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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-21
Coakley Killed.

While riding to work on freight
train Thursday morning, Thomas
]. Coakley, "A years, fell under the
tram he was riding and was in
stantly killed. The accident hap
pened on Fourth street near Heaton
street, on the c. H. & d.
He was the son of jeremiah
Coakley at present Juvenile Court
Officer and resides at 705 south
Fifth street. Thomas Coakley was
union machinist and was one of
the boys who went through the re-
cent strike. He was employed at
the Niles Tool Works and it was
while on his way to work that he
was killed. He was also one of the
officers of the Loyal Order of Moose
and in that organization has many
friends.
Tom was bright young man of
ex cellent habits and was liked by
all his co workers. The accident
was quite shock to his fellow
craftsmen who learned of the sad
accident shortly after it occurel.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-21
Forecasts In the Almanac.

While in modern times almanacs
commonly concern themselves only
with the known facts Of the year with
which they deal. for many years after
they came into general use. about the
middle Of the sixteenth century, pre-
dictions not only with regard to the
weather. but also concerning the sup
posed planetary Influences were a Vi
tai part Of their contents. The prog
nostication' generally dealt with "the
varieties of the ayre and also of the
windes throughout the whole yere,
with Unfortunate times to bic and sell,
take medicine, sowe. plant and jour
ney, etc" In France a decree of 1879
forbade all makers OF almanacs to
prophesy concerning affairs either Of
state or of dividuals.-London Chron-
icle
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-21
SEEMED TO RAIN FIRE.
When a Startling Meteoric Shower
Scared Folks In 1888.

Scared Folks In 1888.
In Scharf's "Chronicles of Baltimore"
there is vivid description Of the
starry hailstorm, the fiery meteoric
shower, of 1888. and old files Of news
papers are made luminous at that date
With the impressions Of editors and
contributors.
One writer said it was the grandest
and most charming sight ever present
ed TO the vision OF man Awakened
from sleep, he sprang TO the window,
thinking the house was on fire, but
when he looked out he beheld stars, or
fiery bodies, descending like torrents"
THE shed in the adjoining yard to my
own" he wrote, was covered with
stars, as | supposed, during the whole
time"
Professor Olmstead Of Yale college
thought that the exhibition was the
finest display of celestial fireworks that
had been witnessed since the creation
of the world, although he, too, while
knowing It's character, was sufficiently
imbued with the theological spirit OF
the time to believe that it was sol
emn portent that carried divine
warning
One editor whose comment upon this
phenomenon was probably more quot
ed than any other he ever made said:
We pronounce the raining fire which
we saw on Wednesday morning an
awful type, forerunner, q merciful
sign Of that great and dreadful day
which the Inhabitants Of the earth viii
witness when the sixth seal will be
opened. Many things occurring in the
earth tend to convince us that we are
now In the latter days"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-21

equal of the trained French olheai II
Anton Chekhoff's story Of the deduc
tive method in Russia is illustrative.
One morning young man hurried
into the Office of an inspector OF police
and reported that his master, an officer
OF the guard who had been separated
from his wife and lived alone, had
been murdered, He was greatly ex
cited. The inspector went with him at
once to the scene of the tragedy
When he arrived at the house he
found the door TO the officers bedroom
locked the key on the inside. The
servants, unable 10 awake their mas
ter, had concluded that he was dead
The inspector found the door unin
jured. He had it forced open. The bed
had been tossed about. the pillows on
the floor. On table near the bed was
the officers watch and some silver
coins. The officer and his clothing
were gone except for single boot that
lay on the floor. The inspector exam
ined the room carefully The only
thing he found was partly burned
safety match. 1t was known that the
officer did not smoke and used only
sulphur matches for his candles. He
examined the garden below the win
dow. The grass and some bushes had
been trampled. He found a piece of
cotton on some twigs and some fine
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-21
WAR WEAPONS OF THE PAST.
Crude Originals of the Modern Long
Range Death Dealers.

The commonest injuries produced In
war are gunshot wounds. Until fifty
years ago soldiers musket ca Tied
only about S35 feet and this degree Of
efficiency had not been exceeded for
more than 200 years-namely, from
1910 TO 1859. In other words, the wars
of Louis XIV, the struggles of the
French revolution, the Napoleonic
wars, the Crimean war and our war of
1912 We're all fought with firearms
which had no effect at a distance
greater than S35 feet. In 1857, how
ever, the smoothbore gun barrel was
replaced by the riied barrel, and this
change caused an immediate increase
in the carrying distance to 1000 feet.
at the time this result seemed to the
whole world nothing short of miracle.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-21
Statement Of The Ownership,
Management, Circulation
Etc., Required by the Act
Of Congress Of August
oath, 1912.

OF The Butler County Press published
weekly at Hamilton, Ohio, for April 1st
1916. State of Ohio, County OF Butler.
Before me, a Notary Public in and for
the State and county aforesaid, person
ally appeared Edward T.. Weiss, who,
having been duly sworn according to
law, deposes and says that he is the
Editor and Manager of the Butler County
Press, and that the following is, to the
best OF his knowledge and belief, true
statement Of the ownership, management
etc, of the aforesaid publication for the
date shown in the above caption, required
by the Act Of August "a, 1912, embodied
in section 443, Postal Laws and Peeula-
tions, printed on the reverse of this form,
to wit
That the names and addresses of the
publisher editor, managing editor, and
business managers are@
Publisher; Edward E. Weiss, and John
r Mayer, Hamilton, Ohio.
Editor, Edward E Weiss, Hamilton.
Ohio.
Managing Editor Edward E. Weiss,
Hamilton Ohio.
Business Managers, Edward E. Weiss
aud John I. Mayer, Hamilton, Ohio.
That the owners are: Give names and
addresses Of individual owners, or, if a
corporation, give its name and the names
and addresses of stockholders owning or
holding ] per cent or more of the total
amount of the stock.
Edward E. Weiss, Hamilton, Ohio,
John +. Mayer, Hamilton, Ohio
That the known bondholders. mort
cages, and other security holders owning
or holding per cent or more Of total
amount of bonds, mortgages, or other Sc
curities are;
Mrs. Kate Strategier, Hamilton, Ohio
That the two paragraphs next above,
giving the names of the owners, stock
holders, and security holders, if, any,
contain not OILY the list of stockholders
and security holders as they appear upon
the books Of the company but also, in
cases where the stockholder or security
holder appears upon the books of the
company as trustee or in any other fidu-
ciary relation, the name of the person or
corporation for whom such trustee is act
ing. is given; also that the said two
paragraphs contain statements embrac-
ing atlantis full knowledge and belief as
to the circumstances and conditions un-
der which stockholders and security
holders who do not appear upon the
books of the company and trustees, hold
stock and securities in a capacity other
than that of bona fide owner; and this
afiant has no reason to believe that any
other person, association, or corporation
has any interest direct or indirect in the
said stock, bonds, or other securities
than as so stated By him.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
23rd day of March, 1916.
Harry S. Wonnell
Notary Public, of Butler County
My commission expires April II, 1917
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-21
LIKE A TINY SOLAR SYSTEM.
Power and Possibilities That Are
Locked In an Atom.

G0CNS0 M ati fNkOHi'
The most generally accepted theory
about the structure of the atom
which is no longer regarded as the
ultimate indivisible particle of any
element, as this OF course could have
no structures that 1t is a positively
charged nucleus surrounded by sys-
tenn Of electrons which are kept to-
gether by attractive forces from the
nucleus. Thus it becomes a sort OF in
initestimally small solar system.
In an article In the General Electric
Review DR.. Saul Dushman draws the
cussion of the laws that govern the
atoms Of the several elements:
considering the relationships ex-
hibited by the different radioactive
elements, one realizes that the dream
OF the alchemists may not have been
as fatuous as has appeared until re-
Gently. The concept of an absolutely
stable atom must be discarded once
for all, and its place is taken by this
miniature solar system, as 1t We're,
consisting OF central nucleus and
one or more rings of electrons.
"But the nucleus itself is apparent
ly the seat of immense forces, and In
spite of its exceedingly infnitesimal
dimensions it contains both alpha par
ticles and electrons. Once In awhile
the nucleus Of one of the atoms will
spontaneously disintegrate and expel
an alpha or beta particle. A new ele-
ment has been born What causes
these transformations Can they be
controlled? These are questions which
only the future can answer But IL
we had it in our power to remove two
alpha particles from the atom OF bis
muth or any of its isotropes, lot only
would the dream of the alchemists be
realized, but man would be In posses
sion of such intensely powerful sources
of energy that all our coal mines, wa
ter powers and explosives would be-
come insignificant by comparison"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-21

That was fine commencement ora
ton of yours" said the young gradu-
ate's father
I'm glad you like it, father" replied
the youth proudly
Il liked it so much that I'm going to
cut off your allowance from this time
on. Any man who can settle the fate
of nations right off the reel like you
did oughtn't TO have any trouble In
rustling first class job and holding
it,"-St- Louis Dispatch.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-21
A Mldom at Nine

Marriage at the age Of thirteen, as in
the case of woman who has just died
at Shoreditch, would not have been re.
garded as extraordinary in the seven
teenth century. In those days children
Of noble families, particularly wards In
chancery, were frequently welded at
the age Of nine and sometimes even at
five. Little Moll Villiers. the Duke Of
Buckingham's daughter, was not mere.
ly wife, but a widow, at nine. and
we read Of her romping in the garden
and climbing cherry trees in her wid-
ow's veil In almost every instance,
however such marriages were in name
only, and the little wives were allowed
to reach their teens before taking up
the burdens of welded life. London
Telegraph.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-21
Office Ornaments.

'Yes, ma am commented the office
factotum whom long tenure Of office
had made a bit censorious, some Of
these here young ladies about this of
fee does precious little work. They
seems to think they's intended for Of.
fee ornaments"
Then seeing shade cross the lady
managers face, he hastened to add re-
assuringly, But ma'am, you amt no
ornament"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-21
First Life Insurance Policy.

The first life insurance policy OF
which the details are on record result
ed in a lawsuit. William Gybbons In
sured himself on June 10, 1888, for
1883 against dying in twelve months.
He did die on May is of the next year,
and the disgusted underwriters (the
company of those days. contested pay
ment on the plea that he had lived
twelve months of twenty eight days
each.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-21
Reunited the Rock.

Martha's Vineyard, on the Atlantic
coast, for long has had a split rock as a
landmark. Then the action Of the
waves in continually washing through
the cleft sucked out the sand and al
lowed the tops of the two pieces to
come together again after being sepa-
rated for ars.-Indianapolis News.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-21
On His Guard.

You say you have quit smokingT'
Yep; never going to smoke again"
Then why don't you throw away
those cigars?"
Never! threw away box of good
Cigars the last time quit smoking, and
It taught me lesson. Chicago News.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-21

Stove Mounters' Unien, local
No. 8 have distributed tickets for
their benefit show which occurs at
the Grand Theatre, March 1929
30 aud 31st. Under the manage
ment of Bert Hastings, chairman
of the committee the members are
working hard to make the benefit
a success. The tickets are retailing
at 10 cents each.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-21

The many friends of George X.
Mayer will be pleased to learn that
he is greatly improved in health
and in a few days may be able to
come home. He Is corv, niently
located at the Colonial Hotel, Mar
tinsville, Ind, where he went to
regain his health two weeks ago.
Since being away Eldon Bruck has
taken up his work as secretary
treasurer of the Printing Freshmen
aud Assistants Union.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-21
Bon,e HeIns.

"She froze him with glance
The man read this aloud from a
novel.
'Try that on the ice cream. my dear"
he suggested. Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-21
OUR PLATFORM
WHAT This PUBLICATION ADVOCATES AND STANDS EoR

WHAT THIS PUBLICATION ADVOCATES AND STANDS FOR
L. We stand for Of tn
3 We emphatay opposed
g. We believe
concliatory m
a. We believe in of
workmen, nsuring nand
stimulating the skiiu efforts
minimum
S. We favor
methods checking
the lives of working people
safeguarding in mines
factories and will
necessary conditions
of employment
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-21
Solve Il.

The sphinx pronounced riddle.
How many girls would swim out
beyond the danger line if the lifeguard
was woman she asked.-New York
Sun.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-21
The Similarity.

Lucky at cards, unlucky at love-"
quoted the wise guy
We'll, either is simply a case of hold
ing hands, said the simple mug-Phil.
adelphia Record.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-21

Metal Trades Council will give
their benefit show at the Grand
Theatre, May 2-3 As. A good
show will be booked at the Grand
that week and the committee in
cluding the members of the Metal
Trades are busily engaged in sell
ling tickets. Buy your tickets early
and have them reserved.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-21

Never quit when failure stares you In
the face. A little more energy often
changes failure into a great success.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-21

The Trades Union Liberty
League have adopted neat little
button to be worn on the lapel of
the coat by the members. The
button is in the shape of a small
horse shoe, with he wording around
the outer edge Trades Union Lib
erty League of Ohio" In the
center the Goddess of Liberty ap
pears IN gold The buttons are
being sold to the members t r 25c
eech. TINS League was a great
factor in the last wet and dry elec
ton and if the opportunity again
prese It's itself, the members will be
on the wet side as before.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-21
Little Bits.

Silce the amour cement by the
BARRIERS Local Union that they will
only work on and after May lst,
until seven o clock each night ex-
cept Saturdays, there seems to be
little opposition on the part of the
proprietors. We are told that the
boss BARRIERS, that is, some of them,
are not favorable to the new ar
rangement. They say that this is
the busiest time of the year and
that when business is not so good
is the proper time to make the
change. On the surface it appears
like something is going to happen
IF the BARRIERS union would have
three good delegates who would
attend the meetings of the central
body more regularly, perhaps the
council could assist them in their
demands. To get the benefits of
the central body you must be rep
resented, not only in time of troub e
but at all times
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-21
SCEN'TIN1 A CRIME
How a Russian Police Inspector
Formulated a Theory.
WORKING UP A MlsRDER CASE.

He Made All the Known Facts In the
Case Fit Into Each Other Perfectly
and Then Proceeded to Demonstrate
His Accuracy of Deduction.
We are not encouraged TO believe
that the Russian police Inspector is the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-21
Her Color Scheme.

Her face is her fortune"
'But you can't draw on that"
why? She paints on it, Richmond
Times-Dispatch.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-21

The machinists OF the Niles plant
will give a blow out" in Trades
Council hall next Saturday after
noon. They will have plenty of
refreshments and all the machinists
employed at the Niles are expected
to attend. These little gatherings
are bringing the men closer to
gether. A good time is promised
all who attend.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-21

The Retail Merchants Associs-
ton will again conduct two more
Get Acquainted trips next month.
The committee TO make arrange
ments for the trips is Harry L.
Sohpgen, Ralph Frechtling, Karl
l.. Dickershied Arnold Holbrock
ard Adclph Krebs The merchants
have selected yonng blood on the
committee this year and the trips
under their guidance should be
drawing cards. All of them are
hustlers and are ready TO show what
kind of stuff they are made of
The first trip will be to Mt. Car
mel, Ind, Wednesday, May 10th,
and Camden will greet the mer
chants on Thursday, May 25th
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-21
first class service call on Kline and
Schumacher.

VIM. Cuncliffe, general organi
ger for the Pattern Makers Union
was in the city last Saturday. He
attended the meeting of the local
Pattern Makers ana later left for
Cincinnati. That union is on the,
boom and several new members
were initiated at the last meeting.
TT
Ii all reports are true there will
be lively contest in the Machin-
lists Union for business agent.
This organization has developed
into such strong union hat the
members have lately been consid-
eIing a business agent to take care
of their work II is said four can
didates are already in the fed and
each ard every one expects TO land
the. plum. The candidates to date
are, Ted Smith, Chas. Vaughn, 0.
Rierdou and we are told that Jakey
Myers is coming down from Dayton
to run for the Office. Iust who will
land the job is at present only guess
work
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-21

Karl Kieser a member of Bar
tenders Local will leave With the
Hampton Great Empire Shows.
He has secured one OF The e,L.es
sions and will open in Lima, Ohio.
For several years he has been con-
nected with the bar at Hotel Dear
mond. He leaves a host of friends
behird who wish him success ia his
new venture. Max Klein and John
Schumacher have both accepted
positions at the DeArmond Bar and
began their duties Tuesday. For
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-21

1t is said that since the Journey
men Bakers renewed their fight
against the Krug Baking Company
cf Dayton, that concern has tak'en
off two wagons from the routs. No
doubt Krug will want to unionize
bis plant after il is too late.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-21

Notary Public, Of Butler County.
My commission expires April II, 1917
Arizona republican., 1916-06-12
TEMPE

Brown Mercantile Company
Butte Garage
Casa Iona Hotel
Eastern French Cleaners
Finch's Livery
Grover Cigar Store
Grand Pool Room
Hyder Bros.
La Mont, Frank
McNary, o. G.
Olive House
ioneer Market
Polissis T.
Rowland, D. r.
Sanitary Cleaners
Tempe Hardware Co.
Tempe News
Arizona republican., 1916-06-12

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ashington
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ashington
Y. Adams
Vt. Wash.
7. Central
b Adams
Road, r. 4
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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-10-04
The Sectionalisn Issue.

Since Mr.. Hughes charged that the South
is Gin the saddle" in congress and holds
SWAY over the results of its deliberations,
the republican press has made this one OF
its chief anti-democratic issues.
AS matter of fact, it is true that
Southern democrats are holding a number
of committee chairmanships; but that is
largely due to the fact that the South has
way of keeping its experienced public SER
wants in office until they become useful
committee workers, and eventually succeed
to chairmanships by the rule of seniority.
The principle of seniority is recognized
by republicans as well as democrats, and
when the republicans are sin the saddle,
as they have been most of the time for the
last half century, most or all of the COM
mittee charmanships are held by republi-
cans.
It is not true, however-we regret that
it is not-that Southern members dominate
the committees. A cursory examination
of the personnel of the committees will
ready show this to the most unObservant.
For instance:
In the congress whose session has just
terminated the most important committee
of the house, that on appropriations had as
its chairman a northerner Mr.. Fitzgerald,
and only seven of its twenty-one members
were southerners; of the house ways and
means committee membership, of which
Representative Crisp of this district is
prominent and influential member, the
South had only six out of twenty-five; only
six out of twenty-one members of the COM
mittee on agriculture; only six out of
twenty members of the committee on bank
ing and currency; only seven out of
twenty-one members of the committee on
interstate and foreign commerce. These
are the most important committees of the
house.
Turning to>the senate it is found that, of
it's most important committee, there are
only five out of seventeen members on the
appropriations committee who are south
erners; only eight out of nineteen on the
appropriations committee; only four out of
seventeen on the interstate commerce COM
mittee, and only five out of sixteen on the
public buildings committee.
Those who are charging that the South
is dominant in congressional committees,
and who are endeavoring to inject the issue
of sectionalism into the campaign, have
evidently not consulted the records. 1t
would be much more to our liking if it was
that way