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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-02-27

By International Labor News Service.
Louisville, Ky.-Organized farmers
and organized city workers have join
ed hands here to fight "open shop"
conditions on the new Kentucky hotel.
now in course of erection at Fifth and
Walnut streets
Fifteen building trades unions have
removed their workers from the new
hotel, in protest against an attempt to
put up the building under "open-shop"
conditions. The job is tied up tight
and at no time in the history Of the
Louisville Trades Council has there
been a more thorough and effective
demonstration of the solidarity of the
building workers in uniting against
the open shop"
The jefferson County Farmers
Union lost no time in declaring for
support of the strike, adopting the
following resolution:
where as the workers of the build
ing industry have declared a strike
against the Kentucky hotel because
of unfairmess in handling the agree
ment between the owners, the con-
tractors and the union men employed
in its construction, and
Whereas, The trades union move
ment of this city and state have gone
on record in support of the Farmers
Union, to the end that workers on the
farm, and workers in industrial cen
ters can help each other in their
struggles against common enemy
who seeks to break down the organ
lied labor movement and at the same
time further enslave the farmer;
therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, the farmers of
the Jefferson County Farmers Union,
go on record indorsing the Louisville
building trades mechanics in their
struggle for Justice and assure them
that we will do all in our power to
assist them in winning their fight for
justice and square deal "
Commenting on the resolution, The
Labor Union, official organ of the
unions affiliated with the Building
Trades Council, said
"The Jefferson County Farmers
Union are to be commended for their
intelligence in so promptly seeing an
effort by the Employers Association
and others to wage another open
shop fight after four years of indus
trial peace in which this city has gone
forward like it never has before, and
for their equally prompt action in
resenting a recurrence of organized
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-02-27
Lewis Tells Operators
Miners Will Not Accept
Any Cuts in Wage Scales

BY International Labor News Service.
Indianapolis, Ind.-John l.. Lewis,
president of the United Mine Workers
of America, and Philip Murray, vice
president, have just returned from a
brief tour fthe West Virginia coal
fields of northern West Virginia. A
number of towns where the miners
have been evicted from their homes
were visited. The visit went long
way in strengthening the morals of
the strikers who are making de-
termined effort to win in the fight
against gigantic reduction in wages.
A number of operators of the
nothern West Virginia field called on
the international officials at the Fair
mont hotel in Fairmont President
Lewis took occasion to explain to the
operators that it would be impossible
for the United Mine Workers to
change it's policy relative to the wage
question.
II have checked up on every angle
Of the situation here" Mr. Lewis told
the operators, "and, am well satisfied
with which the business of the United
Mine Workers is being conducted by
the representatives in the field. The
aggressive campaign of resistance to
the operators who have broken their
agreement with the United Mine
Workers and others will be continued.
'Fhe agreement made at Baltimore
between the Northern West Virginia
Coal Operators Association and our
organization on the basis of no reduc-
tion in wages will be protected with
the full influence of the international
union. The same is true as regards
the agreement made in New York by
and between the Monongahela Coal
Operators Association and the United
Mine Workers of America.
Regardless of any statement be-
ing made to the contrary there will be
no change in the policy of the United
Mine Workers of America upon the
question of wage reductions The fu-
ture success of the coal industry and
of our nation does not lie along the
pathway of reducing the earning
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-02-27
ALASKAN CANNERIES
AGAIN IN PUBLIC EYE

Seattle.-Conditions prevailing in
Alaskan canneries, which were given
wide publicity several months ago, are
again exposed by Peter Ruiz, cannery
foreman, in suit against Chinese
employment agency. The complain
ant told the court that at the request
of the agency he secured labor ers for
the Libby, Mcneil & Libby plants at
two Alaskan points. The agency vio-
lated it's agreement to properly feed
the workers, who became i'll because
of the poor food and were not paid.
Ruiz wants damages because of his
injured reputation" He was also
refused payment for his share of sup
plies sold to these workers-an ex-
ploitation practiced by every one who
has anything to do with the employ
ment of workers in Alaskan canneries.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-02-27

Ten years ago there were fifty
chain grocery stores in Chicago, but
the number now has increased to
more than 1900 New York has
about 600 chain stores ten years ago.
The present number is nearer $500
This comprises more than 80 per cent
of all the grocery stores in New York
The whole number of chain grocery
stores in the United States today is
about $4,000. That total is being in
creased practically every day The
public knows that from observation.
A new business block, simple in struc-
ture and but one story high, will rise
on a corner where dwellings, are thick
Almost over night, it seems, this new
building is transformed into another
link in the chain of groceries that
cover the country
The people have been inclined to
welcome these chain groceries. They
were new, spic and span. They use
red paint and have the appearance of
a nice red wagon, such as used to
appeal when we were children. Fix
lures seem to be just out of the fac
tory. Throughout the store there is
an air of hurry and hustle Goods
are fresh and prices sometimes seem
to be trif1le cheaper than they are
elsewhere. Yes, the people have been
inclind to welcome these stores and
take their custom there. Business
among the chain stores increased
about 20 per cent last year over 1922
Another increase probably will be
shown this year. If the chains keep
on expanding and taking corners
with the same rapidity that filling
stations are built, what is to become
of the old-fashioned independent cor
ner grocer? The answer is that he
is going out of business unless he can
stem the tide. Stemming the tide is
something he can not do alone. He
cannot cut prices lower than the chain
stores, because the chains buy in
enormous quantities. A million-do
lar order is not unusual for some of
them. They have the purchase price
beaten down lower than the corner
grocer ever can hope to beat it. He
must compete with goods that cost
him more and must be sold at rela-
lively higher price. But he does have
something in his store that the chain
stores do not carry and never will.
He has personal contact, personal ac-
quaintance and the willingness to be
friend in time of need.
When working man falls into a
period of bad luck, when work is slack
and the family purse is well nigh
empty, he knows better than to go to
the nearest chain store and ask for
credit. The chain store welcomed him
with CHEEKY smile when he had
money, but it will turn a stony face
in his direction when he is broke
1t is not part of the chain store
system to extend credit. The worker
who has a book account at the old
time corner grocery knows the grocer
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-02-27
Trade Unions Thrive in San Francisco
Despite Best Efforts of Labor Haters
N0N-UNION HOUSES
Become Drug on San Fran
cisco Market

BY International Labor News Service.
San Francisco = Non-union- built
houses are drug on the market in
San Francisco Here is the reason:
Resolutions pledging their members
not to purchase home that has not
been built under strictly union condi-
tions have been unanimously adopted
by every union labor organization in
San Francisco at the request of the
San Francisco Building Trades Coun-
Gil
As result, houses built under the
so-called American plan" are going
begging for a purchaser, while the
union built homes are being sold be-
fore they are completed.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-02-27
Who Is Your Friend
In Time of Need?

will carry him as long as he can.
The grocer will fill orders and sympa-
thize with the customer, hoping that
better times are just ahead. At the
chain store, business is conducted on
"A cash andcarry principle. The
worker is welcome if he has the cash
and the strength to carry his pur
chases away. When he is broke, the
chain store cannot see him with a
spy glass.
In the little game Of freeze out
that the chain stores are playing, the
corner grocer is not the only one who
stands to lose The manufacturer and
wholesaler are in the same lot. If
they sell to chain stores, they have to
reduce prices to the point where prof
its well nigh vanish. This policy
affects the worker directly, because
when profits are cut to the bone there
is no possibility of higher wages. AS
production costs are forced down
there is a strong possibility that
wages will be lowered. Whenever the
jobber or wholesaler is forced out of
business, through the chain system of
buying direct and at the lowest possi-
bic price it can get, then the men
and women who work for the whole
saler also lose their places and must
look elsewhere for work.
Chain stores do not run on senti-
ment. They have an economic policy
to maintain, and they certainly main
| tain it. That explains their remark
able growth and the enormous profits
| they are able to make, although their
retail prices are low and attractive
| The chain store will serve the public
at SO much serve, but it never goes
beyond that simple business trans
action. 1t never drops around at the
house to see how the sick baby is get
| ting along. 1t never sends flowers
lif there has been death in the fam
ily 1t never puts aside something
that it knows you like, or telephones
that something especially desirable
has just come in. 1t never does
favors. 1t never does anything but
straight business, and on that theory
lit hopes to survive.
1t will be sad day indeed when
the corner grocer, who was friend in
need, a maker of small loans, a sym
pathizer in time of trouble and q
cheerful friend in time of prosperity
has to go to the wall In his place
will come a business with a main
office far away, concern that does
not do business from the standpoint
of its patrons welfare, but merely
for the cold cash there is in handing
out goods Nobody ever can take the
place of the corner grocer. He is a
good man to know and a good man
to keep in business. Whenever he
quits, the neighborhood will have lost
a landmark that meant far more in
neighborliness and kindness than the
few cents that may be saved by trad
| ing at the chains.-An editorial from
1 Union Labor News, Indianapolis.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-02-27
By FREDERICK w. ELY

Stan correspondent
International Labor News Service
San Francisco. = Quite recently
| there appeared in several daily news
papers published in Eastern cities a
report that "San Francisco is now an
'open-shop' city"
These reports" emanate from the
Industrial Association, the so-called
american plan" organization of this
city, and the wish therein contained
is father to the thought, but these
alleged reports" are absolutely false
and without foundation in fact.
War on Unions" Miserable FizzIe
For nearly three years the Indus
trial Association of San Francisco has
been fighting the unions," with the
following results:
Not a single union has been put out
of existence.
Many new unions have been organ
lied.
There are more unions in this city
operating under union-shop agree
men than there were before the ad-
vent of the so-called american plan
ners."
Wages have increased and, in some
cases, hours of labor have been re-
duced
Every first class hotel and cafe in
this city has been 100 per cent
unionized.
The numerical strength of the San
Francisco Labor Council and the San
Francisco Building Trades Council
and their affiliated unions is far
greater today than ever before in
their history.
Mortgage Paid on Labor Temple
The San Francisco Building Trades
Council has paid off a mortgage OF
| S45, 900 on the building trades temple
At municipal and state elections
during the past three years every
candidate sponsored by organized
labor was elected by an overwhelming
majority vote over the candidates OF
the american planners.
The Labor Day edition of Organ
lied Labor" the official journal of the
San Francisco and State Building
Trades Councils of California, was the
largest edition in the 25 years of its
existence, containing 224 pages-the
largest Labor Day edition of any la
Dor paper published last year in the
United States-and was made possible
because of the friendly attitude of its
advertisers-th merchants and other
business men of this city.
Papers Feature News of Labor
Two of the largest daily newspapers
of this city within the year have
adopted the policy of publishing 8
daily column of labor news, which
have proved wonderful circulation
getters.
/ The Commonwealth Club has Great
ed an industrial section, the most ac
tive officers and members of which arr
bona-fde trade unionists.
/ For the first time in it's history the
University of California last year off
cially observed Labor Day and had az
the orator of the day a man who ha:
served as president of the California
State Federation of Labor and the Sa1
i Francisco Labor Council.
j Upon invitation the president o.
the State Building Trades Council Of
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-02-27
TO STANDARDIZE BUILDING

Washington Meeting at the de-
partment of commerce, representa-
tives of eight technical and industrial
associations adopted a standard form
Of contract for building construction
designed to eliminate unnecessary
costs and embracing clause for arbi-
tration of disputes that arise from
indefinite contracts.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-15
PARIS AND NORTHERN
FRANCE COVERED BY
MANTLE OF SNOW

PARIS. Dec. 1b.-CP-Paris and
al q Northern France today lay un.
der q mantle of Snow. After a brief
perlod Of mild wanther, the country
has been stricken with the worst biz
zaM 1t has experienced in 10 years.
The snow, which still is falling in
temittently, lies at varying depths.
Traffic is greatly delayed and tele-
graphic and telephonic communica-
tica interrupted.
The weather pronhets concur in an
nou1cing q continuance of old fash
Toned Christmas WEATHER, to the de-
spair Of the Paris city council, which
viii be obliged to produce $4,000
francs from it's already depleted ex-
chequer TO pay for clearing away the
present fan.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-15
PICK 4 JURORS
IN TERROR
I RIAL
Judge Hats Efforts Of
Defense to Delay
Opening.
Continued From Page one.)

ing from the crowded courtroom. More
than third Of the audience Tuesday
was negro.
Four cases against three of the me-
groes were docketed for trial Monday.
The attack charge against Briscoe was
the first to be called.
o. Il. Black, attorney for the negro,
Immediately asked for a severance and
asked that Frank Lewis, charged with
Briscoe for the same offense, be placed
on trial first. The motion was over
ruled.
Briscoe's attorney then filed mo-
ton to Quash the indictment OIL the
ground that discrimination was shown
in drawing up the grand jury which
returned the indictments, alleging that
the grand jury commission had pur-
posely excluded negroes. Several wit
nesses were placed on the stand by
the defense in an effort to bear out
its contention. This procedure occu-
pied the greater part of Monday. The
motion was overruled.
Next motion by the defendants
lawyer was for continuance, claim
ing that a defense witness had not
been found. The motion was overruled.
Deputy Sheriff F. N. Flores an
nounced late Monday that the miss
ing witness had been found. The sub
poena for the witness had been issued
under an assumed name, he said.
With the overriding of the third de-
Tense motion, Judge Anderson excused
all veniremen and witnesses until 8 80
o'clock Tuesday morning and adjourn
ed court for the afternoon out of re-
spect TO the memory of Justice of the
Peace Ben S. Fisk, who died Sun
dav.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-15
'TREAT IN STORE
y FOR HAPPY
FAMILY
Majestic Artists to Give
Midnight Frolic Over
Il VICAR Tuesday.
Listen, Happy Family ,

listen, HAPPY famny
Big treat for you at IL 10 O'Clock
tonight.
Manager Gersdorf Of the Majestic
theater is doing his Christmas giving
early.
And Olsen and johnson. headliners
on this weeks Majestic bill. assisted
by the other performers, will make it
possible for Mr.. Gersdorf 10 give
the Happy Family of the Friendly
Station of the Friendly Paper a won
derful Christmas present.
Tuesday night at IL 10 o'clock,
VICAR will present from its STUDIO
midnight frolic in which the follow
ing performers from this weeks Males
tic bill will appear: Olsen and John
sen. Barry and Whitledge. the latter
former San Antonio boy; Jones.
Morgan and Rush; Sidney Gibson.
musical comedy star, late of kid
Boots"; Jean Chandler. pianist with
the Eunice Miller company, and Grace
Mcclellan. champion sharp-shooter Of
Texas.
Assisting the Majestic artists in the
frolic will be the Crystal Palace or.
chcstra. known TO the Happy Family
as the "Gypsy Sweethearts.r Through
the courtesy of Mr.. Joseph X. Tobin.
manager Of the Crystal Palace skating
rink. the "Sweethearts' entertained
VICAR fans Saturday night with two
hours of Mtest song hits. Listeners-in
are looking forward to their re-appear-
ance on tonight's frolic.
Tune in early, fans, and avoid the
rush.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-15
Cupid Hits
Deputy
Mighty Swat

There will be no bigamy in
my family"
Deputy Sheriff Richard Tos-
cano accompanied the exclama-
ton with q vigorous heave Of a
crumpled letter toward a waste
basket.
Others in the office wanted to
know the reason. The letter
was retrieved.
1t proved 10 be a proposal Of
marriage. Written i'm the dainty
script of q woman, it was couch
ed in endearing terms. The writer
said she had often seen and adj
mired the deputy, and she had
waited vainly for him to return
her devotion in kind. Her love,
she wrote, had reached the boil
UNCOVER point and II take this
method Of asking you to marry
me-, the letter concluded.
Deputy Toscano vehemently
denied any acquaintance with
the writer Of the letter, much
less any compliance with her
proposal.
"Why, I am already married."
he said. This must be Some
joke"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-15
VAUDEVILLE ADDED
TO ORPHANS PARTY
Continued From Page One.)
toe dance and other classic interpreta.

toe dance and other classic interpreta.
tons.
The Beetley team recently worked
in pictures in California having ap-
peared in Juvenile roles several years
ago with Roscoe Arbuckle.
Everything is coming along fine in
arranging the Big party for the or
phans. The Queen Candy Company is
getting ready 10 give all of the or.
phans a treat.
And Don Felice, conductor of the
Palace symphony orchestra. has agreed
TO donate his service and the mu-
sicians have likewise agreed TO play
music for the Riddles if it can be ar
ranged.
Then the big party will be on. On
the screen will oe winds of Chance. .
a story Of the Far North in the Kloni
dixie. with at least a dozen stars in
the film.
After the film will come the vaude-
vile show with eight or ten acts of all
descriptions specially selected 10
make the children laugh.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-15
F UNERAL MAY
HALT VISIT
Of SANTA
Light Starts Xmas Fund
for Is Victims of
Xmas Tragedy.
CONTINUED From Page onc.l

Maybe Santa Claus can come anyway,
and with this III mind he came back
to San Antonio
Sure he said. "The big hearted
people of San Antonio will do it."
And so The Light started the
plan by donating So to the fund TO
arrange for Santa Claus to visit little
Antoniois house and to visit all of
his little cousins. And all of the
children will be brought to the big
Christmas party at the Palace theater
at 10 o'clock Thursday, December "a.
And that night when little Antonio
and his twelve cousins hang up their
stockings, San Antonio Santa Claus
- going to stuff them full of good
things and help to take away the
pangs of sorrow that wrecked their
childish plans for Christmas.
There will be shopping trip this
time that will turn out happy and
old Santa Claus. loaded down with
packages. will drive up the lane with
his reindeer sleigh. and bring joy to
the hearts now filled with sorrow.
So who will follow and help to send
Santa Claus to little Antonio and
his twelve cousins?
Who is next?
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-15
FIVE STAR ROUTE
MAIL BIDS OPENED

Sealed proposals to carry mail over
five star routes out of San Antonio
will be received by the fourth assist
ant postmaster general in Washington
until January 10, 1926. according to
Assistant Postmaster J. w. Fuller.
Twelve trips weekly, carrying all
classes of mail, will be required on the
South San Antonio bid. The same
class Of mail will be required daily to
Medina Lake, or Mico, and the route
to Bandera will be taken six times
weekly.
First class mail between Kerrvillc
and Austin will be called for in those
contracts, with pouch delivery at in
termediate points.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-15
To FIGURE
IN ATHLETICS AGAIN

Peacock Military College, which fig.
ured prominently in San Antonio
school athletics before the buildings
and grounds were leased to the gov.
eminent five years ago to house tbs
veterans vocational training center,
will be re-opened at the same site in
West End on January 4, and Wesley
Peacock, president. intends to return
the school athletic teams to their high
place of other years by the fall Of
1926.
Among the improvements beius
made in preparation for the opening
is the outfitting of fine indoor gym
nasium.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-15
"Red Peppers"
Score Hit Over VICAR

Making their first appearance over
VICAR. super radio station of the
Southern Radio Corporation of Texas
and the San Antonio Light, the Red
Peppers dance orchestra. Monday
night was greeted with a tremendous
ovation from the Happy Family.
In addition to its set program. the
orchestra responded to numerous re-
quests during the period of broadcast.
Personnel of thu "Red Peppers" is
as follows: Donald Peacock. alto and
soprano saxophone; Frank Hallmark.
tenor saxophone; Robert Belhnger,
trumpet; Ray Sager. trombone; Gene
Curtis. sousaphone; Richard Hutchen-
riefer. piano; Bdb Kershaw, banjo,
and John Andersen. drums.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-15
TEXAS PIONEER DIES.

BROWNSVILLE. Dec. 15.-CP
Pedro Morales, 80. whose father quit
Santa Annals army to settle here in
1916, and who has conducted a stall
in the city market OF Brownsville for
the past 65 years, died here last night
Morales brought his produce TO his
produce market stall as usual yester-
day.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-15
WILL EXTEND SEAWALL.

GALVESTON, Dec. 15.-CP)-Ex-
tension of the west end seawall from
SD street to the western city limits
was authorized at Yesterdays meeting
of the county commissioners which
also found the petition for a S150.000
bond election for the Bolivar road to
be invalid on advice Of the county at
torney. 4 new petition will be circu-
lated,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-15
SUPPRESS POTEEN.

BELFAST, Dec. 15.-CP)-They're
recalling in Donegal how Patrick
0'Donnell, who has risen from cot
tage to be a prince of the church,
suppressed poteen. The new cardi-
nal, when Bishop of Donegal, gave no
tice that only the bishop would give
absolution for buying, selling or drink
ing Of the beverage. That meant
trip of 40 miles for some offenders,
so poteen disappeared in five years.