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United labor bulletin., 1914-08-01

no thought of strike by the members
OF the organization and that even had
there been the action of the employers
in adopting the scale would have avert
ed It.
Clauses in the scale provide that the
employees OF restaurants shall show up
promptly for work; that ten hours shall
constitute n days work for male help
and eight hours day for women. and
that where shifts are used the total
time employed must not exceed IA
hours.
Walters employed steadily will re.
ceive $40 week and mattresses 81.
Extra walters will be paid So shift
and Mattresses .Sl.30. In first.class
houses male head cook will receive &ls
and female head cooks Sl4. Second and
night cooks will receive Si5 and SIS
for men and women respectively. In
sccond-clnse houses male head cooks will
receive el1 and female head cooks el2.
United labor bulletin., 1914-08-01
Minnesota Federation Wants
Receiuer for Colorado Mines

The thirty-second annual convention
of the Minnesota State Federation of
Labor was held in Duluth last week and
was the largest and most successful
since the body was organized, with ss5
delegates present. A resolution was
adopted calling upon the President and
Congress to put the coal mines of Colo
RADIO into the hands of a receiver until
such time as the government could ap-
propriatc them. and condemning "hired
assassins" of the operators for their
hideous crimes at Ludlow and elsewhere.
Telegrams were sent Senators Nelson
and Clapp urging support OF labor's bill
of rights and the exemption clause of
the Clayton antitrust bill rs it passed
the House.
Representatives of other State FEEDER
atious Of Labor were present as fol-
lows: President J. S. Streife of Iowa,
General Organizer +. ]. Weber of Wis
United labor bulletin., 1914-08-01
KEEP LABOR DAY
URGES A. F. OF l.
Has Greatest Significance to
the Working People
Money Expended in Parades and Gel
ebrations Not Wasteful and Gives
Publicity to Organized Labor

The executive council of the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor, in session last
week in Washington, adopted resolu-
tions calling upon labor men all over
the United States to celebrate Labor
Day, 1914. with meetings, addresses and
other demonstrations, and scoring the
observance of the day as a mere holi-
day, often for the exploitation OF
private profit"
The council issued statement deal
ing with the subject, in which it is de-
clared that some labor organizations
have fallen into error and have aban-
doned Labor Day demonstrations in the
belief that such expenditure OF time, ef-
fort nnd money is wasted
Sueh abandonment is declared by the
council TO be a mistake. The council
also announced that consideration was
given at its sessions to the possibility
of having enacted at this session of
Coneress a law which will compel ade-
quate publicity of campaign eontribu-
tions to influence election of members
OF Congress-
I'll officers of the legislative COM
mite OF the American Federation of
Labor It IS stated. will do everything
possible to have such a law enacted
The Statement regarding the coming
ceIebiation of Labor Day is in part as
follow:
-Shall Labor Day lose its distinctive
character and become a mere holiday
for general meaningless purposes and for
the exploitation of private profit,
ahor Day belongs to- working
people Of America 1t is for them to
determine its value and significance.
Those outside the labor movement test
it's strength and virility by the way in
which Labor Day is observed
Sone labor organizations have aban
doree re guiar Labor Day denionstra
tions.s parades, meetings. addresses. in
the belief that such expenditure of time
effort and money are wastful. This i.
a most serious mistake. Such labor
demonstrations~a not wasteful, and
they do pay, even if only through the
publicity for the cause OF labor. Men and
women marching shoulder to shoulder
typify impressively the purposefulnes.
and the unity of the labor movement
Observance OF the day is a means oil
educating public thought and the agents
for nolding public opinion i'm regard tc
the principles and purposes of the labor
movement"
Secretary Morrison submitted a report
for the nine months of the fiscal yeal
ending June 30 last. From October
1918, to June 30, 1914, charters of affili
alton have been issued as follows: In.
ternational unions, 2; city central bod
/ les. %; local trade unions, 92; fedora
labor unions, IS; making total of l6l
new charters issued and the total paid
M Membership OF the American Fedora
tion of Labor of 2.066.451. There was q
balance on hand in the treasury June
80 Of Sl02. 2.S69.22, the receipts for tha,
period having been S294 .2o5.l2 and ths
expenditures Sl90, $500.
United labor bulletin., 1914-08-01
LEFrw1cH INDoRsED FOR SENATE.
Pueblo County Democratic Assembly
Boosts Several Union Labor Men.

In the Pueblo County Democratic As.
semhly, held last Saturday, a number
of union labor candidates received in
dorsements and will contest in the pri-
maries for places on the ticket. For
state senator there were three indorse-
meuts, including Charles j. Leftwich.
member of the Carpenters Union and
for two terms representative in the
House. For the House Harvey F. Songer
OF the Typographical Union was indorsed
as one of the seven candidates Fred
r. Duvan of the same union received
sufficient votes TO get on the ticket as
candidatc for county clerk and record
er. For justice of the peace Harry A.
Leddy of the BARRIERS and George l..
Seitz of the Cigarmakers were recog-
niEed as eligibles. The latter at pres
cut holds one of the two peace Justice
ships of Pueblo.
John A. Martin was unanimously in
dorsed for United States senator and
u II. Orman for state treasurer.
.Aniong the prominent labor men Sc
lccted as delegates to the State Demo
cratic Assembly are Frank Hermoud
n r Bishoff. Harvey Songer. Matt Jer-
man and William r. Lancaster.
United labor bulletin., 1914-08-01
SOCIALISTS GET SEVERE JOLT IN
WESTERN FEDERATION MEETING
Officers Reelected

A canvass of the referendum vote
for Officers of the Western Fedora
ton of Miners showed that all the
old officials had been reelected with
little opposition. The ballots of
Butte Union No. l having been de-
stroyed in the riots there, that union
was not factor in determining the
result President Meyer and Secre-
tary Mills had no opponents in the
election. The following were declared
elected and will hold office for the
next two years:
Presidcnt-Charles II. Mover.
Vice President-Chas. f. Mahoney.
Secretary -Treasurer-Ernest Mills.
Executive Board-Wm. Davidson,
Yanco Terzich, John c. Lowney and
Guy F. Miller
Delegates to the A F. OF l. Con-
vention--Joseph ID. Cannon, James
Shea. John c. Williams and Charles
II. Tanner.
This is Meyers twelfth consecutive
term as president, having first been
elected in 1902, following three
years as Executive Board member
Mills was first elected secretary
treasurer in 1905, this making his
sixth term
United labor bulletin., 1914-08-01
Amos Pinehot, William D. Howells, Dud
ley Field Malone, Hugh Frayne and
Mother" Jones Among Speakers.

A resolution calling upon Congress to
take possession OF the coal mines in
the state OF Colorado, to be operated by
the federal government or to be let for
limited periods under restrictions which
would protect both the miners ard the
public, was adopted at meeting in New
York City called by group of citizens
headed by Dudley Field Malone. COL
lector OF the port of New York; William
d. Howells, the famous novelist, and
Amos Pinchot-
The miners demands for an eight
hour day, against blacklisting. for recog-
milton of the union, the abolition of the
script system of payment, having their
own eheckweighmen at the coal tipples,
emi-monthly payment, all rested on
statutes passed by the state of Colo
rado, was a statement in Amos Pinchot's s
address.
Through reported statements of J. F.
Welborn, president of the Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company, Pinchot sought to
show that it was from nine to fifteen
years after the enactment of the stat.
utes that the company complied with
some of them.
John W. Brown, organizer of the
United Mine Workers of America,
'Mother" Jones and Hugh Frayne, New
York representative of the American
Federation of Labor, were among the
speakers.
In brief speech United States Sem
ator MARITIME of New Jersey said he was
in favor of governmental control Of the
mines.
United labor bulletin., 1914-08-01
Pueblo Cooks and Walters Get
New Wage Scale and More Pay

More than 80 restaurants. eating
houses and hotels in Pueblo will be sf-
fccted by the new wage scale for the
cooks and walters which goes into cf-
feet August l. The scale, which has
been in progress Of formulation for the
past three months, was adopted at the
meeting of the Cooks and Walters
Union held Monday night.
The employers, with few exceptions,
have agreed to the new scale. according
to statements by officers <of the union,
and little difficulty over It's adoption
is anticipated. More than two.thirds Of
the Pueblo hotel and restaurant owners
have agreed to abide by the scale. The
new schedule Of wages provides for =
six-day working week and puts all Of
the cooks and walters on the same wage
basis. At present the scale varies In
the different eating places, while almost
all Of tho employees work seven days.
Union Officials Aaid that there was
United labor bulletin., 1914-08-01
DEADLOCK In WAGE BOARD
ENDED BY MRS. VAN DEUSEN
TAKES HIGHEST MARX IN STATE
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.
Inactivity Of woman's Wage Commits
sion May End by Appointment Of
Secretary After Long Delay.

Mrs. Catherine b. Van Deuscn of
Denver obtained the highest place in
the recent examination for secretary of
the woman'- minimum wage board. ac-
cording TO announcement Of the state
civil service commiesion Wednesday and
will in all probability be appointed Sc
rotary Of the board
II is expected the commission will
make requisition for the ccrtification
Of the name of a person eligible for the
-ecretaryship. and that Mrs. Van
Deusen's name will be certified by the
civil service body. Her certification will
end deadlock which has existed over
the position for several months.
Mrs. Hattie d. Siothower, a member
OF the board, was first chosen as secrc-
tary. but Auditor Kcnehan declined to
honor vouchers for her pay. acting un-
der orders Of the civil service commits
sion. For n time legal suit appeared
probable.
Mr.. Dora Phelps Buell. took second
place in the examinations, John j.
Ryan third and Hattie f. wcstovcr
fourth. The papers were marked by a
special committee.
Mrs. Van Dcuscn is declared to have
had considerable experience TO fit her
for Investigations to determine what
minimum wages for women the wage
board will recommend be fixed by the
next Legislature. In 1896 Mrs. Van
Deuscn established the first diet kitchen
in Buffalo. n. Y. From lss9 to 1901 she
was a resident visitor for the Univer-
sity Settlement house of Chicago. =
During that time she investigated the
wages. living conditions, health and
wellbcing of women employees. From
1905 to 1900 she was proprietor of a
newspaper in Canon City, Colo; was
probation officer of Fremont county.
special agent for the county in investi-
cations of the poor and an officer of
the Humane society. From 1912 to 1913
she was secretary of the board of chari-
ties of Denver. She was chief clerk of
the state land board in 1910 and 1911.
United labor bulletin., 1914-08-01

his two competitors, James C. Bulger of
Plumbers No. 3 and Henry Lavoe of
Painters No. 10. William r. Welsh was
also reelected recording and correspond
ing secretary by a majority Of 80 over
II. $. Peregrine.
All the contests were OF a friendly
nature and no i'll feelings were engen-
dered. Not a single official of the ad-
ministration who was n candidate for
reelection suffered defeat Tom W.
Taylor Of Painters No. 40 made a strong
lead for delegate to the State Federation
of Labor. with = p. oplinger and Ed
ward j. Hines as runners up
For the position of doorkecper Viii
liam Turner of the Window Washers
defeated Sam Haas of the United La
borers by a vote of 80 to 81. vet Haas
was declared elected because it was dis
covered Turner's union had not been af-
filiated three months, as required by
the constitution
Delegates Paul O'Brien. Fred Vessel
and Tom kenehan acted as tellers. Al
tar the Officers elected had been an.
bounced they were impressively in
stalled by Delegate r. L. Croskey. The
vote cast for the various candidates wa.
as follows, the winners being designat.
cd by being printed in capital letters:
United labor bulletin., 1914-08-01

consin. Vice President William English
of North Dakota, President r. T. Wood
of Missouri, Vice President James Con-
nors of Illinois and President c. o. Tay-
lor of Michigan.
One of the most heated debates of
the session occurred over resolution
declaring the sense of the Federation to
be against statewide prohibition. 1t
was finally amended, declaring for u
vote of the people on the question, and
adopted: III ayes and 73 nays.
Secretary William L. McEwen, editor
of the Duluth Labor World. who has
held the office for p years, declined to
be candidate for reelection, having
been appointed postmaster of Duluth BY
President Wilson. c. w. Lawson of ST.
Paul was elected to the position. Z. G.
Hall was chosen president to succeed
himself without opposition. winona
was selected as the convention city for
1915.
United labor bulletin., 1914-08-01
IRON AND STEEL WORKERS BUSY
Manufacturers Sign Agreements and
Several Large Contracts Reported.

Agreements on the wage scales OF the
Amalgamated Association of Iron. Steel
and Tin Workers by the sheet mill, tin.
plate and bar-iron manufacturers of the
United States have been already signed
by nearly all of the independent COM
panies. and all of them are or shortly
will be again active.
Several heavy contracts for sheets, tin
plate and bar iron have been reported
as having been closed, although at close
prices. However, the fact that wage
rates are higher rather than lower is
cited as factor that will Contribute to
better prices as the volume of business
increases.
United labor bulletin., 1914-08-01

opinion will be obtained before the eN.
change of certificates of indebtedness
will be accepted or rejected.
The certificates of indebtedness are
legal the Supreme Court having ren.
dcred decision to that effect. and they
draw interest, but with doubt concerning
the validity of the bonds the banks will
not exchange.
Meanwhile the attempt of the state
auditing board to obtain an adjustment
of the claims is at a standstill. pending
the report of the Eastern attorney. who
is expected to arrive in Denver Monday.
United labor bulletin., 1914-08-01
HENDEE IS ASKED TO RESIGN
Union Busting Head of Indian Motor
cycle Company Gets in Bad.

George NJ. Hendee, active head of the
Hendee Manufacturing Company. build
ers of the Indian motorcycle, has been
asked by the stockholders to resign his
place. The company was doing pros
porous business 2 year ago; then Hen
dee took it into his head to dispense
with the union help.
Since then the. company has been los
ing orders daily, until but small force
of men is now employed. Since the In
dian motorcycle was placed on the un-
fair list the Metal Polishers' Union has
made an active campaign against that
vehicle.
United labor bulletin., 1914-08-01
Bankers Reject State War Bonds

Efforts of the state auditing board to
induce large creditors holding claims
against the state by reason of the state
militia campaign in the strike district
to accept bonds has struck largo and
substantial snng.
The biggest creditor. the Denver
Clearing House Association. holding Ger.
tificates of Indebtedness aggregatine
$3.50, 900, is not satisfied that the bonds
are legal In form. The association has
employed an Eastern attorney, regarded
- IN expert in these mstters, WHOSE
United labor bulletin., 1914-08-01
USES A coco-BoLo ON LABoRrrFs

President Ferguson of the Baltimore
Federation of Labor wiclds a coco-bolo
gavel in the rischargc of his duties.
They say it is very much more effective
in preserving order than n common oak
or hickory slab FOUNDER"
United labor bulletin., 1914-08-01

A woman may not be fond of fiction
because she listens patiently to the ex-
cuses of her husband.
United labor bulletin., 1914-08-01
TAKE COLORADO MINES Is
PLEA OF MANY NOTED MEN

CONGRESS CALLED UPON TO RES
CUE PEOPLE FROM MONEY RULE
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-09

knowledge Of market demands ana the
adaptibility OF climate and soil 1t would
bs possible to plant an orchard OF this
size which in time would produce more
than double the volume and value OF
fruit.
Herein lies the value Of this demon
stration. Apple growing in southwest
Iowa can be made q very profitable
business. A crop can be assured nearly
every year The product one year can
be gauged In some measure by the care
given trees in the previous year. And
In this business there Is vast room for
expansion. The apple market is grow
ing. In many lines Of business there
Is tendency to concentrate and force
the smaller dealers out. People. both
producers and consumers, are con-
stantly striving to eliminate the mid
dleman and reduce the cost of dis
tributing.
Apple growing offers the opportunity
to get into a profitable and healthful
business which Is not overcrowded
That 1t can be made profitable the
work OF these college men has album
dainty demonstrated.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-09

time with a prescription from regular
licensed physician for their desired
drug and that the druggist has no right
10 refuse TO fill II.
MAKE it clear 10 them that there
are Just as many dope peddlers in the
medical profession as there are in the
drug business and under existing laws
ii is impossible 10 reach the former.
The state board is doing everything
possible 10 clean UP The drug business
from The undesirable members and all
We are asking is that the laws he made
far reaching enough to reach others
besides the druggists. We need the
support Of all OF the papers in our cam
pai-n along this line and it is very I'M
portant ihai you pu, YOUR local edito-
right in the matter.
Kindiy let me hear from you as io
What results YOU get"
New, the results he VIII set are
these: the Times Republican and the
CREST majority u newspapers VIII
sand shoulder 70 shoulder with the
pharmaceutical association IN any
helpful ettor, 10 restrain the sale OF
dope and we regret oaly .hai the
secretary slls TO include The Illegal
sales o. liQuov as Vel. And Il mere
: am way 10 reach me doetor Of
medicine WHO wln SO prostitute ms
ho!y profession ss 70 aid dope tends
- commit suicide ne would ilhe 'o ae3r
ia. AVN AZ 4.l
There IS IN den a= ma, ,aeTc are
cope peddlerS in me ned.ssl profession
4al aoetars NO VII help d'7sot1,
4..acs obtain lil4e. III yio!Atlcn u law
ana II The eyes q ne ruo's- thiS k-ad
os doctor A.ors VITA ,ae Dope selling.
arorsiS, Should oe c-assed w5th ,he
law Gown Dope aeddier who ,~t-fies ia
,ee -lle}S Likewise should me 5oo.-
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wHr GREELEY STANDS PAT.
r-f.r1r s-S.y 'i'iu- &c


One ri the banks pointed out by Sec
reiarv AicAdoa IS boarding money and
Beng dlSioyal 70 the community In
which. II * doing business is the Union
National Bank A. Anes- This bank IS
conservative and It's stability mas nev-
81 been questioned Captain Greeleg
na= beer at The head Of the concern
since its organization and he has never
railec. - meet his obligations. Captain
firee.eys bank has been one OF the de-
pos.tories FOR the state. carrying large
sums for the college. A few years ago
re carried $50 600 surplus money 70 n
Des Moines bank with the understand
ing tina, X should be seni back when
needed 10 pay state warrants When
the time came .o- the issuing OF the
warrants Captain Greeley Went 10 the
can!ta, city for Mss nonav. The 1ns-
-iai furry had come OF In the mean
time and the money was refused be-
cause the Dee Moines banks we're
shor: and we're holding all the funds
they could se, hold o, just as the banks
% Chicago lid when currency got tied
up IN Neg YORK Clearing house Ger
,ifca.es did not look good 20 Captain
Greeley He had never used them in
MS business before and re refused 10
use them at this particular time. By
careful planning however. he vas able
10 nee: his obligations Since then ne
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-09
IOWA IS AN APPLE STATE.

Council f3iErg N0npdTell.i
Tire zta,e college authorities are do
ing a splendid work In demonstrating
on the Rover farm east OF Council
Bluffs the pract:cahiiity OF frui; grow
Ing in this section OF Iowa
An apple crop is being harvested in
this orchard this year which is nearly
M 10 the standard in point OF QUALITY
and quantity This IL made possible
solely becaps. the trees have been
given care. Thev have been pruned.
sprayed and otherwise given such at
-antion as would De most helpful in
creating the conditions which make
them productive In other orchards
where no care has been given the trees
the crop this year - complete fan
IRE.
This experimental orchard contains
twenty three acres. The number o.
trees reduces iis capacity 10 about nj
cen acres. When the state college peo-
pie took charge OF il the orchard had
been allowed 10 dete-iorate thru
lack OF care. The work of these men
has demonstrated that the care OF this
orchard vas a good business PROPOSE
ton II would nave been paying IN
vestrent for some private individual
10 have bought II and given Il the same
treatrnen, these college people have
issed
1t should be kept in mind in this con-
nection thar this was an old orchard
Some OF he most prolific bearing trees
produce cheap or almost worthless
fruit. Other trees are not good bearers
and never will De. Still others have
decayed ard died With the present
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-09
PRAYING FOR PEACE.

IDes Moines Register and Leader.]
How many of us really believe that
nation disarmed. going about
among auarrelsome peoples carrying
their weapons strapped upon their
hacks for instant use. going among
them as the Black Robes went
among the savage Indians. trusting to,
an appeal to their better natures.
could long survive in the ma elstrom
OF world wide rivalries, selfishness
and mad ambitions?
If we do not so believe, at least IL
we are not ready to make the expert
ment. to what purpose shall be join
in prayers that have been uttered from
every ensanguined battlefield from the
dawn OF time. by every warrior and
every war lord. and blood thristing
army? 1t would be much more to the
point to pray for enlightenment than
to pray for peace.
II need not be doubted that some
where these prayers for peace are
submitted to the acid test. Some
where II is known whether our petit
tions spring from deep seated convic-
tons or are delivered much as the gun
powder was shot into the sky when the
great drouth prevailed because I'VE
must do something
If the American people really be-
i:eved In peace they could in this CEN
fury shape the policy OF the world.
But do the America npeople really
believe in peace?