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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-28

BOR COUNCIL OF HAMILTON
OHIO-Meets alternate Tuesdays
at Trades Council Hall, southeast
corner. Second and Court streets
John Buhi, Pres; Edw. Sims
recording secretary; Geo. Hill, cor
responding secretary, No. N
Third st.
AFFILIATED UNIONS-Time ana
place of meeting, and name and ad,
dress of secretaries.
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF M U
SICIANS, No. 31-Meets first Fri
day Of each month, at loo High st
j. Ed Lehmkuhl, Sec, Cos Frank
lin st.
BAKERS UNION, No. 81-Meets
every 1st and 3rd Saturdays, in
Trades Council Hall. Chris Elchel
Sec'y., 400 Eaton Ave.
BARRIERS, No. 132-Meets End ano
4th Mondays Of each month, at S. e
corner Second and Court streets
Ernst Legg, Sec'y., 227 S. 7th ST.
BREWERS, No. S3-Meets End and
4th Fridays of each month at S. o
corner Second and Court streets
Chris. SchWenn, Sec, "a S. Monu-
ment Ave.
BROTHERHOOD OF STATIONARY
FIREMEN-9o, meets the second
Thursday and fourth Thursday OF
each month, at Brotherhood hail.
2O8 High ST. w. S. Brown, Sec'y.
1144 McGlinn st.
BARTENDERS' UNION No. 169-
Meets every 1st and 3rd Sunday
afternoons in Trades Council Hall
Jos. Stoker, cor. and rec. Sec, 00G
East Ave.
BLACKSMITHS AND HELPERS
UNION, No. 29-Meets 1st and 3rc
Fridays in Trades Council Hall. ID
Wyatt, Cor. Sec, R. r. No. l, Ham.
nton, 0.
CARPENTERS AND JOINERS-
Meets every Thursday at S. e. cor
Second and Court streets. S. b
Corson, Cor. Sec, 107 Brosey Ave
CIGAR MAKERS, No. 123-Meets
End Monday of each month, at S. e
corner Second and Court streets
Henry Brinker, Sec, 267 Washing
ton ST.
HORSE -SHOERS, No. 75-Meets 1st
and 3rd Mondays of each month al
338 High street. Harry Remle, sec.
524 South Second street.
IRON MOULDERS, No. 68-MeetS
1st and 3rd Mondays of each month
at S. e. corner Second and Court
streets. Harry Hansel, sec, 627
Hanover street.
IRON MOULDERS, No. 283 (Stove)
Meets alternate Wednesdays al
S. e. corner Second and Court SITS
Tom Beals, Sec, 713 East Ave.
INTERNATIONALLY UNION STEAM
ENGINEERS, No. 91-Meets every
1st and 3rd Monday of each month
at Trades Council hall. Sam d
Nelson, SOC Ross Ave.
THEATRICAL STAGE employees
international Alliance of The.
atrical Stage Employees, meets al
Trades Council hall, 1st and 3rc
Sundays, at 8 a. m. Henry Hum
bach, Jr., East High St., recording
and financial secretary.
LOCAL NO. 256, l. Ii. G. B. AND
COM. LABORERS' UNION--M Meets
every End and 4th Thursday al
Symms Hall, High and Monument
Ave. Chas. P. Cook, Sec'y., 25e
Washington ST.
METAL TRADES COUNCIL-Meets
End and 4th Fridays in Trades
Council hail. Ralph Lenehan, 112z
McGlynn St.
MACHINISTS, No. 241-Meets alter.
nate Tuesdays, at s. e. corner Sec.
ond and Court SITS. Alex. Miller
cor. sec., No. 314 N. 9Th st.
PLUMBERS UNION-Meets every
End and 4th Mondays 338 High
ST. Aug. Schaeffer, sec, cor.
Chestnut and Seventh streets.
PATTERN MAKERS-Albert Ores.
sic, Secretary, No. PIT Buckeye
street. Meets 1st and 3rd Wednes
days of each month in Trades Coun
Gil hall, End and Court streets, sec
ond floor.
PRINTING PRESSMEN'S UNION
Meets first Wednesday in eacl
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-28
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PAINTERS AND DECORATORS
Meets every Thursday night at
Trades Council hail. Wm. Finfrock,
sec, 30S S. End st.
RETAIL CLERKS, No. 119-Meets
every End Wednesday of each
month, at corner 3rd and Court
streets. Robert Fallert, sec., 521
Prytania Ave.
STOVE MOUNTERS, No. S-Meets
1st and 3rd Fridays of each month,
at Trades Council hall. VIM Man
ifold, Jr., rec. sec., 624 South 11th
street.
TYPOGRAPHICAL, No. 290-Meets
End Wednesday of each month at
Trades Council hall. AL. Schirmer,
secretary-treasurer, 802 Cleveland
Ave.
TRANSFERS UNION, NO. 175-
Meets every Monday night, cor 3rd
and Maple Ave. Ed. j. Seeley,
Sec'y., 139 So. G street.
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD
ELECTRICAL WORKERS, Local
No. 648-Meets alternate Tuesdays
at Trades Council hall. Frank
Venable, Sec, 923 N. 3rd st.
POL1SHERS' UNION-Meets alter
nate Wednesdays at Trades Coun-
Gil hall. Ernest Snow, Sec, 1161
Ludlow street.
FARMERS UNION-Meets 1st and
3rd Tuesdays of each month in
Township Hall. ]. c. Boyle, Sec.
retary- Treasurer, Hanover Town
ship, Ohio.
SWITCHMEN'S UNION, No. 130-
Meets End and 4th Thursdays in the
Trades Council hall. Chas. J.
Welsh, secretary, No. 524 South 4th
street.
Secretaries will please notify us as
to necessary corrections.
MIDDLETOWN TRADES AND La
BOR COUNCIL-Meets first and
third Thursdays of each month in
Trades Council hall. I. A. Scully,
Sec, 442 E. Second st.
AMALGAMATED IRON, STEEL
AND TIN WORKERS first
and third Saturday afternoons, in
K. of p. hall. VIM. E. Nixon, Sec,
439 Woodlawn Ave.
CARPENTERS UNION-Meets ev-
cry Friday evening at Trades Coun-
Gil hall. Roy Morgan, Sec, Elwood
anu 1eHfy SCTe6IS.
HODCARRIERS' UNION-Meets the
first Monday of each month in
Trades Council hall. Jno. Perkins,
Sec, 1125 Yankee Road.
MUSICIANS UNION-Meets the
first Sunday morning of each
month in Trades Council hall. C.
b. Hoover, Sec, Park ST.
METAL POLISHERS' UNION
Meets the second and fourth Thurs
day evening in Trades Council hall.
Carol Cordner, sec., 807 Garfield
Ave.
PLASTERERS' UNION-Meets the
second and fourth Wednesday even
ings in Trades Council hall. T. A.
Scully, Sec, 442 E. Second ST.
PLUMBERS UNION-Meets the
second and fourth Tuesday even
ing in Trades Council hall. Or
vile Corson, Sec, Monroe Ave.
BARRIERS UNION-Meets the first
and third Monday evenings in
Brenner and Kramer's Barber shop.
M. Sennett, Sec, 208 Z. Third.
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION, No. 487
Meets the first Tuesday of
each month in Trades Council hall
S. A. Campbell, sec., 426 Park ST.
STAGE employees AND OPER-
ATORS UNION Meets the second
and fourth Sunday mornings of
each month in Trades Council hall
Gus Miles, Sec, Sebald Flats.
BAKERS UNI0N-Meets first and
third Thursday evenings in Trades
Council hall. Ralph Funk, sec,
Sulfsted's Bakery.
CLERKS UNION-Meets fourth
Sunday morning each month in
Trades Council hall. r. L. Bailey,
Sec, The Ohio Grocery Co.
BRICKLAYERS' UNION-Meets the
first and third Monday evenings in
Red Mems hall. T. Wilson, Sec,
Yankee Road.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-02
IN PARIS PAwNsHoPs

Paris Dispatch to London Globe.
 The Mont de Piete, or pawnbroker' S shop, is in France an official institution, instead of being operated for private gain. Every month the Paris municipal council publishes detailed report dealing with the workings of the establishments under It's control, and as these documents are compiled with metculous exactness, they often make amusing reading.
 The latest report indicates the extra ordinary variety of articles pledged with the municipal uncle" During the month three people deposited complete sets of false teeth and nine parted temporarily with what are officially registered as partial dentures." The Mont de Piete received p jIsuites, from which it must not be imagined that ecclesiasts can be left in pawn. since the term is slang for a dogs collar Similarly the mari, which figures on the official list, was not hus- band, but a tool used by engravers.
 Another article pledged was the official scarf worn by deputy. But the most ex- traordinary item is undoubtedly 1.-two operating tables." It would be of some in- terest to know the reasons for their pres ence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-02
DRY LAND FARMING
Harper's Magazine.

From Harper'S Magazine.
 One of the greatest and most trium- phant agricultural booms in the world is to be found in Africa-the dry-land farm ing of Central Tunis, where the rainfall Is less than 10 inches. This success is aston ishing, in the face of the uncertainty, dread and failure that harass our own as yet unadjusted dry land agriculture. AS an evidence of local failure I would cite the observations of an agricultural scien- list on a recent 90-mile journey in the southern part of the great plains, where the rainfall averages 20 inches. In the 90 miles traversed there was but one sur viving settler and not even a cattle ranch. The dry farmers had pushed out the cattlemen, and the recent drouths had pushed out the dry farmers-all but one-in a strip as long as from New York to Philadelphia. Our uncertainties arise under a rainfall of 10 to 20 inches. The Africans compacency is assured by less than 10 inches. Subscriptions have re- gently been taken up here for people lv- ing in an average rainfall of IS to IS inches. Yet the complacent success of Tunis is in the vicinity of Sfax, where in seven consecutive years the tota rain- fall amounted to fl inches-five and eight tenths per year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-02
Richmond After Untyersitv

"1 have just read an editorial in a Richmond paper, which started off as follows: It is up to Richmond to make an earnest and energetic effort to cap ture one of the two great universities planned by the Southern Methodist church, one of which is to be located east of the Mississippi and the other west of that river" said a member of Birmingham's Virginia colony
 "The article in question went on to say that. Richmond would not be able to land the university without a strong fight that already Atlanta was clam bring for it. The editor of the Rich mond paper evidently was not in touch with the situation. To begin with. Rich mond is too far away from the center of the section to be served by the pro- posed Methodist university to be seri- ously considered. The contest for the prize, as has been previously stated, is between Atlanta and Birmingham with the chances strongly in favor of this city. Atlanta is noted for It's pluck and it's successful achievement, but 1t does not seem to put its usual vigor in this university movement. Birmingham, on the other hand. is putting forth telling efforts"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-02
Averting War With Mexico

After many discouraging incidents in connection with Mexican mediation the situation has been brightening ever since Huerta's forces at Zaca- tecas met a crushing defeat, and it now looks as if success would crown the efforts of the mediators.
 Ambassador Da Gama of Brazil formally announced yesterday the virtual settlement of the conflict be- tween the United States and Mexico" The international side of the diff culty has been settled and while some time will be required yet to complete the work of mediation, the ambassador felt confident that war has been averted. The administration at Wash ington has displayed wonderful de- gree of patience from the start, and ever since the mediators got to work President Wilson has been optimistic.
 At one time it seemed as if war with Mexico was inevitable. Many Americans were restive under the Presidents patient waiting" policy. But now the entire country rejoices at the prospects of peace without a general invasion by Uncle Sam's or rr,at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-02

who will instruct children in the same courses of study that are found in the public schools. A large playground will give the children an opportunity for recreation, There will be a sick ward and dispensary, in charge of a resident physician and nurses, where children as well as adults will be treated. To complete these ideal ar engagements, there will be a dress: making establishment in the building, where clothes can be ordered and made for reasonable price.
 A truly Utopian scheme, and yet there is no particular reason why it should not result in some very practi- cal advantages. Perhaps the chefs may not always season each particular dish according to individual tastes, but minor drawbacks are to be anticipated in every human undertaking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-02
Regulating Cotton Futures

q am pleased to see that Congress is going to settle the cotton futures legis- lation question before adjournment" said do not exactly understand the points of difference between the two houses of Congress as I have seen no statement in print of the exact details.
 However, the conference committee of the two houses should be able to bring a satisfactory measure from the Lever bill in the House and the Smith bill in the Senate, each of which has passed their respective bodies.
 "When the cotton futures business Is put upon square dealing, business basis, so that real cotton and spinnable cotton of desired grade, may be demanded on contracts. we will not see such manipu- lation as took place few weeks ago. A so-called spot house rendered S5,OO0 bales of nondescript cotton on futures con. tracts, depressed the market s5 points as nobody wanted it, and when the longs were squeezed out that very day, at the close the futures marke, again advanced about 40 points, or up. and-down some s375 per bale variation. and no legitimate sales or deliveries This too, in the midsummer season, with bu small quantities of spot cotton of de sirable grades in sight or to be pur. chased
 "A legitimate, regulated cotton futures market will greatly aid all parties, ant speculation, of a healthy character founded upon actual cotton, will con tinue.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-02
The Associated Charities

Here are a few facts about the As sociated Charities" said President II. k M1lner. We have now on our books l41 families which we are assisting. The recipients of charity are principal ly children, but not few that gre re- questing assistance give old age. widowhood sand lack of employment as the reason.
 About two years ago when there were mine disasters in the Birming- nam district only 130 families were oereaved or affected, and there were practically no dependent old persons among them, nearly all being in good health The generous people of our city held a mass meting and subscribed s4o,O0O. All the bereft families were pensioned, and up to this time the bal ance of that fund is being distributed. Now we have 147 dependent families, but we cannot make the same appeal to the public that a shocking accident would make. The Associated Charities Is certainly doing a large benevolent work, but it was never more in need of funds than now"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-02
Taking the School Census

Alabama's biennial school popula- tion is being counted this summer. The teachers are the enumerators, and as they are thoroughly familiar with the districts in which they are employed the work will be well done.
 The teachers are paid so much per capita and as ample time is allowed for enumeration, no child of school age will be overlooked. The school census work, therefore, is more &C., curate than the government census taken at the beginning of each decade
 The school age in this state is from to 21, and the number enumerated multiplied by 31A is considered ex- tremely conservative. Two years ago Birmingham had about 49,300 chil- dren of school age. There has been rapid growth since then, and it is a pretty safe guess that the new census will show about 55,000, which multi piled by 31s would give the city a population of not less than 192,000. The result of the school enumeration in Birmingham will be known before the summer is ended. The World Al manac's estimate of Birmingham's population on the first of June last was 180,000. AS soon as the school census is published it will be in order for the Chamber of Commerce to issue a new statistical sheet, so as to in- clude the latest figures on Birming- hams population.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-02
BURN EGYPTIAN COTTON SEED

From the Nationa Provisioner.
 The federal horticultural board al Washington has issued a notice to all cotton mills, and especially those in the south, to destroy by burning all seed that may be found in bales of imported Egyp- tian cotton. This seed Is likely to contain the larva of the pink >bollworm, which is very destructive to American cotton.
 The number of seeds of Egyptian cotton found in a bale of Egyptian lint is small, and the presence of any seed in such bales is due to faulty ginning. Ginning and storing, however does not kill the larva of the pink bollworm, which has been known to withstand storage in cot tonseed for more than seven months.
 So dangerous to the cotton crop of the United States is the pink boolworm re- garded that May 2S, 1913, quarantine was promulgated designed to prevent the in- troduction into the United States of this worm by forbidding the importation of cottonseed from all foreign countries ex- cepting two regions in Mexico Since that oate several shipments of cottorseed in Tested by this worm have been inter- cepted and destroyed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-02
Good Roads in North and South

Ten or fifteen years ago there was almost as much cause for complaint of the country roads in the northern states as there was in the south, but with the coming of the automobile progress has been made in road build ing in all sections. Naturally the rich northern states have made the most rapid progress. New York appro- priated 50,000,0O0 at one time for road building. Massachusetts did the same. States in the middle west have appropriated large sums for roads, and today a mud road or a poorly maintained macadam road north of the Ohio river is a rare exception.
 In the south marked progress has been made in road building within the past three or four years. Many of the highways are as good as those in the :, state of New York, but there are still many bad roads. Automobilists com- plain especially of the roads in some parts of Georgia, Tennessee and Ala bama. The economic and commercial value of the macadam road is well understood and needs no discussion. There is not county in the state that cannot afford to convert all it's old dirt roads into macadam bikes.
 County road bonds are always in demand by investors, and certain it is that no expenditure that any com munity might make yields such rich returns as the money spent for good road building. Every farm and every little truck patch within two of three miles of a modern hard road is en- hanced in value from 25 to 50 per cent.
 The good roads associations in the various states have done valuable work in arousing public interest in modern highways, and the success of good roads days in August during the past two or three years is common ly remarked. It is hoped that good roads days in this state next month will witness even better results than the good roads days of last year.
 Should the enthusiasm over good roads be kept up, and there is every reason to think that it will be, Ala bama will soon be in the same good roads class as the states north of the Ohio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-02
Feminist Housekeeping

Plans have been completed and a site purchased in New York for the first "anti-drudgery" apartment house in America. It is supported by the Feminist Alliance and is described as carrying ultra-modern ideas "to the last gap" The community-life idea is Co be ''tried out" as never before in this country and the advanced thinkers" who are behind the scheme are confident that it will prove a great success.
 The common kitchen for all families living in the building will be located in the basement. Professional chefs with trained assistants will have charge of all the cooking that is done. The mis- tress of each apartment will inform the culinary department as to what hour she wishes meals served, of what they are to consist and how each dish is to be sea- coned. Her instructions will be earried out to the letter. After the meal is served and eaten the dirty dishes will be returned to the base ment by dumb walters and will be washed by machinery. It is estimated chat a community breakfast will cost % cents and dinner 30 cents, which is certainly cheap enough.
 On the roof schools and nurseries will be located. Babies can be left there during the day in the care cf experienced nurses. Classrooms will also be built on the roof and placed ln charge of primary school teachers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-02
Exhibited n Cotton Boil

Arnold Masberg exhibited a cotton l boil yesterday from the six-acre crop on the Linnehan and Masberg 13-acre farm in North Birmingham, about seven blocks from the Southern railways new
 Finley yard.
 T read in The Age-Herald an inter- view with my friend Walter Fowlkes in which 1t was stated with evident pride that his cotton on Shades noun tain was in bloom," said MT. Masberg. Why, our cotton in North Birming- ham began to bloom two weeks ago. We employ an old colored man as a
 farmer, and he told me that he saw a bloom on the 18th of June; and now we have the boil. On our six acres planted in cotton we will make about eight bales. The remainder of our
 acreage is in corn and vegetables Not withstanding the drouth everything on our little farm is thriving. Of course. farm acreage inside the city limits is too valuable to remain much longer in an agricultural state. We bought our 13 acres several years ago for about $3O00 It is worth now $15 5,000 or more. In the mean time We have made money in cultivating it.
 Speaking of North Birmingham, all the industries there seem to be pros pering. It Is certainly one of the most thriving sections of this great city. The Southern railway in the construction of
 the Finley yards is adding greatly to values. About 300 men are now em- ployed on the. new work, and I SUD-
 pose the force will be gradually in creased"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-02
LUKE MLuKE SAYS

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 There is an old blue law in Massa- chusetts that prohibits man from kissing his wife on Sunday. But, sc far, there have never been any ar rests
 It takes woman two hours longer to wash the front windows than 1t does to wash the back windows.
 rag and a bone and a hank of hair. And the rag so thin that 1t makes men stare.
 Naming the baby Algernon St. Clair Percival Ambrose won't prevent him from growing up to be a pie-faced snaggle-toothed kid known popularly as Skinny"
 Nothing is perfect. Even the much touted bee makes more noise than il does honey.
 brute Is a man who insist upon making his wife let him have his own way once . week.
 What has become of the old-fash. toned man who wore horse-hair watch chain?
 When you figure how few people can write a good letter the postoffice department certainly gets along sur prisingly we'll
 When a woman finds that her suspi- cions are baseless she immediately digs up some new suspicious.
 No matter how big around a woman gets she can always find hat that will shelter her.
 Safety pins are more important than ancestors. et
 There are whole lot of married rabbits who go downtown and pose az lions. The clinging skirts are not any mora so than the girls who wear them. It didn't cost so much to live when a bathroom consisted of washtub set in the middle of the kitchen floor on Saturday night. Eve saw the first snake. But the men have had a monopoly on that sort of thing ever since.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-02
The Record Breaking Harvest

Despite injury to the growing crops in some of the states caused by drouth, there will be record d-breaking harvest. The winter wheat yield is nearly 150,000,000 bushels greater than in the highest record year previ- ous to this. The other grain crops are above the average. There is a prodigious hay crop and the south's S cotton crop will be, if not equal to that of 1911, not far below it. The money value of Alabama's cotton will be con- siderably greater than in was in the highest record year.
 The railroads will be overtaxed in hauling the crops. Every old side tracked car is being "fixed up" and brought back into service. And when the railroads are crowded with traffic activity in all lines of business is in evidence.
 This will be a great summer, in- deed, for the country as whole, and the Birmingham district will be well to the front in the business procession.