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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-04-25
For United States Employees.

Washington, D. c., April, 25-
A bill providing compensation for
employees of the United States suf-
fering injuries and occupational
diseases in the course of their EN-
ployment has been introduced in
the United States Senate by Sena-
tor Kern of Indiana. This bill is
to supplant the present law, which
has numerous weaknesses and which
only embraces about one-third of
the $50, 900 Federal employees,
grants no relief for incapacity last
ing less than fifteen days, makes
no provision for medical treatment
and its most liberal benefit grants
only one years wages for total
blindness, lifelong disability or
death. The Kern bill includes all
civilian employees of the Govern
ment and reduces the waiting time
from fifteen days to three, and
grants liberal scale of compensa.
ton during the entire period of dis
ability Special provision is also
made for the prevention of acci-
dents and occupational diseases in
navy yards and Government work
shops. Apother new feature is COM
pensation for occupational diseases
such as lead poisoning, The draft
ing of this bill is largely the result
of investigations made by the
American Association fol Labor
Legislation.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-04-25
ARMY POST FIRES.
Why They Are Infrequent and the Way
They Are Handled.

Perhaps the low percentage of fires
In the army is directly due to the fact
that guard duty is never suspended.
In daylight and dark, during peace
or In time of war, armed sentries
walk their posts, scattered everywhere
over the garrisons. Falling asleep
while on guard is a serious offense.
Therefore the guards are always alert
Never is a sentry mounted on a post
without caution to look out for fires.
One Of the first charges in a guards
general orders is one In which he is
cautioned to keep a sharp watch for
fire. His first duty In case a building
is occupied by humanity is to warn
the occupants, Next he turns in a gen.
eral alarm. And when the fire call is
blown by the trumpeter at the main
guardhouse every male member of the
garrison, except the guard, is COM
PEELED to hurry to the scene of the
fire, no matter where he is and no
matter how he is dressed.
1t is not necessary that a man
should be in regulation uniform to re-
spond to a fire call. Military fires do
not wait for antagonists in full dress
parade costume any more than city
fires procrastinate while the members
of the department make careful toilets.
Once a week, sometimes oftener, in
every military garrison, large or small,
throughout the country-and there are
CT OF in
possessions-a fire drill is held Not
a soul save the commanding officer Is
advised Of what hour of the day or
night or on what day Of the week
fire call will be blown. AS fires do not
give warning Of their coming, it is OBJ
should be as uncertain.
When the fire call goes. either for
drill or for a fight for life and proper
ty, the soldiers rush out of their quar-
ters, leave their posts in the company
kitchens and on the drill grounds,
as they go in the race for the fire sta
ton. Some may be hatless, some coat
less and others shirtless. But it Is an
honor to be among tie first to take
hold Of the fire equipment.
All the officers dash for the fire.
house, too, and the highest ranking
officer present assumes the duties OF
fire chief. a run is made with chem
zeal engines and hand drawn hose
carts and hook and ladder trucks for
building designated as the scene Of
the fire. When the equipment is out
for fire drill the men take advantage
of the occasion and play water on the
windows of buildings, giving them
GOOD cleaning
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-04-25
True blessedness consisteth In a good
life and happy death.-Solon.
EDDYST0NE LIGHTHOUSE.
Tragic History of Famous Old World
Beacon.

The romance of lighthouse construc-
ton undoubtedly centers around Eddy
stone. AS long ago as 1896 Winstanley
commenced building. Two years later
the weak beams Of light from the tai
low candles first pierced the darkness.
The engineer had an unshakable belief
IN his tower and often expressed a
wish to be in 1t during a severe gale.
This chance came on Nov. &c, 1705,
when on a storm appearing imminent
he set out from Plymouth. The hurri-
cane was one of the most terrible re-
corded in history, and among other
damage it swept away every vestige of
the lighthouse, those in it, OF course,
being lost. Within three years another
was built, known as Rudyard's, and,
like Winstanley's, of wood.
The obvious occurred after an exist
ence Of forty-seven years, 1t being ut
terly destroyed by confagration. The
next-Smeaton's- Of stone and
lasted until 1881, q period Of 120 years.
when 1t was found that 1t was being
AhoCi IhIbSd anu a hGW 5lI uCIuLSy luc
present and fourth, was erected on an
adjacent rock. Smeaton's tower was
rebuilt on Plymouth Hoe, where can
be seen the original candle chandelier
and the gongs operated by clockwork
TO keep awake the drowsy keepers, so
that they should snuff the candles at
proper intervals.
In medieval times the usual illumi-
nant was coal or wood fire In an open
CRATE, which gave fairly good light on
a breezy night For beacons on rocks
at sea candles were used. In 1929 oil
was first employed, and in 1890 the
Argand circular wick lamp with sill
vered refectors was introduced. Gas
was first experimental with in 1917.
The lights not only warn the mariner
Of the proximity Of the shore, but also
give him clew as to where be is
This is chiefly done by dimming or
"shuttering' of the light for a few Sec
onds. Thus should seaman observe a
light which consists of long, followed
by two short flashes, glance at the
chart would give him his position
London Globe.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-04-25
river, stopping at numerous points
TO take out excursisnists.

river, stopping at numerous points
TO take out excursisnists.
Work is under way with an army
of men cleaning up the misbehavior
of the flood at Coney Island, and
everything will be in ship-shape
when the great up-river park opens
for the season of 1913. This is a
month away, however, and there
will be numerous boat rides in be-
tween. Sundays cruises, however
afford splendid view of the terri
tory both up and down stream
through which the recent tremen-
dous flood swept with such ruinous
fury. The round trip of any of
Sundays cruises is 25 cents Re-
freshments on the boats, of course,
as we'll as music.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-04-25
ASKED BUT ONE FAVOR.
And Nine. Carnot Stunned Politics
While M. Carnot Was In Office.

Under the title THE Women of the
Elysee" the Independence Beige ia
recent issue relates a number of stories
pertaining TO the wives Of various presi
dents of the French republic and gives
to Nine. Sadi-Carnot the place Of hon.
or. She was twenty years old when
she married the young engineer, who
year. She had been student and had
assisted her father, Dupon- Withe, in
his economic researches
Although she exercised great in.
fluence over her husband" the writer
says, 'she never asked political favor
and never was known to meddle with
affairs of state. Once in the course of
her seven years residence at the Ely
see she asked a favor at the bands of
cabinet minister. Delcasse was sec
tetary of colonial affairs, and after
dinner at the palace Nine. Carnot told
him she had favor to ask. He was
surprised when he heard that she
wanted some postage stamps for
poor boy collector lii whom she had
become interested.
when after Carnots tragic death a
fund was created for a charity to bear
his name Nine. Carnot gave a large
sum and then sold the jewels which
she had worn on state occasions and
gave the proceeds also. The govern
ment's steps toward voting her a pen
sion were halted by Nine. Carnot, who
said she would accept none"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-04-25
Sunday Excursion. Queen to A uror
and Lawrenceburg, Princess to
New Richmond.

Now that the weather man has
decided to behave himself, the
Coney Island boats will have a
chance to entertain the countless
thousands on river excursions who
have been scared out by chilly
weather heretofore. Last Sunday
the Queen and the Princess had
the finest cruising parties, and next
Sunday each boat will do the same
stunts. The Queen will &c to
Lawrenceburg and Aurora, making
two round trips. The Princess will
make pair of journeys to New
Richmond, and then come back to
Cincinnati in time TO take out the
dancers at S o'clock. The Queen
will leave at $3.50 in the morning
and at $3.50 in the afternoon down
stream, and the Princess will turn
her prov up the Ohio at 1000 a. m.
and at 2:30 p. m. There will be
music and refreshments and plenty
of heat, if it should be bit chilly,
and the river is at a grand stage
now for cruising. Sunday night
the Island Queen leaves fol- a
weeks cruise many miles up the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-04-25
musioa, Tones In Architecture.

It has long been believed that each
of the mammoth buildings of the world
will vibrate In response to some spe-
cial musical tone. Architects believe
they have found the tones for such ia
nous structures as the cathedral at
Cologne, Notre Dame in Paris and st.
Paul's in London. Certainly 1t is true
that each Of these buildings returns to
the ear of the listener that one tone In
tensif1ed and augmented to surprising
extent. The corollary statement that
this keynote If sounded long enough
and with sufficient force would bring
disaster has never been proved.-Chris-
tian Herald.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-04-25
Quarry Workers.

Barre, Vt. April 25,-Secretary
Fred w. Suitor, of the Quarry
Workers International Union, as
serts that the local branches of that
organization bave been unusually
successful recently in gaining con-
cessions and securing new agree
ments. During the recent past
agreements have been entered into
with employers at Milford, N. H.,
where three year contract has
been entered into with an s per cent
increase without friction. At
Marlboro, N. H., similar agree
meLt was secured, but as tie result
of fifteen day strike. In Mount
Walds, NJ, another agreement
was secured, carrying with it an
increase of l cent per hour. AT
Raymond. Cal, another settlement
was secured which runs from year
to year, with a minimum wage
scale Of So so per day. The local
branch at Cleveland, Ohio, also
gained 25 cents per day without
any difficulty. Ali of these local
unions have an eight hour day,
and double time for Sundays. and
holidays.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-04-25
THE PRESIDENTS SECRETARY.
He Must Be Diplomat, and His Posi-
ton is Not an Easy One.

The duties of a secretary to a presi-
dent of the United States are not con-
sidered at all secondary in Importance
to those Of a cabinet officer. He is the
man who first meets the thousands of
visitors to the president He must know
just whom the president desires to see
or should see without bothering the
president These visitors come from
all parts Of the United States on all
sorts Of missions, some important, but
mostly OF very trivial character, and
they come bringing all sorts of letters
of Introduction from all sorts Of people
Were the president to see all these
folks he would not have time for any
thing else, and the secretary must win
now the wheat from the chaff and
send the chaff away actually delighted
because they haven't seen the presi
dent. The presidents secretary is a
buffer between his chief and the Unit
ed States senators and members of the
house Of representatives with myriad
axes to grind. He must be diplomat
with the most famous diplomats Of the
world when they call at the White
House to take up the time of the presi-
dent Indeed, it has been often said in
Washington that the presidents secre
tary must be as much of diplomat as
any member OF the diplomatic corps il
he Is to be of substantial value to his
chief
Again, the secretary must have rela.
tons with the hundreds of correspond
ents who represent the great newspa-
pers of the country. Public opinion is
nodded by these correspondents, and
they are keenly affirmative in their
characteristics. In their ambition to
serve their newspapers they always
know exactly why they visit the White
House. Frequently matters are not
exactly ripe, and 1t is one duty of the
presidents secretary to parry the Incl.
siye and probing questions of these
alert correspondents. This must be
done smilingly and In good form.
Then, too. invariably the presidents
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-04-25

with The same result. ana since ne was
at the time actually at work on the
problem of an unsinkable boat he i'm
mediately realized the Importance OF
his chance discovery.
1t is an experiment that any one
can readily make for himself All you
require is the fourth part of hollow
probate spheroid," or, to put 1t in more
homely language, the quarter of CO
coanut shell split from end to end.
Put the shell In a bowl of water and
you will find that 1t will not remain
capsized, but will return at once to an
even keel. In scientific language 1t
will float with only the convex sur
face downward.
Any child knows that IL you cut up
a broken rubber ball you get FIVE or
six nice little round bottomed, high
ended boats. 1t remained for William
Wouldhave to discover that these are
all little self righting lifeboats.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-04-25
American Gardens.

Speaking one day at color confer
ence, In which pictures Of the beau
tiful gardens and statuary at Versailles
were shown, Carroll Beckwith, the art
list, made a comparison between the
methods of French and American land
scape architects.
"rhe French are better gardeners"
he said. "They have a lighter touch.
The trouble with Americans is that
when they make gardens they often
call in graveyard sculptors and archi-
tects. The result is that our formal gar.
dens sometimes look like cemeteries."-
New York Post
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-04-25
The Wrecked Sublime Porte.

Hans Andersen ranks Constantinople
first among European capitals in point
of beauty. then Stockholm, Edinburgh
and Lisbon. The Turkish capital has
suffered less from fires than most ori-
entail cities, but one occurred in 1863
which turned the name by which the
sultan's government is generally known
into misnomer. Among the buildings
attacked was the Seral palace. where
councils are held and ambassadors re-
ceived. The chief gate Of the palace,
the -Humayum. or sublime porte,
from which the government derives its
title, was burned down and has never
been rebuilt.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-04-25
LOW WAGES COSTLY.

Massachusetts expends each
year $5,500,000 III addition to pri-
yate or semipublic charity funds
for the relief and control of de-
linquency and dependence result
ing chiefly from the evil Of un-
derpaid labor. If the return for
a woman's toll was not sufficient
to keep her alive the difference
was made up by her in such a
way that the people generally
met the cost.
She pays and we pay in flesh
and blood, in the health and life
Of our people, in the ruined ply
siques and in the shattered
nerves of those who should be
the mothers of American citizens.
H. La Rue Brown, Member
Massachusetts Minimum Wage
Commission
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-04-25
ORIGIN OF THE LIFEBOAT.
A Broken Wooden Bowl Gave William
Wouldhave the Idea


Wouldhave the Idea.
Writers are always fond of dllating
upon the commonplace origin OF re-
markable inventions. Still another in
stance of their accidental nature-and
a most interesting one-is given by
Noel L. Methley In THE Lifeboat and
Its Story"
In the course Of a country stroll VIII
liam Wouldhave, the inventor of the
self riehting lifeboat. came across
woman who asked his help In lifting a
heavy vessel of water just drawn
from the well. On the surface OF the
water there doated the broken half of
a wooden bowl. Wouldhave was
drawn into conversation. and, like
many another who cannot keep his
hands quiet while he talks, he idly
toyed with the floating piece of wood.
Naturally he turned 1t over and found
to his surprise that 1t Immediately
z5xhtad atselt Ha iuvertad II again
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-04-25
The Eranch President.

The French president enjoys some
petits benefiices apart from the $24O,-
600 he draws yearly as salary and al
lowances. Supplies of vegetables for
his table come from the kitchen gar
dens at Versailles. fruit from the or
chards of Fontainebleau, game from
the state forests and hay for his horses
from the meadows at Rambouillet
Moreover, the state pays the wages Of
his stable hands and his coachrnan, but
not his chauffeur's.-New York Sun.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-04-25
The Situation.

Some citizens of our city were
under the impression that Employ
ment Bureaus throughout the coun :
ty were the proper places to secure
men to come here and help to place
our city in condition whereby we,
as citizens, could call it home. No
place in all the country could be
more detrimental to our interest
here than al Employment Bureau
through which to secure men.
There are hundreds of idlers
h angling around such places looking
for just such soft snaps as they call
them. They care nothing for the
city they go to; they are only look
ing for soft thing. They know
they will be fed and lodged for no
man can be let starve.
They will work or not just as the
notion takes them. Get drunk and
be menace to the city as long as
they are here.
Our intentions are to have good
respectable men come here who
will be credit to Our city in this
its hour OF sorrow. Men who will
do all they can to aid US in rehabil
itating our home and business
houses. Men who will do more
work in one day and 10 it we'll
than two or three of the class re-
fered to and when the work is done
It will be done right and to the sat
isfaction of the man who is paying
for it.
l presume the general citizenship
will say l am right in my view as
to the labor side of the situation.
We are sincere in this; no graft, no
extortionate charges as to labor,
no hold up, we are determined to
see that every citizen who pays for
work done get / fair deal as far as
good workmen are concerned.
NOW, this being true it is up to
the general public to see that these
men get square deal in board and
lodging. No man who has any
respect for himself Will bunk where
and 10 men are housed in one
room.
/ have canvassed the city for
several days and am unable to Sc
cure board for our men for less than
from 6 to 9 dollars per week.
This is an outrage and our
Chamber of Commerce could do no
better thing than to take this stu
atien into serious consideration and
to sac to it that men who are men
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-04-25
Grammatical Oversight.

A correspondent has complained that
in a story the other day we used "scis
sors" in the singular number. If we
did SO 1t was an oversight. But this
kick just goes to show another one Of
the foolishnesses of our beloved tongue.
If there were any logic in it three
tined fork is triplet and should al
ways be called they" Why isn't a
glove plural If a scissors are? II a
shears is two, what are sawbuck?-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-04-25
Trolley Men Victorious.
CHAs. E. DAVIS.

Buffalo, N. Y, April l9.-The
strike of the trolley men in this
city resulted in a complete victory
The traction company has agreed
to recognize the street carmen S
union, and it has been further
agreed that all employees are to be
retdrned to the service III the posi-
tions and with the seniority form
erly held by them. 1t is further
agreed that all matters in dispute
are to be settled by board Of ar
bitration. This board is to be
composed of three persons, the
employees to select one, the COM
pany one, and these two are to Sc
lect a third. In case of failure to
select a third arbitrator within FIVE
days the Mayor of the city of But
falo is to become the umpire. 1t
is then specified that evidence and
arguments and decision shall be
reached within eighteen DAYS, the
findings Of the board to be binding
upon both parties. There were
numerous reasons why the com
pany finally agreed to make set
tlement. The State Board of Arbi-
tration had begun its sessions, aud
the Attorney Generals Office had
begun an investigation. The county
officials had served notice on the
company that they must pay for
the troops being maintained, mas
much as the city and county au-
thorities had not demanded them
The Mayor had plans in operation
to force the company to run cars
or forfeit its franchise. The Dis
tr1ct Attorney had arranged to ar
rest every strike breaker who took
a car out if they had not had in
structions for fifteen days under
competent men, for the State law
requires that men operating cars
shall have had this experience. A
settlement of this strike means
much to the Amalgamated Associ-
ton of Street and Electrical Rail
way Employees, as this victory has
added a large number of members
to the organization. The lines
from Erie, Pa, to Buffalo, east and
west, are now organized. All Of
the carmen of the city of Buffalo,
including the shop and car barn
men, are also members Of the
union. Lockport, n. Y; Niagara
Falls, on both sides of the river,
and another line from Buffalo to
Hamburg also comes under the
agreement with the union. The
final total increase to the union will
reach 5000. The entire sympathy
of the public was with the trolley
men from the start, which added
materially in securing TIE victory.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-04-25
Would Meet tho Demand.

Indignant Wife-I wonder what you
would have done If you had lived when
men were first compelled to earn their
bread by the sweat of their browsl In
folent Husband-I should have started
little notion store and sold handker-
Ihlefs.-Chicago Tribune
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-04-25
Disappointed In Love.

whats wrong with that melancholy
man you were talking to just nowW
He has been disappointed in love-"
''Too bad! Did some other fellow
get the grip
mo. be got the girl. but she won't
support bim."-Birmingham Age-Her-
aid.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-04-25
Statement Time.

When the mail man passed Johnny
Jones said to Willie Green:
Look; think he is going into your
house"
''Yes." said Willie; I'VE get lots of
letters. Sometimes we get as many
as three at one time"
"HuhP' calculated Willie. you
ought to see the letters my papa gets
at the first of every month."-Youngs-
town Telegram.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-04-25

secretary accompanies MS CHER on
trips Through the country. Hundreds
of details come up on these tours of
which the president is not expected to
know, but it Is the absolute duty of his
secretary to be familiar with them
New York Sun.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-04-25
SHORTER DAY PAYS.
Steel Plant Gains by Adopting the
Eight Hour Shift.


Eight Hour Shift.
Economy in production as we'll as
leisure for workers has followed the
adoption Of the eight hour shift in one
steel center. In describing Granite
City, H., as one of the satellite cities"
which industry is developing on the
edges of st. Louis, Graham Romeyn
Taylor in the Survey says:
Perhaps the most striking contrast
in the whole round of Granite City's
community life is that here is a town
with the most meager provision for rec
reation and with only the beginnings of
a public library and no Y. M. @. A.,
town singularly barren Of resources for
the utilization of leisure, yet in this
very place are to be found advanced
labor experiments In the direction OF
0ivina arelser lAiaTe to workingmen.