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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22
P. T. Moran to Address Association

T.. 7. Moran. president of the Cham
Der of Commerce. is announced to
speak at a meeting of TIE Mid City
Citizens Association Monday evening
at s O'Clock, at 1903 9TH street north
west. The committee in charge of ar
rangements for the banquet to be held
Wednesday evening at the st. James
Hotel, in celebration of the fifth an
niversary of the association, is to out
line the program for the banquet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22
What Socialists Want" Topic.

Tine District of Columbia Chapter Of
the intercollegiate Socialist Society is
Public Library Tuesday evening At
O'Clock. Mrs. Rose Hastar Stokes OF
New York is TO speak on What the
Socialists Want and Why They Want
It.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22
To Discuss Limits of Science

AT the next meeting of the Society
for Phiiosophic Inquiry. to be held at
the Public Library today at 4;45
PM. there will be discussion. of
President Richardson's recent paper on
The Limits of Science" The public
ia invited
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22
MAI. GEN. T. NJ. WEAVER
TALKS OF US. DEFENSES
Discusses Preparedness" in Lecture
Before the National Geo.
graphic Society.
-sraGlall11GO

Mai Gen. Z. NJ. Weaver. l. ;. ~
chief of the United States Coast Artii-
,srv told of the preparedness of our
coast defcnses III lecture
members of the National "eosr"
Society. at New Masonic Temple i"S'
night. He said that the United states
has splendid body of well tra'heo
men in this service. while such ma
terials as are at its command are eN-
cellent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22
Business of Association.

The resolution upon police and fire
men pensions was introduced by S. d
Boss. A committee was appointed to
cooperate with the Red Cross, consist
ing of \. a. Ormsby, chairman: q. l..
Clayton and Miss Carrie Harrison.
The campaign of the Retail Mer-
chants Association against false ad-
vertising was commended by the citi-
Zens, and a committee consisting of S.
q. Quinn, T.. g. SaltZman and Charles
kracke appointed to cooperate with
the merchants.
March , the Brook!and Boy Scouts,
Troop "a. Will give an exhibition in
the Masonic Hal. The association APP
pointed the following committee to Sc
cure an American flag TO present TO
the boys: A j. Williams. Charles
kracke and II. J. Savage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22

superior Developing md EnIargements.
Columbia Photo Sup. Co. 1894 y. Y. ave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22

SpeIshouse. 1915 eth 1t. Main $500. Paper
hanging. window shades. picture frames
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22
Value of Fixed Defenses.

co, Weaver explained that forts.
hidden batteries and other nNed ue-
lenses only have value at certain
strategic points, such as anchoraGes o.
great importance to our ships or those
of the enemy and before centers OF
creat commercial interests. Such points.
he continued. are at present protected
by well built defensive works. al
though. he said, the type or battiesiitpS
constructed at the time these 1or's
were built have all become obsolete,
having been replaced by ships mount
ing heavier guns of considerably great
err range.
Omen stretches of coast unoccupieu
by wealthy commercial and industrial
cities and not overlookins lnpoI can
anchora ges. must he defended, cen.
Weaver said. not by fixed fortinca :
tons but by the mobile army. aided
bv the coast artillery and such large
mobile guns as have proven their value
in the present world war.
Elements of Preparedness.
The speaker told of some of the ele-
ments of the preparedness of our coast
defense forces. He said that the mine
laying branch of the service has its
work so well organized that any har-
Dor of the country could be mined
within forty-eight hours. The twelve
inch guns that stud the strategic
points along the coast, he said, can. be
served. according to highly accurate
system of fire-control. at the rate of
one shot every fifty-two seconds. The
present practice records. he continued,
show - per cent of hits. In illustra-
tion OF what this means. he explained
that the target at a distance of 10000
Yards has an apparent size about that
of the thickness of small pm and
about two-thirdS the length.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22

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"SAMMi'S SCANDALOUS SCHEME"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-12-15
A BENEFIT TO SOCIETY.

Organized Labor Has Done Much to
Advance the Condition of the Toiler.
If there is any institution Of man
kind that has been a benefit TO society
II is the trade union Is it conceivable
to assume that an instrument that has
been fought for by the millions Of
workers the world over, an institution
for which so much blood has been
shed and sufferings undertaken TO
maintain, could be styled menace by
any one other than selfish greedy
shrimp who has no thought Of any but
his own miserable, unholy ends?
In this day Of centraliZing Of wealth
power, where would the worker be If it
were not for the defending protection
afforded by organization against the
encroachments Of the centralized asso-
citation of the wealth Of this and other
nationsl
The trade unions have increased
wages so as to give the worker a
home, & place where he may keep his
wife and family Ia deccncy, giving
them some of tile comforts under de
cent standard of lil ing. giving his chill
dren a chance for acation and TO pre-
pare them io successfully meet the
trials of after life hat viii be theirs
and keep them out of the factory life
until lhey ate properly titted for 1t
The trade uiou is Responsible for
the shortening If the hours of labor
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-12-15
STORY OF TIE PENNY GIRL
Likeness on the Old Cent Was That Of
Sarah lonaacre.

In 1895 the government Of the United
States made an offer OF ST 600 for the
most acceptable design to be placed
upon the new one cent coin soon to be
issued Some indian chiefs Travelled
from the northwest to Philadelphia to
inspect the mint whose chief engrayer
was James Barton Lougacre, who In
vited them to his house.
The engraFer's daughter, Sarah, ten
years old, greatly enjoyed the visit OF
her fathers guests, and during the
evening, to please her, one of the chiefs
took his feathered helmet and war
bonnet and placed 1t on her head In
the company was an artist, who imme-
diately sketched her and handed the
picture to her father. Mr.. Longacre.
knowing of the competition for q like
ness to go upon the cent. resolved to
enter the sketch for the prize offered
by the government TO his delight, the
officials accepted it. and the face Of his
daughter appeared upon the coin.
The face of Sarah Longacre has gone
into more hands more pockets, more
homes, more stores yes. more churches
than any other coin IN the United
States, If not in the world Pittsburgh
Leader
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-12-15
Courtesy and Work.

When l want to find fault with my
men l say nothing when | 80 through
their departments. If 1 were satisfied
l would praise them Ny silence hurts
them more than anything else IN the
world, and it doesn't give offense Ii
makes them think and work harder
Many men fail because they do not
see the Importance OF being kind and
courteous to the men under them.
Kindness to everybody always pays
for itself. And, besides, it Is a pleasure
to be kind. have seen men lose i'm
portant positions, or their regulations
which are more important than any
position-by little careless discourte-
sizes to men whom they did not think it
was worth while TO he kind to-
Charles N. Schwab in American Mag
aZine.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-12-15
pisraeIl and Gladstone.

Mr. Shaw Leslie All Irish author
tells the following
My grandfather witnessed an effect
I've piece Of play In the house during q
duel between DisraeH and Gladstone
During a heated FIGHT " oratory Glad
stone upset some pens on the table be
tween them Disraei rose and, calling
attention to the fact slowly replaced
them one bv one The effect of Glad
stones speech was lost by the time
Disraeli had finished
Speaking Of Dickens and Thackeray
Mr.. Leslie says
"Afy grandfather recalled the ludi-
crous incident which brought them to.
gether IS they both left the Athe-
naeum, unknown to each other they
seized the same hat. The effect was
ludicrous enough TO appeal even to pro
fessional humorists, and they shook
hands
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-12-15
IN interest Of Ehiolenov.

The eight hour workday, with the
ten hour wage scale continued, has
been adopted by the Dale Lighting
Fixture company of New York city,
the first of the lighting fixture con-
Germs OF the city to put the new plan
into operation This shortening of the
working day" said John H. Dale, pres
ident of the company, we expect to
prove Of great benefit TO all our peo-
pie and to return excellent dividends
in good will and increased efficiency.
The welfare of a business always de-
pends upon the welfare OF its en-
ployees"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-12-15
OUR SECRETARIES OF WAR.
Only Few of Them Had Any Practical
Military Experience.

Military Experience,
The first secretary OF war of the
United States was Henry Knox, who
was born in Boston July 20, 1850, Of
Scotch Irish parentage Knox was the
chief commander of the artillery
throughout the Revolution and was
secretary of war both before and after
Washington assumed the presidency,
being one Of the few soldiers appointed
To that position.
His successor, Timothy Pickering.
had also seen active service, and
James McHenry, the third to hold the
post, had been a surgeon in the Revo-
luton. Samuel Dexter, the next In line,
was a lawyer, but Henry Dearborn,
Jetfersou's secretary of war had had
much military experience William
Eustis, appointed by Madison, was a
physician and gave way to a military
man, John Armstrong James Monroe
and William II. Crawford were law
yers, and since their time most presi-
dents have apparently considered q
legal education the best qualification
for head Of the war department.
y. S. Grant, who held the war port
folio for q brief period in 1867, and
William T. Sherman, whose tenure of
office was equally short were the only
distinguished military men to hold the
post within the last half century. st.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-12-15
GOOD AND BAD MANNERS.
And the Brand Used In the Privacy of
the Home Circle.

IHe 1oHle SiFCiS.
There are three sorts of manners
good, bad and the sort that are used
In the privacy Of the home circle The
last named sort are usually the worst
Good manners seldom come naturally
TO any male. This is proved by the
fact that they must generally be ham
mered into small boys with large, ro-
bust cane, the fiat of the hand or the
rear side of a hairbrush AS the boy
grows to manhood he displays his ma
tive bad manners by telling his wife
what he'd like to say to the tiresome
folk who come to call and the people
who give parties which he is expected
to attend. His early training, how
ever, prevents him from exhibiting his
bad manners in public. Occasionally a
male child is blessed with good man
ners from birth, but he usually expires
with exceptional thoroughness shortly
before or Immediately after his fifth
birthday
Men with bad manners are generally
very successful In life because their
competitors and opponents lose their
tempers, thus making it easy for the
persons with the bad manners to de-
feat them. Before a bad hammered per-
son becomes wealthy he is known as a
selfish boor Afterward he is said to
be eccentric
There is grave danger that while
bad hammered person is still In the
boor class some strong minded and
strong musced individual may resent
his bad manners and spread his fea-
lures hither and yon over his face with
a few brisk and well directed blows OF
a pair Of No / fists If one cares to
run the risk, bad manners are great
things on which to gamble Kenneth
L. Roberts In Life.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-12-15
. ssseeooesesessssss Q .
LABOR BRIEFS.
osssessssees

Rubber companies of Bristol, R. l.,
have granted a 10 per cent raise 20
5000 workers.
The American Federation Of Labor
went on record as opposed to military
training in schools.
The total membership Of the Lace
Operatives International union is 1852,
with eighteen local unions
Twenty-Five business concerns Of Chi
cago have voluntarily added S1o000,-
600 to their payrolls, benedting 100000
employees.
The 100000 or more unorganized
working women ana girls in greater
New York are to have tribunal to
which they can appeal against employ
ers who give them long hours. small
pay and insanitary working conditions.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-12-15

Kurdistan appeals to the archaeol
ogist. II was ruled successively by the
Persians, Macedonlans, Parthians, Sas-
sanians and Romans and is exceeding
ly rich in antiquarian remains most Of
which are still uneXamined The kurds
are a wild, pastoral, partly nomadic
people, are mostly Mohammedans and
are very hostile to Christians, their
cruel massacre of the Armenians being
only too well known Kurdistan be
longs to both the Turkish and the Per
sian monarchies, though chiefly TO the
former.-London Chronicle.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-12-15
EQUINE ARTFUL DODGERS.
Deafness and Lan1eness That We're
Just Pure Eluff

Just ture 6.uff.
We all know, of course. the livery
nag WHO pretends TO be deaf You
tell him 70 get NJ" and he getteth not
up you cluck 80 him, ami he accel-
erateth not his pace Is he deaf Not
he. You know, by a certain rolling Of
his eye and weighing Of his ears that he
hears you pcriec.ly well His deafness
is pure bluff 1t IS like the lamcness
which some shrewd old uaes sometimes
put on
VIII horse pretend to be lame when
he Is notI Some horses certainly viii.
Two or three years ago he Nomad
was driving a livery nag on a road in
Vermont, when the animal suddenly
began to limp terribly couldn't 80 off
a slow walk II was pretty serious,
for journey Of about twenty miles
had just been begun knowing u man
on the road who WAS practical horse
man, the Nomad drove up 10 his door
and submitted th" animal to The ex-
pert's examination. The man looked at
the horses feet. examined his legs
looked him over thoroughly Did the
horse 60 MI right when YOU started
out?" he asked Yes the horse had
gone all right for three or four miles
Well" said the expert, this horse is
shammlns; there Is nothing the matter
with him"
Then he addressed some plain Ian
guage to Dobbin, advising him with
some sharpness TO cut it all out aud 90
along as he ought to. The Nomad
touched the horse with the whip, and
he trottcd OH TO the end Of the journey
without the slightest limp Nomad IN
Boston Transcript
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-12-15

The method Of swearing by the Bible
came into use at very early period,
practically with the establishment of
courts of law in Christian countries,
ing when America was settled by Eu-
ropeans and was naturally adopted
here. Oaths were common before the
Christian era, and any form may be
used that conforms to the religious be-
lief of the person TO be sworn. He
brews are often sworn ON the Penta-
teuch keeping on their hats, and their
oath ends with the words, So help me.
Jehovah" A Mohammedan is sworn on
the Philadelphia Press
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-12-15
THE ROAD TO SUCCESS.
FIJI Whatever Job You Hold to ths
Best of Your Ability.

Best of Your Ability.
I'm climbing the ladder Of success
what have you learned that you could
pass On us aid TO other struggling
young mem" | asked H. =. Dawson Of
j. 7. Morgan & Co. Did you conceive
any shining goal and bend everything
TO getting therey"
NO" he replied emphatlcally. What
ever Job | had was to me always the
very best job In the world. and tried
to fill it. | made no elaborate plans
for the future. II | had any system in
my labor it was first to do my own
work; second. TO teach the fellow be-
low me how to take my place; third, to
learn how to till the position ahead of
me.
Boys and young men should not i'm
agine that their work is SO unimpor-
tant that nobody takes note OF how
they do 1t. 1t does not take long to
find out whether a boy IS on his toes
watching how he can best be of help In
a situation or whether he merely sits
down and waits to he told what to do.
The simple virtues OF willingness, read
mess, aleriness and courtesy will carry
a boy farther than mere smartness.
Perhaps it VIII not be out OF place
for me to describe an incident which
may carry a lesson for the young men
you are anxious to help One day
when | was teller a customer offered
me very fine gold pen. | went right
into the office and asked If this man
had any loan from the bank l ex-
planned that he had asked me to accept
the gift The bank promptly acted,
and IT was not long before the fellow
was In bankruptcy The simple course
took saved the bank good deal of
money" Il. {. Forbes In LeSlies.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-12-15
Zoos sterilized hu Gas.

A method Of preserving eggs which
is said to keep them absolutely fresh
for an indefinite length of time is in
use in France. New laid eggs in tin
cases holding 1000 each are placed in
an autoclaye, from which the air Is ex-
hausted until oil the gas within the
shells has been drawn out Then car
bonic acid gas and nitrogen are intro
duced from tanks of these gases in
liquid form. and the tins containing the
eggs are sealed with solder Amy
germs Of decay are killed by these
gases, ana it is said that the flavor OF
the eggs Is In no way affected
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-12-15
LABOR NOTES.
. ss q

Low wages is the greatest cause OF
high disease rate.
An eight hour day has been in force
with the Standard Oil Company OF
New Jersey for year.
The advocates of compulsory arbitra-
ton are abroad In the land. This is an
echo of the threatened railroad tieup.
Thirty-four local unions are aftiliat-
ed with the Lithographers' Information
al union, which has total member.
ship of 1852.
Thirty-six local unions are affiliated
with the Elevator Constructors Inter
national union, the combined member
ship of which Is 1851.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-12-15

rlmes ot sickness, supplying a weekly
benefit during the period of disability
and in ease of death a benefit is paid
to the bereaved family. Old age pen
sions are also provided for, SO that
those who have given the best OF
their lives to their work may not be-
come public charges and forfeit an in
dependence that they have striyen to
maintain through earlier years--To-
bacco Worker
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-12-15
His nau OF.

"Who is that gentleman listening
with such keen delight to raghme Sc
lection by the band ?"
That's MIR Dufrersby. His wife and
daughters are very musical If they
were present they would clap their
hands to their ears and pretend TO be
suffering - Spokane Review.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-12-15
Canals Of Venice.

The canals Of Venice are a part Of
the Adriatic sea. The city is built on
118 small islands or shoals in the gulf
Of Venice These islets are connected
by several hundred bridges. and the
direction Of the canals. of which there
are nearly 300, are so formed as to con
stitute the highways Thus 1t is due
to the situation of this city and not TO
special intention of man that 1t has
canals instead of paved streets.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-12-15
HIS SMUGGLING TRICK.
Mexican Traders Way of EvsdIna
the Customs Irs9ectors.

4be cnssoo,, Ins.eo4ors
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doun ~ H. ~ 1,.a,,,,o ,,av,n-9,,,1a -
no nort - m. vnn,. IT, NJ -, -
sn,,n1 ..-l.N.,,s.st 49,.
an tho n,har .lda - th, 49, I,an
dor rIo INA tuo rosos u.hiob bod
oa,,oh+ 49,, 81 -.
tonnr l,nt thn, 80 49, and ,,,tI,
tha dn4,. aa1a4 nat - ~ t,,a,,,,,t ~ -, -
mo onst,.,,a,. ..,l ~ ,,as,aan ~ ~
Io,,;n.n r.pl ~ ~ - ,..,oo 49,
.fiu tn,'2..,. ~. ,fa,.iaaa caI o,ala
pn+ .rn ,,.a.. ~. MI -. - -,
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-12-15
Didn't Know Mckinley.

Once when William Mckinley was
governor of Ohio he and Corbett had a
long chat in parlor of the principal
hotel Ia Columbus. AS they walked
down the steps into the office drum
mef standing near said, There goes
Corbett!' Instantly there was furore
and another drummer standing near
asked. who is the little man with
l&n?"- From The Fighting Man" by
William T. Brady
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-12-15
~*+T+#+ p + i. Il. i. i. i. i.
ORGANIZATION.

+ Don't forget that organization i
+ increases wages and shortens the :.
4 working day. making work stead 4
i. Ter :.
+ The labor movement has made /
+ marvellous progress IN America !
4 during the past century and i
!. particularly since the establish =
+ ment Of the American Fedora 4
K ton of Labor, but this progress :.
i. has been due to the good sense :.
X and the loyalty of the men and i
4. women who make up the mem !.
i. bership Of our unions and not to !
+ the waving Of magic wands by :.
i. fairy queens who would have us :.
i. follow them i
i. ::
+ i. i. + i. K i. i. i. X i. + i. X i. !. X i
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-12-15
Departed Warmth.

What have You there?"
"A package Of old love letters"
Going to burn them?"
Yes When l wrote these missiyes
they were so feryent had an idea they
might be igulted by spontaneous com
bustion, but guess I'll have to use a
match after all Spokane Review
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-12-15
Stewards Must Live.

Knicker-S Smith regards himself as
the steward of his wealth. Booker
That's Just the trouble; he expects tips.
New York Sun
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-12-15
He Made the Sale.

Yes. the property is cheap enough
Why do you want to sell it,"
you won't give ME awayw
mo"
"Well, sir, it's because I'm the only
man In this neighborhood that doesn't
move in high society, and I'm lone
ome"-Chicago Tribune
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-12-15
He Got the Iob.

II understand that Fou told my clerk
you were seeking employment?"
"Your clerk misinforned you, | told
him | was looking for work"
Take off your coat" t"-HouSton Post
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-12-15
That Held Him.

He-I shall not marry woman un-
less she is my exact opposite. She
You will never find SO perfect being
as that.-Life
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-12-15
Her Old Habit.

Medium-Ah l hear the knocking OF
your late wife Patron-That SO?
Who's she knockin' now Puck.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-12-15

The true art OF memory is the art OF
attention y Johnsor.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-12-15

1t Is well to value people for what
they are without expecting perfection.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-12-15

The fast steel pens were sold for
about 40 cents each.