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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-05-15
WAGE REDUCTIONS
Defeated By French Coal
Miners i'm Strike

Paris. France.-French coal miners
are winning their struggle to compel
mine owners to resort to other meth
DDS than wage reductions to reduce
production costs.
The mine workers are also deter
mined that they will compel the mine
owners to raise wages as often and
as much as the profiteers boost the
cost of living.
Some time ago the mine owners ex-
pressed a determination to reduce pro-
duction costs during 1925. But the
cost of living went up, and because
of the thorough organization of the
mine workers wage increases have
been granted instead of wage reduc-
tions being imposed.
Coal mine owners now realize their
inability to force down wages to re-
duce production costs or to prevent
wage increases when living costs rise.
They are therefore resorting to other
methods to meet the emergency
For this purpose there is tendency
to construct more coke ovens at the
mines. Several large companies have
also installed equipment for the man
ufacture of synthetic ammonia by
utilizing the gas from the coke ovens
1t is thought that the better utiliza-
ton of the coal will bring about econ
omies to offset rising labor costs.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-05-15
Trade Unions Begin Great Organization
Drive To WmNew Members In l. 5. and Canada
COAL Mine
Accidents Kill 1S1 Workers
During March

BY international Labor News Service.
Washington, D. c. Accidents at
the coal mines Of the United States
caused the death Of l8l workers in
March, according TO information fur
nished by the various state mine in
spectors to the department of the in
terror, through the bureau of mines
As 44,684 900 tons Of coal were pro
duced during the month, the number
of fatalities per million tons of coal
produced was 405 This compares
with fatality rate Of 7.19 per mil
lion tons Of coal in March of last
year The reduction in the rate, the
bureau of mines points out, was due
mainly to the fact that in March last
year two major explosions occurred
killing l72 and "a men, respectively
whereas in March this year only
major explosion occurred, with a loss
Of 33 lives
The output of coal in March in.
cuded rs $4,000 tons of bituminous
coal and 7o58,00o tons of anthracite
The March fatality rate for bitumi
nous mines was $50 per million tons
of coal produced, as compared will
7.54 for the same month a year age
and a 1856 average for March during
the ten years, 1015-1924 For anthra
cite mines the fatality rate in Marcf
was 5.38 per million tons as compared
with 5.42 for March last year and {
ten-year average rate of COS for tht
same month.
Including an explosion at Barrack
vile, w Va, in which 33 men were
killed, the record for 1925 to the enc
of March shows major deaths a
one time) with total loss of 81
lives, as compared with similar dis
asters during the first three month!
last year and loss of 265 lives.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-05-15

Profits of 202 per cent were
piled up by the steel industry in
the war years, the Federal Trade
Commission reports, whereat
George ROthwell Brown, column
ist of the conservative Washing
ton Post, remarks:
'The Federal Trade Commission
makes a report that apparently
answers the old question as to
who won the war. 1t seems to
have been the steel companies"
Pacifist and militarist, radical
and conservative, worker and cap
italist, are still arguing who won
the World War, but there is little
doubt that the steel companies
were among the chief winners.
While the world was struggling
in the grip of terrible paroxysm
of death and destruction, want and
misery, sorrow and madness, the
steel companies were making
profits that in 1917 reached 28.9
per cent. 1t is true that federal
taxes took sizable slice of the
profits in 1917 and 1918, but there
remained a good, fat, juicy
melon for the masters of steel
and their satellites. The steel
workers, who actually made the
profits possible, received little
more than bare living.
The result for the steel work
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-05-15

relief adequately meet the needs of
these worthy aged. They are costly
both financially and spiritually. An
effective state assistance system ap-
peals TO us as the only adequate
alternative under present conditions.
Cost Would BE Moderate
Based upon as accurate and scien-
tific figures as are ascertainable, we
find that even if every aged person in
the state, qualified under the law,
would be given assistance, the cost
would not amount to more than, ap-
proximately. S5,000,000 year, or
about 81 cents for each citizen i'm the
state. This is big sum of money
until it is recalled that for this sum
we would be able to take care of
three times the number of persons
now taken care OF in our almshouses
which expenditures, if everything be
included, amount to at least 5000 900
a year. We firmly believe that there
- not q ClIlLeu III JHlS commonwealth
who would not rather be willing to
pay his 81 cents, which is but Sc
cents per 200 taxable property and
only "A cents per $1,000 wealth of
the state-even if these were addi-
tional, which happily is not the case
than be responsible for the tragedies
and heartbreaks now caused by the
prospect of the poorhouse after a life
time of toll and service
Administrative Cost Low
Even under liberal estimates, we
are convinced, from studies of the
facts, that under the present law a
fund of $5,000,000 year would not
require for administrative expenses
for both state and counties-a sum
to exceed 100000 per year, which is
but per cent of the total, as against
almost so per cent under the county
almshouse system. The cost for in
vestigation per applicant in the 26
counties from which figures were OBJ
tanned shows that the average cost
per applicant amounts to $1.04, or
! less than 4 cents per 500 allowed"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-05-15

ting that in the end he should not be
cast into the scrap heap and permit
ted to die in poverty.
Another right that is to be won
is the right to security in employment
as long as the postal worker renders
capable and efficient service. This
would mean the establishment of a
board of appeals, of which | am in
hearty favor, for no supervisory pos
tai official should be the judge, jury
and executioner all in one"
Hits Postal Management
Congressman Kelly declared that
postal workers we're entitled to work
under healthful conditions He said
he knew of postoffces that are "un-
worthy Of the name" He pointed out
that the postoffce department pays
out millions annually in rents and de-
clared that the interest on these sums
would build postoffce in every city
and town in the nation"
Mr. Kelly advocated "a road open
to the top so that postoffce employees
might become postmasters. "The day
is at hand" he said, when the post
office will be taken out of politics and
the office placed on the merit system"
He declared that he was strongly in
favor of the rights of postal employees
TO organize themselves into effective
organizations He said the days of
the old gag laws" were gone and
the postal employe had right to
make suggestions for the service.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-05-15
RAIL OWNERS PROSPER

Washington.-The railroads of the
United States paid dividends in 1923
on 6 per cent of the capital stock,
the security owners receiving S287,-
513,229 The average rate was 729
per cent
An attempt is made to explain and
defend this high return by the state
ment that if dividends paid were
spread over the % per cent of the
stock ON the roads that did not pay
dividends, the average rate would be
but 4.52 per cent.
In this way railroad interests
undertake to create the impression
that when few railroad promoters
organized into corporation issue
watered stock, the public is thereby
obligated to pay them a return on a
lot of securities the total cost of
which to the promoters was the print
er's bill.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-05-15
Aged Paupers Not To Blame
For Their Dependent State
Says Old Age Pension Body

BY International Labor News Service.
Harrisburg, Pa.-Based upon q
study of nearly 5000 aged persons
who have filed their applications un-
der the Pennsylvania old age assist
ance law, recently declared unconsti-
tutional by the supreme court of that
state, the Pennsylvania old age assist
ance commission in its report to- the
legislature just published summarizes
its conclusions as follows:
q Although over 80 per cent of
the applicants are native born, the
average total possessions of the APP
plicants examined is less that S24 per
person, while the average amount of
savings is only $6.75 per applicant.
80. Three out Of every four apph-
cants are without any remunerative
occupation and dependent for support.
"3. While the children of the appli-
cants, in however humble conditions,
were generally found to make every
effort to support their parents, these
children were in many instances in no
position to do so because of the in
adequacy of their own income and
the size of their families. Not infre-
quently these parents were supported
at the expense of their own chldren's
welfare.
Many Are Childless
"a Many aged men and women who
have no children to help them are al
ready supported either by their re-
spective poor districts, private charity
organizations, or private individuals
in other words, with moneys coming
from the taxpayers.
'5 That many of the aged, with but
slight assistance from The state, could
find adequate homes has been fully
brought out by our Investigations.
&c A. perusal of our findings will
prove conclusively that in the great
majority of instances THE FAIL
URE TO ADEQUATELY PROTECT
THEMSELVES IN OLD AGE WAS
NOT DUE TO INDIVIDUAL NAL
ADJUSTMENT OR BLAME, but
were result of conditions and cir
cumstances over which these unfor-
tunate aged had no control. This is
fully supported by the statements OF
facts, the testimonials Of the county
boards and their former employers
Present Systems Inadequate
81. Neither the almshouse nor the
present system of our outdoor poor
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-05-15
Union Label Promotion Work
TO Be Stressed In Campaign
American Federation of Labor and More Than Hundred
National and international Unions to Cooperate In
Spreading Gospel of Trade Uni0nism

moving pictures and lectures. Lead
ing men in the organized labor move
ment will be selected to carry on the
work
200 Labor Executives Promise
Hearty Support
OF the 200 labor officials present
every one gave whole-souled support
to the campaign. The plan was con-
ceived by the union label trades de-
partment of the American Federation
of Labor. 1t was approved by the
executive council at its meeting il
Miami in February, and the meeting
here gave it the Endorsement of the
entire labor movement.
The matter was brought to the at.
tention of the nationalan information
al unions by Secretary Treasurer Johf
W. Hays, of the International Typo
graphical Union, who is also presi
dent of the union label trades depart
ment, and John j. Manning, secretary
of the department. They presented
facts and figures to show the wonder
full results that would come from sucl
a campaign.
President William Green, of tht
American Federation of Labor, spok,
earnestly in its favor, and he wa.
followed by Vice Presidents Jane,
Duncan, Daniel Tobin and Matthew
Woll. Among the other speaker.
were President Michael F. Greene, o-
the United Hatters of America; Pres
ident George W. Perkins, Of the Cigar
makers International Union, ant
President William Hutcheson, of The
United Brotherhood of Carpenter:
| and Joiners of America
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-05-15

shall be applied to the entire indus
try.
THE best guarantee for the rein
PRODUCTION and reinforcement of the
eight-hour day in all countries" con-
cludes the conference resolution, "is
the existence of strong workers or
ganizations dominated by the spirit
of fraternal cooperation.
The employers federation of the
iron and steel industry opposes the
eight-hour day because of the dis
astrous consequences of a reduction
of the hours of work" and the con
siderable losses" sustained for some
time by their plants.
On the contrary, the central com
mittee of the general confederation
of German trade unions, protests
against the delay of the government
in the legal reintroduction of tht
eight-hour day, which, the committee
says, "is disastrous not only to tht
working class, but also for the author
ity of Germany in the civilized
world"
Should the German governmen
persist in its opposition to the rein
PRODUCTION of the eight-hour day, or
ganized labor plans to have the ques
ton submitted to referendum vot,
of the people in accordance with tn,
constitution Of Germany.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-05-15
Postal Workers Must Look
To Future In Fight For
Rights, Says Clyde Kelly

BY Staff Correspondent, International
Labor News
indianapolis, Ind. Clyde Kelly
representative in congress from Penn
sylvania, author of the postal pay in
crease law, spoke to more than 5000
Indiana postal workers here and de
clared that under the new wage in
crease law postal workers were get
ting living wage for the first time
in their lives.
He said that since the right of the
postal workers to a living wage had
been established the fight now centers
on rights to which postal workers of
the future are entitled
Must Keep Up Fight
1T is our duty to look into the
future and concentrate on winning
other rights which will be for the bet
terment of the service and for the
benefit of the thousands of youths Of
today who will give their lives to the
postal service" he said.
"The right of real old age retire
ment law is the immediate need and
one for which | promise to fight in
the next session Of congress. With
the help Of your congressman here
we will put it over When a man ded-
icates his life to the service it is fit
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-05-15

BY International Labor News Service.
Washington, D. C.-An organiza-
tion campaign that will extend the
length and breadth of the United
States and Canada, and will be backed
by the united strength of every bona
fide trade union organization in the
two nations was launched here at a
Joint meeting of the executive coun-
Gil of the American Federation of
Labor, the presidents and secretar-
les of the federations four depart
ments and 108 national and interna-
tional unions.
The campaign is to be the most
extensive drive ever conducted by the
American Federation of Labor to
bring the unorganized wage earners
into the labor movement. No effort
will be spared to present the aims and
principles of trade unionism to unor-
ganized workers, and it is confidently
expected that the campaign will add
new members by the tens of thou
sands to the national and internation-
al unions.
Labor Representative to Visit
Each Town
Canada and the United States will
be divided into five districts and a
group of four Representatives of labor
will visit every town and city in each
district to spread the gospel of trade
unionism and to point out the benefits
of purchasing union labeled goods
Each international union will CO.
operate in this work to its fullest
ability.
The publicity is to be given through
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-05-15
STATE UNIONS TO MEET

Amarillo, Texas.-The annual con-
vention of the Texas State Federation
of Labor will convent in this city
during the week of May 25.
, 1925-01-09

'"There isn't a white woman in Multan," said Lieut..
Wade in describing the brief soiourn of the world flyers IN
the midst of the Sind desert. mot only is it the hottest
place in India, but it is also the most inhosPitable, SO lar
ment is several miles from the walled town, with its mud
, 1925-01-09
A PARTNER OF SUNLIGHT

Cod-liver oil has aptly been
called the partner of sunlight.
Both out of Natures store
house of energy are of SUI
preme importance to a child
with ricketts,.
, 1925-01-09

What had happened was that one
cylinder had burst, completely disin-
tegrated. and then started flying out
through the exhaust stacks. Then
two others went to pieces. One of
the flying chunks OF metal tore a
strut, and a third nearly hit Jack.
Remarkable Feat OF Flying.
According TO Linton Wells. the
stowaway. who was flying along
side in the Boston" Erik gave a
remarkable exhibition of flying and
nursing his engine. First he would
shoot down for 500 feet or so. then
he would straighten out and merely
use his momentum to bring the
plane up half the distance lost in
dropping. Then he would shoot off
again with tho wind. md so on. al.
ways plungins a little ahead. For 70
miles he kept this up until he sue
cessfully brought her to the ground
at Karachi covered with oil from
nose to tail, and punctured with
holes.
There was a large crowd waiting
on the landing field at Karachi.
Among them was the American con
sui, who came over to present Com
mander Lowell Smith with a cable
from Gen. Patrick. 1t said that per-
mission could not be granted for
Mr.. Linton Wells to accompany the
world flight. But in the meantime
Wells had flown nearly 1000 miles
in the Boston" and had won the
honor OF being the first aerial stow
away.
Karachi was to be the last stop in
India, and from here the route OF
the American airmen lay across Bal
uchistan and Persia to Bagdad and
the ancient Garden OF Eden.
, 1925-01-09

the ship and had a fair idea of what
had occurred. The country owe
which we were then flying was a wild
desert. But instead of sand dunes
the ground was baked and cracked.
full of gullies and II they had been
forced to land the plane would have
been wrecked and both of them in
jured-probably killed
Engine Goes to Pieces.
"Thirty.five miles or so 10 the
EAST of US we knew there was a rail.
way line, the Northwestern. which
runs from Lahore TO Karachl. Sc
Erik signaled that he wanted to get
over there and follow the railway ir
to Karachi. SO that in case of a
forced landing he would at least be
near a line of communication. TIC
have crashed In many parts of the
Sind desert over which We were
flying would have meant days OF
waiting until relief could arrive by
camel caravan. In the meantime
he and Jack would have been with
out food or water"
From Erik and Jack I heard their
more intimate story of this adven.
ture. Erik first knew he was in for
trouble when his motor started slow
ing down. Throttling back he des.
cended in order to look for some pos
sible place to land. There was none.
So he headed EAST toward the rail
road. When he increased the revolu-
tons pieces of metal started flying
from the engine and also shot out
through the exhaust pipes nearly
hitting Jack. who had his head over
one side of the fuselage at the mo-
ment.
It vas an he could do from then
on to keep her at 1,400 revolutions
Just enough to fly on without los
ing altitude. All the rest of the way
to Karach the motor kept rumblinl
and staggering and spluttering ir
an alarming manner. Jack passed
Erik a piece of c~heesecloth every few
minutes so he could wipe the oil o
his goggles. Clouds of It kept fly
ing back from the engine and boil
of them expected their ship to b,
torn to pieces by flying pieces o
metal ct any moment.
, 1925-01-09

garding the progress Of the negoda.
tons between the American and
British financial conference dele
gates over tho contended right of
the United States to share in the
Dawes plan proceeds.
Frank B. Kellogg. American AM
bassador to Great Britain who Is
hero for the conference. had \ talk
with James A. Logan. Jr., also of
the American delegation, this
morning. 1t is not anticipated that
the Americans will confer with rep
rssentatives of any of the other
countries during the day.
, 1925-01-09

us waved enormous punkas 70 Keep
us cool and drive away the mos.
autos. gnats, and other insects that
filled the air. Our hosts all wore
their smart white full dress uni
forms and their regimental band
played near by.
1.-THE dinner was a picturesque
and Impressive event. The only un'
toward incident of the evening was
when a lizard crawled up the leg of
Jacks trousers. He was nearly
frightened out OF his clothes, and
Of course. had visions of It's being
the deadly krat. the tiny snake Kip
ling tells about, or at least a scor-
p!on or a centipede. While the rest
OF us were trying to catch the lizard
as 1T raced from one part Of his
clothes to another, Jack did the fin
est imitation of a Russian dance I
ever saw.
Too Hot to Sleep.
None Of us slept much that night.
The temperature hovered around 81.
9s and 80 degrees until morning. So
we nearly sweltered, in spite Of the
natives who waved punkas yer US
all night long. We we're up ht day
break and off for Ikrachi at g.. on
this trip We flew down the valley of
the Indus river and across the Sind
desert. But this time we were lucky
enough to miss the sandstorms. e v
of which we saw on both sides OF
the valley.
Although We flew at an altitude
OF nearly 5000 feet the temperature
in cockpits must have been over
a hundred degrees. So as the hours
went by We all felt as though we
were being cooked alive.
Everything went along fine until
we were about an hour out OF Kar-
achi. It was the Fourth of July,
and Erik suddenly decided to have
a noisy celebration. Lowell and 1
were up ahead and didn't notice
what had happened until the Bos-
ton came alongside and Wade sig
nailed to us. Looking back, we
saw huge spurts OF white smoke
pouring from the New Orleans.
Slowing up. we dropped back and
flew around Erik and Jack. We
could see oil all over the side of
, 1925-01-09

and brick houses, ana us paAaAEb ol
the copaersmiths and silversmiths
where the swarthy men OF the des-
ert smoke charas in their hooRas
and dream OF winning favor with
Allah by Sitting the throat OF some
dog Of a Christian.
NO British soldier dares enter the
Afultan bazaar alone. But we were
curious to see what an indian city
in this remote corner of Hindustan
might iuok like. So the colonel plac-
ed motor cars at our disposal and
sent and escort with US. AS we
honked our way slowly through the
ebb and flow of central Asian com
merce. past stalls Of fruit vendors,
and merchants with bulging tur.
bans who squat in the midst OF their
lentils, rice, tea, silks, wood carv-
ing and metal work, the people
soowled at US. Although their COS
tunes. the camels and asses nosing
their way through the throng, and
tho picturesque balconies made us
feel Ike modern Haroun al Rasohids
in some land Of the Arabian Nights,
the glowering looks on the faces OF
the Inhabitants made us glad to get
back TO the security Of the British
cantonment.
Perfect Dinner in Desert
THE officers stationed at this or
rid spot in the desert wanted to
break the monotony OF their well
nigh i~ntolerable existence by enter
tanning us that night. Smiths
broken rib made It advisable for
him to stay away, and Erik and I
both decided to get as much rest ss
possible In order TO be In shape for
the flight on the morrow to the
Arabian sea So Les Hank Jack.
and Linton Wells. our journalist
stowaway. were delegated to attend
the function
According to Les Arnold. this
desert dinner WAS one of the most
impressive parties they had attend
ed up to this time. 1t was served
out of doors under soft lights. The
tables were laid with spotless linen
and silver that might we'll have
Rraced the palace OF the king him
self. In the center were many mag
nificent regimental trophies. Over
, 1925-01-09
Community Social
To Be Held For
DR.. Byron Stats

A community social win be held
this evening at the East Side Com
munity church. 1t will be a fare.
well social for DR.. Byron H. Stats.
who leaves next week for Denver.
Everyone is invited. children under
IL admitted with their parents. The
games will be under the supervision
of Mr.. Elmer Winstrom.