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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-27
Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohio.
Endorsed by the Middletown Trades
and Labor Council of Middletown. O.
ONE-MAN CARS


man car proposition-ligh that is
favorable to the car. The citizens
street car committee named by city
council some time ago and made up
of two representatives each from the
and city council, accompanied by Off
Gals of the street car company, on
last Monday journeyed to Terre
Haute, Ind, for the purpose of in
specting the system now fully install
ed in that city, and new view was
obtained from the system from that of
year ago. A year ago members of
council made a trip to the same city
but were poorly impressed with the
system at that time. 1t seems, how
ever, that at that time the cars were
just being installed and hadn't got
into right running order, and the
streets were very much torn up for
paving, so that the system was all in
turmoil. Now, however, with all
these difficulties overcome and every
thing in smooth running order, from
what the committee could learn by
inquiry among all classes every one
seems to be satisfied with the new
cars and very little complaint is
heard against them. The Press
would like to make this suggestion
to council on the matter: Why not
give permission and ask the street car
company to bring in few of these
cars and let the people try them out ?
1t is said that no less men are en-
ployed where these cars are installed,
that usually twice the number of cars
are used Then why not bring in four
of these cars, put them on the East
High, North B street line, which is
double tracked all the way through,
and give the riders on this line a TX
minute service instead Of the present
Is minute service? Well then soon
learn whether the cars will meet with
the approval of the riding public or
not. Let's try it.
An article on this subject telling
the committees experience will be
found elsewhere in this issue and is |
interesting. Read it.
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CARPENTERS STRIKE SETTLED
Just before going to press last /
week the information came that the |
differences between the Carpenters
Union and the contractors had been
adjusted in a satisfactory manner to
both parties concerned. This was in
deed gratifying as it cleared up a sit
uation that for a time looked like
there might be long drawn out bat
tie between the contenders. But the
give and take spirit of which both
parties seemed to be made up of came
to the fore and now all seems to be
serene between them. And this is the
spirit, which if it existed within
everybody, would avoid many of the
difficulties arising between employers
and employees. The carpenters didn't
get all they asked for, neither did the
contractors. However, when the con- i
tractors came forward with PROPOSE s
ton which they deemed fair the car
penters readily met them half way, in t
the interest of themselves, the con- +
tractors and the public, and gladly /
it. The contractors also '
made splendid suggestion in their c
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-27

America" Therefore, When these
men want to put particularly raw
deal across, they call it "the Ameri
can plan" They know full well that
this phrase will delude ignorant peo-
pie into thinking that the plan is
right and just.
1t is a piece Of baldest. hypocricy.
Do not be taken in by it. Investi-
gate for yourself. You will, then dis
cover that the so-called open shop
is not an open shop at all.
1t is closed shop-closed to JUS
tice-closed to fair treatment-closed
to decent wages-closed to decent
working conditions. 1t compels each
poor workingman to deal single-hand-
ed and alone with the rich and pow
erful employer 1t places the worker
at an utter disadvantage. He simply
has to take what comes, because he
can't help himself.
To call such a plan American" is
an outrage. 1t strikes at the founda-
ton of American fair play. Its OBJ
ject is to undermine and destroy the
spirit of true Americanism.
The union shop, on the contrary, en-
bodies the genuine spirit of Ameri-
canism-the spirit Of fair play and
equal treatment. The hypocrites de-
light to call it the closed shop. But
that is a misnomer. The union shop
is closed only in the sense that it
shuts out unfairness.
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FREEDOM IMPOSSIBLE HERE
In a pamphlet on "The Open Shop,
the American Plan of Employment" !"
the Methodist federation for social
service says:
"You think it means freedom for the
non-union man.
"Does it? In many places it means
/ that he must sign a contract never
| to join a union; it means that he is
continually watched by spies to see
that he never becomes union man;
in the Alabama coal mines it means
| that he must live behind stockade
and get pass every time member
of his family goes out. In West Vir-
ginia it means that he must be pro
tected' from talking to union organ
izers by gun men and machine guns;
it means that he must sign lease,
giving the company the right to come
into his house at any time and throw
out any guest, lest union men should
come in.
as this the kind of freedom the
American flag stands for?
"You think we are talking about
the open shop at it's worst! Well,
take it at its best.
"It means the absolute right of the
employer to hire and fire. No dis
elimination! He is to run his busi-
ness without dictation. This is 'in-
dividual bargaining In pioneer days
it worked, but the employers are now
almost entirely organized to bargain
collectively.
eve can't GO back to the old days.
Some one is trying to fool you! To-
day hiring men as individuals in the
big industries means hiring them on
the terms the big corporations offer"
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YELLOW DOG" CONTRACT
The individual contract used by
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-27
AGREE TO ARBITRATE

Kansas City, Mo.-Building crafts
men and contractors have agreed to
arbitrate wage differences.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-27

Entered at the Postoffice at Hamilton,
Ohio, as Second Class Mail Matter.
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FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1921
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-27
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YELLOW DOG" CONTRACT

The individual contract used by
anti-union employers is contemptu-
ously referred to as yellow dog" by
trade unionists.
To secure employment where this
contract operates, the worker must
pledge not to join a trade union or
encourage the formulation of same
while SO employed. The United
States supreme court upheld this con-
tract (Hitchman VS.. Mine Worekrs)
and sustained an injunction against
unionists who were charged by a
West Virginia coal company with in
terfering with one Of these "yellow
dogs" The acknowledged basis of q
contract is free and voluntary action
by both parties. Courts invariably
void contracts when made by duress.
pressure or coercion.
What choice has worker seeking
employment with hungry babes in his
home when an employer offers him
job if he signs away his lawful right
to join trade union? How much
free will has this worker when his
family is threatened with eviction be-
cause he is unable to pay the rent?
What self control has he when he
knows that if he stands on his legal
right and refuses to accept employ
ment under this agreement others
will suffer because he is alone in his
fight for right? What respect can
workers have for courts that defend
the yellow dog" on the ground Of
'sacredness of contract?"
Contracts are based on freedom Of
lction, but when one of the parties
lses his unequal power to force the
ther to accept, the first principle Of |
ontracts is outraged.
1t may be said that q worker can
ecure work elsewhere. That is no
nswer to the question. Whether hs
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Issued Weekly at 326 Market Street.
Hamilton, Ohio.
Telephone 1896
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-27
BOOST THE STOCK

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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-04
Scale workers nnlon. which met later


and voted to accept the reduction.
Pres dent Carl Hinsman said last
might in discussing the proposed re
ductions that they were an absolute,
necessity as even Under the new
schedule the local shops would be pay
ing higher wages than Their competi-
tors 3ft
: iGcmpett onswth other scale conn
anies, said President Hinsman, had
already forced the Howe Scale comp
any to reduce the price OF trucks on
February 18th and on March LIST a re-
duction Of the price OF scales became
necessary.
The Howe Scale company Is beg n
ming to fell the depression of bust
ness that is prvalent al over the
country and while up to recently the
concern had been running on full time,
they are now working on stock or
ders New bus ness, however, has
dropped off to quite an extent during
the past few months and the concern
is at present running only four days
per week"
When asked when he thought they
would go on full time again Presi
dent H;nsman said that he could not
defn tely say. but II would not be un
I'll business had picked up.
In explaining the reductions he said
that they ranged from to l2 pel
cent, piece workers not being affect
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-04
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Newe 9. ira Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readera

The board of water commissioners
will hold its regular monthly meeting
this evening.
Mrs. Elmer Amidon and daughter
Lena OF South SALISBURY were in
town on Saturday.
See Bebe Daniels the new comedi
enne, in Ducks and brakes at Harte
Theatre, today. ADV.
Miss Jessie Harris has returned to
West Rupert after passing the Easter
recess at her home here.
A mighty tale of love that welcomed
chance for sacrifice. See the Lii
bfary Theatre ad. today. Adv.
Peter Sayass has returned from Chi
lcago and has. accepted employment
in Chris Savas new candy shop.
vii the boy who found the white
bath brush kindly return same to Mrs
F. S. Rice, Weeks street, and receive
reward? ADV.
Next Saturday evening the Vermont
Association of Boston will hold its an
nual sugaring off party in Paul Revere
Hall, Mechanics Building.
Romance such as only real life re-
veals;; so plaus Bile and so true, that
it startles by its very simplicity, See
the Library Theatre ad Adv.
You need never be lonesome if you
have telephone. See how lBebe
Daniels used 1t in Ducks and brakes"
at Harte Theatre today. ADV.
4 See Ducks and brakes" starring
Bbe Daniels in an amusing French
farce and the first of the Holman Day
pictures 'Capght in the Rapids" at
lIarte Theatre today. Adv.
I Mrs Royal Bostwick, age % years,
died suddenly this noon after a short
illness of acute kidney trouble. Mrs.
Bostwick was formerly Miss Gertrude
j Percy. Funeral arrangements have
not yet been made
( Friday evening Taft commandery
Knights Templar, elected the follow
ing officers; t. c. William f. Bis
sell; general, II. II. Sibley; c. G., c.
L. Holden; treasurer, Dean l. Martin,
recorder, f, d. Ranney; S. w, J. w.
/ Hur5urt; ]. W., M. J Burr ngton- APP
! pointive officers will be announced
late..
! Charles F. II. Crathern, jr, who went
last year to Greece in Y, NJ. c. A, ser.
vice. has been seeing service lately
with the Greek army in Asia Minor,
hut is now back in Athens from where
letters were received from him this
week His father, Rev. Charles F. II.
tCrathren is in Beirut recovering from
his illness which was the result of ex-
posure gand hardship in Armenia and
Turkey
David Murphy, Who played an in
field pos ton with the North Adams
baseball team in the days of the Old
Four CITY league, but who has been
wing in Remington in recent years,
/ left to-day .forsWinooski where he will
coach the st, Michaels college team
He will return 10 Bennington in June.
Some OF the local fans are already be-
ginning to have hopes that Benning.
ton will be represented on the d a.
mond during the summer by a credit
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-04
PENNINGTON BRlsFS
News Of the Town ami Village T'Ad
Briefly Cor 9usy Readers

Miss Helen Nolan spent Sunday in
WIZ amstown.
Lonard Blaydes OF Rochester, n. Y,
spent Sunday in town.
Miss Violet Tulip of Arlington was
in town Saturday shopping.
Mrs Charles Monroe of South
SALISBURY spent Saturday in town.
M NJ, Sumner, who has been in
Histt.eboro on business for the past
tao weeks, has returned. @' '-
Make your summer sweaters from
Minerva yarns and directions of latest
styles from Miss l.. NJ, Barney's, ADV.
Mrs. Louis Puffer OF Troy visited
Yer parents Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Ressegnie of Imperial avenue over
the week end.
The social, which was to have been
held at the Baptist church Friday
night has been postponed because OF
the Bennett musical,
"Isobel' a compelling tale Of warm
hearts In the frozen north, First Ma
tfonal Attraction. Opera house Tues
day asd Wednesday Adv.
y Tomorrow First National attrac-
ton, James Oliver Curwood's '1sobel,
featuring House Peters and Jane No
yak at Opera house Tuesday and We'd
Eesday. Adv.
I, Carleton Carpenter, who has been
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
AIRS. C. A.. Carpenter has returned to
Albany to resume his stud es at the
Albany business college. ~
Il. See House Peters and Jane Novak
ID an interestisg Curwood story
.lsohel,, sthe vital story of a., strong
mans clean love. Opera house Tues
day and Wednesday. Adv.
Sculiy G. Donahue the new proprie-
tors of Library theatre will donate the
proceeds of the enterta nment Thurs.
day to the committee for Irish relief.
In view of this generous offer the com
,inittee Is urging every one interested
in the cause of the suffering women
and cir ldren in Ireland. TO be present
at Library theatre Thursday evening
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-04
able team.


able team
Mrs Charles Hawkins of South
Shaft bury was in town ON business
Saturday
s. Regular meeting OF Catamount com
9andery Tuesday evening. A good
attendance is desired
q Clarence Efasseltine has returned
f'om a ten days Wis W tn friends In
Burlington and Middlebury.
Mrs. l.. b. VanSurdam OF Sodom has
returned from a visit OF three months
with her daughter, Mrs. Thomas F..
Norris of SanDomingo City, Island OF
Jiayti.
tightening glimpse Of the darn, for
bidding swamps of Florida, and blind
love that STAYED the hands Of a mob
See The Song of the Soul" at Lii
brary theatre today ADV.
Miss Ruth Harris, who has been
spending her Ea tar vacat on with hef
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harris
has returned to her duties in Airing
ton.
E The starry Of Il man willing to give
MP his most pr ceRess treasure and oi
the girl whossacritioed herself that he
might keep il. See THE Song OF tht
soul at. Library Theatre today Adv
2 The surgeons knife revealed to he
the face of her child but love fore
babe her to look upon the face OF hei
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-04
WAGE CUT ACCEPTED
BY SCALE WORKERS
Conference Fr endly, Says tiins
man: CemPetition Demands Re.
duceh Schedule

Rutland April - Following the
posting Of new schedule Of wages
at the Howe Sca'e works, reduc NJ
the wages of all except the moulders
50 cents q day the Scale Workers I'm.
ion met last night and voted to accept
the reduction
The new schedule. which affects
about 600 woIknen, was adopted by
the directors Of the company at re
cent meeting ana was posted about
the works on Thursday, the reduc-
tons to take effect on Monday Under
the new advancement the minimum
wage v !! he $3.50 day
The Situation was discussed at a
lively meeting. Of all the workers held
last night at Z O'Clock in Eagles hall
and il was finally voted to leave tbs
entire matter II the hands of the
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-04
Ben FrankIin's Parents.

Benjamin FranklmS father Josiah
Franklin. emlgraled TO America from
England about 1853. His mother. q
second wife, was the daughter of Peter
Folger, q leading settler. noted for his
philanthropy and tolerance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-04
Cd % nc same.aegree as the lay wofk

OF
Other concerns in the city and
throughout the country have reduced
the wages, said Mr.. Hinsman and in
most eases the men have been salts
fed to return to work.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-04
Remedy Worth Irving.

There are many troubles which you
cannot cure by the Bible or hymn
book. hut which you can cure by sys.
tematc exercise and fresh air.--Henry
Ward Beecher.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-04
husband seN e'rae SONG Of TIE sonl'

at Library Theatre today Adv.
Miss Maud f. Harris. who has been
Spending the Easter holidays at her
home here, has returned to Manches
Ter
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-04
FOR MEALS AND LuNcHE!

The Next Best Place 10 Home and
Mother is al Jimmie Hughes RestaI'
ra MT and Lunch Room. II North Streek
The wrong side of the street but tfrt
right side to eat
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-04
aGTo REPArRs

We are prepared to do repairing ana
general overhauling OF automobiles
with reasonable prices. Give us a trial.
HARDWOOD BROTHERS
South SALISBURY, VI. 6lt25
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-11
GERMAN sMuCGLERs
LUNCH ON COLD SANDWICH
Eggs Stuffed With Unsc, Gems
Also Favorite, So Off.
Gals Find

70 Il LIN. Dec. 1o-s,,s
spread with gold pieces or a,,,
ana eggs spiccd with ursot So
''''e oeen successfully used INV IN.
erhational smugyiers to 70, sro,
N'iuaoics out of Germany u,,u &,
TWO recent cases tho cns,o
hciais became suspicious of ~.
ra'ei iuncheons and discovoroa -.
deception. Now all "snoc...
''re'niiy examined a, the frontier
German merchant. whose lunch
basket attracted the attention of ,ha
toilsh customs officials at the fron
'ier station of Konitz was found ,,
nave a layer of gold coins intsr
iarded between the layers of evary
sandwich and covered with /, ,h,oi.
coating OF butter. while each egg
hcsted valuable diamond. Tho to-
'ai or his conflscated hoard was es-
umated ut 100000 Polish marks.
Ills fellow smuggler. a Dutch mer-
chant, was intercepted at about ,bo
same time at the Holland fro,,tor
station Of Bentheim. but only be-
cause the German customs author!-
ties had been notified by the Berlin
police that he had been buying nm
large quantities of jewelry and un-
set diamonds in Berlin and would
undoubtedly attempt to smuggle
them out with him.
While the officials were vainly
searching his baggage, they were
struck by the fact that he was os-
tcntat!ouSly but rather nervously de-
voting himself to huge sandwich.
They found embedded in the bread
and butter three diamond rings, n
diamond brooch and number or
loose diamonds. Further search dis
closed forty-four unset diamonds
concealed in n cigar lighter.
Copyright. 1921, Public Ledger Coz
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-11
BOOTLEGCERS GROW
LEARI OF STRANGERS
Newcomers In W:nchcsicr by Rusc
Get Ava, with Several
Gallons.
Especial to Tho Times Dispatch

Especial to Tho Times Dispatch
WINCHESTER. VA. Dec. TO-
Local bootleggers have become more
cautious and circunspect in dealings
and intercourse with others OF their
craft in the last few days as n re-
suit of being victimized BY two new
romers. The latter are understood
TO have learned that contraband
liquor was being stored at the homo
of woman and called for by the
hootleEGers when they had orders to
fill.
y considerable supply was said to
have been accumulated a day or two
ago. and At an opportunc moment
those who had made the discovery
went In an automobile to the house
md told the woman the police were
on the way to raid her premises. n;
the same time advising her to get
lid OF the LIQUOR with all possible
haste They offered TO help her. Act
ing on the impulse, she is said TO
have turned over seven or eight GAL
Ions of mconshine LIQUOR to the
schcmcrs who drove away with It.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-11
SEES ROCK SHOWERS
HURLED FROM VOLCANOES
American Newspaper Man,
After Shipwreck, Wit
ncsscs Eruption.
] by Associated Prcss.1

TOKYO. Dec. 5.-Showcrs Of rocks
larger than ships were hurled from,
raging volcano on Kamchatka.
where terrible and magnificent vol
canic phenomenon occurred in August
recalling the primitive days of the
formation OF the earth. After hav-
ing been wrecked and washed AWAY
on the shore OF Kamchatka. Feeder
lex Mccormick. well-knowp Amer
lean newspaper correspondent. witt
messed the extraordinary eruption
In Il report to the Japan Advertiser
Mr.. Mccormick says: "On arriving
at Hakodatc, in Northen Japan. l
heard from n fisherman OF an earth
quake above liokkaido and the dis
appearance in the sea. September s,
Of 4 part OF the island OF the Kuri,.
group The earthquake extended
from Hokkaido to the Aicutians and
was but proionga,ion Of the sells.
matte phenomena occurring in Kan
chatka. where ! was wrecked on the
kronotsky Peninsula. Ten days
later sixty sea miles TO the south.
found myself at Semlachik. from
there saw the magnificent crup-
zion OF volcano karims,saya. Above
n mountain ridge which lay between
wc could see without the aid o.
f'asses the expulsion of showers of
Ks. many Of which must have
lorga than ships, MS ,hcv ,iow
pugh Ia. Sky In giant parabolas
only the flowery crest OF the crup-
ton WAS visible to us az II plaNcu
against the sky. The smoke column.
tilted southwark by the wind. reached
towards thousands OF feet. ana I'm
TWO days the smoke cloud extended
leo miles down the coast and out to
sea.
Then the wind shifted to the west
and the ship WAS sprinkled with vol
canic dust. There was great roar
Ike the sound of an artillery battle,
and IL was reported that the water
OF kronotsky Bay had risen in tenn
rcrature h1-2 degrees. while mag
motto disturbances rendered the ship.s
compass unworkable. Fearing n
subtcrrancan sea wave we nut ont
nrty-f;ve miles of the shore, and a.,
-"nt"mber recorded violent earth
Quake which shook the ship Tho
sumo was experienced At the Com
mandorsky Islands and list Kan
chatka
There arc few places where the
direct and positive force OF nature
can be realized so Intensely as T.,
tbs far-away land. There arc abou,
sixty-thrcc VOLCANOES in Kamcha,ka
Of which twenty are active: there ia
no historian To record their great do
ings cSccpt an astonishcd nshcrma n
| 1000 or 1000 miles away. \ geo
Grarhical expedition from sweden in
t'nds TO announce next year the re-
suits Of its scientific work in KAN
| Ghutka."