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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16
CENTRAL PARK

The Rainbow Study circle entertained the children of Central Park district at the Methodist Episcopal church Fri day afternoon Music constituted a prominent part of the programme, while the principal entertainment was the story telling of Miss Taylor of Bir- mingham. A number of parents brought their children and the afternoon was enjoyed by all. After the programme, refreshments were served.
 The male members of the Central M E. church prepared a pleasant sur prise for the members of the Mission ary society recently. The ladies had raised practically all the money nec- essary to equip their church with new opera chairs and had instructed a com mittee of men to purchase them. But the committee turned traitor and rep resented the men of the church. buy ing and assuming the responsibility of the chairs themselves. The ladies thanked the men for their good serv- ice. The fund for chairs may now be appropriated for other purposes quite as needful.
 z The Womans Missionary society met with Mrs. Frank Jones Monday aft ernoon, July TO- A large number of invitations were issued and there was a good attendance. The programme of the afternoon was well executed.
 The Era Study club will meet Wednesday afternoon. The review of Longfellow will be continued.
 The regular meeting of the South Park Social club will be held Wednee- day afternoon. A good programme has been arranged and a full attendance is expected.
 Announcement was made last Sun day of the Sunday school workers training school at Pelham Heights which will open Friday, July IA. A number of the members of the local school expressed their intentions to visit Pelham during this school.
 A good amount was realized from the "three-six" given by Mrs. Andrews and Mrs. Drewry recently. The piano fund has been completed and the ladies are applying themselves to other need ed improvements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16
IRONDALE

MT Edgar Looney left last week for Norfolk, Va. be gone sometime
 Mr. Jim Morgan of Warrior is visiting friends in Irondale.
 MT. Alfred Clements has gone to New York to stay an indefenite time.
 Mrs. w. E. Presley and attractive chill dren of Cordova are expected the early part of the week to be the guests or her sister. Mrs A. H. Bobo
 Mr. and Mrs Mac Goodwin announce the birth of a daughter, whom they have named Martha Washington Goodwin.
 Mrs Et Richards and daughters have returned from days visit to relatives in Covn.
 Mrs William Grimes leaves in few days for points in the east to spend the summer.
 Te Woman's Missionary society will hold its regular meeting on "Wednesday afternoon at 3:90 o'clock at the Baptist church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16

can know that you are giving your baby the food his little body needs.
 Send the coupon for . FREE Trial package of i2 fsedines and . book about babies by specialists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16

The year books of the Quest club ars completed and can be had,by the mem bers by applying at the Birmingham public library.
 Psycology club will meet Tuesday morning at 9:30 o'clock with Mrs. Wade Wood, 1923 Sycamore street.
 The woman's auxiliary of the Hand- ley Memorial Presbyterian church will hold a missionary and social meeting tomorrow afternoon at o'clock at the church.
 Mrs. w. D Smith calls a meeting of the executive board of the Drama league for tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Tutwiler.
 The year books of the Birmingham Writers club can be had by the mem bers by calling at the Birmingham pub lie library.
 All women who are specially inter- ested in the Birmingham batteries are urged to attend a meeting to be held
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16
A Wise Bull

From Harper $.
 A young fellow was looking owe fence watching a girl milk a COW in open field, when suddenly he obser' a young and excited bull, with head lowered and tail cooked high the air, rushing madly toward her. youth called out to warn her Of approaching danger. but she j glanced at the bull and contin' calmly to milk the COW.
 Still the infuriated animal rushed ward the dauntless girl. and then, WI it was almost upon her. it stop short, gave a louG below and 8 loped away to the farther side of meadow.
 The young fellow now ventured ask the girl how she knew the would not touch her.
 "Oh," was the gentle reply. "t cows his mother-in-l law
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16
PRATT CITY

Mrs Robert Searson was hostess to the members of the Bon Ami club and few friends at her home on First ave- nue this week. After the game, five hundred, the guests were served an ice course.
 Among the many social affairs of the summer season. none were more charm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-16

and Mrs. G. Gordon Crawford, MT. and Mrs. Arthur Crowder, Mrs. Hagood and Mir Ramsey.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-09-15
Teachers Lose Fight,

Chicago, Sept Is The beard
of education has refused to rein
state the 81 teac- ers who were dis
missed last June. Included in the
list are officers of the teachers fed
Grafton and other teachers, whose
rating is high and who were ousted
without being permitted to reply
to charges or defend themselves in
any way. These dismissals are a
part of the board S anti-union cam
paign.
The teachers will contir he the
fight in the courts. The board S
action is referred to by organized
labor as lockout. Miss Margaret
Haley, business agent Of the teach
ers' federation, said:
I'VE will pay lockout benefits
indefinitely. We have So, 600 as a
starter and we can raise Sf50, 00C
in the next fortnight.
The Chicago tribune makes this
comment on the boards action:
Whatever the views any one
may entertain as to the teachers
federation itself, there can be little
question that the method employed
by the board in this affair was
shocking to fundamental instincts
of fair play as we'll as contrary to
the merit principle in public ser
vice.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-09-15
Child Labor Bill Is Signed.

Washington, Sept. Presi-
dent Wilson has signed the federal
child labor bill and organized labor
records another advance in its fight
against this evil. Under the new
law it will be illegal to ship out of
a state any product made in whole
or in part by factory employing
children under IA years of age, or
the product Of any mine or quarry
which employees children under 16
years of age.
In signing the bill the president
said
Il want to say with what real
emotion | sign this bill, because !
know how long the struggle has
been to secure legislation of this
sort and what it is going to mean
to the health and to the vigor of
the country, and to the happiness
of those whom ii affects. 1t is
with genuine pride that l play my
part in completing this legislation.
| congratulate the country and fell
c.tate myself I"
The law will release from south
ern mills children who must now
be provided with school facilities
and whose parents must be paid a
sufficient wage to keep them il
comfort Agitation for these CON
ditions devolves upon the organ
lied workers, as does the demand
that IA year-old children in any
state are not equipped, either men.
tally or physically, for factory
life which weakens future genera.
tions,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-09-15
WORLD OF LABOR

Girls employed by the Southern
Manufacturing company at Rich
mond, Va, are on strike. Piece
work rates make in impossible for
them to earn living wage.
Infant mortality IS the yard
stick for measuring the height of
social welfare and the breadth of
human efficiency said Dr. Emil
T. Lobeman, health official, in a
recent address in Milwaukee.
Practically every motorman and
conductor employed by the Birm
ingban (Ala) traction line has
joined the Street Car Men 5 Union
which is being installed by Vice
President Ben Commons, of the
international organization Of street
car men.
Team owners and a comm ttee
from Tu City Transfers Union
have agreed to a new wage scale
that raises wages 81. so week for
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-09-15
Huge Profits In Ships,

Washington, Sept l5.-The
market pages Of metropolitan news
papers tell a different story from
that sung by ship owners. who as
sure the public that the seameu'
law has wrecked the shipping in
dustry
In local papers the international
Steel and Snip Building company,
a new organization, in placing its
stock on the market, says:
Large ship building orders al
enormous profits are gcing begging
aud the demand Tor ships is getting
greater every day. Experts who
have studied the situation agree
that, the ship building business will
be extremely profitable for at least
Is years CT longer
The general condition Of the
present ship building industry is
aptly illustrated BY recent Ame-
ical deal IN which a ship under
construction contract for 500, 600
was sold at 81, 800 600 above the
construction cost before it was
launched
I'm other words, a ship costing
800, 600 was sold for 50, 500, 600.
New York, Sept 15.-The an
nual statement Of the Pacific Mail
Steamship company shows that the
year s profits amount to more than
p per cent on both preferred and
common stock Recently the com
pany sold several ships and said the
seamen 5 law had driven the Amer
ican flag off the Pacific ocean La
ter it was discovered that high
prices we're responsible for the sale
aud since then the com pany has Sc
cured other vessels and re-entered
the Pacific service.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-09-15

over 200 employees. The union was
organized three months ago and
includes Davenport Iowa., Rock
Island and Moline, III
Organized workers at Worcester
Mass, are planning for Labor
forward movement to ctfset the
non union activities of the Metal
Trades Association, the Worcester
County Employers Associations
and other anti ion organizations
whose members insist on labelling
their trade union antagonism open
shop"
Alabama trade uniorists and
members of the railroad brother
hoods attended banquet given in
honor of the convention of the
Farmers Educational ard Coop
erative Union of Alabama, held in
Birming ham, Ala. Speakers repre-
senting the three movements urged
/ closer unity and exchanged fra
ternal greetings.
The Boilermakers' Union of vii
mington, Delaware, has won is
strike against the Harlan & Hol-
lingsworth Cooperation, shiPbuild
ers. The work week was formerly
4 54 hours and the strike demanded
4S hour week, The agreemen
provides for 48 hours for piece
workers aud 81 hours with incleas
ed pay for day workers
Chief of Police Mcnamara o
Waco, Texas, requests the Mayo
and other city officials to consideI
the question Of an eight-hour day
so that favorable action may b.
taken IN preparing lllS neg S41-
budget. You gentlemen are aware
Of the demands made on th'
strength and energy Of patrolmel
under present quirements Th'
argument in behalf of the benefit
Of eight hours labor are too vel
known to make it necessary for nj
to attempt to argue that p9int witt
YOU, he says, The police oflcia
however, insists that Policema'
who works short hours is free fror
worry, care and vexation and vii
give better service.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-09-15
Boycott Not So Funny.

Minneapolis SEPT. 15-The man
ager of the Northern theatre has
sued the Moving Picture Opera
:ors' union for 81 800 damages and
an injun ction restraining these un-
ionists from advertising his place
as hostile to organized labor.
Low wage employers are organized
into Citizens Alliance and when
the theatrical manager began oper.
ating his house on the non union
plan he was highly praised for his
independence" But patronage
fell off and now he tells the court
it is not the kind of advertising he
expected.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-09-15
UniOnistS Not Law Breakers.

San Francisco, Sept. 15.-The
chamber of commerce is conduct
ing non union shop campaign,
which it has labeled law and or
der and the open shop" At ban
quet given bv this organization
Vice President Lynch of the Uni
versity of California was one of
the speakers and said he was asked
to debate the present stand of the
chamber with trade unionist.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-09-15
Miners Call Off Strike.

Crosby, MINI, Sept 5-Aftel
having lost several weeks W rk
watched their families and them.
selves lowering on the brink OF
starvation with nothing between
them and one OF Northern Mime
sofas winters" they said, about
200 members of the Industrial
Workers of the World, which or
ganization called strike of iron
workers en- the Guyana range met
in executive session today and voted
to call OF the strike.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-09-15

The Mansfield Convention of the
Ohio State Federation of Labor,
1915, Outlined the legislative de
mands of the Trade Union Move
meut in Ohio when it unanimously
adopted the final report and recon
mendation of its committee on Legs
islation. Those recommendations
provided.
1. Regulating and limiting the use
of the Injunction.
z. Prohibiting the importation OF
strike breakers.
8. Prohibiting the exercise of police
authority by others than those in con-
troll of the State.
A. That the incoming executive
board and the legislative agent be in-
structed to prepare ana introduce in
the next general assembly a bill TO
amend the Workmens Compensation
Act, prohibiting self-insurers under
the act from transferring their insur-
ance risks to liability insurance conn
panies.
Eight Hours for women work.
ers.
6. Providing for the Australian
ballot system at primaries
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-09-15
Can't Strike Law Opposed.

Denver, Sept. 15. The Trades
and Labor Assembly has unani.
mously sustained the state fedora.
tion of labor in its condemnation OF
the state law which makes it illegal
for workers to strike before they
have given 30 days notice to the
industrial commission. Local TN
ionists will ask legislative candi
dates for their views on this ques
ton.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-09-15

mplcyment. He said an elgb
hour law would be acceptable If a
strike could be avoided, although
he made it clear that cit is priu-
ciple of uniCn labor that many
questions should rot be settled by
legislative &C ion," ard that these
include hours ard wages. Regard
ing compulsory arbitration he said:
No influence that can ever be
brought to bear can indnce our or
ganization to accept it," h said
the Canadian industrial dispute act
has always resulted in disadvantage
to h Orders of Railway Conduc
tors.
President Gompers conhed his
efforts in the main, to labor S op'
position to compulsory features in
the proposed law, which was hinted q
by Senator Newlands, chairman oi
the committee, who disting uisf ed
between an individual quitting his
employment and the same concerto &
action by a number of individuals,
How can an individual wol k
man resent wrong asked Mr.
Gompers. "The individual has
lost his individuality he is a cog,
and if y u deny him the right to
associate with other wnrkmen tC
quit their employment, even toi
an instant, you legalize involuntary
servitude.
1t may be fond wish to tie
men to their work. You NAV
make strikes illegal and strikers
criminal but you can not avoid
strikes When necessary
Senator Newlands insisted that
the proposal did not deny man
the right to quit his work, but that
it would only affect their right tc
quit in concert.
Would you deny the right ot
several officials of a railroad to re
sigr-to quit their employment r
asked tie unionist.
Then why deny workers the
same right /? There are wors,
things than strike. We have go
to live hen this strike is over
and then, ask you, will we hnt
upon the statute books a law tha
says that men are criminals if they
strike in concert? Such a condi
ton is intolerabIe.
Sine the laws passage railroad
managers are being quoted in th,
public press as declaring the statut
is Of no value and that it will b.
contested ia the curtis on consti
tutional grounds. Employees ex
press no alarm at these threats, a
they realize that they must depenc
upon the same power to enforce tn
law that placed the law upon tn,
statute books.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-09-15
Job Selling An Ohio Evil.

Columbus, o. Sept. 5.-The
state industrial commission has is
sued a pamphlet on the evil of job
selling in Ohio industrial establish
ments, practiced on illitei ate for
eigners.
In some plants, ;" IL is stated,
''the custom has been established
for wears, and it is almost incon
ceivable that such reprehensible
practice should be carried on under
the very eyes of the general ofh-
GERS of any company without some
knowledge of the fact on their
part )"
The payment of fees 70 toremen
for furnishing jobs is well estab-
lished custom in a number of plants
in this state. The victimized are
generally non English speaking
foreigners, and those who profit
from the ices are usually English
speaking, or able to speak English,
ard quite generally of a different
race from those VINO are exploited, +,
The charges range from box
cigars or a bottle of whiskey to
$25 for a job paying Approximately
% cents an hour. The shrewder
foreman seldom receive the present
direct, but have a number of men
who act as go betweenS, who are
either straw bosses" or work men.
These latter receive their reward
by standing in with the foreman
and secure more desirable work.
At the most, their direct Iare of
the present" is the price of few
drinks
The custom" continues the
commission, appears to have be
come so we'll established in some
cases that no demand for payment
needs to be made, as the non-Eng-
lish speaking applicant understands
that he must make a payment of
money before he can work.
Such a custom produces the
worst possible type OF industrial
slavery and it is small wonder that
the much exploited immigrant
often feels bitter and that some
times this bitterness manifests
itself in acts of violence during the
excitement incident to a strike.
What respect can the immigrant be
expected to have for organized So
ciety which permits such condi.
tions TO exist.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-09-15
PaparhangerS Raise Wages.

Washington Sept 10. Paper
hangers union No. 420 has in
cr ass5 wages 80 .=n day, ma K
ing the new rate $3.50. Itis the
FIRST increase in nine years and was
secured without difficulty from
every employer Of organized pa
Perhangers in this city.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-09-15

Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohio.
Endorsed by the Middletown Trades
and Labor Council of Middielown 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, 1916-09-15

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER Is, 1916.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-03-23
Using Bog Moss for
Dressing Wounds
By A. G. BERNARD, Washington, D. C.

the reports made from European countries to the depart
the growing sphnum bog for dress
ing wounds, and the satisfactory service it is giving
time of the birth of modern specially
cotton has been used for absorbent dressings and has been
surgical necessity Large quantities such dressing mate
shipped the United States to the berent countries
and other organizations and such cotton could be
spared countries has also been put into shape for hospital
demand for cotton however for in the
explosives coupled with the pressing need for materials to dress
number of wounds that modern machinery na has
made necessary find substitute for hospital This has been
Britain and France with which countries the
the great American cotton supply has been practically without Interrupt
The result the department has found that many tons
gathered from the boys of Europe and sent
TO the hospitals and field surgical depots.
Though the without choice, European
surgeons their surprise that to
surgical The long, SOFT coserowng fbers which
unlike the rawlings of thick ken carpet have prngness that
comfortable dressing for the patient It also has the property
dusng discharges throughout the dressing instead of them
cotton WOOL Another advantage of the
over cotton is that it has the power of disinfecting.
grows great prousn throughout the temperate
the principal material from which peat eventually formed Much
been collected the past and has entered for the
stug mattresses and furniture and for other such
that its good qualities have been demonstrated
especially dressing compound fractures it believed that before long
will be possible to purchase specially prepared packages Of the material
in drug stores absorbent cotton is now purchased
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-03-23
FRIENDSHIP KNOWS NO 'BUTS''
Too Many Are Fond Of Qualifying
Their Praise by the Use Of That
Objectionable Word.

"Hes one of the finest men know.
and Of course he's good friend Of
mine, but We're always hearing,
something like that and probably ev.
eryone does more or less Of it.
It's too bad that there are very few
persons in tho whole world who will
ever appear to any person as perfect.
but it's one of the things that is likely
to hold good for human nature. There
is a weakness or an element we don't
like in almost, if not quite, everyone
we know. Even in those we love
most we are able to see faults, or what
we think are faults. But it doesn't
make us happier to, be dwelling on,
them in our thoughts. 1t doesn't make
us good, loyal friends to be talking
about them. We might be untruthful
to- deny them, but there is no I'M
truthfulness In not being the ones to-
talk about and publish them.
When we hear that phrase, "Of'
course, I'm friend Of his, but" We
are generally right in guessing that
what comes after is taking a bigger
place in the speakers mind than tho
friendship. We don't covet that kind
Of friend. For there are always plenty
of persons in the world to point to-
the faults in any mans character. The
part Of his friends is to dwell on the
good things which make him, after all.
worthy of friendship. And people know
this pretty well; they don't take much
stock in the man who is a friend with
a "but "-Milwaukee Journal.