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?0L. XVII. NO. 89.
SHULER &
TEAMSTE,RS
It has not been so many years
since when tbe life of a tee raster
was the very antithesis of pleasure,
or hades, as you choose. His was
a life which brought little ""age,
little consideration and truch less
comfort to the little wife and babies
at home. He was just an ordinary
brute, treated as such even worse
than the animals over which he
moiled and toiled. Whether the
sur arose at four-thirty or whether
it arose at seven thirty, he was
forced to spend the maj n rtion
of the twenty-four hours looking
after the horses and bringing in
the gjlden stream of dollars to hi*
employer. A horse was a valuable
animal in sickness it was cared for
and only the most penurious em
ployer would refuse to see that its
shoes were in good or ier.
Times have changed. Times
have brought a more consideratt
linage of that faithful beist—man's
most intelligent friend—the horse.
And who encompassed this transi
tion? Paradoxical as it may appear,
it was the very men who followed
in the footsteps of then predecess
ors. Abused, as they were, by em
ployer, by unscrupulous and heart
less drivers, many faithful add
willing beasts of burden fell by the
wayside and short shrift wa? given
to then remains. The drivers re
i/ed less consideration than did
the horses. Inhuman was the treat
ment of the men and bo*s who
eked out a precarious existence,
driving in rain, sunshine or zero
weather.
Times change and so do condi
tio is. A few years ago some there
were who, believing in justice,
came together in earnest consulta
tion, and fiom then a new ere
dawned for the men who would
have been more humare to the
dumb beasts of burden than their
employers had been to them. Wiib
the coming of the Yule tide and a
THEN AND NOW
WHAT SAMMIES EAT
Meat Twice Daily, White Bread,
Vegetables, Chief Foods.
Coffee 8erved at Breakfast and But
termilk, Tea, Cocoa or Water
at Other Meals.
The old idea" that army diet should
consist largely of beans, hardtack and
coffee, i^ no longer approved, writes
Belle Case Harrington in Leslie's. In
the present training camps meat, pre
ferably beef, is served twice a day,
with white bread baked in the general
camp bakery and kept 24 hours be
fore serving. Where green vegetables
can be obtained they are used, other
wise canned goods are substituted.
Coffee is served at breakfast, and but
termilk, lemonade, tea, cocoa or wa
ter at other meals. Meals, which in
the vernacular are "mess" or "chow,"
are served cafeteria style.
Every soldier is furnished with an
outfit which consists of a meat-pan,
knife, fork and spoon, and a long
handled cup. The cover of the meat
pan serves as a plate, and the outfit is
so arranged that each man may do his
own cooking in case of an emergency.
Each man takes his meat-pan and
passes before a table where he is
served with the various dishes pre
pared. He then goes to a table, or if
there is none, drops down on the
ground, and eats in absolute content
ment. Don't feel too sorry for the
boys, even if they do write longingly
home wishing for mother's cookies or
Jane's fried chicken. Men in outdoor
training have good appetites, and they
are far better off. physically than if
fed on the salads and ices and sodas
they probably would have at home.
What they miss most is sweets. If
you are sending things from home put
in cookies, candles and jams or jellies.
Milk chocolate is one of the things a
soldier seems to crave, and a jar of
malted milk will come handy if he Is
not feeling well. Be sure not to send
food that is too rich as the boys are
on plain diet.
One of the comforting thoughts to
tbe friends at home is the fact that
Uncle Sate Is bound to maintain jzood
m.n» i»
fc api i
new year, the organized teamsters
of the city will have gone forward
so far over old conditions that a re
trospective view causes one to
shudder with horror.
All of this is bu,t a liberal ex
emplification of what may be done
when men hav? a just cause to
wage war. War was waged against
conditions that can be likened to
the awful conditions which the
Uaited States is now fighting to re
'iave the whoie world from.
mention individuals would'he but
to restate what is well known.
More opportunity has com" to
those men to enjoy the rights,
privileges and home comforts In
sttad of seeing the little ones at
home once a we k, as formerly,
those men can dandle and fondle
the little ones now almos* any
evening. Tbe good little woman
finds that she can new afford two
calico dresses a year, where for
merly one bad to answer. And all
this has come in spite of the fieice
antagonism waged by so called cap
tains of industry. They themselves
have seen that a ccntented man,
like a contented horse, will and
can pull a heavier load. And in
return for humane treatment a
much longed for result has come
time for educat on, recreation, and
time to spend in those pursuits
which make this a wor1#^Wtrth
while living in.
Yes, the boys who haul the com
mefe en our city sftreets are head
ed aright they are numbered
among those who have a voice in
their working co ditions, and the
''boss has had occasion to cut a
great deal of cursing and arrogance
away from his personality.
To the union teams'ers, mankind
as a whole, even the brute kingdom
can say:
You have made the road easier
for me on which I pull the load4
—Cincinnati Chronicle.
ncaitn among soiuicis. i^%eu 11
there were no humane considerations,
this would lie necessary from a pure-,
ly economic standpoint. Sick soldiers
are a menace, and a regiment not up
to par in the matter of health is an
awful handicap. All iaen are vaccinat
ed for smallpox, and inoculated against
typhoid as soon as they enter service.
Minor disorders, such as blisters, how
el trouble, or sore throat are carefully
watched by the officers in charge, and
there is a hospital with trained nurses
in every camp. No faking can pass.
The officers have sharp eyes to dis
criminate between real and simulated
illness. As the hoys say, "There are'
only two times a day when a fellow
can get sick"—at sick call, which oc
curs at 7 a. m., and again at 5:30 p.
m. Between times "he just has to
stand It."
Regular habits, outdoor life, plain
food, and strenuous military drill, are
in themselves strong factors toward
good health, and many a man who en
ters the service a comparative weak
ling will come out flue of physique and
strong of limb.
As for drinking, it "isn't done!"
Saloons and even soft drink establish
ments are not allowed to sell any
thing to a soldier In uniform, and
many young men who have heretofore
been occasional drinkers now proudly
proclaim themselves teetotalers.
Accidents In Coal Mines.
A report by the federal bureau of
mines reveals that large strides have
been made in establishing safety meas
ures and reducing fatalities in Ameri
can coal mines. Accidents have killed
54,453 men while mining coal since
1870, when the first inspection law was
enacted. This toll was paid to pro
duce 9,838,300,000 tons of coaj.
The number of men killed per 1,000
employed during the 46-year period
was 3.30. For every 10,000,000 tons of
coal produced 55 lives were lost, which
means a production of 180,676 tens for
each fatality.
The accident rate is being reduced.
The fatality rate In 1915 per 1,000 men
employed was 2.95, which was the low
est recorded since 1898. The produo*
tlon of coal per fatality in 1915 was
228,000 tons, the largest production per
fatality daring the history of cool inUfc*
iug in the United State*
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The strike of the Textile Work
ers which has been on since Jure
27, 1917 is said to be Hearing a
satisfactory ending. In the past
two months several committees
have visited the Shuler & nning
hoftn Woolen Mills and there met
the proprietors of the firm.
Practically nothing was gained
at these meetings until Miss Mar
?aret Maxine representing the
Woman's War Council and chair
man of the committee cf W mer
in Industry of that association and
Mrs. Sarah Con boy, International
Secretary-Treasurer of the Textile
Workers' Union met with Wm.
Shuler at his home last Saturday
afternoon.
After this conference with Mr
Shuler they visited Trades Council
hall where the members of the Tex
tile Workers' Union were in ses
sion. Mrs. Conboy rted to the
textile workers' committee what
the conference with Mr. Shuler
hud brought about and what Mr
Shuler agreed to do. She later ad
dressed the Textile Workers and
told them of the benefits of belong
ing to the organization and to re
main loyal as they have done. Shr
also sad that the International was
still back of them and was sure that
.when she went back and reported,
that the International wi uld ex
tend more financial aid to the local
here.
At a meeting held Monday the
strike commitiee of the Textile
Wor ers' Union announced that a
special meetijg of all members
would be held in Trades Council
hall on Tuesday night at 7 o'clock
tfORKHEN SEEK
mar
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Right to Haintain Organization Not
Questioned By The Firm. No
Discrimination Promised.
I
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Charge That Unions Are Engaged
in Profiteering Is Manifestly
Unfair.
FIGURES REVEAL IKE fACTS
Increases in Wage Scales Have No
More Than Kept Pace With Ad
vanced Cost of Living—Statis
tics From Bureau of Labor.
By WILLIAM L. CHENERY.
An impression that the unions are
not unwilling to profiteer Is current.
It is charged that organized workers
are trying to get more th:in they are
justly due. They also, It is sometimes
alleged, are taking advantage of the
nation's emergency.
A fairly definite answer to this sus
picion has been made by the bureau
of labor statistics. The facts are
brought up to May 15, 1916, and while
they are not precisely contemporane
ous, they are fresh as figures go. For
if statistics were peddled as eggs they
would ever bear the cold-storage label.
P.ut the facts, garnered by the govern
ment do not seem to dispel any illu
sion concerning profiteering among
workmen. Their wages have not,kept
up with the cost of living.
Wages and Prices.
Organized labor received higher
wages In 1916 than in any year pre
ceding. "In all trades taken collect
ively the increase in weekly wage
rates in 1916 over 1015 was 4 per cent,
over 1914 4 per cent, over 1910 11 per
cent, arid over li)07 16 per cent.
While wage rates have been increas
ing there has been a slight decrease
in working time."
The gain was considerable but not
so marked as the advance In the cost
of living. In May, 1916, 94 cents
bought only-as much food as 70 cents
purchased In 1907. Food, fuel and
the oth^r of life showed
Twelve Qo Back to Work Wednes=
nesda Horning And More to
Follow In The Near Future.
Nearly every member of the or
eanization that was in the city and
who could attend this meeting did
so.
The strike committee then re
Dorted to the members that tbe
proposition made by Wm. Shuler
to Mrs. Conboy arid Miss Mixine
would come through another party
and that Mr. Shuler sug^estel that
Albert Ivy who is a member of
the local Tailors' Union and a del
egate to the central body act as the
go-between for the firm and the
textile workers.
The proposition presented y
Mr. Schnler as near as we can learn
was for the textile workers to pre
sent a list of names to the firm of
all those who are still out. The
firm ^frould then go over tbe-e
nam^s and select about twenty five
of this list that Jhey could take
back at once. The balance tore
main on the waiting list and as
they were needed rnd the business
increased more wou'd be given po
sitions. Mrs. Qp^bpy anci Miss
Maxine .also informed the commit
tee that the firm had no obj-cticns
to them belonging to the Textile
Workers' Union so long as it did
not interfere with their work.
This was thought to be only fair
to the firm and it is practically
what Mr. Shuler and Mr. Benning
hofen had said to a former commit
tee that met with them at the plant.
At the meeting Tuesday night
Albert Levy presented the names
of twelve of the members selected
by Shuler & nninghofen, after
the union had accepted the fim's
proposition, with the understand-
i n iiiovomcnt. I n 'jenemi fn-
itoven.itiMMH authorities found
measuring by wholesale prices, 70
cents in 1907 would buy as much as
96 cents in May, 1910. Since then of
course the rise has been enormous.
By March of this year $1.30 was
needed to buy what 76 cents would
have paid for ten years previous.
And .December is vastly higher than
March.
Industrial Unrest.
Emphatically wages have not .kept
up With tbe prices. The same thing
is true in Great Britain. So strik
ingly obvious is it there that the first
of Lloyd-George's recent commissions
on industrial unrest mentioned food
prices as the primary cause of un
easiness in Great Britain.
Labor to Show War Stand.
British labor's attitude toward war
and peace will be the chief subjects
of discussion at the seventeenth annu
al conference of the British labor
party, beginning January 23.
Among the resolutions to be submit
ted is one by the British socialist
party, which says in effect that labor's
participation in the government has
not resulted in any tangible benefits
to the mass of the people.
Other resolutions to be- submitted
criticize the government's handling of
food supplies and urge as a remedy
that distribution be made on a family
basis "of share and share alike."
Perhaps the most revolutionary of
the resolutions is one which calls
upon the government "to impose at
once a levy of 25 per cent on the
whole capital wealth of tfco country,
to be levied on all persons'in posses
sion of more than £1.000 ($5,000) to
be followed by further levies for the
purpose of extinguishing the national
debt and compelling the rich classes
to repay to the nation the wealth which
they have acquired, not in return for
service rendered, but as the result of
au unjust and vicious economic sys
tem."
His Case.
"I know a man who knows perfect
ly how to manage a wife in every par
ticular."
"He may know how, but does hi? do
it?"
"No, because they won't let him out
oi the, &8ftjae asylum Long enough to
try."
HAMILTON, OHIO. FRIDAY. JANUARY 18, 1918. 76 cents PER YEAR
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ins? and the word from Mr. Levy
tha» none of them were to be dis
ci iminated against. He also stated
that Mr. Schuler said that the
twelve was all that he could place
now and for them to report to the
mill Wednesday morning. Nine
of the twelve reported for wo*k.
Two of them were out of the city
and another could rot report for
work on accovnt cf the illne?£ of
her mother.
More of them would have been
taken back immediately but the
firm says
it
If the proposition that Mr. Shu
ler makes through Mr. Levy is
carried out which we hope am:
trust it will be, the strike of the
textile workers .viU be history in a
short time. It is hoped by.the tex­
tile workers that the firm will keep
their word and in return the tex
tile workers that are members of
the union will give the best ..hat is
in them. This is the sentiment o
the textile workers and the PRESS
hopes it will prevail.
Communication by Flags.
Those who have read Cooper's novel,
"The Pilot," will remember how the
American officer instructed his lady
love to communicate with him by little
flags of varied colors. Cooper, with a
novelist's freedom, made his charac
ter apply a system which had already
been extensively experimented with in
the British and French navies. For
after much experimenting combina
tions of flags of various shapes and
colors were gradually developed into
what we call a "code" today. Prob
ably the most famous flag signal ever
flown was Nelson's at Trafalgar, but
it required a great number of combina
tions of flags (hoists, they are tech
nlcally called) to spell out: "England
expects that every man will do his
duty."
opeeding up increases Accidents.
Speeding up in industry and inex
perienced workers are responsible for
a 25 per cent increase in Industrial ac
cidents in Wisconsin for the year end
ed June 30, according to representa
tives of the state industrial commis
sion. The number of accidents was
20,500, against 16,051 for the previous
year.
An Old Habit
The recruit at bayonet practice had
just given the dummy a vicious jab,
when the drill sergeant noticed that he
was grimacing in a rather unusual
manner.
"Number Four!" cried the sergeant
"what's the idea of all that mugging?**.
"Why," said the recruit, a former
movie actor, "you want me to register
hate or fury or something don't you?**
Back-Handed Comfort.
"They say men of brains live longer
than others."
"Don't worry about that, dear boy
you may be one of the exceptions to
the rule."
.. Army to Recruit Mechanics.
Several thousand men with experi
ence as mechanics, machinists, black
smiths and storage battery experts are
needed for the motor section of the
ordnance department of the army. Ap
plicants will be graded as first-class
sergeants after a special course in the
handling of motor-driven vehicles,
tanks and field artillery at one of tbe
ordnance training camps.
w
is impossible to take
•tbem all back at once, on account
of loosing many of
their
Mr. Levy also reports
M.1*
&
orders
since the strike. If the tuill re
ceives more orders they intend it is
said to replace the night force and
this will be the means of empl i
more of the strikers.
i Mr.
Shuler that no new girls will be
employed uu .il
!he
girls who have
been out are placed in their former
positions. The girls are going to
rely on what Mr, I.: has report
ed to them.
They viU
meet a
usual every day in Trades Council
hall, and wait on furthei calls from
the mill. Areprt will o
Miss Maxtneand Mrs Co
.boy
vvi
were instrumental in reaching
partial set tlement of the texti'e
strike.
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The grand jury in its retort 1-^st
week to Judge Clarence Murphy,
returned indictments against Chas.
Ruddy and Taylor Dowling. th
are charged with carrying con
cealed weapons. Ruddy is a strike
breaker and at tbe time of his ar
rest he had pinned to his belt a tag
with the inscription. The Nil s
Tool Works Company, I, 108 on
it. Ruddy said that he was em
ployed by the Niles company and
that the tag was his identification
tag. The dav he was arrested he
was s aggeriug around the vicinity
of Maple A\e, Court and Third
streets, brushing up against people,
demanding money and when re
fused became insulting. He asked
a merchant on Maple Avenue tbe
way to the Atlas tel and when
asked what he wanted to do there
said, "I'm one of those d—d scabs,
I'm unfair and I'm going to help
Industrial Commission Makes
Same General Older
Status of other Codes Which Will
Prove an Aid to Safety.
On 1) -r.s't- 14 the Industrial
Commission oi O ua adopted th
following resolution and notifica
tion was sent all foundry twtki
in the S*ate.
"BE IT RESOLVED that the
recommendations of the Advisory
Committee upon S fety and San
itation Regulation of Foundries
and Employment of Women i
Core Rooms, shall be accepte
by tre Industri.il Commission of
Ohio tha# the same be issued as
a general order of th- Industrial
Commission of Ohio, effective
thirty days from December 1.
1917 and thit publication of such
general order be made in accord
ance with section 871 34 of the
General Code
This is the first of the Cod^s
agreed upon by the different Ad
visory -mmittee (composed of
representatives of ejjpioy.rs and
emj loyees) to be made a genera!
Order by the Commission.
STRIKE-BREAKER
Chas. Rudy, and Imported Guard
Taylor Bowling, Are Indicted
And Will have to Face Trial.
O'.ber Coaes agreed upon by
these Committees, but which bsve
not yet been made General Orders
by the Industrial Commission, per
tain to Metal, Woodworking, Pot
teries, Passenger and eight Ele
vators.
The following Codes have been
impleted hut not yet tepjrted to
the Industrial Commission: Smi
cation, Ventilation, Industrial
Lighting, Regulation for Railroad
Yards of Industrial Plants, Gen
eral Standards.
Work is still he'- done upon
'he Codes having to do with, Glass,
Fire Prevention, Ladders and
Grinding Wheels.
All of this woik has been con
ducte through the titans of Safety
Director Noouan, of the Indr.strial
Commission, atid in 'he interest
the Safety F.rst Cimpaign.
Woman's Union Label League
Insta I Officers
The Woman's Union Label
League met on last Thtir?3&y at
tbe home of Mrs Swain Corson on
Forest Ave. Lindenwald. Much
routine business was transacted
aft^r which the ffic?rs were
installed tor the current year
•S: V-v^
take the bread and butter away
from a lot of these people around
here."
At the time of his arrest the pa
ce thought that they had run oil
to a branch of the steel plant. He
carried a pair of knuckles that con
tained as much iron as 'he ordinary
man can carry.
Bowling is the fellow who did
the Commache Indian act on the
t'ght of December 14th at the Far
rneis' Hotel. He had on a big
juicy load of booze and threatened
to shoot up the place. When ar
rested the police found a gun on
him that looked very much like a
small sized cannon.
th men are at liberty, their
Kinds having been s'gtied oy Agus
us Wood, of the Niles Tool Works
Company.
Thtse men do much to make
HAMILTON SAFE FOR DE
MOCRACY."
fh se installed were as follows:
President, Mrs, William George
1st Vice President, Mrs. Frank
Kuchenbrodt 2nd Vice President,
Mrs. W. W. Finfrock Recording
and Corresponding Sectetary, Mrs.
George Stroud Financial Secretary
Mr?. Swain Corson Treasurer,
Mrs, Karl Miller Sargent at Arms,
Mrs. ..has. Vaughn Door Keeper,
Mrs. Wtl. Jones Trustees, Mrs.
William Geotge Mrs. John Wiltfee,
Mrs. W. W Finfrock Drill Mast
er, Mrs. Chas, Vaug r».
Immediafely alter the installa
i o n e i i n e s i e n s
Vaughn was presented with a beau
tiful bouquet of cut flowers by the
members of the Isagu^ as a token
of appteciaiiou of scrvice rendered
during th past year.
After all business bad been tran
acted, a social hour was indulged
during which time £he hostess, Mrs.
Corson, served a delightful lurch
which was much enjoyed by all
those present.
The next meeting will be held
on next Thursday at the home of
Mrs. George on North Second St.
RETAIL
The Retail Clerks' Union met on
otiday evening. Owing to tbe
inclement weather the attendance
was small. The regular routine
business was transacted. The in
stallation of the new rfficers was
scheduled for this meeting but ow
ing to the small attendance present
it was decided to defer this matter
until the next regular meeting
which will be held on Monday
evening January 28th, At the
next meeting there will be three
delegates elect* to represent the
local in Trades Council and several
candidates will be initiated.
Railroad Men Seek Advance.
The HI social committee representing
till members of the Brotherhood of Lo
comotive Firemen and Englnemen in
the United States has agreed on a
schedule of increased wages approxi
mating 10 pr cent. This schedule
will he voted on by all members before
being presented to the railroads.
W. S. Carter of Cleveland, chairman
of the brotherhood, in making the an
nouncement, emphatically declared
that the referendum on the .schedule
"Is in no sense u strike vote."
Carter snid the committee which 18,
composed of six men each from the
Eastern, Southeastern and Western
divisions, will meet agnln In February.
At this meeting if the schedule is rat
ified it will he presented to the rail
roads.
In addition to providing au increase
of 10 per cent, the schedule estab
lishes a minimum wage of SS.oO a day
tor firemen, hostlers and helpers.