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, 1921-01-20
MOVEMENT TO
CUT DOWN WASTE
INDUSTRIAL WASTE is SUBJECT
BEFORE AMERICAN ESGI-
NEERING COUNCIL
STRIKES CAUSE LOSS
CONSERVATION OF LABOR is BIG
QUESTION FACING WORLD
TODAY.

New York. Jan. IA nationwide
movement TO labor and STOP
industrial waste has been started by
Herbert Hoover and his assistants il
the American Engineering Council Of
the Federated American Engineering
Societies. a committee on the elImi-
nation of waste In industry has beer
formed and win work with labor or
CARNATIONS. chambers of commerce
and other organizations to bring about
working conditions and TO promote
harmonious relations between en-
ployer and employees
To offset the loss to the world Of
millions of men through the rayages
OF war Is the task OF the industrial
engineer, says a statement issued by
/. W. Wallace of Baltimore, vice chair
man OF this committee, called by Mr.
Hoover one of the most important in.
through which the engineers
Of America viii carry out a far-reach
ing program Of public service.
This los does not affect the pres
ent, but future for generations TO come
Will realize the loss of these men anc
their potential prosperity" the indus
trial engineer must devise said Mr.
Wallace. ITO offset this loss, the In
dustrial engineer must devise new
plans new methods and new equip
ment-
To offset this loss, the engineer
must give consideration to deyisine
means of using that large army Of
industrial handicaps, men and rome
who. through accident or through mis-
carriage of the laws of nature. are lack
Ing in some essential faculty Of
A close analysis of the job Of work
10 be done In modern industry wiI
disclose that in the modern industrial
plant there is an opportunity for mer
and women with every sort Of handi
cap imaginable, to do successfully
some piece OF work. II Is the duty and
responsibility Of the engineer 10 re
neye industry and society Of such Fl
pense and loss, By making II possible
for men. however handicapped. to FIND
useful employment
The strike Is a very large sourc
Of waste Of human labor. Millions. ]
do not knO how many millions Of
hours of labor. are lost each veal
through strikes. All OF this loss could
be conserved If the strike could b.
entirely eliminated. but we do moi
believe that this viii ever come Il
pass.
In recen weeks we have hezrc
much about the efficacy Of industrial
democracy Of shop committees. o.
Senate and House plans. OF collective
bargaining and Of paDacezs for al
labor problems Daring the sane pc
nod we have had striking examples
Of the insoequsC Of all these plans
Industrial deDoc-acy Is a MISSIONER
unless fairly and honestly zppli@5
Collective bargaining Is 3 great DANCE
II wrongly applied and = used as Al
instrument Of suiocrz-ic p0EE
, 1921-01-20
The Combine

Upton Sinclair said at a Pasadena
tea:
In this matter Of the high cost Of
living there is one thing which we
all have got to do That is this: When
a dealer
Here Mr.. Sinclair struck the tea
table a resounding whaek with his
fist
when a dealer asks Us an en-.
orbitant price for an essential article
then"
The novelist's eye flashed. and he
squared his jaw resolutely.
Then there Is nothing for rs 10
do but leave the rasczIs shop and
buy the essential article from another
dealer on the same e~xorbitant terms.s
, 1921-01-20
Two Yanks Escape Turks

New York-Two American relief
WORKERS G II p. Crathorn OF Boston
and Martin l. Weaver OF La Junta.
Colo who had been virtual prisoners
Of Turkish Nationalists in Urfa, Asia.
tic Turkey. since last August. have es'
capped and now are returning to the
United States A cable message re-
ceived at headquarters OF the Near
East relief here said that Crathorn
and Weaver made their way safely To
Aleppo.
, 1921-01-20
Keep Flag Used for prape.

Washington.-The American flag
draplng the casket OF all soldier dead
returned from Europe may he retained
by the relatives II the body Is sen 20
the family home for burial. The nag
should not be buried with the body IL
Is used to drpe. but should remain In
place until just before the closing OF
the funeral. II Is then to be removed.
This Is the practice at huriais NJ ma
tional cemeteries and the one which
should prevail At other military tuner
ala
, 1921-01-20
Juss 70 Imprea Hin.

A JeE In Russia was ordered twenty
strokes with the hout The whipping
nan was also = Jew. 80 the other was
able to square the affair for 3.ooo
norbIez-
Il vas arranged that the one should
Deresy crack bis whip while the other
screamed This was done nineteen
aDs-b1t the t~e1tiefh stroke was
re1ulne.
why did you DO thstT- cried the
Fic-1n-
TO let y0u realize what a bargain
you have got the other said
, 1921-01-20
Where Resemblance Stops

THAT Miss Gabbleigh reminds me
Of a church bell. only she hasn't the
sense OF one"
what do you meanT-
well a church bell has an empty
head and a long tongue. but Ii is dis
Greet enough not to speak until it's
tolled-"-Boston Transcript
, 1921-01-20
NEWS To DATE
IN PARAGRAPHS
CAUGHT FROM TIE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
The WORLD
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE
WESTERN

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, 1921-01-20
Halls Catarrh Medicine

Those who are In a run down" condf-
ton viii notice that Cztarrh boths-s
them much more than When they are IN
good health This fact roves that while
Catarrh IL q local disease. II IL greatly
Influenced by constitutional conditions.
ALI CATARRH MEDICINE h Q
Tonic and Blood Purifier. and acts through
the blood upon the mrcou Eurfaces Of
the body, thus reducing the tnfanna1on
and restoring normal condicona
An druSrfTtA Circulars frsa
y. }. Cheney q Co. Tolsdo. OA1aI
, 1921-01-20
WASHINGTON

Deportation of Donal O'Callaghan,
Newport News as a stowaway and
without a passport, has ueen request
ed of the Department of Labor Tues
day by Acting Secretary Davis Of the
State Department.
A law requiring lobbyists in wash
lngton to register, telling who they are
and who they represent, was adyo-
Gated by Senator Kenyon, Republican.
of Iowa. Washington is crowded with
lobbyists" he declared. The oil. lum-
Der and other big interests are lobby
ing"
Garrisoning of the United States
naval base at Hawaii has been done
by japanese recruited into the Amer
lean National Guard, Senator Phelan,
California, declared In the Senate dur
ing discussion Of the new resolution 70
fix the limit OF the strength Of the
army at 1T5,0o0.
Nearly 40 per cent OF the discharged
disabled veterans of the World war
are suffering from some form OF men
tai arrangement. according to esti-
mates made on the basis OF public
health service reports by Assistant
Secretary OF the Treasury La Porte,
Who, In commenting upon the situation,
said government hospital facilities for
the treatment OF these men were "the
scantiest-"
The urban population of the United
States, or people living In places OF
$500 or mosc, Is 54.31s.0S2. or 5l-4 per
cent OF he ountry's total population,
and the number OF people living In ru-
raj territory is 1880. 7S9. he census
bureau has announced In 1910 urban
oopulatIon represented ass per cent
This Is the first time In history more
than half of the population Of the
United States is living In urban terri
tory the census bureau said.
To stop enormous importations OF
Canadian wheat" Senator McCumber
Republican, North Dakota. announced
hat he would ask for a tariff Of prob
.bly 30 cents a bushel on wheat 10 b
Included In the Fordney emergency
tariff bill instead OF the duty OF 3.
cents carried by the measure as 4
passed the House.
A reduction Of S~iO.S24.O0O In Eolt
output Of the country. and OF III 81
ounces In the silver output during tn,
last year as compared with 1919 hai
been announced by the bureau Of tn,
mint.
, 1921-01-20

NTiEsUke-- Wls-The Erst nE-s0nzI
courentOn q the O-oer q CEDsls
founded = Yezr aEo to conhzt pruhIbl
no1 nfrusoeeS r0-=d 70 admit =0Der
20 Membership
, 1921-01-20
No -Go~6erI"

Lord Haig c~onfesses that whatever
conceit be may have had regarding
his proves on the golf links was
killed BY the remark Of q professional
at St Andrews, who had watched him
play.
-Weel, sir" he said. at the end OF
one round. "it's a guild Job for us q
that yehre a better sodger than ye are
q govfer.-
, 1921-01-20

w Tiki
Fire IN Pecos. Texas, destroyed
property estimated al $4,000. includ-
Ins the postofnoe and the Western
Union Telegraph office.
An ordinance passed in Los Angeles
by the city council prohibits rentals in
excess Of IL per cent Of he gross in
VestInent on real property n 16 per
cent on furnishings A violation is con-
sidered a misdemeanor.
Policeman John layton was shot and
seriously wounded during a revolver
duel with automobile bandits whom he
surprised robbIng a soft drink estab-
iishment in Butte, Mont The robbers
escaped with their loot
Police were called upon to search
for a suitcase containing jewelry and
valuables said TO have been worth S10,-
600, belonging to Harley Wilson Of
New York The suitcase disappeared
somewhere between the Oakland mole
and San Francisco
A fine Of l cent for violation Of the
yoistead prohibition act imposed by
Judge B. r. BledsOe OF the United
States District Court on sam Graves
negro, was on record at Los Angeles
Graves pleaded guilty to having a case
Of whisky Illegally in his possession
Settlement of a California oil land
leasing action which will mean tins
payment Of $4,000 in royalties to the
government by the Niocene Oil Com
pany. has been announced In the Unit
ed States Circuit Court at San Fran
cisco.
An unidentified burglar was shot to
death In the residence Of William
Crutchfield In Omaha by q squad OF
police armed with riot guns and pis-
tolls. The officers had been tipped off
TO the prospective robbery and replied
to the burglars fire when he discoy-
cred them.
Frank Delbridge, a convict in the
Nebraska state -penltentiary, sentenced
from Omaha on conviction of house
breaking. hanged himself In his cell.
making a moose Of his ~suspenders. He
had recently been psroled, but was re-
turned to the prison for alleged infrae-
ton of parole rules.
With about 5000 men unemployed in
Omaha, according to a report compiled
by the Chamber Of Commerce for the
United States Department Of Labor,
anticipated revival of activity at the
packing houses is expected to re-em-
ploy from 1000 to 5000 workmen,
while prospective building forecasts
work for a considerable number OF
trndesmen.
, 1921-01-20

A man Is foolish to borrow trouble
when there are so many people anx'
ious to give II away.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-20
TRACKLESS
TROLLEYS
For City of New York

New York Trackless trolleys
will appear in this city within 60 days
according to plans authorized by the
board of estimates Eight trackless
trolley cars will be operated on Sta
ten Island in conjunction with the
municipal bus there.
The cars will be equipped with
rubber tired wheels and will draw
their motive power through an over
head trolley pole. A special device
will enable them to run from one side
of the road to another, passing other
vehicles. 1t is stated that the chief
advantage of this system over the
trolley is the low initial capital in
vestment The trackless system, it is
stated can be installed from $4,000 to
$1,000 mile, as against $4,000 a
mile for the regular system on an
unpaved street and $4,000 a mile on
a paved street. Other savings, it is
estimated, would amount to $2,700 a
year for each car.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-20
FREIGHT RATES
Blamed For Country's TrOu-
bles By "Steel Authority"

Philadelphia Business interests
are already preparing aIibis for the
failure of industry to respond to low
wages announced by the steel trust
In a leading article published in
the business section of the Public
Leger it is stated that the trusts
wage cut will have little effect in
stimulating the iron and steel market"
and that reduction in freight rates
is looked for as the greatest stimulus
that could come"
Former claims of what would hap
pen if wages were reduced is now
forgotten, and the regulation "steel
authority is trotted out with this
alibi:
"A reduction in freight rates is
essential to a resumption of normal
business. There can be no perma-
nent readjustment with transporta-
tion costs out of proportion When
rates are reduced, prices can come
down further and stable business can
be resumed"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-20
REPORT NOT TRUE
That Gompers Stopped at
Unfair Hotel

Washington, - Organized culinary
workers of Buffalo, N. Y, repudiate
the statement made in the public
press that President Gompers recent
ly stopped at hotel in that city
against which they are conducting a
strike. The unionists declare:
Whereas, public criticism has been
made against President Samuel Com
pers of the A. F. of L. for stopping
at the Arlington hotel on his recent
visit to Buffalo, N. Y; and
Whereas, no food or beverages are
prepared or served in the said hotel,
therefor, no culinary workers or bev-
erage dispensers are employed; and
Whereas, the Arlington hotel was
not a part of the Buffalo Hotel Mems
Association at the time of the strike
of the H. and r. E. l. A. and B. /. L.
of A. at Buffalo, N Y, and therefore
was not a party to that controversy;
therefore, be it
Resolved, that we affirm and de-
clare that we are not in accord with
the public criticism offered against
President Gompers and accept no re-
sponsibility for the same"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-20
CARPENTERS SETTLE
Accept Proposition of Conr actors For 85 Cents Hour
All Men to Be on OBJ Monday Morning

The strike of the local carpenters
is settled and thing of the past.
This was the news given out after
the meeting of the Carpenters Union
Thursday night, and was gladly re-
ceived by alr who heard it. The con-
tractors early in the week submitted
proposition to the workers that
the whole proposition be submitted
to an arbitration board consisting of
two men to be named by the contract
ors, two by the carpenters, and these
four men to select the fifth man;
their decision to be abided by on the
part of both parties.
The Carpenters Union Immediately
sent out special notices to all mem
bers to be present at the meeting
Thursday night to act on this propo-
SAL When the meeting was called,
however, a surprise awaited those
present when the officers announced
that another proposal had been sub
mitted by the contractors that after
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-20
SKEPTICISM SHOWN
BY Postal Clerks Regarding Welfare Work in Depart
ment Suggested By Postmaster General Hays
Too Often Short Circuits Workers Demands for Fmda-
mental Reforms

Washington.-In an editorial in the
Union Postal Clerk, Secretary Treas
urer Flaherty, of the National Fedora
tion of Post Office Clerks, makes this
statement on the welfare department
suggestion by Postmaster General
Hays:
much interest is aroused by the
announcement of the postmaster gen
erals intention to establish welfare
department in the postal service, AS
a general proposition we confess a
certain amount of scepticism regard
ing the value of much of the so-called
welfare work in private industry. Too
often it is undertaken with the object
in mind of short-circuiting the work
ers' demands for some fundamental
reforms. Sometimes it is mere palli-
ative to smoothe the restless and
gloss over deficiencies. Again, it may
degenerate into sickening paternal-
ism that robs the workers of initia-
tive and thrusts them still deeper
into the cogs of the industrial nav
But welfare activities in govern
ment employment can be carried on
we think, in a way to benefit the en-
ployes and the public by making the
service more attractive from an EN-
ployment standpoint. 1t must be un-
derstood at the outset, however, that
welfare work is essentially the func
ton of the employees organization
and should be entrusted to them witt
only such departmental supervision
as is absolutely necessary to safe
guard against abuses.
"Welfare work directed by the de
partment can never become a substi
tute for organized effort on the par
of the employees to better working
conditions and the service. The wei
fare department should compress int
concrete shape the ideas and aspira
tions of the employees as expressed
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-20
MOONEY J0BBED
Declares Judge Who Pre-
sided at Trial

San Francisco In an affidavit
supporting Thomas j. Moneys claim
for a new trial, Superior Court Judge
Griffin declared that Mooney was
wrongfully convicted. Judge Griffen
presided at the Mooney trial The
jurist reatfirms former declarations
by him that the prosecutions evil
dence has been entirely discredited be-
cause of evidence that has been dis
covered since the trial ended.
THE matter has now become" said
the trial judge, mot merely affecting
the Mooney case, but it involves a
much larger and more important con-
sideration, viz: the ensire removal
from judicial proceedings Of any sus-
picion of injustice or taint, in order
that the courts shall have the respect
and confidence of the people"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-20

noon in which they offered to sign
the same agreement as of 1919 with
the exception that they would pay 85
cents per hour instead of rs cents
per hour. They also suggested that
in the event of acceptance by the car
penters that an adjustment board be
named to adjust all grievances in the
future.
After some discussion the local ac-
eepted the proposition of the con
tractors and all men are to be on the
job Monday morning The carpenters
asked for 80 cents per hour, but read
lily agreed to accept the lesser amount
when the contractors showed a dispo-
sition to meet them half way, espe-
cially as they do this so that nothing
on their part can stand in the way
of the building program it is thought
to be carried on in Hamilton this sum-
mer.
Thus is ended what at first looked
like a nasty situation in Hamilton's
industrial life
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-20
BACK TO LAND" NOT
EASY

Washington-C Commissioner Spry,
of the general land office, told the
senate irrigation committee that
''back to- -the-land" is easier said than
done.
In urging the passage of bill that
would create a $25O,o0O,000 reclama-
ton fund for western lands, the COM
missioner said:
MANY people believe there is a
vast area of public land in the west
ready for entry, but this land cannot
be entered upon successfully without
aid. 1t is not fair to offer soldiers
land where 25 or 80 acres are requir-
ed to support steer. The result
would be that the soldiers, after two
or three years, would throw up their
hands and leave, cursing the govern
nent y
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-20
TRADES COUNCIL

The Cooperative Trades and Labor
Council met Tuesday night in regula,
session. President Stanley Ogg pre-.
sided "and thirty-five delegates were
present.
Several delegates presenting ere.
dentials and who were seated as Wis
itors at the last meeting, were obli-
gated.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
A communication was received
from the Charity Bazaar committee
of the B. P. o. Elks' Lodge No. 80
in which they enclosed ten tickets
The same were ordered purchased.
A communication was received from
the secretary of the United Garment
Workers Union, of Cincinnati, in
which he states that the firm of Hey
man-Fisher Company of this city are
now in position to take your meas
ure for your garments, and will bear
the union label and cut by union men.
They also mention the name of Ferd
Wiseman, who will be at your service
at all times with the above firm.
Received and contents noted
Pearl Case, the present janitor of
the temple, made application for an
increase in salary. The same was re-
ferred to the building committee.
Under the head of reports of dele
gates and organizations the brewers
reported conditions good and initiated
two new members.
Bakers reported everybody working
and could use one more man.
BARRIERS, lovely and everybody at
work.
Carpenters, getting along fine with
one-third of their men on strike and
two-thirds at work. Engineers, o.
K Electricians, o. K.
Firemen, fine shape and one man
not working; initiated one new mem
ber
Molders 68 reported organization in
splendid condition, some molders out
of work; Atlas hotel and Niles con
tinue to be unfavorable.
Molders 283, trade conditions
worse; laying off men.
Machinists, conditions fair and
more machinists being laid off.
Polishers in good shape; committee
in conference with Estate Stove Com
pany.
Musicians, good shape.
Painters all working
Stove mounters, work three days
a week once in while.
Plumbers, conditions pretty good
shape. Metzler, Treinen, Gressle and
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-20

Hammel only plumbers not favorable
to plumbers organization.
Stage employees, organization in
fine shape; Gem theatre on High
street still opposed to their organi-
zation
Printers all working.
Teamsters, good shape.
Fire fighters doing nicely
Woman's Union Label League pro-
crossing nicely; will have country
store on temple grounds for dedica-
ton. Cigar makers fourishing and
all members working. Also complain
about outside cigars being brought to
Hamilton.
Milk wagon drivers report having
signed up with the Ohio Ice Cream
Company. No settlement with Flaud-
ing Mineral Water Company, of
Reading.
Committee to wait on dealers of
rubber heels reported of finding only
two who handled non-union heels.
Committee discharged.
Committee reported progress on
Donaldson Lithographing Company,
of Newport, KY, who have been de-
clared unfair for adopting the open
shop method.
Committee on one man street cars
reported that they have been asked
by committee of citizens to make
trip to Fort Wayne, Ind, with
them to inspect the one man cars in
operation there The council instruct
ed the two members of the commit
tee to go.
The electric light committee re-
ported having attended meeting of
the city council on the electric light
question: and asking the city council
to build the electric light plant inn
mediately in order to give some of the
unemployed work. They also report
ed that another meeting would be call
ed by the mayor in the near future to
hear the report of the committee APP
pointed by him.
The Atlas hotel committee report
ed that the restaurant in that build,
ing has again closed.
A communication was received from
the Printing Pressmen and Assist
ants Union in which they ask all or
ganizations to demand the pressmen's
union label on their work. They gave
the names of Naegele-Auer Printing
Company, The Quality Printing Com
pany, Commercial Printing Company,
the News-S Signal and the Journal, of
Middletown, Ohio, and the Nonpareil
Printing Company, of Hamilton, as
the only shops recognizing their or
ganization.