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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-09-02
'CContentInent" For Workers;
''Incentive" For All Others

The house has repealed the excess
profits tax, and war profiteers escape
with their loot if the senate accepts
the plan.
One of the arguments used-that
the excess profits tax destroys incen-
tive"--is favorite cry of labor ex-
ploiters, who freely advise labor on
the thrill that should come to men
who work for works sake.
But these labor advisers never ap-
ply this banquet chatter to them
selves. The joy of labor, minus pro-
fits, is unknown to them.
eve must have an incentive" they
say, while insisting that labor should
acquire such a mental attitude that
the consciousness of work well done
will be the reward for work
"You will destroy ambition" they
say, when labor urges a tax on ex-
cess profits. And then wage earners
are lectured because they fail to ap-
preciate the joy of laboring under un-
wholesome conditions for labor's sake
and are ambitious to improve their
position.
This inconsistency is typical of the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-09-02
Only 8 Per Cent of Worlds Savers
Are Americans, French 7hriftiest

~ OLUMBUS, o. = (Special) - De-
- spite the fact that 2s.9 per cent
OF the worlds savings are in this
country and that the average depos-
itor In the United States mas q
greater sum to his credit than mis-
European neighbor, only s per cent
of the total number Of the worlds
savers are Americans
In proportion to population, num-
Der of foreign countries exceed the
United States in numbers of depos-
itors, according to a statement just
issued by the Savings Division Unit
cd States Treasury Department
European people, through centuries
of struggle for mere existence, have
been trained to the most rigid econ
omy, while Americans have found
life a comparatively easy matter
The average American family until
quite recently made it's expenditures
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-09-02
Men of Great Height.

Stories are common among the low
er civilized peoples, as well as among
savage tribes, to the effect that men
have lived who have measured 10 feet
in height. Og, king of Bashan, is said
in Deuteronomy g III to have been
the last of the giants. His bedstead
of iron was nine cubits, or between
IL and 1914 feet in length. Pliny
mentions the name of an Arabian
giant who measured 91a feet, and also
speaks of two others who were
lO feet in stature. The following
list of men whose real height is we'll
known shows that it is possible for
individuals TO go far beyond the aver
age height of the human species,
which is 60 inches
Magrath, bishop Berkeleys giant,
ninety-two inches Patrick Cotter
(176l-l8oD, or O'Brien, 90 inches
Charles Byrne, Irish giant, 100 inches
Topinard's Kalmuck, 100 inches
Winkelmaier Austrian (died lSS7)
103 inches; Topinard's Finlander, H.
inches.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-09-02

100000 No other states reached the
million mark.
And Ohio still continues the re
markable record made during the
war in the sale of war savings
stamps. For the first four months
of 1921 the sale of savings securities
has been $2,656,300 as against $839,
034 for New York, the next highest
state Ohio during this time sold "A
per cent of all savings securities sold
in the United States
Wolfe Real Leader.
Theorists had no place in the or
ganization which has made Ohios
war savings record. Late in 1917
the then secretary of the treasury
William G. McAdoo> asked Harry p.
Wolfe, newspaper publisher, manu-
fcturer and banker, to head the
movement in the Buckeye state
Wolfe accepted the job. He was
dollar a year man except for the
fact that he never got the dollar. He
got on the job because hard work is
his hobby. Wolfe not only broke all
records in the nation during the war
in the sale of government savings
securities, but he stayed on the job
during the reconstruction period,
still maintaining his record.
Wolfe's genius lay in his ability to
organize Through his forcible per
sonality he drew to his aid the big
ger men Of the state He drove them
with an iron hand despite the fact
that they were all working for the
love Of it, He made statesmen of
every mail carrier in the state, Of
every school child, of hundreds of
men and women in various walks OF
life. He recruited a sales force Of
thousands of persons Many of these
are still selling government securi-
ties. Others through the training
they received in selling war savings
stamps now are selling various com
modities
Wood Takes Up Work
Wolfe laid aside his reins the other
day, turning the work over to p J.
Wood, who had been his assistant
for four years. Wood already has
shown that he viii maintain his old
4 chiefs record His sales of govern
ment securities in Ohio for the last
few weeks have far eclipsed the rec
ord made in any other state in the
country.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-09-02
Riches in Old Stockings.

ITO my sister-in-law, bequeath
four old stockings which are under
my bed to the right" So runs an item
in the win of the famous old miser,
Tolam. ITO my nephew, Tarles, two
more old stockings; to Lieut.. John
Stone, blue stocking and my red
clock; to my cousin, an old boot, and
a red flannel pocket; to Hammick, my
jug without a handle" According to
this anybody can write a will, for the
poorest Of us have old stockings. In
the story of Tolam, however, Ham
mick kicked over the jug and found
it to be filed with gold pieces. The
old stockings were crammed in a sim
liar way. There is the famous clause
in Shakespeare viii reading II gyve
unto my wief my second best bed,
with the furniture, and nothing else"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-09-02

labor exploiter He demands that la
Dor be "contented," while applauding
every effort by other groups of citi-
zens who would discard old methods
and practices.
Contentment is the crowning virtue
of wage earners, in the eyes of labor
exploiters who scorn this term when
applied to other individuals.
The reason for this is clear-if
wage earners are ambitious this
means interference with the exploit
er's mastery over them.
A contented wage Garner is blind
to social injustice-that's why the
anti-union employer favors him.
The contented wage Garner never
presents wage scale to his employ
er; never protests against long hours,
or insanitary work conditions, or aids
in creating a public opinion that
forces the anti-unionist's political
agents to favor remedial laws
The trade union movement is the
expression of normal discomfort. 1t
blazes the workers path to a better
and fuller life, and therein is its
greatest offense.
1t rejects the "hand outs" of those
who can only conceive of wage earn
ers being serfs and dependents.
To maintain this self status anti
unionists ignore ethics and get twist
ed in their logic-or lack of logic.
To defend this position they make
vulgar protests of patriotism and
dazzle the unthinking with the ponder
Gus efforts of hired sophists and
scribes.
They would have one set of ethics
for themselves and another for wage
earners. They talk of "the necessity
for initiative" in one case and "the
need for contentment" in the other.
Labor insists on one standard and
rejects the manufactured kind that is
intended to protect the dollar at the
cost of human beings.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-09-02
RECORD UNEMPLOY-
MENT

Albany, N. Y.-The number of New
York factory workers unemployed in
June was lower than in any month
since June, 1914, says the state de-
partment of labor. The total decline
in employment during the present de-
preston, covering a period of Is
months, amounts to % per cent.
Prior to 1921 the lowest point in
employment since June, 1914, was re-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-09-02

on the plan, pay expenses first and
save what's left-i there is any
thing
In France, one out of every five in
habitants has savings account. The
economy of the French people has
been their protection against the
death thrusts of centuries"
One of the objects of the perpetu-
alton of the Government Savings Or
ganiEation, which is making more
strenuous efforts than ever to market
the smaller securities OF the United
States government, is to increase the
number of savers in this country.
The Government Savings Organiza-
tion has in charge the distribution
and sale of the 25-cent Thrift Stamps,
81 Treasury Savings Stamps, $5 War
Savings Stamps and the S25, 500
and 1000 Treasury Savings Gertih-
Gates, which are kept constantly on
sale at all postoffic~s.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-09-02

the next highest for the same period,
was 500 ,601 49l Ohio for the above
period had per capita sale of S2l 40
and New York 1928 Ohios sales
have been greater than the combined
sales of Arizona, Delaware, Florida,
idaho, Maine, Maryland Montana,
Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mex
leo, North Dakota, Rhode Island,
South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah,
Vermont, Wyoming and the District
OF Columbia All the New England
states combined including New Jer-
sey with total population of 10, ,500,-
600, had sales of only 500 ,434 600
$4,000, 900 less than the sales OF
Ohio with half the population
Easily Beats New York.
During 1920, the sale of govern
ment savings securities in Ohio was
equal to the combined sales of New
York state and Pennsylvania and the
than the combined per capita sales
of New York Pennsylvania, Illinois,
Iowa and Mississippi Ohio's per
capita sale OF $3.50 for 1920 was $1.1O
higher than the average for the ma
tton In 1920 Ohio had sales of 81
SS9, ,45S; New York, $4536,019; Penn
sylvania, S3,278,682; Illinois, s2,9b1,-
asb; Indiana, $3.060,119; Missouri,
$l.556,824; Kansas. $1,693,074; Mas
sachusetts, $1,490613; New Jersey.
81 1,463.609 California, $1,482,S71;
Washington s1.14S,816; Texas, ST.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-09-02
NO HARD TIMES IN OHIO!

Columbus, o. especially -
There are no hard times in
Ohio! At least that is the opin-
ion Of treasury department off
Gals after viewing the April re-
port for the sale of government
savings securities, for the Buck
eye state sold 81 per cent Of all
the savings securities sold in
the United States.
The sale in Ohio of these Sc
curitles, which include War Saw
lnas Stamps and treasury saw
ings certificates, amounted to
s742,o63.15 during April, while
the sales in the state of Illinois,
the second highest, were only
St95,24e. ohio sold more than
New York, Pennsylvania, Ili-
nois, Massachusetts, New Jer-
sey and Missouri. The sale of
government savings securities
In Ohio during April were higher
than for any single month since
April Of year ago.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-09-02
ArboreaI Fiction.

What kind of tree did Thomas
Jefferson hitch his horse to when he
rode up to the capitol to be inaugu-
rated?'
Il suspect" answered Senator Sor-
ghum, that it was a cherry tree; one
of the same kind George Washington
chopped down when he was a little
boy"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-09-02
FARM TENANCY IN
II. S.

Washington. Although tenant
farm is advancing it's lines into
American agriculture, its rate of ad-
vance is rapidly diminishing, says the
department of agriculture, which
bases its opinion on preliminary re-
ports made by the 1920 census bureau
While losses in the size of the farm
tenant population in 20 states
amounted to over $1,000, gains in %
states totaled nearly 100000 Out of
6,500,000 farm operators in 1920,
100000 did not own the land they
farmed. These tenants operated 38.1
per cent of the farms of the United
States. Texas and Georgia lead in
farm tenancy, the former with 232, ,309
and the latter with 206,785 These,
together with six other southern
states have more tenants than the
other 40 states. Probably 100000, or
between 45 and so per cent of these
southern tenants will be classified as
colored by the 1920 census.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-09-02
Marvellous Record Made BY Ohio
In Sale of Savings Securities;
Other States Badly Outclassed

Had Others Done Well Buckeye State Sales in Nation
Would Have Doubled Ohio Sells More Than New England
States CombinedSales In 1920 More Than New York
State and Pennsy yvania Director Wolfe Resigns
After Making Record That Astonishes Nation.
New State Director Wood Is Also
Setting Brilliant Record.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-09-02
The Censored Public.

what kind of play did yeu see
last night?"
"One of those plays" replied Miss
Cayenne, which we have learned to
see without blush and which it
would be considered highly improper
to describe minutely in print or con-
varSa+inn
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-09-02

Washington-Chief Justice Taft,
of the United States supreme court,
has refuted the charge that courts al
ways attempt to enlarge their juris-
diction.
He has refused to umpire base
ball game.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-09-02
SECURITIES SELLING BETTER NOW THAN LAST YEAR

Government Adds Treasury Savings Certificates In S25 and
$l00 Denomination to War Savings Stamp List--Saes
Mostly Made Through Postoffces Where Securities Are
Kept Sale at All TmesSaes This Year increasing
Showing Big Gain Over Last Year.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-09-02

corded in January, 1915, when manu-
featuring activity reached the bottom
of depression of 1914-1915. The num-
Der of factory workers in June, 1921,
was per cent lower than the jan
uary, 1915, figure.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-09-02
WALTERS WIN OLD CONTRACT

Rochester, N. Y.-Cooks and wait
ers have renewed their old contract,
despite efforts of anti-unionists to cut
wages and working conditions.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-09-02

Columbus, 0. -(Special)- Had
every state in the United States sold
as many government savings securi-
ties in proportion from November,
1917, to Dec. 81, 1920 as did Ohio,
the sale of these securities in the
United States would be double the
amount just reported for that period.
Instead of the actual sales of $l,l90,-
790,590 the sales would have been
s2,251 ,27O,3 800 Ohio, with only per
cent of the total population of the
United States, has made more than
10 per cent of the sales.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-09-02
ohio,s Great Record.

The sale of government savings
securities in Ohio from November,
1917, to Dec. 81, 1920. was $l12,563,-
51s. The sale in New York state,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-09-02
DIsPRovE COURT CHARGE

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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-21
MONROE


There was a grange social a
the home of Mrs. Charles Pratt
Friday afternoon. The afternoon
was spent in sewing for the grange
fair, after which supper was selv
ed. In the evening lawn part!
for the benefit of the grange wa!
held at the home of Howard
Emery. Games were played and J
social time enjoyed. Ice cream ano
cake were on sale.
The Ladies' Aid society will
meet with Mrs. Clara Shepherd
Wednesday afternoon, July 81.
A. M. Jones, civil engineer fol
the Conn. Valley Lumber Co., was
a a business visitor at the home oil
Oscar Frazer, Friday.
Miss Lillian Bort has been
spendine several days with hel
sister, Mrs. Raymond James in
Lisbon.
Miss Nadine Colby of Woodsville
spent Thursday with her grand
mother, Mrs. C. II. Hosford.
Cecil Human of East Ryegate Dis
visiting his grandfather, Henry
Human.
Harlan Johnson, w. J. Frazer
and harles Pratt were in St.
Johnsbury Saturday to attend the
ball game.
Katherine Hatle-- of Groton is
working in the home of Henry
Page.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-21
BIG ULCER
ALL HEALED

Here is another letter that
makes me happy" says Peterson,
of Buffalo. Zone that | would
rather have than a thousand dol
lars.
Money isn't everything in this
world. There is many big
hearted, rich man who would give
all he has on earth to be able to
produce a remedy with such
mighty healing powers as Peter
sons Ointment, to sell at all drug
gests for 60 cents a large box.
Dear Sirs--
81 was an untold sufferer from
old running sores and ulcers. l
had tried most everything without
relief from pain. A friend told me
of your wonderful ointment and
the first box took away the pain
that had not left me before in
years, and after using just nine
dollars worth of the salve | am
cured. The ulcer was 8 inches by
6 IL inches, is all healed and l can
walk. Never, never will / be with
out Peterson's again.
"You may use this to recon-
mend your ointment, if you wish.
| cannot say enough to praise it. "
Yours truly, Mrs. Albert South
colt, Medina, N. Y. Mail orders
filled by Peterson Ointment Co.,
Inc, Buffalo, N. Y.-Advertisment
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-21
MUNITIONS
ARE TAKEN
AT WILDER
Paper Company Petition
ed to Withdraw their
Strikebreakers

A thousand shotgun shells,
shipped into Wilder for possible
use by the strikebreakers at the
plant of the International Paper
Co., have been seized by town Off
cials, as have "a shotguns which
made their appearance about the
same time and which are now at
the police station in White River
Junction. =. -ti A.-
The action was taken to prevent
further outbreak, following that
of Thursday night in which two
strikers were shot by strikebreak-
ers who had set out in arlarge au-
tomobi1e to serve as rilots and
guards to large truck loaded with
supplies intended for their COM
panions now living at the mill
plant.
Chief Of Police Patrick O'Keefe
Saturday searched the strikebreak-
ers for firearms, as an added pre-
caution to insure the community 5
safety.
At meeting held Saturday it
was voted to circulate a petition
asking the International Paper
Co. not only not to send in addi-
tional strikebreakers, but to re-
move the 70 men who are already
here. The petition already has 400
signatures of townspeople in Will
der, Hartford, White River june
ton and Quechee, and as soon as
other names have been added it
will be forwarded to the head Office
of the International Paper Co.
At a meeting held Monday at
which Attorney Raymond J. Train
or presided, he and Rev. Leland G.
Chase Of Wilder, and J. P. Brooks
of the Pulpmakers' union Of
Franklin, N. H.. counselled the
strikers not to resort to violence,
but to cling to their so far peace
able tactics.
An unusual incident in connec-
ton with the strike is that the
strikers have adopted a resolution
expressing their confidence in
Fred P. Campbell, superintendent
of the mill here, and expressing the
hope that he would remain in that
Office. The resolution which was
conveyed to Supt. Campbell by
Rev. Mr.. Chase was drawn up fol-
lowing the rumor that Mr.. Camp
bell was to resign or was to be
transferred to another plant.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-21


feel like different woman. | have
not taken any medicine during the
past three months and | believe my
ailment is cured. | am now able to
do all my homework and attend to my
poultry and garden. If you feel that
my testimonial will benefit anyone
you are welcome to use it in your ad-
refreshments. Mrs. l.. D. QUINLY,
r. F. y. No. 2, Shelbyville, Mo.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound makes women strong,
healthy and able to bear their bur
dens and overcome those ills to which
they are subject.
Write Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co., {confidentiaD, Lynn, Mass,
about your health.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-21
700 WEAK
TO WORK
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Restored Mrs. Quinly'.
Health. Now She Does
Her Homework

Shelbyville, Mo. - was only able
to do light houseworks because for
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-21
ST. JOHNSBURY CENTER

Mr.. and Mrs. Burleigh Pratt OF
Concord Junction, Mass, are
visiting their parents and his
brother r. E. Pratt and family.
Mrs. Julia Parks of Lyndon was
recent guest of Mr.. and Mrs. B.
A. Farnham.
Ethel Simpson is visiting re.a-
tives in Springfield, Mass, for a
few weeks.
C. z. Kirk has sold the property
of the late Daniel Q. Woodruff to
Daniel P. Coveny, possession to be
given in about one month.
Dr.. and Mrs. T. r. Stiles spent
Sunday with relatives in Sher-
brooke, p Q.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Blodgett
and her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Becker of Boston were guests OF
his brother, Harley Blodgett and
family part of last week.
Will Chaffee of Brooklyn, N. Y.
visited his brother, A. L. Chaffee,
last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Pierce are
rejoicing over the birth of a son,
born Monday, July 10.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-21
EAST CONCORD

The supper by the young ladie.
at the church Saturday evening
was well attended and a good time
enjoyed by all. The proceeds wer,
about S35.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Morrill,
were in Berlin, N. H., Sunday.
Harold Warren and Bernie
Smith were business visitors in
Sheffield Monday.
Mrs. VIII Fisher has so far re-
covered from her recent operation
at Brightlook hospital as to be
able to come to the home OF
her sister, Mr.. and Mrs. George
King.
Mr. and Mrs. Straw of Beebe
River were Sunday visitors at
their sisters, Mr.. and Mrs. Andy
Connor's.
Mrs. John Parker is visiting Mrs
Fanny Perkins.
Mrs. L. ID. Stockwell visited
Mrs. David Bean in Groveton, N.
H.. last week.
Willie SayerS was business
visitor in st. Johnsburv one day
last week
Harry Mcdonald of Whitefield
visited his father, John Mcdonald
Monday.
The many friends of Mrs. Eliza
Scales Nichols are very sorry to
hear of her serious condition at
her home in Lunenburg.
Mrs. John Scales and children
have returned from a three weeks
visit at her home in Dedham,
Mass. She was accompanied homo
by her brother, John Alba.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hartshorn
returned Monday from a visit with
their son, Leslie Hartshorn, in
Newport.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-21

Passumpsic Lodge, No. 27, F. and
A. M.
Regular communication Thurs
day, August 4, at 7.30 o'clock, for
the despatch of business.
Arthur NJ. Lang, w. NJ.
Fred H. Doloff, Sec.
Haswell Chapter, No. IL, R. and
A. M.
Stated convocation Friday, Aug.
18th, 7.30 p. IN.
Fred II. Dolloff, E. II. p.
R A. Pearl, Sec.
Palestine Commandery, No. S,
K. T.
Stated Conclave, Tuesday even
ing, July 10Th, at 7.30. Business
will be transacted. Visiting
Knights are always welcome at
our Conclaves.
Frank f. Humphrey, E. Com.
A
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-21
WATERFORD

Mrs. George Matthews and in.
FAINT son are visiting her brother
c. P. Harvey.
Mrs. Andrew Nugent from Can
ada was a recent guest of hel
mother, Mrs. Annie Carleton.
Nathan Pike of ST. Johnsbury is
visiting relatives in town.
c. 0. Graves, who has been visit
ing old friends here for few
weeks, has returned to his home in
Greenfield, Mass.
Mrs. Ada Parker has returned to
her work in Barnet.