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The Coconino sun., 1924-01-18

In these new talking movies they
photograph and phonograph actors at
the same time.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-18

WInen a married man eats break
fast at restaurant you know who is
boss at his house.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-18

Billy Stuart of the Prescott Cour-
ier, by the way, says people in Flag
staff ought to be very careful to
have their curtains down when they
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-18

Buck Taylor says he didn't get as
much for his spuds as he thought he
would but then he didn't expect to.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-18

Coal and the coal situation are US
ually about the same color.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-18

Gus Boenitsch gets lot of kick
climbing San Francisco Peaks, be-
cause going up you can mighty near
stand up straight and bite the ground
and coming down you have to have
caulks in the seat of your trousers.
The Coconino sun., 1924-01-18

dress and undress, because San Fran
cisco Peaks.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-08-08
LABOR DAY OUTING
COMMITTEE

The Labor Day outing committee is
getting buster "day by day in every
way" While the committee holds its
weekly meeting regularly yet, the
committee is now on the job most
every night. There isn't any doubt
whatever but that this years outing
and celebration is giong to be the
biggest affair held for a number of
years. President Jack Scheaf prom
lses that it is not going to be lust
an evening entertainment, but that
there is going to be something big
for the afternoon entertainment as
well as night.
One thing, there hasn't been a band
at the Labor Day outing for several
years past. This year there will be
one. And the committee has its lines
out for several big things for amuse-
ment which will be announced later.
Everybody is asked to give some
thing for the country store. The
committee is desirous of making the
country store outshine any previous
attempt, and that is saying something
when one thinks back to last wear and
VISIONS the store built up by Ray
Wunderlich. 1t was a peach.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-08-08

Pittsburgh plus case will prove a
great stimulus to manufacturing ac-
tivities, mining and building espe-
cially, in the Middle West, providing
the courts do not intervene in favor
of the steel trust" said Victor A.
Olander, secretary treasurer of the
Illinois State Federation of Labor.
"The corporate privileges without
which the steel corporation would
probably collapse of it's own weight" f"
continued Mr.. Olander, "were largely
created by and mainly exist under
the shelter of judicial decisions. The
partiality of the corporation officials
toward the extension of certain court
powers as exemplified by Gary's
statement few years ago when he
advised the American Bar Association
that the equity courts should be given
certain enlarged powers unrestricted
by legislative enactment may be re-
ciprocated in the judiciary by will
ingness to uphold and extend corpor-
ate powers which the steel trust con-
siderS essential"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-08-08
LOGGING COMPANIES
CAUSE FOREST FIRES

Vancouver, British Columbia. The
provincial government is conscripting
workers to fight forest fires. They
are being paid 25 cents an hour for
risking life and limb. The govern
ment also spends large sums of money
educating tourists on the danger of
forest fires, but never a word is said
to the timber barons, who are large
ly responsible for these fires, de-
clares the Labor Statesman.
The logging companies make no
effort to clear the slashings after they
cut the timber. During the summer
months these slashings are as dry as
tinder. If they were properly cleared,
forest fire losses in this province
would be materially reduced.
The labor paper compares the gov
ernment's interest in property to its
disregard of human lives. Last year
this province made a record for
deaths in the timber industry because
of speeding-up systems, but no action
has been taken by the authorities.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-08-08
Union Wins When Judge
Refuses Injunction In
Famous New York Strike

chase of steel to be used in New York
city and vicinity. Through "Pitts-
burgh plus" the practice just forbid
den by the federal trace commission,
was not mentioned, it is understood
that the steel companies forced en-
ployers friendly to union labor to pay
Pittsburgh plus" charges on steel,
while the anti-union employers were
not forced to pay the "plus" charges
Judge Says Union Men Are Within
Their Rights
After declaring that picketing is
of the charges of violence made by
of the charges of violence made by
the employers:
II do not find any charge in the
affidavits which would support find
ing that the pickets exceeded their
rights as such. The members of the
defendants union have a perfect
right to refuse to work with non-
union men, and non-union men, on the
other hand, have the right to work
when and where they please.
"It is true that it has been held
by the courts in certain cases where
violence has been shown to have oc-
Cured, that even when the moving
affidavits upon an application for an
injunction are substantially denied
by defendant, that nevertheless the
court will grant an injunction pen
dente lite, but in this case the few
instances of alleged violence have not
been substantiated by proof of suffi-
cient probative force"
Justice Lydon held that it may be
that the unions contention that the
EMPLOYERS do not come into court
with clean hands may be sustained
upon trial. The question as to
whether the employers are, as alleged
by the union, engaged in conspiracy
to destroy the organization is clearly
raised by the papers in the case and
if established would be decisive of the
fact that the employers are not en-
titled to come into equity court for
relief, the justice adds.
Olander Sees Help for West in Find
ings
By International Labor News Service.
Chicago, Ill-"The decision of the
federal trade commission against the
United States steel corporation in the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-08-08
WORKING GIRLS
In Illinois Strike jailed By
Injunction Judge

Rock Island, Ill.-Two girl strikers
and two male strikers have been SEN
fenced to jail for 60 days and 80
days, respectively, by Circuit Judge
Church for alleged violation of his
injunction.
The strikers are employed at the
Boone woolen mills, notorious low
wage establishment. Previously one
of the strikers was arrested on forg-
cry charge and kidnapped into Iowa,
but the crude frame-up collapsed.
The company is attempting to en-
force the "yellow dog" This is con-
tract which provides that the worker
who signs the document agrees not to
join union or interest others in a
union while he is so employed.
Such contract an employee is
forced to sign under economic pres
sure, is no different than a contract
signed at the point of a gun, said Ed
itor Reagan, of the Tri-City Labor
Review.
Gust imagine, if you can, the case
reversed" the labor editor said
Suppose there was great labor
shortage, and the Boone woolen mills
was deluged with orders, when the
workers, 100 per cent organized, de-
manded that the management sign a
contract that he will not join the
Garment Manufacturers Association
or allied organizations. Do you
imagine a contract obtained under
these conditions would be legal?"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-08-08
UNIONISTS MOBBED
For Aiding Lear Workers
in Strike Against Dan
gerOus Work COndi-
tiOns

West Baden, Ind.-Ordered out of
Flat RIVER, Mo-, by a mob, trade
unionists told the story of this out
rage to George Van Fleet, conciliator
of the federal department of labor.
A. F. of L. Organizer Flood, Ed
ward Carbine, representing the Mine,
Mill and Smelter Workers. Interna-
tional Union, and two local members
of organized workers, were victims of
the mob's fury, when a newly formed
union Of lead workers struck rather
than continue employment where
rocks fell from the roof of the mine.
Complaint was first made to Gov
ernor Hyde regarding conditions in
the Flat River lead mines. The chief
mine inspector visited the mines. The
union deputized two members to point
out the dangerous places, but they
were denied admittance to the prop
erty and were discharged. The falling
rock continued, and the miners sus-
pended work.
At the hearing held by Conciliator
Van Fleet the unionists made affida-
Wits that an orderly parade of the
strikers was stopped by mob armed
with high-powered rifles, and the
marchers turned back while the sher-
iff of the county watched the proceed
ings and officials Of the lead company
encouraged the mob.
Later the unionists were told to
leave that section if they value their
lives.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-08-08
COMPANY-OWNED
TOWN WILL
HEAR UNIONISM

Olympia, Wash.-At its annual con-
vention here, the State Federation of
Labor voted to hold its next conven-
tion at Kelso. This is a challenge
to the anti-union policy of the COM
pany-owned town of Longview, near
Kelso Unionists at the latter place
are resisting the union-smashing
program of the Long-Bell Company,
one of the biggest lumber firms on
the coast.
Kelso delegates told the convention
of the company's efforts to strangle
unionism. Contractors are forced to
operate under long-hour, low-wage
conditions that threaten to extend be-
yond the boundaries of the company
town.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-08-08

By International Labor News Service.
New York City.-The Iron League
has lost the first round of it's injunc-
tion fight against the striking iron
workers Of New York.
Supreme Court Justice Lydon has
refused to enjoin the workers from
picketing, declaring that "Picketing
is lawful when lawfully conducted"
and stating that the evidence submit
ted by the anti-union employers in
support of their charge of personal
violence by the unions pickets is mot
only very weak but is substantially
disposed of" by affidavits submitted
by the union
Justice Lydon, in an extended opin-
ion, held that there was too much
doubt about the right of the employ
ers to an injunction to warrant
granting restraining order at this
time. To issue an injunction pending
trial would be tantamount, he said,
to determination in advance of trial
of the issues involved
The suit to restrain the union was
brought by fourteen firms of iron and
steel erectors, all members of the
Iron League, who allege that they
had $10,000,000 worth of contracts
in New York which they were pre-
vented from completing or starting
because of strike called against
them May /. They sued for $5,000,-
600 damages and asked that the
union be restrained from picketing or
interfering with strike-breakers they
imported from other cities.
Union Files Counter Claim Asking
Damages
AS already told by international
Labor News Service, the union in it's
answer denied the charges of the en-
ployers and filed a counter claim for
$10,000,000 damages, alleging con-
spiracy by the fourteen firms, backed
by the United States steel corpora
ton, the Bethlehem steel corporation,
and other big steel companies to de-
stroy the union.
In support of these allegations,
Frank p Walsh and Samuel Inter
myer, counsel for the union, charged
that in return for refusing to en-
ploy union labor the steel mills
granted the members of the Iron
League differential rate in the pur-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-08-08
Baerfacts

Senator Biffs Doc; So
ciety Folk Agog Over Row
at Exclusive Golf Club" say
the newspaper headlines,
followed by columns of
''guff" on clash between a
United States Senator and a
physician on a Washington
golf course.
So do the newspapers an
nounce the opening of the
"silly season." The SILLY
season." thanks to our news
papers and their great"
editors, arrives at this time
every year. 1t is the season
when the newspapers run
riot with every kind of
trivial and silly news and
when the intelligent man or
woman has a hard time to
convince himself or herself
that an ounce of brains ex-
lists in the editorial sanctums
of the nations dailies.
Consider the ''biffing" re-
ferred to in the foregoing.
The incident had no bearing
on the life of the average
person. He can frequently
see fights ten times as excit-
ing right in his own neigh
bOrhOOd. Yet the press
played up" the row as if it
was of tremendous impOr-
tance, of far greater moment
than the woes of the farm
ers, the state of Europe, the
high cost of living and other
topics of real Importance.
The nine days. wonder of
a row at an exclusive" golf
club, whatever an ''exclu-
sive" golf club may be, is
followed by columns of space
on that good old "silly sea-
SON" standby, the bathing
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-08-08
BY ]. M. BAER, The Congressman Cartoonist
International Labor News Service
Silly Season Now Upon Us

girl. What she is wearing
or not wearing is treated at
great length. Readers are
invited to express their views
on the bathing girl and in
general she is considered as
the most important subject
before the public.
Three-legged chickens,
bObbed hair, bObbed hosiery,
the prOpriety or lack of it at
"petting parties" and numer-
our other SILLY season"
topics are taken up and given
space all out of proportion to
their actual Importance.
On par with other "silly
season" subjects has been
the news" published in
many newspapers that agri-
cultural discomfort has van
ished because of advancing
grain prices. We are SOL
emnly assured that higher
prices have removed all rea-
son for Senator La FOllette's
candidacy. The absurdity of
this is realized when it is re-
membered that higher prices
always fall when the farmer
markets his crops.
The only thing to do about
the SILLY season" is to keep
away from the daily news
papers as much as possible
and let the season run it's
course. In due time it will
end and the newspapers will
return to normal. In the
meantime, the habit of read
ing the labor press can be
cultivated, and when the
SILLY season" is over, it will
be realized that the great"
daily newspapers are not so
essential after all.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-08-08
POSTPONE TRAIN CONTROL

Washington.-The interstate COM
merce commission has indefinitely
suspended it's order that automatic
train control systems be installed on
AZ railroads.
The railroads claim that this con-
troll is not developed to justify the
large outlay of money needed to in
stall it and that further tests should
be made.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-08-08

As w. Harry Spears has served
faithfully and without cent of cost
to those who were injured while en-
ployed, or the dependents of killed
workers in the past four years, so
will ne serve all as clerk of the courts
of Butler county if he is nominated
on August IL, 1924-Adv.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-08-08
ENTER UNION FOLD

Hoboken, N. after operating on
the anti-union basis for five years
Kleier & Sons, furriers, have signed
an agreement with the Fur Workers
Union.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-08-08
STATE UNIONS TO MEET

Peoria, Ill-Local trade unionists
are preparing for the annual conven-
tion of the Illinois State Federation
of Labor, to be held in this city be-
ginning Monday, September 8.
Evening star., 1924-12-07

The U. s. s. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2,
the American Legion, will hold it's
monthly meeting at 1922 I street
northwest, tomorrow at pm. Off,
GERS will be elected. There are two
candidates who were nominated at
the last post meeting, Mary z. KoIhos
and Helen McCarty.
Evening star., 1924-12-07

years shall be rated permanently and
totally disabled; that retirement priv
ileges be granted certain classes or
permanently disabled emergency on1-
GERS of the Army; that disabled vet
Grams be granted "non-medtcaf as
well as medical care; that tubercular
veterans whose disability Is OF serV-
Ice origin and who have been rated
arrested shall receive a permanent
rating of not less than so per cent;
that provision be made for the ship
ment of supplies purchased from the
commissary to dependents of hospl-
taliZed veterans.
The District of Columbia department
of the Disabled American Veterans
has plans under consideration for
holding Christmas parties at the
hospitals here where disabled vet
erans are hospitaliZed.
The Vincent B. Costello Unit, No. 10,
American Legion, entertained at a
card party at the Service Club Tues
day evening. Mrs. Frank 0Connor
acted as hostess. The party was
given for the benefit of the World
War orphans Among the many
guests were Mrs. NJ. Arnold, chair
man of the American Legion depart
ment auxiliary; Mrs. T. e. Faweett.
chairman of the department hospital
ization work; Mrs. d. Miller, depart
ment chaplain, and many unit prest-
dents, as well as Comdr. Cohen of the
Costello Post, and Watson B. Miller,
past department commander. Out-of-
town guests were Miss A. G. Schneider
from New Orleans, and Miss G. Mather
from Toronto, Canada. Refreshmen Is
were served. A special meeting Will
soon be called to elect the officers for
the coming year.
Evening star., 1924-12-07
Veterans of Great War

| Congress. it was decided during the
past week at n conference here of
national officials of the Disabled
American Veterans. Frank J. Irwin
of New York, national commander,
and r. 4. Lasance of Cincinnati, ma
tional adjutant, were among those
attending the meetings.
Representative Royal c. Johnson of
South Dakota. chairman of the vet
erans' affairs committee in the
House, has introduced u bill covering
the ID. A. V. legislative program.
The points on this program are: That
there be established in the United
States Veterans Bureau a medical
corps; that there be an extension of
the dependency allowance to cover
parents; that conn asation under pre-
sumption eEtenTi be retroactive; (;
that trial by jur on Insurance dis
putes be granted veteran when he
so desires; that time limit for start
ing vocational training be extended
to at least June 80, 1926; that pre-
miums be cancelled for the period In
which a man was totally industrially
disabled, hospitalized or rated tempo
| rarily and totally disabled; that dis
| abled veterans receive patents on
| public lands without residence, inn
| provement or cultivation; that de-
| pendent mothers be granted the same
! dependency allowance as granted
| wife without child; that the United
| States Veterans Bureau be prohibited
| from making public compensation
ratings of disabled veterans; that
| disabled men be allowed to reinstate
| insurance on basis of two-month pay
ment of premiums and the amount
! that would otherwise be due be de-
Quoted from final value of policy; that
| permanently and totally disabled
| men be granted the same allowances
as trainees; that for insurance pur-
poses men rated temporarily and
| totally disabled for q period OF two
Evening star., 1924-12-07
Storage for EVERYTHING

: NATIONAL CAPITAL STORAGE
g. MOVING CO,
Storage Household Goods. 500 RoomA
ExPERT PACKERs / sHTPPESs.
kfo5erste Ratc.. Good Work. Free Estimatsa
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Evening star., 1924-12-07

a business meeting. resulted as fol-
lows: b. p. Hickox OF the income tax
unit. Treasury Department, presi-
dent; r. NJ. Furniss of the Interstate
Commerce. first vice president, and
Phelps Ferris, son of the Senator,
was elected secretary and treasurer.
The institute is in Big Rapids, Mich.
An entertainment committee was ap-
pointed to take care of the program
for the next meeting, which will be
neld in the Senator's office on Decem-
har IT
Evening star., 1924-12-07

removed and a glass substituted, for
locating the shells in the river bed, and
long V-shaped stick at one end for
bringing the shells to the surface. Oc-
casionaily a gem OF value is obtained;
one such recently was sold to q jeweler
for 800.
Evening star., 1924-12-07

lCt >, - o al "
street northwest,
Friday evenin g.
Department Com
mander Frank L.
P e C k h q m pre-
sided.
r e port I S were
made by Vice
Commander Ber-
nard S. Buscher,
chairman of the
department COM
mittee on welfare
and relief, and by
Wallace Streator,
vice chairman Of
that committee.
who has been
placed in charge
IF the DatiyjtiaE
Evening star., 1924-12-07
PEARL FISHERS BUSY.
Patience Of British Anglers oc-
casionly Rewarded.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
STRATHYRE. England, November
11-Fresh water pearl fishers may be
seen daily at work in the waters of
the river Balvaig, seeking the mussel
shells that occasionally conceal pearls
They use a tin can, with the bottom
Evening star., 1924-12-07
FERRIS ALUMNI ELECT.
Former Students Of Michigan Sena
tors Institute Form Association.

Many former students of Senator
Ferris of Michigan visited his Office
here Friday night and held a meet
ing to form an alumni association of
the Ferris Institute.
The election. of officers, held after
Evening star., 1924-12-07
Three Stages of Matrimony.

From the Kansas City Times.
Jackson-How do you find mar
riage?
Nelson-During courtship / talked
and she listened. After We were
married she talked and l listened
Now both of US talk and the neigh
bOrs listen.
Evening star., 1924-12-07

Close TO the famous Battle Abbey.
in Sussex, England, a poor family OF
hve was found living in tents made
OF sacking, and sleeping on straw
with only blanket for covering.
Evening star., 1924-12-07

A meeting of the exeeutive COM
mfttee of the American Legion of the
Department of the District of Column
bia was held at department headquar-
Evening star., 1924-12-07

aAustria plans to change it's crown
currency to the shilling currency
carly in 1925.
Evening star., 1924-12-07

Every effort will be made to speed
legislative relief for the wars dis
abled during the present session of
Evening star., 1924-12-26
!Cdpital Man Diuides Millions
Am0ng g Friends and aides as Gift
W.M.Ritter's Present
Bet,oeen $2,OOO,OOO
and $3,OOO,OOO.
Three ID. C.. Mer, Get
Share IL, Fortune
With I2I Others.

William Mcclellan Ritter of 1929
Massachusetts avenue, has divided a
fortune of between 100000 and S3,-
0O0,Oe0 among 124 men and women
distant relatives, faithful family serv-
ants and loyal business employes-as
a Christmas gift, without reserva-
tions or conditions of any kind what
ever.
Announcement of the gifts was
made from Columbus, Ohio, Mr.. Rit-
ter's former home and main office of
the w. NJ. Ritter Lumber Co., one of
the largest manufacturers of hard
wood lumber in the world, the for
tune representing approximately one
fourth of the capital stock of the cor
poration, amounting to 1880 shares,
of which Mr.. Ritter is founder.
Although reticent about discussing
his rich Christmas present, Mr.. Rit-
ter, when approached in his home
here, explained today that he had at
tached no conditions or strings to
the gifts. because he believed in the
worth of the families to whom he
Evening star., 1924-12-26
SALARY CUT LOOMS
FOR j. S. WORKERS
Hundreds Threatened by
Modification of "Averaqe
Provision" in Bills.

Hundreds of government employees
in low-paid positions would suffer a
reduction in salary after July under
the modification of the average
provision" which is being inserted in
each of the appropriation bills going
through Congress.
This was learned today from re-
suits of survey of the budget for
1926, and it's operation. under the new
modified average provision" The
survey is being conducted by the
various departments of the govern
ment
The change in the provision Of law
which was at first interpreted prin-
cipally as cutting down the salaries
of higher-paid executives, would
make 1t impossible for any person
who is the only one in his grade to
be promoted above the average rate
of pay for that grade. Controller
General McCarl has ruled that where
only one position had been allocated
to a grade this person might be
moved up the entire scale of rates
in the grade, If the appropriation and
the efficiency of the individual justi-
fed.
Many Would Suffer.
Under this ruling of the controller
general some higher-paid executives
have been promoted above the aver
age of their grades. 1T was learned
But the number of the higher-paid
executives is negligible, as compared
with the number of clerks. typists
messengers and others in small ap-
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