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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-13
LOCATED

'slr. came 10 ask you TO give me
your daughters hand" AN right,
young man; II your. looking for ~.
YOU can generally ind II In my pock
ct "--Bslumore American.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-13
NOT ANCHORED

II see Newpop, at the club quite
often since hiH baby came. /
thought he was anchored 90 a home
life. " "Hc was. but at the first squan
he began TO drag his anchor. e. Bos.
ton Transcript.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-13
HETTER LIVING

The father-Whep l was little
hoy. my mother only gave us bread
and Jam. We never got butter as weii
Young hopeful Aren't you mighty
glad YOU came to live with us. dad :
Passing Show usondonl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-13
HIS QUALIFICATION

The draft what branch
OF the service do you prefer
Tho raw onc-Er-er--haye you any
Use for a man on roller skatcs7--
Judge.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-13

In front Of counter would know how change is
ed-frst the amount OF the sale then the pennies.
nekels. silver and bills-nnd that II war work placed
her back Of counter would be able 10 follow this
detail without instruction.
Of the girls recently enlisted In the army
substitutes for clerks hardly be classod
assets 10 business.
A customer a mems furnishing counter asked
for paJamas. The clerk girl undertaking patriotic
service. After the sale made, she had 10 hunt
around for her book Then she couldn't ind her pencil
and had 10 borrow from her neighboT She handed
change n wad to the customer. who, at home.
found the paJamaa not Of the size asked for.
The girl clerk had made all OF these insxcusabe
mistakes because Ghe fool. but because The
spirit with which she undertook her work
An atorn Of COINCIDENCE her
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-13
Not the Right Time

The Northwest Tourist association is launching
paign of advertising to interest the tourist and the home
steader in part of the world The members say they
are going after the South American well the East
erner.
At any other time than this The Star would be as
enthusiastic as anybody about this campaign Indeed il
was The Stars advertising plan that the association adopt
ed when it first conceived the notion that could wrest
the tourist trade from Florida and Southern California
But the time is not we'll chosen.
Railroads not for tourists while the lasts Nor
have we right to outsiders to Seattle
20 i've when we cannot adequately house people
- seems shame that picturesque river like the
Rhine should flOto thru HunLand But IL least affords
mark otcard 10hich to direct the merit allied driUe
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-13
Dr. }. Il. brown. 10 year. a mn

Elonary IN Turkey. will speak at tho
meeting Of the British.Amsriean Re-
lief association at the Eagles hall
"Wednesday night at o'clock on
The Only Pollution OF tho Turkish
Question
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-13

Daring. answer me-" he pleaded
I'm on tho rack
80 10 your hat came q der
voice from tho halls--HoaSon Tran
| script.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-13

He--so you arc going 20 throw me-
down. after ALI
sbe-Ysa. Father said he would
do II II I didn't. and he's 10 terribly
literal. you know
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-13
TOO GOOD AN OPPORTUNITY

Raiph--wIll your father permit,
you 10 take your piano away when
you marryf
Phyiiis-He says he will insist on
it.--Pcarson'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-13
The Oath


The stprdy Americansm of Rice county Kan resent,
the form of oath required of officers enistng in tn,
American army.
These farmers have discovered that there one form
OF oath for the enlisted and another for officers thu
army having followed the tradition established by Gen Vor
Steuben In Kansas appears why oath which
Is good enough for enlisted should not be oooe
enough for an officer and petition has been forwarded
TO the senate thru Senator Curtis substitute the enlisted
mans oath for the officers oath.
Germany used matrimonial agencies TO net their
female spies IN touch NTH 10hat then wonted II in
formation could be had other 10dy then married III
Speaking Of sugar shortage in Ger,nnnu If WI
helm 1oH shol0 himself to the Yanks MetH raise feo
Humps" for him! '
Gland kttchln says congress int going TO kin the
goose that tdDs the golden eggs That's right but let's
see that Uncle Sam gets the eggs.
While on their summer Udcdtion the torn neajoritu
OF the supreme court might profitably study up the
child labor problem.
An automobile fender has been patented 10 brush
aside obstructionS. No changing 0eurs for I'M
Wary pedestrians!
Alcohol ether and derivatives of saqnr mill
a1ose The bD-products seem TO be plentiful than
the product itself.
Eyen the Turks haze noticed that the a0ar aoind
has emitted.
Men 10 the cannon; a0onen to The cannin'.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-13

Won Hint-e, the kaiser's foreign secretary, is
Of initiative. He that Germany is
fighting for the liberation Of Iceland. India and E0ypt
He forgot to mention Australia and Canada.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-13
SUPERFlUOUS HAIR
why IT INCREASES

msss GvOwsh 10 sstautssel ana
rte fveSs~st vs0svsi ts sec~sssvy
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eel ssd pvset~ai way - re~sse
ssts 10 - attach n saA~v tie shis.
DeMtrset~. ths evtGtsai ssaitsry
hssiH. does this ~ shssvYtiss.
Osly ge~afae De0traete haa q
ns~sey-sseh Gvsvsases In essh
psrksge. AZ tst1st cssstevs n go,
~ sd ~ seues. or by mall frsa -
II pists wvspp~v 80 re~~Spt Of pvt~,.
vRSH book nailed In plata sealed
esveispe on ve4U~st. DeMtraets,
11sth st. an& Park Ave.N~ Nsvh
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-13
WoMAN.},WlZAER WoRK
Get the Winning Spirit-Know Your Work
BY wINONA WILCOX

when takes mans job she ought to try for the credit
OF her do a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-13

Germany used matrimonial agencies to get their
female spies In touch NTH 1Chat then 1conted II in
formation could be had other way then married III
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-13

Speaking Of sugar shortage IN German,
hetn mi shoU himself to the Yanks heyU RAJ
Humps" for him!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-13

Cland Kitchin says congress INT going
goose that lays the golden egos. That's righf
see that Uncle Sam gets the eggs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-13

While on their summer vacation the ton, mai
OF the supreme court might profitablB study up o,
child labor problem.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-03-08
Soldier Boys Are Bid
den Farewell.
Big Demonstration Arranged By The
Hamilton Commercial And In
dustrial Association.

The last contingent of Hamiltons
quote of the first selective draft were
hidden farewell Thursday afternoon
The boys were due to leave at 4:25
but didn't get away until near 6
o'clock due to the train being late.
At 3 o'clock the Imperial Band
began playing in front of the Y. NJ.
G. A. and the people came from all
directions until when the parade
moved at Ais the streets in this Vi
cinity We're packed. Thousands lined
the sidewalks along the line of march
to the depot The parade was headed
by Mayor Smith and other city and
county officials, members of the
Hamilton Commercial and Industrial
Association, platoon of police and
the city fireman's union. Following
the band was the members of the
Grand Army Republic, Eagles, Moose
Monkeys, K. of P and many other
organizations, followed by the selects
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-03-08
Says We Cannot Win This War By
Abusing Labor And Making Ex
Parte Statements Against
Them.

pers, from some special article writ
ten by a reporter who must attract
attention by his sensational state
ments in order to be retained in the
employ of the paper, that labor is
80 per cent efficient; but, Mr.. Presi-
dent, labor has not yet been heard
from in regard to the Hog Island
inquiry 1t seems to me that the
operations at Hog Island have been
somewhat discouraging. We are called
on, as the senator from North Da-
kota calls on US here now, to build
ships, and it is said, do not be, so
careful about what they cost, but
build ships The shipping board
turned to the capitalists of industry
of this country, Stone & Webster, Mr..
Vanderlip-the list of names sounds
like a meeting of the American Man
ufacturers' association, in combina-
tion with the American Bankers as
sociation and a republican conyen-
ton. Those men were told to build
ships and to build ship yards, and
then the evidence comes in that they
have been wasteful and extravagant
about it. There are senators now at
Hog Island Investigating that subject,
and we shall get the truth from them;
but when these capitalists are charged
with extravaganza it is attempted by
them to lay it on organized labor
and to say they are not driving as
many rivets as they did before the
war. My information is that laborers
have been taken there and kept day
after day without having a chance
to work; that they have been taken
there and set to work, and yet there
is no place for them to live, except
miles and miles away, so that it takes
them hours to get to their work How
can a man drive rivets when he is
travelling on street cars or walking
back and forth to his work?
Il am told that the rivets that have
been furnished by the capitalists OF
this country are deficient; that they
are not made of the proper material;
that they can not be clinched | am
also told that the pneumatic power
furnished for driving rivets has beer
in sufficient, due to the lack of Goa
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-03-08

in charge of Capt. Aug Margedant
with the members of the draft board
at their head.
At the depot the crowd was enor-
nous. The selects were lined up
and w. Harry Speers in splendid
address introduced Mayor Smith who
delivered an impressive and touching
farwell, assuring the boys that the
city of Hamilton stood behind them
in all things and at all times.
Much credit is due the Hamilton
Commercial and Industrial Associa-
tion for this farewell to our 'eboys"
1t was this organization that took
care Of and arranged all the details.
There was one organization that
took part in the demonstration that
is deserving of special mention, the
City Fireman's Union. Many ad-
miring expressions were heard of the
Fire-laddies as they passed along the
line. They certainly looked fine.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-03-08

Washington, March 8--The public
press, last week, gave wide publicity
to a speech by Senator McCumber of
North Dakota, who charged labor
with being bolsheviki and capitalists
with profiteering. His solution for
profteering was to slap capitalists on
the wrist. In the case of labor he
took strong ground and in thunderous
tones demanded that it be conscripted
-or, registered" as he termed it.
The public press, however, made
sparse mention of this reply by Sena-
tor Hollis of New Hampshire:
"Mr. President, in the general in
dictment of this country and the peo-
pie thereof that has just been deliv-
cred by the distinguished senator
from North Dakota, my attention is
attracted by his charge that the labor
of the United States in this emer-
gency is unpatriotic He challenges
any one to deny that charge. / deny
it most emphatically ! ought fur
ther to say that the senator began by
indicting the government, the war
department, the shipping board, the
capitalists, those who work, those
who do not work, those who work in
shops, those who work on the farms,
With his natural gallantry, he ex-
empts the women, and l thought that
he was going, through a sense of
pride, TO exempt members Of con-
gress, but before he took his seat he
indicted the members of congress-
all of them
"Let the capitalists take care of
themselves; l have no doubt they
will. Let the farm laborers take care
of themselves, as / know they will,
and none will be so devoted to them
by the next campaign as will the dis
tinguished senator from North Da-
kota but | do wish to say word
about the specific case of union labor
at Hog Island.
1T is easy enough to get up and
read from some magazine which is
controlled by capitalists, that is de-
pendent for its success upon the con-
tributions from advertisers, that la
Dor is but 80 per cent efficient; it is
easy enough to read from newspa-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-03-08

gether and that the four hours for
merly worked on Saturday be distrib-
uted through the other five days of
the week
Saturday Off Has No Effect.
"The result has more than justi-
fled the expectation, continued Mr.
Fitch. at was rot long before the
workers were accomplishing as much
in five days as they formerly did in
five and one-half, and doing it with
in the eight-hour limit, too Advan-
tage can now be taken Of the week
end as never before. Some of the
employees go to the country on Fri
day night and return refreshed and
inyigorated late Sunday afternoon.
"That the movement toward an
eight-hour day, and generally toward
shorter hours of labor, is gathering
headway and will continue on purely
economic grounds, is indicated not
only by the trend of the past months,
but by other evidences at hand There
is no other industry where long hours
of labor have more persistently been
maintained than in steel-making Yet
! was told by steel manufacturer
last summer that he is convinced of
the effectiveness of the eight-hour
day, and that the only reason why he
does not now install it is that he
does not know where he could get
the extra men He told me that as
soon as the war is over and men
are easier to get, he will put III three
shifts of men throughout the plant
in place of the two-shift system now
prevailing"
Mr.. Fitch also points out that the
attitude Of the American Federation
of Labor, which formerly opposed the
eight-hour day, was changing, and
that Mr.. Gompers, the president, had
worked hard for the passage of the
Adamson law giving the eight-hour
| day to train crews.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-03-08
MACHINISTS.

Machinists Union Local 241, held
an interesting meeting Wednesday
night. Many members were present.
New members continue to flock into
the local A large number of appli
cants were voted upon and lot Of
new applications were received. The
machinists union is growing by leaps
and bounds.
Brother Fred w. Griftiths of De-
troit, Mich international Organizer
of the Machinists Union was present
and after the regular routine was
transacted he made a stirring and
interesting address to those present.
He told Of the wonderful gains and
growth of membership in the organ
ization during the past year and the
betterment of conditions it had
gained. He also congratulated the
members on the enthusiasm existing
in the Hamilton local and on its
growth
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-03-08
50 DECLARES united STATES SENATOR HOLLIS
The Fewer Hours You
Labor the r1Ore Work
You Can Do.

The eight-hour day is not only gain
ing ground throughout the United
States, but the conviction is growing
with experience that shorter hours
of labor mean more and better work,
according to John Fitch, in an article
in the current Survey. entitled,
Where Time Is Money"
"The great increase in production
at the plant of the Ford Motor Com
pany, after working hours had been
reduced from nine to eight, has been
frequently pointed out" he says.
"0ther companies have been making
experiments. The Cleveland Hard
ware Company, concern employing
several thousand men, had regular
working day three years ago of nine
hours. For years the company had
experienced a busy season in the mid
die of the winter, during which it
was customary to work one hour
overtime.
"Three years ago when the time
came for going on the ten-hour sched-
ule, the management, which had been
studying the matter, decided to run
straight through the busy season on
the old nine-hour schedule. Superin-
tendents and foremen were mortified.
They expressed the belief that the
company would not be able to fill
its orders. Nevertheless, the rule was
adopted and overtime was abolished.
No Overtime; Big Results.
"At the end of the year when they
checked up results, they found that
it had been the year of largest pro-
duction in the history of the COM
pany. The next year when the time
for the busy season arrived, instead
of trying to meet it with the regular
working schedule, the management
took an hour off, and the whole force
went on the eight-hour day. Again,
foremen and superintendent express
ed their misgivings, and again the
workers produced more goods than
ever before, exceeding their work of
the previous year"
This company, according to Mr..
Fitch, also proved to itself that on a
six-hour schedule two men were able
to turn out nearly as much work with
a steam hammer as on an eight-hom
stretch He goes on to tell of the
cloth craft shops of the Joseph Feiss
Company in Cleveland, where it was
proposed to the employees that the
shops be closed on Saturday alto
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-03-08
Buck" MOebuS
Joins
'Punkin' Peters.
Both Have Been In Jail, Now
At Niles Foundry.

The situation at the Niles Foundry
remains about the same, other than
that one Hamilton molder went to
work in the plant this week and two
of them quit The one who went to
work is William, sometimes called
Buck" Moebus Buck" it will be
remembered, several weeks ago beat
up his wife in terrible manner and
was arrested. In the municipal court
he was bound over to the grand jury
and locked up in the county jail
After several days in Jail he furnish
ed bond and was released. At the
time he beat his wife he was a mem
Der of the city fire department,
knowing what to expect if he faced
Director of Safety Grevy, he tender
ed his resignation.
Previous to his becoming a mem
Der of the fire department, Buck"
worked in the foundry as molder,
and nothing else in sight after his
release from the jail he naturally
drifted to the Niles foundry, where
"Punkin" Peters and several others
who have visited at the jail, are en-
ployed. 1t is said he was received
with open arms.
1t is believed that just as soon as
the strikebreakers get wise to Buck
thpy will refuse tn work with him
For if ever there was a man who
abused strikebreaker or man who
would scab, it was this same Buck
Moebus. There was nothing to dirty
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-03-08
Denies Charge Of Senator McCum-
Der That The Labor of The
United States In This Emer-
genCy IS Unpatriotic.
or due to cold weather

oI QuS 10 cOlu weather,
81 do not know but that the labor
at Hog Island is deficient in some re-
spects. That would not be surprising,
for the best workmen are the men
who are living in their own homes.
They will not leave New Hampshire,
they will not leave New York, and
they will not leave Ohio to go to
Hog Island to work when they are
satisfied with their conditions at
home. You get the foaters for that
work; you get the men who are look
ing for chance to improve their con-
dition; who are looking for a small
days work for large days pay,
perhaps You viii not get the best
men there at first, though they may
come later
There will be impudent boys; there
viii be boys who will not work; you
can not help that; but those isolated
cases do not prove that the great
bulk of American labor in this coun-
try is unpatriotic If / believed that
statement, | would favor making i'm
mediate peace with the kaiser on the
best terms / could get We can not
win this war unless American citizens
generally and American workmen IN
particular are patriotic
1t is no way to make workmen
satisfied and contented and efficient
to call them names; to call them
bolshevikis; that is not the way to do
it. There is a great labor problem IN
this country; there is a greater one
in England; there is a great one III
France; and the greatest one Of all
in Russia; but the way to solve that
problem is by calm, dispassionate
argument and debate and counsel
with one another, and not by abusing
labor and making ex parte statements
against them"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-03-08

class or breed.
The company has fewer Hamilton
men in the foundry than they had a
week ago For with his entrance, we
are told, witnessed the exit Of two of
the men who have been working in
the plant Whether they disliked
Bucks" company or not we are IN
able to say, but we do know that they
quit and have gone to the country,
whore they are now working. Buck
it seems thought to stampede some
Of the molders to return to work and
thereby ease his conscience, by
spreading the report Saturday night
and Sunday that fifteen men would
return to work Monday morning. But
nary man returned but the lone
Buck"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-03-08

or vile in the way of language that
he could lay his tongue too to use
against these men He was so Bit
ter he advocated getting out a daily
labor paper, pledging himself for
500 for the purpose There is one
thing certain, as far as the members
of the organization are concerned, the
Niles company are welcome to the
services Of Buck and "Punkin"
the organization doesn't want their
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-03-08
EARL A. SCHNEIDER.
On Electrical Workers Honor
Roll.

The February number of the Jour
nal of Electrical Workers and Oper-
ators, published at Springfield, III.
publishes the honor roll containing
the names of its members now in the
service of Uncle Sam. The name of
Brother Earl A. Schneider of this
city and member of Local Electrical
Workers No. 648 appears therein.
The union label commands the re-
spect and protection of the courts
and the state.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-03-08

The union label is a standing dec
laration of the moral duty devolving
upon the purchaser to inquire into the
cost at which an article is produced,
as we'll as the cost at which it is sold
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-03-08

The distinguishing characteristic #
the union label is its asurance against
deception. When anart.cic ceases 70
he union-m2ie it ceases to be,r the
lmioG label
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-03-08

In a word, the union label is a
weapon with which the trade union
am the fair employer and disarms
the unfair employer.
Arizona republican., 1918-05-19
GIVE TO RED CROSS IS PLEA OF PRESIDENT
AWAITS HUM OFFENSIVE SURE ALL AID HAS BEEN GIVEN

day that the actual frontage held is third in extent at this time, having exceeded the length of the Belgian sector when American troops came into line with the French in Picardy.
 Officials here believe that the Ger man high command is so heavily com- mitted to the Picardy and Flanders sectors in it's offensive plans. that no serious efforts elsewhere along the front is to be executed. It therefore appears certain that when the new blow is struck, Americans will share in increasing numbers from month to month in the German defeat.
 There appears to be little doubt now that the American forces abroad will pass the million mark by mid summer although official statements were lacking. The rate at which troops are being sent over seas is raising from week to week. Figures may not be published under the rules of volun- tary censorship, but Secretary Baker recent statement that 500,000 had been despatched is regarded as already out of date