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The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-05-09
2S-FOOT SHARK IS
KILLED At LAST
"San Jose Joe" Swallowed
Stick of Dynamite.
WAS SAILORS TERROR
During lts Lifetime Estimates Of les
Length Were as. High as Forty
Feet-Had Roamed the Coast From
Panama to Frisco.

Los Angeles, Cal.-San Jose Joe is
dead. This may not be of vast impor-'
lance to residents Of New York, but it
is the best bit of news sailors on the
west coast of Central America and Cal
ifornia, between Panama and San
Francisco, have heard in many years.
For San Jose was a shark fully TWEEN
ty-eight feet in length in death, Y al
though guesses about his size in life
ranged from what he really was up to
forty feet. II. ~.
The news of Joe's death was brought
to this country by an officer who has
been many years in the employ of big
steamship company.
Joe's home port was San Jose de
Guatelamala, and his cruising ground
from Champerico on the north to San
Juan del Sur on the south. All that
came to his NAV on that long stretch
of coast was legitimate prey. Accord
ing to sailors who dreaded him. any
one Of their number who happened to
fall overheard when the shark was
near had little chance Of ever again
walking a deck. In fact, everything
| that fell within reach Of San Jose Joe
belonged to him by right OF might, and
1t was this greediness that finally cost
him his life. 81
At San Jose the succulent red snap
per abounds, and every captain that
makes call at the place gets at least
do cn0 q
another, but the captain that unwit-
tingly caused Joe's death had an or
iginal scheme all his own.
Dynamite was what he relied on.
He had sticks of the explosive about
two inches in length and of the cir
conference Of lead pencil. To these
a time fuse was attached, and when
the snappers, hundreds of them, gath
cred close to his vessel after meal
and the leavings were dumped over
board, he would throw one into the
very center of the school,.
The explosion that speedily follow
ed caused conclusion that stunned
the fish and caused them to float on
top of the water as though dead.
Then 1t was an easy matter to put
off from the vessel in d small boat
and with a net dip up as'many as de-
sired. OF course, this was not sports
manlike, but 1t was highly satisfactory
to lot of hungry sailors.
At the time Joe died the. snappers
were there-so was the captain. SO
was the dynamite and so were the
sailors.
It was soon after breakfast. The
explosive had been thrown overheard
and all hands were waiting for the
result. Suddenly there was great
commotion in the water, scurrying
of the snappers in every direction,
and directly off the port gangway ap-
peared Joe, his little eyes nungrily
watching the sailors lining the rail.
+. With q swish of his tail he turned
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-05-09
Task Ahead for President.

To restore popular government, to
get rid of tariff and other monopolies,
to bring back the golden era Of Amer
lean invention. are wholly proper
aims. The achievement of those aims
will be a great task to accomplish in
four years Under the limitations Of the
Federal Constitution. Probably DR..
Woodrow Wilson realizes this as
clearly as anybody in the United
Satisfactorily Eagle (Dem.).
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-05-09
grip on the RATHER just behind its

grip on the RATHER just behind its
jaws.
This clinghold fight continued for
fifteen minutes, when the king snake.
with quick movement, wound its
body time after time around the body
OF the RATHER, and kept the rattler's
body distended.
"You could see the kings body quiv-
er and tighten. the glistening sides
creeping over ITSELF The rattler's
bones we're hard to crack. 1t ceased
to struggle and laid its head to one
side in agony or faintness.
Then the king made superhuman
effort and literally crushed the rattler
into pulp"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-05-09

That was his death warrant. He
hardly had gotten down the stick be-
fore it exploded. There wasn't even a
struggle or a gasp. AS sailor would
say The was ripped from stem to
STERN" and his great bulk Of body
floated on top of the water"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-05-09
THINK AIRMAN A SUICIDE
Believed That Aviator Charles Carlson
Deliberately Sent His Aeropiane
Hurting to Earth.

Akron, O.. May Friends declare
that Charles Carlson. Milwaukee avia-
tor. who Monday at Silver Lake fell
from his Curtiss biplsne. committed
suicide.
Carlson, $50 feet up in the air, Is
thought to have deliberately shut
down his engine and then. gliding to
within fifty feet of the earth, deliber-
ately tipped his airship over. thus
plunging to premeditated death.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-05-09

wife, Elk Taggart and his brother.
Hannibal Taggart, we're arrested at
Nashville this afternoon charged with
the murder of Norma Taggart, the
sixteen-year-old daughter of Hannibal
Taggart, the three who were arrested.
on grand jury indictments charging
murder in the second degree gave
bond in sum of $500 each.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-05-09
WANTS ALIEN LAW
TESTED IN COURT
llIinoisan Asks for Suit to AnnuI
California Act.
HOLDS TREATY IS BROKEN
BrItten Takes Administrator to Task
for Its Position Toward Treat
les With Japan and Eng.
land.

Washington, May 7.-Representa-
tive Fred A. Britten introduced In the
house a resolution providing for test
of the California alien land act in the
federal courts. He believes in taking
time by the forelock, for the bill 10
not yet law, lacking the signature OF
Governor Johnson.
The resolution attracted consider
able attention. 1t follows:
Whereas, The legislature Of Cali
fornia did, May 8, 1913. enact a bill
in which the right of Japanese citizens
to do anything incident to or neces-
sary for trade on the same terms "a
native citizens or subjects is denied,
an enactment which Is in direct con-
tradiction to the treaty between the
United States and Japan ratified two
years ago; therefore be 1t
Resolved. That the committee on
judiciary be and is hereby requested
to present to the house of representa-
<tives a resolution directing the attor-
ney general to take such steps as are
necessary toward judicial test Of the
SdllAO1 LILO dNC WILL q vAOW w AVN 49,
nulment"
Britten Assaiis Wilson Regime.
Mr. Britten also said that his reso-
luton was synonymous In intent with
the bill repeating the tolls section OF
the Panama canal act, which he intro
tuced in the house last Wednesday In
his desire to have the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty with England lived up to for
the honor of the United States" He
took the Democratic administration to
task for it's Inconsistencies and dis
similarity OF position" toward the two
treaties with Japan and England now
engaging public attention.
THE administration Doctor Jekyll
and Mr.. Hyde attitude on these two
treaties" he added, "is certainly
amusing. 1t will not surprise me to
see England wake up and demand q
thorough hearing of it's just rights in
the premises, just as Japan already
has signified it's intention of doing"
Californian Takes Exception.
Sacramento, Cal, May 7.-Represen-
tative Britten's resolution in congress
aroused much interest in CALIFORNIA;
capital. Neither Governor Johnson,
Attorney General Webb nor others In
touch with the state administration,
however, had anything to say for pub
lication.
One Of Attorney General Webbs as
sistants expressed the opinion that the
proceeding suggested by Mr.. Britten
was unusual. The ordinary course,
he said, would be to wait for COM
plant In California of the operation Of
, the law.
Bill Not In Johnson's Hands.
Governor Johnson will not sign the
alien land bill for few days; he may
not sign it for month. The state
law is that If a bill reaches the gov
ernor ten days before the legislature
adjourns he Is allowed ten days to
sign it or permit it to become law
without his signature. Otherwise he
has thirty days to sign. The alien
land bill mas not been sent to his office.
1t Is declared probable 1t will be held
back to give him and the Washington
authorities opportunity to study the
bill and to allow the government to
make such protest against 1t as 1t
may see At.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-05-09
Landed on the Rather.

see for two minutes. When the wrig-
Cling, writhing mass could be dis
tinguished, ! saw that the king had q
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-05-09
Love of Country.

when do you sail for Europe"
Next week. And oh, l can't tell
you how / hate to leave the country
of my birth! Others rejoice on leav.
ing for Abroad weep!"
II honor your emotion. Where do
you sail from?"
philadelphia"
why are you sailing from. New
York;"
Because I love my country. And
it is much easier to bid farewell to
America in Philadelphia than 1t is in
New York"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-05-09
ADOPT BIBLE READING BILL
If Governor Signs Measure Ten Verses
viii BE Read Daily IN Pennsyi-
vania Schools.

Harrisburg, Pa. May TEN verses
of the Bible will be read each day in
the public schools OF Pennsylvania II
a house bill passed by the senate is
approved by the governor. Penalty
for violation Of the proposed law is dis
missal Of any teacher who fails to
comply with it's provisions.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-05-09
Lucky Dog"

San CHARACTERIZATION Weidenthal.
who had $50 on his person was being
held up. A dog howled. THAT means
a death in the neighborhood. Good
night" said the stickup, and left
without the coin.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-05-09
RENTED the Fine, bat

Detroit, Mich. When Willie
Schwantek, aged seventeen, protested
against fine imposed in Judge Phe-
lan's court, the judge ordered the fine
RENTED and the boy spanked in
court. Ten resounding wallops fol-
lowed.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-05-09
Some lohl

Albany, N. Y.-Assemblyman Bo-
vie introduced bill in the legislature
providing for a commissioner of SO
cial welfare. His duty will be to
shake hands for the governor and
other officials.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-05-09
John Cloud
Counting the Cost

great deal is said about the Of living, but fc
families individuals can tell what it cost them liv
They know how much they spend but what portion act'
ally goes for living expenses they do not know.
A personal Checking Account the Bank makes cal
go the Check Stubs the end of the month an
learn inst how much it live By this ethod Of
often finds expenses that be reduced avoided e
tirely and the money saved. We furnish convenieI
pocket check books.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-09-19
N. A. M. Spent over So, 900, 600.

Washington, Sept. I'D. L.
Frawley, employed by the Senate
lobby committe to audit the books
of the National Association of Man
ufacturers, testified to the commit
tee yesterday afternoon that be-
tween 1903 and 1913 the association
paid $245, 900 to M. Mulhall for
legislative and campaign work.
The audit confirmed in many par
ticulars Mulhall's testimony of the
committee. The association spent
more than 1000, 900 in those ten
years for all of it's various activities
Frawley reported. Accounts which
Mulhall said had been designated
by numbers on the association S
books to hide the idenity of some
of those drawing money for legis-
lative or campaign work were in
vestigated by Frawley, who report
ed he could not find that the ac-
counts ever had carried the names
of the benefciaries.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-09-19
How about your tickets.

There are few locals who have
not made a settlement for their
Labor Day tickets. The secretary
would like to make a final report
of the Labor Day picnic and the
sooner the tickets are accounted for
the sooner he can report. Are the
unions who still have made no
settlement going to hold back the
reportl Get busy and settle up.
While we are talking about tick
cts, we might mention that the
Machinists', Molders' 283, Clerks
Bartenders', Engineers Painters
Plumbers. Carpenters, Horse
shoers'. Polishers', BARRIERS and
Electrical Workers have not made
a settlement for their convention
tickets.
Settlement for Labor Day tickets
should be make to VIM. Finfrock
and for Convention tickets to Ed.
Etzler.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-09-19
INADEQUACY OF WAGES.
Adult Cotton Mill Workers of Massa.
chusetts Underpaid.

Adult Cotton Mill Workers of Massa-
chusetts Underpad.
Fail River, Mass, one Of the great
centers of cotton manufacturers, was
the object of two investigations In
1908. One was made by the federal
bureau of labor relative to standards
of living. The other concerned wages
and was made by the state bureau Of
statistics. AS this is probably the only
place in the United States wherein
such investigations have run concur
rently, Scott Nearing. a Pennsylvania
writer on economic subjects, finds it
interesting to contrast the two and to
draw conclusions from them. Writing
in the Survey, he finds that Fall River
contained 29,73S wageworkers in 1908.
Of whom so per cent We're engaged in
the cotton industry. These were one
fourth of all the employees in that in
dustry in Massachusetts
The statistics of average wages
showed a comparatively slight varia-
ton for cotton mill operatives in the
leading manufacturing towns, the
average annual wages for adult males
for the entire state being S439.34, for
Fall River S44740, for Lawrence
S43754, for Lowell S4447T and for
Winchester $433.74 1t Is fair, then,
to compare the wage statistics of the
cotton industry in the state with the
standards of living established In Fall
River, though it should be remember
ed that the Fall River wages are
slightly higher than those of the en-
tire industry in the state.
From the statistics compiled Mr..
Nearing concludes that three-ffths Of
the adult males in the cotton industry
Of Massachusetss-and by inference OF
Fail River earned less than S416 a
year, nine-tenths earned less than 1924
year, while only three in 100 earned
more than 1916 year. Compare
these figures" he says, with the
$4S4.41, minimum standard, and the
$69095, efficiency standard, establish
ed for Fall River by the federal study,
and it appears that the wages earned
by the males over twenty-one years
Of age are in a majority of instances
insufficient to maintain a minimum
standard and in over nine-tenths Of
the cases insufficient to maintain a fair
standard for a family Of three chill
| dren
"Statisticians," he adds, will explain
that such a comparison is crude. 1t is
crude, They will object that the basis,
in fact, Is not adequate to warrant the
| conclusion. That is true. They will
insist that inference has no place In
statistical literature. No objection could
be more justiiable. Nevertheless, in the
face Of such valid criticism, the fact
remains that the one case in which
| comparable statistics of standards and
wages are available confirms the i'm
preston of the generl statistics regard
| ing the utter inadequacy Of the wages
of many adult males to provide eff
cheney or even subsistence for their
families"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-09-19
Can't Do II.

Many of the purchasers of the
tickets offered by the Convention
Committee are wondering why the
committee does not publish the
names of the successful W 1ners.
We want to inform everyone hold
ing tickets that the newspapers
cannot publish such names and ad-
resses. Uncle Sam the fellow that
runs the post office will not allow
any newspaper to go through the
mails that publishes any adversis
ing or the pames of winners of raf.
fle or game of chance. Edward
Etzler secretary of the convention
committee was instructed to get
out a list and hand to the secre.
tories Of all local unions.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-09-19
knitters Win Their Strike.

New YORK, Sept. l9.-After a
strike lasting nearly three weeks
the l 300 knitters employed by the
knitting manufacturers of this city
have succeeded in making a very
satisfactory settlement, the mem
bers all returning to work. The
agreement provides for the recog-
milton of the union, and 6fty-two
hour week until July, 1914, from
then until January, 1915, ffty-one
hours and fifty hours thereafter.
Also provides for an increase in
wages ranging from 10 per cent to
20 per cent at that time to be de-
cided by price committee. The
agreement also calls for the forma-
tion of a permanent grievance com
mittee to settle the trade troubles
and a wage scale board to settle
prices and for permanent board OF
arbitration to be composed of emp
loyers and members of the union.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-09-19

New York, Sept. 19. Under the
most favorable conditions as re-
CARDS the settlement of the strike
and the resumption of mining, Off
GERS of Lake Superior copper com
panies say that they will not be
able to show much more than nine
months of normal production in
the current year. Some progress
has been made py the Calumet &
Hecla organization in reope ming a
number of shafts and getting up
o.e, but practically all the other
properties on the Michigan PENN
sula are still tightly closed down.
No secret is made by local directors
of the companies affected that the
strike has been prolonged for a
much greater length of time than
they had expected. They had
hoped that the appearance OF militia
would curb demonstration of force Oh
the part of the strikers and would
convince those who were following
the leadership in lukewarm fashion
that it would be to their best ad.
vantage to take back their old
places again. The troops did keeE
the situation in hand as far as the
welfare of property was concerned
but their presence is thought now
to have stirred up considerable re.
sentiment against employers II
quarters where it was not in spe'
cial evidence in the early days oi
the strike. If true, this state ot
mind has naturally added to the
influence of the union leaders II
keeping the men in line. If the
differences of employer and minel
could be settled without further
delay 1t is figured that at least {
month would be necessary to pu
the mines in their former state o.
efficiency. This is the view of til,
situation taken by Wall Street a.
reported in one of their papers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-09-19

anced the we'll known hatters' boy
colt contest. The case, which has
had two trials in this city in the
United States Court, and has been
twice to the United Supreme Court
is now before the United States
{ rcui Court, of Appeals. and the
banks will oppose the writs on the
deposits of the union men, which
have already earned in interest
$40 900, until final adjudication in
New York City next winter.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-09-19
DELEGATES
To The Ohio Federation of
Labor Convention.

At Tuesday nights meeting of
the Cooperative Trades and Labor
Council Edward E. Weiss was
elected delegate to represent that
body at the convention of the Ohio
Federation of Labor, which meets
in Portsmouth, Ohio the week of
Monday, October 18th. Johp Few
was elected alternate.
Henry Betcher was elected dele
gate to represent Metal Trades
Council, Park Beal will represent
the Journeymen Horseshoers Un-
ion, Chas. Vaughn will represent
the Machinist' Union, VIM. Wick,
will represent the Plumbers Union
VIM. Babb will represent the Stove
Mounters' Union, Chris. Schwenn
the Brewers Robert Fallert will
represent the Retail Clerks. Sew
eral other unions will elect dele
gates at their next meetings. The
delegates who go to the convention
will do some tall boosting to secure
the next convention for Hamilton.
The convention committee will take
souvenir along for all the dele
gates. Hamilton has chance to
get the 1914 convention and little
work on the part of the Hamilton
bunch will bring them here. I'm
ions who have not as yet elected a
delegate should do so at once and
send the credentials to Tom Don.
nelly Secretary of the Ohio FEEDER
alton of Labor, Circi natl, Ohio.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-09-19
Goina Astrau at Sea

1t is no easy matter to keep a mod
ern steamship on straight course.
The helmsman steers by the compass,
and while single degree Of deviation
appears very small on the compass
card it would, if continued, carry a
fast steamship four miles out of her
course in a single days run. Yet the
compass gives the course more accu-
rately than the ship can be steered.
Owing to the DETECTING power Of the
waves and the rolling of the ship, the
course is continually shifted a little
this way and that despite the helm
Harper's Weekly,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-09-19
PERSIAN OPIUM.
Turning the Poppy Juice Into Dried
Cakes For Export.

iUFHinS tne POPPY Juice into prse0
Cakes For Export.
Persian opium juice is sold In large
copper vessels by the grower TO the
merchant, in whose hands it undergoes
several processes In order to preserve
it from fermentation and decay. On
sunny, fine, hot days the Persian cara
vanseries, where opium dealers have
their magazines, present an interesting
picture The juice is brought out to
be prepared into cakes for export.
On large wooden boards, two and q
half feet long and one and half feet
broad, the sticky mass is spread out
with spadelike tools to permit the
water 1t contains to evaporate. Ex-
perienced workers move from board to
board, turning over the layers every
now and then, that the heat and sun
may dry up the exposed surfaces and
render the opium fit for making into
cakes. In favorable weather this proc
ess takes only an hour or So and the
opium is ready for the next manipuIa-
tion
1t is now scraped Off and is rolled
INTO stiff, dough-like Jumps and handed
10 man who divides it into smaller
portions. weighing one pound each,
which he passes on to molders, by
whom they are pressed into the wood
en- forms and then laid on large
board for the final drying process.
When this is completed the cakes are
rolled up in red paper imported spe-
cially from China One hundred and
forty-four are put in tin lined wooden
cases are covered with strong hides
and sacking Two cases form mule
load.-Christian Herald.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-09-19
TRADE UNIoNlsM.

|. The insistent and consistent
/ policy of the trade union move
!. ment has secured for the work
!. ing people whatever of uplift and
|. betterment has made their lives
!. freer and happier
7 This policy has been one of
|. uncompromising protest and agi-
I tation against every form Of
]. wrong, injustice or denial OF
I rights.
!. In the economic field this
7 policy has resulted in effective
|. and triumphant contest It has
: inspired workers with the desire,
!. the purpose and the grit to
I struggle and battle for material
!. Improvements in the form OF
I higher wages, fewer hours OF
|. labor, better conditions OF en-
I ployment.
|. In the political field the policy
I has been to avoid alliance with
|. any political party, but to utilize
I all parties, whenever an oppor-
|. tunity is presented, to remedy
+ wrong or inaugurate new and
I. better policies in legislation, ad-
/ ministration or judcature.
!. The American Federal ton of La
/ Dor has always been maintained
|. untrammeled, unrestricted. free
/ to criticise, attack or denounce
1. men, employers, parties, when
+ ever the welfare and the inter
1. ests of the workers have been
/ menaced-Samuel Gompers.