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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-02-23
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Heavy dressed chickens
Soc and 75c. Mrs. Bertha Hoover,
Redwood Falls. 33-2ts.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-04-28
By RAYMOND H. BURKE

There are many confusing state
nents going the rounds regarding the
principles of proportional representa-
ton. 1t is first and last, as its name
implies, method of electing a legis-
lative body that truly and proportions
ately represents the people. 1t is un-
questionably the fairest method yet
devised for electing representative
body from group of citizens resid-
ing in city.
First. Voting; in order to vote, one
must be able to read the names on
the ballot the same as the proposed
ballot. The names are rotated in the
same manner. The voter simply puts
figures for his first seven candidates
instead of crosses and if he likes, in
order to be sure his voting is effective,
he may vote for more than seven
without prejudicing his vote for the
first seven candidates. He is in much
less danger of losing his vote under
P. R. than under the proposed ballot.
If he should happen to get eight
crosses, the entire ballot is thrown
out. On the other hand, if he happens
to repeat or leave out number on
his P. R. ballot, all of his earlier
choices or votes are effective, and
only those that come beyond the re-
peated or omitted number are lost.
Second. Counting; do you under
stand all the details as to how the
votes are counted under the other
methods of voting? What if you do
not understand all the details of how
p r. votes are counted; is this so all
important when the election officials
certify that they are counted prop
erly in public manner? Besides, the
election officials have each time en-
ployed DR.. George Hallet, Jr., at a
very small cost ($13400 in 1881 to
act as an impartial referee in the
event of any dispute over ballot.
DR.. Hallet's father is professor of
mathematics in the University of
Pennsylvania, and he himself holds
the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
from that institution. AS our election
officials, the voting public and candi-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-04-28
PRINCIPLES INVOLVED IN
PR. VOTING AND COUNTING

dates become more familiar with the
method of counting, it will not be
necessary to have such a referee. As
a matter of fact, | doubt if it is nec-
essary now, but in order to make
sure the count is absolutely accurate,
it is a legitimate precaution, especial
ly when the expense involved in do
ing it is so small.
Always bear in mind that coun-
Gilman is elected on a proportional
basis in such way that any four
councilmen elected Ga majority in
counciD must have majority of the
votes cast. The two mathematical
laws involved in the count are the
Law of Proportion, which you studied
in the grade school, and where a
candidate received a surplus above
his proportions; the Law of Averages,
a principle used by all insurance COM
panies and other financial and eco
nomic institutions. Both these laws
are perfectly we'll defined mathemat-
ical principles, and if voter does not
understand them, it is not the fault
Of the principles. He can very well
leave it to the election officials, es-
pecially since the votes are counted
publicly. Anyone who desires to know
more about the details of counting,
can easily understand how the count
proceeds through the various F. Il.
demonstrations that are held from
time to time in the city. 1t is the
fairest and truest method of voting
that has yet been devised, and in time
all voting units will no doubt adopt
the method. If the Irish like it and
appreciate it's fairness and accuracy,
it should recommend itself to US.
The proposed amendment would
most certainly nullify-make useless
anywhere from SO to rs per cent of
the votes cast and give US government
by minority rule. Four councilmen-
even seven councilmen may be elected
with % to 35 per cent of the total
votes cast. This is undemocratic, anti
social and totally destructive of rep
resentative government.
Vote NO on the Charter Amend
ment and keep P. R.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-04-28
MORSCHER HEADS
MOOSE

At the last meeting of Hamilton
Lodge No. SO, Loyal Order Moose,
officers to serve during ensuing
terms were installed as follows:
William Morscher, dictator; STAN
ley Hurst, vice dictator; Fred Held,
prelate; Fred Stephan, secretary;
George Wiseman, treasurer; Elmer
Berry, trustee; William Long, SER
geant- alarms; William German, in
ner guard; Paul A. Grosae, outer
guard. A. R. Laughlin, past dicta-
tor, acted as installing officer.
Arrangements were completed for
the meeting of Miami Liberty Legion
No. 103, which takes place in Hamil-
ton, Sunday. Moose members from
all over the Miami valley will attend
this meeting.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-04-28
TEXTILE MILLS
Plan Price Boost for Thirty.
Hour Week

Boston, Mass.-The belief that con-
gress will enact the Black bill ban
ming from interstate commerce the
products of establishments where la
Dor is employed more than six hours
per day or five days per week, led
representatives of many textile mills
and commission houses here to make
new sales clause on invoices which
read: 'In addition to the prices stat
ed herein, buyer agrees to reimburse
ing from federal legislation limiting
the days or hours of labor"
1t was not apprehended that the
mills would experience any trouble
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-04-28
By RAYMOND H. BURKE

In order to clear up some of the
confusing and misleading statements
which have been made with regard
to P. R., | should like the voters of
Hamilton to take the following facts
into consideration.
First. P. R. requires any seven
men who are elected to council to
secure 88 per cent of the votes cast.
One candidate may be elected with
1919 per cent plus one of the votes.
Four candidates, which is a majority
in council and the thing that really
counts, you can see must have SO per
cent plus four of the votes.
Second. p R., you can see from the
above, insures minority representa-
ton in council because it is next to
impossible for any ticket of seven
candidates to get 88 per cent of the
votes. 1t promotes good government
to have minority representation as
we'll as majority representation, and
P. R. assures this. 1t is thoroughly
democratic, social and representative
of the masses.
Third. Your ballot under p R. may
help anywhere from one to perhaps
a dozen candidates in the numeruos
transfers which take place. The num-
Der of candidates it will help depends
upon how your voting judgment
agrees with the majority of opinion of
all the other voters of the city. Your
ballot is transferred from one candi-
date to another in accordance with
the way you have marked your bal
lot, and can only go to someone it
can help. Your ballot stays with your
first choice so long as that candidate
is in the running. If he cannot win
it goes to your second choice if it can
help him; if he cannot win or is
already elected, it goes to your fourth
choice, and so on until it goes to some
one who can win. In this way you can
see there is not much chance of los
ing your vote if you remember that
88 per cent of the votes are required
to elect the seven winning candidates.
Now contrast all of this with the
ballot that is proposed in the Char
ter Amendment.
First. If there is large number
of candidates running, as there is sure
to be, it is possible with the field thus
divided that the entire seven candi
dates can be elected by 35 per cent
Of the votes. This leaves IS per cent
of the voters unrepresented in coun-
Gil. 1t gives a great advantage to
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-04-28
UNITE

Why thus you stand, poor working
man,
Why are you chained so fast?
If you could but use your franchise
right
You would be free at last.
AS long as you are held wage bound
Your miseries increase tenfold;
And life would be one sad song
Because of this cross of gold.
Your enemies are on your right and
left,
Behind you and before;
Your liberty is but mockery--
On your rights they all wage war
Put forth your might in unions
strength,
In time gain more and more of the
wealth produced;
Of the wealth produced by your hon.
est hand
Become master of this land
Your enemies will fade away
Into oblivion, there to stay;
Peace and plenty will reign supreme
On the dawn of that beautiful day.
Robert Limerick.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-04-28

in operating their plants to capa-
city if necessary under the shorter
hours regime, declared the American
Wool and Cotton Reporter, the off,
cial journal of the mill owners. There
are so many jobless textile workers
throughout New England that author
tiles on the labor situation expressed
the belief there would be no difficulty
in obtaining sufficient operatives to
man the looms two, three. or four
shifts, as required.
AS to wages, the usual conclusion
among mill owners and managers was
that labor cost increases would run
to 80 or 40 per cent, although some
mill men expressed the view that
where labor is paid on the piece-work
basis it will not be necessary to in
crease the rates.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-04-28
ELKS READY FOR
STATE MEETING

Hamilton Elks have completed all
arrangements for the big annual
spring meeting of the Ohio Associa-
ton of Elks to be held here beginning
Saturday and continuing Sunday.
An elaborate program of entertain
ment has been prepared for the visit
ing guests. There will be a recep-
ton Saturday from II a. m. till 5 p. m.
at Elks temple, during which a series
of committee meetings will be held.
The annual dinner will be held Sat-
urday, 6 o'clock, for all Elks and their
ladies, including the visitors. Hon.
William H. Rheinhart, commission of
conservation in Ohio, will preside as
POSTMASTER. City Manager Russell
P. Price will deliver an address of
welcome, and the response will be
made by Hon. Norman c. Parr, of
New Philadelphia, president of the
association. The principal address will
be delivered by Governor George
White. There will be an informal
dance at 10 o'clock.
Sundays program includes a busi-
ness session and a golf tournament
at the Elks' Country Club at p. m.
and an informal party at 5 p. m.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-04-28
BUTLER'S QUOTAS
in FOREST ARMY

Frank K. Vaughn, Butler county
relief director, Tuesday announced the
quotas within the county for men to
be assigned to President Roosevelt's
forestry conservation army. 1t was
previously announced the county al
lowance is 200 men.
The quotas are as follows, based on
the number of families receiving re-
lief: Hamilton, ia; Middletown, So;
and the following townships: Fair
field, d; Hanover, 3; Lemon, Z; Liber-
ty, a Oxford, 2; st. Clair, 80, and
Madison, Milford, Morgan, Reilly,
Ross, Union and Wayne, one each.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-04-28
Comparison of the P. R. Method
Of Voting and the Proposed Method

some strong political organization.
SECOND 1t does not insure any
minority in council.
Third 1t permits all sorts of vote
trading, all kinds of political manipu-
lation and is a most effective instru-
ment for defeating the real will of
the people.
Fourth. 1t makes it almost imper-
ative that candidate belong to some
political group or clique in order to
get elected, whereas, under p R. it is
not at all necessary as has been de-
monstrated in the three P. r. cleo
tons which have been held.
Fifth. If a voter happens to get
eight KS on the proposed ballot, the
entire ballot is thrown out and the
voter is thus disfranchised.
Sixth. The proposed amendment
insures the return of the old time
political methods, the spoils system
eventual return of football methods
in our municipal plants. How can
they, the plants, be successful and
the rates kept low to consumers with
such an attitude toward government :?
1t is impossible. Let's not be deceiv-
ed in all the propaganda leaflets that
are being distributed! AS Petroleum
V. Nasty used to say in the Toledo
Blade, most of their statements
"would be important if true" When
you operate these municipal plants
successfully, it dampens all efforts to
sell them to some private interest. 1t
takes all the wind out of the sales
argument.
Vote NO on the Charter Amend
ment.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-04-28
Iron and Steel Workers
1ndOrse Thirty-HOur Week

Pittsburgh, Pa.-The convention of
the Amalgamated Association of Iron,
Steel and Tin Workers adopted res
olution indorsing the 30-hour week
for all workers.
President M. F. Tighe, of the as
sociation, said the six-hour day and
five-day week bill before congress
would solve the problem of unem-
ployment in the iron and steel indus
try. He denied that it is impractic-
able and said several steel companies
are now applying the 30hour plan
with success.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-04-28
MERCHANTS ELECT
OFFICERS

At meeting Tuesday morning of
the Board of Directors Of the Hamil-
ton Merchants Association, e. F.
Warndorf, secretary of the Peoples
Building and Loan Association, was
elected treasurer of the association.
David M. Silver, president, presided.
Other election included Donald L.
Mitchell, secretary; Richard Frecht-
ling, elected for one year to represent
the Hamilton Retail Coal Merchants
Association; Arnold Krebs and Louis
A. Schellenbach elected directors to
succeed Max Strauss and P. r. Cent
ner, resigned.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-04-28
ABSENTEES MAY
CAST BALLOTS

Voters who will be away from the
city next Tuesday, May 2, the day of
the special municipal election, and who
desire to cast their ballots on the
transportation and proportional rep
resentation issues, may do so at the
Board Of Elections office in the court
house up to Saturday night, p. m.
The office will be open for absent
voters today (Friday) till 5 p. m, and
Saturday from 8 a. m. to SO p. m. Sat-
urday will be the last day
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-04-28
CAME THE DAWN

1t was Willie's first ride In a rail-
road train, and the succession of won
ders had reduced him to a state of
hysterical establishment.
The train rounded bend and with
a shrek Of its whistle plunged into
the tunnel
There we're gasps ot surprise from
the corner In which Willie was kneel-
ing.
Suddenly the train rushed into
broad daylight again, and the small
voice was lifted In wonder.
TITS tomorrow" gasped the small
boy.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-04-28

The most lovable quality that any
human can posses is tolerance. Toler-
ance is the vision that enables us to
see things from another's point of
view. 1t is the generosity that con-
cedes to others the right to their own
opinions and their own peculiarities.
It's the bigness that enables us to let
people be happy in their own way in
stead of our way.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-04-28
Typos Hit NOn-UniOn
Printing For Chicago
World Exposition

Indianapolis, Ind-"It is annonc-
ed" declares the Typographical Jour
nal, the official organ of the Inter
national Typographical Union, "that
official postcards and view books of
the Chicago Century of Progress Ex-
position are ready for distribution. If
you receive one of either put sticker
on it and send it back to the produc-
ers, the R. r. Donnelly & Sons, Chi
cago." The Donnelly concern is a
non-union office.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-04-28
Playing Him Up

They met in the market square for
their usual exchange Of gossip.
They do say that Mrs. Nobbs treats
her poor husband like a mandolin"
said Mrs. Grey.
Like a mandolin, dearie?' echoed
her friend.
"Yes-plcking on him all the time,"
explained Mrs Grey.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-04-28
FIREMEN AND OILERS CON-
VENTION

Chicago, Ill.-The triennial conven-
tion of the international Brotherhood
of Firemen and Oilers will convene
in Boston on July 10, Joseph w. Nor
ton, international secretary treasurer
of the union, announced.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-04-28
DIR. BATEMAN AT
MERCY HOSPITAL

Dr.. J. F. Bateman, of Cincinnati,
Ohio, will conduct a psychiatric and
neurologic clinic at the Mercy Hos
pital out-patient department, Monday,
May |, at $50 a. M
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-04-28
Extr. Thin

Diner (disgustedly)-H waiter,
what do you call this Stuff
Waiter - That's YER good soup,
creme refine.
Diner-I can taste the rain, all right,
but the cook forgot the cream.--An-
swers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-04-28
ANNOYING
Home. Sweet Home

"All dressed" she said sweetly, as
she breezed into the living room where
he'd been waiting two hours.
Huh p' growled her husband, look
ing disgustedly at her evening gown,
"you still look only alf."-Cincinnat
Enquirer.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-04-28
Vitamins

little daughter was being told Just
how good cod liver oil was for her to
take, just how full of magic sunshine
vitamins 1t was
She began to grow skeptical after a
few spoonfuls and asked:
Mother, when do I start getting
sunburned and tanned from all those
sunshine vitamins?" Indianapolis
News.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-04-28

Darling" she cried, "I've just read
that man out West exchanged his
wife for a horse. You wouldn't ex-
change me for horse, would you?
Never" he replied, dutifully; then,
But I'd hate TO have anyone tempt
me with good car !"-Stray Stories.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-04-28
Slump for Two

Mrs. Newlywed-Have you any nice
slumps this morning?
Butcher-Slumps? What are they2
Mrs. Newlywed-I don't know, but
my husband is always talking about
a slump in the market, so | thought
I'd try one.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-04-28
Not So Dumb

"You are playing awfully careless
today" complained her partner to the
woman who usually came out high.
II know it," she yawned, 81 have
seen the prize and i don't want to
have to lug that piece of junk home
with me."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-04-28

The children of today will be the
buyers of tomorrow. Teach them to
demand the union label, card and
button.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-04-28
Parents Often Wonder

visitor-Your son Is making good
progress with his violin. He Is be-
gining to play quite well.
Host-Do you really think so? We
were afraid that we merely had got
used to it.-Opinion.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-04-28
Hint to Wives

How did you cure your husband
Of staying late at the club?"
We'll, when he came In late called
out, is that you, Hans?' and my hus-
bands name is Fritz."-Das. Bunte
Blatt.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-04-28

''The vegetables have been wonder
ful this year." said the caller
'But they have been SO cheap we
simply couldn't enjoy them" replied
Mrs. De Snob, haughtily.-C Cincinnati
Enquirer.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-04-28

| would rather have it said of me,
"He lived usefully," than, "He died
rich"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-04-28

Wherever there is love and loyalty,
even though in a hovel, there is fairy
and.-Charles Kingsley.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-28
Court Again Delays
The Williams Trial

NEW YORK.-Michael and Jane
Williams faced prejudiced court
again yesterday on charge of riot,
melting and unlawful assemblage
following their eviction from their
home at $50 East 18th ST., on Dec. 8.
During the proceedings Of the trial
the judge turned prosecutor and re-
peatedly hurled questions at the de-
PENDANTS. Unable to place these
charges on the Williams the Judge
injected the charge of moral tur-
pitude, in questioning their legal
marriage.
At the start of the trial, the police
man who arrested Williams, changed
his charge to holding a meeting
without flag"
The proceedings OF the court were
at this time interrupted when tele-
grams from workers organizations
demanding the unconditional release
Of Mr.. and Mrs. williams were re-
ceived by the Judge.
Conflict between the Judge and the
prosecution resulted when the judge
ruled that the charge must be mot
displaying flag at a street meeting"
The prosecution insisted that they be
tried for resisting arrest"
The judge announced that he
would reserve Judgment until Jan. S
when williams and his wife must
appear at Washington Heights Court
in the 18th District,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-28
Locked Out Alteration
Painters Ask Aid of
Tenants on Picket Line

NEW YORK--Ossinof, Bronx land
lord and Socialist, known for his
mass evictions Of workers in the Al
lerton Ave. neighborhood In 1882,
locked out his crew Of Alteration
Union painters this week and in
stead employed scabs furnished by
the zausr1er controlled District
Council Of Painters "a. F. of L..
The Alteration Painters Union has
issued an appeal to the tenants OF
the Ossinoff owned houses to sup
port the struggle Of the locked out
painters and to send committees to
the landlords office demanding that
the union men be put back to work.
The union appeals particularly to
the workers in the cooperative
houses for aid on the picket line at
the following places: 1867 Bronx
dale Ave-, 1914 Union Port Rd., 99t
Bronx Park &c., 21o7 Barnes Ave.
2704 Wallace Ave-, eS6 and go Al
lerton Ave.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-28
Shoe Meet to Hear
Convention Report
w orkers to Protest
forward" Lies

NEW YORK.-Thousands of shoe
workers will meet at Arcadia Hall,
Brooklyn, tonight to hear the report
of the delegates to the Boston ANAL
gamation convention. The meeting
will have the two-fold purpose of en-
dorsing the action of It's delegates TO
the convention and protesting against
the campaign OF lies and Islander by
the Socialist Forward against the
union and Its drive to bolster up the
A. T. Of L. Boot and Shoe Union.
Organized and unorganized shoe
workers are called to attend the
meeting to protest the attempt of the
Shoe Board Of Trade and Its ally the
Socialist Forward to force upon the
shoe workers the scab Boot and Shoe
Union. The A. r. OF l.. union is so
thoroughly despised by the shoe
workers Of New York that it has been
unable to maintain even a skeleton of
an organization. The only remaining
local OF bona iide shoe workers re-
Gently left the union In q body and
joined the amalgamation movement.
The attempt of the Forward to boil
Ster up this company union by ter
ror, fraud and trickery will be de-
feated by the shoe workers.
A packed Arcadia Hall meeting will
be an effective answer to the enemies
of the shoe workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-28
Daily" Celebration Saturday
To be Gay and Colorful Event
by del

behalf of the Morning Freiheit, Jew
ish Communist daily newspaper of
which he is the editor-in-c
Michael Gold will act as chairman
The Bronx Coliseum, with g., ca
pacity of over 10000, will present to
the eye 8 colorful panorama. Mem
bershipS of trade unions, Party and
mass organizations are coming to the
celebration in large bodies and will
reach into the Coliseum, flying their
organizational banners.
A ten-piece Negro jazz band will
furnish music for dancing which will
begin early in the evening and will
last until dawn.
Reports by the arrangements COM
rnittee indicate that there will be a
capacity audience to celebrate the
tenth triumphant year Of the Daily
Worker, Central Organ of the Conn.,
munist Party. U. S. A. AS tickets
for the event are being rapidly
bought UP, workers are urged to re-
serve their ticket in advance to make
sure Of attending this outstanding
revolutionary affair.
Tickets in advance at 40 cents can
still be obtained at all workers book
shops and at the Daily Worker.