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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11
Law Violated BY Striking.

Denver, Col, Aug. 11.-With
malice aforethought Journeymen
Tailors' union No. 204 violated a
state law which prohibits workers
from striking before 80 days notice
to the state industrial commission.
Several months ago the tailors
secured an agreement with the
Marx Tailoring company after
weeks of strike and negotiation
with the commission. Both the
law and the commission were de
nounCed by these unionist at tha,
time. AT the first opportunity the
company violated the agreement
ard the tailols suspended work
without notifying the state officials
A few hours after the strike was
called the company assured the un.
ion it would abide by the agree.
ment.
When the members of the state
industrial commission heard Of this
disregard for law they were pro-
perly appalled, and notified officers
of the Journeymen Tailers' union
to appear before them forthwith.
The workers were liable to heavy
fines, but as Colorado unionists are
awakening to what this mo strike"
law means, 1t was evidently deemed
best to GO slow In the matter OF
fines. So the penalty was waived
but not before the state officials
impressed the unionists with the
enormity of their offense In quitting
work in defiance of statute duly
enacted.
During the sermon one of the
unionlsts was discovered winking
in an irreverent manner.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11
Strike Favored By go Per
Cent of Railroad Men.
Unions Declare No Halfway
Measure Will Satisfy. Lines
Allowed Time To Discuss
Situation.

New York, Aug. 11-More than
80 per cent of the 400, 900 employees
Of 225 railroads of this country
veted to strike unless they are
granted an eight hour day and time
and half for overtime.
This announcement was made
Tuesday at a conference between
representatives of the "big four
brotherhoeds aud the National Con-
ference Committee of the railroads.
The meeting broke up without
the roads showing their hand to re-
convene Wednesday morning. The
adjournment was taken 10 allow
members of the Railroads Commit
tee to discuss the situation after
the union representatives had de
clared no halfway measures would
satisfy them and their followers.
The organization which voted on
the strike situation are: The Bre-
therhood of Locomotive Engineers,
the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men, the Order of Railway Conduc-
tors and the Order of Firemen and
Eng,nemen.
Before the result was made
known the question of whether
negro hremen were to be given re-
cognition by the railroad was
brought up. Elisha Lee, Chair
man of the mana ers said that the
meeting was not authorized to con-
slider that question. w. G. Lee oil
the Brotherhood of Railway Rrain-
men responded that any agreement
that might be concluded must refer
to all employees.
Mr.. Garretson and Elisha G.
Lee, following the reading of the
vote, said the managers now must
consider the sentiment of the rank
and file and said they hoped the
railroads would allow some conces-
sions. Mr.. Garretson made plea
for modification" on the part Of
the employers.
I'm regard to this, il is a matter
of hope rather than of assurance,
Mr.. Lee replied.
w. G. Lee made a conditiona,
offer to turn over the vote by rail
roads. About 225 railroads are in.
cluded in the vote.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11
Chester Park

The pure food show, which
opened last Tuesday, has proved a
tremendous success. The many
educational exhibits have proved
of interest to the public, who have
hocked to the shaw in large num-
bers
The free vaudeville show for the
week includes the Stickneys, pre-
mier bare back riders; the three
Salores, novelty loop the loop ira
peze artists; Black and Black, &c
centri, dancers; Murphy and Kline
singers and musicians; and the
Blackstone Comedy -Four, harmony
singers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11
Coney Island

Without doubt, the thirtieth an
nual festival of the Coney Island
Harvest Home and street Carnival
at the celebrated plsyplace Coney
Island, August "a, 25, 26, contiuu-
Ing through the next week, en- un-
til September 10, will be the most
wonderful festival of the kind ever
staged anywhere. One of the rea
sons for the great bisness of the
exposition is that 1t Is open to the
wsrld and not merely accessible to
enc country or state. Furthermore,
entries are free. No man has to
put up money to show his prize
products to the general public.
This year products of every state
In the United States, Canada and
Mexicy, as well as the Argentine
Republic will be put on exhibition.
Everything that grows in field,
orchard and garden and has at
tained size and beauty sufficient to
make 1t king of Its king will be
displayed. Also the fine arts of
home the work OF the house wives
fancy work, embroidery, lace, cakes
pies, paintings modelling etc, will
be on show.
The vaudeville is 10 be big fea-
ture. Sunday and every day this
year. The boats will sail away from
Broadway wharf Sunday and daily
at $50 and IL a. M. l; 2:30; 4; $50
7 and s p. m, and will leave the Is
land promptly at IL a. m: 12:3U;
2:3O, 4, $50; 6:45, 9 and 1890 p. m.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11

Sahara Queen does almost every
thing but talk. She adds up fig
ures, selects flags of different ma
tions, answeres questions asked by
the audience and does many other
things that only an educated horse
can do. Her act Is so marvellous
she has been called the horse with
the human brain. One act follows
another and one cabaret show fol-
lows another, changes coming often
and 1t is all free at the Lagoon.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11
GRADING DIAMONDS.
Qualities In Stones of the First, Second
and Third Water,

Qualities In Stones of the First, Second
and Third Water.
"A diamond Of the first water should
be entirely colorless and transparent.
without any inclusion or faw," says
the Scientific American "It is of the
second water If 1t is colorless with
small but unimportant faults or If ii Is
without faults, but with some traces of
color, and third water If it is colorless,
but with larger faults or If 1t is dis
ttncty colored. The correct valuation
Is therefore very difficult and often
subject to the jewelers. judgment. For
this reason Professor Rosiwal gives to
the layman the following hints:
"The requisite In stones of the first
water is perfect lack Of color or. what
Is more highly priced, a tinge of blue.
In general, beautifully colored dia-
monds command fabulous prices and
are to be found only In the treasure
vaults OF princes.
Stones OF the second water are nu-
merous. They are supposed to be mi
croscopically pure, but almost always
show some inclusions. There are often
times traces Of yellow color in this
grade, and because this can be seen
best in sunlight one should never buy
diamonds at night, for the prevailing
lights cause stones that are even no
ticeably yellowish to appear clear.
Most OF the stones of the ordinary
market are of the third quality, and
the dealers try TO cover up their faults
by combining them into groups for bor-
der stones or for the popular pendants,
diamond hearts, marquise rings, etc.
While they may be colorless, they are
often so full Of flaws that they would
be ranked as bort, or diamonds good
only for mechanical purposes, IL there
had not been such demand for the
gems as to Increase the price"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11
ing active union workers.

The Massachusetts State Board
of Labor and Industries estimates
the loss in wages and sickness ex-
pense in Massachusetts, amounts to
over $40, 900, 600 annually, or B per
cent. of the total payrolls of the
State, The board says that be-
tween 90 and 20 per cent of this
loss can be prevented.
A sleeper" has been discovered
in the Ohio law regulating hours
of labor TOR women. The word
"city" excludes villages and At
torney General Turner rules that
the law limiting the hours of women
workers under 21 years of age does
not apply to mercantile establish
meuts in villages.
Machinists and pipe filters en-
ployed by the Aetna Explosive
Company at Emporium, Pa, struck
because the company insisted that
they do repair work in drying
houses while the houses were filled
with powder. An explosion oc-
cured the first of the month which
destroyed the lives of twelve work
ers. Since then practically every
employe of the drying department
has quit work because OF the com
pany's disregard for safety first
The Handle Makers Union oil
Newark, N. j., has secured unior
shop contract, which they insisted
upon to protect their active mem
bers. These workers make handles
for suit cases aud hard bags. Their
employers wanted to run non-un-
ion shops and secured lawyer tc
expound statutes and decisions COW
ering the question. The son OF
Blackstone was helpless, however,
before the solidarity of the men
who work.
The second al convention ct
the Illinois State Cooperative So
ciety will be held in Staunton, be
ginning Monday, July 81, to con
slider among other things, 'the ad-
visibility Of making our organiza
ton a National Consumers Co o-op-
erative Society and TO devise way:
and means of inaugurating whole
sale department. 1t is stated thai
the co operative movement is grow
ing as never before, and that "a
large number of societies have
proved beyond any possibilities ot
doubt the substantial advantages
that the cooperative movement is
to the workers and their families
The Pueblo Colorado Trade:
and Labor Assembly held "oper
house in honor Of seven of the
eight La Veta miners recently re-
leased from jail after hirty onS
months confinement The princi-
pal address was made by John r
Lawson, executive board member
of the United Mine Workers Un
ion, who scored the Rockefeller
union, and said it was as diff
cult now as in the past for an EN-.
ploge of the Colorado Fuel anc
Iron company to have his grievance
property investigated and remedied
The only value to Rockefeller !
scheme, be said, is that it ha.
awakened mary members of organ.
lied labor to the real value of trade
unionism
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11
Labor Day Picnic Committee

Communities: Amusement No.
/, Vaughn, Finfrock, Cowein and
Drummond.
Amusement No. 2, Weiss, Few
and Schween.
Refreshments, Gradelph, Buhi,
Brinker, Stephen, Hinkel, Vaughn
Finfrock and Cerson.
Music, Gfroerer, Betscher and
Hartman.
Country Store, Strategier, Cor
son, Fremgen, Cahslane and Born
Printing committee, Mayer, Stra-
tegier and Buhi.
Circulars will be sent to all un-
Ion men with two tickets enclosed.
The committee will meet every
Friday night until Labor Day.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11

The Mansfield Convention of the
Ohio State Federation of Labor,
1915, outlined the legislative de-
mands of the Trade Union Move
ment in Ohio when it unanimously
adopted the final report and recon-
mendation of its committee on Leg
islation. Those recommendations
provided.
/. Regulating and limiting the use
of the injunction.
2. Prohibiting the importation of
strike-breakers.
8. Prohibiting the exercise of police
authority by others than those in con-
troll of the State.
4. 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,s Compensation
Act, prohibiting self-insurers under
the act from transferring their insur-
ance risks TO liability insurance com
panies.
S Eight Hours for women work
ers.
o. Providing for the Australian
ballot system at primaries.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11
Freight Handlers Strike.

Bloomington, Ill, Aug 11.-Illi-
nois Central railroad freight hand
lers suspended work to enforce a
1O-hour day and wage increases of
2H cents an hour for truckers and
$5 mouth for checkers. Former
conditions were a II and IL hour
day at tx cents an hour.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11
Textile Workers Win.

Milwaukee, Aug. 11.-Thirteen
hundred girl textile workers have
won their strike. Hours are re
duced from 10 to 9 per day and
wages are increased. All other diff
ferences will be adjusted by an ar
bitration baard.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11
WORLD OF LABOR

Organized street car men in
Lockport, n. Y, have increased
wages from ] to 3 cents an hour,
hod carriers from % cents to 25
and 30 cents, and iron molders so
cents day
Organized street-car men Of FL
Paso, Texas, were compelled to
suspend work because Of victimiza-
ton. Unsatisfactory servive' was
the company's excuse for dismiss
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11

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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11
he Lagoon

The Lagoon, at Ludlow, KY,
opposite Cincinnati Is having a
prosperous season due mainly to
the free attractions presented. This
week Miss Katherine Black and
her remarkable Arabian horse,
Sahara Queen" appear every af-
ternoon at 400 and nights at $50.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11

ISSUED WEEKLY AT s26 MARKET STREET,
HAMILTON, OHIO.
HOME TBLRPHosK 800
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FRIDAY. AUGUST II, 1916.

Entered at the Posto6aee at Hamilton OHIO, al
Second Class Ma,! Matter.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11

Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohio.
Endorsed by the MiddIetown Trades
and Labor Council of MiddIelown D.
Endorsed by the Labor Legislative
League of Butler, Preble and Mont
gomery Counties.
Endorsed by Metal Trades Council
of Hamilton ohio.
Endorsed by the United Trades and
Labor Council, Dayton, Ohio.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-02-14
FAIRBANKSANS ARE BUSY
 FIGHTING RATS
(From the News-Miner)

kHiOiIi lle NSHS-hlHeTJ
 Although there are no fires to fight, and they and the whole town are glad of it, the firemen are busy every day fighting rats. Ever since last fall the number of rats have been increasing about town, accor- ding to reports received from vari- ous quarters. At the firehall they caused considerable annoyance un- til Chief Buckley finally started to do battle with them before they took absolute possession. During the last few days the firemen have set traps for the rats and caught no less than eight big rats.
 During the early part ofthe win ter the Northern Commercial Com pany killed a number of rats and practically rid the premises of the pests.
 Others about town started the fight on the rats and with good
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-02-14
NEWS FROM THE
 WEST COAST
INTERESTING ITEMS ABOUT THE DOINGS OF CRAIG
 AND VICINITY

James Hanson and John Eklof, who left here sometime ago for Kuiu island returned to town recently.
 Mir. and Mrs. Frierson arrived on the Despatch from Ketchikan, they had been aboard the Despatch long enough to have had time to make a trip to the Orient. When she ar rived at Craig, the perishables were all frozen. This is forcing the residents to eat frozen "spuds."
 Mir. Rechwein arrived from Se- attle via. Wrangell on the Uncle Dan. He described his trip from Wrangell to Craig as one of the severest ventures in his life, the thermometer being at its lowest of the winter. While in Seattle, he securd a contract for mildcuring salmon the coming season.
 Olaf Halverson left for Chiga- golf via Juneau this week.
 Mrs. Royalty arrived from the southth is week where she has been visiting all winter with her rela- tives.
 Olaf Lystad arrived lately and Will proceed to prepare for the pack ing of king salmon for MT. Semar. Several commercial travellers visit ed Craig this week and they are very optimistic over the outlook for the coming season, particularly for the West Coast. As matter of fact, they are So much So that they advised the business houses to stack up goods in anticipation of the "big rush."
 The halibut schooner Atina cal led in the other day having a sick man aboard. The man was taken to the local hospital where he is being attended by Dr. Benewa.
 Considerable sickness is reported si Klawak, due to the present cold weather, it is said. Onecase or pneun.sLia is reported. The dec tor is making daily trips there.
 Mir. A. M. Tibbet had the sur prise ef his life the other day when he was visited by his son who re- sides in Minneapolis, and who he had not seen for twenty -eIyLt years.
 On recent trip of the steamer Nor,h'snd, she found the Klawa.k harbor frozen in, which ae.es+itas- s- ed her coming here to dis:narge her freight for that place.
 s. Sigurson left today for Ret chikan on business trip.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-02-14
sALoNIKI A STY OF SQUALoR

Saloniki resembles most ports of the Eastern Mediterranean in being a picture of beauty from distance and sty of squalor near at hand. The sailors on board the warships in the gulf look at it through the morning niists and envy the soldiers that are quartered there. The sol diers stumble through the muddy, rough paved, ill-smelling streets and wonder why a sailor with a comfortable wardroom to live in should ever want to come ashore. It is in fact slatternlyLevantine town in a beautiful medeaval set ting, comedy in the mass, unpleasant in detail.
 As you survey Saloniki from the water it has a dignified air that &C., cords we'll with it's historical re- renown being set in stately isolation upon the steep slopes of its bare hills and girdled by ruined but still massive walls that rise to a great Venetian citadel on the landward side. Graceful white minarets that the Turks built are sprinkled about among the houses, ,and the quay, that is the chief street of the town, lined with picturesque Greek sail ing craft, stretches for full mile along the waters edge. But ashore shut in by the narrow street of the Frank quarter" your vivid im- pression of squalor and slovenli- ness soon makes you forget the graceful picture from the sea.-G. Ward Price.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-02-14

of propeller under water for the destruction of submarines.
 q first sent the plans of the helioscope to the United States navy" said Professor Parker, land afterwards sent them to the Britt ish admiralty. The oscillator in vented by Professor Fessenden is known as the ears of a ship, while the helioscope is known as the eyes"
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-02-14
ARRIVES FROM VISIT

Mhs. Drake, wife of G. L. Drake of the Forest Service here, arrived on the Alameda from Seattle where she stayed over for few weeks visit while MT. Drake came on through from their extended trip in the Beast.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-02-14

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 12.-Four men locked themselves into room at a downtown hotel last evening and ar med with knives fought desperately until the hotel attendants gave the alarm when the police broke open the door and arrested the four. Two were taken to the hospital badly cut up. Two are local dentists. It is said that business differences lead to the fight.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-02-14
GREAT PROSPECT FOR ALASKA

Alaska is in great prominence in the States as reported by H. H. Cline, a recent arrival from Oregon, California and Washington, a great deal is being said of the northern territory and much preparation be- ing made, by both tourists and people who have taken more per manent interest, to visit the coun- try during the coming summer.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-02-14
WHAT PROFESSOR
 SAYS OF ALASKA
HERSCHEL PARKER THINKS MUCH OF FUTURE OF
 THE NORTHLAND
(From Portland Telegraph


 The government railroad in AL laska will open up 100000 square miles of territory, much of which Is possible dredging land. Its pos sible gold contents is hundreds of millions of dollars.
 This is the opinion of Prof. Her schel Parker, who for twenty-one years was professor of physics and engineering at Columbia University. Professor Parker was graduated from the Columbia School of Mines in 1890. He has made numberless trips to Alaska, three times in an endeavor to ascend Mt. Mckinley He was successful in the third. /
 Professor is headed for Anchor age where he will meet partner, and together they will investigate a number of dredging properties. It the results are not good there, they will. continue into the Broad Pass.
 "There is a tremendous area of possible dredging ground in the val leys through which the railroad is projected" said Professor Parker. "We expect to locate place and do some drilling. Belmore Brown and myself on our Mckinley exep- ditions mapped about 5000 miles of this country. These maps have been included in the reports of the United States geological surve.
 "There are many streams run ing into Susina and other rivers CTS that carry fairly good pay streaks and there is every reason believe that the rivers themselves contain good values. We will make sure by drilling, however, the area of possible dredging ground is en- ormous, and the railroad will make 1t available for development"
 Prof. Parker, who was the inven- tor of the helioscope, or submarine searchlight, and of the miniature submarine, does not hold Henry Ford, te peace protagonist in very high esteem. He maintains that Ford, the peace protagonist, in very away things that he does not own the specifyic thing he refers to being Professor Parkers idea for nina ture submarine to be used in coast defense, which Ford generously gave to Secretary of the Navy Daniels.
 'T had sent the plans to Ford win the view of having one built. 1 thought Ford would be interested in it from patriotic standpoint, and suggested the boat be called the Ford of the Sea. 1 had let ter of acknowledgements from his secretary.
 Some time later I discovered Ford had privately presented my plans to Secretary Daniels. Ford at first denied having received the plans, and when shown the letter of acknowledgement from his sec retary, dropped the whole thing and became imbued with the peace idea. I've lost faith in Ford.
 "There is no money in war pat ents. In the first place, if man has any sense of patriotism, he must give his idea to his country, and any other nation can steal it, as no patent holds in time of war;,
 Professor Parker's helioscope is now being ued by the British gov ernment in conjunction with Prof. fesor Fessenden's oscillator, which detects the pressure and direction
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-02-14
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
 GIRL

(By Helen Rowland, in P.-I.)
 If it is true that We shall know our own husbands when we meet in paradise,it will be more than some of us ever did here on earth.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-02-14

LONDON.-aA correspondent of the Daily Mail, who travelled from Berlin to Constantinople, is said to have obtained employment at the Krupp Works at Essen, Germany, and to have reported that the Xrupps are preparing surprise for the allies in a trench revolver gun firing $50 shots a minute.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-02-14
STANDARD OIL TANKER
 ATLAS IS COMING

The local Standard Agency is ad- vised that the tanker Atlas sailed from San Francisco the 11th and will arrive here about the 18th. The tanker has cargo of distillate for the local plant.