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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-20
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IN AID OF LABOR.
Bills Before Various State Legislatures
Affecting Workingmen.

Affecting WorHngmen.
OF bills affecting labor those concern
ing workmens compensation are In the
majo.ity. States In which compensa-
ton laws may be passed for the first
time are Delaware, Missouri North
Carolina. North and South Dakota and
Utah Bills to amend existing laws
range from those ia New York to ex-
tend the law to all employees and to
Increase weekly payments to 100 per
cent OF wages, to the Indiana bill to
exempt train employees and the one in
Minnesota to repeal the law altogeth-
er. In California, Indiana and Mime
sofa it Is proposed to reduce waiting
time to one week; IN another bill IL
Minnesota and in Massachusetts and
New York, to abolish 1t altogether
Amendments offered in Illinois and
Massachusetts would permit the com
mutation of weekly payments in a
lump sum. Other bills propose to In
crease the proportion OF wages TO be
paid In compensation to Go per cent in
Indiana, to G6 % per cent IN Mime
SpLut ANIbi d9Abt 4NfN lldHtl l'oiilAC anu
Oklahoma, and to - per cent in Wis
consin. In Minnesota, New Jersey and
Utah state funds are proposed. Ohio
has passed a law prohibiting casualty
insurance companies altogether from
handling compensation business.
In Indiana there is a bill requiring
the injured employee to accept the doc
tor furnished by the employer, while
In Maine, Massachusetts and Minneso-
ia there are bills to permit the en-
ployee TO select his own physician. An
Indiana bin would provide Judge In
each congressional district to admins
ter the law; another bill would require
the consideration of bonuses in deter
mining the wage which is to be the
basis for compensation payments. a
Massachusetts bi.l would permit a man
hired within the state TO recover for
an injury even if it occurred outside
the state, In Rhode Island there is a
proposal to extend medical and hos
pital treatment for period Of four
weeks. Washington would amend its
law by providing for first aid Survey
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-20
GUARDING A NAVAL SECRET.
How England CIoaked the Building of
New Type Of Cruiser.

In Europe extraordinary precautions
are taken by all the great powers to
mask their military plans. and con-
stant efforts are made to ferret out the
military designs Of opposing govern
ments. Admiral William s. Sims OF
the United States navy threw AN inter
esting sidelight on this phase OF pre-
paredness when testifying before the
house committee.
ITO show the extreme importance of
this matter of a new type" said Ad-
miral Sims, when Great Britain first
built these vessels (swift and powerful
battle cruisers) extraordinary precau-
tions were taken TO prevent her possi-
BILE enemies learning their characteris-
tics Great Britain had a number of
armored cruisers, and Germany had
number of them. Great Britain knew
that If she could build a number of
these battle cruisers that had battle
ship guns and twenty eight knot speed
in other words, more speed than any
other cruisers In the world and guns
stronger than those Of any other cruis-
ers--she would thus be away ahead for
a long time
"She laid down three of those YES
sells. In the estimates they were called
armored cruisers, and everybody in the
world supposed that simply three more
armored cruisers would come out, With
ordinary guns, which are 92 inch, etc
They We're going to mount on these
vessels eight twelve-inch guns apiece
and they were going to give them a
higher speed.
You can conceal the speed, of course,
while the vessel is building, but it was
wholly impossible to conceal the fact
that they were building twenty four
twelye-inch guns that could not other
wise be accounted for Great Britain
did not want other nations to know
that these were going to be carried by
these three cruisers. So they induced
Turkey to sign q contract for those
guns, and a certain fore gu -attache in
London paid not less than f14,000 or
$4,000, to officials OF the companies to
get 20 look at their books and assure
himself that the guns We're being built
for Turkey. Of course they peStered
Turkey to lind out " nat she wanted
with twenty four twelve inch guns, but
In the meantime the vessels were com
pleted and the guns mounted before
foreign nations knew that a radically
new type of vessel was in existence.
The British wanted to get that type
out because in any conflict with an
other navy that did not have similar
vessels the British would have great
advantage. Their scouting power was
so great and their powers of destruc-
ton so great that anything except a
battleship was practically helpless be-
fore them. Spokane Spokesman Re
view
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-20

An indianapolis wife took one of her
children to throat specialist. The
specialist looked into the juvenile
throat "Tonsils poorly taken out" he
declared crisply. Have 10 be done
over again
Then followed a brief explanation of
the reason why the offending tonsils
should be attended to again. Who did
this work. asked the doctor, his face
assuming a keenly professional air as
though he must know who had been
thus acrelict in his profession.
You did, said the mother, with a
smile. And the doctor smiled too
indianapolis News.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-20
Our Poor Eecoru.

The average yield Of potatoes in the
United States is 1874 bushels to the
acre. In Germany it is lS3 bushels.
The average yield of wheat here is 100
bushels. In Germany it is 80. The
yield of oats here is 37.4 In Germany
1t is A. The yield of barley is 297 In
Germany each acre produces thirty-six
bushels
But German fields did not always
yield such bountiful crops. Thirty-fve
years ago Germany raised only l10
bushels of potatoes, nineteen bushels
of wheat, twenty-five bushels of oats
and twenty-three bushels of barley to
the acre. The German soil is poor.
The German climate is unfavorable to
successful agriculture. Yet by care
full study of the subject Of fertilization
it has been possible to increase their
productivity by &C per cent.-Ph Philadei-
phia Ledger.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-20
HOUSING THE MoT0RCAR.
Some Advice on Building and Fitting
Up a Practical Garage.

1.-The size of the garage depends upon
the size OF the car 1t is to be used for !"
says c. FL Claudy in the Woman's 8
Home Companion. "a convenient size
for most cars is Il by IS feet This
viii usually give plenty of room to
work around the car. Shelf room is
essential and should be all along one
side, seven feet high and one foot
wide. On the other side have plenty Of
nails for hanging things on. At the
rear end, above the door, have shelf
vide enough to hold spare outer tires.
At each rear corner have three cor
nered closet for old clothing, etc. At
the front corners have several three
cornered shelves set in.
"A workbench is an essential fea
ture This should be built near a win
dow, so that there will be abundance
OF light Make the workbench Of two
inch boards and have it as large as
space will permit Do not have the
supports, or legs, come down straight
to the floor. as they will be In the way,
but slant them back to the wall Make
drawers to slide under the bench for
holding nails, tools, ETC. A tool chest
of common and useful tools under the
bench is a good friend Have two
electric light extensions; also hand
electric searchlight
"a life saving equipment Is q length
of garden hose that will dt over the
exhaust pipe of your engine When
the engine is running, with doors and
windows shut, fit one end Of the hose
over the exhaust pipe and put the other
end outside through hole previously
made for that purpose. This may pre-
vent you from being asphyxiated, as
the gas from the exhaust is very poi
sonous and has been known to cause
death"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-20
coIombia-the Hebrew Republic.

Colombia is the runaway daughter
OF Spain. She is twice as large as her
mother-and many times as promising.
And 1t may surprise you to learn that
the most progressive element in Co
lombia is not the Spanish population or
the natives, but Jewish people called
Antioquians, who have Old Testament
names, raise families Of from twelve
to thirty children and are fast becom-
Ing the dominant power in the land,
both in numbers and influence Co
lombia is the great Jewish republic of
the near future.-Dan Ward IN World
Outlook.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-20
LAND OF INFINITE DETAIL.
Japanese Farmers Produce Several
Crops In Small Space.

Crops In Small Space.
Japan might well be called the land
Of infinite detail. Perhaps nowhere on
earth may one see detail carried TO
such extremes as In that land, where
every available square foot of sol
must be made to yield every possible
return. Farms of one or two acres
producing six, eight, ten or dozen
different crops are common sights, the
soil being fertilized and handled In
such a manner as to bring results In
every month Of the year.
One peasant who obtained some over
flowed land turned what IN this coun-
try would be waste ground to profit.
Converting the marshy overflow into
ponds, he bred and raised swapping
turtles, which in Japan are considered
as much of delicacy as diamond back
terrapin here. The farm now produces
tens Of thousands of the swapping tur-
ties annually, these being shipped to
Tokyo and Yokohama markets by the
ton.
Japan has also a pearl oyster farm.
In the bay Of Argo there has been es-
tablished a plantation from which a
harvest Is obtained.
In May or June stones weighing
from six to eight pounds are sunk In
shallow water, and in August the tiny
shells begin to appear on them. The
stones remain for two months, but
since the young oysters cannot endure
cold In November all rocks In less than
FIVE feet of water are moved farther
out, where the temperature is more
even. At the end Of three years, when
the shells are about two inches across,
they are taken from the water, nuclei
for pearls inserted In them and re-
placed In the water, thirty of them to
every six square feet Of bottom.
There they are left for four years.
Then, being seven and a half years
old, they are removed and searched
for pearls. Washington Star.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-20
The Pocket Stage.

1t may fairly be claimed that human
ity has within the past hundred years
found way Of carrying a theater in
its pocket and so long as humanity re-
mains what it is it will delight in TAX
ing out its pocket stage and watching
the antics of the actors, who are so
like itself and yet so much more inter
esting. Perhaps that is, after all, the
best answer to the question, What is
novel? 1t is, or ought to be, a pocket
stage. Scenery, light, shaGp, the actors
themselves, are made OF words and
nothing but words, more OF less cley-
erly put together-F. Marion Craw-
ford
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-20
Crows and Crops.

The biological survey of the depart
ment of agriculture has investigated
the relation of crows to man. The es-
sential conclusions are that crows are
about equally beneficial and injurious
and that they are not so wary and sa-
gacious as not to need legal protection.
Lack of this, while net endangering
the species, will permit farmers to pro-
tect their crops or other property when
ever necessary.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-20
Naw Liaht on an Old subieot.

Some of the engrayings found by For
est Ranger Sullivan in recently uncoy-
cred ruins of New Mexico and Arizona
are said to lend a strong support to
the claim of Chinese Chronicler Hui
Sen, who lived In the sixth century,
that North America was known to the
Chinese under the name of Fusang or
Fusu. 1t was said to be a continent
lying $500 miles to the east of Asia.
He said that five Buddhist priests sail
ed from China to Fusu, landing in
what is now Mexico, where they taught
their religion to the natives and built
temples.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-20
A STUMP Jump PIow.

In western Australia they use gpe-
cial type of plow called the stump
jump" on eccount of the fact that near
ly all the areas susceptible os cultiva-
tion in that region are heavily wooded,
and the land cannot be cleared of
stumps and roots because of the dearth
and high cost of labor The stump
jump plow, which is the invention of
an Australian, is so made that it will
roll over stumps and other obstruc-
tions lying on the ground.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-20
HITS THE MARK.

/ An exchange makes the very :
I. good point that opponents Of :
+ trade unionism who criticise the .
+ unions because they want to con- .
+ vert the nonunionists TO union .
+ ism are the very men who sub .
+ scribe money to send mission .
+ aries to deepest Africa to con- .
I vert the heathen tribes who are .
+ satisfied with their own method .
I. of living. The unorganized are .
+ menace to the progress OF the +.
!. wage earners and to the ad- :
+ vancement of humanity. We :
+ think it important to devote our .
I. energies to the Improvement of :
+ our own people. Some Of the .
/. philanthropists very often prefer :
+ to devote their energies to the :
+ salvation of the heather tribes. +.
!. Shoe Workers Journal
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-20
G rdenlna.

The way to keep up the interest in
gardening is not to do the same thing
year after year. That is monotonous.
Try the new fruits, vegetables and
flowers. Hold to the old, tried ard true
for mainstays, If desired, until the new
prove that they are what is wanted
10 entirely displace older varieties
New York Sun.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-20
Worse Still 70 Come.

Henderson = What makes you so
blue? Sanderson-My wife's breads
failure. Henderson-Is that all? San
derson-An? No; something worse is
coming Henderson = What? Sander
son--A weeks ordeal of bread pud-
ding-Puck.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-20
We'll DsfineJ.

The class in spelling was asked to
state the difference between results
and consequences.
One bright eyed little miss replied,
Results are what you expect and con
sequences are what YOU get. = Coun-
try Gentleman.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-20

"Why all these toots as you pass that
villageY' inquired the fireman.
'"Toots is my wife's pet name" ex-
plained the engineer Pittsburgh Post.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-20
PHILADELPHIA,

Before the city OF Philadelphia re-
ceiyed its present name the site was
known to the Indians by the name
"Coaquannock," which to them meant
"the grove OF tall pines"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-20
Sizes.

II wish ton of coal, please"
"Yes, madam. What sizeP
Dear me, / didn't know coal came
glove. Courier-J journal.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-20
Eer Penalty.

He-Does your father object to my
staying so late? She No; pa says 1t
serves me right for being IN when you
call.-Boston Transcript.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-20

Worry poisons the mind just as much
as deadly drug poisons the body and
Just as surely.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-20
Then Ma Sent Willie to Bed.

PA, what is a filibusterY
"a flibuster is an attempt to talk
plan of action TO death, any boy"
"I see You married into one, didn't
you, pa Detroit Free Press.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-20
An instance of Woman's superiori

No man ever dared tell the truth
about women; only woman can do It,
n w. Howes Monthly.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-20

Yesterdays neglect causes two-thirds
Of today's worry.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-20

wisdom provides things necessary,
OF superauous.- Scion
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-20

Nation Would Become Richer If All
Not Only Food, but All Wealth, Comes
In the First Place From Land by La
borrower Cost of Living.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-20

How shall be able to rule over 9TH
ers that have not full power and COM
mand over myself p Rabelais
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-08-10
THIEVES AND ROBBERS
FOLLOW CIRCUS
in Different Parts of
Town.

Thursday while T. C. Sawyer
and his family were away from
home watching the street pa
rade, his residence was broken
into and robbed. The loss includ-
es several pieces Of valuable Jew
elry and some small change.
At the Pacific depot, the tel
ephone booth was broken open
and the money drawer relieved
of its contents, probably four or
five dollars. A trunk belonging
to Miss Margaret Davis which
was in the baggage room, was
also broken open and everything
of value taken. Miss Davis was
to have left Friday for an
extended visit in Colorado, but
changed her plans when she
found that her trunk had been
riffled.
Sheriff Talbot was notified
Sunday that a man with some
lady's clothing in his possess
ion had been arrested in Seda-
liza. He was brought to LeXing-
ton Monday by Deputy Sheriff
John Toner, and arraigned be-
fore Justice of the Peace Clyde
Wright. The prisoner gave his
name as David Hilton, some
time from Oklahoma, and fuk-
ey with Sells-Floto circus. He
was sent to jail until the Grim
inal court convened Tuesday
morning, when he was charged
with grand larceny. He declined
counsel, entered plea of guilty
and was forthwith sentenced to
two years in the penitentiary.
Clarence Crouch of Odessa,
was relieved Of a new Chevrolet
automobile at the show grounds
at night. He drove over in the
evening to attend the circus and
had parked his car in the road
along with many others. No
trace of the car could be found
when the show was over.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-08-10
COMPANY A
ELECTS OFFICERS
Major Ristine's Promotion Made
Room For Further Promo
tiOns. Company MObOIized
Sunday.

Company A of the 9th Mis-
souri, has recently elected First
Lieutenant Ralph Campbell to
the captaincy, vice Capt. Ris-
tine promoted to major; Harry
Boardman, first lieutenant, and
William Stonestreet, secon d
lieutenant.
Capt. Campbell and Lieut..
Boardman were before the ex-
amining board Thursday at jeff
erson Barracks and were found
qualified for their respective
commissions.
Sunday all of the state
troops were automatically draft
ed into the Federal service. The
boys from Mayview were escort
ed over by large contingent
of citizens accompanied by a
band. The boys living outside of
the city limits are quartered in
the Lexington College buildings
and take their meals at Morris
hotel.
Major Ristine said this morn
ing that their transportation
was on the way and that the
company would probably move
Wednesday morning.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-08-10
Death of Miss Pinkie Chinn.

Miss Pinkie McGrew Chinn
died Thursday night at 900 o.
clock at her home, Sixteenth
and Main streets, after an illness
of several days of irritation of
the stomach and bowels with
complications. Miss Chinn was
taken sick on Tuesday, July "a,
following a trip to Kansas City
on the preceding Monday. Her
condition was critical from the
first and all efforts on the part
of her attending physician were
of no avail.
The death of Miss Chinn was
received with sorrow by all who
knew her. She was decidedly a
home body and gave her time
and attention to those about her,
especially to her aged grand
mother, her sisters and her sis
ter's children. She was devoted
to them and found her chief
pleasure in providing for their
wants and entertainment. Her
unselfshness found sway in
other homes where its members
will not soon forget the many
kindnesses she did. She was a
life long member of the Chris
tian church. Her life was one of
service. Who could do more?
Miss Chinn was the daughter
of the late Buford A. Chinn. She
was born in Lexington, May 27,
1884, and was educated here and
in the schools of Columbia and
Liberty. The survivors are her
grandmother, Mrs. Joseph G.
Chinn, and two sisters, Mrs.
George Colburn, Harrisonville,
Mo-, and Mrs. R. w. Gentry,
Winfield, Kansas.
The funeral was held at the
home Sunday afternoon at e.
I30 o'clock. Rev. Carl Burkhart,
her former pastor, conducted
the services, assisted by Rev
Richard w. Wallace. the pres.
ent pastor of the Christian
Ichurch.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-08-10
Semler.Keny.

Mr.. Harry Semler, son of Mrs.
Robert Semler, and Miss Maggie
May Kelly, daughter of Len
Kelly, were married Wednesday
evening at 4 o'clock at the home
of the bride, Twenty-first and
Main streets.
Both the bride and groom are
among Lexington's most estima-
BILE young people. Mr.. Semler is
one of the city mail carriers.
After the ceremony, the young
couple left in car for Kansas
City, where they will spend their
honeymoon.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-08-10
An Automobile Crash.

A. K. Simpson, deputy super
intendent of the Metropolitan
Insurance Company, of his city,
had a narrow escape Thursday
night about IL o'clock when the
auto which he was driving was
run into by anther car driven
by Ralph Coen. The running
board, tenders and the body of
the car were smashed. The dam
age will probably amount to a
couple of hundred dollars. The
accident happened at the corner
of Eleventh and Main.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-08-10
Death of GrandiIe Page.

Grandile Page, age 80 years,
died Tuesday in st. Margarets
hospital, Kansas City, Kansas,
where he had been the past sew
eral months for treatment. The
body was brought to Lexington
Wednesday night and taken to
the Winkler Undertaking Parlor
where the funeral was held
yesterday morning at 10:30 o.
clock. The services were con-
Quoted by Rev. G. Garland Rig
gan.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-08-10
Held For Kidnaping.

Jack Riley who was arrested
show day for attempting to kid
nap the three year old daughter
of Chas. Seitz, was taken before
Justice of the Peace Clyde
Wright Friday where he made
the statement that ne was
drunk and didn't know what he
was up to. He was bound over
to the August term of the Grim
inal court under $4,000 bond. He
was unable to furnish bond and
is now bording with Sheriff Tai
bott.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-08-10
Criminal Court.

Tuesday in the criminal
court David Hilton who burglar
lied the Pacific depot, plead
guilty to grand larceny and re-
eeived sentence of two years in
the penitentiary.
In the case of the State VS..
August Anderson, selling liquor
on Sunday, defendant plead not
guilty and case set for August
9, 1917.
In the criminal court Wednes-
day William Knox and Clifton
Parke entered plea of guilty to
grand larceny and received SEN
tence of two years in the peni-
tentiary. Both were paroled.