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"THE PROFITEERING
Ants the Best Organized
Grafters of the Insects**
With an Army Strong
Enough to Enforce De
!«s* mands on Weaker
Colonies
By S. B. Hedges
It is among the ants that we find
organized grafting, on a large scale.
One ciass living through graft off
of some of its fellows, and it is
through them we find the military
arm used on an extensive scale, to en
slave workers of an alien species to
labor for board and lodging but as
degrading as it seems to be, the op
pressive ant masters refuse to allow
mixing of the species. We see two
distant colors mixing freely at work
in one slave holding species in the
other guards overseeing the workers.
Both of the slave holders lack initia
tiveness of purpose found in the free
colonies, a lack of inventiveness. And
V I S I
ii OUR NEW STORE
THIRD ST.
Opposite Post Office
BOCK'S
Home of
Flowers
HAMILTON'S
FLOWERFONES
Store 3794
Greenhouses 2533
the species that spends ninety-three
per eent of its energies* for war, has
very little energy left to plan more
peaceful undertakings its govern
ment uses too much of its subjects'
vitality for warlike purposes, and are
defendents on an alien species "tot
food gatherers and builders.
The ant is a fighter, always has
been, perhaps always will be but
there is quite a difference of purpose
which provokes a fight. Two species
only fight to enslave, and all others
in defense of life and liberty. All
ants are socialists, or communists
the community spirit takes prece
dence of all individual desires ex*
cept time spent at toilet, nothing in
terferes with it, not even eating. The
ant believes in antiseptic cosmetics,
and are quite liberal in the use of
them, covering the whole body to de
stroy molds and mildews that infest
the ant family's nests. They must
keep up an incessant warfare against
disease germs in their cavelike homes
And that is one diversion allowed any
slave ant by its owners.
In the three great socialistic groups
the ant, the bee, the wasp families
the community spirit has precedence
over the individualistic spirit, their
devotion to the colony's welfare is i
wondrous delight, an offspring of i
perfect love, a charm to keep out dis
cord and doubt, a charm that gains
eomradship well worth while. But it
casts into the discarded list, the sex
idea as we understand it. The one
H'veat passion is service »to the colony
constant service, willing service
trood service. No brass bands and
parades are needed to arouse patriot
ie service in the colony's welfare. Loss
of sex is the price paid in securing
such perfection in socialism. Mound
building ants federated by colonies
to an estimated number of four hun
dred million, living in perfect amity
such unity of purpose is a wonder
ful accomplishment. A nest of thirty
thousand hornets at perfect peace
with each other of the same nest, but
A Wonderful
S e i n o
Men's and Young
Men's Fine Suits
and Overcoats
This is indeed great news for men and young men who
want and need new suits and overcoats—a great oppor
tunity to get needed garments at a very low price. We
made a wonderful purchase of a considerable number of
suits and overcoats—splendid garments—one of the
best purchases in our history—and we're enabled to
offer them at this very low price. We are giving you
the advantage of the big savings.
THE SUITS
THE OVERCOATS
Come to this sale tomorrow—don't
delay—but come and select the gar
ments you want while the picking is
good
are for men and young men
of all builds regulars,
slims, stouts and shorts—and are fashioned in the
sport and conservative models. The materials are ALL
WOOL worsteds, serges, cassimeres and flannels. Truly
elegant garments.
are made of those
good-looking and serv­
iceable new materials with plaid backs. The styles in
clude belted and plain models for men of every taste.
They are snappy looking garments.
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WVre very enthusiastic over this sale because it has
been a long time since we have had the opportunity to
offer such unusual values—and it may be a long, long
time before we are able to make such an offer again.
Some child will be made happy Christmas with the
Electric Automobile we are giving away. Ask about it.
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let an intruder come near and they
become good fighting airscouts. The
peaceful honey bee attracts an enemy
quickly. All are feminine govern
ments using the golden rule. Th«
ruling passion of the solitaryists
seems to be eat my neighbor first,
that I /night remain fat and my mo
ments of life be longer. The slave
holding ant seems to be the only in
stance of the rule being broken for
profit.
HURRAH
At last the Spanish War Veterans
are leaving their hole. They are really
coming out, and you will see lots of
them now for next Tuesday, Wednes
day and Thursday, the 6th, 7th and
8th of next week they are giving a
show at the Rialto theatre. Don't for
get that those who go will see a good
show. Many tickets have been sold
and a large number are expected to
be sold in the next few days. The
cause is a worthy one, as we are try
ing to raise sufficient funds to make
the kiddies of the Xenia Home en
joy a nice Christmas this year. So
we are inviting everyone in Hamilton
to attend.
The management of the Rialto the
atre have promised the very best show
they can-get, so don't miss it. Watch
for the Spanish War Veterans and
buy your ticketsh from them.,
ANOTHER" BAZAAR
To Be Given by Trades
Council
At the regular meeting held by the
Co-Operative Trades and Labor Coun
cil last Tuesday night, it was decided
to give another big turkey raffle in
the Labor Temple, Dec. 21, 22, 23 and
24. The same committee that made
the arrangements for the last bazaar
will have charge and are now gather
ing up their large stock of turkeys
ducks, chickens and geese. Besides
the raffle there will be other amuse
ments to entertain the crowds. Music
and bright lights galore. The com
mittee expects to dispose of 1,000 tur
keys in the four nights. As an extra
feature that will not cost the public
one cent, the committee will probably
offer one capital prize as a drawing
card. A ticket will be given to the
patrons each night and on the last
night of the big bazaar, somebody will
receive the capital prize free. The
committee will have plenty of time to
make the bazaar bigger and better
than last year, and every family at
tending should carry a large Christ
mas turkey home with them. So
watch for the other announcements
and don't forget the date, Wednesday
Thursday, Friday and Saturday before
Christmas, in the labor temple, South
Second street.
MACHINIST ELECTION
OF OFFICERS
The local lodge of machinists will
hold their regular meeting on next
Wednesday night, Dec. 7th. The elec
tion of officers will occur at this meet
ing, but the* same will be recessed un
til the following Saturday afternoon
for the purpose of giving all the mem
bers a chance to cast their ballots. The
balloting will be at the Labor Tem
pie promptly at 3 o'clock. Members
are all requested to be present.
HIGH UvilGCOSTS
Not Caused by Taxes, De
clares U. S. Senator
Washington. The excess-profits
tax nor the income tax are responsible
for the high cost of living said Sen
ator Jones of New Mexico, who quot
ed this portion of the United States
war industries board's "History of
Prices During the War":
"During the war prices rose less in
England and the United States, which
imposed heavy excess profits, than in
France, Germany and other countiies
which used the tax with less vigor or
not at all."
Senator Jones also quoted this
statement by Dr. Adams, tax expert
in the federal treasury department:
"In this country the movement of
prices have borne no intelligible re
lation to the excess-profits tax. Prices
rose more in the 12 months preceding
the adoption of the excess-profits tax
The same is true of uncontrolled
prices."
"I submit," said Senator Jones
"that the excess-profits tax or other
income tax had absolutely nothing to
do with the increased cost of living
The manufacturers would have
charged the prices, anyway."
He pointed out that the war indus
tries board permitted the commodities
under its control to be sold at a price
which would permit high-cost con
cerns to make profits, while the low
cost concerns enjoyed this added ad
vantage.
"But the commodities which were
not controlled," said Senator Jonns
"mounted higher and higher, showing
that in the business world during
that time of stress there was no con
science which would put a limit upon
the price which manufacturers would
charge for their' commodities that
they would charge ag high prices as
they could get." I
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TPHE BUTLER COUNTY
POORPROFITS
.ow Wage Advocates Seem
Off in Their Reckonings
New York.—After the din and clat
ter about building revivals when
wages are reduced, these prophets are
smoked out. Wages have been low
ered but the revival has not mate
rialized and now they are murmuring
but very guardedly—that monopoly
may be responsible for the high cost
of building material.
These hints are found tucked away
in the financial sections of newspa
pers, while the front pages and edi
torial columns continue the bluff that
high" wages is responsible. One lo
cal paper says:
"The question in the public iaind
today is: 'What is making the price
of building material higher?'
"The case of common brick is fairly
typical of the market. Banks in man
ufacturing districts are disturbed by
constant utterances to the effect that
a condition exists in the Hudson river
brick industry of conspiracy, combina
tion and illegal control of distributing
markets in violation of the law. These
allegations have never been judicially
affirmed, yet the banks, acting con
servatively, and being guided by nat
ural business prudence have, by their
attitudes discouraged loans to opera
tors or of leased yards.
"In the Hudson river district there
was, 10 years ago, 119 brick manufac
turing plants producing annually
about 1,200,000 common brick. Today
there are only 55 yards operating in
the Hudson district.
'Saturday there were only two
barges of brick available for the
building industry of a city of 6,000,000
people, with construction activity
greater than at any time since befoi*e
the war in certain kinds of building
work and yet the wholesale price of
$14.50 and $15 a thousand for common
brick was firm, whereas, the price of
this basic building commodity would
not be anything like that figure if
brick production could be raised to
something like normal proportions."
NEWMOVE
Attorneys Again Try for
Tom Mooney's Release
San Franciscd.—Counsel for Thom
as .Mooney, who is serving a life
sentence for alleged complicity in the
1916 preparedness day bomb outrage,
is preparing an appeal from the de
cision last spring denying a motion
for the common law writ of audita
querela.
This writ is of ancient English ori
gin. It permitted the king to hear a
case, when all court procedure was
closed to the plaintiff,
Because of the numerous confes
sions of perjury in connection with th
prosecution of Mooney, his attorney:
have endeavored to secure a new trial
but under the California law a new
trial can only be secured on the roc
ord of a case. In this case there art
no irregularities in the record. Th
irregularities were exposed after the
case ended and the record was closed
Under the law the only recourse i
the governor.
A pardon by the governor wouli
only involve the liberty of an individ
ual and would not reveal the methods
used by the prosecution, which is chal
lenged by friends of Mooney to favor
pardon with the understanding that
he will be retried on other murder in
dicments. This challenge has not
been accepted
Attorneys for Mooney unearthed
the century-old writ of audita querela
and asked a lower court to issue thi
writ. This would mean a reopening
of the case. The court refused the re
quest, and this decision is now ap
pealed.
UP TO COURT
To Decide Whether Picket
ing Is Legal
Washington.—For the third time
the United States supreme court has
ordered arguments on whether picket
ing is legal.
The case was argued before the
court on October 8, 1918. Two years
later—on October 9, 1920—it was
again argued, and now the court is
having lawyers discuss the case again
It is the first time the question has
ever been presented squarely to this
court and the time given to it by the
supreme justices would indicate they
realize its importance.
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PRESS
In November, 1913, the American
Steel Foundries, a New Jersey cor
poration, closed its plant at Granite
City, 111. On April 14, the following
year, it reopened and employed but
370 of the 1,300 laid off. A commit
tee representing the central trades
council and various locals called on
the management, but the committee
*was refused a hearing. A strike was
called and the unionists picketed. The
company appealed to Federal Judge
Humphreys for an injunction, which
was granted. The court held that
there is no such thing as peaceful
picketing and that the Granite City
central trades council is an unlawful
combination.
On appeal to the United States cir
cuit court of appeals Judge Hum
phreys' views were set aside. The
circuit court refused to rehear the
case, and the company appealed to the
United States supreme court, which
has had the case before it since March
7,1917. i
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SAME OLD DREARY
YAWP
New York.—In making Ma veport
to the annual convention of the Na
tional Founders' association, William
H. Barr, president, sang the same old
citizen's alliance yawp.
It recalled the days of Parry and
Post when the Buffalo anti-unionist
said that unionism wants to set itself
up as an independent organization,
'immune to the breaking of all laws
and wholly without recognition of its
patriotic duty to the nation which tol
eraes its baneful activities."
The convention declared in favor of
settling disputes between railroads
and employes through a tribunal com
posed exclusively of the public. If
the workers would not accept deci
sions of this board, they would be
jailed. As a corporation cannot be
jailed, it would be fined for disobe
dience. The convention instructed its
officials to forward copies of this
wonderous scheme to the members of
congress.
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OLD FOGIES IN NAVY
Newpor, R. I.—The country's navy
has its share of old fogies, according
to an address by Admiral Sims, presi
dent of the naval war college. He
said the submarine and air plane are
in their infancy, and that indisposi
tion to utilize new ideas, weapons and
methods of demonstrated value had
been due to a habit of mind that could
be indulged in the past with compar
ative safety, "but which is manifest
ly a danger to a country that has
become involved in international poli
tics."
He said "military conservatism"
has often been responsible for defeat
in battle and sometimes for national
disaster. He cited Fulton and Eric
son to prove his statement that "in
ventors have always had a hard time
in convincing high naval officials of
the merits of their invention."
ASHAMED?
Coal Owners' "Alibi" Insult
to Country
Charleston, W. Va.—Stung by the
exposures of their gunmen, Logan
county coal owners are financing
publicity bureau in this city and are
circularizing the country with "Coal
Facts."
In the first issue is discussed "Mine
Guards and 'Gunmen' in West Vir
ginia."
They insist that they do not em
NOW IS THE TIME TO DO YOUR CHRIST
MAS SHOPPING AND AVOID THE RUSH
DOLLS DOLLS
All Kinds and Sizes
Christmas Tree Ornaments,
Tinsel a'hd Candles, Games,
Boards and Velocipedes, Sleds
Mechanical Toys.
Men's, .Ladies', Boys' and
Girls' Sweaters.,
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ploy deputy sheriffs. All they do is
furnish the money and the sheriff of
Logan county employs them.
By this legalistic hairsplitting the
coal owners hope to escape the odium
of making gunmen in that county pos
sible.
In the matter of armed guards, this
question is airily dismissed by the
claim that watchmen are employed
to make inspection of the mines when
not in operation and that these guards
insist on carrying revolvers.
The childish simplicity which these
autocrats assume would be amusing
if the intelligence of the American
people was not involved.
SEAMEN LOYAL
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Oust Journal's Sky-Shoot
ing Editor
San Francisco.—The organized sea
men 'of the Pacific coast have reaf
firmed their loyalty to the trade union
movement, and made amends for in
difference in the election of an editor
SANTAS HERE AGAIN
Dolls, Toys, Books, Games, etc. for the children.
Handkerchiefs, Toilet Sets, Purses, Gloves, Umbrellas for ladies.
Suspenders, Ties, Sweater Coats, Fancy Shirts and many others
lor men
SLIPPERS
A nice pair of Slippers for
Sister or Brother. Father or
Mother is a very useful gift,
or a nice pair of shoes for the
boy or girl. Nice Brown or
Black Boots for the young La
dies or Miss. A good pair of
good Shoes in all the different
leathers and latest styles.
Overshoes and Rubber Boots
of all kinds.
Artificial Trees, Tree Trimmings and Decorations of all kinds.
Also a good line of Dress Goods, Ginghams, Flannelettes, Outing
Flannel, etc., Blankets and Comforts.
Underwear and Hosiery for the whole family.
WE GIVE AND REDEEM SURETY COUPONS
Umbrellas for Ladies, Men and Children
SEVENTH AND HEATON STS. PHONE 1895-L
KLENKE'S
551 MAIN STREET
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of their official magazine by expelling |M?
John V. Thompson.
At the last election for editor of
the Seamen's Journal Thompson was
backed by every element that would
"swing the world by its tail." Trade
unionists supported Editor Scharren
berg, whose election was taken as a
matter of course. This indifference'^
resulted in Scharrenberg's defeat by
45 votes. The new editor changed the
policy of the paper to suit his adher-.
ents, and at the following convention
of the International Seamen's Union
all connectio was severed with tfye
Seamen's Journal.
President Furuseth has led the fight
against the bubble blowers, and has
traveled up and down the coast during
the last several months in a contest'
with this element.
When the seamen were aroused to
the dangers of I. W. W.ism charges
were preferred against Thompson for
violating the constitution of the
union. This forced a show-down, and.
when the sky-shooters were driven
into the open their spokesman
sent through the ropes.
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MaxHirsch-Saysmmtwm
111 S. THIRD ST.
We are 35 years in the toy business and are carrying
the greatest variety and largest stock of toys in the
city at lowest prices.
It Will Pay You To Look—
You Will Save
Shop Now—Dolls, Go-Carts, Autos, Velocipedes, Slate Black Boards, Trains. You'll
find we are the lowest priced in to^n.
Imported Dolls, wonders at $3.85, $5.95, $8.25.
OUR DOLL HOSPITAL IS RUNNING FULL TILT.
REPAIRS WHILE YOU WAIT
fi-"D JUSTRITE CORSETS, HOSIERY AND
UNDERWEAR—ALL KINDS and PRICES
CAPS anS SCARF SETS
SHIRTS
Fancy Suspenders, Hose and
Supporters in fancy boxes.
Ties, Umbrellas for ladies,
men and children, and Neck
wear.
HANDKERCHIEFS
For Boys and Girls, Ladies
and Men a big assortment to.
select from.
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