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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-09
Huge rhrong of Miners Hears Lewis
Flay Operators Who Break Contracts

tcontracts; they have closed their
mines for long periods to starve their
employees into submissions; they have
evicted their employees from their
homes; they have manned their prop
critics with armed mine guards, search
lights, barbed wire fences, stockades
and such paraphernalia of war; they
have resorted to the use of unfriendly
courts and have sought to bind the
workers hand and foot by the issu.
ance of court injunctions, stripping
the worker of nearly every right guar
anteed him under the constitution;
they have in substance and effect. con-
Quoted a campaign of community ter
rorism in the isolated mining VIII
lages"
Union to Stay in West Virginia
President Lewis declared that the
union had come to stay in West Vir-
ginia and that not all the injunctions
in the world or unfriendly courts
in the world could run it out He en-
phasized the fact that the United Mine
Workers of America was a law -abid-
ing organization but that it had
rights, which the courts had set out,
that it would fight for. He declared
the situation in West Virginia was
one which should command the atten-
tion of the public and the govern
ment because the entire stability of
the bituminous Goa Industry is threat
ened by the reprehensible conspiracy
and attack upon the very principles
of collective bargaining.
The speech was heard by the thou
sands in attendance through huge
electric amplifers which carried the
speakers voice for half mile away
and made him audible to every part
of the huge tableland where the
meeting was held.
Miners Pledge Fight to Finish
At the close of the meeting call
was made by Van A. Bittner, chair
man of the meeting, and the sponsor
of the demonstration, asking all min
ers who intended to stick until the
Baltimore agreement was reinstated
to raise their hands Thousands of
hands were thrust high in the Sep
tember sunshine and mighty roar of
affirmation greeted the question.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-09
Chief Denounces
Coal Barons' Campaign Of
Terror in West Vireinia

were the largest ever held in the Fair
mont regions. No disorders or acci-
dents of any kind marred the day
which was given over entirely to a
"sun-to-sun" celebration.
Lewis Analyses Coal Situation
At the Playground meeting Presi-
dent Lewis, who was at his best in
speaking, dispassionately discussed
the situation in the bituminous coal
fields and excoriated the contract
breaking operators who had contempt
uously torn up the wage agreement,
sealed and signed at Baltimore, out
of mere expediency.
"The Baltimore agreement" Presi-
dent Lewis said, "a supplemental con-
tract based on the Jacksonville pact,
has been dishonored and impaired to
a degree which reveals moral turpi-
tude upon the part of a group of coal
operators who are seeking to escape
their contractural obligations upon
the fiimsy ground of business expe-
diency. Led by the Pittsburgh Coal
Company and the Consolidation Coal
Company, the two largest producing
companies in the United States,
numerous operators in western Penn
sylvania, northern West Virginia and
central Pennsylvania have repudiated
the agreement and struck down the
wage structure of the industry"
Bares Operators Reign of Terror
President Lewis said he knew Col.
Watson, of the Consolidated Com
pany, and that he was man of many
virtues, but his action in respect to
contracts gave the lie to his virtues.
"In their mad efforts to escape their
honest obligations to free American
labor, the coal operators of these dis
tricts have not failed to utilize every
instrument of oppression and repres-
sion. They have torn up their wage
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-09
STANDPATTERS
SCORED

New York-Political standpatters
We're scored by Prof. Charles E. Mer-
riam, of the Chicago University, in
discussing proposed studies on politi-
cal Science Association, of which he is
president.
Prof. Merriam declared that the
actual "dreamers" are those who be-
lieve politics and government can go
on unchanged in world of changes
in science and business. He said the
original chimpanzee is the self-satis-
fed individual who clings to the limb
of a jungle tree while civilization
moves on.
Our system Of civic education is
largely wrong" he said, and our
lack of planning or foresight in pub
lie affairs, our enormous political
area of waste, and our failure to util-
ize the constructive possibilities of
men should be fruitful fields of in
quiry.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-09

plish the purpose for which it was
produced. The actors in this great
drama of life never did a better piece
of work, their acting being true to the
characters they portray"
1t is expected that the first showing
of the picture will be November 1st
simultaneously in five different Sec
tions of the country.
News of the picture has reached
around the world. The labor papers
of England, Australia and New Zea-
land have referred to it in glowing
terms.
The members of the executive board
of the union label trades department
who, with Secretary Morrison, gave
final approval to the picture are as
follows: President, J. w. Hays; vice
president, Jacob Fischer, G. w. Per-
kins, Matthew Woll, Chas. l.. Baine
and Joseph Oberfell; secretary, John
j. Manning.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-09

and cutlery, partly recovered from
the severe curtailments of July.
At the end of the recession of this
spring and summer there were ap-
proximately 100000 workers on fac
tory payrolls throughout the state,
about 10000 more than at the low
point of year ago. But the differ
ence in the two periods was not alone
a matter of degree. The drastic cuts
in the basic metal and textile indus
tries like steel, copper, automobiles,
silk and cotton, which were character
istic of the 1924 depression, were not
repeated in 1925, although the curtail-
ment in the steel mills this year was
severe. There is, of course, the excep-
ton of the railroad equipment factor
les where employment dropped Is per
cent below any point in 1924. The
woolen industry also reached new
low for the past few years with raw
material prices high. On the other
hand wood manufactures were affect
ed as seriously this year as last by
the dull trade conditions and the
metals, which were slow to go down
in 1924, stayed low and went lower as
the year advanced.
This statement was issued by In
dustrial Commissioner James A. Ham
ilton. Reports covering 100000 en-
ployes or about 35 per cent of all the
factory workers of the state were
used as a basis for the analysis of
conditions in August
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-09
BAD CONDITIONS
Faced BY Philadelphia La
Dor Long Hours,
Low Wages

Philadelphia. - Representative of
more than 70 labor unions protested
to Mayor Kendrick against the low
wage, long-hour policy of contractors
in employing labor on this city's ex-
tensive improvement program Work
ers are lured here to find an excess
of labor, and the department of pub
lie welfare has been forced to aid
many of these duped workers.
The unionists showed that the
eight-hour day is not recognized on
subway work. Men are employed 10
hours a day, and in many cases seven
days a week Some men work IL and
ID hours a day without overtime.
Carpenters are paid 55 and 60 cents
an hour, as against the union rate Of
SLIP. This low average is maintain
ed with other crafts.
A. r. of L. Organizer Ritchie, who
headed the delegation, told the mayor
that conditions almost as bad exist
on the Delaware river bridge, the mu-
nicipal stadium and the sesqui- CEN
tennial project.
The mayor acknowledged he was
not aware of these conditions. He and
City Solicitor Gaffney assured the
unionists that they were "in sympa-
thy" with the complaints, but insist
ed that they were helpless as the city
is compelled to award contracts to
the lowest bidder.
The unionists declare that the
moral force of the city administration
should be thrown against these prac-
tices, and that municipal authorities
should oppose flooding Philadelphia
with employment-seekers, who will be
forced to become objects of charity.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-09
BARRIERS UNDERPAID
Declares President of Sup
ply Dealers

By international Labor News Service.
Indianapolis, Ind.-In speech be-
fore the 22nd annual convention of
the BARRIERS Supply Dealers Associa-
tion of America, at West Baden, E. A.
Fretz, Texas, declared that BARRIERS
were underpaid for their services and
urged that BARRIERS everywhere should
receive large compensation for hair
cutting. Fretz is president of the
association.
The president declared that the bar
'ber supply business was in good shape
save for the bad effect the low price
received for hair cutting had on it.
He said that the influx Of women into
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-09
GAIN IN BUSINESS
Reflected in Better Employ
ment Report

By International Labor News Service.
Albany, N. Y.-Reports from man.
ufacturers of New York state showed
slight increase in the volume of en-
ployment from July to August. AL
though August is month when va
cations and summer inactivity tend
to keep employment close to the min
imum of July, it also marks the be-
ginning of the fall revival in indus
try. Evidence Of improved market
conditions as well as the expected sea-
sonal increase was found in the gains
in jewelry, leather and wood products.
Some of the metals, heating apparatus
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-09

and stand ready, anxious and willing
to lend assistance when the miners
get ready to throw off the shackles
and chains that the operators have
bound you with. 1t is time that you
should demand a share of the in
creased price in coal"
The international union is main
tanning an active corps of men in
this district in organization work.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-09

dustry proceeding at swift pace uses
more coal than in dull times.
In April daily bituminous produc-
tion was 100000 tons. May daily
output was 100000; June, 1,430,000;
July, 1,522,000, and August, 1,770,00O.
The August figure is only partly final
and subject to change. The bureau of
mines gathers information on coal
production.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-09
By C. S. GARRISON
Staff Correspondent, International
Labor News Service.

LdOOI NEWS OSIViCc.
Fairmont, W. Va.--A crowd of min
ers, their wives and children, esti-
mated at $4,000, formed huge gath
ering at the old fairgrounds here Sep
tember 26, to hear John L. Lewis,
president of the United Mine Workers
of America, and other international
officials speak on the situation in the
bituminous coal fields of northern
West Virginia.
The meeting was the largest ever
held in this section and there was
intense but subdued enthusiasm
among the thousands of miners who
came out of the mountains and up
from the valleys to hear the cause of
unionism discussed first hand.
Big Parade Before Meeting
Preceding the fairgrounds meeting
there was a parade which required
two and half hours to pass a given
point. Thousands of coal diggers and
their families marched four abreast
up and down the hilly streets of Fair
mont, headed by the officials of the
international union, and 25 ex-service
men dressed in their overseas khaki
uniforms, each carrying huge Amer
lean flag. The 25 men were in massed
formation at the head of the parade
and formed an inspiring sight, cheer
ed to the echo as they marched. Be-
hind the flag bearers was the Monon-
gah band of 108 musicians, all union
miners. Then followed the thousands
of miners on foot. At one place in
the parade there were several hum
dred women and children who sang
gala songs and shouted acclaim to the
union.
Operator-owned newspapers here
conceded that the parade and meeting
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-09

Boston-Miss Gertrude McNally
was elected secretary treasurer of the
National Federation of Federal En-
ployes at the closing session of that
convention. That was the only
change made in the official list. Pres
ident Luther Steward was reelected
for the seventh successive term. San
Antonio will be the next convention
city
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-09
U. S. WAGES UNEQUAL

Boston.-Numerous instances of
equalities in wages paid workers en-
ployed by the government were
brought out at the convention of the
National Federation of Federal En-
ployes. 1t was stated that in one
government building man was paid
S720 a year, while another man en-
ployed across the hall, doing the same
work, receives $1,000 a year.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-09

barber shops had offset some of the
low prices BARRIERS had been receiving
for work He declared that as rule
BARRIERS prices were too low, although
it was agreed that union wages in
INST cities were adequate, save in
few instances.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-09
ONE-MAN CAR LAW ILLEGAL

Nashville, Tenn.-The state su-
preme court has set aside law pro-
hibiting the operation of one-man
street cars in cities of this state hav-
ing population Of 10000 or under.
The court said that the legislature
provided no method for determining
the population Of cities to be exempt
ed.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-09
u. S. UNION EN-
PLOYES REFLECT
OLD OFFICERS

Kansas City, Mo.-All officers of
the National Federation of Post
Office Clerks were reelected without
opposition at the biennial convention
held here Indianapolis was chosen
as the next convention city. Presi-
dent Georges salary was increased to
$500 and Secretary Flaherty's to
$1,000 The convention voted to con-
slider abolition of the speed-up system
a major issue. The convention pro-
tested against the retention in the
service Of married women whose hus-
bands are supporting them. A more
liberal retirement law was urged.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-09

Detroit, Mich.-President Gainor
and all officers were reelected at the
convention Of the National Associa-
tion Of Letter Carriers, held in this
city.
, 1925-08-06
LOCKHART REPORTS NEW
KIND OF FIRE WOOD

w. E. Lockhart, the genial general
manager of the P. & R. is the author
.ity for the following story.
IAN employe on the pipe line one
winters evening was forced to open
a piece OF the pipe line to dislodge
some CONCEALED crude oil. Taking a
long measuring rod, he forced it in
n end of the pipe and forced the
crude oil out in one long piece, ap-
proximately three feet long. This re-
moved from the pipe, he wrapped a
gunnysack around the oil and carried
it on his back to his shack, where
he threw the CONCEALED oil into a
fire, much the same as he would
have tossed a piece of cordwood into
the blaze.
THE oil burned as brightly and
with more heat than would the same
amount of wood" declares Lockhart.
, 1925-08-06
ADAMS HOTEL POPULAR
WYOMING HEADQUARTERS

The Adams hotel, at 18th and We'll
ton streets in Denver, is rapidly be-
coming recognized as headquarters
for Wyoming people visiting in the
city of Denver. There are several
causes for this in addition to the
many attractions offered by the ho-
tel itself.
Behind the desk Carbon county
folks will find George Stephenson,
a thorough hotel man and not long
ago proprietor of the Ferris hotel in
Rawlins. The proprietor of the
Adams, j. G.. Nicholas, is a former
Wyomingite, widely known all over
the state. He was at n time man
ager of the Midwest and Henning
hotels in Casper.
The Adams hotel. while modern in
every respect. was built a few years
before the present hotel-building
policy came into vogue. that OF
sacrificing every inch of space to
make additional rooms. The lobby
of the Adams is large and comfort
ably fitted-up with luxurious easy
chairs, the room are larger than
those of many hotels. with high
ceilings, cool in summer, warm in
winter. Each of the upper floors
has a spacious lounging space where
guests meet and visit in comfort.
, 1925-08-06
ParcO Public School

Located in one of the convenient
and attractive parts of the city, the
Parco Public School is n of the
dreams realized in Parco. The build
ing, with a seating capacity of about
100, was completed the very early
part of 1924 and was occupied soon
after. Since the opening Of the new
building two teachers, Miss Betty
Lemon and Miss Viola Quandt, have
been employed and their work to the
residents of Parco was indeed graft
flying.
The citizens of Parco have enter
ed into the building up Of a school
system, making improvements where
needed and Strengthening this i'm
portant part of Parco. whole-heart-
eddy and enthusiastically. 1t is their
hope that in the very near future
up to and including a Junior High
School will be in the city.
Valuable help and untiring effort
on the part of Superintendent Frank
E. Richardson have given to Parco
one of the most attractive buildings
and school systems in this part Of
the country. This was largely OBJ
tanned by the hearty cooperation of
all residents of the new city.
, 1925-08-06
Twenty Pullmans
Help Accommodate
Crowds at ParcO

To accommodate the crowds that
are in Parco, during the formal
opening, the Union Pacific railroad
has constructed a spur track adjoin-
ing the depot.
Sufficient track has been laid by
a crew of laborers during the last
week to accommodate twenty Pull
man cars and diners to accommo-
date those who will be forced to
live" in the Pullmans.
The Parco hotel has but sixty-five
rooms and is the only hostelry in the
town. Arrangements have been made
by the Chamber of Commerce, how
ever, for lodging of hundreds OF
guests in private homes during the
opening.
, 1925-08-06
UNION PACIFIC
RECEIVES LARGE
R INCOME

Parco is reported to be the largest
contributor to the treasury Of the
Union Pacific Railroad company be-
tween Omaha and Salt Lake, its
monthly payments for outbound
freight alone averaging 100000
per month for the last year. Incom-
ing freight, largely composed of crude
oil and materials for construction,
machinery, etc, not to mention food
stuffs for a population of close to
1000 add greatly to the railroads
revenues.
No wonder that the Union Pacific
has just completed a station, which
cost $6S,0OO and which is a credit
to that or any other railroad.
, 1925-08-06
ParcO Motors Co..
Has One of Finest
Garages in West

Situated as it is on the principal
thoroughfare in Parco the Parco
Garage, of which Councilman Gus
Fleischli is proprietor, basks contin-
ually in the limelight but this has
been more pronounced during the
last few days and nights, ever since
two new Clear Vision gasoline dis
pensers have been installed.
This gasoline dispensing machinery
Is the last word in garage equipment
n 1t has been quite the center of
attraction for both visitors and resi-
dents while being installed. This
work having beer completed it is
surely in order to call it 10 the at
tentlon of all as a real public i'm
provement and a definite step for
ward.
The dispensers are placed at each
side of the entrance to the garage
n cars may be driven up on either
SIDE Tor service. AS each of the sta
tons has two outlets il is possible
to fuel n oil eight cars at once If
such a congestion should occur at
any time.
Gasoline is piped direct from the
p. & r. refinery to the filling sta
ton and is elevated from under
ground to glass containers at the
top of the stand pipes by electric
power. The quantity is measured
and indicated by markers on the
glass, so that all the attendant has
to do is to ascertain the mount of
gasoline desired by the customer, in
sert the nozzle in the cars tank
and cut off the flow when the prop
er amount has been delivered.
Hanging up the hose starts the
flow into the glass container which is
automatically cut off when container
Is full. Lubricating oil is supplied
in much the same manner pumped
from underground tanks by electric
power. Every grade of oil used by
automobiles is available instantly,
in n quantity. The two container
towers make a striking sight when
illuminated at night.
, 1925-08-06
Irrigation Project
Will Mean Much to
The Entire County

More than $4,000 acres of high
class land. admirably suited to irri-
CATION and the production of hay
grains and vegetables, will be opened
for farming north of Saratoga, with
the completion OF plans for a recla.
nation project, according to l.. E
Armstrong.
This land recently has been ana.
lyzed from the soil standpoint, and
vas found to be we'll adapted to agri.
culture" says Mr.. Armstrong. The
tract is traversed by the Saratoga
and Encampment railroad for twenty.
five miles, and no part Of the pro
posed reclaimed area will be more
than four miles from railroad IA.
cilities.
From an economic standpoint, II
is the most feasible reclamation pro
ject in the United States not now un.
der development, according to infor'
nation from State Engineer Emer.
son.
THE soil Is adapted to the produc
potatoes and other vegetables.
ut especially will grow fine sugar
beets, and there is not a doubt in my
mind but that a sugar factory will
be erected in the valley within two
or three years after the completion
Of the proposed reclamation project
THE retaining of the tract and
the resultant industry that will fol.
low it, will greatly reduce living
costs to residents Of Carbon county
and others living along the line OF
the Union Pacific railroad"
, 1925-08-06

Twenty-four thousand cubic feet
of natural gas has a heat value Of
23,760,O0O Btu's.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-10-16
why SHOULD ANYONE
SUFFER WITH
INDIGESTION OR ANY
STOMACH MlSERYp

II you want to nix up your dyspeptio4
out OF order stomach so that you can
relish what you eat with not the least
bit of after distress. do what tens Of
thousands Of people have already done.
Getting rid of gas, bloating. belching,
heaviness and that feeling of near suffo-
cation isn't such hard matter as you
may think-You've been getting hold Of
the wrong medicine-thats all.
But better late than never-ask your
druggist for bottle of Dare's Mentha
Pepsin--a real stomach medicine and a
very pleasant one. For acute indigestion
one or two doses is enough, but when
the trouble is chronic, two or three bot
ties may be needed to put your disordered
stomach in good healthy condition and
make life worth living.
Making a start Is the main thing so
why not get one bottle today with the
distinct understanding that II 1t doesn't
help you the purchase price win be re-
turned.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-10-16

Tanlac Vegetable Pills for constipation
made and recommended by the manufac-
turers Of Tanlac.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-10-16
Tolls Not Abolished

Although tolls are no longer col
lected from people walking across
Brooklyn bridge or from automobiles,
all trolley cars and elevated trains that
pass over the bridge still pay for the
privilege. New York city collects five
cents for every electric trolley ear that
makes a round trip across the bridge
ora dime for each car of an elevated
train.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-10-16
cutioura comforts Raby,s skin

When red, rough and itching, by hot
buths of Cuticura Soap and touches OF
Cuticura Ointment. Also make use
now and then of that exQuisitely scent
ed busting powder, Cuticura Talcum,
one of the indispensable Cuticura
Toilet Observation-Disclosures.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-10-16
DOES NOT AFFECT THE HEART


The first dated scientific instrument
known is Persian portable astrolabe
used by travellers to calculate time in
the year 9S4.-Science Service.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-10-16

Weakness Of saving your money for
a rainy day, Is that every day Is q
little rainy.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-10-16

Light is the symbol OF truth
Lowell.