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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-08-06
LABOR is GETTING LESS

II i noteworthy that those papers
and supposed authorities who tell US
about labor being responsible for high
prices. do not give US comparative cap
ital and labor costs for the past and |
the present. The reason why they do
not do this, is that any approach to
the truth would expose their whole
case. Since 1914, in every important
industry controlled by monopolists, the
proportion of the consumers prices go A
me- to labor has declined considerably.
Sugar offers a good case in point.
III 1913 the total labor cost of sugar
was approximately SLIGO per hundred
pounds, or slightly over three-tenths
Of the retail price. At the same time
profit items amounted to SIPS per
hundred pounds, or little less than
one-fourth of the retail price. Be
tween 1912 and 1920 the increase in
the price of sugar was nearly eight
times the increase in labor costs The
profit items absorbed over five times
the increase received by labor BY
1920 labor's share had shrunk from
three-tenths to two-tenths of the con
sumers price, while profit margins
had risen to total Of more than one
half of the cost of sugar to the con-
sumner,
Other commodities show similar re
lationship. The increase in the price
Of steel billets, for instance, between
1918 and 1918 was $2169, as contrast
ed with the increase of labor costs Of
$ $3.50. Corresponding figures for stee
/ rails were $26 and 1926, and copper
9 profits, plus royalties, absorb 81 pei
! cent of its selling price, while labor
u receives little over 20 per cent. L
e woolen goods, a woolen suit now re
P failing at sos has increased by at least
y S25 since 1910, or more than FIVE times
d the increase of total labor costs.
!" Does any one know of any reason
g Why large capital should receive from
5 two to five times the profits whicl
were received before the war?
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-08-06
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FISHERS TO COOP.

Warrenton, Dissatisfied with
prices by canneries, organized fisher
men along the lower Columbia river
viii build and operate their own can
merry. Citizens of this place have con-
tributed site at a nominal cost. The
cannery will have a capitalization of
100000 More than one-half of this
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THE LABOR DAY PARADE

THE LABOR DAY PARADE
The biggest and finest Labor Day
parade ever seen in Hamilton before
may be looked for this Labor Day.
Never before was there such keen
interest displayed in the big feature
of the day as is manifest in all the
organizations this year Most of the
unions are making preparations and
have awarded contracts for special uni
forms. There will be more men in
line this year than ever before. 1t
is to be a great celebration.
p "a r - g
If the street car company can pull
that little stunt, such as it pulled last
Tuesday when it failed to have tick
cts on the cars for sale, about once
a week, it would have a nice little
roll to its credit in the bank at the
end of the year Figuring that the alb
sence of tickets for the one day cost
the riding public about 5000 once a
week during the year would bring
$4,000 Not to be sneezed at, is it.?
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Probably after some child, yes-or
some grown person falls through that
hole which is right in the very center
Of the High street canal bridge, and
which has been there now for more
than a week past, some one will go
out and nail plank over it.
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- BUY A BUILDING BOND
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-08-06

it by those whose interest It was tc
give out this wrong impression
You notice, however, that just as
soon as production came near demand
that the big mills were shut down.
How are the sscreamers of more
production and a longer workday" 60
ing to get around this illustration of
overproduction, and how will they ex
plain the high cost Of clothing
H E p IS "a
No matter how you vote, brother,
but show your real citizenship
and go to the polls next Tuesday and
vote Don't stay away from the polls
and then kick on the nominees that
some one else selected.
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The men working in the shops are
wondering if the eight cent increase
in street car fares suggested is for
the rides they get hanging on the
bumpers every afternoon and evening.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-08-06

The old clock in the court house
tower must be sore because of the
things that were said about her sew
eral weeks ago when she laid off few
days. Anyway. we can't say she is
tagging these days. She's got every
body on the hump She's taken about
ten minute lead and keeps everybody
guessin'. Hundreds of people who
gauge themselves by the old timepieee
have been surprising the boss by COM
ing in ahead of time "a very unusual
thing on the part of some) all because
the old clock became sore, took the
bit in her teeth and is running ahead
of all other clocks about ten minutes.
Well-that's better than not running
at all
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Much activity is being displayed by
the local unions in their preparations
for the big Labor Day parade. Uni
forms are being ordered and flags and
banners brought out and brushed up,
presaging the biggest ever. There are
still few of the organizations who
don't seem to know that Labor Day
is coming or what it is for. It is these
same organizations that wonder why
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-08-06
Buy 4 BUILDING BOND
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Some people have been wondering
why SO many junk men and dealers
have been hanging around Linden
wald the past two weeks. It is no
mystery to the members of the Ma
chinists' Union. They can tell you
the reason for the gathering Of these
men who deal in old iron and scrap
is that certain shop in the locality
has declared for the "open shop" and
that it is a question of only few
days when there is going to be a big
boost in their (the junk dealersD bus
mess.
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amount has already been subscribed.
The fishers announce that they will
put a grade of canned fish on the
market that will open the eyes of the
public
VA E Ea
Henderson, Ky-The annual con-
vention of the State Federation of La
Dor vii be held in this city, begin
ming September 8.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-18
All State Ball
Team Picked

Greenville, Aug. 11.-"Picking an
all-star baseball team is about as easy
as picking off fieas with pair of
boxing gloves" says j. Carter Lati-
mer, local newspaper man, who es-
says TO choose an all-star club in the
South Atlantic League this season.
Mr.. Latimer, who has handled sports
FOR various papers and who began OBJ
serving the national pastime as a writ
er 10 years ago, writing in the Pied
mont today, says it is toss I'D be-
tween certain players in the Sally
League this year, but in some posi-
tions tho players stand out conspicu-
ously by their surprising general abil-
ity' His selections were Lew Wen
dell Of Columbia, and Fritz Won Kol-
nitZ, Charleston, utility; Pitchers
Whitehill and Cheney Of Columbia.
LEFTY Townsend of Charleston. and
Doyle and Thompson of Greenvil,o.
First base, Harry Swacina of Colum- :
bia; Second base. Lacy of Columbia
Third base, Huber Of Greenv,lIe.
Shortstop, Mcmillan OF GreenvilIe. !.
Outhelders, Walker Of Augusta, Arch.
deacon OF Charleston and Hin of
Spartanburg. Manager, Beck of CO
lumbia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-18
Salt Lake City
Moral Ordinance

Salt Lake City, August 14--Salt
Lake City's moral ordinance" which
has been the subject of considerable
comment lately, has finally become a
law. anr hereafter public dances and
transportation lines running to nearby
resorts will be under strict regula-
ton. The dance ordinance prohibits
all immodest posturing or gesturing,
bars from the dances to which the
public is admitted all persons under
Is years, unless accompanied by a pa
rent or guardian, and aboliShes the
moonlight" dance. The ordinance
regarding transportation lines requires
that all cars used in transporting per-
sons after dark shall be brightly light
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-18
Democratic Enrolment
Club Lists Will Probably Total
100000 Secretary Says I
Wyatt A. Taylor

CColunbia. August 1.-THE Demo
cratic enrolment In South Carolina
Tili probably reach 100000. according
TO an estimate made today by III. N.
Edmunds, OF Columbia. secretary of
the state Democratic executive com
mittee. Already all of tho counties
except six. have reported their enroll
ment. and the number of, voters al
ready accounted for tosa''. approxl
mately 10000.
The six counties that have so far
not reported their enrolment are
Bamberg. Dillon. Kershaw. Marlboro
Marion and Pickens. Their reports
are expected by Monday.
Mr.. Edmunds states that the ballots
are being printed now and will be sent
to- the county election officials within
short time. With an enrolment
larger than I'm past years. the votes
polled at the August 80 primary are
expected To reach large total de-
spite the fact that there Is not as
much interest. apparently. i'm politics
this year as I'm past years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-18
Boy Criminal Reprieved
Gov. Cooper Grants Time For
Investigation of Mental Con-
ditiOn

Columbia, August 14-Governor
cooper today reprieved for three
weeks the death sentence of Mac
thompson, Lexington county youth
fourteen years old, who was sentenced
10 die in the electric cair
Friday for criminal assault on a
young girl of Lexington. The re-
prieve was granted at the suggestion
of DR.. Fred Williams, superintendent
OF the state hospital, who advised that
ne would need at least a fortnight to
make the investigation of the boys
sanity as requested by the Governor.
The boy has been pronounced moron
but the hospital authorities desire 10
make a thorough investigation, in
Guiding trip TO Lexington, where
the boy lived. Tie electrocution has
been postponed three times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-18
Scholarships to Medical
College Announced
Many Boys of State Receive
Free Tuition
Wyatt A. Taylor

Columbia, Aug. 1$.-Scholarships
for the South Carolina Medical Col
lege, We're announced by Governor
Cooper yesterday afternoon. There is
medical scholarship and l schol-
arship in pharmacy for each 'congres-
sional district. The scholarships are
as follows:
In medicine: First district. j. G..
Murray. Glebe street, Charleston
Second district. no application: Third
district. j. F. Garrett; Liberty; Fourth
district, Alfred G.. Taylor, Jr., Taylors:
Fifth district. w. M. Jones. York
Sixth district, John Mel. WILCOX
Darlington: Seventh district, j. Frank
Woods, New Brookland.
In pharmacy: First district, b. G..
Smith. King street, Charleston, Sec
ond district, Jas. G.. Zeigler, Bamberg:
Third district, A. G.. Kennerly, Green
wood; Fourth district, no application
Fifth district, III. IL. Foston, Cheraw;
Sixth district Frank w. Henderson,
Conway; Seventh district. Nj. S. Riley,
Leesville.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-18
GIVES
VEVRATES
Shows Influence of Added Price
on Coal
BECOME EFFECTIVE
SEPTEMBER FIRST
South Carolina Rates Show
Smaller Increase Thar Sur
rounding States

Washington. August 13-In order
that consumers of domestivc coal at
points where n considerable portion OF
the fuel supply Is received over the
lines of the Southern railway system
may know to what extent the price of
coal Is Influenced by the increased.
freight rates which are to become eff
fective by September 1st, the follow
ing information as to rates per ton
from coal fields, for which the sup
ply to each Of the representative,
points named Is normally moved Is
partment of the Southern railway sys-
tenn:
Charlotte, N. c.. Coal Creek, Appa-
lachia and Dante, old rate s2.70, new
1-2. M 4t
Ashevilie. N. c.. Coal Creek, old rate
s2.10, new rate s2.62 1-2. Appalachia
and Dante. old. rate $2.2O. new rate
s2.75. $~,
Greensboro. Durham and Raleigh.
N. c.. Coal Greek, Appalachia and
Dante, old rate $500. new rae 1915.
Winston Salem, N. c., Coal Creek.
and Appalachia old rate $3.50, new
rate 1892 1-2.
Charleston, 8. c.. Coal Creek. APP
palachia and Dante. old rate $3.50,
new S3.12 1-2.
Columbia. 8. c.. Birmingham, JEFF
ferson county. Coal Creek, Appalachia
and Dante. old rate $2.75, new rate
$3.44.
Spartanburg and Greenville. s. c..
Coal Creek. Appalachia and Dante, old
rate $40. new rate $500.
Atlanta Ga. Birmingham and JEFF
ferson county. old rate $40. new race
S2.12 Ia. Walker county, old rate 81 80
new rate S2.25. Coal Creek, old rate,
s1.s5. new rate s2.31 1-2; Appalachia
and Dante, old rate $2.20. new rate
y2.75.
Maco /, Ca. Birmingham and JEFF
ferson county, old raie $2.2O, new rate
s2.75; Walker county. old rate $2.30
new rate S2.S7 1-2; Coal Creek, old
rate $2.s5. new rate s2.s4.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-18
TO BRIDGE
THE SANTEE
Highway Department and Toll
Company Plan
TO SPAN RIVER
AT TWO POINTS
Citizens of Summerton Hold
Mass Meeting to Organize
Bridge Company
Wyatt A. Taylor

Columbia, Aug. 12.-The first high
way bridges ever to be built over the
Santee river are planned now, one by
the state highway departmnt, as a
county project, and the other a toll
bridge to be built by a corporation
At present the Santee divides the low
er part of the state in half, without a
highway crossing it.
The toll bridge is to be built in the
vicinity of Summerton and to this end
mass meeting Of the people Of the
community is to be held at Summer
ton on the Goth of August, to discuss
plans for the formation of the COM
pany which will construct the toll
bridge. Several prominent Colum-
bians are interested in this bridge, as
well as citizens Of Orangeburg and
Clarendon counties, the two counties
10 be connected. p
The location Of the proposed toll
bridge has been selected as Pinckney's s
Landing, and the state highway COM
mission has made survey of the
proposed site. The report of the
commission is that this is good loca-
tion. at high. and dry point, and
that the bridge can be built here for
| much less money than at any other
point on the Santee. Pinckneys
| Landing is one of the narrowest
places on the river, being only two
miles in width. In~many places the
Santee is five or ten miles wide.
Mayor Dukes Carson of Sum p-nerton
vas issued a call for the August 20
mass meeting. 1t is stated that the
! citizens would prefer for the counties
interested to build the bridge, but
that IL this is not decided upon. the
people OF the sections to be benefited
will form the corporation and erect
the toll bridge.
The bridge to be erected under di-
rection of the state highway depart
ment, authorized by the 1920 legis-
lature, will be near st. Stephen and
will cost between quarter and a half
million dollars, bonds being issued by
several counties to finance the con-
struction. 1T is not known which
bridge will be erected first, but these
VIII be the first TO span the great San
tee.
Governor Cooper and r. Goodwin
Rhett, member of the state highway
commission. have been invited to at
tend the meeting at Summerton or
the goth. The meeting will be held in
| the Sunmerton school.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-18
Beckett Makes Address
Calls on Legislature to Accept
Suffrage

Raieigh, Aug. IS--Declaring that
women should have the first right TO
speak when tho issue is whe-
ther the world shall hence
forth be ruled by reason and
righteousness or by blood and
IRON" Governor Rickett. in special
address. today called upon the North
Carolina legislature Ito accept the
inevitable and ratify the federal suf-
trage amendment" He said that the
most the opponents OF the measure
could do was to delay for six months
"A movement we are powerless TO de-
feat.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-18
Conditions in Far East
Former Premier of France, Ex-
presses His Opinion of Situa-
tiOn

Toxic, August 14-Former Premier
Paul Painleve Of France who stopped
here on his way from America to Chi
ma. was quoted as saying:
The peace of the world has nothing
to gain from an Americanized or ;iil
Anglocized China without in any
way meaning to offend our friends or
Allies, we feel that TO the French be-
longs the moral obligation to encour-
age and develop the intellectual,
scientific and technical relations which
exist already between China and
France
France must not fail, at this, time,
while China, seeking to modernize her
self, is calling for intellectual guides
and technical counsellors, to answer
that cal. Anything that fails to pre-
sent French culture to China leaves
the way open for German kuitur to
our hurt"
M. Painleve said his mission to
China, which is his destination, had
nothing to do with finance, but was
purely educational, scientific and tech
nical, with the idea Of laying founda-
ton for a more thorough knowledge
OF the far east Above all it was his
aim to guide toward France the Chi
nese who are seeking higher edu-
cation
His visit is deemed here to be i'm
portant in view Of the preparations
already under way in France to re-
ceive Chinese students who are in
creasing in number. A project has
been started at Paris by Senator and
Nine. Hughes lie Roux to fouad d So
cial club for visiting Chinese.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-18
JAPAN SENDS.
LONG REPLY
Rejoinder to American Protest
Against Occupation of Sag
halien
DOCUMENT RECEIVED AT q
STATE DEPARTMENT
Said to Go Fully into Details of
; Japanese Policy in Siberia

Washington, nAnungn. 1.-THE
Japanese reply TO the American note
protesting against the Japanese oc-
cupation of the northern part of the
Island of Saghalien was received to-
day at the state depa rtment. The note
is described as lengthy and it is un-
derstood that it goes thoroughly into
the question of Japanese policy in ST.
IBERIA. The document may be made
public next week
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-18
POnzi in Prison
Held in Middlesex Jail in De-
fault of S25, 900 Bail

Boston, Aug. 1.-THE financial
ship piloted by Charles Ponsi was high
and dry>on the rocks today and feder-
al and state officials made a deter
mined effort to salvage the cargo of
millions of dollars entrusted to Ponsi
by thousands of investors in his SO
per cent. profit on three months
scheme. Ponsi ate beakfast in the
Middlesex county Jail as a prisoner of
the United States government in de-
fault Of $4,000 bail.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-18
Russian Royal Jewels
Are Found Today by Customs
Officials

Washington, Aug. 13.--More than a
hundred diamonds supposed to have
been part of the famous Russian
royal family collection, addressed to
"COmerade Martens" were intercept
ed by the custom officials, accord ing
to evidence taken at the deportation
proceedings against Martens.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-18
Conflict at Triest
National Council and Dictator
VAnnunio Have Falling Out

4r1Ast. Aug. 1t.--An open break has
nou&rrs1 between rational council OF
X1nmo and Gabrielle D'Annunzio, tn.
nm11or- poet. whose Urgent troops
&ovo o1on In posse, on OF the city
xonsly q year. D'Annunxio has de-
<1nfod that the establishment OF a
<vos snd independent state at Fiume
- 1mnNnent and he plans to extend Its
rn1nsr along the so-called Wilson
" q dsmsrcstion between Italy and
DevakiA -. $3.50
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-18
GOrgas is Buried
AT Arlington With Highest
: Military HOnOrs

Washington. August 16-Final re-
spects were said today by official
Washington to Major General Cor
gas. The funeral services were at
tended by ojcers Of the navy and army
and prominent government officials
and representatives of various nations.
The military pail bearers included
General Officers of the army and ad-
rnirals Of the navy, headed by Per-
shing
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-18

New York. August 12--Butter. stea-
dy: creamery. firsts. 81 to 81 1-2 Eggs
firm; fresh gathered. hrsts. As to 90.
Cheese. Arm; average run. 25 TO 26 1-2
live poultry firm; broilers by express,
~ to az: fowls. 35; dressed poultry.
easy and unchanged.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-18

Paris, Aug. 13-France is sending
note TO the United Staes expressing
pleasure that the French and Ameri-
can views on the Russo Polish situa-
tlon are lin complete accord" it was
lcafhed today. 1t was also learned
that plans are under consideration
Tor renewal Of the conference re-
Gently held between the British ana
French premlers and that others
might attend.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-18

Warsaw, Aug. 13.--The Russian
forces have reached a point within
twenty-five miles of Warsaw and a
state of seige has been declared here
Civilians are not permitted on the
streets after ten o'clock at night. Po-
liSh successes are reported on the
Southern front, where the Russians
are pushing on Lemberg. Authorities
with power to negotiate q preliminary
peace treaty will leave Saturday night
to meet the Bolshevil1 plenipotenti-
aries.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-18
Harding Talks Shop
Makes Speech to State Editors
At Luncheon

Marion. Aug. 13-The Republican
feilow editors OF Senator Harding
from throughout the state came to
Marion today to talk, shop and poll
nominee. The delegation gathered in
Tics at luncheon in honor of the
downtown hall where 1t was. ar
ranged for Senator Harding to make
"a speech instead Of on his front
porch.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-18
Canadian Crook
Deported
Former Member of Parliament
Was Implicated in Big Bond
f Plot

New York, Aug. 14.-Arthur Ecre-
ment, former member of the Canadi-
an parliament, whose name was
drawn into New York's five million
dollar bond plot, was secretly deport-
ed to Canada last night, it was learned
at Ellis Island today
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-18
Where Every
Dollar Goes
Gov. Cox Says that Dollar Dem.
ocracy Fund Will BE Used to
Fight Honest Battle

Columbia, Aug, 13.--Governor Cox
2 esidentiai nominee. has wired Joe
Sparks, director Of the dollar Dem
ocrscy" campaign In South Carolina
that he wants every Democrat go know
where every dollar of the campaign
fund comes from and whore every
dollar gees; that the money is to be
used to heht IAN honest battle"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-18
'VenizelOs Better
XceSlhnts Acted From Personal
Motive

h Pats. Aus. 1S--The Greek assail-
ants tf Premier venizelos. who was
WCunded yesterday. acted through
Derscral motives. the Greek legation
Gnyo. They were removed from the
Uroeh army and navy because Of
mar pro-oreman sentiments. IL is
oools6 that venixeles Ia In no danger