the
attorney general wishes 70 penalize
in drastic ways, he is to be reminded
that the law gives courts wide disere-
tion in dealing with such offe 'ses IN
tent always being taken into account.
If the intent is to intimiuate o. over,
throw the government of tie United
States, various soct 'ons Of the federal
statutes already cover that ground
1t might be dirf-u- c prove that a
mere menace to eae chief justice was
designed to set rerolution afoot but
the magistrate is a citizen and i pro
tected by the laws tie saree as any
other citizen
what Mr.. Palmer evidently wants
is something in the nature Of lese ma
jeste by which CRIMES against certain
persons may be punished with unusual
severity In the acceptance of that
program congress does well - hesI-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-02-27
LABOR COST OF SHOES
Nothing Like What Has
Been Claimed BY
Makers

Boston Claims that the high cost
Of labor is responsible for the high re-
tail cost Of shoes are answered by
Editor Baine, Of the Shoe Workers
Journal, who says;
From authentic information which
we have before us, we know that the
increase in theactual cost Of labor in
making the better grades Of mems
shoes has been not to exceed 35 to 40
cents per pair.
1T is true that most of this actual
increase in labor cost has come in the
last five years, or during the war per
iod, and these are the extreme ad-
yances in actual increase of labor cost
How many other expenses may
be figured as labor cost as a matter
Of figuring, we are unable to say. We
only know our own end of the industry
THAT an advance Of not over 40
cents per pam on labor cost does not
account for the present price Of shoes
is obvious In the case of shoes, labor
is not the goat, and is not willing to
have the appearance Of being the goat.
Speaking of goats reminds me that
goat skin leather is selling at an ad-
vance of 500 per cent over pre-war
prices, with calf skin leather approx
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-02-27
MORE ANTI-STRIKE TALK
Sixteenth Century Idea Pro-
posed by Eastern Solon

Representative Bradbury,
of the state constitutional convention
can now be classed as modern
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-02-27
Congress Has 90 Lawyers, Most OF
Whom Are Retained Through
Law Firms BY Big Business
down into a condition that viii

down into condition that will be
little if any better than serfdom
Privilege wants the railroads back
1t wants a subsidy of from one billion
to two billions a year It wants to-
validate eight billions of securities
and load them in perpetuty onto the
back Of the people
Privilege wants universal military
training, it wants to crush unionism,
it wants to grab the nations water
power. 1t was never So powerful and
more highly organized. And the
things privilege wants mean political
and economic slavery to the worker
and the farmer
Labor and the farmers can recon
secrate this nation to the cause Of
human freedom if they viii but IN
telligently employ their political
power There never was greater rea-
son for united constructive action.
Do Wall Streets Bidding
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IonaI al,;sors ~, III raiiroads Tbis
orans ~ -o,.,. ;,,+o,.os+;,o o,,os+;o,
r. ! ro,,o,+o1 +ba+ NM, bor of CON
gressmen and senators are receiving
salaries and retainers, either directly
or as members of law firms, from
railroads and other corporations
closely allied herewith, for services
which they are presumed to render.
Neither in sound law nor in good
morals have these salaried retainers
any right to vote on legislation that
benefcially affects their employers.
As between the welfare of the people
and the interests of the corporations
these retainers who have divided
allegiance cannot be depended upon
to make a correct decision. Exper-
ience is warning that their action
viii be favorable to their private
employers They are absolutely un-
trustworthy although many of them
will righteously protest that the fat
fees they obtain do not in any manner
prejudice their judgment or dictate
their official position on any question
What Roosevelt Did
p,o.;do,+ pooso,ol+ cont Kansae
ao,,o+ox - +bo contention, fo, ,,rac-
ticing before the departments II
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PRINTERS RAISE WAGES

Seattle Rates for newspaper
printers are advanced S a day and
viii date back to the first of the year,
The revised scale is $8 for day work
and $3.50 for night work.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-02-27

the powerful financial group to secure
a respectful hearing
Capital gets consideration because
it mas sent its representatives to the
law-making body The people do not
get hearing because they have not
more than score of representatives
who are consistently loyal to their nj
terests.
No Class Government in
Democracy
1t is evident to the student of gov
ernment that the continuation of this
condition viii be attended with the
most serious consequences to the ma
ti.on Glass government cannot be
set up in a democracy without de-
stroying democratic institutions. The
government of this nation today is as
unrepresentative and as autocratic as
was the government of the czars of
Russia.
Recognition of the utter hopeless
ness of getting the government back
to the foundation established by the
fathers has inspired a widespread and
growing demand for a more represen-
tative congress, and the dominating
thought of the day is that if we are
to be a real democracy the workers
and the farmers must control the
government
Those who produce the wealth that
enables the lawyers, the bankers, the
trust barons, and the mine operators
to go to congress are inadequately
represented. And here is to be found
the serious defect in our system and
the real cause of the multiplying ills
that afhict the nation.
They Have the Votes
Labor and farmed will continue tc
be the Cinderellas of politics in this
country so long as they are willing tc
sit in the chimney corner They have
the votes, they have the power, anc
by the very spirit of democracy tey
should control the government
There should be at least 200 work
ers and farmers in the United State.
congress.
Privilege controls this congress. l
is laying it's plans, with its billions O
resources, to control the next con
gress. For privilege wants man.
things 1t wants to control congress
the president, the department of jus
tice and the supreme court
1t wants to make the labor an
the farmer pay for the war. 1t want
to be free from several billion dollar
of income taxes and inheritance taxes
1t has found a way to do this by levy
ing a sales tax on everything sole
By this means the tax burden will b
shifted to the consumer,
Many War Babies
Senator Capper, of Kansas, declare
that during the war period 1900
new millionaires were created in thi
country. These profteers now cor
troll the government, and unless tn
) people awake and throw off the yoB
they will also control the next col
gress, and the masses will be groun
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-02-27

San Diego, Cal.-Newspaper print
ers have raised wages to $37 week
for day work and $40 for night work.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-02-27
BY Charles NJ. Kelley

Washington In the congress Of
the United States, theoretically a rep
resentatve assembly, there are 200
lawyers The bankers are generously
represented, and So are the packers
and the food gamblers. The steel
trust, the sugar trust, the lumber
trust, the mine owners, are more than
adequately represented
For two years the people have been
vainly demanding q remedial Iegisla-
,ion and protection against shameless
eztortion, but to date not one really
constructive act has been approved by
the national legislature. Many bills
have been introduced in the interest
of the various large combinations of
capital, and it is never difficult for
the powerful financial group to secule
a respectful hearing
Capital gets consideration because
it mas sent its representatives to the
law-making body The people do not
get hearing because they have not
more than a score of representatives
who are consistently loyal to their nj
+a,acte
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PLUMBERS ADVANCE

Augusta, Ga.-Organized plumbers
have raised wages 121a cents an hour,
making the new rate 871a cents an
hour, or ST. for an eight-hour day
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-02-27
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BARRIERS WIN STRIKE

Oklahoma City, BARRIERS
have won their strike for higher
wages.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1920-12-10
Local Paragraphs.

Read Peter Meyers ad. on the last
page.
About II days more remain 10
which to pay your taxes.
The landscape has a Christmas
appearance.
The Modern Woodmen elected
officers last Monday evening.
Some agitation has been started to
have fire escape put on the Frater-
nal hall.
The Twentieth Century Reading
c'r:le will meet with Mrs. James
Shaffer next Wednesday afternoon.
The Methodist aid society will
meet 10 the Rest room next Thursday
afternoon.
Elmer Evans and n. Fl. Taylor are
the newly elected master and score.
try, respectively, Of the local
Masonic lodge.
The WaYside club met Wednesday
evening at the home of w. j. Tucker.
Look for more complete report next
week.
Enn1nh 81
contract Thursday night of last week
to bring a return OF the Ellison
White chautau4ua festival next fall
Suggestions are being offered that
the high school gymnasium be eqnip~
ped with better seating arrangements.
1t is presumed that lack of finances
has so far delayed such an improve
ment.
A very light fall of snow the first
of the season in the valley, came
Tuesday night, and is still on the
ground at this writing, although the
temperature Is moderate.
AT their last meeting the members
of Twin Lakes Local, Farmers Union,
were treated to chicken supper by
the ladies. Some members were also
initiated and the ceremony was
followed by a short program. J. A.
Deremore was elected delegate to The
State Union at Spokane Dec. II.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1920-12-10
Personal Mention.

r. NJ. Hurt was in Rathdrum last
Friday from AthOl.
Attorney Miles f. Egbers was at
Athol on business Tuesday.
Simon Beck was reported seriously
III the first of the week.
Mrs, Chas. F. Will arrived home
from Spokane Tuesday.
Dead and green cut cordwood for
sale.-Mke Belcheff, Rathdrum, Ida.
27 3lp
Mrs. Frank eau of Valley, Wash,
visited at the home of her aunt, Mrs.
W. w. Bennett, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c, L, Powell have
returned from st. Joe, where Mr..
Powell has been employed.
VIM. McRoberts of Alberta arrived
last week for visit at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Paul Reiniger.
Chas. A. Johnson, timberman of
Garwood, was In town on business
Monday.
Hobart G. Anstine has gone to
Occur d'Alene where he has employ
ment 10 the Northern Pacific office.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Hammer drove
down from Eight Mile prairie on a
business trip last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Foster have
novel to Newport, Wash, from
the farm near Prosser.
VIM. Z. Brace arrived Sunday on
his return from visit to his old
home at Buffalo, New York.
D. X. Adams is at home, the Ohio
Match company by whom he bad
been employed having closed down
operations at Huetter for the winter.
Harvey Stoutenburg lost about half
of his small bard of sheep, the
animals being killed by a pack OF
outlaw dogs.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1920-12-10
Church Announcements
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

A change has been made la the
service for next Sunday morning atsd
evening. Rev. Or. Haw k will preach
IN The morning. The pastor viii
preach in the evening. the steroptica u
lecture beihg postponed until later
date.
The drive for the Deaconnss
hospital will probably he made next
week. Everybody will be given, AN
opportunity 10 contribute any sum
they may elect To give. Small
amounts will be thankfully rece Ived
and IL is hoped there will be hose
who can give larger amounts.
The Ladies of the aid are max ing
pre- paration :nr the Community h, me
coming dinner 90 New Years Clay.
Th. dinner viii be given in the old
church hnilding aud the entire cnn,.
munity Is wurmly invited.
Be out to the services on Sun day.
The services needs you but you also
need the services. Come.
j. c. Harvey, Past or.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1920-12-10
''CoId in the Head"

is an acute attack of Nasal Catarrh.
Those subject TO frequent "colds In
the head" will find that the use OF
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will
build up the System, cleanse the Blood
and render them less liable to colds.
Repeated attacks of Acute Catarrh
may lead to Chronic Catarrh.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is
taken internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the
System, thus reducing the infiamma-
ton and restoring normal conditions.
All druggists. Circulars free.
e. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1920-12-10

Mrs. S. e. Satchwell and children
left Saturday for Burley, Idaho, after
visit with relatives here
John Nelson who has been employ
ed here as section foreman on the
Milwaukee for the past six years will
remove to Gibbs next week, where be
has a similar position.
Capt, 6. W. Spoerry and family
have written to relatives stating they
are located at Alcatraz, Calf, and
like their new home quite we'll
Chas. w. Culp was at Spokane last
Saturday and accompanied delega.
tion of Knights Of PythiaB by special
train to COlfax where class of 100
joined this order.
Frank A. Morris arrived home last
Saturday from business trip to
Okanogan county, Wash. and went
to Occur d'Alene this week TO attend
a three. day session of the board Of
county commissioners.
Miss Lotte French of Bamidji,
Mimi, who had been Visiting her
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. A. K.
Mcintosh, the past month, was
married Tuesday to Russell Brooks at
Spokane. They left for Woodward,
Calf, TO reside.
G. b. Sanders finished bis seasons
work in the apple packing house of
the Spokane Fruit Growers associa-
ton at East Farms last Saturday. He
went to Spokane Tuesday TO obtain
treatment for his arm which was
injured on a buzz saw last spring and
has not healed properly.
i. G. Greenup stated Saturday that
he had moved from Pettepher's
saWmlll to the planing NJ ii, While
be had Seut some household goods TO
Spokane, he had not moved there, but
expects to remain at Rathdrum this
winter n charge of the planer. lie
will also continue in charge of logging
or other operations out at the mill.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1920-12-10
CHAMBERLAIN's CoUeu REMEDY

Now is the time to lay In "a supply
OF Chamberlaiu's Cough Rene dY. IL
is almost sure to be needed before the
winter is over. You will look a good
while before you 1nd a better remedy
for coughs, colds, Group and whoop-
ing cough or one that is more pleas
ant to take. 1t meets with favor
everywhere. Buy it now and be pre-
pared. DEE. adv
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1920-12-10
OBITUARY.

Mrs. Frank Z Oscarson of Spokane,
Wash, formerly Mrs. Geo. Conner of
Rathdrnm. died at the Sacred Heart
hospital in Spokane, Monday, Dec. 6;
age A years, ! months. II days.
The body was brought to Rathdrum
for burial, he funeral being held
from the Community Methodist
church Wednesday afternoon
Deceased was member of the
Baptist church 10 her youth, and re-
sided ia Rathdrum twenty years ago.
She is survived by her husband; two
children, Mrs. Wilson and Thomas
Counor, of Spokane; also. her mother
and two sisters. of Rathdrum.
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Dray Line -4ssu
s. q. MccHEYNE. PR oP"
Distributor for CONTINENTAL OIL G
Office with Independent Feed Store
RATHDRUM, IDAHO
Notice to Creditors

State OF Idaho. IS.
County of Kootenai.
In the matter of the Estate of Dorothy
House, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the undersign-
Cd Miles n Egbers, administrator OF the
$3.50 ~ dorothy House. deceased, to the
e T edit Of and ali persons having claims
against said deceased to exhibit them 1no with
IL nit1 tba rst publication of this notice, to
sid Miles +. Egbers. at his law Offices over
the Rathdrunl State Bank Building, Rath.
drum. Idaho. which office the Undersigned
selects as his place Of business In all matters
connected with said estate.
Dated. December 9th, 1920.
MILES EGBERS.
Administrator of Estate OF
Dorothy Honst. Decreased.
5+-pnb. Dec. 10, II, 81, 3l,and Jan. Z, 1921.
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

The Christian Science les son is
read every Sunday at | | a, III. at tire
Brown Bungalow west end of Mailr
street You ale welcome aud cordially
invited TO attend. dec. 12) subject:
God the preserver Of man.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1920-12-10
International Holiness Church.

Preaching service Sunday evening
at 1890 at the German Methodist
church. Rev. NJ. II. Schwettzer.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1920-12-10
CATHOLIC CHURCH

Dec: Mass LIST Sunday at IL Il.
III. at Rathdrum; Mass lst Sunday at
0 a. IN, at Post Falls.
Mass on 3rd Sunday at 900 at
Rathdruln: Mass on Bird Su oday at
1890 at Post Falls. Fr. Bynes, Pastor
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1920-12-10

HeA.. For Sale or Trade for grain aud
hay my fine registered Duroc Jersey
Boar and young pigs, also Litchdeld
manure spreader. A. Z. Franklin.
Rathdrum. rs
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1920-12-10

FOR RENT:-Eighty acres I'M
proved, near Corbln. Irrigation. wnQd,
cultivated land, outside pasture
r. G. Egbers. 27lf
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1920-12-10
Gard of Thanks.

We wish to thank our friends. the
choir and those who contrib uted
floral offerings at the funeral Of Mrs.
Oscarson Signed: Frank E. Oscarson
and children, and Mr.. and Mrs. W.
Fl Overhey. adv.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1920-12-10

R9~ Large heavy logging truck, buak-
ed, ready for use. Sell cheap. %. X.
barn. 2?H