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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-10-08
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OF INTEREST TO LABOR.


Garment workers OF Chicago demand
a fifty hour working week.
The Standard OIL company has grant
ed the eight hour day to its workers in
New Jersey.
Four manufacturing firms of Tor
rington, Conn, have raised wages and
shortened hours of work
The present agreement between the
operators and miners throughout the
Pennsylvania anthracite belt will ex-
pire on April l, 1916.
There is one organization that stands
FOR human welfare and human rights
and nothing else. 1t is the organized
labor movement, which is in reality q
great struggle for human freedom.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-10-08
Case of John Lawson.

The Boston Globe. in discussing the
Colorado supreme courts decision In
the Lawson case, says lit would seem
that the train is at last on the right
track in Colorado. A judge charged
with having been in the employ of coal
operators ought never to have presided
at the trial of a labor leader. The
country does not feel entirely satisfied
as to the personnel of the jury which
found Lawson guilty.
"A first step toward the course de-
manded by justice has been taken.
Lawson is at least entitled to a trial
of which the fairness cannot be
doubted"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-10-08
BLACK oPALs.
These Gems Fairly Blaze With Myriad
Shades Of Color.

These Gems Fairly Blaze With Myriad
Shades of Color.
Those exquisite gems. black opals.
which were practically unknown up
till comparatively recently. cost more.
carat for carat, than do diamonds even.
while experts declare that they are in.
fnitely more beautiful
And in this connection II may be
pointed out that the terra black cpa
is distinctly misleadu II was com
ed to distinguish il from the familiar
light opal AS matter OF fact. the
black opal is alive with myriad shades
of flaming spendor from brightest
tints of green glowing fire 70 metcoric
gold or lavender that in an instant
quivers to crimson or slips into molten
ruby or sapphire as the angle of ligh,
alters.
Black epals are dear, not only be
cause they are so beautiful, but be
cause they are so rare. They are found
only at one spot, comparatively small
tract of ground in New South Wales,
adjoining the Queensland border
The field is called Lightning ridge.
It is a wild and desolate spot. The
nearest towns to it are Walgett and
Colarendabri, and it is about 500 miles
from Sydney as the crow flies
Black opal mining is about the big
gest gamble eztaut There is really
nothing o guide The miner IN selecting
a jheg spot The work is hard The
shafts a< craze forty feet in depth, and
all rock 4as 20 be "hueketed' TO the
top Water {, scarce food almost I'M
olt3na1!e ON thr otber hand, tbe
prospector who Is lucky enough to
stumble tpon a pocket OF Jair sized
daWless stones reaps a fortune forth
M-iih pnar.nn. ! MnnLIN
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-10-08
Ancient Trades.

Bygone trades have a way of prov
ing on investigation TO be only modern
industries under another name. A myl-
ner, for instance, was only a miller,
after all, and parmenter was moth
ing more strange than a tailor, though
not even the experts are certain why
he was so called a raffman, however,
is more interesting. Raft ian ally or
the present word rafte1 was foreign
timber, and a raffman was one who
dealt in it,-London Chronicle.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-10-08
Colt Morkmen Get Bonus.

In their weekly pay envelopes re-
ceiyed Aug IA the 1,200 employees Of
the Colt Patent Firearms Manufactur
ing company found tie first install
ment, covering May, June and July, of
the 1212 per cent bonus on profits
which the company offered ia lieu of
an eight hour day and to stave off any
unionization Of the machinists or a
possible strike The men got about
$40 each. The next bonus win be paid
Nov. 10. 1t viii cover August, Sep
tember and October. The company is
pledged 10 another bonus the first of
the year. The International Associa-
ton of Machinists is against the bo-
nus system as a substitute for the
eight hour day because it contends.
it Is transitory and will disappear
with the end of the war contracts
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-10-08
Book CONSUMPTION.

In the United States but one person
in 1900 buys book in the course of a
year, while in Great Britain it is one
in $500; in France it is about the
same; in Germany and Japan it is
rather better, and in Switzerland it is
one in S72. Cheaper books, in paper
covers, account for some of this differ
ence. But whatever the cause it re-
mains true that the Europeans buy
twice as many books per capita as we
do.-Atlantic Monthly.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-10-08
Protested.

Villain. | defy you," said the her
cine drawing herself to her full height
do your worst
Don't ask him to do that. miss.
pleaded voice from the gallery. His
acting Is bad enough as it is."-St.
Louis Post Dispatch.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-10-08
BY WALTER M'ARTHUR.

GOrganizer American Federation OF Labor.l
To say that the labor of human be
ing is not q commodity or article of
commerce seems like stating the OBJ
yious and indisputable And so it is.
We see the fact quite clearly, since 1t
is now plainly stated.
We shall never again lose sight OF
the fact Thus does the obvious and
indisputable become manifest and un-
forgetable- when it has once been
pointed out.
AS the object hidden in picture
puzzle, when once detected, thereafter
holds the eye, SO "A great law of nature
but once discovered and correctly
formulated it becomes a fact Of com
mon knowledge and 50 remains.
Truth is eternal without beginning
or end The truth that we recognize
today has existed always. But because
of our failure heretofore 10 recognize
the truth we have lived in falsehood.
The labor of human being is not
and never has been Il commodity or
article Of commerce This truth is now
for the first time made part of the COM
mon knowledge.
That the labor OF Il human being is
not commodity or article of com
merce is truth as obvious as the
fact that two and two make four
What need, then, that the truth shall
be s0lemnly enacted into law? What
force or virtue is added to that truth
by such enactments: Let US see.
1t has been sagely remarked that
there are those who would dispute the
axioms Of geometry or even deny the
existence of the equator were personal
interest to be thus served. So with
the great truth which we are now con
sidering That truth now declared to
be automatic, has always been denied
Laws and systems of law and indeed
the entire Jurisprudence of the world.
including that of the United States.
have been based upon denial of that
truth
Underlying these laws and that ju-
risprudence has been the assumption OF
| property right in the labor of a human
being All laws have been made and
administered rnon this ossun,ntion
Tobor hoirg ,,rona,t, ,.as ~o,.o,.,oa ~
tbo soma rnine-snhfact - the so,oo
rasnonstl,ilitins entitled - fbo eaTne
protection-as all other forms of prop
arty mis- asepmntion rvas tho "ob1-i-
ous tr,tb. tI,at now oivas nlaoa +o tba
ortlal t,ntb
Mo as.u,,neior ~ ,.,,uort,, ri,b+ ~
1aho,, In. -, fra,,l-l,, oy,,.asend i,
Some instances os ~ tha sr,ro laws
and oven in moro rocont anactmonfe
Tn othar instances Il Il hi55ap IS I,n-
ouana tbaT dt..,,tigos tla tbonoht pnt
evar,,ybefo f INNS H.o ro,orod
! tbroad tbrnp.I, fba f,I.,i. of low
So familiar i tba aee,to,nfion of
nronarty r,on IL laI.,. tb,t wo our.
/ selves wero vropt 4, enaei, ~ o,tr taI,or
os o,r ~eanit,1 o,,r ..stoar. - trada ;,
or courso We baya mayor roalfy n,aan+
to classify Iabor ae svnonvmors win
canitaI We have aIwovs instinotivalr
~ Iaast roaoonigad ) difforo1,co Ia
twoon tba fva thin@e Rnt this r,odo
Of expression has lent itseIf f. tbe nra.
voiline co,,r,sion 30 thonaI,t and ~
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-10-08

Following an investigation into the
Textile Union Finishers association
and the Cloth Spougers and Examin
ers' union of New York city, the grand
jury has filed au indictment charging
ten members Of the union or the asso-
citation with conspiracy.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-10-08
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The Llama.

About the heaviest load shat llama
will allow TO be placed on its back is
a weight of 125 pounds. If any heay-
Ter load be placed on the animals back
the wise beast lies down. and no nnount
Of coaxing or beating can make e
an iEri.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-10-08
AGENTS OF JUSTICE.

! We have done much. but the
future looms big with opportu-
nifty and duty The welfare and
. the hope of the people are bound
! up with the manner in which we
!. shall deal with the possibilities
that lie in our hands Let us ac-
|. quit ourselves as men and wom-
en- worthy of the rights and free
. dom that we inherit from the
past and mindful of the ideals
I intrusted to our safe keeping.
Let us carry on the great work
of human freedom during the
years to come. We are charged
!. with the responsibility Of form
! ing more and greater unions, for
I they are the agents Of justice.
! Organization results in free. bet
/ ter paid workers. able aud capa-
!. BILE to order their own lives. 1t
/ protects the lives and insures the
! welfare of the men women and
I children of our time and makes
!. brighter and better days for the
( countless millions yet unborn
!. Samuel Gompers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-10-08
A Boast Resented.

II always try to attend to my own
business" said the self approving man
That's jes what folks are talkin
about" replied Farmer Corntossel
''Tendin' 10 your own business ain't
what we elected you to the legislature
fur" Washington Star
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-10-08
MISSION OF LABOR.

Increased capacity for produc-
ton ought TO be shared between
. the higher and the lower wants
of man. OF what avail is it to
have larger houses and smaller
men? What profit is it to have
better clothes for the body and
. ragged garments on the soul?
Why fill the stomach and leave
. the mind and imagination desti-
tute Of food? Organized labor
! seeks to develop, improve and
supply the whole being.-Corne-
! lius Quincy.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-10-08
The CLAYTON
ANTITRUST ACT
EnunCIaiGS an Obvious and
UnaIterabIa Truth.
BASED ON FUNDAMENTA TAILS.

Places Labor In Right Relation With
All Other Elements of Our National
Life-Supersedes the Conception of
Property Right by That of Personal
Right.
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FEAR EMBARGO may
HALT SUBWAY WORK
=. s. G. Engineers Apprchcn-
sivc Over the Stopping of
Freight shipments.

Engineers Of the Public Service Com
mission and the contractors who have
various sections of the dual system Of
suhways under construction are appre-
hcnsive Of serious effects of tho em-
barge on shipments from outside points
declared by the railroads entering New
York city. More than sixty construc-
ton contracts In the boroughs OF Man
haitian. The Bronx. Brooklyn and
Queens are now under way and vast
amounts Of steel and concrete sre In
daily demand
cement IL being used At the rate OF
100000 barrels u month by the contrac-
tors now. an amount which. II W csti-
mated. 500 railroad cars u month are
necessary to bring into the city. No
such embargo ~ the present was con
tenpla,ed by the contractors and there
Is. ACCORDINGLY. "a prospcc that the com
parativcly small supply on haAd will
soon be consumed. The same situation
prevails with respect to structural steel.
vast mounts Of which are used in the
new subways and extensions Of the
elevated system.
Engineers of the commission are now
comforting with the contractors on the
situation. Stock is being taken of all
the avail, able supplies Of steel and
cement and efforts are being made to
come TO some arrangement with the
transportation companies under which
those necessary supplies will not be held
up.
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CRITICAL REVIEWS
OF THE SEASONS
LATEST BOOKS
A High Pitched Tale Of Wonder Study Of the New
Type Of Woman-A Detective Story.
Fiction Set in Massachusetts Asylum. an Australian
Desert and the Stage World.
Outdoor Adventures Experiences Of a Gardener
Belated Books for ChiIdren-Other Books.

Sir Henry Ncwbolt's story Of
"Aladore" ,E. +. Button and Com
Iany) tells of "A knight who wcaried
OF his fixed place in the world and
departed from it accordingly. lie
wandered and had adventures. In
particular he met with the damsel
Aithne. who had. powers and privi-
leges attaching to the fairies. II Is
said W Aithnc: she was of "a high
lineage n descended out of faery.
for her father was Sir Ogier. Lord of
kerioc. that lies over beside Rroceli-
ande. and her mother was called the
Lady Ai.inn of ireland. and she came
OF the kindred Of Fedelm OF the Sidhe.
Shapes. by reason that she could take
on nine shapes. and each more beau
tLful than other" There is much
mystery In the story. as we'll as
abundant poetry in the choice Of
words and in the general style. Sub
stantial places disappear in "A mo-
ment, and battles are waged for rea-
sons that " would be guessed. II
the designs and labors of tho fairies
be made a little palmer 1t would
be Il help To the reader of merely
moderate insight and interpretatlve
qualifications. The style is rather
highly pitched. 1t hardly conceals
the effort that was required to build
it. and It imparts "A disturbing sense
Of overrearh and insecurity. The
Grimm brothers were effective on a
much lower plane Of style.
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BELATED

An anthology based on what the
authors regard as the chiid's sense of
humor a seen prepared by Frances
Jenkins Olcott and Amcna Pcndleton
In THE Jolly Book for BOYS and
Girls Gioughton MiNin Company. II
Is made up of stories. many of which
are unhackGeyed. drawn from folk
lore. fairy tales and from long books
such as grownup people de light in.
These have been expurgated not only
Of Objectionable matter nut also Of all
that the authors think would not in
terest children. Whether the intro
duction in this shape { great hooks
and to great authors and tho inCitc-
ment to youth to become better
acquainted with them can offset the
mutlation of honorcd texts may hc -
question OF taste. The collection is
entertaining. There are illustrations
by Amy NJ. Stacker.
a play book for children Is ca led
Notices My children Love - color
and Frame" Uluyd Adams Noble. New
York;. The notices are familiar and
properly didactiC. they are enclosed
i'm prettily drawn decorative borders
and at the bottom Of the page dircc-
tons fof coloring are provided. sup
elementary TO the general instructions
on the cover.
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her own feelings. one Of the things
she said to him was: DO you know.
had you not uttered that gasp after |
had finished singing the other evening
! should never have slept all night
I should have cried my very eyes out"
But owing to his peculiarities he did
not marry Olga: he married beneath
him" owing to the convenience of So
doing.
The last OF this inert but very
kindly character is ~pathetlcally de-
scribed: But what of Oblomov?
Where Is he-where? Under a mod
est urn in the adjoining cemetery
his body rests among the shrubs. All
is quiet where he is lying: only a lilac
tree. planted there by a loving hand,
waves its houghs to and fro over the
grave as 1t mingles its seen with
the sweet. calm odor of NORWOOD
One would think that the Angel Of
Peace himself were watching over
the dead mans slumbers, Despite his
wife's ceaseless and devoted care for
every moment Of his existence. the
prolonged inertia, the unbroken still
ness, the sluggish gliding from day
to day had ended by quietly arrest
ing the machine OF life. Thus Ohio
NOV met his end, to all appearances
without pain, without distress. even
us stops a watch which It's owner
has forgotten to wind up, No one
witnessed his last moments or heard
his expiring gasp" His inertia seems
To have been inherited, The story
speaks OF II as the disease OF The Oh
lOmoVs.
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THE DISEASE OF
THE OBLOMOVS

Ivan Goncharov's STORY Of "Oblomov"
il translated from the Russian by G. j..
IIogarth (The Macmillan Company.
The publishers tel. us that this IL the
first English translation of this Rus
sian classic. Here indeed Is a figure
of apathy. Oblomov In so INDECENT n
gentleman that it seems unlikely that
he will be able To get out OF bed. There
are good reasons why he should he
m and doing. lie recognizes them. He
determines to respond To them. But
bc stays in bed.
The picture is drawn in great de-
tail. The dusty room, the dried up
inkpot. the misplaced letters that have
no, had answered. hundred such mat
ters are set down. and set down more
than once. This letharGic gentleman
is too lazy to have breakfast, His
deficient energy prohibits him from
having "A drink of tea. His friends
cal with invitations, with projects for
the day; he declines them all: he re-
mass in bed. At the same time IL Is
made apparent that he can converse:
he has philosophical powers as the
characters in Russian novels are very
apt to have =,
OF course he MAS peculiar when 1t
came to the matter Of love. The beau
tiful olga sang to him. lie Thought
that never in al the world had he
seen "A maiden so beautiful His re-
Elections ran. "SNnethlng seems Ia
pass from her iOl" myself. And that
somethlng is making my heart heat
and boil. My Cod what a joy to the
eve she isl" Olga did not dissemble
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TAG DAY TO INCREASE
JEWISH RELIEF FUND
Ten Thousand Volunteers Will
Help to Make Up Needed
$1,000. 600,

Next Wednesday will he a tag day
To promote collections for the 81. 900 600
fund being raised for the relief Of Jews
suffering from the war. Special perinis-
son has been obtained from the Board
OF Aldermen and 10000 volunteers will
do the tagging.
Sightseeing cars filled with actors and
actresses from the Yiddish theatres will
tour the city and sing Jewish songs TO
attract attention to the taggers Two
thousand posters have been distributed
which say: Bread for the living.
shrouds for the dead. Such is the pltiful
cry that comes to us from our war
SCARED br.thren-from the old. the weak.
the babies. the wounded soldiers"
Through Felix NJ. warburg.
NJ the American Jewish Relief Commit
tee. more than $500. 600 has been sent
TO various committees in lands in the
Wal zone for the relief Of Jews. In ad-
dition to this. the treasurer has acted as
transmitting agent for individuals who
desire to send funds to relatives and
friends abroad whose exact addresses
have been furnished. This service. that
Of acting as transmitting agent for in
divlduals. will he discontinued after Jan
uary !.
AT the beginning OF the war. when
exchange rates were uncertain. the
treasurer of the American Jewish Relief
Committee regarded II as "A duty 10
transmit funds to designated ind ividuals
free of charge. 50 that the most favor
able exchange rates might he secured
These rates can now be secured from
bankiIg firms and foreign exchange
houses-for example. the American Ex-
press CoInpany-at.a reasonable fec.
The committee. therefore. desires 10 he
relieved OF the burden of acting a.
transmitting agent for individuals in
order to give its full time to the col
lection and transmission Of general relier
funds.
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SOME NEW

An interesting but hardy fair study
of the new type Of woman will he
found in c. VI. Matheson's The
Generation Between ,Brentano's).
The girl Is attractive even when she
il most provoking and the reader will
sympathize in part with her. She has
ambitions Of her own which she wishes
,o crafty and has no inclination TO
make sacrifices which would not h.
asked of her brothers. Her father let's
her have her " way and she begins
to learn the gardening business. but
hO studies end when she marries "a
young farmer. The husband. too. lets
her go her own gait. but she Chafes
against the dOudgery of the household
and farm work: she shocks her neigh
hors by pursuing her amusements.
golf. riding and bathing. with no re-
gard for conventional responsibility,
which she fiouts purpose v. because she
j. English and knows the conse-
she IL ANNOYED by the birth
Of her taby because 81 the motherly
duties it will demand from hcr. Her
object is to avoid the responsibilities
life imposes oG her rather than TO fol-
~" "'""'' ''N"'''"' =" 49," W.
do only what she ~plcases, which is
b~rhara'teriStI" no do"n' OF many
women, hut is unfair as regards those
who strive to be Independent. unless
the English women who are endeavor-
ing tn free themselves are very diff
fereh' N"h 'h' ""'e'ie""' '"'
heroine meets announcer '"a" VINO 'n-
c"urases her aspirations ne eve" .rls
her ny III ms "erO''H"'' ""e ""NeS
her husband ana "l'hura"s 10 'n'hN
matters owe III a commune! ru" ny
women All o' "n"'h' at"'n u"ianH
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SUICIDE REVEALS FORTUNE.
Express Clerk who Ended Life HAD
Property Worth &I1,OOO.

Thomas W. l.. Lamar OF Sl0fadison
street. R~ld9ewood. borough Of Queens.
the Adams Express Company clerk who
committed suicide last Monday by stab
bring himself sixteen times, left a wife.
a son II years old and securities and
jewelry worth about $1,000 1t was
learned yesterday by Rarioloh White
OF Jamaica, Public Administrators Of
Queens. Lamar was not known TO have
a wife. child. Jewels or securities.
Although L.amar's accounts with the
express company were in good shape Mr..
White learned that he was one OF three
men who were kept under surveillance by
mpan detectives since 1913. when the
was robbed of a large mou
Mr.. White learned from the detectives
that Lamar had taken a safe deposit
box in the Mercantile Safe Deposit Com
pany. so the Public Administrator got
an order allowing him to open the box.
He found the securities and jewelry and
a note to the effect that Lamar wanted
his wife 10 have the valuables in case
OF his death.
II was not known that he had a wife,
but Mr.. White found Mrs. Julia Lamar
at Lamar's home. She said they haA
been married in 1907.
Lamar drew "A small salary from the
express company. II is not known now
how he accumulated the securities.
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"Soc.,I Freedom slo clcN. rarson.
"ouahaug. iSG0-l9l0 Fitted hv charles
T. Adams. DAVIS rgess. Norn'str"
"Nut 10y Src,l Alone Harvey "
Wiley. u ,tiearsCs International Ia
brarv Company, New YORK
Poker. Is Law and Principles" A.
gernon trofton CWy'il and Compau>,
New Norkt
'roiItics} Par,.,s" Rohcr, Mi.hc's
Making curtains and hanging Ak
mes Foster. tRuhe"t NJ NJ bride ANA
Company. New York
"Pellc he Conquerpr The Great Slrug
gle" Martin Andersen NeNo. 'lienry
Holt and company
"The Love Letters Of a Mys'iv' Alma
Newton CJohu Lane Companyp
Poems and Plays.' Henry Lorenzo
Chaplu. VI u ,rhc Shakespeare rrcss.
'"rncie Sam aud Od Word conauegor. "
william Norman Guthrie tBreuttu"'->
Dollars and Sense Otto J kta"mcr
and Lester " Humphreys. 'Tho Goritn.
Poems" carl Spencer. The Gorham
Press
New Rubaiyst From q southern Gar
den" George Frederic Welt. ,sturg,s
and Walton Company
'""Giadys KIync' CHARLES Lynch oThe
'.Rccreations" j T Crhs Gorham
Pressl
"One WAY Of Love- cuthbert wright
(Brentano's
~"Ephemera.' Gconrry Drage. ,Sm.th,
Elder and COMPANY, l.ondou'