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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-14

Chesapeake x Ohio cv. 5s . S61a Chicago, B. & Q. cv. 4hs .... TAX Chi4 go, R. I. & P. Ky. ref 4s.. 69s4 City3of Paris 6s ...... 941a Coldhdo & Southern ref 41zs. ITS DenNr & Rio Grande conf 4s... e7
 Dominion of Can. 5s Q913), bid. .f 90ls Erie gen. Is 497s Illinois Central ref 4s . 76 Int. Mer. Marine 6s .... s25s Kansas City Southern ref. 5s. 75A Lggett & Myers 5s, bid .... s4is Louisville & Nash. uni. 4s ..... S25s Missouri. Kan. & Texas 1st 4s.. s2
 Missouri Pacific gen. 4s ..:.... 5sE New York Central deb. 6s, BPS Norfolk and Western cv 6s. bid 103M Northern Pacific 4s ........... 7S
 Pennsylvania gen. 5s. bid ..-... S99s Reading gen As .......... S2 Rep. Iron S Steel ds4o). bid '.. s6A Soaboard Air Line adj. 5s .. 43A St. Louis & San. F. adj. 6s ..... 6S Southern Bell Tel 5s ....-..... 4S Southern Pacific cv. 5s ......... 1O2 Southern Railway 5s ........... s91a Southern Railway gen. As 63A Texas & Pacific 1t ........... S4 Union Pacific 4s ........-.... SO% Unied Kingdof of G. B. & I. As
 JJnitad- States Seel 5s 93M Virginia Carolina Chemical 5s. 92
 Wabash 1st =. osts Wilson & Co. cv. 6s .......... slss
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East St. Louis Live Stock
Coffee Market

Ry Associated freO9 ..
 New York. October 12--Wh hlie no us turhinr news factors was discussed m tne coffee trade here today. there was Iur- finer, decline in the futures market w,.n prices making new low recoros onues continued liquidation. Part of this was in inc shape of exchanges from Decem- hs- to later months. but otherwise tnere was very little demand for the later dellV- sries and the December long interes. was evidently forced to offer prices off snarp- 1,, to d;spose of their contracts. The mar nst iopened at d decline of l2 to iS pollas and sold off to eBc for December anu 77c for May. with the general nsl '.. H.os inc at net decline of p to Ss pon.s October. 6. .47c; December, 6.Hc; sanuars. ar o1c. March, 75oc; May 7.nc; Juiy, f's,o; d sartsnber. s.15c. Spot coffee quie1 anu nor,inaI. Rio Is, 7Ac: Santos Is, Ii1tolSAc, so,,,e of the cost and freight ofiers were a shade higher and others aoout u" cnrnsoo r,,. off;cial cables reported an un- .rargae market at Rio on Monoay, uu. s.dvH,ce of 10 reis in the dollar ouyins rate rS5le new style Santos fu.ures ws,o ~, os +o reis lower. Rio exchans
 London rnrha' raziiaa A!,,.s s7 m ceints, 1 600: Jundiahy receipts, 9uU o,, Vasterdav was holiday in Brazil as wen as in the local market
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New Orleans Futures

By Associated Press New Orleans, October 13.-The cotton market closed steady at net declines or 19 to e3 points,
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Metal Market

New York, october 13.-Copper nominal; e,ectrolytic, spot and fourth quarter. s17 OOG17. .oOs4. Iron easy; No. l northern. Sfs. oO650.0o; No. northern, ksusv' No. 2 southern. S400S.W Tn weak' snot and nearby, $4D futures. &H. Anti- n,onv. Ss.2A[ Lead quiet; spot. U-SoQ TN. Zinc easier: East St. Louis delfv- cry and spot. T.2567.s7h At London:
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Spot Cotton

By Associated Press
 New Orleans, October 13.-Spot cotton steady; quotations revised Middling, 75c lower. Sales on the spot. 1.09S bales to arrive, 1.2oo. Low middling, 1f.2oc; niddling, a.75c good middling, 2275c. Receipts, 5045; stock. 224,37i.
 New York. October 13.-Spot cotton quiet; middling, 23c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-14
ITU9I FrF7I fsz
 Hides and TaTow

Perfecl Hog FSs1 -sS2
 Hides and TaIlow No. Green Salt Hides-sc- No. Green Salt Hides-7c. No. 1 Fresh Green Hides-5c No. 3 Fresh Green Hides-5c No. 1 Dry Flint Hides-16c. No. Dry Flint Hides-l5c. No. 1 Dry Salt Hides-13c. No Dry Salt Hides-12c. Sheep Skius-l56i40c. Horse Hides-$l. .Oc13.0o Goat Skins-25a35c. Hogs Skins-15425c. Tallow--7dSc Beeswax-2Sn30c Clear Grease Wool-15d1Sc. Clear Washed Wool--25d30c. Burry Wool-76ISc. (wild) 00d1o.0o.
 Spot Cotton Good middling ................... s Strict middling .................. 251 Middling ......................... 244 Strict low middling ............. 211z
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-14

Lead, spot e34 5s; futures, a34 Zinc. spot, $40; futures. fi1 5s.
 Naval Stores
 By Associated Press
 Jacksonville October 13.-Turpentine quiet, sl15; sales. 15s; receipts. 5lS; ship ments. ii; stock, 2, ,405.
 Resin quet sales, 1s9 receipts, S1 shipments, 1000: stock. Ss.2S5. Quote B EFF c H K M, s1i.45; N, $11.5o; VIC, s1if5; wv, s11.50
 Produce
 By Associated Press
 Chicago October 13.--Butter lower, creamery. S4d54c.
 Eggs higher, firsts. 511sd5Si4c.
 Poultry alive lower, fowls, general run 21c; springs. e31ac: turkeys, 4oc.
 New York. october f3-Butter unset tied; creamery firsts, 4s&5Sc.
 Eggs firm, fresh gathered firsts, sSa66c Cheese unsettled, average run. Alsc.
 Hubbard Bros.
 New York, October 13.-(Spccial)- Liverpool broke badly this morning partly because the coal strike situation is not yet cleared up entirely, and part ly because trade in Manchester tends steadily for the worse and short time there is rather increasing. This calls attention again to the fact that the trouble lies not only in the goods trade in this country, but all over the world The decline in silver has affected the east badly, while the decline in coffee grains and copper has upset south America. Here there was a better de- mand from domestic mills around 70 cents for December, and this sufficed to hold the market ga9ve that figure dur ing the day. We will undoubtedly get a sharp reaction at some figure, and it may be that this demand will prove suf- ficient to bring the reaction from around the 2o-cent level. There was, however, more southern very hard sell ing again in the afternoon. Speculative sentiment continues very decreased. We hear of more clearance sales in the in- terior. which is encouraging because retafle.s must move goods and take their loss before there is real change for the better-Hubbard Bros. & Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-14
New York Futures
By Associated Press

New York, October 1S-The cotton market closed steady.
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Potato Market

. BY A10Oct8ye0 TIoo :,
 Chicago. October l3.-Potatoes weak Mirnasota and Wisconsin sacked anc hulk round white. l.6S@l.1o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-14
Dry Gootls

By AH6Octo8e0 FEeHs ca New York. October 13.-cotton gooos anu warns continued dull and weak in the ory giods market today. Wo{sted yarn spin- ners began sampling work for next ran. Rurlaps continued quiet, with offerinss at much lower prices in some spts' ni'i' goods were dull.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-14

spot copper, fsS 15s: futures, f94 Is sd Electrolytic. spot. s1OS; futures, f1lo. Tin, spot f256 5s; futures f26o 17s Gd Lead, spot e34 5s; futures, f34 Zinc, spot e4o; futures, ff 5s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-14
Rice Market

By Associated Press oh rice. m sales: receipts, IS, $50 sacks; miiiers receipts. 5.s2s. Clean rice. quiet sa,es s,'ss Honduras, 4.s4e pockets, aA@shc; hlar Rose, s.4ss pockets ,4Ag7c. Bran pe' ion. go: polish, 50. Receipts, S''.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-14
z Sr=ar Market
 A.~~~SAAn6 RYAnl

Nsw York. october l3 Fhe locai mar. sst eT for raw sugar was unsettled again today with traders awaiting ofssr,nrs %sseIDp. i,,el, II, ~,,,as in the market, and prices there ,n m rs uuDne more or less nominal, although tSere sale of sss 0sss ssntrfussi ef s.1s so cehtrnus ana al the close there were 9,etSep offerings of some of these sugar. IT Iur.nsi mnicb the duty had ben paid at sc Vn Which chs is about the ISt equivalent or 'e l0'
 rns ne maran. foa flne M sranuated Business s. w.: a again of fair proportions, ,a%',,rv ana I I. seemed s to be pretty t good ,ns mau,sga demand snsrsd snousn to ~ be confined to nearby shipment orly. closing prices were from 90 10 F poin.s ps nav The de- Cline ca ."e was due to continued iiquida''0" and selling by Cuban interests
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-14
Money Market

By Associated Press New York. October l3.-Prime mercah- tile paper, 8 per cent. Exchange easy. Sterling 60-day bills. $3.44A; cornmerciai eo-day bills on banks. $s.+H commercial so-day biIls, ss4sE; demand. E.4S%: ca bles, 8. 4sM Francs demand, 6Ss; cables, Seo Belgian francs demand. s.s2 cables, Ss4 Builders demand, oS5; cables, 3o.sa. Lire demand, s.S; eables 3-s6 Marks demand, Lzs: cables. 15o Greece demand, A<s. New York exchange ,on Montreal, 1oak per cent discount Railroad and gov efnment bonds irregular,
 Time loans steady, 60 days, 90 days and months, 7x6s per cent Call money strong; ruling rate. s: bank acceptances, 6A.
 Bar silver. domestic, sss4c; foreign, ac; Mexican dollars. 6s5sc.
 London Money
 By Associated Press London October 13.-Bar silver, 6A. pense per ounce. Money, 4k per cent Discount rates: Short bills, 5tkd6% per cent; three months bills, sss61l-1s per cent.
 Chicago Live Stock
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London Money
Chicago Live Stock

Chicago, october l3.-Ca1ue: Recetpts< f2.000; market very dull: choice steers steady at yesterdays decline.
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Spot. Coffee

Spot C0IIee
 Rv Associated Preas New York, october 5-Spot rkc
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-10-15
PENITENTIARY
For Texas Workers Who
Strike

Austin, Texas.-Governor Hobby
has closed his long anti-trade uniol.
political record BY calling a special
session Of the legislature and jam
ming a "cant-strike" law through that
body. The act applies to all workers
engaged in transportation.
If a tsrike is called those who dis
cussed the matter, or communicated
by letter or telephone, are guilty Of
a criminal offense and shall be sen
fenced to the state penitentiary for
not less than one year and not mere
than five years.
If a strike is called those who dis
may assume charge and shall exercise
complete police jurisdiction through
such means and agencies as he may
select The act permits the gcv.
ernor to set aside all properly eonsti-
tuted police authority, and no police
officer, except those appointed by the
governor, shall make an arrest.
If the governor believes that he
cannot secure convictions of strik
ers in the locality where the strik
exists, the attorney general shall ash
the court for a change of venue, and
it shall be the duty Of the court to
Immediately" issue such order for
change.
Governor Hobby secured this law
following whirlwind campaign
throughout the state for protection
to commerce" He used the same
methods to Justify martial law at Gal
weston, during the longshoremen =
strike the past several months.
The popular sentiment Of the people
of Texas regarding this and similar
movements of anti-union employers is
shown by the recent defeat of forr en-
United States Senator Joe Bailey, wbo
was a candidate for governor. Bailey
stood on an avowed anti-union plat
form and when the votes were count
ed it was found that the pet of cheap
wage employers was annihilated.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-10-15
MACHINISTS STICK
Reject Suggestion to With
draw from A. f. of L.

Rochester, n. Y.-The convention of
the international Association of Ma
chinists rejected every suggestion to
withdraw from the A. F. of L.
Progress is not made fast ENOUGH.
according to the aviators and advo-
Gates of so-called industrial union
ism" The regulars agreed they
would like to progress faster, but in
sisted that this is not possible by
smashing the machinists' organiza-
tion or dividing workers for the en-
ployers' gain.
The aviators sang the usual sons
of a few labor leaders sitting on tie
lid," making it impossible for the or
ganized workers to move. The regu-
lars charged the aviators with Tibet
ing democracy by their claim that
millions of wage earners are thus led,
and asked the fiers how any blue
print plan of salvation based on ar
bitrary dictum by the few, can rer :
edy this alleged servility.
The regulars showed that the A +.
of L. guarantees complete autonomy
to every national and international af-
filiate, and that these may federate,
amalgamate or reorganize in any
manner they chose, but the action
must be voluntary on the part of the
members of these organizations, ard
not mandatory decision by the few
who now deounce labor leaders"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-10-15
HYPOCRISY!
Is "Americanism" Talk Of
Anti-UniOn Employers

San Francisco.-The hypocrisy of
anti-union employers who talk
"Americanism," is shown by Editor
Scharrenberg, of the Seamen's Jour
nal, who discusses the Better Amer
ican Federation which has replaced
other anti-trade union movements in
southern California.
This group of employers declare
that compulsory education should not
be extended beyond the fourteenth
year. They say:
''The vast majority of children fin
ish the eighth grade or grammar
school at the end of their fourteenth
year. Unless they are intending to
follow some vocation, requiring a su-
perior education, there is no practl
cal wisdom in extending their school
period by compulsion beyond that. As
a matter of fact, it is unwise, and re-
suits frequently in handicap rather
than an advantage in their future. al
vance"
This plea for child labor is supple
mented by demand that women be
permitted to do night work, and that
male workers be permitted to produce
to their full capacity, regardless of
hours.
"There you have it, boys, in a nut
she'll" writes the labor editor IF
anybody, man or woman, wants to
work "a hours a day-by heck, its
their fundamental right And tie
self-styled better Americans are GO
ing to see to it that there is no inter
ference by labor unions.
But it was ever thus. And were
it not for the saving sense of humor
one would almost be warranted to
lose his temper.
Happily in the long run, the plain
people can always be depended upon
to see through the mask Of these eA-
ploiters Of Amercanism.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-10-15
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT
Beat the Supreme Court
Why GAINESVILLE Has the Initiative, Referendum,
Emergency and Recall
Referendum,
GAINESVILLE Labor Journal)

endum and the emergency, the latter
being the modern instrument for de-
feating the referendum.
In 1913, under the demand for i'm
proving our water supply, the city
council provided bonds and plans for
securing water from wells on the
Hague farm.
The council of business men" elect
ed that fall thought they knew better,
and repealed all this legislation with
the idea of installing costly mechan-
ical filtration of our river water.
Indignant citizens Immediately call
ed a meeting, chose a committee head
ed by John A. Voll, then president of
the Ohio Federation of Labor, en-
ployed Attorney C. T Marshall, and
the contest began.
In four days an initiative petition
was drawn, printed, signed by voters
and filed with the board of elections.
1t could only be disposed of by an
election or the council adopting it.
The wise men of that body concluded
to go right ahead, and by means of a
fake" order of the state board OF
health, undertook to adopt mechanical
filtration by the emergency" route,
from which referendum could not be
taken An injunction was sought, and
Mr. Voll not being a taxpayer, Sec
retary Shryock, Of the Committee, be
came the plaintiff The case went to
the supreme court, but before its opin-
ion was rendered, the people had
adopted the initiative resolution at the
November election by 4,397 ayes to
2,174 noes.
Still the council would not harken
to public opinion, but went ahead with
more emergency resolutions employ
ing engineers. In May, 1914, it call
ed an election on bond issues on sew
eral propositions. The pure water
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-10-15

committee again became busy, and in
a few days had on file other matters
for adoption by the people.
The election came on. The "emer-
gency" acts of council were all re-
pealed-the first and second resolu-
tions by 2,278 ayes to 1923 noes. The
initiative proposition of the peopl.
was adopted 2,178 ayes to 1915 noe4
The pure and sparkling cool water en-
joyed by our people today Is the re-
suit of that fight.
Meanwhile the supreme court de-
cided (see o. S. 80, page 375) that the
emergency ruled in Ohio, side-stepping
the initiative proposition altogether,
and not even deciding the case on its
merits. Hence we have the constant
effort on the part of legislative bodies.
when the proposed measure is of
doubtful expediency, of adding the
emergency" to prevent referen-
dunn.
The opinion of the supreme court
was written by Chief Justice Nichols.
By the irony of fate, his opponent be-
fore the people on the non-partisan
ballot in November is C. T. Marshall,
the attorney who made the fight in
behalf of the GAINESVILLE Pure Water
Committee.
But Chairman Voll and his Com
mittee finished the job They gave
GAINESVILLE a charter with the recall,
so that we are now Independent of
the supreme court. The attorney and
the printer have never been paid, but,
as the politician said to Grover Cleye-
land about the constitution, what is a
little thing like that among friends ?
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-10-15
TWO THOUSAND
DOLLARS
Urged as Average Pay For
School Teachers

Washington.-The average salary
of public school teachers should be
$4,000, said P. P. Claxton, federal
commissioner Of education, who de-
clares that now is "the real crisis in
education and the time has arrived
when the public must either pay good
salaries for good teachers or poor sal
aries for make-shift teachers"
The educator expressed the belief
that although the purchasing power
of the dollar would increase. $4,000
for teachers in the elementary and
secondary schools should be paid
This is three times as much as the
average for the year 1917-18, and
more than $50 per cent above the
average for 1920.
"For teachers of the first class" /"
he said, eve must pay salaries larger
relatively than we have paid at any
time in the past and must adopt a
policy which will holo them against
the temptation of better pay else
where. Temporary increases will not
be sufficient. There must be such
guaranty of good wages as will in
duce young men and women to accept
teaching as a profession and take the
time and spend the money necessary
to prepare themselves for it."
Ea "a "a
Read the Press.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-10-15

Birmingham, Albright of as
semblage has been denied striking
miners throughout the coal fields in
this state by soldiers armed with ma
chine guns The miners are demand
ing that coal owners pay wages agreed
to by the commission appointed by the
president, following last falls natioh-
wide strike of bituminous coal min
ers. The miners were enjoined at
that time by Federal Judge Anderson
Alabama coal owners refuse to abide
by the award
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-10-15

STATE UNIONS CONFER

Okmulgee, Okla.-More than 25c
delegates attended the annual conver-
tion Of the Oklahoma State Federation
Of Labor Reports of anti-union agl-
tation in some sections of the state
were made. These unionists are
awake to the purposes of employers,
who are resorting to patriotism ard
the American flag to hide their cheap
wage plan.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-10-15
WANT LESS HOURS

New York.-Painters on strike fer
a fve-day week deny that they ar
are responsible for high rents. Tie
painters call attention to this unhea!.
thy occupation and suggest that those
who oppose them stand on a swinging
scaffolding six days week with a
brush filled with noxious lead and
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-10-15

For twenty-five years labor sought
to install the initiative and referen,
dun in our constitution, and succeeded
in 1912. It is not because so much
can be accomplished, but because
these weapons can prevent abuses of
power by legislative bodies.
GAINESVILLE has had practical ap,
plication of both the initiative, refer
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-10-15
THE FLY IN THE OINTMENT IS:

That Democratic politicians have long used "Workmens
Compensation meal ticket to retain themselves in
office that hey have under the guse of the League for
Protection and Preservation Of the Workmens Compensa
on Law raised money for political purposes and that they
have prostuted the administration Of "Workmens Com
persaton nd its benefits for political power and ayorit
ism Such acts have brought deserved criticism.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-10-15

His enthusiasm and energy become a
vital force in all enterprises which he
undertakes. He is a man whom you
are always glad TO have on your side
The people of the Third District will
appreciate this if he is chosen to rep
resent them. Yet with all this, he is
tactful when facing a delicate task.
He gets results.
] fitzgerald Congressional Committee.
By Al McCray, Chairman.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-10-15
No. 5
FITZGERALD
For
CONGRESS

He is at his best
in the give and
take of debate
He is fonder of a
battle of wits-if
possible-than he
is of a boxing
match. He is :.
dangerous antag-
onist in either
His dynamic force
and energy sweep
away all obsta ,
cles before him
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-10-15
GET AMOUR WEEK

New York.-In signed agreement
with employers organized house
wreckers in this city are assured the
44-hour week.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-10-15
THE FACTS ARE:

That 'Horkmen's Compensation in Ohio was conceived
and originated by Republicans and every compensation
STEP by step had the whoehearted support of
Republicans in both branches Of the Legislature in the
Executive Chamber and in the Constitutional Convention
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-10-15

other breeders of occupational di-
seases. The painters say that if this
is done there will be more converts
to the short work week
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