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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-01-04
WHERE TO PLACE
PARTIALLY UNFIT
Problem of Rejected Workers Is
Becoming of Vast I'M
portanCe.
MEANS AN ECONOMIC LOSS
Development OF the War Has Slim
ulated Consideration as to What
Is the Duty of the State I'm
der the Circumstances.
BY WILLIAM L. cHENERY.


During recent years many industries
have begun to require applicants for
work to pass physical examinations.
The report Of the examining physi-
clans decides the applicants chance
for a job. In some cases it also de-
termines the kind of task to which
he is assigned.
The army and Davy have tradition
ally maintained the same system. En-
ployers adopted it partly as a result
Of the workmen's compensation acts.
So long as they were compelled to
insure against accidents, they felt that
they should at least have healthy en-
ployees. The healthy worker was also
naturally regarded as more efficient
Organized labor at times has been op-
posed to these examinations, but With
out success. The tendency has still
spread. Nearly every important argu-
ment does favor the system.
The plight of the men rejected
caused labor to protest. For o time
no other group In the state seemed to
be interested. Plainly individual busi-
ness concerns had no responsibility
for the men they declined to employ.
Consequently they were forced to drift
to the industries not surrounded by
fences of medical examinations. That,
however, was no solution Of a very
real problem.
One Chicago firm, for example, last
year examined upward of 1900 ap-
plicants. 1t rejected only 80 per cent
on account of physical disqualified
tfons. Yet that small fraction meant
577 men and women Those familiar
with industrial examinations estimate
that several thousand workers are re-
fused employment in Chicago alone
every year because of health disabil-
tiles. In the aggregate the number is
very large A veritable army of the
partially unfit are finding work hard
er to obtain.
In most cases the rejected work
ers lack the money, the time and the
| necessary information to correct their
own troubles. The problem which
they present is nobody's business. The
| state ought of course to look after
them, but at the present time both
the machinery and the public opinion
needed to support such an activity
are wanting. We are not yet ready to
take on this responsibility.
Great stimulation has been given
| this recovery of the industrialiy dis
abled by the development of the war.
Labor is of course scarce, but more
than that the plans for rehabilitating
! the victims of war have given impetus
to the rehabilitation of the victims of
peace. In time this work ought to
be taken over by the city, county or
state. After All the public has finally
to pay directly and indirectly for the
economic losses of industrial unfit
ness. On the crude basis of dollars
the evil cannot Indefinitely be ignored.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-01-04

Mayor Smith, there Is one thing
we desire especially to call your at
tention TO, and that is this: Scarce
ly a day passes that complaint
doesn't come to us, direct, or by
telephone, and we have also re-
ceived several letters to the effect
that young girls are being ap
preached and stopped when on the
streets alone, by men whom hey
say are guards and strikebreakers
Especially does this occur In the
neighborhood of Fourth Street and
Maple Ave. We refer the whole
matter to you Mayor Smith, and
ask that you investigate Ii.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-01-04

smooth again and we are just en-
tering the new year, why not get
together and settle ALL our little
differences. Especially those af
fairs at the WOODEN Mills and the
Niles Tool Works. Let the unions
select new committees and the firms
new representatives, then get to-
gether and talk II over. Come on
you textile workers and molders,
come on you Shulers and Benning-
hofens and Niles Tool Works.
You need each other, get together,
do something and let's make 1913
the biggest aud best year Hamilton
has ever had.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-01-04
Happy New Year, Mayor Smith,
and a successful administration.
These are the sincere wishes OF the
PREss.

We have been referred to as so
called newspaper by a hani bill
distributed in our city We are
doing just the best we can, we ar
trying to give all the labor news as
it is. We never laid CLAIM to
being REAL newspaper, thereby
obtaining money under false pre-
tense. We belong to ourselves and
don't have to jump through the
hoop and back agaiu when the
bosses crack the whip We pay
our bills and our credit is good
When we give check, the bank
usually accepts it and doesn't send
1t back stamped mo FUNDS. "
We never try to swell our circula-
tion by giving away a few automo-
biles and a lot of cheap jewelry
thereby inducing few girls to go
out, mold up and shake down their
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-01-04

imported. AS in all ther cases of
this kind, the duty of these fellows
was to create riots and thus alien
ate public opinion from the side of
the strikers. They have not yet
delivered the goods in Hamilton,
although 81 union men and women
have been indicted for rioting
which means that whenever a
drunken strikebreal er or gunman
stirred up fight every union man
who witnessed the affair was class
ed as a rioter. This has been the
rule in every other part of the
country and there is no reason to
suppose Hamilton will prove an
exception
A number of women were indict-
ed for rioting 1t is supposed these
girls assaulted some of the gunner,
probably knocking the poor things
down aud wounded their feelings
The grand jury apparently thinks
it unwomanly for a 1l0-pound
Hamilton girl to smack the day
lights out of hurley 200 pound
strikebreaker, especially after all
the trouble the employers have
gone to in bringing the aforesaid
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-01-04

There are few men with I. w.
w. tendencies who have been try.
ing to take advantage of the situa-
tion. We would advise that the
union men f this city set down on
these fellows, and Sc. on them
hard. They won't do the cause
any good, and they will do lot OF
harm.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-01-04
seIf.sacrIfce Urged.

'The greatest need of our country
today In the prosecution of the war Is
the spirit of self-sacrifce for the COM
mon good" said Secretary of Labor
Wilson, chairman of the presidents
mediation commission, at a luncheon
rendered him at San Francisco by a
business mems organization. Mr.. wiz
son made a plea for elimination Of la
bor controversies. particularly in chose
industries necessary to prosecution of
the war.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-01-04

Jail. While everything is kept
clean the plumbing Is rotten. Think
of lot of men being kept together
where there Is no toilets fit for use.
The County Commissioners should
get to this at once.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-01-04

friends for the price of a subscrip.
ton. oh yes. neither are we sued
about once a week for unpaid
claims. So many more things we
might eaumerate, but, We are just
doing the best we can.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-01-04

1t is said, several girls while pas
sing hotel on south Fourth Street
on last Saturday evening, were ap
preached and stepped by several
guards who PIT up at this hotel.
1t is also said, the men received a
balllng ont such as will keep their
ears tingIing for long time to
come. Go to 1t girls.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-01-04

There Is one thing that has been
brought out very plain by the i'm
prisonment of the union men, and
that Is uusanitary conditions of the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-01-04

Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council OF Hamilton. Ohio.
Endorsed by the MiddIetown Trades
and Labor Council of MiddIeIOwn
Endorsed by the Labor Legislative
League of Butler, Preble and Mont
gomery Counties.
Endorsed by Metai Trades Council
of Hamilton ohio.
Endorsed by the United Trades and
Labor Council, Dayton, Ohio.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-01-04
Local Organizers and Bust
ness Agents.

Ted Smith, Machinists' Union
No. 24l Residence 811 S. 9Th ST.
Bell Phoue 1910 Y.
Charles E. Vaughn. A. f. Of l..
Residence, 80 So. Second Street
Bell Phone 3O8 X.
Timothy Rowan, Internationa
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-01-04

There Is never anything happens
but what lot of good comes out of
1t. During the squabble the past
week many union men became ac-
quainted with some of their broth
ers whom they had never met be-
fore.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-01-04

whatever Is intended for insertion must BE-
authenticated by the name and address OF the
writer, not necessarily for publication, but as
guarantee of good faith.
notify this Office, giving old and new address 10
insure regular delivery of paper.
We do not hold ourselves responsible fof any
views or opinions expressed IN the articles OF
communications of correspondents.
Communications solicited from secretaries OF
ali societies and organizations, and Should oe
addressed to The BUTLER COUNTY PRESS, o@o
Market Street, Hamilton. Ohio.
The publishers reserve the right TO reiect snN
advertisements at any time.
Advertising rates made known on appiicsuo'
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-01-04

The boys were so we'll pleased
with the treatment they received
from Sandy" Brinkman that they
didn't want to leave jail.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-01-04
No.lO SID St.
Molders' Union. Residence, 989
Central Ave, Bell Phore 403 x.

Molders' Union, Residence, 939
Central Ave, Bell Phore 403 x.
VIM. E. Bennett, Painters
Decorators and Paper Hangers
Union, No. 1876. Residence Mt.
Pleasant Pike.
w. r Smith, Paper Makers I'm
ion, Residence, Hotel Hamilton.
Home Phone 81. Bell Phone 81.
Swain B. corson, Carpenters
and Joirers Union, No 637, Resi-
dence 1917 Brosey Ave, Bell Phone
756 L.
Conrad Moe bus, Business Agert
Baitenders' Union, 258 Wallut St.
Vim Geppinger, Business Agent
Theatrical Stage Employees Union,
726 L High St. Home Phone 1l01
Thos. Brennan, Business A ent,
Stage Employees Utien No. 1856
Residence 2O5 So nth Third street.
John Buhi, Tesmsters' Union
Home Phone 1927 x.
DAYTON OHIO.
Ben Closterman, Polishers.
J. F. Eichorn. Bartenders,
Market street.
WI Gregg, Hosting Engineers
Al w. Great Miami Boulevard.
Wm Schneberger, cigarmakers'
l25 Samuel street.
George Richardson, Teamsters'
80 Wayne, Ave, Bell Phone 541
Home Phone 2541.
Earl Nyswander, Carpenters %
N. Main street.
Geo. Lorah. Plumbers corner
Washington and Main, street
Plumbers Hall.
MIAMI VALLEY
T.. Has ffele. International Mol
ders' union. Residence. 754 Clark
street, Cincinnati. Ohio.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-01-04

Did you ever see so many union
men together at one time as attend
ed some of those meetings.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-01-04

Governor Cox. should be we'll
pleased wi Ii the work of his man,
LsFollette.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-01-04
FRIDAY JANUARY 4, 1918

Catered at the Posto6fee az HGys,it0", OHIO a.
Second Class Maa Matter.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-01-04

IssuRp WEEKLY AT s2s MARKET STREET,
HAMILTON OHIO.
HOME TELEPHONE 500.
BRIL- 1298-x.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-30
auto ACCIDENT
NEAR DUNLAP
Paul Wight, Travelling Salesman, In.
jured When Auto Overturns
Just West Of Dunlap
iDRIVERlRENDERED UNCONSCIOUS
Taken to Home Of His Brother at
Dow City, Where He Was Given
s&g Medical Attention
DOW CITY, Oct. 2s-special-

DOW CITY, Oct. 29-Special-
M, One day last week Paul Wight, Of
Council Bluffs, whoSis a travelling
agent, was the victim of quite seri
Gus accident when his car was over
h turned. He had driven from Council
I Bluffs and when some distance west
Of Dunlap he met with the accident as
stated above. He was thrown from
the car and rendered unconscious, in
which state he remained, it is thought
about an hour and half No one
happened along at the time to offer
assistance and Mr.. Wight after re.
gaining consciousness, walked to a
farm house about forty rods away and
secured hep. Later he was brought
to the home OF his brother, A. J. Wight
in Dow City, where a physician was
called to administer to him. His face
was badly scratched and he also sus-
tanned other bruises, but luckily no
bones were broken and he considers
himself fortunate in escaping thus.
He is unable to account for the acct.
dent as it seems to have occurred so
quickly. His wife and mother, at
Council Bluffs were notified at once
and both came up that evening. He
was bedfast for couple of days, but
we are very glad to report that he
was able to return to his home His
wife accompanied him, they having
left on Friday afternoon.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-30

wife had been here. for couple O.
weeks or SO. rrF @.
Miss Alfrieda Mccullough returned
to her home in Denison Thursday af
ter a pleasant visit of several days
with her brother, Thos. Mccullough
and family.
Hugh Butterworth and wife return
ed Wednesday from several days
sojourn in Omaha with friends and
relatives.
William Honz was in Denison last
Wednesday having dental work done.
Mrs. W. W.. Clark and two children
have returned from visit of two
weeks duration with relatives in Min
nesOta. ~ g.. =
George TRACER Emotored down from
Denison Thursday on business.
Several members of the Woman's
Home Missionary society met at the
home of Miss Janet Rae Wednesday
afternoon for: the purpose of packing
the fruit jars which had been filled
for the deaconess home in Des Moines.
Seventy-seven quarts of fruit and veg
etables were shipped at this time,
which is considered very good owing
to the shortage of growth in this line.
Miss Irene Baber, Of Gordon, Neb.,
came Thursday for a visit with rela,
tives and friends. She came here
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-30
AMERICANS
HAvES1R0NG
NERVES
~
Nervousness and Nerve
Troubles on the Decline

Nothing wrong but your nerves..
this country. While nerve trouble is
no organic disease, leading nerve
specialist remarked: "A man or
woman might better break leg
than have shattered nervous sys-
tenn. %t .NE
Overwork and worry drains the
nerve cells Of their reserve strength
and food. and then follows the Sleep
less night. indigestion, poor appetite.
impure. blood and general nervous
breakdown.
The thing to do In such cases no
patients who know from their own
experience the Value of Phosphated
Iron. They know that a few weeks
regular use Of this nerve food and
red blood builder will strengthen and
brace up the whole nervous system.
because Phosphated Iron gives the
tired. hungry worn-out nerve cells
phosphates and iron. in a form easily
and quickly ..absorbed; as one happy
taking hold Of the nerves and blood.
after a short time you feel like a
new person: life seems q pleasure and
worth living once again.
In every section where Phosphated
Iron has been used there has been
it vii, yin proys . welcome relief t. any
results--it's pure.
To insure, physicians and their
patients getting the genuine Phos-i
phated Iron we have put up In
capsules only. do not take pills o.
tablets. Insist on capsules
r. knaul, the Druggist, and Leading
Druggists Everywhere.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-30

from Chadron. where she had been
teaching, her school now being closed
! on account 5of the flu. Miss Babel
tells us that the lid is on much tight
er there for the prevalent epidemic
than here, people at the place not be
ing permitted to enter the stores
Neither are they allowed to leave the
town without passport
Harry Huntington held sale at
his home three miles north of town
Wednesday which was literally pat.
ronized. We understand that Mr.. and
Mrs. Huntington are contemplating
to move back to town.
F. w. Pierce was a pleasant visitor
in town Thursday from Denison.
Misses Balbina and Adelaide Pot
ter were in Denison "Wednesday and
Thursday. -..r
Miss Josephine Munsey was unable
to be at her post Of duty in the tele-
phone Office the past week on account
of an attack Sof Influenza. The other
three operators have been managing
her work while she was absent
John Carey was a caller in Dunlap
Wednesday,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claus Hansen received
a letter from their son, William, last
week in which he stated that he was
being transferred from Camp Dodge
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-30

Sam Kemp residence in the east par
of town.
Myra Hagge celebrated here ninth
birthday Tuesday. She was the re
cipient of many pretty gifts.
J. H. kruse is carrying the mail or
route one while Ernest Siegner is
taking the remainder of his vacation
Miss Margaret Regan, who has beer
spending several days with her niece
Mrs. Geo. Lawler, was a passenger tc
Denison Wednesday to spend few
| days at the John Ainsworth home and
from there goes to Omaha to see q
specialist in regard to her eyes,
Frank Steiner, Of Tama City, spent
a few days this week with his moth.
err, Mrs. Anna Sievers. ~
A 100 acre farm of II. F. onGlan
was sold to Theo. Bundt and Lawler
Bros. for $236.50 per acre by Teaquist
& Mclaughlin. LaWler Bros. purchas-
ed the eighty with improvements.
The many friends of Henry lessen
were surprised to hear of his marriage
to Miss Louise Hennings, which oc-
Cured June 6, 1918. 1t was agreed to
keep it a secret. Although it had
been expected it never occurred to
the people that it would happen at
such time. Henry is now in the
army stationed at Camp Dodge. His
wife is with him. q.se,.s... e. ..e,s. -.
An aerOplane passed over Monday
morning, being westbound. 1t was
witnessed by. large number of people
here.
A service flag with Sd stars has
been hoisted on the Main street of
West Side. Each star represents a
soldier boy from here and the sur
rounding community. Here's hoping
they will all return to US.
We are glad to report that the Chris
Brotherson family are on the road to
recovery.
Mrs. Herman Peters, Mrs. Henry
Brockman and son, Elvin, autoed to
Carroll Friday to spend few hours
at the parental David Boldt, home.'
Mrs. James Killeen's children are
having a real siege of measles, but
are reported to be getting along nicely.
Stock shipments to Chicago Satur-
day night were: julius Hagge, 3 cars
of cattle; Hans Wilken, 3 cars of cat
tle;t Bart Mitchell, 5 cars of cattle;
Frank Pacholke, car of cattle; Hen
ry Schoessler, 1 car of cattle, and
Adolph Schoenjahn, 2 cars of cattle.
We are pleased to report that Pete
Brocksen is able to be up and around
again.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-30

of the week for his parental home at
washington Springs, S. D.
Mrs. Romanan Wight returned to
Council Bluffs Wednesday, having
spent couple of days at the home OF
her son, A. J. Wight. She and Mrs
Paul Wight had been called here on
account of the accident which occur.
red to the latter's husband. Mrs. Paul
Wight remained for longer time.
On Tuesday evening of the past
week Miss Anna Bell, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. N. Bell, residing north of
town, experienced misfortune of a
rather peculiar nature, While the
family were seated at the table par
taking of their regular evening meal,
Miss Anna began coughing when sud
denly she became stricken with total
blindness. This greatly alarmed her
parents and physician was summon
ed Immediately who advised them to
take her to specialist at once. She
was taken to Omaha that night where
"a specialist was consulted. Mr.. Bell
returned Wednesday with very en-
couraging report. Mrs. Bell remained
with her daughter until Friday eve
ming, when they both returned, Miss
Annals sight having been restored by
medical treatment. All are greatly
delighted over the fact that she is
herself again. This sudden affliction
is said to have been caused from the
nerves.
]. 7. Goldsworthy was visitor in
Dunlap Wednesday between trains.
Mrs. M. A. Pearsall was a caller at
the county capital one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Berry and chill
dren have been suffering with Spanish
influenza the past week. Mrs. Lille
Shumate has been caring for them.
All are reported to be improving now.
Miss Mae Edwards was in DenisOn
Wednesday visiting at the home of her
sister, Mrs. John Retman. The latter
returned with her sister for a brief
visit.
Mrs. Eli Baber returned Thursday
from pleasant visit with her sister,
Mrs. Ed Liese. in Ellis, and also with
relatives in Denison.
A. A. Birkhofer was a business Wis
itor in Dunlap Thursday r..
Leone, the little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. W.>Wilson, has been having a
siege of measles during the past week.
Miss Birdie Metcalf was a passen-
ger from Denison Thursday for visit
at the ]. R. Griffin home west of town.
T. K. Coleman, of Arion, was a call
err in Dow City Wednesday.
Dennis Streeter, of Deloit, was a
visitor in town Thursday for a brief
time while on his return home from a
visit with friends in Gordon, Neb
Mrs. John Carey has returned from
a several days visit at the parental,
Philip Dietrich, home in Wall Lake.
The remains of Frederick Lochmill.
ar, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Lock
miller, who died at sea of pneumonia
we're brought here for burial Thurs
lay afternoon. The Lockmiller fami-
Y were former residents of this vicin-
ty and have many friends who deep
y sympathiZe with them in their
treat sorrow.
Eli Baber, of Gordon, Neb., arrived
Wednesday night overland for few
lays visit with his mother, Mrs. S.
:. Baber, and other relatives. His
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-30
DOW. CITY ITEMS

Gus Friedricksen and o. S. Carlson
were passengers to Omaha Wednes
day morning, where they spent the
day looking after business matters.
Mrs. Will Rockwell and two chill
dren have returned to their home in
Denisot after a pleasant visit of sew
eral days at the parental, John Rock
well, home.
w. B. Gibson returned the latte,
part Of the week from weeks so
joulm in Texas, where he had been
looking at land.
Glenn Honz was up from Dunlap on
Tuesday on business mission While
here he made a brief visit at the home
snf his brother, Adolph Honz, and fam
IVY. s.
Gus Friedricksen shipped a load of
cattle to the Omaha market the first
Of last week
Howard Sterrett, who had been
spending a week among friends and
relatives here on his return from New
York where he had been in a hospi-
tai for several months recuperating
fiOm. a gas attack which he expert.
ehced in France, left the latter part