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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-06-22

question of active participation in
the fair.
The plans of the trades unionists
are to be announced at the demonstra-
tion here on Labor Day. 1t is be-
lieved that the meeting in Soldiers
Field to which trade unionists from all
parts of the Middle West have been
asked, as well as representatives of
farmer organizations, the World Fair
Cimmittee will also be represented,
probably by President Rufus c. Dawes
of the Worlds Fair Committee.
Tentative plans under way call for
having the A. F. of L. meet in 1893
in Chicago, together with the Illinois
State Federation of Labor and many
individual international unions, which
hold annual conventions.
The forthcoming Labor Day cele-
bration in this city at which the new
super power 50,000-watt radio broad
casting station of the Chicago Fedora
ton will be formally dedicated will
offer an opportunity to put op the air
the program which labor will offer
at the exposition.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-06-22
TRADES COUNCIL

The COOPERATIVE Trades and Labor
Council met Tuesday night in regular
session. President Lester Long pre-
sided, and thirty delegates were pres
ent.
The credentials of S. M. Whittle-
sey for twelve months, and George
Noe for six months, to represent
Painters and Paper Hangers Union,
were read, received and delegates
seated.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved
A communication from the local
branch of Letter Carriers and signed
by VIM. A. Biddinger as secretary,
states that the organization will con-
tinue to be affiliated with the central
body, and that delegates would be
elected that would attend the meet
ings. Received as read.
Communication from the Workers
Education Bureau of Washignton, D.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-06-22
BUILDING TRADES
COUNCIL
Banquets and Discusses
Wage and Working
Conditions
By R. J. FITZGERALD

Thirty members of the Butler
County Building Trades Council and
business agents of all crafts enjoy
ed very pleasant evening at the
Miss Vera Cooks White House on the
Dixie, Squire Hughes homestead.
The meeting was for the purpose
of discussing wage and working con-
ditions for the coming season.
The committee in charge, composed
of Mr.. Dan Fay, of the Plumbers ,;
Carl Nuss of the Electrical Workers;
and James Yester, of the Carpenters
certainly know how to arrange feast
Of this kind and should be commended
for their good selection.
After the very elaborate supper
served by Miss Cook and her assist
ants, two amateur boys, sons of
members Of organized labor, Peach
Case and Johnny Glover, gave three
round boxing exhibition for the bene-
fit Of the delegates which deserves
commentator for the very skillful
manner in which they handled them
selves and being only II years old.
1t was decided at this meeting, also,
that the Building Trades Council
would buy paint and the painters affil-
lated with the council would apply
same to Widow Crout's home. This
would be organized labor's mite for
the Crout fund.
1t is to be hoped that more of these
social affairs can be arranged be-
tween the members of organized labor
comes a mutual understanding of or
ganized labor.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-06-22
ANOTHER STRIKE
Looms in Western Mines; ];
Owners Urge Peace

Denver.-The Rocky Mountain Fuel
Company has recognized the United
Mine Workers of America and warns
the public that another Colorado coal
strike looms unless peace is estab-
lished in this industry.
The miners have started an organ
izing campaign in Colorado, and the
Rocky Mountain Company declares
that peace is possible only by recog-
nizing the workers right to unite and
to select their own representatives.
The recent I. w. w. strike cost Colo
rado coal consumers several million
dollars in excess of reasonable price,
the company states.
Business lost millions in the re-
duced purchasing power of those en-
gagged in the coal industry; the coal
industry itself lost vast sums; the
miners lost millions of dollars in
wages and taxpayers incurred fur
ther loss exceeding 100000 as the
price for keeping military forces in
the field
Every dollar of these losses and
expenses was needless waste. Dur
ing strikes the public pays exorbitant
prices for imported coal brought in
on long freight hauls and necessarily
high rates. Following strikes, as
everybody knows, much coal is sold
below living wages and living profits.
after this last strike, many oper-
ators in the northern field returned
to their price-cutting practices. This
cut-throat policy continues. Present
practices are paving the way for an
other strike, as surely as if it were
deliberately planned.
"To meet this situation the Rocky
Mountain Fuel Company is putting
into effect the policies announced"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-06-22

c., in which the secretary, Fatthew
Woll, urges the council to affiliate.
The dues for affiliation are $500 The
same was received as read
BARRIERS reported that they have a
six weeks drive on to unionize the
non-union shops.
Molders reported that the Holland
and Williamson furnaces are unfair to
them.
Jack Scheaf reported that he at
tended the convention of the Stage
Employees in Detroit, and that he was
instrumental in securing the conven-
.tion for Hamilton in 1929. 1t was
moved and seconded that the council
assist the stage employees as much as
possible to put over the. convention
here. The motion carried
1t was reported that advertising
solicitors were making the town and
that they are soliciting ads from mer-
chants for Labor Day. The council
has no solicitors out at this time and
nobody is authorized to solicit adver-
tising.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-06-22
S4S, EACH FOR
RADIUM VICTIMS

New York City, U. L. N. S.).-One
of Americas most dramatic law cases
has come to an end. Out-of-court set
Elements have given sums described as
equal to jury verdict of $48,000 each
to five young women, said to be DOOM
ed to death by radium poisoning, by
the Radium Corporation of America.
Federal Judge William Clark, act
ing as private citizen, negotiated
the settlements, which, in addition to
lawyers and doctors costs, assure the
young women 5000 a year and medi-
cal attention while they live. They
were poisoned, testimony said, by
pointing with their lips brushes used
applying luminous paint to watch
dials.
Judge Clark interested himself
when it seemed that the plaintiffs
might die before they could ever get
their cases past interminable court
delays to jury.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-06-22
LABOR DAY PICNIC
COMMITTEE

The Labor Day outing and picnic
committee which was appointed two
weeks ago by Trades Council, to ar
range for the annual celebration, met
Tuesday night.
From the activity of the committee
at the first meeting there appears to
be plenty of action before the closing
of the Labor Day celebration this
year. Lester Long will act as chair
man; Ike Jarrett, vice chairman;
Ralph Kelley, recording secretary,
and Henry Betscher, treasurer. With
la good crop of officers the finances
|of the outing will be we'll taken care
of.
The balance Of the committee is as
follows:
Financial BRANDED.
Ground-Sims and Long.
Advertising-Jarr Scheaf and
Weiss.
Amusements-Bra and Scheaf
Lunch-Bueker and bakers organi-
zation; also Women's Union Label
League.
Auto-Baynes and Service
Concessions-Stan Ogg.
Soft Drinks-Buehl and Whittlesey
Candy-Ralph Kelly
Fruit-Hodges.
Ice Cream-Women's Union Label
League.
Gate-Chapen and carpenters.
Big Wheel and Fireworks-Edw
Weiss.
Country Store-Kelly and electri
clans.
"Korno" - Business agent, mill
drivers and metal polishers.
All of the delegates of the centra
body have been placed on the com
mittee.
The plumbers who were appointed
to take charge of the country store
asked to be excused, and the elec
tricians will have charge of that pro
ject. Some of the plumbers, however
agreed to assist the electricians in th'
undertaking.
The committee voted to purchase al
Essex automobile to be given ava.
this year. Tickets will be issued il
the near future and the machine will
be on display in a short time.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-06-22

These facts have been dug out by
the Federal Trade Commission, which
is flying in the face of all precedent
and conducting an investigation that
hurts. 1t hurts the gentlemen who
have been engaged in manufacturing
public opinion.
The fund of more than million dol
lars which was raised for power prop
aganda must have come out of the
money paid to power companies by
users of power Of course such funds
are extracted from the people as pain
lessly as possible and most of them
never know they have contributed
Big business generally has been
running riotously around in circles
manufacturing and attempting to
manufacture public opinion 1t is all
a strange and dirty business and it
shows that something is wrong.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-06-22

IRON WORKERS WINNING
Toronto, Notwithstanding iron
workers are winning their strike
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-06-22
The Cherry
" Where with our
roo Little Hatchet
we tell the truth
about many things, sometimes pro-
foundly, sometimes fiippantly,
sometimes recklessly.

That the representatives of great
corporation could write book about
the industry in which that corporation
was engaged and then have that book
introduced into the public school sys-
tenn as text book is something that
seems just about too crude to happen.
And being to crude to happen-it
did happen
The gentlemen who have had such
influence with educators in at least
la half dozen states are the publicity
representatives of the power industry.
Now the power industry is big and
essential industry. 1t is an industry
that contributes much to American
well-being. In it there are many men
of genius and men of progressive
thought.
But the industry has turned loose
upon an all but helpless and all but
unsuspecting public a regiment of
publicity men and these have, so it
seems, just about gone the limit.
They got power-w written text books
into the public schools, they got writ
ers, preachers; altogether they made
power opinion look as if it was the
opinion of impartial experts and of
high authorities.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-06-22
U.S.. TYPOS NEARER
SHORTER WEEK

Washington, D. C. U. L. N. 81
Senator Shipstead's bill providing for
a four-hour day on Saturdays for en-
ployes of the United States Govern
ment Printing Office passed the SEN
ate in the closing hours of the session
and will be before the house in De
cember. This is another mark in
Shipstead's perfect labor record. The
Jones bill, providing four-hour Sat
urday for employees other than print
ers or postal workers, passed the SEN
ate on April 13. Union printers are
supporting the Shipstead bill and hope
for victory in the house.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-06-22

Power interests have not been alone
in the abuse of what is known as pub
licity. The coal barons have gone as
far as their means and brains permit
ted. The sugar barons have done like
wise. The railroads are doing it con-
tinuously, though not to such vicious
purpose at present. Oil leaves nothing
undone to mould public opinion.
The most effective-perhaps the
only effective-way of stopping sub
terannean efforts such as these is to
afford an open forum where all in
terests will have legitimate right
to speak and where they will be COM
PEELED to speak. That is long way
in the future, but the drift is that
way
Meanwhile we shall have more dirty
work at the cross roads and exposures
will serve merely to slow it up-not
to stop it. Meanwhile the exposure of
the skulduggery of power is one of
the best things that has happened
thus far in 1928.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-06-22
STOCKHOLDERS GAIN;
PROSPERITY FOR FEW

New York.-Last year more than
$2,352 100000 was distributed to
holders of securities of 584 leading
American industrial and public utility
corporations. This is an increase of
$146,000,000, or 6k per cent over
1926. Holders of common stock re-
ceived nearly 85 per cent of the 1927
increase. During the year these COM
panies increased their capitalization
$1,611, 100000, the greater part of
which was in stock divideneds.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-06-22

Those who have money invested in
power plants have right to be heard
in matters of public policy toward
power, but they do not have right
to control that policy, to the exclu-
sion of the rest of the people. Nor
do they have a right to deceive the
people regarding the facts and the
opinions of others in relation to power
The United States, as a nation, was
established for something besides the
protection of corporations and cor
poration dividends. This nation also
was created for the protection of
people.
Some day our political system may
be SO changed as to permit free
and proper expression of opinion on
the part of all elements which are
useful in our industrial life. 1t is the
suppression of such expressions that
leads to such propaganda excesses as
we have seen described from the wit
ness stand of the Federal Trade Com
mission.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-06-22
TELEGRAPHERS GAIN

Baltimore. photographers employed
by the Baltimore & Ohio railroad have
been awarded wage increases that will
run one year. Employees on an hourly
basis will be paid an additional ga
cents an hour and monthly workers
are given per cent increase.
The Order of Railroad Telegraph
ers asked for cents an hour on the
hourly basis and 10 per cent on the
monthly basis.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-06-22
ACTIVE PART
In World Fair Planned by
Labor

Chicago q. L. N. S.)-Action by
the executive board of the Chicago
Federation of Labor is indicative of
full participation by labor the world
over in the Second World Fair to be
held here in 1888. The executive COM
mittee adopted resolution asking au-
thority to take up with the executive
council of the American Federation
of Labor at Washington, D. c., the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-01

his beSt-may go back to the ring
to try to win the laurels that Gene
Tunney has cast aside, he told the
United Press today.
Informed that Tunney had re-
linquished the championship, Firpo
said he already was in communica-
ton with Tex Richard, and that if
he decided to return to the ring,
as he wanted to do, he would be
ready to fight anybody in the world
next May.
II have been in light training for
eight weeks" said Firpo. 81 have
reduced my weight from 260 pounds
to- 240. I expect to start sparring
within two weeks, and I have a bet
with friend that I will regain my
old fighting weight of ZIG by Oct. /.
IT think 1 have a good chance
with the present crop of heavy
weights in the United Ctates and
Europe. I have made a big success
with my automobile importing bust
ness, and I have everything ready
TO incorporate it so that I will be
free for other things.
Frankly, I'm tired of business.
There's nothing I'd like better than
to return to the ring, and I'm sure
I'd be in the best of shape by next
May. If I decide to return I'd be
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-01

Frank Hogan, Giant catcher,
doubled in the ninth Tuesday and
scored Terry and Reese, giving the
New York Giants an 8-to-7 victory
over the Chicago Cubs in the first
game of the double
The Giants started a f1ve-run
rally in the ninth after two were
out to overcome a lead of four runs
held by the Chicago Cubs. In the
second game the Cubs knocked
Walker out of the box in the fifth
inning and kept up the attack
against Hubbell and n -,ols, and
won, 10 to 4.
The Yankees broke their losing streak
by defeating Cleveland, IL to 8. Bob
MeuseI led the Yanks' attack with dOu-
BILE and three singles. LangfOrd obtained
three hits in five times at bat for Cieve-
land.
Home runs featured Philadelphia's 8-to-4
victory over the St. Louis Browns. George
Haas, AS centerfielder. hit for the circuit
twice, while Simmons and Blaeholder got
one each. The Athletics still trail the
Yanks by five and one-haf games.
The league leading Cardinals
slaughtered the Phillies, 18 to 5.
st. Louis had three big innings,
making five runs in fifth, five in the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-01
National Rogue Meet

BIZ Times Special
WARSAW, Ind, Aug. play was
resumed in the national rogue tour
ney Tuesday and there was &C
ton in three divisions. o. E. Barn
hart, Chicago, is the defending
champ. The tourney is a two weeks
affair. Tuesday results:
First Division. E. Schreiner, Cleve-
land. 80; G. R. Zimmerman, Warsaw,
10; W H. Hoagland, Peoria, NJ, 80; w.
T. Conkling, Earleville, N. Y, Ia; w. A.
Rounds, Cleveland, 80; D. swisher, Rich
mond, Ind, 2l F. B. Krause, Long
City, 6; w: H. Hoagland, 80; j: E. Schrei-
Second Division-J. B. Wornall, Kan
sas City. Mo. 80; S. Rounds, Cleveland,
p; G. w. Ackerson, Westerville, Ohio, 80;
H: L. Herr. Chautauqua. N. Y, Il; J. B.
Wornall. 80; j. R. Edwards, Cleveland,
q; G.. W. Ackerson, 80; I. H. Scott. Kent,
Third Division-Mrs. d. H. Bradley,
Pitman; Ky. 81; G. H; Giles, Battle Greek,
T. B. Deem. Knightstown, Ind, 10.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-01
Elimination Tourney to Decide Successor
of Tunney to Start in September

tention for this trophy to fill that
want"
Tunney'S retirement has brought
Jack Dempsey back into the lime
light, and the rumors will not down
that the former champion is now
under contract to Richard and will
attempt to regain his lost crown.
1t is safe to assume that Demp-
sey will be the foremost contender
for the vacated championship if he
elects to fight again. Dempsey's
future probably hinges around his
dramatic play. If the play is flop,
Dempsey might be seen in the ring
again as early as September.
Among the familiar faces which
undoubtedly will all be seen in &C
ton in the tournament are Jack
Sharkey of Boston, Paolino Uzcudun
of Spain, Phil Scott of England.
Pierre Charles of Belgium, Jack De-
laney of Bridgeport, Conn; Tom
my Loughran, light-heavyweight
champion, Roberto Roberti of Italy,
Johnny Risko of Cleveland, Knute
Hansen of Wisconsin and Tom
Heeney of New Zealand.
SharAey, Risko, Heeney and Han
sen are regarded as the best of that
lot, with none of the four hardly
good enough to be called champion
of the world on their past per-
formanceS.
Attending strictly to business,
Sharkey has perhaps the best chance
of the group to catapulb himself to
the top. With something to fight
for now, Sharkey may prove veri-
table whirlwind.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-01
Virgins Tackles
Knockout Wizard

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, Aug. Lies Mariner,
former University of Illinois gridiron
star, faces the first real test of his
boxing career Thursday night when
he meets Chuck Virgins, Indian
apolis heavyweight, in a ten-round
bout at MilIs-Stadium.
Mariner has been fighting less
than a year, but has a record of
fifteen knockouts in sixteen starts.
The majority of these, however, were
against mediocre opponents and the
bout with Virgins, a veteran of the
ring, will offer critics the first OPP
portunity to match the younger
mans ability against that of an
equal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-01
NO NO-HIT GAMES

which will be- purchased by the re-
firing champion.
The winner of the tournament will
have his name engraved on the
trophy along with the names of the
past titleholders. The trophy will
remain in the custody of board Of
trustees and each succeeding heavy
weight champions name will be en-
graved on it
Boxers from all over the world
will compete" Tunney said, "and the
survivor will be my successor. There
is no symbol of the heavyweight
boxing championship. 1t is my in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-01

Rickard will conduct a heavy
weight elimination tournament be-
ginning in September to determine
The next champion. The first bout
may be between Jack Sharkey Of
Boston and Knute Hansen, the Wis
consin Dane who stopped Phil Scott
of England in one round.
Somewhere there is an unknown
champion, Tunney said, land be-
lieve Rickard is the best qualified
man to find him."
Tunney's farewell contribution to
boxing will be trophy, to be known
as the Muldoon-Tunney trophy,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-01
LewiS Fails in
Comeback Trial

By United Press
BROOKLYN, N. Y, Aug. Tied
kid Lewis, former welterweight
champion, failed in his attempt at
a ring comeback Tuesday night
when he was disqualified for fouling
Make RoSenbloom.
Lewis has grown much heavier
since the days that he was one of
the mainstays of the welterweight
division along with Jack Britton. He
was attempting a comeback as a
middleweight and in the sixth round
was fouled for hitting low.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-01
MAY BE HERE FOR LIFE

BIZ United Press
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain, Aug. /.
-Paolino Uzcudun, heavyweight
champion of Europe, is sorry Gene
Tunney has retired from boxing, he
said today.
Paolino announced he will leave
Aug. IS for the United States, where
he hopes to secure some good
matches"
ct shall not return from America
until I am worlds champion" he
added.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-01
CanuCk Wins
Second Final
of Olympiad
Percy Williams First Double
Victor in 1928 Games
at Amsterdam.
BY FRANK GETTY
United Press Sports Editor

AMSTERDAM STADIUM, Aug. 1.
Percy Williams, the sensational
Canadian schoolboy sprinter, won
the 200 meters in the fourth days
+ rogram of the Olympic games to-
day, and became the first double
winner of the 1928 games. Williams
previously had won the 100-meter
championship.
r. c. Craig of the United States,
who won both the 100 and 200
meter dAshes at the 1912 games, was
the last man to capture both sprints.
Williams time was 21.9 seconds.
He won by yard from Rangeley
of Great Britain, with Jackson v.
Scholz, New York A. c., winner of
the 200-meters at Paris in 1924,
third.
America failed to WIN either of
the first two finals today, Sid At
kinson of South Africa taking first
place in the 110-meter hurdles in
14.8 seconds.
DR.. Clarence L. (Bud) Houser,
Los Angeles A. c., won the discus
throw, breaking the Olympic record
1t was Americas first triumph of
the day.
The United States at the start
Of today's games had a Appoint
lead with Great Britain in second
place, beginning to show the great
strength of the delegation from the
Isles. The standing this morning
United States. II. France, 6.
Great Britain, 90. Haiti, 5.
Sweden, 81. Italy f.
Germany. 49, Philippines, g.
Finland, II. South Africa, 2.
Canada, IS. Holland, /.
ireland IN
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-01

Pittsburgh University. Being assured
the Pittsburgh Pirates do not hold
a string on the young man, the
scouts hurriedIy gathered in In
dianapolis, three being present at
Mondays game. Steve has won
twelve games and lost five and he's
been in the league only two years,
last season being his first pro eX-
perience. He lives in Pittsburgh, but
that doesn't mean anything, accord
ing to the Tribe bosses. And he
can not be drafted.
In 1872 innings, only forty-six runs
have been scored off Swetonic.