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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-18
PRISON LABOR EVILS.
Contract System Disgrace to Modern
Civilization.

Contract System a Disgrace to Modern
Civilization.
Men can't be reformed by sending
them to prison and selling their labor
to contractors There must be Il diff
ferent system.
1t has ever been the custom when
those opposed to contract convict labor
appear in the halls OF legislation and
seek to cause the abandonment by the
state of the practice of rescuing the
souls of her unfortunate charges by
selling for a pittance the labor of their
bodies and the sweat of their brows to
see the advocates of the system throw
up their hands In holy horror and
prate about the necessity of employing
prisoners lest they go insane. Those
opposed to the contract convict labor
system have not the slightest idea OF
keeping conyicts idle In their cells.
They propose to substitute a different
system, not to abolish work.
Making slaves out of men and wo
men after they have been sent to pris-
on does not do a particle toward less
ening crime or reforming the unfortu-
nate. Under the present system in
vogue in many prisons the convict is
made to perform a certain stint or dead
line for the contractor. If they work
fast enough a pittance is thrown to
them against the day when they &c
free. If they don't work fast enough
they are punished.
A system whereby a contractor of
fers up a prayer of thankfulness every
time a new convict enters the prison
walls, because it means another EN-
ployee at 80 or so cents a day for him
is unjust. un-Christian and un-Ameri-
can and IS being abandoned in every
enlightened state.
Let us hope that Nebraska win estab
lish a reformatory and that there viii
be no more prison labor contracts
Nebraska Federationist
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-18
Want Shorter DaY.

More than 10000 western railway op-
eratiyes have announced through their
accredited Representatives their deter
mination to strike unless the railroads
agree to change the working day from
ten to eight hours without a reduction
in pay. The unions represented We're
the Railway Clerks, Freight Handlers
and Warehousemen, Locomotive Fire
men and Enginemen, Engineers, Main
tenance of Way Men. Oilers, Engine
Wipers and Trainmen The sentiment
for strike was reported to be over
whelming throughout the entire west
The roads involved are sixty seven
trunk lines and subsidiaries west Of
Chicago.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-18
TRADES COUNCIL

The Cooperative Trades and La
Dor Council met Tuesday night in
regular session with a good atten-
dance. President George Wiseman
presided over the meeting.
The credentials of James c..
Washam, Len Boggs and S. N.
Fish of the Paper Makers Union
were read received and delegates
will be installed at the next meet
ing.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were approved as read.
\ A communication was received
from Sweet Orr & Co., of New
York manufacturers of overalls in
which they state that Goodman
Straus Co., are hsndling their line.
A communication was received
from the Tri City Federation OF
Labor of Moline, ILL.,, in which they
state that strike exists in the fac.
tory of the Moline Furniture Co.
The same was received.
Communication from the Glove
Workers of Fulton, N. Y, states
that 5000 glove workers are sr
strike. The communication was
received as read.
A communication from the loca
socialist party asking the council
to participate in the protest meet
ing against war was rect lved ano
read but the council voted agains
sending speaker.
A communication from the Unit
ed Hatters of America was re
ceived
Invitation Of the Y M. c. A
was received but council will no
take part in dedication of building
Delegates to the Butler County
Liberty League reported that tht
league had we'll attended meeting
Monday night and that Henry OF
and Adolph Hummer of Cincirnat
were TIA, speakers.
A letter was received from th
Musicians International Union il
which they protest against the Ma
rine Band of Washington for play
ing at public entertainments TIL,
letter was received and orde e.
complied with.
Delegates from the Home Rul
league reported that the leagu
held large meeting last Sunda,
afternoon.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-18
The Worst Quarter Of London.

What is the most disreputable bit of
London? A writer in the London
Sketch asked this question of police
man the other day. He said, "The
quarter round about the Harrow road. J"
1t appears that there are byways in
that region in which no policeman
dare venture unless accompanied by a
brother officer Bermondsey, too, is
pretty bad. But Mapping, once the
haunt Of hooligans, has become COM
paratively respectable of late.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-18
PURITY or THE AIR.
An English Scientist Attacks Our
Theories of Ventilation.

Crowtller, The English scientist, at
tacks one of the most cherished of our
hygienlc notions with logic that COM
pels respectful attention. His conten-
ton Is that efficient ventilation does
not depend upon the chemical purity
of the air. The attempt should be TO
secure motion, coolness and dryness
rather than to displace one body of
air by another.
He denies that there is a toxic or
ganic substance in the atmosphere as
the result Of human exhalations and
challenges those who disagree with
him to their proofs, as the existence of
such poisons has never been scientif-
tcally demonstrated.
The lungs, according to him, are
never filed with air some of which
has not been exhaled. Inhalation fol-
lows so closely upon exhalation in
normal breathing that portion of the
air that has just left the lungs is In
variably drawn back into them.
Exhaustive experiments show that
the amount OF air thus returned Is
from / to per cent In persons remain
ing quietly indoors. 1t is from to
10 per cent in those asleep in bed.
There are certain sections of the re-
spiratory apparatus, moreover, the
nose and the larger bronchi, In which
exhaled air always fingers. 1t thus
appears that the air in the lungs is al
ways heavily contaminated with their
own excreting gases, even in outdoor
life, and the dead spaces make 1t Ger
tain that this contamination will moi
decrease
1t is not worth while, so the doctor
argues, to pay much attention to the
small amount Of carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere, therefore, and if the air |:
kept in motion and not permitted to be
come too moist or warm the necessary
ends of ventilation will be subseryed
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-18
STATE FAIR A BIG SUCCESS
MID-WINTER SHOW TO Be HELD

Ohio State Fair, 1914, was com-
plete. Nc frauds. No arrests.
Respectable, dignifed In all its
parts. Organized and systematized.
No confusion. No wasted effort.
For first time Iowa and New York
state fairs came the same week.
this slightly reduced entries, but
Ohio still had greatest stock show.
War and rain were handicaps, but
thousands came. Grounds were
beauty beyond compare. Flowers
flags, music, and good humor were
in evidence. Some departments
touched record marks. No free
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-18

The top of a carriage wheel in pass
ing along the road moves more quickly
through the atmosphere than the bot
tom This sounds absolutely foolish,
but it is absolutely sound. 1t is due TO
the movable axis, or axle. The top of
the wheel has forward motion plus for
ward revolution. The bottom of the
wheel has the same forward motion
minus backward revolution. = London
Saturday Review.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-18
PLAYED With Fire Balls.

For many centuries polo, or chaugan,
as 1t was then called was favorite
pastime with Asiatic rulers. A con-
temporary annalist records of Akbar.
the greatest of Mogul empeTors, that
''he plays at chaugan on dark nights.
the balls being set on fire. For the sake
of adding spIendor to the game his
majesty has knobs of gold and silver
fixed to the chaugan sticks If one OF
these breaks any player that gets hold
of the pieces may keep them"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-18
Petit & MCKeOWn
Sign Retail Clerks Union
Agreement.

Petit & McKeown, proprietors
of the Main street Gents Furnish
ing store have signed the agree
ment of the Retail Clerks Union
and will hereafter display the union
store card in their window. They
will close their store at nights like
the balance of stores throughout
city. Uuion men will take notice
that this store is now friendly to
organized lafor,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-18
our First Cent.

The first American cent was struck
of and put in circulation in 1888 Pre-
vious to that date pattern pieces had
been made, but they were experiments
only and were never put in circulation
The so called Washington cents, which
existed previous to the date above CIV
en-, were not issued by the government
and were, therefore, only medals. The
cent of 1893 was very similar to the
large copper cents of later date, with
the exception that the face Of Liberty
was turned to the right and the legend
"one Cent was inclosed in chain of
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-18
Clerks Will Dance

Retail Clerks Union, 119 have
issued invitations to their friends
and members for their First Annual
dance which will be given in the
Eagle Temple, Tuesday evening,
September 22nd. The committee
on dance consists of George Baer-
man, Wilbur Barnes, Urban Kurry
Chas. Trownsel, Robert Fallert,
George Wiseman, Ed Etzler,
and James Welsh.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-18

passes worried. politicians and petty
Office holders. In January a Mid
Winter Fair will be held, state fair
ground. The "Big Four will
combine, viz; The state Apple,
Corn, Dairy, and Poultry shows.
Each great In itself.
A score of agricultural and breed
ers' meetings will be held in CO.
lumbus same week to concentrate,
unity, and promote producing in
terests. Invest at home. Shun
bubbles far away. They bust i.
The Truth Will Boom Ohio. OPP
pertunity abides here.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-18
New Zealand Oddities.

The crow in New Zealand strikes as
sweet note as any head in the wood
land. The robin has no song and no
red breast. The native hen is the great
est of rat killers. There is a caterpillar
which turns into a plant These and
some other productions OF nature have
done for New Zealand what the kanga-
roo and the ornithorhynchus have done
for Australia-gi given it the suggestion
OF oddity and the marvellous.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-18
HOURS AND WAGES.

1t will not be safe to assume
that eight hour laws and other
measures that give workers the
guarantee of adequate relaxation
and rest are injurious to either
capital or labor because they les
sen the productive period. 1t is
the history of such legislation
and of the whole movement for
shorter hours and better work
ing conditions that better rather
than less wages go along with
the progress of this movement.
There are always exceptions, and
they are especially noted in
times when new eight hour
measures for men and women
are just taking effect. But In
the long run of experience it
has been shown that the eight
hour worker Is made enough
more efficient to enable him to
earn as large a wage in eight as
he formerly did In ten hours
New York Press.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-18
A CORRECTION.

In the issues of August %, and
September 4th an error in the tele
phone number of an ad read 1893 X
which should have been 1929
call this number if your stove needs
repairing.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-18
WANDERING ISLANDS.
Those of the Rio Grande Made Trouble
For us With Mexico.

The wandering islands of the Rio
Grande In their migrations from side
TO side Of the water course have caused
years of diplomatic correspondence and
discussion between the United States
and Mexico. The refusal of certain
small bodies Of land TO remain perma-
nently attached TO one or the other Of
the rivers banks deprived them OF q
fixed legal status as either Mexican or
American territory and brought about
their participation In many Illegal ad-
ventures. WHICH In turn led to misnn-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-18
nEiftu.f fftu.n

81 think, William. I'll ask those new
people next door to take dinner with
us tonight"
"What for?"
"Well, the butcher by mistake left
their meat order here, and it seems
only fail" Life.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-18
Pigeons, Eaas.

The two eggs laid by a pigeon al
most invariably produce male and fe-
male. Some curious experiments as
to which of the eggs produces the
male and which the female have re
suited in showing that the first egg
laid is the female and the second the
male.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-18
Knew Him.

Tommy, run up and tell your sister
l am here, will your"
Jaw, what's the use? She knows It,
cause when she saw you comm
heard her say to mother, Dear me,
there comes that empty headed idiot
againr r"-London Telegraph.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-18
Mastery

man must challenge the world at
it's own games and win before he can
show the world that there are finer
games to play He cannot stand above
the mists and call the crowd TO him,
but many will follow him up through
the mists.- VIII Lexington Comfort
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-18
Lust praotioina.

"Son, you mustn't carve your name
on the piano Another such episode
and I'll punish you severely"
dad. how can you expect me to
carve my name in the temple of fame
when you won't let me get any prac-
ticeP-Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-18

young man." said the boss, "come
hither and listen" He approached.
when you've made a mistake forget
it and go on TO the next job. Don't
potter around all day adding lot of
finishing touches - Louisville Courier
Journal.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-18
Musical Term.

do you know anything about mu-
skc?'
Yes" replied Mr. Growcher
whats a rest2'
THE time it takes 'em to change the
record in the music machine next
door Washington Star.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-18
In the battle Of life we cannot hire
a substitute--Harold Bell Wright

Labor conquers all things 1t is idle
ness that is the curse of man-not la
Dor. Nothing is impossible to indus
try.-Motto Of Periander.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-18
That's piffarant.

Mrs Exc (comp!ainingly)-Suc serv-
ants as we get nowadays! Mrs. Wye
We'll, one can't expect all the virtues
for $4 a week. you know Mrs. Exc
But pay $5.-Boston Transcript.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-18
Odd and Even.

His Wife--I don't want you to be
coming home at such odd hour. Hus
band-All right, dear, III try to make
it 4 instead OF 3.-Philadelphia Bulle
tin.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-18

Maid-I'm sorry, but Mrs. Jiggs is
With all her money l should think
she'd have everything sent--Buffalo
Express
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-18
Vain Hone.

He-I wish | had as much nerve as
the chimney. She-What on earth do
you mean? He-Then I'd smoke in
spite Of you Baltimore American
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-18

Mrs Beat-Tel the gentleman I'm
not receiving today Nora. New Maid
But he amt deliyerin', mum; he's
collectin' Puck.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-18

Apparently Clever Plays May Some
times Be Pure Luck.
Freak plays make baseball humor
Gus, If not interesting. Some of these
plays are said to be the result of quick
thinking; but, as matter Of fact, most
of them are simply luck
Curious things happen. A ball fell
into tin can, and, 1t being impossible
to get 1t out In time, can and all were
thrown to the haseman. Another ball
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-18
Little Bits.

Return your Labor Day tickets
or the money. This is another
appeal from w. w. Finfrock sec
retary of the committee. He re-
ports that the different locals are
very slow this year in making set
Elements. Those unions that have
net settled up should do so at once.
The committee is very anxious to
make their report.
n
We are in receipt of the conven-
ton call of the American Fedora
ton OF Labor. The convention
this year convenes in Horticultural
Hall Philadelphia, Pa. on Monday
November 9th, 1914.
Mr.. Henry OFT and Mr.. Adolph
Hummer, old time union men from
Cincinnati were in the city Mon
day. They attended the meeting
of the Butler County Liberty
League in the German Home on
Court street in the evening. Both
gentlemen delivered excellent talks
on the Home Rule Amendment
which will be before the voters at
the coming election. They left
Tuesday morning for Dayton,
Ohio.
The Butler County Liberty
League held a we'll attended meet
ing in the German Home, Monday
night. The big hall was crowded
and every seat was taken. The
different organizations about the
city are becoming more interested
in the Home Rule amendment
which is very important to the
working people of this state.
u
Wm. Babb, one of the hustlins
members of the Stove Mounters
Union left this week for Rock Is
land, ILL.,, where he has accepted {
fine position in the big stove plant
of that city.
u
The dry forces have entered til,
local field and will in the near fu
ture start their campaign to defea
the Home Rule Amendment. AL
kinds of himsy arguments will b,
handed the public. '0he argumen
of the working class is, Will it b.
good policy to throw more working
men out of employment ?
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-18
A Whole Hour.

Mrs Newlywed-Jus think, dear,
we've been married nearly an hour and
we haven't had a cross world Buffalo
Express.
Doing nothing is lesson IN oohs :"
German ProverD.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-18

We are in receipt of the conven-
ton call of the American Fedora
tion of Labor. The convention
this year convenes in Horticultural
Hall Philadelphia, Pa, on Monday
November 9th, 1914.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-09-18

VIM. Babb, one of the hustling
members of the Stove Mounters'
Union left this week for Rock IS
land, ILL.,, where he has accepted
fine position in the big stove plant
of that city.
Arizona republican., 1914-10-13
4 PHOENIX CONTRIBUTOR

Among the Phoenix firms that figur- ,f ID the building of the Mesa Cen tral school the Arizona Hardware Supply Company is quite prominent. Not only did they furnish the fire proof steel staircases. but also the automatic tiliing fire escapes, the metal hath. all of the structural steel, the heavy vault door and various other items The steel StaircaseS ar, the product of the Mesker Bros. Iron Co. and are of .he same type .S those in the Monroe school in Phoenix Built of steel, and with the ireadS set in concrete. they are the lst word in staircase construction. over a carload of structural steel was used. quite an item in itself. The vault door is from the we'll known factory of Halls Safe Com pany. who are one of many big cas- tern manufactm CTS represented in this section by. the Arizona Hardware Supply co. This company is steadily increasing it's stock, IS well as it's tSt of agencies and there is scarcely s big building in their territory con structed the past few years, that they have not supplied material and SpeCialties for
Arizona republican., 1914-10-13
FURNISHES THE LUMBER
The Sixteen Year Record of the
 Valley Lumber Go.

Sixteen years ago the Valley Lum
 i,er Company entered the business 1jeld of Phoenix. and today besides its complete and extensive Phoenix plant. has fine branch yards at Tempe and Mesa. In it's South Side operations the Valley Lumber Com
 Iany succeeded the Blinn Lumbe- Company. whose yards in Mesa and Tempe it purchased some four years so. In these branch yards a stock of an building materials is carried that is just as complete as that of Sbe big Phoenix yard. although the quantities are not so large. The Tempe yard is managed by T. Dick enson. while in charge of the Mesa branch is Avery Corpstein, son of P Corpstein. the well-known president and general manager of the. com l.any. It was through the Mesa yard tkat all of the building supplies for the new Mesa Central school was supplied, this being one of the big Sest contracts on the job. One of 1he interesting features of the con- 1iact was the supplying of a tremen- 0ous amount of maple flooring An other big item was the Fl Toro ce
 nent. furnished through the Valley
Arizona republican., 1914-10-13
MCNEIL COMPLAINTS
 CONTRIBUTION

Wherever one goes in Arizona the products of the McNeil Company of Phoenix vii be found Not only do they ship the products of their big print shop to practically every post schools and offices will be found desks, filing cabinets and other equipment supplied by this big and steadily growing institution. Havng had such an exceptionally wide dis tributing territory for many years. this firm was one of the first to realize the possibilities of Phoenix as distributing center, and the in.- portance of inculcating the 'buy-at- home" spirit which means so much tc every man. woman and child ir the state. Every dollar spent at home means other dollars put to work here. and every dollar sent away means correspondingly ill- effect on local prosperity. The Me Neil company makes a speciality of supplying school equipment, and one for the new Mesa Central school, il lustrated in todays paper. For this fine structure they furnished the children's' desks, the teachers desks and chairs. also the globes, maps and similar necessities.
 Bidding against four other con cerns this season, the McNiel com pany secured ninety per cent of the combined MaricOpa school supply
  Higgins. With a firm of this kind right here at home. carrying such a stock, there is no reason for any Arizona school board sending to out side points for supplies, particularly when the price question can be met so satisfactorily.
Arizona republican., 1914-10-13
THE ROOF OF THE SCHOOL

There are l72 squares of roofing on the new Mesa Grammar school that means seventeen thousand two hundred square feet, and every bit ot it is a Johns Manville product and vas furnished and laid by the Phoe nix Roofing Company, which has the exclusive agency for the JM" line in Central Arizona. T. J. Smith manager of the Phoenix Roofina Company. says that this is one pt the largest roofing jobs handled in the valley recently, also that is only one of many similar contracts where the JIM" roofs have been speci- fed The Phoenix Union High School buildings the Tempe High School, the new buildings for the Tempe Normal, and dozens of others are protected by roofs laid by the Phoenix Roofing Co.
Arizona republican., 1914-10-13
SUPPLIED THE DOORS

Three years ago there was estab- lished in Phoenix concern for which there long had been a need in Arizona. We refer to the South western Sash and Door Company whose extensive stock of sash and doors and everything in the line of glass that builders use, has proved such a convenience and all-around time and trouble saver to local deal
 CTS, architects, etc Before this com pany was organized, such supplies were shipped in from iobbers in St. Louis. Chicago or on the coast. Prdc- tically all of the lumber yards in Arizona are now patrons of the