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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24

Ia Utah the Manufacturers Asso-
citation is bringing legal action to pre-
vent the state from turning its prison
labor over to the Reliance Manufac-
turing Company This is the big con-
tract convict labor trust whose busi-
ness has expanded so rapidly under
unfair competitive methods that free
manufacturers have been driven out
of business. The manufacturers are
corresponding with the American
Federation of Labor about methods
of carrying on the fight.
The leading newspaper in Idaho is
conducting a powerful agitation to
drive the contractors out of that
state
The Garment Workers of Houston,
Texas, have started campaign to
prevent the Reliance Company, of
Chicago, from securing a contract for
the manufacture Of clothing in the
Texas state penitentiary The Re
lance Company is using full pages of
advertising in the newspapers to in
troduce the Big Yank" workshirt
They say this is Americas biggest
name in workshirts." They list 252
towns in South Texas where this
shirt can be bought and eighty-six
stores in Houston alone where this
shirt is carried.
AS rapidly as possible the Alloca-
tion committee of the national com
mittee on prisons and prison labor is
comforting with the different state
governments to introduce an econom-
icalIy sound system of EMPLOYING
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24

"All we find them engaged in is to
builded up. They are declining to as
sociate with our fair employers in any
one thing intended to benefit the
craft; they are constantly encourag-
ing strife and friction between en-
ployers and our members; they are
the leaders in the price cutting
movement; they are always working
nthe dark and under cover of night;
they are endeavoring to have our
members violate their solemn pledge
of faith and loyalty to our cause; they
would cruelty any employer who
would desert their cause and exercise
American freedom to deal fairly with
our organization and its members
in short they would dominate-and
control the destiny of our craft even
though their leadership would lead to
ruination and destruction
eve have reached that period when
a mere passive attitude toward the
practices of these destructionists in
cur craft must be changed to an ag :
gressive combat. No effort should be
spared in ferreting out the insidious
propaganda and practices followed by
these labor exploiting destructionists
and in bringing them into the light
of day.
From the point of view Of the un-
fortunate workmen employed in these
so-called open shop establishments
the opportunities extended by our or
ganization, to throw cloak of pro-
lection about them, has been well
coined Our campaign in organizing
the non-union men has been so eff
fective that the leaders of the So
called open shop employers have at
tempted to stem the tide by trying to
organize the non-union men into a
union controlled by these masters and
for the sole purpose of further man
ipulation and deception. This latest
attempt more clearly indicates than
all things else the folly and despair
of the so-called open shop move
ment =
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24
Movement for "Open Shop
In Photo-Engraving Trade
Fast Receding, Won Says

BY International Labor News Service.
Milwaukee, Wis.-The "open shop"
movement in the photo engraving in
dustry is fast losing ground, Presi-
dent Matthew Woll, of the Interna-
tional Photo -Engravers' Union of
North America, told the twenty
fourth annual convention of the
union here.
"Opposition to our international
union and local unions has receded to
a remarkable degree" said President
Woll in his annual report He con-
tinued:
"The so-called open shop atmos-
phere, surcharged two years ago with
all sorts of pyrotechnics, has greatly
reduced in tensity. Reason is again
coming into field where passion
reigned supreme. Employers as well
as workers more fully realize the
dangers and folly of this frenziet
fanaticism.
Attempting to operate photoen-
craving plants in the spirit of antag-
onism toward our organization has
not benefited any one but has harmed
the industry as a whole. 1t is frankly
admitted that the cost of production
in these so-called open shops has
not been lessened; rather, it has in
creased, mad the service has deterior-
ated to a dangerous limit. Conse-
quently, price cutting has been the
despairing hope of these crusaders in
prolonging the delusion of ultimate
success.
What these leaders in the So
called open shop movement in our
craft hope ultimately to accomplish
is difficult to understand. We're we
to submit to their dictates, dissolve
our organization and submit to indi-
vidual bargaining, what would these
industrial masters do other than
cheaper the price of the service and
demoralize the industry completely
Indeed, it will be asked what has been
their constructive contribution to the
industry up to the present time, if
any?
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24
LABOR PRESS NOT
FOOLED BY COM
MUNISTS' NEW NAME

Washington" Slick" publicity men
of the communist party are having
hard shedding with the labor press
of this country, which refuses to pub
lish Moscow propaganda now issued
under the name of the federated
farmer-labor party.
This is the steenth name the com
munists have assumed. They have
called themselves left wingers, revo-
lutionists, workers party, and what
not Now they are masquerading as
the federated farmer-labor party
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24
WOMEN'S LAW HELD UP

Los Angeles, Cal-Operation of the
Arizona minimum wage law is tenn
porarily restrained by Federal Judge
Ross.
An Arizona confectioner asked the
court to enjoin the Arizona attorney
general from prosecuting him for vio-
lating the Arizona law which fixes
SIC week as the minimum wage for
women.
Judge Ross said he based his ruling
upon the United States supreme
courts decision that the District of
Columbia minimum wage law for wo-
men and minors is unconstitutional
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24
STEEL MARKET SLACK

New York. - Comparatively little
buying has been reported in the steel
market the past week and many mills
are down for summer repairs. This
condition exists despite Judge Gary's
claim that additional labor is neces-
sary before the 12-hour day can be
abolished.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24
WILL URGE 48-HQUR WEEK

Lewiston, Maine.-An educational
campaign in behalf of the proposed
48-hour law was perfected at a meet
ing in this city of the executive board
of The Maine State Federation of La
Dor. The law will be voted on at a
special election, to be held October 16.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24
By International Labor News Servic

BY international Labor News Service.
Washington governor of Ok
lahoma has terminated the shirt con,
tract at the Oklahoma state prison.
This victory over a system of graft
and exploitation of human beings is
the first since the encroachment of
contract convict labor upon the free
labor market became serious a few
months ago and both manufacturers
organizations and labor organizations
joined hands to fight a common eco
nomic evil
They were joined by the national
committee on prisons and prison labor
and other social gencies who are op-
posed to the contract system of con-
vict labor as a social evil Politicians
are fast learning that they are on the
wrong track in associating themselves
with the prison contractor
The unfair competition of prison
labor is most serious to garment
manufacturers at present because of
the concentration of prison labor in
garment manufacture Ironically
enough production of prison contrac-
tors is particularly heavy in work
shirts which are bought by workmen
who are ignorant or are misinformed
about the source of the product The
union label does not appear on shirts
manufactured in prisons.
A strenuous fight is being waged
against further encroachment upon
free American institutions by the
slave system of the nrison contractors.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24
CARPENTERS WINNING

observation-disclosures carpenters
in this city are winning their strike
for improved conditions They are
being resisted by the general con-
tractors aSsociatinn-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24
STEREOTYPERS GAIN

London, Ontario organized stere-
otypers employed on local newspapers
have raised wages $4 week.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24

I lited States rs compared with those
IN Europe, is the main reason for
the new immigration, it is stated.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-07-13
WISCONSIN COMPEN-
SATTON LAW
Bv RUBY A. BLACK

Federated Press Staff Correspondent
MADISON, Wisc.-A bill increas-
ing the allowance of the Wisconsin's
workmen's compensation act has been
signed by Governor John J. Blaine.
The most important increases are:
(1) Largest amount that can be paid
to one person raised from $13,182 to
$16,380. This is for permanent total
disability occurring to a person 80
years old or younger. (2) Maximum
weekly compensation, from $500 to
$500. (3) Maximum amount widow
can receive, $4,000 to $4,000. The
maximum amount one child can re-
ceive is $1,000. ca Allowance for
funeral expenses, from 500 to 5000.
(5) Increase in benefits payable for
major permanent partial injuries, such
as the loss of an arm, leg, or eye.
The healing period is also compensat-
ed under the amendments. CO. In
crease in compensation for minor per-
manent injuries.
The changes will increase the total
cost of the act by 9.5 per cent. The
employers will pay $335,000 a year.
Injured workmen will receive increas-
ed benefits amounting to 1879 per cent.
The law becomes effective July. l, 1928
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-07-13
Whole Ford Line Shows
Surprising Increase Abroad
Unprecedented Sales in Scandinavian
COuntries-Belgium Is Rapidly Alb
sOrbing One-TOn Trucks.

DETROIT, Mich, July livery
where abroad there is an increasing
demand for products of the Ford
Motor Company and it includes the
whole Ford line, Cars, Trucks and
Fordson Tractors.
During the first four months of the
year foreign sales of Ford Cars and
Trucks reached total of 76,142. This
is 34,883 more than were sold in the
same period a year ago.
In the same months, FOrdsOn Trac-
tor sales amounted to 1884, more
than twice those of last year when
1894 Fordsons were sold in foreign
markets
An outstanding feature is the re
markable demand for Ford products
in the Scandinavian countries. All
through Denmark, Norway and Swed-
en- sales are showing an unprecedented
increase and motor transportation II
these countries is making greater
strides forward than ever before.
In Belgium too, there is an unusual
demand for Fords. The picturesque
Belgian horse and cart is rapidly Civ
ing away to the Ford one-ton truck
for commercial and agricultural in
terests in Belgium now are keenly
awake to the advantages and econom!
of this means of transportation an,
are turning to it in surprisingly in
creasing numbers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-07-13
Methodists Sustain Bishop
Blake's Russian Policy

CINCINNATI.-The friendly atti..
tude to the Russian government OF
Bishop Edgar Blake, n9w4in Moscow Moscow
was upheld by Rev. F. Ion |, 0onns on
Columbus, in a speech Deiore Cne
Methodist Ministers association here:
Rev. Mr.. johnson returned last
April from a six months trlp. around
the world. Russia was one OF the 10
countries visited. -
Bishop Blake" he said, will be
able to clear himself upon ms return
Much of the thought of this country
is the result of theories and not ac-
tual knowledge. Conditions are much
more stable in Russia than is gener-
ally realized in the United States.
"The lifting of the pressure e IKE d13ea
for the breaking out of many excess
es, but affairs will gradually settle
down."
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-07-13
LABOR Din
NER
By CARL HAESSLER
Press Staff Correspondent

CHICAGO.-Feasts of song, dance,
oratory, fellowship and food featured
the dinner at Riverview party attend
ed by hundreds of delegates to the ma
tiOnal conference on forming a Fed
Grated Farmer-Labor party. The
Cook county unit of the Farmer-La-
Dor party arranged the dinner, and
David McVey, its chairman, presided.
FARLEY CHRISTENSEN SPEAKS
Farley Parker Christensen, presi-
Dental candidate of the party in 1920,
and since then on a tour of the world
gave the principal address, urging or
ganiZ3tion on class lines against the
coupon clippers and investor parasites
feeding on the producing class. He
told of hobnObbing with worker rep
resentatives in power in Australia and
Russia and of learning about the
growing organization of radical jap
! enese workers in the factory and on
the tenant farms. Christensen was
given an ovation both when he belat-
edly entered the banquet and when he
rose to speak.
SPEAKERS URGE SOLIDARITY
The tendency of all the speeches was
/ toward a compact political union oil
all labor and farmer groups But the
oratory was secondary to the cOrdia
meetings of rank and filers who SPOT
ted old comrades from previous bat
ties in various worker camps and has
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-07-13
ASTRONOMY and
OUR WEATHER
By PROF. G. R. PETITE

Summer SOlstice Usually Furious
The Earth passed its Summer Sol
tice, June 21st, when the Sun was at
its highest point. North of the Equa-
tor this Soltice period always produc-
es a great electrical effect upon the
Earth, this influence will end about
July Z. The Mercury influence runs
out the 9th, and Venus runs out the
18th and the regular storm period be-
ginning the 3rd runs out the 7th so we
shall look for a clean up about the 7th
The storm periods for June and July
to the 5th all made a record as fore
casted at the beginning of the year
and the prediction as to much cloudy
weather mist. fog. rain and some hail
from the 10th of June until the 9Th of
July were also verified Many that
have followed my forecasts as publish
ed, or consulted me will notice they
were about 100 per cent.
PLANETS FORETELL GOODNESS
The planets for July are mostly
scattered on the opposite side of the
Sun from the Earth or at nearly right
angles so we do not look for severe
continued, hot weather but rather cool
for this month. We believe the hal
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-07-13
u. S. BRINGS In
RUSSIAN CZARISTS
200 PER CENTERS" WELCOME
BLOOD THIRSTY CZARIST MUIR
DERERS TO AMERICA.

SAN FRANCISCO-The 400 Rus
sian whites, remnants of Kolchak's
followers, who have been drifting
around among all the ports of Asia
ever since the defeat of the last anti
Bolshevik forces, have arrived in San
Francisco and will be admitted to
America on the 1923-24 quota of Rus
sian immigrants.
Refused entry at every Asiatic port
on the ground that they were enemies
of the present Russian government,
these persons were loaded on the
transport Merritt by American au-
thorities in the Philippines, and have
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-07-13

tened to express mutual hopes o. I'M III,
ity. Kennedy of Seattle was natIeI liz; Ty
Ilinoisans who had worked WIN I MN
before he went to the coast. o pam. IF
of Idaho joined with ShGemahei so u
Wisconsin in greeting Nonpa 4TdSS4
leaguers from the northwest tlgn no1
ers against the California crlm una
syndicalism law like Levin and Gor-
man of Los Angeles exchanged am
nesty notes with the eastern soclaIl 81
and men and women from the naVioh-
al capital.
Meanwhile two groups of two and
three earnestly conversing IN a corner
or on a lower floor gave recurring curing
evidence that there was serious WORK
to- do at the conference as well as TO
dine and celebrate.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-07-13
JOHNSON LEADS -PREUS'
VOTE IN 3 COUNTIES.
TABULATED OFFICIAL REPORT SHOWS STAND
ING; SECRET C. O. P LOOMS
Special to Producers News.


Two big developments in the race
for United States senator this week
were that with all counties reported,
Governor Preus had a bare lead of
few hundreds over Johnson, and that
Johnson had beaten Preus and all
other candidates in 33 counties of the
state while Preus led in 10 counties
ony. Progressive candidates took first
place in SO counties. Complete fig
ures give Preus 57,919, Johnson ST.
$40, Carley 1928.
REPUBLICANS BOLT
A meeting of lifelong republicans,
some of them prominent in party af-
fairs, held secretly in st. Paul, at
which steps were taken to leave the
party, resulting in the first organized
bolt is the party in recent years. An
official announcement of these repub-
licans, supporting Magnus johnson,
is expected in a few days.
JOHNSON STANDING
johnson received 81 1897 votes in the
farmer-labor, primary, while Preus re-
ceived 51,422 in the republican pri-
maries, with six counties missing, the
official canvas Monday showed.
The total vote from 81 out of 81
counties in the state gave the farmer
labor forces 109,165 votes. Of these,
Fritsche received 37,517 votes, and
Lindbergh 1885.
FORMER OFFICIALS FIGHT JAKE
Two former state officials are
among those determined to smash the
Preus machine by boiling the party
and supporting Johnson, according to
inside facts regarding the st. Paul G,
0. P. meeting today.
DEMOCRATS DISTURBED
While this furry was in progress
among the republicans there was also
considerable disturbance in the dem
Ocratic ranks.
Dick O'COnnOr, for many years lead
er of the democratic forces in st. Paul
was today reported to favor the cleo
ton of Governor Preus. AS a result
of today's developments, Governor
Preus has added to his republican ma
chine and other support the O'Connel
democrats.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-07-13

was going up slowly as outlying dis
trict were heard from, the bill of the
moderation league was endorced by
voters yesterday and the policy. of pro
hibition presented by the province for
seven years was overturned.
Prohibition workers admitted last
night that their cause has met decis-
i've defeat.
Under the bill of the moderation
league the government will appoint a
commission of three members to adj
minister the sale of liquors for con-
sumption as a beverage in permanent
or temporary residences of permit
holders. Breweries will be permitted
to deliver direct to the home Of pur-
chasers ad the liquor sold in govern
ment stores will also be delivered.
The legislature will meet in July,
pledged to enact into law the bill
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-07-13
GOOD CREAM
MAKES GOOD BUTTER AND RE
TURNS GREATER PROFIT To
THE PRODUCER.

On May 1, 1928, creameries buying
cream in North Dakota and Montana
started to grade and pay according to
quality. AS butterfat is now being
pad for on a fat price per pound,
there is no inducement offered to the
producer who takes better care of his
cream. Grading and paying according
to quality will encourage better care,
and will, without question, raise the
standard of our butter, which VIII IN
crease the demand and bring a great
er return to the producer.
Special effort has been made and
the promise has been obtained Of CO.
operation and support of the manu-
facturers in the grading Of cream and
paying the highest possible price for
No. cream. The only way cream can
be successfully graded is through the
cooperation of the producer, shippers
and manufacturer.
The forming of these regulations is
due to the fact that the demand for
better butter is steadily increasing.
The new and right way is paying
on a quality basis. Producers of No.
l cream will be paid &c above No. 2.
Seventy per cent IF all cream is now
No. l. Are you getting No. 1? If
not, why?
The market will govern the price.
NO. is CREAM THAT is
SWEET, SLIGHTLY SOUR, CLEAN,
AND OF GOOD FLAVOR.
If your cream is properly cared for
and cooled, you will u Undoubtedly elm
mate most of the off favOrs listed be-
| low.
NO. 2 is CREAM THAT WILL
NOT GRADE NO. 1, OR HAS A
STALE, CHEESY, YEASTY, MUS
TY, BITTER, OR VERY SOUR FLA
VOR, OR OILY APPEARANCE
] CAUSED BY HEAT).
Rejected cream is that which has
wild onion, French weed, potato OF
other Objectionable feed fiavors, or OBJ.
iectionable foreign fiavors, such az
lubricating, gas or kerosene oil. Re
jected cream, if accepted, will b.
purchased at % per cent less THAI
price of No. 2 cream.
HOW TO CARE FOR CREAM
All cream should test 80 per cent o
over.
/. Cool it as cold as we'll water.
2. Don't mix warm and cold cream
, cool first, then mix.
, 3. Don't keep cream in an ordin
: airy cellar.
4. Cream should be stored in a coo
water tank and delivered at leas
three times a week in summer an
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-07-13
KU KLUX KHAN
HIT BY LEcIu

S3P5RI,NSGFIELD, H.. ~
Ter penalty on ki 1iralI, putting y
creating disturbances - wB.i assault !
by masked individuals usn cona
those signed by Gov, Sr,o was q,
gave his approval to : sI taa He \
measure, extending for t tvaaatS u
provision that tenants "o Years }
eyicted for six months sf sta1aot
given orders TO vacate 'lef b
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-07-13
MAKE SACRIFICE
FOR FREE SPEECH
ZOO MILES TO UP
HOLD PRINCIPLE OF FREEDOM

NEW YORK.-Three young women
of Detroit have walked 700 miles to
New York to take part in the free
speech drive being held here to raise
funds for the defense of political pris-
oners. They are Rebecca Victor, Sar-
ah Levin and Jessie Sirota. They ar
rived clad in khaki hiking tOgs, a few
hours before the first meeting under
the auspices of the National Defense
committee and the Labor Defense.
council, and without delay offered
their services to the committee which
is directing the drive.
EAGER FOR CAUSE
eve are eager to do all W can for
this cause" one of them said. "The
fight for free speech, free assemblage,
and the other issues which have come
up under the Michigan criminal syndi-
calism law and the New York Grim
inal anarchy law, and similar laws
in other states, would enlist the sup
port of workers everywhere if they
knew how these laws were being used
to discredit workers movements"
So they set about securing cOntribu-
tiOns and otherwise aiding in the Free
Speech Week activities here. They,
with other volunteers ARE spending
hours each day soliciting funds in the
parks, public squares, the beaches,
shops and railroad stations.
TYRANT INTERPOSES
This work of soliciting defense
funds, however, is regarded with hos
tility by the city authorities. Bird
S. COler, commissioner of public well
fare, and for many years the recip-
lent of a salary in political jobs, has
announced he would refuse to issue a
| permit for such cause as it was "po-
litical" in nature.
WILL ARREST SOLICITORS
He declared he would notify the po-
lice to arrest all solicitors without
permits. The drive committee an
swered this threat by announcing il
would go ahead with the solicitation
just the same.
PEOPLE HAVE RIGHTS
eve have been advised by ou1
counsel that we have a legal right tx
go ahead" said Bert Miller, secretary
of the Labor Defense committee.
Miller cited the case of the Volun
teers of America, which organization
on December 13, 1922, won a state su
preme court decision in favor of
volunteer solicitor who had been ar
rested for working without a permit
The decision was based on the fac
that the law did not definitely Sc
forth, who had the right to collec
money. The court ruled that the lay
4 was unfair in that it left the power O
discrimination in granting permits t
: the commissioner of public welfare.
: No arrests have been made as thi
u is written
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-07-13
LOWDEN SEES FAIR
PRICES FOR FARMERS

BROOKINS, N. D., July 6.-Within
a year the proper relation between
prices of agricultural products and
the prices of other commodities will
be restored, was the forecast made to-
day by Frank o. Lowden, former gov
ernor of Illinois in his address at the
first annual dairy field day at the state
college here.