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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-25
POIisher's Held Big Meeting,

Local Metal Polishers' Union
met Wednesday night in regular
session. The meeting throughout
was interesting and the members
were enthusiastic until adjourn
ment.
TIE Polishers decided to turn out
Labor Day, and if they do as we'll
in the parade this year as they have
in the past they will be one of the
big features.
George Kraft was elected dele
gate to the Cincinnati convention
which meets August Is. In select
ing Kraft they will be we'll repre-
sented at the convention. Frank
Mooare was elected alternate.
Peter Frinkler was elected Horse
Marshal for the Labor Day parade.
The attendance of the polishers
was little better than usual.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-25
Chas. Vaughn.
Elected Grand Marshal Of
Parade.

Charles Vaughn, one of the most
popular and hustling men in the
city has again been selected by the
Labor Day Picnic Committee as
Grand Marshal of the Parade.
1t is no easy task to get the Mar
shals together to line up the parade
on Labor Day. That is one reason
why the committee again selected
Vaughn, he knows just what to do
to make the parade success and
when he is on the job he always
makes good. Vaughn is hustler
from the word go and he has al
ready asked the unions to appoint
their marshals and to meet with
him, which will be done immediate
ly. Charlie has always made fine
showing in the parade line as in
everything else he has undertaken
and he is not going to fall down
this year. He promised the com
mittee larger and better parade
than has ever been held in Hamil-
ton before. He has also been Sc
lected by the Democrats as their
candidate for Councilman at Large
but he is not going to let this in
terfere with the Labor Day parade
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-25
Quarry Workers.
lice judge.

Barre VT. July 25.-The Quarry
Workers and Paving Cutters of Red
Granite Wis, have been on strike
since May l for the reduction In
hours from nine to eight, about 500
men being affected. The compan-
les have reserted to every known
method to secure the return of the
workmen as individuals, but have
been unsuccessful. Strike break
ers were brought in, but they did
not take kindly to the Red Granite
quarries and quit after few days.
The employers appear to have con-
troll of the village board of Red
Granite, and since the strike the
board has flooded the quarry sec
tions of the country with the cir
culars depicting the SO called ad-
vantages of Red Granite for work
men engaged in this class of work.
The Quarry Workers international
Union advises that quarry workers
should give Red Granite a wide
bearth until an adjustment has been
secured.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-25
LABOR DAY PICNIC COM
MITTEES.

The Labor Day Picnic Committee
meets every Thursday, at 7:30 p.
m. In Trades Council Hall.
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. Vim. Finfrock, John
Hartman, Henry Janser.
The committee will meet every
Thursday night in Trades Council
Hall at 7:30 P. M.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-25
Curing Wood.

Wood has contagious diseases! A
stick of wood in a lumber yard may
be sick and infect other timbers, which
later may develop the disease when
they are supporting great weights in a
new building Some of the diseases are
so contagious that in building they
will jump several feet across masonry
or brick to some stick of healthy wood.
Cures have been discussed by the
American Society of Mechanical En-
gineers. Most of the diseases are va
rieties of dry rot caused by fungus,
and most of the varieties of the dry rot
fungi cannot stand heat much over 100
degrees, so the most likely cure is to
close a building up tight, If any beams
are infected. and heat it up to 120 or
40 degrees. Even this is not always
successful, for ends of beams are bur
led in the outer brick walls, and the
heat may not reach them.-Exchange.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-25
ABOUT A DOLLAR A BITE.
Prices Used to Soar Sky High In the
Cafe Angais In Paris.

Cafe Anglais In Paris.
In the palmy days of it's existence
the Cafe Anglais In Paris was greatly
affected by wealthy Americans. In
this resort the charges scared sky high,
and 1t was considered bad form to ask
the price of anything on the menu.
You simply ordered what struck your
fancy and were expected to pay smil-
ingly when the bill was presented.
Julius Chambers was invited by q
friend to dine there once, and in the
Brooklyn Eagle he tells of his expert
ence:
Being asked to order the dinner for
my friend, made it as simple as pos
sible A bisque soup, salmon with
young potatoes, one small capon with
fine herbs, asparagus, tarts, Camem-
bert cheese and coffee. My friend did
not drink wine, and l ordered for my
self bottle OF the red wine Of the
house,
Everything was excellent, and 1
fully expected the bill to be so to 100
francs ($2O). Imagine my horror, there
fore, when the bill was 300 francs.
Sixty dollarsI was indignant, al
though my host merely laughed. I sent
for the maitre d'hotel and demanded
an itemized bill. He was very indig-
nant; said such a request was unheard
Of. After much delay the addition ap.
peared. | only remember that it added
up all right and that the charge for the
chicken was 500 and ST for the wine
(worth about 60 centsD My host only
smiled and gave the waiter napoleon
tip.
"A Chicago acquaintance came to me
one afternoon not long after the aboy,
experience, his eyes bulging and his
! temper high He said he had gone t
the Cafe Anglais, ordered luncheon, be
| ginning with cold salmon. A whole
fish was brought, and after a small
first helping be liked it so well that ht
| took second spoonful He noticed
that the fish was not taken from the
table when the rest Of his meal wa!
brought When be got his bill he was
charged for the whole salmon-6(
francs (S12). lie was assured it was {
rule of the house that a second helping
indicated he wanted the entire fish, anC
a charge of that kind was made.
Il laughed ut him. and the more
laughed the angrier he got His lunch
con cost him $23, and he could have
had the same at the best restaurant il
New York for about 81"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-25
BARRIERS Win.

Joplin, Mo-, July 25.-The bar
bers union in this city had an un-
derstanding with the proprietors of
barber shops that an increase in
wages would be granted, but when
it came to paying the increase the
employers refused. Finally, the
BARRIERS notified all proprietors that
the increase must be paid on GER
tain day or strike vote would be
taken. As result, every employ
er, save one, then paid the increase.
The BARRIERS, through this contro-
versy, have secured substantial i'm
provements.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-25
Chester Park.

For'the last week in July, Man
ager /. M. Martin has arranged for
some bright and new spots in
Chester Parks programme and un-
less his promises fail, the week will
prove to be one of the most enjoy
able of the season. The time has
come when the summer crowds
have actually formed the habit of
going to the clubhouse for their
meals and to the bathing beach and
band concerts, so that it remains
for Colonel Martin to supply the
extra trimmings to add to furtb er
enjoyment of the regular features.
The vaudeville bill for the coming
week looms up as novel and enter
tanning. The performances are
given twice daily in the opera house.
Colonel Martin is constantly in
touch with the novelties which are
supplied to the cabarets in New
York and Chicago and these are
transferred to Chester as soon as
they have proven their merit.
The bathing beach is now open
every day from Z a. m. to 9 p. m.
DR.. ]. Rettrich, physical instructor
at Woodward High School, has
swimming classes every morning.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-25

Kansas City, Mo-, July 25.-The
local labor paper, The Herald says:
In a letter to Secretary John I.
Smith, President Wood, of the
Missouri State Federation of Labor
tells an interesting story of his ex-
perience at Festus. Several hun
dred glasswokers are on strike, aud
President Wood was endeavoring
to secure a settlement of the diff
Guilty. One hundred and fifty
strike e-breakers, at the behest of
some of the so-called respectable
element of the town, who are un-
doubtedly in the employ of the cor
poration went to the hotel where
President Wood was stopping, but
only for the landlady's son inter-
posing they would undoubtedly
have taken his life. Wood had to
leave the corporation-ridden town
betweed two days. The strike
breakers were led by the local po-
lice judge"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-25
Very Unusual.

''You newspaper fellows are ordina-
rily hard pressed for funds, are you
not?" asked the genial stranger.
Our natural pride forbade Us to agree
with this outsiders conclusion. So we
said:
"Why-er-not necessarily. What
makes you think SOP
'I'll tell you. am acquainted with q
member of your profession, and a fine
chap he is too. The other day ! want
ed to talk to him. so l called him up
on the phone and asked him if be
would lunch with me. He accepted,
and at the appointed hour we sat at
the table. / opened the conversation
thus:
"'Well. what's the news? Anything
unusual in your line?
Yes answered the reporter
'thisP "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-25
SPLIT ON A TOOTHBRUSH.
Their Points of View Couldn't Agree;
Hence the Clash.


Hence the Clash.
When the tall girl found the mistress
of the six room fat washing dishes she
asked what had happened to Mary.
MARY has left" said the housekeep-
er. u insulted her yesterday morning
at 10 o'clock, and at II she packed her
trunk and skipped.
I'VE had row over toothbrushes.
Mary exhibited an unparalleled interest
in toothbrushes. Every brush she
came to was taken up and turned over
and over and commented on admiring.
ly or the reverse.
Finally she came to mine. could
see at once that she liked it.
"tWhose is this? she asked.
mime said.
she poured out a glass of water and
dipped the brush in
"Oh, well, she said, I won't bs
afraid to use it, then
For a moment l stood there literally
stupefied, but soon l saw that prompt
action was necessary, and caught
Mary's arm in a painful grasp.
"'Put 1t down this instant l COM
manded. Put it down
Mary drew back and withered me
out Of the corner of her eye.
Dear me- she said, how touchy
some folks are! never work for
! touchy folks
And so we parted. She seemed un-
able to get my point of view on tooth
brush etiquette, and l seemed unable
to get hers. so we thought it best to
sever our relations New York Times
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-25
The Lost Leader Writer.

The story is told that when the new
proprietor OF the London Times first
went over the building in Printing
House square he saw a door covered
with cobwebs which wouldn't open.
After they had waited a long time an
aged caretaker was found burdened
with enormous keys, one of which
fitted the rusty lock, and after great
straining turned it Inside were dust
and ashes and cobwebs and-a skele-
ton! 1t was leaning over a table with
a pen in its bone fingers. What on
earth is this?" they asked "Oh, re-
member hearing that in my great
great-grandfather's days they lost one
of their leader writer's" said the old
key bearer. lie must have got locked
inp'-London Sketch.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-25
NOTHING MAY BE VERY FUNNY.
Weldon Grossmith Proved II to Henry
irving's Satsfa ction.


In From Studio to Stage" Weldon
Grossmith tells us Of his invitation to
play Jacques Strop to Henry Irvins, 9
Robert Macaire. He says it took his
breath away. Irving told him that he
had received good reports of the young
actor from Booth and Jefferson in
America and arranged to pay him G1O
week IL that would be enough.
81 didn't tell him that would have
played the part for nothing and have
willingly given a premium to have
done so Gf | had had the premium). |
positively received f10 week to be in
structed In the art of acting by the
greatest actor of our time! 1t was
worth hundreds to me both from an
artistic and a business point Of view
The pains and trouble Irving took with
| every one over the slightest detail were
remarkable. / admit he was very try
| ing at times, especially when l was
doing something quietly humorous-or,
rather, nothing-and he would gaze on
| me very solemnly and say, That's not
| funny, my boy. You must do some
thing funny there
| II proved to him, however, on the
first night that sitting perfectly still
on the staircase looking the picture of
misery was decidedly funny; at least
the audience thought $3.50 much SO
that the great chief said to me after
ward, What were you doing on the
staircase that made the audience
laugh so muchr
Nothing, replied
"'All right, my boy; do 1t again. he
answered"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-25
WORLD OF LABOR

Gov. Crue of Oklahoma is keen
in his executive capacity in vetoing
legislation in favor of labor. He
has vetoed the full crew measure,
passed by the Legislature, and in
his veto message he valiantly takes
the side of the railroads In their op-
position to this law, and asserts
that the railroads ''are better quail
fled to determine the manner in
which they operate their trains
than are the Legislature, the labor
ing people, or the Governor.
The Department of Labor and
Industry is now established in
Pennsylvania, and Professor John
Price Jackson has been appointed
as the head of the newly created
department. This new department
absorbs the old department of fac
tory inspection, and is authorized
to investigate the conditions of all
workmen in factories, the health of
the workers, and general conditions
surrounding workshops. The sal
ary of the new department head Is
fixed at $4,000 per annum.
During the recent convention of
the National Association of Sheet
Metal Workers employers reso-
luton was introduced to strike
from the list of principles of the
association that of the "open shop" +"
The motion to adopt this resolution
was lost by a vote of 80 to 2. This
being an Employers Association it
could net be expected that il could
be pried loose from its moorings
where it is in excellent company
with the Parry, Post and Kirby flo
tilla of union busting gunners.
A delegation of workingmen
from the Mare Island Navy Yard
will have an hour conference with
Secretrry of the Navy Daniels,
when he visits that yard this month
This conference is in line with the
announcement of Daniels that he
would accord the mechanics every
opportunity to present their claims
for more pay, and for more repre-
sentatives on the wage board that
regulates pay. At both the Mare
Island and Bremerton Navy Yards
considerable dissension has arisen
relative to the severarl systems OF
premium work favored by the de-
partmen, and an effort will be made
at the conference with the Secre-
tary. 1t Is claimed that the recent
heavy layoff In the sheet metal
shop has something to do with the
unwillingness of the men to agree
to the Halsey premium plan.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-25
DEAD AIR IN THE LUNGS.
When You Yawn You ExpeI 1t, So Don't
Be Afraid to Yawn.

When You Yawn You ExpeI 1t. So Don't
Be Afraid to Yawn.
With ordinary breathing the lungs
are not completely flied with air, nor
are they entirely emptied every time
you exhale during natural respiration.
This leaves quantity of dead air In
the lungs, generally away down in the
lower lobes. This is called residual"
air, and after it stays there awhile and
becomes foul nature casts about for
some means to make you get rid Of IT.
The yawn is the thing so nature
makes you yawn. You open your
mouth to it's fullest extent, throw back
your head. strain with the back mus
cles of the jaw, and you can then feel
your lungs move as they force out all
the foul air and take In fresh. In this
manner are the lungs actually venti-
lated.
Yawning also ventilates the air pas
sages in the mouth, throat and upper
portion of the chest leading to the
lungs And again yawning is really an
aid to hearing.
The cracking sound which you so of
ten hear when giving an extra big
yawn is due to the stretching and open
ing of the eustachian tubes. These
tubes communicate between the ears
and the back of the throat If they
are congested, which happens wher
you have bad cold In the head, people
| complain of deafness.
If you feel inclined to yawn then d.
SO. 1t is natures way Of cleaning ou
your lungs and air passages. - New
York American
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-25
TRADES COUNCIL

The Cooperative Trades and La
Dor Council met Tuesday night in
regular session with President John
Few presiding and AZ delegates be.
ing present.
The credentials of J. J. Foley and
Chas. Cork of Iron Molder's Union.
+. II. Pitman of Horse Shoers'
Union, and George Besselman of
Iron Molders Union No. 2S3 were
read received and delegates in
stalled.
Brother Wick, of the Plumber S
Union was admitted as visitor.
Nell Hawthorn, was admitted to
the meeting to state his case with
the Machinists Union. The mat
ter was referred to the Machinists
for adjustment.
The employees of the Pacific Light
and Power Company of California
who are on strike appealed for fin
ancial assistance. The letter was
received.
The Secretary of the Picnic com
mittee reported that everything
pertaining to the picnic was pro-
crossing nicely and all sub-com-
mittees were at work. The Mid
dletown union will be down and
take part in the parade.
The committee appointed 60 go
to Middletown to urgue the unions
IN that city to become affiliated
with the Ohio Federation of Labor
reported that they have not visited
them on account of the bad railroad
connections. They asked for more
time which was extended.
The executive committee report.
ed that they met several days ago
aud considered the proposition of
building labor temple. The ex
ecutive committee visited several
of the different unions and they are
favorable to the proposition.
A letter was read from President
J. I. Carey of the Brotherhood oil
Paper Makers in reply to Secretary
Hills letter asking for information
on government work. The sam.
was received and referred to the
Executive committee.
A committee of three was ap-
pointed to visit the new grocery
store OIL south Third street in ref
erence to carpenters who worked
on the job. Finfrock, Hartman
and Betcher were appointed.
Weiss, Strategier and Etzlel
were appointed on committee te
visit Siifer Brothers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-25
Mrsn,s Bomb For ST Paula.

ST. Paul's-old st. Paups--once knew
the effect OF a bomb that actually ex-
ploded. After the great fire 1t was at
first thought that the ruins might be
repaired, but too much damage having
been done 1t was decided to pull the
fabric down-a task In which many
lives were lost To put an end to the
tedious work Wren hit upon the idea
OF inclosing eighteen pounds of gun
powder in q wooden box and explod-
ing 1t under the central tower. The re-
suit was to lift the arches some nine
inches. so that the ruins suddenly
jumping down made a great heap OF
ruin in the place without scattering. y
The architect proudly boasted that his
powder box had lifted 1900 tons and
saved. the labor Of 1000 en.-London
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-25
Jean Rchepins Flight From a Life of
Drudaery to Fame.

The story Of how Jean Richepin
came to adopt literary career is pic
turesque. For some time he had pick
ed up a precarious livelihood by doing
odd jobs, including such prosaic oc-
cupations as that of bootback and
casual porter on the Quai Marseilles.
One day he was engaged by a gentle
man to carry to the railway station a
heavy trunk Arrived ut the station,
there was an instant mutual recogni-
ton They were old college chums.
What are you doing here?" asked
his friend.
Carrying your trunk, believe" said
Jean
"Why do you do thisP'
Because I must"
where do you Iive?"
Come and see. replied Richepin.
The future dramatist took his friend
to his dwelling-a miserable room in
an attic in the poorest quarter Of the
town Upon the table lay scattered
heaps of manuscripts-Je cans incur
slons in the realms of poetry when
the more prosaic duties of the day
were over Looking through them, his
friend was astounded at their quality.
''Why do you carry trunks and blacken
boots when you can do work like
this?' he asked Richepin had never
given the matter a thought He had
never deemed these products of idle
hours worthy of publication. Pub
lished they were, however, in a very
few weeks and created an immense
sensation. From that moment Jean
Richepin never looked back. - West
Minister Gazette.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-25
Moyinu a Billiard Table.

Probably the most remarkable jour
ney ever made from Cattaro to Ce-
TIME, in Montenegro, was that of an
English billiard table. Fifty sturdy
porters were required to carry the ta-
BILE over the mountain, and pilot
stood astride it TO shout directions as
to how best to get round awkward cor
ners. The building in which It was
housed retained the name OF Big
liardo" when converted into govern
ment offices and parliament house
many years later
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-25
GIRLS UNDER l8
Cannot Be Given Employment
In Ohio.

Columbus, Ohio, July 25. AS
result of an error just discovered
which crept into the new child la
Dor law 1t will be unlawful to en-
ploy girls under 18 years of age.
In drafting the act the intention
was to make 1t provide all girls
should go to school up to 16 and If
they went to work between that
age and 18 they would be required
to give certificates showing certain
educational attainments. The leg
islature will have this mistake to
correct.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-25
Pater's New Front.

Workmen are busily engaged at
Glenn Pater's Shoe Store putting in
a new front and remodeling the
store room. While the work is
going on there is no interruption
in business and the same good
shoes will be sold TO all who take
advantage of our bargains. Give
US call. Four two one South
Second.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-25
Called.

"Tillie," he said, 81 had strange
dream the other night. dreamed that
l started to say something to certain
pretty girl and she stopped me- No,
George she said. you mustn't tell me
you love me-not yet, anyway. Wait
till l weigh 1873 poundsr
Zone hundred and thirty three
poundsp' exclaimed the lovely maiden
to whom be was telling his dream.
"Why, George, that's exactly what l
weight
What could George do, even with his
story unfinished. but 'fess up!-Chi-
eago Tribune.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-25
WILL RECEIVE BIDS

Bids will be received by Charles
Vaughn, Chairmen of the Refresh
ment Committee for Labor Day,
for Frankfreuters, Fresh Sausage
and Ice Cream, within the next
two weeks. Send bids to Charles
E. Vaughn, 721 Buckeye street.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-25
Maddensd the Cahhies,

There lived one time In England q
woman who was known as the cab
mems terror" She was Mrs. Guy
Ter. who knew the distance between
any two given points in London and
always rendered the exact fare with
out a farthing over. Irate cabbies
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-07-25
PARTIALLY Successful.

"Didn't | hear you fire something nj
that yowling cat early this morningT
"Yes; threw the confounded alarm
clock at It."
.Hit the beastY'
"No, but got rid Of the alarm clock. :
boston Transcript.