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Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1913-04-25
DREAMS COME TRUE

Il j. hard to see how the ideal
community which Mr.. Micsse Is
building up and whose future is prac-
tically guaranteed bv the State be-
cause OF the necessity of getting the
State Land commissioners approval
to each sale. can fail to appeal to the
city ,oiler who has dreamed of an
ideal farm in m ideal country,
In the Mimbrcs Valley the farmer
is protected from floods, cyclones.
failure from drought, over-produc-
ton aud financial stringcncy. With
an altitude of over 1000 feet the air
is pure and bracing, yet plowing
can be done in the fields every month
in the year. The water supply in
exhaustible as the underilow Is kept
full BY the SHOWS from the mount -
aims which surround the valley "n
every hand, aud best of all pro-
cressive. thoroughly American com
mnnitv with whom social iGtcrcourS"
is II pleasure.
THE NEWEST CITIZENS
The Graphic has come into close
personal touch with many of the new
citizens which Mr.. MieSse Is intro
dncing into the community and finds
that no better class could possibly
be attracted. Former Sheriff j. W
Morris of Livingston County, IT.
linois, has purchased land. {. f.
Gaylord who will remove here soon
is the owner of agricultural land II
five States, and also of the granite
ouarries now supplying the material
for the new Continental Commercial
Bank Building in Chicago, Illinois
His home is in Mcllenry County, II.
linois. q. &. Armstrong is former
city treasurer of Pontiac, Illinois
and is n prominent attorney of thai
place. J. Winters will admit To be-
inp Il farmer in Grant County, lndl'
ana. and the soil of the Miesse tract
is attractive to him. b. NJ. FutreI
is another owner of farming land II
Grant County. Indiana, though h'
|, has been incidentally railroader
C.. 4. Kelly of Logan County. OH"
, is telephone man Of wide expen
cnce who has sold his interests Il
come here. 7. T.. Ainsworth of Coun
cil, Idaho, is an old time orchards
and i. is TO raise deciduous fruit
, that he comes to the Mlmbres Val
lev. Ed 0'Connor is rcal estat
man who has taken some of his owl
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1913-04-25

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The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1913-08-26
ATMORE GREY DANCER,
DELIGHTS BIG AUDIENCE

The Orphcum theatre was pack
ed at last nights performance with
"a very appreciatye audience. many
OF whom were tourists from the
Princess Sophia. There were sever
40 good motion pictures displayed,
but the main attraction was Ath-
more Grey the Greek classic dancer.
Miss Grey ls O true artist and
her Interpretation OF thought thru
.be poetry OF motion ls refined and
beautiful. Her presentations We're
nearly am of the classic order She
has am abundant supply OF bcauti-
m gowns and rare hand made
laces chat helghten the grace Of
movement
Her first appearance ON the stage
was n two light songs. Leading
the Regiment, and "Tao French
Maid" She wore ankle irocks for
hls: then two modern graceful dam
ces followed Victor Herberts "Or-
iontu Dance" from "Woudorlau3"
was chen given and % was followed
by Rubousto.ns Caprice and The
spring Song" by Mondcl@onn Two
dances from the famous "Peor Gyut
suite. by Gr,cg were given with 8pir-
t Tho "Dmco of tho Guomcs"
was particularly effective The exc
hib.uou closed with q lne preseuta-
Hon of salome This dance was
begun with sovou sets Of wells and
drapor.es which We're discarded as
Tine dance progressed until the ellie
lax was reached with Che advent of
the head of "John tho Baptist It
was une Interpretation OF the
Biblical story Juneau Empire.
MOas Grey appears no ElkB Hall
m skasway tomorrow evening
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1913-08-26
WILSON Winning
out IN PEACE
NEGOTIATIONS

Washington, Aug. GO Peace
seems to De In sight I'm Mexico. New
proposals have been sent to Huer-
"a and ne IS asking for time to con-
slider thcm This is the first time
he has hesItated to reject an pro-
posals OF peace and that I'm Itself is
taken as au indication OF wayeriug
on his part
President Wilson did not read his
speech TO the two houses OF con-
gres8 this morning as was expected,
but Instead he notified the members
that ne would hold It of until to-
morrow. In the meantime he eypet-
ed 10 hear further from the peace
negotiations with Mexico
Envoy John Lind has been dcJaiu-
ed and win not return at once. This
De- by order Of President Wilson
Washington. Aug 2G-It was re-
ported n the city yesterday that
the President would read his mes
sage ON the Mexican question to
Joint session OF congress this morn
Ing Friends OF the president deny
that Mr. Wilson Is using thls as a
club TO drive congress into follow
mg his advice on tho Mexican quest
ION
Mexico City, Aug. 20 -Adviccs
have been sent abroad from the om-
basle5 here tbat President Huoga
s stubborn over tho proposals OF
Jhe United States for peace uogotia-
lions
Milwaukee, Aug 2G Joseph Cau-
non, former speaker OF the house,
visited n this city and addressed
tho Republicans last night ON tho
Mexican question be said that he
fears war with that country is all
most sure to follow the refusal OF
tho United states TO recognize tho
uorta administration
Mexico Clg. Aug 26-John Lind
goes TO Vera Cruz today on his
return TO the United states
The umor rs persistent that Gen-
yrW Treymo has been summoned 90
the capital for conference with
Provisional President uuerJa That
report however is offset by another
umor chat UuerJa has called Ia
many of bIs retired officers.
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1913-08-26

The Ladies' Aid OF the Methodist
church win meet with Mrs. j ST.
Tanner Wednesday afternoon a0
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1913-08-26

D. F. Anderson ,s taking a trip
to sitka. Uc win return ON the
next Georgia
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-02
Criticism in Trades Assembly
An Injustice
Gives List Of Union Men Appointed to
Office and Tells How Other Inter-
ests Have Some Claim to
Recognition

Editor The United Labor Bulletin:
have noticed with regret that a
delegate TO the seIni-monthly meet
ing of the Denver Trades and Labor
Assembly. Sunday. took advantage OF
the large gathering occasioned by
the election of officers to criticisc
Commissioner OF Property Otto f,
Thum for the alleged discharge ut
union men and the retention of city
employees not members of organized
labor. but who were in the employ OF
the city when the Commissioner OF
Property took charge of the depart
ments.
Precedent has been set for such
attacks on members Of organized la
Dor who have been honored by the
votes of the people. and we there.
fore need not be surprised; but since
the daily newspapers are so un-
friendly to labor's recognized friend
among the commissioners of Denver
as to give the remarks of single
delegate wide publicity, l hope your
paper will do justice to the cause at
issue by giving space to this plea for
ldlrncSS.
Otto +. Thum. member of Denver
Typographical Union and Commits
sioner of Property, was supported
largely by the labor vote when he
was candidate for the office he
now holds. and We noticed recently in
an article In one of the daily pa
pers of the city, he was spoken of as
labor's representative on the commits
sion.
II Commissioner Thum was elected
by the labor vote. and he is known
as labor's representative. did he de-
serve that support and has he made
good" as labor's representative? Let
us see.
After his induction into office he
named the following trade unionists
TO fill positions OF trust In which
they could represent, union labor:
Clarence ]. Moorhouse. member OF
Cigarmakers' Union. deputy city
clerk.
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-02
Conkle Defends Commissioner Thum
Showing His Worth to Union Labor

Ralph C. Moser, Steam Engineers,
chief boiler and elevator inspector.
Ed. Mays, Steam Engineers, deputy
boiler and elevator inspector.
Harry Shaffroth. Boiler Makers
Union. assistant boiler inspector.
J R. waldron. Elevator Construc-
tors Union. assistant elevator inspec-
tor
J. c. Bulger, Plumbers Union, chief
plumbing inspector.
W. II. Wilson. Plumbers Union. as
sistant plumbing inspector.
Carl II. Jaensen, Plumbers Union.
assistant plumbing inspector.
Charles F. Oliver. Electrical Work
.ers Union, chief deputy city electrI,
clan.
George Z. Winter. Electrical Work,
ers Union. assistant city electrician.
r. H. Hamel. Electrical Workers
Union. assistant city electrician.
William a. ]. Guscott, Electrical
Workers Union. permit clerk in elec-
trical department.
Z L. Emmick, Painters Union.
clerk in recorders office.
Edward Krusuic, Laundry Workers
Union, clerk in recorders office.
W l.. Rice, member Denver Chap.
ter American Institute of Architects,
deputy building inspector.
J NJ. McLane, Carpenters Union,
assistant building inspector.
George johnson, Bricklayers' Union
assistant building inspector.
J. H. Mitchell. member Lathers'
Union and secretary Building Trades
Council. permit clerk in building de-
partment.
W. Stevenson of the Broommak.
ers' Union. as park policeman.
George Leroy of the Cigarmakers'
Union as sealer of weights and meas
ures
These appointments alone have
showed Commissioner Thum's stead.
fastness in his belief in. and his
friendliriess for. the cause to which
he has devoted the best years of his
life. These appointments are un.
precendented in any other large city
San Francisco. under Mayor Nc.
Carly excepted. Thum has been at.
tackled by the common enemy for
his appointment of James G. Bulger
but his position was stable and his
conviction firm that the choice of the
Building Trades Council should be
his choice. AS In the case OF Mr.. Bul.
ger, he made his other appointments
Mt the suggestion of the local union
CONTINUED on Page 81.
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-02
Deacon Quits Home;
Daley Succeeds Him
A CHANGE THAT BRINGS SUR
PRISE TO PRINTERS.
After Fifteen Years of Successful
Management, the Superintendent
Goes to Coast.

Chas. w. Deacon, for the past fif-
teen years superintendent of the
Union Printers Home at Colorado
Springs, has rendered his resignation
to the executive board of the Inter
national Typographical Union, and it
has been accepted. John C. Daley of
Syracuse, New York, has been ap-
pointed as successor and will assume
charge of this great labor institution
about September 1st.
Mr.. Deacon gives as his reason for
resigning the failing health Of his
wife, and announces that he will re-
move to California and probably ell
gage in the hotel business. When ap-
pointed superintendent by former
President Donnely, Mr.. Deacon was a
member of Chicago Typographical
Union He succeeded Superintendent
Clark OF Columbus, Ohio.
In submitting his letter of resigna-
tion 10 President James NJ. Lynch, Mr..
Deacon said: 81 am retiring from the
Home with much official and personal
regret 1t has been my pleasure to
preside over this great institution al
most from its birth, and during its de-
velopment from barren hill side into
the ideal beneficence it stands today.
For me this has been a labor of love
and the results achieved are my best
reward"
Mr.. Daley. who succeeds to the posi-
tion, has for some time been a nation
al representative. doing organizing
work for the International Typograph-
ical Union and is well known to the
members throughout the country.
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-02

delegate from the Denver Trades and
Labr Assembly seeks the same office.
]. X. Radley. member of the Printers
and Pressmens Union and delegate
from the Colorado Springs Federated
Trades Council has also announced his
candidacy. Rufus b. Means of Den
yer Typographical Union and Thos. p.
Rodgers of Denver Printing Press As
sistants Union are the two avowed
candidates for secretary-treasurer to
succeed William r. Hickey. AS
stated In last weeks Bulletin. the
referendum plsn OF electing officers
may be adopted and the election de-
ferred. Under this scheme officers
would hold for n term OF two years.
Pueblo will make an effort to secure
the 1914 convention.
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-02
Mining Interests
Now in Colorado
National Officer Here to Cap
tain Campaign
Southern Field to Be Reclaimed---H
Necessary 1000 Men Will Go on
Strike to Secure Recognition

Colorado has become a center of in
terest for the United Mine Workers Of
America. With the complete victory
achieved in West Virginia, opportunity
has been presented for looking after
conditions in the West. Never before
in the history of the organization has
it been in SO strong position During
the past year one hundred twenty-five
thousand new members have been
ladded Officials at headquarters at
Indianapolis have assured Executive
Committeeman John R. Lawson, Pres
ident John McLennan and Secretary
E. l.. Doyle of District No. Is that
every assistance will be granted in or
ganizing the bituminous coal miners.
This week Frank ]. Hayes, inter-
national vice president of the United
Mine Workers, arrived in Denver and
will make his headquarters for some
time to come with the district offices
in the German-American Trust build
ing, Seventeenth and Lawrence. Mr..
Hayes does not mince his words in
speaking of the situation in Colorado.
He says that if a strike is necessary
to gain recognition of the union and
humane conditions in Huerfano and
Las Animas counties, at least 14,000
men will quit work. There is no dis
position on the part of the officials
of the United Mine Workers TO start
trouble. All they ask is that the same
consideration now granted coal min
ers in other sections of the country
be extended the men working in Colo
rado.
1t is well remembered that organ
izers who have gone into the southern
field in the past have been arrested
and placed in jail merely because they
wanted to assist their fellcw-men-
Hosexer, during the past eighteen
months considerable PROGRESS has
been made in this district, and many
of the men have Joined the union and
stand ready TO take up the battle if
necessary.
In speaking to The Bulletin this
week Mr.. Hayes said
I'VE don't want to call q strike
We desire that the whole matter shall
be settled peacefully and in busi-
ness-like manner, out if our efforts
prove unavaiIing there will be no
other alternative nope ~ O. aAAsS
a meeting between the operators OF
all the mines in the southern field.
and hope to be able to sit down with
them and talk the matter over. not
as enemies. but as friends"
Should the strike occur, all the
mines in Walsenburg, Trinidad, Agui-
lar, Huerfano and Green canon would
be affected. The mines of the Colo
rado Fuel & Iron Company, the Victor
American Fuel Company, the National
Fuel Company and the Big proper
ties would probably have to shut
down.
Hayes says he hopes to bring an end
to the strike in the northern fields,
which has been in progress over three
years.
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-02
ONE FIRM SIGNS SCALE.
Thirty Members Brick, Tiie and Terra
Gotta Workers Resume.

break has been made in the line
of opposition TO the Brick Tile ana
Terra Gotta Workers Union. The
Hughes plant on the west side signed
up This week recognizing the union. Civ
ing the increased scale of wages and
thirty members returned to work. This
strike has been on since April 18TH,
without a single desertion from the
ranks. Altogether ninety members OF
the union have been involved ana
have made the fight consistently with
out resorting to any drastic measures
They have had the moral and fl,
nancial support of the local unions. 1t
is now confidently expected the two
or three other firms holding out will
sign up within few days.
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-02
Vessel Elected
Head of Assembly
Friendly Contest Leaves No
Ill Feeling
Women Delegates Showed Under in
Race for State Convention Dele
gates Welsh Is Secretrry

When the Trades and Labor Assem-
bly, adjourned last Sunday evening at
o'clock it had succeeded in electing
roster of local officers and selecting
three delegates to the State Labor
convention out of list of thirteen.
All contests were of a friendly nature
and not a single acrimonious sugges-
ton was involved in the session. Fred
Vessel of the Bartenders' League was
elected president over Edward ].
Hines of the Typographical Union by
a majority of sixteen in a total of 112
votes cast. Eli NJ. Gross, after most
vigorous campaign, succeeded in de-
feating R. Y. Harrison of the Book
binders Union for Sergeant-at-arms
by vote of 50 to 81. Aside from the
race for president, most interest cen
tered in who would be the next Secre-
tary. Two ballots were necessary to
make the choice in which w. R. Welsh
of the Horseshoers' Union defeated ].
F. Bedford of the BARRIERS.
When it came to electing delegates
to the state convention the three wo-
men candidates were eliminated on
the first ballot by reason of receiving
the smallest vote. Seven ballots
were necessary to reach a decision.
The three tellers, ]. Bjorklund, Ernest
Lott, T. S. Torpey. were forced to
work overtime in compiling the votes.
The officers elected were as fol-
lows:
President, Fred VESSEL, Bartenders
Union; vice president, Henry Lavoe,
Painters Union No. 79; recording sec
rotary, W. R. Welsh. Horseshoers'
Union; financial secretary. Margaret
Noonan, Garment Workers Union;
librarian, Grace Bucks, Garment Work
ers' Union; organizer, Earl Hoagem
Press Assistants Union. No IA; /; SER
geant-at-arms, F. W. Hamilton, Loun-
dry Workers Union: doorkeeper, E.
NJ. Gross. Cigarmakers' Union; board
of directors, Henry Ameyor, City La
borers' Union. ]. c. Bjorklund, LithO-
graphers Union. Charles Hornburg,
Cigarmakers' Union; delegates to the
State Federation of Labor. Lawrence
Cox, Walters Union, VIM. Koch Brew
cry Workers Union Earl Hoag, Press
Assistants Union No. Il.
More than thirty new delegates pre-
sented credentials, past the test of the
Union Label committee and were
seated.
Chairman L. C. Harrington of the
Public Institution committee reported
his acceptance as a delegate to the
Chamber of Commerce from the as
sembly.
The finance committee stated an
examination of the books of Fritz
Henning disclosed a shortage of $780,
2S. BY some oversight no bend had
been given and the assembly will
probably loose this entire amount.
]. C. Burger chairman of the legis-
lative committee reported that a con-
ference had been held with state labor
commissioner E. d. Brake in reference
to laundries working the girls for a
longer period than eight hours day.
Mr.. Brake stated that during the
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-02

fourth of July week there had oc-
Cured an emergency that required
some overtime work in order to give
the girls a full holiday. While he had
not sanctioned the longer work day no
prosecutions had been made because
the laundry employees during that
week had worked only forty-five hours
for which they had received full
weeks pay. The report was accepted
and no further action was deemed
necessary.
At the close OF the meeting the new
" elected offeicers were installed and
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-02

Charles S. Semper. the oldest unioh
printer in the West. celebrated his
eighty-third birthday Thursday. July
81. Mr.. Semper is sergeant-at.arms of
Denver Typographical Union No. 40.
and never misses meeting The spe-
cially posed photograph above repre-
sents this noted printer in one of his
most characteristic positions. reading
notes of the printers as published
from week to week in The United
Labor Bulletin
Mr.. Semper was born in England
July 81. 1880 In Is5. mis- father was
sent to South America by the Church
OF England and four years later went
TO the Isle OF Trinidad. Here the
subject OF this sketch was married
In printing office on the island. then
left for the United States. and. after
being shipwrecked. landed at Halifax
Nova Scoun. going thence TO Boston.
Chicago. St Paul. St Louis and New
Orleans Then he became imhued
With the gold fever and travelled to
the Pixies Peak region. arriving in
Denver April 20. 1853. The next day
he applied for and secured work in
getting ont the first issue OF the
Rocky Mountain News. Later Mr.
Semper went TO Idaho Springs and
engaged in mining, then returned TO
Denver. which was then Auraria, and
accepted a permanent situation on the
News
on Saturday. April Z. 1860, a meet
ing OF the few printers then here was
held Mt the home OF Mr.. Semper ON
Ferry street (now Eleventh street.
West Denver) where Denver Typo
graphical Union 10. 10 was organ
lied. Among the prominent old-time
printers who were present at this
meeting besides Mr.. Semper wore
John L. Merrick, George l.. Sanborn,
T. c. Brown. Thomas s. Tucker and
Joseph Clark, all employed on the
Rocky Mountain News. The rules and
regulations governing the New Or
leans Typographical Union No. II,
and the scale oil wages prevailing
there were adopted as the standard
of the new organization John l.. Mer-
rick was elected president, George l..
Sapborn secretary and Charles S.
Semper treasurer. Owing to the fact
that no railroads ran into Denver at
that time the charter did not arrive
from headquarters until three months
later this was the first labor union
organized in Colorado. Starting with
n membership of six, MIR. Semper has
seen the organization grow to 547 in
1913.
When the original proposition was
advanced TO establish a union print
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-02
CANDIDATES GETTING BUSY.

There will be no lack of hopefuls
when the two hundred and more dele
gates of the State Labor Convention
assemble Mt Trinidad on August the
18th. Candidates for honors are un-
covering themselves in various sec
tions of the state. Ed. Anderson of
the BARRIERS Union. who will be dele
gate from the Pueblo Trades and La
bor Assembly. aspires to succeed
John McIennan rs president. Will
liam Koch. of the Brewery Workers
Union who was last Sunday elected
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-02
BUTTE MINERS CELEBRATE.

The Butte union of the Western
Federation of Miners, one OF the larg-
est unions in the international organ
ization. recently held a celebration In
honor of the thirty-fifth anniversary
of its founding. The mines suspended
operations for the day and a general
holiday was indulged in. Speeches
were delivered by officials Of the Unit
ed Mine Workers and others.
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-02

the International Typographical Union
eighty acres OF his ranch near Denver
in fee simple. 1t was later decided to
accept the Colorado Springs PROPOSE
ton. where union printers now have a
home in which approximately one mil
lion dollars has been invested.
Notwithstanding his advanced age,
MIR. Semper continues to take live
interest in trade union matters. He
visits The United Labor Bulletin Of
flee every week to look over the ex-
changes.
Alr. seinper now lives, with his
wife. at 222l West Twenty-seventh
avenue. Denver.
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-02

Thomas Scott of Florence, Colo,
telephoned in Tuesday for fifty extra
copies of last weeks issue of The
United Labor Bulletin Truth is, The
Bulletin is being more widely read
than my labor paper heretofore pub
iished fn the West Reason is that it
gives the news the working people
want
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-02

President Vessel made brief ad-
dress in which he invited the coop
Grafton of all the delegates to the
end that his administration might be
n success.