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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-02-24
STRIKERS RENT
POLICE BOX FOR
USE OF PICKETS

BY International Labor News Service.
South Langhorne, Pa.-That it is
worthwhile for the labor movement
to have trade unionists in public office
is proven by the experience of the
Eden Company strikers of this town.
Charles F. O'Brien, president of the
borough council here, is leader in
the Langhorne local of the American
Federation of Full Fashioned Hosiery
Workers. There are other trade
unionists on the borough council.
The chenille rug weavers, striking
against 10 per cent wage cut, found
picketing in the cold days a tedious
business. So the strike committee
rented, for nominal sum, a disused
police box from the borough council
which was set up on a piece of ground
opposite the mill.
The box has windows on all sides,
holds II men at one time and is equip
ped with small stove. Now the
strikers simply keep the plant under
observation at all times without hav-
ing to freeze ''for the cause" at the
same time.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-02-24
COMMUNISTS
peace" Scorned By Gar
ment Workers Union

New York.-Officers of the Inter
national Ladies Garment Workers
Union reject "peace" proposals of
communists.
The "reds" are discredited, follow
ing strike in this industry that was
led by them, and which ended disas-
trously. The workers repudiated this
policy and in the hopes of regaining
a foothold in the union, the COM
munists whimper for peace"
"We know the object of the COM
munists when they agitate for peace,
officers of the union say. "The
Cloakmakers' Union will never bend
its knee to any party or political
clique, and it has nothing in common
with communists to make peace with
them.
"Those who want to destroy the
trade unions have no place in the
trade union movement, and with these
we make no peace
"We welcome workers who need
their union, and whom our union is
ready to receive with open arms.
"No peace with the communists
Not a shred of recognition to their
cligues or agencies"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-02-24
RAILWAY CLERKS
Wage is Far Below the Liv.
ing Line

st. Paul.-Railway clerks employed
on the Great Northern system are
paid less than living wage, said
E. L. Oliver, economist for the
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, at an
arbitration hearing in this city.
The largest single group of the
1000 employees who will be affected
by the decision are paid between S3.75
and Sd day, said Mr.. Oliver. He
pointed out that the United States
bureau of labor statistics estimate of
living costs in Minneapolis and st.
Paul is $479 a day.
The 1915 and 81 daily rate is not
the lowest wage of the Great North
ern for this class of labor, said Mr..
Oliver. Twelve per cent of the en-
ployes receive less than $3.75, MAX
ing a total of % per cent who receive
81. Fifty per cent of the daily rated
employees are paid $3.50 day or less.
'In considering further the claims
of these workers to increased compen-
sation," said Mr.. Oliver, "we find that
during recent years they have mate
rally increased their productivity per
man hour, and are steadily doing more
work for less cost per unit. We find
that that condition is true Of railway
labor generally, proof conclusively
that these workers are doing their
share in the promotion of railway
efficiency"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-02-24
Labor Makes injunction Abuse Issue
Of Hour Before Congress Committees

of the Schoonmaker injunction on the
ground in Pennsylvania, there to OBJ
serve the suffering and privation
enforced by the injunction order is
sued pursuant to application by mine
owners.
The committee indicated the pos
sibility that such a frst-hand investi-
cation would be made. These events,
coupled with the presentation of evil
dence thus far, have combined to
bring the injunction issue into a po-
sition of commanding and dramatic
prominence, piling upon the injunc-
tion a condemnation that, in the
opinion of labor officials, can not fail
to have tremendous favorable effect
regardless of the fate of the anti
injunction bill in the present congress
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-02-24
New York Welfare Agencies
Move to Help Unemployed;
Situation Reported Serious

BY International Labor News Service
New York City.--New York has
walked up to the fact that it has a
serious unemployment condition.
Charity workers report that the bread
line on the Bowery are longer than
they have been since 1916. Governor
Smith has asked state agencies and
welfare organizations to make rapid
survey of employment conditions, "to
determine whether the state of New
York, with its large public work
program, or in any other way, can
do something toward relief of this
situation"
The governors request was speed
lily acted upon. The state industrial
commissioner, James A. Hamilton,
called conference of officials, labor
leaders and social workers, at which
was presented a picture of serious
unemployment, which, however, has
not yet reached the proportions of
an emergency.
Sullivan Makes Suggestions
John Sullivan, president of the State
Federation of Labor, praising Gov
ernor Smiths efforts to aid the un-
employed, suggested shorter work
week in all industries as means of
creating more jobs. As a temporary
palliative he proposed that the state
and city governments request all
householders to go ahead with their
annual spring repairs Immediately.
This, he said, was done with success
in previous crisis and made work
for a considerable number of unem-
ployed.
Commissioner Hamilton attempted
to give some concrete statistical idea
of the gravity of present unemploy-
ment.
From reports received regularly
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-02-24
JOKER
In Trucking Bill Exposed
By Teamsters

Indianapolis. Daniel J. Tobin,
president International Brotherhood
of Teamsters, warns members and
employers against a bill pending in
congress that would bring all truck
ing from state to state under control
of the interstate commerce commits
sion.
President Tobin exposes the joker
in the measure, which would authorize
the commission to set rates for this
trucking, to consider "the effect of
such tariff and rates upon other trans
portation agencies if any, and as far
as possible avoid unreasonable COM
petition with existing service furnish
ed by other carriers, motor or rail-"
Apparently" said President Tobin,
"this bill is for the protection of
railroads and street railway COM
panies, as others seem to have cut in
on their business"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-02-24

Textile Workers Union, a unit of
the A. F. of L.
These workers held membership in
an organization not recognized by or
ganized labor, and have scorned
every trade union effort to enlist
their cooperation. Wage reductions,
which are accepted by the independ-
ents, has disgusted these workers. AS
is usual in these cases, they now
flock into the regular union.
The United Textile Workers have
expended thousands of dollars and
energy that can not be computed in
numberless organization campaigns.
Many of these efforts have proven
fruitless. Now, when wage cuts are
general in these unorganized and in
dependent Uncontrolled mills, a great
rush is made for enrolment blanks.
This is the record in Passaic, Law
renee and other textile centers, where
so-called radicals point to conditions
and sneeringly ask: "Why don't the
United Textile Workers do some
thing ?"
These so-called radicals are often
in the secret empoly of manufacture
ers and are creating the very condi-
tions they profess to deplore.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-02-24
WILD GUESSES
Are Being Made By Big
Navy Advocates

Washington. - Million-dollar esti-
mates are being nonchalantly tossed
around the house naval affairs COM
mittee room at hearings on the pro-
posed new navy.
The cost is estimated at $740,000,-
900 as a starter. This is exclusive of
maintenance, requirements and addi-
tional personnel. No one agrees on
the latter costs and the committee is
hopelessly tangled in a statistical
morass. One naval official suggested
a cost of $5,0OO,000 Gust to have
something to go on
While the navy department is urg-
ing unheard-of expenditures, the state
department is pleading for peace
treaties. Secretary of State Kellogg
announces that this government will
agree with other nations to outlaw
the submarine. Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon has emphasized diff
ferences between the departments of
government by stating in his annual
report that 80 cents of every dollar
expended by the government is for
military purposes.
The navy departments program
calls for 25 new cruisers, nine de-
stroyer leaders, 80 submarines and
five aircraft carriers.
The program also includes an in
crease of the merchant marine, with
the usual attack on the seamen's law.
Admiral Hilary P. Jones, member of
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-02-24
By CHESTER M. WRIGHT

international Labor News Service)
Washington, D. C.-Battling to a
crisis that is sure to be reached in
the senate and may be reached in the
house, labor is bringing to a climax
the present legislative phase of the
great injunction issue which has here
been called the issue of the decade,
as well as the issue of the hour.
Encouraging the forces of labor tre-
mendously is the decision given by
Justice Wasservogel in New York
city, denying the application of the
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
for an all-inclusive injunction against
the American Federation of Labor
and the Amalgamated Association of
Street and Electric Railway EN-
ployesh of America.
Big Blow at Injunction
Justice Wasservogel's decision is
regarded as one of the most telling
blows the injunction has yet receiv-
ed. With this decision, taken in con-
junction with the recent decision of
the New York court of appeals in re-
manding for amendment the 1926 in
junction against Interborough strik-
rs-amendments which virtually
wiped out the entire writ-New York
courts have fairly definitely set their
faces against injunctions in labor dis
putes, and the effect on the rest of
the country will be tremendous, in the
opinion of qualified observers here.
Two hearings now are in progress
here. The senate committee, headed
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-02-24
Big Legislative Battle Nears
Climax In Senate and House
Favorable Decision in Crucial New York Subway Case
Cheers Organized Workers, Whose Aggressive Fight
Against Obnoxious Writ Stirs Nationwide Interest

by Senator Norris, was first under
way. From the outset the sympathies
of the committee with labor's aims
were made manifest. Witnesses be-
fore the committee have included
President William Green and Secre-
tary Frank Morrison, of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor; Andrew
Furuseth, president of the Seamen's
international Union; John P. Frey,
secretary of the A. F. of L. metal
trades department Matthew Woll re-
mains to be heard.
House Committee Also Acts
The house committee, under the
acting Craftsmanship of Representa-
tive Dyer, of Missouri, was nearly a
week behind the senate committee in
reaching the question. Both commit
tees are considering the same meas
ure, introduced in the senate by Sem
,ator Shipstead and in the house by
Representative La Guardia, of New
York. The house committee offers a
contrast to the senate committee in
that it contains members openly hos
tile to the bill, one of these being
Congressman Hersey, of Maine.
Labor's case has covered every
phase of the injunction issue-the
history of its development out of the
old English system of Jurisprudence,
with its genesis in the powers delegat-
ed to the chancellor by the British
kings, the conflict between equity and
law in the United States, the consti-
tutional guarantees and statute pro-
tections of American citizens and the
manner in which these have been set
aside by equity courts in the grant.
ing of injunctions, the menace to
trade unions that lies in the growing
abuse of the injunction through which
lawful rights of union and union
members are denied and destroyed by
injunctions and the manner in which
the abuse of the injunction is building
up disrespect for courts as a whole
and striking at the roots of American
national safety Citations of injunc-
tions and court decisions have been
laid before the committees in great
volume. Labor has explained at
length the outstanding injunctions, in
cluding the Bedford cut stone injunc-
tion, the Schoonmaker injunction in
the Pennsylvania mine strike, the
Daugherty injunction against the
railroad shop trades and the Baltzell
injunction against the street car men
of Indianapolis, for alleged contempt
of which two vice presidents of the
Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railway Employees are
now serving ninety-day prison sem
tences.
To Probe Indianapolis Case
When the Indianapolis injunction
was brought to the attention Of the
senate committee the committee
promptly determined that it would
investigate the case. Witnesses from
Indiana were called for and will ap-
pear, among them being former Gov
ernor Groesbeck, of Michigan, who
was counsel for the Indianapolis
union. Following the decision Of the
committee, President Green invited
the members to investigate the effects
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-02-24
REGULAR UNION
Looked to For Relief By
Textile Workers

Fall River, Mass. - Textile work
ers in this city are joining the United
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-02-24
Labor's Three Proposals
Turned Down Flat by U.S..
Delegates in Havana Meet

Mr.. Hughes, as chief of the American
delegation, by President Green in his
letter from Miami, including labor
representation on the American dele
cation, non-intervention in the inter-
nal affairs of other nations and arbi-
tration, not only has nothing been
done, but every major action of the
congress is against the current of
American labor opinion and American
opinion in general.
Nothing whatever has been conced-
ed to American labor Or public opin-
ion, nor to labor or public opinion in
Latin America as to vital questions.
The conference has unnecessarily and
amazingly increased Latina American
hostility to American big business and
it's agents and tools.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-02-24
RAILROAD TRAFFIC
REDUCED BY MOTORS

Washington. - The existence of
short-line railroads is threatened by
the increasing use of motor vehicles
in the movement of freight and pas
senger traffic, according to an inter-
state commerce commission report.
The larger railroads are likewise
affected. Passenger traffic from 1920
to 1926, inclusive, dropped 80 per
cent.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-02-24

by the state department of labor" he
said, "there has been for some time
evidence of declining employment in
New York state. Monthly returns
from carefully chosen list of manu-
facturers, with approximately 100000
employees, representative of wide
variety of industries and of localities
and including 35 to 40 per cent of
all factory workers in the state, indi-
cate that the year 1927 was one of
decreasing factory employment"
Records Show Trend
Records of the state employment
Offices in nine cities also showed the
upward trend in unemployment, Mr..
Hamilton said. In December, 1926,
there were 134 applicants for each
100 pobs. By November, 1927, the
ration has jumped to 155 for every
100 places, and in December to 175.
In January, 1928, no fewer than 215
workers applied for each 100 jobs
open.
Others at the conference gave re-
ports which confirmed the serious
ness of the problem, particularly
among building, needle trades and
commercial workers.
Charity workers told of the suffer-
ing which unemployment is causing.
Where there was one bread line on
the Bowery a month ago there are
six today, said Salvation Army man.
Record Number at Lodging House
The Municipal Lodging House
lodged more homeless persons in De-
cem.ber than ever before in its his
tory-17,220 during the month, as
compared with 10,167 in December,
1926. Many of the homeless, the
superintendent told the conference,
were from the coal fields of Pennsyl-
vania and from New England towns.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-02-24

the general board of the navy, which
drew up the naval building program,
told the house committee that the
La Toilette seamen's law should be
''liberalized."
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-02-24
BY Staff Correspondent, international
Labor New Service

Labor New Service
Havana, Cuba.-Reports circulated
in the United States to indicate that
labor has made substantial gain in
the now expiring sixth Pan-American
congress are not sustained by facts as
observed here and have doubtless
been inspired by those who wish to
have favorable impression created
"back home" 1t is true that reso-
luton was adopted providing that la
Dor conditions shall have place for
discussion on the agenda of future
congresses, but this is seen here as
a gain of more theoretical than actual
value, though it may properly be set
down as an entering wedge.
On the three points presented to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-21
WESTMINSTER ABBEY, LONDON.

Travellers visiting the Abbey of st.
Peter in London, better known as West
minister Abbey, feel that they are stand
ing within the hall of fame, the place
where history was made For on all
sides of them are monuments, tombs,
busts and memorials, all of them rem
1niscent of the growth of a nation,
representing many of the greatest of
England's historic characters.
The abbey is the most widely cele-
brated church in the British Empire.
From William the Conqueror onward
1T has been the place of coronation for
every sovereign of the empire excepting
Edward v, and it Is the burial place of
most of them.
The church dates back almost 10
legendary times. On its site, accord
ing to tradition, was once temple of
Apollo. AS long ago as the second Gen.
fury AID. there was an abbey erected
to the honour of God and st. Peter"
ana one story even relates the coming
OF st. Peter in person to halloW his
new church.
The church as seen today is prac-
tlcally the same as when it was re-
built by Henry III, who ruled from
1916 to 1872. A series of effigies in
wax, the earliest being of Charles II,
IS one OF the features. There are, too,
the coronation chairs. That used by
the sovereign dates from the time of
Edward ]. who was crowned in l272.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-21
THE FUMBLED PASS
A he Conquerors Club
By ". BOyce Morgan

But the boys could not be down.
hearted in the face of their hosts ex-
cellent spirits. When they had all
eaten themselves almost helpless in
celebration of breaking training, Mr..
Ferris arose and announced that he
would leave the room while the election
of next years captain was held.
After he was gone Coach Edwards
took charge of the proceedings.
Wen vote for captain in the usual
way" he announced. There will be no
nominations. Each man will write on
his ballot the name of the man he
wants. If any man gets majority of
all of the votes on the first ballot, he
is elected; if not, the two men getting
the most votes will be balloted upon
to decide the captaincy.
Nov, don't want to influence the
voting in any way, but please remem-
Der, fellows, that mans ability to lead
is more important on this job than his
playing ability. Sometimes a star does
not make the best captain, as you know.
All right, pass the ballots
There was a great covering of papers
with hands and a complete silence for
the next minute or so. Bob, trying to
look entirely at ease, wrote the name
of Stan OchS on his ballot and folded
it determinedly. A moment later two
of the fellows went to corner Of the
room and counted the votes. Then
they conferred with the coach, who
rose smiling to his feet.
I'm going to ask one man to change
his vote in order that it may be a
unanimous election" he said Bob
Miller received all the votes but one.
l SUPPOSE It was his own"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-21

Pandemonium broke loose, while Bob
sat in a daze, absolutely dumfounded.
At the cries of Speech" he arose Shak-
lily to his feet.
Fellows" he said brokenly, I'll
can't tell you what this means to me.
After I lost the game and the cham
pionship and everything this after
noon thought-well, oh gee!" He sat
down amid cheers and laughter.
At that moment Mr.. Ferris entered
the room, and the faces of the boys
fell. They remembered the lost ath-
letic field. Mr.. Ferris looked at Coach
Edwards questioningly, and when the
coach nodded and pointed to Bob, he
walked to the table.
You boys all know the terms of my
promise to you," he began seriously. "I
said I'd give you new field if you
kept the championship. But you didn't
keep it, did you?" He was silent for a
moment, and the members of the team
hung their heads.
Well" Mr.. Ferris continued, IT had
resolved to punish you for losing that
championship by not giving you the
field. And I'm telling you right now
that If you had elected any other cap
tain except Bob Miller, after what he
did this afternoon, you wouldn't have
got it!
so you boys and the school can
thank Bob Miller for that new field,
which I'm going to give you. And
I want to congratulate you on having
the vision to see that man who will
throw away a game, championship, a
new athletic field and personal glory
rather than tell lie, is the man you
want for your leader. We all know why
Bob dropped that pass, and we know
that nobody would have questioned
him if he had said he caught it. But
he chose to tell the truth. And in
the fact of his act, don't care a fig
that you lost the championship. You
can just go out and win it back next
year"
Mr.. Ferris stopped then, but, even
II he had continued, nobody would
have heard him, for the room was
ringing again with cheer for both him
and for Bob Miller.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-21
John Paul Jones a Man of Action

This is the second of a series of
articles on John Paul Jones, the
Occur de Lion of the American Navy.
In the first Mr.. Russell went into
the mystery that surrounded much
of the early career of this eXtraord-
mary young Scotchman. There is
no record of his birth, but he was
known up to early manhood only
as John Paul.
1t is generally agreed that he was
the son of Scotch gardener, John
Paul, senior, although there is ro-
mantle story to the effect that he
was the son of the Earl of Selkirk.
AS boy he came to America as
ships apprentice. After service on
slave ships and in the West Indies
trade, he got into trouble on the
Island of Tobago, where two sea-
men met death at his hands. Urged
by his friends, he fed on horseback
and disappeared from the pages of
history for almost two years. When
he reappeared it was in a different
land, among different people, and
he signed himself with a different
name