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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-28
Labor Halls Smith Victory;
Sees Hopeful Prospect For
Progressive Legislation

ties pledged legislation to establish
48-hour working week for employed
women and minors; to provide needed
additional and ample means for en-
forcement of existing and new labor
laws; to further improve the work
mems compensation law; and to rat
ify the pending amendment to the
federal constitution to restrict child
labor. 1t can be fairly assumed that
the legislature of 1925 will translate
these pledges into performances.
They were given in response to the
Legislative proposals submitted by this
brotherhoods to the state party con-
ventions. Several other of our legis-
lative proposals contained in the plat
form on which Governor Smith was
reelected will undoubtedly be urged
by him for enactment in his messages
to the legislature in addition to the
proposals indorsed by both parties
Taken as whole, the prospect is
hopeful for labor and progressive en-
actments which will in some degree
approach the excellent results achiev-
ed in 1923 and 1924 despite polite
ally opposed senate and assembly.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-28
STATE LABOR BOARD
CALLS CONFERENCE

New York.-The annual industrial
conference of New York state will be
held in this city December 2, 3, and
under the auspices of the state
department of labor.
"The broad general theme of the
conference will be the maintenance
of peace and stability in industry,
said Bernard l.. Shientag, industrial
commissioner of the state department
of labor. 'Under this general head
it is proposed to consider: The peace
ful solution of industrial disputes
what should be labor's participation in
the conduct of industry, the effect of
the shorter workday in industry, CO.
operation in accident prevention and
the health of the workers in indus
try"
Speakers of international reputa
ton have been invited to attend, and
general invitation is extended to the
public The conference will be held
at the Hotel Roosevelt
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-28

BY International Labor News Service.
Albany, N. Y.-The triumphant re-
election of Governor Alfred f. Smith
for the third term, with plurality of
$4,000, despite the great Coolidge
majority in New York state, is not
only merited tribute to Governor
Smith, but is convincing evidence of
the success of union of progressive
voters to assure Governor Smiths re-
tention at the head of the state gov
ernment, says the New York State
Federation Of Labor Bulletin.
with Governor Smith in the ex-
ecutive chamber there can be no
breaking down of the gains accom-
plished in good government" says the
Bulletin, which adds:
''His veto power and appointment
and removal authority will be effective
weapons against unjust legislation
and crippling administration"
Commenting on the strength of the
La Toilette and independent vote in
New York, the Bulletin says:
Casting about three and quarter
million votes on November 4th, the
electorate of this state gave Coolidge
and Dawes, for president and vice
president, nearly 100000 majority
over the Davis and La Toilette ma
tional tickets. La Toilette and Wheel
er secured approximately half mill
lion of these votes, receiving some in
each county of the state, Hamilton
county, the smallest in the state, with
a population of considerably less than
1000, giving the least number, SO, and
Greater New York casting 2S6,934
Erie county gave the next highest
number, 36,610. Monroe ranked third
with 22,445, Westchester fourth with
14533, Onondaga fifth with 9,0S8
Chautauqua sixth with 5,837, Sche-
nectady seventh with 5,825, and Al
bany eighth with 5,279 Chautauqua
is the only county where the La Fol
lette vote was larger than the Davis
vote, exceeding it by 294.
Although Coolidge carried Greater
New York by a plurality of about
138,00O over Davis, yet the Davis and
La Toilette vote combined exceed the
Coolidge total by about 100000. An.
other index of the major strength OF
the combined La Toilette and demo
cratic vote is given in the fact that
of the 43 representatives in congress
chosen here on November 4th, only
20 are republican, % are democratic
and one, Congressman La Guardia, OF
New York city, ran as La Toilette
party candidate.
"The state platforms of both par
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-28
Progressives in Congress to Push
Howell-Barkley Railroad Labor Bill
Attempt Made to Smother Bill

Attempt Made to Smother Bill
On February 28, 1924, the bill was
introduced into the senate by Robert
b. Howell, of Nebraska, republican,
and member of the senate interstate
commerce commission, and in the
house by Alben W. Barkley, demo-
crat, ranking member of the house
interstate and foreign commerce
committee.
In the senate the bill was referred
to the committee on interstate COM
was promptly appointed to hold hear
ings on the bill The house interstate
and foreign commerce committee,
dominated by reactionaries, granted
no hearing, and it was made plain that
it was their purpose TO smother the
bill by failing to report it out of COM
mittee.
On March 1S, 1924, hearings on the
bill were begun before the senate sub
committee composed of Senators Cou-
zens, of Michigan, chairman; Gooding,
of Idaho, and Dill, of Washington.
| The carriers opposed the bill, and a
large number of railroad executives
and general counsel swarmed to
| Washington in an effort to prevent
its passage. The carriers also
brought about the appearance of a
number of company union" repre-
sentatives in opposition. The hear
ings closed April 7, but due to the
illness of Chairman Couzens no report
was made until May 19, when the bill
was favorably reported with amend
ments to the full committee on inter-
state commerce The committee
favorably reported the bill. This re-
port was presented to the senate on
June 6, too late for passage at the
first session of congress, which ad-
iourned June z.
| Took Advantage of New Rule
In order to get the bill out of the
house committee and on the floor of
the house for consideration, Congress-
man Barkley took advantage of the
new committee discharge rule" The
petition filed by him under this rule
was quickly signed by over $50 mem
bers of the house, and on May 5 the
house committee on Interstate anc
foreign commerce was discharged
from further consideration of the bill
The opposition, led by the floor leader
Nicholas Longworth, then began {
desperate parliamentary struggle tt
, prevent a direct vote on the measure
These dilatory tactics were repeated
each time the bill came up for con
: sideration on May 5, May 19, AM
June 2.
/ During this battle in the house
= representatives of the American Fed
. Grafton of Labor and Of 20 organiza
= tions of railway and marine worker
carried on splendid campaign of ed
! ucation Of members of both house
y winning increasing support of tn
: bill Other legislation favorable t
S the public interest was awaiting tn
$ consideration of the house; an
: rather than prevent it's enactment b
lighting out the filibuster with tn
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-28


vigorous fight for the Howell -Barkley
railroad labor bill at the coming ses~
sion Of congress.
The bill has the right of way on
the opening day of congress but is
not expected TO be taken up on that
day 1t will come up automatically
on the first and third Mondays of each
month, and will be pressed for pas
sage by its supporters.
Railroads War on Proposed Bill
The railroads are making a desper-
ate fight on the Howell Barkley bill,
and have resorted to campaign of
misrepresentation to prejudice public
sentiment against the measure. To
push their campaign they organized
the american Economic Institute,
headed by A. H. Mulliken, president
of railway supply company. The
attitude of the railroads was fur
ther revealed at the recent meeting
|
tives in New York, when the associa-
| ton declared that no condition exists
today calling for urgent Legislative
action by congress with respect to
the railroads.
! Representative Alben W. Barkley
sponsor of the Howell -Barkley bill in
the house, denounced the railroad
propaganda against the bill in an in.
terview here He said there has beer
a deliberate attempt to mislead the
public, the railroads seeking to show
that the public is eliminated from con
sideration by the provisions of the
bill. He added that the board Of
mediation and Cancellation provided
for in the bill would be entirely drawn
from the public, and that the pub
lies interests are amply safeguardeC
in the measure.
Bill Stresses Peace Efforts
The Howell -Barkley bill imposes ;
general duty upon the railroads ant
their employees "to exert every rea
sonable effort to make and maintain
agreements concerning wages an,
working conditions" The parties t.
any dispute are required to confer
and the bill specifically safeguard
such conferences by prohibiting eithe
party from attempting to infiuenc
| the other in the selection of it's con
ference representatives.
Disputes over the application of eS
isting greements-called grievanc
disputes-which can be settled in sue
conferences, must be referred to tn
appropriate board OF adjustment
| Four such boards of adjustment al
set up by the bill, each to be compos
ed equally of employees and railroa
representatives, to be appointed
the president, by and with the col
sent Of the senate, for nominee
submitted by the respective groul
! of workers, organization and NAL
/. ayers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-28

By International Labor News Service.
Washington, D. C.-Insistence upon
a minimum comfort wage" the right
of the worker to organize and the
8-hour day as the maximum for all
industrial workers, is made in a pro-
posed social creed for the churches,
published by the executive committee
of the social service commission of
the National Council of the Congre-
gational Churches of the United
States.
The executive committee expresses
the belief that the proposed creed,
while not prfect, is far suprior to
the old one adopted in 10S and it sug-
gests that the Federal Council of
Churches submit the text to all the
denominations within its membership
| for criticism and discussion.
Social Ideal Outlined
1.-The Social Greed of the
Churches" says the committee, "is
an attempt to point out certain conse-
quences which would follow for our
social life if we were to take Jesus
in earnest and make his social and
spiritual ideals our test for commun-
| ity as we'll as for idnividual life. It
insists on strengthening and deep
ening of the inner personal relation
ship of the individual with God, and
a recognition of his obligation anc
duty to society. This is crystallized
in the two commandments of Jesus
Love thy God and thy neighbor.' Il
involves the recognition of the sa
credness of life, the supreme worth
of each single personality, and oul
common membership in one another
the brotherhood of all. In short, il
means creative activity in co-opera
tion with our fellow human beings
and with God, in the everyday life o.
society and in the development of {
new and better world social order"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-28

opponents of the bill, the friends of
the bill in the last week of congress
turned their attention to farm relief
and other similar measures, and
agreed to postpone finish fight on
the Howell Barley bill until the ses-
sion of congress which convenes De-
cember 1, 1924.
The fact that the progressives have
demonstrated majority power in the
senate and that in the house on "a
roll calls the proponents of the bill
never fell below majority, seems to
assure the enactment of the Howell
Barkley bill into law during the De-
cember session, upon renewal of the
vigorous fight made at the last ses-
sion
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-28
ESTABLISH UNION SHOP

Salem, Ore.--A union shop clause
features the new agreement between
organized meat cutters and employers
in this city.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-28
Measure Is Given Right of Way at Next
Session; Railways Fight Proposal

By international Labor News Servcie.
Washington. d. C. = Progressive
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-24
LOCAL DATA
COTTON LETTERS

NEW YORK, July 23.-Reports of hot winds in Texas caused very sharp advance in Liverpool this morning, to which our market responded and has since improved on replacing of cotton sold out yesterday. Private reports in- dicate that there were excellent scat tered showers in the Panhandle, but these are not shown in the government reports, probably due to the fact that the government stations are so widely scattered in that territory that towns which had no government stations might have had showers, while there would be none in towns where government sta tiOns were located.
 The whole market depends entirely on whether rains come in Texas the next few days. If they do not, the crop will deteriorate very rapidly. If they do, the Texas crop will be greatly bene- fitted. So far, the trade has been very reluctant to follow this advance, large ly because they do not believe that the crop is deteriOrating yet and feel that it is too soon to become frightened over the cotton crop. If rains do come, they may be right; if they do not, the op- portunities for getting any cotton on a reasonable basis will probably have passed, at least for some time to come Of course. after such q sharp advance as has taken place, the market should be approached with caution, especially in view of the fact that if rains do come there is a great deal of weakly held cotton which will probably be inn mediately liquidated.-Hubbard Bros. & Co
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-24
LIVE STOCK

CHICAGO, July 23.--Cattle, receipts, 12,o00; grain fed steers and yearlings fairly active; strong to 10c higher; spots more; grassy kind dull about steady; extreme top long fed matured steers $11.30; other long feds at $11 25; several loads handyweight and heavy steers, $10.75@11.00; best long yearlings at inside price, 993-pound yearlings, $1o.50; low quality grassy native down ward to $5,50; and below; bulk fed steers and yearlings, $S.50@10.50; little showing much, grain feeding under $500; grassy cows very dull; uneven ly lower in spots; choice yearIing hei- fers upwardato $9.35; bulk beef heifers, $6.75@s.00; plain light kind, $4.50@ $50; bulls weak to. 15c lower; bulk, $4.50@4.75; vealers, soc lower; very un- even; spots, 75c off; bulk to packers late $0.0009:50; stockers and feeders more numerous; bulk, $5.50@6.75; trade steady
 Hogs. receipts 1s,ooo; opened 25c to 50c higher than Tuesdays average on good gradesG closed weak at early advances; lower grades, mostly 10c to 15c higher at close; top light and med ium light, $935; bulk desirable 16O to 240-pound weight, $9.15@9.35; good and choice, 250 to 325-pound average, $9.15 @9.25; packing sows, $S.00@S.35; de- sirable strong weight killings pigs $s.00@s.25; estimate holdover, 19,O00.
 Sheep, receipts 16,000; fat lambs, 25c to Soc lower; maximum decline on natives; closing western sales around 25c lower; bulk fat native lambs, 12.75 Q1300; bulk western, $13.50; few to shippers, S13.75; sheep, strong; fat ewes, mostly $5.00Q650; choice feeding lambs, $12.25 steady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-24
HIGHEST LEVELS
 OF YEAR REACHED
Speculative Rail List Feels Greatest Effect
 Of Boom

NEW YORK, July 23.-Expanded activities in the bond market, reflected in sales of approximately 0,O00, 900 today, carried prices to the highest levels of the year. Some of the buying wa6 ttributed to expectations of an- othefsrut in the fedreal reserve redis- count rate. which failed to materialize.
 The broadened inquiry for bonds em- braced virtually all classes, but was most effective in strengthening prices in the speculative rail list, where ad- vances of 1 to 2 points carried several issues to new 1924 high records. Erie convertible foure "D',, Frisco As, Louis vile and Nashville 5s, St. Paul, Wabash, and Denver and Rio Grande liens led in popularity.
 Sugar company bonds shared the im- provement which marked dealings in these stocks, while copper and rubber company issues continued to force ahead. Gains ranging from 1 to 3 3-4 points were scored by Anaconda 6s, 'Punta Alegere Is, Eastern Cuba Sugar z 1-2s, Ajax 8s and Wilson converti- ble 6s.
 Conflicting price movement featured the foreign list. Belgian Ss reached a new 1924 high price and some of the Swiss and French issues improved. Nervousness over the fighting at Sac Paulo sent the Brazilian issues lower.
 New financing tomorrow includes $8,380,O00 Northern Central Railway 5s, to be offered at 101 1-2; $7,00O, 900 M. A. Hanna company six per cent de- bentures priced at 9S 1-2 and $2,000, 900 British Columbia 15 year 5s at par.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-24
THE WEATHER

Alabama and Mississippi: Fair Thurs day except thundershowers along the coast; Friday unsettled probably local thundershowers.
 Virginia: Fair Thursday: Friday part ly cloudy; not much change in tempera- ture.
 North Carolina: Faif Thursday; slightly warmer in west portion: Friday probably fair.
 South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and extreme northwest Florida: Unsettled with local thundershowers Thursday and probably Friday
 Tennessee: Unsettled Thursday; thunder showers in west portion: Friday local thundershowers; cooler in west portion.
 Kentucky: Local thundershowers Thurs day and probably Friday; cooler Fri day.
 Louisiana: Thursday and Friday gem orally fair except local thundershowers in southeast portion.
 Arkansas and east Texas: Thursday and Friday generally fair.
 Oklahoma: Thursday generally fair; Friday partly cloudy.
 West Texas: Thursday and Friday partly cloudy; probably showers in ex- treme west portion.
 Summary of observations made at sta tions of the United States Weather Bu- reau, during the "A hours ending at 2 p. m., 90th meridian time. July 23:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-24

ings promise to exceed thousand mll- lion dollars during 1924.
 This is far more than our railroads have been borrowing and fully double .- that of our iron, steel, copper, oil, equipment, rubber and shipping indus tries combined.
 Why are utility people attacking such gigantic amounts of savings? First of all because a distinct change has come over the attitude of the governmental bodies entrusted with the regulation of utility corporations.
 With few exceptions, the regulatory bodies now give utility enterprises square deal.
 .5t
 Second, there has come about nota- ble, improvement in t!:e type of men running most O. our electric, gas and traction companies. In tie old days the heads of utility companies too often were mixed up in questionable fran chise jugglery ;n plain language, they went in for bribing officials. Your enlightened utility president of today appeals direct to the public and scorns to indulge ill any franchise boot .gger..'. The result is that the public have more faith in present day utility managers.
 Third, no other industry has made such progress in raising capital by di- rect appeals to customers, to say noth- ing of employees. Would you believe that one-third of all the colossal amounts of capital being raised by utility corporations comes. from the selling of securities by the companies to the people within the territories they serve? Here is another equally i'm ptessive- fact: One-third of all utility employees are either stockholders al- ready or are not subscribing for stock on the installment plan.
 Good sometimes comes from evil. It was not until the World war shut off supplies of capital from Europe that our utility corporations began to cul- tiyate energetically local resources. We have. heard much of the results achieved by the mammoth hydro-electric companies in California and something about what has been doEe in the south and middle west and the east. But such states as Idaho, Montana, Ore gon, Utah and Washington have also been making notable headway.
 In that territory only 416 local stockholders were rounded up when the first offer was made, in 1917. They took 1,752 shares. In 1922, 4,933
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-24

lowed during June by excessive rainfall in the central and cool weather in the northren section of the corn belt. The government estimates that with average weather for the remainder of the sea- son, the corn yield per acre will be only 23.8 bushels. This will, if it becomes fact, prove the lowest yield since 1913.
 The above chart of the most inl- portant corn growing states shows how the corn crop will compare this year with the actual amount harvested in 1923, provided there are no radical changes from the last forecast. The government at present forecasts that the total crop will be 2,515, 1885 bushels, as compared to a production of 3,046,- 3S7 bushels last year.
 In view of such an outlook, it is lit- tie wonder that corn prices have re- acted sharply upward to the highest point in several years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-24

NTOT for some time has there come
 from the middle west such im-
 portant news, from an economic viewpoint, as the country has been hearing recently regarding corn prices. Quotations on July corn have advanced more than 35 cents a bushel from the low point of the year.
 This advance in prices anticipated the July report of the government on crop conditions. In that report the con- dition of the corn crop was estimated to be only 72 per cent normal, the low est percentage ever reported in July. Only once before has the condition been below 80 at this time of year, that be- ing way back in 1903.
 Weather conditions are responsible for this poor showing, since the acreage planted is IA percent greater than it was last year. An unusually cold May east of the Rocky mountains was fol
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-24

probably hev r think for an in- stant of the, enor- nous amount of capital which has had to l raised so that you could en- joy such modern conveniences.
 Utility corpora tions have b e e Il raising money at the rate of a hun dred million dollars a month this year. Their total borrow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-24
TWO WOMEN HURT
Turns Over On c
 Near OueenStOwn

Automobile Turns Over On Curve
 Near Queenstown
 Mrs. Maurice Owsley, age 24. of 2117H Second avenue, north, and Mrs. Mable Wallace, 2203 Avenue F, were injured in an automobile accident about midnight Wednesday near Queenstown. 15 miles from Birmingham. The auto mobile in which they were riding turned over on curve, according to the wo- men, who were admitted at Hillman hospital at 1 20 o'clock Thursday morning. Mrs. Wallace was allowed to return to her home a short time later. Mrs. Ousley received bruises about the bOdv hrt no broken bones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-24
NEW YORK METALS.

NEW YORK, July 23.-Copper firm; electroclytic spot and nearby 12%; fea- lures 13c.
 Tin easy; spot and futures S4s.oO@ 4s.25.
 Iron easy; No. 1, northern $19.5o@ 5000; No. northern $19.00@$19.5 %; No. 2 southern $1S.00@$18.5O.
 Lead firm; spot $7.00@$725.
 Zinc firm; East St. Louis spot S6.02; futures $6.05.
 Antimony spot $S.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-24
MARKETS AT A GLANCE

NEW YORK: Stocks, strong; over 40 issues at new highs; public utilities active. Bends, firm; speculative rails and liberty bonds gain. Foreign Ex- changes unsettled; sterling reacts. Cot ton firm high temperatures southwest. Sugar firmer; better demand for re- fined. Coffee steady trade buying.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-24
The State of Alabama, Jefferson

The State of Alabama, Jefferson County.
 Estate of James A. Lay, Deceased. Letters of administration upon the estate of said decedent, having been granted to the undersigned, on the 22nd day of Ju.J, 1924, by the Honor able J. P. STILES, Judge of the Pro- bate Court of Jefferson County. Mo- tice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate will be required to present the same with in the time allowed by law, or that the same will be barred.
 MRS. SARA F. LAY,
 Administrix. ,, Age July "A, S1-Aug. 2.