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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-06-14

1923.
The cost Of administering the Ia
during the past five years was 80
Of tire receipts This year the cost
is 3.8% although the actual work Of
administering the law is several times
what il was formerly under the old
law, when comparatively little book
keeping was required
The principal criticism that comes
to the department is to the effect
that a nominal registration fee. to-
gether with a tax on gasoline, would
yield a greater income to the state
at smaller expense, practically do
away with the Inconvenience and
delays which this complicated law
has caused, and distribute the cost
more in proportion to the mileage
Travelled A gasoline tax would also
enable tourists TO contribute their
share to our highway fund.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-06-14
Telephone Attachments Unloaded
On the Unwary.

Hundreds of dollars are wasted
each year in Wisconsin by people
who buy devices to attach to their
telephones, according to L. A..
Sutliff, local telephone manager.
The fact that there are nearly
fifteen million telephones in service
in the United States offers too large
market to be entirely overlooked
by promoters Of these devices and as
result the clever salesman lines
his pockets by selling these wonder
full discoveries" to the unsuspecting,
and before it is realized by the pur-
chaser that the new device" is
ordir aI'ily more Of a hindrance than
help, the salesman is in a distant
city working on new prospects.
1T is in the interest Of our
subscribers and in the interest Of
good telephone service that we ask
our subscribers not TO buy these
telephone attachments" Mr. Sutliff
says "These devices include many
types of mouthpieces, receiver at
tachments, helps, disinfectantg,
etc, and frequently they get the
lines and instruments into trouble.
They invariably make it more
difficult for US to render efficient
telephone service and so in the
interest Of our patrons, generally,
we are obliged to remove these at
tachments from telephone instru-
ments whore they are found
"The telephone instrument used
by Wisconsin Telephone company
subscribers and which is provided
and maintained by the Telephone
company. has been developed over a
Period Of more than forty years
Constant. careful, scientific research
and the facilities # company
engaged III providing a nationwide
service have been devoted to the
development d the telephone iustru-
ment. As result the telephone
instrument in use today is as near
perfection rs modern science has
made possible The best results can
he secured By using this instrument
as it stands without the addition Of
any other attachments"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-06-14
Flandrena Named Judge
of Municipal Court
Hurley Young Man Appointed by
Gov. Blaine to Fill Out Term of
the Late Griff Thomas.

James f. Flandrena, well-known
Hurley young man, now occupies the
judges chair in the Iron county
municipal court, having been APP
pointed to the position by Governor
Blaine to succeed the late Griff
Thomas Mr. Flandrena entered
upon his new duties Monday.
Mr., Flandrena was born and raised
in Hurley His parents were pioneer
residents Of this city, coming to Iron
countyfrom Italy. He attended the
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-06-14
Facts Concerning Motor Vehicle
Registrations.


The new motor vehicle registra-
ton law which went into effect this
year is so complicated in many re-
spects that it has caused and still is
causing much confusion and trouble
to both the owners Of vehicles and
the State Department Under the
old law, the fee for q pleasure car
was $1,000 and for a truck it was
graduated, according to weight, from
$1,000 to $1,000. Under the pre-
sent law, the fees for pleasure cars
are graduated from $1,000 to $1,000,
while the fees for trucks and buses
range all the way from $1,000 to
$4,000.
Notwithstanding this apparent in
crease in the amount Of individual
fees, the income is much less than
the casual reader would expect.
Owing to that provision Of the law
which allows a discount Of $50 on
pleasure cars not less than five
years old, the average fee for all
classes Of pleasure cars is only
Sll.S6.
The total number Of pleasure cars
registered to date is 100000, and the
number Of trucks is over 40, 900.
The total fees received up to the
close Of business on May % was a
little over six million dollars. This
is nearly one and a half million
dollars more than was received in
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-06-14

Keynote speeches are all right, but
too many reformers are out of tune.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-06-14
Total tons 6,671,7O5 $685., 889
No Discount On Licenses For
Old Cars.

Automobile owners who are wait
TO license their cars after June
when they expect to get a dis
cunt Of 25fo, will be disappointed,
tordng to statement issued by
H. K Zimmerman, Secretary of
2te The discount applies to new
H only and the applicant will be
aured to make an affidavit that
car IN question has not been used
year prior to July l. Mr..
zimmerman also calls attention to
tact that the provision for dis
aa' goes into effect after June 80
y NOT on June l. Much confusion
y delay has been caused in the
a'tment Of State by applicants
have been misinformed about
provision. The reverse side of
appacahon card gives the correct
les for discount.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-06-14
Service On The jury.

Jury service is one of the first du-
ties of citizenship, but it is one of
the last duties the average citizen is
willing perform.
Men of character and ability who
possess the natural qualifications
necessary to the rendering of fair
and intelligent verdicts will go to
great lengths in order to evade SER
vice on jury.
Yet they will criticize the judg-
ment of those who are willing to
serve.
Mr.. Average Citizen feels that he
can not afford to neglect his
business interests in order to spend
two or three days, or perhaps a
week, in a jury box at small pay
The financial sacrifice such ser
vice entails is a barrier between him
and his duty to his community. He
forsakes duty in his attempts to
evade making the sacrifice.
In far too many cases this attitude
fills the jury box with men who are
not fitted morally or intellectually
to perform their duties without fear
or favor.
The result is spread broadcast
over the country in the form of
criminality that is difficult to check
and that increases the tax burden.
The law of nature requires that
we reap as we SOW, and even now
we can hear the hum of the
reaper.-Ex.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-06-14
Want Bids on Two Construction
Enbs

The county highway committee, Of
which J. J. Defer Of Saxon is chair
man, viii receive bids on two con
struction jobs, both being in the
Town Of Saxon. The bids win be
opened June 25.
One Of the jobs is the construction
of reinforced concrete span over
the creek at Lake Superior on the
Saxon-Lake Superior road
The other is the construction Of
$3.50 feet of highway on the Saxon
Montreal river road the work TO con
sist Of clearing, grubbing, grading
and draining according TO plans and
specifications on file in the office Of
the county highway commissioner
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-06-14

High school graduates never
understand what commencement
means until they commence to look
for a job.
The pacifists are never able TO
pacify the war dogs.
Brevity may be the soul IF wit.
but SO much Of it has no soul
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-06-14

iaalcal Is a politician whose con-
..sas enjoy hearing millionaires
'--1 teaching needs to begin in
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-12-26
POSTAL employees
To Get No Wage Raise I'm
til Rates are Increased,
Insists Administra-
ton

Washington. - The administration
insists that wages of postal en-
ployes can not be raised until postal
rates are increased, and these en-
ployes are caught between this posi-
tion and objections of newspaper pub
fishers to additional costs.
Secretary Flaherty, of the National
Federation of Post Office Clerks,
makes the point that railroad work
ers, possessing economic power, are
not told that they can not have a pay
raise until the interstate commerce
commission approves.
"The sensible thing to do is to fix
the cost Of service first and then have
competent commission, in thor
ough way, take up the postage rate
question:" Mr.. Flaherty said.
"We are informed that the admins
tration is willing that the publishers
pay the postal employees the additional
pay raise. Thus group of helpless
workers, without economic power and
deprived of many political rights, are
to be pitted against powerful inter
ests and made the victims Of the lack
of foresight of postal executives.
"No postmaster general in recent
years has requested congress to in
crease postage rates. In fact, the
question was never thought Of until
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-12-26

Washington.-A sentence of one
year in Jail, which was later set aside
by the United States supreme court,
was Samuel Gompers' lot in his life
long fight against the labor injunc-
ton.
The case grew out of refusal OF
the Bucks Stove and Range Company
of st. Louis to continue the nine-hour
day for it's metal polishers and to de-
sist from victimizing the members
of that union. The president of the
company was J. w. Van Cleave, who
was also president Of the National
Manufacturers Association.
At the request of the company,
Judge Gould, of the District of Co.
lumbia district court, issued an in
junction on December, II, 1907,
against the A. F.. of L., it's officers
and all members and sympathizers
from even mentioning that dispute
existed between the company and or
ganized labor.
Judge Gould declined to modify or
explain his order, which prohibited
anyone from referring to the COM
pany. President Gompers refused to
accept this check on free speech and
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-12-26
GOMPERS SENTENCED TO JAIL
IN STRUGGLE FOR FREE PRESS

press, and inaugurated a country
wide campaign in defense Of funda-
mental rights.
On December %, 1908, he, together
with Vice President Mitchell and
Secretary Morrison, were cited by
Justice Daniel Thew Wright, of the
supreme court Of the District of CO.
lumbia for contempt of court. With
manifest ill-temper, the court SEN
fenced President Gompers to one
year in Jail, Mitchell to nine months
and Morrison to six months. After
years of litigation, the United States
supreme court set aside the sentences
on technical grounds.
During the long legal controversy
government by injunction was empha-
sized with unusual vigor by Presi-
dent Gompers. Jackson H. Ralston,
Of California, who at that time was
counsel for the A. F. Of L., has since
declared that rulings by the United
States supreme court in that case
paved the way for the courts recent
ruling that trial by jury must be
granted in criminal contempt pro-
ceedings.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-12-26
LONG TENURE
OF GOmpers as A. F. of L.
President

Washington.-Wit the exception
of one year, Samuel Gompers was
president of the A. F. of l.. continu-
ously from its formation.
He was defeated at the Denver con-
vention of 1894 by John Mcbride
president Of the United Mine Work
ers.
A period Of industrial stagnation was
on at that time. President Gompers
and the executive council had declined
to become associated with a general
work suspension in connection with
the A. r. U.-Pullman strike. Dis
putes were on with the Knights OF
Labor, and an economic program had
been submitted to all affiliates by the
last convention, and this resulted in
many differences. A strong sentiment
existed in certain quarters for polit-
ical action, but this was resisted by
President Gompers. In his report to
the Denver convention on this subject
he said:
at is ridiculous to imagine that
the workers can be slaves in
employment and yet achieve control
at the polls. There has never yet
existed co-incident with each other
autocracy in the shop and democracy
in political life"
At the following convention, held in
New York city, Mr.. Gompers defeated
President Mcbride. The latter was
killed by a runaawy horse at Globe,
Arizona, in 1917, while acting as con-
ciliatcr Of the United State depart
ment Of labor.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-12-26
Gigantic Bread Trust Seen
as Weapon to Cut Wages
and Rob Consuming Public

we have come out of it all in very
good shape" said Charles F. Hoh-
mann, international corresponding
secretary and editor of the Bakers
Journal, in an interview with Inter-
national Labor News Service. eve
own this building that we are in, we
have 100000 in our treasury and our
membership has decreased but little
despite the relentless warfare that has
been waged against us by many of
the large baking companies.
"The worst thing that we have had
to contend with is the fight with the
Ward Company" said Mr.. Hohmann
After operating it's l6 bakeries under
union conditions for six years, it de-
clared for the open shop on May l.,
1928, and has consistently fought US
ever since.
Company Pays Big Dividends
"rhe company paid it's stockholders
dividends amounting to $2,492, 123 for
the year previous to it's open shop
declaration. This was equivalent to
22.6 per cent on its total capitaliza-
tion, clearly demonstrating it's ability
to make money on union basis and
even at higher wage rate.
Just what this gigantic bakery
merger is going to mean to the Amer
lean people and the bakery workers
remains to be seen," continued Mr.
Holman. 1--WE believe that the pur-
pose behind it all is to increase the
price of bakery goods and decrease
the wages of bakery workers. The
bakery workers can not do much
toward controlling the price of the
product, but we certainly shall have
to say as to wages and
Of employment"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-12-26
By JOSEPH A. WISE
Staff Correspondent, International
Labor News Service

Staff Correspondent, international
Labor News Service
Chicago.-The "crime wave" situa-
ton in Chicago "gets no better fast"
The stickup men, burglars, robbers
and murderers are still having a
merry time Of it, with no assurance
that they are to be seriously inter-
fered with.
Chief of Police Morgan A. Collins
has issued an order abolishing the
eight-hour day and six-day week for
the police. The police are now on
duty nine hours day and seven days
a week. The reaction of the police
force to this order is not so good.
The men at one of the outlying sta
tions have draped their day-off sched-
ule with black mourning crepe, and
there are mutterings of discomfort
throughout the department.
Council Aims Blow at "Fixers"
The city council, with an eye fixed
on the aldermanic elections on Febru-
ary "a next, has unanimously passed
a resolution demanding punishment
for any person who approaches pub
lie officer to intercede for a prisoner
charged with crime. The resolution
is aimed at "fixers" and calls for in
dictment and trial of the "fixer" as
an accessory after the fact.
Joseph CANNON, who is described
as an Investigate" for the citizens
committee to enforce the Lands
award in the building trades industry,
was arrested by the police for viola
ton of the prohibition act and releas-
ed on $500 bond When arrested Gan
Mon was wearing deputy sheriff's
star and carried a revolver. A jug
containing two gallons of alcohol was
found in the automobile that CANNON
was driving.
CANNON Known as investigator"
CANNON was described as an "in-
vestigator." Union men know him
as a gunman. His employer, the
Lands committee, has spent more
than $2,O00,OO0 to break the building
trades unions of Chicago. T. E. Dom
nelly, of the notorious big "rat" Dom
nelly printing plant, is the head and
mouthpiece of the Lands committee.
This committee has imported thou
sands of strikebreakers and maintains
school for scab building trades me-
chancis. Donnelly no doubt will "go
to the front" for CANNON and no
more is likely to be heard of the case
against the gunman.
The above development followed
quickly on the heels of publication Of
an article by international Labor
News Service charging that the de-
plorable crime situation in Chicago
was directly traceable to the impor-
tation Of thousands Of strikebreakers,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-12-26

that there was no change in the rules
and that the result was brought about
without the Intervention of the rail-
road labor board. The C. & A. was
not party to the plea of Western
roads before the board which resulted
in the recent decision allowing q S
per cent increase in wages, but maxi
ing changes in the rules which more
than Offset the increase.
Both Sides Satisfied
Both the management Of the Chi
cago & Alton and its employees in en-
gine service are satisfied over the
outcome of the negotiations, which as
sures amicable relations for the
future. On the other hand, there is
discomfort on other Western roads as
result of the unsatisfactory decision
recently handed down by the railroad
labor board The engineers and fire.
men have contended right along that
they could negotiate satisfactorily
with the Western railroads If the rail-
road labor board would keep its
hands off. This settlement and the
previous settlement with the New
York Central and other Eastern and
Southeastern roads goes far to prove
that this contention is well founded.
The paCofiations on tha apnnlnvoa'
side were conducted by A. O. Smith,
assistant grand chief Of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, and
Samuel A. Boone, vice president Of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men and Enginemen
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-12-26

congress voted the employees increased
compensation.
while it is wise policy to keep
the postal service approximately self
sustaining, it is an inhuman denial of
fair play to group Of faithful work.
ers to make their bread and butter
dependent upon a settlement Of the
intricate rate question"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-12-26
Attempt to Bribe Papers
Part Of Big Drive For
Eleven Anti-Labor Bills
Union Foes Pass Buck For
Chicago Crime Situation

sluggers and gunmen by the large cor
porations of this city in recent years.
international Labor News Service
said that the police were being made
the goats, and the ten-hour day and
seven-day week order of the chief of
police conclusively proves this charge
Foes of Labor Import Gunmen
The Lands committee, the Associa-
ton of Commerce, the Manufacturers
Association, the packing interests and
other agencies fighting organized
labor scour the slums of the entire
country for trainloads of undesirables
who are dumped on the community.
Then the SNUG gentlemen who have
imported this criminal element pass
the buck to the police department and
tell policemen that they must take
care of the situation even if they
have to work "a hours day
The same agencies of crooked big
instrumental in bringing about a con-
dition of anarchy in Chicago have
their eyes fixed on the Forthcoming
session of the Illinois general assem-
bly,, which convenes at Springfield
early in January.
Employers Back Eleven Measures
The Illinois Manufactures Associa-
ton, according to it's Monthly Re-
view for Executives" is interested in
IL proposed measures. Those of par
ticular interest to labor are (1) the
state constabulary bill; (2) "a law
that will make it possible to sue vol
untary associations for breach of con-
tract or any other illegal act"; (3)
protection of the public against un-
warranted strikes or lockouts"; (4
opposition to the woman's eight-hour
bill; 60 a law prohibiting the check
off system of paying miners dues, and
amendment of certain features of the
miners qualification act" and (6) op-
position to the child labor amendment
to the constitution of the United
States.
The slogan of the manufacturers
in reference to the proposed child
labor amendment is the cry of 'state's
rights" which sounds rather out of
place coming from the state whose
name will be associated with that of
Abraham Lincoln to the end of time.
The Illinois manufacturers assert
that the federal government should
permit the various states to legislate
for children in industry. This places
our enlightened" Northern employ
ers on all fours with the slave driving
child exploiters of the Southern cot
ton mills.
sCOssack" Bill is Bosses Pet
The headlines on the legislative
program Of the Illinois Manufactur-
ers' Association is the state constab-
ulary bill. The alleged good that such
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-12-26
By Staff Correspondent, International
Labor News Service

by Stan Correspondent, international
Labor News Service
Chicago - Notwithstanding the
fact that the Bakery and Confection-
cry Workers International Union of
America is confronted with the great
est menace in it's history, the officers
of that organization are not discour-
aged and are viewing the future with
optimism.
The menace confronting the jour-
neyman bakers is the recently organ
lied gigantic bread trust, officially
known as the Continental Bakeries
corporation, $5OO,OOO,OOO concern in
corporated under the laws of Mary
land. Some of the large baking COM
panies that have been acquired by
the trust are the General Baking
Company, the Trennan Company, the
American Baking Company, United
Bakeries corporation, Tri-State Bak-
ing Company and the Campbell Sys-
tenn
Ward Controls United Bakeries
The United Bakeries corporation
is controlled by the Ward interests
and does an extensive business in
eastern Pennsylvania, Connecticut,
New Jersey and Chicago. The Camp
bell system operates II or Is baker
les in the Middle West, and the Tri-
State Baking Company covers a large
territory in Ohio, Michigan and In
diana The Grennan Company has
bakeries in Chicago and Detroit.
The only union concern entering
the combine is the American Baking
Company, of st. Louis, Mo-, which
employees about 200 union men.
Bakers Union in Good Shape
I'VE have had great deal to con-
tend with in the last few years, but
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-12-26
Strike Vote Brings Wage
Increase to Enginemen
On Chicago and Alton

BY international Labor News Service.
Chicago.-The Brotherhood of Lo-
comotive Engineers and the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and En-
ginemen have demonstrated that the
display of a little sand obtains much
better results than appeals to and
arguments before the United States
railroad labor board.
The employees in engine service
waited for two years for the board to
give consideration TO case involving
the trainmen and conductors on the
Chicago & Alton railroad, settlement
of which would clear the way for con-
sideration of the demand of the en-
gineers and fremen for an increase in
wages on that road
The management of this road kept
putting the engineers and firemen off
with the plea that it was waiting on
the railroad labor board to act on
the rule governing computation of
wages of the trainmen and conductors
Strike Vote is Taken
The patience of the employees in
engine service finally having become
worn to frazzle, strike vote was
ordered, which resulted in an over
whelming majority in favor of a
strike. Representative of the men
again presented their demands to the
management of the Chicago & Alton,
with the result that a per cent in
crease in wages was granted and with
no changes in working rules.
This is regarded as big and sig
nifcant victory for the employees in
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-12-26
URGE CHILD LABOR
BAN

Olympia, Wash.-Organized labor
in this state is preparing to face q
bitter onslaught against the federal
child labor amendment before the
state legislature.
Anti-union forces can be depended
upon to throw every force at their
command against this proposal. The
big employers and the federated In
dustris, trade unionists point out, viii
pursue their usual policy when social
legislation is urged.