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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-04-19
Philadelphia Labor College
To Discuss Textiles As a Test
To Show Community Interest

foreign and domestic commerce
United States department of COM
merce; DR.. Ethelbert Stewart, COM
missioner, bureau of labor statistics;
Prof. Broadus Mitchell, Johns Hop
kins University; Prof. Roswell Hen
ninger, University of North Carolina
Prof. Richard Landsburg, University
of Pennsylvania; Rev. Philip Burkett,
st. Joseph's College, Philadelphia
Thomas Mcmahon, president, United
Textile Workers Of America; John
Snowden, secretary of the Upholstery
Manufacturers Association, and 9TH
ers representing political, profession
al and business groups of the Ken
sington district.
The conference will open on Satur-
day afternoon at 3 o'clock, with a well
come by Miss Mary John Hopper, gen.
eral secretary, city board, Young
Women's Christian Association. Will
liam Smith, secretary-treasurer of the
American Federation of Full Fash
ioned Hosiery Workers, will be chair
man. Ethelbert Stewart, Gorton
James and Broadus Mitchell will dis
cuss "The Present Situation in Tex
tiles"
On Saturday evening, at $50
o'clock, there will be a dinner session
to discuss what Next in Textiles 2"
The Rev. Philip Burkett, of st. JOS
eph's College, will be toastmaster.
with Prof Roswell Henninger and
Thomas J. Mcmahon as the principal
speakers.
Sunday Morning Session
This will be followed on Sunday
morning at 10 a. M, April %, with a
presentation of Specific Factors AT
fecting the Textile Industry" during
which Prof. Richard Landsburgh, Will
liam Casey, secretary Of the Uphol-
stery Weavers and Workers No. 25,
and John Snowden, of the Upholstery
Manufacturers Association, will
speak Discussion will follow the adj
dresses.
The final session on Sunday after
noon will be given over entirely to
the presentation of the situation ex-
isting in the northeast section as it
is affected by the depression in the
textile industry Councilman Clar-
ence K Crossan, Hon. James J. Cor
nelly and others will participate.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-04-19

Washington, D. C.-The sixth ma
tional convention of the Workers Ed
ucation Bureau of America, held here,
which adjourned it's three-day meet,
ing on April z, made a number of not
able decisions and changes which are
bound to influence the future of
American workers education. To this
convention there came approximately
eighty delegates, representing the
American Federation of Labor, ma
tional and international unions, cen
tral bodies, local unions and workers
educational enterprises. In many
respects the convention was the most
representative gathering that has
been held thus far and gave evidence
of the increasing interest on the part
of labor in the development of its
own educational activities.
The opening business session began
on Friday afternoon in the auditor
ium of Carpenters building at Tenth
and X streets
Field Reports Given
Following the opening address
there were reports from some of the
field and district representatives
about their work. Paul Fuller told in
an interesting and effective manner
of the work he was doing in both
Passaic and Paterson, of his work
with the Continuation School in Pat
erson, and of the effect it had had
upon the labor movement of those
two cities. Harry Russell, of Spring
fild, outlined his conference program
plans and the work that was going
on in New England. John Kerchen,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-04-19
Senator Allen, Kansas, Sees
Less Need For Law, Citing
"Modern Labor Leadership

own leaders and the better attitude
of their employers. | am grateful for
the opportunity you provided me for
an expression upon this subject and
will always be glad to be of service
to you at any time"
Perhaps no piece of state legislation
created in labor ranks such furore
as did the Kansas industrial court
law. 1t was under this law that
Alexander Howat was sentenced to
prison, and it was the principle ex-
pressed in the law that was so hotly
debated by Governor Allen and the
late Samuel Gompers in New York
city-one of the great debates of the
decade.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-04-19
PROTECT my DOG. !"
PLEADS EMPLOYER

Philadelphia.-"Please Mr.. Legisla-
tor, protect my yellow dog" my anti
union shop, my spies and the labor
injunction" pleads J. Kugelman,
president Aircraft Silk Hosiery Mills
of this city, in letter to members of
the state legislature.
This cheap-wage employer says:
I'VE would thank you very much to
see that when bills are put before
the Legislature that would conflict
with anything pertaining to an open
shop that you do your utmost to see
that these bills are killed so the man
ufacturers in the state of Pennsylvan-
la are properly protected.
"We understand the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor are trying to put
through bills that have the following
subjects, which apply along the lines
mentioned above:
"The yellow dog contract.
The elimination of the injunction
menace.
The registration, licensing and
bonding of the so-called labor spy, i. e.,
operator.
Thanking you very much for your
cooperation and assuring you of our
appreciation, we beg to remain, re-
spectfully yours, Aircraft Silk Hosiery
Mills, Inc, j. Kugelman, president"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-04-19

Washington, D. c. U. L. N. S.)-
Senator Henry j. Allen, former gov.
ernor of Kansas, has just given to
international Labor News Service his
first extended expression of opinion
regarding the principle of industrial
court legislation since his project was
taken out of the Kansas arena by a
supreme court decision.
When Mr.. Allen was appointed SEN
ator by the governor of Kansas, In
ternational Labor News Service asked
him by wire to Wichita whether as
| "a U. S. senator, he would seek to
have enacted or would support pro-
posals for legislation in harmony with
the principle of the famous Kansas
industrial court law. Senator Aliens
reply was written from Wichita, April
/ 2. In it he says:
II have no program in line for
federal legislation touching labor. The
decision of the supreme court of the
United States denying the right of
state legislatures to establish mini
mum wage makes impossible the
working out of an effective and just
industrial court law along the line
of the Kansas effort.
Must Protect Strike Right
mo law should be passed denying
the laboring man the right to strike
unless there can be created an impair
tial tribunal with power to adjudicate
his controversy. The very essence of
what we hoped to accomplish in the
way of justice for the laboring man,
the employer and the public, in the
Kansas industrial court was in the
power which the state gave to the
! industrial court to fix wage scales in
the essential industries during periods
of controversy while using the good
| offices of the court to solve in JUS
tice the controversy between the en-
ployer and employee
when the supreme court decided
that the state had no constitutional
right to fix, even temporarily, mini
mum wage scales, it robbed the in
| dustrial court of it's most effective
feature, leaving it merely law for
the purpose of preventing strikes
Progress in Relations
Il am conscious of the fact that an
| advancement in the relations between
the laborer and employer is being
made through the modern leadership
of labor, and under the present pro-
gram it is not too much to hope that
many of the laborer's problems will
be solved through the wisdom of their
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-04-19
Action Taken By Delegates Make Clear Sound
Principles on Which Successful Educational
Movement Must Develop Executive Boards
Brookwood Stand Is Sustained.

director of workers education of the
California State Federation of Labor
told OF the freedom of teaching made
possible through the program of CO.
operation with the State University
OF California. He pointed out the rea-
sons for the substantial growth and
extension of this work. and added
that he felt that the plan was one
which might be duplicated without
Jeopardizing the integrity of work
ers' education enterprise Miss Ma
thllda Lindsey, of the Women's Trade
Union League, and a member of the
board of control of the Southern
Summer School, alluded briefly to the
Bryn Mawr and Barnard Summer
Schools, and spoke of the splendid
work done by the Southern Summer
School in arousing interest on the
part of southern women workers in
their own conditions. She predicted
that in a few years there would be
much larger number of workers to
serve than it was, possible to reach.
She further added that the work of
the Southern Summer School in both
Sweet Briar, Va, and Burnsville,
n. c., had been the means of brign-
ing together some of the representa-
tives of the state federations of the
south and that the extension of edu-
cation and organization in the south
had many points in common. William
Ross, of the Baltimore Labor College,
who talked briefly about the week end
conferences, outlined some of the diff
ficulties which some of their workers
had in taking part in discussions on
the campus of college or Of the uni
versity. He indicated some of the
work which had been done and the
relative success which had been
achieved. The convention then ad-
journed for the morning session.
Changes in Constitution Made
By provision of special order of
business, the hour of 10:30 on Satur-
day morning, the fourth session, was
set aside for presentation of a report
on the constitution by Matthew Woll,
chairman of the committee on consti~
tuition. The burden of this report was
an effort to preserve intact the pres
ent constitution. A spirited discus
sion followed the introduction of the
resolution and President Maurer
stated during the course of the dis
eusion that if the constitution was
adopted as proposed, that he might
find it impossible to continue to pre-
side over sessions where his own ad-
vice and recommendation had been
so thoroughly repudiated.
The first amendment provided that
labor colleges to be eligible for affil-
iation should be approved by both
central labor unions and state fedora
tions of labor, and not be antagonis-
tic to the bona fde labor movement.
The amendment was adopted unani-
mously.
The second amendment to be adopt
ed provided for more democratic
system of selecting the members of
the executive committee by the cleo
ton of eight of the members at large
1t brought forth most spirited de-
bate. When the recommendation by
Chairman Woll was put to vote ii
prevailed by a large majority. This
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-04-19

Philadelphia, Pa.-Much that i.
constructive and helpful toward solv
ing the troublesome textile situation
for the workers in that industry ir
the northeast section of Philadelphia
is expected to be developed by two
day conference which has been ar.
ranged by the Labor College of Phila-
delphia on April q and % next. l,
is to be held in the Kensington Young
Women's Christian Association rooms
and is sponsored by the United Tex
tile Workers of America and the
Philadelphia Textile District Council
In the words of Israel Mufson, the
secretary of the Philadelphia Labor
College, very large percentage OF
the textile workers Of that particular
district, once the greatest center OF
textile productivity, mot satisfied
with just sitting idly by and helpless
ly watching their meager resources
being consumed while waiting for the
closed factories to open, are planning
this conference on textiles as a COM
munity problem.
Conference to Be Test
1t is expected by the Labor College
that the conferences deliberations and
discussions will have broader sig
nifcance than merely to interest the
workers directly concerned, that it
will be sort of weather vane show
future of arousing the community as
a whole toward the problems which
affect all of the citizens, that in fact
the conference will be in the nature
of a test. Prominent speakers are
likely to develop the theme that
workers cannot draw any wages with
out their incomes being not only of
serious consequences to themselves,
but also to the groups who in a large
measure can only guage their we'll
being by the amount of prosperity ex-
listing among the workers.
Up to this time, it is pointed out,
it has always been the organized
workers VINO took the initiative in at
tempts to find where the trouble was
in order to remedy it. Labor, it is
thought by those interested in the
conference, must be interested to
know whether the rest of the commun-
ity, other than the workers them
selves, are really concerned in COM
munity welfare or are satisfied to let
things take their course providing
individually they get by. In this sense
the conference is expected to bring
out to what extent the community is
willing to stand by the workers in
their endeavor to solve the textile
problem. In short the discussions are
expected to bring to the surface the
factors not only underlying the pres
ent situation in the textile industry,
but also to bring to the attention of
the community the related problems
which total and part time unemploy-
ment develop
Speakers on the Program
Among the speakers will be Gorton
James, chief Of the department of
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-04-19
WORK is UNCERTAIN
IN AUTO INDUSTRY

Washington.-The automobile in
dustry leads all others in seasonal
occupations, according to the United
States Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Not only does the industry as a
whole make very bad showing, but
irregularity and uncertainty of en-
ployment is the rule among practic-
ally all the establishments covered.
This industry is practically 100 per
cent unorganized.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-04-19

Join the union label army and fight
for decent pay, comfortable homes
and healthy children No higher form
of patriotism can be shown.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-04-19
Changes Aimed to Further
Workers Education Activities
Appointed by w. E. B. Convention

The afternoon session on Friday
proved to be the most dramatic ses-
sion of the entire convention. At it's
opening Professor Paul Ordway, of
the Continuation School at Paterson,
spoke briefly of the pioneer work
which was done by Mr.. Fuller in Civ
ing lectures to workers on the sub
ject of industrial development and
labor problems. The committee on
constitution Immediately continued its
report following the address by Pro-
fessor Ordway.
Other Proposals Adpoted
The third proposal dealth with the
filling of vacancies and was to change
the system of calling conventions by
providing that the executive COM
mittee might canvass the affiliated
membership yearly to determine
whether they might desire to have
conventions held every two years. It
was likewise opposed but with
another amendment providing for a
larger measure of representation of
national and international unions at
conventions of the bureau, was car
ried by an overwhelming majority.
The amendment provided that repre-
sentation should be of national and
international unions, one vote for each
1000 members. Representation of the
American Federation of Labor State
Federations of Labor, central and To-
cal unions was unchanged The repre-
enterprises, however, was reduced so
that there was minimum of one
representative for every 100 students
or major fraction thereof, and a re-
quirement that they have been III
affiliation for one year and be deem
ed a permanent institution.
Each proposal in the change of the
constitution was met by opposition
but each resolution in turn was car
ried by an overwhelming majority.
At the conclusion of the report of the
constitution committee, motion to
adopt the report as whole was
adopted almost unanimously. AT this
moment President Maurer, following
the intimation that he had given at
the morning session, stated that he
could no longer preside as chairman
of convention which had repudiated
every recommendation he had made
in his opening address. He turned
over the gavel to Chairman Woll,
walked to the rear of the hall and
picked up his hat.
The committee on textbooks, under
the chairmanship of Victor Olander,
following a recess, presented a long
and comprehensive report which in
cluded a fortnight statement on aca-
demic freedom incorporated from the
classic statement on that subject pre-
pared by the American Association of
University Professors. The report
of the committee was unanimously
adopted.
Executive Committee Upheld
Following the report on textbooks
came that on officers report. This
committee under the Craftsmanship of
Fred Hewitt, former labor director
of Brookwood, and Miss Evelyn
Wright, of the Women's Trade Union
League, commended the work of the
executive committee and sustained
the action of the committee in with
drawing from relationship with col
leges teaching principles out of har-
mony with the philosophy and policies
of the bona fide trade union move
ments."
CONTINUED on page four)
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(To Be Continued.)
Great Demand for Trees.

The conservation commission of the
State of New York has undertaken to
foster the reforestation movement by a
free distribution Of trees. and the orders
received for the present planting season
have been amounting to 1000, 900 trees
a week. These orders came from farm
ers and individual land owners. farm
bureaus. All clubs sportsmen's organi-
cations. counties. cities. towns. villages,
school districts, Boy Scouts and various
other organizations that are taking an
active interest in the reforestation Of
idle land. AS the interest in the re-
foreStation of idle. agricultural land
has been increasing steadily for years,
the conservation department has had
to be prepared every year to take care
Of larger output of trees from its
nurseries. and this year the nurseries
will be able to put out several million
more trees than were distributed last
s ssaF; ben all previous records were
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MONEY FOR NOTHING
By P. G. Wodehouse
Synopsis of Preceding Instruments.
Alliance and Metropolitan


Dolly AMI 'Soapy" Molloy. sharpers who
pose as rich Americans, give Lester Car
mody the idea that he can turn his heir
looms into cash by staging a fake burglary
to explain their disappearance. His effort
fessional crook. Chimp Twist, who poses as
a health adviser is called in. The Molloys
guests of Carmody'S nephew. Hugo,
whose credulity is equaled only by his pas
sion for mindng other peoples business. He
has just complicated things for his cousin.
John Carroll, by extending a proposal to
Patricia Wyvern on his tJohn's) behalf 1t
is rejected and later Patricia begins to re-
gret her action. A quarrel between her
father and Uncle Lester Widens the rift.
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TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE DETACH-
ED STONE AND FRAME RESIDENCE
KNOWN AS PREMISES 1891 JEN1FER
STREET NORTHWEST CONTAINING
EIGHT ROOMS AND TWO BATHS.
BY virtue of a certain deed of trust duly
recorded in LbCr No. 57l6, folio 434 ct seq,
of the land records of the District of Co
lumbia. and at the request of the party
secured thereby. the undersigned trustees
will sell at public auction. in front OF the
premises. on THURSDAY, THE THIR-
TENTH DAY OF JUNE. A D. 1929, AT FOUR
O'CLOCK 2. NJ. the following described land
ngton, District of Columbia. and DESIGNATED
as and being lot II in Walker and Brown
inp's subdivision of certain lots in square
1852, as per plat recorded in the Office of
the surveyor for the District OF Columbia
in Liber 66 a; folio l47; subject to cove
nsntS of record.
Terms of sale: One-third OF the purchase
money to be paid in cash, oalance III two
equal inStallmentS. payable in one and two
years, with interest at six per Centum per
annum, payable semi annually, from day
of sale. secured by deed of trust upon the
property sold. or all cash, at the option Of
the purchaser. A deposit OF 100000 viii
be required at time of sale All conveyance
ing. recording, etc. at cost OF purchaser.
Terms If sale to be complied with within
30 days from day of sale, otherwise the
trustees reserve the right TO resell the prop
erty at the risk and cost of defaulting pur-
chaser after five days advertisement OF
Washington. d. c.
HARRY L. RUST.
GEORGE CALVERT BOWIE.
dads, eXSu Trustees.
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THOS. j. OWEN & SON. AUCTIONEERS,
l431 Eye Street Northwest.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE UNIM-
PROVED GROUND BEING AT THE
NORTHWEST CORNER OF 48th AND v
STREETS NORTHWEST. AND THE
NORTH SIDE OF CONDUIT ROAD. BE
TWEEN YOU AND STREETS NORTH
WEST.
recorded in Liber G260, folio ISL ct sea-,
of the land records OF the District OF Co
lumbia, and at the request of the party Sc
cured thereby, the undersigned trustees will
ThoS. J. owen & SON. 1881 Eye st. NV, on
TUESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF JUNE.
A d 1929. AT TWO O'CLOCK p M. the fol-
inE-deScTibed land and premises situate
in the District of Columbia. and DESIGNATED
as and being lots /. >, 3 and in block |
and lot 10 in block IL In the subdivision
made by Jacob +, Clark and Edward u.
Cottrell. trustees, of part OF ''WhitehaVen'
now known as Palisades Of the Potomac
as per plat recorded in Llber County No. 4
folio 90 OF the records OF the Office OF the
surveyor OF the District of Columbia. Said
blocks IL and II are designated for taxation
1889 respectively.
$500 Will be required at time of sale. All
conveyanCinF. recordng. etc, at cost OF
purchaser. Terms of sale TO be complied
with within Is days from day OF sale, other
wise the trustees reserve the right to resell
the property at the risk and cost OF default
ing purchaser, after tlve days' advertisement
of such resale in some newspaper published
in WASHINGTON, ID. c..
OSCAR p. COURT.
my31-je4,6,8,l0 Trustees.
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AUCTION SALES.
ADAM A WEsCHLER & SON, AucIioneeTs
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE BRICK
DWELLING, NO. 1926 FOURTH STREET


NORTHWEST.
BY virtue of a certain deed of trust duly
recorded in LiheT No. 5724, folio 343 ct seq,
OF the land records of the District of c.
lumbia. and at the request of the party Sc
cured thereby, the undersigned trustees win
offer for sale by public auction, in front Of
the premises on WEDNESDAY,, THE
TWELFTH DAY OF, JUNE. 1929. At FIVE
O'CLOCK F. M, the following described land
and premises, situate in the District Of
Columbia, to wit; Lot Ga in Harris Shapero S
subdivision Of lots in square 3243. as per
plat recorded in the office of the surveyor
for the District of Columbia in Liber 10 at
folio ia.
Terms of sale: one-fourth of the purchase
money to be, paid in cash, the balance in
equal installments. represented by the
promissory notes of the purchaser. payable
in one, two and three years, with interest at
6 per cent per annum from day of settle
deed of trust upon the property sold, or all
cash, at the option OF the purchaser. A
deposit Of S3000 required of purchaser at
sale All conveyencing, recording and no.
taral fees at cost CT purchaser. Terms OF
sale to be complied with within thirty days
from day OF sale. otherwise trustees reserve
the right to resell property. at risk and cost
of defaulting purchaser, after five days ad-
VertiSement OF such resale in some news
paper published in WASHINGTON. D. G.
RAYMOND j. EPBUCHEN.
GEORGE NJ. EMMER1CH.
iel -dSdSeESu Trustees.