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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19
MANSS IN ENGLAND. ID BRING bE[G|ANS' ID SOUTHERN FARMS
In Interview He Cites In- ducements Offered to Refugees to Come to
 This Section

W. II. AIanss of the Southern Set clement and Development organization is in England trying to bring Belgian refugees to the southern states. MT. Manss is we'll known in Birmingham. lie was here during the summer wh .a he was entertained by J. B Penny, J. O. Thompson, George c. Crawford and others.
 The Chicago Daily News contains the following cable dispatch from London:
 W. II. Manss vice president and gen. eral manager of a southern settlement and development organization whose general offices are in Baltimore armed with credentials from Secretary Bryan, Cardinal Gibbons, Cardinal Farley and others, and working through Ambassa- dor Page and the London foreign of- flee, has induced 40 Belgian farmers, who are temporarily in London, to consent to undertake farming in the United States.
 We expect to get 500 exiled Belgians to become tillers of land in Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama and northern Florida said MT. Manss to the correspondent of the Daily News today.
 'We are offering no charity, but what we regard as 8 splendid opportunity for self-help. We intend to put these farms into the hands of the Belgians without any immediate expense to them, fully equipped for life work. To each we offer a house of two to ;nr J,a ,h,.,. in the family, a horse, COW, two pigs. a dozen chickens and the necessary farm implements. Our plan contem- plates colonies of 50. For each colony we shall build a church and a school house and pay the salaries of the priest and teacher for one year. We shall provide priests because a large major ity of the Belgian farmers are Cath olics.
 for the first year nor any part Of the principal involved. Payment for the farms will be made in from 5 to 20 years, the money required coming from the crops.
 "Our organization is quasipublic and represents southern estates and rail- ways It has nothing to sell and buys nothing. The land offered has stood the test of scientific investigation by state agricultural schools and is guaranteed to be fartile, adaptable, well drained. sanitary in every respect and inviting for permanent homes.
 "One of the great miseries of the peo- pie driven out of Belgium is that'they are subject to charity because they have nothing to do. They know as well as anybody knows that charity except in cases of dire emergency is curse to those who receive it. The British and Dutch peoples have done magnifi- gently by the Belgians, yet they live the live of exiles under an unspeak- abH wretched routine of breakfast, luncheon, supper and playing cards. In these circumstances introspection is unavoidable. Of all nationalities the Belgians are least able to bear rcflec- tion on what they have suffered and lost. Possibly we shall get the Belgian relief ships from America to carry the Belgian farmers to their new homes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19
HOUSE BIDS FAIR
 TO MAKE RECORD

Washington December 1S.-With it's ma chinery at high speed the House today turned out the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill. clearing tue way for making a legislative record be- fore the Christmas holidays begin Thurs day.
 The legislative, executive and judicial bill, carrying s36,0o00o0, was passed after less than three days actual consideration Provisions for an agricultural census to cost S2,2S6,000 and proposal to reduce members mileage from 20 to cents a mile were stricken out
 Postmaster General Burleson's plans for departmental changes were blocked when
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19
CLAIM ENGINEER
 / CREWS ARE CUT

Chicago, December 1S.-Testimony fur ther to impress the western railroad wage arbitration board with the fact that the advent of huge locomotives has thrown many enginemen out of employment was adduced here today. The witnesses, all fremen, asserted that the big Mikado, Mallet and consolidated locomotives, dis placing engines of four and five years ago, have cut the number of engine crews.
 It was asserted that only a small per- centage of the eliminated enginemen would be given positions in roundhouses and shops because, 1t was declared, the roundhouse and shop forces also were re- duced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19
ALLEGED GERMAN
 SPY TO BE FREED

London, December 18.-G:15 p. m.) Nicholas Ahlers, sentenced December Is to death on treason charge. will be freed. The court of criminal appeal to- day annulled his conviction on the ground that the evidence did not show his action in aiding German reservists to reach their country was hostile to Eng lands interests. The court also held that the material point whether or not the prisoner when he committed the alleged acts knew war had been declared, was not left to the jury in the way it should have been.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19
BANK EXAMINATION
 SYSTEM CHANGED

Washington, December 1S.-Comptroller of the Currency Williams tonight an nounced changes in the system of na- tional bank examination authorized in the federal reserve act Old fee systems have been abolished and all examiners put on salary. The country has been di- vided into 12 districts corresponding to the federal reserve districts.
 There will be a chief examiner in each district with headquarters in the city, where the federal bank is located, ex- cept in the Richmond district, where the examiners will have headquarters in Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19
CHRISTMAS TRAFFIC
 BEGINS EARLIER

Washington, December 1s.-Postmaster General Burleson, in statement tonight. promised successful dispatch and deliv- cry" of Christmas parcels and letters. The vast bulk of malls, he said. has al- ready begun to move and was being handled promptly.
 "The "mail-your- -parcels-early' sugges- ton recently made by the department had good effect. Traffic began in large vol tune much earlier than last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19
General Davis Dead

West Point, N. T.. December 1S.-Maj. Gen. George D. Davis. United States army. retired, who died in Washington Tuesday, was buried with full military honors in the post cemetery here today. The entire battalion of cadets marched to the railroad station to meet the fu- neral car.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19
PLAN WORK FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

Montgomery, December 1S.-(Special.) w. M. Feagin. state superintendent of education, today met in conference with members of the Alabama School Inn plans were made for the work of next year.
 Mrs. R. l.. Faucett of Prattville, presi- dent of the association, called the meet ing, which was attended by representa- tives of many of the county organiza- tions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19
Rest Strikers'- Case

Canon City, Col. December 1s.-The prosecution rested today in the trial of seven strikers charged with the murder of William King. mine guard. in the attack on the Chandler mine April 6. The defense will open it's case Monday Where the defense will subpoena wit nesses Is in doubt. It Is said much vol- untary testimony will be offered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19
At The Lyric

There probably will not be an empty seat at the Lyric theatre this after noon, for no vaudeville act that has ever been seen here has appealed to women and children more than ''Nep- tunes Garden of Living Statues with It's wonderful diving girls. models, nymphs and dancers who plNnge into the bottomless pool and never return to the surface. The entire performance Is good this week and will please the audience this afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19
"Seyen Keys to Baldpatev

George M. Cohan's Seven Keys to Baldpate" will be acted at the Jeffer- son theatre Christmas matinee and night and the following day matinee and night, by Cyrill Scott of the orig inal New York company. The play which varies between farce and comedy met with instantaneous success in New York and Chicago. where it had an un- interrupted run of 10 months last sea son. MT. Conan calls his unique work a mystery farce, the adjective applying to a succession of strange and highly mysterious events that transpire in an old inn on top of 8 mountain during a terrible winters night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19
Houston Leaves Pinehurst

Pinehurst, N. C., December 1S.-Secre- tary of Agriculture Houston left here to- night for Monroe. N. C.. where he will pay brief visit to his brother, Dr. w. is. Houston. MT. Houston was here three days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19
Horses Sent to Europe

Newport News. Va, December 1S.-Car- rying approximately 1000 horses to be used in tho European war zone. the Brit ish steamer Anglo-saxon steamed from Newport News for Bordeaux. France. to- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19
Gifts that Will Please any Man
 Mems Fine
 Bath Robes,

The best showing of Mems Bath Robes that we have ever had is here for your selection. Conven- tional and Indian patterns, in all the good, serviceable colorings. Better made than most ready made Robes that you will find. Seams felled with silk edges and pockets bound with silk cord. Some have slippers to match for the one price; some have both frogs and cords and buttons and can be used for a lounging robe. The prices are extremely moder- ate, being from the special $3.50 value for S2.98 and upwards.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-28
WORLD OF LABOR

Toronto, Canada, union brick
layers have membership of over
1000.
Fruit growers and large agricul-
turists in California are registering
strong protest against the proposed
universal eight hour law to be vot-
ed on at the coming November con
vention. These interests are sure
shorter work day will paralyze
their industries and are thoroughly
alarmed over the future of white
laborers, who are told that the law
will result in the employment of
Japanese, Chinese and Hindoos.
The State of New York passed a
bill which went into operation Au-
gust l, for the fighting of unem-
ployment. According thereunto a
centralls Dor exchange with branch
es In the great towns shall be es.
tablished; this bureau to have tie
control of the private bureaus as
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-28
Can't Draft u. s. Citizens.

Washington, Aug. 28.-There
is no war which a foreign nation
can compel naturalized citizen of
this country TO leave the United
States and enlist in the army of his
native country, is the substance of
an official statement by Secretary
of State Bryan, in answer to nun
erous queries.
The United States holds, says
the Secretary "that no naturalized
citizen of this country can right.
fully be held for account for mill
tary liability to his native land sub
sequent to immigration therefrom,
but this principle may be contested
by countries with which the United
States has not entered into treaties
of naturalization. The latter coun-
tries may hold that naturalization
of their citizens or subjects as citi-
zens of other countries has no ef-
feet upon their original military
obligations, or may deny the right
OF their citizens or subjects to be-
come naturalized citizens of other
countries in the absence of express
consent or without the fulhllment
of military obligations.
1t is important to observe that
an alien who declares his intention
to become a citizen of the United
States does not at the time of max.
ing such declaration, renounce al.
legience to his original sovereign,
but merely declares that he intends
to do so. Such person does not
by his declaration of intention, &C
quire the status of a citizen of the
United States.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-28
Mr.. KindeII An "outcast2"

Trinidad, Col, Aug % Under
the caption, "Outcast Kindell" the
Free Press of this city, in leading
editorial, says:
"The Democratic congressional
assembly in the first district (Den-
ver) took occasion to harpoon and
lampoon one George Kindel, pres
ent congressman from that district
but declared by the Democrats to
be man without party, politi-
cal waif, a founding on every
doorstep, waiting for some kind
soul to take him in and further
feed ON the political pap he loves.
"Kindel was verbally man han
dleo as an agitator, disturber of
prosperity, an enemy to progress,
and a loud and rampant seeker
after notoriety. 1t was shown that
he had been Republican, Dem
ocrat, Republican once more and
Democrat again, only at last to
turn back to Republican on his
fourth feat of ground and lofty
tumbling. But all this time he
had been a most vociferous and
pestiferous nuisance.
when nominations were called
for in this assembly on last Thurs
day, this man Kindell did not get
vote. The only thing he received
was vigorous tongue-lashing.
"Yet this Is the man who has
been telling Washington that Col
orano was filled with outlaws who
were posing as coal mine strikers,
This is the man who, more than
any other, has spread the State S
humiliation, taking sides against
honest labor and telling representa-
tives of other States that the men
on strike were guilty of every
crime in the category. This is the
man who visited the Southern
strike zones, spent about an hour
therein and departed to peddle his
malicious lies and to bear false
witness against upright citizens.
''And today what is he? Thrown
out of his party; branded as a
homeless political wanderer; shown
up as huckster of political false
hoods and unholy doctrines. The
Democrates cast him out. The Re-
p6blican' don't want him. The
Progressives would turn him out
as scourge.
"Who are the outlaws now?"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-28

state in this section was represent
ed, it was voted to support the To-
cal electrical workers in any stand
they may take. It was declared
at the meeting that men who are
kno n to the members of a labor
union are discharged from the en-
ployment of the Edison company
for trivial causes which in another
man would be passed unnoticed.
1t was also charged that any man
seeking employment is asked about
his afiliation with organized labor,
and If he says that he is a union
man, he is not given employment.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-28
Lumber Workers Many Ills.

Seattle Wash, Aug. 28.-Lower
Wages, long hours and employ
ment sharks are some of the
conditions under which lumber
workers labor, and which makes
their toll more undesirable than any
other class of laborers in America
was the testimony of President
Brown of the international Union
of Timber Workers, before the
Federal Industrial Relations Com.
mission.
Wages ere low, hours are long
and the work hard," said the un
ionist. The men are victimizec
by employment agencies to the las1
degree. One mill near Grays Har
Dor has a standing order with EN-
ployment agencies In several cities
for labor.
Men constantly are going tt
the camp, and as fast as they ar
rive other men are discharged anc
the new ones put to work.
Ordinary laborers are pait
about S26 a month and board. l
they are married and bsark them
selves they are allowed $40 a montl
for board. But when a single mai
is i'll or otherwise incapacitated 70
work he is charged $50 montl
for board.
When penniless men are sen
out on jobs their baggage is hell
for their transportation and fee
When they finally earn enough t
recover their baggage they cal
change their clothing"
The highc class labor employe,
in the shlngle and lumber mills
better treated, said Pres. Brown
There $3.50 is paid for ten hou4 $
work.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-28
FALLACIOUS ECONOMY.
Cutting Down Wages Sure to Result In
Financial Depression.


Mr.. O. G. Jackson Of this city is quot
ed as saying that one of the surest
ways to better the general situation
financially and industrially is to "liqui-
date" labor, which means in plain Eng
lish to cut down the wages Of our
workingmen.
With considerable respect for Mr..
Jacksons eminence as a banker and an
economist, we feel impelled to disagree
with him as to his remedy. 1t is clear
that the very fact that labor has not
been "liquidated" has prevented a far
worse depression than we have just
been having. 1t is matter Of statis-
tical truth that whenever labor is dras-
tically ''liquidated" the result is the de-
struction of the market for every kind
Of everyday commodity.
The demand for our industrial prod
ucts is still great. We are not far down
in depression-very slightly, as COM
pared with the state of affairs In other
periods. The market Is still there, and
1t is there because labor has not been
'liquidated."
1t Is fortunate indeed that labor has
not been '1iquidated' in any large
sense in the United States Of late
fortunate for labor and just as truly
fortunate fer capital. This is no time
to attempt such an Ill advised process.
Boston Post.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-28

We HAVE come TO the conclu-
sion that non-union men do not
pay their bills. We are made to
believe this by the statements of
hundreds Of merchants and busi.
ness men throughout the city who
have employed non-union men.
Whenever Cne of these merchants
employ non-union men and are
waited on BY a committee from
some union, the excuse given nine
ty times cat of one hundred is that
the non-union man owes him a
large bill for merchandise and it is
the only way he has to get his
money. If this is the fact which
no doubt it is, we would like to ask
these merchants, who are the best
workingmen to deal with, the un-
len man who pays his bills or the
non-union man that yOu are com
PEELED to employ in order to get
yeur money?
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-28
Palmer Bill Is Indorsed.

Washington, Aug. 20. Repre-
sentative Lewis, union miner and
chairman of the House, committee
on labor, has made a favorable re-
port on the Palmer child labor bill,
introduced by Representative Pal
mer, of Pennsylvania, and which
prohibits the shipment in interstate
commerce of any product made in
mine or quarry by child under
the age of sixteen years, or the
product of and mill or factory by
a child under the age of fourteen
years, or by the labor of children
between the ages of fourteen and
sixteen years who work more than
eight hours day.
Under the bill, the attorney gen
eral, the secretary of commerce,
and the secretary of labor shall
constitute a board to make rules
and regulations for carrying out
the provisions of the act, and the
secretary of labor, or representa-
tives shall have authority to enter
and inspect at any one time the
process of manufacture of goods
intended for interstate commerce.
Opponents of the bill, who claim
this law is AN interference with
interstate commerce" are answered
that the United States Supreme
court had held that busine IS
which affected the morals of the
community is against the interests
of the nation, and can be prohi.
bited.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-28

the district will be resumed at once.
The contract gives to engineers
and 6remen an eight-hour day and
a minimum wage of S2.62 Gay.
This is an advance of % cents a
day and shorter hours for engineers
and fremen. The minimum wage
of motor trip riders was fixed at
s2.84, instead of $2.64 a day.
Aged miners who are working as
trappers will not receive less than
81 so a day.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-28

making u sound aDove a gurgle Wnen
1t came time to hear Mrs. Garand's
case her chair was moved up TO the
table where the members of the board
sat, and Doris smiled at the members
and graciously consented TO taste of
paper cutter which one OF the men held
out to her.
In connection with Mrs. Garland's
application for insurance for the death
of her husband, there arose the ques-
ton OF what basis a mans weekly
wage should be computed on when he
sometimes worked overtime and seven
days in the week. 1t was finally decid-
ed that the extra time and wages
should be taken into account, and Mrs.
Garland will receive 80 per cent OF her
husbands wages, which averaged
$3.50 a week, and Miss Doris Garland
will receive $1.SS week.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-28
DR.. {. [. HENES
DENTIST
the United Textile Workers of
Over BeeIer's Drug Store, 1874 High St.

the United Textile Workers of
America, are maintaining an un-
broken line in an attempt to en-
force their right to belong to un-
ion. These workers are employees
of the Noble & Horst mill, whose
officials have opposed organization,
and discharged officers of the TN.
ion and other active workers. The
Berks county court has issued an
injunction against the strikers,
who originally numbered about
100. The action of the court, how
ever, has had no effect on the strik
ers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-28
Iowa Carpenters Meet.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Aug. 28:-
A state convention of carpenters
and joiners, held in this city,
urged that their affiliated locals
agitate in favor of the following
questions: A universal eight hour
day, a universal minimum wage
scale of 90 cents per hour, enact
ment of legislation for an eight
hour day on all public and munici-
pal work, as well as minimum
wage scale in the locality where
such work is being done; enforce
ment of the government eight-hour
law OH the election and manufac-
turing of materials known as shop
made carpenter work. which this
law covers the enactment of legis,
lation for the punishment of tool
thieves, pawn brokers and Junk
dealers; strict enforcement of the
jurisdiction claimed by the carpep-
ters and the PRONUNCIATION of their
entire efforts to further the best in
teiests Of the carpenters, millmen
and millwrights of the State.
Fort Dodge was chosen as the
next convention city.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-28
Black List Wiped Out.

Commenting on the victory Of the
metal polishers In their strike against
the Indian Motorcycle company, Presi-
dent DAILY OF the international Metal
Polishers' union said: mot only does
this victory give tangible benefits to a
large number Of union workers, but it
means the complete rout of the Con-
necticut Valley Manufacturers associ-
alton, which for years has bitterly
fought union labor. This association
at one time maintained blacklist,
which contained the names of more
than 5000 union men"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-28

Almost every branch of the state
government will have an exhibit at
the State Fair.
This is for the purpose of giving
Ohio people chance to know more
about Ohio.
The Fish and Game.exhiblt in
charge of General John c. Speaks
will be the first of it's kiLd in Ohio.
The Good Hea .th Exhibit will
undoubtedly be the means of saw
ing and prolonginP many lives, by
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-28
opposes Unionism.

Boston, Mass, Aug. %. The
Edison Electric company will be
called to account for its opposition
to organic alton among its workers,
and the discharge of active trade
unionists. At a meeting of the
New England District Council of
Electrical Workers, at which every
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-08-28
State Exhibits Strong
State Exhibits Strong State Fair Feature

the hints to health that il will give.
The Great Wooster Experiment
Station Exhibit will in itself be
worth a trip to Columbus.
The Mammoth display of the
Dairy and Food Department will
be worth all the cost of seeing the
Fair.
The Good Roads Building will
interest every citizen of the State.
The other Official State Exhibits
will likewise be worth while.