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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-06-23
SEEK REFERENDUM
ON HOSPITAL PLAN

Columbus, 0. (OLNS). = Petitions
requesting referendum on q bill APP
proved by the Ninety Third General
Assembly, providing for the forma-
tion of hospital service corporations
and exempting them from the gen
eral provisions of law regulating in
surance companies, were placed in
circulation last week by committee
headed by William C Dixon, Cleve-
land, former judge of the Ohio Su
preme Court and state relief director
The bill, sponsored by the Cleve-
land Hospital Service Association, eX-
tends and liberalizes the present law
authorizing disqualification service,
and was passed by the Legislature on
April 6 and approved by Governor
Bricker on April r. The act will go
into effect on July II unless $4,000
qualified electors request the refer
endum, Judge Dixon said
The committee lists seven reasons
for submitting the provisions of the
act to a referendum, including:
"The law is unfair to all organized
labor, by setting up a 'check-off' sys-
TEN Of payroll deductions.
"The law deprives the state of tax
revenues by exempting the funds and
property of companies operating un-
der it from taxation.
''The law classifies every corpora
tion organized under its provisions as
charitable and benevolent institu-
tion,' whereas nowhere in the law is
any charity dispensed to anyone"
A number of state and local organ
izations are actively sponsoring the
referendum, Judge Dixon said.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-06-23

York Hotel Trades Council, composed
of five A. f. of L. local unions in the
hotel field
The newly signed hotels were the
forty story Essex House, Hotel Ala
mac, Hotel Sulgrave, and the Hotel
Kimberly. The four hotels employ a
total of over $50 workers of whom
about 500 are employed at the Essex
House.
The main provisions of the union
agreement include an immediate $1.00
a week increase for the workers, an
other $1.00 a week increase beginning
July Is, paid vacations, establishment
of minimum wages and the union
shop.
The Hotels Alamac, Sulgrave and
Kimberly are owned and operated by
the Emigrant Industrial Savings
Bank. Signing of the contract in
these by the management followed
establishment of picket lines in front
of the banks offices little while ago
The picket lines were established, ac-
cording to a union statement, when
the management previously refused
to sign any union agreement although
the council had been designated as
collective bargaining agency for the
workers of the three hotels, through
certifcation by the New York State
Labor Relations Board
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-06-23
TRADES COUNCIL

Hamilton Trades and Labor Coun-
Gil met Tuesday night in regular ses-
sion with President Chas. Perrine in
the chair. Thirty-two delegates an
swered the roll CALL
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
Delegate Carl Benz, recording sec
retary, submitted his resignation and
the same was accepted, and thanks
extended to him for his services to
the council in the past.
Frank Crane, a member of Bakery
and Confectionery Workers. Local,
No. 81, was nominated and elected
recording secretary by acclamation.
w. j. O'Brien, secretary of the
Middletown Trades and Labor Coun-
Gil, and Robert S. Barker, ex-presi-
dent of that organization, were visi-
tors and both were called upon and
made brief addresses in regards to
both Hamilton and Middletown coun-
ellis cooperating in their activities.
A communication was read from
William Green, president of the A. F.
Of L., in which he states that it has
come to the federation's attention
that the G. |. O., through the News
paper Guild, has plans to utilize, pre-
tending to cooperate with the labor
publications which are operated for
the membership of the A. F. of L., in
an attempt to color the policy of these
newspapers publications to assist the
CLIO.
Green cautions to keep all labor
papers under close supervision, par
ticularly those endorsed by organized
labor, so that this so-called c. l. O.
policy to labor papers will be pre-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-06-23
DEMOCRATIC OUTING

The following committee has been
selected to complete the arrangements
for the ninth annual outing Of the
Butler County Democrats, the date
and place to be determined later:
Chairman, John J. Lenihan; secre-
tary, Carl Rosmarin; treasurer, Glenn
Imfeld
Committee on grounds-Pete Po-
chard, Lou Whitman.
Robert Briede, Harry
Grevey, VIM. j. O'Brien.
Tickets-Fred Gradolph, George
Brandhoff
Poster-Lou J. Whitman.
speakers Robert Sohngen, John
A. Schwalm, Clarence Cummins.
Other members Of the general com
mittee are: John w. Schwalm, Robert
Hughes, Edw Fink, Merlyn Smith,
Art Linkins, Frank Dobrozzi, Carl
Wedekind, Robert Sullivan, Charles
Lukey, Geo. Averdick, Tom Galeese,
VIM. J. Miles, Bernard H. Gruehs,
Paul Hanser, John Kiep, George
Tegge, Walter Cummins, Otto Graf
ner, Louis Neubrander, Dave Weikel,
Frank Rumpler, William Schneider,
John B. McDonough, Morris Abbot,
Roland Bevis, Henry Stempfy, R. c.
Jones, Mark Shelley, Rand Duvall,
Henry Schwegman, VIM. Addison,
Fred Nagle and Nick Ross.
The committee is arranging to have
prominent speaker here for the an
nual event and the usual features and
dancing are on the program.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-06-23
ON JOB
IN HAMILTON COURT

Lenora Weilenmann, 241 Millville
Avenue, started her first day in mu-
nicipal court Monday as assistant
court stenographer in move to clear
up the past criminal docket, which is
now two years in arrears. She was
appointed by Municipal Judge Elmer
N. Davidson, who said Mary Con-
naughton, regular court stenographer
has been swamped by the growing
amount of work in the Office. The
position is expected to be permanent
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-06-23
Bricker To Speak
At Hamilton Picnic

Governor Bricker will be the prin-
cipal speaker August 10 at the an
nual Republican picnic at the Butler
County Fairgrounds, it was announced
this week following a meeting of the
West Side Republican Club at the
camp of Fred Stitsinger, chairman Of
the Butler County Republican Central
Committee. Also announced were
candidates. of Harry Despond, for
Butler County prosecutor; Miss Vir-
ginia Foster, for clerk of county
courts, and Reuben Hoffman, for
county recorder.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-06-23
O'BRIEN TO ADDRESS TYPOS.

Middletown, O.-W. J. O'Brien, sec
retary of the Middletown Trades and
Labor Council, will address the Me
dina, Ohio, members of Typograph-
ical Union next Sunday. O'Brien is
ex-president of Middletown Typo
graphical Union and has been con-
nected with the Middletown News
Journal of that city for several years.
"Bill," as we know him, will without
a doubt be interesting to the printers
of Medina.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-06-23
EXPECTING 800 STUDENTS

Oxford, Ohio. = Registrations this
week for the summer session at Mi
ami University indicate 800 students,
the largest number in history, will
enroll. Dean E. j. Ashbough will be
the director of the session, which
will start Tuesday morning.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-06-23
ROOSEVELT THIRD TERN ASKED

New York City (ILNS).-President
Roosevelt was called upon to become
a candidate for third term "in order
to consolidate the achievements of
the New Deal" by Max Zaritsky,
president of the United Hatters, Cap
and Millinery Workers International
Union, in accordance with decision
of the unions convention, recently
held here.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-06-23
NEW BEER-LIQUOR PERMITS

Frank Wright (transfer), 1902
Grand Boulevard, 300 S. Third Street,
Hamilton, D-1. John w. Eisele, 1889
Heaton Street, Hamilton, C-1. Car
dinal Gibbons, 339 Charles Street,
Middletown, D-1 and D-2. Arthur
Spradling, 81 South Riverside Drive,
New Miami, D-5. George Garofalos,
900 Central Avenue, Middletown, D-1.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-06-23

On the Fourth of July everything
will be in tip-top shape for the thirty
sixth annual outing of the Fraternal
Order of Eagles, No. 407, which will
be held as usual on the Butler County
Fairgrounds all day and evening.
The July issue of the Moose mag
azine contains the group of members
from Hamilton Lodge, No. SO, and
Dayton, Ohio, No. 70, who went by
special train to Mooseheart, May 6.
One hundred and fifty bowlers are
in the group picture.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-06-23
Relief Cases Added

Fourteen new cases increased the
Butler County relief load to 1,035
cases last week, Miss Isabel Boards
lev, commissioner of the Hamilton
Department of Public Assistance, an
nounced.
Seven additions increased the Ham
ilton load to 45O cases, two new cases
raised Middletown to 200, and five
brought the township total to 295.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-06-23
GOTHAM HOTELS
SIGN CONTRACTS

New York City (ILNs) Signing
of union contracts with four more
New York City hotels, in addition to
several dozen hotels signed up previ-
ously, was announced by the New
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-06-23
HAMILTON SPECIALS

Hamilton Lodge, B. P. o. Elks, No
SO, will give an old-time stag picnic,
at the Country Club, Middletown Pike,
Saturday, July %.
The program SO far consists of a
variety of games too numerous to
mention at this time. With the events
so far on the program, there will be
something doing all day long. This
stag picnic will be for Elks and their
guests.
The Hamilton Italian Society, Um-
berto Primo, will give another one Of
those annual picnics at the Butler
County Fairgrounds, Sunday, June 25.
There will be dancing, games of all
kinds and in the evening a large dis
play of fireworks. The admission to
the grounds will be free and large
attendance will be expected.
Preliminary arrangements are be-
ing made by committee of the Wal
nut Aid Society, for a stag party to
be given in the Walnut Aid Hall, COR
ner South Second and Washington
Streets. The date set is Saturday
night, July 20. The committee con-
sists of Andrew w. Bruck, chairman;
Sidney Kuhn, secretary; Arthur HUI
Der, treasurer; VIM. Tendam, George
Fink, Renie Poppel, Stanley Holt
shult, Crist Reidinger, George Mey-
ers, Ben Mick and Charles Paullus.
Harry Schuster, the first president
of the Buckeye Liquor Dealers Asso-
citation, who runs place of business
at West Chester, has the only liquor
license within radius of 20 miles.
His place is called the Ringside and
named that because he was on a ten
party telephone line and the phone
rang constantly not only for him but
everyone else on it. Harry had a
couple of black eyes recently when a
rod broke in a beer barrel and hit
him smack in the forehead. His Ring
side is located directly across the
street from the old Bob Scripps home
stead. You know, the Scripps from
the Scripps- Howard newspaper syndi-
Buckeye Tavern.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-06-23
GEO. KAPPEL

Practical all-around tailor, would like
to be favored with your patronage, for
Repairing, Altering, Cleaning, Press
ing, Removing Wearshine and Re
lining, 162 N. B Street. Will call for
Give estimates and deliver.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-06-23

brings the total for 1889 up to 49, 1888,
of which 4O,801 were with private
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-17
]. G. CAFFREY KILLED IN CRASH

Cleveland, O. (OLNS).-James G.
Caffrey, 40, president of Build Amer
lea, Inc.", former regional director of
the Federal Housing Administration
and known as the "father" of the FHA,
was killed August 10 in an automobile
crash near Brookville, Pa.
Caffrey obtained leave of absence
from his FHA duties in February
1888, to head the "Build America"
program, originated by the Cleveland
Building Trades Council.
He was we'll known to organized
building tradesmen in the state for
his untiring efforts in behalf of the
FILA and through his direct association
with labor leaders in the "Build
America" movement.
The driver of the car in which he
was riding and another passenger were
not believed seriously injured in the
crash which cost Caffrey his life.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-17

made 1888 mortgage loans totaling
$28, 8,796,528.
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made 1858 mortgage loans totaling
$2S, ,796,5 ,52S.
The 452 reporting banks represent
Ga per cent of the 705 banks in Ohio.
On the basis of the showing of these
452 banks it can be estimated that
more than 100000 new loans were
made and approximately 100000 ex-
isting loans were renewed by Ohio
banks, aggregating credit extensions
to the public of Ohio in the neighbor-
hood of one billion dollars during the
six months period from January l to
June 80, 1889.
In addition to making loans on
specific applications, banks in larger
cities maintain what are known as
CONFIRMED lines of credit" of speci-
fed amounts, available at all times to
established regular business borrow
ers. Forty-eight banks in Ohio re-
ported that they maintain such "con-
firmed lines of credit" on their books
in the sum of $119,542,2S8. They state,
however, that only $33,47S,7O3 or 2s
per cent of this credit, was being used
by business firms as of June 80.
A similar report was published two
weeks ago for the State of Pennsyl-
vania. 1t showed that AIT banks in
200 cities and towns in the keystone
State reported that they made 231,-
236 new loans totaling $372,350, ,286
and 675, ,498 renewals of existing loans
aggregating $750, 1893, ,485, in the same
period, January to June 80, 1889.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-17
L. u. 14b Se+s Up
Continued From Page One)

exists after years of time and effort
to secure adequate protection for the
American workers and industry. Why
should not our patience give way to
self action, for our self preservation
Obviously "Buy American" is our
only hope of capturing and retaining
our American market. These are
basic facts which are equally import
ant to employers and employees, if our
future independence is to be anyway
near what the word implies. In other
words, failure of our labor program
will be the failure of capital. For
these and many other important prob
lens, every worker should belong to
a labor union, and for the same
reasons they should dedicate them
selves to the Improvement of our So
cial and economic betterment, that all
may enjoy greater life and greater
ndependence.-O.C G. 146.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-17
Salem China Co.
CONTINUED From Page One)

will be we'll slicked. This will be a
side splitting, exhibit, the one event
of the day no one wants to miss. To
the winner goes the pig. Something
to think about, good pork this winter.
The committee, headed by Everett
Jackson is working night and day to
make this one gala affair. If there
are any questions anyone wants to
ask look up the following who are
serving on the committee: Lillian Nc
Cave, Bruce Cope, Fred Shaffer, Wini-
fred Reed, La Verne McGaffick, Leona
Walters, John Ehrhart and A. ].
Sanders.
We want to see all members of Lo-
cal Union No. AZ, their families
sweethearts and national officers at
this picnic. Pack a good basket, come
early and stay late.-O. c. AZ.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-17
ECLIPsED

A certain Welshman was the proud
possessor of very fine bass voice.
Meeting friend one day, he confided
that he had had a remarkable dream.
"Dreamt l was in mighty choir"
he explained. ooh, but it was splen-
did! There was such choir as you've
never seen. Five thousand sopranos,
5000 altos, 5000 tenors-all singing
at once double forte. Oh, magnifi-
cent?"
His friend gasped with amazement.
"But suddenly" continued the sing
er, "the conductor stopped the lot and
turning to me, he said: Not quite SO
loud in the bass, Mr.. Jones!'"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-17
N. L. r. B. INVESTIGATION

Washington, D. c. QLNS).-The
Congressional Committee appointed
by the last session Of Congress to con-
duct an investigation into the affairs
of the National Labor Relations
Board will meet on September Z, ac-
cording to an announcement by Con-
gressman Howard Smith, Of Virginia.
The selection Of committee person.
mel and tentative program are among
other things that will be considered
at the meeting.
Hearings are not expected to begin
before the latter part of October, Con-
gressman Smith said.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-17
Ohio Legs Behind
Dakota in 1886, Nevada, 1887, Mime
a,,d Ko.,k,.ol.x- II, 1902
CONTINUED From Poge One)

Dakota in 1886, Nevada, 1887, Mime
sofa and Kentucky in 1888.
At least nine states and the Dis
trict of Columbia which enacted mini
mum wage laws after 1888 afford
women and minor workers protection
in a greater number Of industries than
Ohio, according to statistics available
up to and including December, 1888.
The District of Columbia law became
effective in 1888, and mandatory or
ders are now in effect in the retail,
hotel and restaurant laundry, dry
cleaning, beauty culture, office and all
unclassified industries.
The Oklahoma law also became eff
fective in 1888, and is being applied
in the laundry, dry cleaning, retail,
restaurant, hotel, office building work.
ers, wholesale and distributing, auto
motive and retail drug industries.
Mandatory orders are effective in
the retail, manufacturing, restaurant,
laundry, dry cleaning and beauty par
lor industries under the Utah law, also
enacted in 1888.
Under the Oregon law, enacted in
1887, mandatory orders are in effect
in the retail, laundry, dry cleaning,
needlecraft, manufacturing, personal
service, telephone and telegraph, Of
flee workers, hotel and restaurant
beauty parlor, hospital employees and
various fruit and vegetable packing
and processing industries.
Mandatory orders have been issued
under the 1887 Rhode Island law for
the jewellery manufacturing, wearing
apparel, laundry and dry cleaning in
dustries.
Laundry, beauty culture and confec-
tionery manufacturing industries arc
covered by mandatory orders under
the New York law, enacted in 1888.
In Colorado, mandatory orders were
issued to the laundry and retail in.
dustries in 1888, the first year that the
law was effective in that state.
The New Hampshire law, enacted
in 1888, has been applied to the laun
dry, restaurant, clothing and acces
sories, hosiery and knit goods indus
tries.
Four mandatory orders have beer
issued under the Illinois law, enacted
, in 1885. They are the laundry, beaut,
culture, wash dress manufacturing
and macaroni industries.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-17
Attracts Attention
(Continued From Puge One)
to any like products manufactured
| .,,o,1l

to any like products manufactured
anywhere in the world.
AS the members of Congress came
to his office to inspect the exhibit
they were supplied with information,
which Mr.. Lewis had worked out, on
the amount Of foreign imports of pot
terry ware and glass ware coming in
to the United States, and on the la
Dor cost of manufacturing such for
eign made pottery and glass ware as
compared with the labor cost of manu-
featuring American pottery and glass
ware. He was able to show them that
the average wage paid in the potteries
of the United States is 75c an hour,
whereas the average wage paid in the
potteries of Japan is about &c an hour.
He supplied them with other inform
alton also concerning these industries,
as we'll as other industries whose
markets are being taken by foreign
imports.
Many congressman, especially from
the south and the west, seemed great
ly impressed by the exhibit and the
facts which accompanied it, and Mr..
Lewis today expressed high hopes
that by this unique educational effort
he had educated a sufficient number
of his colleagues to stand some chance
of getting his bills enacted at the next
session of Congress. He pointed out
that if this could be done jobs fo1
thousands of working people in these
industries would almost Immediately
be open as result.
Congressman Lewis reported that
he plans at the next session of Con.
gress to get exhibits Of practically
every article produced in his District
whose American markets are being in.
vaded by foreign products and to in.
vite the Congressman and the United
States Senators as we'll to view the
expanded exhibit.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-17
AnnuuI Picnic Of
Continued From Page One)

II is too bad members have to be
warned about keeping their dues up.
All members in arrears must report
to local within two weeks and make
some arrangements about their dues
or they will he suspended. Following
are the members who must appear;
Kenneth Adams, Harold Bailey, Louis
Backus, Andrew Clark, Gale Clutter,
George Dickey, Paul Densick, Fred
Dickinson, Louis Goodballet, Harry
Holcolm, Elmer Holcolm, Eliza Jones.
Robert B. Jones, Willard Johnston,
Harry Johnston, Robert Kelley, John
Lynch, Walter Landfried, Norman
Mercer, Clyde Moore, Lawrence
Mathews, Roy Montgomery, John Nc
Gowan, Kenneth Nelson, Charles Pelly
f. r. Rawlings, Ray Simmons, Paul
Silliman, Ben Springer, Roy Taylor
Glenn Title, Paul Vrable, Harry Win
mans and Everett Wyatt. Would like
to see all these members at the next
meeting of the locsl.-O. c. 131. s
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-17
L. u. 81 To Hold
Continued From Page One)

firms and businesses have jumped the
traces, but investigation has proved
false. The chairman will not stand
for false reports any longer and wish
es to call attention to the members
not to make false reports to the COM
mittee. They m4SS produce evidence
that there is violation.
Brother Oscar Frantz recently lost
his father, James Frantz, 73 of Jar
rett County, Md. Surviving, besides his
son, are three daughters and the
widow. The local membership extends
it's deepest sympathy to Brother Oscar
and the family.
There is quite some rivalry on plant
No. between the Handle shop anC
the Jiggermen and Helpers for the
soft ball title. The last game played
went to the Handlers, Is to II. There
is quite feud, just about as bad as
the Hatfield and Mccoy feud in the
mountains.
| The trustees are looking for a new
meeting room for the local and ex
pect to have report at the next meet
ing.-O. c. 81.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-17
DIFFERENT MATTER

At Washington dinner recently, a
man sitting next to lady was, to say
the least, inebriated. He leered at her
and commented:
"Shay, you're the ugliest woman I've
ever seenw
Angrily the lady retorted: "And
you're the drunkest man I've ever
.seen!"
81 know, madam" replied the tipsy
one, "but I'll get over that in the
morning"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-17
ALL AMERICAN COUNCIL

San Francisco (LNS).-Paul c.
Smith, General Manager of the San
Francisco Chronicle, proposed to
President Roosevelt in a recent front
page article that he create an "All-
American Council" headed by Chief
Justice Charles Evans Hughes "to re-
establish" the principles of American
democracy.
Included among others as suggested
associates on the proposed council
were Eleanor Roosevelt, John l.. Lewis
and William Green.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-17
Infan+iIe Paralysis
Continued From Page One)

nounced its total collection for the
1889 campaign to be $47,500. Over
ninety unions, national and internati-
onal, Of the American Federation of
Labor participated in the fund rails
ing campaign to combat the inroads
of infantile paralysis. The major
portion Of the contribution was raised
through the giant birthday messages
sent to the President as Labor's Silver
Salute.