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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-15

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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-15

h\ thhi ulHnnrd Tor SATURDAY UN
N\ Miss it6icn l.dhstter IN honor
.NN oi four visiting girls. Miss nellie
uashncr of Chicknsha. who .s
| The guest NJ Miss Nellc Dyer. Mls. Euln'
| Iih Surface of Roanoke. Va. Who 10 with
| her aunt. Mrs E u Surface. Mites KRth-
|lsen Hale Of Memphis. Tenn. the guest
Of Mrs I'd : Waugh, and Miss Beatrice
frnlcy of Ardmorc. who u visiting Mrs
10 ~ Chancellor tn. house was dechcd
IN Easter flowers. and the afternoon was
sp'nt most ulcAsanily with needlework.
followed hy 70 drlcctahle luncheon ~ the
Close. Mrs W \ Ledhetter md Mrs e.
", Pulley H.sls,ing In entertaining the
guests. rhok. enjoying the occasion were
Missss iIrlrn Bcnt,io. Ncll Dyer. Sue
Dyer. fry Parker. Louise Aurhtrl. is1
wesicott wnntfr-d Robertson. sadie
| Al detson. olive Todd. olive aud Elgin
Herring. Adelinc Moore. Pauline Roberts.
Caroline Heyser. Elizabeth BOYD aud Mrs
Charles Edgar Barker
p y =
Lavender and gold combined FOR the
artistic color motif oi tho luncheon given
Friday hy Miss nellie Dyer In honor NJ
her house guest. Miss nellie Dashner NJ
Chickashn. and Mrs " II Mas,erson
Who has recently removed 10 this city
Tho long table had fur ~ central adotn
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-15

Tho Twentieth century club mot Wi
DAY with MIR u " pil,y MIR n'nigc
~ Rtauef WAS the leader and gave a
biographical sketch NJ John GRlsN'rih'.
with review Of nj book. The Free.
lands" story ~ ~" land 'tounl,s IN
England She was assisted by Me w "
Webster Who reviewed The servant IN
,h. House Mrs pturv was assisted ~
serving luncheon 1T the close b, Mines
ROY Tln-tN and " e. Pitcher Nddl.
tlonal guests NJ tho afternoon were
Nmes & I. npughrft,. G'ofgr Item
shaw. \ Kirkpatrick and ilufyuu, Nc
Grew ~ Rt.nham TcNns III" club
will meet next Friday nt 9 o'clock ot the
library
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-15
Pleasures Past.

a DELIGHTFUL afternoon was
h\ that MANNED for Saturday by
N\ Miss it0icn l.edhstter IN honor
.A ot four Visiting grls. Miss nellie
I..t... az itllrLaska vlhp q
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-15

TIE Tuesday Players will meet We'd.
nesday In place Of Tuesday with Mrs
r T. West
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-15

Mt and Mrs rsrl Jones entertained
the mimhets ot the LILY Rid club and
thcit husbands Friday evening Addl.
uonal guests " the evening were nr and
Mt G Fred Coifnbn Mr. and Mrs A.
y Taylor and Mrs Marvin Bailey. Hieh
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-02-11
Babies Work In Tenement,

New York, Feb. lin q Ie-
port to the Consumers League,
Mrs Frederick Nathan, president,
stated that IA per cent of the flowers
made in the Uf tied States are made
in this city under conditions that
should force the abolition of all
tenement manufacture. w he e
families were found working long
hours under unsanitary conditions:
Ba aoies as young as 21a years were
found working. One had learned
to strip the gauz from leaves which
had beer packed on it. Four chill.
dren in ne family, the oldest 10
and the youngest 4, worked from
6 in the morning till at night,
aud a young girl of Is, a semi iu-
valid, putting stems on berries at l
cent a gross, could only make Is
cents a day when her little sister
helped.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-02-11
A CHANGE OF TACTICS.
How 1t Worked In the Case of a Dis
couraged Salesman.

The following method of gaining as.
surance is told in the American Maga-
zine. 1t is the experience Of a sales
man who could not sell his goods be-
cause he allowed himself to be dis
couraged at initial attempts 1t has
wide application everywhere:
Il am a commercial traveller who
conquered the habit of dependency.
Every one who sells goods knows how
fierce is the competition. When took
this job six years ago it seemed abso-
lutely overwhelming. | didn't sell
anything to speak of and made up my
mind that | couldn't, though / kept on
making the round of the groceries.
There seemed to be a thousand sales
men just ahead OF me. ! grew very
bitter at the thousand and everybody
else. Whenever / entered store it
was with the firm conviction that /
should not get an order | looked dull
eyed at the merchant and said gloom
lily:
Anything in my line: at the same
time reaching for the doorknob They
didn't try to detain me-
One day in conversation with an old
drummer, a shrewd veteran of the
road. | opened my heart with a saw
age complaint about the thousand
statesmen, my advance guard. He puff
ed his cigar moment. his eyes twin
kled and he slapped me on the shoul-
der
I know he said. 1 had EN- ahead
Of me once. They raised Cain with
me until ! chased EN- to the rear. Take
my advice, boy, and get up to the head
Of the procession and let the other fel-
lows do the worrying
Il thought it over, and it dawned on
me that it was a question of viewpoint.
| had formed a habit Of picturing N.Y.
self at the tail of the line. though in
reality we were going in a circle and
my position was as good as any. Then
l changed my tactics and formed a
new habit-the habit Of thinking OF
myself as the leader, the very first man
in the territory. Just as an expert
ment | went out the next day beIiev-
ing that l should get orders. pulled
my order book and pencil the moment
| entered a store and began to name
certain goods
Sugar" l cried. looking the grocer
expectantly in the eye, as much as to
say that | could see the empty barrel
behind his counter And the barrel
was empty. 1t worked so well in the
first store that | tried more vigorously
in the next and the merchant came
down freely 1t was almost uncanny
the way | guessed the items he need
ed. | went out on the sidewalk and
laughed aloud And | actually sold
more goods that day than ] had sold
before in three weeks.
Well the firm raised my salary in
stead of firing me. as they had planned
to do, and | still insist that l am the
first man over the route. / tell you.
right habits Of thought are worth
money-sometimes a fortune"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-02-11
The Cherokee Tribute Stone,

1here are, of course, stairs running
up the inside Of the Washington monu-
ment but few people walk up the
stairs. OF course there are stones set
In the wall by different states that are
well worth the climb, but at sunset
time the majority of folk think that it
Is better to ride. There is so much to
see In our capited and feet are only
feet. AS the elevator crawls up one
sees the New York stone, the Ohio
stone, the Kansas stone and many 9th
ers. One sees a blurred stone labeled
'The Cherokee Nation" Somehow that
stone depresses a few people, for the
white man has done little for his In
dian brother in return for his land, his
game, his dying race-his memorial
acknowledgement e. Sangster, Jr, in
Christian Herald
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-02-11
LOFTY AcoMA.
Strange Indian Village Perched High
Up In the Air.

Strange indian Village Perched High
Up In the Air.
Perched on the top Of great rock In
the neighborhood of 300 feet high
stands Acoma, in New Mexico, In some
respects the strangest village In this
country. Acoma is an Indian settle.
ment of some 600 people and means
the people of the rock" Though the
founding Of the village is lost in the
mist of antiquity, it is supposed the
Acoma Indians chose this site as a
measure of safety against the warlike
Apaches amt Navajos of their day.
Their selection was made with ad-
mirable judgment, for the walls of the
rock are almost perpendicular.
The earliest Spanish explorers found
the tribe settled securely In their natu-
raj fortalice. Acoma has remained de-
hghtfully untouched by the influences
of Spanish and American civilization.
These Indians are quite well to do In
sheep and cattle, which are pastured
on the grazing lands of the valley,
where summer villages are located and
where the minimum of effort Is re-
CURED to care for the f1ocks and herds
Although less than twenty miles from
a railroad, the village is comparatively
unknown.
The natives do not care for curious
visitors. They do not wish to be stared
at and photographed. Nevertheless,
the frrepressible tourist with his cam
era occasionally scales the sleeps that
bafi1ed the Navajo Nowadays it is no
longer practicable to suppress him with
a tomahawk, SO the Acoma are philo-
sophically making the best of bad
Job by collecting So day for camera
license. The gray adobe village peers
from its eyrie over miles of gray plain
dancing In the glare of burning sun,
broken only by the sheer outlines of
buttes and mesas.-Argonaut
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-02-11
RESOLUTIONS
Local Union, No. 81. |. u. Of
S. Engineers.

WHEREAS, Death has come in
to our midst, and taken from among
us, and from his beloved wife and
family, oar worthy Brother Edw.
S. Fread, on Jan. 31st 1916.
WHEREAS, We bow in humble
submission to the will of Almighty
God, in his infinite judgement, and
we hereby express he sorrow which
this sad event has brought forth.
In this extremity, we desire to bear
witness to the magninimity of his
character, to the beauty Of his LIE,
and to the devoted love he mani
tested as Father and Husband.
Therefore be it,
RESOLVED, That the officers and
members of Local Union, No. 81,
extend TO the afflicted wife and
4dmlIy, our slncefeSt sympathy 10
this their sad hour of bereavement,
and that these Resolutions be spread
on the Record Book of this Union.
And be it further,
RESOLVED that our Charter be
properly draped for thirty days in
commemoration of the love we
cherish toward The Brother.
Also that copy be seat to the
sorrowing family, and copy be
sent to the International Steam En-
neer for Publication.
Committee S. D. Nelson,
JOS. c. Strategier,
James @. Gilmore.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-02-11
of nature which alone makes steel pos

OF nature which alone makes steel pos
sible.
Nickel and cobalt are so closely re-
lated to iron In their properties and In
their position In the periodic classified
don-atomic weights. specific gravity,
fusing point and valence being almost
the same-that 1t might be expected
they would behave identically when
united with carbon. Not so, however.
Sir Robert Hadfield found that when
the "stee" made of nickel and cobalt
was heated or hammered the carbon
came out of the composition and was
precipftated as graphite. If iron be-
haved thisway tool steel would turn to
cast iron as soon as heated And 1t is
ON the fact that it does not-"a seem
fngly quite errattc departure on ma
lures part from her orderly PLAN
that modern manufacture is founded
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-02-11

SO many things come TO lIgnI out OF
the ancient tombs OF Egypt that |,
strikes the modern man as remarka
bic how many articles they buried
with men in those dim, long gone ages
but out Of tombs at least twenty cen
turies old explorers, eXcavators and
tomb breakers nave brought forth
pieces of checkerboards and the disks
which for some reason are called
men," And rs such things have been
found In tombs that were sealed TWEEN
ty centuries ago ii is possible that
some time in very much older tombs
explorers may find relics OF checkers.
In the British museum one of the
exhibits in the Egyptian collection is
board and men of the ancient game
which came out of one of those ancient
tombs. Some of the oldest Of the mu
raj decorations Of ancient Egypt de-
pict players engaged at draughts, or
whatever the ancient Egyptians may
have called the game.
Classic references may be found TO
draughts. Plato mentioned it and
writes that 1t was the invention Of an
Egyptian whom he called Hermes iris
meg1stus. but where and how Plato got
the information are not clear 1t Is
very easy to say that such and such
a man invented such and such a game
Dut close investigation usually proves
that he hit on some adaptation or vari
alton OF very much older game
Tracing the genesis of a game of
skill or chance usually leads the In.
vestigator too far back In the mists of
the past to be sure that he has found
the correct answer
This game is also mentioned by
Homer, and he records the observa-
ton that 1t was played during the pc
Rod with which the odyssey" deals.
There is little doubt that the Greeks
played the game and that at later
period the Romans played variant
OF 1t, which they called 'latrunculi."
1t was early played through north.
ern Europe and was played there at
such a remote period that 1t was said
to have been one of the few things
Huicu were AoL introduced IN tlat re
gion by the Romans.
1t was one Of the most popular games
In Europe during the sixteenth cen
tury. In the Library of Congress are
several old books treating of the game.
Samuel Johnson once wrote preface
to book on the game of draughts
which one William Payne had com
posed at the expense of much time and
effort.
Students OF checkers and very old
players of the game recall the names
OF Anderson, an Englishman, and Wyl
lie, 1.-THE herd laddie," who were IA.
nous checker players about half
century ago. Wyllie travelled all over
the world playing contests with local
checker experts and enthusiasts. Mar.
tens, an English player, and two Amer
fcans, Yates and Barker. succeeded to
the fame OF Anderson aud Wyllie.-
Washington Star
Q o 0 O o o o 0 o
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-02-11

and the Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Compay, due to refusal of the en-
ployers TO grant an increase of FIVE
and half cents an hour. which
would have made wages rs cents
an hour. Press reports are to the
effect that some drunken and dis
orderly members of the mob got
into brawl with the guards out
side of the walls After firing on
the crowd the guards are said to
have retreated behind the barrier,
while the mob began to loot and
burn property in th- neighborhood.
The Governor was asked by the
sheriff to send militia. This was
done and order has since prevailed.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-02-11
Living Wage Is Necessary.

Kausus Ciy, Mo, Feb IL
= der the caption Worthy of Hi,
Hire, the Kansas City Post says
IF there was question Of find.
ing money IN the city treasury tc
pay the wages of political retainere
useful in the sFring election, it is
probable it wocld be found. But
the question Of obtaining the
amount to add to the wages of the
city dav labor4rs is another mat
ter. In spite of the resolution Of
the council giving a 25-cent in
crease to the one class of CITY EN-
ployes who really work the boards
who have direct chlrge of tlese
men say it can't be done until the
end Of the fiscal year in April.
Winter time is the period when
the raise is most needed. With
this inclement weather. few of the
.d7y laborers are able to make
enough to keep body and soul o.
gether Practically so per cen. OF
them work outside aud are deprived
.of chance for employment in bad
weather. Just how they manage
TO get food and warm clothing and
fuel is a profound mystery. With
comparatively steady work in The
summer at from SIS to $40 a week
or the average, there is no chance
to lay by savings for the winter
season.
1t is barbarous condition that
IS facing a great and prosperous
city II would be infinitely better
fof the three boards which hire
laborers to delay some minor i'm
prorement than to longer tolerate
the injustice put upon these men.
The members of the board could
find the money needed. 1t is to
their shame that they do not Destir
themselves into activity that would
complete the manifest justice start
ed by the council. No criticism
could follow from any source over
the abandonment Of some small
plan by each of the boards. A more
important thing is observing the
numanities. IF the laborers were
able to put in every work day in
the year their wages would not
equal the sum set by the govern
ment as the minim IN needed for a
decent living.
The payment of an adequate
wage to this class would stimulate
-rade of merchant selling food and
1t would allow the wo1k
.rs better housing and be Of direct
benefit to the community in every
aspect. 1t is essential that labor
,e an asset rather than a liability
n making city prosperous.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-02-11
MYSTERY OF STEEL.
Our Modern Civilization lis Based on
Freak of Nature.

Our Modern Civilization lis Based on q
Freak of Nature.
II it were not for one tiny, erratic
break In natures orderly progression
we should never have had the ma
chinery that has brought about mod
ern civilization. For we should not
have had steel 1t is true we should
have had iron, but pure iron is almost
useless. 1t is only when a small quan-
dty OF carbon Is added to 1t that it
becomes hard enough to take a cutting
edge. Then 1t is called steel
Why steel hardens is an unsolved
problem. The Scientific American re-
produces some extracts from an ad-
Dress before the British Institute OF
Mechanical Engineers, delivered by
Professor Arnold, who has for many
years been investigating the chemical
and mechanical relations between iron.
carbon and other metals, and Sir Rob
ert Hadfeld's experiments that called
axtsuf20n to khts 'sbrsak" La ths nrdA~
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-02-11
What UniOniSm Can Do.

Joplin. Mo, Feb, 4.-Miuers'
distict Nc. 15, Western Federation
of Miners. has issued an appeal to
tnorganized miners to join the IN.
ion. 1t is stated that ''if all were
in the union there would be no
question about establishing a min
imum wage aud sliding scale that
would give the miner a measure of
prosperity.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-02-11
Saloniki.

The Greek seaport, Saloniki, is the
same as the old Thessalonica that was
visited by the Apostle Paul in 81
A. d. and to which were sent the two
epistles, First and Second Thessalo-
mans, in the New Testament The orig
inal name of Saloniki was Therma or
City Of Hot Springs. Then Thessa-
lonica, so called after the sister of
Alexander the Great, and then short
ened and made Turkish into Saloniki.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-02-11
X O 8 T Dix
Local Organizers and Busi-
ness Agents.

Charles E. Vaughn. A. F. Of L.
Residence, 721 Buckeye Street
Home Phone 800 A.
Timothy Rowan, Internationa
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-
dence 107 Brosey Ave-, Bell Phone
756 L.
Thomas Welsh, Business Agert
Baitenders' Union, 524 So. 9Th ST.
DAYTON OHIO.
Ben Closterman, Polishers.
]. F. Eichorn, Bartenders, z
Market street.
W. ]. Gregg, Hosting Engineers
IL w. Great Miami Boulevard.
VIM. Schneberger, Cigarmakers'
l25 Samuel street.
George Richardson, Teamsters'
80 Wayne, Ave, Bell Phone SAL
Home Phone 2541.
Earl Nyswander, Carpenters 25
N. Main street.
Geo. Lorah. Plumbers corner
Washington aud Main, street
Plum bers' Hall.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-02-11
Foundry Workers Gain.

Bellaire, III Feb. 4.-toundry
employees have raised wages nearly
Is per cent Manufacturers first re-
fused to consider an increase on the
ground that wages were already
higher than in competitive districts
When the employees arranged to
strike, however, the demands were
granted. 1t is stated that over
200 workers are benefited,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-02-11
Races of Mankind.

Authorities differ greatly In the clas
sification of the races OF mankind. Gu
vier makes three races; Pritchard, sev
en-; Agassiz, eight, and Pickering. elev
en-. But the classification most com.
monty accepted is that into five races
as made by Blumenbach, as follows
The Caucasion. European or white
race; the Mongolian. Asiatic or yellow
race; the Ethiopian, African or black
race; the American Indian or red race
the Malay or brown race.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-02-11
WORLD OF LABOR

Secretary Creage, OF the Spring.
field (Ohic) Trades and Labor As
sembly, states that in 1915 over
1000 organized workers in that
city secured wage increases that
average more than 81 week.
In his message to the biennial
session of the Kentucky State legis-
lature, which convened last week,
Governor Stanley advocated the
abolishment of convict labor and
the employ ment of convicts on
highways.
Boston steamship agents and the
Longsboremens District Council
have signed a one year agreement
which increases wages ) cents an
hour for grain handlers and 2 cents
an hour for general and bulk cargo.
The old rates were 80 cents for
general cafgo, 35 cents for bulk,
and so cents for day work on grain
and so cents for night work on
grain
The executive boara Of the New
Jersey State Federation Of Labor
has called on all affiliated unions to
renew their fight against a State
constabulary, favored by New Jer-
sey manufacturers Al he last
session of the Legislature efforts
were made to import the Pennsyl
vania idea, hut organized workers
succeeded in defeating the project.
Big employers are hopeful fer bet
ter success at the mex legislature.
The strike Of 500 miners in the
three copper districts Of Clifton,
Morenci and Metcali, Ariz which
began September II last, was de
fritely terminated on January a,
when the former employees Of the
three operating concerns, the Ari
zona, Detroit and Shannon Copper
companies, voted unanimously to-
return to work under the PROPOSE
ton offered by the managers of the
three companies. Operations, sus-
pended since the strike began, will
be resumed at once.
In an address on speeding up"
systems il industry, Dr. Hayhurst
of the Ohio State Board Of health
declared that the benefits derived
by workers are not is proportion to
the benefits gained by employers.
Another OF jectionable feature, he
declared, was the fact that work
men do not receive enough increas-
ed revenue TO Duy tocd, 70 supply |
the additional energy required by
the increased work, and that the
variety Of employment which served
as a rest was absent in most so
called scientific systems
Private guards hired by the
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Com
oany at East Youngstown, Ohio,
ired into a crowd of men outside Of
he barricade around the works,
killed two men and wounded %
A strike had been in
progress for about week against
he Republic Iron & Steel Company
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-02-11

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The publishers reserve the right to reject any
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-02-11
Tha HEarl StradU

The most valuable remaining produci
OF Stradivarius, the famous seven.
teenth century violin maker, is part OF
the Havemeyer collection of New York
and is known as the Earl Strad," be
cause the master dedicated it to the
earl OF Northumberland in return for
financial favors.