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The Washington times., 1924-03-18

Moreover, as we rise In the
atmosphere, to such heights as
we are able to attain, 1T is found
that the air around becomes
cooler as, with increasing height,
it becomes rarer, but that the
suns rays falling on a protected
Thermometer bulb manifest the
same heating power at an eleva-
ton as nearer the ground. The
surrounding GOODNESS, then, must
be due to the fact that the
thinner air develops and holds
less heat in proportion to it's
slighter density.
The same person asks If the
weight of a body increases as it
nears the center of gravity; would
q body at the center of the earth
possess any earth weight; and
would a body below sea level be
heavier or lighter than at sea
level?
The weight increases with near
ness to the center of gravity until
after the body has passed a Ger.
tain distance below the surface
The Washington times., 1924-03-18
Real and Sham Democracy

Canada for many years has developed power and
sold the resulting electric energy to Canadians lowest
possible price under ownership Now the govern
ment of New Brunswick will harness power of the Grand
Falls in the st. john river developing eighty thousand
power to the people again under
ship.
Here agreed that Government ownership can't sue
ced Is it because consider public honest and
able than Canadas public men?
visiting Canadian the other day. pointing the public
ownership enterprise Canada and the of them in the
United States said Its just the difference between real
democracy and sham democracy" That's little harsh
there something in it for Americans think about The
Canadians beat in many ways.
The Washington times., 1924-03-18
Wanted==-8OO Miracles
For 800 Sorrowing' Ladies'.

All religions have their miracles and believe in them firmly
including the Mohammedan Now, in Egypt eight hundred
poor harassd homeless women abandoned BY the Mohar
medan Caph when he fled to Switzerland with only two wives
wondering whether miracle will come to help them
Their faith is badly strained when the Caiph away
med famous miracle Of the great battle the Vale of Be
Sitting throne overlooking the battle and seeing his
Yielding Mohammed left his throne mounted his horse
threw handful Of dust in the air toward his enemies the
Koreshtes Instantly the dust changed three thou
sand angelic warriors black and white steed that swept
Mohammeds enemies to defeat.
Caph abandoned ladies might try throwing dust into
the air. Perhaps eight hundred handsome and obgng hus
bands would appear although these poor days
of that kind.
The Washington times., 1924-03-18

anu IIgHJ IL Ralph'S sister Or the
neighbors Or the climate Or those dreadful headaches
Something always holding her back from happiness holding
her as if she caught in trap. A'N'1e
You know how it is, don't you, Pal' You've had that
trap feeling, too, haven't youf Every does Every
of life that prevent harmony is there way Of escaneS
Yes there is But it doesn't lie through trips or amuse
adjustment of environment or associates TT lies
THROUGH ADJUSTMENT OF YOURSELF - 1-0"
Ralph isn't keeping Matilda from hapiness nor
Kline
The Washington times., 1924-03-18

H<rr AVE we any proof that
the suns rays are hot
Ill before they strike our
atmospheric" asks a polite gen.
tleman in Drakesville, Iowa. To
which can only reply that no
one, to my knowledge, and GER
tainly no scientist, has ever af-
firmed that the suns rays are
hot either before or after they
strike our atmosphere.
AS I have again and again
pointed out in these articles, heat
is an effect produced by the suns
rays. and not a quality belonging
to theN> rays as such. For con-
venience\ in describing popular
impression only are they ever
spoken of As being themselves
hot. They are not hot. but max
ers Of heat.
The gentleman Insists that it
is proof and not guesses" that
he wants. Well. II he will simply
go outside the atmosphere he
may be able to obtain the kind
The Washington times., 1924-03-18

Of the attracting sphere. This dis
lance in the case of the earth has
been calculated to be about $40
miles below sea level. At greater
depths than that the body would
become lighter and lighter, until
at the center of homogeneous
sphere 1t would have no weight
at all.
The reason why it would have
no weight at the center is be-
cause there the attraction would
be balanced in all directions.
The Washington times., 1924-03-18

Ralph's sister, nor the neighbors, nor the
climate, nor those headaches. Matilda is
keeping herself from happiness. She is let
ting anything and everything "get her"
Matilda knows how to keep her house clean
and orderly. She knows how to rid her
rooms of dust and grease, flies, mosquitoes
cockroaches and mice. But she doesn' t know
how to keep her spirit clean and orderly.
She lets each petty circumstance enter and do
with her as it chooses. A nudge binds you as
effectually as bomb if it lands in your eye
Bombs or midges, Matilda takes them all
square in the eye. She has never learned to
protect herself against their entry.
Can midges or bombs be prevented Not
generally. But you can keep them out of
the vital spots. You can do this first by
The Washington times., 1924-03-18

realizing that THEY ARE SOMETHING OUTSIDE YOUR
SELF They don't really belong to You don't really be-
long to them They only have over you as you give
Keep them outside the vital spots of your spirit Maybe you
can't prevent their interference in your daily program
Maybe you too sleep with windows open when you
wish them closed 60 camping when you wanted go
yachting That can't be helped But you CAN help minding
it. You yourself from peevishness and irritation
other.
Syndicate
The Washington times., 1924-03-18
SAP AND SALT
BY BERT MOSES

by BENT MUSES.
A man of small caliber is apt
to make a big bore.
A woman's tears win more vic.
tories than a mans logic.
Only a hair divides bravery and
damfoolishness.
Copyright, 1924. Premier Syndicate,
1nc.l
The Washington times., 1924-03-18

KATHDA wants to take a trip to Ber-
N muda. Ever since she was married
AVA Matilda has been taking trip some
where or making some sort Of experiment
looking for happiness. No, Mat isn't self
ish, shallow woman. She's just a normal
human, longing for content, and always man
aging to miss it by slight, exasperating mar
gin. Something always happens to spoil her
plans. For instance, there's Ralph, her hus-
band
Mat loves Ralph, but you know what
husbands are. If she wants to go to the sea-
shore, he's sure to have planned a camping
trip. When she's simply thrilled with opera
he ism t interested in talking about anything
but oil stock. He likes to sleep with all the
windows open, and she hates too much cold
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-04-04
PACKERS WIN SUIT

Washington.-Swift & Co., Chicago
meat packers, have won their million
dollar suit in the court of claims
against the government. The decision
is precedent for similar claims by
other packers.
During the war the government
contracted with the packers to pro-
duce cured" bacon not of the ordi-
nary commercial nature. When the
armistice was signed, the packers con-
tinued producing this bacon. No one
in Washington told them to stop and,
therefore, they had no official knowl-
edge that the war was over.
Now Uncle Sam must pay millions
because of this oversight that has
proven most profitable to the packers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-04-04

against profit of $9,200,O ,O35 the pre-
vious year.
The North American Company,
holding company for public utility
corporations throughout the country,
has net profit of $9,385, ,458, after all
taxes, interest, depreciation and other
charges have been met. This is equal
to $3.11 on every $40 share or COM
mon stock.
The California petroleum corpora
ton shows a net profit of $6,104, ,498,
after interest, depreciation, depletion,
federal taxes, fancy salaries and
other charges were met. This COM
pares with profit of $3,655, ,594 the
previous year.
Dividend payments by the 80 COM
panies comprising the Standard oil
group during the first three months
of the present year aggregate S34,-
975,867. This is the largest total for
any three months since the United
States supreme court smashed" the
oil trust in 1911.
May Department Stores Company
broke all records with it's net profit of
$6,680,542. The Philadelphia Com
pany, holding corporation for public
utility companies, reports $5,015,027,
and the Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Company, $27,597. .194. The Owens
Bottle Company cleaned up $780,
563 after all expenses were met.
The above list is indicative of the
profits that swell the strong boxes of
those who object to "high" wages, and
who insist that the government take
less and less of their excessive profits!
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-04-04
TEACHER
Must Have Voice in Educa-
tional System, Says
State Labor
Head

BY International Labor News Strvice.
Madison, Wis.-Answering ques-
tionnaire Of the National Educational
Association, Henry Obi, Jr., president
Of the Wisconsin State Federation of
Labor, declares that teacher is no
"hireling," whose first requirement is
to "obey orders"
'Most Of the items in the question
naire," he states, "cou1d be checked
with view of promoting education.
Yet I could check even these with
great reluctance if authority to deter
mine the fitness Of teacher presup-
poses the relationship between teach
ers and their >superiors a rank on the
basis of employer and employe, Off
cial and job-holder, dictator and sub
ject, as most industrial plants are op-
Grated and as too many Of our schools
are conducted today.
"The problem Of dismissal will not
be solved until the system is changed
to one of cooperation with the teach
ers, one in which they will have a
voice in the making Of regulations, in
the determination Of qualifications,
and the establishing and carrying out
Of policies"
In ending his statement, Mr.. Oil
said:
ut has been the idea Of labor in
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-04-04

BY International Labor News Service.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-04-04
AS A PROPHET
Judge Gary Makes Poor
Showing

New York.--Judge Gary is "bust"
when he enters the realms of proph-
ecy. But few months ago he de-
clared short hours would wreck the
steel industry, and now he reports
record profits under the system he
but recently denounced.
Late in December, 1922, Judge Gary
publicly stated: 81 would like to see
an eight-hour day in general effect
throughout the industry, but we do
not intend to wreck the industry, and
that is what would happen if we
adopted it."
In reply to this woeful prophecy,
the New York World says:
"Behold now the wreckage of the
worlds greatest industrial corpora
toin! 1t is Mr. Gary himself who
paints the black picture. Gross busi-
ness amounted to $1,571 ,414,483, the
largest for any peace year, save 1920
under inflated war prices. 1t is a gain
of nearly $5OO,OOO,000 over the pre-
ceding year of doleful prophecy. But
how about net earnings, how about
expenses? That's where the wreck
ing was to come in from the great
increase in number of working men
necessitated by the change, and in
wages to be paid.
"Yet it appears that these earnings
are proportionately even more phe-
nomenal. They suffced to pay an
charges and the preferred dividends
of 7 per cent. They then equalled
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-04-04
Tobacco Companies Band
To Fix Prices, Federal
Trade Commission Says

operative agreement for the fixing Of
uniform discounts
The commission also found in this
case that all of the agreements made
by the association members, and de-
scribed in the findings, which had to
do with uniform discounts, were en-
tered into by the members with the
aid of and in combination with the
Lorillard Company, and that cooper
ative means were used to enforce such
agreements.
Y In the case involving the Cigar
Dealers Association Of Philadelphia,
the commission found that the asso-
citation, its officers and members, used
various methods to induce tobacco
dealers to abide by price list agreed
upon among the members of the asso-
citation. Among such methods was
securing the cooperation of the Amer
lean Tobacco Company in the persua-
sion and intimidation of dealers who
failed to resell tobacco products at
prices fixed by the association; the
reporting of names of dealers who
failed to maintain the set prices,
either directly to the association or
through it's members, such names be-
ing then reported to the American To-
bacco Company with request for
assistance in the enforcement Of the
associations price system by having
the American Tobacco Company re-
fuse to further supply offending deal
ers with any of it's products. This
action was taken by the American
Tobacco Company after finding that
the reported dealers were cutting
prices and failing to maintain the
associations resale prices.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-04-04
immigration Legislation
Heads Group OF Nine Mea-
sures Fauored By Labor

The outstanding measure to which
labor is opposed is a proposed act
providing for conscription of labor in
war or in peace. This is described
by the legislative committee as the
most inimical piece of legislation ever
considered by congress. The legis-
lative committee is composed of w.
c. Roberts, E. F. McGrady and Edgar
Wallace.
Strong Opposition From Foreign
Governments
Considering the immigration bill
report says:
"The provisions of the Johnson i'm
migration bill, which provides for a
two per cent quota and the admission
of families of foreign born citizens
is being maliciously attacked. The
greatest opposition comes from for
eign countries, their nationals in this
Continued on last page)
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-04-04
BY international Labor News Servi


Washington, d. Combining and
cooperating for the purpose Of fixing
and regulating prices at which to-
bacco products shall be sold are pro-
hibited in two orders issued by the
federal trade commission. One order
is directed to the Cincinnati Whole
sale Association, its officers and MEM
bers, and the P. Lorillard Company,
Inc. The other order is directed to
the Wholesale Tobacco & Cigar Deal
sr'Association, of Philadelphia, it's
officers, directors and members, and
the American Tobacco Company.
In the Cincinnati Association case.
the commissions investigation devel-
oped the fact that the P. Lorillard
Company suggested that Cincinnati
jobbers get together and fix "a uni
form price on tobacco products. This
suggestion was made by the manager
of the Lorillard scrap, department
who was also in charge of the COM
pany's sales force in Michigan, Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Kentucky
and Missouri The association was
thereafter formed, and rules and reg
ulations promulgated for a standard
system of allowing discounts to job
bers and dealers in the Lorillard
tobacco products.
d.. H. Ball, vice-president Of the
Lorillard Company, was from time to
time informed by the manager of the
scrap department of the activities in
dulged in by the associations mem
bers in putting into effect it's CO.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-04-04

Wisconsin that higher educational
standards should be effected by rails
ing the qualifications of teachers in
stead of turning out of our training
schools, che surplus of short-course,
half trained young people. While
many of them make good, notwith-
standing their premature certifica-
tion, considerable number will
evince some of the shortcomings COM
planned of, not because of a lack of
talent, but by reason of inadequat
straining."
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-04-04
COMBINES ON IN
CREASE

Washington.-The great size of in
dustrial organizations and the various
kinds of combines is one Of the great
est problems of today, said Houston
Thompson, of the federal trade COM
mission, in speech in this city.
s'The phrase, more business in gov
ernment and less government in bust
ness,' may sound well, but the great
national and international combina-
tions are driving the government into
business" he said.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-04-04
Wall Street Dolefully
Sings Poverty Song While
Profit Records are Made

New York.--Profits of industrial
corporations the past year are smash!
ing all peace-time records, though the
public is supposed to accept the
mournful poverty please that come
out of Wall street.
The steel trust reports surplus
net income of $54,259,993 after all
charges and dividends have been met.
The Westinghouse Air Brake Com
pany reports net profits of $9,788,-
507, after healthy amounts were set
aside to pay for taxes, depreciation
and depletion. This does not include
profits of $1o,0O0,OOO that were put
back into the business in the form of
stock dividends. The previous years
profits were $6,964,915.
A net profit of $4,357,7 is report
ed by the HARRISON Walker Refrac-
tories Company. This is after all ex-
penses and taxes have been paid and
is against $3,037,333 the previous
year.
The Columbia Gas and Electric
Company reports clear profit of
$1,071 ,004 for February of this year.
In January of this year the Ameri-
can Waterworks and Electric Com
pany made a clear profit of 81 $780,
9O7
associated with petroleum is indicat-
ed by the Phillips Petroleum Com
pany's report. Last year this con-
Germ made a profit of S12,452, ,030,
after interest and taxes were cared
fnr These startlino frnras are
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-04-04

$1643 a share on the common stock
of S5O8, 1902. 500, as compared with only
$2.S4 a share in the year of prophecy,
and S2.24 in the year before that.
"The past is secure for whatever it
was. So is Mr.. Gary's prophecy,
whose ridiculous shortage of fulfill
ment also remains secure to confound
industrialists given to figuring up
profits on the basis of treating labor
as bloodless commodity"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-04-04
Committee Brands Conscrip-
tion Proposal As Hostile
In Its Report To Gonpers


2. Settlement of disputes between
railroads and employees.
8. Child labor amendment to the
constitution.
a. Workmen's compensation for the
District of Columbia.
5. Adjusted compensation for for
mer service men.
g. Adequate wages for school teach
ers in the District of Columbia.
Z. Extension of the vocational re-
habilitation law.
8. Redistribution.
9. Adequate wages for postal en-
n1ayac
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-04-04


By international Labor News Service.
Washington, D. C.-In report on
the legislative situation just submit
ted to President Gompers by the legis-
lative committee of the American
Federation of Labor, the following
are listed as the outstanding measures
for which labor is contending and
against which the opponents of labor
and of the interests Of the people
have trained their guns:
l. immigration, for the protection
Of the American people.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-04-04
PRINTERS RAISE WAGES

Denver.-Newspaper printers have
secured a wage increase of $3.50
week through arbitration. The new
scale is S46.50 for day work and $49.50
for night work. The award dates to
last September, and the printers will
receive approximately $4,000 in back
wages,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-04-04
BENEFITS TOTAL s22e,2ss

Chicago.lStreet car men Of thic
city expended $226, 6,299.17 for benefits
last year. This includes funeral, dis
ability and old age benefits, collections
for sick members and funeral ex-
penses. Since 1912 these benefits to-
tai 81. .760. .422.39.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
MAXWELL CLUB
SEDAN LARGEST
SELLING MODEL
Plant Turning Out Cars Of
This Type at Rate of
$50 Daily.
MANY NEW FEATURES
Body Inside Is Surprisingly
Roomy, Ample for
Five People.

Within six months from the date of
4 its announcement, the phenomenal sue
cess OF the Maxwell club sedan has
made it the largest selling Maxwell
model ever produced. Day after day
the eompany's plants in Detroit, Day
ton, Newcastle, Ind, and Windsor,
Ont, are turning out approximately
$50 cars Of this type alone. accord
Ing to Frank Hagan Of the Guarantee
Motor Company.
"Tbs club sedan Il a full hve-pas-
senger enclosed car, providing fea-
lures not found in other cars Of the
so-called utility type" says ]. E.
Fields, general sales manager OF the
Maxwell Motor Corporation. Because
Of the S0-inch doors, front seat pas
sengers need not move while those
using the rear seat enter or leave the
car. The body inside is surprisingly
roomy, ample for five full grown per-
sons. A six-footer sitting in the rear
seat actually can stretch his legs out
full length and be at ease.
|, Place for Bulky Articles.
THE wide doors and general meth
Dds Of construction give the car many
utilities In addition to that OF pas
senger transportation. Heavy bulky
articles can readily be put into the
rear and taken from it, and there are
many businesses to which it has al
ready become a valuable adjunct.
For the cross country tourist, or
for camping, it is difficult to conjure
UP a more suitable car. The interior,
in ten minutes, can be converted into
a comfortable double bed.
"Of staunch build, the club sedan
Is designed to stand hard knocks. 1t
will actually Withstand more severe use
on rough roads than most touring cars.
This is due to its sturdy framing
its bridge type of construction.
"The club sedan body and door
framing is all hardwood, unusually
substantial, and drykiln seasoned in
Maxwelrs own plants. The metal brac-
ing is stiff, strong, heavily-ribbed steel.
Body steel is Tapped over the frame,
a process generally observed only in
high-priced manufacture.
Body Won't Rattle.
Doors are hung on four sturdy
hinges and supplied with two steel
supporting wedges instead of the one
usually provided. The doors are so
strongly built and so firmly supported
that they stay square and true. Even
after thousands and thousands of
miles of use, there Is little chance
for rattle, rumble or squeak in such
a body.
Scientific manufacturing and pro-
ductien practices, combined with the
early realization that large production
would be required, to meet the demand,
result in Maxwell's being able to
price this closed car but trifle higher
than many open models"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
OWNERS OF "ORPHAN
CARS" CAN NOW GET
PARTS REPLACED
United Motiue Parts Com.
pany Carries Tremen-
dous Stock.

Probably one Of the most unusual
as well as profitable businesses from
the standpoint Of the owner and the
customer, is being conducted by the
United Motive Parts Company, Inc,
at 125 West Forty-ninth street, New
York. This company is in the auto
motive equipment business, carrying
an enormous stock of parts, for prac-
tically any make of car or truck on
the American market. specializing in
parts for orphan cars" or automo-
biles, of which the manufacture has
been discontinued. Parts for the fol-
lowing orphans" are carried:
Ace, American Beauty, American
Six, Bell, Briscoe, Crow Ekhart,
Commonwealth, Comet, Dart, Dixie
Flyer, Daniels Eight, Elkhart, Fulton,
Grant, Hatfield. Hollier Eight, Irving,
Jackson. Liberty, Murray Eight, Mai
bohn. Metz Master Six, Metz Friction
Drive, Pamer Singer. Pilot, Peru,
Pullman, Saxon, Scripps- Booth. Sheri-
dan, Atlantic, Dearborn, Maxfer,
Smith Form A Truck, Samson, Red.
den, Tonford, Truxton Unit, Union,
Graham Attachment.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06


the month Of January witnessed the
first anniversary of the Flint Six,
which made its bow to the public at
the big automobile shows in the East
at the beginning of 1923.
The year saw the commencement
Of production in June at the Long
Island City plant and the completion
of the great Flint, Mich. plant which
started production last October.
On October 81 the Flint Motor
company ranked sixty-fourth in the
automotive industry and by January
30 had climbed to seventeenth posi-
ton. Such a record for a years time
is truly one to be proud of and is
the object of congratulation on the
part of all branches of the motor
trade, say officials of the San An
tonic Flint company.