The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-04-20
FIND 1T HARD TO BE QUIET
American Knows Little About
Sitting at HE Ease.

The ability to Mt quiet Is not too
common among Americana. For some
reason many people and 1t eaEer to
talk If they pluck at the upholstered
arm of the chair In which they sit, or
twist corner OF the sofa cushion, or
swing one foot In listlsss motion, or
play with a pencil or a paper cutter
or some other object. Ffdgeting is a
disagreeable habit; the other person
finds his attention becoming more and
more fixed upon the repetition of
meaningless mechanical movements
and more and more distracted from
other matters.
Because fidgsting raises in this way
barrier to easy social intercourse, Ii
handicaps the person who fdgeta. More
over. it expresses lack Of poise and
self-control. Restfulness is Of the es-
sence of dignity. The person who has
not trained himself 10 sit and talk
without any undue nervous move
ments of the fingers and feet has not
really achieved complete mastery over
his fingers and feet. A good rule TO
observe with regard to those members
is to use them when they ought to be
used and at all other times to insist
upon their being quiet.-Youth's Com
panion
Under new law N JluIo az raana-
featuring and mercantile establish
ments employing SO or more women
are required to provide a day nursery
for the children of their workers.
Italian labor considers II has won
q great victory by the announcement
of the minister Of labor in the chamber
of deputies that the government will
maintain the eight-hour day for work
ers.
A British inventor has succeeded in
producing perfectly transparent rub
dicted, notably as a substitute for
glass in automobile windshields and
windows.
Announcement has been made that
coal tar can now be made to yield
tartaric acid and other important or
gantc compounds by building up the
various substances from malic acid
obtained from benzol.
The North American Foundries cor
poration has purchased the Thurlow
Steel company plant, at Chester, Pa,
and 1t is expected that in short time
at least 800 skilled mechanics will be
employed.
A by-election held at Stepney, Eng
land, to choose a successor to the late
labor member. Mr.. Mathew, resulted
In the return of another laborite, A.
r.. Gosling, who defeated liberal and
prohibition candidates.
The International Stereotypers and
Eiectrotypers union filed an injunction
suit against Clifford Meyer, member
of the union, to ascertain whether
labor unions can bind members by
contract not to accept employment In
nonunion shops.
Operators and miners of Kansas, Ar
kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri have
signed a wage agreement on the basis
of the trfstate settlement reached re
Gcnlly lA wow LoAAs LhC SCRuIklhC
of Labor was advised by Its repre-
sentative at Kansas City.
Work has been resumed at the
| Waban iron mines In Newfoundland
which were closed upon cancellation
| of German orders after the French
! occupation of the Ruhr. Sir Richart
| Squires, who made the announcement
said 400 men were re-employed.
approximately $4,000 day will b.
added to the lumber payroll In the Pa
| cif1c Northwest as result Of gen
eral five cents per hour increas'
agreed upon by conference of EN-
ployers and employees enlisted in th'
Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumber
men.
Adjustments bringing the wages Il
the same scale as paid by other com
panies at Bayonne, N. j., was an
nounced by the Vacuum Oil company
Employees had asked for II per cen
increase and had threatened to strike
Company officials say the men are sal
| isf1ed and danger Of : ike is passed