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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-15
Kenosha Hosiery Strikers
Ask for Inquiry Into Big Sum
Spent for Private Sleuths

Kenosha, Wis. U. L. N. S.)-Lock-
ed-out Allen-A full fashioned hosiery
workers, threatened for the past two
months with a grand jury investiga-
ton into the conduct of the strike
here, now in its eleventh month, have
been doing little Investigating
themselves. The strike committee,
while waiting for the special prose-
cutor, appointed to get evidence for
the grand jury probe, to come into
action, has studied the financial re-
port of the former district attorney
for Kenosha county, Lewis w. Powell,
who was defeated in the November
election, as result of his attitude
in this strike, it is claimed. The
strike committee found that $4,000
of the $4,000 spent by Prosecutor
Powell in 1928 was apparently spent
or private "dicks," Pinkerton men,
hired to do sleuthing work in con-
nection with the strike
For months last year, the State
Federation of Labor and the strike
committee sought to have the dis
triet attorney and the attorney-gen-
eral investigate the activities of the
many groups of private detectives,
beginning with the w. J. Burns outfit.
yellow Dog" A. r. Macdonald ("In-
dustrial Counsellor") and the Railway
Audit and Inspection Company, which
were known to be operating in this
situation. The strikers insisted that
real investigation would reveal that
many acts of alleged violence ,attrib-
uted to the locked-out workers. were
staged by the various under-coyer
men and provocateurs. But nothing
was done about the matter although
the strikers were arrested time and
time again, until hunger strikes
caused national attention to be rivet-
ed on Kenosha and brought about a
change in policy.
Finally one Leslie Zales, an oper-
ative for the Railway Audit and In
spection Company, who was sent into
kenosha without the required state
license, was picked up by the police
and is now being prosecuted by the
strikers. The strikers insisted that
the Zales case largely 'substantiated
their assertions that professional
trouble makers were at the bottom
of the disturbances during the strike
The discovery of the $4,000 expendi-
ture for private detectives in the dis
trict attorneys financial report and
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-15
Senate Asked to Approve Reopening
Of Continental Baking Co. Case

the Federal Trade Commission did
not act in the public interest, but
rather in the interest of the Cont
mental Baking Corporation, when they
hastily voted to dismiss the complaint
against the said corporation; there
fore, be it
Resolution that il is the sense of
Senate that the Federal Trade Com
mission should reopen the complaint
against the Continental Baking Cor
poraton which the said Commission,
by majority vote, dismissed on April
?, 1926, and prosecute the same with
the vigor demanded by the public in
tereSt"
Organized labor has vigorously
backed the demand for reopening of
the Continental case and the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor at its New
Orleans convention last November ap-
proved a resolution urging the Fed
eral Trade Commission to reinstate
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-15

sanction of its attorney assigned to
the case, suddenly dismissed its com
plant against the Continental Baking
Corporation, under strange circum-
stances that raised grave question
as to whether the majority members
who voted for the dismissal acted in
the public interest or with a view of
serving the ends of the Continental
Baking Corporation and called forth
a strong public protest from the
minority members of the Commission;
and
Whereas on April 3, 1926, the De-
partment of Justice suddenly termi-
mated its suit against the Ward Food
Products Company, the Continental
Baking Corporation, ct al, by con
sent decree agreed upon and entered
under strange circumstances that
raised grave question as to whether
the Department of Justice acted in
the interest of the public or with a
'iN' " 9Si Wig tlle eIitlS Oh the Qe-
PENDANTS, particularly the Continental
Baking Corporation, and also as to
whether or not the Department of
Justice had perpetrated a fraud upon
the court in which the consent de-
cree was entered; and
Whereas this constant decree,
which is publicly branded as smoke
screen behind which the defendants,
particularly the Continental Baking
! Corporation, will be able to continue
their monopolistic operations with
greater assurance of safety from at
tsck than before, is set up by the
majority members of the Federal
Trade Commission as justification for
dismissing the complaint against the
Continental Baking Corporation made
by the Commission, Notwithstanding
the fact that the Constant decree en-
tirely ignores the well-grounded
charge made both by the Commission
and the Department of Justice to the
effect that the Continental Baking
Corporation was guilty of violation of
Section of the Clayton Act; and not
withstanding the further fact that the
said consent decree left the Cont
unpunished and entirely intact tc
mental Baking Corporation entirely
continue the monopolistic course
which called forth the public protest
above referred to, and of which the
Federal Trade Commission itself com.
planned; and
Whereas in view of the strange
circumstances surrounding the dis
misal by the Federal Trade Commits.
sion of its complaint against the Con.
tiental Baking Corporation, and the
: termination by the Department OF
Justice of its suit against the Cont
!. mental Baking Corporation by the
said consent decree the United States
Senate, by Resolution Numbered 270
Sixty-ninth Congress, second session
instructed the Committee on the
judiciary to investigate and report
upon the matter; and
} Whereas the report of the sub
committee appointed by the Senate
Committee on the Judiciary to make
the investigation justifies the sus
} picion that the majority members OF
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-15
COURT MAY OUTLAW
FAKE RAIL "UNION"

New Orleans.-A case being con-
sidered by the Fedreal Court of Ap-
peals involves the life of company
union" on the railroad of this
country.
The contest is over the right of the
Texas & Pacific Lines (Southern
Pacific system) to ignore an act by
Congress which provides that carriers
shall recognize any labor organization
selected by it's employees.
Clerical workers on this road affili-
ated to the regular Brotherhood of
Railway Clerks, but the management
organized company union" whose
members were awarded a small wage
increase.
Federal Judge Hutcheson, Jr., OF
Houston, enjoined three of the rail
road officials from interfering with
the regular union. The defendants
appealed to the circuit court.
Attorneys for the railroad make as.
tonishing statements. They insist
that Congress did not intend to en-.
force the act, and if the lawmakers
had contrary opinion such act is un
constitutional.
Scores of anti-union railroads are
watching this case, as the lives o.
their company unions" are involved
If Judge Hutcheson's decision is up
held the carriers will appeal to thu
Supreme Court.
The Brotherhood of Railroad Clerk.
are supported by the various railroad
mems organizations.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-15

Christian, in contrast to the purely
commercial and pagan, ethics of in
dustry.
This draws the line fatty against
the Saturday Evening Post idea. For
If religion has no place in economics,
then buying and selling, hiring and
being hired, borrowing and lending
are purely pagan and one whole part
of PERSONS life, and an influence
that affects all the rest of life, are
not under the rule of religion at all.
If that is true then theft is no sin
and murder for the purpose of max
ing money is no sin"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-15
AIR PLANE
FOR TRAVEL

Austin Texas.-Passenger travel in
the future will be done by airplane,
according to John L. Lancaster,
president Texas & Pacific railroad.
I'VE are fast coming to time when
railroad passenger service vii be used
by the public only on overnight jour
neys or on journeys that win take
longer than day by automobile"
said the railroad official. "The air.
plane, not motor bus lines, will event
ually win the passenger business.
President Lancaster said less pas
senger stations would be erected in
this state because of impending
changes.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-15
Judiciary Committe Urges
Trade Commission to Act
Report Is Big Victory for Bakery and Confectionery
Workers Union, Which Has Waged Vigorous Fight
Against Great Bread Trust Interests

Washington, d. c., q. l.. n. ST.
The Senate Judiciary Committee has
reported to the Senate resolution
by Senator La Toilette directing the
Federal Trade Commission to rein
state its complaint against the Con-
tinental Baking Company - the
bread trust" and in most of its plants
an active enemy of the union bakers.
This action is an important victory
for the bakery and Confectionery
Workers International Union, which
looks forward with considerable con-
fidence to adoption of the resolution
by the Senate.
Bakery Workers Hopeful,
hat is good news, very good
news" said Andrew Myrup, secretary
treasurer of the Bakery and Confec-
tionery Workers, when informed by
international Labor News Service of
the action of the Senate Committee.
Our canvass shows that there is
much sentiment in the Senate for
adoption of the resolution and we are
very hopeful"
Complaint against the Continental
was dropped by the Federal Trade
Commission a day before the Depart
ment of Justice terminated its suit
against the Ward Food Products Cor
poration, a combination made up of
| the Continental, General Baking Cor
poration. The suit was ended on the
basis of a consent decree" entered
in the District Court at Baltimore
Following this action, Senators anc
others charged that it indicated collu.
sion between the Federal Trade Com.
mission and the Department of Justice
to protect the big baking companies
including the Continental.
History of Case Reviewed
The resolution reported to the Sen
ate reviews the history Of the Con
tinental case in the preamble, which
follows:
"Whereas the Federal Trade Com
mission on December 10, 1925, follow
ing strong public protest against th
formation of an alleged bread trust
filed a complaint against the Cont
mental Baking Corporation in. whicl
it was charged, after investigation b,
it's chief examiner and full considera
tion by the Commission, that the sal,
Continental Baking Corporation ha
acquired the capital stock of larg
number of baking companies in viola
tion of Section of the Clayton Act
and
Whereas the Department of Jus
tice of the United States on Febru
ary 8, 1926, also following strong pub
lie protest against the formation o
an alleged bread trust, filed a petition
in the United States District Court o
Baltimore, Md, against the War
Food Products Company, the Cont
mental Baking Corporation, an
others, in which it was charged tha
the defendants were engaged in
combination and conspiracy in viola
tion of the Sherman Act, and ais
that said defendants had violated Sec
tion of the Clayton Act; and
Whereas on April 2,s1925, the Fed
eral Trade Commission, without tn
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-02-15

and prosecute the complaint.
More than 400 labor organizations
have sent requests for a reopening of
the case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-29
STATES LEAD j. S.
IN ROAD FINANCING
Spend More Than Govern
ment in Zeal to Complete
Systems Quickly.

This is the first of series of ar
ticleS on highway progress in the
United States to be published weekly
in the automobile section OF The
Sunday Star.
Road building under the present plan
of Federal cooperation with States has
been IN actual operation about II years.
During that time there has been a
growth in the motor industry and
achievements in highway construction
that are not generally realized by the
public. Also. it is not generally known
that the States themselves have taken
the leadership in road building to such
an extent that their own expenditures
in this form of public investment have
gone far beyond like expenditures on
the part of the Federal Government. In
other words, they have outstripped Fed
eral aid in their zeal to complete their
respective State systems as early as
possible.
1t will be the aim, therefore, to con-
ciSely reState the whole highway project
to make clear the logical steps by which
roads have been brought to their present
state of improvement, bearing in mind
the fact that the original job for which
the Federal aid plan was devised is as
yet little more than 26 per cent COM
ments for substantially built roads over
which traffic may move at lessened fuel
costs and upon which road repair ex-
penSe may be held to a minimum
Only those upon whom the duties Of
road building have been placed in a
heavy and fast traffic age can appre-
ciate the time it has taken and the ex-
IRENE patience which has been required
to separate road building into its logi-
~ iy,ici III
are townships. county, State and inter-
state. They have been forced by the
necessity Of establishing responsible
construction units through which the
motorists money may be applied to the
road
When the horse had the road, the
travel range was defined mainly by the
township, and the township was the first
base of road improvement. But the au-
tomobile changed all that with its
greatly Widened range. and brought the
public face to face with duty of bring
ing road construction up to a higher
and more economic standard. It was
like pulling teeth to get township con-
sent to county control over roads that
logically belonged in the county system.
The same teeth-pulling difficulty was
encountered in getting county consent
to State control over roads that log cally
DeloHSeu III tne State system. Much
oratory on this point was heard in many
implanted schoolhouses throughout the
land, and many hands pointed with
warning alarm toward centralized pol;t-
ical power, either at the county court
house or at the State capital. The
whole controversy was shot through
with politics and selfish aims
But in due time, the truth began to
dawn upon the public that the road was
an economic and not a political tool,
and from that time forward its de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-29
STATE ELIMINATES
"DEAD@1 PLATES
100000 Expired Licenses Spotted
by Maryland Authorities-$11,.
600 Saved in Fees.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, September 2s.-Through
the elimination of 100000 dead" auto
mobile license plates, the State will save
approximately $l1, 600 this year, accord
ing to statement this week by Gov.
Ritchie.
"The motor vehicle department has
just completed work which will re-
move the source of a good deal of con-
fusion and duplication and at the same
time will represent quite substantial
annual saving to the State" he said.
The registration cards in the de-
partment have not been revised and
brought to date for number of years,
and due to the failure of motorists to
notify the department when cars are
sold out of the State or go out Of serv-
ice for one reason or another, a great
many dead cards have accumulated.
Every year registration blanks were
mailed to the supposed owners of these
cars.
This work has Just been completed
and approximately 100000 dead" plates
were found. On the basis of the cost
OF printing and mailing registration
blanks. the elimination of these dead
plates for the files will enable the State
to save about $11 900 a year, and there
will be no longer any confusion as to
the car for registration
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-29
PROBLEM
SOLUTION URGED
Harvard University Man Sug-
gests Motor Terminals Built
Into Office Buildings.
Continued From Eighth Page.)

becoming more frequent. In a study
of the National Association of Building
Owners and Managers the reports in
dictate there are very few cities of even
modern size in the United States that
do not have at least one example of
garage built in as part of an office
building structure, or where such a
combination is considered.
"One example is to be found in the
Subway Terminal Building in Los
Angeles, structure which was pri-
marily designed to serve as terminal
for the subway system. In addition it
has served as a very important auto
mobile terminal.
1.-TWO entire floors of this very large
structure are used to garage motor We
hicleS of the tenants who occupy the
building. Access to the garage is by
means of doorways opening directly
upon street running by the structure.
This street is at such a grade that
no internal ramps within the garage
are required. That building affords
this facility, as do other structures of
this type, that tenant may drive into
that garage, leave his car, get into the
passenger elevator and go to his office
without the necessity of getting out
upon the street at any time.
Interestingly enough, the majority
of the class A Office buildings that have
been built within the last two years in
Los Angeles have some sort of internal
storage facilities for motor vehicles.
San Francisco Example Cited.
Another example of a similar char
acter is to be found in the 30-story
Russ Building in San Francisco. It
likewise provides two floors for the
housing of the motor cars of its ten
ants.
"a third example of the integral
garage is to be found in a somewhat
different type of structure. the Pure
Oil Building in Chicago. The signif-
canoe of this structure is that what
would otherwise have been the court
of the building has been utilized, to a
height of 20 stories, for garage. pur-
poses.
This garage has a capacity of about
600 cars and provides the type of in
ternal facilities which I have men-
toned, making it possible for those who
want to and will indeed come by motor
cars to do SO with maximum con-
venience.
while better transportation. better
control and better planning promise
much in the way of added accessibility
for Office building districts, there is a
pressing need for a more accurate and
intelligent adjustment of office build
ing design to the modern traffic
problem"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-29

delphia, whose BUSES were among those
investigated following series of acct
dents, has informed the Public Service
Commission that it had followed out
the commissions order to take steps
against further traffic mishapS
In letter to Frank Harper, execu-
tive secretary of the commission, the
attorney for the P. r. T. stated:
In response to your complaint about
unsafe operation of P R. T. buses on
Maryland highways, beg to announce
that I have instituted an investiga-
ton.
"A supervisor has been assigned to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-29
velopment according to modern stand
~ American Highway Educational Bureau

velopment according to modern stand
ards became easier going.
The main job was wheeled around
from township and county to State and
interstate, logically beginning where
traffic was heaviest, and it is precisely
at this point where the interests of mo-
florists and other taxpayers are being
helped and safeguarded in the cooper
ative principle under which the State
and Federal Governments are carrying
the work forward. The important point
now is to keep the job moving steadily
toward the completion Of heavily trav-
eled roads first.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-29

If you are looking for a parking
space on the right side of a one-way
street, run along slowly to the left and
let moving traffic pass by to the right
When let-up in traffic comes, you can
park in greater comfort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-29
BUS COMPANY PLANS
TO AVERT ACCIDENTS
Peoples R. T. Corporation Com
plies With P. S. c. Orders Re-
curing Care in Driving.

BALTIMORE, September 28.-The
Peoples Rapid Transit Co. of Phila-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-29

ride over the various Maryland routes
with the different drivers and see that
they are prudent and careful. This
supervisor will remain on duty for a
considerable period.
"All drivers have been reconstructed
to obey the Maryland highway laws,
drive safely at all times, comply ex-
plicitly with speed laws and give
other motorists their rightful share of
the road
officer Is absent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-22
EXPECT CROWD
ATS.P.REVUE
Harrington Clubs Re-
port Interest High
In Show There

HARLINGEN. Feb. 2~2.-Indica-
tons point, committees from the
Harrington Rotary. Lions and XII
wants clubs said Friday. to one CT
the largest crowds in the history
OF the Valley wnen the Southern
Pacific Glee CLUB presents its Re
vue of 1923" az the municipal audi
t0riuri there Saturday afternoon
and night. Ticket sales all over
the Valley have been exceptionally
good for both the matinee and aft
ernoon performances.
Members of the Southern Pacific
Glee club cast. numbering more
than $50. with a 14-piece orchestra,
and accompanied by almost 100
Southern Pacific employees from
Houston and Victoria. viii arrive
In Harrington aboard n special train
early Saturday morning. Plans
have been made for staging a a
rade Of all the principals of the
show at noon. headed bv the
Southern Pacific hand. Later. ssv-
eral members Of the cast will sing
before the Harrington Rotary club.
and in the afternoon at $50 o'clock
viii appear over radio. Thew also
viii take part III the night program
over the Harlilgen station.
More than 1000 school children
from HerLnEen and other points
in the Valley are expected ~ take
advantage OF the matinee prices
ottered 10 students. A special price
o. % cents for this performance
nas been made to all school chill
of 2 Valley. Advance tick
80, emitting them TO this price.
nave been distributed IN the school
py Myron p. Ward. secretary of
me chamber Of commerce. in
Shsrge OF TINS part Of the work for
the three clubs.
Chris Ming. producer OF the Re
vue OF 1879" announced Friday
rlat the show has been revarnped
signify from its original presenta-
ton at Houston IN order 10 w
made .adaptable to the Lower Rio
Grsnde Valley. Prominent bust
ness men and officials Of the VAL
icy section are % be conferred out
as objects Of some OF the ~witticisns
OF the negro minstrel, one OF the
main features Of the show. The
soilss ana dances OF this act, which
closes the first scene OF the show
also are very clever.
The odd Fashioned Chorus also
IS looked upon as one of the HIGH
hghts OF the two-horr entertain-
ment. while another feature n the
SINGING OF Miss Winnafred Reach
yohn Goddard. j.. +. Lucas ard AL
Ired Butler. the grooming tenor
lony Milheir1 the boy with he
Hslish feet. also is one Of ths
stellar attractions. and helps fin
IN q well-balarced program.
The entire show, officials OF the
Glee club have announced. is =
continuous round of song. dance
ana chatter. all played against The
backgortnd OF delightful music fur
nlshed by the 14-piece Southern
Pacific orchestra. There are few
SPOKEN parts TO the attraction.