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Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
Flames Damage
Wizards Hotel
ny Umted Press Leased Wire

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 24.-Firc in
the st. George Court, an apartment
house owned by Jesse Willard. for
mcr world s heavyweight champion,
caused the injury of one woman and
slight damage to the establishment.
Mrs. Frances Fay, rushing from
Der smoke-fillcd apartment, fell
down a flight of stairs and suffer
cd a broken wrist and possible in
ternal injuries. Nominal damage
was done by fire, smoke and water.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
President Sets
Thanksgiving Day

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-Presi-
dent Coolidge issued his annual
Thanksgiving proclamation today,
setting aside Thursday. November
%. as day of general thanks
giving and prayer.
The president called attention to
the peace and tranquility and the
prosperity now evident in America.
The seventh annual potato show
will be held at Spokane, Washing
ton, November 81 to 23.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
TOWne To Rest
In Arizona City
By United Press Leased Wire

TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 24.-Former
United States Senator Charles
Towne of Minnesota will be buried
here Friday, according to tentative
plans announced by his widow to-
day.
Towne who has been making his
winter home here, died of pneu
monia two days ago following a
speaking tour in South Dakota on
behalf OF the presidential campaign
of Governor Alfred f. Smith.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
qHE WHY of
SUPERSTITIONS
By X. IRVING KING
WITCHES AND HOT IRON

a BELIEF in witches, though still
= lingering among us, Is now con-
nned for the most part to those who
have brought the belief with them
from their former European or Ash
attic homes. 1t Is said, however, to be
not infrequently found among the
negroes of the South and is occa.
sionally met with in remote country
districts In various parts of the
United States. There are also many
customs Of superstitious nature
which are employed by people who
while not believing In witches exact
ly, or perhaps not at all, continue
the practices of their ancestors and
attribute to them some magic eff.
cacy. Such are the customs of put
ting hot poker into batch of home.
made soap to make 1t harden; and
OF throwing a red-hot horseshoe into
the churn when the butter refuses to
come, customs which will be found
In many localities all over Canada
and the United States.
publication Of the American
Folklore society says that as recently
as fifty years ago this hot poker act
was performed In rural New Eng
land with the avowed purpose of
working counter charm upon soap
which was supposed to be bewitched.
and 1t was confidently believed that
"the witch would be burned, too"
who had done the bewitching. AS re.
Gently as thirty-five years ago, the
publication states, people In Vermont
threw red-hot horseshoes into refrac-
tory cream, openly stating that the
cream was bewitched and would not
otherwise turn to butter. AS stated
these practices still continue, though
1t Is rarely now that the worker of
the counter charm will admit that he
Is really seeking to battle a witch.
Iron has from ancient times been
considered as something feared and
hated by witches and evil spirits.
There appears to be some dispute In
Folklore as to whether cold or hot
iron Is most efficacious against the
powers of evil. The Scots are all in
favor of cold iron but the advocates
Of hot iron say that 1t has the dou.
BILE advantage of undoing the witch's
work and of burning the witch at the
same time by sympathetic magic.
(6 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
DISEASE HAS FREE HAND
AMONG RURAL PEOPLES

Washington.-This nations SANTA
tion systems and disease preventatives
do not apply to our rural sections, ac-
cording to statement by the United
States Public Health Service.
More than 80 per cent of the coun-
try's rural population, which aggre-
gates 70,000,000 persons, is as yet un-
provided with local health service.
The annual economic loss, aside
from the loss of human life and happi-
ness, is estimated at 81 100000, 900.
From money standpoint alone, ade-
quate health service yields from 100
to 5000 per cent, according to vary
ing local conditions, the bureau states.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
GREEN ASKS HELP
FOR PORTO RICO

Washington, D. C. q. L. N. ST.
In response to call from
President Rivera Martinez, of the
Porto Rican Federation of Labor,
describing the distressing con-
ditions suffered by the working
people of Porto Rico, President
William Green, Of the American
Federation of Labor, has sent
letter to all labor organizations
of the United States, asking for
help for the families of the fell
low workers of that island. Presi-
dent Green stated that the mis-
cry and distress experienced by
the working men and women of
Porto Rico were indescribable and
requested all help which could
possibly be given through the
National Red Cross of the United
States.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
How It Started
THE DRESS CIRCLE
By JEAN NEWTON

IN LARGE auditoriums and opera
houses the balcony Immediately
over the boxes is called the dress
circle. And to the modern opera 60
er 1t may seem strange, with the
boxes which quite obviously call for
full evening dress. and the orchestra,
in which this is usually worn, that a
balcony secondary to both In price
and the desirability of the seats,
should be called the "dress circle"
The fact is, however, that the term
Is European one, coming to us d.
rectly from England where what we
call the orchestra constituted, with
the exception of the front rows or
stalls" the cheaper part of the the
ater. And 1t was before the introduc-
tion Of stalls that the dress circle was
created to be set apart for the supe-
riOr class of the audience,
tCopyrightl
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
EDITOR lin ALABAMA
ADMITS UTILITY PAY

Washington.-The Alabama Power
Company paid the Florence Gala. J
Herald for attacks on public ownership
that are forwarded to 200 country
newspapers in the South and in New
England.
Marcy B. Darnell, owner of the pa
per, told the Federal Trade Commits
sion that the papers do not know the
bill is paid by the power company.
He could not see what difference it
made to these newspapers who paid
the bill. He refused to tell the COM
mission what papers are securing his
service, and excitedly denied he is
putting anything over on them."
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
Freedom

How free are you? How many of
us are free? That is to say, how many
of us are guided very closely by what
others do and think, or what others
may do or may think? We dress a
certain way because we feel that our
friends or acQuaintances expect us
to dress certain way and will look
at us disapproyingly If we do not. We
express, not the emotions that we
really feel, but the emotions that are
considered appropriate at the time
Few people are big enough, few have
personality enough, to act with any
degree of freedom-Grove Patterson,
In the Mobile Register.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
TO UNITE TIM
BER WORKERS

La Grande, Ore.-The Oregon Fed
GRAFTON of Labor convention instruct
ed officials to investigate the timber
industry for the purpose of organniz-
ing these workers.
Timber bardns in the Northwest
maintain their trade union hostility.
During the war they organized a com
pany union" known as the Loyal
Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
DIALOGUE

One more word from you and I'll
knock your head off,
"You will?"
"Yes, I will. I'll knock your head
off,"
"What?"
II said: One more word from you
and I'll knock your head off,"
"Oh, you will, will your"
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
AUTO ACCIDENTS GROW

Washington.-Auto accidents in this
country are increasi lg. Reports to
The department of commerce from n
large cities show there were 620 fa-
talities during the four weeks ending
September 8, as compared with 525
deaths for the corresponding period
last year.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
Sauce for the Goose

There was another man who was
hen-pecked.
His wife cornered him one day and
said: I'm sick and tired Of hearing
you refer to the car as your car.
Hereafter l want you to call 1t our
car. I've got half interest In every.
thing you own"
That night he said to her, "Please,
won't you patch our pants2"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
The Wrong Arm of the Lauu

First Lawyer-What are you look
Ing SO sour for, Cavendish?
Second Lawyer-After l got all
through getting my man acquitted on
the most eloquent plea I've ever made,
| find out he was really innocent.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
Literary

Looks like my wife Is out for lit
erary afternoon"
II thought she was going to bridge
game"
well, she has two books of rules
and a check book"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
Let's Sit This Out

He-Do you care for dancing7
She-No.
"Why not?"
ITS mere hugging set to music"
"WeH, what is there about 1t that
you don't like?"
1.-THE music"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
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tG. 1928, Western Newspaper Unionl
Fussy

An elderly lady walked into a rail.
road ticket office In Toronto and
asked for a ticket to New York.
DO you wish to go by Buffalof'
asked the ticket agent.
Certainly not! she replied; "by
train, If you please"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
Brains and Breathing

Recent tests proved that the boys In
a school who breathed properly
through the nose, and deeply, were In
all cases better mentally endowed.
London Tit-Bits.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12

"Son," said the father, the senior
partner, 81 fear your stenog is getting
a trifle absent minded"
How so, dad:"
"She marks this letter Dedicated to
Sugarlump.'"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
Some Luck

First Burglar-Did you have any
luck in that house?
Second Burglar-You bet! found
a packet Of love letters and I'll copy
them and send them to my girl. ThatI
win her for me.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
Popular Costume

Wife Quitting on fancy dress)-Oh,
bother! They haven't put enough
hooks on this costumel
Husband-Never mind-therell be
plenty of eyes on It,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12

Hubby Constant smoker)-Can you
believe that all that remains of man
Is little dust?
Wife (pushing ash tray toward him)
No his remains are principally
ashes, I'd say.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
Int Command

The Groom understand your
daughter has gone out in service.
The Butler-You have been misin
formed, my man. She has accepted
the management and control Of q pri-
vate household.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
No Sex Appeal

81 want a nice book"
"Yes, madam. What sort Of
book?"
zone to put on my drawing-room
table-er, it's mahogany"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
To Handle the Pines

Cinema Manager (to proprietor)-
By the way, sir, there's something the
matter with the pipes of the organ.
Plutocrat-Well, get a good plumber
In.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
Splced Prunea.

Soak pound Of prunes over night
in water to cover, after washing them
well. In the morning simmer In the
same water until tender, add 10
cloves, the rind of lemon with its
juice. When tender, drain and add one
cupful of honey, one-half cupfuI of
vinegar and simmer the prunes in
this for half an hour. Chill and
serve.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
CHILDREN OF POOR
WORKING IN STREETS

Washington.-A recent study by the
United States Children's Bureau o1
1000 children in street trades show
that newspaper sellers and carriers
formed the largest group and child
peddlers the next largest.
The children generally come from
poor families, so that the economic
factor played "a considerable part" in
sending these children to work, it is
stated
The similarity of the findings of this
and earlier studies indicates, the re-
port continues, that conditions are
not improving noticeably."
Subscribe for the Press.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12

Ridicule Is like q blow with the fist;
wit like the prick of needle; irony like
the sting of thorn: and humor the
plaster which heals all these wounds
Anon.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
spIced Prune MarmaIads.

Splced Prune Marmalads.
Take one pound of prunes, soak and
simmer in the water In which they
were soaked over night. When ten
der remove the stones and cut the
prunes into small pieces. Return to
the heat with the liquid. Add one
cupful Of mild vinegar, one and one.
half cupfuls of sugar, one-half tea
spoonful each of cinnamon and cloves.
Simmer until thick. Serve with
meats; very nice with roast pork.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
The Camera Measures Dignity

The pictures first caught him un
wary
And left an uncertain impression.
His photographs now show a very
Serene and uplifting discretion.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
SOMETHING TO
THINK ABOUT
RA F A w AK Ed
KEEPING THE FAITH

TO FACE your duty serenely, to
= play your part courageously while
the clamor of the world beats all
about you, to hold the faith through
calamities and march bravely on, are
the things to do when sorely pressed.
Desperate captains run their ships
upon the rocks and sink into the sea
cautious sailors find their way to
peaceful harbors.
The latter think soberly and act
with discretion.
The difference between the rash
man and the man of prudence Is but
a thinly drawn line, yet this little
variance makes defeat or victory.
Even though your heart may be
burning as narrowing fears oppress,
press on resolved to win, and win
you surely will.
Some wavering, weak-minded va
riable men and women seeing YOU.
may at the eleventh hour screw up
their waning strength and reach the
solid ground, better and abler for the
example you have unknowingly set
them.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12

In whatever station in life you
may be compelled to cast your lot,
let no load of care retard your prog
ress towards the tops of the peaks.
where the air is sweet, the sunshine
is bright and kindly and the pres
ence of the Omrkpotent stirs your
Utmost soul to rejoicing.
Tighten your burdens by various
deeds and exalted aspirations.
Think not of the weight upon your
shoulders, but rather of the strength
that is yours as compared with the
stragglers tagging behind.
In many cases your grievance, an
noyance, vexation, discomfort and
torment, are what you, yourself make
or allowed circumstances to make for
you.
They rankle, gnaw and freeze your
blood because you stubbornly refuse
to follow the line of least resistance
as have the failures who wilfully
turned from the right path abaze
with signboards all along the way,
from the springtime of youth TO the
winter of sere old age.
In the heydays of life, and until
the racing tide reaches its height
and begins to slacken, keep to the
right, and then as the waters turn
back TO the great sea, they will leave
you unfettered and free, happy In
the thought that you have kept the
faith.
(C0 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate3
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
FORMED ONE UNION MONTHLY

Albany, N. Y.-The organization of
one new union a month since the first
of the year is the record of the In
ternational Brotherhood of Paper
Makers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12

Did you water the fern, Nora?"
Sure, mum. Don't. you hear the
water dripping on the carpet?"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
SOMETIMES REWARDED

Henpeckt tpassionately)- What re-
ward has man In marrying these
days?
Friend-Well, sometimes he's given
q divorce
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
PAVING WORKERS GAIN

Plymouth, Pa. = Paving workers
here won their strike and raised wages
15 cents an hour. The new rate is 60
cents.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
PRUNES AND OTHER
DISHES

THE prune is always in the market,
1 and can be prepared In so many
appetizing ways. Here are few to
fry
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
Risky

why are all court clerks solemn p
"On account of the judge"
"Heh?"
ut is so easy to laugh at the wrong
time"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
Prune Pudding.

Remove the stones from one pound
of cooked prunes. Add one-half cup
fui of butter creamed with one cupful
of sugar, three well-beaten eggs, one
fourth cupful of molasses, one-half
teaspoonful each of soda, cloves and
cinnamon Dissolve the soda In one
tablespoonful of milk. Mix all the
ingredients with one pint of bread
crumbs and steam three hours. Serve
with:
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12

The sexton softly tolled his kneIl,
Speeding Sam on his way to-well,
II he'd only stopped to look and listen
He'd be livin' now instead Of nissin'
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-10-12
Eoamy Sauce.

Beat the whites of two eggs to
stiff froth, add one cupful of powdered
sugar, then the yolks of the eggs we'll
beaten, pinch of salt and one-haf
teaspoonful of vanilla. Just before
serving add one-half cupful of boiling
New Britain herald., 1928-06-28

"Our two greatest presidents of modern times possessed this quality to an unusual degree. It was. in- deed, what above all made them great. It was Lincoln's human heart, and Woodrow Wilson's passionate desire to bring about the happiness of the whole world which will be the best remembered by the histo- rians of hundred years from now. It is what is 50 conspicuously lack ing in our present administration, a lack of which has been at the bot tom of the growing dislike and even hatred of the other nations toward us. For without this love and un- derstanding of his fellow men no chief executive can win for his land that international friendship which is alone the sure foundation of last ing peace.
 Pays Tribute.
 Because of his power of leader ship, because of his uneQuailed knowledge of the science of govern ment, because of his uncompromis- ing honesty. because of his ability to bring the government home to the people, there Is n6 doubt that our governor will make an efficient" president, but it is because he also possesses, to a superlative degree. this rare faculty of sympathetic un- derstanding prophecy he will also make great president, and because of this I further prophecy that he will again place us among the na- tions of the world as a country which values its ideals as much as it's material prosperity-a land that has no selfish designs on any weak CT power. a land the ideal and in spiration of all those who dream kinder, happier civilization in the days to come.
 If the vision of real world peace, Of the abolishment of war, ever comes true. it will not be through
New Britain herald., 1928-06-28

the needs of the individual, the farmer, the ge-earner-the great mass of average citizens who make up the backbone of our nation.
 U. $. Needs Smith.
 America needs not only an ad- ministrator but leader-a path finder, a blazer of the trail to the high road that will avoid the bot tomless morass of crass materialism that has engulfed so many of the great civilizations of the past. It is the privilege of democracy not only to offer such man but to offer him as the surest leader to victory. To stand upon the ramparts and die
New Britain herald., 1928-06-28
CALLS AL SMITH
 HAPPY WARRIOR
Continued from Page 2.)

problems of his office. It is possible with only these qualities for a man to be reasonably efficient presi- dent, but there is one thing more needed to make him a great presi- dent. It is that quality of soul which makes a man loved by little children by dumb animals. that quality of soul which makes him a strong help 10 all those in sorrow or in trouble. that quality which makes him not merely admired, but loved by all the people.-the quality of sympathetic understanding of the human heart. of real interest in ones felloWmen. Instinctively he senses the popular need because he himself has lived through the hardship, the labor and the sacrifice which must be endured by every man of heroic mould who struggles up to eminence from ob- scurity and low estate. Between him and the people is that subtle bond which makes him their champion and makes them enthusiastically trust him with their loyalty and their love.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-28

the mere mathematical calculations of reduction of armament program
 nor the platitudes of multi-lateral treaties piously deprecating armed conflict. It will be because this na- tion will select as its head. leader who understands the human side of life, who has the force of character and the keenness of brain to take,
 instinctively. the right course and the real course toward a prosperity that will be more than material, leader also who grasps and under sands not only large affairs of busi- ness and government but in an equal degree the aspiraticls and