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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-20
GOAL MINERS To DEMAND
A 7-AOUR WORKING DAY

Bellaire, O., Oct. 20 Demands
for a sev en- hour day will be made
by coal miners of the country at
coming wage conferences, accord
ing to John P. White, president of
the Uuited Mine Workers of Amer
ica, speaking at the Miners Day
celebration held here Such move
is II, cessary, he said. in order to
conserve the economic a~d q |
welfare of members of the miners
organization and results from the
increase in the use of miaiug mach
ines.
President White reviewed the
the progress mad oy the miners
union, declaring that the men by
their collective efforts have raised
themselves practically from the
conditions of serfdom to that "of
respect in the eyes OF the whole
community. =
"The persecution of our people
in some sections where oar organl-
zatiou has engaged in ind: strial
strike is without parallel, > he added
Particularly do | refer to the gre at
str kes of Colorado, West Virginia
and certain sections Of Pcnasyl-
vauia. But the steady entry Of our
movement into these citadels IF op-
position is bearing fruit and tie
opposition to the es abiishment of
our union is gradually yielding to
the enlightenipg inhnnces of The
organization and wage increases
and reduction in hours of labor are
being accomplished III the interest
of these deserving fellow workers
Thousands of miners from all
parts Of eastern Ohio attended the
celebration and participated in a
parade which preceded ,he address
Of President White. Other speak
ers were William Green, I.terns-
tional secretary and trea urer of the
Uuited Mine Workers Of America
John Walker, president of the
Illinois State Federation of Labor
and John Moore, president Of Il c
organization of miners in Ohio.
Miners Day is b ing celebrated
throughout eastern Ohio here with
a big picnic dinner and speech
making,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-20
Miners Want Their Own Union

Miners employed by the Rockefeller
interests in Colorado are flocking back
to the United Mine Workers union, ac-
cording to President McClennan, Colo
rado State Federation of Labor Nc
Clennan says the Rockefeller company
has made big Improvements in its
moving picture shows and social
service, but has not advanced the
wages OF coal miners since the l9l3-14
troubles. There is no talk of a strike, .
Mcclellan said But the fact that the
men IN Rockefeler's mines again are
joining the union means the compa-
ny's industrial representation plan is
not all the men desire They feel their
representatives in 'Rockefeller's union
are selected rather than elected The
miners want an organization of their
own"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-20
Side Lights on the Great Street Rail
way Strike In New York

Side Lights on the Great Street Rail
way Strike In New York.
thinking" on the L" is the pastime
of the day At least 50 it would seem
IL the attitude of the average strike
breaker were to be taken as a critic
rion. Most of the strike breakers are
doing it for the lark plus the 50 they
says the New Tork Evening Sun
Unshorn, unkempt. unsoaped. are
some of them Not few would be di-
rected to the door marked Exit" if
they were to apply for jobs at the In
terborough Offices in time of peace.
But It's wartime, and everything goes.
They know how to swing open the
gates and yank the bell rope and glare
belligerently whenever a union picket
gets fresh !"
That's all the Interborough requires
of them. Some of them don't know
whether the train is bound for South
Ferry or Kalamazoo That isn't their
lhey happen TO catch a glimpse Of Il
station sign they'll call out the street
bur If they flash past without seeing
it, why, the passenger will have to
guess where he's al or the fink will
guess ior him and srowl out some
street that he thinks the train is at
but which may really he three miles
along The way.
Some Of them looked rs though
they'd enjoy a crap game more than
banging open Gates Others looked as
though they had At one time or an
other come into disagreeable encoun
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-20
Food and Strength.

Remember that the food you take
one day supplies the strength you put
forth the next 1t is then a mistake
to take a heavy meal on the day OF
heavy work The time to take It is
the day before.
Wise stablemen know this, and
when a horse has long days drive
before him they give him only what is
called "check feed" a very light
meal, to be followed at night with a
heavy one
SO there are two good reasons for a
mans not eating much on the day of
stress. 1t adds nothing to his strength
on that day and the process of diges-
ton calls the blood to work at the
stomach when every ounce of 1t is
needed at the brain.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-20
A EtORRIFlED EMPL )YER

New Rochelle, N, y, Oct. 20
Presid mt Smith of he Willow
Book milk concern nearly fain,ed
when he discovered that his teams
ters had organized. He ordered
them to appear efore his angus,
presence and t,ld them they bad
violated one of the most important
rules of the company, which pro
vides that there Shall be no labor
org 4niza'ion among its employees.
Mr.. Smith in rep ,rting this Incl
dent to a newspaper, said his EN-
ployes then went away and we
are now trying 70 deliver milk as
est as we can
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-20
THE DEATH ROLL
OF INDUSTRY
Thirty Thousand Workers Are
Killed Every Year.
700, 900 ANNUALLY INJURED
Recognition of This FrghtfuI and Pre-
ventabIe Wastage Should Be Included
In Any System of National Prepared
ness-Need Of immigration Restric-
tion-No Labor Famine.
By FRANK MORRISON,
Secretary Of the American Federation
Labor

Secretary Of the American Federation OF
Labor
1t is impossible to record fundamen-
tai gains during the last year, because
Of organized labors agitation. or TO
individualize probable gains during the
year to come.
The best we can do is to observe
tendencies Prominent among these is
the workers seizure Of the cry for
preparedness to emphasize danger
in industry more deadly than battle
fields
Government statistics show that 30.
900 men are annually killed and 700,
900 are annually injured for a period
OF four weeks or over.
1t has been stated that every year
there are over 100000 cases Of in
dustnal illness. caused mainly by long
hours, low wages. dust, bad air. fumes
smoke, poisonings and poor ventilation
and that Trough typhoid fever ana
malaria alone S9OO,OOO,0OO Is annually
lost to this nation enough to equip
the largest army and navy in the
world aud then have a balance suf-
hcient to pay the tuition Of every boy
now in college.
A system Of national preparedness
which does not include recognition of
this frightfui and preventable wastage
Is the preparedness urged by big busi
ness. 4 morality that ignores these
facts and condemns war is based on
meaningless phrases.
Another present day tendency is the
acceptance Of organized labor's posi-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-20
Federal Compensation Law.

Just before adjournment congress
finally passed the workmens compen
sation act for federal employees, bott
houses agreeing with no debate to the
conference report adjusting the differ
ences between the bill as it passed the
senate and as it was approved by the
house of representatives. Besides pro
viding for two-thirds pay to employees
injured in the service, it provides lib.
eral payments to dependent relatives
on the death OF employees.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-20
GARB OF
SHYLOCK
Contest Between Wealth Owner
And Wealth Producer.
By Grant Hamilton.

On the recent ur of Candidate
Hughes through the West he EN-
phasiz-d his position in regard tc
the Adamson Eight Hour law, ano
in fact, on every other piece OF leg
islation secured by labor through
Congr SIS during the last four years
In his Milwaukee speech, as re-
ported by thu Chicago Daily Tri
bune special correspondent, be
said, speaking cf the Legislation
passed by the last two Congresses
The whole legislative acc pm
plishment must be wiped # the
books for the good ofthe country >
This statement, compared with
his former attitude on labor ques-
tions, dovetails very nicely While
Governor of Ne" York he forced a
law through, taking away from the
State legislature the supervising
power over the management oi
State railroads and located it in 9
commission, to which he appointed
fat salaried lawyers.
He vetoed a bill providing for
full train crew on freight trains o.
mole than twenty cars.
He vetoed a bill to compel tns
surface railways of Kings and
Queeus counties to provide vesti'
bules on their cars in the winter
months for the protection of M
ployes and passengers
He vetoed a bill prohibiting be
employ ment of non-residents of the
State as armed strike breakers, by
railroads and other corporations.
He vetoed the Wagner Assembly
bill to establish a five cent fare to
Corey Island, the breathing place
of New York 5 poor
He also vetoed a bill to compel
the street railway companies in
Brooklyn to put vestibules or their
street cars during tha winter
months.
He vetoed a bill providing for a
raise in wages of axe men and L.
borers employed on State highway
and canal construction work, the
raise being from - day to 500 a
month.
He vetoed bill which if passed,
would have given women school
teachers Of New York City equal
pay with men Of quail work
In addition to The acts recounted
justice Hughes was on the United
States Supreme en- h in 1914 when
the final decision in the Dlnbury
Hat'ers case was rendered against
labor Some time prior to this de
2ision, the Standard Oil Company
was before the United States Su-
preme court charged with the VIC
Iation of the same law Il at the
Danbury Hatters were charged
with violating II the standard
OIL case the United States Supreme
court read into the Sherman Anti
trust law the Rule Of Reason. ,"
Undoubtedly Justice Hughes was
familiar vi the action of the court
in the Standard OIL case, because it
3roduced profound sensation
throughout the country, but when
.he Danbuty Hatters case was be
.}r- the Supreme court aud Mr..
Hughes a member Of that court he
nd not make an attempt TO invoke
he Rue of Reason in their case.
With all these evidences before
IS, 1t IS rot difficult to de,erm ne
S to what Governor Hughes, JUS
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-20
Press Feeders Get Raise.

Press Feeders and Assistants union,
Philadelphia. has secured the follow
ing wage Increases: Flat bed presses,
from $3.50 to $15; automatic presses.
from $14.5o to $15.5o; magazine press
es, from SIT to $2l, according to size;
night rates So over day rates. These
workers are affiliated with the Inter
national Printing Pressmen and AS
sistants' union.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-20
Surveying Land.

The art of land surveying owes its
origin to the fact that the Egyptians
were unable to keep permanent monu
ments on land which was overfiowed
every year by the Nile Under such
circumstances it became necessary to
have some means of reidentifying the
various pieces of land. The instru
ments and mathematical methods of
astronomy, with suitable notifications.
were used by the Egyptians for land
surveying.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-20

ter with tne policemen with whom
they were now in pleasant confab.
They had the most nondescript uni
forms-just ordinary clothes, extraor-
binary at times because, as i'll one IN
stance, khaki trousers were topped by
blue shirt and red cap and green tie
and low cut shoes. And in this particu-
lar "fink's" lips rolled a cheap cigarette.
OF course the sign prohibited smoking.
But it's wartime, and everything goes.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-20

The Mansfield Convention of the
Ohio State Federation of Labor,
1915, ltlined the legislative de-
mands Of the Trade Union Move
meut IN Ohio when it unanimously
adopted the final report and recon.
mendation of its committee on Leg
islation. Those recommendations
provided
l. Regulating and limiting the use
of the Injunction.
T. Prohibiting the importation of
strike breakers.
3. Prohibiting the exercise OF police
authority by others than those in COM
troll of the State
That the incoming executive
board and the legislative agent be in
structed TO prepare and introduce in
the next general assembly a bill to
amend the Workmen Compensation
Act, prohibiting self-insurers under
the act from transferring their nsur-
ance risks TO liability insurance conn
panies.
5 Eight Hours for women work.
ers.
9. Providing for the Australian
ballot system al primaries
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-20

tice Hughes, and Candidate Hughes
would do if clothed with the all
thority which goes with the mantle
of the chief executive Of this ma
ton.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-20

Stay away from Hamilton, OH
strike still on at the Black & Claw
son Co, unfair conditions, STAY
AWAY.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-20
WORLD OF IAbOR

Reports to the annual convent IN
of International Spinners' Union
which was held in Boston, Mass,
showed that during The past year
conditions had greatly improved
aud that wage advances had been
secured amounting to Is and 20 PER
cent Forty delegates, represent
ing twenty districts, attended. Re
solutions urging general eight
hour workdav for women and chill
dren and favoring health insurance
were adopted.
The new compens law Ie
Gently put in force in Kentucky as
the result of the continued agita
ton of the trade unions is produc-
ing good results Out of 1856 in
dus rial injuries reported to the
Workm Compensation Board
onlv one claim for adjudication has
been submitted All the others
have been or are being settled "out
of court" which means that either
the employers and employees are
agreeing upon a settlement tr are
submitting the state of facts TO the
board or ore IF the members and
adopting without contest the com
pensatiop recommended.
The Erie Brakeshoe c mpany,
war munitions manufacturers, h 5
strike on its hands now of its IN
organized employees because of an
attempt to reduce wages on its ac-
cumulated rush work. Tue men
were being paid fairly good wages
and were rendering good service.
The company believed they would
not resent a cut in wages and gave
nc tice TO that effect and the strike
followed Similar action by other
companies manufacturing war mu-
nitions is expected to follow III the
next few weeks, owing 10 the fact
that the number of unemployed men
will increase as soon as the weather
curtaiIs the amount Of outdoor work
One of the big inhunces at the
next Oregon legislative committee
of the Grange, tn = Farmers Union
and tn Central Labor Council
Public celebration of this alliance
was the main feature of the Labor
Day Exercises Addresses delivered
by State Master {. T. Spence, of
the Grange; President c. ID Brown,
of he Farmers Union, and Presi
dent Eugene L. Smith, of the Cen
trail Labor Council, were character
lied By earnestness and .determina-
ton. The three voised the convic
ton of their followers that the
producing ella >ses are victimized by
the comm rcial and wealthy classes.
By their allied power they hope to
be a determining factor in such
legislation in which they are inter
ested.
The Survey" writes: The
strike breakers Of 1907 has become
the strikers OF 1916 in the mon
mines Of Minnesota Coming over
in boatloads from utfpasj jern
Europe nine years age and hired by
the United States Steel Corporation
to break the iron strike called a.
that time by the Western Federari ~
Of Miners, these polyglo national
tiles, speaking thirty six different
tongues, have become .olidili d
insofar as that is possible under the
the I w. W.. in the melting po
of the Mesaba mines T1 dav
Finn, Slavs, Croats, Bulgars, ItaI
ians and Rumanians hive laid down
picks and shovels and are demand
ing al eight-hour day, a minimum
wage Of 50 for dry work and 50 so
for wet work in underground mines
and s. - in open pits, abolition of
the contract labor system and pay
day twice a month.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-20
Preliminarias-

"You ought to forgive your enemies"
Il may eventually" replied Senator
Sorghum But | should like to give
them lesson beforehand SO that they
will know my forgiveness is generous
and strictly voluntary. Washington
Star.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-20

The child labor law provides (
that no producer. manufacturer
o or dealer shall ship or deliver {
Q for shipment in interstate or for {
eign commerce any article or {
o commodity the product of any {
o mine or quarry situated in the {
Q United States in which within {
Q thirty days prior TO the time of {
o the removal of such product {
therefrom children under the age {
of sixteen years have been en- {
ployed or permitted to work. or {
any article or commodity the {
o product of any mill. cannery. {
workshop factory or manufac- {
o turing establishment situated in {
the United States in which with {
in thirty days prior to the re {
moval OF such product therefrom
children under the age of four {
teen years have been employed {
Q or permitted to work or children {
between the ages Of fourteen {
years and sixteen years have {
o been employed or permitted to {
Q work more than eight hours in {
any day, or more than six days {
in any week. or after the hour
0 of o'clock post meridian, or be
fore the hour of 6 o'clock ante {
meridian. {
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-20

Q Strikes, however undesirable,
Q cannot be abolished by law. II (
Q strikes are made illegal, work {
Q men may be made criminals {
Q thereby but they will never (
Q surrender their right to be free {
Q the right to own themselves {
Q and their labor power-the right (
0 to protest against injustice and {
Q to attain Justice Samuel Com (
Q pers.
o z
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-20

Endorsed by the Trades and Labof
Council of Hamilton, Ohio.
Endorsed by the Middletown Trades
and Labor Council of Middlelown 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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FRIDAY, OCTOBER IS, 1916.

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CHILD LABOR LAW.

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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-05

animal seemed to understand him and
limped faithfully behind him. Hope
assisted the dog up the steps as he
reached his boarding house, led him
to his room, bathed the injured limb,
applied a soothing lotion, and Hope
made a friend for life.
At the end of three or four DAYS
the dog was we'll Some friends of
Hope who saw the animal joked and
scoffed at the homely pet Hope had
adopted. Certainly the creature was
unprepossessing as to appearance.
One friend, quite dog fancier de-
clared the animal was a puzzle to
him.
A mixed breed, or mongrel, yet
with some fine points," he observed.
He has the ferocity of a bulldog
with the fine scent of real hunter.
Going to keep him?"
Il can't get rid of him. explained
Hope. Il tried to lose him yester-
day morning He was back on the
doorstep waiting for me at night.
When he fixed those big, reproachful.
yet grateful. eyes on me wilted. |
shall keep him"
Certainly the animal loved him. One
evening he followed him to house
that held the dearest girl in the world
for Arthur Hope = Nellie Ashton.
Hull was there, rival, as Hope and
his escort assembled the porch. He
recognized the animal, but said moth.
ing AS to the dog, it gave one
growl. AT word from Hope il sub.
sided He remembered! He retired
TO sullen silence at one end of the
porch, but for two hours never took
his vengeful, menacing eyes away
from Hull. In fact, the latter was
quite uneasy all the evening through.
Nellie's father was a college profess
sor, just retired from his former du-
ties. He had never liked Hull, nor
did Nellie. but both treated this visi.
tor courteously. Hope knew consid.
cradle of the reckless speHdthrift
Hull, but he never discussed his faults
publicly.
As time went on, the dog became
prime favorite with Nellie For one
thing. he happened to be on hand
when she was alone in the house and
an insolent and thieving tramp threat
ened to carry away some umbrellas
and a coat from the hat rack.
"Trusty!"
That is what Nellie had dubbed the
animal, and an utterance of that name
brought the dog to the rescue. The
tramp fed, with Trusty at his heels.
sadly the worse for his venturesome
experience.
Hull began to come less frequently
to the Ashton home. In fact. nat.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-05
The Dumb
Detective
By VICTOR REDCLIFFE
Copyright, 1916. by w. G. Chapr

Sopyrisht' 1910, py w. IT, Chapman.)
Out of the way, you brute!"
With the word, Perry Hull gave
the stray dog lying on the mat out
side of the door of his place of resi-
dence kick that sent the animal roll
ing to the bottom of the steps.
The dog was a mongrel, ill fed,
seemingly homeless and friendless. 1t
did not skulk, however. Landing on
its feet the animal bristled. It's eyes
eyes were fixed upon it's prosecutor
with look that said plainly:
Il won't forget you!"
Then the animal slowly proceeded
down the street, holding up one foot,
which the kick had temporarily
crippled.
Hull disappeared within the house,
waving his hand airily to the compan-
ion from whom he had just parted,
Arthur Hope. The latter never re-
turned the salutation. He had OBJ
served the cruel treatment of the dog.
He hurried his steps and came up
with the disabled animal.
You poor creature!" he said pity
ingly. and he stopped and patted the
head OF the animal, who looked con-
fidingly into his face and wagged his
stump of tail and whimpered a
trifle.
you come home with me" continued
Hope. 1T won't be far" and the