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United labor bulletin., 1913-01-16

a member of their organization for the
job. AS it would necessitate reconsider
ing the former action of the assembly be-
fore the assembly could endorse the bill.
the motion was tabled.
Murray Addresses Meeting.
John A. Murray. international presi-
dent of the Cement Workers, made a
good talk before the assembly. He dwelt
on the Mcnamara and Indianapolis con
victions. He said that he did not believe
the men sent to Leavenworth were
guilty. He also called attention to the
pardoning OF $50 conyicts that were be
ing worked by contract in Arkansas. by
Governor Donaghy. He suggested that
this act OF the Southern governor called
for commendation, and asked that the
assembly send the governor letter ex-
pressing its appreciation. The desired
action followed the address.
Mitchell Endorsed.
J. II. Mitchell. secretary of the Lath-
ers' union and holding the same position
with the Building Trades council. was
endorsed by the assembly for the posi-
ton of deputy game warden.
Means Rebuked.
At the instance of s. G. Fosdick. for
mer delegate to the assembly and who Is
now employed at the statehouse, Dele
gate Means moved that the assembly In
form the representatives and senators
that The United Labor Bulletin is not the
official paper of organized labor. The
motion was tabled by vote of "a 10 8.
II. NJ Mum seconded the Means motion
Industrial Review.
Many delegates stated on the floor OF
the assembly that the Colorado Indus
trial Review is not the official organ OF
any Denver labor organization. mo-
tion TO endorse the Review was lost by a
vote OF IL to IL. After all this discussion
had taken place the point of order was
raised that the Review had suspended
publication
United labor bulletin., 1913-01-16

its article last week advocating the keeping
Stratton millions for the poor the building
of the being by
gates Fosdick finally found hero R p. Means body
guard H. NJ. Mr. Means made motion.
dick then wanted the floor claiming that he dele
gate the assembly but yet obligated
The assembly refused him the floor. When President
Bryan put the question there doubt where
the delegates stood Means asked a rising
order put them record" he said He put him
self H. NJ. Mum of fame) R. Y. Harrison and
other delegates being the taken
by The Bulletin. The "a to Fosdick endeav
ored delegates letting him have the
S a member Denver Walters union.
the fact that he is holding appointve political position
dsbars him from in the assembly.
II became known about this week that Fosdck
the assembly the instance of those assembly
working in the interest of
syndicate capitalists trying sale
the holdings order that the
the deceased millionaire may be taken at two
thirds value The resolution of Ardoure should be
considered as measure although bad
the search and seizure" thing
United labor bulletin., 1913-01-16
PINHoRN "cANs" scAss.

Manager Pinhorn of the Merchants
restaurant has adjusted the difficulties
on the Pinhorn warehouse which he is
building The Automatic Sprinkler Fit
ting company of Kansas City had the
contract to do the fitting for the fire
protection. and signed contract that
union men were to be employed from
start to finish, This the company did
not do, but brought non-union men with
them When the difficulty was called to
their attention by Peter Johns. business
agent of the Building Trades council,
and by President C. J. Common OF the
Steamfitters' union, there was the usual
objection to squnring the job. but Mr.
Pinhorn stopped the work until union
men were put to work. Mr.. O'Brien of
Kansas City represented the company;
Mr.. Mcintyre of 20s Cooper building is
the architect. who was in the confer
ence. and with the objections oil Messrs
Johns, Common and Pinhorn. who were
In the conference. the matter was ad-
iusted and the Steamiittors took into
their organization three filters and four
helpers.
United labor bulletin., 1913-01-16
ASSEM- BLY, ELECTION.
Three Candidates for President
Contest for Secretary.

Al the meeting Of the Trades assembly
Sunday. nominations were made for Of
hcers for the ensuing term The dele
gates nominated are all good men and
women. but II is said that the people
back OF some of the candidates makes It
vital that they should be defeated. The
election takes place at the next meeting
of the assembly. The list of nominees
are:
President-Edw J. Hines of Typo
graphical union. nominated by John Far
rel OF the Walters: L. c. Harrington of
Typographical union. nominated by Il. Y.
Harrison of the Bookbinders and nomina-
ton seconded by II. NJ. Mum of the
Painters: Charles Horpberg of the Cigar
makers, nominated by Delegate Oberholz
of the same organization.
Vice President-Henry Lavoe of Paint
ers' union No 10. nominated by c. ].
Common.
Recording Secretary - Charles Ahl-
strom of Machinists' union No. AZ, nomi-
mated by Fred Vessel of the Bartenders:
]. +. Bedford. the incumbent. OF the Bar
bers. nominated by Delegate Farrell.
Reading Clerk-w. h. Welsh of the
Horseshoers.
Financial Secretary Margaret Noonan
of the Garment Workers.
Trcasurer-Fritz Henning of the Bar
tenders.
Libnrian-Thomas Taylor OF Painters
No. 40.
organizer-Earl r.. Hoage OF the Press
Assistants.
Sergeantat-Arms-F. w. Hamilton of
the Laundry Workers.
Doorkeeper-Roy Heron.
Board of Directors (threc to elecp-
John Bjorklund of the Lithographers. 7.
o. Spacey of the BARRIERS, Henry Ameyor
of the City Laborers, J. A. Conkle OF the
Typographical union. Ray Lauderback of
the Bakers. r. Y. Harrison of the Book
binders.
United labor bulletin., 1913-01-16
Free Speech Assured For Denver

The action of George Creei police commissioner. has
assured free speech Members of the Indus
trial Workers the World have been making campaign
speeches Denver, and while doing have
been "baed" by the superintendent of free employment
of which they spoke well by the Of
fcers recruiting station for the United States army
The officers and the free employment testi
against but the l. w. w. fellows said that
the evidence perjured and that the officers had
thrown at them from the windows of the recruiting
station The matter taken by Commissioner Cree
who is anarchist himself. Cree Immediately dis
patched an that the next time
they of their office and moested the speakers
they would thrown cell; and to tell the lieutenant
In charge of the recruiting station that his again
threw anything the speakers from their windows, the
police would wipe that branch of the u S
army The employment given like warning.
These shall speak anywhere they please so long
they peaceable.s said Creel They shau not be
touched unless they disturbance and violence
when the Citizens orators spoke in
the streets the spring election
United labor bulletin., 1913-01-16
FORT COLLINS PAPERS STRUCK.
Review and Express Declared Unfair by
Typographical Union.

Jan 3. the Fort Collins Review and
Express were struck by the Typograph-
ical union. All members of that organ
ization are out
The union men employed in these Of
fees have asked for an increase in
wages and this increase has been re-
fused by the owner. Edward Foster The
demands of the union have been conced-
eu by all other offices in the town, which
include the greater part of the member
ship. Efforts are being made to induce
non-union printers to work in the office
To date several of the fraternity have
been secured. but they have just as
quickly been induced to quit work and
leave town. Notice is hereby served on
all members of organized labor that
these two papers have been declared un-
fair by the Typographical union. and the
strike is endorsed by the State Fedora
ton of Labor.
Frank Pulver is representing the In
ternational Typographical union in the
controversy, and it was he who called
the men out. His headquarters are in
Denver.
United labor bulletin., 1913-01-16
COMMENT ON TIMELY TOPICS
The Meaning OF the Stratton Resolution.

trustees to be removed others be appointed
carry out the make such and recommenda
ton in the premises him advisable and be it
further
Resolved That nineteenth general assembly
such legislation as may be necessary to aid the institution
and successful prosecution such actions suits, if
deemed advisable by the attorney general
to provide for the inspection regulation and supervision
Of said Straon Home and the acts and doings of the
trustees of said Myron Stratton Home corporation
nection Herewith. and be it further
Resolved. That copy this be submitted
to the attorney general with request prepare
enactment and submit this assembly his earliest
Yenience, such bill bills in his Judgment aid
or be eecuatng intentions
hereof"
The amendment to the senate resolution which is
quoted in the paragraph this article
ed in the prelude the resolution and did
change the resolution 1t merely made clear the
statement of facts and the language of the will.
The resolution. printed it clear
is the first intent of those behind the resolution
the Stratton by the admins
tered by the politicians for the benefit of themselves and
the charitable Institutions supported by the
Their first intent failing is the the
finally passed. the of the
the trustees make all haste in building home
OF this of the resolution The United Labor Bue
tin is in hearty We believe the home should be
built the earliest possible if
delayed in this beyond reasonable time
why the action force the building of the
should not be taken.
Organized labor is interested in this different
The home will a small village, and the
building of it will employ hundreds wages;
and after the home is operation of and
women will be necessary operate the institution
Were the monies from the be used by the
intended by the resolution, it would all the
Institutions being operated There is nstu-
ton in the state that be said to in
with the home If all the charitable institutions
of the made into they would then
with the proposed Stratton Home which will
In the Myron Stratton Home there will be homes for
girls and boys There will cottages
aged who able take of
and there will be inrmares for those of advanced
who unable for themselves Then there
will be schools and halls the education the young
well recreation and Fairgrounds.
Added to these there will be many necessary build
for housing the domestcs superintendent
other necessary buildings. In all there will be about
eighty buildings
Let hope that the attorney general will procede
sanely and firmly that the may the dream
dead millionaire consummated and the Myron Stratton
built
United labor bulletin., 1913-01-16
COMPERS INOICTS CAPITAL AT
SENATE COMMITTEE HEARING
Answers Walter Drew in Decided Terms declares
the IronWorkers Must Be Upheld and Strengthened
Society and Wealth to Blame for the Errors
of the Struggling Toer.

President Gompers appeared before subcommittee
tsesson of
officials members of the Structural
in be
ed n
his
with
man the addre
the first
OF
protesting believe
mite left
rble
United labor bulletin., 1913-01-16

Since the nineteenth general assembly passed the
dealing with the Sratton estate
and the building Myron Stratton home. much has
been said and written as in the
luton The United Bulletin said in its last issue
that was the first intent resolution the
trustees and estate by the state
and to then administer by the politicians, as
in the will. which says:
of the lapse of the bequest of the resi-
dunn of my estate contained in subdivision Twelfth
hereof that said bequest should be- by
final Judgment of competent juris-
dction illegal void then and in that event
direct my said and deliver to the
all of that portion of estate included
bequest the residue and remainder thereof which
lapse be held to be illegal or void to be appro
applied such manner the legislature OF
said shall direct TO THE SUPPORT OF SUCH
CHARITABLE AND BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS AS
ARE NOW SUPPORTED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE
STATE OF COLORADO"
Argument by the supporters of those who desire to
get hold of the estate the resolu
tion merely the trustees will be prodded into
action build home That state
founded on fact
The house resolution introduced by Representative
Ardoure, after lengthy prelude of whereases says:
Therefore Be Resolved. by the House and Senate
of the Nineteenth general assembly That the attorney
general hereby directed. institute with all
diligence action actions at law suit suits in
equity. may in mis- Judgment be requisite TO GUST
SAID EXECUTORS AND TRUSTEES OR EITHER Or
THEM FROM POSSESSION OF SAID ESTATE. AND
FOR THE RECOVERY. IN THE NAME AND ON Be
HALF OF THE PEOPLE OF COLORADO. OF ALL OF
SAID ESTATE bequeathed said last will
testament: and bring such action or actions for
the board of trustees
deem necessary for the protection
interests of the state"
This resolution did not pass action on it was de
ferred following Monday. in the meantime
resolution. which had passed that body
o house. being amended slight
the house and afterward the amend
concurrcd in by the senate
The resolution is identical with the Ardourel
resolution printed addition follow
ing:
Resolved That should the general advise that
suits would be unayang that he then be
hereby directed authorized institute with all
diligence action actions law. suit suits
equity be compel the of the
Myron Stratton corporation carry per
the reposed in them such trustees
the delay in the execution said
and upon failure show therefor. said
United labor bulletin., 1913-01-16
Assembly Sits on Fosdick.

The Denver Trades assembly told F. G. Fosdick,
ducks is being taken of by the nine
teenth general assembly in the secretaryship
81 per day that could transact its bust
without the statehouse politicians
Fosdick who exdelegae to the Trades assembly
but Who after been jugger and dealer in the
labor for number OF years. apparently got
possession OF sufficient locate himself fine
homestead in part of the state the
assembly Sunday approached different delegates about
making motion The United Labor Bulletin for
United labor bulletin., 1913-01-16
TRADES AND LABOR ASSEMBLY
TRANSACTS IMPORTANT BUSINESS
Unemployed 10 Be Warned io Stay Away From Den
ver-- Benedict Warehouse and Rex Cafe on Un-
fair. List Will Ask Legislature to Repeal Anti
Boycott Law. Public Defender Wanted.


instructed
the second meeting December
of
adye
gnen
o
nral
United labor bulletin., 1913-01-16
Unfair Treatment of Denver
Merchants.

= The Labor Bulletin believes
Pueblo correspondent of the Federation
Labor In weeks issue that pubica-
article appeared that been copied widely by
labor papers the public press. which says
Pueblo Merchants Fair
Pueblo Colo.-Denver merchants asked the
Pueblo merchants their attempt
putting recently womans
Eight The local merchants have refused to
this they believe the law is the
people should put force and obeyed
o letter.
We have looked this report and find that it has
no foundation Why such should be sent
unable determine unless it is agate the
the people. The managers of the large depart
ment stores held a meeting determine
themselves their will and close
but there has never part
deavor to defeat the merchants Just
fair to labor any other part country If
not so. Investigated and have found that
many large department have established the
eghthour day before the time when 1t will into
effect which. informed will be Monday. 20
II these already the eighthour for
women the report a fight against the eighthour
day by the Denver merchants is mischevous
invented create sentiment against large
poyers The United Labor Bulletin believes that
merchants just fair in the land and
being circulated should be investigated by the
organization recently organized for that the
of the vicious untruth will be farreachng II is
knock Denver and Denver business
United labor bulletin., 1913-01-16
STEVENS A DIRECTOR.

l. N Stevens is made director of the
Associated Press This is considered a
great honor among newspaper men,
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Minnesota Row.

60 rapid has been the growth of WASH
- ington aud its population that maiiE
Neutrality-suspicious. have never h ara Of Alti-
nesota row These conspicuous hou-cs
stand on the north side of street, lt-
ginning at the corner of I'd street u9r'h-
west New Jersey avenue IN its north
westerly course inters'eCts street close
to I'd street and a triangular park marN
the intersection. II is quite nigh t.-e.'.
being up grade from II street. crictnabN
there were three of these houses. bhi
now there are four. the west1rnmost Of
them having been divided into two homes
They are Distinguished looking buildin-s
today and they were a sensation in pr
waite architecture in washington W h"n
they were built. which vas before tue
civil war Thousand OF citizens have
noted these four-storN houses OF pressed
brick with old-laS hloncd brown stone
trimmings. broad fronts and ample lawns
There is an air of STaciousrcss about
these old houses not too common amonE
the town houses OF this day. Opposite
the row is the Seatun public school and
at the west end of the block is the Cen
trail Presbyterian Church.
Old residents recall that the row Was
called Minnesota row from the circlm-
stance that Henry NJ Rice, ii senator
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tanned by dredging the river channel
That was the origin of the Long bridge
Causewav
:. :
One of the exhaustive papers on the
Long bridge was the report of the COM
mittee on bridges of the Washington
Board of Trade submitted and unani-
mously adopted at u special meeting of
the board February 80. 1897 and which
report was signed by Theodore w. Noyes
chairman: John Il. Wight. Francis r.
Fava. ir.. Frank Hume e. Il. Church
and John c. Slater Three paragraphs
of this report follow:
1T is stated apparently good authority
that the Baltimore and Potomac railroad. in
view of the opposition its project concerning
the Long bridge which developed in the Senate
District committee. in the Commissioners OF
the District and in the public press has eN-
pressed n Willingness tn reconstruct the bridge
substantially in the manner desired. as part OF
general Improvement of its Washington ter
mimi facilities and that Senator Mcmillan.
chairman Of the senate District committee ON
the basis IF the roads agreement with him. is
framing measure which Will rebuild Long
bridge. remove grade crossings in the city and
elevate or dcpress the tracks In crossing the
Mall.
The specific measure affecting the Long
to be acted upon is Senate bin M. 1l42 aud
H. II. bill No 21io. This measure proposes to
separate the public highway and the railroad
tracks in the causcway portion of Long bridge
crossing the reclaimed flats. and 10 give 10 tue
railroad for its uses the present highway on con
ditiun that II construct another nI'y Iect
westward. AZ a cost not TO exceed SS1.ooo.
A separation Of the highway from the tracks
i'm crossing the reclaimed HAS aud a radical
only IL the public welfare. but ON the rall-
roads account. t" prevent forfeiture OF Ms
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of sharn quick blows with a bowldcr
hammer. and a fourth Indian is trimming
the edges of the hewn stone with IA tool
of bone, set in a wooden handle. \ htth
Indian is putting on the finishing touches
by talking the edges OF the arrow head
with a small 'faker'' of bone.
If you read through the description of
the group YOU will learn that the scant
dress of these Indians was modelled after
the garments of Virginia Indians as IL
Illustrated by John White, who has been
celebrated in history as the artist of Roa-
noke colony. 1t is set forth that Tn"
e1uarr:eS worked hy the Powhatan Indians
and adjacent tribes and their village sites
and shell heaps may be found and iden-
titled in nanN portions of Virginia and
MARYLAND and that in the refuse heaps
Of these villages may be found the iden
teal Instruments which, because of frag-
ments and fakage on Piney branch. are
known to have been made there and in
similar Indian workshops. This interest
ing group was designed by w. II. Holmes,
the figures were modelled by Uric S J.
Dunbar. sculptor. and the exhibit was in
stalled by II. w. Hendlcy.
1t has long been thought by laymen in
such matters. ard whether it has ever
received scientific attention is not known
by The Star man. that One Of the ar
mories of the Potomac Indians was
Jones point below Alexandria. and which
is the north cape of Hunting creek. The
Hunting creek side of this point was
until the recent Iandmaking enterprise
which changed the contour of the shores
a fruitful field for the arrowhead hun
ter Thousands of perfect and imperfect
indictments of flint and quartz have been
picked up there. Because of the great
quantity Of chips or flakes and the large
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right To cross the Potomac by bridge at this
point.
The causeway of the bridge cuts in two the
tao Of new-madc ground which AT the
expense of over SI.000.O0p the government has
created out of the pestilential marshes and
which ii proposes to convert into magnificent
portancn that tho railroad he removed from the
grade Of this park and that the tracks be ear,
ried il elevated structure which
would allow free communication beneath them.
A resolution of the Senate March ..
1890, resolved THAT the Secretary of w ar
he requested tn investigate, in connection
with the Potomac flats Improvement. the
desirability of separating the wagon road
from the railroad on the north side of the
main channel of the Potomac and to fur
niSh an estimate of the cost of the same.
~
Under this resolution Peter G. Hams.
lieutenant colonel. Corps of Engineers.
rendered a report to Brig. Gen. Thomas
l.. Casey. chief of engineers. L. S. A.
and i'm his report. with other things,
he said:
..'rhe government has already expended over a
million dollars in improving the river front by
filling up the marshes flats and digging out
channels for the accommodation of commerce.
IT has created area of $50 acres of land
above overflow by ordinary tides where formerly
there existed acres of pcstiental marshes. The
land thus made. though not yer raised TO the
full height intended, already assumes value
cepible of being made into one of the finest
parks in the District. This land is cut in two
by the causeway portion of the bridge. and
should the government decide to utilize it a
park ii is of supreme Importance that the rail-
road tracks be carried it grade that
viii allow free communication beneath them.
To keep the railroad on the grade OF the park
world he decidedly objectionable.
In reply. therefore. to the inquiry of the
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The parapets which were exposed 10
naval attack We're made from twenty to
twenty-five feet in thickness and 81 suffi-
Gent height to give a cover Of at least
eight feet and the crest level was from
1o3 TO 1876 feet above TIE river. The
armament of the water faces was az
ranged in sections of two guns each with
intervening traVerses rising seven feet
above the crest and having q thickness
at the top of twelve feet. The principal
magazine and bombproofs We're arranged
under single traverse extending through
the whole length of the fort parallel with
the main river front. This central traverse
defended the battery from artillery fire
on the higher ground to the northeast
and from plunging reverse fire from the
river. Four covered galleries led through
the traverses. The bitches on the long
land side We're hanked by Fashioned
Grace. the glacis WAS arranged with
breast-height and banquette for mus
kerry defense and the entire work was
surrounded with a strong ahattiS
In the gun platforms the pintle stones
We're each in single block of granite
two feet thick and six feet square. rest
ing on and imbedded in concrete two
feet thick. The traVersing circle sun
ports We're of granite blocks two feet
wide and foot and half thick The
platforms for the field guns were con-
structed of hewn oak timber eight inches
thick laid transversely on longitudinal
stills.