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New Britain herald., 1924-03-15

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New Britain herald., 1924-03-15

In the wicked old days the measure Of hospitality wasn't liquid measure.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-15

Blessed are the peace makers. They
New Britain herald., 1924-03-15

newspaper man chucllle in derison when he hears a burglar downstairs.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-15

About ali some people have to make them happy is superiority complex
New Britain herald., 1924-03-15

have this in a eharred keg.% said he, T won't touch it for six months"
New Britain herald., 1924-03-15
Facts andFancies
 By ROBERT culLLES.

Give Us this day a fair price for our daily bread.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-15

quires you to sue him or lick him until
 you discover how much money he has.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-07-18
SEAMEN'S LAW
Ignored BY Greedy Ship
Owners

San Francisco-Local representa-
tives of the department of commerce
are aiding ship owners to evade the
language test of the seamen's law,
and organized labor has forwarded
protests to Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
The law provides that rs per cent
of ships crew must be able to un-
derstand orders of officers. This law
is the first essential to safety at sea,
but ship owners, with very few ex-
ceptions, have ignored the act.
Officers of the Seamen's Union filed
complaint against the Garland Steam
ship Company. Two of this company
vessels carry complete crews Of Chi
nese. When demand was made that
government officials enforce the Ian
guage test, the captain was very gen.
erously given 72 hours to prepare his
yellow crew for the trial
A detective agency was employed
to keep any inquisitive representative
of the Seamen's Union from the ex-
animation.
"Of course the Chinese passed the
test with flying colors in view of the
secret maneuvering and the grace
period of 72 hours" said the Seamen's
Journal.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-07-18
Labor Being Displaced
By Machinery; Production
Makes Record Last Decade

was invented and applied; electrical
lighting, heating and communication
established; industrial chemistry be-
came force and standard of indus
trial progress. Labor-saving machin-
cry impressed itself for the first time
generally as a universal factor in our
industrial life, and the internal-com-
bustion machine, with all its tremen-
dously important implications, was
developed and applied.
"The second period, from 1893 to
1911, although being considerably
shorter, still produced such far-reach-
ing inventions as the automobile, the
aeroplane and wireless communica-
ton. During this period the inven-
tions of the first period were consol-
idated, refined and more extensively
applied, especially in quantity produc-
ton by labor-saving devices, the use
of electricity for power for machinery
and transportation, and the perfec-
ton of the automobile.
"The era covering the last 13 years
is notable mostly for generally in
tensive pursuit of improvements, par
ticularly in the multiplying of the
effectiveness of the labor-saving de-
Continued on page g.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-07-18

By International Labor News Service
Washington, D. C.-Textile work
ers in the great textile mill district
of Bombay, India, have discovered
that bonus is very poor substitute
for good wages.
The Bombay workers found that the
bonus was entirely dependent on
whether the mill owners thought pro-
fits justified the extra payments and
that when profits fell off, the employ
ers had no scruples about omitting the
bonus. But this was not the only dis
covery made by the workers. When
they struck in protest against the
withdrawal of the bonus, they were
told by government commission that
they had no enforceable claim against
the mill owners.
Bonus Omitted in 1923
The World war and the greatly in
creased cost of living which followed
it were responsible for the digging
of the bonus pitfall in which the
workers were caught. In the years
following 1917, there were several
strikes in the Bombay mills for in
creased wages. In lieu of higher pay,
the workers accepted bonuses of vary
ing amounts, which were paid until
1923. In July of last year the mill
owners notified the workers that they
could not pay a bonus for 1923 ow-
ing to bad trade.
No immediate effect was caused by
the mill owners decision, though
there was much dissatisfaction among
the workers who had come to regard
the bonus as settled addition to
their wages, as it had been paid for
the previous five years. When, in
January of this year, the workers
finally realized that the mill owners
were fixed in their determination not
to pay the bonus a strike broke out
in one mill and soon spread to all the
mills in the Bombay district, bring
ing the textile industry to complete
standstill and affecting 81 mills en-
ploying more than 1853, 900 workers
Board of Inquiry Named
The strike led to the appointment
of a government committee of inquiry
which investigated the bonus question
and the contention of the mill own
ers that they were unable to pay a
bonus.
While reporting that no warning
was given the mill workers that bonus
payments depended entirely on profits
and that the extra payments would
not be continued if not justified by
the profits earned, the committee
found that the workers had no en-
forceable claim at law against the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-07-18

Westinghouse the last 13 years
automatic machinery production has
increased to IAN almost inconceivable
extent" according to the United
States patent office, in announcing
the one and onehalf millionth pat
ent issued since the present patent
office came into existence.
The statement is thumb-nail
sketch of the social and economic up
heavals machinery has wrought
since 1886
The period from 1886 to 1898, the
statement says, saw more changes
that profoundly affected civilization,
our mode of living, our health and
progress, than any 1000 years pre-
viously. For during this period the
face of the advanced nations of the
earth altered materially, changing
primarily from cultural to industrial
countries.
During these 81 years an evolu-
ton of profound depth, of r-reach-
ing effect, was produced. The steam
engine was perfected and its appli-
cation to machinery and Transports
tion made effective and universal; the
whole art of electrical generation of
power, it's transmission and utilization
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-07-18
Bombay Textile Workers
Discover Bonus Payments
Are Delusion and Snare

mill owners for the bonus. The COM
mittee further found that the mill
owners were justified in not paying
the bonus.
In reporting on mill profits, the
committee said that 80 mills made a
profit and 43 made loss after al
lowing for the usual depreciation.
Despite the profit made by 80 of the
mills, the committee asserted that the
results of the working of the indus
try, as whole, for 1928, were such
as to justify the contention of the
mill owners that the profits did not
admit of the payment of bonus
Bonus Fallacy Demonstrated
Most of the strikers, it is said, are
now back at work, though many left
the Bombay district and the mills are
running with depleted forces
Labor leaders in the United States
who have followed the Bombay dis
pute point out that the situation dem
onstrates beyond question that work
ers who take bonus payments instead
of increased wages are making bad
mistake. They say that it would have
been considerably more difficult for
the Bombay mill owners to have re-
duced wages than it was for them to
omit bonus payments. They add that
workers in the United States long ago
learned that bonuses are a delusion
and snare, hence their opposition to
bonus payments when they are
offered as substitute for better pay
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-07-18
LABOR COMMODITY
THEORY RECALLED

Washington. ''The capitalistic
principle that labor is a commodity
is recognized" in a statement con-
tanned in the presidents veto of the
postal workers wage bill, says VIM.
NJ Collins, president of the Railway
Mail Association. In vetoing the
wage bill, the president said:
81 am informed there is generally
no difficulty in maintaining a list of
eligibles to fill vacancies. There are
certain localities where difficulty ex-
lists due to high costs of
living and higher wage scales"
"In other words" said President
Collins, "the wage to be paid, regard
less of the character of service rem
dered, is to depend upon the supply
of labor in the market"
Chicago. = After a four weeks
strike, Jewish bakers have defeated
an attempt to cut wages Sc week.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-07-18
WORN LOCOMOTIVES
MENACE TO LIFE

Washington.-Rai wrecks and
defective locomotives are interesting
the department of justice and the
interstate commerce commission.
These departments, it is stated, will
ask congress to put teeth in the fed
eral locomotive inspection law by pro-
viding heavy fines and Jail penalties
for inspectors who overlook obvious
faulty equipment.
Trade unionists have repeatedly
called attention to defects in this law
and the futility of expecting safe
equipment when a handful of inspec-
tors are supposed to examine approx
imately 5000 locomotives that are
operated on 265, 900 miles of railroad
and housed or repaired at 4,600 places
throughout the country.
In his annual report last year, Sec
retary of Commerce Hoover stated
that "the losses to American industry
from the present failure Of railroad
equipment are now equal to the en-
tire cost of government"
In his recent request to the inter-
state commerce commission that that
body probe railroad equipment, Presi-
dent Johnston, of the international
Association Of Machinists, said that
36.8 per cent of all locomotives on
the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford railroad "are chronically out of
service and in need of repairs, while
on the Pennsylvania railroad the per-
centage is 42.2."
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-07-18

of the scheme and they will have none
of it. Let the San Jose election be
a warning to those misguided individ-
uals who still think the American
people can be persuaded to support
an attack on American trade union
ism and the principles for which it
stands.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-11-20
BARGAIN BUYING.

It is a triumph to purchase hat
when the season is over. provided
1t is very reasonable in price and is
made up of good trimmings. The
frame will be a dead loss, but the
good trimmings can be used time at.
ter time. Often a linen dress can
be bought at bargain and 1t too can
be used with few alterations. It is
hard to pass by tempting offers, but
one should ask whether such articles
can be used another season. Unless.
there is some probability that they
will prove useful, Their is no eeono-
my in purchasing them One woman
recently remarked tina tit was mys
terry 10 her no wwomen of the city
ever lest money in purchasing, be
cause they have so many places to
visit for bargains The truth is that
some do rot know a bargain, or else
they buy reclSlessly of whatever ap,
peals to the eye. Women, as a rule.
are not economical buyers, and the
few who are. deserve the greatest
praise.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-11-20
coax LINED FABRIC.

A new fabric has been brought out
III France. known as tfssu-liage or
cork tissue, and it is now manlfac
tUred on commercial scale. Cork.
cut in very thin layers and treatea 81
as to be quite flexible Is applied Is
almost any kind Of woven fabric io
this purpose. Is quite water pgcef
and very light ordorless and como. t
able in general. It is. designed spe
cially to take the place Of rubbe.
cloth and TO overcome TIE numerous
Disadvantages Of the latter
The cloth fabric is faced with the
thinly-cut cork upon ore side only.
leaving the outer side q tie usual ap
paerance, II desired in certain cases.
t4a cork layer is placed between two
layers Of eIath. Ia the process OF
msnafacture the cork is given a Pre-,
Urinary treatment BY which IL is
freed OF its resinous matter. It be-
comes quite flexible and is cut into
very thin sheets. a sheet is placed
open the fabric and IS tightly pressed
upon ID ANY CT the usual fabrics can
ta used with the cork layer cotton,
woal, silk, ramie. jute ana others,
The operation does not change apy
O. the properties Of these fabrics cor
their external appearance. Felt. as
well as leather. can be employed In
lis way.
The fabric thus cork-lfned does not
deteriorate in the course OF time,
which is the case with rubber cloth.
It is well known that rubber. espe
eially In thin layers quickly deterior
ates and after a time becomes brittle
and cracks, thus losing les water
proof character. Because OF the lght-
ness Of the cork. a garment made Of
dssu-liege is scarcely over hall
pound heavier than the same when
untreated. Those who feel the weight
OF rubber cloth garments viii see The
advantage at ence. 1t might be
thought that the cork could not be
supple when thus applied. but in real,
ity it is made as supple as cloth for
from the Tesiuous beaes whicG maize
Il brittle, and is cut ia very thin ias
ers Of lilo niIiimetre q ESQ inch). Is
Is somewhat surprising to sec tAat
such a cork fabric can be nent and
folded down without the slightest sign
of breaking. and in fact the cork is
now as flexible as cloth, owing to the
extraction Of the reslnous parts
Scientific American.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-11-20
NEATNEss IS ESSENTIAL
WHEN YOUTH FLEEs.

When a woman is part the ago Of
rs extreme neatness is a most essen
ual thing to consider The dress
should be perfect in every respert
and entirely free from all negligence
no matter how slight. What is par
dOnanle In a young girl is not SO in a
matronly woman and can be judged
as an almost capital offense When
woman gets UP in age her hands Of
ten show a tendency to become quite
thin, dark and yellow about the wrists
and 10 show many large veins in
network. One Of the best remedies
for this is to soak the hands in hot
water for few minutes, then place
item IN bowl and pour warm al
mond oil over them. deyoting five or
ten minutes treatment TO each hand
The arms should be treated in the
same fashion
4 The finger nails. TOO, are often Ne
elected, and these should have care
full attention. The hands should be
manicured with double care when the
woman reaches the age Of %. De
vote time and attention to the hands
and nails If the youthful appearance
is desired
The hair is another feature to
which much attention must be paid.
When the age of 40 or so is reached,
the hair sometimes becomes dry and
brittle. and the more it is combed the
worse grows its condition and the
less hair there is. This can be over
come and new life put in the hair
by rubbing it with oil, which is placed
on the hair brush. The brush shoulS
then be administered With energy,
in long. firm strokes. brushing each
strand Of hair separately.
When woman desires to LOCK young
CT than she really is, she must place
dog collars and heavy lGweiS Gndef
a ban When jewels are worn 81 all
they should be quite modest and
small in number The small ones
are pre1iest and lend much more
youthful appearance thaA large and
heavy. ones.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-11-20
THE FAMILY DRAWBACK.

A woman once remarked that the
greatest drawback in her family was
an uncouth brother. perhaps 1t is
wrong to mention it," she remarked,
nut he seems to be a damper in the
house. A better boy never lived nor
kinder-hearted one, but he has no
manners, absolutely none. and is of.
Tended when told Of his faults. If i
bring company home for dinner, he
will come to the table without his
coat. He often eats with his knife
and speaks famiharly to young wom-
en- guests. calling them by their first
names can't tell him anything and
mother simply will not permit me AT
he does is contrary to good manners
and refinement This boys sister Is
refined and courts the society Of cul-
tured persons She feels that her
brother ainders her socially. It is
no. hat he knows no better.but the
ta,a g hat he will do no better 1t
Is a sse for father and mother to
settle. Every boy or young man
should aim to lend dignity to the
family and not be member everyone
wishes would pass in and out of the
back door
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-11-20
TO FILL FLOOR CRACKS.

From any hardware dealer whose
paints and the like for interior dec
0rations. You viii be able to get
floor cleaner and filler. If you can
not bear this expense and have a very
ugly floor to be treated, you have the
rough boards planed. and fill the wide
cracks with paste made with news
paper. Soak the papers in a tub Of
water until they are reduced to a
pulp. This takes from one to three
days. Macerate them and mix with
common -four starch in which some
glue is boiled. II you have a thin
mixture you can add saWdust. This
is medium smooth paste which can
be put into cracks with the aid Of
small trowel or steel knife. Smooth
the paste as evenly as possible In
few days it win dry. Then give the
entire, floor a coating Of yellow ochre
Of ground filler. It can be purchased
by the quart. 1t is dull3yellow when
dry. When perfectly dry; cover the
floor with floor yarnish or use paint
throughout without the ochre. All di-
rections can be obtained from the
dealer When boards are of different
width fill the cracks and paint a solid
color to hide the defects. Do not ex-
pect rough board floor to look like
one Of waxed hard wood
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-11-20
STRING NAMES,

II was 2 "a ny day. and the children
had tied an gjven>qp all tneir usual
games EinaIly rg who had been
p'ating wigh { sTeoe OF as6-line that
bca b drCp2d rom his pocket
rcE al1. zoe what I've dis
covered all b. myself.
i children Tommy. Sarah and
Dief, g2lherod round her quickly,
She sst At .tae dining room table
with t.o talae iit nsr hand
! 20. dear I'm afraid / haven't
enough s1le said. as the CHIEFS
pressed rear Tommy. do run and
'gct tao bail Of string .
Wheu4 that was b ought, she cut
several lehgths Of it, each about
'ysrd long TEen she ntade s9ns
short pieces, an inch or So long Tho
children kept begging hers tos tell
itaam what she was going 10 40, asFt
tshe smiled and said 4ne hing At last
1.-THE string .MasepreBared
Dick" shezsai9, yen are The 1T
tlest, how do your spell yolIr. naiue?''
"D7t-c-lS," he said slowly and Won
derlngly.
She took one OF these pieces of
string anu very deftlg. on the surface
of the table made ,it@into the shape
Of ris name ia handwriting. n
For the dot Of the letter 'l"tshe
took one Of the shqrt pieces, doubled
II up into q ball and put it oyer the
letter.
The children wera delightedy and
spent the rest Of the aftefnoon, till
the table had to be cleared for sup-
per in forming their names, and even
making Whole sentences. The last
thing they wrote was Z Mary In hon.
or Of the inventor Of this new game
r-By w L Stoddard.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-11-20
FOR THE THIN WOMAN.

Get as much sleep as possible.
Do not rush or oveldo your
strength.
Keep in the open as much as pos
sibls; take AL the exercise your sys-
TEN can stand without feeling the
least fatigue.
Get into the habit Of resting Little
while IN the middle OF the day. even IL
you are not aware Of being t1red.
Laugh as much as possible. Read
funny things and cultivate that side
of yourself Suppress any tendency
70 take life too seriously.
Do not worry about your looks. It
S much easier for very thin woman
to dress so as to conceal her defects
than It is for fat woman to do the
same thing.
Do not rush too madly into the
fashion for skinny things.
Remember that the clinging gown
requires something to cling to
A thin woman can indulge in g
moderate and perfectly harmless
amount of padding, and in the hands
of a good dressmaker, she can hardly
fail to look well.
She must choose clothes according
10 her type, however, and not indulge
in the gowns built for her plumper
sisters no matter how charming they
may be.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-11-20
TO MEND KID GLOVES.

To mend kid gloves do not put your
faith in fat little needle, for it
only tends to rip the delicate edges
and make the rent more ragged.
Never use silk, for it wears right
through the kid Get a thin cotton
thread and the smallest needle that
will carry it. and wax the thread with
beeswsx to make 1t stouter Place
the finger over a glove mender and
take up stitch on one side. then
on the opposite. not both together
Draw the thread evenly and do net
place stitches too closely together.
Mend on the right side. and fasten
the thread securely.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-11-20
DAINTY HANDBAG.

Dip an embroidered handkerchief
into any desired dye, let it dry and
then press it. Fold the handkerchief
through the center and sew up each
end Attach to the top piece Of
dyed beading and interlace it with sat
In ribbon. To the beading sew a row
Of colored lace one inch wide. Line
the little bag with satin. Draw up
the ribbons and make hangers. This
is inexpensive and very pretty, es-
pecially II the handkerchief shows
considerable embroidery.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-11-20
a DEAR OLD LADY.

She knew how to forget annoyances.
She understood the art of enjoying
little things.
She kept her nerves well in hand
and inflicted them on no one.
She cultivated good health and the
art of saying pleasant words.
She did not expect too much from
her friends.
She sympathized with other peo-
pies joys as we'll as with their sor-
rows
She did whatever came to her
cheerfully and as well as she could.
She never forgot that kind words
and a smile cost nothing, but are
priceless treasures to the discouraged.
Home Chat.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-11-20
CLEANING LINEN DRESSES.

Linen dresses deliberately trimmed
should not be washed or chemically
cleaned except as a last resort. In.
stead. shave magnesia and scrub the
dress with It. Place magnesia over
the dress, fold 1t and put away for a
few days. Shake 1t free from dust,
and press on the wrong side. II the
lace yoke is soiled, fold sheet sever
al times, put the yoke on 1t and wash
with soap and water, then rinse The
folded sheet will absorb the moisture
and win not dampen the linen. II
lace in the sleeves must be washed.
roll towel. draw the sleeve over 1t
and wash the same as the yoke.