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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-04-03
Test For Labor Law.

To argue the constitutionality of the
ten hour labor law for women Attor-
ney General Thomas j. Boynton and
exAttorney General James NJ. Swift
of Massachusetts will appear before
the United States supreme court They
will argue particularly against the pro-
vision requiring notices to be posted
Of such hours of labor The state su-
preme court upheld the act, but an ap-
peal was taken on the ground that the
notice requirement was arbitrary and
therefore unconstitutional. The case
is appealed by Richard G.. Riley, mill
foreman at Fall River, who was con-
victed of allowing a woman TO work
at time other than indicated on the
posted notices of hours OF labor.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-04-03
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TRADE UNIONISM.

The trade union is the one
practical means by which the
mass of workers can be reached
, and educated. 1t recognizes the
great truth that the average man
, is not genius and cannot hope
to live on rents, profits or inter-
, est. 1t legislates for the mass
and not for the two or three
) smart individuals who do not
need any help. 1t does not mock
the struggling millions by the de-
lusive consolation that there is
plenty of room at the top" If
every one could get to the top
then there would be no top; so
as a social consolation this hack
neyed precept is worthless.
) The trade union does not say
to the worker, BE smart and
some day you'll be a capitalist"
1t aims TO elevate the mechanic
as mechanic, and the carpenter
as carpenter, and the weaver
as a weaver, etc. 1t is the only
protection which the average
many have against the oppres-
sions of the exceptional few. It's
aim is to level up the low places
in our civilization, not to add to
the height of the mountains that
are already far too high for any
useful purpose. Thus in its work
the union elevates the whole in
dustrial structure Herbert Cas-
son,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-04-03
You Are Cause and Effect.
'ou are the effect Of a cause.

You are yourself that cause
You are an acme of things accom-
plished and an encloser of things to be
What you were yesterday, plus your
efforts, is the cause of what you are to
day And ii depends upon yourself
whether you will treat your present
self as a mere effect. resting In that
consciousness, or as cause TO be
worked for and with. to the end that
your future self be greater and more
powerful for good than 1t Is now or has
ever been In the past.
1t Is up TO the man. And no amount
OF sophistry can absolve him from the
obligation to choose the highest each
and every day. choose to do his best
under all conditions. Elizabeth Towne
In Nautilus.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-04-03
Street Car Men Enioined.

An injunction prohibiting the leaders
of the street car strike and members Of
the Street Car Mems union in Terre
Haute from interfering in any manner
with the operation Of cars by the Terre
Haute indianapolis and Eastern Trac-
ton company was issued by Federal
Judge Baker at Indianapolis The or
der also prohibits those members of
the union who previously had agreed
to arbitrate their differences from 60
ing on strike and enjoins the union
car men from holding meetings in the
streets that are intended to interfere
with the operation of the cars.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-04-03
No Sourness.

Assistant Professor Charles Il. Cope
land had reproved his students for
coming late to class This is q class
in English composition" he remarked
and added with sarcasm. I'm not con
Quoting an afternoon tea"
At the next meeting OF the class one
of the girls was twenty minutes late,
Professor Copeland waited until she
had traversed the room and found her
seat. Then he remarked bitingly
How will you have your tea, Miss
BrownY
without the lemon. please" Miss
Brown answered gently -Lippincott's
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-04-03
HOSPITAL For Union Labor.

San Francisco is the first large city
in the United States. it is believed, to
have a union labor hospital. The I'm
ion Labor Hospital and Training
School association closed lease re
Gently whereby it takes over the Nc
Mutt hospital for ten years at total
rental of 100000 General patients
will be treated at the hospital. but spe-
cial arrangements will be made for
union labor men.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-04-03
Tota

"These increases in scales range from
so cents TO Sc per week. Taken col
lectively. they show the average in
crease to have been approximately
$145 week, or $7540 year"
There are GO unions represented in
the tables of the report or twelve more
than in the book for 1912. In the char
ters for these unions 633 cities are
named, as in many cases a local union
has jurisdiction over two or more
towns, the names of which do not ap-
pear in It's charter If to the 633 cities
named in the charters of the reporting
unions were added those under their
control the number of places governed
by the published scale would probably
reach 1000.
Few changes in hours have been
made since the report of 1912. the
tables show, because of the universal
ity of the eight hour day in the print
ing trade. Where reductions in hours
have been made the change has been
small and in all cases affected news
paper work There is growing tend
ency, Mr. Hays says, to decrease the
hours on morning newspapers. and fur
ther advancement in that direction is
to be expected.
The tables in the report show an in
crease in the number of composing
machines in use. Only two unions re-
ported no machines in their jurisdic-
ton. In the offices where union condi-
tons prevail the report shows that "a
per cent of them are equipped with
machines
Figures are difficult to obtain" Mr..
Hays says, speaking of this branch Of
the report, especially in the larger
cities. and it is believed that COM
plete census of operators, machinist-
operators. machine tenders. etc. would
show much larger number than is
published. Despite the difficulty in OBJ
taining data, the report shows that out
of 1852 employees of this class 1892,
or 91.04 per cent, were union.
II do not believe that we have reach
ed our limit" says Secretary Hays.
1.-THE law requires a scale Of not less
than $14 week where the label is
used. There are but few unions having
lower scales, ard they will bring their
contracts up to the S14 basis when
their agreements expire. Scales should
be equalized, so that the interests OF
one union will not be jeopardized by
another with lower scale. While the
fiat scale for all composing room EN-
ployees is general. further attention
should be given this matter. Wages
will always vary in proportion to the
sost of living, the strength of the unior
and local conditions and we may ex
pect improvements il wage scales com
mensurate with our efforts.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-04-03
Labor Bureau of Safety.

A bill creating a bureau of labor
safety in the department of labor pass
unanimous vote The head of the new
bureau, to be known as the commits
sioner of labor safety, will be presi-
Dental appointee and will get salary
OF $1,000. The bill provides for mu-
scum of labor safety devices, 80 that
opportunity can be given for the study
Of modern methods of preventing in
dustrial disasters.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-04-03
Convict Labor Bill Passed

By a vote Of 302 to 8 the house of
representatives passed the Booher-
Hughes bill. which was unanimously
indorEed by the house committee on
labor. The bin provides that all goods.
wares and merchandise manufactured,
produced or mined wholly or in part
by convict labor in one state or terri
tbry and transported into another state
shall be subject on arrival to the oper,
alton of all convict labor laws in such
state or territory. The passage OF a
similar bill in the senate is predicted
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-04-03
PROGRESS IS MARVELLOUS.
More Than Half the Membership Get
Higher Pay Than a Year Ago--Ma-
chine Operators Nearly All Union
Men-Averase Earnings High.

Higher Pay Than Year Aeo--Ma-
chine Operators Nearly All Union
Men-Averaee Earnings High.
The periodical wage scale report and
synopsis of working conditions through
out the country for members of the In
ternational Typographical union, which
is compiled under the direction of John
w. Hays, international secretary treas
urer of the union. has just been pub
lished.
The wage scale report shows that
about $4,000 members. or about one
half of the total membership of the
union, have received increases in their
wages since March 1, 1912, which, cal
culated by figures supplied by the sec
retaries of the various local unions,
amount to total increase of S49, $50. 70
week. or s.. ,351 "A year.
The reports are tabuated and print
ed in booklet each year at the inter
national headquarters of the union in
indianapolis for the benefit of the gen
eral membership of the organization.
As far as is known. the Typographical
union is the only American trade un-
ion which attempts an exhibit of this
character.
The report is tabulated by states and
ranged according to the cities in the
states and their population. Besides
the wage scale report. the booklet con
tains figures showing the number of
machines in use in printing Offices as
compared with the old hand style of
operation and reports on decreases In
hours which have been obtained
through the efforts of the International
union.
in no similar period have so many
unions increased their scales" says the
has been marvellous and excites the ad
miration of all organized trades. Nc
other organization can show equal ad
vaneement in this respect The collec
tions Of the international union on the
old age pension assessment for the
year ending May 81. 1913. evidenced
average earnings of $1023.92 a mem
Der, and it is believed the next annual
report will show greater average
The number of instances in which the
wages of book and job men. hand com
positors. proofreaders foormen. ad
men and machine operators have beer
increased since March l. 1912. follow
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-04-03
A Dear poa.

Fred Kelly was negotiating with a
street dealer for an Airedale pup
How much?' asked Kelly.
Three dollars"
well. I'll be along this afternoon
again. and may buy him.
Better take him now. He'll proba-
bly, be SIS by then"
why the raiser
oh" said the dealer. probably I'll
become attached to him by that time
Saturday Evening Post
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-04-03
lid For Strikers.

Several of the girl strikers engaged
in tagging Milwaukeeans to raise funds
for the shoe factory hands out of work
reported receiving as high as 81 apiece
for tags.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-04-03
Useful Proxarh.

do you" he asked. believe In early
marriage?"
We'll" she replied. II used to, but |
am willing to say that at present be-
lieve better late than never may be
applied to marriage as well as to some
other things. Exchange.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-04-03

NOTES OF LABOR.

Papermakers pay the president OF
the international union 5000 year.
1t is believed that by June 10000 to
$4,000 persons will find employment in
st. Paul.
The international Association of Fur
Workers, organized in 1912. now has
10000 members.
Local unions of mine workers at
Menarch and Carneyville, Wyo., have
built $4,000 labor temple
Four hundred thousand workers are
employed in the clothing trades in the
United States. 10000 OF whom are or
ganized.
A committee representing the vari
ous unions in Vermont is working on
compensation bill to be submitted to
the next state legislature.
recent court decision states that
New York employers cannot evade the
woman's eight hour law by placing
their workers on piecework syster
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-04-03
Unions For Woman Suffrage.

At a recent hearing before the Mas
sachusetts legislature on proposed
law granting suffrage to women. repre-
sentatiyes of virtually all of the Bos-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-04-03
Prisoners, Fasts.

Hunger strikes are evidently no mod
ern idea. as evinced by the following
entry in Evelyn's diary of July g, 1856:
81 had the curiosity TO visit some Quak-
ers here dpswich, in prison. One of
these was said to have tasted twenty
days. but another. endeavoring to do
the like. pe:isied on the tenth. when
he would have eaten, but could not
London Chronicle
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-04-03

Advice is seldom welcome. Those
who need 1t most like 1t least-Dr.
johnson,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-04-03

Nobility does not lie in the ball full
Of family portraits dimmed by the
hand OF time Seneca.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-04-03

Ton iapor unions spoke in favor or the
measure
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-04-03
Welcoma Color.

"a streak of yellow is all right some
times"
''How's that?
'Tn a gold mine, for instance. -
Louisville Courier-Tournal
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-03
WHEN MEN STOP SEWING WILD OATS
WOMEN WILL STOP REAPING THEM

Mabel Potter Daggett says In her
concluding article of the epoch-mak-
ing series on 1.-THE Third House" that
the present double standard of moral
ity is unfair. She goes on to explain:
Making over marriage involves
making part of the population ready
for it. And that may be well worth
consideration. You would absolutely
protect wives from reaping the wild
oats of husbands If you prevented
men from sowing them. Perfectly
respectable citizens in silk hats and
frock coats say that can't be done.
How do they know? 1t has never
been tried. 1.-THE Third House" to-
day submits that 1t is time to begin.
So long as scarlet letters are not inn
partially distributed society hasn't
given even first aid to the sex that
seems to need it most. says the Pic
torial Review. And so long as an
amazing legal code condones in a
man what it charges as a crime
against the woman in the case 1t Is
impossible to say what self-restraint
he might be capable of under reason
able deterrent influence.
There are States where a married
man may seduce a girl. She has COM
mitted adultery and is liable to a
sentence of Imprisonment for from
five to fifteen years. But he goes
free. For him there Is no adultery,
provided only that he has taken care
not to commit it with another mans
wife. The double standard of moral
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-03
IN SOCTETY CIRCLES

Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith, of 5sS
South Eleventh street. have returned
to their home after an extended stay
at Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan p. Flood, of los
South Tenth street, sailed yesterday
on the Baltic, of the White Star line,
for an extended trip abroad. Mr..
Flood. who is director of the boys de-
partment of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association, win attend the first
world conference for boys at Trinity
College, Oxford University, Oxford,
England.
Mr.. and Mrs Rufus Wood and
family, of South Belmont avenue, are
spending their vacation at Hopewell
Miss Lena Van Arsdale and Miss
Lydia Van Arsdale and their nephews,
Paul and Chester Van Arsdale, of
242 Ridge street, are spending the
month at Brookside.
Miss Mary F. Castles. of $50 Clifton
avenue, and her niece. Miss Elsie
Castles, of Newlawn avenue. Airing
ton, are at Ocean Grove.
Miss Elizabeth Miller and Miss
Elsie Miller. OF South Thirteenth
street, will spend the weekend at
Keansburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Erickson and
family, of PSI Ridge street, are spend
ing July at Keansburg
Mrs. Jane Barry and daughter. Miss
Lottie Barry, of 1870 Wickliffe street,
are spending two weeks at the Hun
ter Cottage. Ocean Grove.
Among the guests at Camp Chelsea.
Keansburg, over the weekend will
be Daniel Menschner, William Huber
and Louis Schumacher, of this city,
and David Haines and Andrew Binn,
of Irvington.
Miss Anna Connolly, of IS North
Second street, is spending the week
at Asbury Park.
Miss Madeline O'Connor, of Walls
burg. has returned from st. Eliza
beth's Academy, Convent Station.
Harold J. Cullen. of 2s2 Fifth street.
will spend the weekend at the High
lands.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph J. Mangin, !
Miss Elizabeth Mangin and Junior
Mangin, of 1872 North Ninth street. |
are occupying their summer home at
Cliffside.
Miss Mae Creger. Miss Caroline !
Kemp, Miss Sadie Strohmeier. Miss |
Smith. Miss Elsie Smith and |
Miss Lillian Mergner. Of this city, are |
spending the weekend at Breeze Bay |
Keansburg.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-03
Prondest Moment of My Life

In looking back during a fourteen
year period 1t is very interesting to
think of the proudest moment of my
life.
On the eighth of April, in the year
of nineteen hundred and nine, at
about haif-p z in the morning, the
telephone bell rang. 1t caused me TO
exclaim, ooh. there is the old phone
again." 1t was my brother He said,
Come down to the house and see
something lovely" No matter how
much I coaxed him he would not tell
what that something lovely was,
and naturally was very curious.
hurried down to the house, and when
reached there my brother led me
upstairs. He told me to peep in a
bassonet or small crib. What did
see, but a sweet little baby boy
jumped for joy and wanted, right
then, to pick him up and hug him,
but of course could not. 1t had not
dawned on me that, for the first time
in my life, l had become an aunt,
until my sister-in-law said, Nov,
even If you are only nine years old,
you can be called Aunt Fannie"
Well, if ! wasn't proud. Proud is
hardly word that could express my
feeling In my delight danced q
Jig until finally had to cease, unless
I wanted to get the sweet little boy
in the act of straining his lungs,
which, somehow. is thing that every
baby delights in doing.
Before / could realize it, my
mother told me to hurry off to school.
When arrived at school a great
many of the girls called me by the
name that made me almost the
proudest girl in the town of Nutley.
FANNY RYAN, age a.
Nutley, N. J.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-03
The Little Chap

Formerly, in selecting suits for the
little chap says the Camden Daily
Courier, the choice of material or
color was almost the only choice posi-
BILE for the proud mother.
The Russian blouse suit had prac-
tically a monopoly of the market.
Suddenly, however, there has sprung
up a number Of new ways of making
boys suits, almost confusing in its
variety.
The "oliver Twist" the "Romney."
the Nicolas Nickelby," the David
Copperfield, and the Dickens" suits
are among the names given to the
quaint styles that are now In vogue.
These are made of poplin, rep, gala
tea, linen, pique ribbed silk, satin or
velvet, and thus are suitable for play
or parties, according to the materials
which may be chosen.
The little two-year-old who dons
his first trousers makes a picturesque
figure this season, with his high
WASTED trousers, buttoned with large
blouse.
The latter usually contrasts with
the trousers both in material and
color. Vividly colored linens are
much in favor. such as rose, cerise,
purple, dark green, buff, cherry, or
deep yellow.
The Man-o'-War suit is in excellent
taste, as also are the Russian blouse
suits, of which there is a greater
variety of styles this season than
hitherto. They have shorter blouse
and straight trousers.
These trousers are often very short
ending several inches above the knee.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-03
The Goose and
The Gander

ity has for centuries been bolstered
up by the aff1rmations Of medical
science. One of its defenses is COM
ing down. The woman physician is
now giving the lie to the so-called
physical necessity" of men. "It isn't
true" she is affirming of the old ira
dition, in her public health lectures
throughout the country before the
womefi's clubs. Her testimony has
strengthened their conviction at least
to amend the criminal code to sim
gle standard.
I know of no other such successful
illustration of this achievement as
that afforded by the city of Seattle.
At the City Hall there on Yessler
way last summer Chief of Police
Claude H. Bannick opened for me
his police b1otter and pointed signifi-
cantly down its pages. Everywhere
that the name of girl appeared
charged with prostitution the name
of a man was entered on the next
line with an equal fine or sentence.
The crime that 1t takes two to COM
NIT two are being punished for in
Seattle. Votes by women have done
1t. Chief Bannick was an appointee
of the reform administration, ushered
in when the newly enfranchised
women used their maiden ballots in
an election that closed the largest
house of prostitution in the world
and wiped out the city's segregated
district. The morning after 1000
habitues of 1t, whose occupation was
gone, left town.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-03
,pyrght Newark Daily vertiser Publishing Company
BY ApELINE CARRIoK WELL


FIVE" cried Frank. jumping to his
feet. What, do you think! We've
got two dollars and sixty-five
cents."
All for the Fourth o. JULY" Fat
little Billy did gay little, funny
little Jig, which ceased suddenly
when the others began to laugh.
You can't dance" said Davie.
"How much does that make apiece?"
He turned to Frank with an anxious
air
Frank frowned and began to NUT
ter to himself, counting on his
Huh! 1t takes you a pretty long
time" commented Mary Elizabeth,
drawing down the corners of her
mouth. II can divide Eastern
that"
why don't you. them" asked
Frank
Mary Elizabeth turned red. II
will" Her lips began to move. The
others waited. After a long time
Mary Elizabeth turned to Dorothy.
you tell him." she said: I'll
don't feel like-lilke talking just
now. My-er-head aches"
With a wise smile Dorothy
promptly announced:
Two people get So cents and one
gets SO cents
Frank pulled out a pencil and be-
gan to figure. That's so,'' he said,
and we'll give Billy the odd penny
cause he's the youngest" =
90 course" cried Davie. begin
ming to strut, we're big, we are"
And then he fell to thinking aloud
what he'd buy with all his money.
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