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VOL. XVII. NO. 40
The Miami Vnlley Conference
Board of the International Mol
ders' Union held an all day session
in Trades Council Hall No. 4 last
Sunday. Many delegates were
present representing Sidney, Lima,
£jqua, Springfield, Dayton, Troy,
Cincinnati, Newport and Coving,
ton Ky.( Connersvilie, Ind and
Hamilton.
Many wage increases were re
ported by the delegates, among
others the mcst noteworthy being
that in Cincinnati where the mini
mum wage of $4 00 a day ..was in
creased to $5.00 a day with a fur
"ther increase, beginning May 1st,
to $5.25 per day. "Splendid reports
of trade condition's throughout the
entire valley were submitted.
Wage scales were considered and
Other business of importance was
transacted. Instilled w i th tht
spirit of patriotism and to show
that the Iron Molders of this valley
are loyal to the cause of Uncle Sam
the board voted to purchase $500
of Liberty Bonds and $500 of
Thrift Stamps.
Liberty Bonds And Thrift Stamps
Purchased. Many Wage In
creases iReported.
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At The Time Agreement Is
.Readied.
Some complaint has been made
that business is bad and the blame
for it has been put onto strikes in
the city. Especially was the strike
at the Woolen Mills blamed, where
it was claimed that three hundred
or more were out of employment as
the result of this striice and they
had no money to spend. It came
as a great surprise last week when
an agreement was reached to find
that the list of those unemployed
p&ntained just 77 nam'S. Twelve
returned to work so that there are
ttow &ut 65 who are not working.
Those who haven't been working
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After the regular business was
transacted the election of officers
was held and resulted as follows.
President, Jerr Enwright, Day
ton, O. Vice-president, John Cox,
Piqua Financial Secretary and
Treasurer, Louis Hatffele, Cincin
nati Recording Secretary, Alfred
J. Besanceney, Hamilton, Local
283 for business agent in the
Mirmi Valley, Tim Rowan who
has held that position a number of
years, was re-elected. Jerry Gal
vin, of Dayton, Ohio was elected
Assistant Business Agent.
At nosn the delegates partook of
a swell dinner, lunch and refresh
ments were served throughout the
day. Sunday's session was one of
the most successful ever held by
the board, all those who were
present left for their homes in the
evening voicing their thanks for
the reception and entertainment
accorded them during their stay
in the city.
The next meeting of the board
will be held in Springfield on the
second Sunday in March.
have drawn their strike benefits
right along, so that this strike can
not be blamed fur dull business.
The same holds good with the
Niles strike. All but 15 or 16 of
the molders who went on strike at
this plant are employed elsewhere.
With all plants running day and
night and the men drawing big
wages, the lack of business will
have to be blamed on something
else beside strikes.
BRICKLAYERS PLEDfGE
SUPPORT TO WILSON.
Virginia, Minn., Jan, 26,—The
eighth annual convention of the
Minnesota State Conference ot
Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers
held here, has telegraphed Presi
dent Wilson pledging itjs hearty
support of the nation's war aims.
The meeting was attended by
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U.S. FOOD ADMINISTRATION
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COAL MINERS NOT RESPONSI
BLE FOR FREQUINT
LAYOFFS.
In i statement made public by
the federal trade commission
this i mportatit government
board completely demolishes the
claim that coal raines are in any
way responsible for the present
coal shortage.
The men responsible are railroad
managers and speculators who
held up cars until this practice
was stopped by the president's
coal price order. It is stated
tBai coal trains moving on an
average of 12 and 15 miles a day
is common knowledge, and that
miners have been forced to re
main idle two and three days a
week because of lack of cars.
These conditions, in connection
with the fact, now acknowledged
that the so-called "labor short
age" in ship yards and muni
tions plants is because of a lack
of living conditions in these
"boom towns, shows the frenzied
fiiethnds that'will be resorted to
fey men who are demanding that
the conscription of labor theory
be accepted by the government.
Testimony recently given before
the senate manufacturing commit
tee by Federal Trade Commissioner
Wm. B. Colver is of peculiar inter
est to labor unions generally, and
to mine workers specifically. It re
futed statements that the miners
have refused to work full time be
cause of high wagits. Commis
sioner.
Commissioner Colver Says The
Heasure of the Production of Coal
is The Supply, Day by Day, of
Coal Cars at The Mouth of
The nine.
Colver's leplies to inquiries
of senators investigating the coal
situation emphasized conditions
which made it impossible for miners
to work six days a week.
delegates from all parts of the
state. The text of the message
sent to the president is as follows:
We, the officers arid members
ot the Minnesota State Conference
of Bricklayers, Masons and Marble
Setters' International Union of
America, in convention, assembled,
do hereby wish to congratulate you
cn the stnnd you have taken in the
present crisis and do heieby pledge
to you our most hearty support."
Most ot the speak.ers urged a
policy of "America, and win the
war first." Conservatism was urg
ed until a successful conclusion of
the conflict overseas. The dele
gates demarded, however, that no
existing labor standaidLs be loweted.
To be Given by The Woman's
Union Label Loagoa*
The Ladies of the/Woman'# Un
ioip Label League will give a ct £Eea
on Saturday afternoon and evening
February 2nd, in Trades Couoci*
Hall No.
2,
Admission wi»l be 10
cents. The ladies say that all
those who attend will receive 20
cents worth. They extend cor
dial invitation, to aU.
Describing how coal cars have
been misused, not properly distrib
uted among the mines, and some
times used as storage room for pur
poses of specu'ation, Commissioner
Colver said:
"I do not think the cars are now
used by speculators for the same
purpose because the president's
prices and Dr. Garfield's adtninis
tration since has made speculation
impossible, but the condition as to
transportation not only is no better
but it is worse than it was, right
now, in the midst of winter. I say
again that the measure of the pro
duction of coal is the supply, oay
by day, of empty coal cars at the
mou*h of the mine. A miner will
not be sent into the mires to work
unless there are cars delivered to
receive the product of his labor,
because the coal cannot be stored,
and there is no place for it. That
is the measure so that now, and at
all times, at least a year ago—the
miners have been standing idle
when they are ready and willing to
work, from one to four or five days
a week." The examination con
tinued as follows:
Mr. Colver-- Why, senator, there
has been no time when miners
could work six days a week. Now
it is true that in some mines the
miners do work six days a week
but, as a rule, taking it right
through, I thick that the average
idle time is at least two days out of
the week.
On the average right straight
through the country—I speak cf
bituminous coal—the average idle
time for these miners is from two
to three days a week so, as far as
the miners are concerned, y
would not be 10 per cent in pro
duction. Vou can get the 10
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HAMILTON, OHIO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26,1918.
Time Because of High
Wages Is Refuted.
Government Officials Exonerate! More Guard
niners. Statement That They To Grand Jury.
ve Refused to Work Full
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I TO EFFECT SAVING OF COAL
Important Matter That Should Engage
the Attention of Every Man In
the Country.
Economy in the use of fuel Is one
of the requirements of the present and
approach!ntf mouths. This does not
mean thnt people must suffer from
cold. It merely means that they may
avoid wasteful methods of handling
aaft using coal by following approved
methods. This nltects every one, and
all may read with profit the suggea
tions of Van H. Manning, director of
the federal bureau of mines:
"It is everybody's business to save
coal. If the consumers can be aroused
to an intelligent consideration of the
burning of coal, they can begin to save
10 per cent of the production (600.000,
000 tons) at once. With"Ynore effort
thorough Instruction and moderate re
modeling of coal-burning equipment,
which could all be accomplished during
the war, u further considerable saving
can be made.
"The immediate problem is a difficult
one. We cannot scrap all cut-of-date
power plants. We must start by (king
the best with what we have. We must
jreach the man with the shovel. About
IS,000,000 people shovel the 20 per cent
Of our coal used for domestic purposes.
Only about 250,000 firemen shovel the
60-odd per cent of our coal used by
power plants and railroads.
"The householder must realize that
when he throws a shovelful of anthra
cite coal into his furnace its value is
equivalent to half a pound of sugar, or
half a loaf of bread or a pint of milk
."He must appreciate that it is worth
wfcUe t» «HiiQlpe his bouse and to ovop-
cent more than he said we migh
need in time of war with the
present mining force but it is ex
tremely disorganizing for miners or
any other labor to have occasional| ^ay
employment, to work a couple of
days and then be laid off for a day
or two days.
Senator Kenyon—If the miners
are laid off for a couplesf days a
Senator Lodge—That
causes the shortage.
Senator Kenyon—And then we
would not have any shortage of
coal?
Mr. Colver—Absolutely not, and
there woula be no need, senator, as
you suggested yesterday, of en
couraging the opening of the new
mines. The present openings aje
sufficient. Tl^gy must be, because
all these miners can go to work if
they are given a chance to do so
During the examination, Com
missioner Colver read into the
record the following quotation from
th^ commission's recent annual re
port as follows:
"The delay in the movement of
coal cars, both loaded and empty,
continues to limit the output of tlbe
mines. Movements of coal cars so
slow as to average only 12 or 15
miles a day are now matters of com
mon knowledge. No effort at
stimulation, either by way of ex
hortation to labor or increased
i e s o o e a o s a n a v a i
against the absolute limit of pro
duction set by the misuse of coal
car equipment, of which, if propttr
ly used, there is an adequate stif
p»y
aatu ms neanng equipment, vve'uttier
strips, double windows, pipe coverings,
Clean flues and chimneys, and tight fit
tings In ash pit, doors, dampers and
furnace parts will all pay.
"The fireman is, however, the biggest I
single factor to be consldeued in a
campaign to secure the largest savirag
-of coal. Many manufacturers havel
made a serious mistake in falling to
consider the fireman as a skilled work-1
er. Too often he is treated as a roust
about. He is not well Instructed nor
given proper labor-saving devices. As
coal increases in price or becomes dif-1
flcult to get, the fireman handles more
and more of his employer's money.
"In carrying out a campaign to pro
mote the saving of coal, let the appeal
be made to the householder to cut
down his consumption in every way
possible, but above all give serious
consideration to methods by which a
systematic relationship may be estab
lished between the office and the fire
man."
New Australian Hrime Minister.
Frank Gwynn Tudor, leader of the
Labor party and a member of the
house of representatives, wili te uc
next prime minister of Australia. Wil
liam Morris Hughes tendered the res
ignation of the nationalist government
to the governor general as a result of
the defeat of the conscription pro
posals.
Frank G. Tudor has for u consider
able time been head of the Labor party,
which was successful in defeating con
scription, but this party is in the ail
ncrity in the Australian parliament. It
is believed that under these conditions
the Tudor ministry will he short lived.
iBct the political tutor* is eloudedk
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of cars.
Mr. Colver -Yes.
Senator Kenyon—If they had the
then the miners could work! gettin*
cars,
the full time
Mr. Colver—Yes.
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week, are they not producing lesslc^y prison, by two men who looket I around who are loaded down with
coal
Mr. Colver—Oh, yes.
like they ought to be made to g(
to work, and who said they wen
guards employed by the Cham plot
Cocated Paper Co. On Tuesday
morning the men charged with
Mr. Colver There is where thelgtealing coal were arraigned before I this and we hope to see it carried
shortage comes in. I Judge Kautz and pleaded not guilty I out. Most of these fellows are ir
Senator Jones of New Mexico—I they said they needed coal and put responsible and are not to be
The cause of the laying off of thelsome in a sacv but had left it lying
miners, as I understand is the lack| beside the car. Judge Kautz after
hearing the case and learning the
circumstances, dismissed the men
He said there was some excuse for
coal t0
warm but advised that they make
application fot coal in the proper
manner in the future.
Here is where the unexpected
happened to-the two "Sherlock
GuckSi"
Ic seems during thel
hearing of the men charged with
far
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ICARRIED CONCEALED WEAPONS
That the grand jury will never I stealing coal it developed that the
want for something to xlo as longl "Gucks" have been carrying fire
as the imported guards are kept in I arms without authority to do so,
city, there is no doubt. This time I neither one having furnished bonds,
it was two of the walking arsenalsl Immediately after the hearing of
employed by the Champion Coated
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Paper Company in the capacity of I rants were served on them, charg
guards, that made their appearance I ing them with carrying concealed
before Judge E. J. Kautz on Tn^s weapons. Both pleaded guilty and
were bound over to the grand jury
It seems that on last Friday night Iin
three poor devils who were almost
frozen, copped a few lumps of coa1
off a car consigned to the Cham
pion Mills and were dragged to tb
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Europe's Meat Supply Must Come|
From America.
Warring Nations Have Depleted Live I
8tock at Enormous Rate, Evei
Killing Dairy Cattle For Food.
American stock breeders are bein
asked to conserve their flocks ana
herds in order to meet Europe's tre
mendous demands for meats during
the war and probably for many years
afterward.
The United States food adminis
tration reports that American slock
raisers have shown a disposition to
co-operate with the government in in
creasing the nation's supply of live
stock.
Germany today is probably better
supplied with live stock than any oth
er European nation. When the Ger
man armies made their big advance
into France and then retreated vir
tually all the cattle in the Invaded
territory approximately 1,800,000
head—were driven behind the German
lines.
But In England—where 2,400,000
acres of pasture lands have been turn
ed Into grain fields—the cattle herds
are decreasing rapidly. One of the
reasons apparently Is the declining
maximum price scale adopted by the
English as follows: For September,
$17.76 per 100 pounds October, $17.28
November D^.ember, $16.08 Jtxh
iary, $14.40. The effect of these prices
was to drive beef animals on the mar
ket as soon as possible.
In France the number of cattle as
well as the quality have shown an
enormous decline during the war.
Where France had 14,807,000 head of
cattle In 1913, she now has only 12,
341,900i, a decrease of 16.6 per cent.
And France Is today producing only
one gallon of milk compared to two
and one-half gallons before the war.
Denmark and Holland have been
forced to sacrifice dairy herds for beef
because of the lack of necessary feed.
Close tstudy of the European meat
situation has convinced the Food Ad
ministration that the future problem
of America lies largely in the produc
tion of meat producing animals and
dairy products rather than in the pro
duction of cereals for export when
the
war will have ceased.
H1TISH GOVERNMENT
HELPS PAY FOR \MM
There has been much misunder
standing about the bread program in
England. It is true that the English
man buys a loaf of bread for less tnas
Araerteaa ean. feat tt ts noever
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the men they had arrested war-
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sum of $300 which they gave
with S. D, Fitton Jr, as surety.
It seems that these fellows never
want for bondsmen. There are a
great many more of these Sbylock
artillery and claiming authority to
carry it because of their work as
guards at some of our indu trial
plants. We understand that Mayor
Smith has issued am order against
trusted with firearms. They are
ignorant, get drunk and point their
revolvers promiscuously and one of
these fine days some good citizen
is going to be laid away as the re-
keep their families I suit of carelessness on the part of
officials whose duty it is to see that
the laws are complied with.
We want to say further, any
man. or two men, who will arrest a
man for taking coal on a night,
such as last Friday night was,
ought to be locked up for life.
toreaa, ana tne xsrmsn government is
paying $200,000,000 a year toward the
cost of it
All the grain grown In Great Brit
ain is taken over by the government
at an arbitrary price and the imported
wheat purchased on the markets at!
the prevailing market price. This is
turned over to the mills by the govern
ment at a price that allows the adul
terated war bread loaf of four poundB
to sell at 18 cents, the two pound loaf
at 9 cents and the one pound loaf at &
cents.
In France, under conditions some
what similar, but with a larger ex
traction, the four pound loaf sells for
16 cents.
MAKING MEATLE88
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the meatless menu there Is a fees
tile field for developing new and nour-i
ishlng dishes, according to E. H. Nile.*,
writing In the Hotel Gazette, who be
lieves that the present shortage of
meat and fats will not end with the^
coming of peace, but may grow more'
acute and continue for five or six:
years, thus making it worth while to
develop menus of grain, vegetables
and fish on a more or less permanent
basis. Meat can be replaced by cereals
and other protein foods, or ma? be
served in very small portions as a fla
voring for other food. In making up
meatless menus this author finds our
American Creole and southern cuisine
a broad field for investigation.
In the Right Placeu
Ton seem at home here," remarked
a man at the post office to the post
master.
"Yes," replied the latter, "this is my
stamping ground."
WHEATLESS BISCUITS.
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Parched cornmeal is the feature of
these excellent wheatless biscuits.
First, the cornmeal—one-half a r»u)—»
is put In a shallow pan placed In th#
oven and stirred frequently until tt
Is a delicate brown. The other ingre
dients are a teaspoon- of salt, a cup
of peanut butter and one and a half
cups of water. Mix the peanut but
ter, water and salt and heat. While
this mixture Is hot stir in the meal
which should also be hot Beat thor*
oughly, The dough should be of RUA
consistency that it can be dropped
from a spoon. Bake In small cakes
in an ungreased pan. This.nmkes 18
bisctilts. each of which contains one
sixth of an ounce of protein.