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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-01
COURT UPHOLDS
.SEDITION ACT

Harrisburg, Pa, q. L. N. So
Constitutionality of hte Pennsylvania
"sedition" act, rigidly enforced since
it was passed in 1919, has just been
upheld for the first time by the de-
cision of the State Supreme Court af-
frming the conviction of three mem
bers of the Workers (Communist)
party, prosecuted under the act for
distributing Communist literature.
The case went to the Pennsylvania
Suprmee Court solely on the issue of
the constitutionality of the act. The.
only previous decision in the state in
which its cohstitutionality was upheld
by a higher court was that of the
Superior Court in Philadelphia, which
upheld it in 1924 No further appeal
is possible as the United States Su-
preme Court has affirmed the consti
tutionality of all such state "sedition"
laws.
The defense sought to get the facts
of the case before the court, believing
that the defendants would not come
under the provisions of the law. The
literature they had distributed is al
lowed to go freely through the mails
and is passed unchallenged in practi-
cally all other states. Each man has
haa,, ca,tancad m five yaarc' ip,nriS0O-
made to get the case before the State
ment and fined $500. Plans are being
Pardon Board. The board freed four
other defendants convicted under the
sedition act in 1924. Four other cases
under the sedition law are still pend
ing in Pennsylvania courts. ].
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-01
Arbitration Board Grants
New York Central Shopmen
40 Cents a Day Pay Raise

less than that asked was in the case
of the coach cleaners, who received
fiat increase of cents day. In
other classes, including the various
grades of helpers and apprentices,
those for whom $6.14 per day was
asked received $5.12, those asking
$6.06 received $5.04, those asking
$5.66 received $4.64 and those asking
$4O6 received $304.
The board, which was appointed
last June, was made up Of Julian W..
Curtiss, president of A. G. Spalding
& Co., and Walter C. Clephane, Wash
ington attorney, representing the
public; Walter H. Flynn and John
c. Walber, officials representing the
New York Central, and H. J. Carr
and F. H. Knight, representing the
employees. Donald R. Richberg repre-
sented the men at the hearings, while
Jacob Aronson represented the road.
More than 1000 pages of transcript
recorded the proceedings.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-01
|. C. C. RECOMMENDS
TRUCK REGULATION

Washington.-Th interstate COM
merce commission has approved the
principle of government regulation of
passenger and motor trucks in inter-
state traffic. Business men who pro-
fess opposition to government inter-
ference with business" favor the pro-
posai,
The Parker bill, pending in the
house, would regulate passenger We
hicles, but the commission recon-
mends that motor trucks be included.
State commissions would be Judge of
rates. The question of whether these
busses will have the right to opera
ate between points that are now serv-
ed by railway and electric lines is also
involved.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-01

Pittsburgh, Pa. G. L. N. S.)-A
Pittsburgh court has just handed a
deserved wallop to the Pittsburgh
Terminal Coal Corporation, one of the
leading enemies of the soft coal min
ers in the great strike of 1927 and
1928. The court holds, in effect, that
coal companies which employ coal
and iron police to intimidate union
miners and their families are respon-
sible for the acts of their private
thugs.
In 1927, when the great strike of
bituminous miners was at its height
the Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corpor-
alton, as well as other coal companies,
employed large force of coal and
iron police. These armed gunmen
made themselves as obnoxious as pos
sible to all peace-loving citizens and
their lawless conduct resulted in
widespread condemnation of the oper-
ator's tactics. They broke up meet
ings, assaulted union men and made
arrests on the fiimsiest of pretexts
1t was the contention of the United
Mine Workers of America that these
men had no authority except on the
property of the coal companies
One day P. 7. Fagen, president Of
District No. 5, United Mine Workers
was talking with truck load of non
union men hired by the Pittsburgh
Terminal Coal Corporation. The meI
were on their way to one of the cor
poration's mines and were in from
of the Wabash building, in the down
town business section of Pittsburgh
miles from any of the mines. Goa
and iron police arrested Pagan anC
took him to the office of the compan!
in the Wabash building, where the!
held him prisoner for several hours
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-01
A. F. of L. Librarian Throws Singer
Into Corporation Directors Seance
MUSICIANS
Employ Radio in Fighting
"Squawkie" Music

Minneapolis, MINI, (I. L. N. So
Over the radio the Musicians Union
here is demonstrating to the public
the quality of music they are entitled
to be hearing in all theaters instead of
the weird canned sounds that some
theaters are attempting to substitute
for human music.
Every Tuesday from 6 to $50 P.
NJ, program is broadcast from
WCCO consisting of programs by con-
cert orchestras of 25 pieces.
The Musicians Union is requesting
patronage of theaters using human
music instead of "squawkie" music
The public is being invited by the un-
ion to patronize theaters where human
beings, not machines, make up the
orchestra
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-01
COOLIDGE SIGNS
PRISON LABOR BILL

Washington, D. c., U. N. L. ST.
Final victory in organized lobor's
fight for the Cooper-H -Hawes prison
labor bill has come with the signing
TO the measure by President Coolidge.
1t goes into effect early in 1884
The Cooper Hawes bill marks big
step in the battle prison-made
products from coming into competi-
tion with the labor of free workers.
1t provides that when State has
law regulating the sale of convict
made goods, it shall also have the
power to regulate the sale of prison
made goods imported from other
states. States now have not this
power, as prison-made goods are held
to be interstate in character and
hence not subject to regulation by
any except the State in which they
are manufactured.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-01
CHAIN STORES
Dodge Charity Work; Not
Interested in COmmuni-
ties

New York. - Organized welfare
workers are worried over the refusal
of chain stores and branch utilities
to contribute to community charity
! chests and other social uplift. The
new absentee landlordism has brought
an acute problem to these social ac-
tivities, as the chain stores have no
interest in the community they serve,
The same applies to lowwage en-
ployes who are constantly shifted to
new localities. Corporations that aid
community chests and other welfare
movements object to the chain stores
refusal to do their share, and discour-
agements and antagonism are devel-
oping in various localities.
The National Association of Com
munity Chests are concerned over the
problem and authorize a survey ir
the hope that absentee landlords will
abandon their tightwad policy. Di
rectors of the association declare the
problem is the most acute that wei
fare agencies have been called upor
to face.
Henry D. Sharpe, Rhode Islane
business man and acting president o,
the association, said:
"The steady trend toward centrali
zation of business, industrial ant
utility control in large cities, result
ing in increased nonresident owner
ship of branches in smaller places
has created situation that has di
rect influence upon social progress
throughout the nation"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-01

New York City U. L. N. S.)-A
board of arbitration, appointed to
pass on the w1ge demands of the
New York Central railroad shop
workers, on January 16 granted a
wage increase of 40 cents day to
16,5O0 men. The increases take
effect on the next pay day.
The increase is less than one-third
the amount asked by the men. The
company contended that no increases
should be granted. Both sides agreed
to abide by the decision of the board
for one year, and to give 80 days
notice Of dissatisfaction with the
scale established.
When the board began its hearings
it was asked to include in its findings
general principles for the guidance
of future boards of arbitration, bu.
the findings filed here said it had not
been found feasible to do this.
The highest classes of workers in
all trades involved have been receiv-
ing $6.08 per day and asked for $3.50.
They won a rate of 81 cents per
hour, which amounts to $6.48 per day.
Throughout the other classifications
the rate granted by the board amount
ed in all cases to an increase Of 40
cents day.
Workers involved in the contro-
versy included members of the Inter
national Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, Brotherhood of Railway
Carmen, International Association of
Machinists, international Brother
hood Of Boilermakers, international
Brotherhood of Blacksmiths and the
Sheet Metal Workers international
Association.
The only exception to the general
rule of increases amounting to $1.02
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-01
CHAIN STORE
Investigation By Federal
Board Under Way

Chicago, ILL.,, Q. L. N. ST. In
vestigation ofchain grocery stores
by the Federal Trade Commission is
just getting under way, according to
announcement made by Commissioner
c. w. Hunt, in an address before the
National Wholesale Grocers' Associa-
tion here.
Commissioner Hunt expressed re-
gret that the chain stores withdrew
from the trade practice conference for
members of the grocery trade before
final action was taken, after their rep
resentative had sat in the conference
up to that point.
The trade practice conference was
for the purpose of agreeing upon
, rules in the business for the preven-
tion of unfair practices in competition
Commissioner Hunt said, however
that one chain had agreed to the new
rules after the conference had acted
and that others would now be given
opportunity to study them and either
accept or reject.
Regarding the investigation OF
chain stores, Commissioner Hunt said
this action was pursuant to United
States Senate resolution and that the
work would have been put under way
earlier, had it not been for the i'm
mense amount of work entailed by the
public utility investigation also or
dered by the Senate and productive OF
so much evidence of public utility
propaganda throughout the country
However, the work of Investigating
the chain store methods now is under
way and will be continued until the
task is finished, he said.
Illinois organized labor, which i:
supporting a measure for heavy taxa
ton of chain stores, is keenly in
terested in the investigation.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-01
Julian Pierce, Minority Stockholder, Reads Four
Resolutions, One Demanding Recognition Of
Union-- Lets Adjourn for Lunch" Says The
Chairman, to His Fellow Proxy Holders.

expect to change anything. | did
call attention to the condition and
that is what | wanted to do.
Il do not think any change of pol
icies could be effected by the method
| adopted-not for long time any
way. But it always helps to call at
tention to these Things. believe
union men or their friends ought to
get enough stock to get into these
meetings in every city in the country
Two or three, or half dozen stock
holders could make very interest
ing half hour for union-hating direc-
tors; even if they could not change
anything. | have another stockhold-
ers' meeting in which / plan to re-
peat what | did in this one
Directors Showed Hostility
Those directors had the wrong
psychology" said Pierce. "They were
hostile One of the directors leaned
over the table and said very sharply
to me, Are you stockholder? |
looked back at him and said, Yes,
are your"
That was just about all there was
to it. . But all Washington has new
slant ON its public utility monarchs
Washington is grinning up its sleeve
about the labor librarian who walked
into the den of lions and laid plate
full on their mahogany desk-a plate
full that they didn't like and dpt which
they snarled because they didn't know
what else to do about it.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-01

Washington, ID. {. (l. l.. N. 5. -
When Julian Pierce, librarian of the
American Federation of Labor and
former newspaper man, walked into
the stockholders meeting of the
Washington Railway & Electric Com
pany, he had four resolutions tucked
under his arm, which he planned to
hurl into an otherwise placid meet
ing. One of these resolutions direct
ed the company to cease hostility to
the street car mems union and in
vite its representatives in to enter
into agreement. When Julian Pierce
walked out of the meeting it was with
the dull thud of the chairman's gavel
in his ears, rising and falling with
the cadence of the aforesaid chair
mans voice as he intoned, "There is
no second to motion; there is nothing
before the house"
Pierce, who knows his corporations
and their games as we'll as he knows
A. F. of L. library, went to the meet
ing holding five shares He counted
over in his mind his five shares as he
walked down the street. Ought to be
something doing" he mused. But
stacked against Pierce's five shares
were proxies in the hands of the Of
ficers, representing 10000. No other
stockholders were present in person.
Resolutions Pan Company
"You may come in," said fat
fiunkey at the door. Directors had
adjourned as directors and were meet
| ing as stockholders. They were also
about to adjourn for lunch. But
Pierce, veteran of many street corner
meetings, arose and remarked that he
had four resolutions to offer. He was
allowed to offer them. The one bis
tered the company's anti-union policy
said it was alternating public support
when the company needed support and
confidence, and it was like Noah's
ark, very much out of date, and de-
manded that it cease forthwith, to be
/ replaced by one in which the union
would be asked to cooperate and tC
enter into working agreement. The
others dealt blows at the company's
policy regarding valuation and con
demned the use of utility funds il
propaganda work. All of them were
prefaced with nice, heavily charged
whereases in which Mr.. Pierce here
ased in plenty.
"Well,". said Pierce later, zone o.
the directors went over to the chair
man and whispered in his ear ane
when | asked for vote the chairman
said, There is no second to the mo
ton; there is nothing before the
house"
/ But 1t Was Lunch Time
They adjourned for lunch. The,
did not invite Mr.. Pierce to go will
them. So he went away from there
But he did more than that. He pu
the company's policies on record i,
Washington, getting a column il
print for his trouble.
Zone thing | wanted to show" h,
i said, was the manner in which thes,
meetings are run. They are no
stockholders meetings. Stockholder!
do not attend them. Officers hold tn,
proxies and they do all the voting
1t is so almost always Il did no
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-01
COLLEGE SALARIES LOW

New York.-Salaries of teachers in
the higher branches of learning are
inadequate, speakers at the Ameri.
can Association for the Advance.
ment of Science convention declared
A survey Of 302 colleges of arts, lit
erature and science showed that the
average salary for the year 1862
was $2.958.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-04

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cleo. inside toilet, water paid; SIS.
PINE, N, 346-3 rooms, bath; cleo, gag,
water maid. SIS IL n612
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Business Announcements

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instructions

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pilots flying course on easy payment
plan at HcoSier Air Port. Evening classes
Phone Ia. 0461.
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MIR. OSCAR HORNADAY
Photo by National Studio, Illinois Bldg.
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the juices of roots and herbs-work
together in battling the ills of the
stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels,
as well as rheumatism, neuritiS and
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near Indianapolis, is typical Of p>on-
jola at work. Hear the S..oEing
story of this amazing medicDks from
the Konjola Man, who is at the
Hook Dependable Drug Store. Illi-
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of those who have tested Konjola.
Take the case of Mr.. Hornaday,
who said to the Konjola Man few
days ago.
How I wish I had taken this IA
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Think of the suffering and expense
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Chronic constipation made matters
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The KonjOla Man is at the Hoos De
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-04
STEVE IN new
TRIAL APPEAL
Supports Motion in Brief of
az Pages.

ASSailing whispering squads" D.
c. Stephenson, erstwhile Ku-Klux
Khan dragon in Indiana, today,
through attorneys, filed a forty
three-page brief in Indiana supreme
court in support of his motion to
submit additional arguments in his
appeal from conviction for murder
OF Miss Madge Oberholzer three
years ago.
Stephenson declared campaign
is under way to stampede the SUI
preme court" with rumors and scam
dial, He renewed his previous at
tacks upon attorneys who repre-
Sented him and on Judge VIII
Sparks of Rushville, recently ap-
pointed to the circuit court Of ap-
peals bench.
He declared, ct did purchase some
weak sisters whom the public laugh
ingly referred to as men, but it was
for the purpose of preventing Hiram
w. Evans, imperial wizard of the
Ku Klux Khan, from getting a
strangle hold on them. 1t is a pity
for the good name of Indiana I did
not buy more of them.
Il did not buy anyone who did
not want OF sell himself to the high
est political bidder on the political
mart.
81 never held the nose of a weak
ling to make him comply with my
wishes"
The brief was filed by Robert F.
Baker, Michigan City, recently &C
cepted by the supreme court as at
torney for Stephenson.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-04
Legal Notices

STATE OF INDIANA. DEPARTMENT OF
STATE.
Secretary of State.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS
SHALL COME, GREETING:
I, Otto G. Fieheld. Secretary. of State
Of the State of Indiana. hereby certify
that the Insurance Underwriters. in
Of the Secretary of State Of the State of
Indiana. the properly signed and at
required BY. SECTION 24 Of an Act en-
Prof1t'' approved February 28th. 1921.
And further certify that such written
consents. statements and papers so filed
as aforesaid, show that said company and
the officers thereof have complied with
the provisions of said Section "a. and
that said corporation is now in process
IN W1TNEss WHEREOF. 7 have here
unto set my hand and affixed the seal of
the State of Indiana. at the City. Of
indianapolis, this 26th day of November,
A. D., 1929.
OTTO G. FIFIELD.
Secretary Of State.
BY J. Hiram Johnston. Asst. Deputy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-04
Dry OPERATIONS
ARE SMOOTHER,
MELLON STATES
School for Agents Among
Innovations Put Into
Practice.

Bp ScriDps-Hotcdrd Newspaper alliance
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Secre-
tary Mellon, in his annual report
made public today, expresses the
opinion that prohibition enforce
nent is becoming more effective.
''The operations Of the treasury
department in the enforcement of
prohibition are becoming more sta
bic and more effective" he said.
The activity and co-operati-n of
the several bureaus engaged in thesa
operations are making the business
Of violating the prohibit on laws
more difficult and more hazardous"
Agents School Started
Mellon offered no opinion as to
the ACCESSIBILITY of Senator Shop
pard's proposed law to penalize buy
ers as well as sellers of liquor, nor
did he discuss the proposed transfer
Of the prohibition bureau from his
department to the department of
justice
The secretary disclosed that the
treasury department has started a
school for agents, to teach them
proper enforcement methods and
the constitutional rights of citizens.
Warned as to Rights
1.-The instruction of agents in the
proper and lawful methods of opera
ton we're carried forward during
the year by experts" he reported.
THE lecturers and instructors visit
ed practically every administrative
district in the United States and
gave instruction at twenty-five diff
ferent places.
about $50 agents, mostly new re-
cruits. attended the lectures. All
agents now have specific instructions
regarding the rights of citizens as
guaranteed by the fourth and fifth
amendments to the Constitution, the
proper method of securing search
the proper method of making in
vestigation of the larger and mere
warrants and executing them and
important cases."
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Death Notices

IONE-Beloyed daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs, I. W. French. de-
parted this life. Monday, Dec. 2. age 20
years. Funeral Thursday, Dec. S. at
residence. 29i4 N. Sherman drive, 2 p. m.
Burial Memorial Park cemetery. Friends
invited Funeral under direction Of
MOORE g. KIRK
SUMMERS, FLORENCE WOOLERY-Be-
loved mother of Mrs. Minnie Smith Of
IndanaP9 a and ri: WoGsEy OF
Dec 3, age 10 years. Funeral WedneS-
day, Dec.4, at the residence of her daugh-
ter. 1888 Brookside Ave-. $50 p.. m.
Burial Bedford, Ind. Friends invited.
The funeral viii be under the direction of
MOORE & KIRK. bedford papers