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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-04-30
Canadian Paper Mills Find
High Pay Brings Efficiency
Comparison of Results Obtained in Ontario and Quebec
Provinces Prove SOundness of Organized LabOr's
High Wage Philosophy

Capital controls these percentages
of the value added by the mill process,
after paying salaries and wages. It
has, however, to meet various other
expenditures, such as taxes, before
paying dividends.
Now it might appear that Quebec
capitals lower wage policy was justi-
fled, in that it received fractionally
larger share of the product. Capital
is as well employed in Quebec from
the standpoint of returns as in On
tario; but the charge lies against Que
bee capital that it is making rela-
lively inefficient use of labor, to the
disadvantage of labor itself. In Que
bee 43 per cent more capital and SO
per cent more persons were employed,
but the mill production was only 38
per cent greater than in Ontario.
Quebec Industry Sins
If the Quebec pulp and paper indus
try had made as efficient use of cap
ital and labor as the industry in On
tario did, the Quebec industry might
have released $500 workers for other
production III the province Here is
the cardinal sin of the low wage phil
osophy-the fact that, as compared
with Ontario, the pulp and paper in
dustry of Quebec is using an undue
share of capital and labor, and, to
that extent, Withholding capital and
labor from other industries that ought
to be developed for the general good
1t may be said that if Quebec mills
had paid the Ontario wage and there
by developed the Ontario standard of
efficiency the only result would have
been to throw several thousands of
men out of work. But if that view
represents the necessary or only pos
sible outcome, the whole labor move
ment, with its high wage philosophy,
rests on fallacy, and efficiency and
economy are mischievous principles.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-04-30

bail denied for weeks and then set Sc
high that the prisoners could not OBJ
tain the bonds to obtain freedom
Governor Must Act
Singular indeed is the position of a
democratic governor, who in his cam
paign repeatedly asserted he was the
"workman's FRIEND" and denounced
the republican party for being the in,
strument of the special interests OF
the state" on seeing the county Off
cials, republican and democrat alike
breaking the law in order to crush
the strike, and doing nothing.
The refusal of President Coolidge tc
act is understood But the failure OF
Governor Moore to respond will cost
him his political prestige, for he was
elected mainly by the vote of the city
masses on a platform which stressed
the need for personal liberty" in
Jersey.
In Paterson, in the heart of ths
strike area, he made an unequivoca]
attack on the use of injunctions in
labor disputes and identified the right
of free speech with the right-of free
dom to picket. Three weeks ago he
signed the peaceful picketing bill, and
now not only is free speech denied in
his home county and in Passaic but
free picketing as well.
1000 Indicted at One Time
All the strike leaders have been in
dicted in Passaic county, arrested and
put in jail where they are returned
on duplicate charges when bailed out
on the original complaints, but in
addition 1000 persons unknown to
the jurors" mainly strikers, have
been indicted
Not Mingo, not Logan, no coal cor
poration town in West Virginia OF
Colorado has been more arrogant in
its treatment of workers than the two
textile counties of New Jersey toward
$4,000 unorganized workers on strike
against starvation wages.
81 care nothing about Jerseys con-
stitution," was the remark attributed
to Police Recorder Baker, of Garfield
N. j., when setting strike leaders
bail at $25,00O That is the attitude
of every official from "Two- Gun
Charley Morgan, sheriff of Passaic
county, with his shotgun armed
deputies to the highest courts in the
state with respect to strikers rights
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-04-30
New York Legislature Makes Record
For Hypocrisy and Double Dealing
UNCONTROLLED
MACHINE CAN
BRING MANY EVILS

Grand Rapids, Mich Unless it is
regulated, the machine is the great
est evil in industry" said VIM. Col
Inns, A. f of L. organizer, at a mass
meeting of workers in this city
"If production is all we have to look
forward to, and no benefits said Mr.
Collins, then we are creating a new
situation Unregulated machine pro-
duction will create condition on a
par with the sweatshop system.
Regardless of the apparent high
wages paid in this country, as COM
pared to the wages paid in foreign
countries, from a production stand
point the American worker is the low
est paid"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-04-30
Jersey Labor Wants to Know
Why Governor Does Not End
Police Tyranny In Passaic
Essex Trades Council Demands Investigation of Invasion
of Strikers Rights in Bitter Textile Controversy
COnvulsng the States Great Mill Centers

Special to International Labor News
Service.
Newark, N. 1.-THE bitter hostility
toward workers manifested by the
courts and police in Passaic and Ber-
gen counties during 13 weeks of stupid
brutality and official tyranny are re-
sponsible for the long drawn out tex
tile strikes in these mill centers, the
Essex Trades Council, the largest and
most influential labor body in the
state, points out to Governor Moore,
asking him to Immediately take steps
to restore the rights of citizens in the
affected area.
Governor Moore has thus far re-
fused to take action just as has Pres
ident Coolidge, although the entire
nation has been aroused by official
tyranny shown to the strikers, who
have been dubbed repeatedly, their
leaders imprisoned on shallow pre-
texts and indicted and held in bail as
high as $4,000. Martial law has
been invoked, mass meetings and free
speech prohibited, all with the object
of protecting the Forstmann & Huff
man mills, and other giant woolen
and worsted interests.
Mayor a Company Official
The mayor of the little mill town
of Garfield is mill company official,
1t was he who brought in the sheriff s
deputies who dragged Norman Thorn
as, socialist speaker, from an apple
tree from which he was speaking, in
order to test the legality of the order
forbidding free speech. That night
the city council demanded the with
drawal of the deputies, but they are
still there because in these counties
the corporations rule, for they elect
the officials while the workers have
never seen fit to use the ballot to
elect men who will enforce the laws.
The textile strike is in the hands of
communists and persons who have no
connection with organized labor. New
ertheless the protests are mounting
against the "nitwits" in official posi-
ton whose brutal methods in trying
to break the strike have done more to
bring popular support to the op-
pressed and underpaid textile workers
than any single factor When~club-
bing failed, the strike leaders were
framed up and then spirited away,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-04-30
No Help For Building Trades
As Prevailing Rate Of Wages
Law Is Wiped Out by Court

By Staff Correspondent, international
Labor News Service.
Albany, N. Y.-Bitter indeed has
been the experience of organized la
Dor with politicians, but never has
the hypocrisy of Legislators been more
apparent than at this session where
the great insurance-canners' -manufac-
turers' lobby dominates the republican
machine.
Not one of the important labor
bills has been reported out of com
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-04-30

mittee, and a great delegation from
been here pleading for the renewal of
the prevailing rate of wage law which
has been nullifed by recent decision
of the United States supreme court
in the Oklahoma case.
Albert F. Day, member of the New
York Building Trades Council, in
formed legislators that unless the
prevailing rate of wages is reaffrmed
in a new law serious labor difficulties
will confront the construction of sub
ways now in progress in New York.
Already strike of rockmen is in
progress to compel shady contractors
| to pay them the legal wages, denied
after the props had been knocked
from under this law by the supreme
| court.
Labor Takes Firm Stand
"There is not the slightest doubt
but that the New York subway strike
will be extended to all other build
ings of public character unless the
prevailing rate of wages law is up
held in this state announced Day
"We are enforcing new wage
scale on private construction, but it is
unthinkable that we should have to
use the same tactics to compel the
state to pay the union rate for build
ing work.
"The public does not generally un-
derstand this situation. The law
which was passed years ago provided
that the prevailing rate of wages in
all localities should be paid upon pub
| lie works The failure to do so in
Cured certain penalties. A similar
statute was on the law books of Okla
homa. There the enforcement of the
statute was carried to the supreme
court of the United States.
Shortly before the first of Febru-
ary decision was handed down
which declared the law unconstitu-
! tional, because it was loosely drawn.
There was no definition what "local-
| ity' was; there was no definition of
other terms used in the law.
New York Law Destroyed
Knocking out of the Oklahoma law
automatically destroyed the efficacy
of the New York law. This left labor
without the protection the law of
the state intended that it should have
on public contracts, and which it had
for many years.
Through the legislature an effort
was made to correct this by the in
PRODUCTION of the Sheridan-P Phelps
bill which defines the terms consid-
cred ambiguous by the United States
supreme court. This bill was killed
in the labor committees of the as
sembly and the senate"
Hypocrisy Demonstrated
Adjournment is near without any
affirmative action on labor's impor-
tant bills. The 48-hour bill was
smothered as were compensation
measures by proposal to investigate
The sheer hypocrisy of the Legislature
was demonstrated when bill to null
lily the one day rest in seven law
and another to delay compensation
payments were rushed through botf
houses without q public hearing while
basketful Of labor bills were junkei
by vote referring all to an investi
cation commission.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-04-30
MAIL CHARGES TOO HIGH

Washington.-In certain cases the
post office department charges pub
fishers more than 10 times the cost
of service, representative of the
American Newspaper Publishers As
sociation told the joint committee of
congress that is considering postal
rates.
The publishers claim transportation
by truck on 60-mile haul costs $40,
and that the post office charges 1888.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-04-30

By Staff Correspondent, International
Labor News Service.
Ottawa Illustrating the truism
that higher wages mean greater eff
cheney, the average yearly earnings of
wage workers in the pulp and paper
mills of Ontario were 1885 greater
than in Quebec, yet the value added
by the mill process per wage employe
was $433 greater in Ontario than in
Quebec. This fact energies from an
analysis Of recent report of the
Dominion bureau of statistics.
The average yearly wage was $1,312
in Ontario, and ST ,027 in Quebec. The
net product per wage employe-that
is, the value of the product at the
mill door, less the cost of raw mater
ials--was $4,408 in Ontario, and
$3.975 in Quebec.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-04-30

Net product ....$33, ,S51 900 SAC, 6,913,ooo
Wages ...........$10,O50, 900 s12, 1T 900
Salaries .......... 2,187,000 3,499,000
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-04-30
Higher Output in Ontario


The average yearly earnings of sal
aried employees was $2,542 in Ontario,
and $2,415 in Quebec. Including sal
aried workers, the net product per en-
ploye was $3,963 in Ontario, and
$3,547 in Quebec
Ontraio had SO pulp and paper mills
with a capital of $133,749 900; Quebec,
AZ mills with a capital of $191 ,519, 900.
The average capt.; lization per mill
was $4,074,000 in Quebec, and $3,429,-
900 in Ontario. In so far as the cap
italization is measure, Quebec has
the larger average establishment;
also a larger proportion of Quebec
mills are of recent construction, and
| doubtless of up-to-date equipment.
Light on Capitals Indifference
An interesting fact is that capital
in both provinces received almost eX-
actly the same proportion of the value
added by the manufacturing process.
This seems to throw certain light
on the indifference of capital to any
constructive wage philosophy. The
following comparative data are there
fore worth study:
Ontario Quebec
Gross product. .S62 1888, 900 $74, 1895, ,OOC
Raw materials 29,147000 27,982, ,00C
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-04-30

Capitals share $2l, ,584, 900 $31 ,294 900
Percentage of
capital invest
ment ................ 16.1 1873
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-04-30
Light on Capitals Indifference

OHIdTIU QUtUEC
Gross product. .S62, 1856, 900 STA 1895 900
Raw materials 29,147 900 27,982 900
New Britain herald., 1926-04-09
New Britain "Tabs" Lose
 To Meriden Invaders

The New Britain ', M. T, A, X R. society took the worst beating Of the season last night when It lost 10 the Mcriden Tabs" by l3Q points, -Four out Of the six pool games were lost, and the total pin fall of tho Hardware City team fell short Of the Silver City teams best efforts in tho bowling matches. However. the set back, pinochle and "45" teams succeeded in win ming by Q combined total of 47 to 42 points.
 Following are the pool scores; Captain (Doc) Began lost, 10 30; Jack Daley lost, II to 30; James II, Riley, Jr,, lost, 14 10 30; Gle ment Grace lost, 4e 10 30; Frank LaHar won, 50 to 42, and Martin Walsh. Jr., won, 50 to 3S.
 These were the last games of the tournaments. Middletown heads the league, followed by Merlden, Wal lingford and New Britain respcc- lively.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-09
Boy Who Fled Police
 Is Sentenced to Jail

Hartford Conn.,, April 9 CF9 --- James Ramos, 1a, of Hartford, who made his escape from the Hartford police court room yesterday, and was captured near his home a few hours later, was charged with being and escaped prisoner when present. ed in court today. He was sentenced to jail for 60 days. The boy was ar rested on Wednesday for alleged theft of an automobile and the court had ordered a continuance Tn his case for further investigation when he made his dash for freedom. The theft complaint will be disposed of after he had served the 60 days sentence.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-09

told the committee there seemed to be m effort 10 make 1t appear that organized labor favored the return of the saloon.
 "No class in society would be more strongly opposed 10 the return of the saloon than organized labor" he declared. Ut Ia not n question with me whether we should have 9.75 beer or six or eight per cent wine. The question is whether tho present law is operative,
 "My observation Is that it Is not, Far from it,"
 "This law is being violated open ly and fagrantly by every class Of society. II Is violated more freely by some classes, because they have the money.
 Prohibition Is Big Topic
 "Everywhere I go, and am travelling one.third of my time, prohibition Is the one subject of conversation on the trains: in the | hotels; Tn tne nome,
 Most everywhere you go you can buy liquor: in the hotels. In the clubs and in the saloons. They are not called saloons now but not long ago l was in a large city and was invited to a club. There were all the trappings of the old saloon even to the brass rail for your foot"
 That was a comfortable stua- tion," observed Senator Reed,
 q recite this because 1t may in- terest you old timers" O'ConnelI replied, and inc crowd laughed.
 Law Uncnforceablc
 O'Connell gave 1t as his convic- ton that the present law cannot be enforced.
 "You can't regulate tho habits Of people by law" he said. "You can't regulate their drink any more than you can prohibit by law smoking 1 by women.
 eve are coming back 10 nor malcy after the war. The wonder Is how this thing was put over on the people don't believe it ever l could be done again"
 "rhis law cant be enforced," l O'Connell declared, "I don't care how much money you spend or how many laws yon pass" John P. Frey, president of the Ohio State Federation of Labor, re- minded the committee that he came from the state where the Anti Saloon league has its headquarters.
 Says Workers Need Beer
 "Thcre is condition there that i influences wage earners," he said Men who work at laborous tasks . find they can not quench their thirst with water without getting sick. They were accust omed 10 a glass of beer after such work. but now they drink home brew. They are not very good brewers.
 "Slowly, gradually, there has been growing up disrespect for law ex- l tending over the state"
 Frey told of corruption in dry law enforcement in Ohio, calling at- tention to the conviction of T. F.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-09

Russell, former state prohibition commissioner, on charge of con- spiracy: the recent conviction of 21 men in Cincinnati and the convic- ton of 99 Ohio policemen working with dry agents,
 Don't you think those convictions will have n wholesome efect?" Sen ator Walsh.
 "I think not"
 Was there any split Of money in these cases you tell about" asked Senator Reed.
 "All the way from tho prohibition commissioner down to the con- stables" Frey said.
 Disregard For Law
 q should think these convictions would indicate desire 10 enforce the law in your state" said Senator Walsh.
 "No they have brought a dsre- gard for the law by the people gen. erally," Frey insisted.
 Saving '@omen have been used as lures" in Ohio, Frey said these were some of the methods (which have brought the anti-saloon league and the Volstead act into disrepute.'
 "Wero these women Of good moral reputc?" asked Reed.
 "I have no acquaintance with them" said Frey, and Senator Har- rold put in that he didn't think i've need any evidence on that
 "Oh, they might have been sane thed by contact with a prohibition agent" retorted Reed. Frey continued that the trades union in Ohio want the law modi- fled and the home brew and the still removed from their homes"
 "You were opposed to the eigh- tecnth amendment asked Senator Walsh.
 "Yes." "Your state legislature ratified the eighteenth amendmcnt"
 "Yes, by a large vote" "Beforc that you had vote on the quostion?' asked Senator Reed.
 Afterwards there was vote and the state voted against prohibition" :" Frey replied,
 Dry Planks Mean Nothing.
 Both the republican and demo- cratic parties in Ohio have dry blanks. but they do not mean any 1 thing"
 He testified that two liberal" governors have been elected in Ohio since the legislature ratified the eighteenth amendment, and added: 1 "Thc dryest governor we have had ! in twelve years was elected as a re- suit of q last minute understanding with the brewers In the state"
 "We wont inquire his name, ' said Senator Walsh.
 Tt would not be difficult to sur mise,' Frey returned.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-09
RERNDT-SEIPEI

Herbert NJ. Berndt of 52 Green wood street and Miss Emelia Seipel of 189 Curtis street were married yesterday afternoon. The ceremony was performed at the parsonage Of the St. Johns German Evangelical Lutheran church by Rev. M. w.. Gaudian. They will reside at 1S9 Curtis stret.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-09

social and other gatherings he was present with abundant good will, good fellowship, and lively quips and rGpartee.
 RESOLVED: That we mourn the early death Of George W, Klctt and regret his passing, He was leader and q lawyer of worth and emin- ence. The Bar has lost ono Of its most active, energetic, practitioners, and a most companionable citizen, Be it further
 RESOLVED: That this minute be inscribed upon tho records Of tho Superior court of this county, and a copy be sent 10 the family of the deceased.
 "B. W. ALLlNG.
 "B. F. GAFFNEY.
 Committee"
New Britain herald., 1926-04-09
Awakened by Smoke,
 Family Escapes Flames

Westerly, R. l., April 2 P'-Awak- ened by smoke early today to find the only stairway leading from their sleeping rooms on the second floor of the house in flames, four mem bers of the families of Harry $. James and Frank Trimback of 73 Beach street escaped through the second story windows down a ladder obtained by the two men who had dropped to the ground. MT. Trim back received burned hand and his hair and eyebrows were singcd.
 The fire was believed to have started from an overloaded pipe near the furnace doing damage of s6,000.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-09
BANKRTPTCYS FILED

New Haven, April 9 P--James Negro, merchant, of Bridgeport Tn a bankruptcy petition today gave his debts at s9.456 and assets at s1O,30O. Other petitions were: Fly man Cohen. rag dealer. Hartford, debts s7.9S5. assets s200; Charles l.. Smith, farmer, Enfield. debts s8,457, assets S246; Christ Dadiska. Hartford. debts s4o67, assets $40.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-09
HONOR NEJR,S MEMORY

New Haven, April 9 Pl-Durlng the funeral here next Monday afternoon of former Dean John r.. Weir of the Yale school Of fine arts the school will close and the facnl ty will be at the service. The Yale corporation tomorrow will act upon Professor Weir's death.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-09

residents out of Berlin, the police commission reports,
 While tho number of American visitors to the capitol increased last year, the American colony of 2,5S7 is about half of what 1t was before lho war. Most of thom are here on business or for study.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-09
NEW HIGH SCHOOL.

Now York, April tPl-The board of estimate appropriated s7,4S2,6O0 yesterday for the construction of the proposed Theodore Roosevelt High school in the Bronx. six new clc- mcntary schools throughout the city, and addition to two other schools.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-09
TRIPS ON FIRE ESCAPE,
 NEADLY FALLS TO DEATH
Lyccum Thcatcr Employc Carried Unconscious To Ground After
 Narrow Escape.

Michael Rip an attache Of the Lyceum theater. had narrow es- cape from death yesterday when he slipped at the top of the fire escape on the thcater building and plunged down. His foot caught in the Iron grating, arrestlng his fall, but caus- ing his head to strike the metal stairs with great force. He was carried unconscious to the ground by Councilman Frank Zapatka, as- sistant manager of the theatcr. and Dr. George w. Dunn was called. The injured man was taken to the hospital where 1t was found that his condition was not serious.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-09
AGED DOG SAVES MISTRESS
Fudge Ia Years Old. Blind and
 Deaf, Warns Her Of Fire.

New Rochelle, N. Y. April 9 tP'- 4 fifteen year old fox terrier known as Fudge" yesterday saved it's mis- tress, Mrs. Henry T. Brooks of 35 Woodland avenue, from possible death by fire. The dog is both blind and deaf. but parked so loudly when fire started in the basement of the Woodland avenue house that Mrs. Brooks aWoke.
 She ascertained the cause of the animals barking and called the fire department. The damage amounted to about S2,000.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-09
BLOOD POISON FATAL

Scranton. Pa, April P)-The Rev. Dr. William l.. Sawtello, pas tor of the First Presbyt erian church, died today from blood poisoning, which developed after an operation.
 Dr. Sawtelle came to the Scranton church about eight years ago from Troy. x. |. He was born in Broome county.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-09
RUSH TO DIAMOND FIELDS

Johanncsburg, South AtrIca, April tP --- The Transvaal region near Nentersdorp, south Of the Witwatersrand mountains, was the scene today of a final rush to the newly discovered diamond fields.
 The stampede included not only adventurers and unemployed. but professional men and farmers.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-09
Americans Leave Berlin
 As Living Costs Rise

Berlin, April 9 Rehabilitation of the mark, with the resultant in creases in the cost of living has driven pleasure-seoking American