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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-06-02
POETS AS PUNSTERS.
Even Shakespeare and Milton Broke
Into This Form of 1umor

Even Shakespeare and Milton Broke
Into This Form of Hunor
Shakespeare was an inveterate pun
ster, and DR.. Johnson in his preface to
an edition to the poets works deplores
his habit of punning on serious occa-
sions. Hamlet is made to pun when
he asks the grayedigger:
Whose graves thisY'
milne, sir" answers the clown.
Hamlet replies:
81 think it be thine indeed, for thou
lest int" and adds later Thou dost
lie Int to be int and say it is thine"
To King Richards question. What
comfort, man? How ist with ancient
GauntT Shakespeare makes Gaunt re
ply: "Old Gaunt indeed and gaunt In
being old. Within me grief has kept
tedious fast. And who abstains from
meat that Is not gauntY"
Milton Is the last poet one would
think to be guilty of punning, and yet
he once wrote punning epitaph upon
a carrier who piled between Cambridge
and London and who died after losing
his trade on account of the plague
This carrier was the Hobson whose
choice" is SO famous. He used to hire
out horses, but travellers had to take
the horse Hobson offered or none, so
that "Hobson's choice" came to mean
no choice at all.
The whole poem, written on the death
Of this carrier, is full Of puns. One pas
sage runs:
Rest that gives all men life gave him his
death,
And too much breathing put him out OF
breath;
Nor were 1t contradiction to affirm
Too long vacation hastened on his term.
Cowper made pun which has be-
come quite famous. In the poem de-
scribing the ride Of John Gilpin, who
had TO go where his horse took him
and eventually arrived at the house of
a friend from whom the horse had
been borrowed, Gilpin says:
! came because your horse would come.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-06-02
To Arbitrate Strike.

Trenton, N. ]. June 2.-Striking
motormen and conductors employed
by the Trenton and Mercer County
Traction company have returned to
work on the company's promise
that differences will be submitted
to an arbitration board. The EN-
ployes claim that active trade un-
ionists were dismissed. The com
pany charged these men with dis
honesty but refused to give them
a chance TO defend themselves or
discuss the question in any way.
This unfair attitude resulted In a
complete tie up of all lines and the
company was forced to recede.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-06-02
The Three Scutaris.

BY this time we should all know
enough about the near east not to con-
found the various Scutaris-the one In
Albania, the one opposite Constantine
pie and the one in southern Greece. 1t
is curious that each name comes from
different original form. The Greek
Scutari is otherwise Scatari; the AL
banian one Is the Illyrian Scodra, and
the Asiatic one Is the Turkish Uskudar.
This last means courier carrying
royal orders from station to station and
commentaries the fact that this place,
the ancient Chrysopolis, or City of
Gold, was the starting point of the
Asiadc couriers.-Youth's Companion.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-06-02
"Co-opsratlys Plan Fails.

Philadelphia, June Organ
lied street car men of this city are
the latest to reject GO operative
plan to adjust wages. When
General Manager Mitten OF the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit comPa-
ny established his plan he an
uounced that on or before 1915
Philadelphia street car men weuld
be paid the highest wage rate IN the
United States. Recently the Cen
tral Labor Union issued a circular
to street car men in which it was
shown that motormen and conduc-
tors In 81 cities receive higher
wages than do those In Philadel-
phia. This circular, together with
increasing discomfort of his em-
ployes, reminded Mr.. Mitten OF his
prediction and he raised wages |
cent an hour, making the lowest
rate 26 cents and the highest rate
81 cents.
Instead of allying unrest this of
fer has intensified 1t and at a meet
ing of the union a committee was
appointed to present Manager Nit
ten the following demands: Al
motormen and conductors be paio
| 40 cents an hour; time and one hall
for overtime; arbitration provision:
and where members of the unior
are compelled to lay eff because o.
work In connection with the organ
ization they shall not lose thei
seniority.
The street car men are In M
mood to discuss alleged "co-opera
tive plans. They look on thes
theories as a bait and are deter
mined to reply On trade uniol
methods to increase wages and i'm
prove working conditions.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-06-02
Gompsrs Protests Against caIum-
! bus Officials Who Drove Un-
ion Organizers From City.

Columbus, O., June 2.-Samuel
Gompers, President of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, and State
labor leaders addressed labor mass
meeting Wednesday to protest
against the alleged actions of Col
umbus city officials In forcing street
car union organizers to leave the
city recently.
He denounced the outrageous
conduct pursued by the Chief OF
Police, with the apparent support
of the Mayor, and the collusion oi
the American Manufacturers AS.
sociation" in forcing these organ
izers to leave Columbus.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-06-02
COney Island

Coney Island is now in its an
nual walk with summer and if
opening day is any indication the
famous up-river park is gsing to
step into the most successful season
OF Its history. The clubhouse ca
baret made a tremendous hit. An
sther great hit was that made by
the opening week vaudeville COM
pany in the open air theatre near
the clubhouse.
The Island Queen and Princess,
az usual will add to the attractions
that turn people into dyed-in-the-
woel Ccneyites. The twenty mile
trip on the beats is over the pret-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-06-02
RO 9 T ER
Local Organizers and Busi-
ness Agents.

Charles E. Vaughn. A. F. of L.
Residence, $40 So. Second Street
Home Phone $50 A.
Timothy Rowan, Internationa
Molders' Union, Residence, 939
Central Ave, Bell Phore 403 x.
VIM. E. Bennett, Painters
Decorators and Paper Hangers
Union, No. 1876. Residence Mt.
Pleasant Pike.
w. R. Smith, Paper Makers I'm
ion, Residence, Hotel DeArmond.
Home Phone 81. Bell Phone 81.
Swain B. Corson, Carpenters
and Jeiners' Union, No. 637, Resi-
dence 1O7 Brosey Ave, Bell Phone
756 L.
VIM. Leonard, Business Agent
Bartenders' Union, 251 Chestnut St
VIM Geppinger, Business Agent
Beatrical Stage EmployeS Union,
726 = High St. Home Phone 1101
DAYTON OHIO.
Ben Closterman, Polishers.
]. F. Eichorn, Bartenders, 7
Market street.
w. ]. Gregg, Hosting Engineers
Al w. Great Miami Boulevard.
VIM. Schneberger, Cigarmakers'
l25 Samuel street.
George Richardson, Teamste1s'
80 Wayne, Ave, Bell Phone 541
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, 1916-06-02

larger percentages of the Install
ments paid without having their
fees approved by the board, as re-
quired by the compensation act.
To check this evil the board orders
all awards paid to the claimant, re-
gardless of their attorney, unless
the attorney shall furnish the
boards approval of his claim for
legal expenses and services.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-06-02
Wemsn Boycott: Win.

Pittsburg, Pa. June AT a
conference with the committee rep
resenting the women who declared
a boycott and picketed bakeries In
the JEWS quarter because the price
of bread was advanced, manufac-
turing bakers have agreed to ac-
cede to the housewives demands
and put the price back to the for
mer figure.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-06-02
The Limit In Poiitaneas.

A certain professor is unusually cour.
teous, both In and out of the classroom
One day he made bonfire in Lis back
garden. The flames, creeping rapidly
through the dry stubble, frightened
him, and he believed his house was In
imminent danger. So he ran wildly
down the street, crying at the top of
his voice:
"Help! Firel Fire! Helpp'
And then, as IL thinking himself too
abrupt and urgent, he politely added.
so his neighbors say:
'"That is, all those who can conven.
iently do so."-New York Times
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-06-02
Machinists Reduce Hours.

Chattanooga, Tenn, June e.
Machinists have signed a nine
hour contract with the Columbian
Iron Works. Wages are increased
for every machinists and appren'
tice. These workers are jubilani
over their success in breaking dowr
the long work day system in thi.
city and predict that their solidity
will result in other victories.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-06-02
ana IL Well torooue,
My hat and wig will soon be here.

ma I Well TOR ooue,
My hat and wig will soon be here.
They are upon the road
Tom Hoods humorous poetry is full
OF puns. In '"The Lady's Dream" he
writes:
They talked together like two egotists
In conversation all made up of eyes,
And in 1.-THE Mermaid of Margate" he
says:
On Margate beach. where the sick one
roamS
And the sentimental reads
Where the maiden flirts and the widow
comes
Like the oceanic cast her weeds.
But examples could be multiplied In
definitely. Hoods best known pun
reads:
His death, which happened in his berth,
At forty odd befell.
They went and told the sexton and
The sexton tolled the bell
-Pearson's Weekly.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-06-02
Only Slave Drivers Oppose.

Boston, June 2.-"It sound To-
gical to every one except the veri-
est slave driver" Is the Boston
Journals opinion of this declara-
ton by the American Federation
of Labor:
Eight hours for work, eight
hours for sleep, eight hours for
free time"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-06-02
WORLD OF LABOR

The Springfield mo } Traction
company has dissolved benefit as
sociation that was maintained while
It's motorman and conductors were
unorganized. Since these workers
have formed an Amalgamated
Street Car Mems Union the com
pany has agreed that they are best
qualified to handle their benefits by
trade-union methods
United Hatters' Unions are aid
ing strikers at the non-union Stet-
son plant in Philadelphia, which
has boasted of its welfare plans.
The Stetson Company donates stock
to these workers, and occasionally
gives them presents. About six
weeks ago a demand for higher
wages was made by some of these
workers and their spokesman was
discharged
Brewery Workers Union No. 1870
Of Galveston, Texas, has signed a
three years agreement with the
Galveston Brewing company from
20 to 30 per cent. and the working
time ef beer drivers is reduced.
The Diccard- Hotter Fur Com
pany of Newark, N j., has signed
an agreement with the Fur Work
ers' Union. Wages are increased
and time and one-half for overtime
and double time for holidays will
be paid. Wages of girls will be
raised to an IS minimum, The so
hour week will prevail. About
200 employees are benefited.
Ten years ago the hair spinners
of Baltimore were working 10
hours day for SO a week. They
organized and affiliated as a local
trade union to the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. Through agita-
ton they have made continued pro-
gress, and have just signed cor-
tract with the Wilkins Company
which raises wages 10 per cent.
and improves working conditions.
The rate IS now SIS week fer
nine-hour day. These gains have
all been made without suspension
of work.
About 200 grahopone workers at
Bridgeport, Conn. are On strike to
enforce an eight-hour day pro-
missed them last fail when they
struck TO secure the shorter work
day. When these employees re-
turned to work they permitted their
union to lose its effectiveness.
Then the eight-hour day was taken
from them and the company com.
PEELED them to work ten hours on
the day shift and liz hours nights
They are now demanding the eight
hour day and the reinstatement of
the unions Secretary.
The Pennsylvania Workmen's S
Compensation Board has notified
every insurance carrier insuring
against workmen's compensation
liability that some attorneys are
charging exorbitant fees or unduly
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-06-02
Carpenters Win Strike.

Easton Pa, June AFTER 2
weeks strike the Carpenters un-
len has won its demand for 46 cents
an hour and an eight-hour day.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-06-02

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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-06-02

Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohio.
Endorsed by the Middletown Trades
and Labor Council of Middlel0wn o.
Endorsed by the Labor Legislative
League of Butler, Prebie 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, 1916-06-02
FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1916.

Entsrsd al the Po5to6tee al Hamfiton, OHIO, as
Second ClGsI Mail Matter.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-06-02

ISSUED WEEKLY ar SAG MARKET STREET,
HAMILTON, OHIO.
HoMR TELEPHONE 800.
BgLL l2o6-X.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-06-02

A smashing Mutual Special Fea-
ture at the Lyric Theatre, Sunday,
June 18th.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-08

ing minds of Western Canada are over
taking and overhauling the imperfect
institutions which have flourished during
a past period OF neglect.
Educational reform is not the only pre-
paration for future benefits, that has
been introduced into the three prairie
Provinces Prohibition has been carried
by large majorities from one end Of the
West to the other, by means of the ref
erendum. BY the first of July this year
total prohibition will be in force in
Manitoba and Alberta. saskatchewan
has had virtual prohibition since last
first of July All hotel bars were abolish
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-08
Beeman Academy Graduation.

New Haven. June 1.-THE graduating
exercises of the class of 1915, Beeman
academy grammar school. will he held
in the Congregational Church TUESDAY
evening. Juno 6. at eight o'clock. The
program will he as follows: Music, in
vocation. Guy G. IIendry; music; saluta-
tory Earl Mason Ross; recitation, The
Rumsellcrs Sign" Ava Belle Cuchman;
dialogue, always Too Late" members
of the school; piano duet, Robert Partch
and Beatrice Benedict; class poem, Olive
Irene Sumner; recitation, "Hester's
Aunt" Blossom NJ. Barnard: song, Sc
lected. members of the school; class
prophecy. Madeline Grace Everest: reci-
taton, 1.-The Fireman" Nina Il. Lafay-
cite; dialogue. Have You Heard the
News" the Misses Cushman, Hunt For
tune and Dana; song, selected, Messrs.
Peck, Bottum, Dana and Merrill; class
history, Clifford w. Elmer \ play,
"A Man Without n Country" will also he
given, the following taking part, Walter
+. Peck, Earl NJ. Ross, George l.. Gill,,
Earle II. Peck. Colvn l.. Fiske. Edward
S. Dana, julius II. Bottum. Robert
Henry Mccormick. Eric j. Merrill, Merle
violin solo will also be given by Guy c.
Iiendry. Florence Bessie Clifford will give
the valedictory. The diplomas will he
presented by Superintendent John c. Ban
endale. The class song, and henediction
by Guy G. IIendry will close the exer-
CiSeS
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-08
Bankruptcy Petitions.

Rutland, June 1.-Two petitions in
bankruptcy We're filed with Clerk of the
United States Court f. S Plat to-day
one by a Montpelier granite dealer and
another by a Bellows Falls conductor
who owes many Massachusetts concerns
and people,
Charles II. Barton of Montpelier deal
err in granite, has liabilities of sl7,673,30, of
which $5,06o is unsecured claims. He has
assets of $l3,776, of which $3.50 is claimed
exempt Among the creditors are about
% employees who are owed from $25 to 500
each I'm wages,
William j. Green of Bellows Falls has
liabilities Of s4,092,39 without any assets
whatsoever, OF his liabilities 81 457 80 is
in unsecured claims many of them being
held by Cambridge, Mass, and Boston
people and firms. He has many outstand-
ing notes which are all unsecured
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-08
REMEDYS FATAL EFFECT
Mrs. T.. w. Kittredse Died While Seeks
Ing Relief from Asthma by InhaI-
Ing ChlorOform and Ether.

Mortified. June Mrs. Winnifrel
Kttredge, wife Of L. w. KittredCe. Il.
dead as the result Of inhaling chloro-
form and ether in an attempt to gain
relief from asthma, from which she had
been a sufferer for long time For
the ailment the woman was accustomed
to take chloroform tablets frequently al
night
Early Sunday morning Mrs. Kittredgc
felt a serious attack Of asthma and she
aroused her husband who. as usual.
prepared the medicine and gave it to
his wife. Then he retired to he'd while
his wife remained propped up in bed.
Mr. Kittredge fell asleep and at seven
o'clock was awakened by their little
daughter The woman was leaning ont
of the bed with her head resting against
a large trunk She was still breathing
and Mr.. Kittredge called a physician
Before the doctor arrived Mrs. Kittredg0
was dead.
When he was awakened Mr.. Kittredge
found a bottle containing a combination.
Of chloroform and ether in the woman'a
hand Mrs. Kittredge having used that
when she did not get relief from the
other remedy. 1t is the theory Of the
physician that Mrs. Kittredge not get
ting relief from the medicine which her
husband had prepared, secured the COM
bination of choroform and ether and
began to inhale it when she was OVER
come, the previous remedy having begun
to have It's effect at the same time
The rumor of suicide was secuted by
the physician.
Mrs. Kittredge was born in RoXhury
/ 81 years ago being tho daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles II, Briggs, who now
reside in NorthAeld Falls, Besides her
| husband, she leaves daughter, Juanita.
aged two years, and two brothers.
| Frank Briggs of Lowell. Mass, and
Bert Briggs of St Adams.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-08
BROUGHT DOWN THE HOUSE.

Sir George Alexander is drawing all
London by his remarkable acting in a
delightful comedy at the st. James
Theatre. AS many people are aware.
Sir Georges original name was Samson
before he went on the stage and
apropos of this fact a good story is told
A well-known theatrical manager was
once discussing Sir George with a
friend, by the way Alexander isn't
his right name, is it?' inquired the
friend No" said the manager. at
used to be Samson. It was pity to
change the name of Samson to Aexan-
der" oh, but Alexander conquered tho
world, you know laughed the other
YES" answered the manager; "hut
Samson is more appropriate theatrica.
name. Have you forgotten that Sam
son was the first man who brought
down the house? "-Pittsburg Chronicle
Telegraph,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-08
Bradley Cemetery Association.

Montpelier, June 1.-THE Bradley Ceme-
terry association, Inc. of Fairfield Gem
ter, with capital stock OF $500, has filed
articles of association with the secre-
tary of state. The subscribers are
John Mitchell. r. l.. and S. a. Soule.
H W. Morey, II. f. Bradley and II. 8.
Gilbert, all of East Fairfield
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-08
State Pharmacists to Meet.

St Adams, June 5-The 23rd annual
meeting Of the Vermont State Pharma-
ceutcal association will be held here at
The Tavern on June 26. q and %. Fred
r. Baker of Brandon is president Of
the association
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-08
TROUT WERE TOO SHORT.

Rutland. June 5,-One-half inch of brook
trout cost Hiram +. Dodge of this city
s2l.O5 to-day. Yesterday he went fishing
on Cold river In Shrewsbury and happened
upon Deputy Game Warden Julian #.
Shppey of that town. The angler had
among dozen trout in his possession two
which measured ga inches in length.
Shippey would not believe Dodges ex-
PLANTATION that the fish had shrunk since
being taken from the water and told the
angler to appear to-day before city
Judge II. G. Swinnerton in this city. Dodge
admitted violation OF the game laws
and was fined Sl5 and costs of sos. Mr..
Dodge is manager for the II, +. Moves
Lumber company of this city.