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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18
BURRUS DIES OF WOUNDS

MACON, Ga. = Perry Burrus, %
Superintendent OF the Cotton State:
Seed and Fertilizer Company, was &C.
cidentally shot on Monday night by
Mrs. T. K Fuss, died at 1880 O'Clock
tonight at a local hospital. Burrus
lived i'll the home OF Mr.. and Mrs
Fuss. He was late for supper Monday
night and Mrs. Fuss told officers, the
latter reported, that she playfully
pointed pistol at him when he en-
tered the house, and scolding him for
being late, said, Il have a good mind
to shoot YOU and snapped the trig-
ger at the time, not knowing, she said
that the pistol was loaded. No warrant
has been taken out in connection will.
the case.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18
PUT CREAM IN NOSE
AND STOP CATARRH
Tells How To Open Clogged Nos
trilS and End Head Colds.

You feel fine in a few moments.
Your cold in head or catarrh will be
gone. Your clogged nostrils will open.
The air passages or your head will clear
and you can breathe freely. No more
dullness, headache; no hawking, snuff
ling, mucous discharges or dryness;
no struggling for breath at night.
Tell your druggist you want small
bottle of Ely's Cream Balm. Apply
little of this fragrant, antiseptic
cream in your nostrils, let it penetrate
through every air passage of the head
soothe and heal the swollen, inflamed
mucous membrane, and relief comes
instantly.
1t is just what every cold and ca
tarrh sufferer needs. Don't stay stuff
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18
NOT so DRY

Sinclair Lewis the novelist, while
abroad took, furnished flat in Lon
sFn, where he entertained the Bohe-
mans of the city lavish1y. At one OF
his supper parties a young art stud
ent said to him:
Well do you~iike prohibition or not
Mr.. Lewis?
How can I tell you? the novelist
answered. You see, he added, we're
not so dry that we have to pin on
our postage stamDs.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18
AID

1t was generally conceded that the
presence of Napoleon on battlefield
was worth 10000 men. Tradition has
handed this down to US and history
has accepted it.
Nevertheless" old Marshal Cheese
ltz used to say, put him on the field
with one aid, or not to be captious
about it, let him have two Then give
me 10000 men. I'll undertake to hold
my own against him.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18
TABLETS

Indeed, said Jones as he and his
friend rode home together | see by
this paper that they have dug up a
Babylonian tablet, that had been bur
led for 1000 years
Nothing new about that, comment
ed Brown, my doctor gave me that
kind every day for Indigestion.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18
MONEY BILL PROVIDES
FOR ARMY OF SAME
SIZE AS LAST YEARS

WASHINGTON, D. CA stand
ing army of 125,0O0 enlisted men and
10000, commissioned officers, the
same as authorized last year, is pro-
vided for in the army appropriation
bill reported to the house.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18
NOTICE

The public is hereby notified that
l will after this date instruct the police
men of the city to enforce the automo-
bile ordinance against speeding. Many
complaints have reached the Mayor
and Council of the city and in the flu
ture this ordinance will be strictly en-
forced. c. F. DIXON,
I19 Chief of Police.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18
NOTICE CITY TAX PAYERS

By order of the Mayor and Council
the City Tax Books will be closed on
the goth day January 1928, and the
books will be turned over to the City
Clerk for the purpose of issuing Tax
Executions against all un-colected
taxes. After the above named date,
cost will be added to taxes.
R. J. SPELL,
J18. City Treasurer.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18
DISSOLUTION NOTICE

The firm of Brown and Ivey has
this day dissolved partnership and
will be succeeded in business by this
firm of Pickens & Tvey, who will nay
all debts of the old firm and collect
all accounts.
7. S. Brown.
T. D. c. Ivey,
Chas. 7 Pickens F8pd
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS

have this date sold my interest in
the Central Market to ]. ]. Ennis,
who will pay all outstanding bills and
collect all outstanding accounts.
Fitzgerald 1923.
F2pd, en- ENNIS
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-01-18
100 BOYS DIE RATHER
THAN RENOUNCE CHRIST

Chicago,-One hudred Armenian bows
met death at the hands of the Turks
near Marash rather than renounce their
belief in Jesus Christ, Miss Evelyn
Irostle, Near East relief worker,
told club women Thursday in giving
all eyewitness story of Turkish atroci-
ties.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-10-26
Ea ~ ss E VA
THE PRESS WONDERS

The Press just can't help wonder
ing what strangers think of our town
after reading an issue of the Hamil-
ton Evening News, which proclaims
that Hamilton is just the awfullest,
the horriblest, the worstest low-down
city in the universe. OF course we in
the family, and Hamilton is one big
family know differently, but what do
strangers think when they read these
articles They don't know that the
News is willing to drag the city's
good name in the mire just for the
purpose of gaining political foot
hold-they naturally suppose when a
member of the family goes out and
says things about that family that
such must be true That is the only
difference it makes-what do strang-
ers and visitors think? The Press
lust wonders.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-10-26
GUARD ELECTRIC PLANT

One thing the coming election is
going to have great bearing on,
and one that is of such great import
ance to all the people Of Hamilton
that the Press would call special at
tention to, is the furthering of the
proposed enlarged electric light and
power plant The result of the cleo
tion is going to have much to do with
this proposed great improvement. The
people, by large majority, three
years ago, voted to build the plant,
and the Press believes the great ma
jority of the people today want the
plant built. This question is one of
great Importance, especially to the
workingman who finds it hard enough
as it is to dig down and meet the
current expense Of the home without
having the rate for electric current
increased. And is there anyone who
doubts but what, if some foreign con-
Germ gets control of the local electric
current situation, that the present
low rate will be increased eventually?
Didn't Mr.. Marshall, of the company
now seeking the city contract for cur
rent, frankly admit that the reason
for the higher rate in Middletown,
which is 10 cents per kilowatt against
Hamilton's z cents per kilowatt, is
because the company has no munich
pal competition in Middletown such as
it has in Hamilton? Doesn't it then
stand to reason that as soon as our
local plant is put out of commission,
that is, put out of business by being
literally eaten up by the big concern,
and who is there that doubts that
such is to happen-doesn't it stand
to reason then that the rate is going
to be increased, God only knows how
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-10-26
LABOR-SAVING MACHINERY

/
! Some short sighted workers have
felt called on to bitterly oppose the
! introduction, into the trade Of which
they are members, of labor saving
machinery and processes on the ap-
parently plausible assumption that
such introduction would bring about
an increased amount of unemploy-
ment, and would threaten their own
wages and that of their fellow-work-
ers. Such fears have always proven
groundless. The typesetting machine
is an instance in point. The printers
were terror stricken when it came
into general use, but it brought them
more employment instead of less, and
higher wages instead of lower, not
to mention better conditions of en-
ployment
In the September issue of the
American Federationist, official organ
of the American Federation of Labor,
Mr.. Gompers pays tribute to the role
of machinery in improving the lot of
the worker, and shows the futility
of opposing its introduction wherever
it can supercede hand labor. He ad-
yises his co-workers to accept modern
machinery as an ally and to concen-
trate their energies on the organiza-
ton of their fellow-workmen rather
than against the spread of mechanical
devices
By way of forcing home the truth
of his dictum, in case it should fall
on unwilling or unbelieving ears, Mr..
Gompers reviews bit of personal his
tory and makes an honest confession.
In his earlier life he spent twenty-six
years at the cigarmakers' bench. He
was hand workman and proud of his
craft. Came time when progress in
the cigar industry introduced molds,
much to the disgust of the unionized |
who resented this attempt to
substitute machines for human hands. |
Strikes followed as practical pro- |
test against the innovation, and Mr.. |
Gompers was one who struck. But |
sober reflection evidently followed
that rash act, particularly when the
strike was lost and the molds were
And that brings us to
the confession: / am free to say that
from that time there came some light |
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-10-26
N ~ IN ~ M
REAL AND MONEY WAGES

Nearly all industries show an in
crease in wage scales this year over
last. The increase is in money wages
alone.
The deceptive element Of the busi-
ness situation so far as wages are
concerned, lies in the difference be-
tween wages and purchasing power,
or between money wages and real
wages. Real wages are measured by
what the money will buy. While
money wages have gone up, their pur-
chasing power has not been greatly
augmented
The experience of the last five
years reveals the seriousness of this
difference. Added money wages may
so increase the cost of production and
prices that they leave the wage Garner
just about Whefe ne was De1ore. lhefe
is thus invited a hopeless race be-
tween wages and prices, in which ap-
pearances of prosperity are evident
and tendencies to extravaganza are
ct in operation. At times it seems as
if we are now caught in such circle.
The real problem is how to translate
money wages into real wages with
adequate purchasing power 1t is
agreed that one way not to do it is
to raise prices and to crowd for all
that the market will bear.
I But just how to do it is problem
that battles economists and industrial
leaders.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-10-26
MINIMUM WAGE FOR
PROFESSIONAL MEN

President John B. Condor, of
Georgetown University, has fixed a
MINIMUM WAGE for young profes-
sional men. In an address to the stu
dents in the medical and dental
schools he issued this warming:
DON'T GET MARRIED ON LESS
THAN 50 200 A YEAR"
President Creedon is right. No
physician or dentist can maintain
family in decency and comfort on less
than the sum named
But how about the bricklayer, the
coal miner, the locomotive engineer,
the machinist, the farmer and all the
other members of the great army of
workers?
How many of them earn MAXI
MUM-not a MINIMUM, mind you
of $4,000 a year? Perhaps one in a
housand!-Labor.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-10-26
caution" SIGNAL STILL UP

caution" SIGNAL STILL UP
When train dispatches are not sure
train ahead has cleared the, block"
they allow a following train to pro-
ceed on caution card" which allows
it to proceed slowly with an eye for
the possible train ahead.
Labor, with the understanding that
new deal is due, is yet afraid of the
train ahead and is proceeding on a
caution card"
American labor is trained not to
jeopardize that which it has for that
which it is not sure of getting.
Now and then bold, dramatic
stroke that may look like a risk, but
that is really play for safety-the
1919 decision to defy injunctions by
ignoring them; the declaration 'it is
better to resist and lose than never
to resist at ALL"
But in the main the guiding prin-
ciple holds good, established through
years of drilling and fighting, to pro-
ceed on the tested lines and make
haste in not too much of hurry
Chester M. Wright
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-10-26

much, and that the people will then
stiiy kick themselves for their folly
in letting a good thing, which they
now control, get away from them?
The Hamilton Evening News gives
it to understand that if the republican
ticket is elected there will be no en-
larging of the local plant The Press
doesn't know whether the News
speaks with authority for Mr.. Kelly,
the candidate on the republican ticket
for mayor, or not The Press, how
ever, believes that Mr. Kelly, in all
fairness to all the people, should come
right out, whether for or against the
proposition, and state where he stands
so that the people will know just what
they are voting for on November 6
Then if man wants to vote away
his best interests and later on goes
to the backyard and kicks himself,
that's his business; while on the other
hand, if man wants to vote to pro-
tect his own best interests he should
know where he is at on this question
before entering the polls.
The Press would like to hear from
Mr.. Kelly on this subject and its col
umns are open to him for the purpose
at all times.
wx wr @a w2 VA
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-10-26

The Retail Clerks Union captured
another live wire when at the meet
ing Monday night Joseph Schroer
added his name to the membership
roll. "Joe," as everyone knows him,
has had charge of the music depart
ment of the Geo. Krebs Sons furniture
store for number of years and where,
by his genial and courteous manner,
has won for himself and the Krebs
store host of friends. He is now
with the general sales force of the
store in both furniture and music de-
partments. The members of the
Clerks Union gladly welcome Joe
!
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-10-26
Baerfacts
By ]. M. BAER The Congressman C Cartoonist
International Labor News Service
What One Union Has Done
International Labor News Service

subscribed, together with
surplus of an equal amOdnt.
1t is predicted that the bank,
within a short time after il
is opened, will have re.
sources of 81, 100000.
Since its organization, the
union has been steadily Sc
curing improvements in the
wages and working condi-
ti0us of workers on women's
garments, and today it has
$4,000 members in the New
York metropolitan district
alone. Their dues and as
sessments amount to from
S7,000,000 to S8,000,000
year, most of which goes to
help pay for the health, edu-
catiOnal and recreational ac-
tivities of the union.
A union that can do what
the garment workers have
done can hardly be classed
as weak" or inefficient"
can it? What it has accom-
plished shows the opportu-
mites open TO organized la
Dor in America to benefit
the workers physically, men
tally and spiritually. Its ac,
c0mmplishments refute the
attacks of critics whose
criticism is purely destruc-
tive and expose to the clear
light of MONDAY the shall
lowness and weakness of the
arguments" employed by
the anvil chorus"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-10-26
Four Curtain EaiIs

The freshman, with an eagerness
scsnt;y concealed by an air OF cosmo.
politanism borrowed fpom travelling
statesmen. The sophomore, with cock
sure carriage supported by the illusion
Of external correctness and ignorance
Of internal emptiness The Junior,
soberly elated by visions of approach
Ing influence IN the hometown XII
wants club. The senior, slightly aged
by anticipation of the end OF paternal
remittances, by the necessity of find
ing job and Of terminating pleas
ant engagement by marriage.-North-
western Purple Parrot
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-10-26

Those highly critical per-
sons, few in number but
loud in mouth, who love to
decry American organized
labor as weak" and ''inef-
fcient" should study the
record of the International
Ladies Garment Workers
Union.
The garment workers
union has made remarkable
progress in the last ten
years. Today it is one of
the richest unions affiliated
with the American Fedora
tion of Labor. In New York
alone it owns seven build
ings, valued at approximate
ly s1,000,000.
The union has a health
center which treats 10000
patients annually and guards
the health of union workers
in the women's garment in
dustry, not only in the shop
but in the home. To supple
ment the work of the health
center, the union conducts
a summer resort in one of
the most picturesque resorts
of eas te rn Pennsylvania.
Every summer thousands of
garment workers are given
the opportunity for rest and
recreation at this camp.
On December l, the union
will open a bank in New
York City. The capital stock
of S250,000 has been fully
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-10-26
~ Ea a Es Pa
Lone Star State"

The nickname Is derived from the
flag OF that state, which dates from
1886 when the republic of Texas was
formed After winning their independ-
ence from Mexico, the people of Texas
decided upon a national flag, the most
conspicuous feature OF which was a
single star. The present state flag OF
Texas consists Of blue perpendicular
bar next TO the staff, one-third the
length Of the flag, with star OF i've
points In the center. The other two.
thirds of the nag is made up of two
horizontal bars OF equal width, the
upper bar white and the lower one
red Much of the land of the state
was given to homestaaders.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-10-26

ENCOURAGING THRIFT

One of the best and most practical
movements inaugurated under the
auspices of the American Federation
of Labor is that launched for the en-
couragement of thrift among the or
ganized workers. The federation
rightly concludes that under present
American standards of pay, there is
opportunity for workers to save and
get ahead, and leadership, which is
always needed in a movement of that
kind, is to be furnished to supply a
needed degree of inspiration and stim-
ulus.
The assistance of the local labor
papers are used as one Of the mediums
to present the idea, while addresses on
the subject are to be delivered at
meetings. The speakers will also
show that in these days of bucket
shop exposures and frequent failures
of brokerage houses, the small inves-
tor should ask himself, What will |
do with my money? Who is a safe
custodian?"
The small saver can find no safer
custodian than a savings bank or
building and loan association. The
labor unions themselves are answering
the question by establishing banks,
from whose labor depositors will pro-
fit fully.
Small savres, it is estimated, are
yearly swindled out of millions of dol
lars through get-rich schemes. The
workers should play safe.
It is the hardest thing in the world
to get mechanic to fill out one of
those blanks reading, 81 am interest
ed in," as generally appears at the
bottom of stock-selling advertising.
They have filled them out before, and
regret it. Their wariness is to be
They must look to safe
ty with their hard-earned invest
ments.
Anything worth while, whether
character, friendship, love
or fortune, are all built up slowly,
stone by stone.
That is why the worker should build
up his financial independence. He
should own his own home and be a
citizen Of responsibility. He should
save something out of his earnings
each week, either in svaings bank or
a building and loan association. And
f he does that, no red-eyed agitator
IAN get him to join any "ism" that
lends to break down society and pro-
luce chaos.
The banks should join in this move
nent and give it their full support,
IS it is to their interest in more
ways than one.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-10-26
ga w esa ns -
UNIQUE SITUATION

Something that was heretofore
never heard Of in all the long history
of Hamilton and Butler county is that
the democrats have no official organ
to support the head of their ticket.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-10-26
STEEL TO BE ORGANIZED

~ sa - - ~
STEEL TO BE ORGANIZED
Steel is to be organized, no mat
ter how long it takes.
Such is the statement made by VIII
liam Harmon, secretary of the exec
utive council of National and Inter
national Unions in the steel industry,
at the convention of the American
Federation of Labor at Portland last
week, when he announced plans for a
great campaign. The big facts are
these:
THE plans call for the expendi-
ture of $1,OOO,O0O if necessary.
2-Three hundred and fifty thou
sand workers are to be organized.
3-Unionization and the 8-hour day
are the detectives.
only about 80 per cent of steel
workers now have the eight-hour day,
while 40 per cent work ten hours,
with the remaining 80 per cent work
ing 12 hours day.
5-The plan covers two-year pc
riod, to be extended if necessary, be-
ginning in big circle, converging on
Pittsburg, the great center and
stronghold.
Organizers are not to be sent into
the Pittsburgh district until all other
steel centers have been organized. A
meeting of the council will be hello
in Pittsburgh within the next two ol
three weeks to lay plans for this big
converging movement. At least lOt
additional organizers will be sent into
the steel districts within the next few
weeks, Mr.. Harmon said.
LESS than thirty per cent of th'
steel workers have been put on th'
eight-hour basis" said Mr.. Harmon
who declared that about forty per cen
of the steel workers are now on tn
1O-hour basis, while thirty per cen
still work the 12-hour shift.
"We are fighting for the eight-hou
day and better working conditions,
Mr.. Harmon continued. "Our cam
paign will be conducted in accord witt
the rules and policies of the American
Federation of Labor We want n
talk of strike. We are prepared t
fight indefinitely if necessary t
unionize the steel industry"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-10-26

to my mind, and / realized then for
the first time that it was absolutely
futile for workmen to protest against
or go on a strike against the intro
duction of a new machine, new de-
vice or a new tool."-Ex.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-10-26

That is the present situation. Not
only does the party lack this support
but the newspaper from which the
party would naturally expect support
is rather openly opposing the party's
ticket head. That electric plant situ-
ton surely sinks in deep. Just can't
get over it.
~ ~ - IN ~
SCHROER JOINS
CLERKS UNION
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-10-26
Subscription Price S1.00 per Year
Payable in Advance.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1923

Entered at the Postoffice at Hamilton,
Ohio, as Second Class Mail Matter.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-10-26
Issued Weekly at 326 Markea Street
Hamilton, Ohio.
Telephone 1895

Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohio.
Endorsed by the Middletown Trades
and Labor Council of Middletown, o
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-02-10
MARYLAND AND FE.g-s
GRID TEAMS WILL NOT
MEET IN BALTIMORE

University Of Maryland and TIA
University OF Pennsylvania viii net
play football on October in the Ba.-
timore Stadium. according to an ar
nouncement made yesterday by II G.
(curly) Byrd. Athletic Director &:
Maryland
Byrd declared that in financial jur-
tice TO Maryland he could not psy
Penn 50 per cent. Of the gate receipt
and the Park Roard % per cent fcl
the use OF the Stadium He said tbs
the expense OF staging the gridiro1
battle would amount TO several tiipns-
and dollars and that very little would
be left for Maryland TO share.