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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
Long nrnnth Broken

Crosbyton. Tex. Aug. ia sixty.
day drouth was broken last night By
general rain over Crosby county
and the south plains. Cotton and
late feed will be generally benefited.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19

A COOL, COMFORTABLE. CON.
venient train for Dallas and Fort
Worth, No. %, 10 D. m. Southern
Pacific, 613 Navarro Street, ADV. }
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19

A COOL, COMFORTABLE, CON.
vcnient train for Dallas and Fort
Worth. No. %, 10 p. m. Southern
Pacific, Glib Navarro Street, Adv
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19

Beautiful Roselawn Cemetery. not
graveyard. beautiful. well kept
burial park. Crockett 16SS.-(Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
$500 to $4,000

Fur-Trimmed Coats of Lux
urious Oriona, Ormandale. and
other materials, with the Newest
Furs-Flying Squirrel, Viatka
Squirrel, Black Fox, Stone Wolf
adapted to the Color and
Mode-$75.O0 to $295.O0.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-06-29
PLEAD FOR AMNESTY

Washington. - Governors, college
presidents, editors, lawyers, clergy
men and other prominent citizens have
petitioned President Harding to re-
lease 81 prisoners convicted under
wartime laws.
The governors include Hunt, of Ari-
zona; Sweet, of Colorado; Davis, of
Kansas; Dixon, of Montana, and Wal
ton, of Oklahoma Among the educa-
tors are the presidents of Vassar Col
lege, Mount Holyoke College, Smith
College, University of Wyoming, Ober-
lin College, Trinity College, Bryn
Mawr College, Swarthmore College,
Temple University, St Stephens Col
lege, and Catholic University. Other
signers are William Allen White, Kan
sas newspaper publisher; Rabbi Ste
phen S. Wise, of New York; DR..
Harry Emerson Fosdick, of the Union
Theological Seminary; Miss Julia
Lathrop, former chief of the federal
children's bureau, and Francis B.
Sayre, of the Harvard law school, som
in-law of former President Wilson.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-06-29
MORE VALUES
Pumped Into Public Utilities
BY High Court

Washington Wealth beyond COM
putation has been handed to owners
of public utilities of this country by
the United States supreme court,
which has ruled that the value of
these properties must be based on to-
days cost of reproduction.
This means that permanent i'm
provements made 25 years ago under
low wage scale, and when material
costs were low, will now be valued
at today's prices.
In minority opinion by Justice
Brandeis, concurred in by Justice
Holmes, it was declared that this sys-
tenn of estimating costs is unstable
obviously each step in the process
of estimating the cost of reproduction
or replacement involves forming an
opinion, or exercising judgment, as
distinguished from merely ascertain
ing facts" says the minority. "And
this is true, also, of each step in the
process of estimating how much less
the existing plant is worth than if it
were new"
1t is shown that while decisions are
supposed to rest upon records of
financial transactions, the court, in a
previous decision, stated that every
figure that we have set down
with delusive exactness" is "specula-
tive"
The minority opinion is a studious
exposition of the bewildering and
complex situation that confronts those
who would estimate costs of public
utilities by present-day standards.
Justice Brandeis is even not I'M
pressed with the theory of setting
values on the basis of money actually
expended. Under this system, what
ever the evidence, there is no attempt
to determine whether the expenditure
was wise or foolish, or whether it was
useful or wasteful.
HISTORICAL cosl, OH lile oIilei ldiu,
is the amount which normally should
have been paid for all the property
service 1t is, in effect, what is term
ed the prudent investment. In enter
prises efficiently launched and devel-
oped, historical cost and original cost
should practically coincide both in
terms included and in amounts paid"
The majority decision ignores the
amount of money originally invested
Capitalists will use the decision to
put greater values on their properties,
and thus Justify high rates.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-06-29
RACING And FIREWORKS
BIG FEATURES AT EAGLES CELEBRATION AND
OUTING AT THE FAIRGROUNDS JULY 18th
MANY OTHER ATTRACTIONS
Large Purse For Motorcycle Races Attracts Attention
of the Fastest Riders i'm the Country-NIanv
Already Entered

This gives assurance of fast card
and speed that viii satisfy anyone
that Graves excitement. One of the
big events will be the 10-mile state
championship which was allotted Ham
ilton by the state referee of the Ma
tional Motorcycle and Allied Trades
Association, under whose rules and
sanction the races win be conducted.
Fireworks
A fireworks display will gain be
the chief attraction of the evening.
The big fireworks display of the
Eagles on this annual occasion always
attracts thousands of people from
surrounding territory, who travel
miles to see it knowing that the dis
play is worth going miles to see, and
the people are never disappointed
Believing that every fireworks COM
pany has features different from the
other companies the committee this
year has contracted with an Ohio
company whose president personally
appeared before the committee and
gave assurance that the display this
year would outdo any display ever
shown in this vicinity The set pieces
viii include designs never before seen
in this city, and the aerial display
promises to be a wonder.
In addition to the two main features
mentioned there will be band con-
certs, a large platform for dancing
with a large orchestra furnishing the
music; the old-time country store will
be there even larger than before;
merry -go-round. games and contests
Of every description, lunch and re-
freshments; in fact, everything will
be there that can possibly be thought
of to make up an old-fashioned and
up-to-date Fourth of July celebration
and outing.
Az the fairgrounds there is always
plenty Of protection in case of sud
den storm or Dad weather; plenty of
good water shade, benches to sit ON;
an ideal place to go to spend the day.
The committee invites everyone to fill
their baskets and come out and make
i day Of it.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-06-29
ORGANIZE! DON'T
DEPEND ON CHANCE

Woman Mil Worker Wins $4,000
Pounds in Derby Pool
Doubtless the hearts of thousands
of working girls and women thrilled
when they read the foregoing head
line, over a dispatch from London.
telling how a Yorkshire woman mill
worker won a fortune Of approx
mately S150,000 through ownership
of a lucky sweepstake ticket.
As they read on and learned how
Young stenographer won 10000
pounds in another drawing, they must
have thrilled even more.
Yet the prizes that came by chance
to two or three English working
women are nothing compared to what
the working women Of England and
other countries, including the United
States, could win by thorough or
ganization
Collectively, they could add vast
sums to their incomes, besides inn
proving immeasurably their working
conditions They could assure them
selves of enough to live comfortably
on and have something to set aside
for old age And they wouldn't have
to depend on lucky chance, either.
They would be making use of a 'sure
thing plan that has stood the test
Of time and has brought untold bene-
fits TO myriads of wage earners.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-06-29
"OPEN SHOPPERS" BALKED
DEALT SMASHING BLOW IN INDIANAPOLIS SURVEY MADE BY
GOMPERS-REPORT SHOWS SOCALLED STRONGHOLD
OF OPPOSITION is STRONGLY UNIONZED
ooer Capital Cy Employers Advised Withhold
Associated Employers" Used ForW Work of

BY international Labor News Service.
Washington, d. C.-Another slash
ing, straightforward the-shoulder wal
lop has been handed the extravagant
claims of the "open-shoppers."
The Associated Employers of In
dianapolis, which pretends to be the
most militant anti-unon organization
in the country, recently asserted at
its annual convention that Indianap-
oils is the most successful open shop
city in the nation. 1t was further
officially asserted for this organiza-
tion that, though Indianapolis con
tains the headquarters of eight inter
national unions, these unions go else
where to do their organizing, leav-
ing indianapolis severely alone.
In the June American Federation
list, the American Federation of La
Dor takes up the claims of the asso-
ciated employers and efectually dis
poses of them.
Employers Claims Are Found Untrue
Careful inquiry" says the FEEDER
ationist, ''has been made for the pur-
pose of ascertaining the facts relative
to both these statements and the
American Federation of Labor is in
a position to state with detailed
knowledge what was practically a
foregone conclusion, that both claims
are absolutely untrue"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-06-29
The Federationist continues :

The Federationist continues:
Enquiry develops the fact that In
dianapolis is one of the best organ
ized cities in the country, that the
eight international unions having.
headquarters there have been and are
aggressive and alert in their efforts
to maintain organization at the high
est possible point and that in many
Industries wage rates in indianapolis
are in the front ranks of the country.
THE institution Of joint negotia
tion and the trade agreement has
operated as successfully and consist
entity in indianapolis as elsewhere and
with no less mutual benefit to wage
earners and employers.
in only few cases has Indian
apolis industry felt the effects of the
virulent campaign by the Associated
employers of Indianapolis to any ap-
preciable extent The associated
employers of indianapolis continue
their propaganda because the combi-
nation of propagandists and finances
is available.
In general the trade unionists of
Indianapolis are little worried by the
reactionary propaganda of the union
haters and give it little thought.
There is apparently more constructive
work to be done"
Unions Show Falsity of Propaganda
Claims
The American Federationist follows
with detailed reports from unions
having their headquarters in Indian
apolis. A typical report is that from
William Dobson, secretary of the
Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers'
Union, who wrote that the city was
organized nearly one hundred per cent
and branded the statement that In
dianapohs is an "open shop" city as
absolutely untrue" Other building
trades organizations confirmed his
statement
Frank Duffy, general secretary Of
the United Brotherhood of Carpen-
ters and Joiners, reported that his
union has two thousand members in
Indianapolis and that all the work
downtown is union, with the possible
exception of one job.
indianapolis is regarded by our
organization as being one of the best
organized cities of our craft and the
wage received by our members there
is $1.25 per hour, which is highest
wage paid any of our local unions,
wrote Harry Jones, general secretary
treasurer of the International Asso-
citation of Bridge, Structural and Or.
namental Iron Workers.
The organized labor haters will get
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-06-29
TWELVE-HOUR DAY
NO LONGER NECESSARY AND NO SENSIBLE
REASON CAN BE ADVANCED FOR 1T, DE-
CLARES INSTRUCTOR IN ECONOMICS
Ford in S-Hour Plant at River Rouge Makes Pig Iron
Cheaper Than He Can Buy Product of
12HOur Plants
Costs have been cut.

Costs have been cut.
Production has been increased.
Plant capacity has been more fully
utilized
Better relations between workers
and management have been establish
ed.
These are some of the results of the
abolition of the 12-hour day in con
tlnuous operation industries, as seen
by Ralph c. Epstein, instructor in
economics at Northwestern Univer-
sity.
Mr.. Epstein bases his conclusions
on q study of The Twelve Hour Shift
in Industry" an exhaustive report on
continuous-operation industry made
by the Federated American Engineer
ing Societies. Mr.. Epstein gives his
conclusions in an article in System, y
leading organ of business.
In the light of the mass of evidence
introduced in the report, which has
been hailed as complete refutation
of Judge Gary's declaration that the
12-hour day in the steel industry is
necessary, Mr.. Epstein declares:
There seems no good reason, tech
nical or otherwise, why the continu-
ous-industries should any longer run
on 12-hour shifts, providing the
changes to shorter shifts are made at
the right time and in the right way
''* in practically all cases where
proper installation has been made and
the cooperation of the men obtained,
both production and the utilization of
plant capacity have been increased,
better relations between the manage
ment and men established, and costs
either held approximately constant or
considerably decreased"
Discussing the abolition of the 70
hour day in the iron and steel indus
try, Mr.. Epstein points out that the
report shows that in number of
cases iron and steel have been pro-
duced under the 8-hour shift and with
a saving in cost. He adds:
MANY of the figures, however, are
considered confidential and hence not
available for publication. The man
agement of the Ford Motor Company,
however, which operates it's blast fur
mace at River Rouge on an 8-hour
plan, though its labor is paid Is cents
and upwards per hour, whereas 80
cents and upwards per hour is paid
at other plants, says that they make
pig iron more cheaply than they can
buy it,"
That when 24-hour plant once
tries the three-shift, 8-hour day plan
it seldom goes back to the 12-hour
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-06-29

cold comfort from the report Of Pres
ident j. P Noonan, Of the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, who said:
Since 1912 we have had contracts
with practically all the contractors in
Indianapolis SO far as our
trade is concerned, the boast Of the
associated employers of Indianapolis
is without foundation"
Jacob Fischer, general secretary
treasurer of the Journeymen BARRIERS
international Union, reported that the
BARRIERS were about so or 65 per cent
organized in indianapolis, and that in
his opinion the campaign of the Asso-
ciated employers had been a failure.
Nearly 100 Per Cent Union,
Says Officers
eve have no hesitancy in saying
that both our local unions in Indian
apolis are about as near 100 per cent
organized as the trade union move
ment anywhere, was the report from
Thomas f. Burke, secretary treasurer
of the United Association of Journey
men Plumbers and Steam Filters
Extracts from other reports fol
low:
Painters and Decorators-"C "Condi-
tions are as good in Indianapolis as
they are in any city under our juris-
diction."
Machinists-C Conditions in Indian
apolis, both as to trade union mem
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-06-29

The Eagles committee having
charge of the arrangements for the
big Fourth of July celebration and
annual outing, to be held at the fair
grounds on next Wednesday, announce
that all is in readiness for what
promises to be the biggest ever,
ever before attempted by the local
lodge. And that is saying something.
when one considers the size and mag
nltude of past efforts on the part of
the Eagles. The Fourth of July cele-
bration and outing is really big
treat Of the Eagles tc the public of
Hamilton Butler county and the sur
rounding territory within a radius of
so miles or more, and Judging from
the enormous crowds always present
is much appreciated.
Each year we hear that this year is
to be the biggest ever" and some
might say, That is only on old gag" /"
but it is a fact that the Eagles big
celebration does as Coue would say:
Year by year, in every way, grows
bigger and bigger" until now, after
starting 20 years ago as a small bas-
ket picnic, it is without doubt the big
gest annual affair of the kind given
anywhere in this state or surrounding
states.
For the motorcycle races, the big
afternoon feature the committee is
offering purses aggregating $3.50.
more than is offered anywhere in the
country outside the 300-mile event
which is run each year at Dodge City,
Iowa. The big purse hung up by the
local committee is attracting nation
wide attention among the motorcycle
riders Some Of the fastest are al
ready entered There viii be 4 mum
Der Of new faces seen on the track
this Year attracted by the big money.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-06-29
The MINUTE~MEN OF NORTHBORO'

april 10, 1775)

HE Minute-Mcn of Nohboro let rust the standing plow
The seed may wait the fertile ground up-sming the spring.
They seize their guns and powdhorns there hatng now
AT thought of homes made athee by order of the King
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-06-29

day is pointed out by Mr.. Epstein,
who quotes as follows from the re-
port:
In the course of the field investi-
cation. few plants reported having
reverted to two-shift operation after
a trial of the three-shift plan Their
proportion to the number operating
on three shifts is so small as to be
negligible. The weight of evidence
shows that when plant changes to
three-shift operation it is very un-
likely that it will revert to the for
mer.'"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-06-29
ACCIDENTS INCREASE

Seattle. = Industrial accidents in
this state last year increased 43 per
cent over the previous year There
were 3O,921 non-fatal and 352 fatal
accidents from April |, 1922, to April
/, 1928. This includes accidents re-
ported in industries coming under the
industrial insurance law.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-06-29
OPPOSE NIGHT WORK

Dallas, Texas.-Night work in bak-
cry shops was opposed by the annual
convention of the Texas State Fedora
ton of Labor
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-09-19
Building Inspection
By County Officials
Freeholders Committee Visits
Mays Landing and Find Jail
and Offices in Fine Order.

Freeholders F. Fraley Doughty, of
Absecon: Henry Butterhof, of Mullica
Township; Milton Garretson, of Cor
bin City, and William Flanagan, of
Dorothy; Road Supervisor Japhet
Price, of Pleasantville, and County
Engineer A. H. Nelson, of Atlantic
City, were in Mays Landing Sunday
afternoon of last week, making an in
spection of the County buildings.
of all those who advocated and vot-
ed for moving the county seal had
first visited the buildings here" said
Freebooter Doughty. who is Director
of the Board, "and found out what a
really fine lot of offices, court accom-
modations and Jail facilities we have,
they would not have supported the
movement to scrap them and build
elsewhere"
The freeholders highly compliment
ed Sheriff Woodruff and Custodian d.
F. Vaughn on the splendid condition
in which they found the buildings and
grounds. Several minor improvements
were decided upon, including an i'm
proved sewerage system, a new light
ing system for the Clerks Office and a
new heating apparatus in the jail.
In spite of the fact that a hundred
prisoners were registered in the "Ho-
Concluded on Page A.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-09-19
Troopers Fine Was
Set Aside By Court
Judge Smathers Reverses Decis-
ion of Mayor Jackson In
Carlsen-R Rankin Case.

When the appeal Of State Trooper
Horace Rankin from a fine imposed by
Mayor Charles E. Jackson was heard
at Mays Landing recently by Judge
William Smathers, the court reversed
the finding of the Mayor and the fine
of SO was set aside. After the de-
cision the Judge said:
ut is about time we had an end of
this lack of cooperation on the part OF
officials of different Jurisdictions.
officials should cooperate with one
another instead of applying for war
rants. Meanwhile the poor taxpayer
is paying the salaries OF both and is
harassed with crime and disorder"
Last spring, State Trooper Rankin
with Sergeant George Tighe, Of the
Absecon sub-station Of the State Pc.
lice, was hurrying through Pleasant
vile on an alleged emergency cab to
a forest fire.
Failing 10 notice the traffic soma.
phore at Washington avenue and Main
street set against them by Policeman
Garrison, of the Pleasantville police de
partment. the State officers continued
but the ~policeman's whistle stopped
them.
Policeman Carlson jumped OF the
running board OF the troopers ma
chine. and after a short verbal battle
tried to place the State troopers under
arrest. He drew his blackjack from
his pocket, but the troopers placed the
officer under arrest and drove 10 Mag
istrate William Mischlich. where Carl
sen was given a hearing.
State Trooper Rankin was later ar
rested on charge OF assault and bat
terry and passing a traffic signal. HI
was placed under $3.50 bail for tht
Grand Jury on the former charge, bu'
the appeal on the latter charge was
granted.
Louis D. Champion represented
Pleasantville, while n. Hickman, o
the State attorney generals depart
ment, represented State Trooper Ran
kin.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-09-19
FREEHOLDERS WILL
PAVE MAIN STREET
Section Between Reading and
Pennsylvania Tracks to be
Re-Surfaced Soon.
BIDS FOR.

In the very near future the surface
of Main street, between the tracks of
the Reading Railroad and the Pennsyl-
yania Railroad, will be re-paved with
a bitulithie paving material. The work
is TO be done by the Atlantic County
Board of Freeholders. Action in the
matter was taken at the last meeting
of the Board, when the Road Commit
tee was authorized to advertise for
bids for the work. F~reehoIders Clark
Adams and Robert NJ. Willis, of this
city, have been very active in this
matter for some time, and as a result
the street will be put in first class
condition in the section named. It
was at first suggested that the City
of PleasantVille might bear part of the
expense of paving, but later it was
decided that if the City Council would
have the property owners put their
sidewalks and curbs in first class con-
dition the paving of the roadway
would be done by the County.
This is the starting OF what citizens
have been longing for. The entire
Shore road is in deplorable condition,
and after the first section is complet-
ed it is quite likely that the work will
be continued in other sections. While
the work is now being done by the
County, there will probably come a
time when the State Highway Com
mission will take over the road under
the legislation enacted at the last ses-
sion of the Legislature. Then the
State will bear the expense of main
tanning the road, except for that por-
ton which the Suburban Trolley is to
keep in repair under their franchise.