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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-05-12
OF FANATICS
DerviShes of the Orient and Their
Curious Practices
SEEM INSENSlBLE TO PAIN.

These Religious Enthusiasts Cut and
Slash Themselves, and Under Correct
Conditiqps No Blood FIows-M sical
Cures by the Sheik.
Much has been written on the sub
ject Of the astounding things that are
done by deryishes and the apparent in
sensibility to pain and injury that their
fanaticism gives them, but the vivid
account given by a writer in Black
woods of some of these facts wit
messed by himself cannot fail to prove
of interest.
In Constantinople you may see at
any time bowling dervishes, who howl
professionally in their worship, and in
Konia whirling dervishes, who SINH
larly whirl instead Of howl. And upon
the road and in villages and country
towns of the Turkish empire are to be
met deryishes of the mendicant orders
wild eyed, austere men carrying bowl
and battle ak, who wander afOot to
places where most aims may be found.
But those dervishes who lacerate them
selves as the aim of their ecstasy are
not, l think, to be found in any dis
trict near the coast or easy OF access.
In only one small town, a long way In
tie interior of Asia Minor, did | ever
see one of their performances, and then
1t was in the way of a favor"
After describing the long processes
of preparation by which the necessary
atmosphere is obtained the writer
goes on:
Presently two men left the semi
circle Of derylshes ana stood before
the sheik On them the preparation
had done Its work and they were ready
TO begin laceration. The sheik licked
the blades of two thin dagger-like
knives with his tongue and handed
them to the devotees. Each immedi-
ately pressed the knife through his
own cheeks 1t went IN at one side
and the point came out at the other.
Meanwhile the swordsmen leaped and
the semiclrcle roared and swayed with
redoubled energy
Again the sheik licked two knives
and handed them to the men, and
again they pushed them through their
cheeks, this time in the opposite direc-
tiOn. No blood flowed, and the opera
tion looked as harmless, once you had
seen 1t done. as stabbing a Dutch
cheese. The sheik drew out the knives.
wet the ball OF his thumb nnnn his
-s~s
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-05-12
Anti-lnjunGtiOn Law is Urged
By Gompers,

Washington, May I'm the
American Federationist, May issue
President Gompers urges unionists
IL he yal.!.c;;.5 states 10 call a con-
ference for the purpose of starting
a campaign against the injunction
process in labor disputes.
He impresses upon organized
workers the necessity for state leg
islation similar to the Clayton fed
eral statute, which declares That
the labor power of 2 human being
is not commodity or article of
commerce. The American Fed
Grafton of Labor has had prepared
a model anti-ipj junction bill and un-
ionists are urged to insist that their
state legislatures make this bill a
statutory measure, thereby assur-
ing to every worker complete
ownership in his own labor power
and immunity from judge made law
that disregards constitutional guar
antees
A meeting of Illinois trade un-
ionists will be held at Chicago, May
26, for the purpose of taking coun-
sci on the best methods to check
the injunction evil in that state,
which has reached the point where
judges have declared peaceful pick
citing illegal. President Gompers
will attend this meeting. The A.
F. of L. executive will attend a
similar meeting of Indiana union
lists at Fort Wavne, May 30; of
Ohio unionists, at Columbus, May
81, and of Michigan unionists, at
Detroit, the date to be announced
later.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-05-12
X Q 9 7 DIX
Local Organizers and Busi-
ness Agents.

Charles E. Vaughn, A. F. Of l..
Residence, 80 So. Second Street
Home Phone $50 A.
Timothy Rowan, Internatiopa
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 DeArmond.
Home Phone 81. Bell Phone 81.
Swain B. Corson, Carpenters
and Joiners' Union, No. 637, Resi-
deuce 107 Brosey Ave, Bell Phone
756 L.
VIM. Leonard, Business Agert
Ba1tenders Union, 251 Chestnut St
VIM Geppinger, Business Agent
Iheatrlcal stage Employ eS' Union,
1926 4 High St. Home Phone 1101
DAYTON OHIO.
Ben Closterman, Polishers.
J. F. Eicborn, Bartenders, 7
Market street.
w. j. Gregg, Hosting Engineers
Al w Great Miami Boulevard.
VIM. Schneberger, Cigarmakers'
125 Samuel street.
George Richardson, Teamsters'
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, 1916-05-12
Try To Deport Unioists.

Columbus, Ohio, May, 12.-The
night that street car men in this
city held meeting to discuss or
ganizatien, George keenan, and A.
II. Burt, international officials of
the Amalgamated Street Car Men S
association, were taken by detec-
tives TO the office of the chief of
police where they were detained
until $3.50 the following morning,
when they were released and told
to leave the city at once. Instead
of complying with this order they
communicated with International
President Mahon, who instructed
them to "stick Attorneys have
been secured and the officials of
the state federation of labor, who
were holding meeting IN this city
at the time have entered the fight
and registered a vigorous protest
against the action of the chief OF
police, who, it is stated, has driven
representatives of other trade un-
ions out of the city.
Washington, May II On re-
ceiving information from lnterna-
tional esident Mahon of the
Amalgamated Street Car Mems AS
sociation of the action of the Col
umbus, Ohio, chief Of police. Pre-
sident Gompers scnt the follt wing
telegram to the street car men S ex-
ecutive:
Have sent telegram to John
Voll, president of Ohio state fed
Grafton Of labor, insisting that he
proceed at once to Columbus and
protect the rights of your organi-
cation and your men. Have sent
kilograms and protest to the COVER
nor of Ohio and the mayor of Col.
umbus protesting against the ar
rest and outrages committed and
insisting upon the maintenance OF
the rights of these men. Full
copies being sent you by mail.
Please keep me advised shall
be glad to assist in any way | can. y
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-05-12
FO0LlNG THE BATTER.
Tactics and Tricks Used by the Big
League Pitchers.

In the Woman's Home Companion is
an article on pitching baseball curves
by G. II. Claudy. In it he says:
Few big league pitchers depend on
many varieties of curve to fool the
batter. No matter what the effect of
wide and sweeping curve may be upon
one of your teammates, a curve ball
in the big league is as easy to hit as a
straight one, provided the batter knows
it is coming. But when a good pitcher
gets TO work on a batter he doesn't
let him know what is coming.
with three balls and two strikes al
most any major league batter Is enti-
tied to believe that the next pitch viii
be fast one splitting the plate But
IL the pitcher has his nerve with him
1t may be sudden inshoot Expecting
the natural straight ball and finding
about a tenth of a second before the
ball gets to the plate that it is jumping
In toward him, the batter has no time
to change his set and strikes out
"The essence Of any fooling' deliv-
cry, then, is its unexpectedness. To
make use of this feature control of the
fooling' delivery is necessary.
"And the easiest curve to control is
the curve which is pitched most natu-
rally.
That is why the big league pitcher
doesn't try to master the curves of
every other pitcher, but sticks to those
he can do best. The greatest pitcher
Of the game won fame for his fade
away the ball that withers and dies
at the plate after starting like cannon
ball. But for every lfadeaway' Matty
ever threw he pitched a dozen straight
fast or slow balls, and they all came
from the same motion. 1t is not know
ing until the last fraction OF a second
whether the ball will go waist high
plump into the catcher's mitt or weak
ly drop off to one side which makes the
fadeaWay' terror
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-05-12

THE Yawger company some time
ago signed an agreement with the
committee of the central labor coun-
Gil to employ union carpenters on
the Woodsdale bridge. The Yaw-
ger company did not secure the
contract for that bridge. but lately
did receive the contract for the
Columbia bridge. They now refuse
to employ carpenters who belong
to the union and have a force of
non union men on the job. While
the Carpenters Union did not have
a contract with the firm for this
bridge, yet they thought that after
he signed the contract for the other
bridge he would not hesitate in
recognizing union labor now. We
are of the opinion that the carpen-
tiers were not on the job early
enough TO make their demands eff
fective, but on the other hand Mr..
Yawger to have peace in this COM
munity should have employed un-
ion men on the job. Whether the
union will be successful in making
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-05-12


tongue, cIappeu IL on the noles, and no
holes could be seen, but merely white
sears.
"Now. one who has not seen these
or similar things done may think that
some sleight of hand took place, or,
failing that possibility, that l imagin-
ed these sights, being under strong In
fiuence so to do. l can only offer the
evidence of my senses. / was within
a distance of two or three yards when
the cheeks were pierced, looked at
them from two feet with the knives
still IN position and at the same dis
tance looked at the white scars that
few seconds before had been palpable
holes. If was hypnotized so were all
of us, for we saw alike.
when the display with knives was
over two other men came forward as
candidates for the spiked balls. The
upper and lower points of the spikes
were licked by the sheik and play be
gan. The lower point was placed in
the open palm of one hand, the upper
point was capped by the open palm OF
the other, and then by slight circular
movement of the upper hand the ball
was rotated violently. AZ 1t did so
short lengths of chain attached to the
circumference spread out and acted
as fiywheel With the balls spinning
In this fashion the men began to leap,
throwing them into the air, catching
them with the point on an open palm
and always keeping up the spinning.
'Tt was clever in its way, but no
more, and / was thinking 1t simple
trick when one man dashed the spiked
point forcibly into his head. The other
fellow Immediately followed by thrust
ing his into his neck. Both balls fell
over and hung suspended with the
point remaining In the flesh. These
wounds Immediately drew blood. Blood
dra wing, however, was not in the
game 1t showed something amiss-in-
sufficient faith or preparation or both
and the sheik FASTENED to stanch 1t.
His thumb went first to his infallible
tongue and then to the wounds. The
flow ceased under the application, and
other men took up the balls. Some
times they drew blood and sometimes
not, but all the wounds made were i'm
mediately closed by the sheik and left
only white scars. And these, like the
other scars, whether you believe it or
not, presently faded out of sight.
ut was nearing midnight when all
was over. In the bazaar the next
morning / recognized one of those who
had used the spiked balls on the previ-
Gus evening. He now appeared as an
open faced youngster of eighteen or
nineteen, with a smile that he could
not suppress. He said he worked In
the iron bazaar hard by, making rough
hinges and other ironwork. And while
he stood there. smiling and ingenious,
it needed an effort OF mind to think of
him as Q fanatical dervish of the previ-
Gus nights scene"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-05-12
Chester Park

Chester Parks regular season
opens Saturday, May l3, and those
who have had the privilege of look
ing things over during the three
inspection Sundays have an inkling
of the big things Chester has in
store for amusement seekers on
that occasion. Coincident with the
opening of the park season, the
Chester bathing beach will also
open, The hundreds of inquiries
which have been, received at the
Chester offices indicate that this
will be a popular announcement.
OF course, the opening of the
season also means the opening of
the free vaudeville. Smittie's prize
band has heen re-engaged for the
season for the free band concerts.
thanks to the fact that it has made
such big hit at Chester during the
past several seasons. A greatly
augmented cabaret will afford en-
tertainment on the Clubhouse porch
and at the lakeshore rathskeller.
A special dance program has been
arranged by dancing master Prof.
H. c. Scott, for almost every night
in the week.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-05-12
Press Agent Doomed.

New York, May 12.-At its an.
nual meeting the American News
paper Publishers association
agreed 20 continue war on the press
agent that scientific molder of a
surface public opinion.
One method of the press agent is
to work out his point In such a
readable form that is published
without cost as newspaper story
At the publishers meeting it was
claimed that certain presidential
and ether political booms have
nothing behind them but an inagi-
native press agent, whose business
it is to keep "favorite sons" in the
public mind.
Another publicity seeking meth
Cd IS to offer newspaper certain
amout of advertising with the un-
derstanding that free space will be
given in the news columns. In
this class was instanced orange
growers who offered half page ao-
vertisements on condition that the
newspaper will run stories about
oranges.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-05-12

as II were, Tor warm tCIeu picture
full of high lights. touched with the
gold of grain, the ruddy tiles of an.
cient roofs. the fiery spatter of pop
pies. the tawry food of IA river or the
steely thread of a brook, and on the
as red as any soil New Jersey boasts
water like melted sapphires, villas GOV.
cred with majolica tiles that make the
beholder rub his eyes and wonder If he
Is dreaming the amazing inebrities of
style and color that strive to but can.
not shatter the harmony of creation
National Geographic Magazine.
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There is only one irreparable loss
the loss of courage LYMAN Abbott
MONEY I'M SAL0NIkI.
Why the Merest Glimpse of II VIII
Produce a Near Riot.

why the M6feSt 0l1FnpSe OF IL Svui
Produce a Near Riot.
In normal times, if Saloniki is ever
normal, she has population of 12O,-
600, and every one of those 10000 is
personally interested in any one else
who engages or may be about to en-
gage In a money transaction. In New
York If a horse falls down there is at
once an audience of dozen persons. In
Saloniki the downfall of a horse is no
bodys business, but a copper coin
changing hands is everybody's. OF this
local characteristic John r. McCutch-
con and / made a careful study, and
the result of our Investigations pro
duced certain statistics.
If In 5alonik you buy a newspaper
from newsboy, Of the persons passing
buy package OF cigarettes five people
wfll look over your shoulders; IL you
pay your cab driver his fare you block
the sidewalk, and If you try TO change
q 100 franc note you cause rot In
each block there are nea-sy half
0Vccu uolty Iuhu5SIS. 4 HOy cAL III AAL-
tie shops as narrow as doorway, and
in front Of them is q showcase filed
with all the moneys of the world.
1t is not alone the sight of your 100
franc note that enchants the crowd.
That collects the crowd, but what holds
the crowd is that 1t knows there are
twenty different kinds of money, all
current In Saloniki, into which your
note can be changed. And they know
the money changer knows that and
that you do not. So each man advises
you-not because he does not want to
see you cheated between you and the
money changer he Is neutraD, but be-
cause he can no more keep out OF O
money deal than can fly pass a sugar
bowl
The men on the outskirts of the
crowd ask, What does he offer?"
The lucky ones in the front row
seats call back, "a hundred and eight
cen drachmas.' The rear ranks shout
with indignation 1T is robberyr "It
is because he changes his money In
Venizelos street" "He is paying the
money changers rentv' I'm the Jewish
quarter they are giving nineteenp' He
Ia too lazy to walk two miles for O.
drachmap' Then let him go to the
Greek Papanastassionr r-Richard Har-
dfag Davis in Scribner's.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-05-12
a Miniature Holland.

England has Holland in miniature
near the mouth of the Thames. Can.
vey island, beloved of holiday max
ers, was until three centuries ago al
most submerged but In 1923 a Datch
dyker named Croppenburgh erected a
converted it into rich and arabic land.
Many OF the Dutch workmen engaged
in the work settled on the reclaimed
land, and the Dutch aspect of the is.
land is preserved until this day.-Lon.
don Chronicle
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-05-12
FRANCE is VERY GREEN.
Every Possible Shade Is Shown In IL,
Amazing Vegetation.

Amazing vegetation,
II might fairly be said that the gen.
eraI impression France as whole
leaves upon the beholder is-green.
Perpetually moist of climate-except
In the south endowed with heavy and
continuous rainfalls and having q tenn
Derature which is astonishingly even
year In and year out, the country Is
Like an enormous hothouse.
The result is study In green's of
every conceivable and inconceivable
shade. verdure and foliage range
from green's that are gray or black to
green's that are hardly more than yel-
low. From the hardy pastures high
upon the sides OF the towering Pelvoux
range, thousands of feet above the sea,
TO the cactus and agaves and olives
that grow at the waters edge the YER
dant nuances are revelation In rural
color1ng
But France is not all green either.
Ehax n only ths BACKGROUND, tn 6Ila1.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-05-12
So ShvI

That's nasty cut on your temple, ;"
an employer said to his clerk. How
did it happen?"
Il had words with my wife," the
clerk answered.
Your wife gave you that?" exclaim-
ed the employer: and she used to be
such shy girl!''
$50 she is now" said the clerk
She's always shying, and she never
misses. Washington Star.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-05-12
WORLD OF LABOR

The Sheet Metal Workers I'm
ion of Rockford, ILL.,, has secured
the eight-hour day and wage in
creases, to take effect May l. The
gains were made through confer
ences.
Thro1gh conferences with the
Illinois Glass Works company, of
Alton, Ill, the Machinists' Union
has reduced hours at this plant
from fifty four to fifty per week.
The Painters Union of Tiffin, O.
has secured recognition and raised
wages from 221a and 25 cents to 30
cents an hour. Time and one half
will be paid for overtime and Sun
day work. This scale has been
generally signed by contractors.
The Citizens Electric end Gas
Appliance Company, of Johnstown
Pa, the leading electrical concern
in that city attempted to increase
hours aud reduce wages, and as a
result is minus it's union electrical
workers.
The membership of the San Fran
cisco Jitney Bus Operators Union
has increased from 200 to more than
600 members during the past three
weeks 1t is predicted that within
the nsx few days the remaining
membership of the Jitney Bus AS
sociation will go over to tie union
The Typographical Union and
proprietors of commercial printing
shops of Greater Boston have sign
ed a 6ve-year agreement which
carries the same arbitration provi.
sions that prevail in the newspaper
industry. Wages are raised to the
extent of 81 a week for men anG
s. so for women during the life oi
the contract
The deckhands employed on ths
San Francisco transbay ferries, dis
satisfied with existing working con.
ditions, have appealed to the In.
ternational Seamen s Union Of
America for assistance in organic
ing Many of them have already
filed application for membership Il
the Bay and River Steamboatmen $
Union.
The Leather Workers on Horse
Goods Union of Boston has pre-
sented new wage demand to the
Master Teamsters Association and
corporations employing harness
makers. A fifty three hour week
is asked except in May, June, July
August, September and October,
when work shall cease at noon Sat
urdays.
A majority of the California Su-
preme Court has ruled that the
workmens compensation law is
constitutional in respect to the al
lowance of compensation by the In
duslrial Accident Commission tc
dependents Of employees accidentally
killed. The court had previously
ruled that the commission ceuld
award compensation to injured liv-
ing employees.
Dr.. Lotiu Stuckey, of the De
partment of Economics, Iowa State
University, has written a book or
"The Iowa State Federation of La.
Dor, in which it is stated that
practically all reform legislation ir
this State was first advocated by
Iowa trade unionists. Included in
the list is the Australian ballot, Blu.
reau of Labor Statistics, work
mems compensation, compu' sory
education, child labor laws, the
State tuberculosis Hospital, parce
post system and laws protecting
workers in shops, mills and mines
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-05-12

THERE should be no objection
by any union man on the building
of good roads into the city of Ham
ilton Re might own an automo-
bile some day himself, and then be
will forget all about taxes if they
keep the reads In repair
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-05-12

Could three union men in the
commissioners Office compel con-
tractor to employ union labor 7
YES.
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Set Her Thinking.

II dress extensively. Do you think
you could do as well for me in that
respect as father doesY'
Perhaps so" said the young man
Still I shouldn't like to go around
looking as shabby as he does. Louis
vile Courier ournal
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-05-12
When Women Rule.

"Who is that LADY,
Our peerless leader, Mrs. Cincin-
natls Wombat. Called right from the
freless cooker to the senate. kansas
City Journal.
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signs of the Times.

Novels aren't proper reading matter
for you, Ella. At your age / read chill
dren's books"
''But those were very different times.
mamma. Why, you even told me that
papa was your first Munich
Fliegende Blaetter
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-05-12
Tart Retort.

Dad-No. won't have my daugh
ter tied to stupid fool for life! He
Then don't you think you'd better let
me take her off your hands ?-Pennsyl-
vania State Froth
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-05-12
Al the Boarding House.

rs this beef too rare for you, Mr.
SimpkinsY
well, since you ask me, Mrs. Skin
ner, | would like it a little oftener."-
Baltimore American
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Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohio.
Endorsed by the MiddIetown Trades
and Labor Council of MiddIeiown 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.
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Content can only be found In tn,
tranquility Of the heart.
Eorced Into IL.

Il hope you are habitually truthful,
Norah'
Il am on me own account, mum.
only tell lies to the callers for the fam
ily."-Boston Transcript.