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

help OF forces at present antagonistic
When you find the retail merchants
Of the country spending enormous sums
every day in nm effort to induce people
to patroniZe their establishments and
your common sense tells you 1t pays
them to do so. do you not realize what
a valuable asset conscious. purposed
use of your purchasing power would
be TO organized labor?
What do you think would be the eff
feet of persistent and consistent de
mand on the part Of the would be pur.
chaser for union label products? Do you
not think the merchant who couldn't
supply the demand would soon find
means 10 do so or else go out OF busi-
ness? The pressure Of the retailer on
the jobber and wholesaler, the jobber
and wholesaler on the manufacturer
| would soon result in more union fac
tories and shops with better wages,
better conditions and shorter hours.
The labor movement Is going ahead.
but it could gain much faster if each
member Will pledge his purchasing
power 10 the common cause. and that
b why tight use Of our purchasing
power. or concentration OF all wage
sarners il, demanding union label
goods at all tines and places may be
considered th,. main issue
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-08-29
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION.
Civic Federation to Study Operation Of
State Laws.

Civic Federation to Study Operation Of
State Laws.
The department on compensation for
Industrial accidents of the National
Civic federation recently announced
the following commission, which is to
make study Of the operation Of state
laws on worbmen's compensation;
Chairman. Cyrus W Phillips OF
Rochester. member OF the former New
York state commission on employers
liability: ]. Walter Lord. Baltimore,
chairman Of the Maryland state com.
mission ON employers liability and
workmen's compensation; Otto NJ Eid-
litz, New York Building Trades En-
ployers' association; Louis B, sehram,
chairman labor committee, United
States Brewers association, Brooklyn;
James Duncan. vice president Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor Quincy, Mass.
John Mitchell vice president Ameri.
can Federation Of Labor. Mount Yer
non n. Y
Mr. Duncan and Mr. Mitchell were
appointed 10y the American federation
Of labor to cooperate with the ma.
tIonal civic federation The first
states to be visited will be Massa-
chusetts New Jersey, Ohio, Michigan
and Wisconsin.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-08-29
LON Mann on the Strike.

Solidarity is what will save you
workers BY banding together and
educating yourselves alone shall you
inherit the earth We don't preach
violence. We don't court violence, but
If it comes we don't shun it But vio-
lence is only incidental In our fight
it is something that cannot be helped.
Strike as often as you must Band
yourselves together and let nothing
thrust you apart Ignore the ballot
box That way disunion lies. You
may control the government, and your
leaders. once in power and In reach
of wealth, would desert you. But II
you stick together always. strike and
inflict every blow you can at your OPP
pressors and lift one another up you
will be invincible. Who controls the
government will not matter then The
government will come to you.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-08-29
UNION UpBU|LD|NC
Purchasing Power OF Labor
Should Be Utilized.
DEMAND THE UNION LABEL.
A Phase of Activity That Trade Union
isn, tias Failed to Maize the Best Use
Of How Organized Labor Can
Strengthen Its Position.

There are numerous activities in
which uIionism. union officers and un.
Ion members are engaged says the
Shoe Workers Journal They are prose
spective trades. seeking better wages
or conditions. adjusting differences.
conducting strikes resisting eneroach
ments and doing the routine work o.
the movement These are the The busy
ones who are often 81 busy in routine
matters that they overlook the main
issue There is also the very large
percentage of drones in the trade I'M.
ion movement who overlook the main
issue and every other Issue
And what is the main issue? What
line of trade union activity should he
singled out from all the others aud
counted as most important OF all!
Clearly Ii is for all unionists Of every
trade and calling to make full use OF
their purchasing power, so that not a
single cent of their wages shall go to
support the nonunion wages and con-
ditions which exist where the employ
ers are unorganized In other words,
the workers should be equally insist
ent In demanding union label goods
as they are In demanding union wages
for their labor, for If they spend their
wages for nonunion products they are
tearing down as consumers the very
edifice of union wages and conditions
that they are seeking to build up as
producers
TO direct their purchasing power in
their own interest, in purchasing union
made goods, involves no sacrifice OF
any other trade union effort. Trade
unionists may continue all their trade
union activities but IL simply means
that the main issue-the union label
issue--must never be neglected, what
ever else they may do The preaching
the gospel OF unionism among the un-
organized aud the solicitation of new
members may continue Just the same,
supplemented. however by the demand
of united labor that the employees OF
all industries shall organize
Instead of permitting employers TO
coerce employees out OF labor unions,
labor unions can, through demanding
union label goods and buying union
label goods and nothing else but union
label goods. coerce employers TO per
NIT or even to ask their employees TO
join the labor unions. which CONES
very near putting the boot on the other
foot
Here Is an argument that all trade
unionists viii do well to consider BY
concentrating their purchasing power
on the products Of union labor exclu
sively they can strengthen their or
ganization In way to bring them the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-08-29
FAV0RS CONSERVATION.
American Federation Appoints Com
mittee to Aid Congress.

American Federation Appoints Com
mittee to Aid Congress.
In recent statement, Samuel Com
pers. president Of the American feder
alton Of labor, shows that many mat
ters other than those bearing directly
upon workers and industrial condi-
tions were considered at the confer
ence of the executive council held at
Atlantic City
The appointment Of a committee on
conservation to cooperate with the
national conservation congress. the APP
pointment of a representative to at
tend the convention of the National So
ciety For the Promotion Of Industrial
Education and the selection Of g w
Perkins. president Of the Cigarmakers'
Industrial union, as representative Of
the federation at the international
labor congress at Zurich. Switzerland.
In September We're among the actions
taken
Decisions were also given in many
of the disputes which had arisen
among subordinate organizations. The
trouble between the steam shovelers
and dredgemen was settled by the Is
suance of a charter to include mem
bers of both organizations.
In the case OF the boilermakers and
iron shipbuilders as opposed to the
bridge and structural ironworkers 1t
was decided the agreement entered
into between these organizations in
November, 1910 still is IN effect and
that any disputes that may arise be
tween them is TO be submitted to arbi-
tration provided the presidents of the
two organizations are unable to reach
an amicable adjustment
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-08-29
FOR LABOR UNIONS.
5ishop Faiio~s Says They Are Needed
to Protect Worknqmen.

to Protect Workingmen.
Bishop Samnci Failows in the course
of recent sermon NelIyered in Chi
cago, cbampioned labor unions. The
Right Perspective" was the subject of
Bishop Falows' address He said in
part:
The writer of the book of Ecclesi
dstes says The wise man discernsth
both time and judgment In other
words, he has right perspective of
men and things He viii see them IN
their proper relations He will not
magnify relations He will not mag
Nifty nor distort conditions He will
have common sense and be just In his
utterances. so he will neither exagger-
ate nor belittle In all disputes in which
he must take part he will hear both
sides
II have held 1t to be fixed fact as
Industrial conditions prevail at the
present time that labor unions are alb
solutely necessary for the protection of
the workingmen So it seemed to me
that one of the most eminent lawyers
of the eastern states the president OF
Eeyeral large corporations and a man
highly esteemed in educational and
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-08-29

tremendous loss to capital and labor
involved ia practically every disagree
ment where the necessity for calling
out strike has heen found. Not in
frequently has capital shown a selfish
disposition. and in failing to recognize
the right Of their workers conditions
have been brought on which they them
selves could easily avoid The pros
perity Of the country today will be
more or less affected by the sane adj
iustment of the present capital and la
Dor misunderstanding 1t is not quite
fair when capital and labor disagree to
make the Innocent third party, the
public, the goat All the time
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-08-29
Tho American Federation.

Better than harsh words and high
sounding phrases is the record of
things done for men and women who
work, and tn this respect the fedora
ton of labor is more fortunate than
any of its predecessors or present day
rivals 1t has brought about improved
conditions, 1t has shortened hours, 1t
has marked up wage scales and 1t has
established better relations between
employers and employees. Every
where there is testimony to the effec-
tiveness of reason, conference, arbi.
tration and peace.-New York World.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-08-29
Funds of ths erioklavars.

The financial report Of the Interna
tional Union OF Rricklayers. Masons
and PIasterers shows that the grand
total of funds ar the beginning of the
current year was $330.173, of which
16,902 was In the general fund, $104,-
O43 in the defense fund. S50.24l In the
mortuary fund and s43,497 In ths re-
sgrvs strike fund
The Washington times., 1913-08-31
Evening Services in tbe CHURCHES

WITHOUT FoLD"-The Morgan Chambers
Church.
m -
MaIaEeu NJ Church
Twentieth Pennsylvania 1890
"THE WAGES OF GREAT MEN AND wAGEsr-The Rev s.
Weaver Grace Church,
west 8 m.
@THE BELIEVERS HoPEThe Re, Louis
Methodist Protestant Church Rhode Island and First
northwest ? p.
paul PRESENCE OF RoYALTYn-The Bras
amp Tent of the Presbyterian Church Covenant
street and the Avenue Of the Presidents, 7:45 ?.
"A wAsHNGT0NIAN WISHED BLUE HAIR"-The T. Hsz
Centennial Baptist Church. Eighth northeast
B. Pollard Metropolitan Ban
t Church, Sixth and A northeast, 7:4s p m
SECOND COMING cHRIST"-The Dr. Weston Brunsr
Fifth Baptist Church. Seventh southwest m
"THE ESSENTIAL cREED"Mr h Hewitt Ingram
gregaon Church Tenth Massachusetts, northeast sso
p (
The Washington times., 1913-08-31
CHURCH WILL HAVE
ITSF|RST WEDDING
Petworth Methodist Edlacs,
Five Years Old, Has Never
Been Scene Of NuptiaIs.

Petworth's Methodist Church mex,
Wednesday night win have its first
wedding. even though II has been built
for fve years.
The bride win be Miss Frances Sarah
Atkinsen. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph +. Atkinson. and the bridegroom
VIII be Leonard II. Sinclair, draughts-
man for the Navy Department. Miss
Atkinson until recently was employed
by Moore & Hill. zeal estate dealers
The Petworth church has narrowly
escaped having q couple Of other we'd
dings. but the FIRST time repairs to the
building were under way, and the sec
ond time the minister was missing, or
the couple changed. their minds about
the place. But the Sinclair Atkinson
wedding Il all arranged. Three hundred
Invitations have been sent out. There
VIII bee a reception at So Park road
northwest after the wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sinclair will be at home
at sz3 shepherd street northwest after
September q
The Washington times., 1913-08-31
LOCAL FINANCIAl CIRCLES

, tainment provided by the bankers ano
citizens Of Boston promises TO invest the
affair with something more than the
atmosphere Of a mere business conven'
tion.
Washington will be named soon.
The weekly actual bank statement Is
sued at the close Of yesterday by the
New York banks showed the following
changes: Surplus, decrease, N7,0 900;
loans, Increase. go. 900; specie, de-
crease. 81. .2s2, 900; legals. increase; sSls.-
ton. decrease. s1s3,Ooo, and surplus re-
serve, SS,oss, 100.
Absolute denial OF the rumor that he
was interested In the organization of a
new savings bank, to be located at
west, was made today by Allen c. Clark,
Washington attorney and secretary
of the Equitable Life Insurance Com
pany. Where the rumor originated,
know, however. that there is nothing
to the report. Not until last night did
I hear such q Tumor. There is nothing
to II, so far as i am concerned, any
way"
The report that President Stevens Is
70 retire from the head Of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway Company was
der.ied IN dispatches from Richmond,
Va, today. With the shake-up Of di-
vision OFFICERS q week ago. the report
that q new president soon would be
placed In charge of the system became
prevalent.
Charles Starek. national bank exarai-
ner at New York. has reported to the
II easury Department that no culpabiI-
ity attached to the National City Bank
In connection with the alleged excessive
loan Of SA,5000Oo to the street railway
companies of Chicago last spring. The
report stated that in making the loan.
which was in the nature OF a syndicate
transaction to purchase securities, the
Its corporate powers, as many other
banks are said to have done In similar
caseS
The Washington times., 1913-08-31
SPEED DEMON POOR
HUSBAND, SHE SAYS
Gilbert Anderson Has Too Many
Women Admirers, Declares
Wife, in Divorce Bill.

CHICAGO. Aug. 3.-Charging deser-
ton, Mrs. Margaret Anderson, wife OF
Gilbert Anderson. the daring driver
who won the Elgin automobile race Sat
urday, will Tuesday file suit for divorce.
There are several other reasons why
Mrs. Anderson desires a separation,
among them that speed demon is
a failure as a husband and father, that
he Is too good a fellow. among au-
tomobile enthusiasts and stranger
to his home" Also that he is too
populas with fair auto fans.
Mrs. Anderson signed the bill for d.
vorce In a local attorneys office yes
terday while Anderson was whizzing
around the course at Elgin.
81 still love him." Mrs. Anderson de-
clared today. However. Its almost i'm
possible for an automobile racer to be
a home lover. He Is admired too much
by the female enthusiasts. and. natural
ly, he forgets about his loved ones and
turns his attentions to his flatterers."
Mrs. Anderson will ask for the Gus
tody of their eight-year-old son.
The Washington times., 1913-08-31
Smokes Out Insects,
Firemen Called Out

Where there II much smoke. there
Is not necessarily fire, at least
OF Of sufficient proportion to inter
est q lot OF firemen aroused from
sound slumber. Jim Mccarthy. who
keeps a bar on H street northwest. near
Fourteenth. successfully demonstrated
this to the satisfaction OF Acting Lieu
tenant Davis. Of the Ninth precinct, a
patrolman, and the firemen. The lieu
tenant and the others found McCarthy's 5
placed filled with smoke. An alarm was
sounded, and police and firemen invaded
the second story to do a heroic rescue.
There they found Mccarthy and his
wife. Mrs. Mccarthy screamed, but
Mccarthy kept on snoring. After much
physical and vocal effort he was
aroused only to explain IN sleepy mono
syllabies that he was burning sulphur
candles to chase insects away from the
bar. The bluecoated men bade him q
sad good night
The Washington times., 1913-08-31
Prize Is Captured by
Washington Youngster

Virginia Boyd, the little daughter of
Mrs. Laurel Boyd. of 1877 Euclid street
northwest, Is a prize winner OF the AS
bury Park, n. j.. baby show.
Baby Boyd carried off a silver LOVING
cup as one the most handsomely cos.
TUNED babes In the competition. which
was held at the resort recently. Her
dress was made from a gown once
worn by her great-great-grandmo
Mrs. Elizabeth washington. OF Wake
field. Va. The baby and her parents
are spending the summer at the sea-
shore
The Washington times., 1913-08-31
VICE PRESIDENT TO
ADDRESS MEETING
His Speech at Great Falls Is
Big Event Of Southern
Methodist Gathering.

In company with Mrs. Marshall and
Senator and Mrs. Swanson, Vice Pres
ident Marshall left Washington in 4
motor car tins afternoon for Great
Falls, where his address. at 4 o'clock,
was scheduled as the big feature OF
the last days program OF the South
ern Methodist Camp Meeting.
The Vice Presidential party took the
read on the Maryland side of the river
and were met at the Falls by a COM
mittee from the camp, headed by the
Rev. DR.. Forrest ]. Prettyman, chap
lain Of the Senate. Row boats carried
them across the Potomac above the
Falls and the mile between the land
ing on the Virginia side and the camp
was made in carriages. Mr.. Marshall
and the other guests win have dinner
ct camp this evening before returning
to Washington.
Large Audience Gathers.
The crowd at the camp meeting was
larger than any during the three
weeks the services have been in prog
ress. Morning prayers were conducted
at 1880 o'clock and at 9 o'clock there
was an experience meeting. The Rev.
DR.. Prettyman preached the sermon at
the regular IL o'clock service and at
o'clock there was Sunday school con-
Quoted by w. H. Ramsey, Of Epworth
Church.
begin at s O'Clock. when the Rev. Rob
ert L. Downing. actor-evangelist, VIII
preach. A. W. Bennett, of Baltimore,
will have charge OF the music at all the
services.
For years the Great Fails camp meet
T.. n - L. IL
cant religious events of the year for
Washington, and never haves these
meetings been more successful than
during the three weeks which are up
today. Especially during the last week
the attendance and interest have been
all that could be hoped for.
Rev. Z. Hez Sven Back.
The Rev. E. Hez Swem was back in
his pulpit at the Centennial Baptist
Church, Eighth and I streets north
east. this morning. after brief vaca-
ton. His story" to coatless men this
evening will bear the title, "A wash
ingtonian Wished for Blue Hair
At the Emmanuel Baptist Church, Ave-
nue. of the Presidents and Columbia
road, the Rev. g. W. Quick, Of Green
vile, s. c., preached this morning, and
viii be heard again this evening at s
o'clock
The Rev. DR.. H. c. Alleman, profess
sor of Hebrew In the Luther Theo-
logical Seminary at Gettysburg, Pa,
preached this morning at the Luther
Place Memorial Church. In the absence
of the Rev. Henry Anstadt. pastor. The
Rev. DIR. L. B. Wolf. OF Baltimore. sec
retary of the board of foreign missions,
was the preacher at 81. Paurs Luth-
eran Church. Eleventh and II streets
northwest, this morning.
At the Washington Heights Presby-
terian Church, the sermon this morning
was preached by the Rev. Edward f.
Weaver. Phi. D.. of Waltham, Mass.
His subject was THE Heavenlies"
The Washington times., 1913-08-31
Former Candidate
Wins Bride by Mail

RoYERsFoRD. Pa, Aug. a.-Insert-
ing sn advertisement in a ma atrImoriaI
paper some few months ago, Hugh
Ayres, former candidate for Congress
OF this place. was flooded with answers
from widows end maids. After sitting
The chah from the grain, he finally
chose a Mrs Mackey, who seemed TO
have all the charms that Mr.. Ayers de-
SHED. Correspondence followed and
photographs and references were ex-
changed He proposed and was ac-
eepted.
Ayers went 10 Philadelphia, where
ne net his intended bride They four
1tyed to New York and were married
BY the Rev. J. Q. Hogan, a friend. The
bride was for years at the head OF an
orphans. home at Terre Haute, Ind.
The Washington times., 1913-08-31
Boston Schools Will
Teach Swimming

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Aug. s1.-Mayor
Barry has announced that swimming
courses are 10 be included In all the
srhools. Of this city beginning this fail.
having arranged with the Massachus-
ettS Irusnhae Society fof supnl- -
instrgs tSTa.
TIE scns ~; Of sEtslitIes oar,ng 'be
rast ftF nRaflls ~ the result eg the
i.isbllit~ Of eyer hish seiIecl ptlpiig -
sEini led t. the dsGis:cn py The mayor
and the zrGsan.aF scllesi graess Will az
nave 20 take pEs tapk lsssop 3 weak,
The Washington times., 1913-08-31
Oyster Men Prepare
For Opening Of Season

Rivermer are overhauling their tackle
for the oyster-taking season, which
opens or the Potomac IN aoout two
weeks longing Is scheduled to start
about September Is, and a month later
the dredge boats start work
Reports from the oyster beds near CO.
lonial Beach and Blackistone's Island
given announcement for an excellent
season and the supply will probably bo
2nOd
The Washington times., 1913-08-31
Girl Has Father Jailed.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. Silicon lie.
pasIier. n Los Angeles business man.
was placed in jail because his seven
teen-year-oid daughter feared he was
shout 10 fee from his creditors and
She cnns squences Of ordinary insol-
vency. Martha Lepaslier. the daughter,
said she sssed the police to arrest her
father ghen he told her he had deter
mined 70 leave the city.
The Washington times., 1913-08-31
Suits for $500, 600 Back Tax.

ST. PAUL Mimi. Aug u.-Suits to
recover the largest back tax claim in
the history of the Northwest, it is said.
aggregating more than 100000. soon
win be brought by the State against
the Great Northern and the Northern
Pacific Railway Companies. All but
$4,000 of this sum Is charged against
the former company. 49,
The Washington times., 1913-08-31
Promoted to Foreman.

James Edward Payne. for years an
enIploye in the proof room at the Gov
ernment Printing office. and prominent
in the affairs of Columbia Typograph-
ical Union. has been promoted to the
foremanship Of the proof room at the
Printefy.
The Washington times., 1913-08-31
Broken in Pocketbook,
Not Spirit Says Cody

CHICAGO. August ST. am broken
In pocketbook. but not in spirit. I'm
happy, and the world will hear from
me again. declared Col. william F.
Cody c.Buffalo BnrD, who is in Chi
cago, en- route to Toronto. Canada,
where he expects to dispose Of some
lninins proaeE;T.
RetsrrfE 20 Eh5 H. IT s'tTs %,
Ccl0ri Cs3- kztd: "Fur h,yiDe shAE= on
ore siee the CDuA.fS and t.1csa On
thf other and e.; TIC sa.s.c-rg as2- u
odt Rnti they are sil -sad TheE you
SoSid b. e 4 geod country there
The Washington times., 1913-08-31
TIE STOCK MARKET Of The WEEK

closing
securities sold the New York
fun
an the ear to
The Washington times., 1913-08-31

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