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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-01-02
TRAINMEN SEEK
FULL CREW LAW
FOR INDIANA

BY International Labor News Service.
Indianapolis, Ind.-The Brother
hood Of Railway Trainmen will again
seek the passage of the full crew bill
before the Forthcoming session of the
general assembly Of Indiana. The bill
will especially specify the number of
men required to operate train in
Indiana and will be similar to the law
repealed in 1921.
E. 7. Carpenter, secretary of the
traimen here, has sent out letters to
members of the legislature stating
that the bill to be introduced will re-
quire the railroads ''to properly man
freight and passenger trains running
through and within the state of In
diana. We had benefits of such leg
islation from 1907 until 1921 and the
intent of the proposed bill is simply
the re-enactment Of the repealed
laws"
The proposed bill is part of the
campaign of the railway men to OBJ
tain adequate railway laws through
out the various states.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-01-02
ONLY PROFITS
Seen By Those Opposing
Japanese Exclusion Act

Washington-Pro Japanese in this
country continue their propaganda
against the passage of the Oriental
exclusion act by the last congress.
These American citizens use the same
arguments as Japanese statesmen,
who insist that their nation has been
Disseminated against.
The act passed by congress debars
all Orientals. The United States has
not singled out japanese from any
other Oriental peoples, but the Japan
ese and their champions in the United
States insist Japan be accorded favor
ed treatment over China, Korea and
other far-east countries. While Japan
objects to the exclusion policy of the
United States, that country debars
Koreans and Chinese from Japan.
One Of the great aids to the pro-
Japanese movement in this country is
the business element that maintains
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-01-02
"Union Bomb Outrage" Story
Exploded by Plot Charged
Against Owner Of Factory

place their dissatisfied white girl en-
ployes. This action was quickly fol-
lowed by the explosion of two bombs
at the factory late on Saturday
afternoon while several of the girls
were still at work. The place was
wrecked and a number of the en-
ployes injured.
The Chicago daily newspapers
blazoned the story on their front
pages as union labor outrage" and
published pictures of the wrecked
plant and of the injured employees.
The 'sob sisters" had perfectly
lovely time for couple of days pic
turing this added proof that organ
lied labor is composed of criminals
of the deepest dye. The state fire
marshaPs exposure of the fake, how
ever, was boiled down to the briefest
details and hidden away in obscure
corners Of the news columns.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-01-02

of living. Exploiters want the cheap
labor of children to compete with the
adult labor of men and women.
Labor has sought child labor legis-
lation in every state 1t sought a
federal child labor law as long ago as
1881. The federal law that was
passed in 1916 and again the law OF
1919 had long been urged and de-
manded by organized labor. When
the United States supreme court de-
clared these laws invalid, organized
labor, under the leadership of Presi-
dent Gompers, Immediately demanded
a constitutional amendment which
should make it possible to have fed
eral legislation on this subject, and
congress met that demand in 1924 by
the passage Of the amendment which
is now before the states for ratifica-
ton
Campaign Shows Need of Amendment
"The need for the amendment could
hardly be better demonstrated than
by the vicious nature of the campaign
against it by manufacturing interests,
especially those interests who are rap
idly extending their properties in
states where child labor laws are
weakest. Georgia, whose laws put no
limit at all upon the daily hours of
labor of children in the cotton mills
and North Carolina, whose laws per-
NIT children to work IL hours day
in the cotton mills, have refused to
bring their state laws up to the bet
ter standard of most of the states
and Massachusetts, whose mill owners
have large properties in Georgia and
the Carolinas, and are rapidly acquir-
ing more, has gone on record as
standing by Georgia and North Caro-
lima, in their so-called right to keeE
their children in the mills. The Ma.
tional Manufacturers Association is
busily advising the farmers to oppose
the child labor amendment; in Other
words, to pull the manufacturers
chestnuts out of the fire; for the truth
is, the amendment is not aimed a
the farmers at all, but at the manu-
facturers; for that very reason, M
doubt, in their campaign among the
farmers, the manufacturers are re
sorting to all sorts of untruths.
sFacts about the amendment ar,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-01-02
UNITED STATES CAN
DEPORT

New York.-The United States
court of appeals has ruled that the
government can deport draft obstruc-
tors who were pardoned by President
Harding after serving part Of their
sentences.
Judges Rogers and Hough held that
the men would have been legally liza
BILE to deportation if they had served
their sentences and that the presi-
dents pardoning power is ineffective
in this case, because the status of
the act which the executive can not
put aside. Judge Hand dissented from
this opinion.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-01-02
Labor Board Hears Why
Mississippi Central Can't
Pay Workers Good Wages

By International Labor News Service.
Chicago.-L. E. Sheppard, presi-
dent, Order of Railway Conductors,
scathnigly arraigned the management
of the Mississippi Central railroad be-
fore the United States railroad labor
board.
In quiet and dispassionate voice
and manner Mr.. Sheppard marshaled
facts and figures to show that the
Mississippi Central is one of the worst
managed railroad properties in the
United States.
Mr.. Sheppard appeared before the
board as the spokesman for the con-
ductors and trainmen, who are seek
ing to compel the Mississippi Central
to pay the same wages to train serv-
ice employees as are paid by other
southern railroads. There are only
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-01-02

four railroads in the South now pay
ing wages below the established
standard rates, Mr.. Shepard said.
The argument of the Mississippi Gen.
trail that it is unable to pay the
wages asked is met with the charge
that mismanagement is the reason.
Mr.. Sheppard presented figures of
the interstate commerce commission
to show that the hazards of employ
ment on the Mississippi Central are
two and three-fourths as great as on
all other southern railroads and three
times as great as on all of the rail-
roads Of the United States, that be-
ing the ration of accidents and injur-
les per ton mile. Mr.. Sheppard also
presented figures to show that wages
are tagging far behind in the increase
of operating costs.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-01-02
"HITS THE ROCKS"
Anti-Union Newspaper Fails
New Owners Sign With
Printers Union

Buffalo, ~ Y.-The Buffalo Com
mercial has changed ownership and
the new proprietors have signed an
agreement with the Typographical
Union. The name of this publication
is so odious to the people of this city
that it, too, has been discarded with
it's anti-union policy, and is now
known as the Post.
William McCone, manager of the
Commercial, is not connected with the
new paper. This individual was given
momentary publicity few years ago
when he told congressional commit
tee in Washington that the Typo
graphical Union, through policy of
"terrorization," dictates the editorial
utterances Of the newspapers of this
country that operate union composing
rooms.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-01-02
CHILD LABOR
Scored BY North Carolina
Official; State Rejected
Federal Amendment

Raleigh, N C.-Strong recommen-
dation is made by M. L. Shipman,
commissioner Of the state department
of labor and printing, in his annual
report.
Last August the North Carolina
state legislature almost unanimously
rejected the federal child labor
amendment The North Carolina cot
ton manufacturers association has
taken the same position.
'"The vigorous and rapid growth of
industry in the state of North Caro-
lima is too we'll known to require
comment" said Commissioner Shop
man. "In startling contrast to this
industrial development is the back
ward state of legislation in behalf of
the workers who are it's basic neces-
sity.
"The employment of children at
such an age and to such an extent as
to interfere with their physical and
mental development is bad business
and bad morals Thirty-three states
have enacted laws requiring work
days for children in industry shorter
than that fixed by statute in North
Carolina, and the laws of practically
all other industrial states prohibit
night work for women. There is in
this connection responsibility de-
volved upon the legislature which has
not yet been fully met. The future
of the state demands better protection
for both the children and the women
employed in it's industries, and legis-
lation to this end is strongly recon-
mended."
The report calls for "at least be-
ginning" in the application of the
eight-hour day for the more hazard
Gus and wearing occupations.
North Carolina is one of but six
states Of the union lacking a law pro-
viding for the compensation of indus
trial injuries. The old rule of COM
mon law, that places on the employe
the burden of the trade risk, for the
creation of which he is not and car
not be primarily responsible, has
been set aside in AZ States and prac.
tically every foreign country. Its in.
justice condemns it, and it's short
sighted economic policy is war with
both humanitarian and business stand
ards.
"The crippled men or bereaved anc
orphaned households are a reproacl
and burden to the community which
fails to make provision for their wei
fare. Their misfortune befalls in th'
attempt to serve the communit!
through industry; the cost of theil
care is just charge on the industry
without the pickering and conf1ic
and wastefulness of suit at law"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-01-02
EYE ACCIDENTS
In Industry Reduced By Use
of Safety Systems

BY international Labor News Service.
New York City-Safety systems
have cut the number of eye accidents
80 per cent in some industries, it is
reported to the Eye Sight Conserva-
tion Council of America, which has
just made public the results of sur
vey of the progress of eye conserva-
tion in the nations workshops.
Goggles, it is said, are vital fac
tor III promoting safety, their use by
Is companies accomplishing an aver
age reduction in eye mishaps of 81
per cent.
Records of eye accidents when
classified by industries" says the
councils summary, "give some indi-
cation of the frequency rate, which
| is found to be higher in certain indus
tries than in others. A large public
utility which has for number of
years been carrying on an intensive
accident prevention program finds
that eyes received the greatest mum
Der of injuries.
"An analysis of 65 public utility
records shows that the average is
1876 per cent for eye injuries"
1t is estimated, according to the
council, that 20 per cent Of the non
fatal accidents occurring in foundries
are eye accidents and that % per
cent of these eye accidents result in
the loss of one eye and 10 per cent
in the loss of both eyes.
"In two large companies" con-
tinues the statement of the Eye Sight
Conservation Council, representing
metal trades in an Eastern industrial
city, the proportion of eye injuries
was found very high. In one plant
during 1921 there were 13,008 acci.
dents of all kinds, of which "A per cent
were eye injuries; in the other plant
81 per cent Of the accidents were eye
Injuries.
"These statistics represent existing
conditions in plants where safety pro
grams are being carried out, fol-
those are the only plants where rec
ords of accidents are kept. If rec
ords were available for the many
plants where no attention is paid tt
safety work, the number of eye acci
dents undoubtedly would be very
much higher"
Responding to recent question
naire sent out by the Eye Sight Con
servation Council to more than 35(
safety engineers throughout th'
country, only 81 reported that thei
companies were furnishing goggles t.
, workmen engaged in occupations haz
ardous to the eyes. The most effect
i've work, it is stated, is being dom
! by the large railroad companies AM
large industrial corporatinos.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-01-02
By Staff Correspondent, International
Labor News Service

By Staff Correspondent, international
Labor News Service
Chicago.-Another perfectly good
union labor bomb outrgae" has been
completely ruined. Irving Shraiberg,
owner of a non-union dress factory at
115 South Market street, this city, was
formally charged with bombing his
factory in order to collect the insur-
ance A charge of malicious mischief
also has been placed against Sam
uel Albin, friend of Shraiberg, who
is accused of planting the bombs.
Deputy State Fire Marshal Nc
Nally discovered that Shraiberg and
his brother Norman carried $4,000
in bomb, sprinkler and fire insurance
on their place, although the stock, he
said, is worth no more than $4,000.
The Shraibergs recently cut the
wages of their employees 10 per cent
and began hiring colored girls to re-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-01-02
False Charge Reveals
Character of Opposition
Organized Workers Say

By international Labor News Service.
Washington, d. C-The Central
Labor Union of Washington does not
intend to let lying statements about
the child labor amendment go un-
challenged. When a .prejudiced and
mendacious editorial from the Florida
Times Union appeared on the editor
ial page of the reactionary Washing
ton Post, the Central Labor Union
took up the editorial within IL hours
of its appearance and issued the fol-
lowing statement, which was passed
by unanimous vote:
Trades unionists resent and de-
nounce the untruths that are being
circulated by the manufacturing in
terests and their allies who oppose the
child labor amendment to the consti-
tuition. We resent in particular per-
sistent misstatements such as appear
ed in Washington paper this morn
ing quoting a Southern newspaper to
the effect that proponents are closely
allied with the Russian soviet"
Gompers Chief Friend of Measure
Samuel Gompers, the late beloved
president of the American Federation
of Labor, was the chief proponent of
the pending child labor amendment.
1t was President Gompers who more
than two years ago called together the
representatives of score of national
organizations interested in the pre-
vention of child labor, in addition to
representatives of national and in
ternational unions belonging othe A
F. of l.. and through a subcommittee
| of this group of which he was him.
self the chairman secured the advice
| of some of the ablest constitutional
lawyers in the country, who, with the
technical advice of child welfare ex.
perts and industrial experts, drafted
the amendment in the form which was
| the states.
Gas everybody knows, there was nc
man in the United States who coulc
be farther from having connection Oh
sympathy with the principles of the
communist government of Russia thar
Samuel Gompers. No statement could
be more foolish than this persisten
falsehood about the origin of tn,
child labor amendment, and no state
ment could more clearly reveal the
character of the opposition to tn,
amendment, which thus betrays it
fear of fighting the battle upon tn,
merits of the question 1t attempts
instead, to divert the public mine
from the real question by false ant
silly charges.
Il Union Always Child Labor's Foe
"The American Federation of Labo
and it's affiliated bodies, of which tn
!, Central Labor Union of Washaingtol
} is one, have from the beginning o
!, their existence opposed child labor
They oppose it because many of thei
| members know by personal expert
. ence what it means to be child labor
ers. They oppose it because the
; know that it produces and reproduce
, poverty, ill-health and illiteracy. The
7 oppose it because they know that thi
is one of the exploiters' favorit
methods of holding down the wag
; scale of men and women, so that no
only are the children themselves de
: prived Of opportunity, but whole fam
lilies are kept below decent standar
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-01
Premier of Japan Lauds
Coolidge Peace Efforts

Tokyo-Responding TO official ex-
pressioTs from the United States, and
American editorial opinion. as cabled
here regarding Japanese-American re-
lations, Premier Kato expressed his
appreciation OF the newest aspect Of
the situation between the two coun-
tries.
Japan is keenly appreciative of
the earnestness displayed by Presi-
dent Coolidge and Secretary Hughes"
said Premier Kato in denouncing eff
forts Of naval propagandists to en-
broil Japan and America I'VE are
hardly less grateful for the extraor-
binary expressions of cordiality used
in welcoming the rev ambassador to
the United States.
america has thus given further
assurances of the realness of her
friendship toward Japan. We are not
rfiisled by the vicious activities Of ire
sponsible groups Of individuals in
either country. We know the United
States desires peace; we know Japan
is not contemplating war with any
country nor preparing in secret nor
overly for war"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-01
SO PERISH IN FIRE
SANTASTARTED
Score Also Injured at Christ
mas Entertainment at
Hobart, Okla.

Hobart, Okla.-With the Identified
ton Of the last victim established, the
death list In the Christmas eve fire at
the Babb Switch rural school stands
at thirty-three.
Twenty injured persons are still
confined in two hospitals. One is ex-
pected to die and two others are In
critical condition
Death entered the Christmas cele-
bration suddenly, cutting off at its
height the program rendered by the
children of the neighborhood The
last little girl had spoken her piece"
and jolly Santa in red suit and furs
had distributed to each chubby pair
of eager hands little sack Of candy,
while parents and friends who packed
the small one-room structure to ca
pacity looked on.
Santa reached for one Of the few
remaining candy sacks. His arm
struck a candleson the Christmas tree.
The blazing candle fell from it's mea-
ger perch, and in an instant ball of
cotton on the tree burst into flame.
A rush to put out the fire, and the
tree fell over, scattering blazing twigs.
In an instant the room was in a
panic. Men and women sprang for
the single exit az the rear and to the
windows, beating out the panes, only
to find the openings covered by a
heavy wire netting The windows
shattered, a brisk wind blew through
the room, tanning the flames, and the
flimsy structure caught like kindling.
Many were crushed in the jam be-
fore the door and it is believed that
most Of those who persisted had been
injured before the flames found then.
The dead are: Perry Biggers, Bud
Biggers, Dowell Bolding, seventeen ;
Matte BoIding, thirteen; Edward
Bolding, ten; Mrs. Rhoda Bradshaw,
Matte May Bryan, T. @. Coffee, Mrs.
z. @. Coffee, Maud Coffee, Audrey Cof-
fee, Orley Coffee, Ethel Coffee, Will
liam Curtis, thirty-four; Mrs. w. Curtis,
thirty-two; two Curtis children, eight
and ten; Lois Clements, twenty-three
Gladys Clements, twenty-five; John
Duke, Jr. (child), Mary e. Eden
(child), ]. T. Goforth, John Hetzen-
berger, Mrs. Florence Hill, teacher of
Babb Switch school; Vesta Jackson,
Opal Peck, Cyril Peck Child, Paul
Peck (child), Curtis Peterson, Lynn
Reville, Lila Reville, Mrs. Juanita
Stevenson of Fort Worth, Texas Mary
Stevenson, daughter of Juanita.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-01
Chicago Prosecutor to
Probe McClintock's Death

Chicago. William Nelson McClin-
tock's body was ordered lifted from
its nearly fresh grave In OakwoOds
cemetery by States Attorney Robert
e. Grove and Coroner Oscar Wolff.
An exhaustive inquiry was begun.
prompted, the officials said, by chain
Of seeming peculiarities which ended
with the young millionaire orphans
death on December 4 last.
Thus again is singled out for en-
phasis the legend of the McClintock
fortune, whose holders have been
short lived in its possession. Billy
McClintock. the last of his line. was
holder of the S1,000,0O0 fortune just
eight months when he died, few
hours before he was to have become
the husband of Miss Isabelle Pope of
91O Lake avenue, Wilmette.
States Attorney Grove, given a
synopsis of the circumstances Of Nc
Clintock's death, spread out his inves-
tigators in all directions.
Coroner WolT prepared the order of
elimination. A special search for poi
son or other foreign matter is to be
made, Coroner Wolff SAID
Mr.. Shepherd, to whom the bulk of
the McClintock fortune was willedS
when reached by long distance tele-
phone at Albuquerque, N. NJ. stated
that the boy "died a natural death and
there is no. reason for an investiga-
ton"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-01
SEAPLANE SWAMPED;
FOUR LOSE LIVES
Naval Ambulance Wrecked
at Hampton Roads

Norfolk, Va.-Three navy men and
a civilian met death here when naval
ambulance seaplane returning from off
the North Carolina coast with hos
pital patient was swamped at the
Hampton Roads naval air station
landing.
The dead are: e. M. Keyser and A..
S. Manwaring, chief petty officers !;
P. S. Gavin, hospital apprentice,
and Landrew Williams of Buxton, N.
G. Williams was being brought to a
Norfolk hospital for treatment for
pneumonia.
q. B. Williams, father of the civilian
victim of the wreck; Lieut. w. B.
Gwin, pilot, and radio operator and
a mechanic escaped.
The wreck was attributed to the
probable existence of hole in the
bow of the plane, which allowed the
water to rush into the forward part
Of the airship when 1t glided to the
water at the landing station. Only
the forward portion of the plane was
inundated. Two Of the navy men. try
ing to escape aft, were struck by the
propellers and killed The other vic
tins were drowned
The planes nose dive beneath the
surface was witnessed from shore. AT
the pier motor boat was waiting to
assist in landing the sick man and the
crew of the plane
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-01
MARKET QUOTATIONS
BY u. S. GOVERNMENT

Washington.--For the week ending
December 18.-FRUITS AND VEGETA-
BLES--Northern round white potatoes
500 5c for fair to ordinary stock car
lot sales in Chicago. 65075c t. Q. b.
Northwestern extra fancy winesap APP
pies, $3.25 $3.50 per box in Chicago
HAY-Quoted December ID: No.
timothy: Chicago, $4,000. No. alfalfa
Kansas City, $4,000. No. prairie: CHI
cago, $500.
DAIRY PRoDUCTS-C Closing prices
of 92-score butter: New York. 45c;
Chicago, Ale; Philadelphia. 45hc; Bos-
ton, 44c Closing prices on Wisconsin
Single daisies. 21Ac; double daisies.
FL &c; young Americas. 227sc; long
horns, 22Ac: square prints, 22Ac
GRAIN-Quoted December 10: No. l
dark northern wheat: Minneapolis,
$1.68@1.95. No 2 red winter wheat:
st. Louis. $1.s3M @1.90; Kansas City.
$1.7S. No. hard winter wheat: Chicago.
$1.68 @1.69; Kansas City, $16O@1.76.
No. mixed corn: Chicago. $1.20h.
No. mixed corn: Minneapolis, $l.1S3a
@1.201a: Kansas City. s1.14@1.15A.
No. yellow corn: Minneapolis, S1.24h
@1.25h st. Louis, $1.23 " @1.26: Kan
sas City, s118@1.1S7k. No. yellow
corn: Chicago, S1.20A; Minneapolis.
S1.204 @123h. No. white corn: Kan
sas City, Silly No. 2 white oats:
Kansas City, soc. No. white oats:
Chicago, 571k @5SAc; Minneapolis. 55%
@56c; st. Louis. $3.50.
LIVE STOCK-Chicago hog prices
closed at $10.15 for top and $S.75 $50
for bulk. Medium and good beef steers.
i$7.00013.25: butcher cows and. heifers.
$S.0O@1O.75: feeder steers $4.40@7.25;
light and medium weight veal calves.
$1,000 1918. Fat lambs, S13.75 @16.35;
feeding lambs, $13.00@15.75; yearlings,
$1,000 % 1926: fat ewes. $3.50 $50.