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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-12-17
Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohio
Endorsed by the Middletown Trades
and Labor Council of Middletown, O.
SANTA CLAUS NORTHWAY

Six years ago John E. Northway
secretary of the Hamilton Chamber of
Commerce, originated, and with the
assistance of others, carried into
effect the plan of christmas in Every
Home" in Hamilton. And each year
since, Mr.. Northway has been on the
job to see to it that the plan was
again carried out.
And this year is to be no excep-
ton. If there is any exception at all
it is that the plan is to be carried
out on more elaborate scale.
Through the efforts of Mr.. North
way and his organization, a, band of
good and loyal citizens, men and wom-
en-, have gotten together for the pur-
pose of seeing to it that the spirit
of Him whose coming has brought so
much good and gladness into the
world, pervades every home, no mat
ter how poor or humble, on Christmas
Day in Hamilton.
But all can not be done by the
good men and women who have offer
ed of their time and effort this large
undertaking alone They need help
and assistance. An much of it. 1t
is the duty of the the citizenry of the
whole of Hamilton to get back of this
noble band of workers. to assist and
support them in every manner. The
best manner to aid and assist is for
every citizen to make a donation or
contribution that the work may be
carried out successfully, and to that
extent that we, all of us, may enjoy
the day more fully, knowing that we,
who are perhaps more fortunate, have
seen to it that the less fortunate have
reason, too to feel glad that Christ
mas Day has come
Don't delay but send in at once
contribution of some kind, cash or
otherwise, to the christmas in Every
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-12-17

one formidable foe is the trade union
movement When the subsidy hunt
ers consider the moment opportune
they will launch their fight and it will
be an evil day if the foes Of subsidy
go to sleep at the switch.
- - ~ ~ ~
INSURING WORKERS
General Motors insures "its" work
ers. In return it exacts certain con-
ditions. Free workers insure them
selves and make their own conditions.
Americans might be as prosperous as
they are if there had been no Boston
tea party, but they wouldn't be as
happy. The material thing is not
always the big thing. Sometimes it is
a very small thing, indeed.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-12-17
THIRD DEGREE
Inflicted on Labor By Frisco
Police

San Francisco.-The widely adver-
tised arrest of several striking car
penters on charges that they assaulted
non-unionists is frame-up.
Two of the accused make affidavits
that they signed affidavits of guilt
after they had been "beaten unmer-
cifully by the police" and were threat
ened with worse than that" if they
did not 'come Clean"
Other charges made against the
police are:
That they were threatened with
treatment by "real wrecking crew"
in the hall of justice basement unless
they confessed.
That they were promised probation
if they confessed.
That they were not allowed to see
members of their families.
That they were denied legal counsel.
That the police offered them all
sorts of favors if they would "come
clean"
That they were knocked down and
numerically beaten.
That they feared they would be
beaten to death unless they signed
Confession"
President Frank c. Macdonald, of
the State Building Trades Council, has
asked Mayor Rolph to order an inves
tigation of the charges of police bru-
tality.
"Organized labor will not stand for
men being framed, beaten and rail
roaded to prison on criminally forced
and false confessions" President Mac
Donald said.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-12-17
FRIDAY, DECEMBER II, 1926

Entered at the Postoffice at Hamilton.
Ohio, as Second Glass Mail Matter.
Issued Weekly at 3zs Market Street
Telephone 1896 Hamilton, Ohio
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-12-17

has just been brought out in report
presented to the American Society Of
Mechanical Engineers.
The report, made by Harold v. Goes,
declares the cost of handling materials
can be cut billion dollars year ana
a million workers relieved Of "back-
breaking" labor by the wider use of
machinery for handling materials.
Industry is annually spending mill
lions of dollars in payroll for work
that could be better, more efficiently,
and less extensively done by mate
rials handling equipment" says the
report.
Apparently American industry is
not nearly as efficient as it likes to
believe it is. To permit million
workers to do exhausting, dirty
work" that could be done by machin-
cry is hardly efficiency. Here is an
evil for the "best minds" of industry
to study and remedy without unnec-
essary delay.
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COTTON "OvER-PRODUCTIoN"

Just now there is cry throughout
the South that the cotton farmers
have produced too much cotton. The
ills of the underpaid farmer, broke
and in debt, some of them hopelessly,
are all attributed to too great output
of commodity needed all over the
world
Somehow there is an old, familiar
ring about this reiteration of over
production. Isn't there just posi-
bility that there is some under-produc-
tion of the product?
Can there be too much clothing,
cotton or wooden, in the world when
in some sections and in some coun-
tries more than half the people are
poorly and inadequately clad to meet
the rigors of the season?
Is there ever too much food when
in any place in the world there are
hungry men and women and children ?
Is there production of necessi-
ties of life when multitudes are in
dire need of them?
There is not too much cotton. If
it were all picked and all spun into
cloth and all distributed there would
still be need for more and still more
cotton.
There was a large crop of cotton
raised this year. 1t should be the
cause of general rejoicing. Instead
it is made the pretext to run the price
down and get it out of the hands of
the farmer at price far below that
of cost production.
There is talk of stabilizing cotton.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-12-17
THE BUTLER COUNTY PRESS

Stabilize it where? At 10 or IL cents ?
It costs nearly twice that to raise it..
Money lenders would like it at that
figure. They hope to sell at twice
that amount as soon as the farmer
shall have relinquished his claim to
the last bale.
Soon the farmer will be no longer
interested in this big crop. He will
have sold the remaining bale, taken
his losses as he could, staggered
along toward the end of his career
as an independent producer. Then the
speculator will begin the movement
that will push prices up to point
of greater profit.
What happens to cotton after it
leaves his hands can only be of abb
stract interest to the farmer. Specu-
lators may juggle and figures may
run high. He can but look on and
regale himself with sad regrets and
prepare his ground for another year
of labor and grinding toll for himself
and his family and the final disap-
pointment and loss. Farmers are like
others who toll They learn their
lesson slowly and painfully, but it
will sink deep once they learn it.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-12-17
N - p - -
Ut ALL ARE PROSPEROUS

NOT ALL ARE PROSPEROUS
Commenting on American workers
prosperity, Secretary of Labor James
J. Davis declared the other day that
the prosperity of America today is
one in which the American workers
fully share.
This is a pretty sweeping state
ment and one that would be hard to
prove. Lots of American workers are
prosperous, but that doesn't mean that
all American workers are prosperous,
as Secretary Davis intimates. AS a
matter of fact, many workers are not
prosperous. Workers in the textile
trade have been suffering from un-
employment and low wages for a long
time. Soft coal miners, many of
them, until a recent foreign demand
for bituminous coal reopened numer-
Gus mines. Farmers in many sections
haven't seen any prosperity for years.
Secretary Davis, himself, contra
dicted the statement quoted in the
foregoing by saying in the course of
the same prosperity" interview that
national prosperity is sound only
when all the inhabitants share in it..
should say that nation is not
truly prosperous unless everyone has
some degree of surplus, or wealth,
over and above requirements for
actual existence"
Measured by Secretary Davis own
words, American prosperity is not
sound, since many persons have no
surpluses above actual requirements.
There is high degree of prosper
ity in America, it is true, but there
is no use in trying to pretend that
the whole population is prosperous.
1t is not, and no amount of glowing
prosperity" talk by politicians or
others will make it so.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-12-17

The company sunion" rests on the
dishonored principle Of autocracy. It
would stay the workers individual ex-
preston and his intellectual and NOR
al development by subordinating him
to machinery set up and controlled by
the employer.
To call this an experiment in CO.
operation" is schoolgirl defamation,
Trede unionists declare that no one
is good enough to direct their lives.
They insist on the right to confer be-
tween themselves without outside die
tation.
They insist on choosing their own
representatives, of selecting trained
negotiations who can cope with skilled
attorneys and expert accountants in
their employers pay.
Through unfettered organization
they acquire an intelligence, an inde-
pendence and confidence that is re-
flected in every field of social activity.
Under the company union" plan
they remain interiors. Manhood can
not develop in such an atmosphere.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-12-17
Avoid "Straddlin1"

A great many people try to keep
In the middle o. the road" when 1t
would be better for themselves and
everybody else II they took one side
or the other. There's too much
"straddling' important questions now
adays for the moral health Of COM
munitieS.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-12-17

Home" headquarters in the Chamber
of Commerce rooms and enjoy your
Christmas just so much more for hav-
ing done so.
And here is wishing Santa Claus
Northway and his organization every
success for Christmas in Every
Home"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-12-17
BUT THERE THEY LURK,
ANYWAY

President Coolidge's annual mes
sage to the lame duck congress does
not call for ship subsidy, although
it discusses ships and other things.
But let there be no complacent ac-
ceptance of the message as an indica-
tion that the subsidy hunters have
quit.
The subsidy hunters are very busy
and as hitherto they know that their
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-12-17
INsURING WORKERS
NO HURRAHs FOR KoLLoNTAI

The Mexican Federation of Labor
has issued orders that Madame Kol-
lontai, new soviet ambassadress, is to
get no formalities or cheers from
union men when she lands. A little
more of such affection and the Red
diplomatic lady will begin to under
stand that she has gone to an uncon-
genial and Improbable place. for her
labors.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-12-17
COMPANY "UNION" UNSOUND

A magazine published in the in
terest of railway executives warns
these officials to be cautious in the
management of their company "un-
ions," lest employees be driven into
bona fide labor organizations.
It is suggested that subordinate Of
ficials be instructed to also be care
full in their use of these unions"
Organized labor can not strengthen
this Indictment against the company
union"
Herein is an acknowledgement that
power comes from above and that
workers are subject to the whim of
employers under the new system, just
as when the employer publicly pro-
fessed his anti-unionism.
Generalities and dazzling vocabu-
larry on employees representation"
may conceal, but will not remove, the
basic tyranny of the company union"
Forms of an organization are
nothing, when the base does not rest
on ideals of equality and freedom of
choice.
The warning to railway executives
is another proof of the historic truth
that no man or group Of men can be
trusted with too much power.
The operation of this natural law
drove workers into trade unions This
law affects peasant and king, wage
worker and capitalist-practically no
one is immune.
The trade union movement is
against all forms of autocracy, wheth.
err it be political, the frank antagon-
ism of Garyism or the opposition
through company unions" that is
masked by scholastic phrases and hon.
eyed words.
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PAGE VOLSTEAD

In gang wars in Chicago and else
where gangsters have been armed
with machine guns. These guns are
but little heavier than army rifles.
Gangs operate against each other
and peace officers admit their power
lessness. Of course, part of their
powerlessnes is in their admission,
and part in a public acceptance OF
gangsterism as a permanent and nor
NAL feature of community life.
Gangs can and will be rotted out
in time. But meanwhile, how come
that gangs can get such arms freely
and then use them freely? There
must be no revoking of the constitu-
tional right to bear arms, but there
must be an end Of gangsterism. The
attention of Mr.. Volstead, among
others, is invited to this serious
problem.
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-10-21

this week until everything is sold.
They expect to make some repairs
ON their building and start up again
with an entirely new stock of goods.
Our new minister, Miss Elsie
Hartman, and her cousin, Miss Hart
man, arrived Friday noon to take up
their work here.
Mrs. Tillie Walker returned home
from Kenyon, where she has been
visiting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur and son visited
the Edgar Towle home over the week
end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford MARITIME of
Sandstone, spent Sunday here.
John Pechacek is erecting new
buildings on the land which he pur-
chased recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Berndt, Richard
Berndt, and Otto Liesinger drove to
White, S. d., to attend the funeral
of their brother-in-law.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-10-21
MARKVILLE

Axel Dahlberg is visiting friends
here.
Helen Quigley is assisting in the
store and post office at Belden.
Carl Bjork has moved back from
Duluth, onto his fathers place.
Carl Hanstad and Debbie Hopkins
were Sandstone visitors Saturday.
Chester and Olga Munson are
spending several days in Minneapolis.
The Eddy family drove to Isle
Sunday and spent the day with rela-
tives.
Emil Albrecht and family spent
the week end with relatives at Pine
City.
The high school boys played the
town team last Wednesday. The game
was tied.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dunn spent
Sunday with the Henry Holmstrom
family here.
County Attorney Johnson was in
these parts Saturday in the interest
of his campaign.
The new Catholic church is pro-
crossing nicely under the supervision
of Aaron Johnson of Webster, Wis.
Don Babcock and mother drove
over from Lampson Thursday. Don
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has gained wonderfully since his ac-
cident and is able to wear shoe
again.
1 Mrs. Geo. Lehner entertained at a
miscellaneous shower Friday evening
in honor of Mrs. Vernon Bailey (nee
Miss Pearl Johnson).
The Howe family from Webster,
has moved into the house opposite
the Catholic church. Mr.. Howe will
assist at the Enterprise Messenger
office.
Several of the high school students
journeyed out to the Kelch home
Wednesday night and gave Rudolph
a pleasant surprise, the occasion be-
ing his eighteenth birthday. Games
were played and delicious lunch
was served at midnight.
Miss Laura Rice, grammar room
teacher, has been quite sick for sew
eral days. Her sister and trained
nurse from saltwater arrived Friday
to care for her. Evelyn Bergman
was substituting for Miss Rice, but
is also on the sick list this week.
Mrs. v. Ashcroft came up Friday
from Osceola, Wis, and spent few
days with friends. Mr.. Ashcroft,
Florabel, and Howard drove up Sat-
urday evening and spent Sunday here.
The Isacson family moved into the
Croissant house last week, and the
Schroeder family into the Kennedy
home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-10-21
BROOK PARK

The G.. N. Wahlquist family spent
Saturday in Minneapolis. -
The Wright family spent Sunday
in Minneapolis.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Reed have sold
their farm south of town and have
moved to Henriette, where Mr.. Reed
is employed in the creamery.
Olaf Palm returned to his work
after weeks visit with his parents.
Fred Murphy of st. Cloud, spent a
few days with his parents here.
MIR. and Mrs. H. w. Harte are Wis
iting at Cornell, Wis.
Scofield & Son opened their doors
for a fire sale Saturday morning to
large crowd. Sale will continue
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-10-21
(From Another Correspondent

(FrOm Another Correspondent
John Dilley of st. Paul, visited
home folks Sunday.
The ladies of the Aid were very
Hospitality entertained by Mesdames
Jones and Ellington at the Jones
restaurant last week. After the bus
mess session delicious lunch was
served. There were thirty members
and one visitor, Miss Mayme Bright
we'll, of Santa Anna, Calf, present.
S. l.. Austin has a new housekeeper
from Ray, Mimi.
The Boy Scouts of Cloverton, ap-
pointed Prof. Lehner of Markville,
scoutmaster. They enjoyed marsh
mallow roast Friday evening at the
sand pit.
Esther Robinson and Dorothy were
home from Teachers College over the
week end.
Besse and Media Dilley of Duquette,
were home over Sunday.
Miss Hazel Green is spending a
few weeks with home folks.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-10-21
sourt, fixing the number Of Justices

80 --s..---..-s.ss>s
NO -.-..--.---..---.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 2
BY the adoption of chapter AT, Laws
1925, the legislature has proposed that
the constitution be amended by the adop-
numbered and to read as follows:
ARTICLE
Section I. Laws may be enacted for
the purpose of encouraging and pro-
noting forestation and reforesta.
ton of lands in this state, whether
owned by private persons or the
public, including the fixing in adj
vance of definite and limited an.
nual tax on such lands for term
of years and yield tax at or after
the end of such term upon the tim
Der and other forest products SO
grown, but the taxation of mineral
deposits shall not be affected by
this amendment.
Section 2. Any and all provisions of
the constitution of the State OF
Minnesota, inconsistent with the
provisions of this article, are here
by repealed, so far, but only so far,
as the same prohibit or limit the
power of the legislature to enact
laws authorizing or permitting the
doing of the things hereinbefore
authorized.
THE PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT:
INC purpose OF CnS pTOpOSSo
ment Is to confer upon the legislature
express authority to enact laws encour.
aging and promoting forestation and re-.
forestatlon Of public lands and lands pri-
vateIy owned In this state, Including the
fixing In advance Of definite and limit
ed annual tax on such lands for term
OF years, and yield tax at or after the
end of such term, upon the timber and
other forest products grown upon SUCH
THE EFFECT OF THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT:
The effect of the proposed amendment,
n adopted, will be to authorize legisla.
tlon providing for setting aside part
purpose Of forestaton and reforestation,
and permitting privately owned lands to
be so set aside by act of the owner there
OF, and, by way Of encouragement, per.
hitting the taxation of such lands and
the timber and other forest products
thereof on a special basis, which need
not be uniform with the basis of taxa.
tlon of other lands In the state. :.
The ballot used at the election should
have printed thereon the following:
SECOND
FoREsTATIoN AND REFoRESTA.
TON OF LANDS
Amendment to the constitution Of
Minnesota by adding thereto a new
article, to be appropriately numbered
In the order of its adoption, author
izing the enactment of laws encour-
aging and promoting forestation and
reforestation of lands in this state,
whether owned by private persons or
the public. including the fixing in adj
vance of definite and limited annual
tax on such lands for term OF years
and a yield tax at or after the end OF
such term upon the timber and other
forest products so grown. but the
taxation Of mineral deposits shall
not be affected by this amendment.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-10-21
GIANT DIRICIBLE
REACHES DETROIT
Los Angeles Makes Trip From
lakehurSt in is Hours
20 Minutes.

Detroit-The Los Angeles, Ameri
cas- largest airship, arrived at the
Ford airport, completing the journey
from Lakehurst, N. j., in 16 hours and
rs minutes. It was dashed to.~-the
mooring mast at the airport as 1000
spectators lined the roads nearby. The
crowd had waited since midnight, and
grew steadily heavier after the Los
Angeles came into sight from the
southeast in the direction of Toledo.
The time consumed in mooring the
huge airship was due to no mishap
but only desire of naval and airport
officials to go slowly and safely.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-10-21
CLOVERTON

Andrew Kimbloom made trip to
North Branch last week.
w. G. Chapman made a business
trip to Markville Saturday.
Jearuld Vaughn and Fred Gaul
have been painting the Company hou-
ses the past week.
Jearuld Vaughn did quite a bit of
breaking with the tractor for Andrew
Kimbloom last week.
Jearuld Vaughn is breaking on the
Lester Walker place, as he intends
to return in the spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Frederick and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Clapper
and son, Forest, and Mrs. Jearuld
Vaughn were guests at the w. G.
Chapman home.
c.. j. Lewis and son, Eldon, spent
last week with the home folks, re-
turning to their work on the Can
adian border Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. j. Lewis and son,
Eldon, and daughters, Ruth and Mrs.
Floyd Smell, made. trip to Duluth
Friday.
Arvid Seltez was awarded the con-
tract by Nels Matson, to finish the
mile road formerly worked on by
Nolan and Clementson, along the 500
Line.
Mrs. Mark Elliott returned to her
home at La Crosse, Wis, Saturday.
Her parents accompanied her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Linck and
daughter, Marjorie, of Duluth, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
Smell.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-10-21
Bandits Shoot 8; Get $4,000

Elizabeth, N. J.-Seven bandits,
armed with automatics and ma
chine gun, shot and killed a United
States mail truck driver, wounded his
helper, ran down and injured motor.
cycle policeman acting as escort, and
then escaped with a number Of mail
bags. An official of the Elizabethport
Banking Co., admitted that one of the
pouches stolen contained approx
mately 100000 in cash being trans
ferred by registered mail from the fed.
eral reserve bank in New York to the
local bank.