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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-06

London, England refusal of
railway workers and lockers to join
the miners strike has punctured the
widely-heralded triple alliance that
was supposed to constitute an irwin
cible labor army
While the future amalgamation
of these unions is conjecture, the
wrongs of the miners are fact, and
this is being impressed upon the
thinking people of Great Britain who
realize that the problems associated
with the county's single basic indus
try must be solved Some of the
most influential news papers are ac-
cepting this viewpoint and insist that
the miners have grievances that can
not be adjusted by reserve armies
of strikebreaking agencies.
The miners declare that the pres.
ent movement is lockout and not
a strike. The coal industries act of
1920 provided that war time govern
ment control ol the mines would cease
in March, 1921 The government then
Indicated that the mines would be
decontrolled earlier than intended.
This meant that coal owners in the
various districts could deal with en-
ployes and that the national plan
would end The miners protested,
and demanded national agreement
an da national pool out of which q
living wage would be guaranteed.
The strike of last year affected the
resources Of the miners, fact that
the coal owners are alive to. When
the government announced its policy
the coal owners gave notice that
work would be on the basis of a
varying scale In some districts the
new scale cut wages SO per cent, or
a more degrading standard than be-
fore the war.
These reductions, together with the
enormous profits made by coal owners
during the war, developed spirit in
the men that was heretofore unknown,
and is SHOWN in their refusal in some
cases to man tie pumps, as is usual
in strikes, thereby stopping the mine
from beng flooded.
The inequalities in the mining IN
dustry, because of physical conditions,
makes the problem Of setting wages
an intricate one. The miners solu
zion is national pool, or a contribu-
tion based upon tonnage, which would
be distributed among the less pros
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-06
"a - -
TO TEACH HOME ECO
NOMICS

Washington.-Congressman Fess,
of Ohio, has introduced a bill which
would appropriate S500,000 for home
economics education for the year
1922, and increase $250,000 each
year until it's maximum of $3,000,000
annually is reached.
The purpose of the bill is to train
the country's 26,000,00O women and
girls in home making, including care
of children, selection and preparation
of foods, selection and making of
clothing, advice for keeping the fam
lily well and home making
The appropriations is to be allotted
to the various states on the basis of
total population, with the proviso that
the money shall be matched by an
equal appropriation by the state. The
funds are to be administered by the
state boards for vocational education
with the approval Of the federal board
for vocational education.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-06
Stay OF Execution Granted But
Employer Must Pay Workers
During Time Lockout
Continues

and while the negotiations were on
Bernard Schwartz insisted on a reduc-
tion of SO thousand. Upon the
promise of the firm to give the cigar
makers steady employment if they
would vote fer the So reduction, also in
q statement to the employees in his
factory, that there would be no fur
ther reduction for one year, the cigar
makers accepted the cut and remained
at work
The cigar makers were laid off two
weeks around Christmas time and
again for ten days in January, con-
trary to the pledge Of Bernard
Schwartz.
About February 1st Mr. Schwartz
called in committee of his employees
and demanded !, further reduction Of
$3 per thousand and gave them until
February 10th to decide whether they
would accept the cut or not Along
with this ultimatum all employees, ex-
cepting five or six, were laid off, all
contrary to the agreement between
Mr.. Schwartz and the union Within
q week the remaining employees were
laid off and told they could come back
any time they were ready to accept the
second cut IN wages.
At the meeting of the union, or
February 2nd, the cigar makers refus-
ed to accept the cut.
At the meeting held February It'll
a committee was appointed to wait on
Mr.. Schwartz, and in case he would
rot recede from his position, to apply
for strike sanction Schwartz would
not recede The union proposed arbi-
tration. but arbitration was rejected.
About February 10th the employees
went to the factory and took away
their tools Strike sanction from the
international was received in Detroit,
February DIST
Mr.. Schwartz announced in the De-
troit papers chat he was running an
open shop and advertised for help
In the meantime the Metropolitan De-
tective Agency was employed to fur
nish guards about his shop.
On February 10, 1921, Bernard
Schwartz filed q bill praying for IN
injunction. A restraining order was
issued, but was set aside by Judge
Shepherd on March 18TH for want Of
jurisdiction.
Another suit was started on March
17th The cigar makers began pick
citing the shop The bill prayed for
an injunction to prohibit picketing
and interfering with plaintiffs bust
ness and employees.
The cigar makers filed an answer
denying most of the material allega-
tions in the bill and filed a cross bill,
setting up a contract of employment
for one year from November II, 1920,
the breach Of such contract, and ask
ed for an injunction to restrain such a
breach: also setting up conspiracy
to injure the Cigar Makers Union
and asked for an Injunction to restrain
such injury.
Judge Driscoll entered a decree
granting that part of the prayer of
the cross-bill praying an injunction to
restrain Bernard Schwartz from
preaching Che contract made with the
Cigar Makers Union and for full
costs to the union
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-06

UNUSUAL COURT RULE HOLDS CONTRACT With UNION
Binding ON CIGAR MANuF ACT TuRERS OF DETROIT

place their tax burdens equally in part
on the shoulders of the soldiers of the
last war, of the men and women who
scraped up their savings to buy Lib
erty and Victory bonds with the as
surance that this government would
remember them
'It seems like adding insult to in
jury. The war is over, the powerful
interests behind a scales tax propa-
ganda are pushing hard for a repeal
of the excess profits tax and enact
ment of a general consumption tax,
the Liberty and Victory bonds bought
by those who gave till it hurt have
deprecated in value, the service mems
bonus bill, that has been juggled "a
long for over year, is now laid aside
and we are asked to look for the beau
ties of nature in spring time and
breathe deep the air of the new dem
ocracv in 1921"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-06
- r
WILL PROBE RAIL
ROADS

Observation-Disclosures year the Cum
Minis Esch railroad bill was declared
to be the last word in craftsmanship.
But things have not worked out as
per schedule Of the prophets, and the
roads VIII be probed, following res
olution by the senate. The law max
ers want to ind the best way to reduce
freight and passenger rates; how
much it costs railroads to operate and
where the peoples money goes
Which would indicate that the rail
road question is not solved.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-06
RICH PRIZE
OF $SOO,OOO,O00 is Behind
Sales Tax
PrOfteers Would Unload
This Sum on Consumer
Through Bill Proposed

Washington, Corporation excess
profits taxes that amount to approx
imately SS00,00O,000 is the prize sales
taxes advocates would capture, declar-
ed Congressman Frear in a speech in
which he explained this attempt to
shift this amount to the backs of 100
100000 people.
There are practically nine turn
overs in the case of cotton goods and
woolen goods, eight turnovers in the
case of leather goods and seven or
eight in the case of steel that is,
from the original ore up to the time
Of the finished article" said the Wis
consin representative. what applies
to those articles applies with equal
force to almost everything we use. In
other words, this proposed tax of
per cent on each turnover has to be
applied from five, six and seven to
nine times.
But that is not the worst. You
will find that in many cases where
the present tax on uXuries is imposed
they have raised the price of the goods
sometimes 100 per cent during the
different turnovers.
For cold -blooded treatment of
those who gave all and left all to
serve their country while profiteers
remained at home and accumulated
profits, protected by these service
men, no chapter in our history can
compare.
"We are now further asked TO ex-
empt the profits of those who stayed
home and accumulated money and
Paragould soliphone., 1921-08-24
HOUSE VOTES TO
 REPAY RAILWAYS

Washington, Aug. 23-The admin istrations railroad refunding bill was passed tonight by the House. The measure now goes to the Sen ate. The intention of the Senate to take up the bill before the re- cess
 An unsuccessful effort was made to eliminate a section which pro- vides that no payments shall De made by the government 10 any carriers "on account of the Tso-called inefficiency of labor" during federal control An amendment to strike out this provision, offered nby Rap resentative Webster of Washington, Republican. member of the Com meree Committee, which had former ly reported the bill, was reported, 145 to IT.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-08-24
TREATY IS KEPT SECRET
Germans Know Nothing of Peace
 Pact With the U. 5.

Berlin. Aug. 23-The German are uninformed with respect to the progress of the peace negotiations between the United States and Germany. In the absence of information from official sources they give prominence to reports gathered from the newspapers of London. The German government continues in it's refusal to disclose the status of it's dealings with Ellis Dressel United States commissioner, interference. it is said, to the re- quest of the American government that all public discussion of the pros pective peace pact be deferred until the document has been duly eXecut- ed
 However. ii is known that the barley practically have been con cluded and that the treaty now only awaits the final approval of secretary of state Hughes. No com mercial treaty will precede the for maj peace pact.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-08-24
PAYS
 HEAVY FINEON
 BOOZE CHARGE
Sheriff Stepp and Police
 man Crump Get a Pint
 of Evidence--Young Man is Searched. gN
(From Tuesdays Daily Press)

Arthur Gillum was arraigned before Esq. Grooms tnIs morning and fined $10000 and $32 % costs on liquor charge. Sheriff Chas. Stepp and Policeman Crump sus- picioned that Gillnm had the liquor on him while seated in the corner restaurant and instituted search of his person, finding a pint of "moonshine." In Esq. Groom's court the defendant plead guilty and was given a S10000 assessment and costs after which he was released
 An officer informed the Daily Press that many persons have lately become impressed with the idea that officers have no right to search them when it is suspected they have booze concealed about their clothing. The officer said they were exer- cised whenever and wherever they believed Inc individual had booze on his person.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-08-24
OIL WELL AT JoNESBOR0 IS
 GIVEN TITLE
Initial Test of Craighead Will be Known as Cham Der of Commerce No. T. Site Chosen.

The Jonesboro Sun of Monday Aug p, says
 The name of Craighead County s first test oil well, which will be sunk on the E. M Myatt farm on the banks of Big Creek two miles west of the city will be Chamber of Commerce We'll No. 1' This of ficial title has been decided upon and hereafter the well will be refer red to as above.
 Barton Lumber and Brick Com pany are having the "A foot tim bers for the derrick made especially and they will be ready soon. Other lumber is on the ground. The cas- ing is enroute here from St. Louis
 J. F. Scott head of the company that will sink the well, is at liar risburg today, having trouble with one of his wells there, but will be on the job here tomorrow, Prelim- mary work, however, is moving steady forward.
 The pictures which were taken bv l.. C. Castetter of the Art Shop when Mrs. Hal H. Peel, wife of the Chamber of Commerce president drove the stake that marked the site of the well, are on display in the Art Shop window.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-08-24
MUCH PLEASED
 WITH HEARTY
 COOPER
"Clean-Up Squad Said Red Cross and Aremican Le- zion Here Rendered Ap- nreciated Assistance.
,From Tuesdays Daily Press.)

The "clean-up squad of war risk insurance concluded it's two days work for this district in PafaSoulo yesterday afternoon and the meh- hers of the squad expressed them selves as being much pleased with he hearty cooperation accorded them by the local Red Cross and veterans of the World war. Ihe district represented i'll the session conducted in paragould comprises the counties of Craighead. Mississis- sippi. Lawrence, Clay, Randolph ana Greene. About 250 men appeared here before the veterans bureau rep raeentatives for adjustment of claims. Sixty-five of the members were new claims. The session was conducted al the court house
 The personnel of the squad are: Geo. F. Tooley. medical examiner and in charge of the squad; Wm. I. Sain. Lewis M0nton and F. Il. Fredman These gentleman told representative Of the I)dlly IfeSH this morning that the cooperation shown them iii their work by the Red Cross and members of the Am erican Legion in Paragould was very gratifying. Mr. Fredman said il was the hest cooperation they had received in the state and was pro fuse in his expressions of q com plmemary nature to the communi- tY
 Members of the squad said they wanted to impress upon the mem bers of the veterans organization that all future matters relative to compensation. vocational training and medical treatment should be taken up direct with the Veterans Bureau at Dallas, Texas. The Vet erans Bureau is the result Of the new Sweet bin which consolidated all the agencies having affairs with the veterans and 10 facilitate the handling of all subjects pertaining thereto should be taken Up with the centralized agency direct
 The squad left here this morning at II o'clock for Batesville where Inc regularly scheduled session of its work will be entered into.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-08-24
BATHING NOW FROM AIRPLANE

Paris. Aug. 23-Bathing from your private hydroairplane is going to be the correct thing for those who can afford it. People at Cav alaire, seclect little seaside place on the Mediterranean, gather on the beach every morning to see the com ing of a young couple in their air plans. The man is his own pilot Both are dressed in bathing cos tunes with peignoir
 The machine alights gently on the very edge of the surf and then the occupants jump straight in for their swim.
 Sometimes they fly right out to sea and dive in, leaving their air plane in charge of q professional pilot-precursor of future private airplane skipper.
 Another development of air traffic may be ''airifts." Special machines are to be built for taking up people to mountain tops. This is the re- Isult Of a Swiss aviator's exploit in landing on the summit of Mt. Blanc. Tourists will step into the plane at the door of their hotels and reach the mountain peak in 20 minutes.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-08-24
MOVIE MAN NE,DS SLAYER
 l)F ]. HAM0N
John w. German, Director
 and Producer, U nj t s
 With Mrs. Clara Smith-
 Hamon al Los Angles.

Los Angeles, CaL Aug 23-Mrs principal figure in the Jake l.. Ha- mon murder trial. was married Sun day to John W. German director and producer of the motion picture in which she has portrayed her life including her trial at Ardmore, Ok lahoma for the murder of the oil millionaire. and Republican Nation al Committeeman The Rev. M. Howard, pastor of the Wiltshire Boulevard Christian church married them at his residences First and Serreno streets.
 Acting for the picture has been completed at Hollywood studios. and after trip of q day or two, MT. and Mrs. German will return to com plete the business in connection with the release of the picture Mr. German met Mrs Hamon soon after she arrived here in April and he has been her associate ever since.
 she is a wonderful woman Il wonderful woman" Mr. German said tonight at the Hollywood hotel, where he lives
 "Of course we saw one another every day while filming the picture, and, well. that was the way it start ed. When l SAW her portrayal of the murder trial, il was wonderful. She is d wonderful woman.
 Mrs Hamon before she came here joined a church of the Christian de nomination and larterIy she has been attending Mr. Fagan's church here.
 The wedding was attended only hy d few relatives. James Barton Smith. Mrs. lEamon's brother was best man. and Mrs. Van James, her sister, matoln. of honor.
 Mrs. Hamon and Mir German ob- tained the marriage license Sunday morning and were married at 2:30 D. m. She gave her age as 2S and he as 39.
 Mrs. Hamon fled from ArdmOre to Mexico following the shooting of Hamon. Later she went to Fl PasO where she was arrested in connection with the killing and taken back to Oklahoma for trial. On the witness stand sine admitted having shot Ha- mon. but said she did ii after she had been attacked by him. She was the wife of nephew of Jake L. Famon Her maiden name was Clara Smith.
 Mrs Jake L. llamon, widow of the national committeeman, is no longer a resident of Ardmore. and is now said to be living in the East,
Paragould soliphone., 1921-08-24
LETTER WRITING
 TEACHER OUSTED

New York, Aug. 23-Prof. Robert r. Kerlin of the Virginia Military Institute has been expelled from that institution because he wrote an open letter to the governor or Arkansas protesting against what he termed the unjust" sentences of death pronounced on negroes in connection with the Elaine, Ark, riots in 1919. according to state ment issued by the National Asso- citation for tine Advancement of Col ored People.
 The Association today made pub lie what pulported to be copy of the resolutions adopted by the Board of Visitors of the institute. declaring that Professor kerln fur thers connection with it would be detrimental to its welfare because of the letter he had written.
 The resolutions, signed hy Lewis F.. Steele secretary of the board, disclosed that Professor kerlin had refused to resign when requested, and his services then were abruptly terminated. The association said the copy of the resolutions was sent to it by Professor Kerlin,
 Kerlin's letter written with ap- parently very little knowledge oi the facts of the Elaine riots, Was to the effect that sentence for the six who are now in the death cells should be delayed until final action had been taken on the six whose cases are now pending in the Phillips Circuit Court. The six now under sentence, and the six whose case are pending, were involved in en tirely different murders committed on different days.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-08-24
House Passes Anti Gambling Bill.

WashingtOn. Aug. 23.--The house has passed the conference report of the Capper- Tincher bill, giving the secretary of agriculture power to prevent gambling in grain fu- trues. Action of the senate is nee essary before the bill goes to the president The measure gives the secretary of agriculture power to control considerable degree of grain exchanges.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-08-24
Open Meeting Not Practicable.

Washington Aug. 23.--President Harding doesn't believe it practica- be to negotiate treaties in mass meeting, it is authoritatively stat ed. The statement was made in answer to q question in regard to the treaty with Germany and is construed as an answer to the de- bate in the senate with reference to the open session of the Washing ton disarmament conference
Paragould soliphone., 1921-08-24
PARIS WOMEN ARE
 GROWING BEARDS

Paris, Aug. 23--Beards and mus taches are increasing alarmingly among women annually, the doctors blaming cigarette smoking and alcO- hol drinking principally for this phe- nomenon
 Statistics at the hospitals show that | per cent of the women in- masses have an abnormal growth of hair on the upper lips and chins and 27 per cent of the women in- mates in the insane asyl1ms are bearded or have mustaches.
 Paris society which has taken up intensive cigarette smoking since the armistice, when Turkish scented tobacco has been available once more and have contracted the American cocktail habit from the A. F. F., are Iaghast at the statements of leading Paris savants that tobacco and alco- hol are conducive to unsightly hair.
 Leading beauty doctors assert, big percentage of their clientele contin- ttaliy are under treatment for hair roots being electrically burned out, or otherwise eradicated. They have announced new treat ment. applying an ointment to the skin. has proven extremely danger Ious to the skin of the women who used it.
 Beauty doctors assert they have had fewer American customers since prohibition. This also is credited to the fact there are less who smoke in America than in Europe A Louisiana couple almost 100 years old, celebrated their seventy firth wedding anniversary the other | day.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-08-24
Robber Killed in Chicago,

Chicago. Aug. 23.-Policemen shot and killed one of a band of five alleged robbers. wounded an- other and captured a third. Chas. Uegen complained the men held him up and the robbers fled when pa trolmen attempted to arrest them.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-08-24
IS
 ALLEGED IN BI(,,
 SPINDLE TRUST
Rudolph Kohn Said by Government Officials to Have Come Clean" With Workings of Ring.
Limited Press Aasoclationsl

Chicago. Aug. 23.--A complete confession of the workings of the alleged six million dollar "swindle ring" was made today by Rudolph Kohn. government officials an nounced. as the roundup of mem bers of the gang continued. Kohn's story. according to federal authori- ties, revealed new schemes Six men are under arrest in connection with the alleged 'swindle trust"
Paragould soliphone., 1921-08-24
FARMER AID BILL
 PASSED IN HOUSE

Washington. Aug. 23--With sev- eral amendments the Senate bill which would make $1,000, ,000,000 available through the War Finance Corporation for stimulating expor- tatiOn of agricultural products was passed today by the House. Only 2l representatives voted against the bill. while 314 voted for it.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-08-24
RUM RUNNERS MAKE DASH
 THRU CAFES
Five Ships Succeed in Elud- ing Dry" Agents; Have Cargo of Two Thousand Cases of Scotch.
CUnited Press Associations,

Norfolk. Va, Aug. 23.-F'ive rum runners, laden with quarter of a million dollars worth of whiskey. are being sought by federal dry agents, following a successful dash through the Virginia capes. The ships carried more than two thou sand eases of Scotch whiskey, loaded at Nassau harbor from former sub marine chaser.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-08-24
Stock and Grain Markets Flooded.

Chicago, Aug. B. Farmers have flooded the live stock and grain of the country With heavy despite. warnings of com dealers. and demoralized the markets Leaders in live stock and grain markets said they believed the situation was merely temporary and will have no serious influence on the business in general
Paragould soliphone., 1921-08-24
Fire Truck on Way to Fire Ignites.

DALTON, Ga.,--Tne Dalton Fire Department staged a thrilling fire scene here recently.
 A fire alarm was turned in the fire-men skidded down the brass pole in true movie fashion, cranked up the big truck and started to go. They came to a sudden stop when they found the truck afire, set by q back firing motor, The truck was put out" and then the firemen put out the blaze that had summoned them
Paragould soliphone., 1921-08-24
UNEMPLOYED
 PARADE ST.
 L0[uSS7REETS
Five Hundred in Line Car
 rying Banners, Attention Business Men, We Want
 Meals, Not Medals
United press Assoc,ations)

St. Louis. Aug. 23.-An army of numbering five hundred men. including former sailors and soldiers and marines, this morning paraded the streets here in protest against enforced idleness. Banners wearing the inscription, Attention. Business Men: We want meals, not were carried at the head of the procession.