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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-12-28
Look Forward,

Another milestone In llfe's Journey
Disappears from human sight.
Another year is heeting onward
Swiftly slipping In It's flight.
But what has gone is gone for always
And so let us shed no tear
Just let us hope that 1917
VIII ever be a Happy Year
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-12-28
Mistaken Identity,

81 say, Bings, here's one of your
golf balls that was missing under the
table"
"Sh don't say 1t so loud. That's
one of my wlfe's biscuits"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-12-28
Happy New Year.

with Joy wen tumble out OF bed
To see the New Year dawn;
For now we are lots better fed,
The turkey hash u gone.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-12-28

But the Ignorance of lawyer isn't
bliss for his client.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-12-28

A woman is as vain of her small feet
as man of his large hat.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-12-28

Good New Year resolution. Don't
be a pessimlst.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-12-28
SOAP IS STRONGLY ALKALINE

and constant use will burn out the
scalp. Cleanse the scalp by shampoo
ing with La Creole" Hair Dressing.
and darken, in the natural way, those
ugly, grizzly hairs. Price. $1.00.-Adv.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-12-28
Up the Madeira.

The steamer. having>sS?mained three
days in Manaos, is now ready to con-
tlnue, her Journey. The trip up the
Amazon above Manaos takes one to
Iquitbs, the wonderful inland town of
Peru. with an outlet through the ANA
zon to the Atlantic ocean, while II is
but 500 miles from the Pacific coast.
However, as our destination is In an
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14

OVER in Youngstown the mana
facturers have been importing for
eigners into that city for the past
twenty years. They liked the for
eigner because he was docile and
could do all kinds of hard work.
He would work long hours and for
small wages. They liked him be-
cause he did not organize and was
satisfied with anything the manu-
facturer would hand out to him.
He lives in a part of Youngstown
they call smokey hollow" a part
of the city where the chearest of
shacks are built and most of them
owned and controlled by the large
corporations where the trouble was
the worst. In these shacks they
live like rats. One shift of men
are sleeping while the others are
working. When the one Shift gets
out of bed the other shift goes to
sleep in the same beds, and thus
they slumbered from day to day.
Not long ago these hunkies got the
notion that all was not right and
they demanded of the corporations
little more cash. Refused, Strike,
Fight, Loot, Riot, Robbery Muir
der, Arson, and who is to blame
the poor underfed foreigner or the
corporation?
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14
Against Speeding Up. F."

Washington, Jan. l4.-In an ad
dress on speeding up" systems in
industry. Dr.. Hayhurst of the
Ohio state board of health declared
that the benefits derived by work
ers are not in proportion to the
benefits gained by employers. An
other objectional feature, he de-
clared was the fact that the work
men do not receive enough increasd
revenue to buy food to supply the
additional energy required by the
increased work, and that the va
riety of employment which served
as rest was absent in most se-
called scientific systems"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14
ROSIE BK
Local Organizers and Busi-
ness Agents.

Charles E. Vaughn, A. F. Of L.
Residence, 721 Buckeye Street
Home Phone $50 A.
Timothy Rowan, Internationa
Molders' Union, Residence, 939
Central Ave. Bell Phore 403 x.
VIM. w. Finfrock, Painters
Decorators and Paper Hangers
Union, No. 1876. Residence 308 S.
Second Street. Bell Phone 1896 L.
w. R. Smith, Paper Makers I'm
ion, Residence, Hotel DeArmord.
Home Phone 81. Bell Phone 81.
Swain B. Corson, Carpenters
and Joiners' Union, No. 637, Resi-
dence 107 Brosey Ave, Bell Phone
756 L.
Thomas Welsh, Business Agert
Baitenders' Union, 524 So. 5th ST.
DAYTON OHIO.
Ben Closterman, Polishers.
J. F. Eichorn, Bartenders, 7
Market street.
w. ]. Gregg, Hosting Engineers
Al w. Great Miami Boulevard.
VIM Schneberger, Cigarmakers
125 Samuel street.
George Richardson, Teamsters'
80 Wayne, Ave, Bell Phone SAL
Home Phone 2541.
Earl Nyswander, Carpenters 25
N. Main street
Geo. Lorah, Plumbers corner
Washington and Main. street
Plumbers Hall.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14

strike came practically to an end
on December 15. The employers
announced that beginning January
l. 4S hour week would be estab-
lished IN place of the present 80 and
54 hour week. The plan of split
ting up work to give every one
chance will be abandoned. The
union will not be recognized. Both
sides claim the result as a victory.
A matter worth pondering upon
is the fact that 1t has been estimated
that more than 81 100000 was
spent in correction with the pro-
posed constitution which the voters
of the State of New York sum-
marily rejected at the polls last
month. The greater part of this
sum went to pay the expenses of
basic lawmakers, but we don't find
the New York newspapers growing
frantic over such fruitless expen-
diture of money And yet, how
they bsrked when the Industrial
Commission spent only $500, 900 to
investigate industrial unrest.
The California Industrial Acci
dent Commission has issued the re.
Gently compiled general safety or
ders in pamphlet form. These or
ders become effective on January /.
Carrying OH: the provisions of the
Compensation Act which empowers
the commission TO make safety or
ders, hearings were held in San
Francisco and Los Angeles, at
which committees representing both
employees and employers were pres
ent. The present safety orders are
the result of these hearings. Sug-
gestions fer safety committees in
various industries are also included
in the pamphlet.
The Chamber of Commerce of the
United States is preparing for in
creased immigration after the Euro
pean war. This organization is too
astute to say immigration will be
large, but it is sending circulars to
railroads asking for their co-epera-
ton in the proper distribution of
the incoming population. The i'm
migratlan committee of the cham
Der, of which Frank Trumbull is
chairman, has charge of this work.
Mr.. Trumbull is an officer of the
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway and is
also leading member of the Ma
tional Americanization Committee.
a New York organization that was
recently called upon by Frank P.
Walsh to declare for trade unionism
ii it really believed the immigrants
should be Americanized.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14
McMahOn'S Weekly Strike
Statement.

The campaign for imp owed con-
ditions for machinists and machine
shop employees in the city of Ham
ilton, which was inaugrated by of
ficers of the International Associa-
ton of Machinists six months ago,
and which resulted in a strike of
1860 machinists in October, has
practically come to a close by set
Elements negotiated with the vari-
Gus firms during the past week.
When this campaign started ma
chinists and mach ne shops en-
ployes were working 55l hours
per week, straight time for overtime
little or no recognition given to any
individual or committee who de-
sired Deter wages CT shop condi
tions. Under the terms of the set
tlement the men will receive 81
hours pay for 90 hours work, with
excellent prospects OF securing a 48
hour week not later than April 1st
The day for straight time for over
time is now history, and no ma
chinists in the future will be com
PEELED TO work overtime unless he
is paid time and one half for same.
The question of shop committee
has been agreeably adjusted and all
court cases against the strikers will
be quashed.
All men who went on strike will
be reinstated in their former posi-
tions and first class understand.
ing has been reached between en-
Ployer and employe, which will 70
doubt lead to industrial peace in
Hamilton Ohio. Final adjustment
has not yet been made at Black &
Clawsons as yet but indications are
favorable for an early adjustment
at this plant. In closing l desire
to thank organized labor in partic.
ular for their hearty support in this
struggle and feel confident that the
machirists will be ever ready to re
ciprocate should other trades be.
come involved in troule in the fu.
ture. We also desire to extend
our heartfelt thanks to the 10y al
citizens generally who rendered us
assistance during the past few
months.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14
New Shoe Firm.l

George Wiseman, President of
the Cooperative Trades and Labor
Council and Otto J. Wonder Harr
member of Retail Clerks Union
have severed their connection with
the Peoples Shoe store and have
gone into business themselves at
No. IL, s.uth Front street, next to
Il. Bacoa's large grocery. Wise
man and VonderHaar have been
vorking at the shoe business for
the past fifteen years and both are
experienced ID that line.
They props Sc 10 handle the best
union shoes made ard the Retail
Clerks store card will also adorn
the wall. They are now open and
ready for business and they invite
call from their friends. The new
concern will sail under the name of
the Economy Shoe Store.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14

The machinists have been vic
tories. Their committees have been
recognized by the factories and
time and one half has been granted
for overtime. The eight hour day
will be granted April 1st and it will
be no fools day either. The strikes
are being settled as fast as the
mmittees and the shop officials
can make the necessary allange-
ments. There never would have
been a strike of the machinists
had the heads of the facto-
ries met the different commit
tees and considered their demands.
But like most frctories they an
nounced that they would receive
no committees from the union and
would not consider them as such.
The strike has been on for the past
three months and finally the fac
tories realized that the only way to
get the men back to work was to
send for the committees and talk ii
over. This was done and in few
more days the men will all be back
to work. Had they taken this step
three months ago there never would
have been a strike. This should
be a lesson to the factories and we
would suggest that if the men in
the shops have a grievance in the
future no matter how small, TALK
IT OVER.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14
WORLD or LA3OR

Boston stenograph=rs have is
sued call to form an Office Work
ers' Union. Girls in offices do not
come under the State 54- heur law
and many of them are receiving less
than So a week.
Low wages was the reason for a
strike of 400 employees of the Seat
tie Construction and Drydock Com
pany. One half of these workers
are boilermakers aud shipbuilders.
The strikers demand higher rates
and pay for overtime.
President Golden, of the United
Textile Workers of America, re
ports that during the months of
October and November 3, 1893 work
ers have joined this organization,
which is conducting an effective
campaign in the Southern States.
After a seven weeks strike ma
chinists employed by the American
Car and Foundry Company at De-
troit have won their demand fer
higher rates. Former wages aver
aged about 371z cents an hour.
The new minimum is As cents, and
in some cases is So cents.
The Chicago garment workers
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14
Ratters' Case In England.

Manchester, England, Jan. IL
The Cotton Factory Times devotes
much space to the desision of
American trade unionists to give
one hours pay, Jan. 27, to relieve
the despoiled Danbury hatters, AT
ter reviewing the causes of this
case, the paper says:
Depend upon it, not a cent of
the money raised, whatever it may
may amount to, will be applied in
such way that it can be attached
by the plaintiff, the Anti Boycott
association. That association. as
1t richly deserves, will have only
its trouble for its pains, and its in
tended victims will be placed well
outside the reach of want. They
are the more entitled to sympathy
because, as explained on a for .ner
occasion, not Que of them had been
guilty of wrong doings either to the
Loewe firm or anybody else, their
only crime Gin the eyes Of the law
being that they were members of
the same union as the real strikers.
and they were deliberately chosen
as representative defendants be-
cause they happened to have pro-
perty or banking accounts. They
were thus considered worth powder
and shGt, but as it has turned out.
the exploit of their prosecutors has
produced a desperately lean bay.
All that they have succeeded in
doing has been to cause the law to
be SO altered since the proceedings
commenced that they could not in
stitute suit of the same kind
again"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14
Political Action Will Be Taken
up by the Legislative League
will Recommend That Unions Assist in Selecting Candi-
dates For County Offices.

At the regular meeting held in
Middletown last Sunday by the La
Dor Legislative League, the advisa
bility of the labor unions in Butler
County selecting candidates for the
county Offices was discussed. Ev
cry delegate of the League took
part in the discussiol and gave his
views on the treatment the union
men have been receiving from the
County Commissioners and other
officers holders in the Butler Coun-
ty Court House.
1t will be remem bered that in the
past two years the Cooperative
Trades and Labor Council of Ham
ilton. has appointed numerous CON-
mittees to wait Oh the County Com
missioners for the purpose of ask
ing them to appoint union men as
inspectors on certain work and tc
have them use their inhuence to
have contractors employ union car
penters on bridge work. While the
commissioners never refused. yet
they always had something that
stood in the way and the requests
never were complied with The
delegates of the League were of the
opinion that now was the time to
get few good union men in the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14
High Dues Mean Progress.

Chicago. Jan. 14.-Under the
caption, Union Preparedness the
Union Leader, official magazine of
the electric railway employees of
this city, says:
"One of the great drawbacks to
our unions is the lack of spirit
among our members to properly f.
nance them, The merchant or
manufacturer who is conducting a
growing business, ever seekiug to
expand and cover new fields, puts
more and more money in his
business to protect what he has and
to reach out for more. 1t is differ
ent with the average trade union
Wage movements are instituted and
wen, great gains are realized by
the membership and not dollar of
the thousands and millions of wage
increases is added to the union
treasury to help protect advanced
conditions and to forge ahead for
something better.
"Shoestring financing Of unions
has been responsible for many de-
feats The union with a good
treasury, properly safeguarded, is
power to be reckoned with and is
sure to bring results. If we are to
advance and establish conditions in
industry which will guarantee the
workers more of the better things
OF lite we must build up our union
treasures. We must prepare to
meet the opposition that has to be
overcome before we can make ad
vances, and it takes money to put
up the fight.
"A cheap people make no pro-
gress. China is an example. A
cheap union is no different. Pro
per standards allowed for. the pro-
gress of union can be measured
by the amount of money its mem
bers are willing to pay into it. The
low due union gets small results.
just as the high due union gets
large results. Bach is enabled TO
make fight in proportion to its
finances.
When the members of the
Amalgamated association were pay
Ing fifty cent dues they were get
ting all that fifty cent dues would
bring. Since they have been paw
ing dollar dues they have made
great progress, both in wage re-
turn and union benefits. Some
day our members will be educated
to the necessity of two-dollar dues:
then progress will be greater than
ever.
All our older unions have pass
ed through the low due stage.
They have learned in the school Of
bitter experience that low due or
ganization cannot be progressive. .
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14

commissioners Office who would try
to do something for organized la
bor. The delegates of Middletown
are heartily in favor Of the move
because they say that they have
been promised SO much by office
seekers and never have received
anything that was promised. The
matter will be brought before the
central bodies of both cities and
discussed at he next meetings.
Upon investigation a committee
from the central body Of Hamilton
secured evidence against scme of
the contractors who are doing
County work, and who are working
their men more than eight hours
per day. Under the new law they
can not work more than eight
hours. The Commissioners paid
no attention to this until the PRESS
published the committee report.
The plan which the League pro-
posed was to have every union in
Hamilton and Middletown unite
and elect their own mAn. This can
easily be done and il will be the
means of the labor unions in the
county getting little recognition
that they have never received be-
fore. This is good time to elect
a Sheriff alss.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14
For Industrial Insurance.

Chicago, Jan. A. The council
OF health and public instruction of
the American Medical association
has appointed committee to assist
other agencies in drafting model
bill Tor the establishment of indus
trial insurance in each state. 1t is
declared that the need for this Leg
islation is growing more apparent.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14

COLEMAN Browns funeral last
Saturday was silent protest of the
Hamilton Trades Unionists and it
had its effect on the public.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14

THE Republican News editorial
ly commends the action of the
court in sentencing the striking
molders to Jail. Sure the R. N.
believes in such acts because its
policy is square against Organized
Labor.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14

We WILL lock the doors and
nail up the windows and throw the
key in the river before we submit
to the union. That is an old old
threat that is SO far behind the
times that if don't go now This
is 1916 if you please.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14

WHAT will be done with the
murde1ers of Coleman Brown
member of the Molders' Union !?
The trades unionists are asking
this question and are keeping their
eyes on the progress of the case.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14

We ARE pleased to say that not
one union man on strike carried a
gun and not a man fred a shot.
Can the hired gunmen say as much?
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14

SOME of the business men who
have always thought that the ma
chinists and the nolders were not
justified in striking are now chang
ing their minds. The wind is
blowing in different direction.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14

SOME of the soft heads that were
always predicting that the machin
lists and the molders would loose
are now saying that they knew all
the time that they would win.
Such deceitfulness.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14

TOM DORSEY, rent collector for
the Rentschler estate is under the
impression that the shop commit
tees were not recognized in the
strike settlements. Somebody
please wake Tom up.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14
loose is Known in the Worlds
Markets. !"

EDITOR GARD, of the Jourua.,
commends government by injunc-
ton. when applied to men strug
Cling for principles. Not word
about gun toters who go unmoles-
ted.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14

THERE is no getting away from
the fact that the universal eight
hour day is coming. Yes, April l.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14

Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton. Ohio.
Endorsed by the MiddIetown Trades
and Labor Council of MiddleIown o.
Endorsed by the Labor Legislative
League of Butler, Preble and Mont
gomery Counties.
Endorsed by Metal Trades Council
of Hamilton Ohio.
Endorsed by the United Trades and
Labor Council, Dayton, Ohio.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14

ORGANIZER M. ]. Mcmahon has
the undisputed record Of never
loosing strike. Well, he di Mt
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14

UNION MEN are a good asset to a
town. They know how 10 scatter
the money and that what counts.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14

THE members of the Machinists
Union are going back to help the
big boss run his own business.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14

Now is the time for the labor
unions in Butler County to elect
some friends
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14

KEEP out the l. w. w. organi~
za.ion Mr. Mayor. Their visit here
can do no good.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14

THE machinists have been VIC
torieus.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14

Now HONEST, is this paper worth
subscribing for?
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14

THE eight hour day is coming.
We told you 1t would.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14

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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14

ISSUED WEEKLY AT S26 MARKET STREET,
HAMILTON, OHIO.
HOME TELRPHoNx 500.
BRIL- I2o6-X.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14

Now look at the ears on them.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14
FRIDAY, JANUARY IA, 1916.

Ente,,d at the POsto6Ees at Hamiif0n, Ohio, al
Second Class Mail Matter.
The Washington times., 1916-12-18
ITEMS OF INTEREST
In ANDABOUT TOWN
Happenings Of the Day in
Various Parts Of the Ma
tion's Capital.

George Washington University will
meet the University OF North Carolina
In a debate at the Public Library at
o'clock tonight,
The question to be debated IL. "Re-
solved, That Congress should pass a
law requiring compulsory arbitration
OF all controversies arising between
employers and employ ~ OF railroads
engaged In Interstate sImmerce; con-
stitutionality waived" George wash.
inston will uphold the negative side
OF the question.
Senator Charles r. johnson OF
Maine will preside. The judges will
be Frederick A. Deisno. vice governor
of tho Federal Reserve Board; r. G.
Allen, of the Interior Department, and
Justice Josiah A. Van orsdel, OF the
Court OF Appeals.
The glee club from George Wash.
ipeton will furnish the music. The de-
bate is open to the public.