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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-08-13
Increasing wealth is attended by care
and by the desire of greater increase
LOST CITY OF PETRA.
May Have Been the Resting Place Of
tho Children of Israel.

tho Children of Israel.
Petra, lost city and called by the
few white travellers who have seen it
one of the wonders of the world, lies
in the Arabian wilderness, a shadow
of its once princely self.
Almost forgotten, it is believed by
historians and archaeologists to have
been the place where the children of
Israel fingered for twenty years when
they were on their way from Egypt to
the promised land Although it is be-
Heved to have contained at one time
a population OF 100000, it Is now one
Of the interesting places of which ex-
plorers know comparatively little. 1t
has no modern history, and, strange as
it may seem, it lay absolutely forgotten
as far as Europe was concerned for
fourteen centuries.
In the centuries long passed Petra
was an important trading station for
the caravans that moved between
Persia and Egypt, and India and the
holy land and Syria. 1t is built in a
colossal bowl of pink, and It's palaces,
temples and tombs are carved out of
solid rock. Certainly some of its cary
ings are 5000 years old. Its walls pre-
serve the history of architecture, for
It's structures date from the days Of
cave men to the magnificent buildings
Of Greece and Rome.
Today Petra has about thirty in
habitants. They keep q few goats, go
beyond their city into the desert to
trade with passing caravans and, alto
gether, lead miserable life They
have made trouble for many travellers
who attempted to visit them, for a
legend survives that Pharaoh of
Egypt hid his country's treasures in
the KaZneh, the beautiful building
which is today known as Pharaoh's
treasure house.
For many years they tried to keep
white travellers from entering the city,
because when the treasure was found
they said it belonged to them. But to-
day they welcome visitors. Nominally
the city of Petra is personal posses
sion of the sultan Of Turkey, and 1t Is
theoretically against the law to re-
move anything without his permission.
But there is nobody TO stand watch
and guard the historic treasures. Every
traveller helps himself. and the natives
assist him In his search, hoping to de-
rive few cents for their labor
Argonaut.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-08-13
LABOR LAW VIOLATED,
Paper Manufacturers Work Men Lonc.
er Than Prescribed Hours.

Paper Manufacturers Work Men LONG.
er Than Prescribed Hours.
Claiming that government contracts
force it to oyerwork its employees. the
Champion Coated Paper company of
Hamilton, o., has discharged several
union men, according to information
tnat has leaked out from a United
States department of labor investiga-
tor here
The Champion Paper company holds
the federal contract for making paper
for stamps and postal cards. To meet
these contracts the company claims it
Is necessary to work it's employees in
two shifts Of eleven hours per day
and thirteen hours per night, respec-
lively. This, of course, is in distinct
violation Of the state eight hour work
day law.
From Aetna comes the news that
the Aetna Paper company violates the
law in similar manner The same
charge-that the close contract of the
government forces this action--has
been made there. The federal con
tracts are for period of four years.
In HolyOke, Mass. where it has been
unable to work the men for more than
eight hours, causing three instead of
two shifts to the twenty-four hours
the paper manufacturers have been un.
able to compete with the Ohio con
Germs and have lost the contracts.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-08-13
Ironworkers Sign Scale.

Sixteen delegates Of the Amalgamat-
ed Association of Iron, Steel and Tin
Workers, representing 100000 men, lost
their fight for a wage increase for the
coming year In the conference with
the manufacturers at Atlantic City, N,
j. Practically the same scale offered
last year went into effect July l. The
labor representatives were brought to
see that increased profits, if any, by
reason of the greater output accom-
panying the big war orders really only
tided over the fortunes Of plants after
the long period of dull times. Better
ment of shop conditions. however,
proved a victory, bringing satisfaction
to the men
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-08-13
Never Deceive an Animal.

In Farm and Fireside appears the
following advice as to the training of
animals:
"You never can train a colt, calf,
or any animal, wild or tame, unless
you gain its entire confidence and af-
lection. To do this you must never
deceive it, not even for fun, and al
ways protect it and show that you
love it.
"'The way to a mans heart is
through his stomach and the road to
the affection of an animal is by way
OF tts taste.
"An apple, bit of tender grass or
some tasty bit will soon make friends
with it, and kind words and petting
will make it a loving and obedient
friend"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-08-13
ZOE INTEREST TO LABOR.

~NNN ' y v y ~ Y Y Y Y ' v y Y V ' v Y ' y ' '
1t is estimated that 100000 men were
thrown out of work by the general
lockout of Chicago's building indus
try.
Poughkeepsie board of public works
has granted employees the Saturday
half holiday. Wages will not be re-
duced.
Calgary (Canada) city commissioners
have decided against letting contracts
for big bridge and passed resolution
that this work shall be done by day
labor.
The state of California has provided
an agency in it's labor bureau for the
free collection of wages improperly
withheld from workmen Over S10,-
600 in small sums was thus collected
last year.
A board of arbitration has ordered
the reinstatement with pay OF Peter
Whaling, motorman, or the Detroit
street car line, who was discharged for
alleged ''inefficiency The company's
action caused strike that completely
tied up Detroit's transportation sys-
tenn.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-08-13
Unionisn PAYS.

Unionism is the best investment a
worker can make. declared G. NJ Prem
dergast, in an address before the Cold
Storage Employees union Of Mel
bourne, Australia, which started in
1908 with forty members and has now
enrolled 735. At one time wages were
II cents an hour The rates now are
81 cents and 32112 cents, with extra pay
for overtime. The speaker showed
that the annual dues of $3.50 made
possible an average increase Of $325
per year, which was a long way bet
ter than any other investment"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-08-13

A bill signed by Governor Johnson
Of California empowers deputies under
the state labor commissioner to make
arrests for violation of labor laws.
Formerly the deputies did not possess
this power. Another bin signed re-
quires employers to furnish pure drink
ing water to employees free of cost.
The right of labor unions to the ex-
elusive use of their labels is safeguard
ed in another measure which the gov
ernor has approved.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-08-13

rrY about Your heart

Don't worry about your heart.
The heart is designed to run auto
matically and, like other automatic
machinery of the body, it runs best
when the least attention is paid to it.
Start to worrying about your heart
and your heart, even If perfectly nor
NAL will begin to run rapidly and pos
sibly to skip explosions. Exchange.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-08-13
When Turtles Were Big.

OF the turtles it may be said that
they represent the most ancient type Of
all vertebrates, resembling closely as
they do the reptiles of their kind which
existed SO far back as the mesozoic
era. There were sea tortoises during
that epoch which measured twenty
feet in spread of fippers, while some
tertiary tortoises were not less big in
body, measuring twelve feet from head
fO fail
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-08-13
Ona Niew Of Love.

'Do you think there is anything re-
markable In love at first sights" asked
the romantic youth.
mot at ALL" answered the cynic.
'sIt's when people have been looking
at each other for four or five years
that it becomes remarkable. Pear
sons Weekly.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-08-13
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
UNION LEADERS.

II the trade union leaders come
out of the movement, as they do,
b and IL the movement is good es-
I sentially, it must have been made
; so by these self same leaders.
Z Men attain leadership in labor
unions because they convince the
rank and file in the union meet
, ings and discussions with their
4 ability and fitness to lead the
, movement, and they are elected
I to leadership because the rank
and file of the membership have
confidence in them, and they fol-
D low their leadership until they
are deposed by the same votes
q because of dissatisfaction with
what they have done or because
I stronger men appear. For all
that is good ia trade unionism,
the leaders of the movement.
) past and present, are largely
Z responsible. 1t Is they who have
} initiated policies, principles and
! methods that, supported by the
} votes of the rank and file who
had confidence in their ability
, to lead, have made the trade un-
ION movement what it is.-Shoe
B Workers Journal.
a
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-08-13
The karroo Bush of South Africa.

The karroo bush provides against
drought by roots of enormous length
many feet. At the end of a ten months
drought, when the earth Is baked brick
dust for two feet from the surface, If
you break the dried stalk of karroo
bush three inches high you viii find
running down the center tiny thread
of pale green tinted tissue still alive
with sap.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-08-13
Thrifty Wife.

Jones says his wife Is the most
thrifty woman he ever knew. "Why,
SIR" he says. "she has made ten bed
spreads during the last two years; made
them herself, sir, out of the samples
she collected In her shopping tours dur
ing that time. New York Globe.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-08-13
The Rain GAUGE.

Although the invention of the rain
gauge is attributed to an Italian con-
temporary with Calico. such instru-
ments were In use in Korea at least
two centuries before his time.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-08-13
Yea, She VIII.

81 cannot say Yes Harold. but l
shall always be sis
''Sister to me? No, you won't"
"Yes. Harold. accepted your brother
last night. -Lehigh Burr.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-08-13
imnroxement.

Don't you think the world is be-
coming better than 1t used to be?''
YES" replied the querulous person,
slowly. II shouldn't be surprised IL 1t
were somewhat better than In the days
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-08-13

Charity begins Mt home, but don't let
selfishness start there too. Detroit
Free Press
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-08-13

wnen 1t was enrIrely molren mass
Exchange.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-08-13

Courage conquers all things. 1t even
gives strength to the body.-Ov1d.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-11
MANY HOG BREEDERS AT.
TEND ELMO VALLEY SALE

The Poland China hog sale of the
Elmo Valley herd, owned by j. j.
Hartman, held November at Elmo
was one of the best of its kind in
the state, said ]. w. Johnson Of
the Mail and Breeze, who attended
the sale. Hog breeders from all
over Kansas were present. OF the 60
head of hogs billed "a were sold
separately in one hour and As min
utes by Auctioneers Burton and
Curphey. All brought top prices,
the average being $25.23 a head
Some large private sales were made.
Hogs were sold to buyers from
twelve counties and three head will
he shipped to Guthrie, Okla. The
sales were topped by one hog which
brought sac. Bids on a litter of
ten totaled 1857 and on another
litter OF five. 1888. Hog raisers
from all over Kansas who attended
the sale said that the Elmo Valley
herd-was the best in the state.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-11
Enterprise Old Settler Dead

M. F. Fink, aged rs, died at his
home in Enterprise at o'clock this
morning following a stroke of par
alysis last Friday. Mr.. Fink was an
old settler of Enterprise and vet
eran of the Civil war. He is surviv-
cd by wife and several children.
The funeral services will be held at
2:30 O'Clock Friday afternoon at
the Methodist church in Enterprise,
with the Rev. H. A. McCulloh Of
ficiating. Burial will be made in the
Abilene cemetery.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-11
mere enroute from California.

II. X. Eicholtz is home after @
months stay in California, where
he visited his sister, Mrs. Charles
Townsend, and family, and both of
the expositions. He reports great
time.
A. w. Bear and ]. II. Prosser are
up from Kansas City looking over
the poultry and egg business. Mr..
Bear is an old Dickinson county
boy and is the big" egg and poul-
try man of Kansas City.
Sam P. Hill of Wichita, deputy
u. S. marshal, was in the city on
official business this morning. Mr..
Hill is a former Dickinson county
boy and spent what little time he
had looking up old acquaintance.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Kreider OF
Denver are here visiting at the c.
i. Dyer home. Mr.. Kreider is
brother of Mrs. Dyer and an old
Abilene boy and sees many changes.
in Abilene since he left here IA
years ago.
Mrs. r. Blair Of Upland, Mrs. II.
shoffner of Junction City and Miss
Martha Ingradanu have returned
from an extended trip to the west.
While enroute they went through
the Panama canal, then up the coast /
to San Diego and San Francisco and
returned home by way OF Salt Lake
City.
Hiland Southworth is home from
It Frances hospital in Kansas City /
where he has been since the first
# August and underwent a serious
urgical operation. He will be con-
ined to his home but is rapidly i'm
rowing and is glad to get home
gainst.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-11
FREE FAIR FOR DICKINSON?
The New Idea I'm County Fairs
Would Solve Local Troubles

Under adverse conditions the
Mitchell county fair and the Beloit
chautauQua made money the past
year. The chautauqua grounds were
twice flood during the session but
the receipts for the last four days
were $1,000 from the season ticket
sale alone. Out of this they paid
for the talent, $500 for permanent
improvements, have a reserve fund
of $1,000 and a checking account
Of $500.
The fair association paid out for
premiums more than $1400 and
$1,000 for attractions. 1t made a
payment on permanent improve
ments on the grounds and more than
broke even. They did this with two
rainy days which cut down the at
tendance. But they are going this
one better.
At a meeting of the association
the directors started a movement to
hold a free fair modelled after the
Topeka state fair and maintain 1t
by a special tax. 1t is estimated that
a tax of .16 mills would support it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-11
ITALIAN Liner
TORPEDOED OFF
ITALY'S COAST
Submarine Flying Austrian COlors
Sinks the Ancona
2l2 PROBABLY WERE LOST
Steamer Carried 49, Passengers-
Many Of Survivors Are Wound
ed-27O Persons Landed
At Bizerta
2I2 PROBABLY WERE LOST

Paris, Nov. 1O.-The death list Of
the ship AncOna, sunk by German
submarines, numbers over three
hundred, and includes mostly wo-
men and children. The French ad-
miralty says that hardly . doubt
exists but what the German under
sea boats sank the vessel and think
that the liner was warned and at
tempted to escape. The news in re-
gard to the vessel is sharply CEN
sored and little reliable information
can be secured.
Rome, Nov. 10.-The Italian lin
er Ancona has been sunk by large
submarine flying the Austrian col
ors. She carried 422 passengers and
sixty in the crew. Two hundred and
seventy survivors, some of them
have been landed at BIZ
zerta.
New York, Nov. 10.-The An
coma sailed from New York for Ma
ples on October II. She had on
BOARD 1245 Italian reservists and
general cargo.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-11
Mrs. Arthur Hill Dead

Mrs. Arthur Hill died at her home
in Wichita last Saturday and was
buried Monday at that place. She
had visited here several times and
many friends will mourn with the
sorrowing husband. Mr.. Hill was
formerly a resident of Abilene and
moved to Wichita about nine years
ago. Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Hill at
tended the funeral from here.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-11
Would not a free fair solve the

Would not a free fair solve the
fair problem in this county and city?
All the large and even very small
free fairs of this nature which were
held the past season. were more
than a success and have not proved
Q burden upon the taxpayers, With
such fair everybody would attend
and the public spirit and pride
aroused would be remarkable, for
the people feel that the institution
is theirs and not the property Of
one group of persons.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-11
500 ATTEND BANKERS MEETING

Five hundred bankers and their
wives from the thirty-one counties
composing Group Four of the Kan
sas Bankers association met Tues
day at Ellsworth. Three sessions
were held during the day. Forty au-
itomObiles took the visitors to the
KanapOlis salt mines four miles from
Ellsworth. Luncheon and dinner was
served by the lalies Of the city. All
who went from Abilene report
very instructive and helpful meet
ing and say that Ellsworth royalty
entertained the bankers who gath
cred there. The wives Of the bank
ers who attended were given a re-
,ception.
A feature OF the morning session
was a roll call Of counties, each rep
resentative reporting the conditions
existing in his county. The address
es Of the afternoon were given by
George e. Allen, prominent New
York banking authority, and w. A.
Cochel of X. s. A. c. At the evening
session there were two addresses
and five minute talks by prominent
bankers of the group. The meetings
closed after the staid business men
Of the district had sung their bank
ers' songs, led by NJ. H. Malott, the
official musical director of the Kan
yas association.
The officers elected were: Chair
nan. W. F. Muenzenmayer, juno
ion City, president Home State
,ank; secretary, H. w. Jacobs,
Junction City, vice president Central
National bank; member state nom
mating committee, Geo. T. Tremble,
resident Central National bank,
Ellsworth.
The following attended from Abb
enc: G. A. Rogers, Abilene Nation
/, NJ. H. Malott, Citizens; p. N.
lIeissner, Abilene National; H. w.
lohrer, Farmers National; A. s.
lair. Commercial State; ]. =.
ohntz. Citizens.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-11
Obituary-Mrs. w. B. Foster

Obituary-Mrs. w. b. Foster
Carrie B. Foster, eldest daughter
of Charles and Jane Nachtrieb, was
born in Buffalo, New York, Novem-
Der 23, 1861. With the family she
moved from Buffalo to Galeon, o.,
in December, 1865. She was united
il marriage March 20, 1881, to John
w. Berger. To this union was born
one son. She was widowed by the
death of her husband November Z,
1885. She then moved to Derby,
Kansas, where her parents had re-
sided only a few months. In 1892
she was married to DR.. w. B. Fos-
ter and moved to Woodbine where
she has resided until her death
which occurred November 6, 1915.
She united with the Methodist Epis-
copal church in early childhood and
had always been consistent Chris
ton. For twenty-three years her
life, in Woodbine, always exempli-
fled the Christ life. No one ever
knew her except as a Christian.
Mrs. Foster is survived by her
husband, DR.. w. B. Foster of Wood
bine; her aged mother, Mrs. Jane /
Nachtrief of Derby, Kan; and one
son, Norwood Berger of Salina two
sisters, Mrs. Jackson Wardell of
Derby, and Mrs. ]. F. Mccoy of
Wichita, Kan; two brothers, G. C.
Nachtrieb of Atchison, Kan, and
George A. Nachtrieb of Wichita. By
her quiet, unassuming manner and
devotion she perhaps had gained the
and esteem of as large
circle of friends as any person could
gain in a life time. These extend
sympathy to the bereaved family.
The funeral was held at the home
November 8, at $50 and ,
the body was taken to Derby, Kan, :
FOR interment in the family ceme-
cry. At her request the services
we're quiet and simple as was her .
ife among US. The floral offerings +
we're beautifully expressive of the S
Iffection and esteem in which she q
md the family are held. The music
vas furnished by a quartette COM
'osed of Mesdames Kohler and z
and Messrs. Mitch and
1ohler. The services were directed
y the Rev. Oscar Gessell, pastor Of
be woodbine n. e. church. sss r,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-11
STEEL SHOP BURNED.

Bethlehem, Pa, Nov. 1O.-Fire
early this morning destroyed ma
chine shop No. Of the Bethlehem
steel works. Loss estimated in mill
lions. Nearly a thousand pieces of
artillery In process of manufacture,
was in the building. The cause of
the fire was accidental.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-11
SHEEP

We will sell you 10 or 200 head
OF nice Colorado ewes, bred to
blackfaced bucks to lamb in April.
Price lambs will bring will pay for
ewes. Come see them " mile north
east Of Abilene Reep & Son. Phone
1888. 11wtf
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-11
Foreigners Witness Coronation

Kioto, Nov. 1O.-For the first
time in history, the people Of Japan
and the representatives of the peo-
pie of foreign lands were present
Tuesday at the coronation OF an
emperor, when Yoshihito, son of
Mutshito, acceded to the throne of
Nippon.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-11
WARSAW MUST PAY

Warsaw, Nov. 1O.-The German
military authorities have levied q
tax Of n million dollars a year ON
the city to pay for the maintenance
Of the German garrison here.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-11
Public Sale

Having decided to quit farming,
] will offer at public sale on the
farm one mile east and one half
mile south of Acme, 61s mites south
and mile west of Abilene, on
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-11
Advertised Mail

For the week ending November 8:
W. w. Baker, J. w. Beer, Fred
Bright, Len Copeland, Gertrude En-
gle. G. s. Drennen 2, Myra Hall,
G. C. LeckrOn, Ernest B. seybold,
B. F. Sloan. Carl Wick, W. J. whe-
lar.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-11
Wednesday, November II

commencing at 10 a. m. sharp, the
following property:
o HEAD HORSES AND MULES
Three-year-old mule; two-year-
old mules; yearling mules; spot
ted pony one year old; good black
gelding years old we'll broke;
sorrel saddler or driver, PAGER or
singlefoot.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-11

Wanted to hear from owner OF
good farm for sale. Send cash price
and description. d. F. Bush, Min
neapolis, MINI. st"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-11

Two gold fish and globe free
with every package of Rexall Liver
Pills bought Friday or Saturday at
Gleissners. wit