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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-07-24
Steel Company Union Joins
A. F. of L. Union in Body

Chicago (ILNS)-An entire COM
pany union in the East Chicago, Ind,
plant of the Carnegie Steel Corpora
tion, has joined the Amalgamated As
sociation of Iron, Steel and Tin Work
|ers, Van A. Bittner, regional director
of the steel workers organizing COM
mttee, announced here. The 5000
members voted to join the bona fide
union after listening to an address
by Bittner.
at was the first time since the
inception of the union drive that an
entire company union has joined our
organization, Bittner said.
"All of our organizers are making
headway in the Calumet Steel district
and our operations will be extended to
Waukegan, Milwaukee and ST. Louis. .
The men who swung over to the
A. F. of l.. were members of the en-
pioyes' representation plan, Bittner
said
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-07-24
Louisiana Enacts Law
To Compensate JObless

Washington, d. G. (ILNS)-Louisi-
ana, whose unemployment compensa-
|tion law has been signed by Governor
Leche, becomes the fifteenth jurisdic-
tion to enact such legislation, the So
cial Security Board pointed out. The
fourteen other unemployment com
pensation laws are those Of Alabama
California, District of Columbia, In
diana, Massachusetts,, Mississippi,
New Hampshire, New York, Oregon,
Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah,
Washington and Wisconsin.
Louisiana's law provides for pool
ed fund to which contributions are
made by employers and employees.
Out Of this fund benefits will be paid
to eligible unemployed workers, be-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-07-24
STEEL WORKERS
Strike Ends With Labor
Gains

Portsmouth, Ohio (AFLNS)-Ap-
proximately $500 employees of the
Wheeling Steel Corporation here re-
turned to work following the settle
ment of 52-day strike, which was
called by the Amalgamated Associa-
tion of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers to
enforce their demands for wage in
creases and abolition of the II depart
mental councils, which the association
claimed were company unions"
According to Richard Evans, chair
man of the joint strike committee
which negotiated the agreement set
Ting the strike with representatives
of the steel corporation an dfederal
conciliators in Pittsburgh, the terms
included:
Full recognition of the union by the
company
Agreement by the company to enter
into negotiation with the union within
Id days relative to wages, hours and
work conditions.
Denial by the company of an err
roneous statement to the effect it con-
sdered certain members of the union
undesirable.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-07-24

been accomplished, but the plaintiff
is not restrained from accepting any
voluntary application for work from
any striking employe, whether sigma
tory to said agreement or not"
Workers Pledge Strike
The agreement among strikers,
which the employers are forbidden to
seek to cause to be violated, is a
typed document signed by each
striker, in which all pledge them
selves to remain on strike until the
strike is settled through the author
lied union officers.
1t will be noted that strikers may
seek to persuade strike breakers by
argument and by visiting homes, but
that company representatives may
not even argue with strikers and
must not visit their homes or have
agents do so.
The writ is temporary injunction,
signed by Judge Nelson Schwab.
John P. Frey, president of the
American Federation of Labor Metal
trades department, was in Cincin-
natl, counselling with union officers
there and with union counsel, while
the case was pending and in prepara-
ton.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-07-24
OHIO'S MINIMUM
WAGE LAW
Declared Big Help to Pay Of
Women Laundry Workers

Washington, d. C. (ILNS)-Ohio's S
minimum wage law has brought strik-
ing increases in women's earnings in
Ohio laundries and dry-cleaning es-
adjustments, Miss Mary Anderson,
director of the Women's Bureau, re-
ported to Secretary of Labor Frances
Perkins.
The number of women workers in
these plants has also increased since
the law went into effect, she said
''The wage data for Ohio might be
considered as more or less represen-
tative of any state with a minimum
wage situation similar to that of
Ohio" Miss Anderson told Secretary
Perkins.
"The most significant findings in the
report at this time are the result of
an analysis by the Women's Bureau
of the women's wage records in a
number of identical Ohio plants for
four different periods"
The records for women in 60 iden-
tical laundries reveal that in May,
1888, before minimum wage law
was in effect the median of the week.
earnings of the women was $8.15-
half receiving less and half more than
this amount. A little over three
fourths of the women averaged
hourly earnings of less than 271a
cents, the minimum hourly rate es-
tablished by the department of indus
trial relations in March, 1884, for the
laundry industry. In April, 1884, after
rates had been put into effect under
the directory wage order, with ad-
verse publicity as the only penalty for
violation, the median had increased
to $1,000, and only 81 per cent of the
women employed were paid less than
2712 cents an hour.
For the week of April 27, 1885
after the mandatory order providing
penalties in the form of fines or inn
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-07-24

prisonment or both had been in effect
nine months, the median of women's
earnings was $11.40. The increase Of
this median over the $S.15 median for
May, 1888, was due chiefly to the wage
law, though partly to the somewhat
longer hours in 1885, the median of
the weekly hours for the latter period
being 1916 hours as against 37.1 for
May, 1888. For April, 1885, however,
none of the women in the so laun-
dries was reported as earning less
than 27R cents an hour, while two
fifths of them earned more than this
per hour.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-07-24
Strikers Ignore
Eviction Order

Highpoint, n G. (ILNS)- Striking
cotton workers at the Pickett Mills
here ignored the ultimatum of COM
pany officials to come back to work
OF move out of company houses
Not a single worker attempted to
enter the plant at opening hour when
the plant was reopened after a 10
days strike. Company officials had
announced strikers must vacate COM
pany houses Immediately if they did
not return to work.
The workers are fighting an IL
hour day.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-07-24
POtters Demand
Wage Increases

Atlantic City GLNS)-The forty.
fourth annual convention of the Ma
tional Brotherhood of Operative Pot
ters closed here after approving a
series of resolutions asking wage in
creases.
Details of demands which will be
presented at joint meeting OF
brotherhood officials and representa-
tives of the United States Potters
Association next month were deter.
mined by the executive board of the
union.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-07-24
Unlawful Acts Restrained

The portion restraining union mem
bers is in itself unique. 1t forbids
for the most part acts that are in
themselves unlawful, such as the use
of violence or acts of coercion or
intimidation.
Unoin members may not visit the
strikers homes in groups of more
than two. They may not use abusive
language or use the word "scab" and
they must not interfere with free
ingress and egress through plant
gates. The union may not have more
than 12O pickets on duty at the plant
at one time.
Company "Enticing" Forbidden
And then follows the amazing
second section, directed at and re-
straining the corporation in the fol-
lowing language:
A temporary restraining order is
hereby issued by this court restrain
ing and enjoining said plaintiffs and
each of them, and each and all of
their agents, servants and employees,
from inducing or attempting to in
duce, from persuading or attempting
to persuade defendants from breach
ing or violating their agreements to
remain on strike and not to resume
work at Remington Rand, Inc, until
the settlement of the strike now in
progress is made by agreement with
the proper officials of the various
unions involved in said strike, from
any interference with the perform
ance by defendants Of their said
agreement made with all persons
signing the same, and from going to
their houses to persuade them to
breach their said agreements, and
from attempting by persuasive in
ducement or abusive publicity to en-
tice any Of the strikers under agree
ment, which agreements are now in
evidence, to- resume their employment
until the settlement Of the strike has
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-07-24

activities in forming the Newspaper
Guild. He took his case to the NLRB, +,
which ruled that he had been unjustly
discharged, and ordered the A. P. to
reinstate him, with pay for the time
he had been laid off.
The circuit court upheld this rul-
ing of the labor board in ever par
ticular, in an opinion written by Judge
Martin T. Manton, and concurred in
by Judges Thomas w. Swan and
Augustus N Hand.
Employers Rights Protected
"This act" the court said, "does not
hamper the legitimate rights of the
employer, who may discharge his en-
ployes for ineffciency or any other
cause agreeable. to hin-provided he
does not use the power to discharge
as weapon for interfering with the
right of employees to organize and
bargain collectively"
In the solitary case which went
against the board, Friedman Harry
Marks Clothing Co. VS.. NLRB, the
circuit court ruled that the Friedman
outfit is not engaged in interstate
commerce.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-07-24
Unique Writ Issued at Cincinnati Forbids Type
writer Company from Attempting to Persuade
Workers to Violate Agreement to Remain On
Strike Until Fight is Won.

Cincinnati, Ohio {ILNS)-one OF
the most amazing injunctions ever is
sued in the long and stormy history
of such writs in industrial disputes
has just been handed down here in the
case of Remington Rand, Inc, big
manufacturer of typewriters and office
equipment, and officers of the Machin-
lists and Metal Polishers' Unions.
The corporation is plaintiff in the
action, but the kick-back against the
corporation is not unlike the back
action of Missouri mule.
Remington Rand is forbidden
to seek to persuade strikers to
desert the strikei
The restraining order is in two
parts, the first part restraining the
union representatives and members,
the second part restraining the very
corporation that sought the iniunc-
ton.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-07-24
Injunction Kickback
Hits Remington Rand
ginning January /, 1888.

Employees do not make any contri-
buttons to the unemployment compen-
sation fund until 1887 The rate for
them is permanently set at o.5 per
cent.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-07-24
WIRE PLANT WORKERS STRIKE

Sterling, Ill. (ILNS)- Employees in
the Northwestern Barbed Wire Com
pany's new rod mill here went on
strike, demanding minimum wage,
an eight hour day and six day week
instead of seven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-24
THE STORY so FAR

HELENA DERRIK, youthful head of the women's sportswear department of Helvig's store, goes on . weekend party ct Crest Mountain Lodge. There she meets handsome PETER HENDERSON. It is . case of love at first sight between them. Peter asks Helena to marry him and the ceremony takes place.
 Later the crowd goes swim. ming. Peter makes . reckless dive and Is seriously injured. Linger- ing between life and death, Peter asks Helena to summon his law. yer, JOHN COURTNEY. Courtney arrives and . short time later Peter dies.
 Helena Is informed she is sole heir to . large fortune, including the Henderson department store. She meets beautiful LEAH FRA. EYER who had expected to marry Peter and realizes Leah is an enemy. Peters uncle, ROGER BARNES, is also hostile. Helena had planned to give up sll claim to Peters fortune but this hostil. fly magkes her decide to take over management of the stOre.
 JOHN LAssITER, banker, and Courtney gre her allies. Leah Frazier tells Helen& that unless she leaves town Leah and her friends will boycott the store. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-24
CHAPTER VIII

Rogers Barnes stood up, banging niS fist on the desk. T won't be ross-questioned or doubted by this --this-"
 "Take it easy" John Lassiter said. "Its natural that Mrs. Hen- derson should want to know the facts"
 Helena smiled sweetly. "Yes, MT. Barnes. of course, there's no reason why you should stand my cross- questioning unless you care to. "I'll be pleased to have you continue as manager of the store. But if you feel that you wouldn't be happy working under the new ownership :" She shrugged slightiy. letting her voice trail into silence.
 Barnes spluttered. Finally the sounds merged into some seii- blance of coherence. "1'll be glad to be of what service I can [. Mrs. Henderson. But do want to remind you that I have been in charge of the store for = for e considerable period. Peter - that is, your husband - was not often here to decide upon matters of policy"
 I'm sure Mrs. Henderson un- derstands that" Lassiter put in.
 "Of course" agreed Helena. She looked at her wrist. "It's almost 6:30. I believe that's clos- ing time. Would you mind calling the employees together? I'd like to talk with them, if you don't mind"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-24
GoUemOrAFLdndon
 Opens His Campaign
tcontinued from Pare D

fhe iand-"a new and dangerous impulse. This is the impulse to take away and lodge in the chief execu- tive, without the peoples consent, the powers which they have kept in their state government or which they have reserved in themselves. In it's ultimate effect upon the welfare of the whole people this, then, IS the most important question now before us: 'shall we continue to del" eRate more and more power to the chief executiveT" From the crowd came an ear splitting chorus of no, no, no, no,--"or do we desire to pre- serve the American form of govern ment?" The thousands gathered be. fore the governor raised their voices in answer. It was "yes". There were co, 900 persons some estimated as many as 100000 standing last night, lips parted to cheer their hero, as the governor spoke.
 He Makes Pledges
 Behind him and on either side were the distinguished visitors, for. mer members of cabinets, senators and such and the dignitartes of Kansas and the republican national committee. They were merely props for the show and it's single actor, the nominee. Loud and long was the shout of approval as Landon pledged. if elected, to achieve:
 1, Eficient and constitutional gov- ernment.
 2. Economy without stinting the needy on relief.
 3. Reorganization or government toward better administration and the savings of taxpayers funds.
 {, Honesty, frugality, courage and common sense in the transaction of public business.
 s. Protection of home agricultural mrakets, effective soil conservation and erosion control policies and cash benefits to farmers to offset world market price fluctuations affecting crops.
 6. Freedom of labor to organize without coercion to improve work ing conditions, wages and hours.
 2. Amendment of the social SC" curity act Ito make it workable.
 6. Re-establishment of "responSi- bility in the handling of govern ment finances"
 Q. Promotion of international peace.
 10. Defense of the constitution.
 Ii. Break up of private monopo- lies and elimination of private mon- opolistic practices.
 Raked New Deal
 Landon raked the new deal with his fire. He charged failure to cope
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-24
TRUCK STRIKE
 IS DEADLOCKED
tcontinued from Page lJ

 wer reports made of threats and in no instance has there ben evidence that strikers attempted bodily harm to drivers who completed the uT1- loading of their trucks. A repre- tentative of the Tllo Roofing CoT1- pany at 427 East Main street to- day requested Q police escort for company.owned trucks. He was ii1- formed by Captain Hugh Flaherty, desk ofiicer at headquarters, that the escort would be furnished. These were only occurrences coincident with the strike reported today by by police.
 Naylor Says No Change
 Edmund J. Naylor, business rep. resentative of the union, reached this morning at Building Trades Council hall, said there was mo change" in the strike situation, Union officials declare the entire 300 local drivers called out Monday morning will remain out until their demands are met.
 Union contracts have been signed by several small trucking companies in the city and tehir trucks have ben give nstickers identifying them for the benefit of picketers. It is said tho larger operators will not sign contracts until unanimous agreements have been reached.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-24

(Continued on Page 4 selecting such men and doing the best he could with his mistaken surroundings"
 Stlll Respects Him
 GAS my president I still respect you; as a fellow citizen and as a man I still regard you highly, but as an executive. despite your ex- cellsncy's fine intentions, deem it best for the welfare of our common country that you be suppianted in in Ofiice.
 gro that end in a gentlemaniy and courageous manner. I shall strive ale ways, willing to admit my mistakes including those of good judgment, and to apologize, even publicly when confronted with them.
 The letter will be headed by the saiutation "Your Excellency."
 Father Coughlin today again de- nied that the Most Rev. Michael [. Gallagher, bishop of the priests diocese. had been summoned to Rome.
 Blshop Not Summoned
 ~That Biahop Gallagher hes been summoned Co Rome," Father Cough.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-24
panish Armies M
 Final Death Scrap
tOontlnued Frum Page D

of the Madrid Garrison dissolved by emergency decree upon the outbreak of the revolt because the command. lng officers were rebels. President ASana made his appeal for support of the government in Q midnight wireless speech to the country. Re- garded as the strongest republican figure in Spain, successor of Nice- to Alcala Zamora as the country's second premier six months after the republic was inaugurated In 1881, Aicaia Zamora's successor as the second president when Alcala Za. mora was impeached last May for illegal use of power, Azana today courted, if the rebels win, Alcala Zamoras fate, is not D worse one.
 No Equlvecation
 There was no equivocation in his appeal, in the first speech since his election. Spain s independent be- cause that country wants it to be. It will remain independent. Those Spaniards who try to initiate Na. poleon will get the surprise which we gave to that conqueror. You who are loyal may be sure your effort will not be in vain. The republic win be stronger, it's union with lib. erty will be indissoluble. We do not want to be slaves to anyone. Spain wrote the epic of her independence over Q century ago. Now she is writing the epic of her liberty" The speech meant that if the rebels win Azana. who is supposed to be . non. political figure, goes ct once, to ob- iivion if not to prison or Q firing squad.
 One vlctory Report
 A flash from the government wIre- less that loyalists stormed and took remaining rebel strongholds in San Sebastian, up near the French frontier, heartened the army that marched northward for the battle for Madrid. As loyaliSts warships rec newed their bombardment of Moroo- can ports. held by the rebels, the government proclaimed the entire Spanish protectorate there and It's jurisdlctional waters . war zone. The ofiicial radio announced the government had received Q message from storm troop officers directing the northern loyalist column, saying they had recovered San Sebastian after Q violent clash. The ofilcial radio announced that two loyal col- umns were converging on Vitoria, south of San Sebastian.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-24

gB. American Ambassador Co In. isolated at San Sebastian, AQ a report to the state depart nf hy means cf . fishing smack witch turned his message over 70 French police at Hendaye, they sent M on Co Washington. General anoiaco Franco, rebel generalissi- An. told . United PTess corfospond- { nt iiis l1eadquarters ct Tetuan, tEncco. that the rebellion weS o<eadlng according to the plan he 8Elsed,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-24

(Continued from Page lJ the party lists after the close of work late this afternoon and throughout this evening.
 Senator Lewlor Watches
 Senator Joseph Fl. Lawlor, against whom the independent democrats are planning an active offensive in the l0th senatorial district, was a frequent visitor to the officer of the registrars of voters this morning. The independents, if they do not contest the nomination of LsaWlor in the 18th district on the regular ticket, will set up their own casi- didate in the person of former State Representative John ?. To- bin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-24

lin said, "is absolutely untrue. My usefulness as an American citizen is 90 interwoven with my good stand ing in the priesthood that were I to become Q disobedient and Tecalcis trant priest, all my preachments on social Justice would be of no avail" l"
 The radio priest said he would always recognize the Pope ns his spiritual guide and any order that came from the Vatican would Do obayed by him absolutely"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-24
BY LESTER zIFFRRN

WA HfA4R A&A4 Af@A v N~@-~N
 1yEight l05e by United fFess)
 8adrid, July 24--(UPl--The govs fnFnent marshalled every resource al iis command today for . finish fInht against arTny.faScist.monars fI1sat rebels. Picked men of the loys aIlst forces colnbed the mountains north cf the capital for rebels nests and were reported routing them with rifle, machine gun, artillery ire. airpiane bombs and in hand to hand fighting. The mountain pnase1 that command the approach to Madrid % miles away were jam. med with ioyalists awaiting the rebel advance from the north. In the febsl country itself government forces gathered to attack BurgoS and VaiiadOlid. Rebels in Seville were reported isolated. Their defeat would break the rebel strength in the south.
 Legal Soldiers Called
 All urgent order went out this morning for oil loyal soldiers in the Afadrid area Co report to barracks and remain there awaiting orders fo leave for the front. A military train raced through Ciudad Real, 100 miles south Of the capital, the government was advised, with loy- al guardsmen dispatched from the nuIst southwestern erea near Portu- NaL There was every sign that big gcale fighting was iIf progress north o9 Madrid, though against individ. ral rebel bests and not against the main rebel force. These fights in. cilided clashes ct eomosierre and NAvaceFrada. President Manuel Az. ana cast his political fortune and perhaps his life into the scale on 9iie left wing government side by making . radio appeal to the coun" try for It's support. Santiago CasareS Guiroga, who gave up the prime ministry on the outbreak Of the re. beIilon to make way for 6 stronger government, started for the front as c common soldier. Francisco Largo Cabaiiero, the national respected boF.sociaiiSt leader, also joined the fighting forces.
 Loyellsls Spread Fanwlse
 xloyaiist columns spread fanwiSe north, northwest and northeast of the capital, attacking individual Tehel StrongholdS. Fighting was continuous and bloody in the active Sono round the capital. AS the reb. ei army of Gen. Emilio Mola, com. nander in chief for the north, filled the roads from Navarro, t was in. dlcated that the big battle would Dc, as expected in the ouadarrania mountains some 70 miles north of Madrid. Gen. Sebastian Pozas, loy-. dist military leader who assumed the ministry of interior, announced egCcese after success for the gov- eFnment columns which are on the offensive in the Madrid area. Furth. G. the government claimed conf. desEiy imminent success in routing the rebels in the south.
 More Soldiers Called
 70 reinforce the loyal troops, civil guagdg, storm guards and workerB' militia already mobilized the gov- OFnment today called out soldiers