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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-10-02
ORGANIZE FOR STRENGTH

The strength of organized labor is
in its extension of organization.
Every unorganized worker in given
trade determines the standing of that
trade as an organized power. If all
the workers were organized the work
ers would have the say in regulating
conditions of labor in the city. The
proportion of organization determines
the proportion of strength. All this
is self-evident.
But organization is not something
that works automatically. 1t is not
even something that can be accom-
plished by an organizer or a commit
tee. 1t is something that can only be
accomplished by individual effort. AS
every unorganized worker is an in
strument of disorganization, so every
organized worker must become an in
strument of organization, but in a
more aggressive sense.
He must go personally to the un-
organized worker and urge him to
join the union He must explain to
him the principles and purposes OF
the union. He must show him the
advantages of membership in the
union. He must impress him with his
duty as worker to his class. He must
inspire within him ideals of brother
hood-that brotherhood of labor which
Mr.. Lincoln said Should be the
strongest bond between men," He
must make his enthusiasm for organ
lied labor contagious.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-10-02

rience teaches that the vast majority
will quickly forget if there is failure
to adopt a comprehensive public policy
looking toward the prevention and
mitigation of unemployment.
For a number of years advance
planning of public works as one in
strument for meeting depression prob
lens was pressed for legislative
action. Although reported from COM
mittee the plan was held up at Wash
ington until the nation was in the
midst of another business crisis. Now,
belatedly, the necessity of planning
public works long in advance has be-
come painfully apparent. The legis-
lation should have been adopted years
earlier. Advance planning would then
have come more quickly in the states
and cities.
It is of course necessary under
present conditions of unpreparedness
to endeavor through private and pub
lie charity to relieve extreme suffer
ing. 1t will be a great tragedy, how
ever, if after all the years of sad ex-
perience the Importance of construct
i've action for the future is again ig-
nored Is it too much to expect that
under the opportunities of giving fo1
charity intelligent people will also
wish to direct some portion of their
effort and support in the direction Of
permanent constructive accomplish
ment?
In other words, have we learned thu
lessons and will we benefit thereby
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-10-02
THIS BEARS REPEATING

The average of union wages is more
than double the average of non-union
wages.
There are men still foolish enough
to parrot the employers tripe about
the independence of the non-union
man.
Where there is non-unionism the
only man who has any independence is
the employer.
The union man has the only true
independence. He is the only worker
who has rights. He is the only worker
who has anything to say about his
wages, his hours of labor, his condi-
tions of work
Again: The average of union wages
is more than double the average o.
non-union wages.
The non-union worker has M
rights, no independence, no freedom
and in addition he pays a high pric,
for his state of subserviency
How can any man afford so high
price for such degradation
Why are there any non-uniol
I workers?
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-10-02
Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council Of Hamilton. Ohie
Endorsed by the Middletown Trades
and Labor Council Of Middletswn. q.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1881
REGISTER

There is only ten more days in
which those may do so who must reg
lister if they would vote at the COM
ing election. All those who have NOV
ed since their last registration and
new voters becoming of age on or
before November 3 must register be-
fore October 13. There will be no
registration this year at the various
voting places as was done heretofore,
but the office of the Board of Elec-
tions in the court house will be open
each day from $3.50 a. M to 500 D. m.
for registration So if you have NOV
ed during the past year be sure to
have your registration changed before
the close of October 13. And if you
are new voter who will reach the
age of 21 between now and Novem-
Der 8, be sure you register before
October 13.
Watch this, don't miss your chance
to vote, look after your registration
The election of city council members
members of the Board of Education
and several bond issues will come be.
fore the people for consideration, anc
you will surely want to vote. Do il
now Register,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-10-02
ABOUT MONEY WHO HAS IT?

We are taught that money is Medium of Exchange.
banking SYSTEM has commodity the
subject combines pools and
control 80 cent of
the medium of
Right billions dollars gold storage And nineteenth
housed the banking nters When
money is static standing individuals banking
corporations is andde depressons
forced
nations to adopt gold gold basis of value for all
redemption basis because 1t can
be easily controlled manipulated.
Think of the picnic our growers
modities had to be redeemed in wheat.
recent Federal Reserve Bank the volume
indicated that
SO times and each time carried
charge intere for use o discount
365 days 3 hours
but really it less than 5000
least 1s This cost eventually
loaded back of the ultimate consumer
Our national estimated 100000 Millions but against this
wealth billions outstanding liabilities national state county municipal
and payments by the people OF the
United States public debts practically equals the entire IN
of people.
Because of this ntaing their estates
the realm of active industry
Governor Norman England predicts that if this policy
another generaiont will be private
property.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-10-02

constitution This ruling was based
on Hullen's opinion voiced in court
that public utilities should be owned
and operated by the government for
the peoples benefit, and that some day
even the farms would be publicly
owned.
Hullen's attorney pointed out to the
judge that such beliefs were not un-
constitutional, and that Hullen was
not an enemy of organized govern
ment. The judge couldn't see it that
way and Hullen's application stands
denied, though the courts decision
will be appealer.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-10-02
HAVE WE LEARNED THE
LESSON?

Public officials and industrial lead
ers, at least many of them, are still
hoping against hope that in some
mysterious way business will suddenly
revive. They are hoping that the
cloud of depression will soon lift-so
that for another seven years they can
forget about unemployment.
In the interest of the general well
fare-in the interest no less of pri-
vate business-those in positions of
leadership should not be permitted to
forget about the continuing disgrace
of involuntary joblessness. But expe-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-10-02

be eliminated, and we hope water
wrung out of properties.
Fourth, there is hope that the hit
and-miss economy-the practice of
producing and distributing without
plan-will go by the board. If it were
possible to salvage national eco
nomic plan board-representative OF
scientific thought and practice-which
means with organized labor repre-
sented fully-out of this disastrous
period, we should almost feel we had
been remunerated in part for the mis-
cry caused by the depression.-Elec-
trical Workers Journal.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-10-02
Spain Declared Workers
Republic; Parasites Hit

Madrid, Spain.-The National As
sembly decided by ITO to 152 votes
to define Spain as a Workers Re-
public" in the new constitution. The
article reads: "Spain is republic of
the workers. The power of our organ
ization emanates from the people"
The definition was proposed by Luis
Araquistan, socialist leader In sup
porting the definition Senor Araquis-
tan said: "a worker is one who is
necessary, materially or spiritually, in
constituted society. Social parasites
must be excluded In time the priv
ileges of private property will disap-
pear. We want to bring in the postu-
lates of Karl Marx that the workers
are a social obligation, and that man.
ual workers, scientists and artists are
all workers"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-10-02
Rabbi Condemns H00ver's
JObless Relief Schemes

Buckhill Falls, Pa.-"Those who
stand at the head of our government
have been notoriously blind and dere
lict at facing the full implications of
the unemployment problem" said
Rabbi Edward L. Israel, chairman of
the Central Conference of American
Rabbis and of its social service COM
mission, in addressing the Protestant
Conference on Unemployment, Law
lessness and Disarmament here. "They
have failed to understand that this
is something more than problem of
social relief, but one of fundamental
economic justice that must be chang
ed and corrected"
He termed economists "more statis-
ticians drawing US graphs" and said
that most business men were "either
blind or helpless"
Rabbi Israel is also chairman of the
Baltimore employment commission.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-10-02
LABOR TO FIGHT
SALES TAX PLAN
GREEN DECLARES
A. F. of L. Head Strongly
Denounces Proposal, De-
claring 1t Scheme to Make
Poor Carry Burden of
Taxation.

Washington, D. C. ULNS)-Presi-
dent William Green, of the American
Federation of Labor, has issued the
following statement regarding the
being spread broadcast
in favor of relieving the well-to-do
from taxation and placing the bur-
den upon those least able to bear it:
"The American Federation of Labor
is opposed to the imposition of sales
tax.
"It will exercise all influence at it's
command to prevent the enactment of
sales tax legislation.
"It is unfair and unjust that tax
of this kind should be imposed upon
the masses Of the people, particularly
at time when it is impossible for
them to bear any additional burdens
of taxation.
"The theory upon which our tax
structure has been erected provides
for the imposition of taxes upon the
wealth of the nation and upon those
who are best able to pay.
Rich Should Pay Most
"The ability to pay taxes rather
than the opportunity to collect should
govern our legislative bodies in the
enactment of tax legislation.
"The cost of government should
rest more heavily upon those who re-
ceive the greatest benefits, upon ac-
cumulated wealth, upon accumulated
earnings and those whose earnings
and incomes are inadequate to main
tain an American standard Of living
should be protected from the imposi-
ton of taxation of this character.
"The sales tax is in contradiction to
this theory because in operation it
would collect from the poor and the
unfortunate, those who are unable to
pay and who ought to be relieved, so
far as possible, from any burden of
additional taxation.
Convention to Act on Plan
"The convention of the American
Federation of Labor which will meet
on October S will deal very directly
and concretely with the proposal to
impose a sales tax. 1t is my opinion
that the officers and delegates in at
tendance at this convention, repre-
senting many millions of workingmen
and women, will, in most positive
way, adopt a declaration in opposi-
ton to the enactment of any form of
sales tax legislation.
"The bold proposals recently made
by influential members Of the United
States senate in favor of the enact
ment of sales tax legislation ought to
awaken the masses Of the people to
the seriousness of the situation.
Unless an aroused public opinion
makes itself felt the sponsors of this
sales tax legislation will exercise all
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-10-02
WOMEN AS WAGE FARMERS

Women should receive the same
pay as men for equal work perform
ed. Women workers must not be per-
mitted to perform tasks dispropor-
tionate to their physical strength or
which tend to impair their potential
motherhood and prevent the continu-
alton of nation of strong, healthy,
sturdy and intelligent men and
women-From A. F. of l.. Recon
struction Program.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-10-02
100000 UNEMPLOYED
IN NEW YORK CITY

New York.-Lawson Purdy, direc-
tor of the Charity Organization So
ciety, estimates the number of unem-
ployed in New York City reach 75O.-
900 or more.
He declared that the combined relief
agencies of state, county and private
enterprise could not possibly meet the
need arising from the unemployment
emergency this winter. "All we can
do" he said, "is to see how much of
the need we can meet. The emergency
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-10-02
BURNING WHEAT AND COTTON

BURNING WHEAT AND COTTON
Proposals for destroying wheat,
cotton and other property in an effort
to bring better prices and restore
prosperity are not arousing popular
enthusiasm. Somehow the public
doesn't take kindly to destroying food
and clothing material while thousands
are wretchedly clad and poorly fed.
Men sense that destruction of prop
erty is not only wrong and futile, but
dangerous. There is the feeling that
in the words of Owen D. Young
eff America burns her surplus wheat
and cotton when men are hungry and
underclOthed that fire will start a
confiagration which we cannot STOP
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-10-02
5-Day Week to Prevent
Starvation, Curley Says

Boston, Mass.-The five-day week
ed by Mayor James Curley in an ad-
dress of welcome to the annual con-
vention of the international Typo
graphical Union here.
Curley urged delegates to heZ,
"stop America from wandering around
in circles as it has been doing for
the last two years Faith is all right,
but it will never keep man from
starving to death. The sooner that
some of the preachers of have faith
in America put the five-day week into
effect the sooner starving men will
be able to earn days pay"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-10-02
QUEER IDEAS

Strange ideas of what constitutes a
good citizen seems to prevail in Cali
fornia, if reports of Lake county
naturalization case are true Jacob
Hullen, Santa Rosa poultryman, was
denied naturalization by Judge of
the county on the ground that he is
mot attached to the principles of the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-10-02
The Cherry
l" Where with sar
Tree :, len. y, !. ...s.:, ,.',:s
about many things. Sometimes pre-
foundly, sometimes 1ippantly,
sometimes recklessly.

Every time the BRUSH coalition
government has tried to make a ma
jor move to remedy conditions it
seems the scheme has back-fired.
Finally the gold old gold standard
has been chucked in the ash can.
What do you use for money? 2" isn't
quite as funny as it seemed when it
was the standby of the wisecrack
brigade couple of moons ago.
William Jennings Bryan, who seems
to have coddled up to every fool idea
there was back in the nineties, would
get big laugh out of today's
goings on
But most of those who are in the
midst of today's muddle aren't get
ting any laughs out of it.
They are CONTEMPLATING!
Wondering, thinking, trying to find a
direction out.
Gerald Swope, head of General
Electric, puts in his oar in the shape
of great plan for industry. He
produces a one-legged thing that
| doesn't fit these times or any of the
| times to come.
| Swope would launch a cross-eyed
Plato's republic, with the wage earn
ers out and the owners in.
It's just one more of those things
to muddy up the water-just one more
thing to sock in the eye.
/ Meanwhile there is sound path
toward democratic practice in indus
try, but it isn't wanted by Industrial
lists who don't yet see that the ole
game is played out.
situation will yet show American in.
dustry that there is but one definition
of democracy-that democracy ISM
something for part of the people, OF
for part of the time.
Everybody has been looking towarc
j, United States Steel, to see if it woul6
cut wages Well, the blow has fal
len. The great" are now not 81
great.
/ What sad poor joke it is for stee
; to cut wages and keep on paying divi
dends.
One observer points out that Stee
has cut it's number of employees 81
deeply that it can't save much b!
cutting wages. The way out Is {
proper price for steel and the pay
ment of good wages.
Steel has never paid enough il
wages.
J Ask the steel workers and ask th'
merchants who have to live on th'
meager profits they can dig out o
sales to steel workers.
: Employers haven't yet got the sane
out of their eyes on this issue of wag
cutting.
They do learn hard, but THEN
MUST LEARN.
Back to England again. The figh
between Macdonald and his forme
: labor party colleagues promises t
. become nasty personal row whic
will help nobody.
Macdonald took his political futur
and threw it in the ring. His forme
colleagues couldn't follow him.
They're not likely to let it go {
that. Already the blasts of person;
!. animosity are coming. The lab(
= party promises Macdonald plenty
he insists upon making matters pc
sonal. On the other hand, MacDonal
= = can probably give plenty if he thinl
the situation calls for it.
:. Right or wrong, he took positic
: and burned his bridges. There a.
plenty of politicians who never bun
bridge. They may get kicked ou
:. but they don't walk out. There
. something to be said for man wi
deliberately walks into decision
that kind.
What topsy-turvy world this i
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-10-02

Up TO your ears in work
every nerve at high tension.
No wonder you snap at the wife
and bark at the children.
w q tch out! Overworkeo
nerves may lead to Sleepless-
ness, Nervous Headache, Nerv-
GUS Indigestion and a host of
other unpleasant disturbances.
Why don't you try DR.. Miles
Effervescent Nervine Tablets?
Just one in a half glass OF
water makes a pleasant, spark
ling drink delightfully."- soothing
to over-taxed nerves.
DR.. Miles Nervine is now
made in two forms-Liquid and
Effervescent Tablet. Both have
the same soothing effect.
$1.00 at your drug store
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-10-02

efforts at their command to force the
enactment of this legislation at the
next session of congress. Labor re-
CARDS it as a duty and an obligation
to oppose most strenuously the enact
ment of sales tax legislation"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-10-02
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-10-02

unemployment relief committee must
care for those persons who are desti-
tute and who cannot be helped by city
or state"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-10-02
WISDOM

Aristocrats fight for wealth and
power-wealth which they waste upon
luxury, and power which they abuse
for their own interests.-J. A. Froude.
The great thing in this world is not
so much where we stand as in what
direction we are moving. - Oliver
Wendell Holmes.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-10-02
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The Washington times., 1931-11-04
K|NDERGARTENS
FACING CUTS

Decrease Of the kindergarten
faculty of the District public
schools will probably be made
in the semi-annual Kindergarten
organization report to be pre-
Sented to the Board Of Educa-
ton at it's meeting late today.
In li1a with a policy of the
school body made in accordance
with a proviso of the appropria-
tionS act, excess kindergartners
are transferred to vacancies in
the first four grades Of the ele-
mentary schools.
This proviSo was made to limit
the number Of kindergarten teach
ers in all schools.
Kindergarten classes are limited
to one teacher for a pupil load
ranging from % to As. In these
cases, GAe class is divided into
morning and afternoon sessions
taught by the same teacher.
When the number Of pupils
ranges from As to 70, one kinder
garten teacher and a part time
assistant is assigned. Two teach
ers are assigned when the class
goes beyond 70.
The Washington times., 1931-11-04
HOOVER To FETE
|. H|SGR|D TEAM
international Photo

The 1894 football team Of LIE
land Stanford University will
meet November IL in reunion
at the White House, as guests Of
President Hoover, who was Il
nancial manager of the squad.
Successful on the playing
fields, where they won the cham
pionship of the Pacific Coast
and defeated Chicago in an inter
sectional contest, the players
have gained renown in after
years as bankers, physicians and
civic leaders.
Martin H. Kennedy, local law
yer, is included in the group OF
IL. Others are Jackson E. Rey-
nolds, president of the First Ma
tional Bank of New York; Paul
M. Downing, San Francisco, engi-
neer; Abraham Lewis, Honolulu
banker; w. w. Olcutt, Los Ange-
les engineer; DR.. Julius B. Frank
enheimer, San Francisco physi-
clan; William M. HARRISON, San
Francisco banker; Joel Y. Field,
Texas rancher; State Senator
Herbert S. Hicks, of Illinois;
Charles Field, New York author;
Judge William Cambell, State Of
Washington and DR.. Guy Coch-
ran, Los Angeles physician.
The Washington times., 1931-11-04
Heart Beats ShOWn
To Resemble Drum

NEW YORK, Nov. e. a micro
phone and loudspeaker device
designed for medical exam1na-
tionS Of the heart, which ampl-
fies heart pulsations so that they
sound like the muffled beating Of
a drum, was demonstrated yester-
day.
The microphone system proved
so sensitive that when placed
against the breast Of a man wear
ing a coat, the beats were heard as
clearly as when the instrument
was placed next to his skin.
j. M. Kuhlik supervised the
tests. The microphone, which is
being manufactured for med
ical purposes, weighs about two
pounds and is small in size. It
may be operated by properly con-
Meeting it with the audio ampli-
fier system of an ordinary radio
receiver.
The Washington times., 1931-11-04
Students Blood
Aids Fraternity Cook

SUNBURY, Pa, Nov. 4.-Seven
Bucknell University students ap'
peared at hospital here and vol
unteered their blood for transfu.
sion for Mrs. Lizzie Bennage, Of
Lewisburg, as a token Of apprecia-
ton for her services as cook at
the Kappa Sigma fraternity house.
Mrs. Bennage underwent an op-
Grafton and little hope was held
for her life. Hearing Of her con-
dition, the students went to the
hospital Immediately and offered
blood. She is improved.
The Washington times., 1931-11-04
GIRL FL|ER HOPS
To KIMBERLEY

CAPE TOWN, Nov. 4 Q.N.S).
Peggy Salaman, 19-year-old Lon
don debutante. hoped off from
Bulawayo, northern Rhodesia, Cor
Kimberley at 1870 p. m. today on
her attempt to set a new record
for flight from London to Cape
Town.
Reports received here today
told Of Miss Salaman's narrow
escape from death yesterday.
Finding she could not make Kim
berley, owing to the danger Of
hitting mountains in her path in
the darkness, she decided to land
at Mpika. She missed the settle
ment, however, and was forced to
land in the bush, narrowly eScap-
ing disaster when the under car
riage of her plane brushed the
treetops.
This morning she cleared a
runway with some difficulty and
then took off for Mpika, refueling
there before proceeding to Bula-
WayO.