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Evening star., 1923-03-25

The new third secretary Of the
Japanese embassy, Mr.. a. kimura.
and Nine Kimura, have arrived III
Washington and are at the Lee House.
Evening star., 1923-03-25

embassy. Col George A L. Dumont.
will leave Washington tomorrow for
a tour of tho United States military
camps in the sputh. and Will bc abb
sent about Il week.
Evening star., 1923-03-25

The commercial counselor Of the
British embassy, Mr.. John Joyce
Broderick. and his sons Will so 10
Atlantic City Thursday TO remain
over Easter.
Evening star., 1923-03-25

The attache OF the British embassy
Mr. $ T. Lawrence, will return from
New York tomorrow after spendinE
the week end there. lie went with
Mrs. Lawrence. who sailed ycsterdaH
for their home in England. She Will
be joined later in the year by M
laurence
Evening star., 1923-03-25

The new attachc.-of the Japaues'
embassy. Mr. II. Shibasaki. and Nm"
Shibasaki. have taken al apartment
at the Manchester.
Evening star., 1923-03-25

Tuesday night the Hotel Hamilton tho
Noel House. will bring world OF and with
the social mixing either
Casualty Hospital will
Wednesday nights ball the New Willard
building the widows and orphans
called fashionable with the American Legion
the beautiful bathrooms still
will celebrate sixth
the OF the United the world
Evening star., 1923-03-25

Mrs. c. o. Clark. widow of Senator
Clark. entertained at dinner last
night at the Hamilton Hotel. There
were twelve in the party
Evening star., 1923-03-25

MIR and Mrs. Charles NJ. Yeates have
recently taken possession of their new
home at 1881 Mount Pleasant street.
Evening star., 1923-03-25

Mr.. and Mrs. y. II. Scott of London
are staying at the Shoreham.
Evening star., 1923-03-25

capt. Sommanio di Mpndtllo WHO
has been appointed 10 succeed Can.
Piero CiyaIleri, as naval attIchc NJ
the Italian embassy. has sailed fron.
Italy for New York where he is IS
pected to arrive next week. lie "'ii
come at once TO Washington 10 "a
sume his duties at the cmbass!
Evening star., 1923-03-25

Mrs Gibson Fahncstock. who sailed
in the late summer for the orient.
now is ON the continent, and, after
spending some time at l4ucerne and
in Paris. she will return to this coun-
try in May and open her summer
home III Newport for the summer.
Evening star., 1923-03-25

Capt. II. Graca Aranha, naval at
tache at the Brazilian embassy, will
entertain at a military luncheon at
RauSchcrS tomorrow. The guests
will number thirty-five and will in
cludc all naval attaches in Wash
ington and other attaches and a
group of American officers.
Evening star., 1923-03-25

o i ot
n by mid June.
Sanhed Oregon Mrs Arthur Cappcr wife the
OF
Mr. Mrs Guy Depard
and Mrs Copev
OF
chord their daughter Mrs Rufus
all from NcvY Yorkth he
Evening star., 1923-03-25

Mrs. William Balch Williamson, who
spent the winter in New York. will
return to her apartment at 1875 II
street, in June.
Evening star., 1923-03-25

green candles and green frogs swim
ming in crystal bowls.
Evening star., 1923-03-25

Mrs Samuel r. Ireland has returned
to Wardman Park Hotel from Nir-
ginia Hot Springs. where she has been
the guest Of Mrs. Roy Mitchell VIOLIN
of Montreal. who has cottage at the
Homestead for the season.
Evening star., 1923-03-25

Mr.. and Mrs. David Lawrence. who
went south with the presidential
party. are at the F1amingo Hotel,
Miami, Fla.
Evening star., 1923-03-25

ONLY
~ with charm
the Persia honor the Secretary State and Mrs
following when the
and the
Italian the ambassador entertained fol-
particularly
gu fIanlns luncheon visitor and
the diplomatic always
left another trail brightness the
Evening star., 1923-03-25

early this week from St. Augustine,
where she went i fortnight ago.
Evening star., 1923-03-25

The counselor Of the British -.
basSy and Mrs Henry Getty ChiItc,
entertained a company of sixteen 8.
dinner last evCniHE
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-03-02
LABOR WATCHING
IMMIGRATION

Washington.-Organized labor is
giving careful attention to proposed
changes in the immigration law that
are recommended by the house COM
mittee on immigration.
One of these recommendations is
that the per cent provision for ad-
mitting immigrants shall be changed
to 2 per cent, and that the 1910 CEN
sus, on which the admittance percent
age is based, shall be changed to the
1890 census. Other recommendation
call for the admission of more rela-
tives than is now provided for.
At largely attended meeting of
trade union representatives in A. F.
of L. headquarters, President Com
pers presiding, several amendments
were agreed to, and an effort will be
made to have them incorporated in
the house committees recommended
tions.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-03-02
MINERS FUNDS TIED UP
SECURITY COMPANIES AND COURTS JOIN IN BIG
SCALE BONDING GAME INVOLVING MORE
THAN MILLION DOLLARS BELONG
ING TO WORKERS
Though Compelled to Put Up Enormous Sums and Pay
Thousands in Commissions the Trade UniOnists
Meet EN- at Every Turn

of the security company is not known
but at any rate it gave the company
another opportunity for refusing to
relinquish the 100000 fund deposit
ed with it by the Miners Union.
In addition to the bonds furnished
in this case the United Mine Workers
have about 100000 on deposit in
various courts in Indiana and other
states. Upon threats by the miners
to withdraw their business the COM
pany gave the bonds on the payment
alone of the commission of $40 per
thousand. The figures in the miners
case indicate the tremendous strain
that can be put upon labor's resources
by the institution of proceedings in
volving damages.
In the case of the miners the suits
brought for the recovery of damages
were of character which labor is
firmly convinced are especially pro
vided against, not only by the Clay
ton act but by clauses in practically
every appropriation bill that has been
enacted during the last ten years.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-03-02
FORTY-EICHT HOUR
LAW DEFENDED

Concord, N HIN defending the
48-hour law before legislative COM
mittee, former Governor Bass said
such law will not injure farmers, as
is claimed by opponents.
Estates that are politically controll-
ed by farmers have taken the lead in
limiting the hours of work in factor
ies," he said "Of all the states al
ready under 48-hour law, all but
one-Massachusetts-are agricultur-
al states"
California, Oregon, North Dakota,
and Utah, great farming states, have
this law; and Arizona, Colorado, Kan
sas Montana, Nevada, New Mexico,
and Washington have an eight-hour
law for women. We find that no state
which has enacted a 48-hour law has
ever repealed it."
The speaker quoted government
statistics to show that in Manchester,
the chief industrial center of New
Hampshire, the death rate among
working women, is $50 per cent great
er than among non-working women.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-03-02
ENJOIN lJNIONISTS
West Virginia Slaves Plead
For Chains

Logan, w Va-The pathetic spec
tacle of slaves pleading for their
chains was witnessed in the Logan
county circuit court when non-union
miners asked Judge Robert Bland to
enjoin members of the United Mine
Workers from doing anything" that
would result in unionizing these
mines.
Instead of kicking the sycophants
out of his court, and notifying them
to swear out warrants if law was
violated, Judge Bland granted the re-
quest, and now union miners are en-
joined from even asking non-unionists
in the politest manner possible, if
they desire affiliating with the United
Mine Workers of America.
Several anti-union coal companies
were granted injunctions against any
interference with their yellow dog"
contracts, which provide that miners
IN the employ OF these companies
must not join trade union while so
employed.
The injunction also debars mass
meetings of union miners, as these
meetings will tend to intimidate
said miners while exercising their
lawful rights while working as nom
union miners"
Except few agitators, everybody
is now happy in this county. Cossacks
and gunner enforce the law, non
unionists have signed contracts not
to join trade union and an injunc-
tion judge will jail any unionist who
attempts to shatter the delusion that
peace reigns in Logan.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-03-02
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Strikers Would Return To
Homes

Little Rock, Striking rail-
road employees have appealed to Gov
ernor McRae for protection on their
return to their homes. Those workers
were evicted from Missouri & North
Arkansas railroad towns by Citizens
committees" that demand loyalty to
the railroad.
The governor said he would write
to the sheriffs" and other officials and
request that the strikers be pro-
tected. The strikers declared that
citizens committees are still in con-
troll of several towns along the rail
road and that it is unsafe for strik-
ers to be found in these localities.
A feature of these outrages is the
moderation with which the governor
of the state views defiance of law by
the mobs. There is no longer any
serious attempt to connect the strik-
ers with the burning of bridges, and
the mob is definitely associated with
the railroads attempt to smash the
shop mems strike.
The best proof of this latest view
point is the silence of claw and order"
newspapers and public officials on the
entire situation.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-03-02

men were compelled either to forsake
their union membership and swear
allegiance to the mob and to the
Missouri & North Arkansas railroad
or suffer Punishment with their fam
lies from their homes. Great num-
bers were thus compelled to flee.
Government BY Mob
"All of this violence and the hang
ing of one innocent union man is but
incidental to the paramount issue,
which is the destruction of civil gov
ernment and the organization of ar
bitrary and autocratic rule by mob
authority.
THE mob was and is under the
direction of small committee, gen
orally believed to be composed of
twelve persons, some of whom, ac-
cording to testimony, are closely al
lied with the Missouri & North Ar
kansas railroad.
THE whole situation appears to
come finally to railroad rule in North
Arkansas. 1t is impossible to under
stand why such a condition has been
permitted to exist for so long time.
Where Press Failed
Eve say with regret that the news
papers of the country in the main
have been derelict in their duty in
connection with this situation and we
express the hope that they may in
some manner in the future retrieve
regulations which have been dam
aged. We have caused careful in
quiry to be made and we find that
in a great many cases more material
has been made available by press
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-03-02
LESS WOMEN
EMPLOYED

ngton.-Contrary to popular
opinion, the United States women's
bureau says there were less women
employed in 1920 than in 1910 The
bureau bases this statement on a
study of the census statistics.
"In continental United States
8,549,511 women 10 years of age and
over were gainfully occupied on Jan
uary l, 1920" says the bureau "This
number represents an actual increase
since 1910 of nearly half million;
but if the increase in population be
taken into consideration the proper
tion of all women 10 years of age and
over gainfully occupied decreased
from 23.4 per cent in 1910 to Oil
per cent in 1920"
There was a decrease in the number
of women employed as servants, as
farm laborers, as dressmakers, and
as milliners.
'On the whole, the great change
seems to have been in a decrease
among women working in or for the
home and in personal-service occupa-
tions, and a corresponding increase
in clerical and allied occupations, in
teaching, and in nursing, all of which
have been women-employing occupa-
tions for many decades, but have not
before reached such numerical i'm
portance," it is stated.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-03-02

Washington, ID. C.-Declaring that
no supreme court decision could i'm
prove or revive the Esch- -Cummins
transportation act, President Samuel
Gompers, of the American Federation
of Labor, expressed the opinion that
nevertheless the supreme court had
pursued the only logical course in its
decision on the Pennsylvania railroad
injunction case. Mr.. Gompers added,
however, that he had seen only so
much of the decision as has been pub
lished and that he could express no
opinion as to whatever else might be
in the decision.
ut is particularly noteworthy"
said Mr. Gompers, that the supreme
court decision puts upon the trans
portation act exactly the interpreta-
tion that has been put upon it from
the beginning by the labor move
ment. 1t is pointed out now by the
supreme court that the railroad labor
board is vested with no powers of
compulsion and that so far as wage
earners or railroads are concerned in
matters of wages or working condi-
tions there is no contract upon them
to do what the board decides they
should do
"In this specific case the board is
upheld on the grounds that the law
gives it the authority to determine
how such representatives (of the
workers. ought to be chosen Thus
it is finally established that while the
railroad labor board may decide to
recognize and deal with the bona fide
trade unions in spite of the objections
of any railroad, the board cannot en-
force decisions.
THE only element of strength in
the railroad labor board is the back
ing of public opinion and if it cannot
secure this it is absolutely powerless.
"This is the view of the trade-union
movement and it leaves the railroad
labor board exactly where it was.
So far as l can see, the railroad la
Dor board has no added strength be-
cause of the decision, but the Penn
sylvania railroad on the contrary
stands in much weakened position
and is accused of having adopted a
wrong course, contrary to the spirit
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-03-02

By International Labor News Service.
Washington, d. C.-Records in the
various cases against the United
Mine Workers reveal bonding stu
alton which is amazing in it's impli-
cations. Whether conditions imposed
upon the United Mine Workers apply
in other cases is not known.
In the recent so-called conspiracy
cases against the miners bonds were
required under the law to guarantee
the payment of damages in the event
of an adverse decision. The astound-
ing fact is that the Miners Union was
not permitted to give bonds direct to
the court 1t was compelled to fur
nish bonds through a security COM
and liberty bonds, when offered to the
court by the United Mine Workers,
was refused There was no alterna-
tive to the requirement that bonds be
furnished through a security COM
pany.
In the Coronado case the United
Mine Workers were compelled to
turn over to the security company
100000 as security for possible
adverse verdict and $4,000 addition
al as security for the payment of
costs. The security company was
paid $40 per thousand as commission
for bonds.
The information at present avail
able is that the security company
merely made verbal assurance to the
court in recognition of its response
bility.
Following the Coronado case deci-
sion in favor of the United Mine
Workers the security company refus-
ed to turn back the 100000 deposited
with it for bonds The company
maintained that the case was not yet
settled. When the supreme court de-
MED rehearing in the Coranado case
the miners again asked for the re-
turn of the money Proceedings then
were instituted in federal court In
Arkansas by the Coronado company
asking that the security be withheld
from the miners and the court issued
an order in accordance with this re-
quest. Whether these proceedings
were instituted upon the suggestion
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-03-02
COME HIGH
Cossacks i'm Two Coal COun-
ties Cost Nearly Half
Million i'm Year

Charleston, w. Va.-Another at
tempt to abolish the cossack system
has been launched in the state legis-
lature by Senator Hill. 1t is shown
that the major part of the $3.50, 10000
appropriation in 1921 for the cossacks
was expended in two coal counties
and that 32 counties had no occasion
to call these troops.
In the fiscal year ending June 30,
1922, the cossacks made 4,804 arrests.
Virtually all the men and women TAX
en- into custody were from the coal
fields of Logan and one other county.
Senator Hill is collecting a mass
of affidavits by both men and women
who have been brutally treated by
the cossacks. One of these affida-
Wits, signed by Roy Rector, is typical:
"On the second day of June | was
at home, and the state police and
deputy gunmen came about o'colck
in the evening to Lick creek tent col
ony and arrested me; the state police
that arrested me throwed his rifle on
me and told me to stick up my hands,
that he had orders from his head
quarters not to speak to no man but
to shoot them down wherever he
found one; so they arrested So of us
and put us into the city hall without
a bed to sleep in, from Sunday morn
ing until Wednesday,"
Rector further swears that the cos
sacks then returned othe tent colony
and "cut the tents, destroyed the grub
poured kerosene oil in churn of milk
broke up dishes and rocking chairs
so my wife and three-year- baby
had to go without anything to eat
from breakfast until some time that
night, and then she had to go to Viii.
hanson to the United Mine Workers
office to get money to buy something
and / was in Welch jail at that time;
and on the 22nd day of the month
they brought me back to Williamson
and released me with no charges
against me-"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-03-02
COOP. PLAN STUDIED

Washington.-The United States
bureau of labor statistics has issued
in bulletin No. 319 the results of a
statistical study of the consumers
cooperative movement in 1920.
Two types of societies are included
in the study: Exclusively consumers
societies and societies which combine
the functions of consumers societies
with those of marketing associations.
While the latter are consumers asso-
Citations only incidentally, their chief
function being that of marketing
agencies, the volume of cooperative
buying being done through them is
so considerable that it was thought
desirable to include them in the re-
port. Throughout the study, however,
the data for the two types of socie-
ties are kept separate.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-03-02

who favored strike by an overwhelm-
ing vote.
The strike, said President Jewell,
lasted only from July 1 to July T.
Since then the railroads have enforc-
ed a lockout. With the Baltimore
agreement shop men have been in
position to settle the strike on each
local system.
The railroads, said the trade union
ist, must obey orders of 25 New York
bankers representing 200 director
ships on 81 per cent of the mileage
of the United States railroads.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-03-02
HELPLESS NOW AS BEFORE
u. S. SUPREME COURT RULES DECISIONS OF
RAILROAD LABOR BOARD MUST DEPEND
UPON PUBLIC OPINION FOR
ENFORCEMENT
Gompers Shows This is in Line With Labors Position and
Contrary to Opponents Claim That Shop Mems
Strike is Challenge to Government"

of the law, contrary to the interests
of the workers, and intended only to
advance the narrow, selfish interests
of the railroad.
so far as the railroad labor board
is concerned it is as helpless now as
before. 1t is as ineffective now as
before
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-03-02
BREAKDOWN OF GOVERNMENT
in ARKANSAS AND ITS DESTRUCTION BY RAILROAD MANA
GERS CITED BY A F. OF L. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FORMAL
ACTION-CONDEMNS MOB RULE
Charge Newspapers Of Country General Are Derect
In That They Fail To Give Real Of The

By International Labor News Service
Washington, D. C.-Having under
consideration reports concerning the
mob outrage in North Arkansas in the
four counties traversed by the Mis-
souri, q North Arkansas railroad, the
executive council of the American
Federation of Labor expressed deep
regret that the facts concerning the
outrage had not been more adequate
ly presented to the public.
at is a regrettable fact" said a
statement issued by the executive
council, "that most of the American
newspapers have found it either in
advisable or impossible for one rea-
son or another to adequately report
the tragic and deplorable outrage in
North Arkansas.
"The astounding fact is that for
more than a month duly elected civil
government has not been able to
function in most of the more import
ant communities in the four counties
affected This is a situation almost
without precedent.
"On January Is well organized
mob took possession of several COM
munities and rapidly extended its
authority over practically the entire
territory of the four counties. The
entire purpose of the mob was to
Danish trade unionism from it's do
main The mob was determined that
no member of the railroad shop craft
unions should be left within its juris-
diction and it rapidly proceeded to
give effect to this purpose. An in
QUESTION was established and union
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-03-02
"PERNICIOUS"
Says Trade Union Commit
tee of Ship Subsidy
Plan

Washington.-The ship subsidy bill
is 'pernicious legislation" and is
against the best interests of the peo-
pie, declared the conference commit
tee of trade union legislative repre-
sentatives at meeting presided over
by President Gompers.
Every influence of the privileged
few, it was stated, is attempting to
drive this legislation through the
senate, and 'the chamber of commerce
of the United States, local chambers
of commerce and other representa-
tives of special privilege have added
their voices to those of She private
ship owners to have a law enacted
that will bind the United States to
objectionable contracts that can not
be changed for Is years" This kind
of legislation, it was stated, will place
a financial burden on the United
States from which it can not be re-
lieved until all contracts expire.
The conference urged members of
the senate to protect the interests of
the people by voting against this
proposal.
Opposition was also recorded to re-
opening the immigration question. 1t
was pointed out that not only is there
no need for new immigration legis-
lation at this time, but that any eff
fort to enact new legislation will vio-
late the spiri tof the present statute.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-03-02

associations than has been published
by the newspapers. This is not a
complete answer to newspaper neg
lect, however, because in our opinion
considerable portion of the mater
ial furnished for publication has been
of character to almost discourage
publication.
"As is so frequently the case where
violence is concerned, newspaper
representatives seek those whom they
believe to be in authority. In this
case those who were in authority
were those who were in charge of
the operations of the mob and whose
conduct was in defiance of law and
constituted authority.
Hope is Manifested
1--WE cannot do other than con-
demn unreservedly the conduct of
BREAKDOWN OF GOVERN 49,.
the mob and the conduct of the civil
authorities of the state of Arkansas
for allowing the mob to continue in
power over so long a period. We
express the hope that the legislative
inquiry which has been begun and
which is soon to be resumed in Har-
rison, the seat of mob activities, will
clearly fix in the public mind the re-
sponsibility for the outrage.
Finally we most earnestly ex-
press the hope that the newspapers
of the United States may undertake
more adequate presentation of the
facts in the case and may lend the
assistance of full and unsparing pub
licity to the cause of law, order and
Justice"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-03-02
BUSINESS ON THE JOB

Ottawa.-The Dominion govern
rnent has ordered an investigation of
an alleged combination of shipping
interests to dominate and control
rates and terms" under which grain
has been carried on the Great lakes.
The government declares that COM
bines such as the one alleged are con-
trary to the public interest and "levy
a special burden upon the agricultural
life Of the western provinces"