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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-07-08
TOO LENIENT
Are Many States in School
Laws

Washington-Eve state now has
a compulsory day school attendance
law, although many states permit
loop holes, according to the United
States children's bureau.
In five states attendance is requir-
ed until Is years of age, in two of
these in certain districts only; in
three until II; and in so until 16. One
state requires attendance until 15, six
others and the District of Columbia
until 144, and one until IL for litter
ates only.
Unfortunately, says the bureau, ex
emptions in majority of the states
greatly limit the application of the
law. The most common exemptions
are for employment, or upon COM
pletion of a specified school grade.
Four states specifically exempt for
work in agricultural pursuits, three
with no age provision. In Ia states
loosely worded provisions exempt
child at any age, which might be used
to cover absence for farm work as
well as for many other purposes.
Several states exempt child whose
services are necessary for the sup
port of himself or others, without
any age or educational provision.
The amount of attendance requir
ed is still unsatisfactory in many
states, several demanding only IL,
16 or 20 weeks year. Even in states
where city children must attend for
eight or nine months, the amount of
attendance required in rural school
districts is sometimes considerably
less.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-07-08
STAND BY FARMERS

Denver.-Attempts to destroy the
United States department of agricul,
ture was denounced by the A. F. of l..
convention, in session in this city:
"The department of agriculture" !"
the resolution declares, "has stood in
the way of those who have merciless-
ly bled the farmer white for many
years. 1t is believed by the enemies
of the farmers that if the department
of agriculture could be abolished they
would have the producers of food pro-
ducts at their mercy The organic
ers of the conspiracy to abolish the
department of agriculture have come
out in the open and declare this de-
partment no longer necessary"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-07-08
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RESIST WAGE CUTS

Everett, Wash.-Several hundred
timber workers in this vicinity have
refused to accept wage cut of 60
cents a day, agreed to by the company
union" known as the loyal legion of
loggers and lumbermen.
The strikers abandoned this union"
and have organized bona fide Tim
Der Workers Union. The strike is
the result of succession of wage cuts
that have reduced the rate of social
ed common labor from $3.50 to So a
day. The employers acknowledge
that So day is not sufficient wage
but they say: "Be reasonable, reduce
your expenses" etc.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-07-08

chairman of the United States Ship
ping Board.
Our Merchant Marine must be
sustained If 1t is to be permaneHt,"
declares Rear Admiral w. 5. Benson.
commissioner of the United States
Shipping Board
Not only in quantity does the
American fleet excel. but in quality
Here are some of the features OF
many American passenger vessels to
which the travelling public has been
accustomed only on big foreign
liners public rooms with palatial
lounges and music rooms. palm gar
den verandas and writing rooms
hall rooms. glass enclosed promen-
AIDES swimming tanks. twin beds,
shower and tub baths
After forty six years service In
the United States Navy, during
which time he saw the American
flag, except on ships of war, almost
disappear from the ocean, and now
chief officer of the greatest single
feet OF merchantmen ever con-
S. ructed, Admiral Benson is asking
his countrymen 10 support their
feet
We have the ships" he declares
The United states Shipping Board
Is using everv endeaVor to build up
this vast fleet into profitable
en erprise. bat We need the coope.a 2
tton uf every American "
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-07-08
HARRY STRAUSS
Is Visiting the Big Furni.
ture Markets

Harry Strauss, of the Harry Strauss
Furniture Co., left Tuesday for Chi
cago and Grand Rapids, Mich, where
he will visit the big furniture markets.
The purpose of Mr. Strauss visit is
to personally inspect every piece of
furniture making up the big stock
which he viii purchase for the late
summer and fall trade These goods
will begin arriving shortly after Mr..
Strauss return, and will be ready for
the public's inspection at the Harry
Strauss Furniture Co. store at Third
and Ludlow streets.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-07-08
WINSLOW APPOINTED

Philadelphia.-Charles H. Winslow
has been appointed secretary of the
Pennsylvania museum and school of
industrial art. The appointee is well
known to trade unionists because of
his activity in vocational education
and industrial training.
Until recently he was connected
with the federal board for vocational
education.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-07-08
LABOR LAW ANNULLED

Trenton, N. 1.-THE court of errors
and appeals has set aside an amend
ment to the compensation law requir-
ing employers to pay the state $400
for the maintenance of the compensa>
ton bureau in cases where employees
are killed and leave no next of kin.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-07-08
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UNION HOLDS WAGES

Chicago.-Writing in the Broom
Maker, j. M. McCune, of Los Angeles
Cooper's Union, says:
"The only place in California where
broom makers wages have been re-
duced is at San Diego, where the men
are not organized. But it is not that
way with the proprietor, as he sees
the benefit of organization and be-
longs to the national broom manu-
featuring association and to the
southern California broom manufact-
uring association"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-07-08
EXAMINATION
For Clerk and Carrier, July
July 10th

An open competitive examination
for the position of clerk and carrier
in the Hamilton post office will be
held in the federal building of this
city July 16.
For full particulars and the neces-
sary blanks call on the local secretary
of the United States civil service COM
mission at the post office.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-11-08
Dress Ginghams

Toile du Mold and Utility Solids in all
colors, plaids and stripes, special at
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-11-08
Mems Neckwear
Cheney Make

What man does not like pretty tie? We
have some wonderful patterns.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-11-08
Men and Boys Caps

We have just received new shipment and
are putting them on in this sale.
The Washington times., 1921-10-11

"I'm a business woman, you
know. have plenty OF sources OF
information-and i don't hesitate
TO use them. So when 1 managed
to get the tip that showed Slim
Darrow was-trying to double
cross people near and dear to me
and the other tip that he had time
to serve for bank robbery
you'd scarcely expected me TO sit
sIll and do nothing"
"You amt a good enemy, are
you, daughter" asked Dad Lee.
"I am not" replied, with curt
emphasis. "Of course, ordinarily
I'm satisfied to avoid the people
I've reason to hate-but when
there are big things as stake
hesitated a moment. Then,
suddenly, the words Mabel Storrs
had spoken of Dick West leaped
into my mind.
"You don't warn a rattlesnalsc
that you're planning to shoot him"
/ said, adding carelessIy, II won
der II you'd mind letting me see
your letter from Slim Darrow."
Dad Lee pondered, drumming on
the table with his fingers. Thnn
to my amazement. he opened his
wallet and fumbled in it for a
moment.
Go BE Continued Thursday
The Washington times., 1921-10-11

to refer to Jim not to Dick West.
I'd have a clue--but to what?
Across the lunch table I faced
Dad Lee, determined to bring busi-
ness methods of utter directness to
bear on your case. Suiting the
words of my idea the moment the
waiter went off with your order 1
demanded:
ANY news from Dick West7"
Mary a word" said Dad Lee nom
committally.
ANY of your old friends disap-
pearing?" / asked smoothly,
though with beating heart.
mo one you'd know" replied
Dad Lee, eyeing me intently and
starting out slowly, only to jump
his words at me suddenly as he
went on: Fellow named Slim
Darrow. Ever hear Of himi"
"Slim Darrow7" I repeated. roll
ing the words over in my mouth.
Did / meet him through your"
"You might and--then again
maybe not. He's an old friend OF
that chauffeur you seem to think
svc.. a chap of-that George
Lyons, or whatever he calls his
self. You might have run across
Slim Darrow through this here
Lyons" insinuated Dad Lee.
ct hardly admit my chauffeur
The Washington times., 1921-10-11
On Caesars Trail
BOIrT THE CONOUERORS IN FRANCE

Roman coins that may possibly
have dropped from the pockets OF
Caesars battling legionaries are still
OCCASIONALLY picked out of the soil
Of that fated field. Around the hill
Of Alesia, which lies not many miles
from Dijon, the deep trenches that
the Roman spades dug in an endless
double line of fourteen miles, COM
pletely enclosing the hill, have been
uncovered, preserved for 1000 years
by the washed-in soil that first filled
them and then buried them below
the range Of the plough. Here again
Roman coins and broken Roman
weapons have been found, together
with specimens of those fatal foot
entanglinE engines whose use at the
siege of Alesia, Caesar has described
inshls Commentaries"
There. plain to view, uncovered
by the spade as once they were
made by the spade, are the two
systems of trenches, inner ana
outer, that every schoolboy studying
Latin has read about, and by means
of which Caesar enabled his little
army to face both ways at once. Ir,v-
ing back the besiesed, who wildly
rushed down the slopes of the en-
circled bill to meet the 800, 900 Gaula.
The Washington times., 1921-10-11
For Easier HOuseWOrk
GET RIGHT TOOLS AND THINK CLEARLY

water on any varnished or oiled or
waxed surfaces. 1'T11 J
Leather furniture coverings hast
longer and look better If rubbed
occasionally with castor oil or a
commercial leather polish. The
oil helps restore the original oil
that gradually dries out. The cas-
oil should be used sparingly and
well yubbed in. Care must be
used to remove all excess, other
wise this film of oil will collect
leather and soil whatever touches
ii.
For upholstery, either q vacuum
or a brush is the most effective.
A soft brush is beet for velvet and
velour, a stiffer one for tapestry
and other strong materials and a
pointed one for tufted upholstery.
II possible, take upholstered fur
niture out Of doors and beat It with
a fiat carpet beater. II this is not
possible, cover the piece Of furni-
ture to be cleaned with a sheet
wrung out of cold water. Then beat
the furniture with the "rpet beater.
The sheet will pick up the dust.
For cleaning floor coverings.
perhaps nothing has been found to
surpass the vacuum cleaner. There
are power ones and ones which
work by hand. The shops with
their convenient installment plan
have put this latest sanitary
cleanser within the means of even
those of slim purse.
Lacking this. the next best Inn
'plement is the patent carpet
sweeper. II the old style broom is
used, bits of rumpled, dampened
newspaper. or tea leaves, or one OF
the commercial sweeping powders
should be scattered over the floor to
prevent, the dust from flying.
Dampenine the broom helps also.
have the newspaper or tea leaves
too wet, especially In cleaning car
pets of delicate color. ...
Wiping the carpet or rug with a
dampened cloth after sweeping also
helps to brighten It.
Clean mating with a cloth wrung
out of soapy water after the mat
ting has been swept ss clean as
possible. All grass rugs should be
taken up occasionally to remove the
dirt that Sits through in spite OF
careful cleaning.
Clean linoleum with warm water
to which a little kerosene has been
added. A CUP of skinned milk
added to the water with which the
floor linoleum is finally rinsed
seems to help II to last longer.
Strong cleansing powders and soaps
should not be used on linoleum.
They cause both fading and peeling.
The Washington times., 1921-10-11
A Spirited and Swiftly Moving Romance of
Hearts and High Society, by the Greatest
I Living Master of Fiction.

his strength, and went crashing
down into darkness. And over his
battered body beloved and ragged
the bull.
A just Retribution.
Even the men who found him
there in she morning could scarcely
drive away the haif-crazed brute.
And the little daughter of the gar
dener. who had discovered what
was there tn the pasture. covered
ina tho. fende corner. crying Mar
heart Out for her fathers dad
master who had spoken kindly to
her since she had grcwn up and
who had even tax.n her into his
arms and kissed her the day before
when sire had brought him a rare
bfcxsoGfSSsa1 the greenhouse. :,
Th&nfght ouarren went back
to the WYcherIys and found Molly
waiting. for him In the library. :,
"what on earth did Mary Led
with TAnt or Jim this EVENING""
she asked. t55Tg
1 .sprowl was in sns house"
4 eyHAatS' = -
THAT'S why. tho poor child teie-
phone& she was probably afraid
Of him. and wanted Jim there"
Pleasant Thoughts.
Molly,s eyes grew roundeS
Where is Chester Ledwith? He
didn't go With you into the house,
did cher" .
yes. he did"
-But There - he? You-you
don't mean to say
J r~frs-f-do----sttkz1xent upstairs
and didn't return. So I
waited for a while and then-came
back"
They sat silent for a while. then
Molly lifted her eyes to his and
they were brimmirg with curiosity.
"If they become reconciled," she
said. 'how are people going to
take it, Rex7"
"Characteristically, 4 suppose"
1T was just like that romantic
little fool to run off to Reno after
nothing more than the imprudence
Of infatuation. I've known her a
long while. Rix. She's too shallow
for real passions. too selfish to in
dulge 1t anyway. His name and
fortune did the business for her
little idiot. Really she annoys
me-"
The Washington times., 1921-10-11
'n.;,;''.' 6 Charles Dana Gibson
A Delightful Romance in Which Beautiful
Girl Makes a Great Sacrifice for the
Gifted Young Man She Loves.

"You shall be judge and jury.
It's rather long story. though
"I am listening"
Then, Il has to do with Led.
with. He's not very well. but he's
better than he was. You see he
wanted to take a course of treat
ment TO regain his health, and
there seemed to be nobody else. -
] offered TO see him through"
That's like you. Rix." she said.
looking at him.
"Oh, It wasn't anything-I had
nothing to do''-
= That's like you, too. Did you
pull him through"
Twenty Years Younger.
''He pulled himself through.
1t was strenuous for two or three
days--and hot as the devil in that
sanitariun.." He laughed.
"And 30 we came up last night.
And-now here's the interest
ing part. Strelsa! We strolled over
to call on Mrs. Ledwith"-
"whatw
Certainly. myself didn't see
her out'-she laughed-'she seemed
to be at home to her ex-husband."
"RIx!"
IT'S q fact. He went back there
for breakfast this morning after he
had changed his clothes"
"After-what?"
"Yes. 1t seems that they started
out in a canoe about midnight and
he didn't turn up at Witch Hollow
until just before breakfast-and
then he only stayed long enough
to change to boating flannels. :.
You should see him; he's
twenty years younger. I
fancy they'll get along together in
future"
After a short silence she said:
"Tell me about people In town."
4 There are few there. Besides"
he added smilingi.., IT don't see
much of your sort Of people"
my sort?" she repeated, lifting
her gray eyes. Am I not your
sort, Rix?" -
= Are you? You should see me IN
my overalls and shirt sleeves
stained with solvents and varnish,
sticky with glue and reeking tur-
pentine, ironing out canvas with
"a warm fiat iron. :. Am I
your kind. Strelsa?"
fTO Be Continued TOmorrowJ
published by Arrangement with Inaass
sationAi Feature Service. inaL
lCspUriShf BY Robert W. ChAmbsral
The Washington times., 1921-10-11

that Quarren stepped in the wake
of Strelsa's maid. and from there
he caught his first view Of srelsa's
garden, and of Strelra herself,
fully armed and caparisoned for
the perennial fray with old Dame
Nature.
"You need not go down there to
announce me-" he said; "I1l speak
to Mrs. Leeds myself"
But before he could move. Strel-
sa, happening to turn around. saw
him on the veranda, gazed at him
increduously for a moment, then
brandished her trowel with clear.
distant cry of greeting. and came
toward him. laughing In her ex-
citement and surprise. They met
midway. and she whipped off her
glove and gave him her hand in a
firm, cool clasp.
The Washington times., 1921-10-11

to the point Of intimacy where i
meet his pals" I replied with an
effort Of lightnees. Tell me where
this Darrow man has gone. Off to
look for Dick West or some thing
like that7"
ct got a letter from him today,
know twas from him, though II
weren't signed" announced Dad
Lee
HE says to ask my daughter for
information about him. And IL
she can't give me none. he suggests
that the chauffeur she's running
with
Dad Leep' I commanded. Then,
leaning across the table, said
curtly: '1f you're any kin OF
mine, how can you let jailbird
like that make such instnuations?"
How can ! stop himY" demand
ed Dad Lee. I'm only playing
fair by telling you what Darrow
said. But how do you know he's
a jailbird7"
II know" I said quietly, be
cause I lodged the information
which led to his arrest"
'You got him arrested" snarled
Dad Iees Then Ieaning forward
and fixing me ~intentiy with his
besdy little eyes, he asked: What
would YOU want to do that for?
Don't play jokes on your father!
The Washington times., 1921-10-11
BY Garrett p. Serviss,
ABOUT THE G.
DIQON. FRANCE.

DltSON. II fNAE>SE.
|" HERE are few things more in
teresting than TO follow the
traces yet left upon the face
of the earth of the passage of
great human events that have
changed the worlds history. Late
ly have been looking upon a por-
ton OF julius Caesars war track
across Gaul, where he scanned the
very ground with the merciless weits
Of conquest. ....--.
East Of Dijon, where I am now
writing and within eyesight from
my window, lies the broad hill
trimmed plain in which, in the CEN
tury preceding the birth Of Christ.
Caesar laid one or the foundation
stones of the coming empire Of
Rome by defeating the Gaulish hero,
Vercing Jsorix, hurting him back
from his too bold venture into the
field against one OF the mightiest
military geniuses history has ever
known, and compelling him to take
refuge in the high-perched "oppi-
dunn" called Alesia, where his
career and that OF indsk1ndent Gaul
were to meet a tragic end.
The Washington times., 1921-10-11

Quarren smiled: Her late hus-
band seems to like her. Fools
feminine have made many a man
happy. You'll be nice to her I'm
sure
"Of course Everybody
will on Mrs. Sprowl's account"
CHAPTER XVII.
Strelsa. a pink apron pinned
about her, a trowel in her gloved
hand. stood experimenting the
transplanting Of some purple asters
which not very difficult exploit
was being attempted by local
yokel acting as her hired man."
The garden, a big one with a
wall fronting the road. ran back
all the way to the terrace in the
rears Of the house beyond which
stretched the western veranda.
And it was out on this veranda
The Washington times., 1921-10-11
oua Finds stre Busy Cordial Welcome

house thoroughly; she secretly en-
chanted at his admiration and
praise Of everything, pointed out
any object that seemed to have es-
caped his attention merely to hear
him approve 1t. Finally she re-
Tented.
"You are satisfactory, she said
as they returned to the front We
randa and seated themselves. "And
really, Rix. I'm so terribly glad to
see you that forget your neglect.
80 Are you well? You don't
look very WELL" she added earnest.
iy. "why are you SO white? VIII
you stay and get sunburntr'
IT could stay a few days"
"How many?"
"How many do you want me?
Two whole days, Strelsa?"
She laughed at him. then locke
The Washington times., 1921-10-11
BY William F. Kirk

A PRITTY smart man was to our
, ~ house last rite, his name WAS
Harvey Harrison. Pa went TO
school wen Harvey did & thay was
pals.
have herd my husband speek Of
you, sed Ma to Mister Harrison.
You used to play bail on the saim
team at skool, he sed.
oh, yes, yes, said Mister Harrison.
We was on the saim team part Of
one Fall. he sed to Ma. Yure hus-
band got a try-out on the team Mon
day & Tuesday thay let him go, he
sed TO Ma. Yure husband was smart
enuff In his studies, he sed, but he
seemed to lack Baseball Sense, he
sed.
oh. I see. sed Ma.
Harvey Is joaking, sed Pa. He
must remember that I was the
smartest shortstop our school evver
turned out.
That was the trubbel. sed Mister
Harrison. The school turned you
out soon after you got thare, he
sed. But I remember that you
were smart Mt yure Studies, he
sed. Espeshully In joggrafy, he
sed to Pa. You sed onst In the class
that Sweden was the capital OF Bel
gim, he sed. Ha, ha.
ra dident loolt like he was going
to laff. but Mister Harrison kept
laffing. But those were the good
old days, sed Mister Harrison. 1
was nice to all other boys, eeven "
Twas moar smarter than what thsy
The Washington times., 1921-10-11
ADVICE TO THE
LOVELORN
BY Beatrice Fairfax
Impossible to Say.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Would appreciate your kind
advice as to what to give a young
man for Christmas, having known
him one year.
This being the first gift would
like 1t to be one of mere friendship
and yet not cheap. LONG.
EVERY year when II begins to
get cool my mail is flooded
with questions OF just this sort. It
is impossible for me to answer
them. What do know about the
tastes of the person for whom the
gift is intended? How do know
how much the giver has to spend
for Il?
This / do know. No present
means anything unless II means
thought and understanding. The
gift which expresses true gen.
erosity is the gift which expresses
also careful thought.
Now put your thinker 20 work
and solve your own problems.
hope all my readers will see
this answer. II will save them
and me n lot OF time and energy,
not to mention the postage stamp.
The Washington times., 1921-10-11

why the dickens didn't you
wirer' she said. You're a fraud.
Rix! I might easily have been
away You might have missed
me--we might have missed each
other Is that all you care
about seeing me?--after all these
weeksr'
IT wauted to surpreso you," he
explained fesbly.
wei, you didn't! That is-not
much. I'd been thinking Of you
and I glanced up and saw you.
You're stopping at Moiiy's 1 sup
pose"
Les"
when did you arrive?'
"--Iast night" he admitted.
What! And you didn't call me
up! / refuse to believe your
They went over the renovated