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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-13
SIMPLE TALE OF
A FARM WORKER
Dan Jones, Who Left the Fields
to Toll In a Factory.
SHORT ANIMAL OF THE POOR

What Man With imagination Read In
Bulletin of the United States De-
partment of Labor-Hieh Cost of
Living Quenohed the Ambition of q
Brave Spirit.
With disgusted smile, John Smith
laid down the Monthly Review of the
bureau of labor statistics of the United
States department of labor. why does
the go ernment get out these senseless
publications he said. Here are pages
Of mussy figures that mean nothing.
| think / will write the department of
labor to take my name off their list.
This stuff is not worth mailing" Uncle
Charlie picked up the offending periodi-
cal and looked at the article. John"
said he after a moment, this is really
interesting" I'm from Missouri"
snorted the practical man. Show me
somethingr" All right, John. Listen
to one story | see In these tables:
"a husky farm laborer, Dan Jones'
worked from early dawn to plumb
dark for Farmer Johnson on a fine
place in Ohio. Dan thought he earned
more than Johnson paid-belng human.
Besides, being an average man any
way, Dan was getting-this was In
1915--only $3.50 a month In real
money, besides board. Like any other
human creature, Dan did not realize
what the board was worth. But he
could remember that his pay had risen
only $3.50 month since 1910.
1.-THE Weekly Banner reported a big
demand for workers in the new auto
mobile plant in the city. So Dan quit
one Saturday night, and Monday found
him in the line of applicants at the
factory door. And Dan wasn't the only
country boy there Sixteen out of ev-
cry hundred farm laborers did as Dan
did this year, John" said Uncle Char.
lie, interrUpting himself That's bad
Charlie. VIII the farmers be able tC
| plant as much ground with so many
leaving?' I'm afraid not, John. The
reports indicate per cent less cultiva
tion this year. But let me 90 on with
my Interpretation of this table. DaI
took his sister With him to the city
and another country boy went along
Della got a job in cotton manufac
turing plant, and sam landed IN a shoe
factory They took those jobs because
they could soon learn the work, while
Dan, being ambitious and having s
turn for machinery, stuck to his pla1
and was hired by the automobile com
pany. That was year ago Nov
Dan, Della and Sam are city people
They are pale and not so strong. Thei
evenings are filed with amusements-
movies, walks in the bright lights
visits with other Young workers. some
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-13
Kill Flies And Save Lives.

Kill at once every fly You can
hud and burn his body.
Observers say that there are
many reasons to believe there will
be more flies this season than for .
numl er If years.
The killing Of just one fly NOW
means there will be billions and
trillions less next summer
Clean up your own premises; see
and Insist that your neighbors do
likewise.
Especially clean 'out-of-the-way
places, and every nook and GRANNY
Flies will not go where there is
nothing to eat, and their principal
diet is too filthy to mention.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-13

stated that bookbinders at Danville
I'll have asked for the reissuance
of their charter
1t is stated that the large influx
of southern negroes to Chicago is
caused by the offer of stockyards'
interests to guarantee lodging and
food for one week to the negroes,
who are replacing European immi-
grafton. 1t is predicted that Chi
cago's colored population will have
increased by 1000 before the first
of April, and that already the new
arrivals are living six in room.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-13

times bit or peer or some ouner reiaA-
alton. Even ambitious Dan has lost
his first determination to work for the
future The spirit of resignation of the
poor is eating their vitality. And here
are some of their experiences written
in this report:
"Delia is one among 53,242 who were
working February last. The payroll is
bigger than when she started in. The
average was SO week then, it is 5000
now.
"Sam gets a little more pay now
S14.S7 against S12.9S a year ago.
"Dan gets $21.72 a week, and year
ago 1t was $19.31. There are ll1,97l
In those factories now, where 93,555
worked year ago.
"But how much better off are Dan.
Della and Sam really?
'The factories pay more to their
workers; the pay roll increase runs
from 10 to SO per cent. More workers
are busy, as many as one in five more
in some kinds of industry, and many
of them come from the farm, which
works to reduce the supply Of food for
us all and to increase the cost of our
living. And listen to Della. Dan she
Is saying, Il think we had better stayed
ON the farm. You get the biggest pay
of the three of us, almost 500 month
Your pay would be only $3.50 on the
farm, but look what it costs us to eat
A five dollar bill just melts down when
it meets the grocery man. Back home
you got your meals with the job, and
SO did Sam and |. None of us are as
well off, Dan, let's go home
But Dan won't go.
Now, John, look at those tables
again.
Boots and shoes: Eighty-hve estab-
Iishments were asked for reports; six
ty-eight replied. They pay every week.
Fifty-six thousand four hundred and
ninety-nine worked for them In Febru-
ary, 1916; 6O,226 in February, 1917.
That means that &c per cent more
were working in 1917 than in 1915, and
the pay roll figures show that 1T costs
18 per cent more to pay them. In other
words, this table shows the rising cost
of labor in the industries reporting and
the increasing number of workers en-
ployed in the industries that have re-
ported. Pay rolls rose everywhere,
37.8 per cent IN iron and steel, 33.9 per
cent In automobiles, 29.8 per cent In
leather working. 1916 per cent In paper
| making In each of these trades thou
sands of Dams and Delias and Sans
are toiling. These figures are the short
and simple annals of the poor, Brother
John They are worth reading. But
you have to read with your imagina
ton as well as your eyes; then you will
hnd them full of information"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-13
Statement OF The Ownership,
Management, Circulation
Etc., Required by the Act
Of Congress OF August
oath, 1912.

OF The Butler County Press published
weekly at Hamilton, Ohio, for March 81,
1917. State of Ohio, County of Butler.
Before me, Notary Public in and for
the State and county aforesaid, person
ally appeared Edward E. Weiss, who,
having been duly sworn according to
law, deposes and says that he is the
Editor and Manager of the Butler County
Press, and that the following is, TO the
best of his knowledge and belief, true
statement Of the ownership, management
etc, of the aforesaid publication for the
date shown in the above caption, required
by the Act of August "a, 1912, embodied
in section 443, Postal Laws and Regula-
tons, printed on the reverse of this form,
to wit.
That the names and addresses of the
publisher, editor, managing editor, and
business managers are;
Publisher; Edward E. Weiss, and John
r Mayer. Hamilton, Ohio.
Editor, Edward E Weiss, Hamilton,
Ohio.
Managing Editor, Edward E Weiss,
Hamilton, Ohio
Business Managers, Edward E. Weiss
and John F. Mayer, Hamilton, Ohio.
That the owners are: (Give names and
addresses of individual owners, or, if a
corporation, give It's name and the names
and addresses of stockholders owning or
holding / per cent or more of the total
amount of the stock
Edward +. Weiss, Hamilton, Ohio
John F. Mayer, Hamilton, Ohio
That the known bondholders, mort
cages, and other security holders owning
or holding per cent or more Of total
amount Of bonds, mortgages, or other Sc.
curities are:
Mrs. Kate Strategier, Hamilton, Ohio
That the two paragraphs next above,
giving the names of the owners, stock
holders, and security holders, if, any,
contain not OILY the list Of stockholders
and security holders as they appear upon
the books of the company but also, in
cases where the stockholder or security
holder appears upon the books of the
company as trustee or in any other fdu-
ciary relation, the name Of the person o1
/ corporation for whom such trustee is act
ing. is given; also that the said two
paragraphs contain statements embrac
ing atlantis full knowledge and belief a:
to the circumstances and conditions IN
der which stockholders and security
holders who do not appear upon the
books of the company and trustees, hole
stock and securities in capacity Other
than that Of bona fde owner; and thi.
afiant has no reason to believe that any
other person, association, or corporation
has any interest direct or indirect in til,
said stock, bonds, or other securities
than as so stated by him.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
| 31st day Of March, 1917
Harry S. Wonnell
Notary Public, Of Butler County
My commission expires April u, 1917
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-13
Neither Can We.
Manit0u springs COD Journal.l

"The interests of our country
would be conserved by the imme-
date internment of the said Bryan"
a constituent is said 10 have tele-
graphed representative Miller of
Minnesota, this week, referring, of
course, to one William Jennings
Bryan The thing we can't figure
out is how the first IN" got in the
twelfth word OF the message
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-13
Paper Makers Win Strike.

Deferiet, N. Y. April IL The
ST. Regis Paper company has
signed an agreement with the un
ions of paper makers, the pulp. sui
phite and paper mill workers and
the stationary h-emen, after strike
that started May s, 1915. Meme
of the officials or directors of the
company who were responsible tor
the strike are now connected with
this concern.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-13
To Create Pension Fund,

Pressmen's Home, Tenn April II
Following the Endorsement sof a
pension system by a popular vote
OF the international Printing Press
men and Assistants union officers
of that organization announce that
beginning May | next, the 25 cent
monthly tax for the pension fund
will be effective. This makes the
pressmen's per capita tax 80 cents
month and the assistants, 85 cents
month.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-13
Miners Reject Bonus; Gain Eight
Hour Day.

Charleston, w. Va. April l3-
Organized mine workers in this
state have rejected the operators
offer to pay bonuses and have nego-
tiated contract with the following
gains:
Eight hour day for nine hours
pay; union shop and check-off sys-
TEN; run of mine: inside day labor,
27H per cent increase ia addition
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-13
WORLD OF LABOR

Machinists and boiler makers
employed in three plants at Victoria
B, c., raised wages following short
strikes. Other gains include the
Al hour week and arbitration pro
visions. Transportation and board
is furnished these workers when
employed outside the city.
The Merchants Protective Asso-
citation of New York, whose mem
bers do a combined annual business
of more than $500, 600, 600, has no
tilted its mem bers of the formation
of arbitration committees for the
settlement of disputes between them
and customers.
The Niagara Falls City Council
has raised wages of municipal Ia
borers from 25 to 30 cents an hour
as a result of an agitation for
cleaner streets. Municipal officials
said it was impossible to get men
TO do this wor for a wage that
would not support their families.
The Massachusetts, State Senate
has killed the bill to provide one
day off in seven for hotel and res
taurant employees Trade union
lists urge these workers TO unite in
labor organizations and refuse tc
work seven days week instead OF
pleading with lawmakers to give
them something that is within their
grasp.
Striking employees Of the Seneca
Button Co. of Porghkeepsfe. Y. y,
deny they receive hlgb,waVlI The
rates average SIS and ~ Week,
and the workers claimhaf of them
have their fingers sawed off The
strikers were unorganized when
they asked for an increase of II
cent gross. They have since or
ganized and now demand recogni-
tion of their union.
In a letter to the Houston, Tex.
Labor Journal County Judge Bryan
says that the present commission
ers' court has specified in all its
contracts for public work that the
work shall be done by union labor,
because they are in sympathy with
union labor and because they real
ize that it is far more satisfactory
and that better results are obtained
Officers of the International
Brotherhood of Book binders report
that bookbinders at Racine, Wis;
Mason City. Fort Dodge and Mar
shalltt wn, Iewa and Jackson, Miss.
have organized. 1t is the intention
of the latter union to include other
Mississippi bookbinders. 1t is also
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-13
Cossack Troubadours.

The Cossacks, like the Spaniards,
have class of troubadours, who, in
stead of walking from village to vii
lage, ride on horseback and give per
formances of music and song in front
OF houses. They are treated with re-
spect and rewarded generously, ac-
cording to their talents. There are also
women troubadours among the Cos
sacks, and their performances in the
pleasant surroundings of garden or
In street scene are impressive.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-13
Railroad LabOrers Gain.

Rock Island, Ill. April 13.-
Members of Railroad Laborers' un-
ion No. Is, ,110, employed on the
Rock Island railroad, suspended
work to secure a wage increase Of
2 cents an hour, and time and one
half for holiday and Sunday work
The management agrees to again
raise wages within 30 days.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-13
WOmen'S So Hour Law Signed.

Columbus Ohio, April 13.-Gov
Cox has signed a bill limiting the
hours of women workers to 50 in
any one week. Seats for women
shall be supplied wherever possible.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-13
ALWAYS Present.

"I suppose you don't believe in luck"
suggested the sympathetic friend to
the chronic loser
"Oh, yes, | do responded that un-
fortunate. "It is the quality which
enables other players to overcome my
skill. ."-Richmond Times Dispatch.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-13
BOAT RIP :

In these piping times of patrio-
tism and love of country, the most
stirring music, next to that of the
bugle of military, is that which
sings in deep. Meteor treble song
from the IA e the great Gallo
pss~sc 10 ers Island Queen
= -'------ess The caliope players
abroad the two great white boats,
Homer Denney on the Queen and
Billy Hickman on the Princess,
during the sailing of the Sunday
voyages, are making specialties OF
the music Of the nation.
The Island Queen is sailing each
Sunday from Broadway at $50 a.
m. and $3.50 p. m. for Lawrence,
burg and Aurora. The newly re-
turned New Princess " with new
and wider decks and other features
makes her voyages to New Rich
mond at 10 a. NJ. and 2;30 p. m.
Stopovers are permitted free on all
trips. The ever popular eight
O clock moonlight trip each Sunday
is being sailed.
The dancing features of all trips
is becoming quite fad. So eager
are the steppers Of the light fantas-
tic for more music that the musi-
sicians in the dancing cabins are
now giving almost continuous pro-
grams. Round trip 35 cents.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-13
The Limit.

"She loved him long"
That's the way with women. They
aever love us when we are Short
Baltimore American. qa
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-13
a Hank of Yarn.

In the west of England there is
yarn measure known as the hank"
1t is 800 yards long.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-13

Such help as we can give each other
In this world is a debt we owe each
other.-John Ruskin.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-04-13

Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohio.
Endorsed by the MiddletOwn Trades
and Labor Council of MiddleIown 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, 1917-04-13

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communications of correspondents.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1917.

E.tsyed al the Posto6fee al RGmfIto', Ohio as
Second Class Mail Matter.
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Harry S. Wonnel

Notary Public, Of Butler County.
My commission expires April y, 1917.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-16

Patrick Henry Callahan, of Louis vile, offered an appointment by Pres ident Wilson to the Federal Tariff Commission, has declined.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-16

Bids for the largest amount of clothing and other supplies for the army opened at any one time in this country since the Civil War were opened by Col. John M Carson, quartermaster at New York. The supplies are to be shipped to New York, Boston. Philadelphia, Chicago. St. Louis, New Orleans, San Francisco and other cities.
 The bids call for the delivery of 1,300, ,000 pairs of socks, 672. .O0O suits of underwear. 242,000, pairs of gloves 350O00 pairs of canvas leggins 45O,O0O pairs of shoes, 150b00 service. hats and, 50,O00 neckties.
 Among the other articles were 10,- 2S8,094 yards of military cloths, in- cluding a,31o,oo0 yards of khaki 4,000,0 0,060 yards of olive drab and 400, 900 yards of serge. There were also 2,000 bugles and 1900 whistles the latter to be used by officers in giving command signals.
 The amount involved was not an nounced. The bids will be forwarded to the war department for final action
 InAthe picture is seen young work ing woman putting the finishing touches on an army uniform.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-16
ESCAPE OF INTERNED
 GERMANS IS PREVENTED

Tokio, March 16.-A Shanghai tele. gram received in official quarters says that the captains of two German steamers, which are interned in the port of Shanghai where they took re- fuge soon after the outbreak of the war. attempted to get their vessels away late at night after China had sent her protest tQg Germany on the unrestricted submarine warfare. The two steamers were sighted steamina at top speed towards the entrance o1 the port under cover of darkness through the merchantmen moored in the harbor.
 A Japanese warship cruising near the mouth of the port espied the nnys- terious ships and gave chase. Aware of detection, the German ships turned and returned to their mooring. The entente warships are maintaining a vigilant watch lest they should make another attempt.
 Japanese authorities allege that the intention was to sink the steamers at the entrance of the rivers to block trade with Shanghai.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-16
COMING NIPPON ELECTION MOST IMPORTANT ONE Essence of Constitutional Government Involved
 In the Contest

Tokio. March 1s-The general election to be held April 20 undoubt- edly will be one of the most important in the history of Japan for the es- sence of constitutional government is involved. .Ffe1d-Marshal Count Ter auchi, the prime minister, and his chief lieutenant, Baron Shimpei Goto, Japan's energetic homie minister, have made clear their conception of the is- sue. It is their determination not to bow to the will of ''tyrannical ma jority'' in the House of Representa- tives. Count Terauchi dissolved the House in January when the majority constitutional party backed resolu- ton of want of confidence in the min- istry.
 The groups hostile to Terauchi ac- cuse him of violating the spirit of the constitution. promulgated by the late Emperor Mutsuhito.. They insist that the political parties shall have some voice in the affairs of the Empire and that Terauchie's non-party cabinet represents unacceptable retrogression.
 It is now believed that the cabinet, seeing, the practicability of party af- filiation in the House, will seek a working arrangement with the Sci yukai which controlled no seats in the old House. Count Terauchi and his friends probably will strive for the election of an independent group to be controlled by him and, by unit ing this group with the Seiyukai, seek to obtain a majority.
 The Marquis Okuma, head of the last cabinet, is quoted as saying: Not only two-thirds of the House but the whole nation is supposed to the Ter auchi administration. Even among Peers there is an undercurrent of hos tility. The situation has aroused the indignation of the Empire.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-16

Minister to this cbuntry so long, has resigned the Foreign Office portfolio on account of deafness, I am inclined to believe true. When I last talked with Dr. Wu at Shanghai he was. ex- ceedingly deaf. Besides, his resigna- ton preceded by several days the res- ignation in bulk of the other Cabinet Ministers
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-16
ZINE FOR RHEUMATISM!
Musterole Loosens Up Those Stiff
 Joints-Drives Out Pain

You'n know why thousands use Mus ferole once yot1 experience the glad re- lief it gives.
 Get a jar at once from the nearest drug store. It is clean, white ointment, made with the oil of mustard. Better than a mustard plaster and doet not blister. Brings ease and comfort while it is being rubbed on
 Musterole IS recommended by many doctors and nurses. Millions of jars are used annually fop bronchitis, croup, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, p1eurisy, rheu- matism, 11mbago, pains and aches of the back or joints, sprains, sore muscles, bruises, cfilblains, frosted feet, colds of The chest Git often prevents pneumonia) }.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-16
Stationery.

The Post Office News Store Is prac- tically on Main street, being. but a few steps from the entrahce to the Arcade. This we'll known shop has a varied and full line of articles re- quired for business, social or clerical use. Fine stationery, writing tablets, blank books, typewriting papers, gen tlemen's leather goods and a com plete assortment of the numer- Ous magazines now published. The Post Office News Store, Il Ar cade is notfceab1y dependable, as re- gards quality. Prices at this shop are constantly low.-Adv
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-16

President Wilson's stand in break ing relations with Germany ana E1u- yiding for arrning American mesenanl ships was indorsed by the women's Republican club.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-16

New York city officials will make a demand today in Albany for the pas sage of the bills to protect the Crotdn watershed from pollution by sewage from state institutions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-16

Holland has protested to Great Britain against detention in British ports of. more than dozen steam ships loaded with foodstuffs and sup plies for the Dutch government.