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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-08-01
Miners Win Hard-Fought Coronado
Case; y. S. Supreme Court Regrets,
However, That 1t Must So Rule;
Also Declares Unions Can Be Sued

eWashington.-After 10, years of
litigation in the Coronado case, organ
lied miners have defeated an attempt
to raid their treasury for damages
because of lockout in Arkansas.
The federal court of appeals at St.
Louis, Mo-, has ruled that mining is
not interstate commerce and is not
under the jurisdiction of the Sherman
antitrust law. This decision is bas-
ed on views expressed by the United
States supreme court when the case
was before it two years ago.
An Arkansas coal operator (Bache)
started the court proceedings when
he broke his contract with the miners
and declared for the anti-union shop
in 1914. Mine guards and strike
breakers were imported and the in
evitable violence followed. The Cor
onado company and interlocked con-
Germs sued the United Mine Work
ers of America and the Arkansas
miners for $4,000 damages, alleg-
ing conspiracy to interfere with inter-
state commerce Under the Sherman
antitrust law damage awards are
trebled, and the miners were held in
damages amounting to $4,000, 900.
Every lower court upheld the award.
The United States supreme court
took the international union out of the
case because that body had nothing
to do with what was proven to be a
local strike The court also ruled that
the mining of coal is not interstate
commerce, and that under the anti
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-08-01
FARMERS BITTER
Flock to Cities Because of
Policy of Federal Re-
serve Board

Olympia, Wash.-In a scathing
speech to the annual convention of the
Washington Federation of Labor, A.
S. Goss, state grange master, declar-
ed that farmers are being driven to
the cities, where they are competing
with labor, as result of the federal
reserve boards policy
The speaker appealed to the union
lists to cooperate with farmers in the
many constructive measures that are
of interest to them and to society in
general
81 am not exaggerating the farm
ers' plight" he said, when | tell you
that 100000 farmers have left the
soil in the past four years. 1t would
be impossible to draw blacker pic
ture of this condition than the actual
facts contain.
"The pinch of poverty and the
machination of the federal reserve
board in debating the farmer three
years ago have thrown these millions
into your cities, where they bid
against you on the labor market. Is
the farmers plight not a main prob
lem confronting labor?
Give thousand farmers have de-
serted their own land in this state in
the past year, unable even to pay
their taxes. That is why we are here
warning you that the ruin of the
nations agriculturists threatens to
undermine labor, too
''In 1921 Wall street sent out the
order to compel farmers to pay their
notes when due, discontinuing the re-
discount of their paper. Millions of
farmers were forced to sacrifice live
stock, machinery, whatever they had,
to meet their notes. Others gave up
| myself was forced to sell cows
which cost me $3.50 each for $35 in
order to stave off the banker and the
sheriff
"They started with US. They ended
with you, for once 100000 farmers
had been dumped on the labor market
in the cities, then the time was ripe
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-08-01
GAMBLERS IN POLITICS

Chicago.-"Bulls" in the Chicago
grain pit have sent prices to dizzy
heights, and one plunger has cleaned
up $1,5OO,00O on corn. Eastern gam
blers, it is said, have cashed in larger
gains. Early rains and prospects of
short crops aided the spectators,
though one of the most effective sto-
ries was that a strong-arm combina-
tion is under grains to shove prices
up and insure the national admins
tration's election.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-08-01
FIGHT CONVICT BROOMS

st. Louis, Mo.-The manufacture
of brooms by convicts, to be sold in
competition with free labor, was op-
posed by the convention of Interna-
tional Broom and Whisk Makers
Union. The federal penitentiary at
Fort Leavenworth is engaged in this
work.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-08-01
TEXTILE STRIKE ENDS

South Pittsburg, Tenn.-The strike
of 400 textile workers at this place
and Whitewell has ended. Former
wages are restored, the right to join
a labor union is conceded, and strik-
ers will be given their former posi-
tions.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-08-01
Communists Drop Mask;
Tricky Policy Has Failed

Chicago. - The communists have
thrown aside every disguise, and in
party statement publicly declare for
revolution. This change of front fol-
lows organized labor's refusal to have
anything to do with the so-called
"farmer-labor" gathering at ST. Paul,
and the general collpase of the 'bor-
ing within" method. The A. F.
of L. denounced the st. Paul gather
ing as a communist decoy. For this
the A. F. of L. was censured by inno-
cents who now whimper that the COM
munists have tricked them
Writing from this city, Carl Haess-
Ter, Federated Press staff CORES
pondent,' acknowledges that the COM
munists have failed in their boring"
policy. "The campaign will now be-
come straight communist" he says.
"The new radical ticket, which de-
clares itself communist under the
workers party name," Haessler con-
tlnues, is William 4. Foster, Chi
cago, chairman workers party, for
president; Ben Gitlow, New York,
member workers party executive
committee, for vice president State
and local candidates will be run under
the party name wherever possible"
This declaration from authoritative
communist sources, clarifies the stu
an assault by company gunmen on
June 18. The proceedings should in
terest the prosecuting attorney, but
the machinery Of the state is taken
over by the coal owners, as is usual
in these cases.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-08-01

trust law it is necessary to prove
that a conspiracy to actually inter
fere with interstate commerce exists,
and that strike, in which interfer-
ence is incidental, does not constitute
a conspiracy under the law.
The supreme court remanded the
case to the lower court for retrial on
the basis of these views, which were
then upheld by Federal Judge Pollock
(Kansas district) The company ap-
pealed to the circuit court of appeals
at st. Louis, Mo-, which has just de-
cided in favor of the miners. These
decisions probably end the litigation,
which has cost the United Mine Work
ers vast sums of money.
While the miners have won a most
important case, out. of the contest
comes sinister declarations by the
United States supreme court that will
not be overlooked by opponents of
organized labor.
Trade unions can be sued under
the antitrust law, said Chief Justice
Taft. 1t is significant that since that
declaration was made, two years ago,
agitation for the incorporation of
trade unions has subsidized.
Goal mining is not interstate COM
merce and the power of congress does
not extend to its regulation as SUCH"
said the chief justice. This is in line
with similar statements made by the
court in other cases, and is especially
pleasing to coal owners who are re-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-08-01
Union Garment Workers
Sign Unusual Contract

that the owners of the factories are
not only managers of the industry,
but that the union has an equal right
to have its say and to insist firmly
that it's word be heard and it's sug-
gestions carried out when they affect
the interest of the workers in the
industry.
"The worth of this highly important
point of the commissions decision can
not, of course, as yet be measured in
dollars and cents"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-08-01
ELECTRICAL WORKERS GAIN

Chicago.-After short strike con-
tractors in this city signed the new
wage scale of Electrical Workers
Union No. 1876. Rates will be $1.37h
an hour until November 1, when $1.50
will be paid.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-08-01

mission has set 5A per cent as fair
return.
The decision will encourage those
who demand the repeal of the trans
portation act
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-08-01
JUICY OIL PROFITS

New York.-The Houston Oil Com
pany, of Texas, reports net profit
of $1,593,046 the first six months of
this year, after expenses, depreciation
and taxes were met.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-08-01
COAL OWNERS USE STATE

Morgantown, w. Va.-Miners are
prosecuted on criminal charges by
private attorneys of the Brady-War-
ner coal corporation as result of
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-08-01
METAL PROFITS ARE LARGE

New York-The American Metal
Company reports profits of $1,S50,000
for the first six months of 1924, after
taxes, depreciation, depletion, etc.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-08-01

efforts will be made to raise $4,000
to reorganize the Chicago Band Asso-
citation on the anti-union shop basis
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-08-01

for the anti-union shop drive which
started soon after"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-08-01

pay the award. In another case the
government was authorized to seize
land to save wartime buildings,
though the owner of the land refused
to sell.
Both cases were based on the theory
that public rights supersede private
rights.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-08-01

alton At last the communists have
been driven out in the open and they
now acknowledge they are what or
ganized labor has claimed ed-revolu-
tionists who are only interested in
social and political upheavals.
Trade unionists and sympathizers
have no excuse to be fooled hereafter
by the communists, whose only inter-
est in organized labor is to further
their revolutionary program-and to
divide the workers.
The communists contempt for de-
mocracy is shown by this declaration
by their candidate for president:
"The fate of all labor organiza-
tions in every country depends pri-
marily upon the activities of minute
minority of clear-sighted, enthusiastic
militants, scattered throughout the
great mass of sluggish workers.
These live spirits are the natural
leaders of the working class, the
driving force of the labor movement" !"
This rejection of every democratic
ideal by revolution is paralleled by re-
action in the Wall Street Journal, is
sue of June 10: Business proposes
that the president shall govern the
United States, and it is taking steps
to make its will effective"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-08-01
WANT ANTI-UNION BAND

Chicago. - It is announced that
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
TEN TEAMS NAMED TO
REPRESENT BOWLERS
HERE I'm STATE MEET
Turner's Haze Two Class
"A" Teams, Three
"B" and Five &C."


San Antonio Turner's will have ten
teams in the Texas state bowling
tournament here starting April 20 and
last ten days. They have been desig-
mated as follows:
"A" Team No. 1 Thomas, Kohr,
Evans. Eyhorn. Wendeburg.
"A" Team No. . Wagenfuhr. Mey-
ers, II. Nixon, III. Nixon, Heubaum.
b" Team No. l Schaefer. Engel-
ken. Johnson, McMonagle. Kilgore.
"B" Team No. . Thrailkill, Klaus,
Schmitt. Gloeckner. Ulrich.
"B" Team No. ) Mulligan, Geyer,
Hebb. Reinarz. Abr.
&C" Team No. / II. C. Thorman.
Sands: i. Gueldner, J. Gueldner, \.
Engelken.
&C. Team No. . Killing, Alves,
Temple, Rasmussen, Hohon.
&C" Team No. 3 Alderman, Steu-
bling, Kaufer, Becker, Jung.
&C" Team No. 4 Grona, Gerlach,
Mcknight, Kuehne, Rheimer.
&C" Team No. ) Lehr, Dugan,
Gaubatz. Kemendo. Treuter Jr.
The entry list will be held open
until Tuesday night when final de-
cisiJn on doubles teams will be
made. All bowlers are expected to
attend meeting to discuss the tourna-
ment at Turner Hall at s o'clock
Tuesday
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
CHARGES OF ALLEGED
PLOT TO TAKE GREB'S
TITLE ARE DISMISSED
Evidence Lacking to Show
Referee Offered Bride
to "Throw" Fight.

Baltimore, Md. April s.-The state
athletic commission last night dis.
missed all charges growing out of the
recent bout here between Harry Greb.
middleweight titleholder. and FAY
keiser of Cumberland, Md.
Benny Franklin. president of the
Olympia Athletic Club, which staged
the bout. last week before the com
mission charged that John Snyder.
keiser's manager, had approached him
in an attempt to have the referee dis
qualify Greb and thus give Keiser pos
session of Greb's title. The ATTEMPT
to have the fight thrown" Franklin
said, was made few hours before the
bout started.
Snyder characterized Franklin's
statements as "damnable lies" al
though he admitted that he had taken
part in a conversation with the pro-
moter. He declared. however. that
this conversation referred solely 10
complimentary tickets, and when the
commission sought to substantiate the
statements of both men, the principals
declared that no one else was pres
ent at the time. The charges against
Snyder were then dismissed for insult
ficient evidence.
Snyder's claim that he was entitled
TO a check for $500 posted by sSreo.
because the titleholder did not weigh
in, was also dismissed when the con-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
Westfield Girls i'm Final.

Nestfie,d, y. d., April S.-Alth0ugf
defeated in the first two games of q
three-game series to decide the ma
tional girls basket ball title. West.
field High School displayed a com.
plete reversal of form last night and
defeated the high school girls from
Guthrie. Okla. ~ to ~. Tonight's vic.
tory. however, gives the New Jersey
girls no claim on the title for they
were defeated in the first two games
played last week. The Oklahoma team
will be entertained by the local Ro-
tary Club tomorrow and on Wednes-
day will board n train for Guthrie.
taking with them a silver loving cup
donated by Westfield citizens as
perpetual challenge cup to be contested
for each year by girls high schools in
all sections Of the country.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
Civic Clubs Behind Cam
paign to Give Largest City
in Texas the Largest Base
ball Attendance Ajril Is.
Local Baseball Chatter.

San Antonio will make a deter
mined effort to win the opening day
attendance trophy offered by Presi-
dent j. Doak Roberts of the Texas
League TO the city that turns out the
largest crowd the day the boys go into
action for the first time in the pen
nant scramble.
Following in the footsteps of or
CARNATIONS in other Texas League
cities which keep civic pride aflame,
various San Antonio clubs will get
behind the opening day movement and
inject some ginger into it, President
III. j. Benson of the Bears has been
informed.
Among the organizations in the
campaign to make April IL a red let.
ter day on the local sports calendar
are the Rotary Club, Kiwanis Club
Lions Club. Real Estate Board. Sales
manship Club. Associated Advertis-
ing Club, Automobile Trades Associa
ton and Automotive Sales Managers
The Roberts trophy this year is q
handsome silver shield on a mahogany
base. 1t is appropriately engraved
of course.
The Dallas Presidents Club. an or
ganization of the heads Of all Dalla,
civic and trades organizations. adopt
ed resolutions this week pledging thei
efforts to win the trophy.
Bears Open With Sandcrabs.
The Bears open at home just cigh
days hence against the Galveston
Sandcrabs. They remain here wit
Galveston four days, then take til
road, going TO Beaumont for seric'
then to Galveston. They return HON,
with Beaumont as the opposition. SUI
day. April -.
The local players. after n day ,
rest Monday. resumed daily practit
Tuesday afternoon.
Manager Bob Coleman decided q
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
CHAMPION NEED NOT
PLAY TO QUALIFY In
OPEN GOLF HEREAFTER
Professional Association
Makes Plans for 1924
Tournament.

New York. April S.-Qualifiers in
the eastern and western tournaments
preliminary to the national open
championship will be determined BY
the number of entries in each diyi-
sion. the executive committee of the
Professional Golfers Association de-
cided today. The qualifying rounds
will be held May 81 and 2S at Wor-
cester, Mass, for the East. and Oak
Park, ILL.,. for the West. The finals
will be played at the Oakland Hills
Club. Detroit, Mich, the following
week.
Eighty players and all ties for
elghtieth place medal play will quail
ify for the finals. These will be pro.
rated between the sections.
Bobby Jones, Atlanta. Ga, present
open golf champion. will automatical-
ly qualify, the p. G. A. ruled. in de-
Gliding to accord this distinction TO
titleholders hereafter.
The annual East-West match will
be held at the Oakland Hills club on
the afternoon preceding the finals.
the twelve low in each division partic-
;pating.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
BROOKE STEPHENS
MAKES WEIGHT FOR
BOUT WITH VASQUEZ
Fans Fancy Caught By
Possibilities in Tues
days Scrap.

All doubt that Brooke Stepehns
San Antonio southpaw. could make
100 pounds for his fight Tuesday night
with Mike Vasquez at Market Hal
was dispelled Monday afternoon when
Stephens weighed in after his daily
workout half pound under the stip-
ulated mark. Vasquez has no trouble
making 100.
Nasquez's apparent lack of knock
out punch has encouraged Stephens
admirers to hope that Brooke, at some
point in the long twelve-round jour
new, can connect one of his celebrated
straight lefts with Mikes chin and
take the laurels on a knockout. Vas
quez undoubtedly will win on points
unless stephens scores n X. o. He
has previously demonstrated that he
is better boxer than the local man,
although Brooke, being young, has
gained experience in the last few
months.
The ten-round semi-windup is at.
tracing as much attention as the main
bout. Rabbit Palmer. since his slash
ing victory over Sailor Johnny Lyle,
in which he laid the naval battler low.
has become a prime favorite here.
Many believe he can stow away Me
Farland. In their last meeting
month or two ago. Palmer knocked
Mcfarland down four times in the
first round, only TO have his rival
come back and outpoint him.
frankie Mason and Johnny Hoff-
man meet in a Surround bout Mt 13S
pounds and Foxtrot Pompas takes on
left-handed Bobby Burns in the four
round curtain-hoister Tuesday night.
Promoter Shelton plans to have Kid
Pancho. San Antonio flyweight. meet
Pasquale Colletti of New Orleans in
the twelve-round main event of show
on Tuesday night, April 10. They
will be required to make rs pounds
ringside.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
ROPER QUITS RING
Fighter Lays Aside Gloves 10 Lead
New Orleans Concern.

Chicago. April S.-Captain Bob
Roper, a pugilistic product of the
World War. has laid aside his boxing
gloves, which have earned a fortune in
1O2 ring contests since his discharge
from the army in 1918. to become
president of New Orleans Chemi-
cal Company. Roper entered the ring
because he was broke when discharged
from the army. he owed S1100 and
needed immediate funds for his fam
lily.
In the six years of boxing Roper
fought all of the leading heavy
Weights. except Dempsey. He served
six years as an enlisted man before
being commissioned a captain at the
outbreak of the war.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
College Baseball

At Austin: Texas University, II;
ice Institute, l.
At College Station: Texas A. & NJ.
College, q; Southern Methodist Uni
vcrsity. ..
At Georgetown, Tex: Southwestern
University, 8; Howard Payne College,
s.
At Columbia, No.: Nebraska Uni
versity, 4; Missouri University, ..
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
Hoppe Defending Title Again.

New YORK, April S.-FOr the third
time since he retained his worlds 1S..
balk line billiard championship in the
international tournG .-ent last year
Willie Hoppe will be called upon to
defend his crown in a match begin
ming tonight and continuing tomorrow
and Thursday against Edouard Hore.
mans of Begun at the Hotel Penn
sylvania. The match will be for 900
points, blocks Of 500 being played each
night. II Hoppe defeats Horemans he
will not have TO defend his title again
until the 1924 international tourna-
mont
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
O. X. With Deseamps. :

camps. manager of Georges Carpen-
tier, yesterday cabled acceptance of
the plan to advance the Tunney-Car-
pentier Interchangeable fight TO a
date early in June in order to avoid
conflict with a bout between the
winner and Tom Gibbons on July 4
in the Middle West. Billy Osborn,
manager of Tunney said. Carpenter
will arrive May is, the cable said.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
ECKHARDT OUT OF 1T
Paper in Baylor Stronghold Believes
Texas Longhorn Star Ineligible.

Waco. Tex, April S.-Oscar Eek
hardt. star University of Texas foot
ball player. will be ineligible for
Southwestern Conference athletics this
fall, according TO story which the
News-Tribune will print tomorrow,
saying that Eckhardt played in the
Texas A. and NJ. game of 1919 and
has participated in conference athletics
as long as rules will permit.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
Havana Pug Is Winner.

WIaWI, Ia, HprII S.-AHIOHIU
Valdez of. Havana outpointed Mike
Dominic Of Miami in a ten-round
bout here last night. Valdez floored
Dominic for the count of three in
the third round. Announced weighs
were: Valdez 121, and Dominic 123.
Carlos Casal of Havana and Benny
Solloff of New York boxed a slow
ten-round draw. Weights: Casal
131, Solloff al.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
vilIa-Genaro Bout Arranged.

bOro A. c. announced it had signed
frankie Genaro, American flyweight
champion. to three matches during the
summer, including title contest
with Pancho Villa. worlds champion
in September. Villa has not signed
vet. The others are Bud Taylor of
Terre Haute, Ind. in May and Can
non Ball Eddie" Martin of Brooklyn
in June.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
ST. EDWARDS WIN
Hard Hitting Enables. Austin Team
to Beat Commerce Normal.

Commerce. Tex. April s.--St. Ed
wards College of Austin. by hitting
the ball hard. defeated East Texas
Normal here Monday afternoon in the
first game of a two-game series. The
winners hit the ball in timely fashion
but erred frequently and did not run
the bases very well. Woebher smashed
out a home run with two mon on,
Powers of the winners twirled credit
ably.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
Bad Night For the Zivics.

Pittsburg. April Stay Mitchell.
Philadelphia lightweight, was awarded
judges decision over Jack Zivic,
of Pittsburg at the end of a ten
round boxing match here last night.
Mitchell weighed in at 1874 IL and
Iivic at 1871. "Bushey" Graham of
Utica Knocked out Pete Civic. of
Pittsburg. bantamweight champion of
the United States Army, in the ninth
round of scheduled 12-round bout
last night at Troy, n. Y.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
Jack johnson VS.. RenauIt?

NUIIH VHI, NpIII Observation-Disclosures
have been practically completed for
a 15-round match between Jack
Johnson, former heavyweight cham
pion, and Jack Renault, Canadian
heavyweight. at the Mount Royal
race track on May 4, according TO
Tom Duggan. promoter.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
College Feneer. Jabbed. Faints.

qualifying round of the national foils
championship here were halted abrupt
ly last night when William ]. Block
of Columbia University fell TO the
floor in a half faint and semi-con-
WILSON'S after receiving a deep cash
under the left arm from the blade
of his opponent, George Breed. The
full nature of his injury has not been
determined.