davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-16
Mckinney Heads
Paper Makers

At the last meeting held by Paper
Makers Local, No. 49, in the Labor
Temple, South Second Street, the cleo
tion of officers was held with the fol-
lowing results: akI
James Mckinney was elected presi-
dent of the organization.
Jim Hoover and r. Hollister were
nominated for vice president and
neither one received the majority OF
votes cast. Another election will be
held in the near future for vice pres
ident.
Other officers elected were Florence
Mescoe, recording secretary; Ralph
Lee, financial secretary, and Paul W
Blume, treasurer.
Six hundred votes were cast and
many new applications were received
The newly-elected officers will be in
stalled at meeting to be held in the
very near future.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-16
Paper Makers Hold
Open Meetings

Open meetings were held Thursday
and Friday, September Is and 16, by
the newly-organized Paper Markers
Union, Local No. 49. Meetings are
held every week and hundreds of paper
makers and paper mill workers have
signed applications and are now mem
bers of that organization. The initia-
tion into the union has been set at the
minimum price for a short period. j.
w. Bailey and j. G. Furr are repre-
senting the international Brotherhood
of Paper Makers affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor. Paper
mill workers are invited to attend
these open meetings which convene
promptly at 7:30 p. M.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-16

partment stores with eight branches,
picket lines everywhere, with the
handsomest girls among the strikers
taking prominent part, and the usual
rumors of coming events casting their
fog over the situation.
The stores were not closed tight by
the strike; but they were badly
crippled. Union leaders claimed that
S5 per cent of the clerks walked out.
Outside observers put the walkout at
above so per cent of the clerking force.
The walkout was claimed to be the
first time that a mass strike has hit
the department stores of any city.
While the strike of the clerks was
purely an A. F. of L. affair, it had
strong support and approval from the
C. |. o., whose members were locked
out of 121 wholesale warehouses. The
close connection between wholesale
warehouses and department stores is
too plain to need explanation; but the
link is made tighter by the fact that
the proprietors and managers of both
belong to the same employers asso-
citation.
| There is no secrecy about the fact
that the organized employers Of San
Francisco are making a drive to bring
back the "open shop" They lost the
complete control which the "open
shop" gives-with a certain amount
of help from company spies, private
detectives and such like things-in
1884; and now they mean to get it
back. Indeed that drive extends
through all California, including the
proprietors of big fruit ranches, who
are the most ruthless of all in crush
ing any move toward unionism.
The police insisted on free passage
to and from the struck stores. But in
one store, the police disarmed 8 pri-
vate guards, probably hired from one
of the West Coast rike-breaking
agencies, who were armed with pistols.
Transfers stopped deliveries to and
from the stores, and warehousemen in
store shipping departments stopped
| work
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-16
COMMENT ON WORLD EVENTS

Without this foreign help, the war
would indeed have been brief. AS 1T
is, in spite of the interference of the
Fascist powers, the issue is still
doubtful
If these two experiments mean any,
thing, they mean that modern war
machinery does not shorten war, un-
less the odds are simply overwhelm-
ing, as in Ethiopia. Even there, guer-
lila war is still going on, and the Ital-
ian army is still garrison in hostile
country. The three dictators have
tried to make a quick killing on a
large nation; once directly in China,
once indirectly in Spain. And they
have failed both times.
Railroad workers who say that they
will not stand another wage cut be-
cause, as a group, they have been cut
more than enough already have some
rather startling facts to support them
The railroad working force dropped
from 1,694, 900 in 1929 to 1877 in 1887
loss of 557, 900 jobs.
The railroad payroll fell from $2,-
$40, ,206,o 900 in 1929 to $2,01s,677 900 il
1887, loss of 1920, 6,529, ,oo0
| Both rolls and payrolls are going
down. Employment on railroads is
now only little above 100000 Why
should further sacrifices be asked from
the workers? They are not respons
ible for railroad policies.
And, speaking of those who are o
! pretend to be responsible, quite mum
Der of railroad presidents are getting
from $4,000 to 100000 year.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-16
FIFTY-sIx YEARS OF PROGRESS

Benefits of labor organization are
set forth in convincing fashion by |. NJ.
Ornburn in brief summary Of Sc
years of labor progress, since the or
ganization of the American Fedora
tion of Labor. To unorganized work
ers, his words constitute a strong ar
gument for joining a union; to organ
lied workers, they are a reminder Of
what organization has done for them
in the past and can do in the future.
IN Sc years, organized workers
have gained twenty-five and a half
hours Of leisure per week and in
creased their wages by 800 per cent, z
said Mr. Olnburn.
Hours Of work, he went on to say,
decreased from 63 a week in 1881 to
an average OF 4o14 hours a week in
1888. Wages per hour increased from
10 cents in 1881 to Is cents in 1887
These Vages are in actual money for
full-time work They are real wages
expressed ia terms of buying power.
These are the achievements organ
ized labor has made in increasing
wages in dollars and cents. and de-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-16
RECORD DOCKET

The heaviest docket in the history of
the Municipal Court of Hamilton was
disposed of in an hour Monday by Act
ing Judge Theodore L. Weiss when So
persons answered charges filed against
them over the weekend.
Twenty eight were intoxication
cases. All of them were assessed a
standard fine of SIS and costs.
Five of the cases involved traffic
violations ranging from drunken driv-
ing to operating automobiles without
drivers licenses.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-16

injunction bill took the federal courts
out of the strike-breaking business.
But one sizable offset to this gain
might have been foreseen from the
first, and is showing up now.
Corporations which want to keep
their autocratic control of labor are
turning more and more to state courts
and state governments.
1t might have been expected, OF
course. One way to cure it is for labor
to make itself more important in state
elections. There is not much fear
that labor will overlook this remedy
very long.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-16

of L. The Advance quotes the article
complete, and then goes on to say,
editorially;
III is perhaps understandable that
the West Virginia miners are bitter
against the A, F. Of l., which has
chartered rival miners union in that
state. But "a refusal to pa
tronize A. f. of I. union labels would
infict needless suffering on members
Of the bakers, carpenters, printers and
many other unions They are, as
workers, entitled to the support Of the
labor movement in their efforts to
make their living under union con-
ditions.
1T has been a great qualification to
The Amalgamated to observe that the
present unfortunate split in labor has
not touched the deep bedrock Of 10y
atty 10 the labor movement. The
labor movement cannot afford to lei
division over policies destroy that
spirit of cooperation which is labor's
major strength"
1t would be pretty hard to state bet
ter the case for staunch upholding Of
the principles Of organized labor until
reunion comes.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-16

With war a constant threat to the
world and even nation like Sweden
thinking it necessary to increase her
armed forces, it may be well to see
what we can learn from the two un-
declared wars now going on in China
and Spain. We have been told by ex~
perts for some years that war now
will be short and terrible, because of
the new mechanical devices and im-
provements. The terribleness is adj
mitted; but what about the shortness !?
1t is clear that Japan bit off more
than she could chew; but in spite of
immense superiority in all machinery
of war, no speed limits have been
broken. When fighting began in
Shanghai, Japanese spokesmen said it
would be all over in three or four
weeks. Then they extended the time
to six weeks, then to three months,
and six months. Now, after more
than year of fighting, the most OPP
timistic statement coming from Japan
is that the war will be finished "soon.'
In Spain, the first success of Gen
Francois treacherous assault was
rapid, and all his partisans We're say
ing that he would rule all Spain in {
few months. That first assault was
made on July 10, 1886; and more thar
two years afterward, Franco doesn'
rule Spain yet. Like Japan, he hat
and still has great superiority in wa.
machinery Of all kinds.
His army is composed largely Q
Italians; and Germany has Furnished
his best artillery.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-16
EAGLES CLASS PLANNED

Middletown, Ohio Officers of Mid
dletown Eagles Lodge will go to Leb-
anon October to meet with officers
of the other eight lodges in the Sec
ond Ohio District to complete arrange
ments for the initiation of district
class, October 9, at Lebanon, it wss
announced this week after a meeting
of Middletown lodge. The aerie drill
and degree team will meet Friday
night to arrange an entertainment
program for the fall and winter. J. j
Spang is in charge of the arrangement
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-16
WHAT NEXT?

A eable-Iaying plow, which may
spell the doom Of the telegraph pole,
has been tested in Ohio. The plow
digs a furrow and drops in It's wire,
which feeds through from spools like
thread through a needle. Along with
the telephone wire, the plow lays a
Uncovered copper strand which acts
as a ground wire. A drag fills the
furrow. The plow is pulled by truck
or tractor.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-16
TO PURCHASE PLANT

F. B. Yingling, who as president of
the Columbia Machine Tool Company
made an offer to purchase the plant
of the Long and Allstatter Company,
Hamilton, a company that long has
been in bankruptcy courts, said this
week the plant will be put in operation
if the purchase is approved. The Of
fer is for $164,00O, with $4,000 cash
and the remainder in 1889 and 1910.
Details of the plans for operation are
not to be released at this time, Ying-
ling said
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-16
Wants Antiquated
Vehicles For Parade

George Cummins, president of the
Butler County Historical Society and
general chairman for Hamilton's cele-
bration when the Northwest Territory
Caravan visits the city September 80
made an appeal today for antiquated
vehicles that can be used in a parade.
Mr.. Cummins asked that persons
who have old wagons, sleighs, bicycles
surreys, buggies or old automobiles
that can be used in a parade or as part
Of an exhibit call his office SO this fea
ture of the celebration can be arranged
as quickly as possible.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-16
1870 JURORS

Five lists of prospective jurors, one
for a grand jury of Is and the others
for four petit juries embracing 13O
persons, were submitted from the Of
fee of Conrad C. Stroh, Clerk of
Courts, for the October court term.
Grand jurors will report to Judge P. F.
Boil October 3 and the first venire of
petit jurors will be subject to call by
Judge M. o. Burns on that date.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-16
POLICE PICNIC SUNDAY

Middletown, Ohio Arrangements
are being completed for the annual
police picnic Sunday at the pistol
range north of the city by committee
composed Of Lester Keeler, Charles
Armintrout, Detectives Raymond Fra
zier and Howard Davis. City depart
ment heads are to attend The outing
will begin at 10 o'clock Sunday morn
ing.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-16
AWARD 100000 CONTRACT

Middletown, Ohio-C Contract for the
construction of a 100000 office and
factory building was awarded this
week to the M. S. Quill and Son Con-
struction Company, Cincinnati, by the
Interstate Folding Box Company, Sam
Bergstein, president, announced. The
new structure will front on Verify
Parkway. Construction work will be-
gin immediately
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-16
WILLIAMS NAMED
MASONIC OFFICER

J. P. Williams, 433 Marcia Avenue,
was appointed secretary of Hamilton
chapter No. q, R. A. NJ, at meeting
Monday night in the Masonic Temple,
High Street. He fills the unexpired
term of Jacob Lipphardt, who died
recently.
Visitors from Dayton and Middle
town attended the meeting.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-16
SHORT

Hitler's rejoicing at the conquest of
Austria was received by the world with
a standing vote of silence.
X
Joseph Duncan, president of the In
ternational Land Workers of Scotland,
says that the British simply cannot
understand why SO many American
employers put their reliance on strike
breakers and Tabor spies. 1t is rather
hard for a sane man to understand
lunacy.
The Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men, fighting the rail management's
proposal to cut their wages, says that
the railroads in the last 10 years have
lost more than billion dollars by fol
lowing the counsels of Wall Street
which led the roads into graft ano
speculation. True-only the figure
isn't high enough. And graft money
and speculation money seldom If evel
find their way to the pay envelope.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-16
4 FINE SUPPORT or TOLERANCE

The Advance, official publication Of
the AnaIgamated Clothing Workers
Of America, G. T. Q. organization,
prints in the September issue an arr
ticle from q labor paper which CIR
eulates among West Virginia miners.
This article urges its readers not to
buy under the union labels Of the A. n.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-16

Americans took the holiday as a
matter of course, never thinking how
different it might have been.
No ''fuehrers" were in evidence to
spread gloom.
Labor marched in great parades or
gathered in big meetings to hear
words Of peace, not war.
True, there was some mention of
internal dissension, with an occasional
belligerent expression
Peace and cooperation, however,
were the dominating notes.
Labor executives stressed co-opera-
ton Of employees, employers and gov
ernment to solve our problems.
William Green, Frank Morrison,
Matthew Vol, /. NJ Ornburn and
others urged cooperation, in words of
labor craftsmanship.
The cooperative idea is gaining
fast and much will be heard of it from
ltOV CIls l@etpol 10 IGduy " Iicip, DIS
always.
Big special editions Of the labor pa
pers are an important constructive
feature Of the Labor Day celebration.
The papers this year were chockful
of good stuff and carried a vast
amount Of advertising from progress
sive business enterprises Of many
kinds
Much space was devoted to labor
news of the day and to recalling or
ganized labor's achievements.
Good will and understanding of the
labor movement were promoted and
the effects of this educational work
will carry through the months to come
Labor Day, 1888, is gone but the
spirit Of the days activities will live
until another first Monday in Septem-
Der rolls around
Labor made great and permanent
gain when the Norris-LaGuardia anti
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-16
THE NONPAREIL PRINTING co.
PUBLISHERS AND PROPRIETORS
Subscription Price S1.O0 per Year
Payable in Advance

We do not hold ourselves responsible for any
views or opinions expressed in the articles
or communications of correspondents.
Communications solicited from secretaries
of all societies and organizations and should
be addressed to The Butler County Press, 326
Market Street, Hamilton, Ohio.
The publishers reserve the right to reject
any advertisements at any time.
Advertising rates made known on appli-
cation.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-16
WISDOM

Whatsoever we beg of God, let us
also work for Jeremy Taylor.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-16

Issued Weekly at s2s Market Street
Telephone 1896 Hamilton, Ohio
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-16

Endorsed by the Middletown Trades
and Labor Council of Middletown, o.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-16

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1888.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-16

Labor made great and permanent
gain when the Norris-LaG Guardia anti
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-16
The Cherry
sYv Where with our
roo Little Hatchet
we tell the truth
about many things, sometimes pro-
foundly. Sometimes fippantly,
sometimes recklessly.

!, 80 1Ai''s 'e''''' s''i's f''o" ~" Nsi'
= '''es 80
ga question: usually answered IN
the negative
Spectacle of a large part of the ma
tion at rest and play, on Labor Day
gives rise to the question.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-16

Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohio
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-03-11

When you have something to sell
rent or trade run an ad in our Class
flied Columns.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-03-11
LOCAL GUARDS QUINT
BEATS CAMBRIDGE FIVE

The Pocomoke City National Guard
basketball ball team defeated the Col
legians of Cambridge Wednesday
night in a basketball contest that had
the fans standing throughout the en-
tire game. 1t was nip and tuck from
the opening whistle until one minute
and forty-five seconds before the
game was over; Pocomoke then start
ed barrage of long shots and the
final whistle found the Guards out in
front by the score of 1886.
The Guards will play the final game
of the season tonight (Friday) when
the strong Hakoah quintet of Sails
bury, will take the floor in an effort
to upset the Guards in their last home
stand. The game will startly prompt
ly at P. M. and will be the only
game of the evening.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-03-11

The goal for Somerset County Will
be 90 per cent Of 1876 acres or 1884
acres Of early and late potatoes for
1888 for around $50 commercial pota-
to growers in the soil conservation
program.
The payment will be three cents a
bushel times the normal yield of po-
tatoes times the acreage of potatoes
that is planted up to the goal for the
farm. The penalty for an acreage in
excess of the goal will be 80 cents
bushel times the normal yield for
each acre above the goal.
Those who are in the program who
have grown less than three acres, or
who have not grown potatoes the past
two wears and who wish to do so this
year can plant up to three acres,
there will be no benefit payments in
these cases. However the same pen
atty of 80 cents bushel will apply
if the acreage when checked is found
to be greater than three acres.
There will also be wheat allot-
ment and a benefit payment of IL
cents bushel for the normal yield
of wheat on the farm times the wheat
goal which will be determined for each
farm.
There will also be a soil building
allowance payment for all farms
whether there is wheat or potato al
lotments on the farm. The soil build
ing allowance must be earned by do
ing certain soil building practices this
year.
Details of the soil conservation pro-
gram will be announced by County
Agent C. z. Keller at community meet
ings to be held within the next two
weeks.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-03-11
FLAMES WRECK
RESIDENCE ON
MARKET STREET
Carriers Beauty Shop And Ad-
joining Residence Suffer
Severe Damage By Fire

Fire broke out about z A. M. Mon
day at the corner of Market and Third
Streets, originating in the Cartesi
Beauty Shoppe.
For awhile, it looked as if there
might be a chance for spread to ad
joining residences and thus develop
into more serious conflagration; but
the Pocomoke Fire Department was
soon on hand and succeeded in pre-
venting spread to adjoining properties.
The Carter shop is in the building
formerly occupied by the late 1. J.
Davis, as a general store. 1t is con-
nected with the dwelling next door,
by narrow passage, and Mr.. Davis
occupied the corner house as dwell
ing.
The fire originated in the shop,
but was first discovered by Mrs. Lee
roy Birmingham, ST., living in the
corner house with her son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Brit
tingham. She was aroused by the
smoke in her room and gave the
alarm. The fire department was soon
on it's way and at work.
Due to the slate roofing on the
shop, the fire was kept inside and was
difficult to reach. Holes were made.
tho, in the slate and water soon
quenched the flames.
Water and fire, together, made SER
ious havoc, tho, in both houses. There
was some insurance, but hardly
enough to cover loss. Both houses
belonged to Mr.. Carter, and, it is
understood he will begin at once tt
rebuild. The old store of Mr.. Davis
had been transformed into very at
tractive place, the front specially so
with its colonial finish. Just wha
plans will be adopted in the recon
struction have not been revealed.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-03-11
REGISTRATION IN
The BOY SCOUTS
SHOWS MILLION
For The First Time In Twenty
Eight Years. Exact Fig
ures, 1,129,827
GROWTH IN YEAR 1887
Sc PER CENT OVER 1886

For the first time in % years, regis
tered membership in the Boy Scouts
of America passed the million hun
dred thousand mark, DR.. James e.
West, Chief Scout Executive, announ-
ced after the Celebration of Boy Scout
Week was over concentrating the
18th Birthday of the Boy Scouts of
America.
The exact year ending figures just
released, show 1,129,827 Boy Scouts,
Cubs, Senior Scouts and their leaders
registered and actively engaged in
the program of character building,
citizenship training, camping crafts
and comradship in 38, ISL Troops,
Packs, Ships, Neighborhood Patrols
and Tribe throughout the United
States of America and it's possessions.
The growth for the year 1887 over
the preceding IL month period was
Sc per cent. The greatest percent
age of growth in any single phase of
this movement was in Clubbing, the
program for boys 9, 10, and II, which
averaged BOB per cent growth.
"The past year has been one of
the greatest in the history of the
Scouting Movement" declared DR..
West. cit has been year of great
achievement and greater inspiration,
gathering as we did, 1922 Scouts and
Leaders from every State and many
foreign countries into a great JAM
boree camp upon the shores of the
historic Potomac River in the heart
of the Nations Capital. With this
inspiration, we are certain that all
America appreciates the fundamental
values which Scouting offers boys,
and that every man and woman will
do all in his power to make Scouting
available to more boys in every COM
munity."
The Scout Office for the Lower
Peninsula Area is located at the
Chamber of Commerce, Salisbury, Md.
Howard A. Solomon, Field Scout Exc
cutive.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-03-11
PROSPECTIVE SCOUTS HAVE
CHANCE FOR PREPARATION

Eldred C. Hill, this city, is DESTROYS
of organizing Cub Scout Troop, and
any boys who wish to join, will please
get in touch with him before Tuesday
of next week.
This organization is sort of pre-
paratory school for the regular Scout
membership. It takes boys between
the ages of 8 and IL inclusive, the
more advanced Order receiving them
at the ages of IL and upward. Boys
looking forward to becoming scouts
should see Mr.. Hill at once.