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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-05-25
Womsn's Wage Laws In Sight.

New York, May rs. Minimum
wage laws for women and minors
is coming, AMI manufacturers may
as well accept the inevitable instead
of clinging to the old freedom of
contract" theory.
This is the opinion of the general
counsel Of the National Association
Of Manufacturers, at its annual con
vantion in this city.
We may expect that within a
few years, " 1t is stated, nearly all
of the states of the union will have
enacted minimum wage laws SINH
lar to those already in existence.
The historic principle Of the free
dom OF contract is materially limited
by this new method of legislative
wage standards. The principle
urged by the proponents oe mini
mum wage, namely, that minors
and women, because of physical
characteristics, are in a theory
wards of the state and require and
deserve the protection of the state,
is now established judicial doc
trine.
The report maintained that the
minimum wage meant new stand
ards of wage determinations and
"the Iessening of the right of pro
perty Continuing, the report put
several questions concerning the
possible effect of the minimum wage
on the cost of living, the tariff, aud
foreign trade, and concluded thus:
These and other intricate ques
tions must be intelligentIy faced by
all employers Of minors and women
in this country
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-05-25
Women Conductors Predicted.

Harrisburg, Pa, May 20. Wo-
men conductors on street cars in
the near future was predicted By
traction employers, members of the
Pennsylvania State Railway asso-
citation, at their semi-annnal meet
ing in this city. These managers
indicated no alarm at the prospect,
but affected a sort of helplessness
over a condition that will force them
to deal with women instead of men.
To prepare the public for this In
novation, which will undoubtedly
be followed by an attempt to re-
duee wages, the managers are
agreed, it is stated, that the com
panies may as well get ready for
this contingency"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-05-25


discovered that ms own lHtdre ee ela-
ed on the overthrow oi iA% ru &i 81
party pack IN Paris. lie sent q young
ofhcer named Augereau 10 Paris e. &C
compllsh revolution Augetcau sUe-
ceeded IN bringing about what Napo-
leon desired. But neither Napoleon
nor history has ever given AuEereau
any credit lie deserved none II was
Napoleon WORKING through Augereau,
VINO oFerthreW the royallsts Auge-
reau lacked personality, individuality.
lhat Is why Napoleon chose him as
TOOL
IFl!by' singing under the spell OF
sVengall' ehtranred her hearers; but
with SYengah $ influence gone. she was
the same uhSuccessI a. lonely Iriihy.
oFensall chose her as a victim OF ms
lnnuehce because her personality was
not strong enough to resist him lie
stole her personality Just as he might
nave stolen her little money or her old
oIue military coat
Dr. Johnson was so strong a char
acter that he mwittingly oyerwhelm-
ed Boswell and Boswell spent the re-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-05-25
Courts Relax On Labor Laws.

Harrisburg. Pa. MAY 25.-In
awarding compensation to depen-
depts of employees, regardless of the
strict letter of the law, Chairman
Mackey of the state compensation
board said:
The courts are rapidly modify
ing the rigors of tfe old rules of
evidence and are especially recog-
nizing the fact that tribunals for
the administration of laws intended
to establish social justice must be
giveu as wide latitude as may be
consistent with the rights of the
parties.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-05-25
More Birds. More Food.

If the eastern states alone could
bring back the quail. the rose breast
ed grosbeaks and other bird benefac-
tors they would save $15,O00,O00 a year
In the price OF materials used to kill
potato bugs.
Charles +. Shoffner of the Liberty
Bell Bird club made this statement at
a luncheon at the Poor Richard club.
He made a plea for the birds as a
means OF conserving the nations food
resources
"If Pennsylvania had but one pair OF
robins to the acre" he said, 1.-The birds
wsuld consume 5000 tons OF insects a
day. The nation loses $1,000, 100000
year through ravages of insects
which the birds can eliminate. One
way to increase the crops is by bring
ing back the birds. Philadelphia
North American
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-05-25
Ohio Labor To Be Given A
Voice in All War Prob
lens by Governor Cox.
Workers To 30 Represented On
Ohio Branch, National Council
OF Defense and Upon Local Con-
sCriptiOn Boards.

Following the meeting held at
Columbus, May |, in response to
Governor Cox call, TO consider
war problems, together with repre-
sentatives of Chambers of Com
merce, etc, secretary treasurer
Donnelly, of the Ohio State FEEDER
alton of Labor, has been endeavor-
ing to crystalline some of the senti-
ments expressed at that meeting
into established policies of action
upon the part of the State, EN-
ployers and employees.
1t is pleasing to announce that
success has crowned these efforts.
At meeting held at Dayton, Ohio
Saturday, May 19, with Governor
Cox, Thos. j. Duffy, OF the Indus
trial Commission, Chairman Fred
c. Croxtou, OF the Labor Division,
Ohio Branch Council Of National
Defense, and Thos. J. Donnelly,
John ]. Quinlivan and o. B. Chap
man representing the o. S. F. of
L., John P. Frey, Iron Molders'
international Union, James Wilson
Pattern Makers League of North
America, Chas. R. Atherton, In
ternational Union Of Metal Polishers
and Buffers. and Chas II. Wirmel,
Engineers Union No. Is, the ad-
visibility and justice of giving La
Dor adequate representation upon
the Ohio Branch, Council Of Ma
tional Defense, member Of local
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-05-25
UniOnists Are EnjOined.

Springfield, Mass. May 25. Or
ganized bricklayers and stone cut
ters of this city and Holyoke refuse
to handle the products of the non
union Art Stone company, SO this
concern has secured temporary
injunction to force the unionist to
work on its material The present
policy of these workers, the COM
pany AYERS, hurts its business which
Is unconstitutional, confscatory
and unAmerican-or words to that
effect.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-05-25

"Seeanbee" and steamers CITY of
Buffalo" and "City of Erie" daily
between Cleveland and Buffalo,
predict that this season will surpass
all others in volume of passenger
and freight traffic. Never has bus
iress started with such a rush
which surely reflects the general
prosperous condition of the country.
Vacation trips which afford
change from every day scenes are
regarded as essential by the Ameri-
can people, and thousands are now
turning to Great Lakes for the
alluring trips by water.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-05-25

Boards having TO do with military
exemptions In all industrial centers,
and the creation of a subcommittee
of nine members from the Council
of Defense to handle industrial dis
pntes, was presented to Governor
Cox. After many phases of the
industrial situation had been dis
cussed, together with the problem
of exemptions from military ser
vice, Governor Cox agreed with
Labor thoroughly. aud promised
such representation.
This is in perfect accord with the
policy enunciated by the American
Federation of Labor, and Ohio is
possibly the first state to have lis
Governor take action along these
lines. The greatest amount of CO.
operation on the part of all classes
in Ohio for the successful prosecu
ton of the war should result, in
dustrial disturbances be almost
eliminated, and justice done the
workers, while dealing fairly with
employers.
The following statement issued
to the press Saturday by secretary
treasurer Donnelly, Immediately
upon the conclusion of the confe--
ence, SETS forth wery clearly the
purposes of the meeting, and what
Labor will receive in the way of
representation at the hands of gov
ernor Cox:
1--WE came here for the purpose
of giving aid to the scientific as
sembly of the industrial strength OF
the state. Labor recognizes that
in this time of stress great re-
sponsibility falls on 1t because oi
the important part It plays in pro.
duction. 1t is our wish that Ia
boris policies be so made and main
tanned as TO assure square deal tc
workers, so that the fullest degree
of cooperation can be secured The
governor has given his assurance
that on the War Council labor viii
be adequately represented, and thai
subcommittee will be appointed
therefrom, " tn equal representa-
ton as between labor and employ
ers, for the purpose of considering
all industrial problems arising from
the conditions of war We have
been given to understand, also, by
the governor that in the l9rge in
dustrial centers labor will be giver
a membership on the 'Call-To-The
Colors' Boards. Altogether, we are
greatly pleased with the govern
mental attitude, and we purpose
giving our strength and our patrio
tism in support of it"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-05-25
Street Car Men Gain.

Peoria, H., May 25.-Street Car
Men union No. 513 has signed a
one year agreement with the Peoria
Railway Terminal company Wa
ges for six months men are II
cents an hour; thereafter, 35 cents
Nine hours will constitute a day S
work. The old agreement was %
cents for the first six months; %
cents for the first year and 80 cents
thereafter.
The union is negotiating wage
increases with the Peoria Railway
company.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-05-25
Busy Times On The Great Lakes

Navigation on the Great Lakes
Is now open, and the familiar sound
of steamboat whistles is indeed a
welcome one to many, for not only
do the steamers afferd relief from
the freight congestion but also fur
nish a most comfortable mode Of
travel for passengers.
officials of the c. & B. Lines
which operate the Great Ship
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-05-25
Can't Picket In Ell PasO.

FL Paso, Tex. May 25 The city
council has passed an ordinance
which prohibits picketing and the
Labor advocate asks:
Will the anti picketing ordinance
take away the soldiers from in front
of the Coney Island saloon 7"
United States soldiers are main
tanning a boycott on this place and
have established picket line
around the saloon because sol
dier was assaulted therein.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-05-25
YOUR OWN PERSONALITY.
Preserve 1t and Be Yourself and Not
Somebody Else.

How hard do you fight to hold on to
your personality?
You are willing to fight to save the
money you have earned. to hold your
job or to get a better one You fight
TO keep your external possessions. but
do you fight to keep yourself?
Without personality, an iudiyiduali-
ty, 1t is impossible to achieve any
great success, no matter how success
full you may appear for a time The
success that comes from having some
strong mans personality working
through you is not permanent or genu-
Inc.
When Napoleon was Gghting AUS
tria in 1897, on the very soil where the
Italian battle lines stretch today. he
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-05-25
Discharged For Asking,

Knoxville, Tenn, May 25. Sew
eral employees of the unorganized
Babcock Lumber company, near
hear, were discharged because they
circulated petition asking for
wage increases. A strike resulted.
The company not only pays the
lowest wage in this vicinity, but
operates a company store that takes
care Of any loose change its en-
ployes may happen to have.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-05-25
Gar Men Raise Wages.

Peoria, H., May Is. Street Car
Men union No 416 has secured a
new contract which raises wages
from 3 to 5 cents an hour. During
the Il months this union has been
in existence it has increased rates
over $50 per cent.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-05-25
Want Girl Oilers.

Connelsville, Pa. May 25. The
Baltimore & Ohio railroad is ad
vertising in local newspapers for
girl oilers. The girls will have to
oil the journal boxes of freight cars
as the trains enter the yards.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-05-25
Frostnroof Corn.

Department of agriculture experts In
Washington are trying to develop a
frost proof variety Of field corn. They
say they are hopeful of early success.
Plants have already been developed
which have resisted cold which froze
soil to a depth of two inches.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-05-25

Machinists of Dayton have
made a demand for the 8hour
day Monday, August FL, 1916
All Machinists, Toolmakers
Screwmakers and other ma
chine shop employees Stay
Away.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-05-25

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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-05-25
a cxnIn.

A Clubman-Is that old chap in the
corner always so glum as now? An
other-By no means. He laughs twice
& year, spring and fall, when the WON
ems hats come in.-Puck
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-05-25
Eittinn Enuinnaant

What kind Of wheels are those they
have on the bottom of aeroplanesY'
"Of course they are fiywheels "-Ex-
change.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-05-25
1aChinists

Stay away from Hamilton, Ohio,
strike still on at the Black G. Claw
son Co., unfair conditions, STAY
AWAY.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-05-25

Shun idleness. IT is the rust that at
taches itself to the most brilliant met
ais Voltaire
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-05-25

Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohio.
Endorsed by the Middietown Trades
and labor Council of MiddIelown o.
Endorsed by the Labor Legislative
League of Butler, Preble and Mont
gomery Counties.
e ndorssd by Metal Trades Council
of Hamilton Ohio.
Endorsed by the United Trades and
Labor Council, Dayton, Ohio.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-05-25
FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1917.

xnfsysd at ths Posto6fes al Ramiii0H, ohio, as
.SseoHd CgosI Mail Matter.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-05-25

ISSUED WEEKLY AT 826 MARKET STREET,
HAMILTON, OHIO.
HoMz TRLRPEosS SOC
BELL l296-X.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-20
SOUL is REVEALED
IN ART OF DANCING
This Is Believed at Least by Lillian
George, Appearing in "The
Wanderer"

Dancer poet, authoress, model artist
photographer and thinker such might be
the form of listing the talents of Lillian
George, a member of the cast of "The Wan
derer," now at the Metropolitan. She is
an Orientalist and as one East Indian
priest aptly put it, does not wear corsets
upon her brain. To believe in the freedom
Of the soul, to disregard all external sur
roundngs and to endeavor to rise above
the mass of conventionality with which she
is forced to crme in contact, have been her
constant thoughts
Concentrating upon n desired object long
enough to attain it eventually, has been
another Of Miss Georges teachings CLEANED
from the East. She believes in the good
features of all religions, having been
brought up from childhood as broad
thinker. TO watch growing flowers and
other objects Of beauty was her delight
in the youthful days spent in New Orleans
her birthplace Her Creole relatives termed
her "a child of the elements" Stella
George Perry, the authOrcss is her sister
while her father was writer Of romantic
fiction
Going TO the melting pot of genius New
York Lillian George Sought position will
a photographer, believing 1t is in the cam
era that art one can portray "soul-desires.'
Eventually she opened studio of her
own with some of the stages best players
for clients. In an cndeavor to express fur
ther her personality, she took up rhythm
dancing from pupil of lsadOra Duncan
whom she considers the worlds creates
woman. It was then she found that the
rhythm of music was not in its notes bu
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-20
MARTHA HEDMAN WAS
NINE. BOSSES PUPIL
The Latter Was Strindberg's First
Wife and an Accomplished
Actress

when THE Boomerang" comes to the
Garricx Theatre on october 90 theatregoers
will have another opportunity Of seeing
Martha Hedman. the charming young Swed-
ish actress. Miss Hedman's fair northern
beauty, distinctly Scandinavian, illumines
the role Of the nurse in this popular Win
chell Smith and Victor Mapes comedy.
Before coming to this country Miss He'd
man had achieved fine measure Of success
on the Swedish stage. one year she visited
London with no thought OF playing on the
English-speakng stage, but after she had
been in Britain awhile she met the late
Charles Frohman, who offered her the part
of Renee in Bernsteins THE Attack III
which play she made her hrst American
appearance.
Il was fortunate in being n pupil OF the
first Mrs Strindberg-Harriet Bosse, said
| Miss Hedman recently. "She was n wohuer-
| ful help to me When went TO stockholm
I did not play at Strindbergs Theatre hrst'
but at another Later, however, l played
| with Strindberg-he had n theatre OF MS
| oven and appeared i'm "Swanwhte' and
| Easter | should like to do Easter w
! this country, but / doubt that it could be
/ arranged
! MANY of strindbergs plays could not be
| done over here. Some OF them are won
derful but they are historical ana nave haNe
only a limited appeal. In Sweden we pay @
MANY translations. We have had Inc sec
ond Mrs. Tanaueray,' 'Magda' and similar
| nlavs. nearly all of which were done uy
| Mrs. Julia HolSanson, who Is one OF oui
| best actresses. , .
| "Strindberg was a great idealist ana
| great cynic I'm one. He wrote OF real 'nins'
in their badness, because II we ca''''o' '''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-20
GOOD FILMS WILL BE
UNFRAMED BY TAX
But Weaklings Must Go Under, Ayers
L. ]. Selznick, Movie
Magnate
BY Lewis ]. Selznick

When advocated open booking the film
industry generally said | was crazy, In
less than a years time, however, I was
proved right and open booking was the
accepted order of the day,
Again the film industry is going to say
that am crazy when state, as do now,
that l am most emphatically in favor of
the Governments tax on motion picture
flm. But know that am right and time
will prove me so just as 1t proved me so
In the case of open booking.
Aside from the patriotic purpose which
the tax accomplishes by providing revenue
for the Government there is a great and
everlasting benefit which the tax will be-
stow upon the picture industry. For II Is
such burden upon the picture manu-
racturer that only those who make and
market pictures of high quality and merit
can hope to survive. In this way the tax
Becomes an agent for the cleansing and
purifying of the producing end of the in
dustry, by eliminating all the junk and the
poor weak pictures which are being pro-
duced at the present time.
Let me explain a little more fully. The
man who has to pay this enormous tax
has to get a high price for his product in
order to keep his head above water. Now,
nigh prices can be obtained only for good
pictures The vast amount of junk which
Is being marketed today under the name
o. motion pictures does not bring a price
atter this tax is added. Therefore, the
manufacturers of this junk will be COM
PEELED to produce fewer pictures and bet
ter pictures in order to escape the dis
astrous effect of the operation of tho tax,
and this will be one of the best things
mat ever happened to the motion picture
industry
me case is similar to that of a man
sunering from cancer He breads the
surgeons knife and yet his only hope lies
IN operation Through the operation he
mas nSs chance to recover. II is a case of
All or cure We may record this Gov
erhment tax as the operation performed
on motion pictures which will cut away
tne dead, rotten tissue and leave behind
only the healthy, vigorous body.
Ihat is why l say that l am a firm
DeheVer In the motion picture tax and only
wish that 1t was heavier. If 1t drives to
.ne wall those whose methods of opera
uoh are so unsound and unbusinesslilSe
'hat they cannot bear up under its burden
@then 80 much the better for the industry.
Inc Keen, live producer will know how to
IeaoJust his output so as actually to bene-
NJ py the operation of the tax, and the
Aeeh live producer is the only one that the
INDUSTRY has any need OF.
80 put me on record as saying that the
.ax on motion pictures is a great blessing
In disguise
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-20
NEWS OF SIAND FOLK FAVORITE STARS OF MUSIC REAL

remedy them. He wanted US TO find a
remedy He was not hopeless Of making
life better. What made him a cynic was
this He would invest a woman with
virtues that she never possessed Then
when the glory wore Off and he saw her
as she actually was, he blamed her for
changing. which she never had done.
The way in which came to know Nine
srlndberg was this: had an uncle living
In Finland with whom went to live after
leaving school II was an old-fashioned,
quite bourgeois household l remember say
ing In fun once that would like TO be an
actress My aunt was very angry That
Is not nice thing 70 say. even as a Joke
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-20

&" 'Mary's Ankle IL
a bright, merry. whole
somo entertainment, un-
marred by the tumult
and shouting some
time so unwisely used
to ginger up mirth-pro-
Voking impossihilities.
Capital cast involved
Evening Ledger.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-20

she told me. But ! meant II, and after
a while my auncle, thinking 10 give me a
taste Of something 20 cure me, permitted
me to take lessons OF Nine Strindberg.
She was not practical, that woman She
would rather teach n pupil whom she liked
for nothing than one without talent Tor
money. when my uncle wanted to stop the
lessons. seeing they were not curing me, she
would have me go on for nothing.
zone day took an engagement without
consulting my uncle. Afterward told him,
and he gave his consent He told me that
he was glad l had found an engagement
giving me enough money 90 live on. or
course, l had not, and It was hard work.
but / would not turn back
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-20
MUSIC SCHOOL TO FORM
COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA

me Lighthouse Branch of the Settle
meht Music School is forming a commu-
hity orchestra. which will consist OF the
nohn' VIOLA. cello and bass. The organ-
-atlon VIII be open to young men ana
women, also to boys and girls from six to
we've years of age, who will be placed
a Junior orchestra. Any one will be
suslole who is willing TO combine recrea-
slon with serious work The orchestra will
oS under the leadership OF Edward Oerth
mho Is connected with the zeckwer- Hahn
rnhadelphia Musical Academy and the Set
lsment Music school, All persons inter-
,-,sa IN Joining should apply before Octo-
~ 70 to Miss Edith j. Blum. Settlement
~nsie School. secs Mascher street,