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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-06-09
FIRMS MUST REINSTATE
164 FIRED CARPENTERS

Washington, D. C.-The Kuehne
Manufacturing Company, Of Mattoon
and Flora, ILL.,, was ordered by the
National Labor Relations Board to
offer reinstatement with back pay less
earnings 164 employees at it's Flora
plant, "who, following occupation of
the plant on March %, 1887, to en-
force demands for wage increases,
were discriminatory discharged and
locked out by the company on April
1, 1887, because of their membership
in United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners Of America, Local No.
1871, AFL."
The company closed it's Flora plant
shortly after the sit-down strikers
evacuated it on March 81, 1887, few
hours before the issuance of a man.
datory injunction against them by the
Circuit Court Of Clay County. Among
the reasons for closing the plant the
company included the sit-down strike.
The Labor Relations Board, after ex-
amining the evidence, overruled this
claim and held that the company
"would not have shut down the Flora
plant had it not been actuated by a
desire to crush the union"
The board said the reinstatement
provisions covering the 164 employees
"are to be effective at the Flora plant
in the event it is reopened, otherwise
at the Mattoon plant, about 60 miles
from Flora"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-06-09
Child Workers In Tiff Mines Labor
Ten Hours Dolly; Paid 2.87 per Week

One of the strongest arguments yet
of the Child Labor Amendment to the
Federal Constitution by the eight ad-
ditional States required to make it a
part of our fundamental law is con-
tanned in accounts given in recent
documents published by the National
Child Labor Committee regarding the
intolerable and inhuman exploitation
of children by the business groups who
operate the tiff mines in Missouri.
Tiff, or barite, is mineral sub
stance used in the manufacture of
many common commercial articles,
such as window shades, stiff paper,
paint and toothpaste. "Of the guam
tity used in the United States" the
Child Labor Committee says, "57 per
cent is mined 10y hand processes in
Missouri. Holes are dug from five to
thirty feet deep and the barite sep
arated from the clay and flint which
is thrown out. Even very small child
ren can learn to distinguish the Jumps
of tiff and collect them in buckets or
piles"
The interest of the Child Labor
Committee in the Missouri tiff mine
situation was aroused in the Spring of
1887 when the Legislature of that
State, at the request of representatives
from the tiff mine area, enacted law
exempting boys and girls working
with their parents from the statute
prohibiting the sale in interstate COM
merce of goods mined by children un-
der Is years of age. School attend
ance laws in the tiff mine section were
"just forgotten"
On the basis Of thorough investi-
cation conducted during 1887, the
Child Labor Committee reached the
inescapable conclusion that the tiff
mine area of Missouri is ga sore spot
in the industrial life of the United
States. Poverty, ignorance, illiteracy
child labor, with children from six OF
seven years up working regularly ir
the tiff diggings, child marriages
malnutrition and disease characterize
this section of Missouri where exist
ence is dependent upon and dominated
by the tiff mine industry"
With regard to education, "Childrer
were found who had never attended
school,"
Ten Year-Old Children Enter Mines
The Child Labor Committee esti
mated that during the school year 81
per cent of all children of school age
q to Is years, inclusive) are employ
ed in the mines, either during or out
side of school hours, and in the sum
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-06-09
Trenton Potteries
Head Passes Awuv
John Campbell Dies Alter
Years Illness; 81
Years Old

Trenton, N. john A. Campbell,
SO year old head Of the Trenton Pot
teries Company died early last Thurs
day morning after a years illness.
Mr.. Campbell developed the Inter
national Pottery Co., as part-owner in
the latter part of the previous century.
He and Princeton class mate, Will
liam Burgess, purchased an interest
in the plant in 1879 and later bought
the remaining stock from English in
terests. Mr.. Campbell became the
treasurer of the pottery until 1906
when he was made general manager
of the Trenton Potteries Co. He was
elevated to head Of the firm in 1910.
In 1924 the plant was taken over by
the Crane Company Of Chicago, but
Mr.. Campbell remained as president.
A graduate of Princeton University,
class of TT, Mr.. Campbell was a resi-
dent of Trenton since 1879, becoming
in addition to the head of the Trenton
Potteries Company, chairman of the
board Of directors Of the Trenton Saw
ings Fund Society; president and
chairman Of the board of the Trenton
Banking Company; one-time member
of the school board; an officer of the
Trenton Library Board from it's in
ception in 1900 and it's president since
1910; member of the State banking ad-
visory board; winner of the Times
cup-award for outstanding service to
his community, and for more than a
half century an officer and mainstay
of Prospect Street Presbyterian
| Church.
Princeton, where he was president
Of his class for four years, honored
him by naming Campbell Hall after
him.
Services were held at his late resi-
dence Saturday morning at II o'clock
The Rev. William r. Hanzsche, pastor
of the Prospect Street Presbyterian
Church, offciated Interment was at
Cambridge, N. Y.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-06-09

mer the percentage is much higher.
The Committee selected for intensive
study 80 families where, school rec
ords revealed, one or more children of
compulsory attendance age were out
of school digging or scrapping tiff. It's
report stated:
Paid Less Than 81 Per Week
"ln these families there were sc
children Is years and younger work
ing in tiff mines of whom 32 were 13
years or younger. Nine Of the child
rem were girls. Exactly half stated
that they had started work in the tiff
mines before they were IL years old
and 21 before they were 10.
"The average number of hours
worked per day was IA but 20 per
cent of the children worked or 10
hours, including some of the younger
ones. The earnings Of the sc children
averaged S2.S7 per week, with 20 earn
ing less than SO.
although Sd of the children were
Ia and Is years of age, only had
completed the eight grade. Half of
the children IL years and older had
not completed the third grade.
"a supplementary school attendance
study, covering records of 1901 child
ren between and Is years in the COM
munity, revealed that PIT, over 10 per
cent, had not been in school at all this
year. Of this number 1913 were work
ing, of whom 80 were in tiff mines, So
were idle, IA married, and in II cases
absence was due to physical or mental
incapacity, etc.
"Even among the 1854 who were
enrolled in school, SO children had
been out for work in the mines, the
average number of days missed be-
ing Is, or 40 per cent of the total
time school had been in session at the
time Of the study"
In connection with the existence and
continuance of this economic slavery
imposed on child tiff mine workers, il
should not be overlooked that, accord
ing to the Child Labor Committee, the
National Lead Company, offcered by
prominent business citizens of the
United States, "is the leading owner
of tiff land and purchaser of its
products"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-06-09
WAGE AND HOUR. BILL
SENT TO CONFERENCE

Washington, d. C.-The long-de-
bated and vigorously fought Wage and
Hour Bill, passed by the Senate last
year, locked up twice by the House
Rules Committee, twice blasted from
that committee by large vote of the
House of Representatives,, once recon-
mitted to the House Labor Committee
and then passed by the House by a
vote of 3l4 to 81 and sent back to the
Senate, finally landed in the hands of
a Congressional Conference Commit
tee, which is understood to have the
power to completely rewrite the meas
ure.
With no objection voiced, the Senate
adopted the motion offered by Senator
Elbert d. Thomas, of Utah, chairman
of the Senate Committee on Educa-
tion and Labor, to "disagree to the
amendment of the House, ask for a
conference with the House OH the dis
agreeing votes Of the two Houses
thereon, and that the conferences on
the part Of the Senate be appointed
by the Chair"
The Senate conferees are Senator
Walsh, of Massachusetts; Senator
Murray, of Montana; Senator Pepper,
of Florida; Spencer Ellender, Of
Louisiana; Senator Borah, of Idaho,
and Senator La Toilette, of Wiscon-
sin; and Senator Thomas of Utah
Senate parliamentarians agreed
that inasmuch as the House struck out
everything after the enacting clause
in the bill originally passed by the
Senate, the conferees of the two
Houses have authority to completely
rewrite the measure, in accordance
with ruling made by Vice President
sent to a conference committee of the
two Houses.
The bill passed by the Senate last
Summer included a wage scale with
AN upper limit of forty cents an hour
and an hour scale with a lower limit
of forty hours with varying rates to
be determined by a government board.
The House Bill provides for wage
floor of 25 cents an hour to be in
creased to 40 cents in three years, and
an hours ceiling of A hours to be
reduced to 40 hours in two years.
The House Bill authorizes the Sec
retary of Labor to determine what in
dustries are subject to the law, in
stead of the government board pro-
vided in the Senate Bill, with enforce
ment of the Act vested in the Depart
ment of Justice.
In addition, the House Bill estab-
fishes the floor for wages and the cell
ing for hours as national provisions
without differentials either between
sections Of the United States, between
industries, or between employers.
By far the greater part of the op-
position to the House Bill in the House
of Representatives came from south
ern congressman, who insisted that
employers in the South should be per-
mitted to pay lower wages and work
their employees longer hours than en-
ployers in other sections of the
country. The American Federation of
Labor opposed the differentials and
insisted on the universal standards fol-
wages and hours.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-06-09
CORRECTION!

In last weeks advertisement for
the Somerset Hotel in Atlantic City,
European Plan rates were given at
at $500.
This should have read, $500 per
person, twQsig room.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-06-09
Wheeling Ready
(Continued From Page One)

promise you the best demonstration
you can think of, but exceptionally
well-informed speakers, whose talks
will be interesting as well as educa-
tional President James M. Duffy of
the National Brotherhood Of Operative
Potters, the man who started the
movement by introducing a Japanese
boycott resolution in the last A. F. of
L. convention, and M. j. Gillooly,
president of the Flint Glass Workers,
will present the main addresses of the
evening. Tom Cairns Of the West
Virginia Federation of Labor will also
be heard. These men will be able to
enlighten you on many points. Be
sure to be present.-Secretary.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-06-09
purchases.

Demand the Union Label on all your
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-06-09
Local lOReelects
Cartwright Leader
Turner'S und Handlers Nome
Wetzel Ernerling. Gibson
For Offices

Local Union No. 10, meeting in
regular session last Monday night
held election Of officers for the latter
half Of 1898. Thomas Cartwright
was reelected president for another
term.
Other officers chosen by the men,
bers are as follows: Joseph Wetzel,
vice president; Charles Emmerling, re-
cording secretary; James Gibson,
financial secretary; Alfred Jewell,
treasurer; John Rigby, inside guard
Thomas Ramsey and Louis Siliman,
trustees.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-06-09

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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-06-09

Add reasons why railroads want to
cut wages: The Allegheny Corpora
tion, railroad holding company, took
a cash loss in January of this year of
$29,612,125 on railroad stocks bought
in the gay Twenties for "consolida-
ton"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-06-09

A $1,000 cash prize is offered to
the holder of the lucky number drawn
at the picnic Saturday. All you have
to d4ato register is to. show Dues
Book paid up to date.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-06-09

Tuscaloosa, Ala. GLNS)-By action
Of the annual convention Of the Ala
bama State Federation of Labor, a
committee is being formed here to CO.
operate with Florida and Georgia
State Federations in their effort to
define the course Of tax legislation
which may affect living costs or the
objectives Of labor. Announcement Of
appointments will be made shortly, it
is stated.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-06-09
Home Education
"The Child's First School is the
Family"-FrOebel

Issued by the National Kinder
garten Association, 8 West 10th
Street, New York City. These arti-
cles are appearing weekly in our
columns.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-09-15
Stockport Route Two

The members Of the Farmerette
club will be entertained at the home
of Miss Virgie Patterson, in Stock
port, Wednesday, Sept. FL
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Miller and son
Harold of Xenia, have been spending
several days with Mr.. and Mrs. P.
w. Martin, who reside on their
farm
j. M. Davis is visiting at the
home of C. D. Sheets and family at
Ellis.
Sunday guests at the home of
William Pickering and wife were
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Hutchins and
children, and Mr.. and Mrs. 0. J.
Sprankle and family of Crooksville.
Born Sept. II, to Mr.. and Mrs.
James Flescher (Fay Hanson), a
son, named Nelson James. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Hanson are grandpar.
ents, and James Hanson is great
grandfather
Arthur Hosom has returned home
from a visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Den
zil Frame, at Philo.
Frank and Clarence Rhinebarger
spent Sunday at Deavertown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Davis and chill
dren and ]. o. Pettibone and wife,
and granddaughter Donna Mummey
visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Pettibone at Philo.
Mrs Mary Schlicher and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Henthorne of GAINESVILLE
We're guests Sunday evening of Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Stotts.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-09-15

the Mrs. Clarence Berry home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Dickens of
Crooksyille We're Friday guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Orin Abel.
Frank Strobe, jr., Of New York
City is spending the week with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Strobe, enrOute to Athens, Georgia,
to enter law school.
Freeman Strobe and Miss Jean
Dixon of New York City, We're
guests from Thursday until Saturday
at the Strobe home.
Breaks Arm
Frank Vernette Miller broke his
arm Sunday, while roller skating
at the Chesterhill rink.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Greathouse
and Robert Tignor attended the
Smith reunion at Moxahala park,
Sunday.
Kenneth McPeak of GAINESVILLE
called on his mother, Mrs. Cora Nc
Peak, Sunday.
Hobart Miller, Henry Abel and
! Harold Best and families attended
a family dinner at the George Mil
ler home, Sunday.
Sunday visitors were Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Ray and daughter
Martha Kay at T. H. Rays Ring
gold; Clyde Best and family of Nal
ta, at Carlos Harris Mrs. Eva Lin
dimore, son Ray, at Charles Will
liams'; Mr. and Mrs. John Boyd,
son Donald of Liberty ridge, at
James Boyd's; Ebert Rouanzoin OF
GAINESVILLE, at ]. E. Rouanzoin's.
Mrs. Lena McPeak and daughter
Audrey were Saturday night and
Sunday visitors at Fred Menden~
halls.
Raymond James spent Wednesday
evening in Columbus.
Sunday afternoon visitors were
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Benjamin,
children Cecil and Martha Lou,
George, Amanda and Helen Huff
man, Estel Dawson and three sons,
and Almond Boyd at James Boyd's;
Mr.. and Mrs Raymond James and
sosn Clyde and Claude Allen at
Lewis James.
Harvey Greathouse and Robert
Tignor attended the stock sale al
GAINESVILLE, Monday.
Mrs. Cora McPeak visited Mrs
Florence Harris, Wednesday after
noon.
Sunday evening visitors were Will
Goddard and family Of Chesterhill
at F. s McInturf's; Mr.. and Mrs. +
| c. Smith at c. l.. Harris
Edgar Monroe, daughter Miss Lo-
rena, MIR. and Mrs. Harold Phillips
of Toronto, O., and Mrs. Celia Mon
roe of McConnelsville. were guests
at the Albert Lindimore home
| Thursday.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-09-15
w eStland

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Miller were
called to Springfield Friday by the
death of Mrs. Florence Gladman. a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Davis
lola Miller). Mrs. G1adman COM
mitted suicide by shooting herself
through the heart. Funeral services
were held Saturday afternoon.
Mrs Mary Bingham. McConnels-
Vile. C. w. Martin and Mrs. Lizzie
Lindimore. of Malta, spent last
week at Will James The above
mentioned with Mary James spent
Friday afternoon with Mrs. Ethel
Benjamin.
John McInturf is under doc
tors care.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos Harris and
son Ray spent Thursday at Fred
Smiths. &
George Polling received word
Thursday morning of the death Of
his father.
Mrs Edna Embree was a business
visitor at New Lexington. Friday.
Miss Eloise Harrison Of Neon
nelsville spent Saturday night and
Sunday at the Carlos Harris home.
Kenneth Carr spent Saturday
night and Sunday with his parents,
at Athens.
Clifton James was an over Sunday
visitor of Floyd Loomis of Malta
route.
Lester Hartley and family have
moved on Harold Harris farm.
Miss Mary Black is employed at
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-09-15
NOTICE OF FILING ACCOUNTS
The State Of Ohio, Morgan County.
in Probate Court

Whereas, accounts and vouchers
have been filed in the office Of this
court by the administrators, execa-
tors, guardians and trustees Of the
following persons, to-wit:
Jesse Love and E. Ray Love, ex-
ecutors of the estate of Thomas H.
Love; C. w. Smith, executor of the
estate of Maude A. Smith; also the
following guardianships: Jno. Brock,
guardian of W. D. Brock; Effie Ben
Jamin, guardian of Ivan Benjamin
and Robert Benjamin: Bernice Saw
age, guardian Of William H. Savage.
Notice is hereby given that said
accounts and vouchers are now ON
file in the office of said court, being
SUSPENDED for confirmation, and
persons interested in said accounts
or any item thereof, may file writ
ten exceptions thereto, at least five
days prior to the 3rd day of October,
1898, when the same will be heard
and continued from day to day un-
til finally disposed Of.
ARTHUR TORBERT,
Ss3 Probate Judge.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-09-15
Triade1phia

S. H. Richardson has been paint
ing at the Gleason Richardson home
the past week.
Mrs. P. E. Carpenter has been in
very poor health recently from
asthma and complications.
Mrs. S. H. Richardson is recover
ing from an attack of summer grip.
The little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Lee Carpenter who was quite
i'll last week, is better.
Mr.. j. w. Edgell, Earl and Ray
Martin motored to near Pennsboro.
w. Va, Sunday, where they met
Mrs. Edgell who had spent three
weeks with relatives in West Vlr-
ginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Williams and
Mrs. Hettie Taylor of Shawnee, call
ed on Lyman Risen, Thursday. Mrs.
Taylor stayed for a visit with rela-
tives and friends.
Swings are being erected on the
school play ground.
Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Maxwell eel
ebrated their 35th wedding ami
versary, Sunday, Sept. II. Their
children and grandchildren and a
few other relatives were their
guests for the day and enjoyed a
fine basket dinner Those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus Maxwell
and daughter Rilla, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Maxwell and daughter Glen
ma, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Garrett and
son Richard Mr.. and Mrs Max Saw
age and son David, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gale Mccall and Mrs. Verna May
WELL Alfred Maxwell and the honor
guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Max
we'll.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-09-15
~Meigs =

Mrs. Mary Best returned to her
home here, Tuesday evening, after
a visit with her daughter, Mrs. OllVe
Lawrence, and children, Marietta.
Frank Mercer, uncle of Miss Etta
Merwin and Mrs Olive Haines, sui
fered a stroke Of paralysis at his
home in GAINESVILLE, recently. MI.
Mercer was for q time on the police
force there.
1t seems Uncle Sans credit is
good the way folks with cash rush
for his bonds.
Don't forget the Carnes sale Sat
urday While Mrs. Carnes has been
Of the type who don't get their
name in the paper, we will miss her
Folks who attend to their own bust
ness are not noticed much until
they are gone From what we know
Of Mr.. and Mrs. McCarty, we are
sorry-and glad-sorry to lose the
Carnes' glad to welcome the Nc
Carty's.
Our coal miners are being kept
busy. The Gilbert and Stalker mines
are not being operated at this time.
\ Family Affair
Mrs. Fanny Lyle, son Fred Rad
cliff, and wife, We're all quite i'll for
time last week, but are all back TO
normal at this writing.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-09-15

about his work, after several days
illness, last week.
Reunion At w. S. Frames
Nineteen were present at re-
union of the immediate family OF
the late Elijah j. and Letitia Moore
Frame, held recently at the home
of the Oldest living son, w. ).
Frame A cafeteria dinner was serv-
ed at noon, and the afternoon was
given over to visiting, radio enter
tainment and croquet, played by the
young folks. A number of group
pictures were taken and before dis
persing ice cream and cake were
served. Two grandsons and four
great grandchildren were unable to
be present Those who enjoyed the
day together were Mr.. and Mrs. r.
H. Frame, Newark; Mr.. and Mrs.
HI. c. Frame, Frances Frame, Rob-
ert Frame, Louellaa Dunn of Zanes-
Vile; Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Frame,
Duncan Falls; Mrs. Martha Stall, Mrs.
Lou Frame, Mrs Hattie Frame, Mr..
and Mrs. E. M. Frame, Doris Frame,
Corwin Frame, Ralph Shaver and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Frame.
Friends here have received word
Of the serious illness of Mrs. 0. M.
Bird, at the home of her son, Ralph
White, of Fredericktown
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-09-15
Eagleport Homecoming

The fifth annual Eagleport home
coming was held Sunday at the
Eagleport church. A crowd of about
500 was in attendance-probably
the largest since the beginning of
this organization. Here is one home
coming where no program is pre-
pared in advance. 1t is truly a
homecoming of folks who spend
most of the time in meeting and
talking with their former neighbors
and friends. Persons were present
from Washington, d. c., Whining
ton, O., Mt. Vernon, Toledo, Co
lumbus, GAINESVILLE, Cambridge, Bey~
erly; Salem and Kenova w. Va,
Lexington. KY, and nearby points.
Sunday school was held in the fore
noon: basket dinner was served at
the noon hour. A short business
session was held in the church. Mu-
sic by the "Sod Busters orchestra,
and the singing of several hymns by
the large choir, and few short
talks We're features of this gather