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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30

Are teachers functioning as citi-
zens? Are they taking an active part
in the civic life of their communities T?
| fear the answer, with few excep-
tions, is NO"
The teacher needs to be aroused to
realization of the deplorably low
status to which he has dropped. He
needs to know that he has permitted
himself to drop to this low statue.
He needs to know that the remedy lies
in himself alone.
When citizens committees are
formed to examine into any commu-
nifty problem, educational or other
wise, are the teachers invited to send
their representatives, or are they
practically the only group omitted
Look into the personnel of school
committees throughout the country
and you will find every group anC
class represented except the teach
ers, whose business the schools are
No other group has so little to say
about that which is its business, tht
schools, about the working conditions
about the standards that control tn,
teachers work.
Teachers sign contracts that
street sweeper would scorn. Effort
have even been made to disfranchis
the teacher by rules that teacher
shall take no part in elections.
Teachers accept with thanks per
sion system that ties them to tha
particular community and makes
impossible to change their positio
q without financial loss.
:. What is a serf, anyway?
Of course, there are some conspiC
uous exceptions. The union teache
S has won his freedom and self-respec
i IUnionization gives the teacher recoe
milton both through labor and throug
his own union. Unionization make
RI the teacher a power whose voice
i heard and needed. The union teache
is real citizen with social aware
ness and civic conscience. Are you
American Teacher.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30
HEARST VS.. LINDBERGH
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1t develops that while one Hearst
man bought the alleged Mexican docu-
ments, another turned them down. A
great many other things have devel-
oped. 1t seems that many more may
develop. Meanwhile, four United
States senators named in the docu-
ments have cleared themselves mag
nifcently, and great many biting
things have been said about Mr..
Hearst and his newspapers. The
charge of forged documents is only
one of the things being said. Another
| development is that there was great
dispute within the Hearst organiza-
| ton as to whether the documents
as they are called, should be printed
at all Indications are that, unless
the bringing of former Ambassador
Sheffield into the picture revives the
inquiry, it will be allowed to "tapel
out" and vanish, except for reporr
exonerating the senators. So goe.
the Hearst expose"
Meanwhile Lindbergh and his moth
er soar into the hearts of the Mexi
can people, taking with them tht
hearts of the American people. The
labor demonstration for Lindbergh il
Mexico City was one of the marvel:
of the year and one of the marvel:
of Lindbergh's marvellous experiences
and works of good will.
Mexicans instinctively seem t.
sense that Lindbergh is more like The
average run of Americans than il
Hearts.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30

Important bituminous coal owners
declined to accept Secretary Of Labor
Davis's invitation to join with the
mine workers in an attempt to settle
the nine-months' strike. The confer
ence was approved by the president
of the United States.
The coal owners have removed
every doubt as to their purpose. They
favor war They would destroy the
United Mine Workers and would es-
tablish the non-union wage scale of
West Virginia, Kentucky and Ala
bama.
They would reject the lessons of
history and would extend chaos in
this industry. They would put the
purchasing power of these wage work
ers on a starvation basis, though it
mas Deen proven Illne ana again tnat
this will not sell one additional pound
of coal
The coal owners make no attempt
to dilute their opposition to industrial
peace and living standards. Their
challenge to the president of the
United States is understood.
The same challenge was flung at
a president by the steel trust when
these workers throughout the nation
went on strike to enforce collective
bargaining. The challenge was re-
peated by the railroad managers dur
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30
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LOW TEXTILE WAGE

Scranton, Pa. "Silk workers
wages in this section are as low as
any in the South, and in some in
stances lower; yet manufacturers
complain about competition" says
Mary Keleher, organizer United Tex
tile Workers of America.
In some mills wages range from
$4 to $14 week. Even this is unsat-
isfactory to employers who speed up
machinery and give the workers more
machines to operate, says Miss Kele-
her.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30
WANT UNION SHOP

Detroit.-Carpenters in this city
will enforce the union shop rule the
first Of the year
Low wage employers favor indi-
vidual bargaining, as this destroys
the workers solidarity. The employ
ers, as usual, conceal their purpose
by pleading for the so-called "open"
shop and the American" plan.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30
$1,000 ACCIDENTS

Topeka, Kan.-There were $1,000
accidents reported to the Kansas
workmen's compensation commission
from January l to December l.
Trade unionists point to this num-
Der of accidents as a need for COM
pensation that will replace long
drawn-out suits for damages.
The new act is optional with en-
ployers of 10 wage workers. More
than $500 Kansas employers have ac-
cepted the act.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30
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WAGE LAWS FOR WOMEN

It will come as surprise to many
people to learn that although the
United States supreme court has held
minimum wage laws for women un-
constitutional, the California mini
mum wage law is still being applied.
The California Industrial Welfare
Commission has issued no new wage
orders since April, 1923, the date of
the decision Of the United States su-
preme court in the Adkins case. But
the commission is still carrying on
inspections and back pay for the
women is being collected under ex-
isting orders.
How the commission can continue
to function, when its orders can no
longer be legally enforced, is ex-
planned by Roland NJ. Miller in the
Journal of Applied Sociology, as fol-
lows: (1) Employers since 1923 have
been sufficiently prosperous to enable
them to pass on the costs to the con-
sumers. (2) The labor market has
not been oversupplied. (3) Public
opinion favors the legislation and no
employer has been willing to bear the
onus of initiating a case against the
commission. AS result payroll
results are requested by the commits
sion, submitted by the employers,
checked by the commission and back
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30
MIR. SPECKLES' GREAT
IDEA

Santa Claus sat on a bench next
the sunny side of his North Pole bun
galow. The old gentleman wore a
worried and harassed look quite for
eign to his usual jovial expression,
Sam Speckles, a foreman in one of
Santa's toy shops, passed by and no.
ticed the good old saint. whats the
matter, Santa?" he asked.
"This jobs getting too big for one
man." answered Santa. 'The worlds
getting better and better all the time,
and that means ! have that much
more work to do, and it's getting to be
mighty hard task to make things
enough to go around, let alone dis
tributing them"
Mr.. Speckles scratched his head.
Well" he said, "here's an idea, and
think it's mighty good one. Re-
member that fine magazine full OF
stories and pictures and nice things
you had the other day." ooh, you
mean The Youths Companion" said
Santa. Eyes, that's it," answered
Sam. "Well, it seems to me that il
you'd tell lot of parents about that
magazine and how fine and enjoyable
it was for boys and girls they'd give
subscriptions to The Youths Com
panion as Christmas gift to lots o.
young folk, and that would help yol
a lot"
That's a mighty good idea" sait
Santa, ''and, as matter of fact, many
parents do just that already, but
Santa sighed, II wish that more o
them realized what fine gift Th'
Youths Companion makes, and woulc
give it, too"
Just send your order to the address
below, and we will see to it that oul
Uncle Sam relieves Santa of the bur
den of delivering at least one gift
Subscribers will receive:
/. The Youths Companion-12 biz
monthly issues in 1923, and
q Two extra numbers to new sub
scribers ordering within 81
days.
All for only So.
3. The Companions new book o
humor "1001 One Minute Sto
ries" also included FREI
(send 10 cents to cover postag,
and handling).
THE YOUTHS COMPANION
S n Dept, Boston, Mass.
Subscriptions Received at this Office
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30
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HOT AFTER INJUNCTION

The great New York fight of labor
to defeat the injunction veil threat
ened by the marlborough Rapid Trac-
tion interests moves to a climax, with
labor more than holding its own at
every step. Here is magnificent
fighting on grand scale for great
principle.
Equally important. but less dra-
matte so far, is the fight before con-
gress for enactment of bill that
will curtail the power of equity
judges to issue injunctions against
labor.
Judges abused their power and the
swing back is under way. The end
of the un-American injunction is in
sight. But the fighting to that END
has but just begun.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30
RETIREMENT SYSTEMS
STUDIED BY us. BOARD

Washington.-The United States
Monthly Labor Review, current issue,
continues its study of employees re-
tirement systems of states and cities.
The Bulletin is issued by the depart
ment of labor statistics. The system
in six states is described. These ap-
ply to all regular and permanent
state employed not covered by some
other recognized pension plan such
as teachers or other special groups
who are cared for under separate re-
tirement systems.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30
WANT BAR PURGED

New York.-A committe of the
City Bar Association urges popular
support Of measure that will wipe
out ambulance chasers. There exists
in this city "a well defined and organ
lied business participated in by GER
tain lawyers and laymen of soliciting
claims in personal injury cases" the
committee said.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30
FEDERAL UNIONIST DEAD

Philadelphia. - S. Tyson Kinsell,
third vice president of the National
Federation of Federal Employees, died
in this city. He was delegate to
the first National Federation conven-
ton and to all succeeding conven-
tions. During the World War he was
stationed in Washington, and at one
time served as substitute for Presi-
dent Steward.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30
"WHITE COAL" GAINS

Washington. - The undeveloped
waterpower of the world has increas-
ed 43 per cent in the last six years,
according to the United States Geo
logical survey. The gain amounted
to 33,000,0O0 horse power at the be-
ginning of this year.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30
618 KILLED BY AUTOS

Washington. - Automobile acci-
dents were responsible for 618 deaths
in II large cities during the four
week period ended December 3, the
of commerce announced.
During the same period last year the
total was 632
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30

ing the nationwide strike of shop
men.
Organized labor should answer
these coal barons. The present wide
spread assistance to 100000 men,,
women and children in the coal fields
should be intensified as the rigors of
winter increase.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30

Loyalty true unionists feel for the
union label proves men are better
than beasts. And in view or some
proof seems to be needed
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30
GLOSS OFF

Will remove the wearshine from
Ladies' and Gents garments. Get
the better kind of Cleaning, Repair
ing and Remodeling done at Kappels,
1862 N. B street. Phone 2617-L
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30

The worlds best bargain in adver-
Using is label talk
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30

No equal smoke as a Standard
sc cigar.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30

Entered at the Postoffice at Hamilton,
Ohio. as Second Class Mail Matter
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30
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PUBLISHERS AND PROPRIETORS
Subscription Price S1.00 per Year
Payable in Advance

Whatever is intended for insertion must
be authenticated by the name and address OF
the writer not necessarily for publication. but
as guarantee of good faith. .
Snhscribers changing their address will
please notify this office. giving old and new
address to insure regular delivery of paper
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30

Issued Weekly at 3zs Market Street
Telephone 1926 Hamilton ONO
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30
TEACHERS AS CITIZENS

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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30

Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohio
Endorsed by the Middletown Trades
and Labor Council of Middletown, u
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COAL OWNERS FAVOR WAR

he American Teacher.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-13

Help Wonted-Mate

WANTED = HOUSE TO
HOU Sc CANVASS
ERS, EITHER MEN OR
w O MEN; GOOD LIE
ULTIMATE LINE, LIB
e r AL COMMISSION.
WRITE P. O. BOX 227,
GIVING AGE, EXPERT
E N G E, REFERENCE
kAND T ELEP HO N e
NUMBER.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-13

90 BELLEFONTAINE ST.
Two rooms and bath; downtown; eli
heat; rental $50.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-13

709 PARK AVE
Five large rooms and bath; walkin
distance; rental S45.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-13

1913 E. 10TH ST.
Five rooms and bath; excellent hea
walking distance; rental $45.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-13
MEN
Sales Positions

The Armacost Automobile Company
has openings for several young men
between the ages of twenty-five and
thirty years who desire to get into
the automobile business in sales ca
pacity.
The only vital requirements are at
least a high school education, sufficient
maturity to enable you to impress
business men and a natural attitude
for selling. The men selected will be
given thorough instructions under sea-
soned automobile executives. The po
sitions are permanent and we want
to talk to men who have sufficient in
teligence to appreciate the opportunity
this proposition affords. This is an OPP
portunity for you to make real
money while learning. but you must
be willing to work and carry out our
plans as outlined.
Apply sales manager. Armacost Au-
tomobile Company. 440 N. Capitol
Ave O 70 Ii m
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-13
Apartments for Rent
Heated Apartments

1904 EVERGREEN AVE.
Living room, bedroom. dining 70
kitchenette and bath: rental $40.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-13

Legal Notices


The Annual Meeting Of the Indianapolis
Chapter of the
AMERICAN RED CROSS
At $3.50 p M.
at the War Memorial Building. T77 N. Me-
ridian Street, for the election OF twelve
directors for the term Of three years, and
for the transaction OF such other busi-
ness as may properly come before the
meeting. All members are requested TO
" WILLIAM FORTUNE.
Chairman.
NOTICE OF SALE OF SCHOOL BONDS
Notice is hereby given that the under
Madison County, State OF Indiana. VIII
offer for sale to the highest and best bid
der, $l4,000.00 OF school bonds of said
Duck Creek School Township at O'Clock
2. m: on the 28th day of october, 1927.
Said bonds are in denomination OF 100000
each and run fourteen years, payable one
bond OF 100000 each year and bear In
terest at the rate OF per cent per an
mum. payable semt-annually. Said bonds
cannot sell for less than par. Sale TO be
made a. Leisure School House. IN said
Duck Greek Township. Madison County.
the undersigned Trustee.
Said bond issue is made for repairs OF
school buildings in said township.
IRWIN w. CARR
Trustee Of Duck Creek School Township.
Madison County, Indiana. p. o., address
r. r. ID No 3, Elwood, Ind.
VESTAL g. VERMILLION.
Attorneys for Trustee.
oct. Z. 20. ~. 1927.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-13
BOOKKEEPER

YOUNG MAN ABOUT %
YEARS; MUST BE GOOD
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-13
Houses and Flats Furnished

TIC E. NEW YORK: 2-RM. APT, SO: 8
RMS. $12; STRICTLY MOD: ADULTS.
SIX-RCOM modern: furnished northwest:
double garage. Wash. 3489-J.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-13
$3.50 CASH

1851 Lawton st.: new 5-room modern
bungalow. hardwood floors. large cement
porch. beautiful decorations. Kohler plumb
bolt furnace. garage paved street. Price
$4,000. No Barrett. N. j FOX, Main
6755. Eve. Hum. 1168.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-13
Motorcycles and Bicycles

1924 INDIAN SCOUT: Price s1ooi first
class condition. HARLEY-DAVDSON
STORE. 70l s. Meridian.
TINES WANT ADS BRING BUSINESS
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-13
Pets ond Lipe Stock
Musical Instruments
Orthophonic Victrola

~ YIN 49, 49, 49,
Console
Used only few days; will sell for bal
ance due: S138: terms.
WILSON STEWART MUSIC co.
A N. Pennsylvania. Ma. 1887.
VICTROLAS; new and used. All makes
reconditioned; SIS up. Terms II desired;
repairing of all kinds Indiana Talking
Machine Service Co.. 523 Mass. Ave.
Lin. 6763.
INDIANAPOLIS piano house has player
piano near city: want some one to take
10 and pay balance due: will consider
trade: terms. Write P. o. BOX 10. Indian
apolis. or phone Ran. 2346.
SAXOPHONES. all kinds; easiest payment
plan in city. Start payment now Tor
Xmas delivery. LORENZ SAX SCHOOL,
l22 Pembroke Arcade. Ii. 1921.
EVERETT upright piano, $500; pay
ments. $3.50 weekly. Recondltioned.
KIMBAIL PIANO CO.. $50 N. Delaware,
Ri. 2155.
CASH FOR PIANOS AND PLAYERS.
WRITE ]. r. GILLASPY. BOX S26.
EDINBURG. IND.
BABY grand piano; take over contract and
finish payments. Must transfer contract.
Riley 2l55.
REPRODUCING GRAND; reduced $3.50.
Payments: no interest Grand pianos 10
rent ROBERTSON'S. 235 N. Penn. st.
VICTROLA. upright. with 80 records: Al
condition: $50. 937 Bradbury. DR..
209l-J
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1923 S. EAST ST.
Living room, bedroom, dinette and
kitchehttte; private hail. rental $40.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-26
RUTHENBERG YOUNG COMRADE DRIVE

Comrades, We have pointed out to you last week
that the best way in which we could honor Com
rade Ruthenberg and carry out his slogan "Tet's
Fight On!" was by joining the Young Pioneers and
bytsubscribing to The Young Comrade This week
We are going to tell you about the big special
Ruthenberg Young Comrade Drive that has been
started by the Young Pioneers of America In this
drive the readers OF the Childrens Pages must take
an active part. The Young Pioneers are going "a
offer many prizes to those who get the most sub
scriptions. very pretty picture button will be
given to each child who gets at least one sub. Anv
one can do that Any child who gets so subs on
more will be given weeks stay at the nearest
Pioneer Camp free of charge That sure is some
prize. The third prize will be a surprise prize
We won't tell you what it is The one who gets
the most subs will get that and he won't be sorry
Vow the question is how are we to get subs?
We viii tell you a few ways
1.-HOu must become a subscriber Yourself
Z-Talk to your schoomates and friends about
the Young Comrade. Show it to them and get them
to subscribe.
5-If you belong to a club, dramatic sport, social
or any other club, explain to the other members
what the Young Comrade stands for speak to each
member personally and get every one to subscribe
4.-Visit The houses of your neigbbors. relatives.
friends, and speak both to the parents and to the
children about the Young Comrade
5.-Get your parents to help you. Make them
take You TO union meetings, affairs and clubs Try
70 get those organizations as a whole to contribute
and get each one present to contribute. Get your
friends to help you.
These are only few suggestions but they win
surely give YOU idea of how to do this work
SO Comrado Children's Page Readers, get on the
JOB fill out the Ruthenberg Subscription Blank,
and FIGHT ON by getting Young Comrade subs.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-26
A Letter From a Teacher.
By M. r.
By NJ. K.

l school teacher. Children are put under
my care Who are these children? Nincty-five per
cent of them belong to workers, good hard factory
workers, who send their children to school hoping
that they will not have to slave in the future What
happens. These children of the workers are taught
certain understanding, writing and arithmetic
Is that all +? OF course not. Their most important
subject is Americanism What is Americanism and.
why is it given first Importance in the public
schools? Why are children daily taught the pledge
Of allegiance to the flag? To continue the present
system under which living-to poison the
chd's mind while they young, so that they will
not waM any other system. In other words to make
him think as the bosses think What happens to
teachers who refuse to do as they are told? What
happens to any teacher who criticizes the present
form of government? They are thrown out of the
schools
The public schools have become the tool of the
capitalist class. and they use the schools to kill
any real thinking that the children may have. The
teacher thus becomes the tool of the capitalists To
fight this the children of the working class must join
the Young Pioneers where they will learn to think
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-26
OUR LETTER BOX
DESCRIBING A SCAR.

Dear Comrades: I girl of 10 and n the
eighth grade. We live near a mine which is work
ing since 1917, scab mine as / call it. The chill
dren of the scab workers go to our school We
always tease them and call them scabs and fight
adj the time. We tell them we fight for our free
dom, for our fathers to 20 to work in the mine
like union men and not like your fathers working
and taking our fathers jobs away and our mothers
and children's bread away. They keep quiet then
On account of us fighting with these scabs deputy
was coming to guard these children. AS soon as
the school board politicians heard about it they
had a case, saying that the deputy must not come
near the school, He must take care of Pittsburgh
Coal CO. ground not the public road. But before
that little boy coming home from school for
his lunch as the deputy guarding those scabs
He looked through the little boys pockets and
scared him almost to death. One of these deputies
is Lithuanian l wish / could get speak to
him. | would tell him something. He is from
Scranton. l will continue the other part next week
HELEN BALSES.