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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
PICNIC COMMITTEE
Met And Named Sub Com
mitt0GS.

The Goth Annual Picnic Commit
tee appointed by Trades Council
last Tuesday night met Thursday
night and named the Sub Commit
tees. The sub committee will be-
gin work and make the necessary
arrangements for the big Labor
Day picnic and outing.
The committee decided by unan-
imous vote to drop any member
from the committee who IS absent
two meetings.
A committee was appointed to
meet with the Middletown Trades
and Labor Council and invite them
to take part in the parade and pic
mic.
The committees appointed by
President Few are as follows.
Refreshments -Chas. Vaughn,
Robert Shiering, Frank Mooar, Sam
Hiltpolsteiner, A. P. Lombard, JOS
Stoker, Mrs. Vaughn, Mrs. Fin
frock, Mrs. Weatherby.
Printing and Advertising Ed.
.Etzler, George Mayer, Frank Coch-
ran, Fred Schwab ard JOS. STRAIT
egier.
Amusements.- Edw. Weiss, Ed
Sims, A. D. Howard, Elmer Hall,
David Linn. Geo. A. Hill, Henry
Betcher, A. Erbs.
Music. .-Wm. Finfrock, John
Hartman, Henry Janser.
The committee will meet every
Thursday night in Trades Council
Hall at 1880 P. M.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11

representation from Hamilton to
Portsmouth next October. Every
Uuion should send a delegate
without fail. There are only a few
unions affiliated with Trades Coun-
Gil that are not affiliated with the
o. F. of L., and these unions
should send in their applications at
once. We need the 1914 conven-
ton of the Ohio Federation in
Hamilton aud we can get it with
little hustle, SO all get busy.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
TRADES COUNCIL

The Co. operative Trades and La
Dor Council met Tuesday night in
regular session with President
Chas. Few presiding and all trades
being represented.
The credentials of II. Betcher,
and H. Shaffer of Plumbers Union
Harry Speidel of Machinists Union
Mrs. Mary Finfrock of Woman's
Union Label League and Ted
Smith of Machinist's Union were
received and delegates installed.
A communication was received
from the Ohio Federation of Labor
stating that the Per Capita tax for
three months were due. The same
was allowed. A committee of three
consisting Of Finfrock, Hartman
and Vaughn were appointed to
wait on the merchants and ask them
to put in line of union labled
Neckties, Carriers and Arm Bands
manufactured by L. H. Solomons,
of St. Louis.
The committee appointed to as
sist the Electrical Workers reported
that since the death of Roy Nieder-
man nothing has been done and
asked information from the Elec-
trical Workers. The report was
received and the committee con-
tinued.
The committee appointed to Sc
cure the Fair Grounds reported and
were authorized to secure the
grounds at once.
The convention committee re-
ported that they met last Sunday
morning and transacted little bu-
siness. They also urged that the
different locals do a little hustling
and get in the tickets distributed
some time ago The time is getting
short and the work must be COM
pleted by that time.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
COney Island.

When you think of having a
good time any day this month of
July just think of Coney Island.
Coney's greatest attraction of the
season will be that of the aviators
on July II to 20 inclusive, when
Katherine Stinson and Beach will
give daily flights with their Wright
aeroplanes. Miss Stinson IS the
only woman flying today in Amer
ica; the only one since Harriet
Quimby was killed last summer in
Boston harbor. Miss Stinson flies
a huge Wright bipIane, as does
Beach, and the four days of the
air meet will be another success
like that scored by Coney Island
last summer, when Brindley and
the ill-fated Paul Peck made nu-
merous and beautiful flights in
their machines. Peck, it is re-
membered, was killed about three
months later while flying in Chi
cago.
More popular than ever is the 20
mile cooling cruise of the COney
bo4ts this summer and one can
leave the wharfboat at the foot of
Broadway on either boat.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
Sign New Scale.

Bloomington H., July 1.-THE
scale committee of the Electric
Workers and the manager of the
Telephone Company have perfected
new union scale for the coming
year. While the agreement as orig
inally presented was changed in
numerous respects, the new scale
grants several concessions and is
mutually satisfactory. The new
agreement includes the eight-hour
day, and, In addition, the trouble
men secure concessions as to wheel
repairs and overtime pay for Sun
day work.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
AN ANECD0TE OF M'KINLEY.
His Gentle Rebuke to a Department
Chiefs Subordinate.


President McKinIey's scrupulous 10y
atty to his cabiaet officers is spoken of
as one of his characteristics 1t is said
that he never went over the heads Of
his secretaries to consult an assistant,
but held each to responsibility for his
department,
OF all the events of his administra-
tton probably none was a source of
more anxiety to him than the decision
of the supreme court on the status of
the colonies. 1t was a matter of great
moment whether the highest judicial
body should uphold the view of the
administration that the constitution
sanctioned the possession Of colonies
which were not granted full represen-
tation. There were conflicting rumors
and forecasts of the color of the deci-
sion, and these added TO the tension
felt at Washington. Shortly before
the announcement of che finding of the
court q subordinate officer of one of
the departments appeared at the White
House at an unusual hour and insisted
upon seeing the president on the plea
of important business. Having been
admitted, he came at once to his er
rand.
"Mr. President, | have some good
news for you. | have just learned au-
thoritatively that the decision of the
supreme court is to be In your favor"
He fairly gIowed with the Importance
of his welcome message.
THANK you," said Mr.. Mckinley
quietly THAT is good news. But
have you informed your chief?"
"No, Mr. President. / thought you
ought to be the first to know it,.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
SPINNING ASBESTOS.
A Thread a Hundred Yards Long and
Only an Ounce In Weight.

a Thread Hundred Yards Long and
Only an Ounce In Weight.
When it leaves the cobbing sheds as
bestos is sent to the spinning mills In
bags containing about 100 pounds. It
is then first carded by a machine
somewhat resembling the saw tooth
gin seen in cotton mills. This machine
separates the tangled f1bers, upon the
completion Of which operation there oc-
ours a final carding on regular card
ing machine. Leaving this carding ma
chine the asbestos is combed smoothly
and the fibers are laid parallel in uni
form mass
The next step is to treat this mass
In a rotary spinning machine. First
the mass Is spun into I coarse yarn.
Then 1t is drawn and spun until it be-
comes fine and quite strong. In case
hard, strong thread is required for GER
tain fabrics the asbestos yarn Is placed
in a doubling and twisting machine,
where two or more Of the yarn threads
are combined. If the asbestos is to be
impregnated with rubber a smooth,
hard finished thread is not desirable.
For a long time the problem Of spin
ming asbestos presented many diff
culties by reason of the manner in
which the threads persisted in slipping
past one another Eventually 1t was
found that, under the microscope, a
thread of asbestos displayed a notched
surface and that by means Of special
twisting the spinning could be success
fully accomplished. The result is that,
after many years Of experiment, manu-
facturers nowadays are able to turn
out a single asbestos thread 100 yards
In length and not exceeding an ounce
IN weight-EXchange
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
Charles NeubrdndGr
Popular Member Of MaChiniSt's
Union 24I, Died Wednesday.

Charles Martin Neubrander died
at his home 730 Ludlow street, at
6:40 O'Clock Wednesday morning
of complications, aged 43 years, 7
months and q days. He was a
dealer in cigars at the Lakeview
hotel for many years and left the
widow, son aud daughter, Stan
ley and Helen Neubrander, two
sisters and brother, Mrs. Hulda
Wright and Mamie and Frank
Neubrander, all of this city.
Mr.. Neubrander was a member
of Hamilton Lodge, No. 572,
Knights of Pythias, Court Butler,
Independent Order of Foresters
and Hamilton Lodge, No. 241, In
ternational Association of Machin-
lists. He was very popular in the
labor ranks and held many import
ant Offices. His bereaved widow
and children have the sympathy of
their host of friends in their loss.
The funeral has been arranged
to take place at the house Saturday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock, Rev. John
E. Braun of the German Methodist
church, officiating. Interment,
Greenwood.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
Fishermen Get Increase.

Seattle, July, 1.-THE Halibut
fishermen who have been working
in the independent boats and have
been getting a per cent of the catch
have compromised their demands
for an increase in the share of the
catch, and will now receive four
hfths instead of three fourths, as
formerely.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
The Devils eravsxard.y

A cemetery known as the Devils
Graveyard" on top of a rocky hill
overlooking Sion, Switzerland, where
for centuries were buried sorcerers
and sorceresses, is being blasted away
to make room for public Improvements.
From the tenth century to the early
seventeenth those supposed to be In
traffic with the evil one were tortured,
executed and buried there. The exca-
yators have found bones estimated to
be those Of many hundreds OF persons.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
Pension Bill Passes.

Harrisburg, July, II. Provision
for the employees of Philadelphia
who have given the best years of
their life to the service of the city
has been made by the State Senate,
which passed the bill providing for
a municipal pension fund. The
House has already passed the meas
ure, and it has gone to the governor
for his approval, he having ex-
pressed himself as favorable to the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
Springfield General Strike.

Springfield, ILL.,, July 11.-The
general strike inaugurated by the
Building Trades Council is still on.
The carpenters notified the con-
tractors last fall that they expected
a wage increase this spring, this
being done In order to give the
contractors ample time and oppor-
tunity to bid ON work based upon a
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
Lancaster Forward.

Lancaster Pa, Jaly II. The la
Dor forward movement in this city
is progressing satisfactorily. As a
direct result the membership of the
local unions has been appreciably
increased and interests being taken
by the unorganized to a greater
extent than ever noted in this city
before.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
a Voice Without a Soul.

Tibet's dalai lama was greatly dis
turbed by the first phonograph he saw.
Edmund Gambler, when In Lassa with
the Younghusband expedition, heard
from the NepaIese resident how he had
recently brought the uncanny toy as a
present from the maharaJah of Nepal
to the priest king. The dalai lama
walked around it uneasily as 1t blared
forth an English band piece and an in
delicate Bhutanese song. Then he
thought for a long while, and finally
said he could not live with this voice
without a soul. So it was passed on to
somebody else.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
We Need The Convention

The Convention Committee urges
all unions to get busy and turn in
to Secretary Edward Etzler as much
money as possible before the con-
vention in October. The commit
tee has been busy of late visiting
the different locals and trying to
get them interested in the work of
raising the necessary money to pay
the expenses of the convention.
One of the most important things
secure the convention will be the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
Strayer In Business.

Charles Strayer member of Bar
tenders Union will open the Cafe
at the corner of Main and B. streets
Saturday. The place has been re-
modelled and all new fixtures have
been installed, as we'll as a fresh
line of wet goods.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
Proposes One Cent Pastage.

Washington, July 11.-Repre-
sentative Roddenberry of Georgia
has introduced bill providing for
1-cent postage on drop letters for
city delivery or for transportation
exclusively on all rural mail routes.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
a Paternal Proposition.

'"The government throws all the OBJ
solete army weapons in the junk pile.
They are unsalable."
Seems to me the government gives
very little thought to pleasing its citi-
zens."
How now?"
Think of the innocent JOY that
would result If they buried those
weapons on the various battlefelds for
tourists to dig up."-Kansas City Jour
nal
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
FAIR GROUNDS.
Will Be Secured For Labor
Day.

A committee was appointed to
secure the Butler County Fai
Grounds for Labor Day. The COM
mittee will met the Fair Board Sat
urday to make the necessary
arrangements.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
Ovid and Aviation.

If the aYiators of today wish for
classical motto, what better can they
take than this passage from Ovid's
"Ars Amatoria, 2, 43-
quis crederet umQuam
Aerias hominem carpere posse Was?
which means, "Who would believe that
man will ever be able to take aerial
paths ?''-Youth's Companion.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11

Wen, Mr., -, TN sorry for that.
Now, will you please do me the favor
to go at once to your chief and give
him the information so that he may
communicate it to me|-Silas Harri.
son in Century.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
Sfijl He Had It.

A certain physician told some of his
patients that as long as they kept their
feet and legs dry they would be safe
from an attack of the grip. One day
he was surprised to receive letter
from a patient in which the latter said
that he had two wooden legs and yet
he had had the grip for FIVE consecu-
tive years.-P Philadelpnia Ledger.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
ReaI ohlininn.

Creditor-I should like to know when
Tou are going to pay this bill. l can't
come here every day In the week.
Debtor What day would suit you bestf
Creditor Saturday. Debtor-Very well;
hen you can call here every Saturday.
London Opinion.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
Never Lonesome. 9.

''You really like country life, do you,
E5obby?" asked Petlow.
"You bet do" said Dobson.
What do you do with yourself
nightsY' asked Petlow.
"Oh, I come to town." said Dobson.-
Harper's Weekly.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11
Chester Park.

These are great days for Ches-
tiers bathing beach which is attract
ing large crowds both day and
night. Night bathing is getting
to be fad and those who cannot
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-11

legislation. It is provided in the
bill that all employees who have
given twenty years service to the
city shall be benefciaries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-11

portant government service TO demo-
cratic ideals. He succeeded a man
who in many respects was a superior
postmaster general. a believer in econ
omy and the first man in many years
to make the postoffice department
show an apparent surplus.
When Mr.. Burleson took hold in
March his first idea was to gain n COM
prev ensive grasp of the work OF the
department. This he accomplished by
having his subordinates conduct an
analysis of the postoffice business in
all its branches. The first result of
this study was TO show Mr.. Burleson
that the service was not as efficient
as the public had the right to expect.
This was due 10 a mistaken idea OF
efficiency held by Postmaster General
Hitchcock In order TO save money
Hitchcock had cut the operating force
until IL was not adequate for the enor-
nous business.
Further investigation showed, too,
ihat the surplus shown by the last ad
ministration was only an apparent sur
plus, brought about by bookkeeping.
In other words. the books failed to
charge against the receipts holdover
bills from the preceding year and car
ried to a succeeding year obligations
due in the year showing the
surplus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-11

power is SO great. M Bowles said,
his responsibilities and his obligations
to observe a high code OF ethics were
greater
The first duty OF the manufacture
er," said Mr.. BowIes. lis to produce
a good article by honest methods
That responsibility rests with peculiar
force upon the newspaper maker, be-
cause the quality of his product. or
his service. may be OF vast conse-
quence to the public welfare. IL he dis
torts or misrepresents the news, or
IL he fails TO present the full worth in
a given case. the evil effects upon so
ciety may be beyond calculation The
journalist avows himself through his
newspaper the exponent OF the public
interests, the champion and defender
OF popular rights. How vital. then,
TO his own integrity. TO his influence
upon the public mind is IL that his
newspaper itself shall be as excellent
and honest as he can make il. shall
have a character OF its own that men
win respect"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-11
InE KNock-orT Nov.

At last the republican press. despOn-
dent. depressed. defeated. says the re-
psIblicans cannot win unless the pro-
EressiVes quit being tie minority party
and go back 10 save the republican
party from complete humiliation
But all hope OF amalgamation is
gone. Roosevelt says NO amalgam-
alton" with characteristic emphasis.
- Barnes and e5uggenheim. Aldrich and
J-OWden. LorimeT and others say yes.
but Roosevelt. Governor Johnson and
tO;her leaders of the progressive party
smost emphatically say no"
4 The strength shown by the progress
sives last Tuesday justifies them
Here's a knockout blow by Governor
johnson. delivered TO the lettering re
publican party Thursday night in Chi
scaEo:
Perhaps you have heard here. as.
sNe have heard in the west. the siren
song OF consolidation This is the
song OF the tWo-headed and three
headed men. all OF them In unison of
late. We ask them why We should
and they answer, To
win Our reply then Is and has been
that We would rather go down in de
feat with our principles than win with
put them"
! Any time those Lorimer republicans
pan reconcile themselves to the fnitia-
tive. referendum. recall ard woman
outrage, they might as well quit the
bid republican hulk and become pro-
Eressives. And how in the world can
they reconcile themselves 10 princi- !
fles which they nave condemned as
the ~vagaries OF insane socialism,"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-11
CNew York World

tNew York World
The east is as we'll pleased over the
recent election results as are the west
and middle west II is especially sig
nificant that the great financial centers
went democratic. The result is recog-
nized as a great triumph for President
Wilson.
The ~~verEor-elect of Massachusetts
is a Wilson democrat. Mr.. Foss' at
tempt to engineer a panic-breeding re-
action in favor of high tariffs was
contemplate failure.
The governor-elect of New Jersey is
a Wilson democrat. A familiar coali-
ton between Jim Smithism and stand
81, iepuDncanism was as Intellectual
against Fielder as it had been against
Wilson himself.
The United States senator-elect IN
Maryland is a Wilson democrat. In a
state where Gormanism is still ram
pant he made his fight boldly as a
champion of the administration.
The msyor-elect of New York City
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-11
Capital Comment
BY CLYDE II. TAVENNER
Congressman from the Fourteenth District.

In addition, the former administra-
ton had refused promotions, kept en-
ployes at ihe lowest possible wages
and sacrificed efficiency for cheap
methods of administration.
Mr.. Burleson promptly asked con-
gress to vote him an emergency apprQu
priation of 100000 10 take care of OBJ
legations which should have been met
by his predecessor and then began
his more liberal administration, which
almost Immediately resulted in in
creased efficiency When he had &C
complished this he began from an even
start to work some of his reforms.
One of his first actions was to in
crease the weight limit for the parcel
post and 10 reduce parcel postage in
the first and second zones. The pub
lie is familiar with these innovations.
He next turned his attentions TO the
postnasters of the country
He found 1900 vacant postmaster
ships of the presidential grade. and
some 800 additional commissions have
since expired. Prior to filling any of
these positions, Mr.. Burleson promul-
gated his famous order that men ap-
plying for positions as postmaster
must be prepared to drop all other
work and give their entire attention
to the work of the government. This
was revolutionary. since preceding ad-
ministrations had regarded these luc-
rative positions merely as sinecures to
be bestowed upon political favorites.
The real work of each Office was con-
Quoted by the lower paid clerks.
Nr. Burleson's order has greatly in
creased the efficiency or the service.
and has relieved the department of the
necessity of hiring additional clerks 10
take care of increasing postoffice bus
mess. AND he has obeyed his own rule
by working always eight hours and
sometimes IL hours a day.
Mr.. Burleson found, too. that the ex-
ecutive orders issued by Presidents
Roosevelt and Taft covering fourth
class postmasters into the civil service
without examination had resulted in
esta blishing many incompetents in of.
fee. On Mr. Burleson's instigation
President Wilson issued an order call
ing for new civil service for these
and providing that every one
must take examinations in competition
with all candidates for the places.
These examinations are soon to begin. |