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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-14
Favor Shown Chain Stores
By Big Cracker Companies
Ruins Independent Dealers

By International Labor News Service.
Washington, D. C.-Devious are
the ways of big business and the
cracker business is no exception, as
witness the ways of the National Bis
cult Company and the Loose Wiles
Biscuit Company.
Not content with virtually monopo-
Nlizing the biscuit and cracker business
Of the United States, the National
Biscuit Company and the loose Wiles
Biscuit Company have sought to
monopolize the retail selling of bis
cults and crackers as we'll Accord
ing to the federal trade commission,
the two companies have succeeded in
their object, with the result that many
independent retail dealers are finding
it impossible to remain in business.
The trade commission has ordered
the companies, which are the largest
biscuit and cracker companies in the
United States, to discontinue discrim-
mating in prices between chain stores
and cooperative buying associations
composed of independent retail gro
GERS when purchasing similar guam
titles of the products of the two con-
Germs. The National Biscuit Com
pany, which is the largest of the two,
does a business of approximately
100000 year out of an ap-
proximate total of $187 100000
Chain Stores Get Big Advantage
The effect of the system of dis
counts granted by these two COM
panies, the commission found, gives
to the chain stores an undue advan-
tage in competing with the independ-
ent retail grocers, which advantage
tends to substantially lessen compe-
tition and to create monopoly in the
retail distribution of the products of
these two manufacturers.
In many localities, the commission
found it was impossible for an indie
pendent retail grocer to successfully
stay in business unless he carried the
National Biscuit Company's products.
Among these products are the
"Uneeda Biscuit" "Nabisco," Zulu" /"
and in addition, some 800 other va
rieties, the Uneeda biscuit being the
fastest selling cracker in the United
States. The extensively advertised
products of the Loose-Wiles Biscuit
Company were "Tak-Hom-A biscuit" /"
"Perfettos," and yum Yums."
Chain store systems, the commits
sion found, were allowed by the two
biscuit companies to combine the pur-
chases Of all the separate units in
the systems, for the purpose of re-
ceiving larger discount, but the bis
cult companies refused to allow as
sociations of independent retailers,
operating stores similar to the units
of a chain store system, to purchase
through cooperative purchasing agen-
cies.
Independents Blocked
In order to compete with the chain
stores in selling the products of these
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-14

present control we have
railroad ownership of the
government.
When politicians pass
laws to control the trusts"
the trusts buy up the poll
ticians and control the ''con-
trollers." We then have
private ownership of govern
ment.
The first thing for the peo-
pie to do is to own and con-
troll their political premises.
They need a reliable attor-
ney to interpret their rights
and a competent executor in
charge of their estate.
One lawyer is enough. We
now have, according to an
aspiring candidate, a lawyer
president from Boston, hir-
ing a Philadelphia lawyer to
prove that an Ohio lawyer,
named Daugherty, is not
crook.
let the slogan for 1924
be public ownership of the
government"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-14
HUGHES PLEADS FOR
JAPS

Washington.-In a letter to the
chairman of the house immigration
committee, Secretary of State Hughes
renewed his plea that restrictions
against admission of japanese to this
country be modified. Mr.. Hughes in
sists that Japan be placed on the
same footing as other nations, and
be allowed its quota of immigrants.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-14
BY international Labor News Service.


Washington, D. C.-Formation of
an American bloc" to fight unre-
stricted immigration was strongly
urged by Representative John L.
Cable, of Ohio, in a speech in the
house on immigration.
That such a "bloc" is needed is
shown by the feverish activity of the
foes of the immigration bill backed
by organized labor. In the last few
weeks, Washington has been overrun
by delegations representing certain
alien groups which have been work
ing with might and main to open the
portals of the United States to a
flood of undesirable immigrants.
In addition to the alien groups,
greedy and unpatriotic manufacture
ers who wish plentiful supply of
cheap and docile labor are doing their
best to defeat legislation which pro-
poses to keep immigration to reason
able limits.
Nation May Be Left Without Immi-
grafton Law
As result of the efforts of these
two groups in Washington and of the
misleading and lying propaganda
which they have spread all over the
nation, the immigration situation is
serious. With congress still busy
with the ever-growing oil scandals,
there is grave danger that no con-
structive immigration legislation will
be passed. This may bring about the
re-enactment of the present immigra-
ton law for another year.
On the other hand, it is possible
that no immigration legislation will
be enacted, which would mean an un-
precedented rush of immigrants to the
United States after June 80 of this
year, when the present SO per cent"
law expires.
Congress cannot plead ignorance of
the danger threatening the nation
from unrestricted immigration, as
members, together with the legisla-
tive Representatives of the American
Federation of Labor and various in
ternational unions, have repeatedly
directed attention to the facts.
No Room for Partisan Politics in
Solving Problem
In making this plea for the for
nation of an American bloc" to fight
for immigration legislation that will
permit the maintenance of American
standards of living, Representative
Cable declared that there is no room
for partisan politics in solving the
immigration problem.
"The problem" Mr.. Cable said, "is
a purely patriotic question involving
American traditions and ideals. DEM
ocrats and republicans alike, in my
opinion, are equally loyal in their de-
sire to protect America and the
American people from the influx Of
immigrants that threaten to come to
the United States at the present time.
"The partisan issue was not raised
until what l term foreign bloc rails
ed its head and held out it's votes
to the republican party and to the
democratic party alike, offering its
support and votes to the party that
would assist them in the defeat Of
the immigration bill and threatening
the defeat of the other party"
Congress Must Repudiate Dictation,
Cable Decuares
After pointing out that open
threats have been made that the
party that supports restricted immi-
grafton will lose the votes Of great
numbers of foreign-born citizens, Mr..
Cable declared:
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-14
American Bloc" to Fight Open
ing Of Gates to Unrestricted
immigration Urged in Congress

accomplished by the restrictive policy
of this bill. America must be kept
American"
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-10-10
(By J. d. FRAZEY)

The demagogue habitually deals
with Emergencies. Most Serious
Conditions" Impending Calami-
ties" etc. to the general public dis
gust. but 1t is not demagoguery-it
is an undeniable fact that the San
Luis valley faces a critically serious
situation as the coming election ap-
proaches. 70 exist and prosper. or
the deplorable reverse is the Ques-
ton that now concerns every think
ing man OF this valley. 1t is not a
question to be solved by politics. yet
il is a question in which candidates
have very direct bearing. and in
which the successful, man at the
polls will occupy . place OF most
critical Importance.
Irrigation and drainage are the
basic questions upon which the pro-
gress. stagnation or decline of ths
San Luis valley rests today. Large
duced the finest crops on the Amer
ican continent were laid waste by the
water-logging OF the soil and an
equally large area stands half-de-
veloped or totally undeveloped be-
cause of lack of storage water for
irrigation. with sections of the coun-
try along the lower regions of the
Rio Grande river making n thorough
ly organized effort to obtain pos
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-10-10
POOL HALL CLOSED.

The Kenrick pool hall was closed
missioners. The action was taken
on account OF the fact that minors
were permitted to play there in vio-
ordinance. The city attorney. Her
bert Martin, had a very long list OF
violations. with the names of the
the hall.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-10-10
DEL NORTE WINS.

The Monte Vista high school foot
ball team was defeated on the home
grounds las, Saturday by the Del
Norte team, the score being l3 to
Z. This was Monte's first game Of
the season and many of the players
We're without experience or practice.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-10-10
Sweaters

Made Of pure worsted yarns in variety OF
styles; the kind you will need this fall and
winter-the famous Angora, Cadet, and
Travelo. All styles-Pull overs, with and with
out collars. Coat styles of all kinds. Sport
coats from $3.50 to $500. The assortments of
color combinations and styles are to be found
only in large stocks like ours. Come in and
look over our line of Valley-wde Values in
Quality Sweaters.
Arizona state miner., 1924-02-23
Gold Boom In Grass Valley.

After three-quarters of a century,
the gold mining district of Grass Val.
ley is showing indications of boom.
Without previous warning, miners,
mine operators, and mine investors
from all parts of the country have
f1ocked here the last few weeks and
scores of claims and properties, re-
garded as of little account for many
years, have been located or pur-
chased. In several cases large dew
elopments already have been started.
The history of gold mining here
dates back to 1848, when rich placers
were discovered. In 1851 the first
discovery of gold quartz in Califor-
MIA was made at Gold Hill at the
south edge of the city. For time
the amateur placer miners disdained
what they termed "gold inside of
rocks, but the richness of it finally
attracted attention and mild STAN
pede followed.
Local history records no further
gold rushes up to the present time,
although the district has produced
upwards of $15O,OOO,OOO in gold, the
greater part from deep quartz min
ing.
Within a six-mile radius of the CEN
ter of the city more than 600 gold
bearing veins or ledges outcrop, ac-
cording to records and estimates, and
in all operations many veins hidden
beneath the silt or lava Gaping are
found. According to biologists, an
equal concentration does not exist
anywhere else in the world, so far
as is known.
In the process of following these
veins great depth has been attained
in few mines. These have a depth
of more than 5000 feet on an incline
of from $500 to 5000 vertical. The al
titude of the district is approximately
24OO feet and in several instances
mining is being done below the sea
level
Arizona state miner., 1924-02-23
Mining News.

Chas. Brodine, electrician, was
found dead at the bottom of a Magma
shaft at Superior last week, appar-
emily having been in contact with a
''live wire," which caused his fall.
He was a newly married man from
Patagonia, AriZ.
Amos Adams, pioneer prospector
and miner of Somerton, was foully
murdered in bed while he slept in
his camp made alongside the road
way near o. ]. Lovett's ranch. The
old man was 72 years of age, and
died from a blow that split his skull
wide open. No clue to the perpet-
ratorS.
A narrow escape from death was
experienced by c. K. Jacobson, local
mining man and 1easor on the Bo-
nanza claim when he was imprisoned
for short while in the old Chance
shaft, located near the Bonanza mill,
when the collar of the shaft caved
in while he was at work on the
pump on the 240-foot level-Tomb.
stone Prospector.
General offices of the Central Cop.
per Company of Arizona have been
removed from New York City to Dos
Cabezas, this state.
The new 5,000-ton unit of the New
Cornelia Copper Company has been
placed in operation
Fred H. Bowler of the Quaker Gold
Mines Company has given notice OF
non-liability on Aztec, Gold Note
Iowa, Maine Olympia, Vesuvius, Sur.
prise, Cent.ry, Oregon, Lutte, Com
promise, and Black Mesa claims in
Yavapai County.
Frank Longmon and Dominick Per
roti are shipping ore from Courtland
to the Douglas smelter. They are for.
warding 20 cars a month, netting good
profits.
United Mine Workers were pledged
at their convention in Indianapolis
against any wage eduction so long as
present high cost IF living is main.
tanned.
Arizona state miner., 1924-02-23

At meeting of the School Trustees
of Wickenburg School District, on
Tuesday, Prof Weaver was reelected
Principal for the ensuing year in
honor of his general appreciation by
parents, teachers, and scholars of this
city. In accordance he is now select
ing his corps of assistants and plan
ming methods and courses of instruc-
ton
Mr.. Weaver's efforts have been un-
tiring and he has shown great tact
and efficiency in every branch of the
work, extending from the mental and
moral improvement of his scholars
to their vigorous physical develop
ment on the campus and Fairgrounds.
One of Mr.. Weaver's greatest hob
bies is the new Wickenburg Hi, and
he has hopes of ultimately consoli-
dating Morristown with this district
as very important addition.
Arizona state miner., 1924-02-23
To Local Advertisers:

Space in the State Miner columns
IS becoming more valuable each year
Legal advertising is now crowding it's
columns at rate of soc to 75c per
inch each insertion, while rates dur
ing past five years to our regular
local patrons have not been elevated
Outside advertising agents would
entirely fill up our space at rates en-
joyed by local firms-but that would
leave no room for local reading mat
ter. Our new typesetting machine
gives greater capacity for more news,
enabling us to build up on our cir
culation. The outlay for a linotype
was expensive, but is helping us to
pay for itself. To enlarge our paper
would mean another expense of over
$4,000 for larger press, which now
is impossible. In order to fill up our
paper with more reading matter and
local news we must condense our ad-
vertising space nearly one-half. This
problem is one best explained by the
adage that "the biggest calf doesn't
always make the most meat" The
real meat" in a newspaper is it's
reading matter Without readable
news newspaper is valueless as an
advertising medium. BY condensing
advertising space we make more room
for more meat, so to speak, and we
are going to ask our local advertisers
to make the paper more valuable to
them and the community to accept
less space at the same prices now en-
joyed by them. Our rates to outside
advertisers are double those of local
firms-greater than any weekly in the
state, and more are coming each
month. This is no request to discon-
tinue patronage but to help build
better newspaper.
Arizona state miner., 1924-02-23

First prize consists of Cedar Chest
and II articles inside.
Second prize consists of 5-piece
luncheon set donated by Miss Ruth
Burns.
Third prize consists of 2 fancy pill
low cases donated by Mrs E. ]. Dig
nan.
Fourth prize consists of fancy en-
broidered vestee donated by Miss Ro-
berta O'Brien.
Fifth prize consist of 1 crash comb
ing jacket donated by Mrs. Ella De-
Ryke.
Most ridiculous costume, 1st prize
$1,000.
Next most ridiculous, pair of pill
low cases.
Winners of prizes are reported as
follows:
Prize No. Cedar chest and con-
tents was drawn by ticket No. 85E,
purchased by Mr.. Paul O'Brien for
his niece, Adelaide O'Brien.
Prize No. 2-5 piece luncheon set
was won by A. F. O'Brien on ticket
No. 48E, but was graciously declined
and the next number drawn was 88E,
a ticket purchased by Mr.. H. C. Ward
of Wickenburg.
Prize No. 3-Pair handsome en-
broidered pillow cases, went to ticket
No. 94C, held by Ed Devanney.
Prize No. beautiful embroidered
vestee, went to ticket No. 20B, held
by j. A. Long of Clarkdale, Arizona.
Prize No. 5-Fancy combing jacket,
was won by ticket No. 82E bopght
by Mrs. M. F. Maloney of Needles,
California.
Judges on most ridiculous costume
were Messrs. Pearl Turner, Phil Al
ton, and stranger who gave his name
as Mr.. Elliott.
The ladies who conducted the prize
drawing were Mesdames Roy Richards.
M. D. Burns, Leo Weaver, H. Jerni-
gan, A. N. Lane, w. S. Miller and
Minnie Crosse.
Door .recelptsl amounted to $65. SO;
Arizona state miner., 1924-02-23
INTERESTING SQUIBS OF LOCAL IMPORT
Body OF Francisco Fgueroa Found In the Hassayampa Near
the Narrows by Roman Lowdermllk

er of the motors he is able to oper-
ate and pay a registration fee of SIS.
Badges must be worn to display as
the law requires.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Curry and Mrs
B. c. Straughan motored to the Monte
Cristo yesterday and had a big tur-
key dinner with Mrs Jack Bolitho in
honor of their little daughter Lor-
aine's birthday.
w. K. Etter, for the past year Act
ing General Manager of the Santa Fe
Railways Coast Lines, has been made
General Manager. He succeeds I. l..
Hibbard, former General Manager,
who has been appointer to the posi-
tion of Assistant to the Vice Presi-
dent A. G. Wells, with headquarters
in Los Angeles.
Yavapai Ike at the last Hog Club
meeting said H. Bushwa Watson got
splinters in his fingers feeling of the
table legs at the Country Club in
Phoenix But Ike didn't tell how he
nearly lost his hand feeling under
the table for a lady's muff at the last
Leap Year party.
Arizona state miner., 1924-02-23

The Santa Fe Railway Company
has abandoned the Crown King
branch for Is months and may dis
mantle the roading after that time.
Senator Roberts has been sued by
v. M. Johnson for $4,000 damages, al
leging slander.
Jndge Struckmeyer has denied the
petition for release of Hiram Hastings
from the State Insane Hospital.
The right of a state to prevent nat
ional banks within it's borders from
establishing branch banks has been
upheld by the u. S. Supreme Court.
Arizona state miner., 1924-02-23
Bank Appraisers Appointed.
February %, 1924.

February %, 1924.
Mr.. H. B. Watson,
Wickenburg, Arizona.
Dear Mr.. Watson:
Judge Phelps has appointed you,
Mr.. O'Brien, and Mr.. Tarbutton as
appraisers of the Wickenburg prop
erty owned by the bank
The form for oath and appraise-
ment has been sent to Mr.. Tarbutton.
Kindly advise me your advertising
rates as / desire to place an adver-
tisement for sale after your appraisal
is sent back to me and filed. Also
advise date that copy should be in
your hands for the weekly issue.
Yours very truly,
WILLIS H. PLUNKETT, Receiver.
Arizona state miner., 1924-02-23

candy sales, TOO, making total of $73. 80
with a few more tickets out that are
yet to be accounted for. Total ex-
pense account $50. 40.
The drive thus far in aid of the Cath
olic Church building fund amounts to
$481 from all sources. Work on the
church under personal supervision of
Mr.. F. x. O'Brien is going briskly on,
the reconstructed editice showing the
contour of beautiful Spanish Mission
church with two towers and bell cupola
for large new 600 10. silver toned bell.
Arizona state miner., 1924-02-23
RIDICULOUS DENCE IS A JOLLY SUCCESS
Prize Contestants In Rattle and Dance Add Quite Sum To
the Catholic Church Building Fund.


large fancy bath towels Mrs Edith Burns Wickenburg
crochet OBren
fancy crochet wash Wickenburg
crochet trimmed face towel Mrs B. j. Wthelay, WickenbWg
A.
A.
linen hand made crochet trimmed dresser oBrien girls K
R
linen stitched glass towels oBien family Rosedale Kansas
Wickenburg
fancy pillow for Mrs Poqute Wickenburg
fancy edge linen guest o. Brien family Rosedale
Rosedale
chamo Mrs Ella DeIayke Rosedae
Rosedae
OBien family Rosedae
colored
Miss Roberta oBrien K
Wickenburg
boudoir Mrs R. Dunn W1ckenburg
Robinson Angeles
match Mrs W. S. Miller, Wickenburg
F. Wickenburg
Dreing Salna
embr 9inch doies Mrs Dan Mcneil Wickenburg
Arizona state miner., 1924-02-23

Judge Struckmeyer has decided the
National Guard has no power to COM
NIT member to serve Jail sentence.
Arizona state miner., 1924-02-23

who disappeared on Dec ~, was
found in the Hassayampa river near
the narrows yesterday by Romaine
Lowdermilk. How he came to his
death is a problem as his shoes and
clothes were found far from the re-
mains The coroner has been noti-
fed and will uncover and examine the
body today to determine the cause of
death. Deceased was from Tucson,
where he worked as vaquerO for
Don Garlic, an old pioneer stock
man.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. O'Brien of
Kansas City passed through Wicken-
burg Tuesday enroute to California.
They visited F. X O'Brien and fam
lily recently, before leaving for Cas-
tie Hot Springs.
]. Gordon Macker, son of Paul w.
confirmed Sunday, Feb. 18th, at ST.
Mary's Church in Phoenix.
The boundary line between Mari
copa and Yavapai counties has been
decided. The U. S. Geo. Survey has
been the deciding factor and gives
Maricopa a strip of about miles
additional territory for area and tax
ation-a very important item when
taken in consideration of school and
county taxes.
Manager Gordon of Barnette's dairy
was reported down with the "fiu"
this week
Tom Walsh, Arizona mining pro-
moter among the angels" (moneyed
class) of Los Angeles, dropped in
this week and declared Wickenburg
was so perfectly dry that he was
actually parched.
Jack Emerson, we'll known young
man of Wickenburg, has attained
quite reputation as a song writer.
His latest hits in the song-poems are
PHILIPPINE Island Blues" and Dreams
Just Dreams" In process of COM
position and ready for revise are
Dreams 1 Dream of You" There
are one or two that will be COPY
righted for Arizona Antics" which
will make its initial bow to the pub
lie as newsstand publication on
March 18th from this Office and be
circulated at Wickenburg's Wild West
Rodeo exhibition at the grandstand.
Make up your mind to see them.
The revival meetings that are be-
ing conducted by Evangelist H. Berta
Rowe will continue all next week.
Sunday at 2:30 P. M. the services
will be as usual in the hall, but Sun
day evening at 7:30 the services
will be held in the school building
and Mrs. Rowe sends an invitation
to the professor and his wife and
all of his teachers and pupils to at
tend this service, as well as all the
Wickenburg people.
Henry Parrish, down with lung
trouble last week, is slowly conval-
escing.
Yavapai Ike is taking his meals
standing up these days. Somebody
introduced him to the big slide on
the school grounds, but forgot to tell
him about the nail sticking in it.
The latest farce in the Colorado
Compact is the pretended opposition
to the Boulder dam by the power
interests who have been cited to ap-
pear and explain their opposition to
it by the house irrigation committee.
Bah! Another sprinkler from the
Teapot.
Miss Iva Calvin is again with the
Wickenburg school faculty, filing the
place of Miss Kay.
Jose Geronia, a miner from the
Vulture section, died of quick pneu-
monia on Tuesday. The body was
inferred at Congress Junction, his
former home.
A new town ordinance is published
today anent open fires, camp fires,
and open furnaces.
Every chauffeur must now file with
the Secretary of State his name, age,
address, trade name and motive pow
Arizona state miner., 1924-02-23

There were 972 more births in Ari-
zona than deaths in 1923, and nearly
800 more boys than girls.
Arizona state miner., 1924-02-23

WILLIS H. PLUNKETT, Receiver