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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-28
THE PRETTY GIRL

DR.. Frank Crane, who writes prolifi-
cally on everything under the sun,
saying some wise things and lot of
foolish things, takes up his pen to
write an Praise of the Pretty Girl. =
"The other day on street car"
writes the Doc, Il saw two girls, each
about twenty years old, both very
beautiful. They were clothed in mod
ish robes, becoming hats and pretty
shoes. Their faces were of deli
cate pink and white. They were well
fed, their eyes were happy and their
mouths curved in smiles.
The other women on the crowded
car were ordinary. They all had hard
and somewhat unpleasant faces, lined
with care and sagged with worry.
Their garments were coarse. They
were not good to look upon
Just how this question should be
answered is hard to tell, but there
is not much doubt what contributes
to the making of pretty girl. That
thing is economic well being. All
things considered, the girl who is
brought up in well-to-do family has
a better chance of becoming pretty
woman than does one who is brought
up in family doomed to poverty and
grinding toll.
Perhaps unwittingly, DR.. Crane vir-
tually says the same thing himself
when he observes that the two girls
were "well fed," and when he re-
marks that the other women on the
car wore coarse garments and hao
faces lined with care and worry. lr
other words, the two pretty girls hae
had the opportunity to grow up as
beautiful human beings, while the
others had not had the opportunity.
When society evolves to a poin
where every family has the goot
things of life, there will be more op
portunities to write "In Praise of tn,
Pretty Girls" because there will b.
| so many more of the aforesaid prett.
girls than there are at present
international Labor News Service
''By the Way"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-28
Labor Member Reported
King Was fsUnco Nice

After supper we adjourned to the
main parlor, In which a huge fire had
been built, and Ramsay Macdonald,
seated in big armchair, with hfs long
legs stretched to the grating and hig
head resting comfortably on the back
of the chair, took out his old pipe
truth makes me confess 1t should be
cleaned-and regaled US with funny
stories for the next three hours. telling
his experiences in the house of COM
mons and with royalty. One of his
jokes | must tell, writes William II.
Crawford in Golfers.
One labor member had done some
excellent work In foreign lands. The
king, knowing of 1t, sent for him to
congratulate him for his service. He
came to Mr.. Macdonald, saying !:
Ramsay, l don't like to 60 to visit
the king. I'll tell you what did and
let you tell him." but Mr.. Macdonald
insisted that it would be impolite for
him to refuse to visit the king With
much perturbation the labor member
went to Buckingham palace.
The following day, when Macdonald
saw him, he was all smiles. "How
did you come out, Sandy?' I,
"Fine. The king was unco nice"
"Tell me all about It."
"Weel, 1t was like this. / was
scared; ma teeth were shakin' when
his majesty came In. He noticed my
nervousness and said: You don't come
to the palace often at which | ad-
mitted 1t was no. to my Hkin' to come
at all. He looked at me, smiled, and
said, Here, sit down here in the cor
ner. Have a smoke, make yourself at
home. You swear. don't you? Weel,
swear awa'.' And In five minutes we
were swearin' ava thegither like ony
brithers."
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-28

which was year of foreign war ma
terial demand, and therefore very
prosperous.
This statement is significant of two
facts. The first is that the workers
are now prosperous, and that there
is general recognition of their right
to larger share of the fruits of pro-
duction than ever before This result
has come about largely through
their organization, though there may
be, and doubtless are, contributing
causes.
The second demonstrated fact is
that of the permanently more amic-
able relations between capital and la
Dor, their constantly greater mutual
respect, their larger cooperation in
the concerns of production, and their
common recognition of a responsible
ity to the public that belongs to them
both.
There is reason to believe that we
are in sight of the time when strikes
will be rarity, because their occa-
sion will disappear with the coming
of other and better methods of adjud-
ication that will do away with waste
and casualties.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-28
Ergophobia Scared Him
Until 1t Was Explained

A broad-shouldered man shuffisd
into the receiving ward Of city hos
pital In Philadelphia the other day and
demanded thorough examination for
mysterious disease that had "com-
pletely knocked him out"
He was 80 insistent that the resi-
dent physician committed him to a
ward.
The next day the chief resident ply
sician made the examination. while
the patient groaned and walled. With
laconic smile the doctor marked
"ergophobia" on his card and passed
on his rounds
"Just think, Isn't that terrib1e?"
cried the patient. "Of all things,
am stricken with ergophobia. What
will become Of me?"
You're discharged from the hospi-
tai. that's all,' said the resident ply
sician curtly.
"But I am dying from ergophobia.
Say, doc, what does that meanW the
patient asked
"Oh, It's a common disease. The
word is derived from 'ergon,' mean.
Ing work, and 'phobia,' meaning fear.
In plain words, my man, you're suffer
Ing from fear Of work-just plain
laZineSs. that's Il"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-28
Sleeveless Frocks; FreckIss.


Sleeveless gowns, now SO stylish and
popular during the heat waves, repre-
sent the well-known swing Of the PEN
dulum in women's styles, according to
a masculine dress expert, says the New
York Sun and Globe. At the other
end Of the arc Of changes are the sum-
mer fus. The main Inconsistency the
fair sex is guilty Of Is that they retain
their fox and wolf skins during the
warm spells.
While the furs naturally add to the
heat they afford little protection from
"Old Sol'' and there will be more sun
burned arms this year than ever be-
before in the history of the country.
But sun-burned arms do not concern
their fair owners. In fact they're
proud of them. It's the freckles that
appear with most sunburns that worry
the modern sleeveless frock wearer.
Few women point with pride to their
freckles.
Relieved OF Army Service.
The work of demoting and discharg-
ing 1858 American army officers has
been completed by the War depart
ment. The elimination included %
colonels, 80 lieutenant colonels, 10
majors, 345 captains and POI first lieu
tenants from promotion list branches
Of the army, and 101 officers from the
medical corps, 81 from the dental
/ corps and % from the veterinary corps,
Sc from the medical administration
corps and Al from the chaplains'
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-28
Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohio.
Endorsed by the Middletown Trades
and Labor Council of Middletown, O.
LET'S GIVE

In Germany today it is said there
are between 100000 and 1000 900
children who are hungry, actually fac
ing death from starvation, that more
than 100000 of them go to school
each morning without any breakfast
Many of them are in danger of tuber-
culosis due to under-nourishment
Have you children of your own and
can you picture them living under
such conditions-that is, crying out
for something to eat and going to
school day after day, breakfastless {?
Well, such is the real true case in
Germany.
1t is planned to raise $10,O00,O00 in
America to relieve the situation, $780,
900 of it is to be raised in Ohio and
Hamilton's quota is $4,000.
10 raise Cn1S amount campaign
is being conducted this week in Ham
ilton by committee whose chairman
is Judge Clarence Murphy No per-
sonal solicitation is being made, but
everyone is asked to give to this wor-
thy and deserving cause.
If you haven't already given, step
in at one of the many places where
they are receiving and accepting do
nations and GIVE. Do it at once and
feel that you are assisting to relieve
the suffering of some of those little
hungry tots in Germany.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-28
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NOW DEMANDS FAIRNESS

The Wall Street Journal pleads that
the public suspend Judgment" until
the senate ''mud eruption" subsidies.
This financial organ is indignant
because one witness against the at
torney general has been accused of
crime, and that he"has acted as the
agent of grafters or bribe givers or
both" The witness seems to be the
kind Daugherty used to collect evil
dence against the shop men.
The w. S. J. declares that it is
important no one hit man when he is
down, or take snap Judgment in mo-
ment of general political Mysteries.
The newspaper assumes a judicial
pose. This attitude would be worthy
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-28
When Watch Springs Break.

The spontaneous breaking of watch
springs ID believed to occur chiefly
In the summer months. From the re-
pair records of two firms for several
years It Is found that the brsakages
are most numerous during the season
OF frequent thunderstorms. Further
experiments indicate that 1t Is mois-
ture instead Of heat that plays the
chief part. It is suggested that the
springs may be weakened by rusting
spots, and in Sc samples, sealed up In
equal division in jar containing
moist air, and one containing dry air,
II springs broke, all In the Jar Of
moist air. The liability to break was
greatly reduced by the application Of
oil
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-28
HAS ANYONE AROUND
CEEN eo

The residents east of the canal are
singing a new song these days en-
titled, HAS anyone Around Seen the
Garbage Man ?" Of course that terri
tory lying east of the canal is just
principally a workingman's district
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-28

Senator La Toilette was holding
hearing at washington the last term
to learn II possible why the farmers
had to pay 30 much for gasoline. He
seemed to be in fine fettle and uttered
lot Of facetious little asldes as the
testimony came out. After one he con-
sidered particularly good he turned to
the stenographer and said: "Of course,
you will not put those little Jokes OF
mine in the record?'
but, senator" inquired the pothook
hound, "how am l to know which the
Jokes are?'
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-28
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THERE'S A DIFFERENCE

A Louisville Judge has refused a
private detectives request to enjoin
newspapers from mentioning his
name. The detective said this pub
licity hurt his business.
The court replied: ~ never heard
of such an injunction"
Organized workers have been jailed
and fined for ignoring court orders
the Louisville judge processes ignor-
ance of.
President Gompers, Vice President
Mitchell and Secretary Frank Morri-
son were sentenced to jail for violat-
ing one of these injunctions.
AS editor of the American FEEDER
ationist, President Gompers refused
to obey the courts order not to men
ton the name of the firm that was
party TO the dispute.
That was the kind of injunction the
private detective asked.
He wanted one of the old reliable,
copper-riveted, mouth-gagging labor
injunctions.
If that detective were an employer,
and his employees suspended work and
then made public their grievance,
they could be enjoined from mention
ing their employers name.
Because the detective is not an en-
ployer, the judge said: ~ never heard
of such an injunction"
That detective should understand
courts suspend the constitution only
when labor is involved.
Employers alone can secure this un-
lawful writ. To defeat labor the
courts aid them by denying free
speech and free press.
The courts defend their illegality
by pleading protection of property
and enforcement of law
When an employer has dispute
with another individual or group he
can use the same method he uses
against labor.
Then he must depend upon civil and
criminal law to have his grievance ad-
justed.
If he asks for an injunction he is
laughed out of court. "I never heard
of such an Injunction" the Judge will
tell him.
The next day that same judge will
take every fundamental guarantee
from workers on the ground that they
are "injuring business" of some sweat
shop exploiter.
And the day after that same judge
will deplore the increasing agitation
against our judiciary and indignantly
deny that courts have property bias.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-28
PLUMBERS RAISE WAGES

Charleston, w. Va.--The new wage
rate of Plumbers Union is $1.15 an
hour for the first year and $1.25 for
the second year. The old rate was 81
an hour.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-28
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WHAT HAPPENS BEFORE AND
AFTER

What happens to the workers who
do not organize is illustrated by the
situation in Mcdowell county, West
Virginia, where the miners have just
recently been handed a 10 per cent
wage reduction AS consolation for
the cut, the miners are told that they
are ''free and independent" Appar-
ently their freedom" and ''independ-
ence" consists in their right to starve,
as investigation by the Cincinnati
Post has revealed destitution among
thousands of miners families.
A Post correspondent who investi-
gated conditions along Cabin Creek,
the Big and Little Coal rivers and
other sections, found that men, women
and children are underfed, are not
properly housed and have not suffi-
cient clothing to protect them from
the winter cold.
The correspondent charged that alb
sentee coal mine owners who have
fastened serfdom on their non-union
employees are to blame for the con-
dition of the miners.
On the other hand, what happens
to workers who do organize is shown
by the wage agreements recently ne
gotiated by the International Photo
Engravers' Union.
Last year in New York city the
weekly minimum wage Of the organ
lied photo-engravers was $50. This
year it is $53 and next year it will
be $55. Very similar results have
been obtained in Boston, Philadelphia,
Milwaukee, Rochester, N. Y, Seattle,
Wash, Cleveland, Portland, Ore,
Providence, R. l., Spokane, Wash, and
other cities. 1t must be remembered
that in every case minimum wage
scales have been agreed upon and in
many cases the average wage is con-
siderably above the minimum.
Because of their organization, the
hoto-engravers are self-respecting
citizens, able to get many of the good
things of life for themselves and their
families. Unlike the West Virginia
non-union miners, they can call their
soul their own and they have strong
voice in the conditions under which
they labor. Investigators wouldn't
find any starvation among the photo
engravers, as they did among the
West Virginia miners.
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-28
WOULD RENEW AGREEMENT

New York.-The agreement be-
tween organized cloak makers and
their employers is nearing expiration
and the unionists have asked for
conference to discuss a renewal.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-28
SECURE EIGHT-HoUR DAY

Springfield, III. - The eight-hour
day, the check-off, and wage increase
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-28

are features of new contract be-
tween the Team Drivers Union and
employers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-28
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STRIKES ARE FEWER

The federal department OF labor,
which bases it's official statements
upon official reports and officially
gathered statistics, and the claims of
which can be verified, makes the dec
laration that there were fewer
strikes in the United States in 1928
than during any year since 1916,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-28
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LEARNING ON THE $500.

LEARNING On THE SUI
Machinists on the $500" line have
had enough of company unions" and
have decided to apply for admittance
to the international Association of
Machinists. A few months of "com-
pany union" membership has shown
them the weakness of this form Of
Organization" and they are now
seeking to join the bona fide union
of their craft.
Other shop workers on the $500"
line haven't as yet seen the light, as
it is reported they have decided to
remain in the company union" But
they'll probably see the foolishness of
membership in a company union"
after little longer experience with it
and will be glad to join real union
in the end.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-03-28

of consideration if the w. S. j. had
not taken an opposite position when
Daugherty was enjoining the shop
men.
Then the w. S. J. lead the pack
against labor and disregarded every
plea for the fairness it now demands
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FRIDAY. MARCH %. 1924

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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-10-25
Ell PREMIO NOVEL
DE MEDICINA

STOCKHOLM, octubre "a. (Cable
frances Ell Premio Nobel de este
ano. en- medicina, ha sido adjudicado
al professor Wilhelm Thoven, de la
ITniversidad de Leyde.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-10-25
LAS COMUNICACIONES ENTIRE
PEKIN Y LONDRES

LONDRES, octubre "a. Omitted
Press) Las companies cablegraficas
han anunciado que el servicio de CO.
municaciones entire Pekin Londres
ha sido reanudado, como antes de la
guerra civil en- China.
Los generates rebeldes. Y los eau
diilos nacionales, estan reunidos hoy
en- conferencia privada, buscando el
medic de llegar un entendido, fun
6ando un gobierno nuevo, Y asegu-
rando la paz en- la Rep1blica China
para ell future. Sc cree que todos
estan animados de la mejor buena
f., V que es muy possible que lleguen
a un acuerdo definitivo.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-10-25

F. u A., les remitiremos una prueba de-
PLAPAO el libro del sehor Stuart, acercs
dc Ia hernia. ABSOLUTAMENTE GRATIS
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-28
EXHAUSTIVE REPLY ISSUED
BY IRRIGATION BOARD TO
CONTROL CLUB MEMBERS

y AS reply to. the Colorado River
Control Club, which addressed q
letter recently to the Irrigation Dis
trict directors in which the club
stated what it did want and did
not want in the way of legislation
in connection with the conservation
and control of the Colorado River,
the board Of directors has prepared
an answer covering the various
points of argument between the two
bodies. At Wednesday afternoon s
meeting the final form of the let
ter was resolved upon, and copies
of the document were prepared FOR
distribution to the press of the val
ley. M,
At the outset the LETTER states
that the Irrigation District is Ger.
tainly as keenly interested n flood
control and storage as the Control
Club, and believes that the Swing
Johnson bill now before Congress in
its present form is more likely to
be passed at an early date than if
it were radically modified or a new
bill introduced for that purpose.
4 Issue is taken on the clubs OBJ
lection to the All,American canal,
and as against certain objections
il is pointed out that the American
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-28
L. A. Slayer Is
Indicted After
Jury Exoneration
by United Press LEASED Wire

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2S.-Grand
jury indictment charging Zane Il.
Southern, chauffeur, with the muir
der of II. f. Mack, theatrical book
ing agent, was returned in Judge
Crail,,s court today.
Southern killed Mack last Sa:ur-
day, firing four shots into his body.
The chauffeur claimed the vaudc-
vale man had wronged his wife,
Violet Ruth Southern, a pretty
blonde Of the flapper type.
The girl supported her husband S
story, admitting that she was init
mate with Mack, an elderly man,
succumbing to MS promises of Jew
els and fine clothes which her nus
band could not purchase.
The coroner jury exonerated
Southern but the district attorney g
office determined to proceed with
the murder charge.
Southern was brought into court
shortly after the Indictment was
returned and pleaded not guilty to
the charge. His trial was set for
December IL.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-28
TOMORROW MARKS MILESTONE
in. ANNALS VALLEY HISTORY
AS COURTHOUSE RITUAL HELD

1t is with great amount of pardonabe pride sasfac-
ton that witness finishing new $3.50 600
courthouse and for the delayed
which takes place tomorrow
eials of the Masonic order will offieiate
Tomorrow ceremonial fnis to chan
ter of this magnificent constructions which would be
credit to community much larger and weather
We have waited long patiently much needed
structure For county officials
records have been entirely
inadequate to needs of fire
hanging invaluable have at last attained
the goal which matter
for countrywide rejoicing yd should place vanguard
of California communities far proper housing county
business is
Tomorrow marks another mile n of I'm.
pcrial county, which in lanv letter
days but of more Importance than this
Every and should make it his
to lay aside minor duties
house at $3.50 join the memorable
ede the eountys taking possession honc
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-28
France Anxious
For Agreement
With US. on Debt

F PARIS, Nov. 2S.--The Herriot
government is favorably inclined to
reach an accord with the United
States regarding frances war debt
at the earliest possible moment, the
United Press was informed authori-
tatively tins afternoon.
M. Clement.se. french minister
of finance, announced he had in
formed Miles Jusserand Mt Wash
ington to take up the matter with
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon,
especially with regard to the rate
of interest.
M. elemental pointed out that
Jusserand's s talks with Mellon will
not have the character of official
negotiations. He said that the
French ambassador at Washington
already had found the American
secretary of treasury disposed to
make concessions regarding the in
terest rate and. the debt itself.