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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-03
County Almshouse Is Blot
On Nation, Says DR.. Lapp,
Urging Old-Age Pensions

of men in agriculture as being i'm
mune from this precariousness, but
for the mass of workers on the farm,
whether owners, tenants or laborers,
the condition of the aged grows
steadily worse
in industry and in agriculture
there are also increased risks due to
the excessively individualistic organ
ization of business and social life.
Men no longer are able by self-reh-
ance to insure themselves against the
calamities which befall. Unemploy-
ment is quite beyond the control of
the great mass of men acting indi-
vidually. The risks of sickness, acci-
dent, unemployment and business
failures are SO great that a man is
fortunate indeed who finds his way
safely amidst these shoals to the
haven of economic security in old age
Sterilization Beginning
ITO be sure, we are beginning to
stabilize these conditions somewhat.
But when all of the social means that
are possible are developed to Offset
the risks of life, we may expect
much larger percentage of the people
to reach and pass through the stages
of old age in comparative security.
Pending those social readjustments,
we have the present unhappy out
look !"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-03
Fight on Anti-Union Tactics
Drives Home Necessity For
Proposed Ohio Legislation
(By Courtesy of the American Federationist)

after ceasing work. The employers
reserve the right to fix wages anc
working conditions at will.
Secretary Donnelly also quoted q
definition of the United States com
mission on industrial relations of the
union and so-called open shops. II
said
"The union shop is shop where
wages, the hours of employment ano
the general conditions of employment
are fixed by joint agreement between
the employer and the trades union
The non-union shop is one where nc
joint agreement exists and where the
| wages, the hours of labor and the gen
| eral conditions of employment are
fixed by the employer without co
| operation with any trades union"
Contract Right Has Limitations
In his address to the joint commit
tee Attorney Timothy S. Hogan said
that the supreme court of the United
States and also of Ohio had said over
! and over again that the right to make
contracts has certain limitations. He
added:
1T is not boundless. 1t is subject
always to the welfare of the state
when it is state legislation and sub
ject always to the nation when it is
national legislation"
He quoted many authorities show
ing that the "yellow-dog" contracts
were against public policy
Frey Makes Scathing Attack
President Frey made scathing at
tack on "yellow-dog" contracts which
even the representatives of employers
who had appeared had repudiated. He
continued:
81 did not expect that any repre-
sentative of employers in Ohio would
appear this evening and argue that
this form of contract was one which
they approved because to argue that
a contract which compels wage
Garner to surrender his trades union
which pledges him not to belong to
any trade union while in the employ
ment of the firm, is so un-American
so destructive of our fundamental lib
critics, so contradictory in itself, that
no employers representative woulc
be expected to publicly say that as
representative of organized employ
ers, he believed his organization justi.
fled in using ways and means to make
organization among the employees ar
impossibility.
Eve are Americans. We do not
| believe in class distinctions and il
class privileges, and for that reason
I was quite convinced that, at least
so far as a public hearing was con
cerned, no employer would arise tt
defend the proposition that employ
ers, because they were such, had al
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-03
bob" IS PUNISHED
BY OLD GUARD
La Toilette Losses Offices
in Capitol as Mark of
Foes Wrath

By International Labor News Service
Washington, d. C.-Because he has
espoused progressive ideas and be-
cause he dared oppose the republican
candidates in the last election, Sena-
tor La Toilette, of Wisconsin, has
been thrown out of offices he has oc-
cupied in the United States capitol
for many years. He also loses the
Craftsmanship of the committee on
manufactures and ranking position on
other important committees.
The senator has been in the senate
20 years, and stands fifth in the mat
ter of continuous service. He takes
his punishment smilingly, declaring
committee assignments mean little to
him, and that he has more than
enough work in the interest of the
people of Wisconsin to keep him busy.
The senator says he is watching the
steps being taken to form new lib
eral party, but has no statement to
IIlclhC otS W llS COQlSt III LilC luOQlC
except that he will continue to fight
for progressive measures.
Senator La Toilette regards his
treatment by the old guard republi-
cans as merely another phase of his
training. He laughingly recalls that
when he first came to the senate and
delivered speech all but one senator
left, and that one was on hand for
the purpose of raising points of order
to embarrass the new senator Mr.
La Toilette does not look with favor
upon the plan of Vice President
Dawes to reform the senate rules to
prevent filibustering. The filibuster
he insists, has been often used to the
advantage of the country.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-03

BY International Labor News Service.
Washington, ID. CT will stand
for long time as blot upon our
history that no better outlook has
been afforded for the worthy aged
than the county almshouse," writes
DR.. John A. Lapp, director of the
social action department, National
Catholic Welfare Conference, in ad-
vocating old age pensions in the cur
rent American Labor Legislative Re-
view.
"The old age pension SYSTEM" Dr..
Lapp says, will not take away the
necessity for almshouses for those
who are completely incapacitated, but
it will take out of the almshouses the
worthy aged, and it will provide for
thousands who now live an uncertain
and unhappy existence.
"Old veterans of labor, exhausted
by many years of ill-requited toll, and
people of better birth and breeding
reduced to poverty and old age by
some disaster ought not to be left to
associate in the almshouse with the
'worn-out veterans of dissipation the
feeble minded, the chronically sick,
the doddering and demented humans
and the dregs of social life AS we
have already taken out Of almshouses
the children, the insane, the acutely
sick, and other special classes, so we
should now take out the one remain.
ing class of worthy people who de
serve better fate than to end worthy
lives in such surroundings.
Problem Grows More Acute
Analyzing the present greater neec
for old age uensions, DR. Lapp writes
as follows: '.The problem of aged de
pendency grows steadily more acute
There are more old people, both actu
ally and relatively, and the number i
likely to continue to increase. Th
span of life has increased, and th
improvement seems likely to continu
as one after another of the destroy
ers of middle life is conquered. Will
the number of aged people has in
creased, the opportunities for earning
a living for such people have decreas
ed
I'm industry today, with its highl
organized mechanical operations, tn
aged worker is not wanted The dea
! line of employment is being pushe
down steadily. 1t long since passe
below fifty-five. 1t is in many indus
tries approaching forty-five. Pre-
carious employment is already th
lot of millions beyond fifty in indus
trial pursuits. 1t is common to thinl
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-03
OPPOSE CONVICT La
BOR

Kansas City, Mo.-Offieers of the
State Federation of Labor urge union
lists and sympathizers to assist in the
fight to abolish prison contract labor
in this state
The unionists insist that prisoners
should work at productive labor for
the use of the state and its political
subdivisions, rather than compete
with free labor.
Prison administration officials have
expressed a willingness to cooperate
with organized labor and Missouri
manufacturers are in sympathy with
this movement.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-03
By w. C. ROBERTS

Chairman, Legislative Committee,
A. F. of L.
Columbus, Ohio.-Exposure of the
un-American "yellow-dog" contracts
before the Ohio legislature has Gre
ated CONSERVATION among those who
are responsible for them. President
John P. Frey and Secretary Thomas
J. Donnelly, of the Ohio State Fedora
ton of Labor, and $50 officials of
labor throughout the state have de-
manded that the legislature pass a
bill making these contracts void
One of the offenders is the Crowell
Publishing Company, of Springfield
1t publishes the Woman's Home Com
panion, The American Magazine
Farm and Fireside, Golfers Weekly
and the Mentor. Every employe of
the concern must sign contract that
he is not a member of any union and
will not join any union as long as
the Crowell Publishing Company
gives him job.
Wages Fixed by Contract
Then there is the Shell-Wolfe Com
pany, Mansfield, Ohio. 1t employs
carpenters. In it's "yellow-dog" con-
tract it is provided that no employe
may become member of union
while working for the company nor
at any time after leaving its employ
The wages promised is rs cents per
hour, but the contract contains this
clause:
"Said rate of rs cents per hour may
be increased or decreased, any such
increase or decrease leaving the re-
naming provisions of this agreement
unaffected"
Although the company contracts to
pay rs cents an hour, it is only tenn
porary. At any time it can reduce
wages to any figure desired. The said
contract also contains the following
"In case of any termination of the
employment or cessation of work by
the employe for any reason, said en-
ploye agrees that he will not then OF
thereafter in any manner or in any
place attempt to persuade or CO.
cree others in refusing to work for
or deal with said employer"
Secretary Donelly charged, in his
address to the joint legislative com
mittee, that no employe of the COM
pany who would sign the "yellow-dog'
contract could ever, although he left
the employe of the company, join q
union of carpenters.
Electrical Bosses Join Movement
In Toledo the electrical contractors
have combined to enforce "yellow.
dog" contracts. No electrical worker
can secure employment unless he
agrees not to join union while EN-.
ployed, nor can he join any unior
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-03

washington, u. GA nation
which lets incapables teach it while
capable men and women only feed,
tellectual suicide" says the Research
Bulletin of the National Educational
Association for March, 1925. The
Bulletin deals with the salaries of
public school teachers during 1924
25 1t says, Salaries determine to
great extent:
l. The caliber of the people at
tracted to the teaching profession.
2. The preparation and training of
teachers.
3. The kind of teachers retained.
d. The morale of the teaching
staff
5. The place of teachers in the life
of the community"
Report is Comprehensive
This is the most comprehensive in
quiry on public school salaries yet
issued. 1t gives salary facts for over
half million teachers and school
employees. What is more, it gives this
comprehensive data for this year for
the use of school boards that are actu-
ally facing the problem of higher
salaries for better teachers. The data
is so presented that school officers
can compare the salaries paid in their
local school systems with those paid
in 1,448 other cities.
The studies of the research division
teachers salaries have increased much
faster in city than in country districts
and that superior teachers will be
drawn from the one teacher country
schools where the median salary is
only $755 a year, unless some means
can be found for paying better sal
aries in those schools.
Wages Determine Teachers Caliber
Commenting on the report, the
Journal of the National Educational
Association says editorially:
"School boards look to the National
Educational Association for reliable
figures upon which to base advanced
salary schedules. For years the as.
sociation's work in this field has beer
outstanding.
"The research division of the Asso.
citation has just published a bulletin
on Public School Salaries in 1924-25
which is the most comprehensive re-
port yet issued. 1t gives salary facts
for over half a million teachers anc
gives this comprehensive data in time
for the use of school boards now actu
ally facing the salary problem.
"a study of this report shows plain
ly that the schools seek their teachers
in competitive market. Salaries de
termine largely the caliber of the peo
pie attracted to the profession, thu
quality lof their training, the kind O
teachers retained, the morale of th'
teaching staff, and the place of teach
ers in the community.
Teachers Deal With Big Problem
Teachers deal with the creates
common problem of the community
that of training it's young. The.
should exercise large influence in de
termining public policies. Much 0
their work is rendered futile by con
ditions over which they have no i'm
mediate control but which they shoul
greatly influence through their activ
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-03
WANT BETTER COMPENSATION

Des Moines, Iowa-Trade unionists
and sympathizers are urged by Presi-
Labor to support pending legislation
that will strengthen the Iowa work
mems compensation act.
Under the present law an injured
workman is given compensation only
for the injury received He receives
no compensation for the time he is
incapaciated during the healing period
The proposed law would allow compen-
sation during that period.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-03
NON-UNIONISTS GRE
SIGN"

Jackson, Mich.-The Michigan cleo
trio railway, operating in Battle
Creek, Kalamazoo, Lansing and this
city, failed to break a union shop
contract with the Amalgamated As
sociation of Street Car Men,
The unionists insisted that the en-
ployment of non-unionists was vio-
lation of the contract. The company
refused to act until nearly the time
set for strike, and then accepted
the non-unionists' resignation"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-03
Low Salaries For Teachers
Mean Intellectual Suicide
For Nation, Educators Say

ship with the needs of children in
mind.
Teaching is sacred business. No
true teacher thinks primarily of sal
ary, but every teacher covets for him
self and his fellows an income which
will make possible life rich and full
in order that there may be abundant
energy for the challenging opportun-
tiles of the school room. Let us all
stand shoulder to shoulder in a con-
tinued demand for higher salaries for
better teachers until every teacher is
enabled to live the kind of life that
we wish the best people in our COM
munities to live"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-03
HOW CAN FREE
WORKERS MEET
THIS COMPETITION :?

Nashville, Tenn.-The effect of con-
Wet labor competition with free labor
was Illustrated in this city when a
local department store advertised
Happy Home house dresses at 80
cents each.
These garments are made by the
Sterling Manufacturing Company in
the Tennessee state prison. The COM
pany pays the state 70 cents per dozen
for producing these dresses. The fac
tory and power are furnished the
company without cost by the state.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-03
EMPLOYMENT BETTER

Albany, N. Factory employ
ment in this state went up between
/ and per cent from January to
February. This increase, the state
department of labor reports, is larger
than the corresponding one in 1923 or
1924.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-10-01
NORTH PRAIRIE

Mrs. L. G. Bennett and Mrs. Wesley
Bennett were Kenosha visitors last
week.
Do not fail to come to North Prairie
Social hall Friday evening, Oct. 2, at
8 o'clock. Looks Like RAIN" comedy
in three acts, will be given by the Ep-
worth league. Fathers, bring your
children; children, bring your parents!
Miss Helen Griffin was in Gurnee 9
number of days last week
Several farms in the community
have been sold recently. Among them
are Messrs. Gibson's, Sam Johnson's
and Louis Larsen's.
Mrs. j. j. Gould entertained her
Sunday school class last Saturday
afternoon. All members of the class
were present. The children enjoyed
the games and the work on the IL
Illustrated hymn. Refreshments were
served.
Mrs. John Connell has been quite
i'll with the Shingles"
The choir of North Prairie church
conducted by Mr.. Peters Of Kenosha
gave very fine sacred concert Sunday
evening. Mrs. Phofol, and others
from Pleasant Prairie assisted, also
Mr.. Morris Jones of Gurnee. Mr.
Sinclair, violinist, and Mr.. Fischbak
whistler, of Kenosha, contributed some
very excellent music.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-10-01

Hope, Miss jessie Loescher and Miss
Olive Hope motored to 2acine Sunday
and called on Miss Ckea Bishop at the
Theresa and Elizabeth Home.
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter HelgerA at their home at
Paddockis LaE.e were: Mr.. and Mrs.
E. B. Adams q Bristol, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Cadich, Kenosha; Mrs. Arthur
Haas, Mr.. leo Dietz, Miss Bauer and
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno Adams of Chi
cago.
Miss Ida Jarnigo of Twin Lakes
spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs.
Kate Jarnigo.
Albert Bull of Kenosha was a
Salem caller Monday.
Herman Shuld and family spent the
weekend with relatives at Woodstock,
III.
Mrs. Fred Yaner and daughter, VIC
let, of Oshkosh, Wis, returned to
their home Monday after brief visit
with Mrs. Yaner's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Krahn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant MINIS and Miss
Kate Gales of Kenosha and Miss Jen-
ME Loescher, returned Monday eve
ming from six-day motor trip thru
northern Wisconsin.
An interesting display of honey and
honey products at the West Kenosha
County fair, recently held at Wilmot,
was put on by James McKerlie of this
village. In addition to the exhibit of
pure comb and strained honey, a case
containing bees at work; there was
vinegar made from honey; peaches
canned with honey, no sugar being
used; beets picked with honey vine
gar, sweetened with honey; honey
cookies; peach butter and honey made
from orange blossoms Mr.. McKer-
lies apiary consists of 30 swarms.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-10-01

waukee, while LaFollette romped home
winner in majority of them. The
Socialist candidate, John M. Work, ran
third in the senatorial contest; polling
11,072 votes of which $500 came from
the county of Milwaukee.
Bruce Made Poor Race. a
The Democratic candidate, William
George Bruce, running as an indie
pendent, owing to the fact that he did
not poll enough votes in the primary
to permit his name to go under the
Democratic emblem, ran fourth with. a
vote of 1857. These votes were in
2,377 precincts out of 1892 in the
state. The LaFollette-Di thmar votes
in these precincts were: LaFollette
222, ISL, Dithmar 87,6O7. George Bau-
man, the Socialist-Labor. candidate
had 700 votes.
Both LaFollette and Dithmar re-
fused to comment on the election last
night, but both announced they would
have statements to make today.
w. J. Campbell of Oshkosh, chairman
of the executive committee Of the reg
ular Republicans in a statement is
sued early today, blamed the result of
the election on the state primary law,
declaring that at is the result of Re-
publican encouragement, due to the
misuse of the primary law which per-
mits Socialists to run as Republicans
and Republicans to run as independ-
ents."
The late Senator Robert M. LaFol-
lette was elected in 1922 and his son
will fill his unexpired term which ends
March /, 1929.
After a few additional precincts
managed to creep into tabulation
ties caused by the storm, LaFollette
pied telegraph and telephone facili-
headquarters this morning over Grip
had plurality over Dithmar, of 49,
O53 with 281 precincts yet to be heard
from out of the total Of 1852 in the
state.
Returns from 2,411 precincts gave
LaFollette 225,518; Dithmar 8S,465;
Bruce 1o,O23; Work 11,128; Bauman
722.
This showed LaFollette with ma
jority over all opposition of 115,180
in the precincts thus far reported.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-10-01

Miss Mary Kerwin of Racine, visited
with friends here on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Wohlfohrd notored
to Kenosha on Monday.
Mrs. A. Lovestead and children spent
Friday at. Antioch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Hill and son
Jimmie of Elgin, were guests at the
Geo. Weaver home on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hill, who have
been visiting here the past week, re-
turned to Elgin with them.
The Peter Peterson family, who
have been living in the Kerwin home
have moved to a house in White City
which was recently occupied by
Brooks family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Brooks have
moved to Burlington.
Roy Swenson and S. Moen motored
to Milwaukee on Wednesday.
s. L. Church Notes.
10000 A. M.-Sunday school.
1900 A. M.-Morning worship.
$3.50 P. M.-Young People c. E.
1880 P. M.-Evening Worship.
The morning services will be held
in the Community church instead OF
at U. C. L. o. Camp Lake Oaks foI
some time due to the bad roads and
colder weather. Sunday school will
start promptly at 10000 a. m. Tel
your friends and bring them along.
The Ladies' Aid will meet at the
home of Mrs. R. T. Button on Fri
day afternoon. A report on the pop
corn concession held at the fair will
be given and other business will be
talked over.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-10-01
BERRYVILLE

Thursday, October 1, the Berryville
Lake Shore Junior club will hold the
opening meeting Of the season at the
Berryville school at eight o'clock. AL
members are urged to be there. Plans
will be made for Halloween party
and with winter activities. Big eats
Let's be out one hundred per cent.
Many new families are moving tc
Berryville. Among them are Mrs Steye
Lucius, Mr.. and Mrs T. w. Ball AND
family, Detroit, Mich, and Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Grebetz of Racine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Fulton have
moved to Marrisa, III.
Mr. and Mrs. w. j. Gross Jr., spent
Saturday at Union Grove and Pleasant
Prairie.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Jaeger were Mil.
waukee visitors Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Crew enter.
tanned Mrs. James johnson and sor
Roland and Mrs. John MARTHA an6
daughter Jean of Kenosha, Thursday
Miss Grace Kruger was pleasantly
surprised by number of her friends
Thursday in honor of her seventeenth
birthday.
Mrs. Nettie Schreiter is able to be
about after bad siege of illness.
Mr.. and Mrs, Paul Foster have
moved from Berryville to make theil
home at La Grange, Ill.
Mrs Bertha Lawrenson has returned
from Grand Rapids, Mich, where SHE
has been visiting her daughter, Mrs
Ray Drinkwine.
Mrs VIM. Gross ST., entertained the
Friendship club Thursday of last week
Dinner was served for twelve guests
and a pleasant time was had by all.
Mr.. and Mrs! Elmer Hausche anc
family spent Sunday at GAINESVILLE
Wisconsin,.
Mrs. Chas. Stephen Of Canada, ha.
moved to Berryville to make her home
with her son, Chas. Stephen Jr.
H. Scheckler has broken ground fol
four new houses in Berryville.
Miss Burndetta Caddock is recover
ing from an operation for appended
It's at the Kenosha hospital.
Miss Vida Stanton Of Pelmira, Wis.
spent Friday with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. Stanton.
Miss lone Schmidt of Kaukauna
Wis, left Saturday after spending The
past week with Mr., and Mrs. W. F
Gross Sr.
Mrs Gust Otto and daughter Doris
May, Mrs. Alvin Drewel, Mrs. Oscar
Haubrich and Mrs. Alton McAllistel
of Kenosha, spent Thursday with Mrs
M. R. Wickham.
Russell Dunn left Sunday for KEEL
logg, Iowa, having been here t.
settle the estate Of his brother, the
late Earl Dunn.