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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-03-05
PRISONERS OF WAR.
Code of Honor by Which Their Treat.
nent Is Governed.

Code of Honor by Which Their Treat
nent Is Governed.
In ancient times prisoners of war
were killed unless, of course, the bel
ligerents found it more profitable to
exchange or liberate them for ransom.
But today nations are bound to one an
other by code Of honor which forbids
inhuman treatment Of prisoners.
Prisoners are subjected to no pun
ishment in any form. Neither must
they be placed in a convict prison, al
though they may be detained in
fortress, camp or town. A reasonable
supply of nourishment must be provid-
ed them by their captors, and they are
regarded as being in the power of the
government of the captor and not un-
der the control of those who actually
capture them.
All personal belongings remain in the
custody of the prisoner but arms,
horses and military papers can be con
fiscated, these constituting booty.
Governments can put their prisoners
of war to work, but only such work as
accords with the prisoners rank and
capacity; also the work must not be
excessive or relate to military matters,
and in all cases must the labor be paid
for.
A prisoner always lives in hope Of
being exchanged for prisoner of his
own government. The exchange is ef
fected in accordance with agreements,
In which time, place and method of ex-
change are fully detailed. This Is gen
orally that of strict equivalents, man
for man, rank for rank, disability for
disability.
An officer can obtain greater free
dom of movement or certain privileges
while being a prisoner of war IL he
makes out parole, written or verbal
promise. An officer giving his parole
pledges his honor to refrain from a par
ticular course of conduct, and if he
makes breach of this guarantee he is
liable to the extreme penalty.-Pear
sons Weekly.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-03-05
BETTER DAY COMING.
Public Conscience Awakening to the
Injustice TO Workers.

Injustice TO Workers.
Frank P. Walsh, chairman Of the
United States commission on indus.
trial relations, denounced employment
conditions in the American Telephone
and Telegraph company, the fertilizer
industry and the Rockefeller mining
fields of Colorado before the Woman's
Trade Union league Of Chicago a few
days ago. He said stockholders as
we'll as directors ultimately win be
held responsible for operating condi-
tions in plants
Criticism has been leveled at me
from some quarters to the effect that
/ am without judicial poise," said Mr.
Walsh to the trade unionists. 1T is
true that | am without judicial poise.
My job doesn't require it, and if it did
l wouldn't use it.
public conscience is awakening, and
the time is rapidly approaching when
there will be no more greedy exploit
ers of the child from the cradle, no
more West Virginias, no more Colora,
dos. The laws now are just in their
infancy.
What justification is there for a girl
in a telephone Office getting less than
a living wage? Practically the largest
employing corporation in America is
the American Telephone and TeIe-
graph company.
Should I keep quiet and not say
that one company in two counties in
Colorado owns and controls the judi
ciary? Why, the records show that In
twenty-three years not a single claim
for personal injuries has been upheld
and no widow has been compensated.
"The son and representative of the
richest man In the world has said that
he must concede the right Of the
worker to organize. When that is said
the verdict of Colorado is written
down so it never can be erased"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-03-05
or INTEREST TO LABOR.

Tennessee limits the work of wom-
en- to fifty-four hours weekly.
The coal operators of West Virginia
have formed a new organization to
fight the miners unions.
Thirty per cent of the workers in
the clothing trade in New York city
have the eight hour day.
Union leaders in Bridgeport, O., have
placed an order for $4,000 shoes for
striking Ohio coal miners.
The effort to establish state con-
stabulary In New York Is vigorously
denounced by the Central Federated
union Of Greater New York.
Nearly a million workers employed
on railroads. in mills, factories or other
Industrial pursuits were killed in this
country within the last ten years.
Since the California workmen's COM
pensatIon law has been in effect the
number of industrial accidents and
deaths In the state has been reduced
more than 30 per cent
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-03-05
Ohio Liability Law to Stand.

Insurance interests in Ohio, working
through the Ohio Equity association,
have been defeated In their first at
tempt to have the legislature change
the present compensation and liability
law by allowing liability insurance
companies to operate in the state. The
amendment was virtually killed when
the house of representatives, by a vote
Of IA to % accepted the report of It's
labor committee to postpone the bill
indefinitely. The present law does not
permit the employer to insure with
private insurance company against LA
bility for accidents to employees.
Manufacturers and trade unionists are
acting Jointly to repel the effort to
modify the present law 1t Is agreed
that the present system should be per-
mitted to work experimentally for at
least two years.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-03-05
MEDICINE HAT.
The Indian Chief From Whom the Ca
madam City Was Named.

The Indian Chief From Whom the Ca
madam City Was Named.
Not many persons know what was
the origin of the strange name borne
by the Canadian city that Mr.. Rud-
yard Kipling once called "the city
born lucky
The word medicine" means more to
an Indian than to us. We think of 1t as
meaning something nasty that is good
for us, but the Indian distinguishes as
"good medicine" and bad medicine"
anything that he fancies will change
his fortunes for better or for worse.
Imagine that Lo is hunting antelope
and meeting with no success. Pres
emily he finds an empty cartridge shell
or the top of tomato tin and shortly
afterward he gets a shot at his game.
Can he doubt that the piece of tin or
the shell gave the luck? Not he He
wears that fragment of tomato tin or
empty shell about his neck with his
other jewelry, and it is good medi-
cine"
Several years ago there was a Black
foot chief who lived in the vicinity OF
Seven Persons River where now
stands the city of Medicine Hat He
and his tribe were fond of hunting and
OF making war on their enemies, the
Crees. This chief always wore head
dress of feathers that he called his
medicine hat, for he thought that it
brought him good fortune.
1t was dark day for the chief when
he last met the Crees at the place
where now stands the growing city.
He and his men fell upon the enemy
with great bravery and even put them
to ignominious fight But just then
a gust of wind whirled out of the west,
caught the magic hat and tossed 1t
into the swift running saskatchewan
river. Instantly the poor chief lost all
confidence in himself and his cause,
and with victory in his hand he for
bore to grasp it, but fed over the
plains toward the Rockies, followed by
his tribe.-Youth's Companion
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-03-05
Pay Of Miners Raised.

The Mohawk and Wolverine mining
companies, Calumet, Mich. have In
creased miners wages 10 per cent and
of other underground employees 5 per
cent, affecting 800 men. Similar ac-
tion was taken recently by the Osceola
and Centennial companies, affecting
600 men, and the Quincy and Copper
Range are expected to follow. This
Will place all miners in the district on
the same scale, which Is 10 per cent
below the rate paid before the reduc-
tion In copper prices due to the Eu-
ropean war.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-03-05
Voltaire's Quick Wit.

When Voltaire was living in London
a crowd gathered to mob him as he
passed along the street For what rea-
son? Because he was a Frenchman.
Boldly confronting the mob he mount
ed stone and addressed them. Brave
Englishmen," he cried "am l not suffi-
ciently unhappy in not having been
born among you?" This speech was so
effective that the crowd carried him on
their shoulders to his lodgings.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-03-05
HATTERS ASK RELIEF.
Petition Congress For an Appropra.
ton to Pay Damage Award.

Ferition congress r or an APproPEla-
tion to Pay Damage Award.
The five United States representa-
tives from Connecticut have each pre-
sented a petition to congress asking
for an appropriation to relieve the pc
titioners from the award of damages
made by the court in the case of D. E.
Loewe, hat manufactures, of Danbury
against them.
The petition recites the history of
the controversy and the suit in all its
phases through the courts and also re
counts the general understanding that
the Sherman antitrust law should not
have been held to apply to the volun-
tary organizations of the working peo-
pie and that the courts did so hold
and that under that Interpretation of
the Sherman antitrust law the hatters
Of Danbury were mulcted In damages
TO the sum Of $252000, with interest
and costs amounting to nearly $500, 900
The petition sets forth that either the
United States congress in enacting the
Sherman antitrust law erred in fail
Ing to make its meaning clear in so
far as that act was not to be applied
TO the normal activities of the organi-
cations of labor or that the courts erred
in interpreting the law that it did so
apply. And that in either event the
congress should make an appropriation
TO meet the award made by the court
and relieve the 161 petitioners, who
otherwise would have their small saw
ings and investment in humble homes
confscated to satisfy the judgment
The petitioners are the survivors of
the 243 who were originally sued, and
all Of them are of far advanced age
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-03-05
Rattleships Now and Then.

A battleship today is not the same as
a battleship in Nelson's day. The old
wooden three decker could only be de-
stroyed by long and desperate close
quarter fighting. 1t would stand hours
Of battering 1t would take hundreds
OF shot and still be capable of fighting.
But today one unlucky shot, one blow
from torpedo, and the great fighting
machine is heap Of scrap tron.-Lon-
don Graphic.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-03-05
Campaign For Labor.

A committee has been appointed by
the St Louis Central Trades and La
bor union to begin the preliminary
work for labor forward" movement,
TO be held In that city during May,
June and July. 1t is proposed to make
this campaign the most vigorous yet
conducted The Building Trades coun-
ell will act with the central body.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-03-05
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UNION HELPS ALL.

The trade union movement,
true to its history, its traditions
and aspirations, has done, is do
ing and will undoubtedly do
: more In the interests Of man
kind to humanize the human
: family than all other agencies
combined Devoting primarily
: our efforts to the membership OF
; our organizations. yet there is
: not a declaration which we can
make or an action we can take
! for their protection and their ad-
! vancement but which will have
its correspondingly benefcent
influence upon the unorganized
workers and upon the masses of
the people. Resistance to wage
reductions by union workers is
the check upon still further en-
croachments upon the unor-
/ ganiZed. Either to secure an
{ advance in wages or to pre-
+ vent a reduction Of hours of
labor by union workers is to
bring these advantages CORE
spondingly to the unorganized
toilers. We cannot obtain legis-
lative enactment to protect the
rights and interests OF the organ
tied but that it must equally In
! clude all our people.-Gompers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-03-05
Would Unite Shoe Workers.

A series Of meetings is being plan
ned by the boot and shoe workers or
ganization in Milwaukee, Wis. The
aim is to get all the workers in this
line in the city united into strong
organization affiliated with the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. Outside as
well as local speakers viii address the
meetings
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-03-05
Eixiro the Efams.

She-I wonder what makes the baby
SO wakeful? He-Heredity. That's
what comes of you sitting up at night
waiting for me TO get home!- Phila-
delphia Ledger
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-03-05
BASED ON JUSTICE.

The object of the trade union
is primarily industrial. 1t aims
to elevate the economic condi-
tions which affect the welfare of
the workers upon a higher stand
ard of usefulness and efficiency.
The ideal is equity, based ON
full measure of justice COM
patible with the general well
fare. From these objects it can
not depart without destroying
the foundation upon which Its
structure Is red.-Cigarmak-
ers' Journal.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-03-05
Shows Il.

Knicker-Does your wife understand
the use of IeftOvers? Bocker-Yes; she
is constantly polnying out to me ttsw
she might have marriad them.-Judge
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-03-05

Idleness rs the beginning of all vices.
German Prov>@k
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-02-05
RAISING THE COLT BY HAND
Youngsters Should Be Fed Cows Milk
Weakened With Water-Mixture
Should Be Sweetened.
BY w. ID. NEALE.)

An orphan colt can be raised by
hand successfully if little care is
taken. 1t should be fed on cows
milk, but the COW should be fresh if
possible.
Do not feed the milk at its normal
strength, but weaken with one-third
water-that is, to two parts milk put
one part warm water.
The mixture should be sweetened a
little with sugar and given when about
the temperature Of a mares milk.
At the end of two weeks the guam
tity Of water may gradually be re-
duced and the amount of milk in
creased until the water is left off al
together. Don't forget to sweeten the
milk at all times.
Whenever possible the milk should
be given Immediately after milking it
from the COW. If it is desired, fresh
egg may be added three times a day.
1t will be strengthened and will make
the colts hair sleek and glossy.
The quantity of milk given should
be governed by ones judgment. Some
colts require more than others, but be
careful not to overfeed, for the colt
may get the scours. Until the colt is
a month old it will be necessary to
feed it three or four times each day.
To teach the colt to drink from a
pail is not a very great task. Put your
finger in his mouth and lower your
hand into the milk. He will get a
taste of the milk and soon you can slip
your finger from his mouth and he
will proceed without you.
If he proves obstinate, wrap goose
Quill with a strip of cloth and use it as
a nipple in bottle or purchase nip
pie from the drug store.
Good care must be taken Of the
pail from which the colt drinks. 1t
should be scalded each time it is used.
Never use sour or skim milk, IL
you would avoid bowel troubles
Give clean water between feeds. Let
him run in the yard, and soon he will
be nipping the green grass.
After a while he will be eating dry
bran from your hand if you put little
sugar in it.
Soon you will be able to feed him
some grain and then your hardest work
is over.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-02-05

tPrepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
A recent farmers bulletin (No. 624)
Issued by the United States depart
ment of agriculture, entitled Natural
and Artificial Brooding Of Chickens"
contains some interesting suggestions
regarding the feeding of young chick
ems. The accompanying figure illus
trates frame cover with wire netting
TO protect feed of young chicks from
the older fowls.
Young chickens should be fed from
three to five times daily, depending
upon ones experience in feeding. I'm
doubtedly chickens can be grown fast
er by feeding five times daily than by
feeding three times daily, but it
should be borne in mind that more
harm can be done 10 the young chick
ems by overlooking than by under
feeding, and at no time should they be
fed more than barely to satisfy their
appetftes and to keep them eXercis-
ing, except at the evening or last meal,
when they should be given all they
will eat. Greater care must be eXer-
cised not to overfeed young chicks
that are confined than those that have
free range, as leg weakness is liable to
result in those confined
Farmers who have no experience in
hog raising but who wish to start a
herd on their farms are urged by the
United States department of agricul-
ture to make haste slowly. 1t will be
real economy, they say, if the begin
ner can secure the advice and assist
ance of an experienced breeder.
Whether he succeeds in this or not,
ne should start with a small herd.
Five sows will be enough for the first
year if these are really good animals.
The chief points to be desired in
brood SOW are set forth in farmers
bulletin 205 of the United States de-
partment of agriculture, published un-
der the title of Pig Measurement"
The sows selected should be nearly
the same age and uniform in type. The
forehead should be broad between the
eyes, the throat clean and trim, the
neck moderately thin and the shout
ders smooth and deep the back should
be fairly wide and straight, and ample
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-02-05
BAD FIRE At BASKET FACTORY

One OF the biggest fires that Paw Paw
ever suffered was discovered last Sunday
night at about 80. The sleeping in.
habitants of the town were first startled
by the calls of fire and shortly after
wards the fire bell and church bell
were ringing the alarm. The south
west part OF town was the scene of the
conhagration; the basket factory fur
nished the material for the blaze. REQ
Abrams, at the roundhouse, and ID. A d.
Beebe, at the waterworks, saw the fire
about the same time, and were the first
to notify the fire company.
The building that was consumed was
the one known as Ne. 3 warehouse, which
is on the northwest side Of the factory.
it is thought that possibly some one
might have broken into the building or
even crept under 1t for shelter, as the
building stood upon cement piers about
three feet above the ground, and there
was considerable lumber underneath
which easily could have been set fire
from spark. The doors were securely
locked.
The wind was blowing quite a gale
during the night and il it had come from
any other direction would surely have
taken other buildings with it. Sparks
and brands were carried nearly twenty
rods but did no damage.
There were four warehouses in connec-
ton with the factory and this building
was the one containing the reserve. 1t
was considered by the owner as the least
liable to suffer from fire, and for this
reason the insurance had been reduced.
The room contained $4,000 8-pound
baskets, 10000 jumbo baskets, $4,000
S-pouud covers, Ito, 900 S.pcund handles
nearly $4,000 jumbo handles, $500 berry
crates and, besides this, about $4,000
worth of machinery.
The factory is owned by j. j. Schuur
of Kalamazoo, who was here the first Of
the week and estimated the loss at $4,000.
The loss was partially covered by Insur.
ance. Mr.. Schuur intends to rebuild in
the spring and will replace the store
house with a cement building.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-02-05
POUETPYNOTES
NM6I ~. 9apuo

Roots of all kinds can be fed cooked
or raw, but they should be chopped
fine.
The legs of dressed poultry when
shipped to market should be perfectly
clean.
BY large rooster" is meant plump,
soft chicken, weighing about four or
five pounds.
Always turn the heads of the birds
back under the wings in packing
dressed poultry.
When the mornings are cold, take
the chill off the drinking water, but
do not make il warm.
During the months of April, May
and June the highest prices are paid
for first-class soft rooster.
Old cock birds have a class of their
own in market, and do not come un-
der the head of large roasting fowls"
Each pigeon should have at least
enc hundred cubic feet space In the
flying pen, writes j. l.. Van Arsdale.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-02-05
GO NO FARTHER.
The Evidence is at Yonr Door.

Paw Paw proof is what you waut and
the statement of this highly respected
resident will baniSh all doubt
Mrs. George Kesser, w. Main street,
Paw Paw, says: The first symptom Of
kidney trouble in my case was dizzy
spells and headaches. | was in bad
shape and the doctor had to use NOR
phine to stop the terrible pain. Rheu-
matte twinges went all through my
body. | was 10 bed for three months.
My limbs were swollen and | knew | was
suffering from dropsy. The doctors
were afraid my skin would burst Alb
solutely no hope of recovery was held
out for me-. | finally used Doan's Kid
ney Pills and two boxes put me on the
road to recovery. | was soon up and
around, not able to do anything, but
able to get from one chair to another
without support. ] kept on using
Doan's Kidney Pills aid was soon able
to do my housework l now have no
aches or pains in my back and the swell.
ing has disappeared.
Price SOC, at all dealers Don't SIM
ply ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's
Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs. Kess-
Ter had. Foster Miburn Co., Props.
Buffalo, y. Y.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-02-05

built, the boar should have high quail
ty-fne bone, skin and hair If the
sows tend toward overrefinement and
delicacy, the boar should be rather
"rangy" and strengthened.
Once the herd has been established
by the careful selection of sows and
boar, it must be maintained and it's
standard raised by the exercise of the
greatest care in the selection of ami
mails for breeding purposes. This Sc
lection should be made as early as
possible. One celebrated breeder used
to select his show lambs and calves
when they were three days old. This,
of course, is unusual, but the decision
should not be delayed any longer than
is absolutely necessary. No animals
should be selected for breeding pur-
poses except for good reasons and
unless the breeder is quite sure that
he is right in his selection.