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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-02-02
THE POWER or UNITY

carefully convinced
differences the and influence welded by them
with operating their favor
unhuenl while others with natural barriers hnderng
progress influential their dealings with employers
this
generally find back the weak unions lack OF will
ngness membership the burdens
they organized evidence be-
willing the benefits be derived
there
The of willing anything that
willing the
and
general The movement does not suddenly
entirely though it does have tendency
to curb greed membership
workngman union must bring himself to reaiza
ton that he anything the it. While union
quite generally willing their brothers Distress the organ
depends instead of ofyng itself through
hep with and dsappontnts
because no man guard vgany and
carefully unions depend other
in the hour of trouble that we are com
spectaces the trade movement
the labor movement rapidly pass
away the trade unon coming realize that there
but the fellow who will DO nothing to np
himself The organization the for sustaining
with tremendous handicap ana the naua
of suffer consequence
Another thing through experience
that the organization
generally careless its efforts avoid strikes
recklessy plunge the possibilities Of
success On the other hand thoughtful
vide in advance usually cautious its dealings with
EMPLOYERS the stubborn that trouble
position the strike with ana 10
successful conclusion Employers take them
lifetime of they dealing WITH When
doing caution and union they are
not % to provoke controversy the union protected
the burdens incident to the accomplishment Oh
the purposes of the union movement
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-02-02
REMEDYING NRA FAULTS

Beyond question, the national re-
covery act has been of immense bene-
fit to the wage earners of America
This fact, however, should not blind
the workers to faults and weaknesses
both in the act and in its admins
tration.
These faults and weaknesses are
fully recognized by organized labor
which is earnestly seeking remedial
action. At the recent conference Of
representatives of national and inter
national unions at Washington, strong
dissatisfaction was voiced at the
operation and administration of the
NRA. 1t was clearly revealed thai
labor sees plainly the imperfections
of the act. This is guarantee that
it will act to bring application of the
proper remedies.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-02-02

receive inadequate wages. Their case
has been taken to President Roose-
welt who, it is hoped, will find means
to help them.
There is no reason why the wealthy
Pullman Company should not be fore
ed to grant better wages and working
conditions to the porters and maids.
Mr.. Green points out that the COM
pany has paid dividends all through
the depression, and at the same time
reduced wages and refused to deal
with it's workers organized as the
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
If the Pullman Company will not vol.
UNFAIRLY grant justice to it's employees
then the government must step il
and force it to act
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-02-02
1T PAYS TO KICK

The Hotel and Restaurant Employees
and Beverage Dispensers Interna-
tional Alliance has just shown that it
pays to kick and kick hard. The
union has waged a vigorous fight
against the restaurant industry
code, which was undoubtedly one of
the worst of the codes as regards
hours and wages.
AS a result of the unions uncom-
promising opposition, it is announced
that the code is to be rewritten. This
means that probably it will be con-
siderably improved from labor's
standpoint.
The union was joined in it's oppo-
sition to the code by the NRA Labor
Advisory Board and Secretary of La
Dor Perkins, who backed up it's pro-
test in effective manner. For this the
board and Secretary Perkins deserve
the thanks Of workers generally, since
bad code in any one industry is a
threat to good conditions in all.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-02-02
DIRTY DOLLARS

Barbara Hutton inherited fifty mil
lion dollars amassed by Woolworth in
his 5 and 10 cent stores. Dirty dol
lars wrung from the toll and lives
of girl clerks who stood on their feet
long hours and barely existed on the
pittance paid by the Woolworth in
terests. Dirty dollars representing
meager wages, tears, toll, heartaches
and misery.
Then she bought herself so-callet
Prince Mdivani with this wage-slavt
money. Now this pseudo prince i:
engaged in spending this money OF
himself and in keeping his brother.
out Of the penitentiary.
Doris Duke inherited thirty million
dollars November % when she becam,
of age Her father, the tobacco mag
nate, paid starvation wages to unor
ganized workers. He exploited chile
labor. From the sweat and bodies O.
thousands of poor workers, Dori
Duke has more money than she cal
spend if she lives a thousand years
Concentration of vast wealth in tn
hands of a few makes a mockery O
our boasted democracy. Millions ar
/ in distress in land of plenty. Their
must be more equitable distribution
of wealth. Congress has begun to ex
ercise it's taxing power in the righ
direction-Stephan M. Young, Con
gressman-at-Large.
been very materially slowed down."
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-02-02

nothing would be changed The gold
became merely mental process.
Are we coming to something like
that?
Anyway, we have something to
think about, and maybe before long a
huge joke to laugh about--the joke
of the centuries.
Without waiting another minute
we can have our laugh at the bank
ers.
A lot Of their glory and power has
rested in their possession of gold.
They had gold in their vaults. They
had power. Mortals humbled them
selves in their presence. Now they
have no more gold.
In the past few months lot of
things have happened to bankers.
They have lost most of their stand
ing.
Now, with their gold gone, what
will become of them?
Perchance they will become merely
the clerks who keep track of accounts,
with no more power to frighten chill
dren who come crying for gold, be-
cause there being no gold there will
be no crying for it.
Perhaps we but dimly sense the
great change that is in the making.
Surest thing there is: A great
change cometh over the vaults of the
bankers, and without the gold that
gave them their former mental state
they will no longer be able to have
that mental state, because they never
did have imagination enough to i'm.
agine that they had gold where there
was no gold.
| And there is another thing. Direc.
tors have been paid in gold, custom
arily. The twenty dollar gold piece
was badge of rank, something like
chevrons.
| What now will director do wher
he has to go home with merely paper
bill in his pocket, or twenty silver
dollars? He is at once reduced to tht
mental status Of comon folks, shori
of his shining armor and his scintil
lating sword.
AS go the symbols so goes the mine
in many matters.
But watch this business of playing
with the gold. AS Samuel Gomper
and couple of other fellows use'
to say, "There is more in it than i
dreamed of in all thy philosophy, {
Horatio!'
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-02-02
National Labor Board
Polls Pilots By Mail

Washington, D. G. (ILNS)-The
National Labor Board announces that
it is conducting an election among
employees of the Transcontinental
and Western Air Company by regis
tered mail Originally the board
planned to have supervisors conduct
the election at air fields in Colum-
bus, Ohio; Kansas City, Mo-, and AL
buquerque, N. M. Following con-
ference with representatives of the
Air Line Pilots Association, affiliated
with the American Federation of
Labor, it was decided to change the
method. The election is for the pur-
pose of determining who shall repre-
sent the pilots and co-pilots in deal
ing with the company management.
The two unions are the Air Pilots As
sociation and the company union,
known as the Transcontinental and
Western Air Pilots Association.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-02-02
THE PATIENT PACK-MULE
MOTORIST

Probably the most patient beast of
burden in America today is the motor
ist. At times one thinks he has the
yielding characteristics of desert
camel or the lowly pack-mule of the
mountains.
1t is this unprotesting motorist
who is held captive; pays continuous
ransom but never gets freedom from
the brigands. He pays ransom in ex-
orbitant taxes every time he buys
gasoline or other petrolemum prod
ucts. If he is conscious of his ex-
ploitation at all he only knows a part
of the story.
He probably doesn't know, for
example, that the industry's tax bill
now exceeds $1,000 100000 a year
colossal burden laid upon the shoul-
ders of those who drive automobiles.
He doesn't know that the gas tax
alone has grown $500 per cent in
rate and 5000 per cent in revenues in
fourteen years-a degree of acceler-
alton that must be unprecedented in
L. l.
And this isn't all of it by a long
shot. The legislatures aren't salts
fed yet. Campaigns are on foot to
place new taxes upon already overtax-
ed wholesale and retail outlets.
Whether these proposals fail of reali-
zation or not, other campaigns will
be instigated, other taxes advocated,
new burdens demanded.
When you buy ten gallons Of gaso-
line, you are, on the average, paying
sixty cents to the tax collector direct
ly-through the federal and state
sales taxes. In some localities you
pay appreciably more than this, with
the possible addition Of municipal
levy. Even then you haven't footed
the whole bill. A very substantial
percentage of the price of gasoline
not counting the sales tax, represents
one Or another Of the twenty-four
taxes the oil industry pays the fed
eral government, the sixty-eight
taxes it pays the states, the five paid
to county governments, and the nine
teen paid to municipalities.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-02-02
JUSTICE AND REVOLUTION

'The only antidote to the spread
among American Negroes of revolu-
tionary doctrines is even-handed JUS
tice," says Walter White, secretary
of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People.
Even-handed justice would do much
to prevent the spread of revolution
ary doctrine among all people, what
ever their race. Fortunately more
and more this is being recognized.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-02-02
PREPOsTEROUs LABOR CODE

fhEfOS lEhOOS LAbOh CODE
The new German labor code, de-
creed by the Hitler government, is
one of the most preposterous things
possible to imagine. How even the
Nazis can expect it to endure is a
mystery.
The code abolishes all trade unions
and outlaws strikes, lockouts and col
lective bargaining. 1t virtually re-
pudiates the labor legislation passed
since the establishment of the Ger
man republic in 1918. 1t sets up a
semi-feudalism based on the supreme
authority and personal responsibility
of the individual employer. 1t pro-
claims the principle of Leadership in
business" the leader being the en-
ployer and the workers the followers.
1t seeks to bring back the primitive
relationship of master and servant,
a relationship dead long ago in all
civilized nations.
The law has no more place in this
day and age than has outright human
slavery, which in many respects it
resembles. The German workers
have submitted to much at the hands
of their Nazi tyrants, but if they SUBJ
nit to this, they will submit to any
thing.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-02-02
TheCherry
Tree 1iss1. !! !, H % Hstssss s:t ss'
we tell the truth
about many things, sometimes pro-
fOundly, sometimes flippantly,
sometimes recklessly.
Gold! Aha! Gold!

There come pictures of greed, OF
sneaking, cringing men, long finger
ed, acquisitive, furtive, treacherous-
grasping for the power that lies in
gold, the magic metal.
This is no homily on the virtues or
evils of gold. This is no philosophi-
cal dissertation, nor yet an economics
treatise. 1t is by way of having a
laugh at the expense of gold.
Uncle Sam has said to all and sun
dry want all the gold now. Bring
it to me, all of you, and come run
ming.
The big, lean man stands high and
tall in his boots and utters the COM
mand, "Stand and deliver"
So, there will be no gold in circu-
lation. 1t will all be in vaults, with
title vested in Uncle Sam. It's only
actual value will lie in the fact that
it lies there, inert. doing nothing
moving not at all, just existing. It's
value lies in its existence, not in any
thing that it does.
Like the old story, in which all the
nations pooled their gold, put it in a
box and buried the box on an island
exchanging certificates of title, but
never touching the gold Finally the
island was sunk by an earthquake
and the nations agreed that if nobody
was told the gold had disappeared
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-02-02
GOVERNOR ROLPH IS
CONSISTENT

The crime for which two men were
lynched in California is one of the
most atrocious on record. An in
offensive young man was killed and
his parents were tortured with rack
ing dread and fear-for money, One
can understand how mob might go
crazy at such an outrage.
But the most shocking, most out
rageous part of the California crime
is the action Of Governor James r
Rolph, chief magistrate Of great
state, who publicly Applauds the
lynching and even threatens tc
parole men now in prison for kidnap.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-02-02

ping that mobs may lynch them, too.
That is more appalling than the mob
itself.
Yet in way, it is consistent. Two
men in a California state prison,
tom" Mooney and Warren X. Bill
lings, are being lynched alive, held
on testimony which everyone who has
examined knows is perjured, and
Rolph has made no move to release
them. He favored one lynching, why
be surprised when he favors another
The Butcher Workman.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-02-02
POSTAL CLERKS
Wage Cut Falls Heaviest
on Low Paid Workers

Washington, d. C. (ILNS)-The
loss in wages of post office clerks
for the last six months of 1888 was
approximately 20 to % per cent, ac-
cording to grade, instead of the US
ually quoted Is per cent reduction of
the economy act, says the January
issue of The Union Postal Clerk, of
ficial organ of the National Fedora
ton of Post Office Clerks. Another
striking fact is that the loss bore
heaviest upon the lowest salaried. For
regular clerks in the $1,700 per an
mum group, the percentage Of deduc-
tions amounted to 25.86, while for the
highest grade of veteran and expert
special clerks the loss was 1895
per cent.
In money, lhe $1,700 clerk lost
approximately $211 in the last six
months of 1888 and $500 in the pre-
ceding IL months. These sums do not
include the regular 3h per cent de.
ductions for retirement funds.
Heavy as these losses appear, they
are, The Union Postal Clerk says
small compared to those suffered by
10000 substitute postal employees
These employees are dependent in or
dinary times upon extra work of one
kind or another. The door to regular
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-02-02

appointments, which is their goal,
was definitely barred by the suspen-
sion Of appointments under the econ
omy act. At the same time, their
earnings were cut to the bone by cur
tailment of their use as supple
mentary to the regular clerks during
emergency periods. Earnings of less
than 60 cents for two-weeks' period
have been reported. Relief agencies
or emergency employment plans re-
fuse to assist them on the ground
that they are employed.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-02-02
WHAT NEXT?

Screw nails, called the "most radi-
cal change in nails since cut nails
gave way to wire nails in the 1880's,'
are now being made by Cleveland
concern. The nail turns as it drives
and is made in sizes and types, Of
square stock twisted to make the
thread. Their use permits smaller
nails, lighter construction.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-02-02
THE PULLMAN poRTERs'pLIGHT

President Green, of the American
Federation of Labor, is on sound
ground in urging that the railway
emergency transportation act should
be extended to protect Pullman car
porters and maids. At present, these
workers are under neither the trans
portation act or the NRA, with the
result that they are not benefitting
from the "New Deal" AS Mr.. Green
shows, they work cruelty long hours,
endure bad working conditions and
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-02-02
WISDOM

Justice keeps right relations be-
tween men; one man, however little
must not be sarifced to another,
however great.-Theodore Parker.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-02-02
WAkEUPYOUR
LIVER BILE
WITHOUT CALOMEL
And You'll Jump Out of Bed in
the Morning Karin to Go

II you feel sour and sunk and tho world
looks punk, don't swallow q lot Of salts, min
eral water, oil. laxative candy or chewing gum
and expect them to make you suddenly sweet
and buoyant and full Of sunshine.
For they can't do 1t. They only move the
bowels and a mere movement doesn't get at
the cause. The reason for your down-and-out
feeling Is your liver. 1t should pour out two
pounds OF liquid bile into your bowels daily.
II this bile is not flowing freely, your food
doesn't digest. 1t just decays In the bowels.
Gas bloats up your stomach. You have q
thick, bad taste and your breath is foul,
skin often breaks out in blemishes. Your head
aches and you feel down and out. Your whole
system Is poisoned.
1t takes those good. old CARTER'S
LITTLE LIVER PILLS to get these two
pounds OF bile lowing freely and make you
feel up and up" They contain wonderful,
harmless. gentle vegetable extracts, amazing
when 1t comes to making the bile flow freely.
But don't ask for liver pills. Ask for Carters
Little Liver Pills. Look for the name Carters
Little Liver Pills on the red label. Resent
substitute. 25c at drug stores. Q 1881 C. M. Co.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-05-05
Nacirema Presents
Cabaretic Frolics

May the 9Th at the Avalon Gar
dens, 65i5 Chene street near the
Boulevard will be held the grand
finale of Nacirema's Cabaretic
Terpslchorean FrolIcs. AZ which
time the club will give to Detroit
It's first Social Register. This
book Is a beautiful blue, fully H.
Illustrated souvenir program and
embraces about $500 names. No
pains have been spared to make II
wholly indicative Of the highest
ideals OF Nacirema and meritorI-
Gus OF the purpose which Il repre-
sents. and II will be given 10 its
patrons free. Many attractions
have been secured for the evening;
including n Floor Show with six
teen beautiful "Hotchas," the en-
tire cast of Rhythm on Parade"
and beautifully decorated Tav-
ern--all OF this for the added plea
sure OF our many friends.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-05-05
Wins Radio Award

Washington, ID. C-(By J. G.
Lyman for the A. y. P.) The U.
5. Department of Agriculture an
nounces that Arltha HARRISON T.
II Club girl from Noxubee County
Mississippi, will be heard on a
National All Club radio program
May s. The subject OF her talk
is, What have Learned about
Foods and Nutrition Has Improv-
ed the health of Our Family"
This program constitutes the
NTH phase OF All Club broadcasth
for 1884 and is devoted to Negro
Washington in a regional contest
conducted throughout the states
OF the lower South.
She is the second Negro girl to
win this honor the first being
Ozie Bell Garrett also from Miss
issippi.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-05-05
YOUNGER SET
By ULYSSES W. DvYKIN

boroush-"Queen Christina; Win
fired Welker--"Torch Singer:
Winifred Beck -" Catherine the
Great; Kathleen Armstrong
Bitter Sweet; Elizabeth Roby-
"Footlight Parade; Vessie John
son--"42nd Street: Ruth Route
Vanity Fair; Oscar Solomon
Devils Brother: Art Palmer
"Dracula"; Richard Carter-"Jew-
Ell Robbery; Leonard Salters--
"Bolero"; Randall Hall-.:Tar-
zan"; Charles Tinsley-"College
Coach; Jimmy Childs-"Luxury
Liner; George Higgins-"The
Invisible Man: Amos Carter
Public Enemy; Milo Douglass
Emperor Jones'; Floyd Penjck-
The Age or Consent; and Andy
Hunter--"Dawn Patrol"
Well, elected ones" pack your
bags and shove off TO HOLLYWOOD
you may have missed your calling.
Well, pals good old Ulysses
Boykin will soon be back on the
Job and III be writing love let
uers In the sand" to take up the
extra time I'll have on my hands.
A group OF young people of st.
James c. M. r. s. S. enjoyed a
pretty tea party, Saturday. April
IA, given by their teacher, Mrs.
Hazely. Tressie Gresham and Ruth
Glover. two attractive students of
High. frightened the
party with their presence and
lovely spring outfits. Other charm
ing girls who attended the affair
we're: Catherine Parks. Mary L.
,eme. Maggie Daniel, Agnes Glov-
y. Kathleen Morris, willemina
Eleanor wilbon, CoiIiss
tray, Helen George. Armistice
george. Queen Love, Leila Irwin.
nd others.
Abyssinia,
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Continued from Page II
When asked / could explain
but could not escape the shame.
that burns up my pride OF native
land.
How long, o America, must this
scarlet shame mark us out as
"Unclean" among the peoples Of
earth?
There is a bill now pending be-
fore the Senate providing for the
best possible legislation for elm
mating Lynching in the United
States.
No stone should be left unturned
that will help to relieve our land
speedily OF the stain and shame.
American citizens should not be
How many lynchings today?," or
longer apologize for lyncing-as
they travel abroad. America stands
alone in this inquiry. 1t Injuries
every American citizen-North
South East, West. For Il, all are
TO blame. Joint effort by all the
States is required to remove the
stain.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-05-05
PA. WOMAN DISCOVERS
PRODUCT TO GROW HAIR
ONE INCH IN ONE MONTH
willing to- Give Recipe Free OF
Charge TO Renders OF
This Paper

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German settlement) comes the very good
news OF the discovery OF a product or n
compound that grows hair At the rate Of
an inch a month
The kind hearted little woman who has
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Any one wishing to get this formula
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Advertisement
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-05-05
Colored Dining Car
Men Fired For

New York City. (ANP) Reports
OF the wholesale dismissal of al,
Negro dining car walters on the
Nickle Plate. Chesapeake, and
Ohio, and the Erie Railroads have
been relayed to the National Ur-
ban League by the st. Louis Ur-
ban League which Is onducting an
Investigation of the dismissais.
On the above named roads IL is
said that dining cars operated by
these railroads have been discon-
tinued and that Pullman Com
pany is furnishing combination
parlor. lounge and dining cars
which are being manned by Fill
pinos.
On the New York Central Lines
between Cincinnati and Chicago
Filipinos were also tried, but COM
plants from the passengers caus-
ed teir discharge.
According to information receiv-
ed by the st. Louis Urban League.
the idea of using combination
cars with Filipino attendants,
emanated from the Offices of the
Van Swerigens. railroad magnates
OF Cleveland.
The industrial Department of
the National Urban League Is
making strong protest through all
channels available against this
practice OF substituting aliens for
native American citizens In the
employ of the railroads.