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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-05-07
CORRECTION IN
DAN COHEN AID,

In our issue of the Press last week,
in the shoe advertisement of The Dan
Cohen Co, there appeared an item,
"Women's Ties and Straps, Tans, Pat
ents, Dulls, all sizes, 95c." This was
an error on the part of the Press
and which the Press desires to cor
rect. The price of these shoes should
have been $1.99. The Dan Cohen Co.
gives the best to be had at all times
for the money and sells as it adver-
tises. Truthful advertising is the
policy of this popular concern. The
Press is glad to make this correction,
and regrets any confusion it may
have caused by reason of the error
it made.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-05-07
STOVE MOUNTERS
STRIKE
Workers at Estate Lay Down
Tools Because of Boys
Employed in Gas Range
Department.

All the union stoN mounters, mem
bers of Local Union No. 8, employed
at the Estate Stove Company, laid
down their tools Wednesday morn
ing and walked out of the plant be-
cause of grievances with the firm they
were unable to adjust. The griev-
ance of the men is not one of wages
or hours, but because of the many
boys the firm is employing in the gas
range department. The boys en-
ployed are between the ages of 18
and 19 years and are replacing the
union workers.
The controversy seems to be one of
jurisdiction in that the firm main
tains it has a right to employ boys
to do this work, while the union men
say that this is wrong; that the
mounting of gas ranges comes under
the head of stove mounting in their
agreement, wherein the firm agrees
to employ none but union Workmen
and that the employment of boys to
do this work is not fair to the union
and violation of the agreement be-
tween the firm and the union. About
AS men are involved.
In its long history in Hamilton,
seldom has there been any controversy
between the Estate Stove Company
and its employees. Hamilton organic
ed labor has always had the friendli-
est feeling for this big concern and
! indeed, with pride, points to it as one
of the ideal union shops of the coun-
| try. And, it might be added, it is
always ready to lend its cooperation
to the further progress Of the com
J pany.
| 1t is to be hoped that the firm will
see and recognize the right in the
contention of the workers, adjust tbs
existing differences and that the con
| troversy will be of short duration.
In the meantime those on strike
appeal to Hamilton workmen to stay
away from the factory and not dis.
place them in their jobs.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-05-07
ANOTHER POWER GRAB

Westinghouse Private water power
exploiters are asking congress to abb
stract several thousand acres from
the Yellowstone National Park and
hand them over to the state of Idaho.
This land includes the cascade sec
ton of the park, which can be har-
messed for commercial purposes.
Advocates Of the plan plead that
the transfer would create mo prece
dent" when other exploiters ask for
similar courtesies.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-05-07

In letter to this office from Post
Commander w. j. Confer, Frank Dur
win Post No. 1873 disclaims any re-
sponsibility for any unfair labor,
whatsoever, that may be employed III
the erection of the new armory on
Dayton street. 1t appears that nom
union labor is being employed to in
stall the plumbing and heating appa-
ratus in the building, and this work
has been declared unfair to its organ
ization by the local Plumbers Union.
The letter of Post Commander Confer
sets out in plain language that Frank
Durwin Post stands ready at all
times to cooperate with organized
labor and that it had nothing to do
with letting contracts or employing
labor for the armory. The letter fol-
lows:
May 3, 1926
To the Editor, The Butler County
Press, Hamilton, Ohio.
Dear Sir:
AS commander of the American
Legion, Hamilton, Ohio, my attention
during this past week has been called
to the plumbing and heating appara-
tus being installed in the new armory
as being unfair to the plumbers local.
May | request of you that you pub
lish through the columns of your
paper the statement that the Amer
lean Legion has nothing to do what
soever with the plumbing and heating
installation of the armory, nor has it
anything to do whatsoever by way OF
contract, agreement, obligations OF
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-05-07
WIRE MEMS PENSION
AIDS AGED MEMBERS

Chicago.--A pension system for its
aged members has been adopted by
Electrical Workers Union No. 1874.
Members must belong to No. 134
for Is years, and be affiliated with
the Brotherhood of Electrical Work
ers 20 years before entitled to pen
sion of $50 month after the age Of
65 years.
For five years prior to 65, or when
a member reaches the age of 60, he
will be permitted te, work for wage
rate under the union scale which is
agreed to by the member, the en-
ployer and the union.
1t is believed that this is the first
time in the history of the Chicago
trade union movement that local
union has launched an old-age pension
plan.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-05-07
OPPOSE ANTI-STRIKE
LAW

Denver. - Trade union opposition
to Colorado's anti-strike law is in
creasing. Under this act workers can
not4 suspend work until they give 80
days notice to the state industrial
commission.
The State Federation of Labor has
repeatedly denounced the law. The
Stage Employees Union, it is stated,
is considering having it's delegates to
the coming international convention
attack the legality of the law.
Friends of the law would extend it
to other states, and President Green
of the A. F. of L., has notified Off
GERS of the State Federation of Labor
that this will be opposed.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-05-07
NEVER-SAY-DIE
SPIRIT CONQUERS
FOE OF UNION

Camden, N. after long opposi
tion to the International Ladies Gar
ment Workers Union, the Eskin
Cloak Company has signed an agree
ment with that organization.
The company assisted employers in
contests with the union and moved
from city to city, as the union inter
.ested its employees in collective action.
1t loacted in Camden three months
ago, and the union again started its
campaign.
Weary of the contest, the company
signed union shop agreement and
has deposited large sum of money
for its faithful performance of the
contract
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FRANK DURWIN POST
American Legion, In Statement By Post Commander
W. J. Confer, Disavows Responsibility For Unfair
Labor Employed in Building of New ArmOry

responsibility for any work being
done upon said building, and it would
be grossly unfair to the American
Legion to impute to them in any man.
ner any connection to any of this
work, especially to that pertaining to
the plumbing aud heating as unfair
to the plumbers local.
The American Legion and the
American Federation of Labor have
always co-operated heartily in Amer
icanism work., in the formation of a
national flag code, in the restriction
of emigration and in many other
activities too numerous to mention.
Representative of the federation
have attended and addressed national
conventions of the Legion, and Legion
representatives have spoken before
federation conventions for number
of year.
| 2m most happy to say that many
Legionaires are members of some
local, and also can boast that some
of the post officers of the American
Legion of Hamilton, Ohio, are mem
bers of the locals of their occupa-
tions.
The American Legion welcomes
any member of any local to become
member Of its organization espe-
cially in that both organizations have
so many things in common.
Thanking you for the publication
of the above, | am,
Very respectfully yours,
w. ]. CONFER,
Post Commander
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Ohio State Federation of Labor

John A. Voll was one of the best
known labor leaders in the United
States and Canada At the time of
his death he was international presi-
dent of The Glass Bottle Blowers
Association of the United States and
Canada. He was for many years
president of the Ohio State Fedora
tion of Labor, and as such presided
over the convention of the federation
held in Hamilton in 1910. He visited
here on several occasions and made
many friends in local union circles.
Stanley Ogg, fourth vice president
of the Ohio State Federation of Labor
will attend the dedicatory exercises
in GAINESVILLE, and it is expected thai
quite a number of Hamilton trade
unionists will also be present.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-05-07
BAK ERY KING SUED

New York. William b. Ward and
several associates have been sued for
S8,547,935 by the stockholders COM
mittee of the General Baking Corpor-
alton. 1t is alleged that at the re-
quest of Ward, and without submis-
sion to the board of directors, checks
in this amount were signed by the
president and treasurer Of the cor
poration.
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gates to the state aerie convention
at Cedar Point.
Arrangements were completed for
the initiation of large class of cam
didates on Friday, May %, when, as
one member stated, a large and hot
time may be looked for.
The outing committee, which meets
each Friday night, reported progress.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-05-07

desire to be present in GAINESVILLE on
May 30. 1t is therefore requested
that this letter be read by the secre-
taries of the central bodies and print
ed in the labor press of Ohio.
Fraternally yours,
THOS. J. DONNELLY,
Secretary Treasurer,
Ohio State Federation of Labor.
The Washington times., 1926-12-07
The Room Swan Around Her.

explain everything to him then.
It was q long time before Honey
Lou had another chance to tell
him about Angela and the cock
tail.
The night before seemed like a
wild dream to Honey Lou when
she woke up the next morning.
She could remember parts of the
nights happenings and there were
parts that were a blank to her.
For instance. she had no recol.
lection Of coming up the stairs to
the flat. But she could rennem.
Der that Margaret helped her take
off her clothes and get into bed,
She could remember that the bed
had seemed to rock like q canoe
Ia nidocean.
She raised herself on her elbow
and looked around the room,
pearl gray in the morning light.
Over the foot OF her bed the rose.
pink party dress huns like q limp
ghost.
On the other side OF the room
MArRret's bed was tunbled and
empty.
II suppose she's gone down to
the hospital already" she said to
herself. II wonder what time
It is."
While she was wondering the
door opened and MArgret came In.
She had on her new winter coat
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kiss Ne, Big Boy She Said.

d wonderful time last night to
sleep so late this morning..
IT did" Honey Lou replied.
There was little catch in her
voice. II had perfectly beauti.
full time"
Mrs. Huntley's eyes shifted
their clear gaze to the rose-col.
ored dress on the foot OF the bed.
And wasn't your dress all
right?" she asked brightly. She
picked it up, shook It out and
hung II. In the closet.
1T was just perfect" Honey
Lou told her. without batting an
eye. Not for worlds would she
have told her anything else.
II knew 1t would be" her
mother said. 81 know what PEG.
pie wear to a dinner party. Well,
tell me all about It. How many
were. there? What did YOU do.
dancer
The girl shook her brown head.
Played cards and talked" she
said shortly. I'VE had q. good
Time She turned her face to the
wall with its rose-patterned pa
per.
There was stiffness in the room
for moment, broken only by the
rustling tissue paper as Mrs. Hunt
ley packed the wreath Of chiffon
roses away In a drawer OF the
dresser.
Mother" Honey Lou said sud.
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and the hat she wore when she
went to church or to show with
Steve Mayhem.
Where are you going, all
wrapped up like q broken arm?"
Honey Lou asked, and then 1t
came to her that this was Sunday.
To church." Margret answered,
and sat down on the side Of the
bed.
Honey Lou," she said sol
EMMY, you came home- drunk
last night"
That was like Margret. Not to
beat about the bush, but to come
straight to the point.
Honey Lou stared at her. Does
Mother know?" she asked. her
voice only a thin whisper.
MarEret shook her head.
Shed gone to bed" she an
awered. $50 had /. But woke
up when ! heard Jack Wallack
bringing you up the stairs. and I
let You In, =
what did he say7 What did
Jack say?" the younger girl asked
anxiouSly.
A Fine Time
But before Margret had time
to answer the door Of the little
white room opened once more
and Mrs, Huntley came in.
"Well," she said, smiling at
Honey Lou. you must have had
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saw his face close to hers, out.
lined against the star-powdered
midnight sky. She put up one OF
her hands and pulled his head
down to hers. She never would
have done IL n she had been her.
self, and Jack Waliack knew it.
Heavy With Drink
Her voice was thick and sleepy.
kiss me. boy!'. said Honey Lou.
She never would have said ii IL
she had been herself. And Jack
Waliack knew that. too.
The darkness hid the look Of
bitterness that was written on
his face.
Disguised with her. but half in
love with. her still, he bent his
blond head over Honey Louis dark
one. AS If he could not help
himself, he pulled her closer to
him and his mouth closed down
hard over her rose-cool mouth.
He kissed her. despisiag himself
for It while he was. doing 1t,
II ought to tell him how !
happened to take that second
cocktail" Honey Lou thought
drowsily-.h I would have Of
Tended Miss Allen If hadn't
taken It.
But she didn't tell him. She
was too tired to talk-too tired to
do anything but stay there in his
encircling arm
Tomorrow would do. She could
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TO THE
LOVELORN


HERE'S a young man who has
II offended a girl and now longs
to win back her confidence and
love.
Dear Miss Fairfax" he writes,
II am "a. / have been going
with a girl a few years my Junior.
/ enjoyed her company very much,
because she is the type OF girl
who is not out for all she can get,
as so many girls are these days.
I was thinking very seriously OF
asking her what her intentions in
life were, as / did not think 1t fair
for either OF us to waste our time.
1.-THE last evening we were to-
gether ! tried to have frank talk
with her, but / confess did not
know just how to get started,
sat thinking and wondering what
her answer might be.
During the course OF the :Ne-
ming I did something that hurt her
badly. About two days later apol-
ogized and offered to do anything
to win back her confidence.
"She accepted my apology. but
told me we could no longer De
friends. / begged her to give me a
chance to prove that ! am the
gentleman she had thought me.
But she replied, DO not make 1t
harder for me. by forcing me TO re-
fuse your invitations
81 come In contact with her
every day and l cannot forget her;
l really think more of her than
ever did, because / know she's
the kind OF girl a man wants as
his wife.
Can you tell me what l can CO
to win this girls confidence? \
won't stop at anything. because
know one must fight hard to sue
coed and I'm willing to do that:
You canot force love or friend
ship. You have done all you
can honorably do. 1t seems to me-
to make amends for having hurt
your friend. II she refuses to ac-
cept you again as a friend, do not
try to force your attentions or
companlonship on, her. When
you see her, treat her with IN
failing courtesy and prove by y6Ir
life that you are worthy OF her con
fidence. despite the mistake you
made.
In time, II she cares for you at
all, she will decide to give you an
other chance. Then she will both
forgive and forget and you and
she may be able to start all over
again. Let US hope your friend
sllip win proanee hetter rA~t e'nH"
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) high shrill voice and the gentle
tones OF Angela.
"TIow do you happen to know
this Huntley girl2" Suzanne Glenn.
ems was asking.
II don't know her. don't
know her from ADAM" Angela
answered. II asked her here to-
night becauser Jack wanted me
TO. she works In his fathers
office. you know
There was silence for minute
or two. Then Suzanne Clemens
spoke again.
"Well, Jack is sure off his onion
about her she said. HE spent
fifteen perfectly good minutes to.
night telling me how wonderful
she is. and how she wouldn't
think OF petting or drinking or
playing cards. So ] sure had to
laugh when ] saw her take her
Cigarette and her gin like an. old
hand. I wonder what he thinks
of her now?" Her words ended IN
a Filvery giggie.
Honey Lou sat up on the ned
The room swan around teI.
.'I'm not an old hand at such
things" she thought diz2iiy. I'm
going right out and tell t.ism so.
They've got to know that thuSe
drinks / had tonight we're the
first ones I ever had IN my Afe.
/ can't let Jack think I'm a
rowdy."
she put her feet out ON the
floor and staggered across the
room. She floundered out into
the hall. She was very suck and
dizzy.
Terribly sickg' she heard her
own voice moan above the ring
ing in her ears.
Then everything went black be.
fore here eyes and she felt her
self falling-falling Darkness
closed over her. like night.
A quarter of an hour after
ward the black-and- nickel roadster
purred its way across the town,
leaving the lights Of the Allen
house far behind 1t.
Jack Wallack was driving very
slowly. His left hand gripped the
steering wheel. His right arm was
around the small limp figure OF
the girl whose fragrant head lay
on his shoulder. The night wind
lifted her hair and blew a strand
Of 1t across his cheek.
He glanced down at her--at this
girl who had made him believe she
was better than other girls. In
the darkness be could :ust make
out the white glirnmer Of her face,
with it's closed eyes and it's lips
parted with her slow. soft breath
ing.
Sleeping it off," he said to him
self. with some bitterness.
But Honey Lou was not asleep.
She was not quite awake, either.
She felt drugged and heavy and
dizzy. but she knew where she
was.
She had no recollection of leav.
Ing the Allen house.
She could not remember getting
into Jacks car. but she knew per-
fectly that she was in 1t, alone
with him now. And he was what
was it that little Suzanne Clemens
had said - ''off his onion" about
her.
She opened her heavy eyes and
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us Young Lad Is Afraid Of Girls!

Then they found out about the
strings. Apron strings. One end
tied fast to him. The other tied
to mother.
Oh, she's done her duty by
that boy--has mother! Can't you
Imagine her training him up to
believe the world wicked place.
and full OF pitfalls for young
fellow, no matter how decent
minded he may be?
Pitfalls dug by feminine hands,
mostly. Any feminine hands.
Watch out for 'em-those womenl
All of EN-!
It's the old bogte-man system,
you see. Soaring kids of the dark.
Only this woman made her boy
afraid Of the future. For no man
can live in this world without
sooner or later encountering the
feminine influence. Is that likely
to be bad?
Just about as likely as the boyle
man is to be reaE
That mother thinks she Is wise.
I think she was jealous. Jealous
of the woman who sometimes
might mean more to her son than
herself.
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..You were Drinking,' SAID Margaret.

CURED on Friday noon when she
and Honey LOU were having their
daily gossip-fest. as they called
it. s.He's giving you the rum
around. isn't he?"
Honey Lou shrugged her
shoulders and managed one Of
her smiles. 81 reckon he's thrown
me down, Ann" she said, an
lightly as she could.
'You should worry. Ann com
forted her. There's plenty more
mothers got sons. you know"
Honey Lou thought Il all over
that night, as she started home
through the winter twilight.
Usually she loved that journey
home ait night. She was q town
girl and the sights and sounds Of
town thrilled her the way the
sight ek mountains viii thrill the
I hilIbOrn-tile way the sight ana
sound or the sea will content
those who have spent their lives
on ships.
But that night her ears weFN
deaf Ia the great music or the
traffic. and her eyes were blinded
to the golden shop windows. with
their glittering Christmas wares
and their green Christmas wreaths.
She went along. deep in her
own thoughts.
What could she have dome 70
make Jack WaIlack behave TO
ward her as IL she were an utter
stranger to him? Was II because
she had drunk those two drinks
and passed out''7 Or was II
because she had let him kiss her
in his car on the way home2
What was the old saying that
her mother was always quoting
the old saying about men who
kiss and ride away?"
Honey Lou gave her shoulders
q shrug.
''Well, reckon that's just
what they do" said Honey Lou
to herself. and she made up heF
troubled mind that she would not
care. She would not care.
GO Be Continued Tomorrow
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denly. She was sitting up IN beq
now, her small. Eeart-shaped face
very white above her pink muslin
nightgown. Mother. I got-tipsy
last night"
She saw her mothers shoulders
jerk as she turned away from the
old dresser.
What do you mean?"
.Just what said. Don't look at
me like that. 1t wasn't my fault.
Honey Lo.l faltered. There were
cocktails to drink--aTd had two.
I thought they were fruit punch
at first. Then. after / found out
that they were cocktails. had an
other. / just couldn't get out of
taking It. Angela Allen almost
forced it on me-
NONSENSE Mrs. Huntley cut
In. Her voice was harsh with
strain. mo one can force any
thing on you that you don't want.
How many did she take?
Honey Lou had no idea how
many Of the little orange. coiored
drinks Angela had taken. She
could not remember seeing her
take. even one of them The n1~-e
she thought It over the more GER
tain she was that Angela had not
drunk at all That was queer.
wasn't 1t?
"I'n have to ask Jack about it,"
she said to herself.
Not Chance
But on the next day she had no
chance to ask him about 1t. She
did not even see him.
On the next day--whieh was
Tuesday-sr4 caught flying
glimpse Of him as he drove his car
out OF the courtyard at 5 in the
afternoon.
''Why doesn't he come up to
see me?" she wondered. What
can be the matter with hiIn?"
Ann Ludlow asked her that very
question toward the end Of. the
week.
what's the matter with your
friend. Jack Wallaok?" she In.
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SAYS HOME
is SAFE

A MERICA. despite the calan-
"A ity-howlers who point to the
popularity of silk stockings. Jazz
and hip TASKS as evidences OF
decadence. Is not going to the
dogs. Turning from the super
ficiaI glamour Of the. age Of jazz
and hip liquor to the dull, drah
statistics OF trade" writes Harper
Leech In an article in this weeks
Liberty, I'VE find plenty Of rain.
bows in the American sky.
THE American home may be
sIlken outwardIy." the writer
continues, ''but 1t Is apparently
brick and concrete at the core
The age Of silk is also the age OF
suburbia. This year some 100000
homes, valued at less than $4,000
each, are in course OF construc-
ton. As many were built last
year.