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The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-26
MUNICIPAL BOARDING
 HOUSE WELL FILLED
Christmas Comes But Once a Year, Therefore There's AL ways a Few Who Require the Jug" After Celebrating.

As has been already advertised, the people of Prescott clipped in their mite to make the mail order houses rich by buying hundreds of dollars worth of "snake bte," but as there were no reptiles handy, the choice few took the remedy mostly as a preven- tive. Therefore the whole police force as we'll as a deputy or two was kept busy making emergency calls at diff ferent times during the day, mostly among the colored population, who are always requiring immediate attention on big days. Following are the cases which have been disposed of before Justice of the Peace J. A. Nelson:
 Babe Clemmons, disturbing peace and destroying public property, fined $30.00 and costs.
 Sebe Afford, disturbing the peace, 5000 and costs.
 Sarah Afford, disturbing the peace, $500 and costs.
 Louis Terry, disturbing the peace, 5000 and costs.
 Arthur Afford, carrying weapons, $50.00 and costs.
 The following are to be tried to- morrow for drunkenness, resisting an officer, assault with intent to kill and carrying weapons: Sebe Afford, Alex Hawkins, Sarah Afford, Bosser Haw- kins, Lewis Terry.
 County Judge Franks will give all fines in misdemeanors to the road dis trict, if road district will work prison CTS and pay the court costs. We are heartily in favor of this, as we be- lieve every one of our citizens are, and it is very considerate of Judge Franks to make this offer. As it was, the prisoners were not worth the bread they ate, they were no good but to work little on the city streets, and very little they could do, whereas under this offer the town can get more benefit from having the roads leading to town worked than in let ting the prisoners put in little time on the streets and more laying in jail, and let them know that when working out fine they have to work, so many of our laws will not be violated.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-26
MACKENSEN DRIVES
 ENEMY BEFORE HIM
Isaktcha Taken and Matchin Bridgehead Attacked Some Hard Fighting is Going on in Pennsylvania.

Berlin, Dec. p (via Sayville. J. Field Marshal von Mackensen's Dob rudja army, after capturing Isaktcha on the Danube, has begun an attack on the bridgehead of Matchin, in the northwestern corner of Dobrudja pro- vince, to which the Russo -Roumanian forces have retreated, army head quarters announced today.
 Across the Danube in Eastern Wal lachia there has been a renewal of activity and engagements are now in progress. On the eastern Transyl vanian front, Austro- German troops two Russian attacks in the Oitus Val ley. The statement follows:
 Front of Archduke Joseph: Near Cimbrosiava our patrols dominating the advance ground repulsed several Russian detachments.
 North of Sosmeoce in the Oitus Valley our fire pushed back the Rus sians, who twice attacked.
 "Army group of Field Marshal von Mackensen: In Great Wallachia, new engagements are in progress.
 "Our Dobrudja army has captured Isaktcha and is now attacking the bridgehead of Matchin.
 "Western front: There was an ar tillery duel of temporary severity in the Wyschaete sector. With the re- maining armies the activity did not pass the usual measure. The night in most sectors was calm.
 "Front of Prince Leopold of Ba- varia: Austro- Hungarian outposts re pulsed several Russian attacks near Lysiets, southwest of Stanislau (Ga- |licia.)
 Of the Macedonian front operations the statement says:
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-26

He pulled his hat down over his eyes. and taking the boy in one arm reached in his pocket and drew forth all that the little fellow had, except dollar bill which the little victim had hur- riedly slipped from his pocket up his sleeve, thinking it the $10 bill. The ''bo" then went his way rejoicing that he had robbed an infant instead of working a few hours for the amount
 A seat in our state legislature calls for more mature brains and a larger cranium than we possess, but we be- lieve if we had the honor of filling one of these benches, our first act would be to frame law which would handle this hobo question to gnat's heel. 1t could be done, and should be done When it gets in the smaller towns to where woman is forced to keep her doors forever locked to protect her self against these divorcees of work, 1t is high time that we let little old petty matters alone and get busy on something that will be benefit to-our home. If you are a member of our state legislature, this is for you; if not, it is up to you to put this ques- tion up to your representative or sen ator. If you don't know the remedy for keeping these nuisances out of our town, let us know and we will take space in our columns to inform you.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-26
AUSTRIA'S DECAY SEEN.

London, Dec. 25-A Reuters dis patch from Jassy, dated Dec. 22, says the Roumanan parliament was opened there on that day by King Ferdinand. The king, in a speech from the throne said the war had shown that Austria Hungary in her present condition could no longer exist as factor in the equilibrium of Europe. The king said the Roumanian army had strug- gled against the forces of four com bined enemies in manner justifying Roumania looking to the future with absolute confidence.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-26

sals as offering a chance, otherwise presented only by conference, of bringing out simultaneous statement of conditions from both sides without placing either at the disadvantage of making the first move.
 A decision, however, apparently has not yet been reached, and the opinion that Germany may be willing to place a statement of her terms in the hands of third party if her opponents are willing to do the same can only be given as that of individuals, although of fairly influential individuals. It can be stated with all positiveness, however, that the view taken by yer tain newspaper organs usually en- rolled among pan-German advocates of "ruthlessness," sweeping annexa- tions and war to the knife, that Presi- dent Wilson's note is measure in- spired by the entente and in its inter- ests, is not held in official circles.
 On the contrary, it is felt that Pres ident Wilson's move was marked by real neutrality and inspired solely by a consideration of the interests of the United States of neutrals in general and the peace of the world, and will he answered in that spirit.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-26
BOY IS ROBBED OF s16
 BY BURLY TRAMP

Allen Gee, 12 year old son of Mir. and Mrs. Imon Gee, while going to town from his home about two blocks from the business section last night about ' o'clock, was caught in the arms of one of the numerous buns who are making this and every other town in this section at present, and relieved of S16 in greenbacks, the "Son of Rest" making his getaway before anyone discovered the holdup.
 The little boy had worked all of his spare time for the past few weeks selling bottles, sacks, etc, so as to have some money for Christmas. He had worked and saved to the amount of $16 and was on his way to the stores to cash in a little of his saw ings and was met by this shiftless in- dividual, known as the "Son of Rest" in front of the Catholic church, be-
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-26
TWO ARKANSAS ROADS
 HAVE PROSPEROUS YEAR

Newport, Ark, Dec. 23.-Both the Iron Mountain and Rick Island lines coming into Newport have enjoyed a period of unprecedented prosperity during the past season. The Rock Island line between this city and Brinkley has carried three times the amount of passengers and freight ton mage during the past three months of any like period in the history of the line.
 To care for the increased local freightage an extra local train has been put on between Newport and Brinkley, and numerous improvements have been made in the service for pas sengers on the road since the opening of the fall season.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-26

"There were no incidents of import ance"
 The official statement from general headquarters issued this evening reads:
 "No large actions are reported from the west or east fronts.
 'In Roumania progress continues.
 "On the Macedonian front there have been no incidents of importance. !"
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-26

Call PAP or 244 and get the Ladies Home Journal for January.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-26

Johnsons, Jacobs and Elmers choco- lates in plain and fancy holiday pack ages, at Hesterly Drug Store.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-12-02
GIRLS USE ANCIENT EGGS
I'm Attack on Telephone Strike
breakers in Toledo.

Toledo, Ohio-Girl strike pickets of
the Ohio State Telephone Company re-
sorted to the use of ancient eggs tonight
in assailing girl strike-breakers.
The assault occurred in front of a
downtown hotel, about Z o'clock, when a
number of strike-breakers were being
taken out OF, the hotel Chief OF Police
Herbert and a squad of police were near
by, but they could not control the pickets
until they had exhausted the supply OF
poultry shrapnel.
Three girls were arrested as result OF
the affair. They are Marie Truman, 10
years old; Hazel Link, %, and Grace
Cassidy, 25. They are charged with
creating disturbance. Their release
was effected by bond put up by the labor
officials.
A taxicab used to haul strike-break-
ers to the long distance exchange at In
diana avenue and Thirteenth street was
burned late this afternoon. The strik-
ers are accused by telephone authorities
of causing the fire. The taxi was left
standing at the curb near the plant while
the chauffeur went indoors. When he
returned the entire machine was ahame.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-12-02
WAGES ARE BOOSTED
ONE THIRD
And More by New York Clothing
Makers-32,OOOT TailOrs AZ
fected by Raise"

New Iork.-An increase in pay from
35 to 40 per cent to meet the increased
cost of living will be given the $4,000
employees of members of the American
Clothing Manufacturers Association be-
ginning December, IS, it was announced
here. The advance will represent an
increase in wages of $s,OOO,OOO year.
The increase will be given to all en-
ployees regardless of whether they are
affiliated with the union, according to
statement made by Herbert {. Ansorg;
president of the association
Slightly more than half OF the per-
sons employed in the mems clothing
trade in New York will be benefited
Three-fourths of them are men and the
remainder women.
"lnasmuch as most of the tailors in
this branch of the industry are employed
by contractors" said Mr.. Ansorg, "each
member of the association will make
arrangements with his respective con-
tractors during the early part of Decem-
Der to enable them to meet the granted
increase to their workmen.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-12-02
HIGH COST OF FIRING
EMPLOYEES
Estimated In Twelve Metal Fac
tories To BE Not Less Than
a Million Il Year.

Hiring and firing" all large employ
ers of labor now recognize, forms the
greatest leakage i'll modern business.
In many establishments the men who do
the employing have come to be known
as the fortune-tellers" 1t is the one
place in which everything is haphazard.
MIR. Magnus w. Alexander one OF the
engineers of the General Electric Com
pany, has demonstrated this great waste
mathematically. Taking the employ
mcnt statistics of 12 metal factories, To-
Gated in States he has found that
these places employed 1924 persons at
the beginning of the year and 43.971 at
the end. Their normal increase in en-
plOyes, therefore, was 6,697. Had mat
ters worked efficiently, these factories
should have employed only 6,697 men-
or slightly more, making due allowance
Tor death, sickness and other natural
causes of dismissal. In reality. these
factories had hired 1851 new people
We must ponder these figures carefully
to get their full significance. In order
to obtain 5000 new employees, these es-
adjustments. all representative and "ef-
hcicnt' American concerns, had to en-
ploy $4,000! Out OF seven men taken
on, only one stayed After making lib
eral deductions, Mr. Alexander calcu-
lated that these 12 factories employed
24,500 men and women whom they were
unable to retain. Each person repre-
sented an expense ranging from $50 to
5000. The companies had to keep a
clerical force to hire these people and
place their names on the payroll. They
had to pay foremen and assistants to
instruct them. They had to stand the
expense OF damaged and broken tools
due to inexperience. The reduced rate
OF production represented another posi-
tive loss. and then there was the spoiled
work which new hands" turn out in
such abundance Mr.. Alexander takes
the lowest estimate. $50 per man, as
representing this loss. At this rate,
hiring and firing" caused waste in
these factories OF nearly $1,000, 1000 a
year. AT the highest estimate, 5000. the
practice resulted in waste OF $4,000 900.
BURTON ]. HENDRIcK, in December
Harper's
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-12-02
BIGElOW HAS
OWN CANDIDATE

A German American who has held
office probably will run as an independ-
ent candidate for mayor next fall on a
municipal ownership ticket if the Demo-
Gratis fail to indorse municipal owner
ship, according to H. S. Bigelow OF the
Peoples church.
Bigelow declined to divulge his name.
He said, however, it was not Attorney
Colon Schott. DR.. Gotthard Deutsch or
]. M. Eilers. all of whom have been sup
porters of the league.
Attorney Theodore Horstman, who
once was city solicitor. has been men
toned Horstman ran as an independent
candidate for mayor in 1911.
Bigelow in his Sunday sermon, dis
cussing the mayoralty. also nominated by
description man as the next Democratic
candidate for president From this de-
scription it was guessed Bigelow's cam
didate is Henry Ford.
Bigelow predicted national prohibition
will be the issue in the next national
campaign.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-12-02
PROTECTION FOR THE ROADS
ADVOCATED
by L. $. Senator Vardaman, Who
Was i'm Cincinnati.
Must Insure Justicc-Public, as In.
nOccnt Third Party, Should
Also BE Looked After.

1T ought to be as broad as it is long
and so, if the Federal Government as
sumes to tell the railroad managers
what they shall pay their employees and
how long they shall work, the same
Federal Government should see to it that
there is no oppression on the part of
the employees of the managers said
United States Senator James X. Narda-
man of Mississippi, at the Gibson hotel
recently. Il do not think that the rail
way employees have made, nor do | an
ticipate that they will make unreasonable
demands on the railway managers and
insist on them by threat of a strike, but
it should be the duty of Congress to see
that justice is insured, that both sides
deal Justly and fairly with one another
and especially that the general public is
not made to suffer as an innocent third
party. have no specific Legislation in
mind but | do believe that it will occu-
py much of the attention of Congress
when it convenes next Monday"
Anything going on in Mississippi -
asked the reporter.
NO. said Senator Nardaman, I'VE
are normally Democratic and gave Pres
ident Wilson every precinct in the State,
and | am only sorry there were not more
precincts
Senator Nardaman left for Washing
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-12-02
HEATING AND vENTILATING.
FRIEDLANDER
Is Popular With Dan Bauer, Who
IntimateS That Friedlander Is
Only Worth One Thousand Il
Year But He Collects Eight
Thousand From the City.

James Boyle, business agent OF the
City and Sanitary Drivers union, ask
ed the Finance committee of the City
Council Monday to recommend increases
in the wages of street cleaning employees.
He said the street cleaners were paid
scarcely enough to live on. Edward
Bathgate estimated that the increases
asked for in the Department of Public
Properties. including janitors, elevator
men, market watchmen, with the increas-
es wanted by the water-works and the
workhouse employees, would amount to
$4,000 a year Councilman Mullen ask
ed that consideration be given to the
$2-a-day man, as they, most of all, need
increased salaries.
81 think some member OF this COM
mittee should be appointed to investigate
advisability of shaving high salaries paid
some city officials
This statement was made by Dan
Bauer councilman. at meeting of coun-
Gil finance committee recently, Bauer
said some officials receive salaries out OF
proportion to those paid minor employees.
There is one whose salary | would
like to see cut to nothing" said Bauer,
land thatis Safety Director Friedlander,
who does not need the money.
The committee informed the drivers
and helpers union it would do all in its
power to obtain an increase for street
cleaning department employees, but It
could not make any promises.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-12-02
CONGRESSMAN LEADS
FIGHT TO PUT EMBARGO
ON FOOD STUFF

ton.-Representative Fitzger-
aid, Democrat, chairman of the House
Appropriations Committee announced
today that he favored an embargo on
foodstuffs and that it was his purpose
to prepare bill and to press the sub
ject early the coming session of Con-
gress.
Two reasons chiefly impcl me to fa-
vor embargo legislation on foodstuffs,"
said Fitzgerald.
THE prices OF foodstuffs have reach
ed levels that are bringing widespread
distress to the country. Many hundreds
of thousands of our people are suffer-
ing from the lack of the necessities of
life. Wholesale prices in many com
modities are less abroad today than they
were a year ago. here the retail prices
have advanced alarmingly.
The argument that nothing should be
done to interfere with the expansion of
our foreign trades does not impress me.
OF what profit is it if our foreign trade
is to grow with leaps and bounds while
our own people are brought to the verge
OF starvation as result of it.
"'rhe time is ripe for the embargo and
| hope to see legislation speedily enacted
to impose it. Let America be for
America first"
1t seems to be generally agreed here
that the coming session of Congress will
see a fight over the embargo proposal
which is backed by monster petitions
signed by thousands of persons and or
ganizations.
President Wilson and the cabinet are
understood to oppose it.
From Baltimore comes the informa-
ton that the American Federation of
Labor, which is meeting there, will con-
slider a resolution demanding an en-
barge on the expectation of foodstuffs
from this country until the entire need
of the American people for food for
the coming year shall have been met,
and calls for grand jury indictment and
prison sentences for all persons found
guilty of raising the price of food ar
titiCially
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-12-02
CONTRACTING FIRMS WHO
ARE FAIR TO UNION LABOR

Continued from page 1O)
Nitzscher & David, 531 w. Liberty st.
Nolan, E. j. 1887 L. McMicken ave.
Niemes, Henry, 4112 Hamilton ave.
Keenan,, Thos., 235 +. Third st.
Riestenberg Plumbing Co., Harrison ave- and
Barnard st.
Ryan Plumbing Co, A. j., AIS w. Fourth ST.
Sanger, C., 1540 Hapsburg st.
Schuster Wagner, 1928 Walnut st.
Schwartz Fern, 2117 w. Eighth st.
Suttkamp, ii. H., 754 Clark St
Schlemmer Robt., 1909 Linn ST.
Schultz Bros, Mills and Allison ave, Norwood
Stark, II. j., 2016 Vine st.
Schanzel, Z. A., 779 Z. Mcmillan st.
Sipple, Chas., 1850 Hamilton ave.
Smith, NJ J., 7l7 Broadway.
y. S. Plumbing & Heating Co., 744 w. Court
Nogepohl CO., J. J., 4156 Hamilton ave-
Wanner Bros, 1880 Vine ST.
Weber & CO., Louis r., oO6 Freeman ave.
West End Plumbing Co., Eighth and Depot SITS.
Wiot, J., 2007 Madison rd.
Western Plumbing Co., 1715 Elm st.
Weiss, Geo, 6015 Main ST., Madisonville
Attesey Co.. $40 Vine ST.
Dyer Co.. Thos J., Third and Walnut SITS.
Jenike Bridge, 1873 T. Ninth st.
CONVICTION, KY.
Coyne, Jos. J., 81 W. Sixth ST.
Kelly, Ed c., 422 Main ST.
Sheridan, Thomas. Ills Madison ave.
NEWPORT, KY
Maher Bros, Sixth and Washington ave.
Richards, Walter J.. 727 York ST.
White, w. w. COG York st.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-12-02
STONE WORK.
Contractors Who Employ Members
of the JOurneymen Stone
cutters Union.

Barge, c., 3Ol3 Jefferson ave.
Buente L. C., 1856 Spring Grove ave.
Carl Bros, AZ Lewis ST., Covngton, KY.
Dauch Gregory, 1924 Vaughn st.
Graveson, VIM. S, mmes and Florence ave.
Geise, VIM, 1907 Queen City ave.
Henninger. Jake, Norwood. o.
Hummell Building Co., 1929 Spring Grove ave.
Imason, l. W.. Fourteenth and Spring sts.,
Covngton. Ky.
Kasselmann, Geo, Oakley ave-, Oakley.
Kellingham, H., "a Dayton st.
Lanhan, VIM. Brewster ave. and Montgomery
PIX, Evanston
Lawson Composite Stone Co.. 1898 Fredonia av.
Lang & Co., n. c., zoos s, mmes ST.
Mersch Sons, F., 1887 Wade St
Newport Stone Co., Monmouth ST., Newport
Scully Construction Co., Commercial Tribune
Bldg.
Steroff, H.. 2156 Western ave.
Pielage & Co., H. 1O43 Flint st.
Westake Construction Co.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-12-02
DEATH CLAIMS
"TOM" M'GOVERN
Former Assistant Clerk in Police.
Department Succumbs.

Thomas McGovern, retired assistant
chief clerk of the police department, died
Monday morning after an illness of sew
eral months, at his home, 1863 Town
send Avenue. He was 63 years of age
and was retired in 1915. He became a
clerk in the police department in 1886
The deceased was one of the founders
of the Polcemen's Benevolent associa-
ton and at the time of his death was
secretary of the association. He recent
ly went through an exciting campaign
for the office and won.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-12-02
SHIRT MAKERS WIN STRIKE.

Coaldale, Pa.-The ]. w. Shirt Com
pary moved from New York to this
place to defeat striking employees.
Rut the germ OF unionism seems as
active in Coaldale as in the Empire
State. as the shirt company manage
ment discovered when its employees
struck after they were denied the right
to organize and improve conditions.
Officers of the United Garment Work
ers' Union advised with the strikers,
who finally secured wage increases that
average 40 per cent, same to continue
until January /, when another agree
ment will be negotiated,
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-12-02
HARDING FOR S-HOUR DAY.

Washington, Nov. 2s.- Support of
Federal Legislation to make an eight
hour day as generally applicable as con-
ditions will permit, will be given by
u. S. Senator Warren G. Harding Of
Ohio, according to his declaration made
on his return to Washington.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-12-02
GLASS BLOWERS STRIKE,

Mt Vernon, o., Nov 2s.-Two hun
'red and fifty men were thrown out of
employment at the Pittsburgh Plate
Glass Co.'S plant here today when IS
machine blowers struck, The strikers,
who have been earning "a for eight
hours work, ask 25 per cent increase.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-12-02
WAGES INCREASED.

Toledo.-lncrease in the cost OF living
was given recently by officials OF the
Edward Ford Plateglass Co.. as the rea-
son for a wage increase OF per cent to
$50 employees, effective December l.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-12-02

That woman's tongue goes as last
as an express
(Which isn't the only point OF resem-
blance, for, like an express, it is always
on the rail. '-Baltimor American
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-12-02

Foy & Starr Co., 9O2 Main st.
Kramig Tile Co., 430 Z. Eighth st.
Martini Tile Co.
CHAS. L. SHANNON 6 SONS, II E. Canal st.
Phones, Canal 343 and 344. Tiles for All
Purposes Where Tiles Should BE Used.'
Shirmer & Co., A.. 432 Reading rd
Winston Tile Co., 7. II.