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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-06-04
FAKE OIL STOCK
Forced on Workers on Rock
efeller Road

Washington. - Not satisfied with
enforcing onerous working conditions,
the Western Maryland railroad man
agement compelled employees to buy
stock in a fake oil company. This
was developed at a senate hearing
on the several months strike of en-
gineers and fremen on that line.
The stock deal was not denied by
President Byers, but he assured sem
ators that the stock is no longer sold.
The hearings were attended by pub
lie officials, clergymen, business men
and farmers who live along the struck
line, and who are in sympathy with
the workers. 1t was shown that John
d. Rockefeller, Jr., refused the strik-
ers' plea to use his good offices in
securing an adjustment of the strike
on the ground that he owns "only"
25 per cent of the Western Maryland
stock
This statement was questioned by
w. A. Paddock, assistant grand chief
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers. He said that any one who
has had dealings with railroads knows
that Western Maryland officials would
not dare defy Mr. Rockefeller and
that the railroad world considers that
railroad Rockefeller property.
One brakeman said he was dis
charged because he refused to make
false statements in connection with
runaway train that was manned by
strikebreakers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-06-04
CIVIL RIGHTS
Denied Workers and Unions
File Protest

Newark, N. 1.-THE Essex Trades
Council makes vigorous protest to
Governor Moore against outrages
committed on Passaic textile strik-
ers by county and city officials.
The strikers have rejected efforts
by President Mcmahon and the United
Textile Workers to affiliate with the
regular trade union movement, but
trade unionists declare that the
rights of every person must be as
sured.
"This is not the first time," the
unionists say, "that the constitutional
rights of workers and citizens have
been suspended by officials in towns
and cities of New Jersey where tex
tile mills are located, and we deem it
time that halt be called.
"If any strikers in Passaic and
Bergen counties have violated the law,
New Jersey statutes provide for their
punishment and there is no reason for
authorities themselves to violate the
constitution and deprive the people of
their civil rights.
'The right of free speech, free press
and free assemblage has been denied
and we, as citizens of New Jersey,
should enter vigorous protest"
The resolutions urge the governor
to investigate the unlawful practices
of the public officials.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-06-04
The Cherry
," Where with our
roo Little Hatchet
we tell the truth
about many things, sometimes pro-
foundly, sometimes flippantl-.
sometimes recklessly. -.

Three weeks ago the broad prai-
ries of Texas were covered with flow
ers. The blue bonnet had been at it's
best just little earlier. Coursing
through the Lone Star state on a
flyer there were gorgeous carpets of
yellow, shade shading into shade.
Just now the Blue Ridge mountains
are in the full glory of adornment
with honeysuckle, running from pink
to rose, in masses of color and fra,
GRANGE that send ones senses delirious
with emotion.
In other places the iris flaunts it's
gay blossoms and the time of the
peonies is just ahead-and who is
there that doesn't wait for the fra
GRANGE of the peony each season? And
for the pastel tints of the great
blooms
Put enough of the beauty of flowers
into life and one can forget that a
few days ago out in Nevada they put
man in cell and shot gas into
the enclosure until the man was dead.
One can forget that there is such a
thing as murder and retribution.
Whoever sits under the stars and
listens to the whop-poor- will
think of little else while those notes
of song lift their cadence through the
night air.
But in the back alleys of Chicago
there is never any song of the whip
poor-will. There are no robins there.
Nor are there any wise old owls, nor
any of natures trappings of spring
and summer
Nor are the back alleys of New
York or San Francisco or Denver any
different. There are squirrels in the
parks, but the wise little friskers keep
out of the god-forsaken places. They
seek only the bright and light places
where joy comes naturally to every
thing that has life.
Humankind is so busy with the
affairs of its own creation that a
great part of it has no time for the
natural affairs of the world into which
it was born.
Men have erected about their exist
ence a maze of this and that-ar
enormous conglomerate of thing
called civilization, and this has be-
come SO involved, so big in bulk and
detail, that most of those who live in
| it find little time for anything beyond
keeping civilization in order, or try
ing to. The others spend their time
trying to keep it in disorder.
And so the human family goes on
caught in it's own trap, shared in the
| warp and woof of it's own serious
nesses and frivolities 1t has made 8
world, composed of doings and goings-
on and this world of trappings and
trippings keep its little makers busy
at whirling here and there.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-06-04
WEALTH But NOT
EDUCATION

Nashville, Tenn Stirred by the
growth of illiteracy in this state, the
Tennessee Federation of Women's
Clubs has started campaign to as
sist the state illiteracy commission,
appointed last year by the governor.
United States census reports show
that Tennessee's rank in percentage
of illiteracy in her native white citi-
zenship increased from Al in 1910 to
45 in 1920, while the states rank in
accumulated wealth rose from 80 to
p. During, this period the state
made no increase in its per capita ex-
penditure for education.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-06-04
TOLERANCE IS. URGED

Richland Centre, Wis. Tolerance in
politics was urged by State Treasurer
Levitan in an address here. He said
unfair criticism and mud singing de-
ter many men from running for
office, and that prejudice figures
largely in our balloting.
"Race, religion and political creeds
are made the determining factors,
rather than fitness of men for office, y
he said. "When we learn to judge
men and measures in the light OF
public good and from that standpoint
only, then we shall have fairness
in politics and better administra.
tion of government in state and ma
tion."
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-06-04
BUREAUCRACY
Stumped BY Vigilance Of
Transfers Union

Washington.-The Brotherhood of
Teamsters, affiliated to the A. F. of
L., has blocked scheme to have the
interstate commerce commission set
wages and hours for chauffeurs on
trucks in interstate business.
Hearings on this senate bill were
attended by representatives of the
railroads, street car companies and
motor bus operators. These favor the
bill. The union and the merchants
truckmen's bureau of New York op-
posed the plan.
The bill would put interstate truck
ing in the hands of the interstate
commerce commission. Any change
in rates would have to be referred to
the commission. If the commission
believe there are sufficient trucks in
any one section, all other truckers
would be debarred from this business
State commissions would act with the
federal commission, situation that
would bring friction.
"This bill is merely the entering
wedge" said the unionists. "It is like
the camel getting his nose inside the
tent. 1t would eventually mean the
setting up of wage boards to deter
mine the hours and wages of chauf-
feurs and helpers. If these commits
sions are going to determine fair
rates they will eventually have to de-
termine what are fair wages be-
cause rates are based on costs and
part of the costs of transportation
is labor"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-06-04
CONVICTS LEASED
Recalls Hell Ships" of An
cient Times

Birmingham, Ala.-Tales that equal
the convict vessels to- Australia and
the prison "hell ships" of long ago,
were told the grand jury that is in
vestigating conditions at the Flat
Top convict mines
Prisoners were forced to stand in
water while mining coal. Their feet
set in. Numerous stories have been
told of men forced to dig coal when
they were hardly able to stand. In
few cases these unfortunates i'm
plored keepers to put them out of
their misery by killing them.
Broken jaws and bruised bodies of
convicts were discovered by the jur-
ors. The prison authorities assigned
this work to Cecil Houston, trusty
serving a life term for murder. He
is the leading "straw boss" at the
mines and is known as the strong
man" and "killer."
The grand jury will investigate the
Banner mines, where a mutiny occur
red two years ago when prisoners
barricaded themselves and hurled
sticks of dynamite at overseers.
Charges will also be investigated
that large sums of money have been
embezzled from the state through the
leasing of convicts. Opponents of the
plan are hopeful that before the probe
is concluded Alabama citizens will be
convinced that this system is not only
morally and socially wrong, but it is
bad business.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-06-04

life, Guy E. Trip, of the Westing-
house Company, told the National
Electric Light Association, in session
here.
"Give the farmer electric power at
reasonable COST" said Mr.. Tripp,
"and he can relieve himself and fam
lily of large portion of the burden
of labor and raise his living standard
to a level corresponding to that Of
the city dweller."
William Allen White, editor and
writer of Emporia, Kansas, ridiculed
the claim that this country may be
controlled by bolshevists.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-06-04
WEALTH DRIFTS
To Few Federal Probe
Shows

Washington. on.-Interesting inforfha-
ton on the concentration of wealth is
included in report issued by the
federal trade commission.
In estimating distribution of wealth
among individuals, the commission
examined $4,000 probate records in
"a typical counties and also estimat-
ed unprobated estates.
"On this basis" the commission
said, "about l per cent of the number
of decedents owned So per cent of
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-06-04
LABOR BANKS RE-
PORTED

Washington.-The are 33 banks
in the United States that are oper-
ated by unions affiliated to or recog-
nized by the A. F. of L.
The names of the banks, with their
resources, are printed in report is
sued by the A. F. of L.
In statement to organizers, Pres
ident Green requests these trade
unionists to make the list as COM
plete as possible and report any la
Dor bank that is not included or that
is being organized.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-06-04
EMPLOYMENT LACS
AS Business Makes Good In
Canada

BY international Labor News Service.
Montreal.-The physical volume of
business in Canada during January of
this year was ID per cent greater than
in January, 1925, but the volume of
employment was only 51a per cent
greater, according to the Dominion
bureau of statistics.
This indicated fair growth of
efficiency and economy during last
year. But evidently capital absorbed
the major share of the benefit.
Canadian common stocks on the
average were worth 25 per cent more
in January of this year than in Jan
uary, 1925, according to index num-
Der of the bureau of statistics But
changes in wage rates during the
year were inconsiderable
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-06-04
DEPICTS FARM
RELIEF FROM
ELECTRIC POWER

Atlantic City The electrifcation
of rural districts will change farm
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-05-27

mot. be held Saturday of this week.
E Monday May 81, legal holiday and
EpAe0ratioa day, the young people OF
the parish are-invited to the parson--
age for a social evening. Z Rev and
Mrs. Stein expect every one 10 be
present. 8 P! M.
Tuesday June Is p M. Sunday
School Teachers meeting; will meet
at the parsonage. 4
Wednesday P. M. the Lutheran
Guild will be entertained at the home
of Miss Idah Hartung. Those of the
city who have no way to drive out
will phone POI. j.
Thursday the Adult information
class will meet at the parsonage at
8 P. M. Z
Friday afternoon and evening the
pastor will receive announcements
for Holy Communion. The Holy Sac
rament will be celebrated Sunday
June 6 in the English language.
This is also Membership Day on which
number of new members will be
received into the congregational
family. Also Reunion Sunday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-05-27

Mrs. A E. Lamb. Miss Isobel Han.
son AID Miss Alvera Fettgether, mo.
tored IL St. Cloud Friday for d
short visit with thar son and brother
Caro- Coons who is attending the
State Teachers College. While there
they attended the elias play "Romel
ana Juliet" given by Carols class
and in which he took a part.
William Rattle was business call
er in Minneapolis Wednesday.
Ben Neal returned Tuesday from
Seattle, Wash, where he has spent
the past few weeks visiting friends.
Miss MERGED Bishop is spending a
few days at Frazee, Mimi, visiting
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Roy
Harvey. 49,. a.
Mrs. Cathleen Norris returned to
this city the first of the week from
Reno, New, where she has spent the
past winter months.
Miss Minnie Mullen left Sunday
morning for Minneapolis where she
will spend several days visiting among
relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wren Wolfe mo.
tored to Usage, Mimi, Monday on q
combined business and pleasure trip
returning by way of Detroit and Fer
gus Falls, Tuesday.
Rev. G. S. Sparkes was a passenger
to St. Paul Wednesday morning. He
returned on Wednesday evening &C.
companied by L. A. Walker who has
been in the Miller hospital for a
month but who is now much improved
in health.
Miss Flo Jones of this city accom-.
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Nc.
MILAN of St. Paul, who will arrive
Saturday, will spend Decoration day
at Willard. Miss Jones will then re.
turn to St. Paul with the McMillans
for few days visit.
Fritz Klopperoth of Mossbank
Cam, stopped in Sank Centre Wed.
nesday afternoon on his return home
from Rochester, MINI where he un,
derwent an eye operations Mr.. Klop-
peroth was a pioneer resident OF
Sank Centre having lived here during
the years 1874 to 1912 when he
moved to Canada. Many of the older
citizens will no doubt remember him
as an old acquaintance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Win Pesheck and
children arrived from their home at
Nicholson, N. D., Sunday and are
spending a couple of weeks visiting
with Mrs. Pesheck's mother, Mrs
VanVlick and other relatives and
friends. They came to Sank Centre
at this time to attend the graduating
exercises of the Sank Centre Public
Schools Wednesday evening, June q
at which time their daughter Miss
Fern will be the salutatorian of the
class. Win stated to the Herald that
they had had plenty of rain in his
section this spring and that crop pros.
poets were most promising.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-05-27
THE CHURCHES

Our Lady of the Angels Church
High Mass, sermon and Benedic-
ton at 1000 A. M.
Sunday-Early Mass at 500 A.
M.
r n
St. PauI's Catholic Church
Sunday-Low Mass at 500 A. M.
High Mass at 1000 A. M, Vespers
at 1880.
Episcopal Church
Regular Sunday service at 1880
A. NJ.
Second Sunday of the month, eve
ming services at 500 P. M.
Holy Communion the first Sunday
of every month at 1890 A. M.
Church School at II As A. M.
Congregational Church
Services on Sunday as follows:
Sunday School at $50.
Morning service at 10:45. A pa.
triotic service fitting the occasion
with music and message.
-
Methodist Episcopal Church
Next Sunday is Memorial Day. TIL,
churches have a special message for
the day. 1t will be patriotic but "Pa-
triotism is not enough"
Our special guests for the 1890
hour will be members of the G. A
r. the w. R. c., the American Le-
gion and Auxiliary. We most cor
daily greet these bodies at this ser
vice and want them to have the hon
ors of the day. The music-mes-
sage and decorations will be in keep
ing with the day.
The Sunday School will hold brief
session at usual hour. Let all be
prompt and ready on call for action.
No evening service on account of the
Memorial Day services continuing
throughout the afternoon.
Seventh Day Adventist
Sabbath School 1890 each Sab
bath. Preaching or Bible study each
Sabbath 11:30.
There will be a baptismal service
at the S. D. church Sabbath May 29
at II 80 A. M. The baptism will
take place at Long Lake near Bertha
Spears place at 2 P. M.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-05-27

DuIuth-Horace Johnson, vice presis
dent of the Duluth & Iron Range rail-
road and veteran employe Of the road
since 1888, was elected president and
general manager to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Francis e.
House.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-05-27

Fergus FaIIs-Dynamlte IN a pail
he was carrying exploded, hurting
Rudolph Marvic of Dent, % years
old, so feet.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-05-27
Zion Lutheran Church
"The Rib}e Church"

"The Bible Church"
Services Sunday May 80. Sunday
School and Y. P. Bible class 1890.
English services at II 10. Sermon in
German language at $50. Come, you
are welcome.
Weekday religious instructions will
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-20
Alleged Slayer
OF Six Gives Self
Up to Woman Sheriff

Texarkana, Ark, Aug. 19.-(P1-
Carl (Kinnie) Wagner, 20, alleged
slayer of six men. is in custody to-
day after quietly surrendering himself
yesterday to Sheriff Lille Barber,
woman executive of Miller county.
I'm tired of being hunted" Wag-
ner said. II don't want to dodge peo-
pie any more"
Posses had been searching for the
notorious gunman since Tuesday,
when he is alleged to haye fatally shot
Sam and VIII Carper and wounded
Bob Carper on farm near Texarkana
The prisoner is wanted at Kings
port, Tenn, for staying two officers
and wounding a third in April, 1925.
He had been sentenced to die in the
electric chair for this act and was in
Jail pending an appeal from the SEN
tence when he led other prisoners in
Jail delivery and escaped.
In Mississippi Wagner Is wanted
in connection with the deaths of two
officers who attempted to prevent him
from breaking out of Jail.
Il have never been arrested for
stealing or been in Jail on any other
charge except killing" Wagner told
Sheriff Barber.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-20

! Owen Smith, Lakeland Farms, Sc
bago Lake. There will be business
meetings in the forenoon followed by
picnic luncheon, when coffee will
be served by the host. In the after
noon, Colonel A. Victor Barnes,
President of the American Jersey
Cattle Club, win be the guest of hon
or. DIR. r. r. Graves. of Washington.
ID. c., u. S. Department Of Agricul-
ture, having charge of the Govern
ment Experimental Farm at Belts
vile, Md, will give a lantern slide
talk about the work under his super
vision.
Lester Jones, of Fairfield, is visit
ing his cousin, Mrs. Haold M. Card.
Misses Ruth and Ida Moore. of
West Pennington, will go to East
Livermore. Friday, to attend the
Camp Meeting services for several
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Williams are
attending the annual gathering Of the
New England Grange Lecturers at
Orono this week. The lecturers will
come to Pennington Sunday on their
way home and it Is expected there
will be about 200 in the party. Mr..
and Mrs. S. ]. Luce and Mrs. Iona
Wilkins have been appointed re-
ceiving committee to be at the town
line. The party will be entertained
over night
Wheeler's band will give a concert
in Stanwood Park from 3 to o'clock
Sunday afternoon, especially for the
benefit of these visitors, who will
come from Bangor in about so cars.
and the Pennington Chamber of
Commerce will welcome and assist in
entertaining them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-20

wardens while on this trip" he said.
1--WE looked over the motorboat
equipment belonging to the forestry
department on Millinocket Lake,
Ambabejus Lake and Cross Lake.
and tested out some of the new
motor fire pumps, which appear to
be very efficient"
Mr.. Reddington is a thorough be-
lever in the utility of airplanes for
observation work, and stated: I'm
the west we have been using air.
planes for the past six years with
excellent success. The planes have
been loaned us by the army. and in
California alone 10 planes are in use.
There has been no difficulty in OBJ
tanning f1iers, as we had so appli-
cants to fill the 10 open positions,
most of these men being officers of
the Reserve Corps with a back
ground of flying experience in the
service"
1.-THE planes are valuable for re-
connaissance purposes over low
country which cannot be seen from
the lookout stations, also for use in
hazy weather. They are used in the
west in regions subject to incendiary
fires, and act as a preventive meas
ure in those districts. In many
cases planes have been used to con-
vey blankets and supplies to fire.
fighters working in almost inacces-
sible country. AS a supplement to
the lookout stations they prove most
valuable. Over six year flying
period in the state of California We
never had a fatality, although there
were several major crashes due to
some of the men 'stunting.'
Commissioner Neil l.. Violette
stated today that unless the ap-
preparation is depleted through
fighting fires this year. he hopes to
employ a flier for the Maine forestry
district next spring. $50 If Maine
people want plane patrol it is up
to them to be increasingly careful
Of fire in the woods this year," he
added.
Mr.. Reddington stated that planes
OF the amphibian type. capable of
landing and taking off from the
water. would be the only type suit
able for use in Maine, owing to the
nature of the country over which
they would be flown.
He leaves Friday for Bangor to
confer with officials and timber
land owners there. and will then go
to Vermont to attend gathering
of delegates from the New England
and New York sections of the So
ciety of American Foresters on Aug
ust % to "a. He will then visit
northern Pennsylvania before re-
turning to Washington. d. c.
THE cumberland owners of Maine
are to be given great credit for their
cooperation in the work of the State
department" he said in conclusion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-20
KENT'S HILL

Miss Faith mckinley, Of P,.
was on the Hill last week
Mrs. Maynard Dow and tvo :,
dren, of Brunswick, are visitins
the home of her mother, Mrs q
cora Vonyik. W
Mr.. and Mrs. John MOODY a, "
mouth, were callers on the j
Sunday. ~
Mrs. H. NJ. Gibbs and dsr..
'Thelma. have returned home I.
Livermore Falls. =
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Trefetbe,
daughters. Ruth and Frances ~
terville, were Sunday callers on
Hill. W
Mr.. and Mrs. T. W. Watk,r,
children have returned home 4
Ocean Park.
Donovan Robertson. of liver,
Falls. is visiting his aunt. Mrs !
ry Gibbs.
Rev. Roger Dunlap. OF Brook
Mass who is at Camp Mariana
in the summer, occupied the n
IN Torsey Memorial Church.
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Irving. Of,
Jersey. are visiting at the HON,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. 1. Oliver.
The Ladies' Circle served
per in the church vestrv The
evening, the first one of the /,
mer.
Services will be held at q
Mdaranacook. Sunday, August .
10 o'clock to which the peonI,
kent's Hill and ReadfieId are inri