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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-08-29
Unusually Severe.

Cincinnati, Aug, 29.-Two of
the most drastic sentences ever i'm
posed III the State of Ohio were
given two striking seamsters by
Judge Fricke, in Municipal Court
here when he fined William Watts
$25O and costs and sentenced him
to thirty days in the work house
and Dixon Plumb $3.50 and SEN
fenced him to thirty days in the
workhouse. Charges against the
two strikers were that they had
"incited to riot, . when, as matter
OF fact, their offense consisted of
attempting to persuade another
teamster to join the ranks of the
strikers. Police officers and thugs
III the employ OF the express COM
panies testified that the men had
done their best to start the riot.
Watts sentence will keep him in
prison for more than Two years. as
he has no money to pay the fine.
Dixon must serve little more than
a year. as he also has NJ money.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-08-29
WHAT FEW THINKS.

John Few, President of the 2lst
Annual Labor Day Celebration
thinks that the outing and celebra
ton will be a hummer. Never be.
tore in the history of the Hamilton
Labcr Organizations has there
been SO much enthusiasm show byn
the members.
Every union affiliated with the
Cooperative Trades and Labor
Council will take part n the festi,
vlties and the outlook is good for
one grand time. In behalf of thu
labor unions of Hamilton and Mid.
dletown respectfully invite all
our friends to meet us on the Fair
Grounds Labor Day, Monday Sep
tember |. 1918.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-08-29
Won increase BY Strike.

Granite City Aug. 80. The
strike of The Carpenters, Machinists
and Steamftters employed by the
Corn Products Refining Company
has been called off. the company
agrr eing to an increase of 3 cents
an hour in the wages of all the
strikers and have agreed TO take
back all who went out and dis
charge the stikebreakers aud recog-
nize the union. The carpenters,
who hsve been out sever al weeks,
were demanding an increase of
from 35 cents to 40 cents rer hour,
which the company refused to
grant. The machinis,s and steam
filters walked out following the
company's refusal TO grant the car
penters 40 cents an hour. A re-
quest was made for an arbitration
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-08-29

But
One
Store

but it's some store. l carry every
thing and plenty of it | have
enough stock to open several stores
but | want the fellow on the other
corner to live. He has to make a
living the same as | do | am no
monopoly, | don't want it all 1t
costs money to operate several hun
dred stores. Why can not sell as
cheap or cheaper than the fellow
with the big expense and still pay
my help good living wages? do
my own buying; buy careful; pay
cash; no expense for managers
Tell me | cannot sell for less and
make a living for myself and clerks!
No long waits, no short weights.
Courteous treatment, good goods,
low prices, quick service. Gov
ernment inspected meat and sans
age insure your health Staple and
fancy groceries.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-08-29
capitol Non-unson.

Jefferson City, Mo, Aug, 20. -
Indications are that the new Capi-
tol building here will furnish very
little employment for union men.
The foundation is being laid with
non-unlon labor throughout, de-
spite strenuous protests of repre-
sentatives of organized laSor. NJ.
]. Cassidy, secretary of the Build
ing Trades Council of St. Louis.
and other labor officials have re.
minded Gov Major, Secretary OF
State Roach, and John P. Gordon
of their written promise to see that
union labor would be used in the
construction work, but little salts,
faction was secured. As in the
case of the municipal bridge, the
Capitol Commission claims the con.
tract must be let TO the Lowest
bidder, and union labor cannot be
legally specified.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-08-29

the button, we had to adopt some
thing for display we could not very
well use a union label on the pro-
ducts that we prepared and serve
not even if our employers permitted
us to do so consequently the work
ing button came into existance and
seems TO fill the want we knew
existed. The buttons appealed TO
us as being the most effective me-
dinm whereby we could promote
our own welfare by seeking thai
support which we felt would be
given oEr members by the trades
union members of our city and
vicinity.
Now we hereby call the atten-
ton OF all union men and their
friends In Hamilton TO see that the
Bartender who serves you wears
our monthly working button if you
do not see it, ask for it as you do
for the blue label of the cigarmak-
ers, or the laoel in your hat, or
the union ladel on your printing
and If is not produced you know
the man who is serving you is not
fair to our allied crafts. Thank
ing you in advance for publishing
this in defense of our emblems the
Working Button and Union Bar
Card, remain yours fraternally,
John c. Gfroerer,
Sec'y Local No. 1863,
B |. L of A.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-08-29

committee of business men. aud
the committee was formed, but
their services were not needed
however, as the company suddenly
decided to capitulate and allow the
men what they had asked for.
Under the terms of the settlement
all the men in the three crafts that
went out were reinstated in their
old positions. The carpenters were
granted their demands, while the
machinists and steamftters received
aud increase from 81 to 40 cents
an hour.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-08-29
Meat Wagon Drivers Win.

Philadelphia. Aug. 20. Several
packing houses have settled with
their striking meat wagon drivers
and others are expected to follow
soon. The drivers are 10 hereafter
work ten hours a day and receive
a minimum wage of Sl6 per week.
They will also be permitted to wear
their buttons. The strike lasted
one week and involved over 400
men. They had heretofore been
compelled to work 16 to Is hours
daily at $40 a week commencing
thei. days labor shortly after
midnight.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-08-29
WOMAN'S UNION LABEL
LEAGUE.
Will Help Secure Fund For
Labor Temple.

On next Monday when the La
Dor Day parade mo"es along the
route laid out, the Woman's S Union
Label Leag le will be in line with
large American Flag Some of
the members will carry the flag
while others will hand out cards
with the following: Boost the La.
Dor Temple by thu wing y ,nr loose
change on the large : mericac r ag
carried by the members of the
Womsn's Union Label League in
the Labor Day parade. Will you
be one of the Boosters
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-08-29
Bartenders' Local No l69.

To the Editor of THE BUTLER
COUNTY Press,
Greeting:--I wish to write few
lines for publication in the Press,
iu regard TO union organization
in our city that is coming to the
front, namely the Bartenders In
ternational League of America, of
which Hamilton Local No. 169 is a
member, now Mr.. Editor / wish to
say few words in regard to our
Buttons ard Labels, in the early
days of our organization we orig
mated what we called a member
ship certificate. the use for which
it was intended. was understood to
be nothing more nor less, than a
card to hang in ones home, each
member was given such certifcats
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10
CHAPTER Iv.--contInued.


Il think my proposition a prior one."
be remarked with logged precision;
but Of course, Miss Reynfer must
decide" He recovered his temper
enough to add, quite pleasantly. con-
ndering the circumstances. Unless
Madame Reynier will take my partf'
turning to the older woman.
"oh. no.. not fair" shouted Jones.
Madame Reynier's always on my
ude. Aren't you, Madame?"
Madame Reynier smiled i~nscrutably.
I'm always on the side of virtue in
Distress" she said.
That's me. then. isn't It? The way
you're abusing me. Madomoiselle, lis
tening here to Van Camp all the eve
ningi"
But Melanie. tired, perhaps. Of be-
ing patiently tactful, settled the mat
Ter. Il can't go to luncheon with any
body. tomorrow" she protested. i've
had a touch OF that arch-enemy. indi-
g~estion. you see; and ! can't do my
ching but my prescribed exercises. nor
drink anything but distilled water"
Nor eat anything but food! We
know" cried the irrepressible Jones.
but the Little Gray Fox has a spe-
tial diet for ja~t such cases as yours.
DO GOMEZ"
Heavens! Then ] don't want to 60
there!" groaned Aleck.
Melanie ga 70 Jones her hand, half In
thanks and half In farewell. mo.
thank you. roe tomorrow. but some
time soon: perhaps Thursday. VIII
that dor" she smiled. Then, as Jones
ras dis~contentedly lounging about the
door. she did a pretty thing. Turn
Ing from the door, she stood with face
averted from everybody except Van
Camp. and for an instant her eyes met
his In a friendly, half-humorous but
wholly non-committal glance. His
ayes held hers in a look that was like
an embrace.
= will see you soon." she said
quietly.
Van Camp said goodnight to Jones
At the corner, after they had walked
together in silence for half a block.
N'Good-night. Van Camp said Jones;
then he added cordially: by the way,
I'm going back mex week in my pri-
vate car to watch the opening OF the
Liza Lu. and I'd be mighty glad If
rou'd 20 along. Anything else TO degse
Enthusiastically: but I'm going
m a cruise"
AS Aieck entered the piously exclu-
i've hail of the club his good nature
lame to his aid. He wondered wheth-
br he hadn't scored something. after
III.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10
GENEROUS AT SMALL COST.
Philanthropist's Right to Have His
Name on List of Those Who
Go About Doing Good.

At a banquet at San Francisco re-
Gently William F. McCombs told of
a conversation in a club in which sew
eral philanthropic personages were
mentioned and lauded to the skies.
The conversation had gone to some
length, Mr.. McCombs said, when a
man who was sitting in a corner arose
with a merry smile fitting over his
features and broke into the gabfest.
Your philanthropists are all right"
he remarked, but / think it is only
just that my next-door neighbor should
be included in the kindly disposed
bunch" I'VE are willing to add him
to the list" responded one of the
others, ''but is he really so gener-
ously inclined?" well, ! should say
that he is" was the emphatic declara-
tion of the first. Dozens of tramps
hammer at his back door and 1 have
never known him to send one away
empty-handed." you don't mean it?'
returned the second a trife ;ncredu-
lously. That's right" rejoined the
first; "he always gives them a letter
of introduction to me-"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10
CHAPTER V.


Midnight and the relaxation OF slum-
Der could subtract nothing from the
high-browed dignity OF the club ON
Gals. and the message that was wait
Ing for Mr.. Van Camp was delivered
IN the most correct manner. .Mr.
Hambleton sends word to Mr.. Van
Camp that he has gone away on the
Jeanne dare. Mr.. Hambleton NAV
GOT be back for some time, and re-
quests Mr.. Van Camp to look after the
Bea Gull"
Very well. thank yoa," replied
kIeck. rather absent-mindedly. He was
unable to see. Immediately. lust what
change IN HIS own plans this sudden
turn Of Jim's would cause; and he was
TOR the moment too deeply
pied with his own personal affairs 70
speculate much about 1t. His thouehts
went back to the events OF the eve
ming, recalled the picture of his d.
kna and her ssasing wars. ana dwelt
especially upon the honest. friendly
wholly beuitching look that had nowr
= him at the end OF the evening. An
Furd Is his VI attempt at q declare
Hon had been, be somehow felt that
~ himself was not absurd In Melanie's
byes, though he vas far frem certain
1hethes she was inclined to marry
Mn
Alec1. on bis part. lad not come to
ti5 decision suddenly or impalsively;
(or, having arrived there. WIS he to
~ turned from 4 easily. True - 4
- hat ~ s~aneeFsly and afses&unaks-
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10
SYNOPSIS.

agatha Redmond. opera singer, starting
for an auto drive In New York. finds a
stranger sent as her chauffeur. She 10
annoyed. but he remainx. Leaving the car,
she goes into the park 10 read the will Of
an old friend OF her mother, VINO has left
her property. There nhe Ia accosted by q
stranger. who follows her TO the auto.
climbs In and chiorotorms her. James
Hambleton OF Lynn. Mass. member of an
old New England family. decides he needs
. holiday. He goes 10 New York and
there witnesses the abduction OF Agatha
Redmond. Hambleton sees Agatha forci-
bly, taken aboard a yacht. He secures a
tug and when near the yacht drops over
board. Aleck Var Camp. friend OF Ham.
bieton. had an appointment with him. Not
meeting Hambleton, he makes a call upon
friends. Madame and Miss Melanie Rey-
nier. With the latter. Van Camp is very
much in love.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10
CUBS FOOD
They Thrive on Grape-Nuts.

Healthy babies don't cry and the
weil-nourished baby that is fed ON
Grape-Nuts is never a crying baby.
Many babies who cannot take any
other food relish the perfect food,
Grape-Nuts, and get well.
My baby was given up by three
doctors who said that the condensed
milk on which l had fed her had
ruined the child's stomach. One OF
the doctors told me that the only
thing to do would be to try Crane
Nuts, so | got some and prepared it as
follows: ! soaked IL tablespoonfuls
In one pint Of cold water for half an
hour, then strained of the liquid and
mixed IL teaspoonfuls of this strained
Grape-Nuts juice with six t-easpoonfuls
Oh rich milk. put in a pinch of salt and
a little sugar, warmed it and gave II
10 baby every two hours.
In this simple. easy way I saved
baby's life and have built her up to a
strong, healthy child, rosy and laugh
ing. The food must certainly be Der.
feet to have such a wonderful effect
as this. can truthfully say think
II Is the best food in the world to
raise delicate babies on and is also q
delicious healthful food for grown-ups
as we have discovered in our family.
Grape-Nuts Is equally valuable to the
strong, healthy man or woman. IL
stands for the true theory OF health.
There's q reason" and 1t Is explained
IN the little book, The Road to Well
VILE" In pkgs.
Ever read the above letter,
one appear. from time 10 tf-,~ r<-
are xeuuime. true. ana am -A-ey
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10
King of American Islands

TO that island. Other Mormons Joined
the colony from time to time, and by
the winter OF 1S4S they were SUN.
ciently numerous to threaten control
OF the island. On July s. 1850, Strane
was crowned king with elaborate Ger.
emonies. There was much contro,
versy between the Morinons and the
other inhabitants of the island, most.
ly fishermen. While on a visit to D.
troit President Fillmore heard OF this
little kingdom within the domain Of
the United States. He tent an armed
vessel to Beaver island. and Kinx
Strang vas captured and tried Ia
treason. He conducted his own de-
tense and made such an eloquent plea
that he was acquitted. In 1850 hs
vas assassinatsd-Philadeiphia Rec
ord.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10
After This He Went.

1t was getting very late, and the
dear girl had smothered yawn after
yawn. Still Mr.. Staylate showed no
signs of going home. Father wound
up the clock. Mother let the cat out,
and still he stayed and stayed.
Won't you sing something, Miss
Minnie?" he suddenly asked.
why. Mr.. Staylate," she replied.
with another yawn, don't you know
it is considered unlucky to sing be-
fore breakfast"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10
James Jesse ctrano Really Was
Crowned and Had Dominion With
In the United States.

There frequently appears along
Chestnut street a professional beggar
who claims to be Henry Strang. a son
Of Americas only king. His tale is
greeted as a huge joke. yet the story
he tells is true. the only part OF 1t
concerning which there may be any
doubt being his OWN connection
with It.
The kingdom he refers TO was once
set up on Beaver island. in northern
Lake Michigan. and fiourished for
some years. James Jesse Strang. a
prominent Mormon. had quarreled
with the leaders Of his church. and IN
ia<e withdrew with . few fnliowsss
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10
Imnortant to Mothers
To Get Fathers Consent.

Sir" began the young man nerv-
ously, Il wish to ask your consent for
my marriage with your daughter"
"Eh?" quickly rejoined the parent
What of your income? is it sufficient
to support a wife?"
1T is" boldly returned the slightly
nettled aspirant; land, what is MORE.
it's sufficient to stand an occasional
touch from my wife's father!"
Then she's your, my son!"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10
Not Goinq TO Waste Il.

Young Man whispering to jew
eler)-That engagement ring | bought
of you yesterday
Jeweler-What's the matter with it?
Didn't it fit?
Young Mar (cautiously)-'Sh! 1t
didn't have a chance. Gimme studs
for 1t.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

Ever read TIA above lefterf -
cne npne.rn from time 20 time. IT,
srs sesusne. true, and full 81 ha.ss
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-07-17
THE PRESIDENTS SECRETARY.
He Must Be Diplomat, and His Posi-
ton ls Not an Easy One.

The duties of secretary to presi-
dent Of the United States are not con-
sidered at all secondary in importance
to those Of 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, II has been often said In
Washington that the presidents secre-
tary must be as much OF diplomat as
any member ofyhe diplomatic corps II
A.. - .lat ptt nj ual m =
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
slye and probing questions of these
alert correspondents. This must be
done smilingly and in good form.
Then, too, invariably the presidents
secretary accompanies his chief 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 Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-07-17
AMAZING FOOD CONSUMPTION

One travelling over the world may
find many things to wonder at. In the
fall of the year, crossing the American
continent over the Canadian prairies
or the northern part of the United
States we are amazed by the enormous
wheat fields, and we wonder how it can
possibly be consumed. But let the self
same man watch the ceaseless flood Of
humanity surge through narrow chan
mel of one OF our largest cities. and as
his mind grasps the fact that in hun
dreds of other cities the same thing
may be occurring at the same mo-
ment, he will wonder where in all the
world enough food can be grown to
feed these masses. The Scientific
American OF last week had on its cover
page an impressive illustration, show
ing by comparative figures the amounts
of food consumed daily by New York.
The following is Father Nickerbocker's
daily fare; Eggs, 4.947, 1896; fish,
4l0, 959 pounds; poultry, 273, 972 pounds /;
potatoes, 342, 465 bushels bread, 2, ,465,-
1853 loaves; butter, $50. S22 pounds
meat, 2,4l0.95s pounds and milk, e.
1871. $50 quarts. 1t takes the figures
themselves to cause us to realize just
how much food is required for one day
in the American metropolis.
Naturally, the first thing that Hood
River apple grower thinks of is: "How
much fruit does the New Yorker use?"
We would like to see comparative sta
tistics on the apples, bananas and other
Fratftu
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-07-17
THE BOURNE ROAD PLAN

One of the most gigantic plans for
the construction and maintenance of
good roads ever devised is that just
made public by Jonathan Bourne, Jr.,
former United States senator from Or
egon, who since his retirement from
the senate, still remains at the head of
the committee on post roads. Senator
Bourne, who has devoted great deal
of time during the past several years
in the study of road building and ways
and means of financing the construc-
tion of roads throughout the country,
has made as the basis of his plan the
credit of the United States govern
ment as superior to that of the states.
State bonds draw four per cent, while
government bonds are three per cent
issues. IL is the purpose of Mr..
Bourne to have the states deposit with
the United States treasury as collat-
eral their apportionment of the funds
to be expended in four per cent bonds,
The government would sell by popular
subscription at par an equal amount OF
the three per cent bonds.
The apportionment of the funds of
the billion and ten million bonds which
would be sold would be determined by
the following four factors: area, pop.
ulation, assessed valuation and road
mileage, each factor being given equa
weight. Says MIR. Bourne in an article
in last weeks issue of the Saturday
Evening POST
when the states pay the interest or
their bonds the United States treas
urer would devote three-fourths there
of to payment Of the interest on the
corresponding federal bonds and de
posit the other fourth in sinking
fund, which the government would use
in its ordinary business, andsupon which
it,would allow interest at three pei
cent, compounded annually; so that al
the end of so years the sinking funC
would equal the face of the state
, bonds, and those bonds would be can
celed and returned to the state without
any further payment of principal. -
Mr.. Bourne has also realized the ne
cessity of the maintenance of gooC
roads, and the government, as a stim
ulus to the states, will pay annually t
each state. two per cent of the amount
of state bonds on deposit, the funds t
be used in effective maintenance.
The huge plan involves the establish
ment of Good Roads Academy. where
road engineers will be instructed a:
the army officers are taught at Wes
Point. The plan goes even further anC
allows the counties of the state to take
advantage of the enormous bond issues
by depositing their high interest bond,
with state comptrollers and having the
state proceed in the same manner with
the government.
While United States officials will su.
pervise and inspect road construction,
the expenditure of the money will be
under state control.
The plan is of so huge a nature that
it is at first difficult of comprehension.
But the more study one puts on it, the
more practical it appears to the every
day ordinary business man.