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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-10-15
FORD HAS THE FLOOR


When Henry Ford cut the prices
on his products several weeks ago he
started many Of the manufacturers
explaining the high costs of their
products and making the statements
that their prices have never been ex-
orbitant; but the fact remains that
since Ford has started the cut most
+ all costs are on the decline
Regarding the action Of Mr. Ford
the Pittsburg National Labor Journal
says
Henry Ford is, perhaps, the most
hated individual BY the big interests,
and other profteers, in both this and
other countries, and the same cause
that renders him so odious to the ex-
ploiters should raise him high in the
estimation of the men who toll
Mr.. Ford recently reduced prices on
his products, while at the same time
he refused to lower the wages Of his
workmen. We will give the gentle
man the floor to explain his action
There is a luII in general business, F."
says Mr. Ford. eve are touched by
she waiting period that always pre-
i codes a reaction; people in every walk
Of life are waiting for prices to be-
4 come lower They realize that it is
an unwholesome, unnatural, unright-
eous condition produced by the war.
In every line of activity there is a
growing idleness because the demand
is not there.
Raw materials are being stored;
manufactured goods are being stored
because the volume Of consumption is
growing less through the self-denial
Of the people, many Of whom could not
afford to pay the high prices; others
who would not pay the high prices
because they felt the injustice of the
situation Manufacturing plants are
being shut down all over the country.
Labor is being thrown out of employ
ment, yet the cost of living has seen
very little reduction.
"Our country is rich beyond meas
ure in natural resources, rich in all
material things that go to make a
great nation, and yet its progress is
being held virtually at a standstill be-
cause Of the greed of the profteers.
Now is the time to call a halt on
war methods, war prices, war profit
eering and war greed 1t may be
necessary for everybody to stand a
little sacrifice, but it will be most pro
ftable after all, because the sooner we
get the business of the country back
to pre-war condition, and the lives of
our people become more natural, pro
gress, prosperity and contentment will
accupy the attention Of the people" /"
"a "a - - ~
HARDING Up A TREE
Senator Harding is having his trou-
bles these days just as some Of US
poor devils have at times. He seems
to be running around in a circle and
can't get in nor out. The other day,
off his front porch, he declared unal-
terable opposition to the League of
Nations, and declared for world as
sociation that would discourage or
tend to prevent war. Good deal like
our local situation. The working men
form unions and the physicians form
associations. They sound different,
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Evening journal., 1920-08-04
THREE HUNDRED
KIDDIES ON PICNIC

Three hundred Wilmington children
from the italian NeighborhOoc
House playground are picnlcing TODAY
on the Valentine farm. on the Ian
caster turnpike, the outing being pro-
vided by the Wilmington Community
Service. Two large trucks donated by
the Wilmington sash and Door Com
pany and the Wilson Line, carried the
children into the country early this
morning. They will return about &
O'Clock this afternoon.
The day is being spent in supervised
games, frolic and entertainment. this
program being broken Into only for
luncheon or an occasional serving of
Ice cream. The Burdan Ice Cream
Company donated the ice cream for
the youngsters and II. p. Post. of san
Francisco, who is a visitor in VIII
mington, furnished the cones.
The occasion Is the third Of a series
OF picnics which Wilmington Com
munity Service is providing for the
children OF the city Fairgrounds. Yes
terday a similar treat was given the
children Of the Woodlawn playground.
Tomorrow 10 will be the youngsters
OF the Eden Park playground who
will be given the outing. They viii
picnic at the Bidderman dupont
farm.
Evening journal., 1920-08-04
AMERICANS SAVING
LITTLE FRENCH LIVES

PARIS. lBy Mail)-At a day OF fem
inine sports held recently at DreuX
In which were represented seven ath-
letic associationse Of girls and women
from Paris, from Chartrcs, from
ChOisy- Auteuil and Dreux. and
from the Childrens Colony OF the
American Committee for Devastated
France at Boullay-rhierry high hOnors
were carried on by the American
trained girls
The FIRST prize OF twenty-five francs
for The relay race and The flrst prize
OF a similar sum for tug OF war-both
typical American sports-went 10 the
children from the Committee Colony.
Little Mademoisello Manteau az Boul-
lay-Thierry won first children's prize
and Mademolselle hatel, also from The
Colony, second children's prize for
the running broad jump. In the rum
ming high jump, too. and the eighty
meter dash. Colony chil-ren ran away
with all the honors.
All these prize-winning girls are
children brought to the American
Committee Colony at Boullay -Thierry
from The devastated Aisne. Once un-
dernourishd and undisciplined. with
nerves suffering from the shock OF
war. they have been fed and warmed
snd educated and loved back info
healthy, happy normality. The girls
gymnastics and musical drill are IN
der the direction OF Miss Mary Hirt-
kamp. an American. while the bovs'
work IS supervised by Monsieur Fal-
let, hero Of Nerdun. with Croix dc
Ouerre and Medaille Mililaire.
Evening journal., 1920-08-04
WAS MILLIONAIRE
FOR TWO MONTHS

TOKYO. tBy Man)-The giddy nuc-
tuatlons OF the Japanese business
world which have reached their eli
max with the near-panic OF the last
few weeks, offer many strang pic
turesque than that OF one Kakuhara,
country storekeeper, who came TO
Tokyo with $500, the savings OF many
Weary years behind the rural counter,
and became millionaire within a
month and a pauper within another
two.
Kakuhara came to Tokyo during the
latter part OF last March 10 try his
luck on The rice and produce ex-
change. lie invested his modest pile
In rice following The market as prices
rose, and In April he was already In
the millionaire GLASS. lie then formed
combination with Wel-knOWn
and experienced stock gambler, bull
ing the market with such success
that his pile grew ever larger. All he
made he staked on rice, and then his
luck failed him. lie was caught and
cleaned out, unable 10 pay the high
margins which the slump called for.
lie has now returned TO his little
country store where he Is entertaining
his old friends with the tale OF how
II feels 30 be a millionaire, even II
it is only for two months.
Evening journal., 1920-08-04
STATE. .SOLONS
Plan OUTING
Lawmakers Prepare for
Gala Time Saturday and
Sunday
TO SPEND NIGHT
AT REHOBOTH

Delaware lawmakers are planning
Tor a gala time on their reunion next
saturday and Sunday. The legislators
VIII visit Oak Orchard on Indian River
on Saturday and will spent that night
ana part OF Sunday at Rehoboth. The
legislative committee has sent out
the following notice giving the itin-
erary for the trip.
The committee 10 arrange for the
reunion OF the Delaware LEGISLATURE
az Oak Orchard on Saturday. August
Ia, desire TO make the following an
nouncement: A gasoline launch has
Deen chartered TO meet the members
at MillsDorO, Delaware, on the arrival
OF thc train that leaves Wilmington.
at S.i9 a. m. Dinner will be served
al Oak Orchard and the trip will be
continued by boat to Rehoboth Beach.
arriving at the Hotel Belhaven about
p. m. where reservations have been
made for the entire party 10 spend
me night. The gasoline launch Will
make the return trip to MillsbOro. on
sunday 10 connect with the train go
ng North. leaving Millsboro at 3f5 n.
n and arriving at Wilmington 6.5i
}. m.
THE Committee is enthusiastic
bout the prospects of good time
or all, and desire all to be present"
CHARLES d. MURPHY.
JOHN ID. WARRINGTON.
GARRETT d. PARADEE,
IRA LAIFIELD LONG,
Reunion Committee.
Evening journal., 1920-08-04
CAMP WORSHIP
OPENS TONIGHT
Program to Be Most Elabor-
ate in History of Summit
Association
PROF. CLASE TO
LEAD SINGING
70 The Evening Journai.

Specisl TO The Evening Journal.
BRANDYW1NE SUMMIT CAMP
GROUND. August An is In readi-
ness for the formal opening Of the
campmcetine season tonight to con-
tlnue until August i6. A platform
meeting win precede the first SER
mon by The Rev. J. II. McComb at
130 o'clock.
The McComb-Clase quartet will
sing
Services tomorrow win begin at
$50 o'clock when devotional meetings
viii be held in all the cottages. There
VIII be services in the morning, after
noon and evening. The day will be
known as Rural Day. A noon pic
mic viii be enjoyed.
Beginning with tomorrow and CON
tinulng until the close OF camp one
or the largest and most extensive
programs that Brandywine Summit
has ever had will be followed.
Many visitors attended the patrio-
tic service last night. Prof. Clase
directed the singing wearing the uni
form that he wore over seas during
The World War. Rev J II. NhoComb
took as his subject 1.-THE Greatest
Soldier Of All the Time" His talk
was inspiring.
The bus line which leaves Ninth and
Market streets is proving a popular
means OF travel for many visitors 10
uo camp ground this year.
Evening journal., 1920-08-04
FREE AMERICA,
HARDING AIM
G. 0. P. Candidate Opposes
Control of u. S. Army by
Foreign Nations
WANTS PEACE FOR
THIS NATION FIRST

MARION, o., Aug. Z UNITED Press)
III / could choose but one | would
rather have industrial and social
peace at home than command fhc
lnlernatlonal peace OF the world"
- rms was the dominant utterance In
senator Warren G.. Hardlng's speech
lhls afternoon TO a delegation OF Re
publican pilgrims from WAYNE COun-
" IN which keynote was american
ism and In which he elaborated on
we treaty stand ne took on notilca-
It was the second event in the
front-porch campaign which was in
auglrated last Saturday when the
ooandiuate talked 10 delegations from
hlchland and Crawford counties.
II do not want Americans OF foreign
birth making their party alignments
on what we mean to do for some ma
tion In The old world. We want them
TO be Republicans because OF what
we mean TO do for the United States
of America.
III would be a sorry day for this
republic II we allowed our activities
IN seeking for peace in the old world.
TO blind us TO the essentials Of peace
at home.
We want a free America again.
We want America free at home and
Tree In the world. We want TO silence
the outcry OF nation against nation I'm
the fullness Of understanding and we
wish 10 silence the cry OF class AGAINST
class. and siifle the party appeal TO
Glass. 50 That we may insure tran
guilty In our Freedom"
These are some Of the Senator's
most striking declarations leadlng up
10 his discussion OF the league issue
IN which he reiterated and expanded
The views expressed in his acceptance
speech
IN the study OF the great world
tragedy he proceeded. some one
has pointed out that the world war
might have been avoided N United
Germany had adopted that feature Of
our legislation which gives Congress
Ihe right TO declare war. Many ad-
vocates Of paclflcism think our safe
guards are not enough, that there
should be a referendum to the people
before a war.
1.-THE other extreme is found among
those who seriously propose that a
council OF foreign powers shall sum-
mon the sons OF this republic to war
anywhere in the world / emphatl-
,ally agree that no authority other
Ihan Congress can call our boys TO
battle. Accepting this truth. why
make a covenant which violates the |
good faith OF nations ?"
Evening journal., 1920-08-04

following the hearing Of considerable
testimony produced by the mans
friends to try an prove his innocence.
The attorney-generars Office and Miss
Lapsley and others who knew Greco
TESTIFY at the hearing.
PRISONERS at the wOrkhouse last
night in addition TO subscribing the
money also called on all former in
mates, OF the workhouse TO assist i'm
apprehending the escaped prisoner.
rms morning Everett Martin. a
former prisoner at the workhouse or
Tered to assist Warden Plummer in
ms search for Greco.
Greco is the second man to make a
getaway at the workhouse during the
past four months. During most OF
inls Time the prisoners have been
working under the honor system. The
record Is considered a very good one
and is far below the number of
escapes during a like period at the
institution before Warden Plummer
inaugurated the honor system
Evening journal., 1920-08-04
PLAN GOOD TIME FOR
CHESTER KIWANIANS

AZ the meeting OF the Kiwanls Club
today a roll call prize donated by
William G. Corey, Of the Delaware
Leather Company. was Won by ]. ID.
Thompson, Jr.; a pair OF gold cum
links donated by X. A. Horner. were
won by John A. Smith: a i7-pound
ham donated by George l.. Marshall.
or Wilson a Co, was won by Guy r.
Ford
William Nolgelin. OF the Whining
ton Photo-Engraying Company. gave
an Interesting description OF engrav-
ing processes from 1893 TO date.
Arrangements were made for the
visit OF members OF the Chester
kiwanis Club and their families and
other guests to the Wilmington Ki-
wants Club on August 49, There will
be a baseball game between the two
clubs al Harlan field. after which the
Wilmington and Chester clubs and
their guests Will 90 in automobiles
TO r. B. Grinenberg's farm in Brandy
wine hundred for a picnic. with a
supper. dance and other features.
Evening journal., 1920-08-04
JAILMATES
GIVEFUND To
TRACE GRECO
ContInued dom Flrsl paee

ttAtAilAiu AIuil flIAI Page
| mouse TO at once start a subscription
list to raise funds for The re-capinre
! or the escaped prisoner who had
broken the honor SYSTEM rules In
escaping BY night this fund had to-
talled soU3. and Of This sum 500 is TO
De paid for the capture of the man.
me other Si03 will be allowed as ex-
penses for the search.
The subscriptions ranged from 81
10 S2O. Several Italian prisoners sub-
scrlDeq eiO each. Warden Plummer
subscribed $40 himself to the fund.
In Offering the reward the prisoners
SEM tne l0llOWlng communication TO
Warden Plummer: W
Mr. NJ. 5. Plummer. Warden
our Dear Warden: We The nm
derslgned, members Of the "honor
system Of the New Castle County
WOrkhouse, do hereby subscribe lhe
amount placed under our name. for
lne apprehension of Peter Greco. who
on this day, did wilfully violate ihe
trust and confidence placed in him
by yourself and the entire inmate
body, by escaping from your Gus
tody. We wish to state that no ex-
pense should be spared TO apprehend
the fugitive and II the amount sub
ScriDed below is not sufficient. we
stand ready and willing TO donate IN
our last dollar on a moments notice
Please use this money in whatever
way you deem advisable"
Greco had sixteen months of his
sentence TO serve. lie had been em- !
ployed as a water carrier for the
other men for the past month. II
was part Of his duties to carry water |
TO the men from a spring and IL usn- |
ally required about one hour to mako |
a trip for water. Yesterday morning
Greco staretd for water about A "a |
o'clock and when he failed to re- |
turn at one o'clock an hour and a |
half after he had left, a search was
Instituted but no trace Of the man
was found The Workhouse officials |
were notified and they Joined in the I
hunt without success. The police /
department here was notified ct $50
o'clock and they are also assisting in !
the search.
Greco, who is married. lived in |
Philadelphia prior to coming TO this
city and Warden Plummer went to |
that city this morning Before leav- |
ing he made the statement about go
ing back to his old Job.
Warden Plummer late yesterday |
afternoon notified the Greco mother |
who was in Atlantic City that ne de- |
slred 10 see ner ana on ner arrival |
here last night she was informed OF |
the escape Of her son. The mother |
condemned her sons act and vOlun- |
teered 10 assist the Warden in his
endeavors TO locate the escaped pris-
oner. It Is the belief Of Warden 7
Plummer that Greco was in this city |
late last night and that he talked |
with his wife who lives in the vicin-
Ity Of Fourth and Union streets. When |
q search Of that neighborhood was |
made, however, no trace Of the man
was found.
Greco's relatives and friends several /
months ago through an attorney made |
application for a pardon for him be- |
fore the Board OF Pardon. This ap-
plicatlon was denied by that body |
Evening journal., 1920-08-04
Feed TOMATOES
NOW TOFISH
Farmers, Refused Is Cents
a Basket, Dump Vege-
tables Overheard
GROWERS FACE
HEAVY LOSSES

Thousands OF baskets CT New Jer-
sey tomatoes were dumped into the
Potapsc0 river at Baltimore last
week because Gamers there refused
70 even pay freight on them. Can't.
William Wright, who operates several
Darges IN the freighting lines between
COURSES Landing. Salem County N.
j. which Is situated at the head OF
navigation on the Salem Creek. via
the Penn's Neck Canal, took a barge
loaded With several thousand baskets
OF tomatoes to Baltimore the latter
part or last week and was compelled
70 dump the fruit overb board Captain
Wright lost even the freight charges.
Farmers OF Salem county are max
ing a hight for % cents a basket nat
lot lhelr tomatoes. Yesterday after
selling their loads and having had
mem placed on the barge, and learn
ing the conditions prevailing at Balti-
more, the farmers retracted the sales
ana went on board the barge and
dumped their tomatoes into the creek.
Inc .acreagf Of tomatoes in New
Jersey Is said TO be greater than for
several years While the early toma-
toes have about disappeared the late
earlies are at their height. and the
setting on the vines are indicative of
an exceptionally large crop OF late
tomotoes this year. The farmers re-
fused to contract their crops for $50
a ton last spring, and from present
indications their receipts will be
much less than last year, when sew
aaral weeks OF rain practically ruined
The crop
The farmers declare they will let
their whole crop decay on the vines
before they will ship them at the pre-
valling prices. They demand 25 cents
Z basket or no tomatoes. They saw
The cost Of production will not permit
lhe acceptance OF any prices below
that figure. II costs the farmer 8
oents a basket this year to have his
crops gathered, and added TO this is
me cost OF producing the plants,
preparation OF the soil, fertilizers and
cultivation OF the crops be-
.ore yielding and the carriers.
Other vegetables are not quite so
low as tomatoes but the prevailing
prices are such, that many farmers
viii be In debt by the time the pro-
luce season Is over. Many farmers
lave so heavily mortgagcd their
arms and utensils. they may be com
pelled to go out OF business Lhie fall |
These failures are not alone among
he truck farmers, but are hitting |
he dairy and grain farmer as well. |
The price Of seed grain this spring |
Mas higher than ever known in the |
history Of many OF the oldest farmers |
md while the grain and hay crops /
lave shown exceptional yields, the
lrices has taken tremendous slump |
n many instances the farmers VIII /
lot even get their seed and fertilizer
money back.
Evening journal., 1920-08-04
LEWIS INSISTS
AGAINST STRIKE

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. ( UNITED
fress. definite action toward ending
tle unauthorized strike Of coal min
gls IN Kansas was taken by John L.
LOWS; international president OF tho
United Mine Workers here fods,
kilograms were sent to io.,l
unions at each of the thirty-three IDLE
mines and another message was semi
Alexander Howat. president ~ fhc
Kansas miners denouncinc him in
strong language for his alleged course
trouble ''' INC
Evening journal., 1920-08-04
WORLDS SCOUTS
MEET in London
International "Jamboree" in
English Capital to Cele-
brate 18th Anniversary
GOVERNMENT GUESTS
DURING TIME OF STAY

LONDON, e Aug. i-what rhymes
with nOise2
Boys.
You said iti
Wen, this old capital OF the British
Empire expects 10 have more bows
and more noise during the first week
IN August than ever assembled In one
place before in the whole history OF
the world The reason Is that the Bov
Scouts are going TO celebrate their
twelfth anniversary by a "Jamboree. Z"
For the FIRST time in the history OF
the movement there will be a gather
ing Of Boy Scouts from ali over The
globe. They will contest In Olympia
one OF the biggest buildings I'm Lon
don. for. Championships in various
scout tasks.
Following are the countries which
VIII send lads here and the numbers
10 be sent
America. $50; Belgium, 100: Holland
$50, France, i25: Italy. 100. Japan. 3.
Luxemherg. 100; Portugal. 10: Rou-
mania, 20; Chile, 10; Serbia. Argentina.
Spain. Czecho-Slovakia Denmark.
sweden, Greece. Switzerland. Norway
and Poland. 30 each
Boy Scouts will he here from all
parts OF the British Empire, those
from Australia having arrived early in
July. Five thousand OF these visitors
from overseas will be encamped at
Richmond Park and the American bows
VIII be there, too. There are 10000
Boy scouts In London alone and they
will all take part.
When The 80 American Bov Scouts
return home they win certainly know
something about England
They landed here about the middle
of July and had over a weeks vaca-
ton at Bournomouth. one OF the most
famous OF English seaside resorts.
They together with all the foreign
Boy Scouts who came here are vir-
tually the guests Of the British Gov
crnment Their sleeping quarters and
their food are furnished them - ~
In addition 10. that, visits TO the fol-
lowing places are on the program.
House OF Parliament
Tower OF London.
Westminster Abbey.
Alhambra. celebrated music hall.
Windsor. home OF English kings.
Eion. noted boys scnool.
Hampton Court, a royal palace.
The competition IN which the Bov
Scouts Will engage will consist or |
tugs of war obstacle races. exhibition !
contests In metal working. shoemak-
Ing, carpentry. cooking gardening. |
etc; bugling; band playing.
the most interesting nf all contests |
will be those for the worlds scout
between teams TO con-
sist OF not less than 81 nor more than |
80 scouts Marks will be given for |
The most original treatment OF such |
subjects as IRE fghting. ambulance |
work, accidents such as train coll /
lisions, airplane crashes. shipwrecks. |
Hoods. earthquakes and runaway /
horses.
Evening journal., 1920-08-04
SCHOOL survey
IS UNDAR Way
CONTINUED nom Flrst parr \

q an independent body Of citizens.
Il am indeed glad OF the commit
ee's action said Mr.. Rommel TO
lay We want % have the survey
made by all means. Personally Mr..
,iaxton Is satisfactory {, me. but. OF
purse, ] cannot speak for the entire
board. As 10 the wisdom OF a survey
y an independent body OF citizens.
am IN some doubt"
The report OF the committee on the
survey will be laid before the Board
" Education AZ MS meeting next Mon
iay night and il Is thought it will be
cceptcd without question. particular
\ as the choice OF Commissioner
faxion was made by a committee
shoso appointment originated with
be board.
Cost OF the survey, estimated at
5000, already has been provided for,
be executive committee OF the gem
F-al survey committee asserted in its
eport 10 the latter body last Mon
Jay night AS he survey will be
bed as a basis for improving the
rhOol system and for appealing TO
be State Legislature for a bond issue
4 probably 100000. the cost is
leWcd as most moderate.