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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-04-03
LOW WAGES CAN'T REMOVE
DEPRESSION CAUSE

statistical institutions the country (Sand
Statistics Co. of New York; makes this observation:
ultimately reagnment the relative balance of the
basis dollar Living
volume
goods as formerly"
This company indulge propaganda interpres
business
SHOULD" them
will
be held.
Under plan depression
machinery and will dspae workers
speed wealth workers informed that
"wlhave purchasing "t least equal to
pre- depression standards.
of Their sole objective
is get of present slump and ignore the future
compile of unemployed for the
Hampshire Unemployment Emergency Com
recommends-ndicaes their refusal to face facts
identical public officials during typhoid epidemic
number of deaths rather than
the ecause of
should be nations
Every should be subjected the acid How will
and how will place work
in empo shortening hours?
Lowering wages living solution This the
theory displacement of workers by
autom machinery, farm corporations
centa wealth and enlarge the unemployed the
development and the
untouched
"goodtme cycle will be
shortened depression will be
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-04-03
WHAT ABOUT THE LABOR
MOVEMENT?

Just so as business takes inventory,
workers should likewise take time to
at least make an analysis of their
position, sum up their accomplish
ments-or their failures. Only by
doing this can we get a proper per-
spective of ourselves or our move
ment. We know that the ideals of
the bona fide labor movement are
above reproach; that we have the
moral backing of every right think
ing man and woman in our efforts to
organize workers for the purpose of
bettering their conditions. We know
this because we have read it so many
times that we have come to believe it.
In order to take stock" properly
we must start somewhat in this man.
ner; what we are enjoying in the way
of better wages, improved working
conditions, higher standards of liv-
ing, that we would not be enjoying
if we were not organized.
Then we must consider what better
conditions we might have promoted
if we had all been more active the
past year; how we could have pro-
noted the sale and distribution of
union labelled merchandise if we had
been more active in their demand.
How much more effective would our
unions be in their effort to promote
higher standards if we had been more
regular in our attendance at local
meetings? All of these things are
necessary if we are to have a clearer
understanding of the labor movement
and its opportunities.
We agree with that great Legion
naire who stated that the American
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-04-03
HOW INCOMES ARE JUGGLED

Bethlehem Steel Corporation stock
holders are attempting to defeat a
bonus system by which millions OF
dollars have been secretly handed to
officials of that concern.
The Bethlehem board of directors,
since 1917, voted $31 ,878,255 out of
the treasury Annual reports and
earnings statements made no refer
ence to these funds which, stockhold-
ers declare, could not be discovered
"by the most astute analyst"
The secret grab was revealed in a
court fight over the proposed merger
of Bethlehem and the Youngstown
Sheet and Tube Company.
This concealment of nearly $32, 2,OO0,-
900 from "the most astute analyst
should be recalled by trade unionists
when they are expected to accept an
nual statements of large corporations
as an index of earnings and profits.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-04-03

little of his speed. But for some rea-
son or other the picture of Pan pip
ing through the spring woods with
flowers in his hair, comes to us as
we consider the words of the repub-
lican chairman. Impossible, of
course. Mr.. Fess is both a serious
scholar and a dry He would as soon
drink with Bacchus as dance with Pan.
Still there is something in his words
that tells us winter has gone and
spring has come. For how could the
world remain in winters tattered
clothes when Chairman Fess goes into
high gear, takes prohibition in his
arms and whirls away in mad dance
around the Maypole of 1882? Per-
haps he will find the turf little too
wet, even in the primary-just watch
Ohio. Men and women sprinkle the
way for his successor.-Ex.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-04-03
Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohis
PROSPERITY PROGRAMS

On the front page of this issue of
the Press we print news story about
remarkable program for stabiliza-
tion of business and employment
This program is the work of a great
chain of business magazines, the Nc
Graw-Hill publications, on the staff
of which Mr.. Virgil Jordan holds the
rank and title of economist.
This program, published as the
program and platform of 26 maga-
zines, is important because of its
source. 1t is important, likewise, be-
cause of its contents. Any program
coming from those who speak to and
for big business is important when
it puts maintenance of high wages
first on the list of things to be done.
Still more important when it recog
nizes constant readjustment of hours
as equal in Importance with mainte-
nance of wages.
While rejoicing at the wholly con-
structive features of this program, it
is essential to point out one weak
ness. No program for economic sta
bility and prosperity will ever work
to real advantage or with full success
until organized labor is included
among the organizations that must
cooperate. Organized employers,
managers and financiers cannot do
this thing by themselves There is
some inference in the otherwise splen-
did McGraw-Hill program that organ
lied labor should be recognized and
should play its part in cooperative
effort for betterment, but nothing is
to be gained by using the soft
pedal. 1t must be openly, fully, ire
vocably understood that organized la
Dor is one of the most vital factors
in the whole chain and quite probably
THE most vital factor.
Nevertheless, even with this criti-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-04-03
NO SUBSTITUTE

Perry w. Reeves, labor member of
the Federal Board for Vocational
Education, points out that there is no
substitute for a lost job He says that
workers displaced by new processes
and new machinery must be trained
for other jobs, and that if no such
provision is made for displaced work
ers, something is fundamentally
wrong with our industrial system, or
with our public industrial training
program. He's dead right and what
he says can't be too strongly impress
ed on business and political leaders.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-04-03
UNORGANIZED Do MOST
LOAFING ON JOB

Stanley B. Mathewson, executive
personnel director Of Antioch College
at Yellow Springs, Ohio, has conduct
ed a survey of industrial employ
ment which shows that many unor-
ganized workers in the United States
Soldier" on the job to prolong en-
ployment and prevent wage rate cuts
While making his survey, Mathew
son worked as a laborer, machine
operator, bench assembler, conveyo1
assembler and skilled mechanic, and
lived with working people. Six other
workers aided him in gathering facts
and data.
Mathewson said that the trade
unions are commonly blamed for de-
liberate restriction of output by
workers, but he found the practice
in "open Shops" where other work
ers advised him mot to work so fast y
Enemies of trade unionism have
delighted in charging that union
workers loaf on the job to restrict
output, despite the fact that there
was no proof of the charge. The in
vestigation of Mr. Mathewson shows
that the charge had no more basis
than lots of other accusations made
against trade unionists.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-04-03
Students Turned Easter
Time to Good Account

AS soon as there was a university,
clerks and students were running the
streets of Paris at Easter time, seek
ing their eggs" as gifts from substan-
tial householders, and singing Lauds"
lin well-known modern style. Lads
working in machine shops, stores, etc,
never learned the trick of running the
streets for foundations" and "endow-
ments."
Some time In the year 100 was re-
vived the forgotten art of scratching
decorations on red eggs or of pasting
on designs to keep them free from
color underneath initials, dates,
fishes, circles, crosses, lambs and good
shepherds. To one and all the Easter
egg did represent the life to come
clear, certain, not the vague hope of
the pagan.
In the palace of the kings of
France, where Easter was a grandiose
fete, every mothers son, to the least
page and kitchen boy, had eggs to
nick and compliments to exchange.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-04-03
MR.. FESS IN HIGH GEAR

Despite the weather, this is a fine
old world. Clouds do not have silver
Innings. The day is darkest just be-
fore dawn. Spring has been delayed
but it will be here soon, if not to-
morrow, then the day after. For
Senator Simeon d. Fess is "going in
to high gear" as chairman of the
republican national committee. Ir
other words, "the time has come when
we must let the country know fully
about the quiet, steady, constructive
work that has gone on here Wash
ington) under the leadership of Presi-
dent Hoover.
How Senator Fess will appear in
high gear we cannot be sure, of
course In 1928 he needed to show
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-04-03
Odd English Custom

Lancashire, England, was that of pin
ming bits of colored rag on the dresses
of women on their way to church.
While the origin and meaning OF this
practice is doubtful, one commentator
suggests that it probably originally
referred to the palm branch process
sion preceding the crucifxion of Jesus,
when the children thronged his path
and their elders threw clothes In the
way as he rode into Jerusalem.-Chi.
cago News.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-04-03
Actual Resurrection Date

The Betrayal of our Lord and
Savior, Jesus Christ, occurred on the
evening following Thursday, 14th Nj
san, April 6, A. D., 80, at 10 or IL
p. m. or according to others, soan
after midnight The Crucinxion was
about 9 a. m. on Friday, 18th NisaA,
April z, A. D., 80. The Resurrection WAS
"as the day began to dawn" on Sun
day, 18th Nissan, April 9, A. d., 50.
The Ascension took place on Thursday,
May 1S, A. D., 3O or A. U. c., that IL
wear Of Rome 1888.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-04-03
State Children's Care
Caused By Depression

Albany, N. Y.-The marked in
crease in the number of children car
Election of the economic depression,
according to a report of the State
Board of Social Welfare.
At the end of 1880 there were
$4,000 children under care in institu-
tions and family homes throughout
the state, of whom $4,000 were cared
for in their own homes on mothers
allowances and 10000 boarded in
family homes.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-04-03

Federation of Labor and the Amer
lean Legion constituted the two
greatest organizations working for
the advancement of America and its
institutions. We can all help to en-
large the influence of our unions by
our increased interest, effort and
thoughtful consideration of the prob
lens confronting us and the best
means to remedy these.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-04-03
WISDOM

Ideals are like stars; you will not
succeed in touching them with your
hands, but like the seafaring man on
the desert of waters, you choose them
as your guides, and following them,
you reach your destiny.-Carl Schurz.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-04-03
STATE UNIONS TO MEET

Brunswick, Ga.-The annual con-
vention of the Georgia Federation of
Labor will convene here on Wednes-
day, April 15.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-04-03
PENSION LAW URGED

Harrisburg, Pa.-A state constitu-
tional amendment providing for the
payment of old age pensions was in
troduced in the legislature by Senator
Harris. The proposal also includes
pensions to widowed mothers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-04-03

cism, much has been gained. 1t does
seem that America is moving forward
toward understanding, and conse-
quently toward acceptance of the
democratic concept of industry.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-04-03
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-31
ECKSTR0M IS HEAD
OF MOTOR CYCLISTS
Rig-Ana Club Acquires Hill-Climb-
ing Course and Plans Summer
Program Of Sports.

With l6 charter members from this
city and nearby Maryland organization
Of the Rig-Ana Motorcycle Club has
been effected. Alvin Eckstrom has been
elected president, with H. Alvin Barron
business secretary and William Pugh
road captain.
Before organizing the club acquired
q private hill climbing course, which
has been providing sport for several
weeks. 1t has three machines which
1t plans to enter in climbing contests.
IL also expects to buy several special
racing motorcycles.
Charter members, besides Eckstrom,
Barron and Pugh. include George
Myers, Francis Mitchell. J. C. Lank, NJ.
Edwin Smith, Z. r. Reed, Ted Reed,
Douglas T. Studdeford, Frank T.
Rawlings. John r. Hicks, Bob Harr.
Alb:rt Miller, Vincent L. Janace and
Carl Clemmer.
President Eckstrom was private dis
patch rider for the Queen of Sweden
during the World War in 1915 and
1917. He also served two years in the
Swedish Navy. He Is, however, an
American by birth.
Eckstrom, Myers, Smith and Pugh
have been named q committe to plan
the clubs Summer program The out
standing feature will be q trip to
Canada around August /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-31
GERMANY WILL SEND
1870 TO OLYMPIAD
Athletes to Participate in Both Los
Angeles and Lake Placid
Contests Next Year.
BY the Associated Press

og INC Associated Press.
BERLIN, May 3O-The German
Olympic Committee adopted a resolu-
ton today to participate in the 1882
Olympiad at Los Angeles and the
Winter games at Lake Placid. It Is
hoped to send 1870 athletes across the
seas early in July, 1882, but the num-
Der Of men in each branch of sport
will not be determined until October.
The trip of the German team will
be timed to leave Bremen for New York,
through Chicago to Los Angeles with
arrival on the West Coast scheduled
for IL days before the games get under
way. The committee also decided to
follow the American custom and quar-
ter the athletes in the Olympic village.
The committee further went en-
record as expressing satisfaction that
the Barcelona meeting Of the General
Olympic Committee had chosen Ger
many for the 1885 Olympiad. Ger
many gladly agrees to having the Win
ter sports in her territory as well, the
resolution said, in as much as this
has been the dream Of her athletes
for the past 20 years"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-31
Missing at Carnouhe Middle Class Golfers Cry for Old Ball
Walter Johnson Trophy Play
Is Feature at Congressional

43. Second was Mrs. May Chamber
lain. who had q card Of As.
Aided by handicap Of 4 strokes,
Tom M. Belshe, who tomorrow will de-
fend his Interdepartmental League
championship, won the flag tourney at
Indian Spring, registering q card OF
rs and playing his ANAL stroke into the
cup on the eighteenth green. Homer s.
Pope finished second with a card of
80|8-72, playing his ANAL stroke to
a point inches from the cup on. the
last green.
In class B Forrest Thompson won,
playing his last stroke to q point 10
inches from the cup on the nineteenth
green. Leo y. Pass was second in this
class. playing his final stroke to a point
6 inches from the cup on the eight
zenith green.
E. P. Morrow. former Governor of
Kentucky, won in class C, playing his
final stroke to- q point 10 inches from
the cup on the eighteenth sreen W.
w. curtis was second in claS1 G, play
ing his ANAL stroke 200 yards of the
eighteenth tee.
Mrs. MatsOn Finishes First.
In the womens event Mrs. G. j. Mat
son finished first, playing her final
stroke and her 10lst shot as a drive
from the eighteenth tee. Mrs. J. r,
Gross. Mrs. Perry B. Hoover. Mrs. z. B.
wagner ana Miss Grace Tregeser all
played their final strokes into the Gun
on the seventeenth green.
Three men tied for first place in the
nag tourney held at Bannockburn,
They were w. Fred Byrne, chairman of
the club Golf Committee; r. C. DUN
bar and Otto Thacker. John Thacker
won the approaching and putting con-
test. with DR.. T. j. w. Brown in second
place. The blindfold driving contest
went TO John Cameron. with J. w.
Alexander in second place.
At the Manor Club the members
played in nag tournament and a driy-
ing contest. The flag tourney was won
by G. M Corbett, who played with a
handicap OF IA strokes and finished his
last stroke 2 feet from the cup on the
nineteenth green. I. T. Donohue. with
handicap Of a. played his final stroke
feet from the cup on the nineteenth
green. while Russell T. Edwards played
nus last stroke to point 80 feet from
The driving contest was won by
George F. Miller. the Manor Club
champion, who averaged 25S yards, C.
M. Corbett finished second with an ay-
erege OF 247 yards.
the woman golfers played in a nine
mole nag contest which was won by
Mrs. George D. See, who played her
iast stroke $50 yards down the tenth
IalrWay. Mrs. Z. M. McClelland finish
ca second. playing her last stroke to the
nIntn green. Mrs. McCleiland also won
the putting contest with a card Of az
with Mrs. See and Mrs H. B. Hird tied
for second at 80.
The nag tournament at the Argyle
country Club will continue through to-
DAY and the results OF the plav YES
terday and today will be totaled uo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-31
20 YEARS AGO

7 IEUT. L. A. CLAUsEL. I'd
- Infantry, won the Senatorial
Trophy carrying the rife cham.
pionship OF the District National
Guard. Pvt. j. d. McNabb finished
second, making the remarkable
score Of rs out of rs in rapid FIRE
ct 200 yards. Other contestants
were Sergt. s. W. Forsythe, Lieut..
r. Alderman, Pvt. r. Clouser, Pvt.
c. e. oroome, Lieut.. T. McAnally,
Capt. r. w. Holt, Pvt. w. L. Kelly,
Lieut.. c. NJ. Putnam, Lieut.. Thomas
Brown. Pvt. r. D. Tonne, Sergt. A.
@. Schmidt, Sergt. Maj. J. H. Cole,
Lieut.. Col. @. B. Young, Sergt. J.
r. Fehr, Capt H. Z. Burton. Lieut..
c. @. Gardner, Lieut.. r. Powers,
Pvt. p. W. Gibson, Capt. w. w.
Cookson. Lieut.. H. G. Caldwell. Pvt.
@. A. Joynes, Pvt. ]. r. Hutchin-
son, Lieut.. r. 8. Durston. Lieut.. j.
Z. Smith. Pvt. r. W: Crist: Capt.
L. B. Earnest. Pvt. w. Z. walker,
Corpl. J. A. Wade and Corpl. M. p.
McGrath.
III nNS games just enoeu @WICn
the washington nine. Harry Hooper,
Boston outf1elder, got 10 clean hits.
The stars base ball writer says
This youngster comes pretty nearly
being as good an outhelder as there
is in the league"
Georgetown's nine yesterday
trimmed Fordham. to q, TO end
its season. The victory gave the
Hilltoppers the Eastern Catholic
college title.
Burwell. walker and Beckwith led
Armstrong Tech to victory In the
annual interschclastic track meet
at Howard University.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-31
OTIS Of golf-minded folk en-

7 OTIS Of golf minded folk enjoyed
the field day at the Congressional
Country Club yesterday, featured
by the opening of play for the
Walter johnson trophy, donated by the
manager of the Washington Base Ball
Club. trap shooting contests and APP
preaching and putting events. Cooper
C. Lightbown, former mayor Of Palm
Beach Fla. won the low-gross prize IN
the initial competition for the Johnson
trophy with q card Of IS. His name ana
that of w. r. Bush. who won low net
with a card of 92-26-66. will be the
first names on the trophy. Suitaois
prizes will be given to both. Bush 5
card of 90 was the best he ever had
made and was his first prize-winning
effort.
In Glass A the winner was A. G. Will
liams, who had a card of 81. Low gross
went to Dr. r. A. Kielty. with Sill
10. In Glass B there was tie for low
gross between William j. McEvoy and
DR.. o. U. Singer. both with cards OF
%. Lew net in this class went to j.
D. Ellsworth. with 92-2l-T.
McCarron Wins on Green.
John F. McCarron won first place in
tn, mems approaching end putting con-
test, Played from spot Sc yards away
from the CUP on the practice green in
front of the clubhouse. McCarron. who
is somewhat of a wizard around the
putting green's, scored a total OF Z
strokes with three balls. Second place
resulted in a tie between A. j. Walker,
M. Mahorner. jrr., and j. F. Dowdah'
all of whom used up 8 strokes.
To- tan xryNVanVn'c aY1nrn0 ching and nit.
ting contest, Mrs. Harry A. Knox holed
her first approach from Sc yards and
with the impetus gained by that hne
stroke, won the contest with total OF
7. the same as that of the man winner.
Mrs. L. B. Chapman, Mrs. r. W. Payne,
Virginia williams and Mrs. r. c. Jones
all tied for second with totals Of 9
strokes.
Walter johnson himself will present
the prizes to Lightbown and Bush-the
winners of the johnson Trophy-late
this afternoon. He will be introduced by
Gen. Frank T. Hines, president OF the
Congressional Country Club. The pres
entation Is to take place at o'clock.
Hart Wins Flag Tourney.
Ringgold Hart, former assistant cor
poration counsel, won the flag tourna-
ment at the Kenwood Country Club,
playing HIS ldSC StIOhc luUO lIOIH bIIc
cup on the nineteenth hole. At the
end of the regular round Hart, with a
handicap Of Is strokes, had strokes
left. P. B. Dunbar finished second,
playing his last stroke to a point 10
feet from the cup. aided by handicap
of 10 strokes. The blindfold driving
contest was won by George Brown with
a wallop of ITS yards. A. H. Worley
was second with a drive of 1873 yards
The women's putting contest was won
by Virginia Pope. who had a score of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-31
HOYAS WILL CHOOSE
LEADERS TOMORROW
Captains of Base Ball, Tennis and
Golf Teams for 1882 to Be
Picked by Letter Men.

Captains Of base ball, tennis and golf
teams for 1892 ct Georgetown Univer-
sity will be elected tomorrow after
neon. Men who have earned their
letters in these sports will gather ct /
o'clock in the once of H. Gabriel
Murphy, graduate manager.
Fifteen have achieved the major &C.
in base ball and II have gained the
minor &C." 8 in tennis and in golf.
The letter winners follow:
Base ball-Frank Baumann, John
Bozek, Michael Donate, John Evers
Bertram Heaney. Thomas w. Higgins
Richard King, Philip Mooney, Walter
Morris Edward Murphy, Harry Noznesky
Lawrence O'Toole, Harold Poole, John
ScalN and Robert Wholey.
Tennis-Waltsr F. Berberich, Lester
c. Burdette, Frederick B. Doyle, Egbert
r. Ferguson, Gregory Mangin, John C.
Mcbride, Dennison L. Mitchell, Beverly
p. Peugnet end Clyde D. Yeomans
Golf-F. Joseph Berger, Richard J.
Boucek, Joseph DeStefano, Louis A
Fisher, George F. Monaghan, Peter j
Monaghan, jr, John r. Slattery and
Richard H. Wilson.