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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
Ice Strike Off.

Toledo Ohio, July 11.-The Ice
Handlers Uuion ratified the con-
tract presented to them through
the business agent of the Central
Labor Union, after conferences with
the employers. The settlement
grants an increase of 81 week
and double time for Sunday work,
which will only be required in cases
OF emergency. More holidays are
included in the extra time list, and
for the first time the ice handlers
have the number of hours specified
in which they shall work. The To-.
cal employers association endeav-
ored to Illustrate any agreement
being signed, but failed to have
sufficient influence to obstruct a
final settlement.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11

signs of unrest and determination
to exercise their right to organize.
Intimidation, however, and the spy
system Is In full operation, with
spoilers scattered promiscuously
over the lines. Minnesota has a
law making it an offense to dismiss
an employe merely because he joins
an organization, but the proof re-
quired by the courts to convict is
so difficult to obtain that it is prac-
tically useless to attempt to invoke
its provisions fer relief. L,cng
hours, the abuse of demerit system
and low wages afford the basis for
the chief complaint among the dis
satisfied men. As an exanple of
the bad conditions applying one
instance is cited. One man rings
in at 5:04 a. M, aud works until
S:54 a. m. He then is relieved un-
til 9:46 a. M, when he goes out
again and works until 11:46 a. m.
then off until 3:29 p. M, when he
goes on the car again and returns
at 7:10 p. m. Thus the man &C.
tually works nine hours and TWEEN
ty nine minutes, but is obliged to
give up practically fourteen hours
to do so.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
Refuse Struck Work.

Brantford, Ontario, Canada, July
IL 1.-The iron molders have refused
to work on jobs for the Westing-
house Company, whose employees
are on strike at Hamilton, as they
could not see their way to act as
strike-breakers, even though in a
different city. As result the
molders are on strike at three
foundries. The most significant
action however, in this instance is
that all of the nonunion men came
out with the union molders.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
Walters Win Strike.

Dallas, July 1.-THE greatest
union victory wen in recent years
in this city was consummated when
200 striking walters returned to
work after a ten-day strike, with
their demands granted. When the
strike was called the walters left
twenty eight houses, and after the
contest was settled thirty FIVE union
restaurants are on the list, and the
additional 100 members have been
anitiated. The new conditions in
clude six -day week and many
other improvements.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
Nashville Carpenters.

Nashville, Tenn, July 1.-THE
second week of the strike of the
carpenters shows big increase in
the membership of the local union,
more than 100. members having
been added The strike is of such
an effective character that it is be-
lieved an early settlement will be
had, for the nonunion carpenters
are practically standing with the
men on strike, and with the same
ratio of increased membership con-
tinuing there will not be any nom
union carpenters in the city in a
short time.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
Takes Drastic Action.

Denver, July, 11.-During the
convention of the Hotel and Res
taurant Employees international
Alliance in this city, the delegates,
by practically unanimous vote,
temporarily suspended the consti-
tuition TO take action upon an i'm
portant case. 1t seems that mem
Der of this organization in New
York City joined the l. w. w, and
became the leader of the New York
hotel walters strike, inaugurated
by sthe /. w. w. The Estrike
movement ended unsuccessfully,
and did great injury to the legiti-
mate organization. General Sec
retary Jere L. Sullivan, than whom
there is no more active spirit in the
international, favored the expulsion
of this misguided misleader. The
convention passed the expulsion
resolution by a practically unani-
nous vote.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
MORE PAY FOR SHoPMEN.
Twenty seven Thousand Railroad
Workers Get Advance.

According to an official announce
ment by the Shopmen's federation
with headquarters at Kansas City
Mo-, 27,000 railroad shopmen will re.
ceiye increases in wages as result OF
agreements finally ratified by repre-
sentatiyes of the Federation of Shop
Crafts and the Southern railway and
allied railroad companies and the Wa
bash system.
The allied companies Of the South
ern railway are the Queen and Cres-
cent, Mobile and Ohio. New Orleans
and Northeastern, Virginia and South
western and the Georgia and Florida
Southern.
Boilermakers. blacksmiths and paint
ers of the Southern and allied lines
hereafter will receive Al cents an
hour instead of 80 and 40, as in the
past Their helpers are granted an
increase of 112 cents an hour. Car
men received an increase of 2 cents
an hour
All shopmen are to work nine hours
a day.
The contract may be terminated by
either party giving thirty days notice
and is binding on all labor organiza-
tons In the federation.
An increase of 2 cents an hour was
granted the 5000 shopmen employed
by the Wabash system
1t was also announced that the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and st. Paul railway
has granted a raise of cents an hour
to its 500 boilermakers, but has not
as yet signed contract with the fed
GRAFTON.
The federation is endeavoring to OBJ
tain uniform rules in all the railway
shops of the United States.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
MACHINISTs FESTIVE.
Ohio Workers Say They Labor Under
lntolerable Conditions.


What promises to be one of the big
gcst factory strikes ever called in Gin.
ciunatl was planned recently at gen.
eral meeting of the union machinists
OF Cincinnati, Newport and Covington.
The men at present work fifty-f1ve
hours a week, except those In the met
al trades shops, whose working time
was reduced to fifty-two hours recent
ly. The union men at present claim
that they are forced to work under a
system which provides that d union
man cannot quit job and take anoth-
er position without first notifying the
superintendent of the concern and get
ting his permission. They claim that,
according to the rules of the Metal
Trades association, their members can
not employ man Until his former en-
ployer passes on the act The union
men are strongly opposed to this plan
and will demand it's elimination, to-
gether with cut in the working time
which will make their regular schedule
an eight hour day instead of nine, as
at present
The union has 1000 members and is
affiliated with the Central Labor coun-
ell and the American Federation of
Labor. A strike would have the sup
port Of these two bodies.
At present, before union man is en-
ployed at the machinist trade, union
officials claim, he is forced to sign GER
tain working agreements and also that
he is compelled to place his signature
on large tab on which are printed his
full description and a promise that he
will live up to the rules which the Met
al Trades association has laid down.
They also assert that a measure of this
kind is too severe and infringes on
their rights as American citizens
The strengthening of the machinists'
organization has been going on for sew
eral weeks. In the last month over
thirty have been initiated into the
union.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11


weeks. The stoppage of work was
the result of the company refusing
to sign an agreement with the Elec-
trical Workers Union. The line
men desired an agreement in writ
ting in order to prevent any future
controversy as to the terms of en-
ployment, but this the company re-
fused. The settlement was brought
about, however, by the company
offering a compromise agreement
that is, SO it is stated, more desire
able, as far as the union is con-
cerned, than the original agree
ment.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
Telephone Operators Strike.

ST. Louis, July 1.-THE tele
phone operators in this city en-
ployed by the Bell Telephone com
pany are practically all on strike,
involving not only the city proper,
but South and North st. Louis.
The only demand on the company
is that the thirty girls discharged
for activity in the union be rein
stated, while low wages was largely
the cause of the formation of the
union that has been practically re
moved by substantial increases
granted by the company to prevent
the girls from forming an organiza-
ton. 1t was the work and sacri-
fee made by those who were dis
charged that won the increase, and
the strikers feel that it is their duty
TO secure reinstatement tor them.
Strike breakers are being employed
housed at the various hotels, re-
ceiving good wages and provided
with automobiles to transport them
from the hotels to the exchange.
This is a decided contrast to the
former salary of experienced oper-
ators, who received as low as $40
a month without transportation or
hotel Accommodations. The unions
of this city are responding literally
with funds to assist the strikers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11

Dust is more dangerous than draft.
The dust of the house is more danger
Gus that the dust of the street 1t is In
dry, windy weather that colds, influ-
enza, bronchitis. tonsilitis and consump-
ton are caught. For every speck of
duss Is an aeroplane with an army of
disease germs as passengers. Sunlight
destroys them; they thrive in dark.
ness The broom and duster of the
housewife stir them up from their
breeding places in dark recesses, and
the open windows of the busting hour
blow them all about the house.-New
York World
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11

AND now we hear that big bust
ness has been caught red handed
with securing fraudulent signatures
upon petitions to bring the Work
mems Compensation Law to a vote
of the people. Men have been
placed under arrest and we are told
more arrests will follow, Let the
guilty be punished.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
TODAY IS YOUR ONLY DAY.
Yesterday is a Record and Tomorrow
May Never Come.

fSotSFGay 10 TfeCoFo ana omofroW
May Never Come.
Good days and bad days exist only
In your own head. The weather has
nothing to do with It, Each day Is
what you make it for yourself Bad
weather is only an unfortunate opin-
ion.
Suppose 1t is raining pitchforks. You
get word that your salary has been
doubled or that a forgotten uncle has
left you $1,000,00O. What do you care
about the weather then? Or suppose
the person you love is dying. Unex-
pectedly turn for the better comes.
The doctor says your dear one will live.
What If 1t is hotter than Tophet? 1T
is good day, great day, a happy day.
It's what you think and feel about It
that makes each day what 1t is. You.
within yourself, can make each day.
every day, good day. Put down In
the notebook of your soul the poet
Runeberg's thought:
Each day Is life."
Whsn vou get 10 In tho morning
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
WORLD OF LABOR

The Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen in the last biennial period
expended over $4,000, 600 in the
payment of death and disability
claims and the regular expenses of
the organization.
Louis F. Post, of Chicago, who
has been appointed Assistant Sec
retary of the Department of Labor,
has assumed the duties OF his Office.
So also has Anthony Caminetti as
sumed his duties as Commissioner
General of immigration, succeeding
Com missioner General Daniel Keefs
resigned.
Immigration into the United
States has been heavier this year
than during the three previous
years, 747, 1898 immigrant aliens
having been admitted to the country
during the nine months from July,
1912, to and including March, in
addition to the 140, 901 non-immi-
grant aliens admitted, making the
total of 888,89g. More Japanese
entered during the nine months
than during the entire previous
year, 6,435 as compared with 6,172
while 59l returned to Japan, COM
pared with l sol in 1912.
The application of President
Gompers, Vice President Mitchell,
and Secretary Morrison to the Su-
preme Court for writ of error and
also a writ to review the entire case
will not be acted upon Immediately.
1t was believed that the court would
make answer TO the application be-
fore the summer adjournment, but
the Supreme Court has adjourned
for the summer and without action
on the case. 1t will now probably
be some time next fail before the
court hands down its decision.
The Florida Legislature, which
recently adjourned, did not pass
much remedial legislation. The
House passed every measure advo- |
,aied by labor, but the Senate
killed most of them. This is not |
% be wondered at, when many of
he State Senators were known to
De riding on railroad passes supplied |
~ the railroads. There was passed |
however, new child labor bill that
5 an improvement over the old one
and also bill providing for an in
.pector 10 see that the violators of
his law are hereafter made to pay |
he penalty.
The Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company has inaugurated the pluck
ne store scheme, and 5000 trolley
nen are expected to spend their
for the necessaries of life
With the company's stores to :the
EXCLUSION of all other merchants.
ash corpons in book form for
mounts Of $3.50, and S., and SO
ace value are to be sold to the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
sWEATSHoPs or PARIS.

Industrial Slavery of Women Shown
by Striking Exhibits.
Popular feeling was stir I'd up by
the recent opening In the commercial
quarter Of Paris, of the sweated labor
exhibition, "A Museum of Economic
Horrors" as 1t is called by the organ
iZers.
The main object of the exhibition is
10 show the conditions under which
the poor women workers of this city
live and the increase in prostitution
which Is asserted to be logical con-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
Preparing For Labor DAY.

In It's preparations for the coming
Labor day celebration the San Fran
cisco committee on arrangements viii
Insist that contracts for uniforms and
other paraphernalia shall be given only
to firms that will guarantee to have
the work done by union labor and to
place the union label on the finished
product
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11

WHEN Doc Smedely accepted the
position of Heqlth Officer and for
some time after he received a bunch
of knocks from the newspapers,
some from the Republicans, some
from the Socialists and some from
the Democrats. Now things are
different Doc has the whole bunch
with him in his work. What we
would like to know is, how did he
do it?
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
Testing.

why do you put your finger ON that
paintf Don't you see the sign Fresh
PaintY"
Yes" replied the man with eccen-
trio ideas But | can't keep from
testing it and thinking what con-
venience it would be IL fresh eggs
could be tested the same way
WASHINGTON Srar
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11

SOME of our leading union men
are being asked to try their luck in
politics for some Of the city Offices
which are getting good and ripe.
1t is said that several have been
offered some Of the best city Jobs if
they desire to make the race. I'm
ion men have as much right to run
as any other citizen, then why not2
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11

members of the so-called Co-opera-
tive Beneficiary Association. with
a slight reduction from the face
value. These books are placed on
sale at each of the fifteen barns of
the Transit company,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11

Members of the American Fedora
ton of Musicians travelling with vaude-
Vile companies must demand the
following scale Of prices: For twelve
performances or less per week, $50 a
man; extra performance SO each; lead
er for like number of performances a
week, $75 and 81 for each extra per-
formance.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11

Our sister city Cincinnati is hav-
ing more strikes this summer than
any other city in the country, but
they are winning out on every oc-
casion. If Cincinnati continues in
the line of labor prosperity it will
be one good union town after all.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
Hammer Wages Up.

Tetreauville, Quebec, Canada,
July 1.-THE local union of Car
penters in this place has secured an
increase of 2H cents per hour with
out difficulty, making the scale AZ 1s
cents per hour with nine houls.
The union proposed to make still
further demands next year for As
cents per hour and the eight hour
day,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
ToiLERS ORGANIZED

z Toilers, organize! Persuade
? every wage Garner to join
Z trade organization. There is
5 work to be done to make the
Z wage earner's life better and
; happier There are wrongs to be
Z righted, and no instrumentality
, is more successful in securing
Justice for the toilers than or
} ganizations of the toilers them
3 selves. Organize! Persist In or
ganiZine!
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
Settlement Is Reached.

Akron Ohio, July 1.-THE line
men employed by the N. o. 7. &
L. company have returned to work
after having been on strike for two
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
To Unionize FOREIGNERS.

Cleveland carpenters have appointed
a publicity committee to get in touch
with the members of their craft who
speak foreign languages, such as the
Bohemians, Hungarians. Slovaks, Ital-
ians, etc, of whom there are several
thousand In that city.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11

THE man who has trade and is
out of the union is not getting the
wages and shorter hours that his
fellow workers are getting by be-
longing to labor organization.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11

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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
TrolIeymen Restless.

St. Paul, July, 1.-THE en-
ployes of the Twin City Rapid
Transit company are manifesting
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
FRIDAY, JULY II, 1913.

Entered at the Postotice al Hamilton, Ohio, a.
Second iC2ass Mani Matter.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11

ISSUED WEEKLY AT 326 MARKET STREET,
HAMILTON, OHIO.
HoMEi TELEPHONE Sos.
BELL l296-X.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11

GET in line. Join a union and
get more wages.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
DANGEROUS Dust.

urday Evening Post.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-12
ONCE AGAIN.

A man sat on log in the woods. The
man had a rifle in his hands. He was
on the qui vive THAT is, looking for
deer). He saw the bushes move; he
heard rustic. He up and fired toward
the moving bushes. He afterwards
looked. He found man dying. 1t was
his guide. In few minutes the guide
died. He was a sacrifice to the incom-
petence of such man to handle an ex-
plosive weapon.
This happened in the Maine woods.
1t might just as well have happened in
the Vermont woods, only the Vermont
woods are not so infested by incompe-
tents from the city as are in the Maine
woods. A lot of crazy-headed people
continue to arm themselves with danger
Gus weapons and start out in search of
game, only to regret it all the rest OF
their lives-some of them, at least. One
is apt to wonder if there would not be
less of this sort of thing if few of
these incompetents were jailed for man
slaughter and kept there for certain
period.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-12
BETHEL.

Ralph Haekett returned Monday to
New York City after 10 days visit
at home. He is employed by the milk
company of which his uncle, George H.
Waldo, is manager.
Frank Grow and Wilbur Newton of
Milton are at Jerome H. Grows for a
weeks deer hunting. Yesterday Mr..
Grow, when unarmed, saw herd OF
fine does and buck near the house.
The first deer exhibited this season
in local market hangs in one of H. II.
Rogers windows, and is plump two
r-old, killed on the first day of the
season by Frank g. Woodward in the
northern part OF the town. 1t weighs
100 pounds, dressed.
A. G., Batchelder, who lately sold his
farm and moved to the village, is work
ing at A. n. Washburn's mill.
c. L. Benedict is camping in the Cha.
teaugay district in Barnard for few
days hunting.
Town Clerk Wilson has issued 2l0
resident and nine nonresident hunters
licenses.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-12
DROPPED DEAD AT WORK.
Louis clavelle of Burlington Was with
Street Department.

Burlington, Nov. l2-Louis Clavelle Of
40 Archibald street, and longtime EN-,
ploye of the Burlington street depart
ment, died suddenly of heart disease yes.
terday after he had begun work for the
day.
Mr.. Clavelle was engaged with other
workmen in making improvements al
the corner of Lake and College streets
Shortly after O'Clock he was seen to
throw up his hands and start faltering
to nearby telegraph pole, evidently for
support. He sank down, however, be-
fore reaching it and became unconscious
The motor bus of the New Sherwood
house was nearby and the driver offered
to carry the dying man to a physician
Mr.. Clayelle was placed inside and the
vehicle hastened to the office of DIR. +. Il
Clark. Dr. Clark said that the man had
expired soon after falling.
He was taken to his home on Archi-
bald street, and DR.. d. j. Nolan, health
officer, and Undertaken Arsene Boucher
were called.
Mr.. Clavelle leaves his wife and an
adopted daughter, besides two brothers
and sister.
He was born in Canada. He was a
stone and brick mason and for some
years had been employed by the city
in constructing catch basins, and wells
and similar work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-12
MARRIED IN COURT ROOM.
Man Welded Girl With Whom He
Eloped from Rutland.

Rltland, Nov. l2--Miss LUCIA Cioili,
age IA years, and Pasquale Cappabanca,
81, both of this city, went before Judge
T. G. Swinnerton in the city court room
yesterday, but they were not there to
plead to any criminal charge. Instead,
with right hands joined, they made re-
sponses to the words pronounced by the
Judge which made them man and wife.
The girls parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Guiseppi
Ciotfi of Strongs avenue, and a few
friends were witnesses of the ceremony.
The marriage probably saves Cap
pabianca from prison term and it also
caused his release from jail this morn
ing He is a barber and has been en-
ployed in Rutland for some time. He
has been keeping company" for several
months with Luigia, who is a pretty lass
still wearing her dresses above her shoe
tops. Last Thursday they took trip
together, unbeknown to her parents, to
White River Junction.
They were located there by Special
Policeman James Pitaniello who was EN-
ployed by States Attorney B. L. Stat
ford. Cappabianca was arrested and the
girl was allowed to go home. Both of
the young people expressed Willingness
to get married and as the girls parents
We're willing to give the necessary con-
sent the ceremony was performed with
no unnecessary delay.