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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-07-06
REVOCATION
OF Old Laws Against Trusts
Is Urged

Washington.-"Th man who wants
to buy coat for $9.98 that it costs
SIS to make is not a good American
citizen" said Ethelbert Stewart,
commissioner of the United States
bureau of labor statistics, in an adj
dress to the Portland Cement Asso-
citation.
The speaker said that if such price
cutting tactics become general they
demorazile the industrial situation, re-
duce the standard of living and cut
wages.
when | say cost $15," said Mr..
Stewart, 81 mean cost under an in
telligent, efficient and productive sys-
tenn"
The federal economist called for a
repeal of obsolete laws against trusts.
These statutes, he said, were passed
80 years ago when the people feared
the words association" and "com-
bine." The department of labor, he
said, realize the time has come when
there must be associations of indus
try to deal with matters of cost of
production, selling and the stabiliz-
ing of employment.
"Any combination, association or
trust organized to regulate business
so as to keep it's people steadily en-
ployed, its plants steadily in opera
ton, it's output regular and of a hgih
quality, such associations are no
body's business and are of benefit to
the whole public. The only point at
which the public has any interest be-
yond that of approval is when such
an association undertakes to unfairly
dictate a price of the commodity
and | mean unfairly"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-07-06
UNCLE SAM BEGINS
To Study Extent To Which Machines
Replace Men.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Ill. N. So
The Department of Labor through
its Employment Service is seeking to
ascertain the entent that new labor
saving devices are displacing workers,
particularly in agriculture and indus
try, it was stated orally June % at the
department.
Information on the subject is called
for in a letter sent out to all federal
directors of the United States En-
ployment Service by the Director
General of the Service, Francis |.
Jones. The letter, in part, reads:
Should there be any new labor
Saving devices installed in any section
of your state, which would displace
labor, I would thank you to advise me
regarding the kind of new installation
and number of men displaced.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-07-06
IMMIGRANTS
OF Future To Get Identification
Cards.

WASHINGTON, D. c., I. L. N 81
A new policy of providing all aliens
authorized to enter the United States,
except those who come solely for the
purpose of study, with Identification
cards to be issued by the American
consuls at their ports of departure,
has been adopted by the Bureau of
immigration, Department of Labor.
1t becomes effective July 1.
The Identification cards will contain
the name and description of the immi-
grant and will bear his photograph
firmly attached. Similar cards have
been issued heretofore only to Chi
nese. Extension of the system to i'm
migrants in general is expected not
only to protect the immigrant after
his arrival but to facilitate the work
of the immigration Bureau.
"The immigration Identification
card, fills long felt want" the I'm
migration Bureau explained. "As its
name indicates, it affords an immi
grant admitted to the United States {
convenient and immediate means 0.
identifying himself as an immigran
alien so admitted"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-07-06

A few days ago Penna offered his res
ignation and on his advice the associ-
alton decided to close up shop and quit.
The intimation that the United
Mine Workers had forced the dissolu-
ton of the organization through its
refusal to accept the wage scale of
fered by the operators is regarded as
propaganda for public consumption,
and is without foundation in fact,
Penna is statement said that "col-
lective bargaining in the miners un-
ion had practically ceased" and there
fore there was no need for the oper-
ators' association, which had been in
existence for twenty-seven years.
District officials of the miners said
they were not interested either way
in the association, but that they We're
always ready to join in negotiating a
contract.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-07-06
CASE
PRINTED IN SIX BOOKS

NEW YORK,-The record of the
trial and execution of Sacco and Van
zetti has been printed in six volumes.
The expense is betrayed by group
of men who have not permitted their
names to be made public The COM
mittee in charge of the publication of
the matter included Newton D. Baker,
former secretary of war; John w.
Davis, Democratic candidate for pres
ident four years ago; Charles Nagel,
secretary of commerce and labor in
President Taft's cabinet, and Elihu
Root, former secretary of state.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-07-06

fore he felt justified in putting the
proposal up to the delegates. When
he did go before the convention. #
was with the assurance that he was
proposing a measure which the rank
and file desired.
A circular letter sent out to the
membership explaining the purpose of
the defense fund reads:
"The theatrical field is now con-
trolled to the tune of at least 80 per
cent by corporations, and such con-
troll grows by leaps and bounds, so
that it can be easily seen that same
will soon reach 100 per cent. Several
OF these corporations now control
hundreds of theaters in as many
cities. A corporation is in a position
to stage an indefinite fight or pro-
longed controversy with a local or
several of them, accepting the loss
caused it as a matter of course, hav-
ing same carried by all the other nu-
merous theatres under its control.
Union Must Be Prepared
Local or locals involved in such a
prolonged controversy is or are not
in such favorable position, and as
there is the possibility that the Fed
Grafton may be forced to involve adj
ditional locals, the danger always
exists that many hundreds or thou
sands of members may be called on
strike. Therefore, it is imperative
that the federation find itself able
to pay indefinite strike benefits and
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-07-06
MACHINE STRIDES
SHOWN

WASHINGTON, D. C. 0,L.N. s.
A United States Bureau of Labor
Statistics study of productivity in
blast furnaces in the United States at
different periods from 1850 to 1925
shows that the output per man per
year increased from rs tons in 1850
to 1857 tons in 1925, the increase be-
ing practically continuous except for
the years Immediately affected by war
conditions. During this time the out
put increased more than 1000 per
cent while the number of employees
in the industry increased only A per
cent.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-07-06
COMMUNISTS URGING
LOWER WAGE SCALES

New York-Communists in this
city are willing to work below the
scale agreed to by employers and the
International Ladies Garment Work
ers' Union.
Samuel Klein, general manager of
the Industrial Council of Cloak, Suit
and Skirt Manufacturers, quotes Louis
Hyman, leader of the communists:
81 am advising the workers to work
piecework; to work under the scale,
as low as $25 to $50 week; to work
single time for overtime"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-07-06
Attack on Seattle Union
Challenge to All Teachers,
Miss Barker Tells Convention

Miss Barker gave an encouraging
report Of progress made by the Fed
Grafton in the last year, saying that
the actual increase in membership up
to May / had been more than 13 per
cent. She reported that the appeal
made by the last convention for an
organizing fund had met with gen
erous response and added that the
fund had enabled the union to increase
its activities, with fine results in in
creased membership and influence.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-07-06
More Than Million Dollars
Planned for Union Defense
Organization Prepares for Any Assault by Theatre Chains
on Present Standard of Wages Working Conditions
Action Authorized by Louisville Convention
international Labor News Service)

international Labor News Service)
NEW YORK CITY.-A defense as
sessment which will bring in from ST.
100000 to 81, 100000 year is being
raised by the American Federation of
Musicians pursuant to resolution
adopted at the unions recent conven-
ton in Louisville.
A fund will be used only for de-
fense, Joseph N. Weber, president of
the Federation, explained. 1t will be
used to fight attempts of employers
to lower the present standard of wag-
es or working conditions.
Also it applies only to the members
of the union who are employed in the
aters, since it is far from the big the
ater chains that the only real danger
of an onslaught on union conditions
exists. The theatre musicians, who
constitute about one-sixth of the Fed
eration's membership, will pay the as
sessment of 2 per cent of their wages !;
the other members are not assessed.
Similarly, the fund is to be used only
in theater strikes or lockouts.
Meetings Approve Fund
The defense fund was unanimously
approved by the convention; but, more
than this, it was enthusiastically
backed before the convention by huge
mass meetings of musicians held ir
Carnegie Hall, New York, and in Chi
cago and other big cities. President
Weber made tour of the country anc
addressed some $4,000 members, be-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-07-06

MONTREAL, U. N. S.)--A die
tator for the news print industry of
Canada to "save it from the grave
danger of price-cutting is now openly
advocated. 'The appointment of a
czar would assure that the output of
the individual mills is maintained at
a level which would not menace the in
dustry," says the Financial Post,
which calls itself the Canadian news
paper for business men and investors.
Making of newsprint has become
the largest manufacturing industry of
Canada within the past three years.
Production this year is reported to be
at a rate 20 per cent greater than last
year; at the same time, the output of
United States mills is the same as last
year, the expectation that the Cana
dian mills with their lower costs for
raw material and in most cases lower
wages, would oblige United States
mills to curtain operations not having
been realized. Hence overproduction,
and the prospect Of price-cutting by
Independent mills outside the selling
combine of the larger mills.
During the postwar slump there
were wage slashes, and increase of
hours. Since the trough of the de-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-07-06
COAL OPERATORS TO
DISBAND july

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, e. L. N. s.
The Indiana Bituminous Coal OPP
orators Association, comprising prac-
tically all the owners of soft coal
mines in the state, has adopted res
olution to disband July /. 1t had been
known for some time that Phil Penna,
secretary of the organization and its
head, has wanted to resign.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-07-06

CHICAGO, G. L. N. S.)-The attack
of the Board of Education of Seattle,
Wash, on the Seattle high school
teachers union constitutes chal-
lenge to every teacher to defend and
protect his civil liberties and his pro-
fessional integrity, Mary C. Barker,
president of the American Federation
OF Teachers, said in her address at
the opening session Of the twelfth an
nual convention of the organization
here.
For the benefit of those unfamiliar
with the Seattle situation, President
Barker outlined the case, telling of
the formation of union last fall by
the Seattle high school teachers
When the time came for the signing
of contracts this spring, the union
teachers were told by the board Of
education that contracts would be Of
fered them only on condition they sign
a statement declaring that they were
not members of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Teachers and would not be-
come a member during the contract.
President Barker continued:
"Now this thing of board of edu-
cation or other school authorities act
ing to curtail the civil rights of teach
ers is not altogether new thing in
the experience of teachers. But every
recurrence of such case constitutes
new challenge to every teacher to
defend and protect his civil liberties
and his professional integrity. The
case of the teachers in Seattle places
squarely before every teacher and
every teachers organization in this
country burden of responsibility for
the protection of the civil rights of
teachers and the integrity of the pro-
fessiOn in the part it assumes to play
in society.
"What shall we do about this :?
What will other groups Of teachers do
about it? What is the attitude of the
average American teacher toward this
matter? That would be interesting
to find out.
Teachers Defend Rights.
fortunately we know what the
high school teachers in Seattle thought
about it. They know what was hap
pening to them, and not to them only
Be it said to their honor they pro-
tested the infringement upon their
civil rights and the effort to ALLEVIATE
them from their inherent responsible
ties as teachers.
$50 far these teachers are still de-
prived of their right and freedom OF
association. 1t would be a sad day
for the youth of Seattle if their teach
ers should finally acquiesce in Ihe pos
session of only a limited degree OF
that free and responsible citizenship
which they are expected to hold up te
their pupils as precious possession
This case is worth whatever
time is required to have justice pre-
vail"
Referring to uncovering of propa
ganda by the public utility interests
in the schools and other educationa
institutions, Miss Barker said:
''The American Federation O.
Teachers has had much to say abou
propaganda in the schools. We have
made some Investigations. We dare
to hope that recent disclosure and un
dertaking in nationwide examina
tions of these conditions by othe
groups will add new forces and nev
power to efforts already being mad
to bring about more wholesom
situation"
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-07-06
NEWARK BARRIERS STRIKE

NEWARK, N. J.,-Several hundred
union BARRIERS suspended work to Sc
cure the continuance of an agreement
that has just expired. The wage rate
is $35 week and SO per cent of re-
ceipts over $50. The employers de-
clare this is unfair"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-07-06
PUBLIC SCHOOL COSTS UP

Washington. - Expenditures for
public schools have almost doubled
since 1920 and the cost of maintain
ing pupil is more than two and one
half times as great as it was Is years
ago, according to the United States
bureau of education.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-09
STANTON PARK BODY
ELECTS A. H, GREGORY
Federation Treasurer Made Head OF
Citizens Association-0ther
Officers Are Chosen.

A. H. Gregory, treasurer of the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations, was
elected president of the Stanton Park
Citizens Association last night at a
meeting held in the Peabody School.
The organization transacted wide va
riety OF business, urged rigid enforce
ment of the law calling for properly
focused automobile headlights, insisted
that the House of Detention or any
other similar institution" be not located
in any residential zone and adopted a
resolution asking that the Board of
Education provide In the new flve-year
building program for Fairgrounds for
the Carbery and Hilton Schools.
The association chose Harry N. Stull
to serve with Mr.. Gregory as its dele
gates to the Federation of Citizens AS
sociations and elected these officers:
James P. Farmer and John P. Smith,
vice presidents: Mrs. l.. H. Brown, Sec
rotary: Robert L. Bier. financial secre-
tary, and Claiborne Hunter, treasurer
revision of the membership list at an
early date to weed out names of those
no longer active.
Mr.. Stull urged that members come
to the meetings in the future prepared
to discuss some subject and offer reso-
buttons, declaring that he would like TO
see more persons take part in the de-
bate. He announced that proposal
to form Republican and Democratic
clubs in the organization had been re-
jected. due to the inhibition in the as
sociation's constitution which bans DO
litical and religious discussions.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Hall were elected
as new members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-09
FRANCE DEpORTS
u. S. NEWS WRITER
Harold Koran, Correspond
ent, Connected With PubIica.
ton of Anglo French Pact.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. October o-Harold Koran,
correspondent of the New York Ameri-
can. has been requested to leave France
before Thursday because of his connec-
ton with the publication through the
Hearst News Service of memorandum
covering the Anglo French naval pact.
The press bureau of the ministry of
foreign affairs notified Koran that
France considered him an undesirable
foreigner" and warned him. that he
might be the object of a decree OF ex-
pulsion.
The continental edition of the Lon
don Daily Mail today printed state
nent furnished by the Paris bureau
of the International News Service say
ing that Koran had finally consented
to accept a decree of expulsion and thus
undertook to leave French soil. He
was offered the choice of doing this
or of going to Sante Prison. where he
would be detained at the disposal of
an examining magistrate. The state
ment concluded by saying "the French
foreign Office declines to take any
action in the matter"
Embassy Appeal Ignored.
The statement was issued after Nor
man Armour who is in charge of the
American embassy in the absence of
Ambassador Herrick, had twice visited
the foreign office in behalf of Koran.
Secretary Kellogg had instructed the
embassy to take steps to insure that
Horan's rights as a newspaper man
were respected
Koran said he had been detained by
the police for seven hours yesterday
and only released after he had signed
2 report OF q crcss-examination on
how he obtained the memorandum. The
press bureau of the ministry of foreign
affairs asserted that Koran had not
been arrested. but had simply been re-
quested to appear to explain his con-
nection with the document.
Koran claimed he was driving an
automobile in the Rue de la Paix when
five bicycle policemen surrounded the
car and forced him to the curb A
plain clothes man then ordered him
to drive to the prefecture of police.
While he was examined there he was
not allowed to communicate with a
lawyer. the embassy or his office.
Prison Term as Alternative.
Koran said an official told him that
if he refused to reply he would be
in Salte Prison and pro-
ceedings would be, instituted which
might lead to flve-year prison
sentence. He said the memorandum in
question, which contained private in
structions to French diplomatic agents,
was handed him by William Randolph
Hearst in the course of luncheon
with the request that it be cabled to
the United States. He added that Mr..
Hearst had since telegraphed that he
assumed entire responsibility for the
documents publication.
Neither France nor Great Britain has
vet authorized publication of the naval
agreement or the correspondence which
led to It.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-09
LOCATE RECEIVING
MEFOR CHILDREN
D. C. Heads Order Transfer
From Stanton Park Building
to Southeast Section.

Removal of the children's receiving
home of the Board of Public Welfare
from the Stanton Park Hospital Burd-
ing at Sixth street and Massachusetts
avenue northeast, to an apartment
house at 316 Potomac avenue southeast
was ordered today by the District Com
missioners.
The receiving home has never func-
toned since its founding last July /,
litigation in the courts, sponsored by a
group of indignant residents of the
Northeast who did not want the in
stitution in their neighborhood, having
prevented the occupancy of the build
ing.
Court Delays Action.
The courts have not yet acted on
the application for a hearing for a
permanent injunction to prevent the
welfare board from using the building
as a receiving home for children. The
Commissioners. however, fearful Of an
unfavorable decision, coupled with a
warning that the opposition would
bring pressure to bear on Congress at
the coming session to deny an appro-
priation for the institution should the
court permit the hospital building to
be occupied, decided to find new To-
cation in neighborhood that is not
likely to be so hostile as the Northeast
section
Leased at $500 a Year.
The Potomac avenue building Is a
recently constructed four STORY apart
ment house, strikingly similar in ap-
pearance to the House of Detention's
new home at 903 B street southwest.
1t was leased from Rogers M Fred. lis
B street southeast at rental of $500
year. The lease runs for only one
wear, but Fred has given the Commits
sioners the option of renewing it an
nually for q period of five years at the
same rental
A vacant lot adjoining the building
on the west will be used as play
ground for children. The lot has 25-
foot frontage on Potomac avenue.
The Commissioners plan to take pos
session of the building October 16. at
which time all children under II years
old in the House of Detention vii be
transferred tn the institution. The
Board of Public Welfare was given
jurisdiction over such children July
Maj. Atkins Recommends Approval.
The removal of the institution was
approved by the Commissioners on
recommendation of Maj. L. E. Atkins.
Assistant Engineer Commissioner. who
pointed out in written report that he
did not belive there would be amy con-
siderable protest raised to the use of
the apartment as children's receiving
home.
The Stanton Park Hospital Building
was to have been rented from DR..
Joseph D. Rodgers. The lease was
never signed. however and the Com
missioners authorized Mai. Atkins to
make settlement with DR.. Rodgers. as
the building has been used by the well
fare board since July for storage pur-
poses only.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-09
PLANE READY FOR ATLANTIC HOP;
MAY MEET ZEPPELIN AT SEA
Columbia. Groomed for Flight
From New Work to
Rome.
Plan to Escort Dirigib!e Here
if Bad Weather Pre-
vents Trip.

By the Associated Press
ROOSEVELT FIELD. N. Y, Octo-
Der e.-Charles A. Levine's veteran
monoplane Columbia was ready today
for take-ofr at dawn tomorrow on
its second crossing of the Atlantic
this time to Rome.
Plans for the fight were announced
by Roger @. Williams. veteran aviator,
who said he would pilot the plane. with
Pietro Bonelli as navigator and Levine
as a possible passenger.
Plans Laid for Year.
williams and Bonelli had been work
ing for the last year with Cesare Sa-
belli on a projected fight to Rome in
Sabelli's sesquiplane Roma. Various de-
lays held up the fight. however, end
williams said he and Bonelli had defin-
itely severed connections with the VEN
ture
The Columbia. which was cracked
up in Italy after its flight of almost
1000 miles from New York to Ger
many in June. 1927. has since been
virtually rebuilt. Williams said mechan-
les had about completed thorough
tuning-up of the machine, that its mo-
tor has been checked and the huge
fuel tanks that carried it on its flight
to Germany have again been installed.
May Escort Zeppelin.
Bonelli declared weather conditions
at sea to be exceptionally good at this
time. Should the Columbia run into
thick weather half way across, he said.
they would try to locate the German
6irigible Count Zeppelin. which prob
ably will be en- route to this country at
that time, and escort her to Lakehurst.
NJ j.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-09
RYAN INDUCTION PLANNED

Right Rev. James H. Ryan, newly
chosen rector Of the Catholic University
of America, will be indicted into Office
on November IA, 1t was learned today
The inaugural ceremony will be held
in the university gymnasium.
AS. the fifth rector of the university
Mgr Ryan succeeds Right Rev. Thomas
J. Shahan The Inauguration will take
place on the same date as the meet
ing OF the university board of trustees
and the annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Hierarchy.