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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-11-20
STOP REDUCING WAGES

Let history answer the wage cut
ters.
Reason should give them their
answer, but reason is q stranger to
them.
Let them look backward and see
what happened. Let labor look back
ward, too, for moment.
In the depression of 1921 re-
dictionary employers were frantic for
wage reductions.
They talked about debating la
bor"
They reduced wages where they
had the power.
Labor, saying eve will resist to
the utmost" stopped the sweep
But the wage cutters kept on cut
ting where the workers were not
organized.
The upturn came. Business began
to improve.
Improvement was so fast that be-
fore the foolish wage cutters had
found out what was going on, WAGES
ACTUALLY WERE BEING IN
CREASED.
Improvement caught and passed
the wage cutters before they woke
up enough to stop yammering about
wage cutting.
The upward movement of wages
caught the downward movement
right in the middle and smashed it.
Presently it was discovered that
wage cutting had only made matters
worse, while as wages increased all
business got better. There was BUY
ING POWER EVERYWHERE.
Today the wage cutters are still
clamoring for more wage reductions.
But business has begun to improve.
Again, wage cutting has only made
bad matters worse. Really material
Improvement before the end of the
year may not develop, but the prob
ability is that history will repeat
itself and the panic of wage cutters
will be overtaken by the activity of
the wage raisers. NO MORE WAGE
CUTTINGi STOP NOW.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-11-20
Local Labor on Federal
Projects Asked By Thomas

Washington. Local contractors,
laborers, architects and building
material should be given preference
in the construction of federal build
ings, in the opinion of u. S. Senator
Thomas, of Oklahoma.
He said that at present a small
group of contractors are landing most
of the federal building contracts and
are importing labor and materials.
To correct this evil he will endeavor
to have the coming congress enact a
law giving local interests the prefer
ence on government work.
Senator Thomas said the measure
will provide that local labor be used
in all cases, and that the minimum
wage scale would be provided in the
contracts, the prevailing wage scale
being used as under the present law.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-11-20
TAXING THE POOR

of reiev
United States of its deficit decade since
great been
that Only contended for in
Carolina beaten coalition of organized labor and
lied business.
of
loading
multiplied all
The nation needs added and there for those
impoverished pockets the earning There an
irony understanding 1t
a cynical proposition. The down-soak them!
powers that history The be
spirit but republic they have their fran
They take their
the sales where and should
applied all
1t commodities daily
unon for the most part And the wage earn spend greater
of possibly
proportion their earnings into the payment
taxes
point box of matches
Already some placed upon many
notably gasoline
drinks popular drink costs
the purchase drink consumed by the
by added
the that in two Florida cities motorists
gallon! Who contend that this hard
O the rich the poor?
There are two directions which revenues may be had reasonably
justly easily the
the
there will be
ginger other modification of the vostead
the former be derived from the
of a great industry.
Modification upon argument
but
gladly They mof
will gladly the of modification
justice modification the door
politics.
politician the
politician little justice and little
understanding of atruism idealsm.
regardless
there shall be sales
oppressed
perish about much be stood There must be no
of robbery the The sales nothing with its
would bring another prohibition
In its would multiply suffering. 1t shall be-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-11-20
Endorsed by the Trades and Laber
Council of Hamilton. Ohis
Endorsed by the Middletown Tradee
and Labor Council Of Middletswn. O..
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1881
GET TICKETS FOR RELIEF SHOW

All over the country during this
month motion picture shows are be-
ing staged for the benefit of the
needy. The Theatrical Stage and
Moving Picture Operators Interna-
tional Union inaugurated the move
ment. The stage hands and movie
operators giving their services free,
and the owners are giving free use
of their theatres. Tuesday of next
week is the night set for the show
in Hamilton. 1t will take place at
the Paramount theatre at 11:45 p m.
At meeting Wednesday night of
representatives of lodges, trade
unions, improvement associations,
American Legion, Ministers Alliance,
Merchants Association, and all civic
bodies, an organization was formed
which will send an immense army
of workers into the field for putting
the show over big.
The American Legion was the first
organization to offer its help in plan
ming the show and in the selling of
tickets. The full amount of the re-
ceipts of the show will be turned
over to the Women's Relief Organi-
zation, and every cent will be ex-
pended in Hamilton.
Here is the best chance in the world
to give towards the relief of Hamil-
tons needy, which is sure to reach
great proportions during the coming
winter.
Buy several tickets--boost the
Relief Show
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-11-20
THE RED CROSS CALLS

The fifteenth annual roll call of
the American Red Cross, beginning
Armistice Day and which continues
till Thanksgiving Day, is being car
ried on by the workers in the interest
of Hamilton Chapter in enthusiastic
manner. All thing considered, the
depression, unemployment, ETC., the
annual roll call is proving success
full but, as usual in such things,
there is room for much improvement.
Americas greatest mother calls
for funds and support that she may
continue in her great work of sue
coring the needy and unfortunate in
distress in times of catastrophe and
disaster, storm, fire, flood, earth
quake, pestilence, famine and other
national calamities and to devise and
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-11-20
AUToCRACY MUST GIVE WAY

Too little attention is given gener-
ally to the fundamentals of business
recovery and maintained balance in
industry.
Labor knows what must be done.
Elsewhere there remains the feeling
that these things must come and like
wise they must go.
There cannot be permanent balance
in industry, which means permanent
prosperity, until new and striking
measures of democratic practice have
been introduced.
The ills caused by autocracy must
be cured by democracy.
To bring this about there MUST
be organization in every field, and
there must then be federation of
organizations.
Labor can best hasten the new day
by organizing in every field.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-11-20
GUNS BLAZE IN MANCHURIA

In Manchuria the guns blaze.
Japan politely promises to abide
by her treaties-and keeps her
armies in action,
1t looks like war.
The good old Zones of influence
are the stakes.
Japan's zone is Southern Manchu-
ria. The northern portion is the old
Russian zone, now as bitterly con-
tested for by the soviets as ever it
was by the czars. This is natural
The czars and the soviets had auto
cracy in common.
Today's war over Manchuria is 8
war of the old type, for the old pur-
poses. 1t is war for conquest, though
everybody concerned will try to put
nice face on it, dressing it up il
platitudes.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-11-20
WHAT ORGANIZATION DOES

Union workers in Tucson, Arizona,
recently demonstrated what wide
awake labor movement can do to de-
feat its enemies.
When the Tucson Citizen, an after
noon daily, kicked out It's union print
ers for refusing to take wage cut,
organized workers rallied as one to
the support of the printers Union
men and women urged their friends
to stop their subscriptions to the Citi-
zen and committees visited the mer-
chants, pointing out what trade union
meant and how lower wages would
reduce their business. These tactics
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-11-20
REDS DRIVE
To Win Mill Workers Makes
No Headway

Greensboro, N. C. (ILNS)-Co-
horts of the National Textile Work
ers' Union with their advice to
"Strike!" are not purveyors of sal
vation in the eyes of the employees of
the giant Cone cotton mills. The men
and women who toll among the looms
and spindles of the Proximity Manu-
featuring Company are showing only
casual interest in the efforts of or
ganizers for the communistic union
that have been spending their time
and talent here of late.
Much dissatisfaction over the gem
erous wage cut that nullified the ad-
dition of a day to the working week
exists in the mill villages. The mills
are now running on fve-day sched-
ule. With inauguration of the new
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-11-20
TWO-WAY RULE FOR
CHICACOANS

Chicago (ILNS) Colonel Rob-
ert Isham Randolph, head of Chica-
go's celebrated Secret Six" has
made public appeal to Sheriff William
D. Meyering, of this city, for assist
ance in patroling the rights-of-way
of all railroads and thoroughihres
entering Chicago for the purpose of
turning back all homeless and desti-
tute men who msy attempt to enter
the city during the present winter.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-11-20

schedule last month, workers were re-
quired to resume paying house rent
and the customary charges for lights
and water. The net result is that
but few of them are getting more in
their pay checks than when they
worked only four days q week.
Officials of the great mills ex-
planned their regret over the neces-
sity of the general wage cut with
undue elaborateness. 1t is UNDER
stood that the program to be follow
ed out includes introduction of the
hated "stretch-outv in several de-
partments.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-11-20
WISDOM

Demagogues and agitators are
very unpleasant, and leagues and
registers may be very unpleasant,
but they are incident to a free con-
stitutional country, and you must put
up with these inconvenience or do
without many important advantages.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-11-20
sTT WON'T BE LONG NOW"

The American Federation oil Labor
is for modification of the Volstead
act. The American Legion is for a
referendum The American Bar As
sociation is for modification. Now it
is discovered that two-thirds of the
business leaders are either for repeal
or modification. No legislation car
long remain on the statute books in
the face of overwhelming opinion.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-11-20

Wishing to be helpful in all ways
that may promote the public weilare
and be conducive to the happiness OF
mankind, general headquarters OF tne
Secret Six. Thousand orders and di-
rects that all operatives in Southern
and Pacific coast winter resorts snail
lend all possible assistance TO local
police authorities toward deportlng
Chicago millionaires, society leaders
and politicians who may attempt 70
escape the rigorous climate OF TINS
city during the winter,
The slogan of our operatives among
the knights of the road shall be, THE
'orses, the 'orses, they're ammer,
'ammering on the 'ighway."
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-11-20

carry on measures for their preven-
tion.
1t takes a vast sum of mnoey to
carry on the great work as perform
ed by this wonderful organization
throughout the year, and Hamilton
must not fail in her duty to contrib
ute the quota assigned to her. 1t
costs but dollar to enroll. Do so.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-11-20

proved quickly effective in three days,
the Citizen losing many subscribers
and advertising contracts. On the
fourth day the Citizen gave in and
took the printers back at the union
scale. Labor had won a sweeping vic
tory and again shown the value of
organization
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-11-20

Abolition of night work for women
and shortening the hours of work for
women workers generally is urged by
organized labor The employment Of
women in industry during the night
time and for excessive, long hours is
reflection upon our present-day CIV
ilization and should be discouraged.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-11-20

Thinking you should buy union
labeled goods, without doing so, gets
you nowhere. The same is true of
patronizing shops where the union
card is not displayed or union but
tons are not worn.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-11-20
The Cherry
T Where with oar
roo Little Hatchet
we tell the truth
about many things. sometimes pro-
fonndlv sometimes ascSaatt;,y.
sometimes recklessly.

Queer thing how the authorities
and teachers" and all the upper
crust, so-called, ETC., waste so much
breath telling the people what they
ought to want.
A great many have been trying to
tell labor that beer isn't a really big
issue.
Beer, as such and per sc, may not
be. But that for which beer stands is
a whale of big issue.
A few days ago we saw the head
line, thousands in March for Beer"
Just few days later we read that
wet candidates for congress had been
uniformly successful.
The people seem to think there is
something to this beer issue, regard
less of the ideas of Mrs. Boole, Bishop
Cannon and the etceteras.
Let us give cheer for another
victory, though we be week or ten
days late in the giving
There was David Baird, who climb
ed into the United States senate
from New Jersey.
Came the Parker issue-the yellow
dog contract issue.
Edward F. McGrady, A. F. of L.
legislative representative, went hunt
ing for Baird, among others.
After long days he found Baird, in
the cloakroom, lodging.
Baird finally said he was for
Parker
New Jersey labor decided that if
Baird was for Parker, New Jersey
labor was for somebody else. So it
elected Moore as governor.
Not pro-Parker senator has yet
been reelected to the senate or
anything else. Chalk that down.
Good news seems to be coming
from here and there. While a good
deal of it is from "there"-a place
not easily pinned down-much of it is
near enough to be located and anal
yzed.
There are bright spots through the
haze of gloom.
Of course the safest forecast that
ever was issued was the one that at
can't last forever; nothing does"
1t isn't over yet, by many hun
CRY mouth, but the break seems to
have come. Honestly, that is fact.
1t is the best news the human race
has had in long time.
Read Roy Dickinson's magnificent
new book, wages and Wealth." just
issued by the Princeton University
Press.
Dickinson has socked tie wage cut
idea right in the eye. He writes as a
man hunting truth and he pours it
forth, having found ii in great
chunks.
Associate editor of Printers Ink
here's man who for years had trieC
to tell advertising men and merchants
that purchasing power was the water
on their wheel, he has gone digging
for proofs and found 'em.
Go buy this book by the dozen anc
give 'em to others. Give 'em to your
banker, the school teacher, the daily
newspaper editor and to other unior
men.
In the biggest boom year 26 mer
raked in over five million dollars eacl
and 522 got over million apiece.
Wouldn't it have made some differ
ence if those enormous excesses hat
gone into wages?
Ninety per cent Of American com
modify production is consumed in th'
United States. With proper balanc,
we would never need worry about ex
port trade to keep US going.
Isn't it time for America to ge
down to business and work out a bal
ance that will make another depres
sion impossible? IT CAN BE DONE
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-11-20

A genuine optimist never sees any
clouds. He makes his own sunshine.
He is too busy getting ahead to think
of anything else.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-11-20
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Telephone 1895 uamilten, Ohio
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-11-20
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-11
HEALTH FUNDS
ARE CERTIFIED
Three Counties Flee g c
Money, Starr County
Action Waited

Certification Of appropriation OF
funds b. three Valley counties TO
meet federal appropriations for
maintenance or a Valley health
unit was sent TO WASHINGTON yes
terday. according TO announcement
here today or Or. w. X. Spivey. head
OF the Cameron county health unit.
DR.. Spiyey said he had been wait
ing In hopes that Starr county
would make It's appropriation. but
that he was afraid to wait longer.
because the federal budget Is ~ "
made up soon. and he wanted to be
sure the Valley was not left out on
account OF the time element.
There Is still a strong possibility
that Starr county will be included
Otherwise, the health unit viii op-
crate as a three-c0unty affair.
An appropriation OF $4,000 BIZ
the federal department OF heath 10
meet Valley funds has been pledged.
and this amount is expected 10
permit the efficient operation or
a health unit serving Cameron.
Hidalgo and Wil.acy counties.
DIR. SDivey is considered as be-
Ing practically sure TO be selected
as head Of the Valley unit.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-11
TIC. {. A. MEET
MAY COME HERE
Commercial Executives
Are Invited To
Brownsville

Brownsville made a strong bid
for the 1892 convention of the Tex
as Commercial Executives Associa-
ton at the Houston meeting just
closed and probably will get the
next convention, according TO an
nouncement OF returning Valley
secretaries today.
G. G. Richardson secretary of the
Brownsville Chamber Of Commerce,
presented the invitation Of Browns
vile for the next convention.
Other cities which asked for the
convention in 1882 are Big Springs.
Marlin and New Braunfe!s.
The convention place will be de-
cided at meeting Of directors OF
the organization in Dallas during
the state fair.
a big factor IN helping Brownsc-
vile get the convention is the fact
that John r. Floore. Harlingen
secretary, Is on the new board OF
directors. and will do all he can
to bring the meeting to Browns
vile.
Most OF the secretaries seemed
anxious to hold a meeting in the
Valley and get a chance to look
over this section.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-11
GLOVER GIVES
ORTIZ SABRE
Presentation of Sword Car.
ried In War Made To
Mexican General

A gesture OF international amity
typical OF the relation OF Mexican
and American military officials a
long the border was enacted at Fort
Brown yesterday afternoon. with
General Eulogio Ortiz. commander
OF the armies OF northern Mexico,
and Col. Francis w. Glover, COM
mander of Fort R'own, as the
principal figures.
The occasion was the p~r.senta-
ton by Col. Glover Of a sabre TO
General Ortiz.
The sabre was one which Col. GLOW
er carried in the Spanish-American
War.
Last fall at Reynosa. Mexico, a
similar event took place. with Col
Glover as the recipient OF a present
from General Ortiz in the form OF a
fine saddle horse. a hand-carved
saddle, and a charo uniform.
The sabre was formally presented
at the quarters OF Col. Glover.
after a troop OF the 18th Cavalry
had escorted General Ortiz from the
FL Jardin hotel 10 Fort Brown.
Others at the presentation were
General Serrano. commander OF the
Matamoros military garrison. Mayor
Roberto Garcia. of MatamoroS. and
leopold Verdugo. chief Of the GUS
toms force in Matamoros.
General Ortiz said this morning
that he will leave this afternoon on
the return trip to Monterrey.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-11
RECOMMEND
c. Y. u. Sell
COOP FRUIT
Committee Findin g s
Expected To Be
Approved

MERCEDES. June ia COM
mittee representing the Rio Grande
Valley Citrus Growers Assn. OF
Mercedes, the McAllen Citrus Assn.
and the Brownsville Assn, has re-
commended that the California
Vegetable Union be retained 10
handle the citrus sales or these
co-operatives next season and
their boards Of directors will con-
slider the recommendations Friday
ana probably sign contracts with
the c. V. u. according to II. M
Rouse, secretary Of the Local as
ISOLATION.
The committee meeting was at
tended by Paul Usher and Harry
Banker Of Brownsville; Z. G.. Or
bert Of La Feria: q. G. Cowley OF
La Feria and Mr.. Rouse. Thomas
ONeil. president Of the G. v. U,
and Frank L. Hall local manager
also were present
The c. ". u. has been operating
In the Valley for eight years and
has handled sales for the local
association for six years.
Last year 1896 boxes ere hand
led for the local group at an aver
age return TO the grower, after
packing and selling costs were de-
Quoted OF SI.l2S38 on Marsh seed
less grapefruit sl.62 on oranges, and
$1.2265 on Duncan grapefruit.
Nj. Rouse said that he thought
the recommendation OF the COM
mit;ee a wise one because after a
thorough investigation the C. "
us reputation and financial
standing had been found inquest
ionable.
He declared that the proposal OF
Mr.. ONeil 10 handle the crop at a
Hat rate or 20 cents a box with a
provision Of refund at the end OF
the year, probably would be a very
advantageous one to members oi
the co-ops. 1t is thought that the
selling cost may be as low as IL
cents a box and II such Is the case
a refund viii be made TO growers.
Il an sure that the proposal will
be accepted by all Of the direc-
tors Mr.. Rouse said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-11
Man Given Five
Years In Theft

FORT WORTH. Tex. June Ii.
F-Dr. Archie :. GoIstone. III and
waek after more than three years
IN jail. today accepted a five year
sentence for a SIS 600 jewel theft
In 1923, with the understanding
that the time he has spent in jaii
Will be applied on the penitentiary.
He agreed TO drop hts appeal
from his second conviction here a
few weeks ago. fearing the illness
might cost his life before the high
e. court acts upon the case. He
hopes TO gain admittance 70 the
hNpital ward at Huntsville peni-
Tertiary and to receive medical
attention that may lead 10 hts re-
covery. Re has been III since hts
recent trial.
Twice convicted Of the theft OF
a trunk or jeWelry EN- route from
Wichita Falls to Fort Worth BY
train. he won a reversal OF his
first sentence OF SIX years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-11
Stone Says Wheat
Outlook Is BuIlish

KANSAS CITY. June ii. Up
James G. Stone. chairman of the
federal farm board, terms the wheat
outlook publish
IT Is bound 70 be-" he explained
last night. Wheat growers will not
continue 10 produce wheat to be
sold at less than cost. II isn't nat
ural.s
Stone, Edgar Markham. his as
Sistant. and Stanley Reed. general
counsel for the farm board arrived
here on their way TO Manhattan.
Ras.. where Stone will address tie
American Institute OF Cooperation
Friday.
stone said information reaching
him was that wheat acreage tn Aus
tralia had been reduced about 20
per cent. IN Argentina. - per cent
and the Canadian crop was worse
than Ii had been for a long time.