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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-09
MUTUAL IGNORANCE.
Quaint Story of Dumas and Scribe, the
Playwright.


Sardou had his eyes opened by the
plays of Scribe At that day it was the
fashion among the younger literary
men to sneer at Scribe-as it is today,
by the way, TO sneer at Sardou. Scribe
was called a "potboiler,' a maker Of
mechanical plays, a man who wrote
scenes to fit scenery and a maker of
plots rather than of plays. Appalling
tales were told Of him by unsuccessful
playwrights 1t was whispered that he
sucked the brains of other men, pur-
chased ideas, revamped them and thus
acquired the large fortune which he
was then enjoying.
How they accounted for the fact that
with the ideas of unsuccessful play
wrights he made successful plays ira
dition does not tell. But all were
agreed that Scribe was mediocre, that
his success was accidental and that he
was a miser. Albert Wolff gives these
details of the opinions held with re
gard to Scribe in the ffties and adds
this anecdote
1.-The only influential man l knew in
Paris" said Sardou. was Dumas the
elder. One day | said to him, Wont
you give me a letter Of Introduction tC
Scribe the playwright Scribe sait
the great romancer-'who is Scribe?
never heard Of him. | sighed and de
termined to see Scribe without let
ter. SO l called at his house that very
day and was at once received. Par
don my intrusion / said, but l haC
expected to bring a letter of introduc
ton to you from NJ Alexandra Dumas
the celebrated romancer.' 'Dumas?' in
terrupted Scribe. Never heard of him
Who is Dumas? From Jerome A
Hart's "Sardou and the Sardou Plays
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-09
FOR THE UNION SHOP.
Trade Union Methods Strongly Favored
by New York Employer.

Trade Union Methods Strongly Favored
by New York Employer.
Discussing the question of the open
shop and the unionized shop before the
New York University forum recently,
G. G. Norman. formerly chairman of
the board of governors of the Building
Trades Employers association. declar-
ed for the unionized shop. He said:
q believe in the union shop and the
open union because preferential
agreement between the employer and
employee is the proper kind of arrange
ment. The trouble with most of the
employers is that they are busy every
hour Of the day trying to put dollar
on top of another, and they fail to con
slider that the laboring man is the most
important machine In the open shop
you have one competitor striving
against another to get all he can out of
the human body In the open shop
you will find the employer ready to
contend, but in the closed shop the en-
ployer will listen to the demands of his
employees.
For thirty-fye years have been
identified with the building trade in
this city and for twenty-five years as
an employer | do not believe that the
open shop means anything. for in my
experience | have found it impossible
to harmonize nonunion and union men
working together
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-09
"LEND A MILLION"
Method Of Negotiating Loans In New
York's Stock Exchange.

Method Of Negotiating Loans In New
Yorks Stock Exchange.
The machinery of lending money on
the New York Stock Exchange is very
different from the machinery of max
ing individual loans. On the Stock
Exchange all loans are handled by
brokers, members Of the exchange, who
yepresent the banks. These brokers
form what is known as the money
crowd, which OH Il day of 80 per cent
money becomes rather animated Nine
tenthS Of the money loaned on call by
banks is loaned by these brokers. When
a bank has $l,000000 to lend on call
the cashier calls up his money broker
on the exchange and says curtly to the
telephone clerk. Lend a million" The
clerk ruShes the order to the broker,
who offers the S1.0O00o0 to the high
est bidder in the money crowd in
much the same way as Il broker on
the Chicago board of trade would offer
1000 bushels of wheat.
In an active money market the ST.
100000 will be snapped up in a minute.
In that case the cashier will be called
up on the telephone. to hear the money
brokers' clerk say hurriedly. Loaned
million for you to John Smith & Co.
at 6 per cent" The giving and filing
Of such an order take only five min
utes. In an so per cent money market,
when brokers are clamoring for money.
it may be done in two minutes.
The brokers' connection with the
| transaction ends when he has notified
the bank OF the borrowers name and
the rate agreed on, The borrower
takes his collateral TO the bank, where
an officer passes upon it after it is
properly checked up BY the loan clerk,
and a cashiers check Is then given for
the amount of the loan. Whether the
borrower pays 2, 6. % or so per cent
] for his money depends wholly on the
amount there is to lend and the extent
of the demand. IL S25,000000 has been
| sent to the money crowd to put out
and speculation is so dull that only
$10,OOO.O0O is required to carry the
stocks bought it is safe to say that the
borrower will pay only 2 per cent.
During period Of extremely easy
money rates thousands Of loans are
made on call at per cent and some
times one-half of ! per cent. If. on the
| other hand. the Stock Exchange mem
bers wish to borrow $50.00000O and
the banks offer that day only $10,-
100000, as they often did in panic
times. the borrower may have to bid
as high as so per cent for his money
At that rate he would pay $2,222 day
for the use of the $1000,000. = New
| York Post.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-09
EIght-HOur Law Ruling

Washington, May 3 Judge Ad.
vocate Gen. Cowder has given an
opinion IN regard to the operation
of the eight-hour law, based upon
the opinion recently rendered by
the Attorney General The Attor-
ney General declared that the
eight hour restrictions of the act
of June 9, 1912, apply only to
work contemplated by the contract,
and that no penalty can be imposed
if a laborer or mechanic should be
required or permitted to labor more
than eight hours day on some
other work than that contemplated
by the contract. Gen. Cowder
holds that the opinion of the Attor
ney General can be extended so as
to cover the case of a laborer or
mechanic working more than eight
hours day upon two separate con
tracts, both coming within the re-
strictions Of the law, no matter
whether they cover like or differ
enr materials or whether made by
one department of the government
or by two.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-09
Result Of Akron Strike

Akron, May 3.-The organizing
movement in this city, which start
ed with the rubber workers and
which precipitated strike, has had
a most salutary influence among
the other trades, and good results
have been obtained. The molders
have received an increase in wages
from S2.10 to s.. 49, with an in
crease in membership of nearly
100. The carpenters have increased
their membership by over fifty, and
the street carmen have added a
similar number. The machinists
have more than doubled their mem
bership, and the patternmakers
have had a substantial increase,
with the plumbers also securing an
increased membership. A new un-
ion of teamsters has been organ
lied. The printers have also Sc
cured an advance in wages, with
better working conditions. In fact,
there is more interest being mani
tested in orgaization work in this
city than ever before in the hist Dry
of the movement.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-09

over the field of those who have
diligently striven to better the con-
ditions of the common citizen by
enforcing the laws enacted for their
especial benefit, and chose from
these some of the members who are
to serve on the Industrial Commis
sion, be it
RESOLVED, that this Labor
Legislative League of the Third
Congressional District of Ohio, IN
meeting assembled, do extend our
support to, and earnestly ask at
your hand as Governor, the ap-
pointment of Thomas L. Kearns OF
Dayton, as member of the Indus-
trial Commission of Ohio.
F. E. Etzler, Sec'y
The Lobor Legislative League.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-09
HUMOR OF A SCULPTOR.
Carpeaux In His Merry Moods With
Napoleon Ill.

Although he was man of great ear
nestness and seriousness of purpose,
Carpeaux. one of the most famous
French sculptors of the last century,
had droll tongue and capricious
humor that he vented on lackey and
emperor alike. Lecture Pour Tous re-
hates some amusing anecdotes of him.
At a reception at the Tuileries Ma
poleon III. engaged in few minutes
private conversation with Carpeaux.
At it's conclusion the young sculptor
was besieged by a crowd of courtiers
and enyious rivals, who wanted to
know what the emperor had talked
about
Promise to tell no one" whispered
Carpeaux as he drew the eager listen
ers to one side Of the ballroom. 'Well.
then, the emperor was trying to bor-
row francs from me-"
Some years later, when Carpeaux
had received the commission to do the
decorations for the Pavilion de Flore
of the Tuileries, Napoleon often came
to watch him at work onTghe scaffold
that had been built against the face
of the building. Occasionally the EN-
peror mounted aloft to this improvised
studio, hung between earth and sky.
One day Carpeaux, in a particularly
merry mood, told him that when be
wished to rest from his labors he
would make tiny pellets of clay and
drop them on the heads Of passersby.
"It's very amusing" he explained
'People stop and look about them
They can't imagine where the missiles
come from.
Here" he continued, holding out
some of the little clay bullets; try il
yourself"
II wouldn't dare" laughingly said
Napoleon, amused at the idea of the
emperor Of the French, mounted on
scaffold, throwing pellets of clay at his
subjects.
"Bahr' muttered Carpeaux. Whats
the use Of being an EMPEROR
Napoleon did not forget this remark
A few months later, when the sculptor
sought a title, the emperor, unable OF
unwilling to grant the request, ex
| claimed;
"Bah! What's the use of being Car
peaux? Isn't that better than baronP
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-09
Total 81. 40
Adjourned to meet second Sun
day in August, 1913.
F. E. ETZLER, Sec'y.
The Cry of the Child worke

The Cry of the Child Worker
Have l no right to silence, rest and peace?
Shall these cursed wheels mad whirring
never cease?
Must be mulct of play time, school and
OF childish hearts and know no other toy
Than iron spindles. cogs and cranks and
dies
Blurred with hot tears from my wronged
childhood eyes?
Shall my young lungs be ever filled with
lint
OF cotton, dust of coal Of steel, Of flint?
Must l be born forever in the slum,
Be bred in streets or midst the ceaseless
hum
OF cold machines. when should know
OF loving mother soothing me to rest2
King Herod wrought no horror such as
this:
He gave the chil5 quick death by swords
red kiss
All. he was merciful compared to you!
He did not starve and cripple, as you do
Who trade in labor Of the weak and small
And change crib blanket into little pail.
And yet, kind Christian folk, l hear We
call
His crime 'the murder Of the innocents"
And thank your God you're clean of that
offense
ye who indirectly feed on me,
Live on the products my Slight strength
has wrought
Dress in the cloth whose threads my weak
hands spun,
Drink from the glass that scorched my
childish flesh,
Smoke the dried weed my tiny fingers
rolled,
Have Dltyi Were you never once a chnd2
0 patriots and statesmen, making laws
For House of Have against the House Of
Protecting wolves against the lambs at
And things against the makers Of the
Stop long enough to make one law to save
The soul and body of a helpless child.
0 nation, public, whatsoe'er thy name,
Have pity. lest the morrow bring thee
shame
Have pity, lest our country bear the
OF this foul crime against the coming
| race,
This infamy that is our lands disgrace;
Have pity. lest the world1scorn point tc
me
Wrecked body. stunted brain, starved SOU
and see
Another child distorted. crushed and killed
| That profit side Of ledger may be filed,
Another child transmitted into gold,
| Another murder mound in churchyard
mold!
! Captain W. E. P. French in New York
Times.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-09
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 unshakahle belief
IN his tower and often expressed a
wish to be in it during a severe gale.
This chance came on Nov. 26. 1705,
when on 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 1t swept away every vestige of
the lighthouse, those in 1t, 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, it being ut
terly destroyed by confiagration. The
next-Smeaton's Of stone and
lasted until 1881, period of 120 years.
when 1t was found that 1t was being
undermined and a new structure, the
present and fourth. was erected on al
adjacent rock. Smeatons tower was
rebuilt on Plymouth Hoe, where can
be seen the original candle chandelier
and the gougs operated by clockwork
10 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
q breezy night. For beacons on rocks
at sea candles were used In 1929 oil
was drst employed, and in 1890 the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-09
THE SENSE OF HEARING.
Range of Sound Waves That Impress
the Human Ear,

the Human Ear.
In the sense of hearing numerous
problems have interested the expert
mental psychologist. Among these
may be mentioned the range of sounds
that can be heard by an individual
that is, the limit both above and be-
low which no sound can be heard.
abe solution of these two problems,
the determination of the upper and
lower limit of sound, has occasioned
great deal of careful work and the
construction of many forms of appa-
ratus.
For determining the upper limit of
sound for any individual-and indi
viduals differ considerably-the Galton
whistle is generally used. 1t consists
of tiny pipe, which is heightened or
shortened by a piston adjusted by a
micrometer screw. This little instru-
ment can be regulated to make a tons
which is too high for any human ear
70 hear and which will finally produce
snly painful sensation.
The Cation whistle was devised by
Francis Galton for his study of indi-
vidual differences. He had one of the
whistles built into the end of his cane,
and as he walked through the zoolog-
| ical gardens he would blow it near the
ears of the various animals. He ad-
iusted the whistle too high for his
own ear to hear. and if the various
animals responded to the sound he
knew that their upper limit was great
er than that of the human ear.
The ordinary human ear can detect
a tone whose vibration rate is at least
25.0o0 vibrations per second. while the
whistle will produce $4,000 per second
This upper limit varies with the age
Of the individual to such an extent
that. if the upper limit at sixteen years
of age were 10000 vibrations, at sixty
years Of age it would be about 25,00C
per second Strand Magazine.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-09
Potatoes and pouer.

One foresees the triumph of the po-
tato, unforeseen by William Cobbett,
not so much as food, but as means
Of motion Coal is giving out; petrol
is going up in price and down in pro-
duction. The supply of both is limited
and must come to an end, but there
comes the cheer that alcohol will be
the motive force Of the future. Petrol
and coal may give out, but the earth
will always grow potatoes. Potatoes
can produce alcohol, and alcohol can
drive engines. In the potato we seem
to have discovered the secret Of per
petual motion. London Chronicle.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-09
Many Kinds of DAYS In One.

A mean solar day is the average or
mean of all the apparent solar days in
year. Mean solar time is that shown
by a well regulated clock or watch,
while apparent solar time is that shown
by q well constructed sundial The
difference between the two at any time
is the equation of time and may amount
to sixteen minutes and twenty-one sec
onds. The astronomical day begins at
noou aud the civil day at the precedin@
midnight The sideree! anu mean So
lar days are both invariable, but one
say of the latter is equal to day. 3
minutes and 56.555 seconds of the for
mar
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-09
ASKED BUT ONE FAVOR.
And Nine. Carnot Stunned Politics
While M. Carnot Was In Office.

And Nine. Carnot Stunned Politics
While M. Carnot Was In Office.
Under the title The Women of the
Elysee" the Independence Beige in d
recent issue relates 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
was then receiving Il salary Of $500
year. She had been a student and had
assisted her father, Dupon-W Withe, ID
his economic researches.
Although she exercised great in.
iuence over her husband" the writer
says, "she never asked a 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 hands OF
u cabinet minister. Delcasse was sec
retary of colonial affairs, and after
dinner at the palace Mime. Carnot told
him she had a favor to ask. He was
surprised when he heard that she
wanted some postage stamps for
poor boy collector In whom she had
become interested.
when after Carnot's tragic death
fund was created for 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
ments steps toward voting her pen
sion were halted by Nine. Carnot, who
said she would accept none"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-09

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 he Is.
This is chiefly done by dimming or
'shuttering'' of the light for few sec-
onds. Thus should seaman observe a
light which consists of long. followed
by two short flashes, a glance at the
chart would give him his position
London Globe.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-09
Quick Mustard Plaster.

A trained nurse says that if one for
gets the exact proportions for making
a mustard plaster one can be quickly
made by cutting thick slice Of bread,
dipping it for just a second in hot wa
ter, then spreading with white of egg
and sprinkling thickly with mustard.
The egg will prevent blistering.-New
York Times.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-09

The principal reasons that we feel
objects that are cold when brought in
contact with the skin quicker than
those that are warm is that the skin,
being a very poor conductor Of heat,
absorbs heat slowly from an object Of
a higher temperature than itself, while
other objects which are cooler and
which in nearly every instance are
better conductors Of heat than the skin
absorb heat readily from the skin, and
hence q sensation of cold is felt at once.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-09
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
LABOR WAKING UP.

That the American Federation
OF Labor is a virlle and aggres-
sive federation is patent. With
the opening of the present fiscal
year it was determined to inau-
gurate and conduct an energetic
and persistent campaign OF or
ganization, with special efforts
directed toward interesting work
men and work women speaking
the foreign tongues. Organizing
literature in twenty foreign Ian
guages has been issued from the
: headquarters of the American
. Federation Of Labor in a con-
: slant stream. These efforts have
resulted in a general awakening,
and there is today greater una
nimity of endeavor among the
hosts of organized labor than
. ever before. Almost without ex-
ception national and information
: al unions are increasing in mem
. bership. Trade movements to a
. great degree are resulting sue
!. cessfully, with the consequent
! swelling of membership of the
!. organizations attached to the
! American Federation of Labor
|. The federation is in the shadow
/ of the 100000 mark, and organ
!. tied labor should redouble its eff
/ forts to reach that goal and then
I persistently labor to the end that
|. every wage Garner be brought
|. within the fold of the great or
|. ganized labor movement.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-09
MENACE OF THE CURTAIN.
Window Draperies and the Campaign
Against the White Plague.

Against the White Plague.
If the worldwide campaign against
tuberculosis is going to be a success it
cannot be too strongly impressed that,
like charity, preventive measures must
begin at home. Fresh air must be OBJ
tained by each occupant of every room
in the house. This can never be ac-
complished until housewives realize
that the body is of more value than
raiment and an abundant supply Of
pure air Of more Importance to life
than the maintenance of the traditional
snow whiteness of a pair Of window
curtains.
The fear of soiling white curtains
and also of admitting dust and dirt
into the rooms where it can settle on
furniture and ornaments is quite as
much responsible for the closed win
dow habit as is the dislike Of drafts.
1t is hard to overcome prejudice and
harder still to root out an old establish
ed custom, but nevertheless these ele-
mentary facts of hygiene should be
taught plainly and simply to elder
girls in school SO that wiser habits of
house management may be inculcated
To abolish curtains altogether from
the windows of private dwellings
would be, perhaps, too much to expect
Of the present generation, but If this
ideal cannot yet be attained they might
be made Of some less expensive OF
more readily renewable material For
the sake of appearances human lives
must not be allowed to suffer.-LondoI
Medical Press and Circular
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-09
Horsepower of a Lightning Flash.

The horsepower" of a bolt of light
ming which struck a house in Hesse
last summer has been calculated by a
German scientist at no less than 50,-
600 The calculation was based upon
the fact that the lightning instantly
melted two large nails. An electric
current of 200 amperes and 10000
volts might, it is said. have accom-
plshed the work in one second, but
the lightning did it in a very small
fraction of a second.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-09
Buried Upside Down.

On Box Hill, in Surrey, may be seen
the tomb of man who was, by his
own special request, buried upside
down in a coffin placed in a marble
casing. With his head to the earth
and his feet to the sky he calmly
awaits the judgment day, so the story
runs, in the belief that heaven is un-
der the ground and that. believing this,
it was his duty to be buried with his
head toward it.-London Tit Bits.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-09

cess was married posthaste to the dis
reputable Prince Charles of Wnrtten-
berg, while the faithess lover was re-
warded by such rapid promotion that
he was a field marshal before he
reached his fiftieth birthday.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-09
No Cause For Worry.

What do you suppose your father
will say when ask permission to mar
ry you?"
81 don't know. But / wouldn't wor.
ry. He didn't refuse any of the men
who asked for my four older sisters" f"
Detroit Free Press.