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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-12-18
Bank says:

Bank says:
Much of the record breaking build
ing construction has been to make up
shortage inherited from the war.
Automobile construction has no such
incentives; even SO, record breaking
activities in 1925 have resulted in an
output Of 100000 passenger cars
and trucks, while for the three years
ending December 81 the automobile
production of the United States will
have shown a total Of II ,O0O, 600 cars.
with building shortage in process
of being made up, and with enough
automobiles in service to carry half
Of the entire population on wheels at
a given time, variations in the build
ing and automobile industries are
bound to occur during the coming
year as demands change or taper of.
Adjustments will come; building
construction, the manufacture Of auto
mobiles and the output Of various
things will be subject to change rs
the output gets away from buying
power" a - "
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-12-18

some time ago.
Bombing of the homes Of Rose and
Range having failed Of their purpose,
an attempt was made to dynamite an
automobile in which both were riding.
but the attempt failed.
1t was noticed that there was some
thing wrong when the engine was
started. The hood was raised and the
dynamite discovered.
President Leidig was the next VIC
dim on the list. He was to be kid
mapped and taken for ride" Be-
ing "taken for ride" means in the
parlance of the underworld that Lei
dig would have been murdered out
right or mutilated by an unmention-
able operation and then dumped out
in the woods somewhere.
Still Seek to Fix Blame on Unions
The Chicago Tribune has persisted
in trying to lead the public to believe
that the unions are wholly responsible,
for the 119 bombings. The BARRIERS
Union has been the center Of the Tri-
bune's attack. The other Chicago
daily newspapers followed the Tri-
bune's lead for a few days, but
switched after that and began to tell
story that approximated the truth.
The special grand jury investigation
brought to light that several organ
izations of small business men had
used the services Of bombers to intiu,-
idate members who were consid-
cred to be unfair competitors and t.
Continued on last page)
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-12-18
Business Continues Brisk;
Demand For Labor Reported
Gaining in Major Industries

BY international Labor News Service.
New York City.-The bank ex-
perts agree that trade and industry
will continue at high pitch but they
warn with regard to over-speculation,
both in building and in land. There
is an increased demand for labor in
the major industries with building la
Dor well employed and a strong de-
mand for bricklayers, carpenters and
plasterers.
Female help, especially in the candy
factories for the holiday rush and de-
partment stores is in demand, but
this will fall off sharply next month.
Surplus labor is confined chiefly to
clerical help. Retail trade continues
exceptionally good.
The American Exchange National
Bank notes that industry, especially
automobile manufacture and building,
is running at capacity. In general,
consumption is still keeping up with
production with conservative buying
still the rule.
The Mechanics and Metals National
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-12-18

dictment has made desperate attempts
to gain control Of Journeyman Bar
bers' Union No. 548, but has failed
in each attempt.
eve have 8 500 MEMBERS" said Mr..
Leidig. "Of these there are 5000
whom we seldom see. These 5000 are
holding down jobs at the best wages
and under the best conditions obtain
ing for BARRIERS anywhere in the world.
They are satisfied and do not give US
any trouble.
"We have about 500 members, how
ever, who are never satisfied with any
thing" continued Mr.. Leidig. "They
are incompetents and trouble makers.
If they are sent out on a good job
they can't fill the bill and only sue
ceed in spelling the job for compe-
tent man.
Reds Also Seek to Make Trouble
Like other unions, we, too, have
had to contend with communists, who
are taking orders from the Russian
Third International. j. C. Shanessy
of Indianapolis, Ind, our international
president, sent orders to us some time
ago to expel the communists as fast
as they are found out. That is an
order which we intend to religiously
obey"
As a means Of intimidation and to
scare them off their jobs, the homes
of James Rose, business representa-.
tive of BARRIERS Union No. SAB, and
of Frank Range, the secretary treas
urer, were bombed six minutes apart
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-12-18

the building congress is to be placed
in the arena.
Tex Rickard saw that each me-
chanic on the building received COM
plimentary ticket to the six-day BIZ
cycle races, the first event in the new
building.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-12-18
Find No Evidence
Against Organized Labor
Chicago Tribune Only Paper Still Seeking to Place Re-
sponsiblity for Bomb Violence on Trade Unions
Small Business Men Hired Bombers, Grand Jury
Reveals.

hve and six counts and were held in
$4,000 bail on each count.
The regular grand jury will finish
the investigation, which, it is said, is
only about half completed. All of
those indicted will be brought to trial
simultaneously early in January. it
has been announced.
Union Gets Clean Bill of Health
A desperate attempt to involve the
officers of Journeymen BARRIERS
Union No. 548 in the bombing of
barber shops and other business places
met with complete failure, although
five members of that union are among
those indicted. They are Lous DAN
dry, George Martini, Jack Davis,
George Mills and Joe Avenzi.
Davis, former coal miner, is
charged with being the maker of the
dynamite bombs. 1t is alleged that he
was in the employ Of Joseph M. San
german, secretary and business rep
resentative of the North Side Master
BARRIERS Association. Davis never has
been in the employ of the jorney-
mems union, notwithstanding the
newspaper published the statement
that Davis is ex-president of the
union.
George Mills is a former interna-
tional organizer of the BARRIERS, but
was fired some time ago. Following
that he got mixed up with the bomb
| ing crew, mercenary outfit which
would hire out to bomb anybody or
anything, it is alleged, at from $3.50
to $500 or $500 job, according to
the amount of danger involved.
Sought to Rule Barbers' Union
Louis D'Andry has had ambitions to
dominate Journeymen BARRIERS Union
No. 548 and was a candidate for pres
ident at the last election. w. S.
/ Leidig, the incumbent, who is a con-
servative, defeated D'Andry by 1000
votes.
George Martini and Joe Avenzi are
soldiers of fortune, willing to sell
their services to any one, it is said.
Lieut.. Charles Egan, head of the
detective bureau bomb squad, planted
one of his men among the alleged
bombers and had another detective
hired as a janitor in the building
where the BARRIERS Union offices are
! located.
I Attempts to Fool Union Executive
The detective who wormed his way
into the confidence of the alleged
bombers did so through Mills, the for.
mer organizer. Mills took such 8
fancy to the detective, whom Mills
was led to believe was a criminal
that Mills introduced the detective tt
Nv. s. Leidig, president of the union
/ The detective told Leidig cock
and-bull story about being barbel
stranded in Chicago without an.
| tools. The detective said that he ha,
just come to Chicago from Detroit an,
! that he had got into trouble at tn
latter place while running rum from
Canada into the United States. H
! wanted President Leidig to place hin
under cover" in one Of the outlying
shops until the police got of Of hi
II (fhn dofartivo'sl trail
President Leidig gave the detectiv
| q good bawling out. He told him tha
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-12-18
By JOSEPH A. WISE
taft Correspondent, Internatinoal

Labor News Service
Chicago.-The special grand jury
impaneled to investigate 119 bombings
of homes of individuals and business
places in Chicago during the last year
adjourned after returning indict-
ments against SO persons. Several
persons were indicted on as many as
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-20
GOLDEN WEST RAIDED; U. S.
ACTS after POLICE FAIL
Uncle Sam Figured He Could Do More
Than City's Force-and He Did

FOLLOWING under-cover work of month"; federal pro-
L hibition and narcotics agents Thursday raded the
Golden West hotel and cafe, 416 Seventh S., and
rested three men.
The Golden West according to those below the SLOT is
the biggest gambling house in town. Noodles Smith, to
whom residents refer king of the district is said
have an interest in the place
Tipped off by quick-witted clerk the first floor the
fedeas found when they reached the upper floors that
steeseathed doors barred their closed after the clerk
had pressed electric button warning of danger.
They forced these DOORS seized several hundred dollars
that lay on tables dope outfit and several bottles of
liquor evidence
Last fall the Golden West figured prominently in the
city council efficiency committees investigation II. g.
Behnemen and others testified that gambling went there
unmolested.
Did the police act this tip?
They did On October 3 Detectives DuceH and Mont
gornery arrested Ben Silver at the Golden West He
booked at $40 p. open charge, and, the report
says held ncommuncado At 9:45 p M, without nofca-
ton to the arresng officers, is customary in open
charge cases" he released on $500 bail.
Later charge Of dsordery conduct placed against
him. and after continuance two his dismissed
Yes the city police acted But remained for the fed
eral officials make real roundup in the raid Thursday
night
Those arrested A. C. Crop, manager of the hotel W
clerk.
Federas also raided the "Workinmens Club 1922
Sixth ave. and arrested three persons, John Payne pro-
pcto George Akens said to be the bartender and Ma
than Floyd, said to be lookout
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-20

Smith. manager OF the Hart.Smith
Music Co. store, in the Douglas
building. Fourth ave. and Union St.
Thursday evening, and robbed her
Of 500.
Almost n year ago. on March ae5.
Mrs Smith was held UP by another
bandit, a young fellow, who took
s32.
Mrs. Smiths husband had left
the establishment to make busl.
ness call short distance away.
when the old man came in. Mrs.
Smith thought, him n customer and
politely asked him what he wanted.
Hand over the cash quickr' he
responded. displaying his gun. She
was terrified. but pointed to the cash
register. The robber took the con.
tents and walked rapidly out Of the
store.
\ young man. between % and 10
years old. held up Miss A. Drew.
1918 10th ave. Thursday night and
took her purse, which contained
small change and keys. The rob
berry occurred at 18th ave. and E.
Madison st,
Hearing cry for help early Fri
day. J. $. Fukai. 605h Main St.
ran into an alley next door and
found two bandits beating r. Kuni.
m0nsu. SIS Eighth ave. S. Tho rob
bcis fled leaving their victim i'm
conscious. He was taken to ,hc
city hospital. He Will recover.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-20
Alleges Fake Bombs
Used in Navy Test

WASHINGTON. Feb 2O.--The
sinking" Of the battlcship Washing
ton in recent tests was farce.
Brigadier General William Mitchell
told the house aircraf, investigating
committee today. in resumng his
sensational Indictment Of the navy
department
Mitchell charged that the airplanes
Ind dropped only sandbags instead Of
real bombs In scropping the ship,
II think II is time for the true
story Of the sinking OF tho Washing
ton be told" the young air general
began. There were no bombs what.
ever used on her. There were some
charges let down in the water. They
showed nothing new whatever.
They exploded on three different
days And altogether there Wcro only
three 1.0Oo.pound bombs exploded
Thai was al there were on the Wash.
ington except two 10O.pound charges
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-20
KANSANS AFTER
ANT!-JAp Law
Delegation Asks Action;
Hear laps Coming to State

TOPEKA Kons., Feb. 20. Headed
L by Mayor II, 0. Trickle, a dele.
Cation from Garden City. Kans..
arrived here today TO urge adoption
or an anti.alicn law bill before the
following reports that
as Japanese families had left san
Fnncisco Tor Garden City three
duys ago
The bill provides that no I'M
natualized person may hold title
TO land in Kansas.
Several weeks ago a so-acre tract
OF land near Garden City was pur.
chased 10y sam Balm. San Fran.
cisco, who. according to information
received at Garden City. planned to
grow rice on the tract.
a few days later came word that
a colony of japanese was prepar-
ing to settle on the tract and in
of the bill followed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-20

set Off In contact with the hull
THE airplanes dropped sandbags
ON her deck. These showed that the
deck could be pierced,
No afrplnnc bombs were dropped.
The i.000.pound charges were Get
so FAR AWAY from the hun they
couldn't do any damage,
Then there were II shots fired at
her from $500 yards aud scored IL
hits Then she sank. II they had let
Us drop real bombs on her we would
have demolished her"
Mitchell told the committee that
an airplane could score about 10 per
cent OF hits under ordinary coudi
lions
Asked about Tho effectiveness OF
guns Mitchell suid:
There Is no successful defense
against aircraft from the ground.
You have TO get w in the afr to
brat JUS"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-20
BABY Girl DIES As
10Th AUTO VICTIM
Child Is Hurled to Street When Car
Hits Bump in Pavement

HURLED to the pavement
L i when the rear door of am
auto swung open at Graham
ST. and Rainier ave-. 4-year-old
Ella Jaren. 1880 Warsaw ST.,
received fatal injuries at
1880 p. m. Thursday and died
at her parents home fom,
hours later. She is the Goth
traffic victim Of the year.
The child was riding in the
rear seat of the car, which
was driven by Ole Spor, with
her sister, Erma, age s. Her
mother, Mrs. Lillian Jaren,
was riding in the front seat
with 5por.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-20
MINERS
VICTIMS
OF BLAST
Gas Expl o sion in
Indiana Shaft I'm
prisons Men; Death
Is Feared

GILLINAN. Ind. Feb. so--hp
~ proNimaiciJ so minrrs were
trapped this afternoon ~ The
city coal mine, one milr casi 81
herr. by Hp explosion which
wrecked the mine.
The mine j. filled with gas
and the fate Of ilie imprisoned
usn j. unknown.
4 rescue sasmd ~ d picked men
equipped with gAs masks has iust
entered the WORKINGS IN hh effort 10
reach the men.
one hundred and twenty men were
IN iHr mine ut abe time ~ Tho "a.
ploaiun. the causc OF which has NOS
sci bcen determined
Every mine rcacus team In the IN.
diana and Southern Illinois cuat
fields has bccn ordered 10 rush 20
iha ccnc
Bodies u two men killed IN tho
olEut were brought 10 the surface.
according 10 one mine official. but
this report could not be confirmed
S0ryAl r. Harris Sullivan county
prosecutor. reported at 1;au y IN.
that be Understood 90 mon were
killed az the mine
EVERY available doctor lea sullivan
county WAS called 10 the shaft Of the
mime 20 be ready FOR ans emergency
Cots from furniture stores IN sui
ltan we're rcqulsltioncd and placed
neur tho entrance to the mine us
the rescue aauud weE: IoWn
Elmer Davidson Of sullivan was
The first injured man 20 be brought
from the workings iIo had badly
crushed chest. sustained when slate
and rock iooscued from the roof OF
the mine by the blast fell on him.
Ne was taken TO the city hospital
here, whers his recovery is regard
ed as doubtful
Thousands OF persons. including
wives and children Of the trapped
miners, flocked TO the scene of the
explosion. Authorities had Difficult.
~ IN Keeping the crowd hack from
the shaft The onlookers ut first
hludercd efforts to organize rescue
work.
The explosion occurred in The
northeast shaft Of the mine. where
tho so trapped men are held by
cave.ln OF rock ond dirt.
The men in the opposite side Of
the mine we're not affected by the
explosion and made their way TO
the surface without assistance.
The mine had been in operation
less than year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-20
HITS REUNITED
Olympia Amnesia Victim
and Wife Together Again

Los ANGELES. Feb. 20--wiliam
Mayo Hit. amnesia victim. of olym.
pia, Wash. was reunited with his
wife. Marjorie. today. after seven
months OF separation.
Mrs. Hit arrived here from olym.
pi,s Inst night and identified her hus.
band. who disappeared from his
homo under mysterious circum.
stances last July. The couple today
WIS planning second honeymoon
Hit wandered into the General
hospital here week ago, his mind
an apparent blank. After treatments
by Or. $. NJ Marcus his pemory re-
turned and he identified himself.
Since his disappearance he had
been traced 10 Ogden. Utah. and san
francisco, on each occasion dropping
from sight before relatives could
reach him,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-20

AS they turned up Graham
st. another car was approach
ing Spor told the police. caus-
ing him to swing his car
sharply to the right. The
sharp turn and a bump in the
pavement threw the child
against the door, which
opened, letting her fall to the
road.
DR.. Z. C. .Lanter was sum-
moned and treated the child
for bruises and injuries. Three
hours afterward the child
died. She was the daughter
Of Alfred NJ. Jaren, a foreman
for the Puget Sound Bridge
& Dredging Co.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-20

Boost Their
DUN Salaries

WASHINGTON, Feb. Coon
greSs today voted each of its MEM
bers a $4,000 annual increase in
salary to $4,000 year.
Without q record vote, the house
accepted the senate amendment to
the legislative appropriation bill
providing the increases,
President Coolidge is said TO be
not enthusiastic about this assault
on his economy program, which will
cost an aggregate OF sl,S60.000 a
year, but probably will approve IL
on the ground that congress is the
judge Of the propriety OF the move.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-20
HARTLEY ACTION
SPELLS RUIN
FOR 500
Land Ready for First Crop
in Years; Seed Lacking
GROWERS LOSE HOPE
Thousands OF Acres Likely
to Be Deserted

EDITORS NOTE-ThIs j. the
Iirst storS Of a scrirs concerning
conditions In nidstaie wheat dis.
lriets. where. after seyeral leun
years. farmrrs again would have
excellent crop prospects. could
thes get seed wheat, Governor
Hartley recently refused To let
iIirm have Si00. 900 worth of
rrclit given them BY the lrgls
laturv, Just what ibis rrall,
furans 70 the farmcrs-aad to
iut--will be told IN this ~.
VtiA.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-20
Everett Woman
Abandons Baby

EVERETT. Feb. 20.--A woman
carrying baby walked into a con-
feetionery store here. went into a
telephone booth to feed her infant
then left the tot with the girl at
tendant, while I so into the drug
store" She did not return and the
2-months-old boy was sent TO the
Washington Chlldren's home.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-20
Rob Motorman on Car
and Woman in Store!!

IMMEDIATELY following the con.
4 viction Of three persons for the
holdup raid on the Ron Marche. a
series OF new robberies were com
mitted In Seattle during the night,
a street car was held up and the
operator robbed
a downtown music store was raid.
ed and robbed.
a negro was arrested as a suspect
in previous street car robbery.
Il. +. McMeekin. operator of a
Mndrona street car was one of the
victims. He was held up by a man
wearing smoked glasses. a dark suit
and a sweater The fellow boarded
the car at the end of the line and
rode several blocks until the passen.
gers had alighted. leaving him alone
with McMeekin.
The holdup took place at S4th
ave. and II. Howell st. The bandit
escaped with s25.
Patrolman 4. II. Johnson arrest.
cd G. Moreland. 40. negro. at
Fourth ave, and Main ST. More.
land is held on suspicion OF hay.
ing robbed 26th ave, street car.
operated 10y l.. a. Force, az 26th
ave. $. and Madrona ave. February
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-20
Premier Marx Quits
the Prussian Diet

BERLIN, Feb 20.--Premier Marx
resigned today after the Prussian
diet had voted lack of confidence
In him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-20
Premier Marx Has
Resigned, Report

LONDON. Feb. 2o.--Dr. Marx has
resigned as premier OF Prussia, says
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Berlin.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-20

HINDER tho snow blanket the
" swelling earth - whiting for
seed. For seven lean years the
rolling hills have been denied
rain. For seven years the farm.
crs have hopefully planted their
little stores Of grain. seen II
sprout green and then in the
hot winds across tho uplands
withcr and die.
Before tho seven lean years
came the high prairie was land
or plenty. six-cylinder cars
purred over it, roads. Cracking
wagons hauled golden wheat to
elevators Rcd.chcekcd children
scampcred 20 white schoolhousas
with the Tag waving in the sum.
NOR wind. Main street was a mil
ling crowd OF farmers and their
wives. Tall elevators bulged with
grain that presently went squeal.
ing down the track behind a
Woodworking locomotive while
the farmer went over to the bank
and watched his account grow.
TIP ON The high prairie today
Ored barns and weather beaten
farmsteads stand forlornly. Some
Of them are deserted In others.
Turn to Page o. Column p
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-20
BY IlM MARslIlfI

IL vi
W main ~ Despair.
ltp on the high pmirle whore
the winter sind fingers whlmprr
lngly over the snow blanket
Rpun, men plod wcarily thru The
mud of their harnyards and gazr
oBi toNnni The rolling hilb with
hopeless eyes
rp where the roads run. black
mudsirtaka straight away ueroas
the hills 10 the mated horizon.
tirnd,eyed women sit 10 bleak
f1rmaeada. gathering bare footed
children about them. and won
der sadly how It's al going 10
come out
IN prairie holiowA detected
towns sit forlornly. weather
scarred and slowly diainteErnttng
into heaps u boards and broken
windows one ricksty huzEy.
tufnng bulFing from it's upltul
story. stands IN the mud or
Main a.. two farm horses
hitchcd 70 a rail uuuldc the lone
store, over on the other corner
Tho faded green blinds are down
in The bank windows The bank
q no more
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-20
Loo Al MIN
INTERESTED

The deposit Is tsiid by UldalI 20
br The only one To- the world 10
Gated az iidcNater
The site WIS purchased from the
Puget sound Bridge and Dredging
Co thru John l.. Holmes, OF Henry
Ergderieb a Co. representing both
buyer md seller.
a number Of local business men
arc interested IN the firm. including
Chester Tholne, samuel Perkins
John W Eddy and Holmes
Az amendment 80 the buildins
ordinance Yves passcd by the city
council 10 permit the firm 10 10
cate on Earbor island. The plan
hr, was approved by the zonini
Two cargoes OF pilins and othe
material have been purchased herr
for hipmeut to the gypsum .slin6
filming u The produc, VIII b. tar,
cd rs once.
The new industry 30 locating in
Seattle entirely OH a cash basis"
lid Holmes The plant win be
hree enough 20 accommodate ex-
tlnsiyc growth OF The industry An
Eiads Of gypsum building materi.
as win he produced