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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-28
TAIL or THE KING CRAB.
It's Real Life Preserver When the
Animal Turns Turtle.

Animal Turns Turtle.
The king crab uses his tail for life
preserver Probably you can't imagine
what sea animal wants of a life
preserver. II you watch this creature
long enough, either along the beach
or In an aquarium, you1l find out. HI
got a she'll on his back and a loI
spiny tail that looks as It it could
used as a weapon OF defense
Sometimes the king crab gets tu Il
ed over on his back His feet are al
curled up in the she'll so he can't
touch anything with them, therefore
when he's on his back he's helpless
This is where the long tail comes in
as a life preseryer. The king craI
sticks the point Of his tail In the sand
and lifts himself until he makes an
arch with his body Then he swings
sidewise, back and forth. until with
one final effort he fops himself over
right side up at last
Along the Jersey coast they reckon
the beginning Of summer by the king
crabs About the time Of the full
moon in June, they say, the king crabs
come up on the sand to lay their eggs.
Men and boys 20 down on the beach
with wagons and shovels and scoop
up the crabs by the busheL Then they
feed them to the country.
1t IS interesting to know, too. that
the Indians used to point their arrows
with the sharp, spiny tail OF the king
crab. They used the shell for ladle.
The French have given name to the
crab-casserole fish because the shell
looks like a saucepan Philadelphia
North American
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-28
Ronnh ON the surneon.

In the ancient life Of Mesopotamta
the surgeon failed to occupy the ex-
alted position accorded him in the
present age, and to discourage him
from making rash operations severe
penalties We're fixed in case OF unsuc-
cessful ones If the patient died the
surgeons hands were cut off. In the
case Of a slave he had to replace him
with one Of equal value If the slaves
eye was lost he had TO pay half the
value Of the slave If a veterinary
surgeon We're successful he received
one-sixth OF a shekel, but If the animal
died he had to pay one-sixth of its
value.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-28
The Man In OveraIIs.

He gets up In the early morn,
While others are In bed:
Makes no difference If he has
An aching back or head.
He always has to be on deck
The moment labor calls.
He can't stop for the little things.
The man In overalls.
He starts the engine on it's round.
He makes the light and heat.
He makes the clothes upon your back,
The shoes upon your feet.
He holds the throttle we'll within
His hands, whate'er befalls.
You feel at ease to ride behind
The man in overalls.
He doesn't count for very much
In social life, not he.
But were 1t not for him where would
This good old country be?
He owns not much. he's simply here
To answer labor's calls.
The union Is his only hope,
The man in oyeralls.
Selected.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-28
Federal Workers Form Union.

A federal employees union has been
organized at Washington, with 5000
charter members. The union is affili-
ated with the American Federation of
Labor, and the members are pledged
not to engage in or support any strike
against the government. Samuel Com
pers, president of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor addressed the assem-
blage before its formal act of organiza-
ton. He warned his hearers that or
ganized power should be exercised with
restraint
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-28

Samoans Use a Cocoanut Leaf Chain
Half Mile Long.

A Samoan fishing bee Is a unique
sight to witness. Cocoanut leaves are
gathered in abundance and secured,
doubled and tripled end to end, TO
form a long prickly chain, round in
appearance and about three feet tn di-
ameter These leaf chains are often
woven to a length of half mile
When the chain is complete all the
men of that particular village turn out
en- masse with their "paopaos," or Sa-
moan canoes.
When the tide is high the chain is
stretched across some convenient
place, supported by natives in their pa
opaos or simply wading where the shall
lowness will permit The cocoanut
seine is then submerged and slowly
forced shoreward, the prickiy points
driving the fish before them. When
the point IS reached where the chain
can rest upon the bottom and still pro-
trude slightly from the water the ma
tives after securing the ends to the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-28
NOTES OF LABOR.

Bricklayers In Newark, y. j.. get 70
cents an hour. Helpers get 371l5 cents.
The Baldwin Locomotive works of
Philadelphia have recently secured or
ders totaling $1.s5000o for locomo-
tives.
Fifteen of the largest paper mills in
Michigan and Ohio have adopted the
eight hour day without wage reduc
tons.
Trackmen and other unslzilled labor
ers employed by the Ontario and West
ern railroad have secured wage In
creases.
The newly organized laborers' union
of Schenectady, N. Y, affiliated with
the American Federation of Lab0xs
has raised wages 52 cents day.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-28
Preparation.

Donald's mother invited Mrs Neigh
bor TO dinner During the course of
the morning Donald went out to make
an informal call ON his own account on
the prospective guest
Now, Donald" said Mrs. NJ, tell
your mother not to get a thing extra
for me. She is not going to any trou-
bic, is sheT
mot much" replied Donald. she
shined the knives and forks. Indian
apolis News.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-28
Gary indictments ouanhad.

The criminal prosecution OF six steel
companies and Judge Ebert III. Gary,
head Of the United States Steel cor
poration, was brought TO halt, for
the present at least. when Judge w.
s. Anderson in common pleas court,
Youngstown, O.. sustained a motion to
quash the indictments returned March
8. The indictments charged the de-
PENDANTS with being participants In q
price and wage fixing combination.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-28
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IN LABoR's TRENCHES.

" Press reports Of the war are y
y replete with lines telling of the X
" alertness of the men in the "
W trenches and on the line Of y
W march. "
" They should be a lesson to the z:
" workers in the incessant war of y:
" labor. Y:
Y Indeed, too often our war is y
" nothing more formidable than a y:
u little cheap chatter at the enemy y:
" and its tactics. Y:
Y These are stern days in the x
" struggle of the workers. y
" They are days that call for su- \:
" preme alertness, endurance and -
Y endeavor Y.
y The trenches must be guarded y
" and enlarged and extended. z:
X The line Of march must be y:
" steady, Intelligent and deter y:
y mined. y.
" Organization That's the word. y:
" Organize the men and women Y:
" of labor y:
" Organize the purpose of labor. y:
" Organize the equipment and Y:
" resources of labor Y
u Organize the ideals and princi- Y:
" pies of labor.-Los Angeles Citi- Y:
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-28
Room For All.

There is room in the organized labor
movement for every man or woman
who is honorably employed for wages
The unions owe it TO themselves to see
that the message of collective effort is
carried to those people IN every COM
munity and that they are given a
hearty welcome to our ranks.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-28
Eioht Hours For Paper Makera

Sixteen paper mills in the Fox River
valley, Wis, have announced that they
had changed their schedule from the
two to the three shift, giving all men
an eight hour day instead Of an eley-
en- hour day and thirteen hour night
shift, brt paying the same wages for
the eight as for the longer day.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-28

"When / was a boy | walked three
miles to school every day, rain or
shine"
Yes, dad; know all about that
Grandfather was telling nae the other
day how he had to drive you every
step of the way with a stick. London
Telegraph
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-28

Deacn retire ana wait ror Une rIue W
recede, leaving the fish high and dry.
1t is often found that large fish are
driven and caught in this manner, but
since they are capable Of jumping the
barrier they are dispatched with spears
at once The catches Of fish thus
made are sometimes enormous and Of
ten number thousands. = Los Angeles
Times
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-28

Head of Business-W What position do
you destre In our establishment, sir?
College Graduate Oh, something like
confidential adviser or general man
ager Head of Business Good! You
may have both jobs. I will make you
an Office boy.--Dallas News.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-28
PLAYED to n Loss.

Hear you had fine wedding. How
did things turn outg'
with deficit. The presents we
got won't begin to equal the cost Of
the feed Kansas City Journal.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-28
Railway Men Get Advance.

Three thousand employees Of the
United Railways Of st. Louis have re-
ceived an increase in wages of a cent
an hour The advance will amount to
about 100000 a year.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-28
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OPPOSITION is EXPECTED.

The labor movement, like every X
other movement that moves, is y
subject to good deal of uncom- "
plimentary remarks from those y
who stand still and sneer. Prob X
ably the mule who looks over the "
fence and wabbles an ear at the "
lightning express has rather Y
small opinion of railroad speed y
Coast Seamen's Journal. "
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-28
Ancient Baths of caracaIla,

The Romans appear to have been
well off In the matter Of bathing
places in the first and second centu-
ries In the baths of Calacalla 1,e00
bathers could be accommodated at one
time. The inclosed area was 800
square yards, but it included course
for foot racing. The bathing estab-
ushment was 240 yards In length by
124 wide The remains of the walls
are eight and ten feet thick and in
some places as much as flfty feet high,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-28

When death comes 1t is never our
tenderness that we repent of, but our
severity. Elliot.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-04-28

Proposed Law Provides That 1t Shall
Not Be Unlawful For Workers to
Organize For the Purpose of Better
Ing Their Conditon-To of a Hu-
man Being 10 Not Commodity.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-01-20

where be had spent three months. says
that the time 10 ripe for an exploitation
of Northwestern .apples. Mr.. Geary
declares that the excellency of the pack
Of thwestern box fruit has been very
noticeable this season. And that this
feature wins new friends for the per-
feet apples every succeeding year.
This news is gratifying. or should be
so, to Hood River growers, whose fruit.
perhaps, reached the buyers in better
condition than that of any other COM
munity of the four northwestern apple
states.
Mr.. Geary says: There is a wave
of prosperity sweeping over the East.
and the people are ready to try new
things"
He concludes an interview by saying
that the way for disposing of the in
creased production of the apples of
Oregon, Washington, Montana and
Idaho must be blazed by the Shippers
Council.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-01-20
WRITE THOSE LETTERS

With the plans of Julius l.. Meier,
one of the active and enthusiastic mem
bers of the Portland Chamber of Com
merce, who proposed letter writing
week for Oregon. materializing, our
great commonwealth is on the verge of
securing some Of the best publicity ever
privileged to be given it Hundreds OF
thousands of letters to eastern men and
women. letters telling of the great op.
portunities of the state. many of the
resources of which are still virgin, will
be mailed before Saturday night. The
publicity will be all he stronger be.
cause of the personal element that will
be made to enter the campaign.
Join in the campaign. Register with
the secretary of the local Commercial
Club the names of those to whom you
will write, in order that the Portland
Chamber may later follow up your per-
sonal appeal with judicious literature.
Write your friends and tell them of Or
egon, of Hood River. of the mountains,
of the great Columbia river highway.
BY the expenditure of few cents and
some of your thought and time. you
may be Of an inestimable service to
your community.
We expect to hear of big returns next
spring and summer from these letters.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-01-20
Parent-Teacher Meeting

The regular monthly meeting of the
Parent-Teacher Association will be
held in the high school assembly hall
on Thursday, January 20, at 8 o'clock
The address of the evening will be by
NJ. s. Pitman, of the Monmouth State
Normal school. MIR. Pitman is one of
the finest educators and most brilliant
speakers of our state. Following is
the program:
Singing, audience.
Instrumental solo, Miss Ella Niehans.
Reading of minutes.
Vocal solo, Dorothy Rand.
Chorus Anchored, 20 voices from
the seventh and eighth grades.
Address by NJ. s. Pitman.
Vocal solo. Mrs. Huelat.
Refreshments will be served during
the social hour.
The kindergarten will be open for
small children.
We hope no one will miss this op-
portunity of spending delightful
evening. Come and bring your neigh
bors.
Mrs. VIM. Rand, pres.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-01-20
The undyino Flame,

In a certain Kentucky town Uncle
Ike, a local character of color. was do
ing odd jobs for gentleman when he
was seized with collie In its most vio-
lent and painful form. His employer
went to his relief with the only aid In
liquid form he could find on the prem
ises, the same being bottle Of tabasco
sauce.
Uncle Ike swallowed large spoonful
Of the stuff and returned to work,
weeping copiously.
A few minutes later the gentleman
went to look for him and found him
doubled up in the hay loft.
Ike" he inquired, how do you feel
nowY'
Mos daid. bossr' was the plaintive
answer.
Better let me give you another dose
Of that medicine, then"
Boss" said Uncle Ike, "I'd hate to
die on yoah hands. but l don't never
ag'in spect to take nothin' whut water
won't squench." - Saturday Evening
Post.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-01-20
DON'T LET YOUR WATER RUN

Should serious fire have broken out
in the city Monday night, the volunteer
FIRE department. as efficient as its men,
bers are known to be. would not have
been able to cope with the flames; for
there was no water in the reservoir.
Citizens. to protect water pipes, have
been keeping their faucets open, and
the big reservoir on the Heights has
been drained.
City Engineer Morse says that water
should not be allowed to run. "If it
continues, he says, I'VE will be
forced to shut the water off at night,
for protection. Remember MIR.
Morse's rule and apply it to yourself
and not your neighbor.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-01-20

On one occasion. Judge Bodkin tells
In his "reminiscences. Lord Justice
Holmes was amusingly countered by a
Junior barrister who was defending a
prisoner before him. Though the pris-
oner was a rather elderly man. coun-
sci made frequent appeals to the jury
to take into account the fact that he
was an orphan. The Judge grew i'm
patient
Il really don't see," he exclaimed,
how the fact that your client Is an
orphan bears on the case. He is old
enough to take care of himself. and 1t
is quite natural at his age he should
have lost his parents. For instance,
myself am an orphan"
"Yes. my lord" interposed the coLn-
sci. "and should your lordship ever
have the misfortune to come before a
jury of your fellow countrymen trust
that circumstance will be taken into
consideration In your lordship's favor"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-01-20

In winter the Walla Walla wind
pierces like a knife. In summer it
drives US to the vicinity Of an electric
fan. Within six months we will be
longing, that is, if an east wind is
playing down the Columbia from the
arid districts, for some of the snow
that keeps US busy clearing sidewalks
now. Perchance, we may be able,
those of US who are so fortunate as to
own motor cars or who have kind
friends, to journey up to the foot of
Cooper's spur and play in snowbanks
while July and August sun is shining.
The grangers say they are going to
push to the finish campaign for the
proposed road leading to the snowline
from the Upper Valley. We wish them
luck. And then, too, our congressman
seem to be having fair success with
the bill providing for a federal road
through the national forest, the pro-
posed loop link around the east base of
Mount Hood.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-01-20
ECONOMY Is CITY
COUNCILS SLOGAN

By cutting the salaries of officials and
with the services of a depu-
ty city recorder, the city council will
render the city a saving this year of
81 1920. "Wbie we will not resort to
uarsimony." declared Mayor H. L.
Dumble in his annual message Monday
night, "our funds the coming year will
be expended along lines of strict econ
omy." Mayor Dumble urged that the
city use every endeavor toward pro-
tecting the macadamized and Hassam-
concrete pavements of the city. In his
message he recommended that the city
not urge at the present time the con-
struction of steel viaduct leading
from the foot of State street to the
steel bridge across the Hood river.
The damage done the structure by re-
cent high water has been repaired, and
with a little additional repairs, said
Mayor Dumble, the structure can be
made perfectly safe for several years
to come.
The Office Of deputy city recorder.
which was discontinued, was filled by
Miss Lucille johnson, who was drawing
a monthly salary of $50
Cuts of salaries we're made as fol-
lows: City night policeman, $50 to S75 ;
city attorney, from SIS to $50; city
treasurer L. A. Henderson's salary.
from $40 to $50 per mon,h.
Officers we're reapponted as follows :
J. X. Carson. city marshal; Harry II.
Bailey, night officer; Geo. r. Wilbur,
city attorney. and p. M. Morse, city
engineer. No cuts we're made in the
salary of MIR. Morse, because of the
fact that hereafter he has been in.
structed to assist City Recorder Howe
in looking after the duties of the watt I
department. The city effected the bal.
ance of the saving, the sum of $84O
annually,b their recent discontinuance
of a night watchman for the Heights.
A. Samuel was reappointed city
street commissioner.
Mayor Dumble appointed committees
for the year as follows: Street-Franz,
Stranahan and Nickelsen; Fire and
Water Stranahan, Butler and Scobee
Judiciary Scobee, Franz and Carnes
Finance Butler, Scobee and Strana.
han; Polire and Printing Nickelsen,
Butler and Carnes; Health Carnes,
Franz and Nickelsen.
Jas. Stranahan and Jas. A. Carnes
are the newer members of the council,
succeeding J. M. Culbertson and c. A.
Bell. DR.. F. l.. Scobee was reelected
to the body.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-01-20
Ole Paris F air
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There is
only one way TO cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused BY an infiamed condition of the mu-
cous lining OF the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is infiamed you have rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing. and when 1t is
entirely closed, Deafness is the result, and
unless the infiamma alton can be taken out
and this tube restored to Its normal condi-
tion hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh
which is nothing but an infiamed condition
OF the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case Of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls CatarTh Cure
Send for circulars. free.
#. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 7bc.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-01-20
A Sensible Query.

Mr.. Ashmead- Bartlett once told a
good story about his going to Ireland
for the first time. "As soon as land
ed in Ireland l attempted to look for
traces of some of my ancestors. who
came from the extreme north of Ire
land Meeting an intelligent looking
Irishman, informed him of my mis-
sion, saying that my ancestors emigrat-
ed from about that spot a hundred
years ago and l was there trying to
look them up. He answered: 'Ye say
your ancestors emigrated from our
town about hundred years ago? Thin
why are ye looking for them herer"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-01-20
0dell Folk Like Electric

On Tuesday evening another Odell
party journeyed to the city by bobsled
to see the show at the Electric. This
is the third of such parties in the past
10 days.
Beginning next Thursday the Electric
will show two chapters of "The God
dess" each week instead of one.
Walker Doty, formerly organist at
The Peoples theatre in Portland, is
now playing for the. Electric.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-01-20
A GOOD EXAMPLE

The city council of The Dalles set q
good example last week, when it pro-
claimed that ali ordinance, providing
that snow be cleaned from city side
walks, would be enforced rigidly. The
fine for the violation at The Dalles is
from SIS to $40.
"Some walks have not been cleaned
once during the entire winter" said
The Dalles Chronicle.
Hood River can boast of like delin.
quencies, yet this city has similar
ordinance.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-01-20

The royalty of Europe is to hear of
the Columbia river highway. Great
plans are made for the dedication of
the scenic route, scheduled for the
opening day of the Rose Festival of
Portland this year. Congress has been
invited to attend. Altogether it will be
a:big "to-do" over a wonderful work
of nature, added to by skilled and
clever humans.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-01-20
UNDERWOOD PARTY
CROSSES ON The ICE

For the first time in % years men
walked across the Columbia river yes
terday afternoon on the ice. Bert
Kent, D p Gillian, II. j. Friedrich,
Raymond Meigs and Frank and Aaron
Larsen, all from Underwood, crossed
on the ice from that city.
Pecking a hole in the ice in mid
stream, Mr.. Kent found it to be three
inches thick. Toward the banks and
in the eddies the ice is from six to
eight inches thick.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-01-20
Sleigh Ride Planned for Powell

The memers of the Musical Depart
ment of the local Woman's Club, ac-
cording to their plans today, will en-
tertain Maud Powell, who will give a
concert here tomorrow night, with a
sleigh ride through the snow-covered
orchard districts.
The noted virtuoso will arrive here
at noon tomorrow. The local women
have arranged for large, two seated
cutter. which will be provided with fur
robes and foot warmers. The roads are
10 perfect condition for sleighing.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-01-20
CONGREGATIONAL Church

Sunday morning worship at II 100
o'clock. Rev. Bollinger. of Portland
moderator of the Oregon Association
for the past year, will occupy the pull
pit. Trustees promise to have the
auditorium comfortable. There will
be special music. Sunday school at
8 30. a. m.
Rev. Donat will be in Portland
preaching at Rev. Bollinger's church.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-01-20

Last Sunday and the preceding on
we're red letter days in the lives Of
Hood River people who love thrilling
sports Of the open air. Except for
whiskers. gray hairs and bald heads.
when a hat few of In a spill. it was
difficult to tell boy from a man.