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7QIj. Brooklyn, N.-Y., Nov. 16.-Or ganized shoe fitters, affiliated with the Boot and Shoe Workers' un ion, have secured wage increases in the J. Albert & Son plant. Rates for male and female workers pre advanced $2 a week and piece work rates are increased 20 to 25 per cent. s Tbe city of Buffalo, N. Y. has raised wages 20 per cent for la borers, hydront men, repair men and formen. The workers are mem bers of the Pipe {Caulkers and Re pairers' anion, and were assisted by A F. of I#. Organizer Flett, 9*. Organized coal teatasters at Lynn, Mass., have raised wages $2 a week and secured Saturday half holidays throughout the year. Nine hours shall constitute a day's work, except on Saturdays* Printers employed on English newspapers in the city of Montreal Quebec, Canada have raised wages $3 a week for day work and $4.50 for night work. Piece work has been abolished and men who enlist for military service will bt rein stated in their positions on return from the war. Benison, Tex., Nov. IG.—^Inac cordance with an agreement to meet any wage increases by the Missouri Pacific or the St. Louis and San Francisco railroads, the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad Special Guard A. W. Smith Arrested for Shooting Spe cial 6uard DeSeni is wan ted In Covington, K. It has been learned that A. W. Smith, the special guard who shot Edward DsSent, last Sunday morn ing a week ago, th~ Atlas Hotel lobby, and is now locked up in the County jail awaiting the outcome of DeSent's injury, is wanted by the Covington, Ky., authorities. Smith was arrested iti Covington on August 12th of last year and charged with carrying concealed weapons. At his appearance be fore the court he was bound over to the grand jury in the sum of $100. He gave this bond in a cash amount and immediately disap peared and hasn't been seen in that city by the police since. The shooting affair which took place in the Atlas Hotel was pub lished broadcast (by the way an other advertisement for Hamiltcn) and when read by4he Cpvington police they readily recognized the name and description of Smith to be the man wanted by them. On last Saturday the officer who ar rested him a year ago in Covington appeared at the County jail and when Smith appeared before him quickly recognized him as the man wanted in the Kentucky city. The Covington authorities will take care of him as soon as Butler Coun ty is through with him which isn't likely to be soon. Smith when told What he was wanted for said he understood that was all taken care of by the bupch he was working for at the time oi his arrest. At the time Smith was arrested in Covington there was a strike of machinists on in that city and he was engaged in the same work as he has been doing in this city. Smith and DeSent were both doing guard duty in connection with the strike at,the Niles Tool Works Company foundry.' Spend Million A Month Rathe Than Give Men $780,000 a Year Raise. At '^Sfcn Francisco, Nov. 16.—The United Railroads spent a million Of Interest To Trades Unionists. has raised wafces of iti federated shop employes 1 cents an hour. Tbe Lehigh Valley railroad at Plttston, Pa., has raised wages of its machinists 6 cents an hour, making the rate 42 cents an hour^ or 12 cents more than when they were unorganized. Helpers' rates are increased 4 cents an hour. The Iocs! traction company here at Kansas City, Mo., has failed to Impress the Street Car Men's un ion with a wage increase of 3 cents an hour and no reference to im proved woiking conditions. The union was recently organized, fal lowing a successful strike. Then the company made its offer and be gan a newspaper advertising cam paign calling attention to Its sen sational generosity. Dr^g clerks of Kansas City, Mo. are organizing to reduce their 90 and 95 hour work week. Judge McMahon's injunction in tbe city of Hamm nd, Ind. against striking waiters and waitresses has been withdrawn. The order pro hibited unionists from aiding tbe strikers in any way. The reason for quashing the in junction is that the strikers de feated their employers and have se cured union recognition, higher wages and improved working con ditions. dollars a month, the past summer to break a strike of its, motormen and conductors. When the workers asked for wage increases the company raised the "poverty" cry. This state ment was investigated by the state railroad commission at t-e request of the board of supervisors. The commission reported that the first two weeks of the strike cost the company $410,617 and the first six weeks $1,231,853. The strike is stiil on. The wage increases would have amounted to three-quarters of a million dollars a year. MACHINISTS Hamilton Lodge No. 241, Ma chinists' Union, held another rous ing meeting Wednesday evening. Much routine business was trans acted. A communication was received from machinists' local at Wells ville, N. Y. stating) that the ma chinists of the Kerr Turbine Works are on strike owing to lockout at that plant and requesting that all machinists stay away from thit town until further notice. The attandance at the meeting was large and if some of the slack ers of the locals of other crafts would attend one of these meetings and see the enthusiasm existing here it might be an inspiration to inject som- of the "pep" into their own local- Enforce Eight-Hour Lav. i Washington, Nov. 16. -Secre tary of War Baker has instructed the quartermaster general of the army to insert in all future con tracts a clause making eight hours the basic! day of work in the manu facture of teuts, with time and one half for overtime. Complaint was made td Fratfk Morrison, secretory A. F. of L-, by the Troy (N. Y.) federation of k bor that tent manufacturers in tl?at vicinity were violating the federal eight-hour law. The trade union ist took the matter up with the war department. The troy union ists forwarded some of the pay en velopes of women workers at these plants. They range from $5 to ••••week. Another one of the outside men, in our city as the result of the strike, now languishes in the conn jail «nd is likely to have a nice warm place and plenty to eat dur ing the coming winter, all at the expense cf Butler County. On last Monday at about five o'clock a stranger was seen stag gerirg around in the vicinity of Court, Third street and Maple ave. He would brush np against people and demand money and when re fused would become insulting. He asked a merchant on Maple avenue for money and when refused said he had more d—-d money than he needed. He inquired the way to the Atlas Hotel and when asked why he wanted to go there said. I'm one of those d—d scabs, I'm unfair and I'm going to help take the bread and butter away frtm a lot of these people around here." Examinations To Be Held By State Civil Service Com mission December 4th. "There is a constant demand in all state departments for stenog raphers, says the December issue of the official bulletin of the State Civil &ervice Commission. In or der to secure an eligible list, exam inations will be conducted in Col umbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, To ledo and Dayton on December 4th. The pos tions pay from $1080 to $1200 a ytar. The commission also calls exam inations for the positions of ap praisal clerk branch office deputies for the Industrial Commission, oookkeepers, assistant examiners for the Bureau of Inspection and Supervision, junior council for the Attorney General's office, patrol man for the department of public works, stationary engineers and helpers for all state institutions, and examiner for the State Liquor Licensing Board. The bulletin which will be sent free to alt appli cants gives complete particulars of all tjtieae examinations, Retail ClerRs. McGnry Stores Still Unfair. The Retail Clerks' Union held an interesting meeting Monday night in Trades Ceuncil hall. Much routine business was transacted. The McCrory 5 and 10 cent stores on High street were reported as stiH unfair to organized labor. The clerks ask the assistance of all un ion men and sympathizers in their strike at this establishment. The clerks authorized the officers to prepare Christmas boxes and send Bound Over To The Grand Jury And Is* Now In Jail. A little later he was seen with XVII. NO.£0 HAMILTON, OHIO, FEIDAY, NOVEMBER 16* 1917. 75 cents PEE YEAR STRIKEBREAKER ON RAMPAGE Insults Citizens And Is Arrested, Big Pair of Brass Knuckles Found On His Person. several of the special guards who are in the city to enter a saloon where he was refused a drink by the bartender. He then conducted himself in such manner that the police were appealed to and Officer McClellan got him and locked him up. He gave his name as John Ruddy and told the police he was a mol der and came here to break the strike. When searched a large pair of brass knuckles were found in his possession. He was charged with carrying concealed weapons, dis orderly conduct and intoxication. Tuesday morning he told Judge Shank that he came herefrom St. Louis, Mo., two weeks ago and boarded at tbe Farmers' Hotel. He said the brass knuckles be longed to another man and were to be used as a pattern for a pair to be made for one of the guards Textile Workers Slogan: "ALL OF US OR NONE OF US GO BACK TO WORK" ».'» -V .t. them to those members of the local who are now in the service. Word was also received of the clerks having won out in their strikes in various parts of the country. The clerks also won out in their long drawn out struggle in South Chicago. Among other con cessions made in this strike a mini mum wage of $7.00 per week for beginners and not less than $9.00 per week for those having one year's experiance tvas agreed on. WANTED Machinists and toolmakers to stay away from Newark, N. Hostile employers hiding behind a cloak of patriotism are, reducing wages from 5 to 10 cents per hout, while the cost of living is going skywacd. Pay no attention to newspaper advertisements or to em ployment sharks. Sufficient mechanics in Newark to supply the demands of Fair Em p'oyers. Newark District No. 45 International Association of Machinists. A PLAGUE OF FEAR r'IL' iC Vague Terrors Bar Lots of Folks From Living on the Land. DREAD SNAKES AND INSECtS. They 8ee Danger* and Perils In Coun try Life That Do Not Exist, and So Prefer Crowded Cities—The Truth About Animal Bites and Poteona. Fears of Injury and even death from snake bite, terror occasioned by dangers imaginary and unseen, keep many nerv ous people from living on the land, and these senseless fears play a larger part than most neooto imagine la keeping at the Atlas Hotel. He told the Judge that he was a machininst. He didn't explain however how the machinists use patterns for making castings. After hearing the testimony Judge Shank fined the*defendant $50 for disorderly conduct, $5 for intoxication and bound him over to the grand jury in the sum of $200 for carrying concealed wea pons. When taken to the county jail and searched, there was found piened to his trouser belt a little metal encircled tag bearing the fol lowing inscription: The Niles Tool Works Company I 108 When asked what it was for Ruddy said that it was his identi fication tag. It is supposed that the knuccles which Ruddy mentioned as being iutended for one of the guards at the Atlas Aotel were to be used in further making Hamilton safe for DEMOCRACY. people nuuaieu 111 ap«) nxm'tn nouses, crowded Into town* :ti:d cUies. And the cost of living s ns nd soitrs. Snake and inset pniMniir.r terrorises millions of well meaning men ami w(m en, when, us a matter *»f fact, dan ger from failing while running tin-, lawn mower i. much mute real. Fe«r seems to become a oises«im. nnd the word "deadly" creeps into conversation at every verse end. The rattlesnake is "deadly." The copperhead and moc casin are "deadly." So is th*» wholly mythical puff add-r. in hardly less degree is the tarantula "deadly," while varying lethal capacities are ascribed to the centipede, the scorpion, the kiss Ing hug and sundry other forms of in sect life. r«eudo science to the con trary notwithstanding, there is no liv ing thins within the boundaries of tlic United States of America whose bite or sting is sure death or (with one possi ble exception i even probable death. There are five varieties of venomous serpents In the country, three of them Crotalids and two belonging to the elaps family. The elaps are rare. The crotalids (rattlesnake, moccasin and copperhead» are common and of the widest geographical distribution. Yet, on the basis of actual evidence, the amazing fact stands out that only about,eighty persons, so far as Is ascer tainahle, have ever died from snake bites in the United States. Be it remembered that death follow ing snake bite is not necessarily tbe same thing as death from suake bite. Error in treatment plays no small part in vitiating the statistics. For "error" read "whisky." Whoerer Is primarily responsible for the hoary superstition that liquor in huge doses is useful in snake poisoning has many a life to an swer for. A whole bottle of raw whis ky forced down the throat of a man un accustomed to alcohol is pretty likely to kill him and Is absolutely certain to cause grave poisoning. Fully as much terror attaches, In the country districts, to the puff adder or sand viper as to the rattlesnake or cop perhead. This is a suggestive bit of superstition, since there's no such thing as an adder or viper on the western hemisphere and never has been one unless it came carefully pickled in a Jar. What passes for the supposedly deadly reptile is the common hog nosed or bull snake. It is about as dangerous as an Infuriated rabbit. Bat it puts up one of the best "bluffs" known to nat ural history. Diseased Imagination could invent no creature more horrific of appearance than the tarantula. Its bristling and hostile aspect, the swift ferocity of its rush, its great size and its enthusiastic preference for combat as against flight are sufficient to account for the fear and respect in which it is generally held. But. though several species of the huge spider are native in the United States and others frequently drop out of banana bunches from South and Central America, to the discomfiture of the unsuspecting grocer, no authentic instance of death from tarantula poi son in this country is obtainable. In some sections of the country the spider hysteria prevails. People shiver every time they see a spider. Yet in all the United States there is known but one poisonous spider. Strangely enough, the one dangerous spider oil the American continent is small, obscure and practically unknown. Latrodectus mactans is its scientific name. It is about the size of a large pea, black, with a red spot on the back—a useful danger signal—and spins a small web in outhouses or around woodpiles. But few specimens have ever b«en identi fied in this country. The only insect which really kills is the mosquito, yet less fear is expressed about itsaetivities than about any oth- The Thirty-seventh Annual Con tention of the American Federa tion of Labor opened its session Monday morning at 10*.t30 o'clock in the Broadway Auditorium, Buf falo, N. Y. The delegates and visitors march* ed to the hall in a body, each car rying an American flag and led by a band of 100 pieces, by courtesy of the Musicians' Union of Buffalo. President Samuel Gompers pre sided and in a few words presented President Woodrow Wilson. President Wilson made a personal and eloquent appeal foi the full support of organized labor for the government in the conduct of the war, declaring the war could not be won unless all the factions unite in a common cause. The president paid warm tribute to Samuel Gompers, president of the federation, and virtually called upon the federation to give him united support. He denounced pa cifists and critics. Discussing Ger many the president declared flatly that Germany had started the war and that he is willing to await the verdic* or history on that state ment. The president delivered a leng thy address after which he was tendered a rousing reception. A beautiful shewer of American beau ty roses was presented to the Presi dent and Mrs. Wilson. The executive council ©f the fed eration submitted its annual report. The report deciares that the world war '^iiust wipe out all vestiges of the old conceit that the nation be longs to the. ruler." A clear understanding of these popu lar fears and superstitions would aid greatly in giving assurance of safety to the tnan or woman who would tPI the soil, w lit would work in t!n open fields, who w.'uld liw in tbe country. Los Angeles Times, President Wilson Addresses A. F. of L. A Lost Ffierd. Asks Support of Organized labor io conduct of War. Ques ions raised by the war occu- er poison Compam'd tvii!i jnoMpjito as mil menace, all the combined brood of snakes, sc«m«ou, «vnt^ifdes tarantu las and other |ei hucn'.»o's of our child ish romanticism are utterly negligible —are as figments to reality, as shadow to substance. Hrowi! fioW tn "I'm up against u. i liiu very much, but Mr way avoid losing bis ftfe id-hp»,'' ""What's the matterV "He has me money, if I refn-.e he'll Into me if 1 lend it to him I "bal bate him."--Pe troit Free Press. lend b'.Ul Alt He Couid Stand. Wife—Ton. i u:nit for pin mon ey. Hub- Sc»n: Here it i«. but I'm darned jrhu! ,\ou don't want to buy Spikes.- Huston Transcript. F'ieuds become foes and foes are penciled.-- f.atin. A CITY OF MANY SIEGES. Verdun Has Figured In Wars Since the Time of Caesar. The first appearance of Verdun in the pages of history was in the time of Julius CacsHfs who established at Vero dunuin, as it was then called, a maga zine for his legions. The Germans first attacked Verdun in the sixth century, when the Franks from the northwestern part of Ger many took possession of the town. By the famous treaty of Verdun, made on this date in the year 843. Verdun form ed part of the dominions of Lothaire. It was taken and annexed to the Ger man empire in 939 by Otho I. and plac ed under the temporal authority of the bishops. Verdun surrendered to France to 1553, but was not formally ceded to France until nearly a century later. During the French revolution, in 1792, the citizens of Verdun opened their gates to the Prussians after a bombard ment of a few hours. The French com mandant committed suicide and the revolutionary government executed a number of others who shared the re sponsibility for the ignominious sur render, including fourteen girls who had offered flowers to the Prussian monarch. The Prussians were driven out after having held the town forty three days. The Teutonic hosts again swooped down upon Verdun in 1870. Unable to take the town by direct assault, they Invested and bombarded it, and the French, after a brave defense, surren dered the fortress with 4,000 men and large stores of ammunition. Verdun was the lata place abandoned by the Germans, the troops retiring In Septem ber. 1873.—New Yosk World. py virtually the entire report. No room is left for doubt that the U. S. government has the unanimous Support of organised American la bor in the war, and it is asserted with equal emphasis that the vital interests of the average citizen de mand that he have a voice in the readjustments to come with the dawn of peace. Under the heading "Labor and the War,", the report says 8o*ernment's Doty. Under all circumstances, it it the duty of any government to pro tect its people against wilful and wholesale murder.—A people un* willing to make the supreme sacri* fice in support of the government which undertakes to make that principle goo are undeserving to live and enjoy the privilege of free democratic government. The duty of wage earners in the war is emphasized particularly in the section of the report devoted to "Peace Terms," which advocates an international agreement to ob tain peace and the settlement of the present war without "vindictive" indemnities or territorial changes. The section says: "It is an imperative duty from which there is no escape that wage earners, as well as all other citi zens of this republic, support our government in its righteous effort to defend principles of humanity and to establish democrary in in ternational relations. Because we des:re permanent peace it is our duty to fight and sacrifice until these purposes can be achieved." Man Eating Sharks. All of the trained and experienced ob servers with me agreed in saying that near our coast line there was but little danger from sharks for a man swim ming. Accidents do occur, but they are wholly exceptional—unlike what is true In the Indian ocean nnd around Austi ci lia. The white shark is undoubtedly a man eater, and (,'olc-s. who Is probably more competent to pass judgment on the question than any other man in Ihe United Stares, belle\es that, the four bathers killed and rly eaten off the New Jersey coast in the summer of 1910 were all victims of one rather small straggler of this formidable spe cies. When this straggler was cap tured it was found that there were hu man bones and flesh in it, and with its capture all attacks on swimmers ceas ed.—Theodore Koosevelt in Scribner's. The Flag at Trenton. The flag "that Washington had with," him when he crossed the Delaware to attack Trenton" was not the Stars and Stripes. Washington crossed tbe Delaware in December. 1770. and the Stars and Stripes did not have an ex istence until the June of 1777, when It was voted into being by the congress. The flag that waved over General Washington on his way to and from Trenton consisted of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white, as at present with a blue canton emblazoned with the crosses of St. George and St. Au drew, as in the British flag. The first time the present Stnrs and Stripes were flung to the breeze was on the day of the battle of Oriskany at Fort Stan wix. Aug. 0. 1777.—Exchange. The Origin of "Usher." Speaking of ushers, I learned an In teresting thing from an English man ager. He told me that in the old days the theater men used to sit around ta bles and drink during a performance,^ and if they became boisterous or annoy ing the manager sent waiters down to hush them up. These men were offi cially known as hushers, but as a cock ney cannot say his b's—where they be. long—they became known as 'ushers!— Rob Wagner in Saturday Evening Poet. Camouflage Not New. The art of camouflage is nothing new to the American Indian, as the Chris tian Science Monitor points out. Ages ago, comparatively speakiug, before he had heard anything about firearms, he was accustomed to steal unobserved oa a herd of buffaloes by the simple device of decking himself out with a buffalo': skin and horns. If that wasn't a resort to camouflage, what was it? Spartan Training. "Why is it that all the old lawyars ate prosperous?" "Well, a lawyer has to learn to live on nothing for the first three or four years. Naturally, when the money does begin to come in, it is all -profit."—* Louisville Courier-Journal. 4 i k v, I At