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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-06-15
BY SAMUEL GOMPERS
(In Labor Information)
PART !

PART |
1t is the particular purpose of this
issue of Labor Information to answer
insofar as space permits, question
that is asked frequently.
How much money does the Amer
lean Federation spend, how is its
revenue secured and how does the
federation operate?
The American Federation of Labor
conducts all of its work on an in.
come of l cent per member pei
month.
Thus, for each member of an affil.
lated union there is paid into the
American Federation of Labor treas.
ury the sum of IL cents per year.
Out of this income the American
Federation of Labor pays it's officers
pays its organizers, employs and pays
its office staff, including its perma-
nent legislative committee and does
all of the work that is demanded and
expected of it.
The permanent legislative commit
tee has charge of all national legis-
lation affecting the rights and inter
ests of the working people and the
people generally.
The l per cent per member per
month constitutes the income of the
American Federation of Labor, ex-
cept for initiation and charter fees,
amounting to about $4,000 per year;
sale of supplies, amounting to less
than $4,000 per year in the gross;
and varying surplus from publica-
tion of the American Federationist.
This surplus for 1922 amounted to a
little more than $4,000.
For the fiscal year ending April
80, 1922, the income for the A. F.
of L. from the per capita of l cent
per member per month was $417,-
171.62. The general expenses of the
American Federation of Labor, which
means the expenses incurred by the
federation in purely federation work,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-06-15
How the American Federation
Of Labor Operates; How Its
Income is Raised and Spent

were $458, ,150.7O.
The total income of the American
Federation of Labor for the fiscal
year ending April 80, 1922, was $751;
382.75.
The difference in total receipts be-
tween $417,17162, derived from l
cent per member per month income,
and the total receipts of $761 1892. rs
is derived from number of inde-
pendent sources already enumerated,
each of which is accounted for separ
ately and none of which has to do with
the American Federation of Labor's
activity as such
The American Federation of La
bor, in addition, has a number of di-
rectly affiliated local unions which are
not eligible to affiliation to any of the
international unions. The A. f. of l..
serves as the international union for
these directly affiliated local unions.
For the year these local unions paid
into the Federation treasury $46,-
S15.16, but of this amount $32,815.24
went into a defense fund maintained
for the benefit of these local unions.
A considerable part of the balance
went into supplies and for the official
publication.
Thus, in the last financial report
there was shown a total balance on
hand in this fund Of $198,79468. Of
this total amount $175,37888 was in
the defense fund for the directly af-
filiated local trade and federal labor
unions to be used only in payment
of benefits in cases of strike or lock-
out involving members of such unions.
There was in the treasury of the
American Federation of Labor for the
work of the federation balance of
only $23,415.80.
part II Next Week.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-06-15

bition just take trip up to the Rialto
theatre and sit through a showing of
"The Village Blacksmith" the latest
William Fox melodrama.
In presenting "The Village Black
smith," the manager is giving the
moviegoers just about everything in
the way of pathos and human touches
that can be crowded into an hour and
a half
Will Walling, as the smithy, is a
big, strong, husky lad with strong
manly chest. He'd have to be to stand
all the misfortune that drapes itself
about his manly shoulders. No frail
weakling could live through all the
terror of the first half of the first
reel. But the smithy stands his pun
ishment like the heroic figure the
film makes him and along toward the
end he reaps his just reward of hap
piness.
There is railroad wreck. his
youngest son is crippled for life by
falling from tree, he thinks his
daughter goes wrong, his eldest son
is almost killed, his daughter is
struck by lightning, his wife dies and
then his daughter is accused of steal
ing church fund. Aside from that
the smithy has an easy time of it do
ing the work about his shop.
The added attractions are "Col.
Heza Liar" and "The Burglar" and
Rialto News.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Brothers Under the Skin"
A rollicking comedy-drama, a pic
turization of story by Peter B. Kyne
which ran in the Cosmopolitan Maga-
zine, is the photoplay which comes to
the Rialto theatre on Thursday for
3 days. 1t is Brothers Under the
Skim" another of Goldwyn's "Big
Twenty; and judging from advance
reports will be on an equally high
plane with the productions that have
preceded it.
The domestic misadventures of two
young married couples and the hus-
bands similar solution of their prob
lens furnishes the plot of the story
One couple lives in Bronx fiat, the
other in a Riverside Drive apartment.
Both husbands are employed by the
same firm, in capacities as widely diff
ferent as their salaries-one man
ager, the other humble shipping
clerk. But each encounters the same
situation at home-a sweet, lovable
wife, whose chief talent seems to be
spending her husbands salary-and
more.
The added feature is a Hallroom
entitled Birdie Gloom" and
Rialto News.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-06-15
FERD AMMAN
Returns From Big Buying
Trip in New York

F. l. Amman, of the Sohngen-
Amman Company, returned on Tues
day from an extensive buying trip
through the eastern ladies' ready-to-
wear dry goods markets. The pur-
pose of Mr.. Ahman's trip at this time
was to greatly replenish the big sum-
mer stock of the Sohngen-Ahman
Company, and to especially stock up
for young girls and babies, these
goods to be shown in connection with
exhibits during baby health contest,
which is to be conducted at this beau
tiful and popular store the week of
June 18th.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-06-15
RUGS CLEANED!

Elmer Berry cleans Rugs. New
and better way. Work guaranteed.
Phone 4102-L; 864 Forest Ave. (tf)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-16

from a present subscriber, nothing 10
collected; on an order from a new
subscriber, you collect the first
months payment, only Soc, and TINS
Soc is paid back to you at the end OF
the campaign. If you have failed to
receive one of the eight automobiles.
Never before has such princely
offer been made and never ono
wherein every participant was as
sured of full pay for time and such
an opportunity may never come
again. The $4,000 Club" offers too
much to pass up. Hence entries
should be made at once. so that they
can appear with the first list OF
Club" members to be published In
few days.
Entry Blank.
The entry blank will be found else
where in this Issue, together with
further details of the Club" Glance
over the array of eight standard au-
tomobles, note the liberal plan under
which these cars will be giver away
absolutely free: read the provisions
for full pay for all who take part and
fail TO win a ear and then ask your
self Can I afford to stay out of the
$4,000 club >" Note that you get 5000
credits on Your entry blank and 20
600 credits on each subscription order
you secure. Thirty thousand credits
in 10 minutes time, your entry and
one order. Think what you can do
when once your ambition is fully
aroused. Make up your mind tina.
3ne of these eight automobiles must
De YOURS.
TIE starts the thing,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-16
CLASS BUSHES MUST
BE PROHIBITED SAYS
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
Says Death OF Mount Not
Due To Class Ac-
tivitieS

CHICAGO, June 15-Althoueh
stating that class rushes were con-
nected in no way with the recent
death of Louis Auhere and the dis
appearance of Lei ghton Mount.
northwestern university students,
President Walter Dill Scott said to-
night he was convinced that elias
rushes of every form must be pro-
hibited at Northwestern university.
Acts of recklessness should not
escape condemnation, even though
they be called college pranks.
President Scott stated. Abduction
by force cannot be tolerated, even
though the abduction be to keep
prominent class members away from
social functions or from class con
tests. University spirit and class 10y
atty should be encoura ged. but they
must be directed into channels CON
sistent with university aims"
President Scotts statement was
contained in report prepared for
presentation to the university's board
of trustees tomorrow and made pub
lie by him tonight.
After pointing out that coroner's
il ries found that leighton Mount
came to his death at the hands of
some person or persons unknown
and that Louis Aubere came to his
death al the result of an unavoid
able automobile accident President
Scott declared that no student or
Individual has ever suffered any Sc
rious injury as direct result either
of class rush or of hazing at
Mort h W o G -
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-16
GOLD MEDAL GIVEN
TO GENERAL WOOD
Two Others Honored In Exercises
At White House

WASHINGTON, June 15.-Pres-
ident Harding presented the three
gold medals recently awarded by the
Roosevelt Memorial association today
with the declaration that everything
which was done to preserve the mem
DRY and ideals and example of Theo-
dore Roosevelt is contribution to
the patriotic spirit and the conf
dence Ct the United States of Amer
lea
The presentation ceremonies were
held in the east room of the White
House 25 years almost to the hour
from the time Roosevelt. with one
of three recipients of the medal, Maj.
Gen. Leonard Wood, retired, sailed
from Florida port with his famous
regiment of rough riders for Cuba.
General Wood, who was awarded a
medal for distinguished service in
the promotion of the national de-
Tense, could not be present because
of his duties as governor general of
the Philippines and Col. Charles L.
Kilburn, who served on his staff for
many years, received it in his name.
The medal for distinguished serv-
ice in the promotion of the study
of natural history was bestowed by
the President for the memorial as
ISOLATION on DR.. Henry Fairfield Os-
born, president of the American Mu-
scum of Natural History, who, the
President declared, had the very
rare distinction to have SC pursued
ones activity as to earn the devoted
and trusted friendship of Theodore
Roosevelt"
The third of the medals was
awarded in absence to Miss Louisa
Lee Schuyler, great granddaugh-
ter of Alexander Hamilton, organizer
of the sanitary commission which
was the Red Cross of the Civil war,
and a pioneer in advocating public
care of the poor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-16
Sikh, Booze Fed Rat,
Too Much For Kitties

KANSAS CITY, June 15.-"siki.a
the battling booze fed rat, who
whipped two cats in rapid success
sion, ended his brief career in rat
and cat ring annals late Friday. tax
ing the final count after being
knocked out" by policemen.
The rat. dubbed Sikh" by by
ISLANDERS at police station, was fed
on corn liquor diet for two days,
then matched with the city halls pet
cat Sikh" easily won in the first
round, making the office pet beat a
retreat.
Then a tougher opponent was
found in Tom" one of the wild,
homeless variety that cause noise on
the back fence at midnight. Tom"
met his first Waterloo ard Sikh
was proclaimed champion by a large
crowd that gathered to watch the
unique bout
Policemen did not know what to
do with the new champion. Sikh"
still defiant, refused to retreat from
his position, even when clubs were
waved in his direction, but a last
succumbed to a hard blow from a
policeman
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-16

Age-Herald Is conducting the 80, 900
Club" and the big list of automobiles
to be given away has been faVorlte
topic of discussion every day this
week and the consensus of opinion Is
that the 80 900 Club" is the greatest
offered in the city OF
Birmingham for many long day.
A Nice Gift.
1t would be mighty nice to receive
the handsome Columbia, Jewett or
Essex car as a reward for just a few
weeks spare time effort. A Ford
touring car would come in most
handily for most every one. wouldn't
it? And that is just what is going to
happen to some eight men and women
within the next eight weeks. They
are going to receive these cars for Sc
curing the greatest number of credits
during the entire $4,000 Club" cam
paign. When these magnificent gifts
are awarded. the fortunate winners
will probably look back and reflect
how Wonderfully easy it was.
Who these winners will be makes
no difference to The Age-Herald For
any man or woman who wants an
automobile. the way is open. Eight
cars to be given away and every one
has an equal chance for one of them.
And they are all going to be Won with
just little effort during spare time.
Even after the eight cars, the good
thing does not stop, for The Age
Herald, determined to make the 'o0,-
600 Club the most liberal and fair
and square circulation campaign ever
conducted by a newspaper an*Wh g.
guarantees to all who took part ann
who did not rcCeitc a car. full pay
ment for their time. Remember You
do no collecting for subscriptions in
advance in the $4,000 club You
cit 81, e-fc or n
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-16
Mexicans Enthusiastic
Firpo-Hibbard Scrap

MEXICO CITY, juno 15-rhe
match may be ludicrous to American
eyes, but the people of Mexico City
have gone nutty over Luis Angelo
Firpo's bout here Sunday with a
wandering, wobbly American heavy
weight of no experience and no skill
Jim Hibbard.
Firpo was acclaimed as a Latin
American hero who is destined to
down the gringo at the latter's own
game of fisticuffs when the train
brought him to town Friday. Consul
General Villalta, representing the
government of the Argentine, called
on Luis to extend greetings, and the
p scalpers called on the box office to
mop up all the tickets they could at
the unprecedented prices for a prize
fight, 25 pesos. The bull ring, Mexi-
cos coliseum. where the men will
put up their hands for few minutes
holds 10000 people. and the attrac-
ton now appears to be what the pro-
moters smilingly refer to a sell-out.
After Hibbard's terrible showing
in training bout, the promoters de-
cided to call the match an exhibit
ton" but a massacre by any other
name would be just as CORY. They
will use the small fighting gloves and
the bout is scheduled as a 20-rounder
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-16
WINGO IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED AS
SOUTHERN COACH
New Assistant To Coach
Brown At Birmingham
Southern College

Douglass r. Wingo, who was re
Gently announced as Head Coach
Charlie Browns assistant on the
gridiron next fail at Birmingham
Southern college, comes to the Magic
CITY highly recommended by the of
ficials of his alma mater, Washing
ton and Lee, and others who have
known him and his work. Wingo at
tended school at Marion institute be-
fore going 70 Washington and Lee
and coached awhile at the cadet
school
with the students, who would come
to hts room often at night to get
him to help them in their work. He
was highly recommended to Coach
Brown by Major GARRISON, who was
athletic director at Marion while
Wingo was there. He was also we'll
reoomm ended by Washington and Lee
officials, where he played Q7larter-
back on the varsity team.
He is a Birmingham boy.
Wingo will succeed jerks Gtllem
as assistant TO Coach Brown at the
Panther lair. Coach Brown states
. that be thinks Wingo will make q
fine man to help him with the root
ball team next year. as he has pla we
both line and backfield. Aubrey Mil
. Ter, star grtdtrOn player on the Pan
Their eleven for the last four years.
will also help Coach Brown with the
football men. lie Will have the Tres :
men and scrubs.
The signing of Wfngo and the re-
turn of Miller, with at least two other
coaches, Charles II. Zeil1nan, who will
have physical education and basket
ball, and a special coach for track,
are a part of policy of expansion
in athle tics at Birmingham South
ern that will be stressed during the
next few years. 1t is the plan of
the college officials to have every
student take part in some sort of
physical training and those not talk
{ Ing part in any of the four branches
( Of intercollegiate competitive athlet-
les at the college will be required
( TO take physical education.
A varsity basketball team VIII be
put out by the Painters next year
and pro badly a reserve team to COM
pete in the City league. A modern
. quarter mile track will be built and
other improvements on tho athletic
. field will be made and the athletic
system at Birmingha Southern will
be improved under the new athletic
policy.
With prospects of over 100 candi-
dates for football next year the Pan
Their hackers are looking forward to
a good gridiron team under the di-
rection of Brown, Wingo and Miller.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-16

campaign wider approval every day.
Classification of those already en-
tered and those who enter each day
is proceeding rapidly and as soon as
completed the names of the members
of the go, 600 CLUB" viii be published
and the campaign will be onto last
for eight weeks only. All those who
are entering themselves now are en-
ioying a decided advantage over those
who enter later on, S they have that
much more time at their disposal in
which to pile UP credits. In other
words by starting now before the list
of members is published you have big
advantage over those who wait until
publication of the list before starting
after The subscription orders and
credits. All of the orders and cred
it's you get before the publication of
the list of members is Just that much
velvet you have just that much of
head start i'll the race for a car
And a "head start is worth some
thing, The Club, manager urges
that all who are contemplating join
ing the Club" enter themselves at
once so that they can get started
right away and be on an equal foot
ing.
The generous method in which The
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-16
Cotton Unsettled In
Latter Part OF Week

NEW YORK, aune 15.--After selling up
to 2s.soc. for suly and 25.55c for Octo-
Der deliveries ct the beginning of the
week the cotton market became nervous
and unsettled. The trade buying which
had been reported earlier in the month
appeared to ia per off above the o5c level
Cor October. and the market acted as
though its technical position had weak
ened on the advance At any rate. re-
leasing became active and the market
was weak during the middle of the week
owing largely to liquidation of July con-
tracts AS result of this. the price for
July deliveries broke to 26.s5c or nearly
two cents pound from the best. while
pound from the highest. Reports of i'm
proving weather conditions With disap-
pointing European political adVices and
reiterated reports of domestic mill cur
tailment, doubtless contributed to this
decline but prices firmed UP during to-
days trading on renewed covering by
July shorts and scattered buying of later
deliveries. Rumors that some of the mills
offering spot cotton for resale or
not appear to be generally credited and
todays rally in July contracts suggested
pretty we'll liquidated in the advance of
possible notices on July &c. Weather re-
ports for the past DAY or two have shown
rains early in the week and mid month
crop reports have Indicated falling off
from 2.5 to "a points in the condition
of the crop compared with figures
published toward the end of May. These
reports helped to check selling on the
better conditions reported in the belt
toward the end of the week and there
was also good deal of bullish comment
mill consumption of $50 .e65 bales of lint
cotton for the month of May. Owing to
ass 0nis eares sa had of osen
it was pointed out that with stocks OF
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-16

Like a river that gathers force
from its many tributaries and grows
into mighty stream, The Age-Her-
aids $4,000 Club" is daily looming
larger with new entries coming in
from every portion of the city.
Everywhere is heard The Geclara
tion that the greatest of all oppor-
tunities is at hand; that the proven
bal horn of plenty is going to be tilt
ed upside down. Men and women of
Birmingham are deeply absorbed in
making plans to secure one of the
eight automobiles in the 500
Club and the public is giving the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-16
HAGEN LOSES BY ONE
STROKE IN BRITISH
OPEN GOLF TOURNEY

ether OF the group of older British
golfers, such as Harry Vardon, Ed
ward Ray and James Braid. George
Duncan was no spring chicken when
he emerged victorious in the 1920
Championship.
Havers at the age Of IA broke the
course record OF the Royal Norwich
Golf club, of which his father was
and still is the steward. His score
then was IS. In 1914. when 16 years
old, playing the Troon courses, HaV-
ers qualified for the championship.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-16
Johnston In Finals

BECKENHAM, England, June 10
William NJ. Johnston, the American
Davis cup player. easily won his way
to the final round of the local tour
nament Friday by defeating Layton
Crawford, SO. 6-1. His opponent in
the final will be D. NJ Greif.
Mrs. Molla Mallory was being
beaten by Mrs. Sattherthwaite when
rain caused adjournment of their
semi final match. Mrs. Satterthwaite
took the first set without dropping
a single game.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-16
THEY'RE READY!

Club" members order books
and other supplies are now avail
able and may be had at the Club
office. fifth floor Age-H erald
building. If there is anything you
need, don't hesitate to ask for it.
II there is anything you want to
know, call up the Club" mana
ger, Main 1900. and find out about
il. All Club members are in
Vited and urged to call at the Of
flee and get acquainted anyway.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-16
Realty Transfers

jefferson Investment company to F, B.
Grantham, lot 4. in block II, according
to survey OF the West End Improvement
company, for s2.2
o. G. Gresham to Bert Ruff and Mar
garet Hunt Ruff, lot 3, in block |, in
F. O. Sherrod's second addition 10 Wood
lawn, for s1,750 and other considerations
w. A. Berman to r. H. Burlington and
Laura p. Burlington, lot g. in block TO-
according to map of survey made by East
Lake Land company for sl,050.
Rugby Land and Improvement company
to Q. l.. Ozier lots 16, II and is, in
block II. Kenilworth, according to map
of Rugby Land and Improvement COM
pany. for $1,000,
Wyatt Heflin to Lena Carpri, lot T. in
block 81, as shown by the map of the
Compton place, for $1,000
c. o. Ratliff to Ratliff Building and
Trading company lot 3. in map and
plan of survey of J. D. Kirkpatrick for
$1,000
Paul Ouattlander and Molly ouattlan-
der to w. H Dorchester and Mary Dor
chester part of lot IS. according to sur
vey of Central Park Land company. for
$1,000,
Frank Allen to Joseph Morlno. lots 81
and IS. according TO map of Allenville,
Mary W Myers to T. S. Darnan and
s, B. Street part of the SE4 of SW4
section 10. township II, south range .
west. for $4,000.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-16
To Honor Adams

PITTSBURG, June 15.-Charles
cBabe") Adams. dean of big league
pitchers, will be honored at Forbes
field, home of the Pirates, on June
80. which has been set aside as
"Adamg Day"
Adams recently celebrated his
forty-first birthday anniversary. So
far this season he has pitched eight
games, turning IN six wins.