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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-02-23
Free Men viii Strike
Regardless Of Laws. y
President Gompers

New York, Feb. pa republic
can only exist where men are free,
declared President Gompers at
public hearin on a proposal by
Oscar S. Straus, chairman OF the
public service commission, that
strikes should be prohibited and
that a wage board would settle dis
putes between street railroads aud
their employees.
Eve will oppose the proposal
step by step and will not yield one
inch In opposing it during its pro-
gress, said President Gompers.
eve will fight it in the courts,
and, IL beaten there, we will exer-
else our God given natural right,
the law Notwithstanding. You
may make US lawbreakers, possibly,
but you are not going to make us
slaves.
"If the miners had not struck
work, and there had been such a
wage board in Pennsylvania as you
propose, the miners might have
waited century or two before get
ting what they did. If they had
not struck, not one of them would
have dared tell of the misery, the
horror, the tyranny and the brutal
ity that existed there.
The change In conditions in the
needle industries of New York was
accomplished by strike. The EN-
ployers could have convinced any
wage board that they could not pay
more wages and that they could
not make the sanitary improve
ments which the strikes brought.
"I am not an advocate of strikes
| have done as much as any man IN
the whole world to try and avert
strikes. Bnt after all, some people
imagine that a strike is some
species of barbarism, when as {
matter of fact, it is only in civilized
countries where strikes occur. Ii
other countries we find riots an6
revolution. l want to accentuate
the contrast which this subject ha:
in my mind, the difference betweer
a violent aggression upon person
and property on the one hand, anC
the right of a man to fold his arm
and do nothing"
A. F. of L. Organizer Frayne op
posed the Straus plan to prohibi
strikes.
You would not find jails enough
to house the men," said this trad,
unionist,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-02-23
Active In Birmingham.

Birmingham, Ala. Feb. %
Meat cutters and butcher workmen
have perfected strong organiza-
ton which Is already recognized by
six employers. 1t is agreed that
no strike shall take place for six
months.
Garment workers have raised
wages 10 per cent as a result of
conferences.
The Typographical union has Sc
cured a three years contract with
wage increases OF s. a week
Every shop but two are included
After week S strike metal trades
employees OF the United States Cast
Iron Pipe and Foundry company
have secured substantial wage in
creases.
Painters and paper hargers are
negotiating a new wage contract
The former are asking for an in
crease of 5 cents an hoLr. The
paper hangers scale is on a piece
work basis.
Officials of the United Mine
Workers union are urging work
ers to stay away from Kentucky
because of strikes Newspapers II
this city are giving publicity tc
these warnings. Unionists say this
unusual procedure is because there
is a scarcity of common labor in
Birmingham.
The railroad train service EN-
ployes are working in entire accord
with the trade union movement.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-02-23
Frame Up" CoIIapses.

Toledo, Ohio, Feb. 23.-The
charge of cable cutting against
striking linemen has collapsed.
The man who made the complaint,
which implicated two strikers, has
repudlat d his first statement. He
has shown that he was suffering
from all liberated tooth and was
"doped up" with cocaine to re-
lieve the pain when he was grilled
for several hours by detectives aud
officials of the Home Telephone
company. This concern discharged
several girls because of their ac-
tivity in the Telephone Operators
union. The girls struck and the
electrical workers did likewise.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-02-23

the strongest instrumentalities for
the protection of this great repub-
lie. This gross error was corrected
by putting additional judges on
this beuch, who corrected the pre-
vious decision by reversing It, 1t
was an undignifed remedy, but
better than none.
Congress has this remedy, of
course, of expanding the supreme
court and putting judges with a
progressive view on the court, but
the American people will not ap-
prove such a practice.
when the supreme court de-
clared the income tax void ard
transferred the taxes from the
wealth of the country, which Is
protected by the expenditure OF
such taxes, it disregarded the will
of the people of the United States
and of congress, and it took the
people 10 years to correct 1t by a
constitutional amendment at cost
of over 81 100000, 900.
"The people did not, by the con
stitution, put upon themselves any
restraint whatever, and they are
entirely normal.
They did put restraint upor
their law making representatives
in congress; they made congress:
Immediately responsible to them
selves, requiring the house of re
presentatives and one third of tie
senate to be elected every two
years, requiring the president to be
reelected by the people every foul
years. They did put the judiciary
under the congress.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-02-23
Roundabout Method To
Prohibit Strikes.

Washington, Feb. %. -Advo-
Gates of cant strik@" legislation
have confessed il is impossible to
secure the passage of law that
specifically prohibits workers from
quitting their employment.
The best that can be possibly Sc
cured is found in bill reported by
the senate committee on interstate
commerce which does not prohibit
strikes but makes extended refer
ence to threats" and 'intimida-
tions" where strikes on interstate
railroads exist.
In reporting the bill Senator
Newlapds, chairman of the commit
tee, made the interesting statement
that while the power of STRIFE is
the only weapon which labor has,
he does not concur with the views
of his colleagues that this power
should not be interfered with or
suspended.
AS reported, the bill provides
that where dispute arises that
cannot be settled by the f~deral
board of mediation and Cancellation
the president shall appoin. two ad
ditional members, representing EN-
ployes and the railroads. A re-
port shall be made by the board
within three months. If a strike
occurs ii shall be a criminal otfeuse
for any one to knowingly and
wilIfully by physical force or
threats or intimidation interfere
with the passage OF trains or the
United States mail. This provi
sion, on its face, should not be op
posed by any law abiding citizen,
but Senator Newlands, in explain
ing the purposes of the bill, reveal
ed the african in the woodple "
"The committee, he said, also
took up in this bill the ques'io of
the protection by the federal gov
ernment Of trains operating in in
terstate commerce and the preven-
tien of any restraint or hindrance
of the operation of such trains. 1t
has put in this bill which is reported
a stringent provision making it a
punishable by fine
or imprisonment, 10 hinder or to
obstruct in any way the operation
of the mails on trains moving in
interstate commerce.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-02-23
Still tnterferinu,

George Bailey of the Houston Post
notes that "a New York redhead is
suing druggist for 5000 damages be
cause of peroxide he sold her ruined
"her crown of glory" and makes this
comment:
1T is bad enough when tawny named
girls use peroxide. For a redhead to
yandalize her toplnot in any such way
as that ought to be against the law.
and no well regulated widow would
think of doing so.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-02-23

PoLITIcs in our vicinity is be
coming more and more noticeable
every day. BY ali appearances
there IS going to be one awful
scrap, bu. nobody knows how the
fracus will en7. No matter what
party or fraction wins, the PRESS
hopes that the incoming admins
tration will do all in its power to at
least provide Hamilton with new
city building, better streets and all
Of The Improvements needed in the
city pants. The people of this
city want results and less red tape
by factional politicians.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-02-23

In the State hedse at Olympia by
John Van Dell of Bordeaux. The
murderer had a claim and was paid
$58 for an injury on January 8,
but claimed he was permanently
disabled and held he was entitled
to a life pension.
Employees of the Quaker Oats
company at Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
have organized and are chartered
by the A. F. of L. as Cereal Mill
Employees Union No. 10, 403.
These employees suspended work a
short time ago and it was later
agreed that their wage demands
would be submitted to the COM
pany's Chicago Office and if the
reply was not satisfactory to the
workers the matter would be ar
bitrated.
The convention of the Washing
ton State Federation of Labor
adopted its Law Committee report
favoring State law eliminating
party designations in State, county
and city politics. The convention
re affirmed its legislative alliance
with the farmers organizations,
condemned compulsory military
training, and opposed the short
ballot. President Marsh and Sec
retary- Treasurer Taylor were re-
elected.
The Federal Bureau of Immigra-
ton reports that 40, 576 immigrants
arrived in this country during the
month of November, last year,
against %, 297 during November
| 1915. The effect of the European
war is shown in this latest report
which states only Il immigrants
came from Bulgaria, Servia. Mon
teregro and Roumania During
November, 1918, or prior to the
war, immigration from these foul
countries totaled 1852. The granc
total for all arrivals during Novem
Der, 1913, was III. .031.
The executive Council OF the
! American Federation of Labor ha'
elected VIM D. Mahon eighth vice
president of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, to fill the vacanc,
caused by the death of the lat
Third Vice President Hayes. TIL
new vice president is president o
the Amalgamated Association o
| Street and Electric Railway EN-
ployes of America. Last year he
together with president Woll. o
the international Photo Engravers
Union, represented the American
Federation of Labor al the Britisl
Trades Union Congress.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-02-23
WORLD or LABOR

A 10 per cent wage increase, a
union shop contract and a reduc-
ton of hours has been secured by
employees Of the Lehigb Star Bed
ding company at Allentown, Pa,
as the result of strike.
E. w. Olson, chairman Of the
Washington State Industrial In
surance Commission, was shot and
almost instantly killed In his office
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-02-23
Garment Workers Gain.

ST. Joseph, Mo-, Feb. %. Car
ment Workers unions Nos. l04
and 157 have signed an agreement
with the r. L. Mcdonald manufac-
turing company Wages of cutters
are increased from SIS to S22 a
week, women time workers are in
creased ST. week, and 7 to 12H
per cent. The agreement involves
four factories.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-02-23

MAYOR HoLzBERGER has ap-
pointed several committees this
week to investigate the municipal
plants and the streets leading to
this city On each of the commit
tees he appointed one union man,
and all of them are union men that
can be relied upon. w en- the
committees report their findings the
citizens can rest assured that these
three union men have done their
best to be fair.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-02-23
Paper Napkins For Dinner.

custom has much to do with what Is
called good form" ! dined recently
at the home of very wealthy man.
worth many millions mot made in
"war babies'), where the best form al
ways rules. The napkins were of Jap
anese paper They were very large
and fine. but the innovation surprised
me until on subsequent inquiry ut one
of the best Manhattan shops | learned
that use of the paper napkin is quite
proper and likely to become universal
only for dinner.-Iulius Chambers in
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-02-23
Uni0nizing Girls,

Cincinnati. Feb. 23.- Cigar
Makers union No. 4 is conducting
an organizing campaign among
girl workers in this craft. The un-
ion has signed an agreement with
one struck concern and secured
wage increases and improved work
ing conditions for the girls.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-02-23
It's the we'll organized trades
that are getting the wages and con
ditions for their membership.

ONE cent was offered to the
street railway employees last Mon
day by the c. D. & T Traction
line. The company must have
thought the boys needed some Sun
day school money.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-02-23

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.
Endorsed 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, 1917-02-23

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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-02-23

ISSUED WEEKLY AT s26 MARKET STREET,
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HOME TELEPHONE sos,
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-02-23
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1917.

E-tsyed at ire Po5to6ice at Ramfifo", Ohio, as
Second Class MaIl Matter.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-11
TWILIGHT SLEEP

The first authentic pictures OF Twi-
light sleep, the painless method of
childbirth, which has been widely dis
cussed in magazines and by public
health workers will be shown in this
city at the Orpheum today and tomor-
row. accompanied by a lecture by Mrs.
Robert b. Liggett of st. Paul, Mimi.
who Will explain the process and will
conduct an open discussion from her
audiences. which are to be composed
Eof women only except on tomorrow
evening when men only will be admit
tad. There will be no mixed audience
allowed because of the open discussion.
Local physicians will be asked to give
their opinions on Twilight Sleep.
The pictures show an actual case of
Twilight Sleep birth in charge of one
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-11

OF its originators, and demonstrate in
detail the treatment from the first ad-
nsi91 'a.'on OF the drug to the birth
of the child. Pictures viii also be
s4.own making a plea for more suitable
maternity clothing for women, and
showing how to properly battle ard
dress a baby.
There will be women ushers, ticket
takers and stage hands al the theatre
darirs the lectures for women, and
during the men only performance no
women Will be allowed inside the
house.
Mrs. Liggett claims that the real So
luton for race suicide is making
motherhood easier and eliminating
from the minds Of American girls the
fear which they now have of matern'
ity. and which she SAYS is resulting
IN lhis nasion having to depend upon
immi grant women for children.
The women lectures will be given al
80 and o'clock today and 2:So to-
morrow.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-11
1T WAS A WARM DAY

Thirty arrests were made by the
Hammond police department over Sat
urday and Sunday, a record number.
The designated charges: drunk, 10: dis
orderly conduct. Il, violating city or
dinance, 3; carrying concealed wea-
pons, 2; speed ing, 2: assault and bat
terry. /: and one fellow. Ray knight of
Iowa. was carried while in a At of
delirum trements. Ernest Mccoy de-
ceived the hardest dose. Judge Bar
nett f1ning him s25 and costs for as
sault and battery.
Seven in one crowd were arrested
on Gostlin street for disorderly con-
duct. Two paid fines and Prosecutor
r. C. johnson ccntinuel the cases of
the remaining five until Saturday
Hammond police are taking special
care TO stop all rowdyism on this
side of the state line by DRINKS COM
ing from Burnham Most of the arrest
ed were non residents OF Indiana.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-11
AMAZING WEALTH or
THE NATION IS SHOWN

w. C. Belman. cashier of the First
National Bank of Hammond, made pub
lie today the following figures from the
comptroller of the currency at wash
ington:
The comptroller of the currency made
public the figures as to condition of all
national banks as OF The date Of the
last call. May l. 1917
Total deposits on May /. 1917.
amounted to 1905 million dollars, the
greatest ever before shown. exceeding
by lis million dollars the deposits of
March s. 1917. and exceeding by 1914
million dollars the deposits of May l.
1915.
The total resources were 1914 mil
lion dollars. an increase since March 5,
1917. of 165 million dollars and an in
crease since May /. 1916. of 1913 mil
lion dollars.
Loans and discounts amounted to s.
ISL million dollars, increase since
March 5. 1917. of 80 million dollars and
since May l, 1916. of 1.145 million dol
lars.
Specie and legal tenders on hand plus
balances in Federal Reserve banks
amounted to 1925 million dollars. de-
crease as compared with March 5, 1917,
of 80 million dollars and an increase
since May I. 1915. of 800 millions.
L. S. government bonds owned. 1853
million dollars. an increase of SO mill
lion dollars since March 5. 1917. and of
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-11
HOW To Get
RID OF CORNs
A Simple, Safe and Reliable
Way. No Pain or Soreness

Thanks to new discovery made
from Japanese product. women will
soon be wearing smaller and prettier
shoes than ever. Corus are 10 be a
thing OF the past. A new preparation
called Ice-Mint is said to make any
corn or callous shrivel right up and
lift off easily. Hard corns, soft corns
or corns between the toes can soon be
lifted right out. root and all Ice
Mint is wonderful. No pain and not a
bit of soreness while applying il or
afterwards. People are warned TO stop
cutting and trimming their corns and
avoid the risk of blood poison. Simply
get a small jar of Ice-Nint from your
druggist and from the very second that
IL touches that sore. tender corn your
poor. tired aching feet Will feel so cool.
easy and comfortable that you will just
sight with relief. Think of it; just
little touch of that cooling. soothing
Ice-Mint and real foot-joy IL yours. It
is the real Japanese secret of fine
healthy little feet. and IS highly ap-
preciated by women who wear high
heel shoes and men who havetp stand
on their feet all day--Adv.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-11

90 million dollars since May 1, 1916.
due to purchase of treasury certificates
of Indebtedness.
other bonds and securities were re-
ported at 1857 million dollars, an in
crease since March 5. 1917. of 81 million
dollars and an increase since May l.
1916. OF 331 million dollars.
Amount due from banks other than
Federal Reserve Banks was 1888 mil
lion dollars. a decrease as compared
with March s. 1917. of 17S million dol
lion dollars and an increase as compar-
ed with May /. 1916, of III million dol
lars.
Bills payable and rediscounts. 80 mil
lion dollars. an increase since March 5,
1917. of % million dollars and since
May l, 1916. of 2s million dollars.
Amount due to banks and bankers
was 1919 million dollars. reduction
since March 8. 1917. of 304 million dol
lars but an increase since May l. 1916
of 3S3 million dollars.
The total reserve held May 1. 1917
was 2,473 million dollars. a reduction as
compared with March 5. 1917, of 1858
million dollars. but an increase as COM
pared with May /. 1915, of 313 million
dollars. The surplus reserve over and
above the amount required. on May l.
1917, was ga million dollars. a reduc-
ton as compared with March s. 1917,
of 1875 million dollars but an increase
as compared with May /, 1916, of los
million dollars.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-11
POL|CEMAN'S GIRL )
HIT BY AUTO

Miss Katie German, daughter of Off
Ger Michael German, of the East Chi
cago police force, was hit by an auto
mobile yesterday afternoon at the corn
er of Chicago and Forsyth avenue. Miss
German and companion started to
cross the street just as traffic man
Rybecki gave the signal for the east
and west traffic to pass.
A car driven by Walter Cairns. 6756
Merrill avenue, Chicago. started sud
IDENTIFY ahead and Miss German becom-
ing somewhat confused started to cross
in front of the car.
The machine hit her and knocked her
down. tearing her clothing and injuring
her ankle. She was picked up and TAX
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-11

the meeting to purchase liberty bonds.
He said:
IF we were to get little bit hungry
in this country we might wake up to
the seriousness of the situation. There
is an emergency that demands every
citizen do his duty. Let IL hurt a little.
we've got TO make some sacrifices. With
only about four days left the liberty
loan is s70O.OO000o short. There isn't a
man in this room who can't buy one,
two or five of the bonds 1t is his duty
to forego sohe luxuries It is high
time the American people were aroused.
Let's be Americans and dig down and
contribute to this Libert Loan. Be
sides helping your country you are
making a safe investment with 3A per
cent interest. 1t will throw fear into
the enemy to learn that this loan is
over-subscribed Get a little of that
latent patriotism warmed up and on
the surface"
The motion that the annual picnic be
dispensed with because Of the stress OF
national and international affairs was
put by Joseph Conroy and seconded by
w. j. McAleer. The discussion of ways
and means by which the association
could be of assistance to the country
led by w. j. Murray, Jesse Wilson.
F. n. Gavit. the president. w. B. Van
Horne. H ]. Curtis, A. P. Twyman and
others.
On motion of w. j. Moran. President
Gavit appointed a committee consist
ing of Attorneys Moran, Curtis and Van
Horne to determine whether or not the
Ia -
raised Moran stated that lawyers are
earning on the old basis and living on
the new" and cited as an instance that
he was compelled to pay $3.50 for a
pair of shoes which formerly sold for
SIS.
The reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting was dispensed with on
suggestion OF Secretary Sproat who
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-11
NOTICE TO NON-REsIDENT.

NOTICE TO NONRESIDENT
THE STATE OF INDIANA LAKE
COUNTY. IN THE LAKE SUPERIOR
COURT. MAY TERN. 1917. MARY
SCHNEIDER VS.. WILLIAM SCHNEI-
DER. CAUSE NO. 1925. ACTION
TO DIVORCE.
Now comes the plaintiff by L T.
Meyer. attorney. and files her COM
plant herein. together with an afr
davit of a competent person, showing
that the defendant, William Schneider
is not a resident OF the State of Indi-
ana.
Said defendant is therefore hereby
notified of the tendency Of said action
and that the same will stand for trial
at the next term of said Court, and
that unless he appear and answer or
demur therein. at the calling of said
A. n. 1917. the same being the End day
of the next term of said Court TO be
begun and held in the Court House.
Room No. l. at Hammond. In said
County and State. on the second Mon
day of September. A. d. 1917. said ac-
tion will be heard and determined in
his absence.
In Witness Whereof. I herunto set
my hand and afhx the seal of said
Court, at Hammond. this 9Th day of
June. A. ID. 1917.
HERBERT L. WHEATON,
Clerk l. s. c.
BY Martha Kalas.
Deputy Clerk.