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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-09-07
POTTERS ENJOINED

Mt Clemens, Mich.-The Mt. Glenn
ems Pottery Company is attempting
to enforce the anti-union shop on its
organized pottery workers. Circuit
Court Judge Eugene Law contributed
q sweeping injunction, which restrains
picketing and about every other thing
that the pottery workers can do.
Under penalty of $4,000 to be lev
led upon land and goods Of the viola
tors of the injunction, the unionists
are prohibited from even visiting the
homes of strikebreakers to induce
them to leave the company's employ
or to accept employment elsewhere.
Attorneys for the company appeal
ed to the prejudices of the Judge by
including in their petition the union
lists policy Of those citizens who are
opposing the union shop.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-09-07
THAT THE PUBLIC MAY KNOW
MINERS ASK u. S. COAL COMMISSION TO EXPOSE AND DE
NOUNCE OPERATORS REIGN OF TERROR IN
NONUNION FIELDS
Hoped That Board Declares The Of Every
Union Without Interference BY Coal Company Thugs
And Gunmen

followed by a general and complete
beating up" Blow after blow was
rained upon him until Mr.. Pascoe was
rendered entirely helpless. His jaw
was dislocated and his right cheek
bone was crushed. His face was com
pletely disfigured as a result of this
beating Mr.. Pascoe identified his as
sailant as a hired guard of a nom
union coal company in that field. It
was only when railroad employe in
terfered that the company thug
ceased his assault on Mr.. Pascoe.
Following this brutal attack, Mr..
Pascoe went to a local hospital at
Painstville for frst-aid and treatment,
but this was refused him. The infiu-
ence of these coal companies in their
communities is so powerful that no
one is safe in doing anything for a
union miner. Therefore, Mr. Pascoe
was obliged to nurse his own wounds
and await treatment and relief until
he could get back to Ashland.
''This is but one of the hundreds
of cases that are on record, but it is
fair sample of the methods that are
employed by these non-union coal
companies. The Pascoe case is no
different from the scores of others
that happen continually in Southern
West Virginia, Alabama, Colorado,
Utah, Maryland and elsewhere where
the union is weak The United Mine
Workers of America are praying this
commission for some sort of action
or recommendation that will bring
the true situation squarely before the
American public.
Respectfully submitted,
Ellis Searles, John Moore, Thomas
Kennedy, Committee, representing
| United Mine Workers of America"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-09-07
SURPRISED"
Editor Wonders at Success
of Steel Eight-HOur
Day

New York.-The Annalist, fnan-
cial publication in this city, is sur
prised that the eight-hour day is
bringing high class of labor to the
steel industry. The editor also states
that there is no labor shortage. When
one recalls the doleful prophecies of the
steel barons, this statement by the
Annalist is of interest:
There is no complaint, whatever,
from the manufacturers of a shortage
of available labor.
"Curiously enough, the advertise
ment which the eight-hour day has re-
ceived in the last month or so has
attracted a considerable number of
laborers to the mill centers, and the
new laborers seem to be of higher
grade than the steel companies ordi-
narily have been able to attract"
In no section has the claim been
made that the steel mills find it i'm
possible to operate because of a labor
scarcity. Instead, history again re-
peats-the shorter work day is prov
ing successful.
Steel interests have as yet failed TO
raise prices Is per cent, which they
claimed would be necessary if the 12-
hour day were abandoned. Every
claim of the steel barons is being re-
futed, just as was predicted by or
ganized labor and the many invest
igators who studied this question.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-09-07
CONTRACT PRISON LABOR
WILL BE AGGRESSIVELY FOUGHT BY MANUFAC-
TURERS' AND UNION LABOR ORGANIZA-
TIONS WHO JOIN AGAINST
COMMON ENEMY
Garment Manufacturers Declare Prisonmade Goods
Compete Unfairly With Products of Free Labor,
Especially So in Work Garments

BY International Labor News Service.
Chicago.-Will H. Boyer, of Chi
cago, president of the Broom Makers
Union, has called broom manufac-
turers' conference for September in
Chicago to join the fight against the
contract labor system that is threaten
ing to drive free broom manufactur-
ers out of business.
Similar conferences are taking
place in other industries to devise
methods of eliminating the unfair
competition of prison contractors. In
all of these there is recognition of
the right of prisoners to be gainfully
employed if employed by the state.
Instead, therefore, of demanding abb
solute restrictions against all prison
made goods the conferences are work
/ ing out ALLEGATIONS of industries to
different prisons and to different
groups of institutions. At the prison
industries conference held in Wash
ington recently the representatives
from fifteen state governments passed
a resolution suggesting that the man
ufaeture of brooms in government in
stitutions be limited to blind institu-
tions, prison institutions to discon-
tinue the manufacture of brooms as
rapidly as convenient.
ALLEGATIONS of prison industries is
proceeding largely on the basis of the
ability of the states-use market tc
consume the product and the ability
of free industry to absorb the work.
men trained in these industries.
The international Association OF
Garment Manufacturers has an
nounced the formation of an emer.
gency drive committee to combat the
unfair competition of prison labor
contractors in the garment industry
| The committee consists of H. B. Bob
Of Bob & Baskind, New York, chair
man; w. v. Eaton, of Rice-Stix, st
Louis; A. t. Davenport, of Sweet
Orr & Co., Inc, New York. Thes,
are all employers of union labor
They put their case against contrac
J, convict labor in fewer words than
has been stated before, as follows:
State prisoners should not be EN-
ployed for private profit.
| The present convict labor system
is relic of the past-and it must go
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| figure would even then be conserva.
| tive.
"The hillsides of Southern West
Virginia, Alabama, Colorado, North
eastern Kentucky, and other unorgan-
lied or partly organized fields are
dotted with the graves of union miners
who were shot down or beaten to death
by these hired assassins of such coal
companies.
I'm most instances, when the
United Mine Workers of America
have attempted to bring to justice
these desperados and have them
punished for their crimes, the union
has met with little success because of
the apparent Indifference of local of
ficials, who seem to regard the taking
of the life of union miner as a
legitimate pastime which may be in
dulged in without hindrance by COM
pany gunmen. 1t is our hope, there
fore, that the United States coal
commission will take an entirely diff
ferent view of the matter and that it
will condemn that practice in its most
severe and emphatic manner.
eve are hoping that when your
report on this subject is made public
it will declare positively against 8
continuance of the present gunmar
and armed guard system in these Goa
mining fields. We are hoping that
the commission will pronounce clearly
the principle that every man has the
right as an American citizen to joir
a labor union if he sees fit to do so
and that this right shall not be inter.
fered with by coal companies through
the use of vicious, violent, unlawful
murderous methods.
"As further proof of what we hav.
told the commission in regard to tht
policy of assault other violence with
which non-union companies seek tt
keep their employees from joining the
Miners Union, permit US to point ou
to you a very recent case in North
eastern Kentucky Samuel Pascoe i!
president of District No. 80, United
Mine Workers of America. Distric
No. 80 includes the Northeastern
Kentucky mining field, which is prac
tically ali non-union. The United
Mine Workers of America has few
local unions in that field, but the mem
bership is small, because of the meth
DDS employed by coal companies t.
prevent the union from obtaining ;
foothold
"On August Mr.. Pascoe went from
his headquarters at Ashland, KY, t
Paintsville on business. Upon his ar
rival at Paintsville, Mr.. Pascoe wa
followed and his footsteps wer
dogged by hired emissaries of Goa
companies. These men remained out
side a restaurant until Mr.. Pasco
had finished his luncheon at moor
Mr.. Pascoe came out of the restau
rant and sat in a chair on the porcl
Without warning and without sayin
word, one of these company thug
3 walked over and struck Mr.. Pasco
a terrific blow in the face This wa
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-09-07

By International Labor News Service
Washington, D. C.-Hope that the
United States coal commission will
emphatically condemn rule by gun
men in non-union coal fields is ex-
pressed by the United Mine Workers
of America, in again directing the at
tention of the commission to outrages
against union miners.
Hope is also expressed that the
commission will clearly declare that
every man has the right as an Amer
lean citizen to join labor union if
he sees fit, free from interference by
thugs and gunmen employed by the
coal companies.
The commission is reminded that
the United Mine Workers have al.
ready informed it of hundreds OF
cases of assault and murder commit.
ted in the non-union coal fields and
a recent case in Kentucky is cited as
showing to what lengths the Goa
companies are going in their reign OF
terror.
| The facts as to conditions in the
coal fields are brought out in the fol
lowing communication to the commits
sion:
Gentlemen:
"Our understanding is that the
commission will, as a result of its
investigation of the subject of viola
tion of civil rights in the non-unior
coal mining fields of the United
States, have something to say on thai
su' 'Act in it's forthcoming report
and, perhaps, that it will offer rec
concentrations for methods by which
individuals employed in those fields
may be assured of better protection
in the future.
"a mass of information has bee'
filed with the commission by th'
| OUlIcu VuluC w VI hCIS VI lhiiiCliSa ~!
the purpose of showing to the com
mission the outrageous conditions
/ that surround those men who dare t.
! espouse the cause of trade unionisn
in those regions. We have given th
commission the details of case afte
case where union miners have beel
assaulted, beaten, wounded and evel
killed by gunmen and thugs in tn
/ employ of non-union coal companies
The sole and only offense of these un
fortunate victims was that they wer
union members or that they wished t.
become members.
eve have even filed with the com
mission copies of official court rec
ords in certain cases in which tn
brutal assailants of these men wer
prosecuted for their crimes. We hav
asked the commission to make it
own thorough investigation Of tn
cases cited by us and the hundred
of others that the commission coul
easily find upon an inquiry in thos
fields. We say hundreds, because tn
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-09-07

Prison-made garments compete un-
fairly with the products of free labor,
such as:
Aprons, house dresses, athletic un-
derwear, children's rompers and play
suits, overalls, pants, workshirts.
Put the prisons on business basis
Increase production by paying a
fair wage to prisoners, and thereby
enable the prisoner to pay his keep
and support his family.
Make the prisons and the prisoner
self supporting.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-09-07

By International Labor News Service.
Holland, Mich.-Anti-unio have
resorted to brute force in an attempt
to stop the organization of molders in
Holland. Their efforts have failed
and the union men are vigorously
pushing organization work
The resort to violence followed a
campaign by the International Mold
ers' Union to organize two plants op-
Grated by the Holland Furnace Co.
The larger of the two is in Holland
and employs 120 molders, while the
other is in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and
employs some 90 men.
Organizing work made rapid prog
ress in Cedar Rapids and the shop
was unionized several weeks ago The
men asked for the 8-hour day, and
improvement in working conditions.
As the firm refused to grant any of
the demands but discharged several
molders because of their union mem.
bership, a strike was declared.
This led to the concentration of or
ganization efforts in Holland and Or
ganizer Arthur R. Burns was placed
in charge, assisted by Charles Lake,
who was working in the Western
Foundry Co., of Holland. The gen.
eral manager of the Holland Fur
mace Co. is also stockholder in the
Western Foundry, which doubtless was
responsible for the discharge of sew
eral molders at the Western plant
who had joined the union. AS re-
suit, a strike was called at the plant
late in July.
Union Men Attacked
1t was soon evident that the en-
ployers were plotting mischief. They
made the first violent move on the
evening of August 2, when two au-
tomobiles filled with non-union mold
ers from the Holland Furnace Com
pany drove up to the house where
Lake had been staying. People in
the house felt that the men were
planning trouble and they notified
Organizer Burns, who took Lake to
his room in the Holland House, sit
uated on the principal business street
Soon afterward groups of mer
gathered in front of the Holland
House. Three men finally entered
the hotel and told Burns they wanted
to see him outside. Burns went to his
room, where Lake was concealed, anc
barricaded his door.
Meanwhile, non-union molders con
tinued to gather in front of the hote
and were seen talking with two police.
men, who made no effort to disperse
them.
Lakes son, 18, approached the ho
tel after attending a motion picture
show. AS he walked up, non-unior
molder, with a reputation as {
wrestler, pinned his arms behind him
while the policemen disappeared
Young Lake was thrown into an au
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-09-07
SHEET METAL WORKERS GAIN

Ottawa, Ontario. - Sheet metal
workers have negotiated a new wage
agreement. Rates are advanced 2h
cents an hour, and in three months an
additional 2ha cents will be paid.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-09-07

of the men suspected of the kidnap-
ing. Every effort will be made to see
that they are punished,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-09-07
HOLLAND FURNACE CO.
CHARGED WITH USING VIOLENCE IN VAIN
EFFORT TO STOP ORGANIZATION OF IT'S
MOLDERS IN MICHIGAN PLANT
Young Son of Union Organizer Kidnapped and Threaten
ed With Death Unless He Exposed Fathers
Hiding Place
tomobile by four men and was taken
nine miles from the city.

tomobile by four men and was taken
nine miles from the city.
Youth Threatened With Death
During the ride the men threatened
to hang the youth unless he told them
where his father was. Finally he was
taken from the car and again threat
ened with violent death Then the
auto drove off and Lake walked back
to Holland.
While this was going on, a union
molder was assaulted by non-union-
lists. A policeman came along but in
stead of arresting the assailants, he
escorted the victim to his home.
The attempt to terrorize the union
molders did not end with the events
just told, as homes of some of the
new members of the union were Wis
tied and threats made to "get" them
The situation became SO serious at
one members home that shotguns
were kept loaded in readiness to repel
attacks from men who were gathered
in the neighborhood.
John P. Frey, editor of the Inter
national Molders' Journal, was at once
notified of the attempted reign of
terror and arrived in Holland thirty
six hours afterward. He found the
authorities had made no move to ar
rest the kidnapers and that two of
the kidnapping party had declared they
| were not afraid of arrest because the
, management of the Holland Furnace
Company had promised them protec-
ton and said the police department
had been fixed"
Frey Visits Police Chief
Mr.. Frey visited the chief of police
who apparently had only a hazy
| knowledge of the kidnapping, though
the story had been featured on the
front page of the Holland papers. He
told the chief he had called upon him
in the capacity of an officer of the
| Molders' Union and as a representa-
| tive of the international Labor News
Service.
The chief admitted that no arrests
had been made and none would bs
made unless the proper information
was filed with him. He also made the
surprising statement that while he
intended to enforce law and order
public opinion in Holland was very
strong against the union and natur.
ally he would be influenced somewhat
by local opinion!
Mr.. Frey then informed the chie1
that it was reported that the Holland
Furnace Company was back of the
kidnapers and had spread the report
that the police department had beer
fixed" He pointed out that thi!
report was damaging to the chief:
reputation. When he left, the chic,
was in very unhappy frame of mind
Under Mr.. Frey's instructions war
rants were sworn out for the arres
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-24
Editorial Review
ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL

Public opinion and state indus
tries are great things in their way.
Public opinion forbids the state
mill from buying grain in the
cheapest market and the political
necessity for trying to make the
mill at Grand Forks pay out. for
ces the Board OF Administration to
evade the law and cease letting
contracts for -four for state insti-
buttons to- the lowest bidder, 80
that more business can be thrown
to the state milh
OF course all us taxpayers, and
the administration, want to see the
mill make at least It's expenses,
but personally we cannot see that
we are going to be any ahead IL we
lose money on Institution contracts
in order to help the balance sheet
OF the mill. 800
But thousands OF our citizens are
convinced the state mill and ele-
vator are the grandest things ever
devised by our political wiseacres.
Many others insist that these in
dustries be given the. best chance
POSSIBLE, but there are still others
who fail to see the business sa-
gacity OF robbing Peter to pay
Paul, for the arrangement is but
adding cost to the state institu-
tons to swell the, income Of the
Grand Forks concern.
All of which leads back to the
question: What good to the tax
payers is the mill. anyway9Beach
Advance. sA
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e4hechn8zeA-

hungry. l had nothing to eat all day
l went into a modest restaurant
where, to my surprise, / found in
one corner of the room very much
engrossed in each other, Ruth Filing.
ton and Walter Burke.
Ruth's CONSERVATION was quite as
great as mine and yet felt that in
some odd way she was renewed, fol
she came to my table quickly.
"Im SO glad to see you, Leslie
DEAR" she said. "Are you going
back home tonight? If 50, may &c
with you?"
Mr.. Burke said nothing, but
knew he was very much annoyed
when l answered, I'm going just as
soon as can get little something
to cat"
"Have you a stateroom?" he asked
abruptly. He seemed to make the
question answer something which
Ruth had spoken to him before !
! came in.
"No. l was not sure I'd get my
business done in time to 60"
"Ill get you one" Without q
glance at Ruth he walked out of the
restaurant and left Ruth and me to.
gether.
Copyright, 1923, NEA Service, Inc.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-24
NOTICE OF REAL ESTATE MORT
GAGE FORECLOSURE

Notice is hereby giy that that
certain mortgage. made executed and
delivered BY Harry e. Baker and
Elizabeth Baker, his wife, Mortga-
gors, to The City National Bank of
Bismarck, Ga corporation under the
laws of the United States) of Bis
marck, North Dakota. Mortgage and
VIII .ch mortgage is dated the goth
day of December, 1916, and which
was filed for record in the office of
the Register of Deeds Of Burleigh
County, North Dakota on the End
day of January, 1917, at the hour Of
$500 o'clock A. M. and recorded in
Book 1873 OF Mortgages on page 1872,
will be foreclosed by a sale of the
premises in said mortgage and here
matter described at the Front Door
of the Court House in the City of
Bismarck. County of Burleigh and
State of Moth Dakota on the 10th
day of November, 1928, at the hour
of two o'clock P. M. to satisfy the
amount due on said mortgage at the
day of sale.
The premises described in said
mortgage and which viii oe sold to
satisfy the same are described as
follows. :o-wit:
Lot 'Twenty-one (2D in Block Ten
1O) and Lot Nineteen (19) in Block
Eleven (11) all in the Townsite Of
Regain according to the Plat thereof
on file or of record in the Office
of the Register of Deeds in and for
said County and State.
There will be due on said mortgage
at the date of sale the sum # $905.42
together with the costs and disburse-
, ments of this foreclosure.
Dated this 29th day of September,
1923.
THE CITY NATIONAL BANK OF
BISMARCK,
Mortgage.
SCOTT CAMERON.
Attorney for Morteagee.
Bismarck, North Dakota.
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1(|11l}7fmS'
Sans

Ingle, Calf, held public bonfire
for. rubbish. Better than selling 1t
for breakfast food.
Two Monticello On. w. 16-year-
olds eloped, which leaves them
long time for arguing.
Washington senator wants to tax
those failing to vote. Senator, it Is
being done already.
European artist wants girls with
soulful eyes. Everybody does.
Looks as if Republicans will bet
on Democrats and vice versa in the
next presidential election.
Want Sunday golf stopped in Biz
mingham. What's the use? They
will lie about something else.
May not be Coolidge's fault, but
his dogs don't hold the job as well
as Laddie Boy did.
Getting so when you hear n fire
wagon you wonder what garage or
filling station it is.
ST. Louis man fined for Shaping
a horse, which is horse on him.
Why do women like football
games? They like football games be-
cause men like burlesque shows.
star was arrested recently, but not
because of it,
Nothing will have more fuel this
winter than the price.
Most drastic steps being taken
now are the fall dance steps.
Chicago man bit off another mans
ear, which was getting on his ear
about something.
Perhaps the Chicago man who
had his ear bitten off by friend
will listen next time.
We have almost had to jerk our
ears out of the mouth of some con-
fidential whispering friend.
Chicagoan got arrested for laugh
ing at golfers. Officers, here's your
man. Come get US.
Blinded by lights, owl knocked out
a Los Angeles autoist. May claim it
blew it's horn.
Some fork-tail monkeys in China
interest US strangely. All they need
now is knife.
Lacrosse (Wis.) police station rob-
bed. Not so bad, though. Didn't get
any policemen.
Tourists always lose things, Gsu-
ally themselves, but couple in
Ontario forgot their children.
Jacksonville (Fla) city hall clock
weights fell. COULDN'T be FLORIDA
girl looked at it.
Japanese are building homes of
steel Women may clean house with
an oil can and waste.
In Boston, the great.center of cul-
ture, man quit his job because HI
couldn't chew gum at work.
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{3) and the middle fifty feet of lots
four, five and six of block forty-fou:
(44) of the Northern Pacific Second
Addition to the city of Bismarck, in
Burleigh county, North Dakota.
There will be due on such ,aort-
gage at the date of sale the sum Of
three thousand thirty-five dollars and
forty-one cents ($3035.4D, besides
the costs Of this foreclosure.
Dated the Goth day of September
A. D. 1923.
HATTIE NJ. SHELTON,
Said Mortyegep.
GEORGE M. REGISTER,
Attorney for said Mortgage,
Bismarck, North Dakota.
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