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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-08-15
FRIDAY, AUGUST Is, 1880
DEPRESSION BLUES

AS far as the wise fellows go, the
depression is just one welter of un-
certainty No one knows what has
happened. No one knows what is GO
ing to happen. Chaos reigns. Of
course, this gives opportunity to the
professional joy boys to shout their
hymns of quick improvement, and to
predict that all the poor devils will
be "out of the trenches by Christ
mas" 1t is hardly likely. The root
causes of business depression appear
to be such as not to make for quick
improvement. For instance, they ap-
pear to be worldwide. The character
of our productive system, that is, the
dominancy of machines, the desire for
quick and huge profits, the weakness
of the distribution system, are all
important factors. 1t is likely there
fore, that recovery will be slow, and
the so-called postwar prosperity will
not return. If this is so, it would
argue for changed approach to our
business problems, but we do not find
1t, that is, among men who have
power. Owen Young did warn the
National Electrical Light Associa-
tion that we must not wait too long
to solve our problems of surplus
men," But what does he mean by
too long? The problem has been
with US long enough!
All this uncertainty, of course
smashes for good and all certain
propaganda against unionism. During
the EZRA of prosperity" the bankers
and industrialists said, eve don't
need unions. Management can solve
all the problems of the human ele-
ment in industry" Now we know
that they were bluffng. We know
that the union is the only protection
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-08-15
FAIRGROUNDS

Under the photograph of falling
chimney in a Sunday newspaper ap-
peared the caption: 'The 150-foot
chimney of the old Erie county, N
Y, penitentiary crumbles under q
charge of dynamite to make way fol
a playground"
Lack of Fairgrounds is a cause OF
crime. Children with no place to play
but the streets in congested sections
haven't fair chance to grow up as
honest and upright citizens. If a lot
of penitentiaries were dynamited, as
was the old institution referred tt
above, to make way for Fairgrounds
there very likely wouldn't be so much
need for places of punishment.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-08-15

One appeals to gour imagination so
that you are able to feel what he feels,
the other fails to convince you. The
difference again is Reality. Because
Kreisler lived his music 1t was real.
Only that which is real in the moment
of execution, whether in art, music
or literature, lives. The artificial and
unreal is soon forgotten. Sham and
pretense is shuffled off In the strug-
gle. Only the real is permanent.
In the business world, as we'll as In
the world of art and music, Reality
Is most important asset. Once
1t becomes known that you are not on
the level, that you are endeavoring to
sham, that your merchandise If not as
advertised-failure has already begun
In salesmanship the agent must him.
self be convinced both of the quality
and need for the merchandise he has
to SELL If he does not believe this he
will not sell his goods. He cannot
convince another of something that Is
not real to him. He must first actual
ly believe as true what he would have
his customer believe The world Of
friendship rests entirely upon reality.
Once you prove yourself false to
trust or confidence or endeavor to pass
off imitation for reality-the mystic
chord of friendship snaps The home
is built upon reality. Love IS the most
real thing in the world When love
dies the home is gone It is impos-
sible to maintain a home upon the
basis of sham. imitation, or pretense
"That the people want to be fooled"
may serve well enough as creed for
circus world. but fails in the mod
ern world of stern realities.
To thine own self be true;
And 1t must follow. as the night the day.
Thou canst not then be false to any man
(0. 1899. Western Newspaper Union)
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-08-15
WHICH SYSTEM IS BEST?

Which has the governmental sys-
tenn best fitted to carry out the will
Of the people, as expressed at the
election - Canada or the United
States? Let's see:
Canada had an election July 2S,
and the new parliament and govern
ment takes office two weeks from the
election The United States will have
an election next November, but the
new congress will not meet until a
year from next December, unless
called in special session. In other
words, more than year will inter-
vene between the election of the new
congress and it's first meeting. In
the meantime, the old congress, per-
haps thoroughly discredited by the
results of the election, will be max
ing the nations laws.
In the United States, defeated
representative and senators ('lame
ducks") hold office for a considerable
time-often long enough to do lot
of damage. In Canada, defeated
members of parliament step out al
once. There's no provision for 'lame
ducks" No wonder it is commonly
said: "They do things better across
the border"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-08-15

81 am proud to say that the morn
ing prayer exercises in my factory
have had the finest economical effects.
Workers are producing far more
goods than before the prayer system
was started some years ago. We
have made it almost impossible for
anyone but Christian to get a job.
We examine applicants for work to
see if they have any dangerous ideas.
We have been able by that process
to keep our plant free from trouble. .
That's making religion pay, with a
vengeance. But what do the churches
think of prayer to boost dividends
They have fine opportunity to say
something pretty soaring about about
Mr.. Edgerton's plan. Up to date they
haven't taken advantage of the oppor-
tunity.-By The Way.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-08-15
important news, especially for Ford

important news, especially for Ford
workers.
Mr.. Sorenson made the curious
statement that if American indus
tries are as sound as advertised
America has nothing to fear from
the reds. He said Ford was not
ashamed of his relation with the So
Wet regime.
AS reported by the United States
Daily, Sorenson sought to tell his
story with as little offense as pos
sible to Mr.. Ford's soviet friends.
He said the private police force
hadn't had any trouble with reds.
Shown soviet literature distributed
in Ford plants he said, 81 wish that
might be prevented" The private
police force evidently isn't looking
for any trouble with the agents OF
the soviets which have given Mr.
Ford great big contracts. "Our re.
lations have been entirely Satisfac
tory" Mr.. Sorenson said. That is
interesting and in all it is very illum.
mating.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-08-15
HUNGRY
Mill Workers Hold Up
Bread Truck
After South Carolina Villagers
Help Themselves to Pie, Bread
and Cake, Bakery Sends Them
Another Load.

Rock Hill, S. C. (ILNS)-Recently
bread truck passing through a
South Carolina mill village was held
up and robbed of it's contents.
The driver >was warned that the
"highwaymen" were not after money
and would not harm the driver but
that people were starving in the mill
village and that they were going to
have the contents of the truck.
The driver says that the two men
were serious and surrendered all of
his pie, bread and cake without a
murmur. When he returned to his
bakery and told his story to his boss
the truck was Immediately loaded
with bread, pie and cake and returned
to the same village with another load
which was distributed among the un-
employed free.
During the past week the Nicely
and Travora Mills at York, S. c..
closed down for an indefinite period
The j. H. Cutter Mfg. Co., at Rock
Hill, is closed for a month for the
installation of new boilers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-08-15
SUPPOSE EVERYBODY QUIT

Suppose everybody quit trying to
do anything to advance the cause of
organized labor? Suppose the gen.
eral officers quit their constant plan
ming of ways and means to aid local
unions and members in need? And
local officers quit taking all active
steps to benefit local working con-
ditions? And members quit agitation
for the cause of unionism?
The unions would all Immediately
quit functioning, for there would be
no attendance at meetings to carry
on the various details of the work of
the organization; discipline would be-
come lost and individualism would
dictate wages and hours; all the myr-
lad activities of union organization,
that have been built up through hard
struggle over many years, would be
completely wiped out and the workers
would be at the mercy of unscrupu-
lous employers, played one against
the other as in the days before work
ers were organized would be on the
way to conditions as bad as, or per-
haps worse, than those of former
days They would, at least, seem
worse, for in those days workers had
not had those luxuries that today
have become necessities.
With organizations out of the way
and labor in competition with itself
it would be very short time until
the conditions of the workers would
be so abject as to be beyond toler-
ance and they would be forced, in
sheer desperation, to rise in revolt
And the more abject the condition, the
greater the fury of the revolt.
| Such picture is unpleasant to con.
| template. Such a condition woulc
make our world an unsafe place tc
live in. And let us sincerely hope oul
world will never experience it. Yet
the thought of even a dim possibility
of such horror might cause many
| thoughtless ones outside and inside
our unions to realize that organ
lied labor is the greatest force il
society today toward the promotion
of world peace and prosperity
through the safeguarding of the wei
fare of the workers-the great mas.
of the worlds people
Let us who DO comprehend its valu,
use our utmost endeavor to increas,
! and strengthen our organization
These are critical times for our or
ganization and for the individual
Even with the great strength of ou
organization behind US, we are feel
ing the tension of the time. How
much greater is the tension felt b,
those without an organization, de
pendent only on their power as indi
viduals
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-08-15
19, 9,449 r. r. WORKERS
KILLED AND INJURED

Detroit, Mich-The hundred and
ninety-four maintenance-of-way en-
ployes on railroads with operating
revenues of s1,OOO,OOO,OOO or more
per year were killed in 1923, and
l9,051 were injured, declares the
Brotherhood of Maintenance-of-W Way
Employees. The figures are compiled
from data collected by the United
States interstate commerce commits
sion. The death and injury rates are
higher among these employees than
for any other group Of railroad work
ers except train and engine crews,
and considerably higher than for all
railroad employees combined.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-08-15
WAKING UP?

The farmer and the small mer-
chants are slowly coming to realize
the benefits of organization
1t takes suffering and privation to
impress people with necessity of
banding together. For elf-preserva-
ton wild animals overcome their prey
by running in packs. Individually
they would starve, but collectively
they may survive. For probably the
same reason the early dwellers of the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-08-15
Earth came to realize the benefits Of

earth came to realize the benefits OF
forming tribes.
Among the workers, the city labor
ers were the first group to realize the
need for union strength. For many
years this movement was resented by
small merchants and country folks
because they felt that the ultimate
result was merely to raise prices on
the commodities that they purchased.
Low prices induced by a great un-
controllable surplus is waking the
farmer, and keen competition is caus-
ing the small merchant to scratch
his head.
In Germany, Norway, Sweden,
Denmark and other European coun-
tries we find cooperative farm or
ganizations very highly developed.
Since history seems to reflect that the
development of social movement in
the United States seems to follow
that of Europe, we can look to
greater farm organization in this
country.
There is already much evidence of
greater realization by small mer-
chants of the need for closer CO.
operation among them. Merchants
organizations are growing rapidly
everywhere.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-08-15

wage-earner has against the ups
and downs of the business system.
Every wage-earner should be in a
union. And every wage-earner should
respect and protect the union. The
union is the cure for depression blues.
Electrical Workers Journal.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-08-15
| For Meditation
100000.
By LEONARD A. BARRETT
REALITY

CITTING under the spell of the mu-
- sic of Kreisler's violin for an en-
tire evenings concert gives rise to In
teresting questions concerning the
cause Of the power which the music
had over us. Was 1t genius? Can 1t
be attributed to perfection In tech
nique? Was 1t the superior instru-
ment used upon this particular occa-
sion, a Stradivarius perhaps? Yes,
all Of these. plus something more, and
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-08-15
MAKING RELIGION PAY

Many things have been claimed for
prayer, but it remained for John E.
Edgerton, head of the anti-union Ma
tional Association Of Manufacturers.
to claim that prayer increases profits
Hear him:
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-08-15

[ n 8 [ something
more was doubt
less the most I'M
y 0rt tan t factor,
without which the
other qualifications
would have been
barren of results.
I h a t something
more was Reality.
Two persons at
different times play
upon the same In
$ t n m e n t, both
reading from the
same sheet Of mu-
sic; one moves you,
the other does not.
What causes the
difference?, Reality.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-08-15
POSTMEN WALK IL MILES

Washington.-Let carriers in Is
of the largest cities walk II miles a
day, reports the post office depart
ment This II miles may be covered
in one trip, or several, depending
upon the length of the route, it was
explained.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-08-15

New York City (ILNS)-A deter
mined drive to improve conditions in
the raincoat making industry is now
being conducted by the International
Ladies Garment Workers Union.
Strikes are likely to be called soon
here and in Boston, the chief cen
ters of the raincoat industry.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-08-15
The Cherry
>" Where with our
we tell the truth
about many things. sometimes pro-
foundly, sometimes hippantly,
sometimes recklessly.

Racketeering continues to be q
big subject. 1t will get bigger.
Finally something will happen-and
zowie! There will drop on the fat
head of racketeering something that
will be understood as final.
There was time when pious news.
papers talked about labor racketeers,
thinking that was all that was neces-
Sary. Of course they wanted some
thing done about that; it made good
reading for the upper classes"
1t wasn't long before racketeering
forced it's way into some of the most
pious of the pious newspaper circles
and that changed the tune a bit.
Certain forms of racketeering shell
ter behind quasi legal barrier; most
of it is fagrantly violation of law in
fact and in spirit, while all of it is
outlawry in effect
High dignitaries talk about "en-
forcement of law" as to liquor. Many
of them know they are spilling hokum
and camoufage. Most of them do not
use the same emphasis about racket
eering.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-08-15
Largest Cattle Herd

The King ranch, in Texas, has the
largest herd of cattle in this country.
This herd numbers about 100000.
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Racketeering ramifies into high
| places-into courts and other high
political offices. The reason for this
is that there is money in racketeer-
ing. Those who get money unlawfully
are glad to split with those who pro-
tect the crooked game.
There is this to remember: In the
end society always protects itself by
whatever means it deems necessary
for that protection.
Booze-running is one of the best
| fields for racketeering loot and of
course if the prohibition amendment
could be repealed hard blow would
be struck at racketeering. However,
that seems not to have dawned on a
great. many very influential people
and so the loot continues good.
The United States government
spends money to enforce prohibition,
but it does not spend money to stop
racketeering. The inconsistency of
this would not, of course, be apparent
to dry-voting, hard-drinking con-
gressmen whose first object is to get
reelected.
In the West in the days of gold
rushes and silver rusheS there were
| roolotaarc Offoorc of +bo 1o,u 9TH,
did not exist or were powerless or
were in on the graft. One famous
outlaw got himself elected sheriff in
one gold rush center.
Finally decent people got tired of
all that. The California collar
came into vogue and it became more
and more unhealthy to be an outlaw
| Always, in the end, after just so
much, the people go about it by what
ever means seem effective, and they
don't stop until the evil has been
eliminated. Often a lot of good is
also eliminated, but nature has ever
been prodigal of life, while obstinate
ly, ruthlessly fighting disease.
Comes queer news from Detroit
escaping most papers. Charles E
Sorenson, representing the Ford
Company, testified before the Fish
congressional committee that Ford
maintains his own police force which
checks up on its workers. That is
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-26
RAILWAYS To
CUT RATES ON
PASSENGERS
Frisco Leads Way by
Adopting 2 Cents a
Mile Policy.
OTHERS WILL FOLLOW
Decreased Fares to Go in
Effect Where Service
Is Parallel.
By United Press

By United Press
CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-The Frisco
railroads reduced passenger rate of
2-cents a mile will be met by all
rail lines competing directly with it,
G. j. MCGUIRE, director of the West
ern Passenger Association, an
nounced today.
Permission to adopt the 2-cent
rate was granted the Frisco WedneS-
day by the interstate commerce
commission and was followed by re-
ports that all other railroads in the
country intended to follow suit.
Mcclure said no general plan
had been formulated to reduce pas
senger rates to 2 cents on all lines.
He was unwilling to say whether
such a move was likely in the near
future.
Among the railroads that expect
to adopt the cent rate between
points where they are so-called
natural" competitors of the Frisco
system are the Santa Fe, Illinois
Central, Missouri Pacific and Rock
Island, according to Mcclure.
The reductions, when they be-
come effective, will apply only be-
tween points where the Frisco is
paralleled, with present rates re-
naming unchanged elsewhere on
the competing lines, it is under
Stood
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-26
GOLD HOARD GROWS
New Record Set by French
Banks Huge Reserve.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
PARIS, Dec. 26-The gold re-
serves of the Bank of France
reached the highest figure in his
tory today when the weekly state
ment of the Bank of France showed
the total bullion in the vaults was
So ,283, 1904 francs, an increase of
3S3, 39O,338 over the previous week
in spite of two holidays. The pro-
portion of gold to paper was 53.78
per cent, also a record.
With today's increase, France
possesses more than $2,O00000,0O0
in yellow metal, which represents
nearly 20 per cent of the worlds
total gold for monetary purposes.
Between them, France and the
United States have almost a corner
of the worlds gold, since their joint
holding is nearly 60 per cent of the
worlds total.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-26
BANKER DRAWS
LONG SENTENCE
EmbezzIer of 100000 to
to Serve 10 to 100 Years.

By United Press
LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 20
Gilbert H. Beesemyer, whose de-
falcations, estimated at $8,0000 900.
wrecked the Guaranty Building and
Loan Association, was. ordered to-
day to serve from ten to one
hundred years in San Quentin peni-
Tertiary.
Sentence was passed on the for
mer general manager of the Guar
anty company by Superior Judge
Walton, who decided Beesemyer
should serve the maximum time
possible.
Judge Wood gave Beesemyer one
to ten years on each of the ten
counts of grand theft to which he
pleaded guilty.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-26
HANDS OFF, is
DRY LEAGUES
LOBBY POLICY
Miles Will Work to Keep
Gains Already Made in
Legislature.

Indiana Anti-Saloon League lobby
lists likely will adopt hands off"
policy during the coming legislative
session, it was announced at the
statehouse today by Ethan A. Miles,
league attorney and its chief
lobbyist.
Miles came to the office of Gov
ernor Earry c. Leslie to inquire for
the Governor, who is home recover
ing from sinus operation. Miles
had spent some time in conference
with Lieutenant-Go Governor Edgar
Bush, Salem.
1--WE are unlikely to harrass the
legislators with bills strengthening
the Indiana dry laws" Miles de-
clared. But we do expect to hold
all the gains we have made.
Calls Senate Dry
although Democrats are inclined
to be more moist than Republicans,
if repeal of the Wright law passes
the house it will be because many
legislators have broken some strong
pledges and these likely will be
made public.
So far as the senate goes, I do
not think there is wet vote on
the Republican side, with the eX-
ception of Senator James j. Neidl.
Then there are many dry Demo-
Gratis there also. Some one has de-
scribed the senate as being too dry
to spit I am inclined to agree
with this conclusion"
Myers Termed "Wet"
Miles said he expects to confer
with Leslie before the legislature
meets, but he refused to disclose
what he will talk about and failed
to mention his conference with
Bush.
He indicated the league support
for Speakership. in the house will go
to Earl Crawford and not Walter
Myers, whom he termed a wet"