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United labor bulletin., 1914-12-26
SMALL WAGE PAID
WOMEN WORKERS
First Statistical Report Made
By State Board
Secretary Van Deusen Complains That
Denver Employers Failed to Cooper
ate in the Giving Of Information

The first annual report by the
state board to investigate minimum
wages for working women of Colorad-
was made this week. This board was
provided for in an act of the Legisla-
ture two years ago. but Governor Ann
mons did not make appointments until
a year later. In submitting the report
Mrs Catherine B. Van Deusen, secretary
of the board, says very little co-opera-
tion was shown by employers in tur-
nishing desired statistics. According to
the legislative act the board was to col
lect information that would serve as
guide in framing a minimum wage
law for Colorado.
An attempt was made to get figures
on the pay OF women employees under
is years of age, but nothing satisfactory
came of this movement Apparently the
board did not go outside of Denver to
gather information, as the report gives
satisfies for this city alone. 1t shows
that of the 1924 women in Denver
upon whom the board has compiled data
2,057, or "a per cent, receive less than
IS per week. which has been fixed by
some Eastern states as the loves wage
upon which women workers can live.
In Western states the minimum has
been fixed by law as high as sI2.
Mrs Ven Deusen requested informal
ton from 230 laundries, factories,
stores and other establishments, and
ll6 of them replied
Excluding the Mountain States Tele-
phone Company, the largest single en-
ployer of women, the wages of 1924
women employees show that 81 per cent
receive less than s.. OF the total mum.
Der 4,244, the report says that ls-5 per
cent receive less than SO week.
The Telephone Company in Denver
employs 100 women and 20 female min
OTIS. OF these the cumulative table
shows that only two receive under 50,
SO under 81. l56 under IS. 40s under $40
and 3l2 receive more than SO week.
In five large department stores rec
ords We're made of 1929 employees, OF
whom 452 received under So per week
and only 354 over SO. 1t was ascer
tanned the wages paid in Denver laun-
dries run from Sc to $40 per week, the
majority around IS and 50. Women
employed in bookbinding and printing
office capacities receive the highest av-
erage wage, according to Mrs. Van
Deusen's report
United labor bulletin., 1914-12-26
NED TUSTISON HAS TWO
WIVES, SAYS WIFE NO. l
FORMER ASSEMBLY ORGANIZER
CLAIMS ONE IS ENOUGH.
Contention Made That Divorce Secured
in Wyoming Was Illegal Because of
Similar Action Pending in Denver.

Nelson R. Tustison, better known as
Ned when a member OF the Denver
Trades Assembly, an account OF whose
marriage in Wyoming appeared in q
recent issue of The Bulletin, may have
to do the wedding stunt all over again
to make il legal. His first wife, kath-
crime Tustison, living in Denver, after
reading The Bulletins account of Ned's
second martial venture, came forward
with the statement that legal divorce had
never been entered and that she is still
his wife.
Mrs Tustison No. /. through her Dem
yer attorneys, Means and Ford, brings
up the following two interesting points
in law:
The right of foreign court to inter
fere with pending suit
The right of one of the parties to a
divorce suit to acquire residence in an
other state to get divorce and dodge
the question of alimony-
Mrs. Tustison insists that Tustison Is
still her husband, but that she don't
want him as husband. She wants a
divorce from him and is willing to fight
out the question of who's who in the
Denver courts.
1t is contended the divorce obtaineo
by Tustison in Wyoming was illegally
granted Tustison's attorney, c. A. Ir-
win. says that possession is nine points
in the law. I'VE have the divorce,
says he.
Tustison was formely organizer of the
Denver Trades and Labor Assembly ana
was state agent for the Southern Sure
ty Company and lived at 3loS Lowell
boulevard He was arrested on an in
formation filed in the West Side Court
January Q, 1912, charged with non
support of his wife, but was never tried
on the charge. Tustison was ordered BY
a Judge of the District Court to pay his
wife temporary alimony and has never
done so she says. 1t is for that reason
the divorce case he started against her
here could not be dismissed.
Tustison is now president of the
Trades and Labor Assembly at Rock
Springs, Wyo-
United labor bulletin., 1914-12-26
The White House.
Xa sh,uOfou-
HAS A LONG AND USEFUL LIFE.
Mother of John p. White Celebrated
Her ssth Birthday This Week.

Mrs. Catherine White. mother of John
p. White, president of the United Mine
Workers OF America. celebrated her
cirhty-fifth birthday on Thursday OF
this week. having been born on Decent
her "a. 1922. She was the recipient OF
many sincere congratulations from
friends. not the least appreciated being
from those associated with her distin.
gnished son in battling for the uplift
of the toiling miners
Mrs. White was born at Grange Moor,
County Wcstmeath. Ireland, and was
the Youngest child of Dennis and Mary
Byrnes. She came to America in 1850
and located among relatives and friends
at Rock Island. ILL.,. and was married in
that city to Joseph White in 1857 Sew.
en- children were born to them, five Of
whom are living. namely, James r.
White, Mrs. Annie Martin. Thomas J..
White, Mrs. Mary Brown and John r.
White. Her husband died in 1879. She
resides with her daugtcr, Mrs. Martin.
on farm near Abba, Iowa.
United labor bulletin., 1914-12-26

trades unionists would not permit them
to run things.
The proposed amalgamation agrees
ment upon which local branches of the
"Tailors' Industrial Union are voting
this week is as follows:
"First-This organization shall be
known as the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers OF America.
''Second-The officers shall consist OF
general president, general secretary,
general treasurer, general auditor and IL
general executive board members. three
of whom must be from the Tailors' In.
dustrial Union.
"Third-The G. E. B. shall organize
the industry into departments when
conditions warrant. Such department.
shall have full control of its own funds
and shall have the right to make such
laws to govern the department as it
sees fit, providing such laws do not con-
flict with the general laws.
"Fourth-Per capita tax payable to
general office shall be not less than Is
cents per month for each member In
good standing.
"Fifth-Method of election of gen.
eral officers to be left until after the
amalgamation; then for the general
membership to decide by referendum
III the amaigamation scheme is agreed
to. then fight will be made on the
United Garment Workers, Garment Gut
tiers. Ladies' Tailors and other regular
and recognized organizations of the
trades union movement affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor.
1t is only another illustration Of
where the Socialists get control wreck
ing begins. 1t has proven true in the
Journeymen Tailors' Union, the West
ern Federation of Miners and other la.
Dor Organizations once great mediums OF
good for workers in their respective
United labor bulletin., 1914-12-26
DRAFT COMPLETED OF PROPOSED
INDUSTRIAL -COMPENSATIONLAW

rcaus: State coal mine inspector, b~
of examiners of mine inspectors. st.
commissioner of labor, state boiler In
spector, state factory inspector, state
oil inspector and state employment
agencies.
Laws governing each of these offices
and bureaus will remain in effect until
the commission has promulgated its
rules and regulations, probably two
years, when the present laws will be
repealed and the rules of the commits
sion become operative The biennial ex-
pense of these departments now is
s225. 900. and a considerable economy is
expected through elimination of over
tapping work.
The bill gives to the commission full,
authority over sanitation and safety in
all places. public and private, where men
CONTINUED on Page sixJ
United labor bulletin., 1914-12-26
MINE DEADLOCK BROKEN IN OHIO
In Eastern District 1000 Return to
Work Under Pittsburg Scale.

The deadlock between miners and OPP
orators in the eastern Ohio coal field,
which has existed since last April, when
the miners struck for increased wages,
was broken last Saturday with the an
nounccmcnt that 1000 men at the Fair.
point mine would return to work Mon.
day under the Pittsburg scale.
The West Wheeling mine also resumed
ON Monday, but on profit-sharing
basis.
II was said that fully 10000 mincrs
were still out. but that II the co-opcra-
tive plan of the West Wheeling mine
proves satisfactory other companies will
adopt Il, their mincrs having already
made representations In that direction.
United labor bulletin., 1914-12-26
u. S. Mediators Stop Rail Strike

The threatened strike of the st. Louis
Southwestern Cotton Belly rairoao
trainmcn has been avcrtcd by the fed
cral board of mediation and conciliation
bringing about settlement of the con-
trovcrsy between the workmcn and the
company.
This statement was made in st. Louis
Monday night by w. L. Chambers.
chairman of the mediation board, upon
his departure for Warrington, d. G.
Conductor J. r. Tillman. whose re.
instatemcnt the workmen demanded
upon threat of calling . strike. ssmust
withdraw unconditionally," according to
United labor bulletin., 1914-12-26

Judge Chambers decision. The railroad
company, on the other hand, shall not
discipline nor rule against any of the
men who were connected with the de-
mand for Tillman's reinstatement or
the strike vote, the ruling said.
Both sides had previously agreed to
abide by the decision of Judge Cham
bcrs. No mention was made in the de-
cision of the boards opinion as to the
legality Of the strike vote which the
railroad officials questioned, nor con-
ccrning Tilman's personal condition
when he was dismissed in April, 1918.
The decision ended two-year con-
troversy.
United labor bulletin., 1914-12-26
hae NAZARENE
CARPENTER
A CHRIS TMAsDAY REFLECTION
BY JOHN A. GAHAN

the trees around the hills of Nazareth
stamped into His divine yet human
heart a feeling for the toilers that
showed itself in His public life, and
which caused later to be written as
among the miracles OF His life: s.The
poor have the Gospel preached unto
them" We follow the way of His life
in wonder and awe. The accounts that
have been written of His great love and
sancity fill all with a kindly spirit
around the Christmas season. Almost
1000 years have marched down into the
Continued on Page Six.)
United labor bulletin., 1914-12-26
FEDERAL TROOPS
STILL ON GUARD
Wilson Cautious About Order
Ing Their Withdrawal
Expresses Great Pleasure Over Action
Of Union in Terminating Strike: Am
mons and Carlson in Washington

Governor Ammons and Governor elect
Carlson are in Washington this week
TO confer with President Wilson con-
cerning the withdrawal of 1000 federal
troops from the Colorado mining dis
tricts President John McLennan of the
District Miners Union last week noti-
fled the President that inasmuch as the
strike had been called off and the strik-
rs We're applying at the mines for
work there was no longer any use ion
keeping troops in the state.
Jesse +. Welborn. president of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company. pro-
tested against this withdrawal, claiming
to see in the action of the miners .
new coup d'etat, and prevailed upon
Governor Ammons to urge upon Presf-
dent Wilson to keep the United States
soldiers on guard until requested by the
state officials to recall them. McLen-
nan asserts. and with good reason, thar
the operators are seeking to keep the
troops here TO discredit the good faith
OF the miners.
In last weeks issue OF The Bulletin
there appeared a letter written by Nc
Ieunan to President Wilson urging re-
cali Of the troops. The Presidents re-
ply was later made public and Is as
follows:
December IA. 1919
The White House,
Washington:
Ny Dear MIR. McI.ennan-I have re-
eeived your telegram of December II
IL has great weight and you may be
sure that ! shall try to act In way
to prevent any Misunderstanding
Cordially and sincerely yours.
WOODROW WILSON.
President Wilson likewise is greatly
pleased over the ending of the coal
strike in Colorado. He expressed his aP-
probation TO Frank ]. Hayes vice presi-
slesk Of the International orRanixation
His litter in reply to telegram from
HAYES announcing the calling off of the
strike follows:
December IA. 1914
The White House.
Washington:
NV Dear Mr.. Hayes-May I not ex,
press my great pleasure at the result
of the convention of Colorado mine
workers. and my appreciation of the
spirit in which the action seems &c
have been taken think it should lead
to happy. peaceful results.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
WOODROW WILSON.
United labor bulletin., 1914-12-26
TO PROTECT OLD posToFF1cE MEN

A nationwide agitation to stop the
discharge of old men by the postoffice
department has been started by the Chi
cago Federation of Labor Places can
be found for superanuated workers in
the department; it is not Necessary to
send them out in the world to compete
with younger men, it was asserted.
Every local labor union in the United
States will be asked to join in a move
ment to demand of Congress legislation
that will protect postoffice employees
after long years of service.
United labor bulletin., 1914-12-26
cuNNrsoN HAS SUNSHINE RECORD

Guests at the la veta hotel in Gun
nison. Colo. had free meal Sunday
for the single reason that the sun, a
body particularly well known in Gun
nison. failed to shine last Friday.
1t was the second day in l.0Ss days
that the sun had failed to shine there
sufficiently to throw n shadow. In ae
cordance with an offer posted promi-
nently in the hotel. Manager J. II. Row.
land ordered that every guest receive
one free meal. There was sunshine in
Gunnison county every dav in 1919 and
every day but one in 1918.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-28
HEALER STABBED
HER, SAYS WIFE
Mrs. Latin Jones Asks
Divorce and Return
of Stocks.

Mrs. Hester A. 8. Latin Jones. whose
first husband was Albert s. Latin. a
business man Of Chicago, is suing In
the Supreme Court for a divorce from
Gardner d. Jones, Christian Science
healer. In q second suit she Is trying
to recover about 500 shares of Dia-
mond Match stock and about $4,000,
which she alleges Jones extorted from
her while she was under duress.
Mrs. Jones, who lives in house she
owns at Park av. and 61st st., makes
charges of cruelty against her hus-
band, including his keeping her locked
in q room at the Hotel Gotham and
preventing her from seeing her friends.
Jones was also profane and struck and
stabbed her, said Mrs. Jones. She asks
an injunction to restrain the New
Netherlands Bank from delivering the
Diamond Match stock to her husband.
According to counsel for Mrs. Jones,
il is said that Jones worked on the
religious susceptibilities" Of his wife
and, because of her physical fear Of
him, he was able to extort about
$4,000 from her.
The alleged terrorism under which
Mrs. Jones suffered started few days
after the marriage, when Jones began
to obtain mental domination" over his
wife, she says. On one occasion, the
allegations continue, Jones displayed
a loaded revolver, saying: "My finger
is on the. trigger. Suppose It should
slip, what would become of you then? ?"
Mrs. Jones bore her troubles alone, not
revealing them even to her mother.
The stabbing which Mrs. Jones COM
plains of occurred on December II.
1912. The assault followed a consulta-
ton she had with her attorney, which
angered her husband. He plunged a
hunting knife into her body. il Is
alleged, and left her lying In the hall
Of her home. This charge Is corrobo-
rated by Mrs. Jones's maid and by her
physician, DR.. Max Marschark. The
maid makes an affidavit saying that
she withdrew the knife after the stab
bling and called DR.. Marschark, who
says that he treated Mrs. Jones for
two weeks for the wound. The maid
also told in her affidavit that she once
saved her mistress from the rage of
Jones, who had threatened to kill his
wife with an automatic revolver.
In explaining her turning over the
Diamond Match stock to her husband
the affidavit OF Mrs. Jones says: "He
treated the plaintiff so as to break
down all her powers Of resistance to
his suggestions and produce state
Of mind in which none Of her volun-
tary wishes or intentions could be eX-
ercised."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-28

who took the boy to Beth David Hospi-
tai, ilsth st. and Lexington av., whore
DR.. Blustein treated him for tract
ured skull.
While crossing Lenox Nv. at f26th
st. Mrs. Ella Beaumont, forty~eiRnt
years old, Of 200 West alst st. was
Knocked down by an automobile owned
snd driven by Leroy BrAsswell, OF 7i!S
Park Place, Brooklyn. Mr.. Brassweli.
assisted by Patrolman Werner. took
the victim 10 Harlem Hospital, where
DR.. Roach said she was suffering from
conclusion Of the brain and q dislo-
Gated neck.
Two horses, driven by Joseph Lee, OF
"a East l02d st., an employe OF the
Park Department, bolted ut the west
Drive and 72d ct. yesterday and Lee
was thrown out. He was taken TO
Flower Hospital with broken leg and
other injuries.
Mounted Patrolman FitEgibbonS, Of
the Arsenal station, who has bean In
the Police Department more than
thirty-one years, was dragged fifty feet
in trying TO stop the runaways. He
was attended by a physician for q
sprained back and numerous bruises
and then removed to his home
George Garvin, Of 80 West 50th st.
president Of the Garvin Machine
Works, while driving south In his au-
tomobile at Broadway and 220th st
last night ran down Thomas Gabrielle
last night ran down Thomas Gabrielle,
was taken to the Washington Heights
Hospital with a broken hip.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-28
GIRL BROWNS In
FIGHT FOR LIFE
lowed to Dock by Escort,
She Is Swept Away by
Rush of Tide.

After battling half an hour against
a powerful wind and tide Miss Bessie
Armstrong, twenty-four years old OF
$50 West 9th st., was swept from the
grasp Of her escort just as It seemed
that rescue had been effected and met
death in the waters Of tho North River
In the face Of the wind and against
n strong undercurrent Miss Armstrong
and William B. Cist, Of l05 West 1850
At. had crossed the river safely In
canoe, only to have the frsil craft
swept from under them when they
reached the dock at 135th st. The
neighborhood Is a lonely one, and the
cries Of the couple brought no re-
Miss Armstrong was swept down
stream, and Cist swan after her. SelE-
ing her he attempted to get the strug-
Cling girl on his back
The wind and tide proved too power
full. however. Fighting in the dark
Cist continued his efforts to get the
girl to hold him in such a way as TO
leave him free to swim. Meanwhile
the couple were drifting steadily fur
Their away from the DOCK
At the end of twenty minutes the
young woman succeeded in getting
upon Cist's back, and he started to
beat his way slowly upstream, although
nearly exhausted. The dock was reached
after several minutes, but as he
grasped one of the uprights Miss Arm
Strong was carried from his back by
a wave and again drifted rapidly down
stream.
Cist was unable to do more. than
continue his calls for help, employees OF
the Street Cleaning Department finally
He was revived by DR..
Kilcourse, of the Knickerbocker Hos
initial. and was taken to his home.
Cist and Miss Armstrong left the
Jersey shore, opposite 1S0th st., at
about 6 o'clock. The tide carried their
craft far downstream and they reached
the dock at I35th st. about two hours
later. Darkness had fallen, and there
was no one in the neighborhood to
assist the couple in making landing
Cist endeavored to lift Miss Arm
strong to the level of the dock, but as
he did so the boat was carried away
by the undercurrent and the two fell
into the water. 90,
Harbor police will drag the river this
morning for the body Of The girl.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-28
Mrs. F. R. Webb Asks
$4,000 In Alienation of
Affection Suit.
THREATS BY WOMAN,
COUSIN ALLEGES
Physician, Sought by Helpmate'
Kin of Signer of independence
Declaration.

An extraordinary state Of affairs Is
shown in the record Of the suit Of Mrs
Alice Hartzell Webb, grandniece OF
Bishop John C. Hartzell, against Will
lam Hemperly, a lawyer, Of Massillon'
Ohio, from whom she asked $4,000
damages for the alleged alienation OF
the affections VI her husband, DR..
Frank Reed WEBB. Justice Blatzek
has signed an order disseminating tho
suit following an application to punish
Mrs. Webb for contempt Of court in
failing to obey an order TO appear. for
examination.
Mrs. Webb lives at 554 West 1920 st..
Her husband formerly lived in Mas
sillon. He is a descendant of William.
Whipple, one Of the signers of the
Declaration of Independence. Mrs.
Webb said that she married the physl-
clan in 1911, and that until June, 1912,
their married life was happy. Then,
said Mrs. Webb, Hemperly, who had
been DR.. Webb's lifelong friend, in
duced the latter to leave his wife, and
she was unable to communicate with
him, although she made q country
wide search and also advertised eN-
tensively for news of her husband.
Hemperly was invited to New YORK
to discuss with Mrs. Webb's attorney
terms Of peace between her and her
husband. 'Hemperly said that he did
not know where DR.. Webb was at that
time. Then Hemperly was served in
the alienation suit and also in suit
which Mrs. Webb brought to recover
$1,000, the value Of certain articles
which Hemperly, it is alleged. took
from the Webb home under chattel
mortgage. Mrs. Webb obtained q YER
dict for 81 900 in this case.
The testimony Of numerous wit
nesses was taken by Hemperly In pre-
pairing his answer to the alienation
suit.
Massillon newspaper, testified that
Mrs. Webb called on him and de-
manded a RESTRICTION Of insinuatlons
that she was not the legal wife OF Dr.
Webb. Chidester said that Mrs. webb
told him that if il was not for the dis
grace that it would cause her family
She would shoot Hemperly.
DR.. Thomas F. Reed, cousin OF Dr.
Webb, testified that the latter was the
legal husband OF Mrs. anna arTtu luz
ton Webb, whom he married IN 1918
Reed said he came here to visit DR..
Webb in I9ii, and learned that the first
Mrs. Webb had gone West and that the
Mrs. Webb who sued Hemperly had
taken her place in the household. DR..
Reed said that while he was visiting
here DR.. Webb was drinking. and was
mnot himself" He also testified thai
Dr Webb came to Massillon in 1912.
He said that Hemperly had nothing to
do with his leaving Mrs. Webb. Even
ND to date Mrs. Webb has been unable
to find her husband.
Hemperly's attorney, who applied for
the order to examine Mrs. Webb, said
that Mrs. Webb was responsible 70
tbe separating of DR.. Webb and the
wife whom he married in 1903, and
that she had wronged the first Mrs;
Webb instead of being the injured
party.