10 Nov 1922
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Newspaper
Butler County Press
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1922
Page
1
Chicago reports the railroad labor board discounts a living wage as misleading and says granting higher minimums would bankrupt railroads. The decision grants maintenance of way workers 2 cents extra, aligning with private industry rates. A. C. Wharton dissents, arguing just and reasonable wages should be the test, not private benchmarks.
The federal bureau of education promotes American Education Week from December 3 to 9. It cites Secretary Lane on illiteracy rates, notes a wartime survey showing 25 percent of soldiers struggled with written English, and compares 1910 and 1920 illiteracy totals with rural urban gaps, stressing compulsory schooling as a key factor in rural reductions.
Federal authorities ordered 20 Pennsylvania rail road engines out of service at Orangeville hops due to dangerous condition. Strikers claim after inspection some engines were rebuilt and returned to work. Yard congestion and layoffs follow the motive power shortage. In Hagerstown Maryland, 10 Western Maryland engines were also removed last week as shopmen report daily engine declines.
Daugherty clarifies his stance toward profiteers, promising prosecution only if the case can stand the acid test. He contrasts this with actions against railroad shop men and criticizes labor injunctions as undemocratic, urging accountability and fair treatment for workers.
Washington. Attorney General Daugherty’s office will give serious consideration to a request that the president suspend the attorney general pending impeachment procedures. The request came from the forty-eighters, a political group, and the president referred it to the attorney general who replied the matter will receive serious consideration. Pittsburgh fur workers secure first agreement with manufacturers in two years.
A New York committee hearing in Windber Somerset county reveals harsh miner family conditions. Miners report wage cuts, evictions, and company store deductions. Women describe cramped housing and health costs, while miners picket Berwind-White Company president’s New York mansion.
Gary Indiana grand jury declines to indict John Petrowski and Joseph Popovich over the Michigan Central wreck last August. Defense claims police forced false confessions and frames. Usellis release anticipated. government pigeon testimony cited. Hercules Powder Company declares 100 percent stock dividend.
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