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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-07

dian Motorcycle, have amicably
settled their grievance. This set
tlement was effected July 21 and
has met with the unanimous ap
proval of the Metal Polishers &
Buffers International Union, the
strikers themselves. and the Cen
trail Labor Union of Springfield,
Mass.
This company has also adjusted
their differences with the B .ilding
Trades Council. Any grievances
that may arise in the future will
be referred to a board of arbitra.
tion.
The splendid assistance of or
ganized labor made this settlement
possible; we hereby extend TO you
and your organization our sincere
thanks for your support.
Kindly give this all publicity
possible by directing your delegates
to report it back to their respect
i've locals and further inform the
general public that the Indian Mo-
tocycle is again fair to organized
labor.
Again expressing our gratifca-
ton, and with best wishes for your
continued success, we remain,
Fraternally yours,
T. M. Daily,
International President.
Attest:
Cnas. R. Atherton,
General Secretary
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-07
Lee per cent; drunkenness,

Lee per cent; drunkenness, 0 26
per cent.
1t thus appears that triae over
fourth of one per cent of idle
ness was due to intemperance.
IF the saloons were all closed
and the people were all total alb
stainers, the pail of poverty would
still hang over the home of the
workingman because of his enforc-
idleness at times and the poor wag
es paid for his labor" says Mary
E. Garbutt in the Governm ent
Worker
Pref. Richard G. Ely regards
long hours of work and the strain
of work by the side of rapid NOV
Ing machinery on the nervous sys
tenn as predisposing causes of in
temperance.
Even Frances E. Willard, the
patron saint of the anti drink fa-
natics, came TO the conclusion in
her later years that 1.-THE only way
to have sober people is to strike
at the root of the evil which causes
inebriety. Poverty, many hours
of labor, the nerve strain under
which men toll, the anxiety from
the insecurity of their jobs
move all this, and in a short time
! the demand tor stimulant would
cease and drunkenness would be
unknown"
Prof. Jacob H. Hollander, of
Johns Hopkins University, in dis
cussing The Abolition of Power
ty, gives an exhaustive argument
but does not refer with a single
word to intemperance as a cause of
poverty. The United Charities of
Chicago trace II 4 per cent of the
distress that came under their OBJ
servation to drink /" German
and Austrian statistics go as low
as 2. / or 1.3 per cent.
And in these figures only sur
face indications are considered.
The fact, now we'll understood,
that excessive drunkenness is not
a cause, but symptom of defect
iveness, is not taken into account
by those who compiled these sta
tistics.
But even taken at their face
value, all these facts show clearly
that there is no sense whatever in
charging poverty to drink
Furthermore, the United States
Bureau of Labor statistics in its
forty fifth bulletin gives figures
showing that the workingmen of
the country spend only fraction
over one per cent of their earnings
for pleasures that can be in any
way connected with the saloons.
If they saved this one per cent,
weuld they not be poor?
AS usual, the prohibitionist has
put the cart before the horse.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-07
Commissioners
Will Be Asked To Retain
tuberculosis Hospital.
New building will be suggested
by Organized Labor.

A committee from the Co opera
tive Trades and Labor Council will
meet with the County Commission
ers in a few days for the purpose
of asking that body II retain the
tuberculosis Hospital on the hill
and if possible erect new build
ing to accommodate the patients of
this county afflicted with that dis
ease. This committee was ap-
pointed by the Tredes and Labor
Council to visit the hospital and
investigate the same as to the needs
of the institution. Complaint was
laid before the council that condi-
tions at the hospital are not what
they should be and that there was a
movement on foot to seud the But
Ter County pa tents to Mt. Vernon
where the state hospital is located
The committee visited the hospital
on Monday, July 9th. This COM
mittee found that the hospital with
it's seven patients are about all
that can be taken care Of because
there is no room for other patients.
The hospital IS in need of better
telephone service to call up doctors
etc. The sanitary conditions are
not the best and could be improved
wonderfully. The hospital is con-
nected with the same old cesspool
that takes care of the Inhrmary.
This cesspool is a nuisance to the
whole community and should be
abandoned at once The commit
tee was told that the roof leaked in
rainy weather and needs repairs
The building is entirely too small
at the present time and no more
than seven patients can be accomo-
dated The committee has also
been told that the commissioners
only erected the old building on
the hill as an experiment. There
is no doubt that the commissioners
through their experiment find that
the county is very much in need Of
a new sanitary and up TO date hos
pital for tuberculosis patients.
There is plenty of room for new
building and the cost will not be
very great and when completed will
be an institution that has long
been needed.
To have a tuberculosis hospital
on the In6rmary hill means much
to the citizens of Butler County
The relatives of the afflicted can
visit the patients where if the pa.
tients were carted to Mt. Vernon it
would be an expense TO the rela-
tives and probably some Of them
would never see their loved ones
alive after making the trip. The
care of the patti nts was found to
be good considering the meager ac-
comodations and necessities which
the nurse has. The Institution is
run economically and everything
appeared to be neat and clean out
there is no room for other patients
who might want the services of a
well trained nurse and being with
out funds to pay for it. The com
mittee will recommend to the com
missioners that they look into the
matter at once to L uild new and
up-to-date tuberculosis hospital.
1t is needed badly by the citizens
of Butler County, and ell should
be heartily in favor of it.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-07

IF NOTING can be done to have
the county commissioners to en-
ploy union men on county work
after being promised, union men
can be elected to the Office who
will keep their promise
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-07
INDIAN MO OCYCLE
FAIR TO ORGANIZED
LABOR.

Mr.. Geo. A. Hill.
Hamilton, O.
Dear Sir and Brother:
You are hereby officially notified
that the Indian Motorcycle strike
has been settled.
The Metal Polishers & Buffers
international Union and the Hen
dee Mig. Co., makers of the In
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-07

THE county is sadly in need of
new tuberculosis hospital and the
county commissioners should get
busy and build one Immediately.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-07
wages.

The Wager Company who re-
ceived the contract to build the
High and Main str ct bridge prom
ised the business agent of the local
carpenters union that they would
employ union men. The Wager
Company lately told the carpent-
ers business agent that they have
changed their mind. Yes, they
have They have employed some
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-07

THE trades unionists of this
county will 60 before the county
commissioners and protest against
allowing any more contracts to the
Wager Company ANY firm that
breaks promise with organized
labor is not worthy of any on
tracts from Butler county.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-07

The trained nurse at the uber-
culosis hospital works day and
night taking care of the patients.
She walks up to the in6rmary and
receives the supply Of food for the
patients and also the mail She
does all the cooking and nurs $
white and colored people alike.
She very rarely has time to come
to the city for a little recreation
and relaxation. For all this she
receives the large sum Of $50 per
month. Less than laborer s
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-07

Now IS the time TO consider
which candidates are the friends
of organized labor
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-07

DEFEAT your enemies and elect
ysur friends
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-07

of the rankest carpenters in the
state. Even the foreman on the
job has a bunch Of fines hanging
ever is head.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-07

UNION men be true to your or
ganization.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-07

Endorsed by the MiddIetown Trades
and Labor Council of MiddIeIown o.
Endorsed by the Labor Legislative
League of Butler, PrebIe and Mont
gomery Counties.
Endorsed by Metal Trades Council
oi Hamilton ohio.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-07

Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council OF Hamilton, Ohio.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-07
FRIDAY, AUGUST Z, 1914.

Entered at ne Postofee at Hamilton, ohro, as
Second Class Mar! Mater.
ISSUED WEEKLY AT S26 MARKET sTRFRr,
HAMILTON OHIO.
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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-11-25
BIG BLAZE.

y very destructive fire oc-
CURED here on last Wednesday
morning at about IL o'clock
when two cottages. belonging
to Il. G.. Wallace and c. l..
Hamblen, burned down on
Wyandotte Avenue. The fire
started i'll Mr.. Wnllace's house
and the entire top was ablaze
before it was discovered, the
family being absent from home
with the exception of one of the
boys, George, who was asleep,
and who was aroused by one Of
the ueighbors just in time to
escape the flames. Nothing
was saved from the building eX-
cept four trunks, which hap
pened To be near the door, aud
Il few other articles.
The fire wagon was on the
scene early but the water lug
was stopped up tight with mud
While the hose was being at
tached TO another plug the cot
tuge adjoining, belonging to
MIR. llamblen, caught fire and
was quickly consumed, but all
the household goods were car
ried out. 1t was occupied by
G. W. Ciawson.
La the meantime Flanary's
store and meat market was
threatened several times, the
window frames catching fire,
and but for the heroic work of
volunteers, who formed buck
ct brigade, it would have prob
ably been consumed. IL was
damaged to the extent of about
500. The fire hose was finally
brought into play and the
flames were checked from
spreading to other buildings.
The apartments over the store
were occupied by Mrs. II. X.
Palmer aud X G.. Williams aud
some of their furniture was
damaged by the water.
There was no insurance on
the buildings burned and the
owners suffered a total loss
which amounted to about $1,000.
Mr.. Clawson states that he left
9llO in money on il shelf which
he failed TO get and Mr.. Wallace
also had $50 in gold burned up.
This makes the second time
Mr.. Wallace has lost his home
by fire, the other fire occurring
about eight years ago when the
building and all his household
goods We're destroyed
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-11-25

Union Thanksgiving services
Will be held by the churches Of
the town III the Presb, terrain
church Thursday morning NJ
eleven o'clock. The sermon
WI be delivered by Rev. JAS
NJ. Smith. The other pastors of
she town will be present totale
part in the service. Specinl
music will be provided by a
volunteer choir, aud the annual
Thank giving Offering will he
made for Associated Charities
II is earnestly hoped that. as
fas as possible. places of bust.
ness viii be closed at this hour
and that all the people of thc
town will heed the request of
our President and Governor 10
return thanks to Almighty God
Tor the many manifestations of
his fatherly care over ms MS a
Christian nation.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-11-25
Beautiful Flag
Presented Local Military
Company by R. c. Bal
lard ThruSton.

a flag has been given our
Militia Company of Virginia
Volunteers by MIR. h G. Bal
lard Thruslon, Of Louisville,
Kentucky. 1t was presented
in the armory last Friday night
by Private Fox, to whom the
honor fell, he said, for two
reasons. because, young as he
was, lie was vet the oldest pri-
waite perhaps III the American
army and because he had drilled
40 seldom with the company
that he was as near an outsider
as member of the company
could well be. He said he could
imagine Mr.. Thruston saying
81 know the mettle of the
men of this part of the world
aud should war come SO late
that only the youngest member
here tonight should take part
know this flag will never
know the stain of dishonor or
defeat while he is alive to up
hold it," Private Fox said he
knew also ,he mettle of Captain
Bullitt and could promise the
company three things.
"If war comes, you will get
there; you will be in the thick
OF the fight and you will go to
glory-or the grave The flag
was / h en- handed Captain
Bullitt "with the profound
esteem and the answering
loyalty of IFS ALL"
Captain Bullitt, in accepting
the flag on behalf Of the com
pany, said, in part, as follows:
con behalf of the company /
accept this gift aud it gives me
much pleasure to do SO, not
only Oh account of its beauty
and intrinsic worth, but for
other reasons.
at is a beautiful thing, one
OF the most beautiful, and one
of the handsomest of it's kind /,
that | have ever seen, am
sure that il will compare favor
ably with the flag Of any com
pany In the VirginiaV Volunteers.
but gifts are to be appreci-
ated not only for their beauty
and value, but for other reas.
ons. Il. c. Ballard Thruston is
one of my dearest friends, and
he is one of your beat friends
He spent number of years OF
his early manhood in these old
mountains of ours. He knows
them from the Tennessee line
to the Ohio River and from the
Breaks of Sandy 10 the Blue
Grass as thoroughly as any
living man. He knows their
virtues and their sins. He
loves them for their virtues. he
condones their sins, for they
are very human. He is inter
ested in, everything in which
they are interested. He is able
20 give and loves to give. From
such a man, true men love to
receive.
81 wish to cali your attention
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-11-25
302 ARE VICTIMS
OF DlPHTHERIA.
Majority Died Because Anti
toxin Was Not Admins
tered in Time.

Richmond, Va, November
20.-Among the surprising facts
disclosed by the States vital
statistics for the last year as
compiled by the State Board of
Health. rs "A mortality of BOP
from diphtheria. Such a heavy
loss from IA disease SO readily
cured when treated promptly is
regarded by officers OF the
Board as II warning in behalf
of the early administration of
diphtheria antitoxin.
Relatively, diphtheria ranks
l4th among the causes of death
in Virginia aud is the fourth
most frequent cause of death
among children in the State.
1t causes more deaths than
whooping cough, meningitis
and number of other familiar
diseases, and is responsible for
almost half as many deaths as
typhoid fever, long regarded as
a scourge in this climate.
Analysis of the deaths from
diphtheria, says the weekly
bulletin of the State Board of
Health, ISSUED today, shows
that the vast majority of these
deaths occurred in localities
where antitoxin was not and
perhaps could not be admins
tered III the early stages of the
disease. In the cities of Nir-
ginia which are classed separ-
ately in the Census Bureaus
mortality tables, only 30 deaths
occurred from diphtheria dur.
ing 1913 IN total population
of about 100000 But in four
counties, with population not
exceeding 5000, there were
As deaths from diphtheria.
This showing demonstrates
the necessity OF keeping diph-
iberia antitoXin where it can be
used promptly. We have al
ways a large stock of fresh am
titoxin III Richmond and send
it by the first carriage, when
an order is received and we
have established depots for an
titoXin IN number of cities
throughout the State. But
these do not suffice TO meet the
immediate wants of those liv-
ing in counties distant from
the railroad.
1--WE have repeatedly urged
the county boards of supervis
ors to authorize county health
officers TO keep antitoxin stock,
and we see no way OF prevent
ing these needless deaths from
tins distressing disease until we
can be sure that diphtheria an
titoXin is available in needed
quantities for every case of
diphtheria. IL is little short of
criminal to let children die of
diphtheria when the prompt
administration OF antitoxin will
save them in almost every in
stance"
T. l.. Rich, former clerk at
the Monte Vista, was in town
Monday on his return to Blue
field from trip TO Knoxville.
C. G. Kelly has taken Mr..
Rich's place as clerk at the
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-11-25

MIR. and Mrs. Guy Stone re-
turned last Thursday from a
visit TO relatives in PineviIle,
Ky. Ransom Payne has been
serving as clerk IN the post Of
flee in the place of Mr.. Stone
who received vacation of l5
days, while Chas. Orender car.
ried the mail on Route 2 for Mr..
Payne.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-11-25
NOTICE.

WANTRp.-Fifty good low
coal miners. Machine cutting,
good wages, and work every
day.
Black Mt. Mining Company,
st. Charles, Va
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-11-25

1t is base infringement upon
the divine rights of congressman
10 expect them to remain at
their desks in Washington or
forfeit the comfortable stipend
of twenty bucks per.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-11-25

The ladies' of the Baptist
Church will have their annual
Christmas sale on Friday. De.
ccmber It'll, in the store room
recently vacated by w W
Taylor Il Sons. All kidds of
fancy work, household linens.
lingerie, whole cakes, pies and
dressed poultry will be on sale.
Sandwiches, hot coffee. cocoa.
ice cream and cake will be-
served during the day. The
sale Will begin promptly M 10
a. IN. The public is cordially
invited.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-11-25

With England wanting
goods. Germany wanting goods,
France wanting goods, Russia,
Austria, and all the rest of them
with eyes on our manufactured
stuffs, Uncle Samuel is in a fair
way to scare the wolfe from the
American door.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-11-25
JoHN Fox, JR,
j NJ MCLEMoRE,
j W. GAur,
Committee
Celery For Sale.

Any persons who want some
nice celery for Thanksgiving
can get il by calling on Mrs
Wagner at the Methodist par.
sonage
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-11-25

Il. l.. Rich, former clerk at
the Monte Vista, was i'll town
Monday on his return to Blue
field from trip TO Knoxville.
e. G. Kelly has taken Mr..
Rich's place az clerk at the
Monte Vista
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-11-25

Mr. and Mrs c, \. Bowman,
OF Wallend, Ky, spent last
week in the Cove visiting Mrs.
Bownan's parents, MIR. and
Mrs. j.. NJ Wade.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-11-25

ID. Is. Sayers' new Buick car
crashed into Il small car from
Appalachia Saturday morn:ue
at the corner of East Fifth
Street and Wood Avenue The
Appalachia car was badly torn
up while the Buick escaped
with small damage, one of The
tenders being bent. The curve
around this corner is very short
ana cars meeting here are only
a lew feet apart before their
presence are discovered.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-11-25

Old newspapers for sale at
this office at 30 cents a hun
dred.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-11-25
by the Governor:
b. o. JAMES,
Secretary of the Commonwealth

Business is reported on the
bum, but Big Stone Gap is
progressing rapidly in spite Of
such reports. For the first
time in the history Of the town
there has come into our midst
a modern up to-date dry clean
ing, pressing and repair estab
lishment. Mr.. j. W. Hensley,
an expert clothes cleaner aud
repairer has opened the SAM
tary Dry Cleaning and Pressing
Company on East 4th Street,
near p. III. Barron's grocery
store, opposite the post Office
The machinery for dry clean
ing will be installed as soon as
the railroads viii deliver it..
but in the meantime MIR. Hem
sley, is doing pressing and re-
pairing in fine style. We are
pleased to announce such an
enterprise to our readers aud
hope to see this establishment
succeed from the start.