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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03
WORKING TOGETHER
Garment Industry Quietly Revolutionized When En-
ployers Agreed to Act With Union

New York.-The possibilities of
trade unionism are recalled by the OBJ
servance of the tenth anniversary of
the joint board of sanitary control in
the ladies' garment industry in this
city.
The board was organized in 1910,
under the Craftsmanship of Louis D..
Brandeis, now associate justice of the
supreme court of the United States,
and was the result of the great strike
of that year, waged by the Interna
tional Ladies' Garment Workers
Union.
The board consists of representa-
tives of employers and employed
When this board started it's work
manufacturing was largely done in
small, overcrowded, ill-lighted, badly
ventilated, unsafe and unsantary
workshops, located mainly in the tene-
ment district of the east side. Fire
dangers in the district were extreme.
There were either no fire escapes or
inadequate ones, wooden stairways,
storage of inflammable materials and
improper exits. The rudiments of
sanitation and proper health condi
tions were practically unknown to
either worker or employer. 1t seemed
such hopeless middle that it requir
ed gigantic energy and inspiration to
attempt to change it into an industry
housed on modern basis.
The feat, however, was accomplish
ed. Today, for the most part, the
shops have been moved into less
crowded neighborhoods and quarters.
All the shops are lighted by electric
ity and gas or coal ironing has been
supplanted by the use of the electric
press. Toilet accommodations are of
improved pattern and most of the
shops have rest and dressing rooms.
Safety and fire protection is one of
the most important changes.
The board has also carried on an
educational campaign among the
workers, teaching them easy methods
of sanitation, it's beneficial effect upon
their health and their responsibility in
keeping the conditions in their indus
try to high plane.
At present the only feature of the
activities of the joint board carried
on jointly by the employers and the
unions is safety, fire and sanitation
protection The other activities of
the joint board-its medical and dem
tai clinics, it's educational work and
the medical examination department
are supported exclusively by these
unions. The most recent undertaking
of the joint board is the establishment
of the union health center. Money
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03
DANGEROUS RULING
By Kentucky Judge inPress-
mems Suit

Washington.-Fur interference
by the courts in the affairs of trade
union is shown in the decision by
Federal Judge Cochran, eastern dis
trict of Kentucky, against the Inter-
national Printing Pressmen and AS
sistants' Union.
A local union charged officers of
the international with diverting mon
eys of that organization from one
fund to another. The officials showed
that during the period of the war the
board of directors authorized the
funds of one department to meet the
financial responsibilities of another
department.
The international's convention, held
in October, last year, unanimously ap-
proved the boards action in every
manner whatsoever in the conduct of
the affairs of the union.
Judge Cochran, however, rules that
the convention of the international
is without authority to conduct its
own affairs.
1t is declared that on appeal, Judge
Cochran's decision will be unques-
tionably repealed, as it is without
precedent and is extra-legal 1t il
lustrates how far some judges will
go in encroaching upon the rights of
voluntary organizations, particularly
trade unions.
The case has been pending for
nearly year and a half. Judge
Cochran made his decision three days
before the nation wide strike of inter
national printing trade unions to en-
force 44-hour contract between en-
ployers and employed, which has
been repudiated by the former.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03

for the building and equipment, $780,
600, was provided by six locals of the
International Ladies' Garment Work
ers' Union. The total membership of
these locals is between $4,000 and
100000, but the services are open to all
the $4,000 members of the interna-
tional in New York city.
These unionists declare this is the
first industrial, co-operativ e self
supporting health center in the coun-
try, and that "the 10 years of sani-
tary control is one of the bright spots
in the history of New York industry"
Aside from these activities these
unionists are conducting education
al movement for their members that
ranges from teaching the English
language to the sciences and classics,
while maintaining a militant policy
in the matter of raising living stand
ards and shortening the work week
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03

BUY A BUILDING BOND :
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03
Low WAGE
PROPAGANDA
Is Based on Fiction, Declares
Railroad Wage
Commission

Washington.-Th low wage propa-
ganda Of railroad managers and their
supporters who talk of pre-war
rates is at variance with report
made in April, 1913, by railroad
wage commission, appointed by Di-
rector General of Railroads McAdoo
This commission was composed of
the late Franklin K. Lane, then sec
retary of the interior; Chares C. Nc
Chord, member of the interstate COM
merce commission; j. Harry Coving
ton, Judge of the District of Columbia
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03

escape any proper contribution to the
pubuilding of the state or the MAIN
tenance of its institutions.
"The complete subservience to spe-
cial interests of an administration
supposed to represent the people de-
mands the attention of every public
spirited citizen"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03
court, and William R. Wilcox, former
postmaster of New York city.

court, and William R. Wilcox, former
postmaster of New York city.
In it's report this commission said:
"lt has been a somewhat popular
impression that railroad employees
were among the most highly paid
workers. But figures gathered from
the railroads disposed of this belief
Fifty-one percent of all employees
during December, 1917, received $75
per month or less. And 80 per cent
received 500 per month or less. Even
among the locomotive engineers, COM
monty spoken of as highly paid, pre-
ponderating number receives less than
$170 per month, and this compensa-
tion they have attained by the most
compact and complete organization,
handled with full appreciation of all
strategical values. Between the
grades receiving from $3.50 to $3.50 per
month, there is included less than 3
per cent of all the employees (exclud-
ing offcials), and these aggregate
less than 10000 men out of a grand
total of 100000.
'These, it is to be noted, are not
pre-war figures; they represent con-
ditions after year of war, and two
years of rising prices. And each dol
lar now represents in its power to
purchase place in which to live, food
to eat, and clothing to wear, but II
cents as against the 100 cents of Jan
uary /, 1916"
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- BUY A BUILDING BOND
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03
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MORE MOONEY AFFI-
DAVITS

San Francisco.-Another frame-up
affidavit has been filed in the Mooney
case.
William Pyne, who was watch
man at the Eilers building during the
preparedness parade, now swears that
the Moneys We're on the top of that
building when the bomb exploded
mile and quarter away. Mrs. Moon
ey has music studio in the Eilers
building and the Moneys have insist
ed that they were on this building at
a time when it was impossible to be
at the scene of the explosion, as
claimed by the prosecution
Several other affidavits have been
secured in support of the wactman's
affidavit and the Mooney alibi claim.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03
"a HE Ez
QUERY FOR FLAG
FLAPPERS

Lynn, Mass.-In an address to bus
mess men John P. Frey, editor of the
International Molders' Journal, sub
mitted this query to flag fappers and
100 per cent Americans:
what kind of an American is to
be made out of the alien who comes
here trying to understand our dem
orcracy and finds it all right for one
group to organize to prevent another
group from the same right of organ
ization?"
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03
ACTIVELY ORGANIZING

Hibbing, MIMI Practically every
trade union in this city is increasing
its membership.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-07-27
g&GEdEE a *
DUNBAR APPOINTED
TO SUCCEED CLARK
FORMER MEMBER CHOSEN BY
GOVERNOR TO FILL VACANCY
ON CITY COUNCIL

Governor Parker last week appoint
ed c. P. Dunbar as a member Of the
board of aldermen of OpeIousas 10
succeed John w. Clark deceased. The
appointment is for the unexpired term,
less than one year. otherwise a spe-
cial election would have been neces.
sary.
Mr. Dunbar has received his conf
mission and has qualified and will sit
at the next meeting Of the board OF
perience as he filled the position be
perie as he filled the position before
fore and was candidat for the place
at the last municipal election but was
defeated by Mr.. Clark.
Mr.. Walter Sanders was also can
didate for the appointment and had
strong backing by many prominent
people of the fourth ward. He i:
a splendid young man and had beer
selected by the governor would have
proved creditable representative o.
the ward on the board.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-07-27
PRINCESS THEATRE
REMODELD LATER
BUSINESS CONDITIONS AND GEN
ERAL SLUMP WARRANT DE-
LAY IN MAKING CHANGE

Some months ago the management
- fba Princess theartre of this city
announced that plans had been drawn
and work would start on the general
ramodeling Of the theatre building.
The long delay in getting the WORK
started prompted a newspaper re-
norter to INQUIRE OF Frank Dietlein Jr.'
As to when the changes would De
made.
He stated that owing to general ae-
uression in all lines Of business ana
the big falling off IN receipts OF the
show ON account of many people re-
training from attending as often as
tbev once did. the work had been post
poned until some. indefinite time n
the future. and as soon as conditions
changed for the better the work would
be dne.
The change as already outlined in
preyious newspaper accounts, includes
the increasing of the seating capa'
ty Of the building. the change OF the
screen and operating room and the
building OF a balcony. Under the ne"
order there will be a stage in con
neetion with the screen and other
shows. mainly vaudeville, will be held
in conjunction with the regular pro
gram Of films.
Picture shows throughout the coun
try have been hit hard by the bust
ness depression. a recent report stat
ing that several thousand such shows
throughout the United States had clos
ed on account of the lack Of business
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-07-27
FORMER sTAR-PRoGREss MAN
AWARDED ACADIA PRINTING

The police jury of Acadia last week
elected L. A. Andrepont Of the Crow
lev prgress official printer of that par
ish. The Signal has been the Of
ffcial journal Of Acadia almost since
the creation Of the parish thirty-odd
years ago.
Just a year ago Mr.. Andrepont
moved to Crowley and established the
Progress, the printing plant being
formerly used here. The weekly pa
per has been a pronounced success,
despite predictions that it would not
last three months. Recently he be-
gan the publication of the Daily Pro-
gress with the United Press associa-
ton wire service and judging from the
advertising patronage given 1t the
daily edition Is a fixture in Crowley
He Is getting out a splendid small
twon daily and proposes to further
improve 1t until, he says, 1t viii be the
best daily in southwest Louisiana.
His legion of friends in Opelousas
are pleased at his success and wish
that his hopes for the future win meei
with abundant success.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-07-27
MANY WILL BID ON
new SHCOOLHOUSE
pumoEEp THAT SMALL ARMY or
CONTRACTORS ARE AFT
a,e JOB SOON TO BE LET

w. uar,sb school board is due 70
maa+ next Monday, August !, and On
,Sot a.v II will open bids for the con
s+-,,ction - Of the new high school Oul,u-
sng "a he erected in this CITY lne
nri,dinp will cost approximately @ ons
,,',nsrad Su,, and fifty thousand dollars
..s -, 80 ! contract. therefore, is not 70
- s,l4 .nsszed At in these dull times.
n connection with the AWARDING ms, =
tba contract. II is generally unuel y
~ 49, ~ +hat about twenty bids VIII .
.r s,nmttted for consideration, ms i
saora suo,-i' q course reserves the right %
reject any and all bids. ,.r.c,
Under the terms Of the go cons,~r, .,',tr
:. onI - ~ work must start within Sky Sky
Sovs trom the date Of aWaiulns s,
p,an.a pZss IF q the work is let out on mex
,,-sa,, ,,e- the successful bidder VIII Os =
",O "iO not later than october /, A Ouliu %
,nr s,- # such proportions viii reaul., =
Inv ne months to complete ana :,
ma. H. are entertained for the buiidln'
- - finished before the beginning .
- -. sesseiou Of 1s22-1s2S. In fact son'
believe II 1t is completed BY tna' u4''
q will be surprising.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-07-27
3 new RANGERS
EXHIBITED HERE
FOUR CYLINDER CARS MADE iN
TEXAS ATTRACT ATTENTION
or oPELousAs PEOPLE

Mr.. Rhodes and several others con-
nected with the Southern Motors
company of Houston, Texas, manufac-
turers Of the Ranger automobiles.
tractors and trucks. exhibited three
four-cylinder Rangers here the past
week.
The new cars attracted much at,
tention and drew the favorable CON-
ment of those who admire beautifal
lines or paint schemes sdisplaysd IN
modern automobiles. The Rangers
stack up with the high priced ma
chimes manufactured in the north ana
If the quality OF their motors is in
keeping with their general appearances
these southern-made machines are
first-class in every particular. Two
of the cars shown were painted 3
beautiful maroon coIr, while the third
was a battleship gray. its upholsterans
being the same color. They are fully
equipped, with spotlight finished IN
nickel, the headlights being also NC
kle plated. The tires are Of standard
make and carry the guarantees as e
mileage. The machines are Of the
light type, so popular these days since
motorists began to realize that the
heavy car was out OF place On npavea
roads.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-07-27
STATE SENDS SIX
TOK. OF c. MEET
WILL HAVE HALF-DoZEN DELE
GATES AT BIG CONVENTION
ON PACIFIC COAST

The thirty-ninth annual national
convention of the Knights OF Column
bus will be held this year at San Fran
cisco. the date being August ana
continuing through August 4 Many
are exoected to flock to tho Paclflc
coast for the meeting through the
accredited delegates will be only sew
araI hundred. The railroad lines have
Granted a low round-trip rate to San
Francisco on account of the conVen'
ton.
The order Knights Of Columbus Is
one Of the youngest national organ
cations in the United States but It
membership is now about eight hun
dred thousand and growing rapidly
Trbare are twenty-five hundred subor-
dinate councils scattered througnou.
the forty-eight states Of the union'
the philippines, Alaska, Cuba, Porto
Rico. Mexico and Canada.
The Louisiana state council VIII
have a hah-dozen delegates to the
national meeting, this number inelud
ing state Deputy L. o. Pecot oi
Franklin. Past State Deputy John x
wegman OF New Orleans, Louis u
Naltv Of Hammnd, Francis T. KNOB
1och of Thibxdeauo, and Leo Iorre
cano of Alexandria. 1t is not Kn"I
whether any 0pelouseans will attend
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-07-27
JUDGE ]. G. BAKER
FOR HIGHER COURT
ORLEANS JuRIsT ANNOUNCES
FOR PosoTIoN NOW HELD BY
JUSTICE w. q. oMMERVILLE

Judge Joshua G. Baker of one Of the
sections of the criminal district court
for the parish of Orleans announced
Saturday that he was candidate for
associate justice of the supreme court
vice Justice W. B. Sommerville, who
has announced he will retire soon.
Judge Baker has been on the bench
of the criminal court for many years
and is perhaps one of the leading
Judges of the state. His decisions
have rarely been reversed and his
friends confidently state II he is elect
ed he win be one OF the greatest men
on the bench Of the high court. He
L especfally versed in criminal cases
and criminal law and if he is elected
it is suggested that much OF the
criminal business be turned over TO
his care. He has one opponent so Tar
Iudee John st. Paul, at present a
nember of the civil court Of appeal for
the Orleans district. The supreme
court district is composed of the
marshes Of Orleans, st, Bernard ana
P1aquemines and perhaps few other
parishes.
There are several candidates ineiuo
ing ex-governor Luther E. Hail. to'
the other place on the supreme bench
soon to be made vacant by the retire
mut of Chief Justice Frank A. mon
roe. The primary election TO nomln
ate party candidates for both positions
viii he held in the latter part OF Au
gust and the registration books nave
o,-oo5v been closed in the district
until the primary has been held
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-07-27
SCALE ON
MANY FIG TREES
TREES AFFLICTED WITH SOME
DISEASE WHICH MAY BE THE
DREADED PEST

The fig trees growing in this city
and throughput this territory are al
flicted with some scale disease, Judg-
from the present appearance. Recent
lv the New Orleans newspapers have
been carrying stories of the war De-
ing waged in that city on what Is
known as the "camphor scale" tnat at
tackled the trees of that city ana
threatened their utter destruction.
There have been no reports of the pre-
valence of the scale anywhere else III
the state but people pay SO little at
tention to such things that it is pos
stble that the fig trees growing mere
are afflicted with this same scale or
something similar.
The trees bore this year the largest
crop of figs known but much OF the
+ruit failed to ripen. This was attrt
buted to the July showers. but wnen
~ "a noted that the trees have been
shedding their leaves right along and
that the unripened fruit stands nude
and bare Of the shading foliage tne
+bonghtful person must conclude thai
something else besides the ram is Z
blame for the sickly look Of practical
" all the trees, it mignt be we'll for In
Eterested persons to ask the horticul
turist at the state university to sem
a representative her in order to az
certain what is wrong with the tres
and IL it is the camphor scale OF som
other disease, then steps should .
taken to combat the pest.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-07-27
JORDAN Is FOUND
GUILTY BY BOARD
And DISCHARGED
Vote of Three to One Says
Charges Against Him
Proven
DEPOSED OFFICIAL,
WILL GO TO COURT
Large Crowd Composed
Audience When Alder
men Sit as Trial Board

The trial of superintendent Jordan
on charges preferred came up at the
special meeting of the boad Of alder
men last Wednesday afternoon. the
council hall being crowded to capacity
by citizens of this city. There being
at that time vacancy in the member
ship of the board, the four members
composed the trial court to take ac-
tion on the pending charges preferred
against the superintendent at the pre-
ious meeting. which charges were en-
bodied din two specifications.
Mr.. Jordan filed his answer with
the board and he and his attorneys
withdrew
Mr.. Detean, alderman from the first
ward and mayor pro tenn, presided at
the meeting. The city was represent
ed by Mr.. Sandoz, the legal adviser.
and Mr.. Garland. special counsel The
evidence was submitted by the city
and the case closed. The aldermen
then retired and on returning to the
chamber announced that by avote Of
three to one they had found che
charges sustained and Mr.. Jordan dis
charged from the position he has held
since the electrocution OF Mr. Aymond.
Mr.. Daniel of the second ward dis
sented with the majority and voted
against a verdict of guilty and stated
his reasons why he voed in the neg
ative.
interviewed as to the results OF the
trial, Mr.. Jordan stated that the trial
is the first phase of the matter. Hs
says that he viii take the case to the
courts for redress and proposes q
fight it out until he has exhausted
(continued on page a
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-07-27
T.P. SERVICES
some IMPROVEMENT
PASSENGER TRAINS ON oPELou-
sAs DIVISION BETTER EQUIP
PED THAN BEFORE

The passenger trains operating
over the Opelousas division of the
Texas and Pacific road are of a higher
class than before the recent drastic
change in schedules and runs. Trains
now use Crowley and Euniee as ter
miniaIs, two complete equipments be-
ing used, and operate over the O'Gee.
the AvoyelIes division and the Eunice
branch.
The coaches are up to date and
while in service some years have been
renovated and repainted and much
superior to the old equipment for
merly used. Instead Of one passen-
gen coach for both white and colored
people. divided by a partition, there
is a separate chair car, with smoking
apartment. for the exclusive use OF
white patrons, the coach for colored
people being hooked in the rear OF the
baggage and express car The run-
ming time has been shortened though
there is still considerable room for
improvement in that respect, though
it is alomst impossible under ex-
isting conditions, the track not being
first-cIass shape to permit Of faster
schedule. In fact, the entire track of
the Opelousas division needs rehabili-
tation. The old light steel in use was
torn up off the main line when this
branch was built in 1905, and had
8 cen long service before being laid on
the branch. New steel Of heavier
TYNE is required and should be laid as
soon as possible, and if the roadDed
was balIasted with gravel establish
ing a faster schedule would be easy,
so that instead of requiring one hour
and fifty minutes to run from Crowley
to Opelousas the distance could De
covered in the hour. These improve
meuts may come in time but the Tex
as and Pacific is noted for long delay
in establishing drastic Improvements
in track and rolling stock on its many
branch lines in Louisiana.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-07-27
STATE MEETING
FIXES PRICES
FARMERS WILL PAY SEVENTY
CENTS HUNDRED FOR etNN-
ING 1921 COTTON CROP

At the meeting of the Louisiana
state Giuners association, heHd IN
Alexandria last week, the price OF gin
ming for the coming season was fixed
at seventy cents per hundred pounds
Of lint cotton. establishing the cost OF
sucb work approximately $3.50 per
standard bale Of five hundred pounds.
The price on bagging and ties was not
settled. the understanding being that
the individual ginner would charge
such price as would guarantee MIN
a fair profit thereon.
The fixing of the price OF ginning
at seventy cents marks a reduction II
the cost as compared with the last
wear or two, but is still high as com
nared with the price paid before the
war when forty to fifty cents pei
hundred was the recognized price for
the same work. Cotton has dropped
from forty-two cents to about ten OF
or eleven, Indicating net decline o.
nearly three hundred per cent. ou'
the cost of preparing the staple toi
market has dropped but thirty PEI
cent with the cost Of bagging and
ties problematicaL
The association elected new OH
GERS TO serve for the ensuing year
Ed. Coco Of Mansura being president
Dolsy Guillory Of Mamou is viee-presi
dent. sam Haas Of Alexandria, secre
tary-treasurer.