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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-24
Kansas Has New Law Which
is Designed to Protect
Public.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
TOPEKA, Kans., Jan. 24-Labor
disputes in Kansas. which affect the
public's interest, in the future viii be
solved by a court of industrial rela-
tions.
The bill creating such a court. de-
signed primarily to protect the public
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-24
M Wh:,, snort and snappy Items
'nicn Make News Wire
Sparkle.

brFqr.r, bq Press Leased Wire Service. !
blisan - N T., Jan. 24.-Helen
ktow j. ana Ellen Neill. who told
b AZ y being kidnapped and drug
/ citv repentent today for getting
min. an asog. They were iust
'yes aHay like they do in the
I'm uns Dollar For Hin.
lar 4, ,faANCISCO, Jan. 24onc
q the $4,000 estate of Ms.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-24

A small railroad in Texas has sup
planted its steam locomotives by
gearing si1-cylinder automobile mo-
tors TO the wheels OF several box
cars.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-24
No Promise Made Under Peace
Treaty That Kaiser Would
be Turned Over to
Allies.
DUTCH HAVE REFUSED
Queen Of Holland Replies to Note
Stating Laws Of Kingdom and
National Tradition Compeis
Rejection.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Seryicel
BERLIN, Jan 23.-Germany viii de-
cline any request that she urge Hoi
land to grant extradition of the former
kaiser, the Borsen Gazette said today.
Germany, the newspaper pointed out,
did not promise under the peace
treaty to follow any such course.
No notes have been received from
the allies demanding that Germany
ask Holland TO grant extradition, the
newspaper said.
Holland Refuses FIatly.
PARIS, Jan 24.--Holland has re
fused fatty to grant the allied request
for extradition of the former kaiser
The reply OF the Dutch goyernment
to the allied note was handed TO the
foreign office late last night. It char.
acterized the allied request as devoid
OF legal justification.
After reciting the demands OF the
allied note. the Dutch reply said:
THE queen has the honor to OBJ
serve, first, that obligations which
for Germany could have resulted from
Article 22S of the treaty of peace can
not serve to determine the duty of
Holland, which is not party to the
treaty"
Continuing the note declared Hoi-
land cannot admit in the present case
any other duty than that imposed
upon it by the laws of the kingdom
and national tradition"
THE constituent laws of the king
dom" the note added, cannot per-
NIT the government of Holland to
defer to the desire of the powers by
withdrawing from the former emperor
the benefits of its laws"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-24

|rhe Telegraph Service Of The
hailv Gate City and constitu-
an.Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-24

Fair. Continued Cold. Local
temp. 7 p. m., 25; Z a. m., II.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-24

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. j
NEW YORK, Jan. 24--Two hun
dred and seyenty-one passengers Of
the disabled liner Powhatan were
landed here today by the transport
Northern Pacific which docked at the
port OF embarkation
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-17

ACTOR UNIONISTS
See Value of Organization

Washington The actor is a trade
union enthusiast, says Frank Gill
more, executive secretary of the
Actors Equity Association, writing
lin the American Federationist.
Through labor says the actor
unionist, I'VE haze won recognition of
our association, we have won the
right to collective bargaining, we have
trebled our membership, and increased
our financial resources eight or ten
times. Labor is responsible for all
this Once more our deepest thanks
and gratitude to the A. F. of L. and
its mighty leaders.
Now word as to the future. The
Actors Equity Association has secur-
ed temporary jurisdiction over authors
and composers, and in a few months
we hope to have number of them in
our ranks. The A. F. of L. has suf-
fered in the past from unfair printed
reports, but we can hope for a
square deal when the writer's join our
ranks and in their articles and plays
tell the great truth about the move
mont
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-17
MAY DISCHARGE
UNIONISTS
Employer May Fire" For
Any Reason, Says Court

Washington. Disregarding con
trary decisions by the United States
supreme court, local of the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen asked Jus
tice Siddons, of the District of Co
lumbia supreme court, to restrain an
interurban street car company from
discharging employees because they
belong to the brotherhood.
All that the trainmen can show
for their effort is an adverse decision
and bill for attorneys services.
The court cited decisions by the
United States supreme court in the
Adair case of Kentucky and the Cop
page case of Kansas, in which it was
held that an employer has the right
to discharge for any reason he sees
fit. In the Adair case the court set
aside an act of congress, passed in
1898, which made it unlawful for an
employer to discharge worker be-
cause of trade union affiliation.
These decisions are based on the
theory that employers have the right
to discharge for any reason they see
fit, and that workers have equal right
to quit their employment for any rea-
son or no reason.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-17
LOOKS BAD FOR
ALLEN
Father of Kansas Cant.
Strike" Law Makes Poor
Showing in Primaries

Wichita, Kan The candidate in the
republican primaries that trade
unionists and farmers voted for
against Governor Allen received 10000
votes Aliens friends predicted that
but 10000 votes would be recorded.
The Plain Dealer, published in this
city, declares that the big opposition
vote against Allen and the non-parti-
san activity of the workers mean
the defeat of the governor next No
vember.
"The papers of the state says the
Plain Dealer, have found it conven-
lent not to report the result of the
primary, as they have done in recent
years, in order to keep from the pub
lie the full knowledge of the drub-
bing received by the administration.
1T goes without saying that the
labor farmer non-partisan forces have
established themselves as a factor to
be reef 3ned with, and the proper and
concerted action in November will
finish the job started when the gov
elnor attempted to ride into the pres
idency ON the back of the labor move
ment."
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-17
TO COMBAT WHITE
PLAGUE

Boston.-The state department of
health has established series of con-
sultation clinics in early pulmonary
tuberculosis. The clincs will afford
family physicians opportunity to OBJ
tain, without fee, expert diagnosis in
controlling one of the most pericious
of diseases. A doctor may appear at
the clinic with his patient or may send
the patient with an explanatory let
ter These clincs have been establ-
lished in nearly score of the leading
cities of the state.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-17

The actors call the union shop
equity" shop. They insist that non
Equity members are deriving all the
benefits organized actors have made
possible, and that all should pay for
benefits received.
The members Of the Actors Equity
Association include the most promi-
nent actors on the American stage.
During their recent strike they forced
scores Of theatres in this city to re-
main dark, and despite blood-curdling
oaths by the managers that they
would not recognize the Equities, the
actors solidarity and support by or
ganized labor forced the managers to
accept new viewpoints.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-17
WOULD sIDETRACK LABOR

Reaction is angered at the pubHca-
tion of the records of its political
agents, and it is attempting to switch
labor from the main line of non-par-
tisanship by attacks on A. F. of l.
officials and President Gompers es-
pecially
These records stand stern, hard
featured facts that cannot be explain
ed away. So big business ignores
them and would lead the workers into
blind alley by attacks on A. F. of L.
officials who have published these
records under instructions of the or
ganized wage workers.
Special interests assume virtu
Gus pose, as it always does when cor
nered. The morality of big business
is shocked at what it terms IAN at
tempt to deliver labor's vote" These
trade union opponents and labor in
junction advocates, these defenders of
special privilege, corruptors Of the
electorate, exploiters Of women and
children and organizers Of gun men
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-17

a solution in it, and to encourage local
authorities to adopt it."
The guild was started by organiz-
ed building craftsmen 1t includes
thes workers, technicians and adnsin-
istrators, who voluntoc to erect
houses and other construction. Pro-
fits are placed at the disposal of the
guild to improve the service and to
pay wages to workers whc are unem-
ployed or who are idle because of
weather conditions. The guild has en-
tered into contrac(ural relations with
the cooperative wholesale society Cor
the necessary material ana with the
cooperative insurance society for the
necessady insurance.
~ guild plan las spread to Lon
don, where it has been approved by
the ustrict council of tie National
Federation of Building Trade Oper-
atives.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-17
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER II, 1920
Entered 1T the Postoffice at Hamilton,
Ohio, as Second Class Mail Matter.
ssued Week At s2s Market Street
Hamilton. Ohio.
Home Telephone sos.
Bell l296-X.
Endorsed by the Trades aud Labor
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-17
THINK IT OVER.
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THE CHILDREN'S HOME

Last Saturday the board of trustees
Of the Children's Home appeared be
fore the county commissioners and re
quested that the amount allowed by
the county for the maintenance Of the
little ones of the home be increased.
At the present time the county COM
missioners allow the Children's Home
the small sum Of so cents for each
child, and the trustees stated that
with this small sum, with present high
cost Of food and clothing, it is impos
sible to keep out Of debt. In fact it
is known that if it wasn't for the gen
erous donations made to the home that
it could not exist. The cause is one
Of the most worthy in the county,
and the commissioners should not hes
itate a moment to grant substantial
increase for the care Of the little un-
fortunates on the hill No matter
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-17
BUILDING GUILD
PLAN
Is Fast Gaining in England

Manchester, England-The Man
chester Guardian, one of England's
foremost liberal newspapers, states
that at last the government has the
sense to acknowledge that the national
building guild plan ''has the roots Of
a solution" of the housing question.
This plan, says the Guardian, "cuts
out the middleman, and it guarantees
continuous employment TO the oper
ative. The government has learned
both these lessons from the guild and
is tardily making tentative expert
ments itself in both direct and con-
tinuous employment. 1t has even had
the sense to acknowledge that the
guild plan, as such, has the roots If
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-17
GOMPER'S APOLOGY

A A "a R Ia
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-17
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UNION SHOP
Wanted By Actors Equity
Association

New York Members of the Actors
Equity Association, affiliated with the
A. F. of L., will vote on whether they
will refuse to appear on any stage
with Equity actors. The union
shop, if adopted, will apply for the
present only to managers who are not
members of the Producing Managers
Association, as the Equity's agreement
with that organization has four years
to run.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-17

and private armies all express alarm
that labor will be delivered" They
ignore the records and would gladly
have labor follow them into alleys of
their making.
The unbroken list of non-partisan
declarations by the A. F. of L., since
its inception in 1881, is nothing to re-
action. Numerous instructions of A.
F. of L. conventions that its officials
compile and publish records of candi-
dates for office, to be used as guide
to wage earners and other forward
looking citizens, is ignored by defend
ers of big business.
Switch labor from the main line by
abusing officials who are carrying out
these instructions is the sickly policy
of forces that know no creed but fren-
zied partisanship, back-stairs methods
and jobbery
Records in favor of Handwriting
workers to their jobs are awkward
things to defnd in an election cam
paign Votes to lengthen the work
day of government clerks are embar-
rassing between now and mex No
vember. Approval of the Esch-Cum-
Minis railroad bill, the Taylor and
other sweatshop systems in govern
ment plants, declarations in favor of
individual bargaining and against
trade unionism, war with Mexico that
the natural resources of that country
may be seized, friendship for labor
injunctions-all these are obstacles in
the hunt for votes
But these records and declarations
stand. They are facts that cannot be
defended or explained by election
time friends" of labor. Reactions
{ sole answer is the only one possible
smoke screens. Attacks on individual
trade unionists, who are pictured as
doing something morally wrong when
they publish the facts.
All this from forces that acknow-
ledge but one moral crime-when
workers are urged to cast an inde-
pendent ballot, or when they are urg-
ed to join trade unions.
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THE GALL, NOT NERVE, OF SCABs
For unmitigated gall, or ignorance
we should say, we know it isn't nerve,
that displayed BY the four strike
breakers who visited the Labor Day
outing at the fair grounds, takes the
cake-in fact, the whole bakeshop.
Just to think Of degrading lot of
crawling, shiny reptiles of this kind
mingling with crowd of clean de-
cent workmen, ladies and children.
Did the scum receive the treatment to
which they were justly entitled? No!
Those in charge Of the big outing
were too much of gentlemen to ere
ate disturbance, and they gently in
formed the vipers that they were vio-
lating their contract with their EN-
ployers in associating with good
union people and clean and decent cit
izens, and invited them to leave the
grounds, but to do so quick And they
did, sinking away on their bellies
like a lot of cringing ours The last
seen of them they were beating it
towards the south corporation limits
of the city where the air is more
healthful for their breed. After a
liberal sprinkling of disinfectant over
the fair grounds the outing continued
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-17

In another column of this issue APP
pears an apology of Samuel Gompers
to the Washington Post for having
given the labor records of Cox and
Harding. Read it. The Post charges
Gompers with telling labor what to
think" Mr.. Gompers tells the Post
a few things that will keep IT think
ing long time The Post takes the
stand that it is ridiculous for labor to
look into the past records of the men
who would aspire to administer their
Qabor's) future affairs and we'll be-
ing
"a - - - "a
Today marks the beginning of the
Community Chest drive Every insti-
tuition and organization on the list
for which funds is being solicited is
worthy and deserving. Give, and
give all you can, and you won't be
asked again for another year
r. H - "a -
Labor Day is past; do your Christ
mas shopping early
r. - r. - ~
If you don't get your paper,
brother, after this week. Don't ask
questions simply send in dollar for
renewal Of your subscription You
will find that that is the reason.
e - - "a II
If Senator Harding is going to do
all that he is saying he will do when
he is elected president, why do we
have to wait until then when he has
been senator so long and the present
congress is republican?
F "a - R -
Thirteen hundred thousand dollars!
That is the little sum fixed by the re-
publican national committee as the
campaign quota for Ohio. This does
not take in the vast sums needed to
conduct the local county campaigns in
the lightweight counties of the state.
The S1,300,0o0 is to be used to elect
the president, United States senator
and congressman. How is this vast
sum to be used? Just for literature,
newspaper advertising and office ex-
penses? Guess again.
"a r. p "a -
The individual contract which was
inaugurated some time ago by the
Hamilton Machine Tool Co, is said
to be not 50 effective as expected. In
the past few weeks a dozen or more
machinists who have refused to sign
the contract have paid their re-instate-
ment fee and are now members of the
local Machinists' Union Others, it is
said, are anxious to break away from
that contract also. It took a little
while for the machinists in that plant
to wake up, but their eyes are open
now
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-17

how it is done, the commissioners
should find some way to meet the re-
quest of the board of trustees. 1t
will meet with the unanimous approval
of the taxpayers, no matter how great
the cost.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-17

as though nothing had happened. Just
as an example, however: Supposing
four known union machinists had but
ted into an affair being conducted by
lot of scabs where there were thou
sands who are friendly to the seabs,
IS there anyone sane enough to believe
that the union men would receive the
same treatment that was accorded the
strikebreakers who attended the
union mems outing on Labor Day?
Now, would they? But there is a diff
ference, union gentlemen on the
one side, while on the other, scabs-.
There is no comparison; they are not
to be placed in the same category
We would advise tnat the company
employing this gentry send their
guardy or nursie out with them in the
future, as by mixing with clean, de-
cent people they might stub their toe
- "a "a "a "a
What has become of the North
Third street extension proposal? Has
that gone the way of other improve
ments, such as the fair grounds for
park and Fairgrounds, street railway
extensions, new street cars, new cleo
trio plant and -and-one
other proposed improvements?
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WE GET WHAT WE DESERVE
In urging workers to take a greater
interest in political affairs, and vote
for their interest, the Los Angeles
Citizen, trade union publication, says:
I'm which has equal
suffrage, the initiative, the referendum
and the recall-the people get exactly
the kind Of government they deserve.
Were they to pay any attention
whatsoever to their own business on
election day it would be utterly inn
possible for the corporations to elect
crooked judges and to fill the legisla-
ture with messengers Of big business.
Men and women whose existence
/ depends upon the labor Of themselves,
and not upon the toll Of others, should,
whenever possible, vote for their kind
of candidates.
when the common people attend to
their own political business it will be
attended to, but not till then
Remember, we get exactly the
kind Of government we deserve 2
The above sentiments would well
apply to the situation right here in
Ohio.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-17
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05

MERCHANDISE H HOIiSEHOLD GOODS IS

BARGAIN = Beautiful hand-carved d min g room suite, consisting of 72-inch buffet, china closet that can be used as crystal closet, all mir TOT back and glass shelves; 54-inch table with glass top, 4 diners and 1 armchair with leather seats and backs. Cost $1,5 300; has had best of care; will sell for $500; also included in set 1 9X12 handsome rug. Call Main 6332.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05

HIGHI.ANDS-Mod s-room residence; bungalow style: furnace grates. gas. lights. bath. bedrooms and sleeping porch; large. beautiful lot; ; overlooks city near Glen Iris Park and Glenn Iris ave; s.oo0. sl.So Sash. $40 per month, provided you acy at once will buy it. B F. Eborn. 3i5 Empire rrS- Main ef-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
SOUTH HIGHLANDS

3-story, 7-rocm home. m Al condition. fronting east. on nice street. near Glen Iris, mas nice rooms down stairs, with built-in bookcases, china cabinets. etc; , lovely bedrooms up stairs, with closets. having mirrored doors in each room. good furnace and up-to-date electric fixtures. also garage. and not dollar to spend for repairs, Offered at only s7,50o. as owner is anxious to leave city. and will give immediate possession, Easily worth sS.500: takes s2.o00 cash. rest $50 per month. Aubrey c Cooper. .3l lst National Bank Bldg Main 393
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05

SOUTH HIGHLANDS-Spl plendid S-room modern residence; 18th ave-; bitulithic streets; block 20th st.; s0,000, half cash, balance to suit tirst-class home in first-class neighborhood: in splendid condition. B. r. Eborn, 315 Empire Bldg. Main SIS.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-14
FRAT MEN GATHER
AT BANQUET BOARD

Seventy-ive guests. including rep
resentatives of college chapters
from every State in the Union. at
tended the annual banquet of the
Phi Delta Theta last night at the
University Club.
Representative Royal c. Johnson.
of South Dakota, was toastmaster.
Those who responded to toasts were
Justice James c. McReynolds of the
United States Supreme Court, Rep
resentative Burton L. French, of
Iowa; L. Marvin Underwood. divis-
ion of law. United States Railroad
Administrations; e. Mather Lewis of
the Treasury Department, Repre-
sentative william w. Venable, of
Mississippi: Attorney Claude w.
Bennett, and Representative King
Swope. of Kentucky.
Chairman Martin Morrison of the
Civil Service Commission presided.
The banquet was In charge OF a
committee composed of Lee Lamar
Robinson, Capt. II. E. Mann. Lieut..
Adam G. Adams, Asa J. Smith and
Albert w. Treat.