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figure, weighed at least two hundred
pounds, Muriel stared at her mother
with look which might have been
the expression of jealousy.
Peter, as he chatted with Mrs. Ben
ham, faced the long French windows
in curved bay at the end of the din
ing room. The floor was covered with
ferns aud fiowery plants in pots, CIV
ing forth to the room at all meals that
smell of warm dark earth which fills
greenhouses but just outside the re-
Election of his own dinner coat on the
long panes of the doors, there was the
blue stone driveway of the house and
the path to the side door. Upon this
path Peter thought he had seen a flash
of white. 1t might have been refiec-
tion of his own white linen; he had
only seen this flick of movement out of
the corner of his eye as he put down
his gilt coffee cup.
what did you seer asked Muriel
suddenly.
Il? Why, thought l saw white
spot in the dark out there-like per-
sons face"
Muriel stiffened. Il don't know who
it could be-" she said. Lucy, turn on
the light outside the North door"
Peter smiled. but only because he
had thought of how red English maids
could be--just as red as Wallets We're
white
The smile disappeared the moment
the electric lamp above the outer door
just behind the French windows threw
down It's light like an overturned
bucket of yellow liquid. A woman was
standing there, and Peter believed that
as she had stood In the dark, unseen,
she had been looking straight into his
face. She wore no hat and her hair
piled up In immense snake-like coils
was the color of certain frost-turned
leaves of autumn which are neither
red nor gold, but both colors at once. I.
Her Irish mother!" he almost said
aloud He knew by her hair and her
great dark eyes In which, even from
distance, there appeared the expec-
fancy or fear described by young Ben
ham. The British officer had not over
drawn her beauty. There was still
grandeur about 1t, permanence,
thing making 1t awful as well as allur-
Ing; II was like the beauty of Grecian
sculpture dug from the dust and trans
formed by miracle into living warmth
glowing through skin which, COM
pared to Muriels fine cold white, was
as heavy cream is to SKINNED milk.
She stood in the posture which Peter
learned later to know was characters
tic--a posture of one who waits with
resignation. For what? Heaven knows,
Perhaps for relncarnatiOn into life
less troubled, less besmirched with
small affairs.
over which wrap of fame color hung
from her half-bare shoulders DeWolfe
did not notice. she was one who can
not be described in detail and her
clothes made no impress, though their
illuminated colors and contrast In any
other case might have left vivid pic
ture. One never saw her except as
whole--a woman too short OF stature,
if one measured, but the height of a
goddess II one only looked; girl
whose face, though capable of a great
range of expression, nevertheless
changed Its moods AS slowly as the
clouds in the sky change their con-
tours; human being whose personal
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SYNOPSIS

Out of uniform, at the end of
the World war, with the rank
of major, Peter DeWolfe, young
American of wealth and family,
is urged by an English comrade
in arms, Everby Benham, to visit
the Benham home and meet the
Engllshman's mother and sister,
and, incidentally Brena Selcoss,
young woman about whom there
Is an air of mystery Muriel Ben
ham, Eversby's sister, becomes
infatuated with Peter.
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Solution Of Last Weeks Puzzle.

Solution of Last Weeks Puzzle.
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
A BAD SUPREME COURT DECISION
PROVES LABOR'S PLATFORM

Two decisions Of much
holds that compulsory
unconstitutional That the Kansas
lust that
by former Governor Henry Allen
Once upon York debate the indus
Samuel Gompers The United States supreme court
has Samuel Gompers
with the idea of American free
and spirit of the American constitution
1t is good
The other decision gives right refuse to sell
materials to contractors from San
building material dealers had carried on
that kind of warfare
where advertiser by mistake adver
article price lower than he intended ne was pouno Dy ms
offer good faith He had to sell to
whomever o at the announced price
that dealer combination OF
they don't want SELL they
employ what to prevent them from
refusing blue who certain KIND OF
malicious practices merchandising
The fact appears that the court has
taken Of smoothing the road to industrial
peace it has made making this decision
to sheer struggle and
based its decision on ne ID"
lbu surely notba good
of this and unmakable fact; Industrial
going by the courts but by industry itself
working problems its constructive decisions and
of its moral authority over its own people
Industry the last analysis has got to WORK It's own way ous '
problems justice its machinery OF demo-
the workings of things by ITSELF within itself
the benefit of society
this along helps to point out the
shows the ut and the tragedy OF trying 70
industry problems by laws made by who don't
industry and half OF the cases made Dy men VINO
lived modern industry into being
the court doesn't change that truth
it. good generally an accident; bad
produced maadustment which another name for
political state position OF supremacy over
ndury-over industrial nation directing its
desinies cooperation suberence the political state
employers legislators and courts
to is hbor's program boiled down.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24

LAW is WONDERFUL

Indictments against Fall, Doheny
and Sinclair are thrown out Of court
on technicality. A technicality may
be described as a bubble. When you
haven't got a good argument you re-
sort to quibble. In other words, you
"beat around the bush" when you
can't dive straight in. So Fall, Do
heny and Sinclair have a clean slate,
as far as criminal charges are con-
cerned.
This is the ruling Of the supreme
court of the District of Columbia.
1t appears that an assistant United
States district attorney was in the
grand jury room when evidence was
being presented. The court held that
because special counsel had been en-
ployed to have charge of the case, the
regular department of justice lawyers
had no business monkeying with it
and were improperly in the grand
jury room.
1t was government case, of
course, but the regular government
lawyers had to keep out because spe-
cial lawyers had been engaged.
Now the government is going to
appeal from that ruling, and if the
appeal fails it will try to get new
indictments.
But meanwhile Fall, Doheny and
Sinclair stand forth with nice clean
states, and they have every reason to
be happy. The law is wondrous
institution, no doubt. But some
times Justice must be tempted to
ask herself queer questions about the
law and courts.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
OLD PARTIES
Denounced For Failure To
End Child Labor

By international Labor News Service.
Chicago.-The republican and DEM
ocratic parties were scathingly ar
raigned for their failure to ratify the
child labor amendment of Bishop Ed
win H. Hughes, of the Chicago area
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Bishop Hughes sermon was preach
ed at the dedication Of the new $751;
500 Methodist Episcopal Church at
Lake Forest, ILL.,, and was in answer to
criticisms that are commonly directed
against the church as an institution.
"The platform of the republican
party in the last national election" /"
said Bishop Hughes, proclaimed that
the purpose of the party was to serve
the people. Yet it broke one of it's
most sacred planks when it failed to
protect the childhood of the nation
from exploitation. Then don't forget,
you republicans, that Boss Cox, who
had an office over notorious saloon
at Cincinnati, controlled Ohio politics
for 80 years. Remember the repub-
lican gang that stole $6,OOO,0OO in
Pennsylvania.
"But the democratic party can not
boast. 1t in cowardly manner strad-
died the child labor question in its
platform because it did not want to
lose the support of the South. The
democratic party never has had the
courage to repudiate Tammany Hall.
"Now, if with such associations in
the two big parties you are still loyal
members of them you ought to be as
fair to the church and realize that in
spite of certain persons who fail to
live up to the church ideals member
ship in the church is one of the obli-
cations of a man who believes the
church is such an institution that he
wouldn't want to live in country
where there is no church"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohio
Endorsed by the Middletown Trades
and Labor Council of Middletown. O.
CHAIRMAN KAHN

1t is pleasing to note that Lucian
L. Kahn has again consented to act
as campaign chairman of the Hamil-
ton Community Chest drive which is
to be held the week of May 40. The
acceptance by Mr. Kahn of the chest
workers leadership means that the
success of the drive is assured Last
year Mr.. Kahn filled the same posi-
ton, and last year was the first time
in a number of years that the quota
fixed for filing the chest was reached.
When the time fixed for closing the
drive arrived and the goal set had
not been reached, Mr.. Kahn didn't
quit but said that Hamilton must
not fail" and gathering few of the
faithful workers about him he stay.
ed on the job until it was finished
Though it took several weeks longer
to reach the goal set. That is the
kind of leadership that counts. The
~"never say quit till the job is COM
plete" kind. Let's go, let US back
Lucian Kahn in his big job and stay
with him until it is successfully fin
ished.
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BOYS AND GIRLS WEEK

Get in line and help make next
week-Boys' and Girls Week-a live
one; one long to be remembered by
the Youngsters. Help show how
much we think of our boys and girls,
how much we love them and give them
to understand we wouldn't part with
them or give them up for anything
despite the fact that they get little
pesty once in a while and get on ones
nerves occasionally. Let's give them
to understand all during the next
week that they are really the whole
works, and at the same time let US
take advantage of the opportunities
the demonstrations and events OF the
week offer for leading and guiding
our boys and girls into the pathways
of life they will be proud to tread
in the days when they are grown into
full manhood and womanhood.
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land companies operating the great
lakes states. These concerns, the de-
partment sayse have employed sales
methods which border very close to
fraud.
Colonization companies have an ex-
cessive overhead and are attracting
settlers who are not of the highest
type, either in experience or fnan-
cial capacity.
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ably and decently without these i'm
portant departments functioning. Let
us quit asking WHY the city is broke
and let us quit arguing that there
OUGHT to be plenty of money in the
treasury-suffcient to know that
there is no money. Let us help out
this one time, and then if there is
back-fire and they come again, we
can make those responsible toe the
scratch. Sign the petition, let III
keep up with other cities-DO II
FOR THE OLD TOWN.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
HOW PROFITS ARE
HIDDEN

New York-The main reason why
corporations split up high priced
shares of stock is to disguise profits,
says the Magazine of Wall Street
Another reason for "this form of
melon cutting" is to attract buyers
who cannot afford high-priced stocks.
BY issuing larger number of
stocks. thereby reducing the price,
profits can be spread over a large
area without attracting general atten-
tion.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24

Are you keen for facts and
figures?
We just enjoy getting hold
Of the man who wants tang
ible proof of the worth Of our
building and loan proposition.
We can open our books and
show him exactly why a share
account produces such high
returns.
We can show him why
every dollar is safe.
Also how state regulations
protect our every operation.
In simple words our plan
is this:-we are a group of
average thrifty people who
invest modest savings in our
own organization. We lend
money for home building to
those of our own number who
want it, under our fair regu-
lations. The earnings so made
are declared mutually or on a
non-proft basis. And the
actual expense of manage
ment is very low.
The Peoples Deposit
Improvement and Loan Go.
Rentschler Bldg.
e. F. WARNDORF, Secretary
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UNION PAYS BENEFITS

Chicago. - Last year organized
street car men in this city paid $227,-
090.22 in benefits. This includes fun
eral, disability and old age pensions,
collections for sick members and fu-
neral expenses.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
CITY CLEANED UP

Are not our streets nice and clean,
and doesn't Hamilton look pretty
since the hard rains of Tuesday
night and Wednesday morning? 1t is
the first good cleaning the city's had
in more than year. 1t is so unusual
for the city to look so bright and
shiny that it has been freely COM
mented upon everywhere. Like Civ
ing an old shack new coat of paint
Surely it is an i'll wind that blows
nobody good.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24

as a member Of the industrial COM
mission of Ohio, to succeed himself
as the representative of labor on the
commission. His term will expire on
June 80, 1929.
The Ohio house of representatives
defeated the so-called state highway
police bill by a vote Of 43 for and
81 against. The bill as amended on
the floor of the house previous to the
vote became regular state constabu-
larry bill. The record of the members
of the house on the bill will be given
in the regular legislative report,
which will be issued following the ad-
journment of the legislature.
Notwithstanding the declarations
of the republican and democratic
platforms in favor of the ratification
of the federal child labor amendment,
the Ohio legislature voted against
ratification Of the amendment on jan
uary q. Previous to the vote two
day hearing was held in the house of
representatives on the amendment.
President Frey and Secretary Treas
urer Donnelly addressed the members
of the house and senate in advocacy
of ratification.
Representative of educational in
stitutions, farm organizations, ETC..
opposed ratification
H. B. No. 400, introduced by Repre-
sentative Else, providing for state old
age pensions, was introduced Febru-
ary %. The bill was referred to the
committee on insurance. One hear
ing was given on the bill, members
of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and
organized labor being present and
speaking in favor Of it. The bill
died in committee.
In the six cities of the state in
which workers colleges have existed
this winter, the terms have come to
a close or are about to do so. Courses
in public speaking, labor problems
English composition, etc., have beer
conducted in way to prove of great
benefit to the individuals attending
and of great help to organized labor
The colleges that have been helo
will continue next year, opening in
| October for a ten-week term before
the holidays, and having another ten
week term beginning in January
Five or six other central bodies are
planning to organize workers col
leges beginning in October, so tina
next fall it seems certain that there
will be ten or twelve of these impor
tant institutions in the state. The!
will exist in the large cities, in small
mining camps and in moderate-sizet
places. 1t is hoped that in the cours,
Of few years there will not be al
industrial center in the state that doe
not possess it's workers college, fo
these institutions are capable Of per
forming services that no other schools
can.
The policy of the Ohio Federation
of Labor is to help and encourag
workers colleges in every way pos
sible, at the same tirne leaving tn
control Of each college entirely in tn
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
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SIGN FOR THE TAX LEVY


The city employees and citizens cir
culating the petitions for the extra
tax levy are meeting with favorable
success, but it is a big job to go out
and get 5000 signatures for any pur-
pose. If you haven't been solicited or
signed, go to one Of the hose houses
and sign up. Lay aside personal
feelings or differences and do your
share in helping the city to carry on.
There is no money in the city's cash
box to maintain the police, fire and
other departments and surely we can't
go on-that is, can't go on respect
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
HELPLESS WORKERS

There are some lines of employment
in this country that have never organ
lied, and have not even in many cases
understood or sympathized with labor
organizations. Every now and then
these men complain because other en-
ployments are faring better in the
matter of pay than they do. Among
these are a class discussed in the
Typographical Journal, under the
head of "The Submerged White Col
lar Workers" They are office help
ers of every kind, some of them with
very responsible duties. A writer in
Labor, noting the fact that some
other callings have advanced and are
prosperous, says:
81 hope this is all true, for everyone
in the United States should have a
sufficient supply of the good things to
make life worth living. But there are
hundreds of thousands of US folks who
had the misfortune not to become
farmers, plumbers, printers, bricklay.
ers or Wall street gamblers.
81 mean the white collar wage.
earners who fill thousands of office
buildings all over the country, but
who receive very little attention ir
the press or anywhere else. Perhaps
| it is because Of the weaknesses in ou,
spinal column or preponderance p1
nom -functioning brain cells.
81 am wise enough, however, te
know that the white collar workers
under the circumstances, are receiv.
| ing about the brand Of treatment they
deserve. Until they gain sufficien,
stamina to organize and speak to the
boss in one loud voice, they will con.
tinue to be treated with contempt, low
wages and long hours.
"My reason for writing this letter
to Labor is that it is read by hundreds
of thousands of workers in all parts
of the United States, and it might be
the means of waking up some white
collar slaves to the Importance Of
organizing and doing little collect
i've bargaining on their own account
Like a lot of other unorganizec
callings, the white collar workers are
getting some benefit indirectly from
the organization of other trades, bu
they will not profit largely until they
have shown the courage to get to
gether in a union and take advantage
of the opportunities presented by col
lective bargaining.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24

hands of organized labor Of the com
munity in which it is located.
1t is recommended that every CEN
tral body in the state appoint com.
mittee on education which shall in
vestigate the possibilities in the par.
ticular locality. 1t should write tt
the State Federation office and to the
Workers Education Bureau, 476 w
Oath street, New York city, for in
formation and suggestions.
The fourth National Workers Edu
cation convention is to be held il
Philadelphia, in the Benjamin Frank
lin hotel, on April 17-18-19. All per
sons from Ohio who can arrange t.
attend should do so.
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And now the supreme court holds
compulsory arbitration unconstitu.
tional. Thus the Kansas court goes
into the discard.
Government clerks are now being
treated like ordinary laboring folks
Their jobs are no longer secure, and
they are fired without notice.
The arrest of a woman picket ir
Washington brings to mind the ole
days Of the suffragettes. It's good
way to advertise the campaign.
Senator Reed, of Missouri, com
plains we have too many laws. II
it wasn't for the law against murder
some people wouldn't be drawing ter
thousand year as senator.
The Central Labor Union proposes
to select list of banks friendly tt
labor. In other words, they expec
to bank in the banks they can bank on
The Panama railroad, owned ane
operated by the government, has sem
5 per cent dividend of $350,0OO tt
the United States treasury. This i.
another evidence of the ineffcienc!
of government ownership.
Jack Dempsey has taken unto him
self a wife. Now, if we have another
war Jack won't have to work in tht
shipyard to keep out of the army.
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COLUMBUS NEWS
The following items of interest tt
labor appear in the current issue Of
the Ohio State Federation Of Labor
Quarterly Bulletin:
The legislature recessed at 1:45 a
m. Saturday, March 27, and will re
convene on Thursday, April 16, fol
the purpose Of considering vetoes O.
the governor.
The legislature enacted one labor
bill, aside from the agreed compensa
tion bill. This bill related to the la
'beling Of prison-made goods offered
or sale in Ohio, and fixed penalty
for failure to so label such goods.
The supreme court Of Ohio has
handed down decision declaring ths
Marion occupational tax, as leviee
through a city ordinance, constitu
tional. The tax case was brought te
the court by the Central Labor Union
of Marion, which contended that the
tax was a tax on the right to work.
+*++
The Ohio senate, on February II,
confirmed the appointment by Gov
ernor Donahey Of Thomas J. Duffy
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FRIDAY, APRIL "a, 1925

Entered at the Postoffice at Hamilton
Ohio, as Second Glass Mail Matter
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SOFT PEDAL. ETC.

1t is to be hoped that city council
keeps the soft pedal on expenditures
at least until after enough signatures
have been secured for the extra tax
levy. Action by council at it's meet
ing two weeks ago has made rough
climbing in many instances for those
circulating the petitions.
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1t is solemnly announced that the
department of agriculture has found
out how to eliminate the odor of gar
lie from the breath 1t is set forth
that there will be no odor Of garlic
if no garlic is eaten That is gem
of wisdom Of purest ray serene.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24

as member of the industrial COM
mission of Ohio, to succeed himself
as the representative of labor on the
commission. His term will expire on
June 80, 1929