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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-11-11
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MORE THAN HALF U.S.
LIVE in RENTED
HOUSES

Washington than one-half
of the families in this country are liv-
ing in rented homes, reports the GEN.
sus bureau.
The actual number of families in
the United States is announced as
24,451, ,676. Of these, 12,943,598 live
in rented homes and 10,866,960 famil-
les own their own homes. For the re-
naming Sal, ,118 families no report is
made.
Of the owned homes 6,522,119 are
free from incumbrance and 4,059,593
are incumbered, while for the remain
ing 285,24S the status as to incum-
brance was not reported. The census
bureau defines s'home" as the abid-
ing place of single family.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-11-11

when they simply refused to accept
his dictation without protest. They
were accused of "profteering when
they were in position to demand
more equitable share of the wealth
they were creating.
The workers were, in short, no long
en- humble or suppliant, and that was
considered not good for system that
is built in and around exploitation of
the producer at one end and the con-
sumer at the other So the employers
slowed down, and the situation got
beyond them.
Employers cannot see any necessity
for keeping the industries going, be-
cause, they say, people abroad and at
home cannot afford to buy the goods
that are produced. They cannot see
lny profit in the transaction and they
2ssuredly cannot visualize anything
| Q altruistic as the public well-being
Yet cold weather is here and peo-
pie want coal. They want food. They
want houses. They want clothes. If
ustries were kept going, people
could have these things. So long as
any genuine human want is unsatis-
fed, there is need of industry to meet
it. If men are kept busy producing
one necessity, that product is there,
and can be used for the benefit of all
SO as to keep other people going
while they are busy producing other
things.
Industrialists and their clap-trap
politicians may be forgiven for THEN
unjust abuse of the workers, but they
should not be forgiven for their fail
ure to recognize the common sense of
situation that is absurdly simple
once It is approached in the right man
ner.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-11-11
BREAKS RECORD
Machine Loads Ship 1000
Tons Per 1.3 Minutes

Cleveland.-The freight steamer
D. G. Kerr, one Of the 60O-foot ves-
sells Of the Pittsburgh Steamship
Company, steel trust unit, has brok-
en- the worlds record in loading and
unloading iron ore.
At Two Harbors, Mimi, the Kerr
loaded 1882 gross tons in 1917 min
utes, or at the rate of 1000 tons per
1.3 minutes. Arriving at Conneaut,
near here, the vessel was unloaded at
the rate of 1000 tons every 14.9 min
utes.
Twenty-Five years ago the iron
docks along the great lakes swarmed
with laborers who loaded and un-
loaded these vessels with shovels. A
machine was invented to displace this
hand labor which has long since been
swept from the docks. Now, freight
car, loaded with iron ore, is hoisted
high in the air, and turned upside
down as it swings over one of the
ships matches. The empty car is re-
placed on it's track and shot away by
gravity to make room for another,
the process consuming but few sec
onds. The only men required are
those who operate few levers and
press an electric button.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-11-11

MINERS, "CHECK OFF"

What is meant by "check off 2"
This question has been asked many
times since the famous ruling Of
Judge Anderson in the coal miners
case.
The miners "check off," which In
junction Judge Anderson would abol
ish, provides that the paymaster shall
deduct union dues.
Large numbers of foreigners, unac-
quainted with the language and the
customs of the country, drift into the
mining industry. The only educa-
tional and disciplinary force that has
reached these elements is the Miners
Union In the organized districts the
miners refuse to work with these for
eigners unless they join the union.
With score of nationalities-a Ba-
bel of tongues-he is taken into the
union, and his dues are taken out Of
his envelope From this grew the
"check off" The practical results are:
The union miner knows his working
conditions are not jeopardized, the
foreigner is under control and life is
less hazardous in the bowels of the
earth because of the fraternity and
teamwork between workers, while the
coal owner is assured contract observ-
ance, rather than sporadic strikes be-
cause of different interpretations of
the contract by every individual.
Incipient strikes, called "button
strikes" and curtailment Of production
was the rule until the "check off" was
developed. This was the solution for
problem that does not exist in any
other industry.
The solution is a logical one, for
the industry recognizes collective bar
gaining and both parties are interest
ed in the avoidance of strikes and the
maintenance of contracts.
The value of the "check off" would
not be questioned now if Garyism per-
mitted the coal owners to use their
own judgment.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-11-11
HOW COMPANY UNION
WORKS

Pueblo, Cola wage hearing con-
Quoted by the state industrial commits
sion shows why the Nuckolls Com
pany, meat packers, favor "indus-
trial democracy" known as the COM
pany "union."
Wages of these workers have been
cut twice this year, and some of the
employees are paid as low as $175 a
day.
The commission was told that the
company circulated petitions favor
ing another wage cut. and all but one
employe signed. When asked what
became of that employe, the witness
replied, ooh, he quit"
IA Ea Ma
WANT MINES NATIONALIZED
indianapolis. - Naturalization of
mines was reaffirmed by the conven-
tion Of the United Mine Workers.
The zone big union" idea was show
ed down the coal chute by an over
whelming vote without discussion.
The miners have complete control Of
this industry and they are not i'm
pressed by the "logic" Of sky shooters.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-11-11
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER Il, 1921
REASONS FOR UNEMPLOYMENT

Under The above head Labor" says;
There is a shocking blindness,
paralysis, mixture of 'can not" and
"will not" disgracing cur industrial
and political rulers. They talk of the
harm done to industry by industrial
disputes and then deliberately con-
spire together to foment even more
terrible disputes. They talk about the
independence" and the high wages"
of the workers being responsible for
unemployment, as though General
Coxey had not led an army of dere-
lict industrial units to Washington
during a period when men were earn
estly seeking and eagerly accepting
jobs at less than a dollar day.
To pretend that the workers are in
any perceptible degree responsible for
the present unemployment is sheer
nonsense. There always was, and
always will be unemployment until
there is a saner system of production
and distribution.
The existence of floating popula-
ton which can be thrown out of work
when it suits the pockets of the en-
ployers is an essential part of this
system. 1t is the foundation on which
the whole rotten structure is raised.
The burden of the lamentation Of
employers year or two ago was that
the workers were too independent"
1t was easy for them to secure a job,
and they refused to be chained to
machine unless the owner of the ma
chine made some pretense of dealing
fairly Workers for the first time,
perhaps, in the history of the nation,
or at least during this industrial era,
were not constantly haunted with the
dread fear of losing a job and being
unable to find another. They were
accused of debating" to the employer
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-11-11
TO CONTROL COAL
PROCES

Washington.-Gov regula-
tion of the coal industry again looms
in congress. Senator Kenyon has in
troduced two bills dealing with this
subject. One provides penalties for
profiteering in coal and the other for
a regulatory law based on the theory
that coal is charged with public use
Senator Kenyon predicts that in
side of 60 days there will be demand
from many quarters for action by con-
gress on the coal situation. He said
the country is facing another serious
fuel situation the coming winter, and
the time to act is now.
~ ~ ~
AN UNSUCCESSFUL CALLING
He-Why is a hotelkeeper always
up against it?
She-You're joking.
He Not at all. It's because he's
inexperienced.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-11-11

The Gloom Spreader is Always
Talking about His Troubles. We Ill
have Plenty Of our Own without LIZ
tenipg to this Pest, who should Lay
on the Sob Stun. Folks shun hin
like q Pestilence, Babies cry at his
Approach and lii Dawgs tuck their
Tails between their Legs and Sneak
Silently Away.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-11-11
HEAVY CLUB FOR
JUDGE ANDERSON
Vicious Senate Bill, if Made
Law, Would Aid In
junction

Westinghouse the Nelson bill,
that slipped through the senate sew
eral weeks ago, was law, Federal
Judge Anderson would have a, weapon
to enforce his anti-unionization in
junction against every citizen who dar-
ed dispute his edict.
The Nelson bill provides that fed
eral judge can order the arrest of a
person residing outside his (the
judge's) jurisdiction and the person
shall be denied the right of prelim-
mary hearing in the federal court in
the jurisdiction of his residence.
This bill was quietly showed through
the senate when less than half dozen
members were present. Organized la
Dor protested to the country so vigor-
ously that no one in the house dares
champion it or is willing to take the
odium of attempting to get it out of
committee.
Under this bill the jurisdiction Of an
injunction judge would include all ter
ritory under the American flag. If one
dared to criticise Judge Anderson's
injunction, or if Mingo county miners
were encouraged in their stand by any
trade unionist, regardless of where he
lives, Judge Anderson, like Caesar of
old, could order his arrest. The ac-
cused would be denied a preliminary
hearing in his home courts and would
be taken to indianapolis and called
upon by Judge Anderson to show cause
why he should not be fined and jailed
for contempt of court.
The Nelson bill is a startling Illus
tration of plutocracy's cunning and
stealth. 1t also shows the necessity
for constant vigilance by organized
labor.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-11-11
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DO 1T NOW

Each of US can help to hasten re-
covery in business and in employment.
How? Well, there is that little i'm
provement you have long wanted to
carry out around your home or your
place of business; do it now. There
is that purchase you had in mind for
quite while but have held back be-
cause the price was too high; make
it now. Your long-cherished dream
of building your own home has here
tofore not been realized because Of
this, that or the next reason; build
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-11-11
SNAC STRUCK
By AndersOn's Injunction In
Illinois

Springfield, IIl.-Federal Judge An
derson's injunction against the 'scheck
off" has struck snag in this state.
Recently Illinois coal owners attempt
ed to interfere with the s'check off"
and the coal miners secured an order
from Judge Miller, of Franklin coun-
tx that they live up to their contract.
Judge Anderson calls upon the coal
owners to break their contract and
Judge Miller threatens to punish them
for contempt if they do.
The miners are Sitting on the
fence" watching the judicial conflict,
and incidentally announce that they
know one sure method of compelling
contract observance.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-11-11
STONE CUTTERS WIN

Hamilton, Ontario.-The Stone Cut
ters' Union has won a four months
strike in this city. Rates are ad-
vanced from 87h cents to 80 cents
an hour, and union stone cutters will
be employed.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-11-11
sa ~ "a wa rs
GREATEST MOTHER"

Beginning Friday, November l1th,
and continuing till Thursday, Novem-
Der oath, the annual roll call of the
American Red Cross takes place.
Hamilton Chapter of the Red Cross
desires, if possible, to have more
members on the roll this year than
ever. And this is as it should be.
The good work of the Red Cross
should appeal to every good citizen.
Every man and woman should respond
and be enrolled. Don't wait until
they come after you but step up, pay
your dollar and get your button, and
wear it.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-11-11

it now. There is that money you have
been saving in the hope Of being able
to invest it safely and profitably; in-
vest it now. You have been waiting
for the right opportunity to launch
that more progressive plan for devel-
oping your business; do 1t now. You
have been feeling pessimistic for many
months but find yourself half-inclined
to adopt a more cheerful and courag-
eous attitude; do it now,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-11-11
"a n "a "a n

They are burning corn-King Corn
for fuel in the western states.
Hides are rotting on the fence in
ranching states. How much further
is to Normalcy?
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The Washington herald., 1921-01-23

Earle Williams, IN the VI
tsgraph production, "Dra
m0nds Admit.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-05-06

Our furniture is all lowered
in price to the lowest mar
ket prices.
This department is ready
to supply your needs at
lowest prices. Terms if
desired.
We have a number of Stan
dard High Grade Mattress
es priced as low as One-half.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-30
TRADE SLUMP IS
GENERAL SAY US.
CONSU[S ABROAD
Reports Received Here Show
Ship Building b at Stand
stiII IN Europe.

The marked decrease in shipping
which has taken place In America In
the past fsw months has become
Worldwide, according to cable re-
ports rscsi-sd ~ the Department OF
Commerce from American consuis.
According to Commercial Attachs
Huntington. At Paris. general build
Ing and construction Of ships In
France IL practically inactive.
Shipping in the port of Havre shows
q falling OF OF 1907 ships, of 13S.o7o
gross tons for the nrst quarter of 1921.
a. compared with Q similar period OF
1920. Cargo vessels have fallen on
both In number and In quantity OF
carried. One United
States Shipping Board vessel Of 5000
gross tons arrived with $500 tons Of
cargo. Practically ell American ships
return in ballast. % that the freight
one way must cover. the expense Of
the entire voyage.
Statistics Of imports By vessels Of
other nations are not yet available.
but the cargoes of American vessels
for the hrst quarter of the current
year include 40.l16 bales Of cotton.
IL $40 tons Of crude oil~and petroleum
products. 6.80T tons OF grain and rice,
Z 200 tons OF machinery. 1894 tons Of
steel. e.068 tons Of coal, AGO tons
of frozen meat, 2S,l71 tons Of general
cargo.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-30
}. 8. IMPORTS INCREASE
As EXPORTS TAKE FALL

Exports from the United states to
Europe and South America fsll on
sharply during April. while imports
from South Americas were nearly
10000. 900 in excess OF exports, for
sign trade figures issued today by
the Department of Commerce dir
closed,
Exports TO Europe totaied sl74,-
o4b.6e1. In contrast to eS04.Oo4, lo0 In
April. 1920. and Imports aggregated
sos. 4 20. ara, against S111.34o.Sso.
For the ten months exports
amounted TO Sa.ob3, 3Y5.32s, against
642 in the preceding cor
time, and imports 1922
2,71b. against $06S. 1887 $50.
Exports TO South America aggre-
gated s2o.717,Si4 last month, aEain.t
FAT ,O20,674 in April 1920, and imports
t30. 63D.o87. against S76,007.952. For
the ten months exports were &40..-
D19.7s3. against $3.50, 416.0 23 In the
1920 period. and Inn
ports sl42.s4s.s7s. against .s7ls.376,-
8o7.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-30
LOST SHIPS TOLL
SHOWSDECREASE
0VERFEBRUARy
Liverpool Underwriters Report
Only ~ casuaItiss During
March-Fire Gets ~.

A marked decrease during March ~
compared with the Same month in
1920 10 shown in . report issued ~
the Liverpool Undsrwritsrs' Associa.
tion. weather damage during the
month accounted for only twenty
three of . total Of 40 casualties, and
thiA coupled with a general decrease
In marine activities, partially accounts
for the marked decrease.
OF the 40 casuaities to vessels Of
800 tons gross register and upward
which have been posted In the loss
book OF the association eighteen vss-
sells were totally lost. These aggre-
gate q & ross t6nnags Of l7.77s.
The partial losses were accounted
for ~ follows: weather damage. %;
stranding. 10; ooliislon. loT; hrs and
explosion. 20: damage to machinery.
shafts and propsllsrs. %. and other
casualties, 81. OF those casuaItiss the
more important were Of the follow
ing nationalities: American. 9; Brit
ish. IL; Spanish. q: Italian. 3: Jap
ansss. 4: Belgian, Z; Norwegian. 4:
Finnish, I. and Greek. I. The majority
of these were steamships. and the
tonnage OF the vessels ranged from
TAO to 1900.
Among the serious losses listed are
twelve cases OF fire. Chief among
these 10 the 10,o66-ton British steamer
Grampian. which was seriously dam
aged while undergoing repairs at
Antwerp. Other casualtiss from fire
include the North Pacific. q British
steamer Of 6.287 tons. at Leixoss; the
Japanese steamer Korea Naru. II $40
tons. Manila for San Francisco with
h~r,p: Sutherland Grange, British.
e.S62 tons. at Las Paimas. and the
British steamship Benin, whose cargo
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-30
United StateslShippin6 Board Services

- Harris AGAgiI . o., Inc.
~ 8. VIM. St. Bid. 4s9b.
. Bway. N. z. b. On $500.
- lat rrsishtiss osrp.
Lafaystte Bldg. Phiia-
Lombard 3sS3I
GA Int Msrcant1le Maxlno,
IL Bway. N. z. b. On e39e.
(See .. IL. l1s).
n yshneks Dry Dock . Ship
Repair Co.,
New Orleans. La
- Kerr steamship o., Ino,
~ Beaver St. N. T., BID. sfoo.
~ Lind Nav. o.,
II Battery. N. T.. WI 1853.
- Ice Angeles Pao. Nv. o.,
Cham. Com. Los Angeles.
~ Lykes Brethsrp,
0idden bfdg.. Galveston.
- Mallory stsasaship Co.
Pr. ~, N. r.. N. T.. epg. ssoe.
(see 3s).
70 Mallory. O D.. D o.. mo.
IL Bway. N. T.. b. On $3.50.
%. Matsen Navigstaioa Co.,.
40 Market St. San Francisco.
81 MoAllister Brothers,
II State. N. T.. B. On S<5e.
% MeUsrmick q McPhsrssn,
sos Market ST.. San Francisoo.
ksarnsy sss2.
% Mcgee, Charles T..
Drexel bldg, PhilA
% Merch. D MIN. Trans. Co.,
ia 8. Gay St, BALTIC.
st. Paul 1890.
81 Misslssippi ehippang o.,
New Orleans. La
80 Mssrs . MeOsvnack o.,
B'way. N. T.. b. On 2eeS.
81 Munsoa, D. q. lines,
81 Wall. N. T.. B. On $500.
- Nstioaal shlpping CUsp.,
Is Broad ST.. N. T.. I'D. 31i3.
- New Orl. . o. A. q. o. o..
q. G. bldg. New Orleans.
>. = Il s' 7; = A 4. H. = 81 :; G III.
- n. Y. q Cubs M. q. q. Co.,,
Fl Wall. N. T.. Jno. $500.
% N. Y. D Porto Ries q. q. o.,
IL Bway. N. T., y. ON $500.
100 n. Atl. d West 3. g. Co.,.
III Summer Ct. Boston.
Beach $3.50.
% Exchange ST., Portland. Ne.
1as 30. 9Th st., Phiia.
TOT. Nssthesn Steamship Co,
IL Battery. N. T.. VIII. i7sS.
le1 Morton. Lilly . Co..
10 Beaver. N. T.. BID. 1900.
Io4 Oriental Navigator Co.,
10 B'way. N. Y. VIII. $50.
los PAeiAc Mail q. D. Co.,
Hanover So. n. en- <sso.
1os Pacific Steamship Co.,
IL State ST.. ~. Y.
Bowling Green ss1S.
The Admiral Line.
tsee ID.
I01 raGe 3 Jones,
Blk. OF Mobile bldg. Mobils.
ise Paragon shipping Corp.
~ Cortland. N. r.. Rec. 6iss.
l1t Potter TrHus. o., lac,
II Bway. N. T.. n. On ssfa.
M n:Ss,S, 2 q u.A. Ins.
EN- H. N T. sps- ''''.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-30
j. S. TAKESF|RST
STEPS TO DISPOSE
OF STEEL TANKERS
Bids Solicited on Twenty Eight
Vessels, to Be- Opened
June 10.

Bids will be opened June 10 by
then United States Shipping Board
for the sale OF twenty-eight tanksrs.
eight of concrete, and twenty Of
steel. This 10 the first tims that
bids have ben called for on the
boards steel tankers.
The board now has about eighty
seven tankers and eight more UNI
der construction. II IL figured that
these twenty-eieht vessels can be
sold. and the board have sufficient
tonnage to meet all It's needs. A few
months ago there was an active de-
mand for oil carriers. but with the
depression in shipping. and the con-
seQuent decrease In the use Of fuel
oil. the demand has almost stopped.
While the vessels cost on an aver
age more than $500 per dsadweight
ton to construct. II II Understood
that American shipyards are now
willing to accept orders for tanker
construction around 4116 q ton, and
new vessels of this type have been
sold abroad ut less than 800 . ton.
A statement recently issued by
bids have been called for on the
Jersey. indicated that the world had
overbuilt the actual need for tank
ers largely. and that with the con-
struction In hand there would DO \
marked surplus by the end of this
year.
DEMAND SLACK AT PREsDNT.
OIL storage stations Of the board
are situated ut st. Thomas. Virgin
Islands; Brest, Biserta, Manila and
Honolulu. and Arrangements have
been made with the Standard OIL
interests to supply fuel at . number
of other foreign ports. The falling
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-30

was damaged by q bunker fire At
Cape Town.
Two large sailing vessels are among
the Casualties. one the British four
masted bark Aibyn. has been posted
~ missing after having left Norfolk
for 0othsnburg with cargo of coal.
The other big sailing vessel Mention
cd was the American owned five
nasted wood schooner Governor
Brooks. She was reported ~ wreck
"a and abandoned 1t Castillo while on
. voyage from Norfolk and RE Jansiro
to the River Plata
The eighteen ships reported ~ to-
tally lost were, distributed ~ follows;
British. one sail. tao tons, and three
steamers aggrsgating 11.1e6 tons:
American. two SAIL 3,640 tons. and
two steamers. 0.761 tons: Japanese,
one steamer. ara tons: and the rest Of
the world. two sailing vessels. 3,SlS
tons. and seven steamers. 21.lo6 tons.