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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-21

The AmCus club celebrated it's third ami
3ersary by an informal gathering at the
home of Miss Gertrude Cohen 1856 Poplar
street, on Saturday evening. Among those
present were Miss Minerva kohn, president
of the society Mr.. Jack Lipman, Miss Ger
trude Cohen, Mr.. A. Cooper, Miss Rose Le-
vine, Mr.. a. Levine. Miss Esther Armon,
Mr.. S. Sherman, Miss Leah Riff, Mr.. b.
Cooper, Miss Lena Ortzman, Mr.. Jacob Utain,
Miss Sadie cornfield, Mr.. William Gold, Miss
Mary Wrsbain, Mr.. NJ Master. Miss Mole
Schwartz and Mr.. Samuel Zinman.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-21

DRoAD"H al DAILY-N1GHrLx
HELP! POLICE!'-Girlie Show
Douglas Fairbanks in "Mr. Fix-It
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-21
MISS MARY O'BRIEN
MISS MADELINE KENNEDY

Three members of ST. Johns Opera
Company who will take part in the
production of Princess Bonnie" TO be
given on Thursday afternoon and eve.
ming Of this week in Mansyunk
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-21

Tomorro,0-Bennis.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-11-29
NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
PEACE

For more than four years we have
talked war
For more than a year and a half
we have been in the war.
Now we emerge upon the calm OF
peace.
It is calm, however, that is to be
more fgdrative than real. We shall
probably know no calm We shall
have little opportunity to contemplate
our victory in serenity.
If our fighting is at an end, our
work is not. There is much to do.
The war to US was not an end; il
was che of the things to be done on
the way to the end We could not
go on until we had removed the OBJ
stacle.
The obstacle has been removed.
The road is clear. We can go on
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-11-29
LONC-HOUR
AND WAGE REDUCTION
PLAN TOO HOT
TO HANDLE"

New York. William H. Barr has
found that his wage reduction and
long hour plan is, to use a base ball
term, "too hot to handle"
Mr.. Barr is president of, the Nation
al Founders association. At the open
ing session of the annual convention
he grated at length on his method to
meet foreign competition. He referr-
ed to wage reductions as "hquidating
wages" 1t was the old, old scare crow
which President Gompers quickly took
shot at. President Barr is now try
ing to let loose. And he's angry at
the A. F. of L. executive, who is charg-
ed with misinterpreting the spirit
and intent" of his wage liquidation
scheme.
Mr.. Barr has now reached the ex-
planation stage.
"Unquestionably," he says 'the
manufacturer is more deeply con-
cerned in working out the great com
mon industrial problems than are
those individuals and organizations
whose principal efforts are confined
to vituperation and reduction of out
put,
'If our manufacturers can maintain
their industries and furnish employ
ment to all classes of workers on an
eight hour basis the situation would
be welcome. Otherwise, the result
would be common calamity with the
workers the chief sufferer" The same
general principles applied to wages,
he asserted.
A careful reading of the above
statement shows that the iron found
er has changed his tactics, but not
his views.
1t is whispered that certain farsight-
ed employers have voted Mr.. Barr as
eligible to the mutt" class.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-11-29
No Strike Order.
Is Repealed By Canadian
Government.

Ottawa Canada, The government
has repealed its "no-strike" order
passed October IL.
"The 'no-strike' order" the govern
ment announces, "was issued only for
the purpose of maintaining industrial
peace during the continuation of the
war and is Cancelled because it has
served its purpose and is no longer
necessary"
The order aroused organized labor
throughout the Dominion, and in every
section much feeling was developed.
While the government has repealed
its October II order, it has issued a
new order defining the status, under
the military service act, of employers
and employees Some unionists believe
this is but repetition of the first
order.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-11-29

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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-11-29

Washington-Another step in the
direction of government ownership of
the express business has been taken
by proclamation issued by the pres
dent in which the government takes
over the express business of the coun-
try now carried on by consolidation
of the express companies throug the
newly y-created American Railway Ex-
press company The operation of the
new government function is assigned
to Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo,
who is also director general of rail
roads under control of the government
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-11-29
TAKES EXPRESS BUSINESS

R E E
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-11-29
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KEY MEMS WAGES RAISED.

Washingtbn-Wage increases have
been granted railroad telegraphers by
Director General of Railroads McAdoo
A fiat minimum of 35 cents an hour
was established and to this was ad-
ded 13 cents an hour with time and
one-half for over eight hours. Wages
paid January last were used as a
basis upon which to compute the a.
ward. The new rates date back to
October /. The award is comprom-
ise with rates urged by the Order of
Railroad Telegraphers. The workers
affected are telegraphers, telephone
operators (other than switchboard
operators), agent-telegraphers, agent
telephone operators, tower men, lever
men, train dispatchers, tower direc-
tors, block operators and staff men.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-11-29

But we cannot go on as we used to.
The war has left us in new con-
dition. But few essential things are
as they were. The great fire has burn
ed deeply.
So we have new problems.
Our great hope in meeting these
new problems lies in the fact that the
war taught US to meet new problems
without fear. Fear is frightful OBJ
stacle. We have overcome it. That
ought to make us very happy
But fearlessness alone solves no
problems. Hard work and honest,
hard thinking solve problems. Work
and thought together.
Work without thought avails little.
Work without thought is slavery,
conscious or unconscious.
Thought without without
practices ephemeral. 1t goes as
tray and becomes filled with absurdity.
Thought without work and practice
is what leads the Russian peasant to
follow the path to tragedy in the wake
of the bolshevik misleaders.
Thought and practice must be held
together, each Interviewing with the
other in team work, to bring the
height of human happiness.
In our great war we have held
thought and practice together. We
have been neither slavish nor vision
ary. We have been practical with an
idealism that has inspired the world.
We have given the greatest exhibi-
tion of cooperation between work and
thought, between hand and brain, that
the word has ever seen.
In going about our new problems
in the same way lies our great hope.
The wonders of the future are limited
to US only as we can intelligently
make use of the opportunities open
to US.
If our thoughts are merely thoughts
we shall lose. Butterflies are useful,
but they move no mountains.
If our labors are merely labors we
shall be fair prey for whoever comes
to conquer-and conquerors need not
always come across seas.
If our thoughts guide our labors,
and our labors hold our thoughts in
workable channels, we shall build in
advance of the world and in advance
of anything we have dreamed.
We have great national ideals. Our
chivalrous war has enlarged and
beautifed them. Let us be worthy of
them and let US be practical and am
bilious enough to build them into the
structure of our future.
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LABOR PRESS
Too much credit can not be given
the Labor Press of our state for its
loyalty to cause and principle. Poor
ly paid in proportion to what it gives,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-11-29
WAGE RATE INCLUDES JAPS

Mone1aal, Canada.-Canadian rail-
way board of adjustment No. has
ruled that wage awards for mainte-
nance-of-way employees on the British
Columbia division of the Canadian
Pacific railway shall apply to Japs and
other Oriental labor.
The employees held that tie original
award should include all workers do
ing he same service withou. regard
tc wi ther the individual twas back,
white or yellow"
Trade unionists express the opinion
that decisions of this character vii.
go far toward lessening the cry for
the importation Of Oriental labor.
The adjustment board is volun-
tary organization consisting OF six
representative of the railroads and
an equal number representing organ
lied railroad employees.
va Nss va
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-11-29

But with so much doubt existing,
and a mans life at stake, there GER
tainly could be no harm in granting
him a new trial and every chance to
prove his innocence if able to do so.
Rut it seems that California has taken
the stand that, guilty or innocent,
Mooney should hang and those back of
the prosecution indicated.
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Cincinnati has a movement on foot
for the erection of Hero Temple in
the form of big memorial hall in
honor of her fallen soldiers and as a
tribute to those who will return
What is the matter with Hamilton
doing something of the same kind
While it is true we havn't near as
many soldiers dead as Cincinnati, yet
our boys were out fighting for the
same cause and we have nearly 1900
boys in the service who are deserving
and would surely be proud and ap-
preciate such tribute paid them. How
about some of our patriotic citizens
taking up such movement. Now
would be the time,-(it would be in
the nature of war movement) to get
to our citizens before they get out of
the habit of giving. Somebody start
something and be remembered for
ever for having done so.
Pa "a "a "a H
CAUSE /. w. WIS.
The other day mob at Jackson,
Mich, broke into the hotel room of a
machinists' union organizer and after
dragging the victim into the street
gave him coat of tar and feathers.
1t is said the reason for this outrage
was that the man actively engaged in
organizing the machinists of Jack
son. The mob was led by uniform
ed sergeant of the state constabulary.
Who was back of this deed? Surely
not the workingmen. Is it any wonder
that the cause of the l. w. W's and
Bolshevism is growing in many sec
tions of the country where such acts
are being performed? 1t was also
noticed that the daily papers every
where made little mention of the
affair.
m pa Pa Ea "a
These are days of large earning
power Now is the time to provide
for days when conditions might
change. Invest all you can spare
and little of which you can't spare in
something good and be ready for the
inevitable rainy day. The soundest
investment possible is War Savings
Stamps. Uncle Sam stands back OF
them and you know your "Uncle" is
as good as gold.
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The battle is now on between capi.
tai and labor. Capital to batter dowr
wages and labor to keep them where
they are at. Much good is going tc
come out of this battle for labor be.
cause it is going to bring labor closer
together than ever before. The work.
er is beginning to realize the neces.
sity and good of solidarity.
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Last week labor organizer was
taken out and tarred and featherec
because of union activity. The moi
was lead by uniformed sergeant Of
the constabulary of the state wherein
the crime was committed. Here is
found the answer of the workingmen
for their objections to state constabu-
airy.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-11-29
FAVOR TWO-PLATOON PLAN.

Portland, Ore.-At the last election
this city indorsed the two-platoon
system for municipal firemen by
majority of 1852. The vote was:
For, 26,314; against, 14,793.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-11-29

Detroit, Mich.-At the last election
this city adopted a charter amend
ment granting municipal fireman
24-hour on and a 24-hour off shift.
Msa hz Nga
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-11-29
CITY LABORERS GAIN.

Baltimore. Hereafter city laborers
will be paid 40 cents an hour for an
eight-hour day.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-11-29

the press continues with its driving
force paving the way for justice and
reforms that to achieve seems at
times almost impossible; yet when we
glance back over few years and be-
hold an amended state constitution
that at the time of its submission was
decried by both the reactionaries and
conservatives as destructive in its
liberalism, and workman's compen-
sation law that went beyond the
realms of sound governmental action,
child-labor law that would ruin the
industries of the state, woman's
fifty-hour-week law that would drive
merchants out of business, a miners
gross-weight law that would close the
coal mines of the state, mothers
pension law that would bend the
peoples backs with burdens of taxa
ton, an eight-hour law on all public
work, whether done by the state direct
or through contract, that would bring
disaster to private industry and con-
tractors who would be compelled to
work employees two sets of hours, and
many other too numerous to mention
that the labor press of Ohio fought
for day in and day out with practic-
ally only the remuneration of thought
of the human welfare, its work would
help achieve.
l take this opportunity to express
officially the thanks of the State Fed
Grafton of Labor for what our Labor
Press has done for the progress and
welfare of the labor movement, and
add thereto my personal thanks for
it's loyalty and cooperation during
the time of my administration of af-
fairs, and further would recommend
that the state and local officers of the
labor movement in Ohio do everything
in their power to bring to the atten-
ton of the membership the necessity
for upholding and patronizing the
Labor Press.-John Voll.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-11-29
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Governor Stephens of California,
has commuted the sentence of Thorn
as j. Mooney, the convicted labor
leader who is charged with having
thrown bomb in preparedness pa
rade, killing a number of the specta-
tors. There is much doubt as to the
guilt of the accused. Few persons
are qualified to say whether there is
reasonable ground for such doubt, but
the fact remains that the doubt ex-
lists. The case has assumed an inter
national aspect. Appeals and de-
mands, from all over the world that
the accused be granted new trial
have met with like response. 1t is
agreed by all that he has no right to
pardon or a communication of SEN
tence. He is either innocent or guilty
He should be dismissed or executed
The Robesonian., 1918-07-01
TO FLY ACROSS ATLANTIC.
Air Route May Be Established From
United States to Europe.

Establishment Of an air route to
Europe from the United States in or
der to bring the full force of Ameri-
can effort in the air to bear against
Germany, has been decided upon as
a definite project by the British air
council, the new organization into
which all British air service has been
merged. This was disclosed the other
day by Maj. Gen. VIM. Brancker,, con
troller of equipment on the council,
who is in Washington to discuss this
and other projects relating to air war
fare with American officials.
Plans for an initial flight cross
the Atlantic in August, September or
October Of this year are already we'll
advanced. American cooperation is
sought and Gen. Brancker hopes that
the first machine to make the crossing
will carry both British and American
pilots. At least three British pilots
regarded as qualified for the trip are
The Robesonian., 1918-07-01

now in Washington and several types
of machines produced in England
have ample fuel capacity for the forty
hours of flying it is estimated the
trip would take. The attitude of The
American government toward the
project has not been disclosed, al
though Gen. Brancker laid stress on
the fact that the sole purpose of the
trip was to blaze new trail to Eu-
rope over which American aircraft
can be delivered next year without
taxing shipping. Presumably it arises
from the fixed purpose of the British
air ministry to carry the bombing
warfare into Germany on a steadily
increasing scale until not a vital spot
in the German, empire is safe from
allied raids.
The Robesonian., 1918-07-01

General Young arrived at jefferson
TUESDAY, night. 1t is reported that a
band Of deserters near Jefferson now
numbers 40 and that they are we'll
armed. The Winston and Wilkeshoro
reserve militia are ready should the
sadJutant general call for them The
authorities have been expecting trou-
Die from this large number of de-
serters. Two weeks ago it was re-
ported they were endeavoring to hand
together. Gen. Young prefers to Set
The Robesonian., 1918-07-01
MR.. LOVE
DEMANDS APOLOGY
Says Charges Made Against Him By
Scottish Chief Are Not True
and Demands Justice.
To the Editor of The Robesonian:

To the Editor of The Robesonian:
Enclosed herewith an article in re-
ply to an editorial that appeared in
the Scottish Chief entitled Exhaust
ed Patience" which / will thank you
to publish in the columns of your pa
per.
Thanking you again for same l re-
main.
Yours very truly,
W. F. LOVE,
0nlef Clerk Robson County Local
Board No. 2.
Red Springs, N. c., June 25, 1918.
lhe readers of the Scottish Chief
nave no doubt noticed in recent issue
0I that paper an editorial entitled
u Exhausted Patience" in which Mr..
markers chief topic was the chief
clerk of the local board for Robeson
county division 2.
-. wish to state to the readers of
tldt paper and all others concerned
sildt the facts set out in the article
are untrue.
fEst, the editor, Mr.. Harker, is
N.Y. III. known to me at all neither person
any, over the phone or through corre-
sspIohoence. have never had the
pressure Of his acquaintance, and
ra rd!e never had any request from the
0Hel Selor Tor anything for publication.
o,,, SECOND, as for DR.. Mcmillan re-
W;tS gG;tSStlng me to furnish any one paper
bas b,sn any matter for publication, he
n,,S nas not, only stating that these lists
eusI raa De published. Major Sellers did
aeHuest that | send him (the maior)
tbnt as' {, OF the deserters in this district.
# T Tl! M!, Harker wanted to publish
Sa,lora.h ms list was furnished Major
,Ipne IeiS Soti the day following, which was
rsa,,lsNe | have looked the selective Service
bsu'atlons bsyu through carefully and
saw saw peen unable to find where il
nnbi;.LaL IhaL these publications must be
or 'hl1S"eu h., IN more than any one paper
repnio.ahy any one certain paper. The
shall IlG1lohs DO read as follows: "There
the NV" We made five copies, and one tc
tior peSS IS with a request for publica.
the oa: me remaining copies 90 tx
shal "uJutant general, provost mar.
for general one posted in the Office
recor1 n1spectlon and the other for the
TITS Th;l, OF the local board"
newsnanE 30, Employed by some Other
the ITpGpeI ITn;pteJ g, No. | am employed b,
writton wit,'ed "a States Government. / have
ing tbo LOT several newspapers dur
from 'nr an, past five or six years bu
evar any that l have written for hav;
ticn uiawn one cent or subscrip
iivina depended on the papers for m,
peciail,, could not stay here long, es
F1arly Fon!y. If on The Chief.
orders ita, W. AS far as my ignoring tn
thoritf;ooo VI the local board, or the au
It les Ioalh higher up, l have not.
be cler1i lNJhs ike Mr.. Harker wants t.
whila No, 1or the local board for
Maybe then The Chief coul
The Robesonian., 1918-07-01
get something to publish.

S;SC SOIIlCClllIlSo W puOA1oL.
/ sincerely hope the readers Of The
Chief will read these two articles
carefully and then decide this ques-
ton of where the trouble lies.
Mr.. Harker, I demand Of you an
open apology, for the charges that
you have brought up against me as
chief clerk Of the local board for Robe
son county No. 2 are untrue and
demand justice.
(Signed) w. F. LOVE,
Chief Clerk
lMr. Love has of course not been
employed by The Robesonian. He
has been most courteous and efficient
in complying with the numerous re,
quests Of The Robesonian, over long
distance phone and otherwise, fol-
lists of names and other information
Editor Robesonian).
The Robesonian., 1918-07-01
Civilian Officer Killed by Desertel
And Deserter Also is Killed.

Dave Welsh, army deserter, died at
Jefferson Monday night as result of
wounds inflicted by Winfield Goss.
civilian who went to arrest him and
who was shot in the back by Welsh.
After being shot Goss turned and shot
his assailant times, thea died. Welsh
died about "a hours later. Adjutant
The Robesonian., 1918-07-01

Will Carter, young white man of
ing negro named Baker in Seventy
Cumberland county charged with kill
first township on June 16, is at liberty
on a writ Of habeas corpus secured
by his lawyers before Judge Lyon at
Elizabethtown Saturday. Carter fur.
nished bail in the sum of $1,000.
The Robesonian., 1918-07-01

tie the trouble by conciliatory meas
ures similar to those employed in
Mitchell county, but it is feared that
military aid will be needed to bring
the hand of deserters in.
The Robesonian., 1918-07-01

For baby's Group, Willie's daily cuts
and bruises, mothers sore throat,
Grandma's lameness-Dr. Thomas
Eclectic Oil-the household remedy,
30c and 60c.
The Washington times., 1918-10-16
PIMpLY!WELL,D ON'TBE
People Notice It. Drive Them
Of with DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets

Apimply face VIII not embarrass you
much longer If you get package Of
Or, Edwards Olive Tablets. The skin
should begin to clear after you have
taken the tablets a few nights
Cleanse the blood, bowels and liver
With DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the
successful substitute for calomel; there's
no sickness or pain after taking them.
Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets do that
which calomd does, and just as effec.
lively, but their action is gentle and
safe instead Of severe and irritating.
No one who takes Olive Tablets Is
ever cursed with "a dark brown taste
q bad breath, dull istlesS mo good
feeling, constipation, torpid liver, bad
disposition or pimply face.
Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets are .
purely vegetable compound mixed with
olive oil; you will know them BY their
olive color.
Dr.. Edwards spent years among pa.
tents afflicted with liver and bowel
complaints, and Olive Tablets are the
immensely effective result
Take one or two nightly for week.
So how much better you feel and look.
aoe and 25c per box. All drugsiTS
The Washington times., 1918-10-16
EMERGENCY CHECKS
FOR YANKS URGED

Emergency pay-check books would
be given every soldier of the Ameri-
can expeditionary force for use when
army pay fails to make connections
on schedule time, under q plan pro-
posed to War Department officials by
Congressman Swagar Sherley OF Ken
lucky, chairman of the House Appro-
priations Committee.
Mr.. Sherley has just returned from
France, where he Investigated many
complaints of failure to make prompt
payment of wages to the troops.
Many of the delays of the past will
be eliminated by the Few accounting
system adopted by Chief of Stan
March, Sherley said, but in cases
where troops are shifted there seems
no way of absolutely insuring prompt
pay.
Under Sherley's plan the Govern
ment would furnish to each soldier
check book. containing checks total
ing SO or SIS. Each check would be
egal tender for use at Y. NJ c. A.
nuts, quartermAster depots, Salvation
Army stations. and all other than
civilian shops where cigarettes,
chocolate, and the like are sold.
The money for the books would be
AIKEN from the pay Of the men in
small installments. The issuance of
UGH check books, Sherley believed,
would guard against a repeti ion of
such scenes as that wines. ed by
Congressman Beavis of Nebraska In a
Paris hotel, when a beautiful French
woman passed the hat" among the
quests for the benefi, Of a group OF
american soldiers outside who were
without money.