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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03
SlClLY'S MANY FAMOUS CITIES
Have Been Prominent In History Main
iy Because Of Geographical
Position Of Island.

Sicily named by its admirers lis
ment-is situated at the very toe Of
the boot made by Italy, as if about TO
be kicked out of the way, and is In
cluded III the possessions of that cOun-
try. 1t is a colorful island In old his
tory. Before the Trojan war-fire
kindled by the light Of a woman's
eyes-the Phoenicians sent colonies to
Sicily. Syracuse, its principal city, is
named by ST. Paul in The Acts: "And
landing at Syracuse we tarried there
three days" Thucydides wrote Of the
great sieges occurring four centuries
B. G. against Syracuse, placed, as one
writer expresses It, for both war and
commerce in the very center OF the
ancient world. Two centuries later
the old mathematician Archimedes
held at bay for three years the fleets
and armies of Rome before finally
capitulating and yielding Syracuse to
its enemies. Messina, another city old
in story, was founded by the Greeks
is the chief commercial town of the
island. Catania, a city OF beauty with
It's palaces, villas and orange groves,
Is seated at the foot Of Aetna, VOL
cano with record OF many eruptions.
Palermo, the capital. Is most inter-
esting city, facing the deep blue sea.
In its great cathedral repose the bones
Of Emperor Frederick II, a ruler with
an intellectual development some two
centuries ahead of his time and con-
seQuently misunderstood.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03
WILL SEEK WAGE INCREASE
Textile Workers Allsge That Manu-
facturers Have Net Kept Faith
With Employees or Public.

Declaring that manufacturers have
not followed up their programs OF
sweeping wage reductions with SIM
liar cuts In prices, textile unions OF
Lawrence, Mass, plan to demand an
increase in wages. The wages OF tex
tile operatives there, as In practically
ali Of the New England textile CEN
ters, were reduced 22h per cent few
months ago.
Norman Ellis, secretary of the New
Lawrence Textile council, said date
would be set for q mass meeting Of
textile workers, at which, he said,
there would be decision as to what
is reasonable amount Of increased
wages to be demanded in order to
keep pace with high living costs.
Delegates of all local unions affili-
ated with the United Textile Workers
decided to call this meeting, and 1t
was stated that the unions had not
protested the wage cut before In the
belief that manufacturers were at
tempting to "get back to normal" But
this saving in wages, declare the union
leaders, has not been reflected in the
price Of clothing. The textile coun-
ell claims that the mills are In more
prosperous condition than at any time
In the last IL months, and the wage
cut is referred to as IAN inhuman act"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03

say, overwhelming. In 1894, after the
settlement of the great strike, Sir
George Elliott, the great South Wales
coal owner, urged the pooling idea
Again, Sir Richard Redmayne, the
late chief mine Inspector of the Brit
ish mines, and Sir Arthur Loves
Dickinson, men who sat on the San
key commission, whose characters are
unimpeachable, impressed it upon the
commission, mainly in the interests of
the coal consumer. The coal control
lers' department was SO impressed
with the financial wastefulness of the
present system that it actually pre-
pared and printed scheme of uni
fication (or pooling). Three other
business men who were opposed to
naturalization were Sir Arthur
Duckham, Mr. Balfour and Sir Thom-
as Rayden. All these men recon-
cation be brought into the coal inter
ests for the benefit Of the government
and the consumers. Yet, mark you,
the last five persons named above
were the gentlemen selected by the
government and mine owners to rep
resent them on the Sankey coal COM
mission. Plainly, their advice has been
ignored by the employers and by the
government.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03
Mlchioan Labor Outlook Better.

According to statements complied
by more than a score Of Michigan cit
les, the states industries show an In
crease Of Al per cent In the number
Of workers employed. Business lead
ers In all parts OF the state foresee
steady progress toward normalcy even
though that goal Is not yet in sight.
Figures compiled In the larger cities
of the state indicate that normal work
ing forces aggregate 10000. While
they have been reduced to 122 2,94O, the
number Of men at present employed
In these cities Is 235, ,140.
Recent suspensions have offset Sagi-
naw's gains. The Michigan copper
country, whose principal mines sus-
pended operations entirely April l. is
now experiencing its most severe de-
preston since the war.
Industrial leaders generally express
the belief that abnormally high trans
portation rates are an important fac
tor In the depression.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03
GOT START IN BUSY CITY
Move for the Improvement Of Horti.
culture Began In London Over
q Century Ago.

In Piccadilly, in the center Of Lon
don, the mother of gardens came into
existence many years ago, according
to the Christian Science Monitor. 1t
was at Hatchard's. the well-known
bookseller and publisher, in 1904, that
John Wedgwood gathered his friends
together and unfolded plan to ''fos
ter and encourage every branch Of
horticulture" and to collect every in
formation respecting the cultivation
and treatment of all plants and trees"
The founder of the House of Hatch
ard, John Hatchard, was in sympathy
with every project that made for the
good and enlightenment OF mankind.
1t was suitable place for this society.
the mother Of many affiliated societies.
to begin It's world wide operations. The
room where the first meeting took place
no longer exists, as the building has
been rebuilt since that time, but
portrait of John Hatchard still hangs
in the comfortable lounge that forms
the shop. The picture shows the In
tellectual nature Of the man. The
windows facing Piccadilly and the
wooden seat that in summer time is
placed in front Of them carries one
back to time when the rush and noise
of the London streets was less than
at the present time. There is an air
Of leisure and other-worldness that is
very pleasant to those passersby who
long to forget the hurrying feet and
noisy sounds of crowded thorough
fares.
The society did not receive Its royal
charter till 1909, which set forth that
its aim was the Improvement of horti-
culture, ornamental as well as useful.
Well has 1t carried out its resolutions.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03
A Generation.

A generation Is single succession
in natural descent, the children Of the
same parents; In years three genera
tions are accounted to make century.
The term generation is also applied
to the whole body Of persons Of the
same period or living at the same
time, as the present generation. The
term Is sometimes used with reference
to the average lifetime Of all persons
or synchronous age. The historical
average, or that Of all persons who
pass the stage OF infancy, is commonly
reckoned at about thirty years, while
all who are born, is only about seven
teen years.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03
DOMESTIC SERVICE

N OMESTIC service Is getting to be
II so well paid that women who
short time ago would have scorned il
as utterly beneath them are beginning
TO look toward II with a growing af
fection. Domestic science is being
taught In most communities and the
graduates increase every year. Most
Of these girls, after their training, go
into institutional and hotel work, into
teaching, into hospital service, set up
tea and lunch shops, and follow allied
lines. But positions like these are not
always Immediately available. Put
domestic cooking In the same class,
and many a girl could earn a good sal
ary and live comfortably until she
found some more advanced work
One way In which this will be
brought about Is In the growing use
Of cooks and house workers generally
by the hour instead Of the month
Such workers get more salary, but no
lodging. and only the meal or meals
they serve But such workers are
paving the way for the proper recog
milton Of domestic work as a dignit1ed
and important profession, one for
which adequate training Is essential,
and which has the right to claim re-
spect and consideration.
There Is a big future In domestic
work. With the tremendous advance
In electrical machinery for the home
the actual work Is growing to be both
easy and agreeable. 1t Is high time
that the social stigma should disap-
pear, and the advance In salaries is
going to help largely to accomplish
this result.
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03
Les. Unemployment Ia Illinois.

Decided improvement In the en-
ployment situation In Illinois through
March is disclosed In q tabulation OF
reports from the IL state free employ
ment offices made public by their gen.
eral advisory board.
Both applicants for positions and
jobs available increased in March over
the previous month, the board states.
On percentage basis the state as
q whole showed that In March there
were 2163 persons registered for every
100 jobs available, while In February
there were 261.1.
Chicago showed even greater Inn
provement. for the ratio Of supply and
demand there for the month of Febru-
ary was 1882, while for March there
were only PISA persons registered for
every 100 jobs available.
The Industrial classification which
showed the greatest improvement WAS
metal and machinery"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03
ALIEN BILL is SIGNED

Washington President Harding
has signed the immigration bill
which restricts immigration 10 per
cent Of the nationals of any country
already in the United States, based
on the census of 1910. The law is
effective until June 80, 1922.
The same bill was passed at the
last session of congress, bot was ve-
toed by President Wilson.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03
Women Rail Werksrs.

Women employed by the railroads
In 1920 numbered e1,467, or 151 less
than Ia 1919 and nearly 10000 more
than In 1918, says report issued by
the interstate commerce commission.
Most of them were In clerical and
semi-clerical positions but 1888 we're
doing shop work last year.
The commission says II IL interest
Ing to note that In 1919, after the re-
turn to civil life Of the majority Of
men who had been in the military ser
vice, the average number Of women in
railway service was greater than be-
fore"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03
AMEND COMPENSA-
TION LAW

Rutland, Vt.-The Vermont legisla-
ture has amended the state compensa-
tion law so that an injured person will
receive $15 maximum and Sc mini
mum weekly instead of $3.50 and So
as previously paid.
The legislature also passed the wi
dows' pension bill which provides an
allotment of 81 weekly for each child
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03
Laser Insurance h spain.

Count Dc Lxarrags, Spanish minis
ter Of labor, is completing the draft
q q bill which will be introduced In
tie Cortes in the near future, provid-
ing for the establishment Of unsm-
pleymsnt insurance. Another meas
urs will deal With indrmity insurance
for the workers. Beth measures have
fer q long time been demanded By ths
weskers' organizations.
Minister Dc LixarYaga declared he
was studying the question ~ to
whether the workers insurance should
be made obligatory.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03
THE WOODS
By DOUGLAS MAlLOCH
CHILDREN OF THE SPRING.

WHAT means the Spring to your
w The tree, the bloom, the grass
Wide fields to wander through;
A primrose path to pass;
Bright sun. and skies Of blue;
The songs Of singing streams;
The rippling riverside
Awakening from dreams;
Fairhr0wed and axure-eysd-
Oh. thus the Springtime ssema
Yet not for such as ysu
She comes with song and voice.
-T1s not for such as you
She makes the heart rejoice.
She comes with skies Of blue.
Springs children are the ILL
IT'S these she comes to cheer;
Upon the window-nll,
Within the chamber drear,
She sits her song to trtll.
On narrow cots they lie
Within the quiet room,
Their sky a square Of sky
Cut from the inner gloom,
From dreary walls and high.
Spring means so much to ths1a,
The prisoners abed -
The perfume OF the breeze.
The birdsong overhead,
The echoed melodies.
The window open wide
Behold, the Spring is herei
No more the countryside
Is dim and dark and drear;
Now stronger runs the tide.
The pale and patient wife,
Her babe upon her breast,
Forgets the night, the knife.
And sleeps the sleep Of rest,
Awakening to life.
The old, the very old,
Behold In budding Spring
Another year unfold
And life, tinsel thing,
Is turned again to gold.
And e'en the empty cot,
Whose Spring has come too late.
The one who now Is not,
The one who could not wait,
The Spring has not forgot.
For, seel the Springtime stands
Our dropping eyes to raise
To fair and shining strands;
The Springtime comes and lays
A lily In his hands.
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03
nSfR2T{(6SRBosk

I will look sometimes about me for the
things that merit praise:
] will search for hidden beauties that
elude the grumbler's gaze
I Will try TO find contentment in the paths
that I must tread:
I will cease to have resent tment when
another moves ahead.
-BrtttSn Weekly.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03

sistency to roll. :. Set In cold place
for "a hours. Roll into sheet one
eighth of an inch thick, dot with bits
of butter and spread with apples, sugar
and nutmetg Roll like jelly roll
and bake. Serve sliced across with
pudding sauce poured over 1t.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03
FEWER LIVES Lost
IN MINE ACCIDENTS.

That fewer men lost their
lives In metal-mine accidents In
this country during 1919 than In
any previous year for which
statistics ot accidents have
been compiled Is shown In q re-
port just issued by the United
States bureau Of mines. The
number Of men killed was 46S
as compared with 646 killed In
1918. The number Of men In
jured was 81, 500, as compared
with 42,01b injured in 1918.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03
Out Of a Critical Range.

'They call man lame duck after
he has been defeated for Office"
"yes," replied Senator Sorghum
"but l don't know that he's due for
any extravagant sympathy. 1t is
often better to be lame duck than
one who is flying around to be shot
at"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03
Almond snonaa Cake.

Blanch and pound In q mortar one
ounce of sweet and one ounce of
bitter almonds. Pound them two
at time, adding few drops of water
or white of egg to prevent the nuts
from boiling. When a smooth paste.
add the yolks Of Ave eggs alternately
with one cupful OF powdered sugar.
Then add one cupful Of flour, sifted
with two teaspoonfuls Of baking pow
der. Lastly, fold In the stiffly beaten
whites and bake as for angel food.
Apple Salad.
Take the rich red apples Of uni
form size and cut of the tops at the
stem end, deep enough to take In the
stem, which may be used as covers
for the apples. Scoop out the pulp.
mince and mix with bit Of scraped
onion. few nuts and some chopped
celery Add any good, well-seasoned
salad dressing and refill the cups Ar
range on a lace~doily-covered plate
and serve with the pork roast
NuA. hl4t~se
(9. 1921. Western Newspaper Union)
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03
Pride Of Performance.

There's no pleasure in hard work."
said Mr.. Rafferty,. "Mebbe not" re-
piled Mr.. Dolan. "Mebbe people has
changed entirely. can we'll remem-
Der when a man enjoyed braggin'
about how much he could do instead
Of how much he didn't have to-"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03
Travels by AirpIane.

A South American banker, having
business at many branches throughout
Uruguay and Brazil, made tour by
airplane, and completed his work In
ten days as against the three or four
weeks necessary when he Travelled BY
ordinary means.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03

URisns Reject Lower Waos Scale.
Nine unions. members Of the Build
ing Trades council Of Indianapolis, by
practically unanimous vote, either In
meetings or through their executive
committees, refused to accept the new
scale Of wages offered by the Build
ing Contractors association and voted
to quit work. Over $500 members Of
tho crafts are affected.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03
SIGNS, CENSOR BILL

Albany, N. Y.-Governor Miller
has signed the moving picture censor
bill. A commission appointed by the
governor, will have complete control
of this industry.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03
MEALS FOR A DAY.

HOR choice. dish sometime on spe-
IT cial occasion you may like to try ::
Chicken Flliets With Almond Sauce.
Sprinkle two chicken hllets with
salt, a little pepper and few
grains Of cayenne. Dip In olive Oil
and cook In a hot frying pan until
delicately brown. Add to the pan one
cupful Of equal parts OF white sauce
and cream. When hot thicken furthe-
with two tablespoonfuls Of -four rubbed
TO paste with an equal quantity Of
olive oil or cream. Stir until the
sauce boils, then add one-half cupful
Of thiply sliced almonds.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03

The departments of state, labor
and com merce have assigned repre-
sentativee to work out the percent
age of immigrants.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03

until 16 years Of age.
A 48-hour week for female workers
was defeated. Manufacturers and
business men claimed that their wo-
men employees are losing sleep be-
cause of fear that their hours of labor
would be reduced.
n R ~
PLUMBERS RAISE WAGES
UniontdM ~ Pa.-Plumbers have
won their 4emand for wage increases
after three-weeks' strike.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03
SOUND BUT NOT USED

Atlantic City. N. J.-In a speech
before convention of business men
in this city, one of the speakers said:
"The idea of competition for keeping
prices free from artificial control by
manufacturers or dealers is undoubt-
edly sound"
These business men, who are link
ed up in 100 per cent organizations
to uphold prices, applauded the speak
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03
PRODIGY Of Learning.

rs Miss Gadder an intelligent
grip"
"In bobbed hair circles she's consid.
cred quite erudite."
"Indeed?"
eyes, she can quote verse or two
Of Browning" - Birmingham Age
Herald.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03
WIN UNION SHOP FIGHT

Asheville, N. C.-The builders ex-
change has signed union shop con-
tract with building craftsmen, and a
years fight to establish the anti
union shop in this city has failed.
N n N
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03
Apple Roll.

Mix together one and one-han cup
fuls Of -four. one-third of a cup
full of lard and teaspoonful Of salt
when well blended add just enough
water to make paste Of the con-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03

"In fact, the whole of Judge San
keys findings have been turned down
and that is why we are at stand
still today in the British coal mines,
and unless there is great change in
the employers views l fear it will be
long and bitter struggle"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-06-03

: BUY A BUILDING BOND
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-02-16

Quoted by former nobility of the odd
Russian regime.
At each little table is IL card indi-
eating the name of the person who is
acting as waiter, and you learn that
your roast or your dessert is being
served you by Countess y or Princess
Il.
In the Para quarter of Constanti-
noplc there is an enormous colony OF
Russian exiles 1t is estimated that
there are ut least 100000 such ref
ugees. About 10000 of these are the
remnants of General Wransefs army,
which was driven out of the Crimca
by the Bolshcviks. Camps have been
constructed for these troops within Il
short distance of the city, aid being
given by the French.
Para Itself looks like IL little Mos
COW. All the stores are now kept by
Russians Cossacks. soldiers of the
old Russian Imperial Army, soldiers
of Turkcstau and Chinese of Man
churia are to be seen on every corner
of the city.
All the gcntility and wealthy bur
gcoisic who were swept like dust ont
of Russia by the Soviet revolution
seem to have gathered in Para.
The cost of living in Constantinoplc
is very high. a room in hotel can
OF be obtained for less than SIG day
4 haircut is worth about 81. A bot
tie of beer costs 81 .fG and meal
runs anywhere from 81 to SO.
ConStantinople is now the centre OF
adventures and brigands of every ma
ton on earth. Thievery has become
an important profession there. Great
sums of gold are being gambled every
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-02-16
INCOME TAX FACTS YOU SHOULD
KNOW

Births, deaths, and marriages dur
ing the year 1920 affect materially ill.,
come tax returns for that year.
Millions of babies were added to
family circles, each of whom brings
an exemption of $500 in the parents
income tax return.
Widows and widowers who lost their
husbands or wives during the year
arc especially affected. They are sin
gle for the purposes of the income tax
law and are granted only an excmp-
tion of 81 1000. unless the head of Il
family.
Persons WHO were divorced or scpa-
rated by mutual agreement during the
year also must consider themselves as
single persons.
The status of the taxpayer on De-
ccmbcr 81, 1920. determines the
amount Of the exemptions. If on that
day the taxpayer was married and liv-
ing with wife or husband, claim may
he made for the $1,000 exemption. If
single or married and not living with
wife or husband on December 81, the
exemption is only $1,000.
Persons who reached majority dur
ing the year and whose earnings for
that period amounted to $1,000 or
more, or $1,000 or more, according to
their marital status, must file "A return
and pay a tax on their net income
To avoid penalty. the return must
be in the hands of the Collector of
Internal Revenue for the district in
which the taxpayer lives, or has his
principal place of business, on or be-
fore midnight of March 15, 1921.
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-02-16
"AMERICANISM' AND JUSTICE.

"Americanism'' has been defined i'll
many ways. In fact. there has been
possibly too much straining after Il
definition which sooner or later tend )
to dogInutism. and dogmatism is the
prolific parent of persecution. How
ever, all these crceds in which the
significance of Ancricanism is soughl
to be expressed bring into prominence
some outstanding idea. We have, for
instance, this from Former Senator
Bevcridge:
"Americanism means that every mar
may work for his living: that every
man should work for his living; that
no power can lawfully prevent any
man from working for his living; that
every man is entitled TO the peaceful
enjoyment of the fruits Of his toll
and that all the strength of our, pop
ular, representative government will
shield every man in the exercise OF
those elemental rights"
1t is evident, in the light of pres
cnt conditions. that the social organ
ism is far from responding to this
definition. We fear thar every man
cannot. and many will not work for
their living and while no power can
lawfully" prevent II man from work
ing for living, there is II power,
which is as irresistible as it is inviS-
ible which does interfere with the
natural functioninc of industry. When
mines and factories close because they