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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-13
MiddIGtOWn Tobacco Work
GrS Strike.

About 500 Tobacco Workers en-
ployed in the Big Polar Bear plant
Of the American Tobacco company,
Middletown, Ohio went on strike
last Friday The strikers include
ooth the men and the women EN-
ployes
On Friday afternoon Charles
Vaughn, organizer for The Ameri
can Federation of Labor received a
telegram from the strikers asking
him to come to Middletown and
meet them. He arrived il Middle
town that night just as the strikers
were parading through the streets.
A hall could not be secured so an
open meeting was arranged and the
strikers assembled In front Of the
Y M. c. A. building on north
Broadway. Vaughn invited them
to join the ranks of the American
Federation of Labor and arranged
for another meeting for Sunday
morning at 10 O clock.
At the meeting Sunday morning
587 Tobaccos joined the union.
The women were receiving $1,000
per week and they now demand
5000. The men were receiving
Sl1.00 and $500 per week and
they now demand $500
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-13

Machinists of Dayton have
made a demand for the 8-hour
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, 1917-04-13
Can Promises Meet H C. L.

Davenport, Iowa, April 13. The
Western Flour Mill company wants
to help It's employees combat the
high cost of living, SO 1t announces
bonus of S per cent of the yearly
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-13
FOUR IN HAND TIES.
An Easy Way to Iron Them After They
Have Been Washed.

1t is not an impossible task to wash
a four-in-hand tie The difficulty comes
in ironing it in such a way that it's
original shape viii be restored, writes
Emile Parent in the Popular Science
Monthly.
To do this it is necessary to proceed
carefully start by placing tire vide
end of the tie upon the board With the
seam MP, then thrust III the finger and
take hold of the lining Grasp the silk
cover ia the other hand ANA uuIi it
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-13
Question For Question.

Clarence Would you scream If
kissed you? Clara-Do you fatter
yourself that | would be speechless
with ioy?-Puck.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-13
eea Upside Down.

BY transplandng young trees upside
down SO that the branches develop
roots and the roots leaves an English
railway has produced small shade
trees in less time than ordinarily.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-13
Little Bits.

The Arthur +. Williams Shoe
company, manufacturers of the
Molders' Shoe notified all their Gus
toners this week of the death Of
their friend aud salesman, M.
George c. Kuechler. which occured
on Friday, March 23rd, Newport,
KY. George Kuechlsr will be re-
membered by many Of the labor
Unions Of this vicinity as one of the
best advocates Of the shoe workers
stamp. He visited many of the 10
Gals and always presented the mem
bers with a souvenir advertising the
label.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-13
1aChinists

Stay away from Hamilton, Ohio,
strike still on at the Black & Claw
son Co., unfair conditions, STAY
AWAY.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-13

Think Of your own faults and pros
ably you viii talk less abont the ferlts
Of others
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-13

A committee was appointed last
Tuesday night by the Cooperative
Trades and Labor Council on be-
half of the Retail Clerks Union to
visit Mr.. VIM. Fischer Of the
Fischer Hardware company. The
committee visited Fischer Wednes
day and reported to the clerks the
same day. Tuesday night the
Clerks Union called a special meet
ing Of their executive board and
invited one of their members who
was employed at the Fischer store
to attend The meeting also. The
meeting was held Wednesday night
and Thursday night the three ap-
plications of the Fischer clerks wuo
were not in the union, were re-
ceived. The Fischer Hardware
company will have all their clerks
into the union after the next meet
ing of the Clerks.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1917-04-13
Lest you should forget, we
quote you some prices

Matches, per box sc
Oranges, per dozen . 40
Lemons, per dozen 40
Nice, baby beets, per
can 20
Lee & Perrins sauce . IS
Durkee's salad dressing IS
Bread, L. and IL OF. loaf 10
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1917-04-13

Suffrage Superlady must now
say eyes" and mo- without
a quaver, my dearl
Miss Rankin made a bad
mistake at the outset of her
rather promising career and
at a time when we expect
our representatives to have
patriotic convictions and to
express them withour re-
straint.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1917-04-13

In the very first test since
the seating of Congresswo-
man Rankin, the little lady
sustained the reputation she
established while on the hus-
tings last fall, as an a t f Il
sidestepper and a political
trimmer. When the vote
on the war resolution was
being taken and her name
was called, Jeanette falter-
ed, sobbed, shuhled and then
adroitly mounted the fence,
declaring that she wanted to
stand by her country but just
could not vote for war. The
press reports are that Benny
Jean then fundamentally
collapsed, while being enroll
ed among those who oppos-
ed the resolution.
Congresswoman Rankin's
action in this matter will not
rebound to her credit or
prestige, nor will it meet
with the approval Of her
m constituents
out here in Montana. To
be sure, the sentimental and
weak -kneed did succumb to
the sob-slogan "he kept us
out Of war" but the great
majority of our citizens are
now standing firmly back of
of President Wilson in his
determination to preserve the
ideals and sacred honor OF
America. They will not lend
approval to the artful evasion
which characterized the first
act of our congresslady.
Neither will the action Of
Miss Rankin strengthen the
cause of the saffragists, who
count on her to add prestige
to theirmovement. Suffrag-
ism, you know, is supposed
to redeem woman from hel
economic enslavement ane
also to reshape and revamI
liner who'd nature. The suf
fragist is no longer admired
in the role of the shrinking
violet. No longer must sh'
play the part of the tende.
tendril winding about t h
sturdy male oak. The ole
saw of the poet that "meI
must work and 0 m mus
weep" is in the scrapheap
don't you know. Moderl
woman must be a Superwo
Imam, especially if she wishe
to toss her plumed hat int
arena of public affairs. S
the little weep that the littl
lady from Montana put owe
must be deplored by CARR
chapman Gait and t h e
suffrage 'supers.' 1t will nc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
.SUDDUTH SHOT BY
 NEGRO ROBBERS Attempt to Hold Up and Rob Groceryman Leads
 to Shooting

A. B. sudduth. 421S Second avenue, south, was shot through the shoulder and arm at o'clock last night when two unknown negroes entered the dry goods store of the LaCross Coal and Mercan- tile company at 43s0 First avenue. south with the supposed intention of robbing the store. MT. Sudduth was carried to the Davis infirmary, where it was said he was badly wounded The negroes es- capped.
 It was said the negroes entered tho store and pretended to be buying ero- ceries. As Sudduth was filling their or ders one of the negroes drew revolver and commanded him to throw up his hands Sudduth reached for his pistol ana the negro fired, the bullet entering and breaking his arm in two places and passing into his shoulder. As the negroes ran from the store one threw a stool at Sudduth and after leaving the store shot through the window. narrowly miss ing a lady clerk.
 Detectives Propst, Ryan. Moser and Garner hurried to the scene. where they found Officers Ellard and Wilson investi- gating the matter. The negroes were still at large late last night At the infirmary it was reported Sudduth was resting comfortably.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
MINERS ISSUE WILL BE SETTLED FOR
 GOOD THIS WEEK
Both Operators and Min Will, Meet to Ratify tE Agreement With Sec
 retary Wilson

After prolonged discussion on the of restless members of the miners u the terms of peace between operators 4s1 operatives as proposed sWilliar Wilson, Secretary of Labor in the ca lof President Wilson, will be fori considered and disposed of this week Tomorrow the operators. at meeti be held at the Hotel Tutwiler, will ss' cuss the proposal There Is scarce doubt but that the operators will d the suggestions of the secretary in the5 entirety.
 The miners in convention at thf pheum theatre "Wednesday will disp 8l the terms of the secretary. The tion is that the terms will be accepteu, and that the last danger of a strike in the coal fields of the state will be ob- yiated
 At headquarters of the union miners optimism was the keynote yesterday While it was reported that several small mines were still idle, and that a few min CTS were still expressing desire to mi grate to other states, it was announced that as whole, the situation, compared to the situation several days previoua was very good indeed. NY
 Despite the belief that the minera wil raaify the peace proposals of the ~sccre- tary, there Is said to be little doubt but that some of them will express themselves freely regarding their disappointment that tLeir officials did not insist on ! recognition of tho union.
 That the miners will declare offices oi the union vacant Is not regarded a1 probable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
Power House Switchboard Burned Out-Residence Sections Dark Until
 This Evening
DIRECT CURRENT
 GIVEN DOWNTOWN
 EARLY LAST NIGHT
Heavy Rainstorm Accompanies Electrical Display-More Than Two and One Half Inches
 of Rain in Five Hours

A terrific electric storm hit Bir- mingham yesterday afternoon at 5.2O o'clock and damaged the power house of the Birmfngham Railway, Light and Power com- pany, located at Powell avenue be- tween Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets, to the extent of s3OO0. Res fdents of the North and South Highlands were deprived of lights for the entire night. Superintend- ent Fred v. Underwood spent the entire night at the plant with force of men repairing the dam age and stated that he would have current on by tonight for those sections that were in darkness last night.
 derwood, the lightning apparently struck the plant. He was at the power house at the time of the storm and stated that q terrific noise followed the contact.
 The alternating current switch board was struck and all of the cables attached thereto were burned out. The blaze was such that the fire department had to be called out. and this created a great deal of excitement in the business section of town. The df- rect current switchboard was not damaged and this enabled the company to furnish current to the business section of the city last night. No damage was done to the building as at first thought.
 The North and South Highlands were without current from the time of the storm throughout the night, with hopes of getting enough light to read by at o'clock this afternoon.
 The rninstorm that followed the electrical storm was heavy and endured for hours, at times very hard. The storm seemed to be gem eral, as telephone and telegraph service was greatly impaired.
 Rain began at the weather bu- reau mt 4:43 D. m. and by 10 o'clock the rainfall was 2.52 inches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
REGULAR MEETING OF
 CIVIC ASSOCIATION

The regular monthly meeting of The Civic association will be held tomor row night at o'clock. For the more speedy disposal of business rule has been adopted that prohibits any speak CT from going longer than five min utes. Some important business. espe cially plans for the coming Confed- crate reunion, will be taken up and discussed. Owing to the fact that the day is holiday, the meeting will ad iourn early.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
BOY SCOUTS EQUAL
 TO THE EMERGENCY

Three members of Troop 8, Boy Scouts, showed their fine training at the Bijou theatre this afternoon," saI6 George H. Clark, the well known civil engineer.
 Tt was pleasure to me to see the way they acted When the storm came up and the lights went out suddenly in the theatre the crowd naturally wanted to rush to the doors. The boys immediately jumped up and called to everyone to keep their seats. not to be excited and that the lights would be on in a minute.
 Tt was a demonstration to me of the fine training these boys are get ting to meet emergencies quickly and to think and act quickly on just such occasions. The. boys did not have or their uniforms and of course no one knew they were scouts until after ward But they didn't forget their training. even though they did not have on their uniforms
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
$2 FOR DESERTS MADE
 FROM SWEET POTATO
Food Preparedness Bureau to Give Prizes to Women for Best
 Formulas

Tho food preparedness bureau will have more mail in few days than well established mall order house. They are going to offer prize to the ladies who will furnish the most practical and whole some recipe for dessert made from sweet potatoes.
 Two dollars will be given for each recipes accepted, committee from the Housewives' league to be named to act as judges. This contest is open to any Birmingham woman and the food pre- paredness bureau urges all women in the city. county and state to compete. The Idea Is to get as many dishes as it is possible toEmake from sweet potatoes in order to popularize the sweet potato.
 A campaign will soon be waged to populArize the sweet potato throughout the north, and these recipes will be print ed and used in this campaign. Alabama will raise thousands and thousands of bushels of sweet potatoes, and they must be marketed. This plan will be followed to increase the sales, to aid the farmer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
GOAL OPERATORS STAY AT CAPITAL
 FOR SEVERAL DAYS
Birmingham Men Are Asking That Thorough Investigation Be Made
 of Coal Costs Here

The committee which represents the Alabama Coal Operators association in Washington in protesting against the prices of coal as recently set by the Presi- dent will remain at the capital for sew eral days longer, 1t was learned yesterday.
 The operators, it is known, are asking that Alabama mines be Investigated seriatim to the end that just estimate as to the cost of production of each may be obtained. It is the contention of the operators that on account of varying con- ditions, even in adjoining mines, in the Birmingham district standard price for all could not in fairness to all be es- tablished.
 From information reaching Birming- ham the committee in Washington is hopeful that its petition will be granted. The committee, headed by Morris w. Bush, is intact with the exception of P. J. Rowe and Frank Nelson, Jr., who re- turned Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
The Gentleman NoW ShdDing
 You Is MT. Blank Johnson

the wall, just over the mirror on which Is inscribed MT. Blank" and 1t be- hooves you to smile your approval just like you did when MT. Teller at the bank had the little brass plate tell you before you got up to the window that the gem tleman taking your money was "J. Thompkins Brown. Jr.7' Or perhaps you are traveluing man, and you walk into the barber shop and fall into a chair, and it is pleasant for you to be able to call the tonsorial artist by his Christian naues not having had to talk any during the week, as he tells you everything in the world that Is worth while knowing, aside from running the scale in barber offer ings, replying to each one of your objec- tions that your head is awful dirty-fn fact. he will say it's hlthy-and smile at mott" on the card over your head. Noth- t ing like getting acquainted in business
 J. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02

Hotels first started it-and the patrons liked it.
 They continued 1t as part Of their service. Then came the banks They made 1t pleasant for the many customers, and called 1t service. The public smiled its approval as each and every individual depositor or drawer of money faced the window and viewed the innovation in service. Those were the experimental days. They continue this custom today because 1t Is popular
 And the latest
 Well, the barber shops have started It.
 When you go into barber shop now. that Is if it Is a barber shop de luxe, with a framed, properly approved union card clinging to the wall over the boss chair, you will note over each barber chair card, attached to the fixture on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
O'NEAL GOES TODAY
 TO GET SOME ACTION
 ON MUSCLE SHOALS
Will Ask That Big Plant Be Located at Once Instead of Waiting
 Three or Four Years

For the purpose of ascertaining the exact status of the nitrate plant propo- sition, former Gov Emmet O'Neal will leave Birmingham for Washington this morning. En route he will be Joined by bC. H. Houston of Nashville.
 Governor O'Neal stated yesterday aft ernoon that he would confer with the
 Alabama delegation for the purpose of as- pertaining the facts in the case. and will
 later consult Newton D. Baker, Secretary of War He will ask that the s20,000,0O0
 plant be located at once at Muscle Shoals
 rather than waste three or four years in
 experimentation at temporary plant to
 be constructed on Salt river, or else where
 NIt Is matter of vital importance to the government from an explosive standpoint, and to the south from fer tilizer standpoint, stated Governor O'Neal yesterday afternoon, and cam not understand the delay. I am Informed by experts that there is no truth in the theory that the proposed nitrate plant can be operated without great waterpower. Govern O'Neal had no comment to make on reports from Washington that the experimental plant might be located in Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
CITY TO ENTERTAIN
 CONFEDERATE VETS
Date of State Reunion Set for
 October 10 and II

The exact date for the state reunion of the Confederate veterans of Alabama was set yesterday and on October 10 and Il the city will be thrown open to the visitors.
 The reunion of the Jefferson county veterans that was to have been held on September 15 has been called off, and the county and state veterans will have their reunion at the same time About 5000 people are expected to attend the reunion. In the invitation that was ex- tended the veterans a parade. a review, at least two balls, a day at the fair and and orators of the best quality were promised as Inducements The Civic as sociation will at once appoint a strong and active committee that will see to the arrangements of the entertainment features. The sponsors will be chosen by the veterans themselves, and their names will be announced lato
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
HEAT USERS PLAN
 OPPOSITION TO RAISE

A meeting will be held in the rooms of the Civic association at o'clock tomorrow of all the Birmingham pee pie who use heat from the Birming ham Railway, Light and Power com pany The meeting will organize to oppose proposed raises in the rates charged for the heating. The company has applied for a flat raise of 171a per cent from the Alabama public serv~ ice commission, which they claim as a result of the increased cost of coal. The meeting tomorrow will formulate plans for opposition to the raise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
WEATHERLY LETTERS. AND. CIRCULATED IN CITy.
Apparent Effort to Connect Commissioner With Ala hama Coal Operators
 Association

Apparent efforts to connect James Weatherly with the Alabama Coal op- erators' association were indicated in two letters which were being circulated anonymously in Birmingham yester; day
 The letters are circulated in the form of photographic copies and both are addressed to City Attorney M NJ Ull- man and signed hy Mr weatherly
 Under date of May 4, MT. Weatherly wrote the following letter:
 MT Ullman: Please draw up or
 dinance embodying section No. ss4S
 of the criminal code in regard to
 enticing away servants or appren-
 tices, so that we can enforce as far
 as possible this law In the city.
 T wish to submit it to the board
 at it's next meeting. Yours very
 truly JAMES wEATHERLY.
 Commissioner"
 Obeying instructions. MT. Ullman prepared the ordinance.
 In a subsequent undated letter the commissioner wrote:
 "Ullman: Please show labor en-
 ticing ordinance to Ward and oth-
 CTS and have 1t passed Tuesday if
 possible. I think 1t needed; and get
 in touch with Jim Davidson, at
 torney for coal operators and ask
 him if 1t is all right. I'm at the
 Warrior river rate hearing at
 Montgomery. Gay-Teague hotel, if
 needed WEATHERLY."
 From subsequent events 1t Is judged that the ordinance was submitted to MT Davidson-for it was presented to the board of commissioners, but was not enacted into law
 It is reported that Commissioner Bar Der, as soon as the ordinance was read, entered protest. It is said that he de- clared that the ordinance would knock the props from under the last stand of labor" that it would make an employe slave in that no other employing company, even though 1t might be local and benevolent, could tender him po- sition of higher wage.
 The ordinance as presented was as follows:
 An ordinance to prevent enticing ser wants or 1aborers from their em- ployer.
 "Be it ordained by the commission of the city of Birmingham, as follows:
 Section 1. That it shall be unlawful for any person to Knowingly interfere with, hire employ, entice away or in duce to leave the service or employment of another person, firm or corporation, or to attempt to hire, employ, enttce away or induce to leave the service of another person, firm or corporation, any laborer servant or employe, without the consent of the party employing given in writing.
 Sec. 2. It shall be unlawful for any person to agree, as an inducement to any other person, to leave the service or employment in which such person is engaged for the purpose of accepting whether within or with out the state, to pay the railroad fare or to advance money to pay the rail- road fare of such laborer, servant or employe.
 Sec B. Any person, firm or corpora tion violating any of the provisions ot this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished within the limits and as provided by section 1216 of the Code or Alabama of the year 1907."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
M'LANE TILTON IS
 OUT FOR SENATE
Will Run From the Distric. Composed of St. Clair and E:owah
 Counties

McLaEe Triton of Teil City, well known Banker, annoaaced to Ago Her ald representatives yesterday that he would be a candidate in the ensu ing c!octicn for the state senate from the district compesed of St. Clair and Etowah counties
 In elccting senator the counties of the district alternate. Tn 1911 Watt Brown of St. Clair was chosen and in 1915 the honor fell to Alto V, Lee os Etowah. Next year a resident of St Clair will be chosen and MT. Til- ton is first in the field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
WAR VETS
 TO GIVE GRAND BALL

The local camp of the veterans of the Spanish American war will give ball on September IT at the Hill man hotel.
 There are about 150 members of the camp and they expect to form them selves into home guard here while the army is in France. Governor Hen, derson has been asked to be present, also the national president of the Spanish war veterans. He and the gov ernor will make short speeches If they can come. Other notable out-of-town visitors will also be at the ball.