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Evening star., 1926-10-02
Boy Sues for 5000.

The Coco-Cola Bottling Works and
Corporation was sued for 5000 dam
ages yesterday in the District Supreme
Court by DeWilton Johnson, a minor,
through his next friend, Mary Skin
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-05
PRAYED FOR SNOW
AS Only Relief For Misery
of Canadian JObless

By International Labor News Service
Montreal-Il Illustrating the won
ders of our Canadian civilization, a
high official of our second largest
city said recently that he had been
praying for snow storm Not to
give tiappers an opportunity to don
knickerbockers and summon their
swains to take them skiing or snow
shoeing, or to enable the little girls
to test the strength of their petticoats
sliding down slope. There was
plenty of snow for that.
The civic official was praying for a
snow storm, SO that work would be
created, and the unemployed thereby
provided with some relief from their
miseries. But the important official
of a cold-blooded civilization who
prays for snow storm to provide
work for the unemployed was dis
appointed by the next big snow storm
that visited the continent; it threw
no mantle of charity over the Cana
dian city troubled by Intensive un-
employment" but dumped millions Of
tons of the symbol of purity over the
u. S. A.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-05
POOR WORKING MANS
GUARDIANS AT OUTS

New York.-After serving 25 years
as secretary treasurer Of the Ameri-
can Protective Tariff League, Wilbur
f. Wakeman has resigned. He is one
Of the original shouters for a full din
ner pail He now discovers that the
league is in control of a secret group
of special privilege seekers who are
aided by Washington lobbyists. These
are debauching the holy cause of pro-
lection to American wage workers,
says Mr.. Wakeman.
Joseph R. Grundy, Philadelphia tex
tile manufacturer, led the fight that
wrought Mr.. Wakeman's undoing. The
Philadelphia manufacturer is leader
against child labor legislation and
other social laws. Last month he
handed the tariff league a check for
$1,000 but refused to name the con-
tributor
Mr.. Wakeman infers that Mr..
Grundy could tell an interesting tale
Of secret groups and Washington lob
byists who are protecting the poor
workingman
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-05
Argentine Expected
to be the First Nation
Among New Members
If Promised Developments Materalize Both Moscow and
Amsterdam Will Suffer Historic Defeats and Trade
Union Concept Will Be Supreme in Western Hemis
phere

BY international Labor News Service.
Washington, d. C.--The gates APP
Pan American Federation of Labor
the first of the national trade union
movements of the A B C nations of
South America, after which it is ex,
pected all of the remaining non
affiliated movements will join.
AS the result of correspondence be-
tween Spanish Language Secretary
Santiago Iglesias, of the Pan-Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, has been re-
quested to submit to the Argentine
labor movement formal invitation
to affiliate and to send delegates to
the next international congress.
Will Be Historic Event
If the affiliation of Argentina fol-
lows the invitation, which will be ex-
tended by the executive committee of
the Pan-American Federation of La
Dor in the immediate future, the de-
velopment will be the most signif-
cant since the formation of the all,
American international of labor.
The significance lies in the past at
titude of South American labor and
the great change in viewpoint which
will be registered by affiliation to the
Pan-American Federation.
At present Argentina leans some
what toward the Amsterdam Interna-
tional. 1t has socialist party affil-
lated to the socialist international.
Another Argentine labor wing has
had strong Moscow leanings.
Loss to Revolutionary Strength
Affiliation to the Pan-American|
Federation of Labor will mark a def j
mite turning away from revolutionaryl
European doctrines of one of the
strongest labor movements in South
America. 1t will mark sharp and
historical defeat for the anarchist sec
tion of the Argentine labor movement
which, like similar sections in many
other Latin-American countries, is the
outgrowth of well recognized histori-
cal causes and of the failure of true
trade unionists to carry their message
with sufficient energy hitherto. 1t
will mark scarcely less notable
check to the effort of the Amsterdam
international to break into the Amer
lean labor family as a challenge to
the American Federation of Labor, an
effort which has been conducted with
considerable energy and which, but
for the veto of the Mexican Fedora
tion of Labor, might have brought
about an international South Ameri-
can labor congress under Moscow
domination within the past year.
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-05

BY international Labor News Service.
Chicago. - The Farmer-L Labor Ex-
change, 179 West Washington street,
Chicago, has transacted a substantial
amount of business this winter in re-
failing union-mined coal and farm
products to members of organized la
Dor in Chicago.
The coal comes from a mine owned
by the United Mine Workers at Her
rim, Ill. It is said that this coal is
retailed through the Farmer-Labor
Exchange at saving of So ton to
consumers here. Minnesota farmers
buying this same coal are reported to
have saved $3 ton
Cheese, butter and eggs from Min
nesota and Wisconsin, citrus fruits
from Florida and fish and sweet po-
tatoes from Arkansas are some of the
products which have been marketed
through the exchange.
The Kansas Farmers Union, said
to be one of the strongest and most
progressive farm organizations in
America, last September opened one
of the first cooperative centralized
creameries in this country. Hereto
fore the private centralized creameries
have been the hardest competitors
that the local co-operatives have had
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-05
ANCIENT ISLANDER
Replied to By Federal EN-
pl0yes

Washington.-Th National Feder-
alton of Federal Employees denies
Congressman Davey's claim that
sweeping reductions can be made in
the number of government employees
without impairing service
In public letter to Mr.. Davey,
President Steward and Secretary
Treasurer Gertrude McNally, of the
federation, show that such reductions
are out of the question unless service
now rendered is likewise reduced.
Congressman Davey would give the
president unlimited power to reorgan
lze the departments, shift employees to
suit his whim, and distribute 10 per
cent.of the savings to government en-
ployes whom he believes are under
paid
The federal employees point out that
the Davey plan would revolutionize
our government by taking this power
from congress AID Ahsa II in the
presidents hands.
IF conditions in the federal govern
ment are as you have described" the
unionists say, "the remedy lies not
In delegating to the president die
tatorial power, where he does not
now have authority, but to prevail
upon him to direct the budget bureau
to make all such Investigations as are
warranted by the facts, and to report
to him the results of its investiga-
tions, so that they may be submitted
to congress in form that will per-
NIT of their consideration with what
may be termed due process of law.
This course is the safe one for a
republican government, because it will
not permit small group of powerful
individuals to work their will which
could not be done if the matter had
to be submitted to congress-"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-05
GREEN TO SERVE
On Jury to Pick Winners
of Mine Safety Trophy

By international Labor News Service.
Washington, D. William Green,
president of the American Federation
of Labor, has consented to serve on a
jury of award to select the winners
of the bronze trophy, "Sentinels of
Safety" to be awarded by The Ex-
plosive Engineer to the coal mine.
the metal mine and the quarry or
open-pit mine sustaining the small
est loss of time from accidents in pro-
portion to total time worked during
1925 as determined by tabulation
of mine accident data prepared by the
statistical division of the bureau of
mines.
The director of the bureau of mines
has addressed a letter to mines and
quarries throughout the United
States, informing them that the win
ners of the 1925 contest will be an
nounced as soon as the accident re-
ports submitted have been thoroughly
examined and tabulated by the bu-
reau.
The formal presentation of the
trophies will take place at the Inter
national First Aid and Mine Rescue
Meet, to be held under the auspices
of the bureau of mines in the autumn
of 1926. In addition to the award
of replicas of the bronze trophy to the
coal mine, the metal mine and the
quarry having the best safety record,
every employe at the mine or quarry
SO distinguished will receive certifi-
cate of honor signed by the director
of the bureau of mines and by the
state mine Inspector of the particular
state.
The 'Sentinels of Safety" trophy,
which was designed by the we'll
known sculptor, Regni del Piatt, por,
trays in bronze mother and child
greeting the father upon his safe re-
turn from work.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-05

By International Labor News Service
Montreal.-That the British Empire
Steel Corporation should frankly rec
ognize the United Mine Workers of
America, that machinery be provided
to permit revision OF. the miners wage
scale at six months intervals based
on the ability of the coal properties to
pay as entities separate from the
consolidated industry, that local con-
tracts be restored, the check off abol-
ished and system of open account
ing between the company and men
instituted, that the sanitary conditions
and amenities of the mining communi-
ties be overhauled, were among the
recommendation of the royal COM
mission, which has been investigating
the Nova Scotia coal industry.
The commissioners, british mine
official, a college principal and busi-
ness man, found that the company
was amply justified in demanding a
wage cut of 10 per cent in 1924, but
not justified in demanding a wage cut
in 1922.
Another recommendation was that
the coal properties of the corporation
should be placed under the control
and authority of resident executive
officer, whose technical training, min
ing experience and status should be
such that he can be charged with and
become responsible for the initiation
and decision of the coal policy of the
operators"
Apart from it's attitude to the wage
question, the commission recongnizes
the justice of most of the complaints
of the miners, one of the most impor-
tant of which was that the miners
were expected to mine coal sold to
allied steel companies at less than
cost, and in other ways to carry the
major burden of the huge capitaliza-
tion of the consolidated enterprises.
The commission attributed the
spirit of active antagonism" to the
corporations opposition to the U. M.
W., the introduction of communistic
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-05

LAW UPHELD
IN ARIZONA

Phoenix, Ariz.-The state supreme
court has upheld the Arizona compen-
satioc law. The act was written into
the statutes after long opposition by
amublance-chasing lawyers, private
liability companies and large employ
ing interests.
The court sustained the law in
every particular except one and in
that case the decision extends to en-
ployes engaged in non-hazardous pri-
vate industry the same rights as en-
ployes in hazardous occupations.
The court dismissed as trivial" all
other objections.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-05
Farmer-Labor Exchange Sells
Union Coal and Farm Products
at Saving to Organized Toilers

to meet. This creamery gathers
cream from Farmers Union members
all over Kansas. Recently the
Farmer Labor Exchange at Chicago
marketed carload of this butter and
found it to be of such good quality
that negotiations are on for supplying
it regularly to cooperative stores and
trade union members generally in
Chicago.
The Farmer-Labor Exchange has
big outlet for butter from cooperative
creameries, as well as for poultry and
eggs and other produce which natur-
ally comes to the Chicago market.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-05
WHEELER CHARGES
Are Dropped; ''Frame-up"
Is Blocked By Senator

Washington. - Following repeated
rebuffs in the courts, the department
of justice has dropped the conspiracy
charge against Senator Wheeler, of
Montana He was accused of conspir-
ing to defraud the government in OBJ
tanning permits for public lands.
Attorney General Daugherty start
ed the proceedings, following Senator
Wheeler's attack on Daugherty and
methods employed by the department
of justice
After Daugherty resigned, as re-
suit of a public protest against him,
the Wheeler case was continued by
Attorney General Stone, now a mem
ber of the United States supreme
court, and the present attorney gen.
eral-Sargent.
A senate committee investigated
the charge and unanimously reported
in favor of Senator Wheeler. The ac-
cused was also acquitted by an Mon
tana jury. The department of justice
then reopened the case in a District
of Columbia court, which ruled that
'the indictment charges no violation
of the laws of the United States"
Senator Wheeler's friends insist
that he was frame-up victim because
he dared to criticise Daugherty They
compare his vigorous prosecution with
the snail-like methods of the depart
ment against the aluminium trust, tax
evasions and the oil grabs.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-05
American Information at
Point of Striking Growth
TERM DOLE" A MIS-
NOMER

London, England The London
Economist protests against calling
the British unemployment scheme a
dole"
THE term is a misnomer, implying
as it does that the recipient is living
on charity" says this publication.
THE whole scheme of unemploy-
ment pay is a properly worked out
insurance scheme, whose acturial bas-
sis, it is true, has been strained from
time to time by unexpectedly large
scale unemployment"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-05
Money For the Miners

The striking anthracite miners sadly in need of
financial help.
They fighting hard battle. For months they
been without work
President William Green has appealed twice for money
for their assistance
This newspaper joins in the appeal, and the Editor will
forward to the American Federation all money
contributed for that purpose.
Fill in and sign the enclosed blank and forward your
contribution Immediately. The need is pressing Every
day and children going without enough
food and clothing. Act today
EDITOR THE BUTLER COUNTY PRESS.
at to the American Federation of Labor
relief of the striking anthracite miners.
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Clty ~.
This contribution is sign of my sympathy with the
Of the miners and of active support their strike
for justice
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-05
Big Steel Corporation Should
Recognize Mine Mems Union,
Inquiry Board Recommends

theories and aims, the difficulties ex-
perienced in adjusting minor diff
ferences, the economic distress aris-
ing from irregular employment, and
the policy of playing off tactics" in
stead of trying to understand one an
other
Operators and union are advised to
face their difficulties themselves in
the light of the full facts of the in
dustry, and with common desire to
share equally in the fruits thereof.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-05
Look for 100 Per Cent Congress

Officials of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor are confident that
with affiliation on the part of Ar
gentina reality, Chile and Brazil
will soon follow and that then will
come Uruguay, Paraguay, Cuba and
the other nations in rapid succession.
There is every indication, it is de-
clared, that in the next congress of
the PanAmerican Federation of La
Dor there will be representatives of
the labor movements from all of the
p American republics.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-05

Ell Paso, Texas.-Mexican printers
have organized and are chartered by
the international Typographical
Union.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-22
AUXILIARY TO
PLAN MEMORIAL
AT CONVENTION
Delegates Asked to Go to Mi
not Prepared to Express
Units Wishes

Fargo. N. D.. May 22.-LF-Plans
Tor suitable memorial to he placed
IN the state memorial building at
Bismarck will be discussed at the
state convention of the American
Legion Auxiliary to be held at Minot
IN June, it was announced today by
auxiliary headquarters here.
IN anlappeal to members of the or
ganization throughout the state, Mrs.
K. NJ. DePuy, jamestown, state me-
mortal chairman, has asked that each
convention delegate come prepared to
express the wishes of auxiliary men,
bers OF their home communities as
to what form the memorial should
take.
Plans also are being laid by the
auxiliary units throughout the state
to see that each soldiers grave is
properly decorated on Memorial Day.
The auxiliary also is-- aiding the
American Legion in its campaign to
obtain marker for every soldiers
grave.
Decoration Day" Misnomer
In SO far as the war veterans
organizations are concerned, the term
Decoration Day" is q misnomer and
efforts should be made to induce the
public to use the term Memorial
Day" instead, recent bulletin said.
1t also was pointed out that instead
of being . day Of rejoicing and play
it should be one of solemn honor
to the heroes of the nation.
Efforts now arc being made by
the auxiliary to compile complete
reports of the activities of all units
Of the organization for. presentation
at the Minot convention. An appeal
has been issued to the various unit
presidents and committee chairmen
for cooperation in this work.
A feature Of the Minot convention.
1t has been announced, will be . num-
Der of quartets organized by the vari-
GUS units to lend xest 10 the octa-
sion. II enough quartets attend 2
contest may Sc held.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-22
WHITTEM0RE
F0uNDGUILTY
OF A MURDER
Convicted Killer Spits in Face
Of States Attorney Her
bert r. O'COnnOr

Baltimore. Ma May 22.-LP-
Richard Reese Whittemore. bandit.
dandy and confessed slayer, has
greeted his fate--with n snarl. His
feet figuratively treading the gailows
stairs, he last night spat in the face
Of Herbert r. O'Conor, youthful
states attorney who had fixed a, rope
about his neck. Whether he is tc
rests with Criminal Court Judge
Eugene O'Dunne.
A jury, after pondering for scarce
~ more than an hour, decided that
the slayer of Robert II. Hoffman
Maryland penitentiary guard, deserv.
cd to expiate his crime on the glib.
bet. Tacitly it gave Judge O'Dunne
authority to exact Il life for a life.
Under Maryland law the jurymer
could not condemn Whittemore tc
death. Had they seen fit they could
have waved aside forever the waiting
executioner by adding three merci
full words to their verdict Of murder
in the first degree without capital
punishment.''
Mrs. Whittem0re Faintx
As Foreman J. II. Bauer read the
verdict. Mrs. Margaret Whittemore
fell unconscious.
Whittemore's vicious emergcnce
from the stoicism came as he was
being led from the court room back
to his isolated cell. Between two
guards, as he passed the counsel
table, he turned quickly, leaned
slightly forward and spat full in
OConor's face.
. O'Conor made no move. ut was
the greatest compliment that he could
A..ne paid me-" he said.
Edgar Allen Poe, Whittcmore's
counsel appointed by the state, today
filed motion for new trial, "be.
cause the verdict is against the evi-
denee, because it is against the
weight Of the evidence, because there
is no evidence TO support it, because
of newly discovered evidence, and be-
cause of error in the rulings of the
court"
Filing Of the motion automatically
postpones imposition Of sentence.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-22
STEIWER IS
COP CHOICE AT
OREGON POLLS
Has Apparently Won u. S.
Senatorial Nomination
Over the Incumbent
GOV. PIERCE Is WINNER
Gets Democratic GubernatOr.
ial Nomination over
Woman Wet Candidate

Portland, Oregon May 22.-(P--
Frederick Steiwer, Pendleton attor.
ney and wheat grower, early today
appeared to have won the RcpubH
can nomination for Unite States
senator from Robert n. Stanfield, in
cumbent. on the face Of returns from
80 of the 36 counties in Yesterdays
primary election.
With reports from 057 nut Of the
!,o47 precincts in the state, Steiwer
had 23,796 and Senator Stanficid 15.-
22O. A. f. Clark of Portland was
third in the field of eight with TO-
75l. L. r. Sandblast, Portland "wet''
candidate, had 1883. Approximately
1899 votes were distributed among
the remaining four.
Governor Walter NJ. Pierce had
better than two-to-one lead for the
Democratic gubernatorial nSminl-
tion over Mrs. Louise Palmer Weber,
who favored liquor law modification.
With BAT precincts reporting Cover
NOR Pierce had 4,5l6 and Mrs. Weber
1.179.
Representative\M. E. Crumpacker
apparently had safe lead over his
two opponents, including one "wet."
for the Republican congressional
nomination from the third district.
Bert f. Haney, former Shipping
board member, nosed ahead of Elton
watkins, former congressman. for
the Democratic nomination for sena.
tor with 4,909 to Watkins 3,9S9 with
DAT precincts reporting.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-22
Auto Thieves Get
IL Years Each in
State Penitentiary

Minot, N. D., May 22.-Within less
than AZ hours after they had stolen
a small car from the main street of
Minot. Emil Nielsen and James
keenan,, transients, were sentenced
to 12 years each in the state pcni-
tentiary at Bismarck.
District Judge John C. Lowe yes
terdays imposed that sentence after
the men had confessed to stealing a
motor vehicle while armed. Previous
records were charged by attaches Of
the Ward county sheriff's office in
presenting the case against the pair.
The machine was stolen Wednesday
evening and the capture Of the fugi-
tives took place an hour later with
Sergeant William Bakeman Of the
city police heading a volunteer posse,
The court Cook into consideration
both the previous reputation Of the
men and the necessity OF an example
in pronouncing sentence.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-22
COLUMBUS MAN
PRESIDENT OF
BANKERS BODY
Annual Convention of North.
west District Bankers
at MinOt Closed

Minot, N. d., May 22.-AP-F.
A. Keuphukeup Of Columbus yes
terday was elected president of
the northwest North Dakota dis
trict bankers association at what
was characterized as one of the
best sessions ever held. Other of
ficers included 3. F.. Johnson, Nor
ma, vice president" E. r. Becwar,
Minot, secretary-treasurer; r. A.
Johnson, Makoti, member of ex-
ecutive council; E. P. Robinson,
Garrison, member Of nominating
committee.
Resolutions adopted indorse work
of the northwest North Dakota De-
velopment association, the Greater
North Dakota association; put
group on record in favor of retain
ing full time service of. Attorney
A. G. Divet in charge of the legal
service; recommend a charge of SO
cents per $100 for cashing outside
cream checks; favor service charge
for business checks, making ac-
acknowledgements, filling out auto
mobile license blanks and like serv-
ice for which no charges have been
made heretofore.
At the afternoon session w. T.
! Mum of West Hope and D. S.
Owen of Minot explained the work.
of the northwest North Dakota De-
velopment association.
The subject of pledging securi-
ties for public funds was discussed
by r. R. Scott, vice president oe
the Merchants National Bank Of
Fargo. This is a practice ap-
proved by the national banking de-
partment but which the state bank
ing laws do not Permit.