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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-02
TRADE UNION BRIEFS.

Mississippi has the distinction of be-
ing the only southern cotton state with
an eight hour day for all under sixteen
years.
The threatened strike of the employ
ees Of the elevated railroads of Chicago
has been settled by the board of arbi-
traitors.
The strike of employees of the Inter-
national railway at Buffalo resulted In
victory for the motormen and con-
ductors.
An international congress of the
dnions of photographic and kindred
trades will take place In Vienna, Aus
tria, on Sept to g.
British transports and dock workers
and the seamen, who have now twenty
eight loosely formed associations. will
form a single organization.
A strike of 10000 young women work
ers In the New York city tailoring trade
has been authorized by the executive
committee Of the International Lady
Garment Workers union About 5000
men will also be affected.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-02
Holly Once a Medicine.

Holly formerly played an important
part in domestic medicine. The berries
are violently purgative and emetic"
and were swallowed ten at time by
our Incorporate ancestors to cure the
"vapors,' spleen" and other mysteri-
GUS maladies. Some years ago promi-
nent French physicians pronounced a
decoction Of holly leaves or an extract
from the bark, called 'ilicine," to be
superior to quinine as tonic and
febrlfuge Owing to commercial and
other difficulties the boom died away,
and 'ilicine" no longer figures in the
British Pharamacopoeia.- Ex-
press.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-02
Chester Park Opens May IL.

The regular season at Chester
Park, Cincinnati's noted summer
resort, which for many years, has
sustained its reputation for giving
its patrons the very latest and best
amusements in its line, is fixed for
Sunday, May 1ith. Ever since the
season closed last fall, there have
been activities at Chester Park and
many new improvements have been
wrought in the intervening months.
Last summer Manager [. M. Martin
sent several of his men to New
York, and Atlantic City to look
over the new features in the big
summer resorts at these places and
they returned with many new
ideas. Most of these have been in
corporated IN the plans for this
season, and the crowds which gath
er during the early days will find
many novel and at ractive amuse-
ments which were added since last
year. The Rapids Gorge" is a
new water ride which has just been
completed and which promises to
be one of the popular amusements
at Chester. "The Coal Mine" is
another new feature which is a re-
plica of a device that attracted
great crowds at Luna Park last
lsummer. The Whirlpool is an
other new one. In "Hilarity Hall''
number of Improvements have
been made since last season and
several big features have been add
ed to the already large number OF
fun prCvokers that are to be found
in this popular device. "The
Thriller" "The Blue Streak and
The Derby Racer offer three
rides that cannot be duplicated in
any summer park in the country.
Col. Martin has made arrangements
with ]. c. Mathews Chicago book.
ing agent, to secure pick Of the
Pantages attraction for his free
vaudeville theatres and this insures
a high-class show for every week oi
the season. The Chicago agent
will also book specialties and acts
for the cabaret at the Club House.
Free band concerts AID free out
door motion pictures will be made
big features. Chester is also cred
tied with having the finest dance
floor in this vicinity. The park
will be open for inspection Sunday
May 4th and all the attractions
will be running on that day. This
opening is for the day only.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-02
Victoria's Minimum Waue.

In the little state of Victoria, Aus
tralia, the minimum wage principle
has been in use since 1896 Nor is 1t
Men in large numbers also enjoy its
benefits. Indeed. it applies to nearly
every occupation in which wages are
paid. 1t may be worth noting also
that the minimum wage has been un-
der almost constant discussion during
these seventeen years, that it has been
made the subject of several special in
quiries. that ii has been under consid-
eration several times in the legislature
and has been renewed five times by
both houses of that body.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-02
day morning and at 2;3o in the

day morning and at 2:30 in the
afternoon.
The opening of Coney Island is
only a month away, the day for the
formal opening being the 25th of
May. The Park will actually be
opened day previous to this, how
ever, when the Masons, of Hamil-
ton County will use the great
steamers to take them to the up
river park for their annual outing
and picnic.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-02
Curious Effeots nf Frost

An egg expands when it is frozen so
much that the increased bulk breaks
the shell. Apples, on the contrary,
barrel will shrink until the top layer
will be a foot below the chine. When
the frost has been slowly and careful
ly drawn out they again assume their
normal size and appearance. Apples
can be transported when the mercury
is 20 degrees below zero. Potatoes
once touched by frost are ruined.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-02
Women's Labor Exchange In Holland.

WomenS 5 LABOR ESchan9e IN ROLAND
The growing number of women who
enter trade occupations in Amsterdam
caused the municipality to establish a
ladies' labor exchange in 1909 In the
three years that it has been operating
1t has increased in Importance until
now the director and her nine assist
ants, also women. can scarcely cope
with it's business.
The bureau is divided into different
departments, such as shoemakers,
servants, extra helpers and various
other occupations. Recently a depart
ment has been organized for office per-
sonnel = stenographers, typewriters,
clerks, etc.
To give an idea of the extensiveness
of the operations of this bureau and
its growing popularity 1,192 girls found
employment through its mediation In
the month of January. 1912. while
1,755 were SO placed in the same month
this year. Last year total of 1921
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-02
The Fishermen's Choice.

Approximately sixty fishermen who
were taken to Seattle from Boston to
man the halibut fishing steamers of
the New England Fish company re-
fused to go to work when they learned
they were to be used as strike break
ers. Instead they joined the Fisher
mems union
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-02
A Profit Sharinn Snhama

Castle Bank woollen mills, Wake
Held, England, inaugurated simple
profit sharing scheme at the beginning
OF January for their employees. The
plan does not involve any contribu-
ton by the employees, and they share
In the profits regardless of the time
they have been in the company's en-
pioy. After 5 per cent dividend has
been paid on the capital invested the
balance of the profits are divided pro
rata between the capital invested and
the total amount Of wages paid during
the year.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-02
end of the building to the other.

end OF the building to the other.
In the cathedral of Girgenti, In Sic
ily the slightest whisper is borne with
perfect distinctness from the region of
the great door to a location in the up
per part of the church about $50 feet
distant
Although acoustics would seem to
account satisfactorily for many echoes,
there yet remains much that is mys-
terious and battling concerning them
F. V. Collins in Chicago Record Her
AID
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-02
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-02
kesr For the workers.

The #. A. Patrick factory, Duluth
has voluntarily granted to its employ
ees fifteen minute rest period every
morning and afternoon.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-02

women found employment through
this bureau.
No fee is charged for service rem
dered by the bureau in this connec-
ton, while advice and assistance to
working women in general is freely
given at all times.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-02

Be as glad as you can. The merry
heart lives longer than the sad.-Flor.
t6a VYmno- TIuiou
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-05-02
FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1913.

Entered al the Posto6fce al Hamilton, OHIO, as
Second Class Nfati Matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-25
MANAGERS DENY
PEONAGE CHARGE

Calumet Mich, September 2i.-The re-
quest of President Meyer of the Western
Federation of Miners today that Senators
Borah and Shafroth procure a federal
investigation of the copper miners strike,
accompanied by a charge that peonage
laws had been violated by the mine own
ers, was met tonight by the assertion
of managers of the mines that nothing
Illegal has been done by them in pro-
curing men to take the place of strikers.
President NIoyer declared that 80 men
hired recently by the quincy Mining COM
pany We're brought to the mines under
false representations and held against
their Will
According to miiMng officials these men
have not been held against their Wills
and charges Of peonage cannot he sus-
tanned Federation officials alege viola
tion of the contract labor law and that
the men We're brought here by false pre-
lenses. They say they have affidavits
to this effect
The Copper Range Consolidated today
started legal proceedings to evict families
Of strikers from the companys houses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-25
NO RESTRICTIONS AS
TO USE OF MONEY

Now, did you in this conversation or
at any time" asked Louis Marshall of
the governors attorneys impose any
limitation or condition upon the use
which was TO be made of that money by
him?"
There was nothing said,' replied Mr.
Schiff
Did you intend that it should be used
for any specific purpose?" persisted Mr..
Marshall
Mn Kresel jumped to his feet with an
objection.
Your honor will reeollect," interposed
the governors atto,pey, that one of the
counts is that the money was received as
a bailee and wrongfully misappropriated.' >
You are right" said Judge Cullen.
the article SAYS guilty of larcenv.'
1t was here that the president OF the
court rendered his decision that where
money Yves given with consent that it
could he used in any manner. such use
would not constitute larceny.
Mr.. Schiff then repeated that there was
nothing said concerning the use which
the governor was to make of the check
Counsel for the prosecution brought out
that across the back of the check were
the words 'Alr. Schiff's contribution to-
ward William Sulzer's campaign eX-
penses," and that he had written the
words thereon at the time he turned it
over to the Frawley investigating COM
mittee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-25
MEMPHIS BANKERS
ARE UNDER ARREST

Memphis, September 24.--D. o. Wheel
er, president, and J. b. Sloan, Jr.. CASH
ier Of the Exchange Bank and Trust
company a small lending concern OF
this city. were arrested today charged
With misappropriating s4977 OF the
banks funds and application was made
in chancery court for the appointment
of a receiver for the institution.
Wheeler and Sloan, who surrendered,
were released under $1,000 bonds. They
assert that the alleged liability is a
civil one and that the criminal pro-
ceedings were the result of a contro-
versy with certain of the directors of
the bank.
The application for a receiver will
be heard Monday.
The Exchange Bank and Trust com
pany was capitalized at $4,000 and the
assets are stated TO he approx imately
$3.50 The stockholders We're the
only depositors and the amount on de-
posit, it is declared. is not more than
$4,000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-25
NON-DISPUTED
FACTS ESTABLISHED

Schiff took the stand after counsel for
the prosecution with 1sidor j. kresel as
it's chief examiner had called on Secre-
tary of State Mitchell May and various
officers of the assembly and senate TO
prove that Governor Sulzer had been
duly nominated. elected, sworn into Of
flee and impeached
The banker testified that he had known
the governor for many years; that he
had written him a letter congratulating
him upon his nomination and that on
October 16 1912, the governor had called
on him at his office in New York
Governor Sulzer came into my office =
said MIR. Sehiff, "and he discussed the
general political situation. He said he
was gratiiied that he was going to have
my support. | asked him whether there
was anything special | could do for him
and he said
=" Are you going to contribute to my
campaign fund.-
Il said, yes, shall be willing to do so.
''Ee said. How much will you contrib
ute?
Il said s25oo.
He replied Can you make it any
more?
II then said to him, No. that is about
as much as | care to give YOU
'rhen he said. AN right; please make
your check to the order of Louis \ .
SareekN.'"
sarecky was the governors campaign
secretary.
The check dated October 1e drawn to
Sarecys order and signed by the name of
the bankers firm, Kuhn, Loeb & Co.. was
identified by the witness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-25
FARMERS TO REQUEST
BUREAU OF MARKETS

Plano, Ill, September 24.-The reso-
lutions committee of the Farmers Ma
tional congress continued In session to-
night, struggling with the problem OF
rural credits Word came from the
committee room tonight that the ses-
sion would last until daylight.
A resolution which Will be unanl-
mously indorsed according to word
from the committee rooms, calls on the
United States to establish national
bureau OF markets.
Speakers today urged upon tine farm
ers the necessity of soil enrichment
and of good roads. II. c. Leyland OF
the Master National Grange. laid EN-
phasis ON the need of cooperative mar
keting.
"The farmer" he said. now gets but
80 cents of the dollar which his pro-
duets bring. The middleman is getting
the profit. a too great profit, a. profit
which is unduly increasing the cost OF
living more and more each year"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-25
CITY ORDINANCES


wylam Managers. n. b. Stack, A. g.
I.usk. Q. L.. Fowler Clerks, a. II.
Sawyer r. L. Brockman. Returning Of
ficer, Thos. r. Walker.
PRECINCT NO. 46.
Voting place. City Hall, Avondaie'
liams, ]. p. Moncrief. Clerks, A. Stew
art, w. f. Barros. Returning officer,
W. A. Griffin.
Voting place, 10th Avenue, between
44th and 46th STREETS. Managers. J.
Brown. Clerks, j. F: Leonard, ]. w.
Lacey. Returning officer. w. M. Nails.
SECTION s. That the President of
the Board of Commissioners be, and he
is hereby, instructed to notify the said
managers, clerks and returning Officers
boxes and ballots for said election to
the managers at the several voting
places in the City of Birmingham.
SECTION 6. That said election shall
be held and conducted and the result
thereof may be contested in accord
ance with the laws of the State of
Alabama " such cases made and pro-
vided.
SECTION Z. That the Board of Com
missioners of the City of Birmingham
will meet at it's usual place of meet
ing in the Council Chamber of the City
o'clock p. m. oh the 2sth day of Octo-
ber. 1913, to canvass the returns-ano
declare the result of said election.
Approved September "a 1913.
Z. EXUM. President,
Board of Commissioners
A. O. LANE, Commissioner
JAMES WEATHERLY.
Attest Commissioners
II. S. RYALL. City Clerk.
Age Herald, September 25, 1913.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-25
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES

Benton. ll1-The rioting between Amer
lean and alien coal miners. which has
stirred this city since Monday. was abat.
ed tonight The four men accused OF
the double murder which precipitated thc
riots are still at large.
Columbus. O.-Acting under the new
law which gives the state supervision ol
private banks superintendent Emery
Lattanner of the state banking depart
ment tonight closed the Citizens bank
at 5ehr City. o.. and the Citizens bank
at Mt. Eaton. O.. and placed speciss
liquldating agents in charge.
New Orleans-Four firemen were badly
burned while fighting fire in the plant
of the II. w. Johns -MeManville Co. as
bestes and roofing manufacturers early
today. The loss on fae building, which
was partially destroyed, and supplies is
estimated at $4,000.
Mannheim, Germany Association
of Southwestern Manufacturers, recently
sent circulars to all its members with
reference to participation in the PAN
The responses were almost unanimously
against exhibiting.
ST. Louis.-Mrs. NJ. b. Gott, wife of the
Rev. M. B. Gott, who died here several
weeks ago, has been appointed his sue
cessor both as president of the National
Union Mission association and as super
intendent of the missions local girls pre-
vensiye home.
Munich.-The wife of ex-1<ing Manuel
of Portugal, who was Princess Angus
tine Victoria, the daughter Of Prince
William of Hohenzollern, now is fully
recovered from her indisposition. This
afternoon she left the hospital, where
she has been a patient for several days.
Cincinnati-The central division of the
Associated Advertising Clubs of Amer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-25
SECOND ATTEMPT To
TAKE HIS OWN LIFE
WITHIN TWO WEEKS
Charles Wall Shoots Self
Above Heart-Had Been
Practicing in Shooting
Gallery on First Ave.

Charles Wall. young man about q
afternoon for the second time within two
weeks Yesterday afternoon Wall shot
himself over the heart with a 22-calbre
Savage Repeating rifle In front of d
negro shooting gallery at 1903 First ave-
nue.. lie was removed to the Hillman
hospital in Shaws ambulance. where
very little hope is held out for him.
According to the story of the negro
Wesley Dean, who operates the shooting
gallery, Wall appeared there about 4:sC
o clock yesterday afternoon. He asked to
shoot and did shoot several times at a
target Then while the negro was white
washing the target and his back was
turned on the young man, Wall placed
the muzzle of the rifle against his breast
gun attracted the negro's attention and
he turned around TO see Wall fall TO the
ground unconscious
A large crowd Immediately gathered
and not understanding the trouble ac-
cused the negro of shooting the young
man. The police arrived at This june
ture before the crowd could harm the
negro and arrested Wesley Dean on the
charge of assault with intent to murder.
In the meanwhile Wall had been re-
moved in Shaw's ambulance to the Hill
man hospital and, recovering conscious
ness, had admitted that he had shot him
self. This was telephoned to police
headquarters and the negro Dean was
released.
On the afternoon of September 12
Charles Wall attempted suicide on the
street at Third alley and Twenty fifth
street by slashing at his throat with a
pocket knife. At that time Shaws first
aid corps saved his life by stopping the
flow of. blood from the severed artery
until the surgeons al St Nincents hos
pital could give him attention. The wound
from Walls first attempt at suicide was
not yet healed when his second attempt
came
The story of Wall Was practically the
same yesterday as 1t was the first time
he came to the attention of the police
by cutting his throat. 1t is that his par
ents in Rome. Ga, disowned him and
that in consequence he is down and out.
The boy states that he has looked for
work and walked the streets from dawn
till dusk seeking any kind of employ
ment but all to no avail and SO, without
funds he sought to end it aH. Il don
want to live tramp" he said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-25
AUSTRIANS IN FEAR
OF WILD ANIMALS
Escape OF Beasts From
Menagerie

Berlin September 24.-refror reigns
among the population of Styria. AUS
tria, due to the deprcdations OF a lion-
ess and her cubs and a number OF
wolves and hyenias which recently es-
capped from menagerie. according 20
dispatches reaching here from Gratz
The beasts have established their
lair in the center of llama region
which is inaccessible. with mountains
extending over 800 square miles.
The beasts have seized and devourcd
zoo head of cattle and 800 sheep.
The inhabitants will not allow their
children to go to school in the reno &c
districts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-25
BANKERS TO DISCUSS
THE CURRENCY BILL

Denver. Col, September PA call
for a meeting of small bankers of the
United States to consider the admins
tration currency bill, now before the
Senate banking committee, was issued
here today by Gordon Jones' banker OF
Denver and Iittleton. Col. The call is
signed by officials of Is small banks in
13 central and western states, the con-
ference to be held in Boston in cosne1-
tion with the bankers convention Ocyo-
ber to 10. 1t is directed to represen-
tatives of national and state banks
capitalized at from s25,000 to $25o,00O.
The purpose of the conference, says the
call. is 10 consider the provisions OF
the pending currency bill ''as affecting
banking business generally and parti-
cularly our own business and the gen
eral welfare of rural communities"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-25
ROAD OFFICIALS
INJURED IN WRECK

Indiana, Pa, September 24.-Four prom
inent officials of the Buffalo. Rochester
and Pittsburg railroad were seriously IN
Jured near here today when passenger
train sfdeswiped a freight train in tile
creedside yards. Five other persons were
hurt but not seriously.
The railroad officials injured are.
l. j. Brennan. Rochester. y Y, gem
eral manager of the Buffalo. Rochester
and Pittsburg road
E. j. Devons, Rochester. ~ Y. super
intendent of the Rochester division.
z. Frazer, Dubois, Pa, superintendent
of the Pittsburg division.
George Bennett, Dubois, Pa. trainmast-
er OF the Pittsburg division
General Manager Brennan. it later de-
veloped, had merely suffered a severe
shaking up Devans sustained a broken
arm and bruises Frazer had his collar
bone broken, while Bennett received
similar injuries in addition to bad cuts
about the head.