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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-10-14
FIRE FIGHTERS
STATE CONVENTION
ENDED MONDAY AND WAS THE MOST SUCCESS
Full EVER HELD BY THE ORGANI-
ZATION
Delegates Well Entertained and Much Pleased With
Treatment Accorded Them in Hamilton

One of the most successful of the
many conventions held in Hamilton
by trades union state organizations
durig the past ten days, and it might
be added one of the pleasantest and
most satisfactory, was that of the As
sociation of Ohio Fire Fighters, which
closed it's final meeting in the Labor
Temple Monday The fire laddies' con-
vention was busy one from the time
of the opening session on Sunday
morning up until the closing moment
Monday afternoon.
Promptly at 10 o'clock Sunday
morning, Jack Koenig called the con-
vention to order and presented Rev.
| J. P. Gallaher who delivered the invo-
cation Mayor Culla j. Smith was
next presented and made the address
of welcome to the delegates. His
honor made splendid talk and as
sured the visitors that the city was
theirs during their stay here. Speeches
were also made by Safety Director
Henry B. Grevey and Judge E. J..
| Kautz.
At 1:30 the delegates assembled in
front of the court house and were
photographed.
At Las the delegates assembled at
the Labor Temple for short business
session for appointing the various
committees after which all repaired to
the Regent theatre where the manage
ment put on a special entertainment
for the benefit of the visitors.
At o'clock all gathered at the
Labor Temple for the banquet pre-
pared by the committee. And SOME
banquet it was. Nothing had beer
overlooked in the way of eats and re.
freshments. The delegates say it was
one of those affairs one never forgets
Scott Powers, president of the state
organization presided and all present
agreed that Scott is SOME 'presider.
There was oratory, songs and music
galore and the affair lasted until the
wee sma' hours of the morning.
Monday morning the convention got
down to real business and mucl
good work was done before the close
of the day.
President Powers delivered splen
did talk and told of the great progress
of the organization during the pas
years and of the good work it has done
for its members. He also told of the
great benefit derived from the organi.
zation by the public in the way of pro.
lection by reason of only qualified
men being employed in the fire de-
partment through the efforts of the
organization.
Through a resolution the conven-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-10-14

tion solidly backs the proposed Sol
dier bonus bill. This action makes
the Fire Fighters the first state labor
organization to endorse this PROPOSE
ton.
A resolution was adopted to create
fire prevention department in every
city whose duty it will be to advise the
public of all fire hazards existing in
that vicinity. A measure was also
adopted wherein it is proposed that
the number of people in every build
ing be controlled, that is, if the city
authorities will stand behind the as
sociation.
The convention also went on record
as endorsing the home rule in taxa
ton.
Officers for the coming year were
elected as follows: President, Scott
Powers, of GAINESVILLE; first vice presi-
dent, C. A. Urbanowicz, of Cleveland;
second vice president, C. E. Strickler,
of Columbus; third vice president, H.
Allison of East Liverpool; secretary
treasurer, Joseph Kirby, of Dayton.
The trustees for the year are:
Chief w. w. Mc4Vadden of Dayton, G.
Brown of Springfield, and Louis
Hayes of Steubenville.
At present there are 16 cities in
| the state in which the members of the
fire departments are organized. AT
the convention there was 10 delegates
representing II cities. Visitors were
present from Richmond, Ind, Coving-
ton, KY, GAINESVILLE, East Liverpool
Dayton and Middletown.
The banquet Sunday night was fol
the lieutenants shift and on Monday
the second banquet was held by the
captains shift. This was another
pleasant affair at which President
Powers presided 1t is hard to tel
which one of these feasts was the bes
and most enjoyed by the visitors
They simply say that one out-did tht
other and that neither one can be beat
A rising vote of thanks was giver
by the delegates to the city official:
, and the members of the local commit
tee who made their stay in this city 81
pleasant and they want it known tha
they never were treated SO handsome
ly as they have been in Hamilton
Much credit for the successful hand
, ling of the Fire Fighters Convention
!, and the entertainment of it's delegate:
is due to the following members o.
the local Fire Fighters Union wht
acted on the reception and entertain
ment committee: Frank Wolf, JACK
Koenig, Ed Keller, Earnest Wolf, VIM
Conlin, Geo. NJ. Diegman, Stanley Bill
lingslea, Lincoln Crawford, VIM. Ket.
terer, Ed Brannon.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-10-14
COAL OWNERS
Want Government to De-
stroy the Miners Union

Indianapolis, United States
government, through the federal ju-
dietary, has been called upon to assist
West Virginia coal owners in their
fight to maintain anti-union conditions
and thug government in that state.
A plea for an injunction against
the United Mine Workers has been
filed in the federal court at Hunting
ton, w. Va, and in Federal Judge
Anderson's court in this city. In
both cases the coal owners ask that
the miners be enjoined from attempt
ing to unionize southern West Virgin
ia
The coal owners latest move shows
how far these anti-unionists will go
to wreck collective bargaining in this
industry that their power over en-
ployes may be continued.
They have failed to defeat the West
Virginia miners and these workers,
together with the entire membership
of the United Mine Workers are more
determined to secure the right to join
trade union, and establish consti-
tutional government in that state.
The coal owners are awake to this
fighting spirit and they are now at
tempting to unload their troubles on
the broad shoulders of Uncle Sam.
No clearer illustration Of the power
of the labor injunction can be shown
than this move by the coal owners
who would change their anti-union
tactics if these injunctions are issued
Then, if the miners urge trade union
ism in southern West Virginia the coal
owners and their supporters will howl:
"An attack on government" and calls
will be made to fill West Virginia
with deputy marshals and federal
troops "to uphold the law"
The injunctions would permit the
coal owners to cry: "Let US establis
law before we discuss causes for the
strike" Every subsidized newspaper
will act on the hint and wave the
Stars and Stripes for the coal owners.
The latter will stand aside while the
government wrecks the miners union
and removes the one protest against
West Virginia peonage.
At the convention of the United
Mine Workers, now in session in this
city, the unions officials were in
structed to contest the issuance Of
these injunctions.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-10-14
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STATEMENT

Of ownership, management, ETC., of
The Butler County Press, published
weekly at Hamilton, Ohio, required by
the act of August oath, 1912.
That the names and addresses of
the publishers, editor, managing edi-
tor and business managers are:
Editor: Fred w. Gradolph, Hamil-
ton, Ohio.
Managing Editor: Fred w. Grad
olph, Hamilton, Ohio.
Business Managers: Edward E.
Weiss and John F. Mayer, Hamilton,
Ohio.
That the owners are: Edward E.
Weiss and John F. Mayer, Hamilton,
Ohio.
That the known bondholders, mort
cages and other security holders own
ing or holding l per cent or more of
total amount of bonds, mortgages or
other securities are:
Katie Strategier, Hamilton, Ohio.
The Butler County Press,
Fred w. Gradolph, Editor.
(Signature of Editor, Publisher, Busi-
ness Manager or Owner)
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 1st day of October, 1921.
M. d. URMSTON.
Notary Public of Butler County, Ohio.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-10-14
'UNIONISM AND THE
GOLDEN RULE"
By S. B. Hedges

A precept of unionism is to shorten
hours and employ more men to carry
on business, thereby increasing the
usefulness of more workers, adding
prosperity to more families. But a
more beautiful conception of the idea
has been put into actual use in few
southern locals, and despite the gem
eral business depression it has in
creased the actual volume of business
in the communities initiating this
beautiful practice. 1t is this: the
gangs are increased to double the
number formerly employed, and one
half of them working each week,
thereby spreading the cost of depres-
sion more evenly among it's members,
but in surprising manner the busi-
ness increased when the idea included
the consumer.
But it remains for business main
tanned in our own industrial district
to forge us banner demonstration,
as to how the golden rule can be in
voked to fetch in business in increas-
ing volume during the depression we
are still facing that was forced on
us by relentless hand. The business
management and its workers got to-
gether. They resolved to give the
rule a fair trial and extending the idea
to the customer. Forming the uni
versal human triangle, as applied to
business, and through the greatest
greatest depression we have ever felt.
The workers have gained, the man
agement has gained, the customers
have gained, the community has gain
ed.
The Speciality Salesman has this to
say: II want to tell you in few
words something of the operation of
the golden rule in this clothing fact
ory. In the year 1918, it did busi-
ness Of s132,19O.20; in 1919 when the
golden rule was put into operation, a
business Of s525, 5,67843; in 1920, the
beginning of clothing depression, a
business of $3.50, ,7OO.46, or a little
more than three times the business Of
the banner clothing year. During the
first six months of 1921 it has done
more than a half million dollars
more business than it did in all of
1919, and each month Of the year
has averaged more business than the
entire year Of 1918, before the golden
rule went into operation"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-10-14
HEADQUARTERS
Cigar Makers International
Union of America
Monon Building,

Monon Building,
Chicago, H., Oct. 6, 1921.
To The Editor:
At meeting Of the executive board
Of the Cigar Makers international
Union of America, held September 9
and 10, 1921, the appended resolution
was unanimously adopted.
Yours fraternally,
G. w. PERKINS,
International President.
Resolved, That we compliment the
labor press for their unselfish, splen-
did, helpful work in the interests of
the cause of the wage earners of our
country, and urge the members of
our International Union to subscribe
for and unselfishly and enthusiastic
ally support the labor press of their
respective localities.
G. w. PERKINS,
President.
SAMUEL GOMPERS,
1st Vice-President.
L. P. HOFFMAN,
End Vice-President.
A.GARIEPY,
3rd e-President.
JOHN REICHERT,
4th Vice-President.
E. G. HALL,
9th Vice-President.
E. J. STACK,
9Th Vice President.
CHAS. HI. STEVENS,
7th Vice President.
GIBSON WEBER,
Treasurer.
Executive Board, Cigar Makres' Inter
| national Union.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-10-14
RETAILERS ARE BLAMED
FOR HIGH FOOD PRICES

New York.-Retailers are RESPONSE
BILE for high food prices, according to
Edwin j. !O'Malley, commissioner of
markets. He said the present food
supply is, ON the whole, the largest in
the history of the city, and that if deal
ers were not seeking excessive profits
food prices would be lower than at
any time since the commencement of
the war.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-10-14

DENY SEVEN-DAY WEEK

Little Rock, rk,-The state indus
trial welfare commission has refused
the request of hotel owners that rules
egulating hours for women hotel en-
ployes be amended SO they can distrib-
ate the 54-week over seven days, in
stead of six.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-10-14
DANGER AHEAD

Teacher Johnny, if you don't be-
have I'll have to send note to your
father"
johnny -"You'd better not Mas
as jealous as a cat. American Le-
gion Weekly
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-10-14

Bootlegging probably is not crime,
but the price charged for the stuff
certainly is.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-10
HEART BALM
FOUND IN OIL
Girl Drops Suit on Assurance
Of Wealth.

DENVER, Oct. 1O--Miss Lucille Nemic,
pretty Denver girl, forgot all about her
broken heart, and the $4,000 balm re-
quired to mend it when she STRUCK it
rich" in Oklahoma oil lands, and secured
dismissal of a breach of promise suit
against ]. Howard Stark, wealthy Den
yer jeweler.
The slut was dismissed by Judge J.
c. Morley, in district court, upon the
plaintiffs agreement TO pay all court
costs
Miss Nemic filed her suit against Stark
early in 1920, and a fiutter Of excitement
followed in smart social circles here when
she admitted, during the course Of a
preliminary hearing, that she had been
friendly" with several prominent Den
yer men besides Starke. She denied, how
ever, that this friendship" was other
than platonic.
Questions asked by Starke's attorneys
in the preliminary hearing indicated that
sensational testimony involving persons
socially prominent might have been ex-
pected if the suit had come to trial.
Recently, it is reported oil in valu-
able commercial quantities has been dis
covered on lands in Oklahoma owned
Jointly by Miss Nemic and her parents,
and the pretty plaintiff decided to ahan-
don her chase for heart balm-and the
accompanying punitive damages.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-10
Other Livestock

CHICAGO, oct. 1O.-Iogs- Receipts,
5000; market, active and - TO soc higher
bulk, $1JOWS 80; top, 50: heavyweight.
$S.l5U So; medium weight $S.65W9
light weight. $S.J0MS9): light lights,
$S.15d SO; heavy packing sOws, smooth.
$T.3JUIS5; packing soWs. rough, SIUI.35 /;
pigs, $GIMS.tO. Cattle-Receipts, $3.50;
market, choice yearllngs and best lights
steady, others slow and lower: beef
steers, choice and Prime. So.1JWl1;
medium aud good. $6@9.Sj; good and
choice. $S.SJ41t1j; common and medium.
S3.S5a9,o0; COWS, S2.J06G.75; bulls, $3.25
QlG.2J. Gamers ana cutters, COWS and
heifers, S2.Gum3.J0; cauner steers. S3a
80; veal calves dight and handywelght)
stocker COWS and heifers, 5000 -.
Sheep-Receipts, $500: market, killing
grades generally steady; feeders higher
lambs. Isl lbs DOWN, S7.15m9.2J; culls
and common, SJ1II.10: yearling wethers,
Sj.35@7.25: ewes. $500; culls and com
mon, Sl.j0M2IJ; breeding ewes, 3.J0@6.J0,
feeder lambs, Sj.2jMI.Ij.
CINCINNATI. Oct 1O-Hogs- Receipts.
400; market strong to 25c higher
heavies, mixed and mediums, 500
lights, 50: roughs. $50: stays, S5.7J@6.
Cattle-keccipts, 1850; market generally
weak; steers and heifers, 2j050c lower
COWS steady; bulls weak to PC lower
'dlNtht St-.V. NuteD ana lam Us Ike
ceipts, LOCO; market strong to SOC higher;
ewes. SlM3.JO; choice lambs, $3.50; sec
onds, $3.50; culls, $i@J.
CLEVELAND, Oct. 10-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, $500; market, 100000 higher
workers., 500; mixed. 500; mediums,
500; ruoEhs. S72J; stays, 1925. Cattle
Receipts, 1000; market steady; good
70 choice steers. $S@9 good to choice
hefers, S5G6; good 10 choice cows, STA
$50; bulls, $2@3; mixers, $35G75.
sheep and lambs-Receipts, 1900; mar
ket, 30 cents higher; top 50. Calves-Re-
ceipts, 400; market, 80 cents higher; top,
$14.5O
ceipts, 5000; market, - to p cents
higher; mixed an6 butchers, $S.700S9j ;
good heavies, $s.70d $50; roushs. $5.IjW
{; lights $s,75@S92 ;; pigs, $S,5Qo@SSS5
ceipts, 10000; market, best cattle steady
and other grades lower; native beef
steers. S9d10; cows, S4@G; stockers and
feeders, SCAT; calves, S1OG10;5O: can
lambs-Receipts. 1900 market. steady 4;
mutton ewes, $3m4 lambs, $50 $50; can
ners and choppers, S1@2.
PITTSBURGH. Oct 10.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, $500: market zoe higher; prime
heavies, S9.40M950; mediums. $9.90@10 :;
heavy workers., S990d10; light workers,
S090010: higs, $990Q10; roughs, $70S;
stays. 'S450@5 heavy mixed, 100000.
Cattle-Receipts, 1000: market steady :;
choice SS@S.75; prime $S@S.75; good,
S7.756S.25 tidy butchers. $575d6.50 /;
common, S5.j0@6; fair, $5.5O@6 common
to good fat bulls. S5d6: common to good
fat cows, S2.5O@5.30; hefers. $507 fresh
cows and springers, $30dS5 veal cows,
S14 ;Shenvy and thin calves, $50S. Sheep
and lambs Receipts, $500; market
steady; prime wethers, $5@5.25; good
mixed S4256475; fair mixed. $3M3.50
culls and commons, $1@2; lambs, $3.50
down
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-10
EXPORT DEMAND :
FOR GRAIN SMALL
Receipts Are Heavy-Prices
Continue Weak.

CHICAGO, Oct. 10.-Grain quotations
continued weak on the Chicago Board
of Trade today. Export sales were small
and receipts were heavy.
Provisions were irregular.
December wheat opened up 1%c at
81 IL and closed up Ac. May wheat
opened up 11ac at $1.15A and at the
close gained &c.
December corn, after opening. up &c.
closed down 1&c.. May corn opened up
&c at 539sc and closed off bc.
December oats opened up 12c at 33Bc
and closed off &c. May oats opened up
&c at 3S1ac and closed down Ac.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-10
BLUE BULGARS
PUT HIGH TAX
ON SHORT SKIRTS

LONDON, Oct. 10.-If one wants to be
a belle or 4 swell in the city of Rustchuk
one has TO pay for it,
One may remember Rustchuk from the
war news. 1t is a flourishing town on
the Bulgarian side of the blue Danube.
The ROumanians crossed the river and
took it one day. Two OF three days later
the Bulgarians cut of the fresh Rou-
manians and killed or captured all ex-
cept few who escaped by swimming
back TO the Roumanian side.
Now many of the best society folks
In Rustchuk wish the Roumanians had
kept the town forever. They see no fun
In blue laws that force them to pay heavy
taxes for wearing anything but overalls
and ginghams and threaten to convert
Rustchuk's most stylishly- wom-
en- into milkmaidS, so far as clothes are
concerned.
The farmer government Of the Province
Of Rustchuk has just enacted new legisla-
tlon, telling the city folks in Rustchuk
how TO dress and how TO act. The
farmer majority says that it is only try
ing to discourage extravaganza and make
the town dandies. male and female. bear
the cost of government. The Rustchuk
city follss say the new dress edict is only
one episode in the fight between the peas
ant farmers Of Bulgaria and the middle
class of the cities, a peculiar form of
warfare that followed the signing of
peace and resulted in tIa establishment
of a peasant cabinet under Premier SIAM
bouliski, a burly farmer.
A Rustchuk girl may wear her skirts
as short as she pleases-if she has the
mazuma But every girl whose skirt
stops thirteen inches from the ground
must pay 500 leva into the provincial
treasury. After she has paid the 500
leva the sky is the limit, so far as the
length of her skirt goes.
If she carries a parasOl she must pay
so leva. Handbags are even more i'm
moral and render the possessor liable to
a tax of 2O0 leva. Earrings and necklaces
publicly worn cost a tax of 300 leva.
There is no tax on an ordinary we'd
ding. but the gay couple that start mar
ried life with music at the altar must
pay 500 leva. Even a baby carriage is a
luxury in the eyes of the Rustchuk farm
er legislators. and the owner must pay
200 Ieva.
The horny-handed Rustchuk soil tillers
see no reason why any one should wear
gloves, except to keep the hands warm.
1t is, therefore, provided that any per-
son sporting gloves between the dates
of April i and Sept. 10 must obtain
a special license, costing 200 leva. To
swagger about with a cane you must
pay 100 leva, and there are still higher
taxes for carrying watch charms or wear
ing finger rings. The possession of d
pet dog is taxed 800 francs. and owners
of private carriages or motor cars pay
from 800 to 1000 leva.
The city jewellers are trying to have
the legislation repealed. They say it is
only designed to place the whole burden
of taxation on the shoulders of the town
folk. They say that if the Rustchuk pro-
vincial Legislature is sincere it will lay
a heavy tax on swearing, drinking and
wife beating-yirtueS, according to the
city jewellers, particularly characteristic
of the Rustchuk farmers.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-10
INDIANAPoLIs PRODUCE.

Butter-Local dealers are paying 42d
43c per lb for butter delivered in In
dianapOlis.
Eggs-Loss off. 4O6 4tc. Butter-Pack-
ing stock, 1S@19c. Poultry-FowlS, 1G0
23c; springers, 1SG25c; cocks, 10@l2c
young hen turkeys, IDS. up. SJc; young
tom turkeys, l. lbs. up, S5c; old tom
turkeys, 25c; Gull thin turkeys not
wanted ducks, lbs. and up, 17@1Sc
spring ducks. 3 lbs. and up, 17@1Sc
geese 10 lbs and up, 1O@12c; squads, IL
lbs TO the dozen. $3.50.
Butterfat-Local bearers are paying Acc
per pound for buttertat delivered in In
dianapolis.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-10
(By Thomson & McKinnon.)


The general volume of business con-
tinues moderate and there is nothing at
the moment that is likely to make any
material change in this respect. The
cause for this may be directly traced to
legislation program al Washington, where
a number of important measures are be
ing delayed. such as matters of taxation
and the plan for funding the railroads
accounts with the Government. This LAS
the effect of delaying the financial plans,
as well as business expansion.
The railroad is waiting on the Gov
eminent and the equipment companies
are waiting on the railroad, the steel COM
parry is waiting on the equipment COM
pany and labor waiting on them all.
In the meantime the market is hesitat-
ing.
values, with but few exceptions. are
very low and the bulges- do not go far
because of the uncertainty referred to.
More recently the oils have been the
most active issues, but Mexican Petro-
leum and its parent company, the Pan
American, has been notable exceptions,
and these stocks have been in liberal sup
ply on the bulges.
The motors have acted poorly and there
is considerable doubt here as to the fu-
ture dividend policy of the Chandler Com
pany.
The rails are in demand at frequent
intervals. Missouri Pacific preferred has
been the most prominent in this respect,
while Lehigh Valley has been favorite
with that element who are fond of stock
dividends and the prospect in this case
in a bright one, subject only to the ulti-
mate approval of the courts.
We see nothing new in the general stu
alton and We are in lined TO the opinion
that while stocks ca4 be bought on the
reactions profits should be accepted on
moderate bulges, as no move Of conse-
quence is likely at this time