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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-07-13

600 homes Wastes on the average only
one slice of bread a day the country Is
throwing away daily over 100000
ounces Of -four over 1000 pounds, or
enough flour for over million one
pound oayes Il day For a full year at
this rate there would be a waste of
over 319,o00,00O pounds of hour-1, 500,-
coo barrels of -four enough to make
365,0000O0 loaves.
As it takes four and one-half bushels
of wheat to make a barrel Of ordinary
-four, this waste would represent the
-four from over 100000 bushels OF
wheat
Fourteen and nine-tenths bushels of
wheat on the average are raised per
acre. 1t would take the fruit OF some
100000 acres just to provide single
slice of bread to be wasted daily In
every home
TO produce this much -four calls for
an army OF farmers, railway men and
-four mill people. To get the -four to
the consumer calls for many freight
cars and the use Of many tons OF coal.
But sppae one says. fnQ sace OF
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-07-13

Their position is Justified by expert
ence wherever the eight hour day has
been tried.
This is the declaration of the Ford
Motor company:
"a certain group of men working
nine hours under the old system as
sembled $50 radiators. The same
group working eight hours under the
new plan assembled 300 radiators. A
group of men working nine hours un-
der the old plan turned out 3S tenders.
Under the new. working eight hours
the same men turned out 80 tenders
A group of 65 men working nine hours
under the old system turned Out 500
gas tanks. Under the new, working.
eight hours, the 90 men turned out
1900 Hours were reduced, wages in
creased and cost went down"
The McFlwain Shoe company reach
ed this conclusion:
ITO sum up our whole experience
tends to justify the shorter hours move
ment We are absolutely convinced
that 1t is right for the community as
whole. because we feel sure it would
increase the net productivity of so
ciety. We believe it is right for the
individual factory unit because we
have come to realize that even in an
individual plant the real problem Is to
get the maximum amount of work
done by a given thousand people, not in
a day, in week, or in a year, but In
lifetime"
The contentious OF the workers are
based upon facts They refuse to be
swept from their position by war hys
terra.
Eight hours in peace or in war is our
slogan to conserve human life and In.
s,,,~S ov-oa%or+ o,,tpnt
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-07-13

bread is lot wasted In every home.
Very we'll. Make it daily slice for
every four or even ten or every thirty
homes, make weekly or monthly slice
in every home or make the wasted slice
thinner. The waste of flour involved is
still appalling. altogether too great to
be tolerated when wheat is scarce.
Any waste of bread is inexcusable
when there are SO many ways of using
stale bread to cook delicious dishes
Cleveland Leader.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-07-13
Pay. Pray and Peg Away.

In Long Island village there used
TO be and still is a group of people
who thought good deal of each other
Ia spite of what they said, which was
frequently Of an unsympathetic nature.
The group existed under various self
imposed names and had a semihumor-
GUS motto, which ran, Pay, pray and
peg away"
ALI the members of this little associa-
tion are still alive, kicking and good
natured.
It seems good idea to suggest that
their motto be made public and urged
for more general adoption.-New York
Sun,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-07-13
For CLEANING Paints.

An easy way to clean paints: Paints
in the bathroom or kitchen that have
been soiled from smoke or grease can
be easily cleaned by heating vinegar,
and with the use of a sponge wipe the
paints. In order to obtain best results
the vinegar should be heated several
times during the process, When com
pleted the paints will be thoroughly
clean and look like new.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-07-13
BY SAMUEL GoMPERs,

h. E
Every ideal must have its roots in
Justice and must bear fruit in the COM
mon life. The ideal that alone can In
spire our nation for the sacrifices of
this war is infalIble assurance of JUS
tice to all.
From various localities come queru-
Ions complaints that employees must
fnterpose no resistance to any demands
OF employers or they are guilty of In
terfering with preparations for the
war-or treason"
Yet these same employers have made
no war sacri6ces-their industries are
still organized for private profits. They
are hour by hour increasing their In
comes through wartime opportunities
Under these conditions they have
sought to heap greater burdens upon
wage earners that would sap their
vitality, but without attempting TO rec
ompense them through increased
wages
The working people of this country
are too intelligent to be deceived by
employers who seek to exploit them In
the name Of patriotism. Some employ
ers have even been so audacious as to
demand of employees an oath of fideli-
ty-to employers!
There is, among workers, an honest
patriotism that will dare all for IDEAL
ism. 1t has been nurtured in the strug-
giles for idealism of industrial Justice,
better life and work. 1t viii serve the
cause of humanity and democracy and
It will resist all prostitution In the In
terests of capitalism and profiteering.
In order that the workers may rem
der honorable service to the nation in
time of need, labor asks that volun-
tary agencies be recognized or estab-
nshed so that industrial grievances
may be equitably adjusted
There seems to be manifest among
those intrusted with the defense of the
nation desire TO profit by the expert
ences OF those countries already Ell
gagged In war in an matters except
those affecting labor IN the emotional
period of transition and confusion that
followed the beginning of the Euro
pean war, every effort was made to
speed up production Under the con
viction that the war could last but
few months workers were urged to
work long hours to the exhaustion
point supposedly to increase output.
After few weeks the volume OF out
put markedly decreased Long hours
result In only an immediate increase.
When continued for a long period they
undermine or destroy the productivity
of the workers.
England found it necessary to make
a scientific inquiry into welfare Of mu-
nttions workers. AS a result Of ex-
peT1ence and the Investigations of s1e-
ciaists, it was recommended that en-
ployers re-establish normal hours of
work, guard against overtime, provide
for Sunday rest
Despite this experience of Great
Britain one of the first acts Of this
government after the declaration of
war was an executive order suspend
ing the federal eight hour law
This action of the federal govern
ment was the signal for a terrific on
slaught upon all protective labor legis
lation The workers. recognizing the
futility and injury in the lowering OF
standards to lengthen working hours,
Wiu resist all efforts IL that- direction,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-07-13
Poison Ivy.

Folk who are interested in gardening
are often troubled with poison ivy.
They will be glad to know that sour
milk mixed with a great deal OF salt
will, if it is applied with soft cloths,
relieve the pain and draw out the pol
son. A solution Of very hot water
which has been poured over bluestone
will also draw out and kill the poison.
sluestone, however, is poison and
should be kept away from children
Christian Herald,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-07-13

General Daniel Butterfeld was born
In Utica, n. Y, Oct. 81, 1881. He was
graduated from Union college in 1849
and joined the Seventy-frst regiment
of New York in 1851. In 1860 he had
risen to the rank OF colonel OF the
Twelfth regiment, which he led to
Washington in April, 1861.
For his efficiency as an organizer he
was rapidly promoted and took part In
many of the most important engage
ments of the war His brigade was
one of the most famous of the Army
of the Potomac, and his personal
bravery endeared him to his own sol
diers, After the war his organizing
powers were frequently called into req
utsition for great public parades and
exhibitions. He died at Cold Spring,
N. Y, July II, 1901.
After the war Oliver Norton lived in
Chicago, where he was one of the pio-
neers in the tin plate industry.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-07-13
The Word "ps+a.n p

When you are tempted to use the
word data" stop and reflect There is
good word, facts" that in most
cases is better Remember that data"
LIS plural noun. Datum" is the sin
gular, and it means something that is
known already. Data are things CIV
en-, known. 1t is mark Of ignorance
to say this youths Compan-
ION
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-07-13
Made q Lock For the Key.

An old and curious key and lock are
attached to the door of Temple church
in Fleet street, London The key weighs
seven pounds, Is eighteen inches long,
and, unlike other keys, it was not made
for the lock. On the contrary, the lock
was made for it. Both key and lock
have been in use since the crusades,
the church itself having been built by
the Knights Templars in 14S5.-London
Spectator.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-07-13
THE HUMAN SKIN.
Why White Races Invariably Die Out
Quickly In the Tropics.

One reason and a most important
one-why white races are unable to
colonize the tropics, dying out ineyita
bly, in a generation or two, is that they
have not enough sweat glands. The
sweat glands are the refrigerating ap.
paratus Of the body They draw water
from the blood and pour it out upon
the surface of the skin, where its eyap-
oration keeps the temperature Of the
body down. That Is why we make a
person with fever perspire profuseIy
it lowers the temperature. In draw
ing off the water the sweat glands
draw off also many impurities from
the blood but their most important
function is the regulation Of the tenn
perature OF the blood.
scientifie. inyestigation- shows that
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-07-13
The Most Formative Years.

In the Woman's Home Companion
writer says:
Fathers must realize as well as
mothers, that the first five years Of the
child's life are the most important in
the child's development 1t is then that
he is most formative, most impression
able. 1t is then that he needs most
serious and careful thought from both
parents. And if the child is properly
handled through this period half the
battles of the future man in the child
are won"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-07-13
A Notable Statue.

In the beautiful city of Buenos Aires
Us perhaps the only statue In the world
erected by white men to negro This
is the statue Of Falucho, a negro sol.
dier who refused to haul down the Ar
gentine flag at the bidding Of the Span
ish soldiery during the first Argentine
revolution and was shot down by the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-07-13
A Point Conceded.

Your nation hasn't much apprecia-
ton OF statuary," remarked the critical
visitor.
II said that years ago." replied
Grandpa Mint, when they took the
wooden Indian away from In front of
the cigar store ~ Washington Star.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-07-13
A SLICE or BREAD.
The Result of Wasting Only One a
Day In Every Home.

A single slice Of bread seems an un.
important thing In many households
one or more slices Of bread daily are
thrown away and not used for human
food. Sometimes stale quarter or half
loaves are thrown out.
Yet one good sized slice Of bread,
such as child likes to eut-weighs an
ounce. 1t contains almost three fourths
Of an ounce OF -four.
u exerg ana Of The. colatzy..a 2Q.QQQs
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-07-13
Hold Yourself Erect.

Keep erect IL you want to keep on
the road to good health. Slouch or
slump and you are apt to find yourself
headed for the sick bed, for rounded
shoulders and relaxed abdominal walls
are often associated with serious nery-
GUS maladies.-Chicago Herald
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-07-13
Deserved Some.

Bibsan Frocks- This cake is awful
nice, mamma. (Silence) This cake is
awful nice, mamma.
"Well, what Of it?"
"Ob, nothing; only when the minis
ter says 1t you always ask him TO have
more. st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-07-13
Takinn the Honor.

Mrs Smith-They tell me that one of
the girls made faux pas at the cook
ing class lunch that everybody noticed
Mrs. Comeup (proudly)-I guess 1t was
my daughter She can make any OF
them French things Baltimore Amer
lean
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-07-13
Hopeful.

Cheer up" says a Georgia philos-
opher. High prices are sure TO come
down some time or other, if only to see
the place where you buried what they
didn't gst."-Atlanta CopstitutNh
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-07-13
Cynical.

Doctor-You absolutely must give up
coffee. It's d slow poison. Aged Pa
tient-Ha, ha bet my heirs think it's
Internally slow.-Life.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-07-13
Her Reply.

Silence is golden"
Maybe, but I'd like to see anybody
get any money out of you without talk
ing for it. Detroit Free Press
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-07-13
Her snhera.

Are you affiliated with any reform
organizationY
"Yes, I'm wife. New York Times.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-07-13

Some who can be very voluble In
meeting would hesitate to open their
books to the Lord.-Christian Herald
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-07-13

JUSTICE TO ALL
| MUST PREVAIL
Ideal That Alone Gan Inspire
Nation TO Wars Sacrifices.
LABOR MUST NOT BEAR ALL

Working People Too Intelligent TO Al
low Themselves to Be Exploited by
Employers In the Name of Patriot
lsrs---Standards Must Be Maintained.
Benefits of Short Day Proved
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-30
COAL OUTLOOK
For New England Is
Improving
B. & M. Breaking All Records
for Coal Movement

Boston, June 29.-The New England coal
outlook is improving. according to a
statement tonight by j. ]. Storrow. chair
man Of the New England coal commit
tee. He eaid substantial results already
had been shown from the curtailment
Of railroad passenger service and the
special efforts which the roads were maxi
ing to move coal. For example, he add
ed. "the Boston & Maine is breaking all
records for coal movement on that road
and is today moving over so per cent.
more coal than a year ago." Chairman
Storrow announced that barge and steam
er rates for coal to New England ports
had been cut in half within a month,
rate of $3.50 a ton having been quoted
today as compared with a previous quo
taton Of S. a ton. The so-called poollns
arrangement. effective July Is. by which
the number of brands of soft coal Will
be reduced will increase the movement
Of coal considerably. according to Mr..
storrow. but he said consumers could
help the situation materially by unloading
within "a hours and releasing the cars
fer further service.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-30

Washington, June 2.-Coal price reduc-
tons agreed on yesterday by he coun-
try's bituminous producers at confer
ence with government officials will be
strictly enforced.
With the weight of the industrys ap-
prevail behind the agreement and certain
of the fact that the government will take
control If it is not lived up to. the coal
committee Of the council Of national de-
Tense will take quick measures TO pre-
vent any wavering. Today the committee
warned operators at Decatur. ILL.,. who
raised their prices beyond the limit set.
that the industry would not stand for
their action.
its e6 members supervision Of one coal
production district and every man VIII
be held responsible for prices in his ter
ritory. The federal trade commission Will
be called on for aid IL difficulties arise.
The price Of anthracite, arranged
some time ago at conferences between
producers and the trade commission
probably will be further reduced to
consumers it was said today through
regulation of jobbers' and retailers
profits The coal committee. the trade
commission and Secretary Lane expect
to get anthracite dealers together soon
to work out a plan for furnishing
cheaper soal to the householder. Under
an agreement anthracite is selling at
the mine now only 80 cents higher than
last year. But jobbers and retailers are
adding SO much to the cost, onlcials
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-30
HOLD COCCHI
IN SOLITARY
CONFINEMENT

Bologna, Thursday, June 2S.-Alfredo
Cocchi, slayer of Ruth Cruger. is now
in solitary confinement in a dark dun
eeon on diet Of bread and water.
Cocchi originally was placed in the
Medieval lower prison with other pris-
oners. who, acting for the police. tried
to induce him to tell something about
the crime after attempting to gain his
confidence Their failure to get Cocchi
TO talk was followed by his removal
to the solitary cell.
Each morning and afternoon he is
brought before the examining magis-
trate Evidently this continuing ordeal
is calling him as it is learned that he
succeeded in smuggling a note to a
relative in which he wrote:
Get them to leave me alone and not
try to make me talk. I am suffering
too much. I am ready to serve my
sentence in prison but wish to do so in
Italy, my beloved country. I do not
wish to die in foreign land In the
dreadful electric. chair"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-30
Start of Blaze

The fire broke out at Z o'clock on
the fourth floor of the annex in the
rear, starting in the shirt waist fac
tory of Morris Mailman. and rapidly
spread to the floors above, occupied by
Mailman and the Maine Furniture
Storage Co., and those below in which
are the composing, mailing and press
rooms of the Press. 1t was confined to
the annex, though the main building
in which are the Press business offices
and editorial rooms; the United States
recruiting Office and various sales
rooms and Offices, was seriously threat
ened. as were other structures in Mon
ument square.
The six floors of the Press building
were drenched with water. Damage by
smoke and water also was sustained
in adjoining buildings, including that
Of the Evening Express-A Advertiser
whose press room was flooded.
The heaviest losses were sustained
by James P. Baxter. owner of the
block. and the Portland News Publish
ing Co.
An offer Of the use Of the Express
Advertiser plant was accepted by the
Press so that publication will not be
interrupted.
Several persons, including BARLEY A.
Connolly. business manager of the
Press, sustained slight burns or inju-
ries when the fire broke out
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-30
No Hurried Peace

The expectations that the premier
would make some utterance on the
question of peace were not disappoint-
ed. He declared that if peace came
an hour before the objects for which
Great Britain entered the war had
been achieved it would be a calamity
for Europe. Germany he said, want
ed peace, but a peace which would
make the countries she invaded sub
ject nations.
Mr.. Lloyd George pointed out that
no German statesman had promised
the restoration of Belgium and said
that the Entente Allies could enter into
conference with a democratized Ger
many in a different spirit than they
could deal with the Prussian autoc-
racy.
Great Britain, said Mr.. Lloyd George,
could hold out if Germanys submar-
inc war was kept in bounds and the
people practiced frugality.
The public enthusiasm was temper
Continued on Page '2-coi. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-30
Letter to DR.. Cannon

President Wilson exchanged letters
with the Rev. DR.. James Cannon,
chairman of the National Antl-Saioon
Leagues legislative committee and
called Senate leaders to the White
House in his effort to harmonic dlf-
f,culties and smooth the way for maj
enactment of the food measure
Bone dry" legislation was written
into the bill before it passed the
House and the Senate agriculture com
mittee amendment to the measure ~
prohibit the manufacture of distilled
spirits, but empowered the Presioent
to permit the making Of beer ana VINE
In his letter to DR.. Cannon the Pres
'ident said Senator Martin, the Demo
cratic leader, had asked him to express
his views on the Ford liquor legIsla-
ton regarding the wisest and most
patriotic policy to be pursued" and
added: Il regard the immediate pas
sage of the bill as of vital consequence
to the safety and defense of the ma
ton. Time is of the essence and yet it
has become evident that heated and
protracted debate will delay the pas
sage of the bill indefinitely if the pro-
visions affecting the manufacture OF
beer and wines are retained and insist
ed upon.
"In these circumstances I have not hes
itated to say members Of the Senate who
have been kind enough to consult me that
it would undoubtedly be in the public in
terest in this very critical matter IL the
friends of those provisions should consent
to their elimination from the present
measure. Feeling that your committee is
actuated by the same patriotic motives
which inspire me. I am confident that
these considerations will seem to you. as
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-30
with prohibition leaders in the Senate and

with prohibition leaders in the Senate and
House.
Informal agreement, however. was
reached by the prohibition forces in the
Senate for virtual abandonment Of the
fight to include beer and wines in the IL
quor legislation. Their future efforts pre-
sumably will be directed to securing an
amendment authorizing the President to
suspend manufacture of malt. fermented
and vinous' beverages In his discretion.
President Wilson told senator's with
whom he conferred that as a compro-
mise and to secure action upon the food
control legislation he would be willing
to have congress clothe him with such
authority.
The prohibition leaders admitted that
the Presidents action eliminated beer
and wines from the program. Before
the President acted the Senate had been
most evenly divided on the question of
beer and wines.
Although some promised to continue
the fight the majority of prohibition
Continued on Page 2-coI. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-30
Charges in
'Cfuger Case
Are Threatened Against
Capt. Cooper
ANSWERS ANGER
THE COMMISSIONER
"ansteln Accuses Head of
Fourth Branch Detective Bu-
reau of Unwillingness to Aid
Hlm--Cocchi Is in Solitary
Confinement

New York, June 2s-Leonard M
"allstein, commissioner of accounts
who is conducting Mayor Mitchel's in
quiry into the failure. of the police to
find the body of Ruth Cruger MUIR
dered High school student, intimated
tonight after he had examined Cant
Alonzo Cooper, in charge of the fourth
branch detective bureau that on the
strength of Cooper's testimony late to-
day he might prefer charges against
him to Police Commissioner Woods.