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United labor bulletin., 1914-06-06
STRIKE VOTE IS ORDERED
ON ALL WESTERN ROADS
NEGOTIATIONS COVERING THREE
MONTHS END IN CHICAGO.
Managers of es Roads Refuse Wage In
crease and Improved Working Condi-
tions to Engineers and Firemen.

strike vote of 55 1000 engineers and
fircmen on as railways west of Chicago
was ordered Monday when all negotia-
tions for increased wages We're broken
off
The negotiations have been in prog
ress for nearly three months. Practically
every railway in the United States west
of Chicago. including the Illinois Central
William. except the Grand Pacific, are
involved.
Warren :. Stone. grand chief engineer
OF the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
necrs. who, with W. s. Carter, president
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men, has headed a committee of en-
ploye> "a the negotiations. said Tuesday
that 80 days would be required to take
the strike vote and that in the mean
time no new proposals would be SUBJ
mitted.
The committees statement outlined
some of the principal requests of the
employees as follows:
Increase in the rates of pay in all
classes OF service: reduction OF the
number OF hours after which overtime
would be paid from 10 TO in freight
service and from 10 to in passenger
service; increase in the basis in .igur-
ing overtime to time and a half in
freight service and double time in pass
eneer."
Colorado roads involved are the Union
Pacific. Denver 4 Rio Grande. Burliug-
ton. Colorado X Southern and Rock
Island.
United labor bulletin., 1914-06-06
President Stays Sentences

The final appeal for executive clcmencv
for the convicted dynamite couspirators
was made to President Woodrow Wilson
Monday. He was asked to pardon Frank
NJ. Ryan. former president. aud % for
mer officials and agents of the Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers. by dele.
CATION including Senators Lewis of Hi.
nois, Hughes of New Jersey. Representa-.
ti,es SABBATH and German of nlinois.
heating OF Colorado and Hamil OF New
!crscy. They brought with them huge
leather case full of petitions signed BY
moro than l.ooo.000 persons asking that
the convicted labor men be permitted to
20 free. These petitions were bound in
books. Every section of the United
States was represented.
Attorney +. \. Zoling. Senator Lewis
and Representative SABBATH united in the
verbal appeal to the President. They
United labor bulletin., 1914-06-06
ROCKEFELLER FUND BIFFED
BYIRATE SOLONS IN SENATE
DENOUNCED AS ARCH CRIMINAL
AND MURDERER OF CHILDREN.
Refuse to Enter Into Partnership with
Standard Oil Octopus in Carrying on
Any Line Of Educatio Work.

John d. Rockefeller and his fortune
were objects OF bitter attack in the
United States Senator when Senator
West of Georgia Offered an amendment
TO the agricultural bill which would per-
init the Department OF Agriculture to
continue to accept Rockefeller funds in
stamping out the boil wcesil. the arch
enemy of cotton farmers. The suggcs-
ton OF the Southern solon was not re-
ccived with favor and many senators
rose to dcnouncc Rockefeller as Grim
inal and a murderer of women aud chill
dren.
Senator Kern of Indiana. the majority
leader. and senators Kenyon. Lane.
MARITIME Gore and Reed led in the at
tack upon Rockefeller. declaring that the
United States government should never
enter partnership with the oil mag
nate. no matter what the purpose OF
that partnership.
United labor bulletin., 1914-06-06

Judge Ben u. Lindsey was given n
rousing reception by organized labor at
the Union depot last Sunday upon the
return of himself and wife from n mis-
sion to Washington and other Eastern
cities in the interest of the people who
want Just conditions established in Coll
orado. II any OF his traducers and Will
fiers, or those who had made threats TO
maltreat the judge when he returned
home. were present they failed to dis
close their identity.
shortly after ~ o'clock the crowd be-
gan TO assemble and when the train
pulled in at l:l5. with the Judge and
his wife. the entire space in front of
the depot reaching to Seventeenth street
was crowded. Two lines. composed of
delegates in the Trades and Labor As.
sebly. Building Trades Council. Label
League. Officers of the State Federation
OF Labor. United Mine Workers and
Wrstcrn Federation of Miners. extended
from, the train gate to the Welcome
Arch through which the Judge passed,
escorted ty President Earl II. Hoagc OF
the Trades Assembly and President
Charles NJ. Moore OF the Building Trades
Council. amid shouts of whats the
mnttcr with tindscyy He's all right"
and other evidences that what he said
and did on his trip East met with hearty
approval Of vast majority of his fell
low townsmcn.
IN marked contrast was Judge Lind
scy's welcome home TO that of Governor
.Ammons return from Washington after
the Ludlow massacre. The governor
feared to face an indignant people and
United labor bulletin., 1914-06-06
CITY employees ARE FULLYPROTECTED
BY WORK OF LABOR ORGANIZATIONS

The amended ordinance regulating the
employment of laborcrs on any and all
public works by and for the City and
County of Denver. providing wage OF
$3.50 day Of eight hours and imposing
penalties for violations thereof. ranging
from $50 to $500. together with a Jail
sentence introduced by Commissioner of
improvements John r. Hunter. fun
text of which was printed in last weeks
issue of The Bslletin. came up for final
passage in the city council Monday and
was adopted without one word of dissent.
The ordinance was immediately signed
by Mayor J. NJ. Perkins and will be op-
cratiNe thirty days from the date of its
publication, which was "Wednesday of
this week
Thus successfully ends struggle that
has covered several years. conducted BY
the organized labor people of Denver to
secure lust conditions and n living wage
for that large class of unskilled workers
who constitute an important part of the
citv's citizenry and whose labor is so
essential to the health. comfort and
beauty of the community.
During this eampaign there was or.
ganizcd the United Laborers' Union.
chartered by the American Federation
of Labor. composed principally OF men
employed in the parks and on the
streets. This union has grown in num-
bers rapidly and was largely instru
mental in securing the new amended
ordinance. its officers and members ex.
ercisng rare Judgment and good sense
in every move. securing the thorough
cooperation and support of the Trades
United labor bulletin., 1914-06-06
LABOR'S BILL OF RIGHTS PASSES
HOUSE; NOT A DISSENTING VOTE

called Legislative investigating commits
sion which was supposed to divide into
three groups and visit the strike zones.
These men departed from Denver over a
week ago, presumably to collect i'm
portant data and then return to Denver
and compare notes. in .he governors
office. This is the same committee
which Governor Ammons told President
Wilson had been created by the special
session of the legislature to act as me
diators of the coal strike
Absence of any news from these "me-
diators' is probably accounted for from
the fact that the open season for catch
ing fish in mountain streams of Colorado
left Denver.
Trials to Open at Pueblo.
On June Is the United States district
court at Pueblo will begin hearing cases
of number of men indicted by federal
grand jury there on charges of destroy
ing United States postoffice at Hig
gins in the strike district near Trinidad.
Among the men under Indictment are
Ed Hillas. Jack Hartsham, ID. J. JEFF
freys. Max Martinez. Charles Costa.
Dominic Figaro and Cassano Gormilio
Since the indictments We're returned JEFF
freys has been sent to the penitentiary
on another charge. Costa was killed in
the battle at Ludlow on the day that the
grand jury reported and included his
name in the list
Horace n Hawkins. counsel for the
United Mine Workers. has entered an
appearance for three of the men. Mar
tinez. Figaro and Gormillo- He will rep
resent the other strikers when they are
placed on trial.
United labor bulletin., 1914-06-06

and Labor Assembly. the Buildin,
Trades Council and various local nn;o,,s
of the city
All this has aided materiauv i,
solidifying the labor movement here anil
gaining for all city employees the assnr
ance of regular minimum waye nj
$50 for eight hours work. which is a
vast improvement over conditions which
previously prevailed. This being true.
all those who have not as vet become
members OF the United Laborers' Union
should do so at once and thus become
affiliated in q fraternal and business
way with those who have done so much
to gain for them these conditions. Graft
tude and the assurance that what has
been gained can be maintained only
through continued effort. should prompt
every man to seek out the proper Of
fieers of the union and file his applica-
tion for membership. This ordinance
was passed to benefit all men who labor
on city improvements. and there has
been no thought OF discriminating
against non-union men. but these should
show sufficient self-interest aud appre-
citation TO join the union. Ii this il done
no greedy contractor in future will have
the nerve to question legality of the
new ordinance.
Judge Henry A. Hicks. who has repre-
sented the United Lahorers in this mat
ter. VIII now proceed to collect back paw
Tor all those who have filed claims
against the city as not having received
the legal rate OF $3.50 per day. Pay
ment to contractors will be withheld
until all these accounts are satisfactorily
settled.
United labor bulletin., 1914-06-06
President Wilson Said to
Approve Exemption
Antitrust Bill as Now Perfected
Means Victory in Long Fight to
Divorce Unions from Trusts

The parliamentary situation of the
Clayton antitrust bill in Congress. in
which labor is vitally affected. has
reached satisfactory stage. By a vote
OF 201 ayes and not single nav the
amendments desired by labor passed the
House of Representatives Monday after
noon. In a statement given out at the
White House. President Wilson said the
bill as amended met with his approval.
Tuesday an additional amendment by
representative Webb was adopted bv
which strikes and peaceful picketing are
sanctioned, thereby making such acts not
unlawful under the Sherman law.
For years the American Federation of
Labor contended that the Sherman anti
trust law was never intended to amply
and should not have been applied to the
voluntary organizations Of the working,
people BY reason OF the decision OF the
Supreme Court in the Hatters' case. and
OF several courts in other cases. that law
was made to apply TO organizations of
workers 1t Is unnecessary at this thine
to recount the various phases and devel-
opmeHts OF the efforts to secure rene
dial legislation which the working peo-
pie OF the country have 50 long and so
justly demanded.
There was an apparent disposition on
the part OF those in control of legisIa
ton to enact bill adequate to meet
the needs OF the working people. But
upon close study and scrutiny the rep-
resentatlves OF the American Federation
OF Labor soon learned that the labor
sections of the tentative drafts of the
Clayton antitrust bill Were Ineffective
and insisted upon changes to conform to
declarations OF the Democratic and the
Progressive parties. For time il ap-
Pcared that divergent opinions would
result in permanent cleavage. Repre-
sentatives OF the American Federation OF
Labor insisted upon good faith being
observed. After many changes the rep-
resentatives OF all parties and the
American Federation of Labor reached
a general agreement. The American
Federation OF Labor has had the hearty
cooperation OF the labor group in Com
gress and the representatives OF the rail-
road hrotherhoods and of the farmers
organizations.
Labor Unions Specifically Exempted
In the Clayton bill dealing with sun.
Elementary legislation on the sherman
antitrust law is Incorporated the fol
lowing agreed upon section.
Sec. !. That nothing contained !, H..
ANTITRUST laws shall be construed to for.
bid the existence and operation of fra
ternal. labor. consumers, agriculture, or
horticultural organizations orders or as
socistions instituted for the purposes Of
mutual help and not having espitaI
stock or conducted for profit. or to for.
bid or restrain individual members OF
such organizations. orders or as>ocia-
tons from carrying out the legitimate
objects thereof. nor shall such organi-
cations, orders or associations. or the
members thereof. be held or construed
to be illegal combinations or eonspiracies
IN restraint OF trade under the antitrust
laws.
There are other sections of the Clay
Continued on Page Seven.l
United labor bulletin., 1914-06-06
BOOKBINDERS' FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION
WILL OPEN AT ALBANY HOTEL MONDAY MORNING
President Sovey and Many
Delegates Here
Local Committee Has ARRANGED a
Program Of Entertainment for
DELEGATES and Visitors

The fourteenth convention of the In
ternational motherhood of Bookbinders
will convene in the assembly room Of the
Albany hotel Monday morning at q
O'Clock. Delegates and visitors will be
present from every section of the coun-
try, and to make the business of I'll.
meeting n pleasure n splendid program
OF entertainment has been provided by
The local committee of arrangements.
The international Officers have arrived
from Headquarters at indianapolis. In
this party are President A. J.. Sovey and
wife. First Vice President J. Belnir. Sec
retarv Treasurer James w. Dougherty
and Statistician Harry G.. kalb. Head
quarters for Officers and delegates 10 the
convention will at the Albany hotel
The convention souvenir book, issued
from the press Of Smith Brooks. is one
OF tn. finest specimens OF the printing
art ever produced anywhere and reflects
great credit upon the craft an this West
,.rn country II consists OF - pages and
cover. printed on heavy caicndered pa
per. With many specially prepared arti-
sie- on the development and history Of
book binding. being profuscly illustrated
with half-taue- and color plates. Among
th,. articles of interest arr. a Retro
spec, Of the International Brotherhood of
Iiookbinder-.r by r. Clicking; -Our
Brotherhood.- by President 4. T.. Sovey;
History Of the Denver Bookbinders." by
Laui. Williams. History OF the Denver
Rindery womcnis Union." by Augusta J.
FnBckc. and many others-
A Bunch Of Live Hustlers.
Th. Joint convention committee Of the
fuo local unions. Boolbinders No. -
aud Eind-ry Women M. -. upon whom
has sl.volvsd most OF the work for pro-
siding comfort and entertainment. was
made up OF the following. X. Y Iiarri-
ION. chairman: Augusta j. Frincke. vice
chairman; William &. Thornton. .ecre-
iary; Jacob Ehrmcntnaut. assistant sec
r.tary, Rose Stroh. treasurer; Henry
Douke, Margaret Onstot. Mary Hogan.
Charles Bickford. John J. Cavansugh,
Grace o'Hara.
bringing o; the national convention to
Denver j. largely credited To X. Y. Har-
ri.on and Mrs. Augusta J. friDcke, who
attended the session at Nashville last
year.
Denver delegates to this years con-
xcntion are: Local No. %. William C.
Tbornton: Local No. IS. Augusta J.
frincke and Margaret Onstot.
Funds 10 care Tor the convention prop
ctly were raised in various ways. Be-
ginning In September, 1918, an assess
lncnt OF 50 cents per month was levied
on the members Of each union. Then the
bindcry women gave Reuben dance.
which ncttcd $3.50. The City Council
made an appropriation of $3.50 and the
Denver Convention I.ragiie donates the
banquet In addition considerable sum
viii be realized irqom the souvenir book.
The committee desires that thanks be
extended Secretary Thomas T.. Rodgers
Of the Allied Printing Trades Council
for many courtesics.
Some Entertainment Features.
ON Monday evening. June 5. delegates
CONTINUED on Page Scven.l
United labor bulletin., 1914-06-06

A good safety-at-sca plan would he to
line the reefs with life pre~cr,ers.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-01-08
Obituary
MRS. ELIZABETH LOOMS

MRS. ELIZABETH LOOMS
Mrs. Elizabeth (MeClure) Loomis,
daughter of Jacob and Judith (Fland-
ers) Mcclure, was born in Cornville.
Maine July Is, 1926 and passed away
at her home two miles south of
Geneseo, last Thursday. December 4,
1913 at the ripe age of 81 years. four
months and u days.
She was married in Cornville, Maine
to George II. Loomis in February 1916.
This union was blessed with five sons,
one. Scott. dying when he was five
years of age, and Samuel Ivory, John
Marshall Henry j. and Walter s. re-
main to cherish and love the memory
of a blessed and loving mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loomis came to Hi
nois in 1864 and settled on a farm in
Munson township, in which communi-
ty the home has been ever since, Mr.
Loomis passed away August IA, 1899
Mrs. Loomis made her home with her
son, Henry where she quietly passed
from earth TO her Heavenly home Dec
18th.
Mrs. Loomis was affiliated with the
Baptist church which she attended
regularly when she was able to do
so. She was woman of remarkable
mental strength and ability during her
lifetime and she retained her mental
power and yigor to the very last She
was of kind and sympathetic nature,
a loving mother a good neighbor. and
true friend. She was lover of
home and there found her greatest
happiness She was physically frail
but generally was very well, Her
sickness that resulted in her death
lasted some more than two weeks.
Kind and loving hands ministered to
her comfort till her spirit was carried
away to the bosom of Cod Besides
the four sons, there remain two grand
children Miss Laura Elizabeth daugh-
ter of S. l. LOOMS and George X, son
of Marshall Loomis.
The following verse was found in
Mrs. LOOMS Bible after her death:
"A simple rule give to you,
Though simple, good and true,
Just do the best and leave the rest
That's all God asks of you
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-01-08
Information Desired

Do any readers of the independents
Reporter remember anything about
Doctor Davis" who lived and died
on Stickney Hill, Athens? A great
granddaughter. who lives in Washing
ton, D. c, thinks the farm was near.
if not the nearest farm to the obserya
tory built by the government few
years ago BY the way those rela-
tiyes say the hill was called Davis
Hill in the doctors time, and they
now call il Conservatory Hill A
daughter. Eliza Ann Davis, married
Freeman Leighton of Harmony who
was a son of John and Sabrina (or
similar nance Shaw-Leighton. Free
man Leighton and family moved to
Wisconsin in an emigrant wagon. In
crossing what is now the city of Mil
waukee their wagon was stuck in the
mud they finally settled at Palmyra
Wis. now a noted health resort and
Freeman and his wife are buried
there daughter. Emma, ! believe
married a Mr. Moulton and went back
to Maine. where the husbands family
held a large grant of land covering
what is now kennebunkpOrt The
grandchildren of this family are very
much interested in their Maine rela-
tiyes. and would be glad to know if
there are any relatives of DIT. Davis
living either at Athens or Harmony.
Possibly some of our readers may be
able to tell.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-01-08
MAINE OSTEOPATHS MEET
DIR. Genoa 4. Sanborn of This Town
Presided at the Gathering Which
Was Held in Portland

The quarterly meeting of the Maine
Association was held Sat
urday at the Congress Square Hotel
in Portland DR. Gcona A. Sanborn
of Skowhegan the president, presided
and there was an attendance of about
twenty members present At the
forenoon session a paper on Veneral
Diseases was read by DR.. T. L. Me
Deth and discussion followed open
ed by DR.. Frederick Kincaid of Skow-
hogan A banquet was served at
noon and at o'clock occurred the
business meeting At o'clock there
was an open discussion upon the
treatment of old sub-laXatives. which
closed the session.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-01-08
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

Whereas J. b. Frederic OF NorridEr-
wock in the County Of Somerset dud
state of Maine by his mortgag" detd
dated October y, 1911. recorded IN me
Somerset Registry OF Deeds, Book 500
Page 21S conveyed to me, the under
signed, certain lot or parcel ul lahu
situated in said NorridgeWock ana
bounded by beginning on the scout meas
terly side OF the road LEADING from
Norridgewock TO Mercer at the corner
of land belonging To Calvin Pierce,
thence southeasterly by said Pierce lot
and land of the Heirs of Harry BrlgSs
to the cross road; thence by SAID cross
road to land of d. a. Adams, thence by
land of said Adams and land of Will
Fairfield to land of +. Francis; thence
by said Francis land to the said Mer-
Ger road: thence by said Mercer road
to the point of beginning excepting
and reserving the rights ot the publlc
i'm said cross road. also another parcel
of land situat ed in said Norridgewock
bounded northerlN by the road leading
past the premises formerly owned by
Moses NJ Gould. easterly by the lot
formerly owned by Richard Bigley and
lately occupied by irving Gray; south
erly by land formerly owned by John
Whiting; and westerly by land former
~ owned by Franklin A. Gibbs. and
whereas the condition of said mort gage
has been broken.
Now. therefore, by reason of the
breach of the condition thereof | claim
a foreclosure of the said mortgage
Dated at Norridgewock this first day
of January, 1914
3w2 GRACE G. BIGELOW'
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$3O5S0O


m Is HEREBY ORDERED that said
road be made and opened on or before
July l. A. y. 1914; and Parker Sands
Of lockwood in said county, not be-
ing a member of said board of county
Cunmi ssioners. is hereby appointed an
agent to superintend the making ana
oueuing thereof and said agent is
treasurer of Somerset county, with
sur, ties to be approved by SAID board
to "Xpend said money faithfully, and
to render account thereof on demand
and If the owners of said lands so as
sessed do not make and open said road
to the acceptance of the county com
missioners, after an actual e%amina-
ton by one or more of said board o..
or before said first day of July, 1914
then said agent shall proceed immedi-
ately to make and open said road.
And II is ordered that list of the
townships and tracts of land so assess,
ed with the sum assessed on each, ana
the time in which said road is to be
made and opened be published in the
New Age, the State paper printed at
Augusta i'm the county of Kenn"bec,
public newspaper printed at SkoWhf-
gan in said county of Somerset tnftr
weeks successfully in each, the last
publication to be within three mont MS
from the date hereof
Dated December ., A. y. 1913.
GRANVILLE y. PERKINS,
ORIN L. LIBBY.
WILLIAM y. OSBORNE,
County Commissioners of
Somerset County.
y - &Sttestp 3w2
W r. SEEKINS, clerk.
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No QUESTION ABOUT IT
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