The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-05-31

some of the knockers will 60 down to
the river some night and fish out the
hammer
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The Niles Tool Works Company,
Hamilton, Ohio, devote much space
to lines of machine tools, used in war
material, and were the company only
friendly to union molders, it might
be in a much more satisfactory con-
dition to realize a full output of
material. The molders have secured
satisfactory contracts with all other
firms in the city, almost without con-
test and hope to be successful with
the Niles company in the near future
international Steam Engineer.
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Now that the excitement attending
the War Chest drive is about over
lets get down to work for the little
Thrift and War Savings Stamps.
They are really the best big bet of all.
lSpend two-bits for little stamp, lick
it and slap it on the card and forget
lit. You won't miss the money and
you will be surprised at the amount
you are putting away for that rainy
Iday.
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When the call comes for journey
men plumbers there won't be any.
All of them are leaving town to take
jobs that are paying rs and so cents
an hour with promises for 85 cents
July 1st. The journeymen plumbers
are only human and are taking the
jobs that pay them the most money.
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1t isn't the fellow who gives the
most, who is the most patriotic Not
by long odds. A man who gives mill
ion which he doesn't need isn't CIV
ing near as much as the poor work
ingman who gives dollar and has
to deny himself or his family some
thing to give it. HE is the REAL
patriot.
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That booklet that the War Chest
Committee is going to get out will
be anxiously awaited by the Hamil-
ton district public. We amagine it is
going to make interesting reading.
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They are still paying them $1,000
week. But then they should worry
about some poor devil living as long
as they themselves draw more than
$4,000 a year asa side dish.
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. Several fellows who were sure
enough candidates for recollection
several weeks ago are not near SC
/. sure these days. What did it?
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1t was with much pleasure through
/. out labor circles in this city, news was
; received that the Brotherhood of Loco.
!. motive Engineers, in. convention al
!. Cleveland, voted unanimously to affil
]. late with the American Federation Of
!. Labor. This is believed to be the open
ing through which will come all other
railroad unions.
j. The Hamilton labor movement con
graduates and extends the hand o.
! welcome to the local engineers.
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I Conscience Clear? Have you done
!. yours by the boys? Remember W.
are not coming around again for more
/. than a year. Don't say nobody came
I. around to see or ask you to contribute
( You can't square or ease yourself il
{. that way Go right up to that bootl
{. at Second and High streets, sign /;
Z card and remove that load.
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{ When this paper several weeks ag,
I said that many machinists contemp
: lated leaving the city because o
! higher wages paid elsewhere, tn
! manufacturers seemed to think it wa
!. all "bull" and only a bluff. The.
+ KNOW different now.
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FL A laboring man in Middletown las
. week made $500 for eight hour
7 work He worked five shifts in tha
+ week and the lowest he made on on
I of these shifts of eight hours wa
Z $500. There are other men in tha
{ hustling city that make big none,
]. Ialso. Is it any wonder that Middle
{ town is continually growing and pros