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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-06-08

throughout North Carolina were pres
ent. There were five representatives
of international unions, four news
paper men and two ministers. Among
the delegates were numbered ten
women trade unionists and twelve
negro workers representing various
organizations. Five of these women
were fraternal delegates from Vir-
ginia.
Ed l.. Crouch, vice president of the
Tobacco Workers international I'm
ion announced that despite the bitter
hostility and constant discharges of
union men and women by the j. R.
Reynolds Company of Winston Salem,
manufacturers of Camels, that his un-
ion has organized some 5000 of the
10000 employees of the cigarette and
tobacco concern in Winston-S Salem.
Found Mill at Work Sunday
William Smith of Philadelphia, gen
eral secretary-treasurer of the Ameri-
can Federation of Full Fashioned Hos
iery Workers, created a sensation by
announcing that just before coming
into the meeting, he together with the
hosiery workers southern organizer,
Alfred Hoffman, had visited the two
full fashioned mills in Greensboro and
had found one of them operating on
Sunday. A resolution was passed by
the Council demanding action by the
Greensboro City Council and the Min
isterial Association of the city to take
steps which would give these work
ers an opportunity to worship on Sun
days.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-06-08

Chicago, G. L. N. S.).-Western
railroads are still stubbornly fighting
the decision of an arbitration board
granting their firemen wage increase
and have announced they will carry
the battle to the United States su-
preme court.
Approval of the arbitration board S
award was given by the Federal Dis
trict Court and this decision has just
been upheld by the United States Cir
cult Court of Appeals. Attorneys for
the railroads have al nounced they will
appeal this decision to the highest
court in the land
The arbitrators gave the freight
employees of the union 35 cents a day
more and those in passenger service
80 cents. Fifty-five thousand men
would benefit. The roads say the
award adds $3,0O0,O00 annually to
their pay rolls.
United States Circuit Judges Evans
and Page concurred in the majority
opinion written by Judge Evans, up
holding Federal Judge Carpenters de-
cision that the award was legal. Cir
cult Judge Geiger of Milwaukee dis
sented
This is the first time since 1920 that
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-06-08
FRAME-UP PLOT
Against Iron MOlders Col
lapses in State Court

San Francisco.-Th frame-up OF
the Industrial Association against foul
iron molders collapsed in the Superior
Court and the judge ordered the jury
to render a verdict of not guilty.
The unionists were accused of hav-
ing shot a strikebreaker in February
last year
The leading witness for the prose
cution, an ex-convict, was not pro
duced in court by the men who i'm.
ported him to this city Other wit
nesses for the prosecution were Sc
confused on the witness stand that
they injured their case. One witness
admitted he did not tell the trutf
before the grand jury, which votec
the indictments. Another strike
breaker asked the attorney for the de
fense to meet him privately, to dis
cuss matters, but the attorney replied
"Tell it to the Judge"
The unionists' escape from tn,
frame-up followed a similar collapse
of frame-up against striking carpen
ters who were recently freed. Nor,
than half a hundred were arrested OF
charges varying from vagrancy t.
murder.
The anti-union Industrial Associa
ton backed these prosecutions.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-06-08
FIVE YEARS
Business of Union Bank
Proves LabOr's Ability

New York.-The Federation Bank
and Trust company celebrated its fifth
anniversary list week and Peter j.
Brady, president, announced the for
nation of the Federation Sharehold-
ers' Corporation which will conduct a
general business and will aid in the
promotion Of the bank stockholders
interests.
When the bank opened we had a
capital and surplus amount of $780,
000" said President Brady. Our re-
sources are now So, 100000. Our sue
cess proves that a labor bank can be
successful, if conducted along bank
ing lines.
"A feature of labor banking that is
often overlooked is the knowledge of
business and its rules that workers ac-
quire. With this knowledge workers
are less prone to hasty action"
At the banks anniversary observ-
ance, William Green, president A. F.
of L., wrote Mr. Brady:
81 am proud of your achievement
The work which you have done shows
that labor and labor's representatives
are competent to manage and control
their own financial institutions.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-06-08
BERNARD A. ABRAMS
DEAD

New York.-Bernard A. Abrams,
for years a general executive board
member of the United Garment Work
ers' Union, died in this city. He was
one of the founders of this union,
and prior to its formation was active
in the Knights of Labor. He trav-
eled extensively, because of his du-
ties, and he had wide circle of ac-
quaintances throughout the continent.
The funeral, held in this city, was
attended by local trade unionists and
officials Of many natinoal and inter
atioal unions.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-06-08
Measure Bans "Yellow Dog"
Limits Injunction Writs and
Guarantees Trials By Jury

Washington, d. G.. e. l.. N. s..
The inquiry of the Senate Judiciary
Committee into the abuses of iniunc-
tons by Federal Judges during strikes
has resulted in the drawing up of a
bill that is hailed as a death blow at
injunction tyranny and new charter
of freedom for labor.
The bill replaces the original Ship
stead anti-injunction bill, which was
found to be inadequate The new bill
was drafted by subcommittee of the
Judiciary Committee.
The measure has been reported to
the full committee, but no action has
been taken The full committee will
not act on the report until next De
cember.
Congress had no time to consider
the measure at this session, but the
bill will remain alive for action in
December. 1t will furnish the basis
for the fight to curb judges, which is
one of labor's main objectives at pres
ent
Labor's Rights Are Set Forth
A feature of the new bill is a clean
cut and ringing assertion of labor'S
right to organize and bargain collect.
lively. This is in the form of a declara
ton of public policy, which begins the
bill and which is as follows:
'In the Interpretation of this act
and in determining the jurisdiction
and authority of Tie court of the
United States, as such jurisdiction
and authority are herein defined anc
limited, the public policy of the United
States is hereby declared as follows
| "Whereas under prevailing eco
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-06-08

same policy.
The planks favor the anti-union
shop. A subsidy for private shipping,
called temporary aid" is favored
On women in industry the platform
recommends that protective legisla-
ton should be based only upon indi-
vidual capacity and the nature of
work, rather than upon sex"
A complete about face is made on
immigration restriction, which is now
indorsed
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-06-08

nomic conditions, developed with the
aid of governmental authority for
owners of property to organize in the
corporate and other forms Of owner
ship association, the individual unor-
ganiZed worker is commonly helpless
to exercise actual liberty of contract
and to protect his freedom of labor,
and thereby to obtain acceptable terms
and conditions of employment, where
fore it is necessary that he shall have
full freedom of association, self-organ-
iZation and designation of representa-
tives of his own choosing, to nego-
tiate the terms and conditions of his
employment and that he shall be free
from the interference, restraint, or
coercion of employers of labor, or their
agents, in the designation of such rep
resentatives or in self organization or
| in other mutual aid or protection;
| therefore the following definitions of,
and limitations upon, the jurisdiction
and authority of the courts of the
United States are hereby enacted"
Contrary Policy Has No Standing
The bill then provides that no con-
tracts or promises contrary to the
policy laid down shall be enforceable
in court, and lists specific examples of
the kind of contracts or promises
meant.
Provision is also made to prohibit
the Federal courts from issuing re-
straining orders to prevent any en-
ploye from becoming a member of a
union or retaining union membership,
aiding others engaged in labor dis
putes, holding peaceable meetings,
giving publicity to the employees side
of the controversy, or causing to work
either individually or in concert with
fellow employees.
The bill then specifies conditions
under which injunctions may be is
sued in labor disputes, the restrictions
Including a showing of unlawful acts
actually committed and that substan-
tial and irreparable injury will result
to complainants unless an order is is
Isued.
yellow Dog" Is Outlawed
| The measure outlaws enforcement
of so-called yellow dog" contracts, by
which a workman, to obtain employ.
ment, promises he will not join un.
ion or that he will leave it if already
member Courts are forbidden to
issue injunctions to uphold such con
tracts.
By forbiddiny the courts to enjoir
thebill specifically protects men il
their right to cease work singly or il
concert, to collect and pay strike bene
fits, to avail themselves of legal advice
to give publicity to their grievances
and to assemble peaceably.
1t grants the right of jury trial il
all cases of indirect contempt, result
ing from alleged violation of an in
junction. Direct contempt may b
punished by the court as at present.
1t forbids courts to enjoin or prose
cute strikers for conspiracy becaus
they may act in concert.
1t declares that officials of labo
I organizations may not be held respor
!! sible for unlawful acts committed b
! organization members unless they a,
) tually planned, concurred in or rat
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-06-08
BUSINESS URGES
INDUSTRY" PLANKS

New York.-The National Associa-
tion of Manufacturers has prepared a
Platform of American Industry
which will be submitted to the ma
tional convention of both political
parties.
When organized labor started this
movement by urging these conven-
tions to declare for remedial legisla-
ton, the cry of union dictation" was
raised by those who now adopt the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-06-08

Harlan, Ky.-The careless handling
of a box of percussion caps set off
load of dynamite in the non-union
Kenvir mine. Seven miners lost their
lives.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-06-08

San Bernardino, Cal.-Practically
all bakery shops in this city have
signed the new agreement of the
Bakery Workers Union.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-06-08
MORE NINE ACCIDENTS

Bluefeld, W. Va.-An explosion in
No. l mine of the non-union Yukon
Pocahontas Coal company killed II
miners.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-06-08
New Anti-lnjunction Bill Safeguards
Labor's Right to Organize and Strike

fed such acts.
Limit Is Placed on Temporary Writs
The bill also provides for immediate
hearings on applications for injunc-
ton, provides that testimony must be
taken in open court before perma-
nent stay is granted, and specifies that
no temporary injunction may be is.
Continued on page 81
Evening star., 1928-11-15

facilities In the mountains. Like most
of the other youth of Buchanan County,
Sam Hurley had little or no schooling,
because there were no adequate schools.
His case was aggravated perhaps by the
death of his father when Sam was only
IL years old and so he grew to young
manhood with only two months actual
institutional training to his credit. He
recalls that because he had no educa-
ton and because his companions had
none, neither he nor they had sufficient
appreciation of their deficiency to want
particularly to change their status. At
% he married and with his bride set
out in the mountains to earn their live
lihood through hard toll at farming and
timbering.
The young couple purchased on credit
and without benefit of any written
contract tract of virgin timber land,
a mule team and a wagon. When the
timber was cut and marketed Hurley
and his wife had realized a profit of
$1,000, presenting considerable contrast
to the $42 which he had saved from
his earlier career of wagoning in the
mountains.
Begins Education.
With their first turn of better for
tune Mr. and Mrs. Hurley realized a
desire for schooling as an aid to ad-
vancement. and, purchasing primers,
they set about to learn reading
and writing. Soon the ability of
Sam Hurley to read became known
and his mountain friends and neigh
borS urged him to instruct them. When
he was 80 he gathered into his house g.
of his friends, men ranging from 25 to
SIS years of age, and together they learn
ed the mysteries of the written word
Sam Hurley continued his own reading
on various subjects, and today, despite
Evening star., 1928-11-15
MOUNTAINEER SEEKS AID
FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
Self -SchooIed Man, IIIiterate
Until 28 Years Old,
Pounds Institute.
Buchanan County, Virginia,
Fight Against Ignorance
Told by Hurley.

Illiterate until he was % years old
because of the disadvantages confront
ing him in his native heath, only to
school himself in the evening after the
labors of the day and become one of
the countys most prominent and hon.
ored citizens, Samuel r. Hurley of the
mountains of Buchanan County. Va, is
in Washington today seeking interest In
and aid for the Mountain Industrial In
stitute at Grundy. There he hopes to
educate today's youth of the mountains
so that, without his own struggle for
learning, they may enjoy the advan-
tages which the natural resources Of
their country hold for them.
Mr. Hurley is here primarily to con-
fer with Mrs. Cora Wilson Stewart. di-
Tecting head of the National Intelli-
gence Crusade, with view to mapping
q constructive program of education in
Evening star., 1928-11-15

clothing that has been cut for them by
the older girls out of garments sent
from the cities so that those students
present as neat an appearance as the
youth of any urban school In his tour
of the larger cities and on his visit to
Washington Mr.. Hurley is asking that
clothing be sent to his institution. Of
specific organizations he is asking aid
in more concrete form, while of the
public at large he Is seeking sympathy
for the work which he and his associs
ates are attempting to promote.
BY virtue of his own efforts Mr.. Hur-
ley became successful building con-
tractor and for eight years he was clerk
of the Circuit Court of Buchanan
County and at one time he was Repub-
lican candidate for Congress. Mr.. Hur-
Evening star., 1928-11-15

his lack of institutional training, he is
an educated man.
Eight years ago Hurley with other
business men of the county, purchased
thousand acres of land at Grundy, a
little town set high in the mountains,
and erected the first buildings of the
institution they called the Mountain
Industrial Institute. Into that school
they gathered the boys and girls of the
edge as well as the practical subjects of
home economies and the trades. Today
there are two brick buildings and a
third under construction, and ITS boys
and girls of the mountains striving to
reduce illiteracy from its existing 80
per cent of the population.
In the school the boys ana girls wear
Evening star., 1928-11-15

Buchanan County of Virginia and in
the neighboring counties of West Vir-
ginia and Kentucky, centering In the
Mountain Industrial Institute, which he
founded eight years ego.
Mr.. Hurley's own life is the best IL
luStration of the need for educational
Evening star., 1928-11-15

ley's interest in the education of the
youth of his mountains caused him to
give up his business interests and de-
vote his entire time to the dictatorship
Evening star., 1928-11-15

Y. NJ. c.. A. Building, Philadelphia, viii
cost $2.250000. 1t win house married
couples, women, Navy men--in seven
floors for their special use--and civilian
men.
Evening star., 1928-11-15

The 2s-story addition to Central
Evening star., 1928-11-15

its students the tolls and the uncer-
tainties which at times are their lot.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-22
CREACER HAS
CONTROLOVER
FIRST GROUP
Littleton jailed As Ink
Well Is Thrown
Through Door; Cops
Called In Riot

DALLAS. Texas, May 22.-tP)-The
republican state convention split when
II was called to order here today and
after two Of the minority faction
leaders we're led out by policemen
that group followed for a convention
of it's own at another hall.
IL was the faction headed by n. u.
Creager of Brownsville. national COM
mitteeman. and demanding the selec-
tion and instruction Of 26 delegates
for Herbert Hoover which retained
control of the site Of the original
meeting. the municipal auditorium.
Leaders of the other group, which
insisted that only four delegates at
large be chosen upon the contention
that % already had been selected at
district conventions. were G. q. Lit
tleton. chairman or the republican
state committee for an uninstructed
delegation: Harry vi. Nurzbach. Tex
as only republican congressman; j.
4. Elgin. Of San Antonio, member or
the state executive committee, and
Harry Beck. white leader OF the
black and tan section.
Mr.. Littleton was placed under ar
rest and jailed on a charge OF de-
facing public property. Bond for him
was placed at $500 and ne had not
been released fifteen minutes after
he was incarcerated.
IL was said that while he was
standing at the civic auditorium door
trying 20 get into the convention.
someone behind him threw an ink
well through the plate glass door.
When the convention was called 10
order. the minority forced the read
ing Of its report BY Leonard Withing-
ton, secretary Of the convention.
Continued on mage twp)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-22
MAIL PLANE
CRASH FATAL
Lost In Fog, Pilot Dies
In Attempted
Landing

RICHMOND. Va. May 22.--tPD-A
north-bound mail plane on the route
connecting the East with the South
crashed out Of fog laden sky here
early today and killed its pilot, +. j.
Norrissey. 35, Of Aurora, III.
The plane. bound from Richmond
tor Washington and Philadelphia,
left the Byrd airport here at 1880 a.
rn.. and shortly afterward was a mass
of wreckage just off the Seven Pines
golf course near Sandston.
n. A. Elliott. manager here for Pit
cairn Aviation. Inc, contractors for
the mail route, said Morrissey appar-
entity became lost in the fog while
seeking 10 land on the golf course.
IN the pilots hand was clasped a
flash light.
Several residents Of Sandston.
walked by the roar of the motor above
their roofs, rushed out and saw the
planes lights spiral dizzily toward
earth.
The crash brought the first fatality
on the New York-AtIanta-New Or
leans air mail route. opened May l.
Morrissey. married, was the father
or three children.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-22
Willacy Case
Set Wednesday

The Willacy county intimidation
case, in which four residents or Will
lacy county are charged with intimi-
dating witnesses in "A federal court
case. will BE- called for trial az 9
o'clock Wednesday afternoon, ac-
cording TO the setting OF the Grim
inal docket i'm the federal court.
Defendants and witnesses hEs been
summoned for that time.
Two cases we're originally led
against the defendants. and trial OF
one case at the last term Of court
resulted in a hung jury. The two
cases we're later consolidated In an
indictment returned by the federal
grand jury at Laredo.
Jury trials of liquor and smuc-
Cling cases were underway in fed
eral court Tuesday. with ten cases
on the docket TO be disposed of. ard
from one TO four defendants appear
ing IN each case.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-22
dean ELECTED
TEMPORARILY
AS CHAIRMAN
Ferguson Nomination
Of Boyle Repudia-
ted by Friends of AL
Smith I'm Meet

BEAUMANT. Tex. May 2z.-tE-
Governor Dan Moody's harmony
group, pledged 10 q dry platform And
presidential candidates to fit its. or
gsnized the state democratic conver-
tion today when it's candidate W. l..
Dean of Huntsville, who wrate ths
stringent Texas prohibition law. was
elected temporary chairman.
The bulk OF the Governor Alfred
y. Smith for president support
swung over TO Dean after John
BOYLE. Smith leader. had repudlahed
former Governor James r. Ferguson
nomination Of Z. A. Berry a. Smith
candidate.
BEAUMONT. Tex. May 92.-tF)-
Governor Dan Moody seconded the
state democratic executive commit
tees nomination Of w. T.. Dean, au.
thor of the Texas liquor Law, for tenn
-porary chairman OF the state ecrven-
ltion today in a speech deplorinR
efforts OF something paradinG I'm
prohibition clothes" 60 control the
State Senator Tom Love. chief cf
the ultra dry faction, was on the plat
form. Governor Moody referred 60
rumors of N Love-Klan coalition and
warned the convention of the "evil
consequence" Of a repetition Of tbs
Klan dominated convention Of 1924.
He represented Mr.. Dean as q pro-
hibitionist Of the highest type
Frank Davis Of San Antonio, NOM
mating VI. A. Collins of Dallas as the
ultra-dry candidate for temporary
chairman, was hooted and heckled an
he said that the paramount question
Of the convention was whether Tex
as democrats "are with Governor
Moody or Governor Alfred r. Smith"
Former Governor James ". FerRu-
son Of the Smith group, moved 60
substitute both the Dean and Collins
nominations by nominating w. A.
Berry Of Houston. but the move was
repudiated by John Boyle OF San An
tonic. Central Texas Smith leader.
elm Ferguson has no authority tJ
nominate Berry for the Smith group"
Boyle shouted. He then seconded
Governor Moody's nomination Of
Dean.
Governor Moody leaped up and Res-
ticulated to the crowd when Boyle
denounced Ferguson. The audience
cheered.
Dwight Levellyn of Dallas made ar
impassioned speech seconding the
Collins nomination but most of it was
lost in mingled jeers and cheers
which Chairman ID. W. Wilcox was
powerless 10 stop.
Mrs. J. X. Bloodworth of Galveston
seconded the Dean nomination. as did
Myron Blalock Of Marshall and Mrs.
J. ~. Senior Of Dallas.
Mrs. Josephine Collins OF Dallas.
official Of the Women's Christian
CONTINUED on page two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-22
; KILLED IN
LAREDO Wind
Storm Damage Heavy
In Several Sections
OF State

LAREDO. Bexas, May 22.-(Pl--
Four dead. many injured, and prop
erty damage amounting to many
thousands OF dollars II the estimat-
ed toll of severe wind. hail and elCc-
trical storms in widely separated
sections Of the state.
Borne on T0-mile gale. nail
stones OF large dimensions yester-
day beat Valentin Villalobo, IL, to
death and seriously injured MS
mother as they worked in a carrot
field near here. q. A. Brewer. fore
man of the farm. was injured. Sc
bastian Salinas and Ronald Rodri-
guez, cowboys, were killed when a
house was blown down ten miles
south OF Laredo.
Harvey HuZ. IS, vas Instantly
killed when struck BY lightning 4.
his home near Cameron. Mrs. z. Y.
Gist Of Winsboro was struck BY
lightning while hanging clothes on
on line and was seriouaE injured.
A tornado struck near Ferris. El-
lis county. and destroyed the nome
of Marion Thomas, but the family
escaped into a cellar.
The greatest loss probably is in
the vicinity Of Laredo, where early
cotton and late onion crops are re-
ported damaged extensively by hail.
The Lardo Country club was partly
wrecked, automobile tops cut to
shreds, and cattle. chickens and
goats were killed or badly injured
by the huge stones.
The storm swooped suddenly out
Of the southwest. and while IL pass
ed almost as quickly as il came, the
sudden deluge Of hail caught marv
persons unawares and unable to ind
shelter Immediately. Some of .he
injured we're brought to hospitals
mere and others taken 20 private
homes. Because of the latter dispoy
sitlon, accurate check on the mum.
Der of injured uaa ipnnxxihle