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py -fi. ii •J #, ,. &V .|r l^' ~v —j, I sf I i I i: £v':' ft' BIG MID-SUMMER CARNIVAL All Next Week at Moose Ex position Park Next week is to be another big jolly week at the Moose exposition park on South Second street. The occasion is to be the big mid-summer carnival which will be under the aus pices of the Modern Woodmen of the World. It is to be an old-fashioned affair, an old-time carnival, one where »lf»•••!»••#»•»• i one takes the whole family and has. the time of their lives. Everything that can be thought of in the amuse •'m ment line will be there. Plenty of good music, several big free attrac tions and many things to entertain all who attend. This is the first attempt on the part of the lodge to put an affair as big as this one is to be done, and the committee is determined that it will be outshined by none. Everyone is welcome. The slogan is "Bring the family, bring your friends and have the biggest time you ever enjoyed." fcii S3 HOLD NO CONVENTION New York.—By a six-to-one refer endum vote members of the United Garment Workers have decided to hold no convention this year. nStSfcxb FIT-RITE SHOE COMPANY Opens New Store in Hamil ton Saturday A new shoe store is to maTce its initial bow to the public of Hamilton when the Fit-Rite Shoe Company opens its fine new store on Saturday morning. The store will be located in the Trebel building on South Third fstreet, opposite the Palace theatre, This room was formerly occupied by 1 the Bon-Ton ladies' store. The store i is one of many conducted by the Sam i J. Bruson & Company. The mana Democrats of the Third Congressional District VOTE FOR v THE BUTLER COUNTY PRESS ger will be A. J. Sacks, a former But lier county man, who was born and reared in Middlctown and has many old friends in this vicinity who are glad to see him back and going into business here. The room to be occupied is being handsomely improved and equipedfor the business, and will be one of the finest shoe stores in the city. The company will handle shoes for the whole family and at prices to please the public. ta 1* MORE MILK FOR KIDDIES Aurora, 111.—A new wgae agreemerft negotiated by organized pattern mak ers calls for $1.10 an hour. G. Pickrel Candidate for CONGRESS IS ABLY QUALIFIED FOR THE POSITION. IS A LOYAL, AGGRESSIVE AND CONSISTENT DEMOCRAT. IS AN ENTHUSIASTIC WORKER IN CAMPAIGNS. IS THE CANDIDATE WHO WENT TO SAN FRANCISCO AND HELPED NOMINATE GOV. COX FOR PRESIDENT. IS A TRUSTEE OF MIAMI UNIVERSITY AND A GRADUATE OF THAT SCHOOL AND ALSO OF CINCINNATI UNIVERSITY. IS A FORCEFUL, AGGRESSIVE AND ABLE CAMPAIGNER. IS A CANDIDATE THAT CAN WIN IN NOVEMBER. G. PICKREL V I s e- i -V e MR. FENZEL IS THIRTY-FOUR YEARS OF AGE, HAS PRACTICED LAW IN MIDDLETOWN FOR ELEVEN YEARS, HAS BEEN CITY ATTORNEY FOR MIDDLETOWN, AND IS NOW CITY COMMISSIONER THERE. "OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED AS FAVORABLE TOWARDS ORGANIZED LABOR." DURING THE LATE WAR HE SERVED WITH THE 341st U. S. FIELD ARTILLERY. YOUR VOTE AND SUPPORT WILL BE APPRECIATED. COMPROMISING Cincinnati.—"We favor the forma tion of shop committees to represent both the workingmen and the manage ment," said Walter G. Merritt in a speech to business men in this city. The speaker is not an employer. He is a lawyer and represents the league for industrial rights. This organiza tion succeeds the anti-boycott associa tion, which dropped that name when the league of nations announced in effect that any country that violated the provisions of the league would be boycotted. 11 iM*i*iiii****M***i**iMi**i***i*ii*i*i* Merritt has been engaged in many legal suits against organized labor. His statement what "we" favor would lead to the belief that he is a pro ducer. A few years ago Merritt was shrieking for "the right of employers to run their own business," but now he is trimming his sails. mi VICTIMIZING WORKERS ^Bridgeport, Conn.—The central la bor union has protested against em ployers in this city discharging work ers in large numbers while importing men to take their places. The union ists denounce this policy of flooding the city with workers in an attempt to destroy living standards establish ed by the unions. "rX MID-SUMMER Under Auspices of The of The World ALL NEXT WEEK August 9 to 14 MOOSE EXPOSITION PARK SOUTH SECOND STREET AMUSEMENTS OF ALL KINDS i BAND CONCERTS BIG FREE ATTRACTION i EVERY NIGHT AT 9 P. M. Come and Enjoy Yourself Bring the Family. Bring Your Friends •I ADMISSION 10 CENTS, INCLUDING WAR TAX •4 PACKERS IN CONTROL Madison, Wis.—In discussing tht» announcement that Armour & Co. have reorganized with a capital stock of $400,000,000, as against $20,000,000 four years ago, the Capital Times says: "Working men are being told to go back to work and increase pro duction. Is any one so foolish as to think that production makes any dif* ferenec in price in the packing in dustry? No, the packing industry is powcrfu' enough to control production and 'price. "And a department of justice, head ed by Palmer, 'makes agreements* with this crowd of exploiters."