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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-03-01
ILLICIT
Opium Trade Not Much
Hampered By Some
Nations

Geneva.-Th League of Nations
advisory commission on opium has
practically confessed its failure to
control the illicit narcotic trade, after
l7-days' session in this city.
The committee names nations that
refused to cooperate in suppressing
this social scourge and names great
chemical firms which have been fire.
quently caught in the illegal traffic
Manufacturers, it is stated, have
found a way to evade treaty restric-
tions by converting narcotics into
chemical salts which can be easily
changed back to their original form
The commissions report was re-
jected by the Chinese delegate, who
declared that he would recommend to
his government that it act alone to
defend itself from traffcking in
opium.
He taunted Christian nations for
their hesitancy to enforce Article %
of the covenant and declared that 60
narcotic factories are practically un-
hampered, while additional ones are
being established in the Near East.
The known opium imports from In
dia is more than Al times the lawful
consumption. Persia produces 2,400,-
600 pounds of raw opium annually
and Jugo- -Slavia's production last year
was increased by government encour-
agement to opium planters.
The Jugo- -Slavia representative on
the leagues opium commission was
chairman of that body.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-03-01
Right of Receiver to Break
Wage Agreement Is Raised
Before indianapolis Court

Indianapolis, Ind. Q. L. N. S.)-An
important question has been raised
before the court of Judge Linn D.
Hay as to whether a receiver for a
property has a right to breach and
violate a wage contract and working
agreement with its employees.
Officers of District No. II, United
Mine Workers, through their attor-
neys, appeared before Judge Hay and
filed a petition in connection with the
Knox Consolidated Coal Company, of
which Edwin d. Logsdon is receiver
and president, objecving to the breach
ing of the contract with the union by
Logsdon.
The mine in question is located at
Bicknell, where hundreds of miners
and their families have been destitute
for months, and with one exception is
the largest shaft mine in the country.
How Contract Was Broken
The petition sets out that Logsdon,
as receiver for the company, was a
member of the Indiana Coal Oper-
ators' Association, when that associa-
tion entered into a contract with the
United Mine Workers on October IS,
1928, to pay $6.10 day for day work
ers and 81 cents a ton for tonnage
workers, until April l, 1880. The pc
tition says that Logsdon still is a
member of that association. 1t is al
legged that Logsdon notified the off
GERS of District No. II that he would
abide and be bound by the contract
and that he filed a petition with the
court as such receiver asking that he
be directed to operate the mines ot
the company under that contract
The petition says that Logsdon OBJ.
tained the order asked for and open
ed up one of the mines of the com
pany. Subsequently, the petition sets
out, Logsdon, through his manager
Harvey Conrad, caused petition tx
be circulated among members Of the
union for their signatures petitionine
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-03-01
Injunction to The Front
at Labor Council Meeting
EIGHT-HOUR BILL
KILLED; CONSTI-
TUITION IGNORED

Cheyenne, Public work con-
tractors killed bill in the state legis-
lature which would make the eight
hour law on public work enforceable.
This action was taken despite a
clear provision in the state constitu-
tion that eight hours actual work
shall constitute days work in the
mines and on public work in this
state"
Another provision provides that at
shall be the duty of the state legisla-
ture to enact such laws as will carry
into effect the provisions of the con-
stitution."
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-03-01

the receiver to employ them on low
er scale of wages than that provided
in the contract; that Conrad caused
meetings to be held for the purpose
of encouraging members of the union
to ask the receiver for employment at
lower wages; that Conrad brought a
committee of miners to Indianapolis
from Bicknell, at the expense of the
receiver, and that Logsdon attempted
to induce these men to sign an agree
ment to work for very much lower
wages than those fixed by the original
contract and directed by the court
The petition alleges that Logsdon is
thus attempting to violate and breach
the contract between the miners and
the Indiana Operators Association.
Union Asks Injunction
The petition asks that the court di-
rect Logsdon to operate the mine un-
der the original contract and to enjoin
him from further attempting to abb
rogate it.
Judge Hay refused to permit the
petition to be filed until he could hear
arguments upon the question as to the
rights of the plaintiffs to file such
petition The court said he would set
date for hearing arguments within
the next few days.
The efforts to open the mines in
the Bicknell field is held by union
officers as the part of a general
scheme to destroy the union in In
diana.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-03-01
Labor, Women's Organizations
And Social Workers Backing
Pennsylvania 44-Hour Bill

Harrisburg, Pa. .U. L. N. S.)-The
amendment recently introduced in the
state senate by Senator l.. McCrossin,
of Philadelphia, reducing the hours
of work for women in industry from
ten hours per day to eight hours per
day with "a Saturday half-holiday,
and from the present limit of Sd
hours per week to al hours per week,
was initiated by the Women's Trade
Union League Of Pennsylvania and is
now being sponsored by the Pennsyl-
vania State Federation of Labor, the
four rail brotherhoods in this state,
and by various women's organiza-
tions and groups of social workers
throughout the state.
Senator McCrossin, who is an active
member of the international Typo
graphical Union in Philadelphia,
states that he expects that republican
and democratic women's clubs in
many sections of Pennsylvania will
SUOItly COIlc OuC lOI IilC 9t-ilouI Woi n
week bill for women in industry. A
number Of far-sighted employers will
also support the bill, Senator Nc
Crossin says.
Women Support Measure
Many of the clubs of women in in
oil h,,@ Lo of Io
J Y. w. c. A. in Pennsylvania have been
enthusiastically working for this
measure for some time," Senator Me
Crossin says. eve have been care
fully compiling surprising number
Of individual appeals for shorter
work week legislation from morgan
lied working women in industrial
!. communities from one end of Penn
sylvania to the other These appeals
are often deeply moving and offer
sound common-sense reasons for en-
acting the legislation we propose.
"a committee composed of repre-
sentatives of religious, social and la
Dor organizations, from different sec
tons of the commonwealth have for
some time been at work accommodating
much data on the whole subject of
industrial fatigue in relation to indus
trial efficiency aud in regard to the
general health aspect of this problem.
We believe that when this material
is presented in detail to the legisla-
ture and the public that it will be
agreed that we have a most impress
sive and convincing case for the i'm
mediate passage of legislation dras-
tically reducing the number of hours
per day and per week which women
are permitted to work in our indus
trial establishments.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-03-01

the independent organization. Nego-
tiations will be carried on with the
heads of this organization regarding
issuance of local charters.
All kugler and Joseph Obergfeld,
representing the Brewery Workers,
asked and received support in a move
ment to request appointment of a
labor member of the proposed Hoover
commission to investigate the work
ings of prohibition, if, as and when
such commission is named
Workers Education Commission
One additional important develop
ment was the appointment of COM
mission to survey, analyze and evalu-
ate the whole program and effort to-
ward workers education. Matthew
Vol was appointed chairman of this
commission, with John p. Frey and
Victor A. Olander the additional men,
bers. This commission will have a
wide field in which to inquire and
there is some reason to assume that
if it surveys workers education it
will be unable to evade studying eff
forts to hamper or distort it.
Strong protest was made against
recent wage reductions of z to 10 per
cent by the American Sheet and Tin
Plate Company, Elwood, Ind, steel
corporation plant. The slash was de-
scribed as socially and economically
wrong" and it was sternly pointed
out that if all employers followed
this example, the first of its kind since
the death of Judge Gary, prosperity
would soon disappear.
THE probabilities are" the coun-
Gil said, by way of pointing the les
son to workers, that if the workers
had been organized no reduction in
wages would have been imposed.
Next Meeting in Washington
The next meeting of the council
will be held in Washington, May 28.
At that time it will be determined
whether hotel accommodations in
Toronto are sufficient to care for the
next convention. If they are not found
so, a substitute convention city will
| be selected.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-03-01
OLD THEORIES DITCHED

New York.-Mass production is
forcing economists to scrap their text
books, said julius H. Barnes, former
head of the United States Grain Cor
poration.
The speaker said the new indus
trial system has sounded the death
knell of ancient definitions of supply
and demand Cut-and-dried defini-
tions are no longer applicable.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-03-01
Energetic Campaign to Win
Legislative Relief Promised
President Green Very Hopeful of Success; A F. of L. To
Make Determined Fight Against Discharge of Men
at 40 and As; POrters to Get Federal Charters

Miami, Fla. (I. l.. n. S.)-Meeting
here where a full tourist crop has
caused good part of the permanent
population to see how much it can
get out of the transient population,
the executive council of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor has gone
through week of work in which i'm
portant issues have been decided and
important policies defined.
Leading the list is the injunction.
Pursuant to the New Orleans action
the council went still more deeply
into analysis of the substitute meas
ure formulated by the senate judici-
airy committee subcommittee men,
bers, Senators Norris, Welsh and
Blaine. The officers were instructed
and empowered to offer amendments
to some sections and substitutes for
others. THAT will be the policy now,"
said President Green, promising
most energetic campaign for legisla-
tive relief
He directed attention to the fact
that both political platforms pledged
relief and that Mr. Hoover, in his
campaign reiterated the pledge In
view of those pledges, Mr.. Green ex-
pressed himself as most hopeful of
success.
Ban on Men at 40 Assailed
The growing policy of discharging
men at 40 and 45 was condemned. Mr.
Green said the council was determin-
ed to seek every avenue of relief from
this injustice, threatening to ask,
among other things, for complete
stoppage of immigration, if necessary.
| He also said the matter would be
taken up with President Hoover,
as would the problem of unemploy-
ment.
Unemployment was placed in three
categories - seasonal, chronological
and cyclical, and of these technologi-
cal seems most menacing and most
| feared President Green, discussing
the question, directed attention to the
growing use of power, to inventions
and to substitutions on materials
which brings changes of craftsman
ship. The council decided to seek
every possible remedy for this condi.
ton, acting, as it hopes, in time tc
| thwart possible future large-scale un
employment.
! A governmental agency will bt
asked for, so that, if possible, dis
placed men may be cushioned" over
the crisis of displacement, as Mr.
Green put it.
Union Matters Taken Up
In purely trade union matters, tn,
council considered the projected cigal
maker-toba worker amalgamatiol
and reported progress, with the tobac
co workers unwilling to proceed fur
ther at this time. 1t was decided t.
issue federal union charters to th,
Pullman porters, the objections O
President Flore, of the Hotel ant
Restaurant Employees having beer
considered sufficiently meritorious t.
prevent issuance of a national char
ter. It is estimated that between
1000 and 5000 porters are now il
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-03-01
PEOPLE NEED CARE

Lansing, Mich.-There are 10000
people in this state who need care,
said Governor Fred w. Green in an
address to the annual convention of
the Michigan Federation of Labor.
Smyrna times., 1929-01-02
STAGE AND SCREEN WRITE-UP
COMING AMUSEMENT EVENTS
The Strand Theatre. Smyrna

Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Entire new show each day. The big
gest hit in many seasons-Ben Loring
and his "Oh! Dearie" smart musical
revue, with George Brown, Madeline
Bland Ethel Abbott, Dora Davis, Bob
by Dunn, Dancing Bradfords, Bob IKE
Mack, Johnny Kaiden and Oh! Dearie
peach chorus. A gay whirl of songs
and dance and fun. A wonder cast of
mirth-makers and beautiful girls. The
funiest of tunes. smartest of dances.
A gorgeous fashion show.
Monday and Tuesday Futuristic
clothes that resemble a cubist artists
nightmare, but which are chic and ul-
tra-smart, are worn by Joan Craw-
ford, Dorothy Sebastian and Anita
Page in "Our Dancing Daughters" In
this 1avishly exotic, feature production
Smyrna times., 1929-01-02

the three young leading players carry
out the modernistic theme of the story
with clothes of cubistic persuasion.
In one scene Miss Crawford wears
gown made almost entirely Of crystal
beads with bold design hand-painted
over the skirt and cape. With this
she wears a wrap Of panne velvet with
insets in weird geometrical patterns
sprawled across the back. 1t is edged
with white fox fur. The slippers are
of silver with a miniature of the coat
pattern painted over the heels in gold,
black and gray. Eccentric jewelry is
also worn by Miss Sebastian.
Smyrna times., 1929-01-02
NEW COURT To TAKE OFFICE
Levy Court Will Organize Tuesday to
Elect New Members

The Levy Court at a meeting dis
posed of some minor business prepar-
atory to going out of office on the
first of the year. The new court to
take office January 1, will consist of:
First district, Thomas Jackson Snow
of near Smyrna; second, George H.
Brown; third, W. H. Conard Messrs.
Snow and Conard are Republicans and
Mr.. Brown, a member of the present
Levy Court, a Democrat. 1t is gen.
orally conceded that Mr.. Snow will be
elected president of the court and that
Frank Hall Davis will likely be elect
ed attorney. The election of the mem
bers of the Board of Assessment
which will take place shortly after the
organization of the new Court will
consist of two Republican members
and one Democrat as authorized by
law 1t is reported that Walter F.
Keith of Smyrna and Thomas Moore
member of the present board, will
be the Republican members. Who the
Democratic member will be has not
been indicated, although some are of
the opinion that William NJ. Hughes
who has held that position for the
past four years, will likely be reap
pointed. There are several applicants
for the position. The other new coun-
ty officers who will take office the first
of the year are as follows:
Sheriff-Carroll B. Massey, Repub-
lican, of Dover, with Norris Harrison
as his deputy.
Coroner-John H. Hinsley, Republi-
can, of Camden.
Prothonotary w. S. Slaughter,
Democrat, of Frederica.
Register of Wills. Frank Ora
ham, Democrat, of Harrington.
County Comptroller-W. G. Paradee
Democrat, of Magnolia
County Treasurer and Receiver Of
Taxes-George P. Scotton, Democrat.
The hold over members of the coun-
ty government are as follows:
Clerk of the Peace-Henry Williams
Democrat, of near Dover.
Recorder of Deeds-John w. Tar
burton, Democrat, of Leipsic.
Register in Chancery-Harry Clark,
Democrat Of Smyrna.
The new Levy Court will have the
appointment Of constables, road su-
pervisors and other officers during the
next year.
AT the meeting of the court a peti-
ton was presented from residents
near Cedar Grove School House, ask
ing for the closing Of road passing
the school. The Court extended the
time on the bridge contracts at the
State College north Of Dover and at
Jackson's Branch bridge until Febru-
ary is. The Court announced the ap-
pointment of James Craig, ol West
Dover as a member Of the board Of
Trustees Of the County Almshouse,
succeeding Walter u Arts, resigned.
Smyrna times., 1929-01-02
CUTOFF FOR TRAFFIC RELIEF
Continued from Page Two

ner, which section of the road passes
through the built-up sections of Els
mere and Brack-Ex. On that section
Of the road, too, is the Wilsmere rail
road crossing, which considerably
hinders traffic, Pointing out that the
purpose Of the cutoff was one design
ed to serve the interest of the Lincoln
highway, road now maintained by
the State, Mr. Buck suggested in his
letter that the Levy Court and the
State Highway Department jointly
consider the new road before a final
agreement is made to build it and de-
termine if a line can be located that
would bypass Marshallton as well as
Elsmere, accomplishing at the same
time the use and need the county has
for the Prices Corner -Silverbrook
road. Mr.. Buck further suggested
that, as his term as chief engineer ex-
pires within a few days, the matter
be taken up with his successor. w. w.
Mack. 1t was pointed out by county
officials that the plans already made
for the cutoff would fit in reasonably
well with any plan to bypass Mar
shallton.
Smyrna times., 1929-01-02
XMAS AT DELAWARE COLONY
A Happy Occasion For All of One
Hundred and Thirty EIGHT Inmates


Hundred and Thirty-Eight Inmates
Christmas at Delaware Colony was
happy occasion for all of the one
hundred and thirty-eight boys and
girls. A turkey dinner was served
and ice cream supplied by Sharpless-
Hendler Company. There were Christ
mas trees trimmed and lighted in eac1
cottage and Santa Claus was present
and wished each child a "Merry
Christmas" The boxes all arrived in
time and each child had a box of
gifts. The Century Clubs of the
State, Grange, Parent -Teacher-Asso-
Citations, Rotary Clubs, w. c. 7. Us
and various other social and civic or
ganizations and individuals adopted"
one or more children and sent boxes.
The Kings Daughters of Milford pro-
vided stocking filled with candy,
nuts, oranges and apples for each
child and the mems class of the Mills
boro M E. Sunday school sent a box
Of candy and an orange for each child.
These unfortunate children are made
supremely happy on this day by the
kindness of groups and individuals
from all over the State. The Sussex
County Christian Endeavor Societies
visited the Colony on Wednesday af-
ternoon and brought treat for all
the children and held religious servic-
es in all the cottages.
Smyrna times., 1929-01-02

report to be printed, which covers the
fiscal year ending June 80, discloses
the fact that the number of samples
examined by that department this
year, exceeds that of any previous
year by more than 500. Another fea-
ture noted in the forthcoming report
is the fact that in spite of the increas-
ed appropriation for the laboratory
work, the actual expense to the State
has been decreased. This decrease has
been brought about by the increase in
registrations of tonnage fees, made
possible through a more complete in
spection. The actual working cost for
the fiscal year was $195. An interest
ing feature of the work of the labor
atory for the last few months has
been the results obtained on the ex-
animation of the various kinds of ice
cream activities will be published in
January There will be at least 80
kinds, or makes, of ice cream report
ed on, and in the report marked i'm
provement will be noticed. The num-
Der of seed and fertilizer samples col
lected during the year has been about
the same as in the past. While the
greater number of the manufacturers
and dealers handling seeds and fertil-
izers are careful in their mixing and
in their purchase, it is not infreqquent
to find samples materially below guar
antees. During the year, all of the
creameries and shipping stations in
the state have been visited, and samp-
les taken to check the results upon
which the farmers receive their pay.
Smyrna times., 1929-01-02
South Seas Bishop
Covers Vast Diocese

Papeete. Tahiti.-Warships steam
ers, island schooners and native craft
of all kinds from sampans to dugout
canoes are utilized as means of trans
portation by the Anglican bishop of
Polynesia in covering his diocese in
this part of Oceania.
Bishop Kemp Thorne is perhaps the
most popular of the Europeans in
these remote parts His personality
draws to him men in every rank of
life from the highest governmental Of
ciai TO the poorest beach cOmber and
all regard him as a wise counsellor
and an abiding friend.
Bishop ThOrne's diocese extends
from Fiji on the west TO Tahiti in the
east and as far north as the Gilbert
islands.
Smyrna times., 1929-01-02
TUESDAY, January s

You have met the boys and have enjoyed them greatly in
and many other pictures They bring YOU ov %
this comedy drama Don't miss Brotber Ia
Chapter Play Haunted Island Our Gang Comedy School BEGINS
Admission, Is and 35c S@
Smyrna times., 1929-01-02

''The Home of Music and First-Run Pictn-o--
Dea"ares m Best ORCHESTRAL m Robert Morton Pine 0f
Shows each evening" and o'clock Chldxr 70
must pay full admission = z Years or oda,
Smyrna times., 1929-01-02
The Everett Theatre. Middletown

Wednesday and Thursday = EXoti-
cally fascinating in picturial beauty.
-. .vividly human in its probing of
the heart of youth. !. /. gripping in its
great dramatic appeal, is "Our Dane
ing Daughters" There may not be
anything new beneath the sun but
this ultra-modern production filmed
by Metro Goldwyn-M Mayer certainly
brings something new in cinema en-
tertainment to the silver-sheet.
Smyrna times., 1929-01-02
New Dover Opera House. Doyer

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
A horse as temperamental as a prima
donna and with pedigree longer than
that of any king was used as his per-
sonal mount by Erich Won Stroheim,
who appears as the star of "The We'd
ding March," which he wrote and di-
rected for Paramount
Smyrna times., 1929-01-02
AGRICULTURAL BOARD RECORD

State Body Closing Year With More
Laboratory Analysis Than Ever
H. H. Hanson, secretary Of the lab
oratory Of the State Board of Agri-
culture, who has just sent his annual
New Britain herald., 1929-10-11

ed "ith tho same oflense, is also charged win driving an automobile with aelecure brakes, no signal de- vice and no raw reflector. Motor- cycle Officers ". $. strolls and David Doty made tle arrests.
 The worlds oldest fairy tale was written some 4,Do0 years ago.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-11

World War Europe to absorb minor iZing. Gcrmanizing, etc, of native names. Many new names, therefore are in most cases, not new names at all, but old names which have come to life with the political revival Of a minority people. Brest Litovsk for example, where the Germans and Russians made separate peace. has dropped it's old name along with it's pre-war allegiance to Russia and now meets the world under it's na- tive Polish names Brzesc and Bu- giem.
 LwOw, NilnO, and GrodnO
 Old maps show practically all Polish names with a Russian or German slant. All this is changed; Lembcrg is Lwow: Warsaw, Warsz- ava; Posen. Poznan; Wilma, Wilno; and Gardinas. Grodno. Finland, al though formerly Russian province, masqueraded under Scandinavian names. Now the land that has sent World-famouS runners to the United States has been "outfitted completely in native names. It is no longer Hel- singfors but Helsinki; not Sveaborg but Suomenlinna; not Viborg but Nlipuri; and not the Aland Islands but Ahvenanmaa.
 So 1t goes; Dorpat of old western Russian becomes Tartu when enfold- ed in Estonia; German Strasburg adds an "o' to be French Stras- bourg; Dvinsk finds itself Lcttished