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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-11-28
LAW ENFORCEMENT
(Streator Free Press)


Nioators of the prohibition laws in the past three years
have had jail sentences amounting seven thousand
wears imposed upon then There have been 600 ar
rests and thry-nine millions gallons of liquor have been
seized. Eleven hundred automobiles carrying liquor
have been conscaed and forty booze ships have
been taken Over seventeen million dollars in fines have
been collected from the $18000000 fines imposed.
These figures staggering in size and give idea
of the tremendous effort which is being made enforce
the Eighteenth Amendment. There is criticism which
often just that proper effort is not being made to
enforce this prohibition law, but these figures would in
dicate that the censure is entirely justified
In Streator there to be wholesale disre-
gard for the prohibition law than in other cities and
local people get the idea that the situation exists
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-11-28
AMERICA HEADED FOR WORLD SUPREMACY
Geo. McGinnis

For centuries England has been the great work shop
her hammers the whrr of her machinery the shrek OF
her factory whistles have made the hum of industries in
other nations pale into nsignicance.
The sails of her commerce have whtened the waters
of all the they carried her manufactured
goods into every land. Do you wonder that on an area
about the size OF Illinois she supports population of
forty million that have grown rich in industrial pur-
suits?
But the leadership OF England in manufactured goods
is slipping from her hands, for America is supplanting
her the great workshop OF the world
The statisticians in seeking explanation for the in
in factories and the constantly advancing SUI
perorty of American workmen attribute it largely to
prohibition. 1t simply stands that when work
substitute milk for booze that the brain is normal
the eye clearer the steader, the hand surer and
the workman efficient and there is far less time
lost by sickness. In other words, America, through
prohibition, is economzing her greatest assct-hunlan
resources The nation that the least of its man
power will outstrp i'll production prosperity and general
advancement every nation that devitalizes its people
with booze.
"Rome, Greece and Carthage where they?
Gone glimmerng thru the lapse of things that were
A school boys tale, the wonder of hour"
In seeking the OF their decay we find the prime
factor in removing them from leadership in the world
and casting them the scrap pile of nations booze
America is headed for world supremacy and
America goes goes the world.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-11-28

throughout the country There may be some special
reason why the law is not enforced here as elsewhere
but the Free Press does believe the situation is any
different.
The booze and peddlers will cease their acvi-
ties they realize there is an honest intention to en-
force the law and after they anayze the above figures
furnished by Prohibition Commissioner Haynes they
will realize they in a losing game
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-11-28
VOICE FROM THE TOMB
(Danville Commercial-News)

An organization operating under the OF The Ma
tiona1 Association Opposed to Prohibition announces
that it is about to inauguratc vigorous campaign to
defeat members of Congress and OF the Legislature
districts who vote dry. As first step, it is an
nounced the association has compiled and is about to
publish in pamphlet form the prohibition records OF the
members of Congress from Illinois and the members of
the state Legislature in 1919 1921 and 1928 The rec
of about three hundred fifty representatives will be
covered by this publication.
The purpose of the association not to attack
directly the prohibition amendment to the Constitution
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-11-28
$l5,O94.5O IS TURNED OVER TO SCHOOL FUND
Uadd HERALD

Miss Mary l. Uthof County Superintendent of
Schools, has received from Charles A. Simmngton.
County Treasurer, the of $l5,064.50 in of
the expenses of his office for the year ending July 1924
Under the law, 1t has been since July J. 1912 it is
the duty of the States Attorney collect all fees fines
forfeitures and penalties and pay the collected
directly into the county treasury 1t is the duty OF the
County Treasurer special fund of such money
paid in which special fund is paid out and distributed
by the County Treasurer under the law as follows:
l. He shall pay the salary of the States Attorney and
all assistant states attorneys.
2 He shall pay the salaries of all lawful employees of
the States Attorney.
B. He shalt pay all lawful expenses of the States At
torney's Office
a. He shall retain an amount sufficient to pay all of
such salaries and expenses then due, and also an
amount sufficient to pay quarterly payment of
such salaries and of schools.
s. He shall pay the balance then remaining to County
Superintendent of Schools
The amount received by the County Supcrntend-
en of Schools shall be by such superintendent turned
into and becomes part OF the dsributa school fund of
said county, to be by said superintendent distributed as
provided by law i'll relation said distrbuable
school fund.
The County Treasurer makes up his books and makes
settlement OF July of each year.
This is the second distribution which the County
Superintendent OF Schools of Bureau county has had
since July l, 1912, when the present law into effect
Before July 1928 the County Treasurer had not been
able to turn over to the County Superintendent of
Schools any earnings Under the administration
of the present States Attorney, Carey r. Johnson
has been built up and the County Treasurer of
July retained required by law an amount sufficient to
pay the salaries and expenses of the States Attorneys
office then due, and also amount sufficient to take
Of the quarterly payment OF such salaries and e-
penses.
The States Attorney pays no bills himself The pay
mcnts of his office paid by the County Treasurer
bills presented to and approved by the Board of
Supervisors Included in the expenses of the States
Attorneys office the expenses of all Investigations
employed TO evidence of violation of the Illinois
prohibition act so that the above of $156045O is
the net remaining after the County Treasurer has
paid all the expenses of the States Attorneys Office and
kept back fund sufficient to pay quarters addi-
tienal expenses
This amount has been placed to the credit of the Dis
trbutve Fund. Section II of the School Law provides
that upon the receipt of the due the county from
the state school fund the County Superintendent shall
apporton the same together with other funds held for
distribution.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-10
u. S. Bureau of Education
Apologies For Urging
End to Child Slavery

return. When government arbitrar-
lily removes a big surplus labor ele-
ment those who have real American
ideals for their children will hail the
act as a godsend Many farmers will
hail the amendment for what it is,
legally enforced cooperation serving
the double purpose of protecting chill
dren and parents who have real
American ideals and of protecting all
farmers from excessive competition
due to over production as measured
by market demands"
Tigert Makes Apology
The attention of the commissioner
of education, John j. Tigert, was evil
IDENTIFY directed to the item, and as
result the following apology ap-
pears in Rural Schools Newsletter
No. 21, dated October, 1924
''There appeared in our Rural
Schools News Letter No. 19 for Au-
gust, 1924, an item entitled The
Farmers Interest in the Child Labor
Amendment
'It is not the policy of the bureau
of education or the department of the
interior to favor on oppose or to at
tempt to influence, directly or indi-
rectly, legislation, particularly legis-
lation pending in the state leg,sla-
lures. Where legislation has been
finally enacted, it might appear not
inconsistent with this policy that
some opinion might be expressed.
The writer Of the paragraph, forget
ting that the submission of this
amendment to the federal constitu-
tlon by congress to the states was in
no sense final but only the beginning
of consideration of this legislation,
wrote this Item. 1t appeared in the
absence Of the commissioner, who was
in the Seattle office of the bureau of
education, looking after some Alas
kan affairs.
at is not the intention of the bu-
reau of education to express any
opinion with reference to the child
labor amendment, nor to undertake
to influence action upon this amend
ment in the states. This would be
an unwarranted interference on the
part of a portion of the executive
branch of the federal government
with the freedom Of legislation in the
states.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-10

to accept communistic propaganda,
and it was while these communists
were attacking Gompers, Walker and
Olander that Mr. Dawes began his
public efforts to discredit these trade
union officials. Fortunately for the
state of Illinois and the trade union
movement, neither Mr. Dawes nor his
communistic team mates succeeded.
I'm presenting this report we must
point out that we cannot be charged
with political partisanship. We be-
lieve that the people of the United
States cannot afford to run the risk of
having Charles G. Dawes, by being
elected vice-president, becoming,
through some turn Of events, presi-
dent of this great nation.
At Variance With Own Party
We are not influenced in this by
the fact that he is candidate of the
republican party Indeed, this con-
vention of the Illinois State Fedora
ton of Labor has officially declared
that the republican candidate for
governor in this state should be
elected.
Despite the insistence of Mr.
Dawes that injunctions such as are
used against working people in labor
disputes and which deny the exercise
of constitutional rights, are an es-
sential part of American constitu-
tional government, the state republi-
can convention in Illinois has a plat
form declaring for the abolition of
injunctions in labor disputes. 1t is
clear, therefore, that even the repub-
licans in Illinois who are loyal to
their state party cannot agree with
the peculiar position taken by the
vice presidential candidate of the ma
tional republican party.
''In conclusion we believe it neces-
sary to report that the Illinois State
Federation of Labor is in full accord
with the principles of the American
Federation of Labor and in complete
agreement with the executive corr-
Gil of the American Federation of
Labor in support of the candidacy
of Robert M. La Toilette, of Wiscon-
sin, for president of the United
States, and Burton X. Wheeler, of
Montana, for vice-president of the
United States"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-10
Dawes Labor Record Exposed
In Special Report Of Illinois
State Labor Federation ToA.F. OIL.

which in practically all cases seriously
interfered with the rights of free
speech and free press, were in accord
with the constitution of the state;
this notwithstanding the fact that
the constitution of the state of Hi
nois definitely and clearly announces
the right of every person to speak.
publish and write on any subject,
this constitutional provision being so
worded as to plainly indicate that ac-
cusations for abuse of these liberties
shall be in the form of libel or SLAM
der suits which must be tried in a
court of law and not in court of
equity.
Dawes Boasted He Saved Judges
"Under the Illinois constitution the
state legislature has no power to en-
act into statute law the sort of pro-
hibitions issued by Judges Sullivan
and Holdon as injunctions and court
orders. Mr.. Dawes, besides being a
political banker, is a lawyer and we
therefore must assume that he knows
the constitution of his own state.
Nevertheless, he places injunctions
above the constitution.
"In booklet which he issued after
the conclusion of the judicial cam
paign, he and his Minute Men of the
Constitution boasted that they saved
Judge Holdom and Judge Sullivan
from defeat by their efforts in the
suburban towns around the city of
Chicago. Incidentally it may be
pointed out that Judge Holdom had
been very kind to the Dawes inter-
ests in decision rendered some years
ago in connection with suit growing
out of the Lorimer Bank scandal.
Bitter Attack on Labor Leaders
"At times his bias against labor
organizations has carried him to such
extremes that he has disregarded
even the scant courtesy shown by the
most careless demagogue. In his
speech before the Chicago Associa-
ton of Commerce, in November,
1923, Mr.. Dawes evidently lost all
control of himself, for, according to
the official publication of the associ-
alton he directed statements which
were actually libelous or at least
slanderous under the law against
President Samuel Gompers, of the
American Federation of Labor, Pres
ident John H. Walker, of the Illinois
State Federation of Labor, and Sec
retary Victor A. Olander, of the Illi-
nois State Federation of Labor.
"This performance followed his IL
linois trip, during which he repeated
ly made verbal attacks upon the three
trade unionists named. The signifi.
canoe of this is in the fact that com.
munist agitators headed by William
z. Foster were at the time seeking te
induce the trade unions of the state
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-10

By international Labor News Service.
Washington, D. C.-Illinois labor
goes on record as declaring its belief
that the nation can not afford to have
Charles G. Dawes elected vice -presi-
dent, in a report made by special
committee of the Illinois State Fed
Grafton of Labor, and just received
by the American Federation of Labor
and various international unions.
The special committee, headed by
Frank Harrington, chairman, and in
cluding "a of the best known men
and women in the Illinois labor move
ment, reviews Dawes position on or
ganized labor, the "open shop" and
injunctions. The report, in part, fol-
lows:
Charles G. Dawes, the republican
candidate for vice-president Of the
United States and chief national
spokesman of the republican party,
is citizen of Illinois. The union men
and women in other states, therefore,
expect the trade unionists of this state
to express some facts relating to this
candidate from Illinois which will en-
able citizens everywhere to Judge
whether or not the principles and pol
icies for which he stands are such as
to justify them in electing him vice.
president of the United States and
thus making it possible that he may
become president of the United States.
Report Based on Public Records
"The conclusions which we shall
present are based upon facts which
we shall cite from the public records
and we offer nothing which is based
upon mere conjecture or political
partisanship or prejudice.
"In August, 1928, following the is
suance of drastic injunctions against
working people on strike in Chicago
for the right to organize, President
Samuel Gompers, of the American
Federation of Labor, at the request
of the Chicago Federation of Labor,
appointed a committee on injunctions
consisting of fifteen well-known trade
unionists. In the judicial campaign
which followed few months later,
the committee advised citizens to vote
against two candidates, Judge Denis
E. Sullivan, democrat, and Judge
Jesse Holdom, republican, because
of the drastic and arbitrary injunc-
'tion orders which these judges were
wont to issue.
"Some days before the election,
Mr. Dawes issued a proclamation to
his Minute Men Of the Constitution
calling them to the polls in support
of these injunction judges. At that
time he said that 'an attack upon
judges who follow the constitution
and laws Of Illinois should be con-
demned by all classes Of citizens,
thus insisting that the injunctions
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-10

BY international Labor News Service
Washington, d. C.-The United
States bureau of education doesn't al
ways think it polite to tell all the
truth
Recently the bureau, in one of it's
publications, blurted out that the
farmer is vitally interested in the
passage of the child labor amend
ment. This was stressed as rea-
son why the amendment should be
approved by the states.
A few days later the bureau
thought better of its opinion and it
staged a strategic retreat" that
would be funny if it were not
such a glaring indictment of the cour-
age of its heads. Of course what the
bureau had said in the first place
was true, but that didn't prevent it
from making rapid crawl to the
rear The bureau-but let its own
statements tell the story.
Child Labor Hit
The first statement appeared in
Rural Schools Newsletter No. 10,
dated August, 1924 Under the head
ing of ''The Farmers Interest in the
Child Labor Amendment, the bureau
said:
Many American farmers will be
glad to see the states ratify the child
labor amendment because they see in
the amendment means of escape
from the ruinous competition engen-
dered by excessive production of
many farm commodities. Many farm
ers who prefer otherwise have been
forced to keep their children out of
school and use them as source of
labor because SO many other farmers
with un-American standards Of liv-
ing through exploiting their children
have forced down prices to the point
where no profit is obtainable except
through a source of cheap labor. The
farmer knows from bitter experience
that the food market is highly SEN
sitive market. Give man all he
wants to eat and he will pay nothing
for a surplus. Put him on short ra-
tions and he will pay any price for
enough. He has seen this principle
verified time and again. The short
crop has almost invariably brought
the biggest money return, the exces-
siveiy large crop the smallest money
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-10

are being lowered throughout the
country is labeled "a deluge of mis-
information" by w j Moore, presi-
dent of the American Bond and Mort
gage Company. In few of the large
cities rents have been slightly reduced
in over built sections, but this is not
general, Mr. Moore said.
There is still shortage in those
cities and only the most insignificant
reductions in other large cities.
AS recently as last October the
president of the federation of tenants
organizations of Greater New York,
an organization obviously inclined to
see a housing adequacy at the earliest
moment, admitted that New York is
short 10000 apartments and homes,
and despite doubling up, 10000 people
will have to leave town or camp out
if housing laws are strictly enforced"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-10

They are forbidden from Soliciting,
inducing or persuading' strike break
ers from quitting their employment.
According to the injunction, the
miners can't resist eviction of their
families III a civil court, as Judge
Lazelle commands them from in any
manner obstructing, opposing or in
terfering with the plaintiff in re-
entering upon and taking possession
of its said dwelling houses and each
Of them and removing the goods of
said defendants therefrom.
The injunction orders the miners
not to come in "the vicinity" of the
company's property, though the
union headquarters is within a few
feet of company land.
The company has forced its strike
breakers to sign yellow dog
wherein these workers agree not to
join a union or induce others to join
union or induce others to join a
union while employed by the Brady.
Warner coal corporation. This con.
tract men are forced to sign to secure
employment has been upheld by the
United States supreme court.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-10
Chicago Trade Unions
To Give AT Least $4,000
For La Toilette Campaign

hansen, of the Carpenters, as Sec
retary.
Federation Asks Cooperation
Another call was sent out by Pres
ident Gompers at a later date to all
international unions, all state bodies,
all local central bodies and all local
unions, urging them to put forth
every effort to raise funds to carry
on the campaign.
The Chicago Federation of Labor
Immediately complied with this re-
quest by sending circular letter to
all affiliated unions, requesting that
they set date on which their mem
bers might listen to speakers to be
sent out by the committee of twenty
five. This work is now actively under
way, and those engaged in the drive
are of the opinion that they will be
able to raise at least $4,000.
Len Small Supported
Aside from La Toilette and Wheel
er, the only other candidacy that the
committee of twenty-five is promot-
ing is that of Len Small, republican,
for reelection as governor of Illinois,
The most harmonious relations ex-
ist within the committee, notwith-
standing the circulation of contrary
report by unfriendly critics.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-10
NINE DEATHS CONTINUE

Washington. - Accidents in coal
mines throughout the country caused
the death of 166 men, the bureau of
mines states. During the first eight
months of the present year fatalities
increased in the bituminous fields be-
cause of gas and coal dust explo-
Sims
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-10
UNION MINERS
Again Enjoined By West
Virginia Judge

Morgantown, w. Va.-A score of
union miners have been cited by
Judge Lazelle to prove why they
should not be punished for violating
an injunction issued by his honor.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-10

BY international Labor News Service.
Characterization are that la
Dor organizations affiliated with the
Chicago Federation of Labor will con-
tribute at least $4,000 to the La Fol-
lette- Wheeler national political cam
paign. This is the estimate of the
committee in charge after the first
week of the drive. Representative of
the committee are meeting hearty
response from the rank and file
everywhere in Cook county.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, sent
out call to central bodies through
out the United States few weeks
ago that local non-partisan political
campaign committees be appointed to
cooperate with the national commit
tee, of which Mr.. Gompers is the
head, to bring about the election of
Senators La Toilette and Wheeler to
the presidency and vice presidency,
respectively. John Fitzpatrick, pres
ident of the Chicago Federation of
Labor, appointed committee of
twenty-five from among the most
prominent officers of the Chicago
labor movement. This committee
elected Charles f. Wills, of the Ma
chinists, as chairman, and Anton Jo-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-10-10

New York.-The claim that rents
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-07-29

Frozen crystals of nitrogen in
temperature of 513F' below zero exist
in unexplored atmosphere high above
us, claim some scientists