Denver labor bulletin., 1915-06-19


Bon and Tam OF the big Denver
Post, the paper with a heart
and a soul,'' where justice finds its abid-
ing place when the devil is not keeping
open house. 'Tis said the blow struck
home so dull thuddisbly that the Cham
pa street political fixcrs will not regain
their mental equilibrium for some time.
Atter the Post had announced il had
Sseely arranged Il combination with Com
missioners Greenlee. Sharpley and Nisbet
to retain key Stevens on the job as city
attorney and place their own Nolplane
Iioggatt on the city pay roll justice OF
the peace. willy Bob got very busy and
completely upset the Bontam program.
a new combination was made with Com
missioners Pitcher. Greenlee. Sharpley
and Hunter lined mp TO carry out the
Speer program against Safer Nisbet. who
stuck to Bon and Tam. When the com
missioners met. James A. Marsh was
elected city attorney over Stevens by n
vote of four to one. and instructed to
sumo the duties at once. Nolplane Hog
gait also lost connection with city
meal ticket when Henry Bray was chosen
justice of the peace by vote of three
10 two, Commissioners Hunter and Mis-
bet voting for the Posts orphan. And by
tins little coup the former mayor paid off
several old scores against Bon and Tam,
and took control of the city hall away
from the red room on Champa street.
And that is why office seekers are now
beseging Bob Speer's offices in the Ma
iestic building aud are no more to be
seen about the Abiding Place of Justice"
On Chatnpa street.
When a jury in the West Side court
returned verdict last week acquitting
Mrs. Berta Wright for killing her hus-
band, District Attorney John A. Rush.
who had prosecuted the case with I'M
usual ychemenec declared that the open
season for wives TO shoot their hus-
hands extended all the wear round In
Colorado. Court records would indicate
that the distric; attorney is about right.
Occasionally q woman j. convicted for
killing another woman. hut never Tor
putting a husband ont OF the way. Then
some women wonder why the m~u are
growing more and more hackayar about
leading them up To the hymruial altar
Here j. 4 record OF some of the hu--
haud-,layers who have been set free by
Denver jurics- Mr. Helen Schmidlap.
acquitted. shot and killed husband. July
.. 1905. Mrs. Mary Molliconi. acquitted,
.hut and killed husband. September IS
1911; Mrs. Eleanor Valentine, acquitted
-hot and killed husband. August IS. 1911
Mr.. Gertrude Gibson Patterson. aequit-
ted. shot and killed husband. September
y. lall: Mr.. Beria Wright. acquitted.
shot and killed husband. April Is. 1918
After all. the care free bachelor life l.
the only safe and sane safety first
:-:..
Just a. moving pictures are putting
human stage shows ON the blink, the
NJ
itoi hill social strata. il getting all
fnssed up over the question OF whether
the downpull OF the skirt is essential TO
the uplift of the drama. A few after
: Moons ago at pink tea given by the
4 4.iramalcagucrs AT the palatial home of
Mrs. Werner H. Reed. one of the leading
lights Of the league. Mrs. Richard Craw-
ford Campbell pulled down Mary Bo-
lands skirt, because she considered IL un-
uplifting TO see "a much of Mary's art
i-tie ankle on display at close range. Ae-
cording TO critics on the scene of action
the skirt that Mary wore was one OF
those beautiful new petal affairs. so
tight-fitting that IL stood up in front
when Mary sat down. There was no
roller shades. such as they iise on the
polite vodovil stage to pull down and
screen the sight OF Mary's graceful limbs
30 pTudish Mrs. Campbell pulled down
the skirt and untitled Mary from her
seat. She pulled vigorously that the
petal came off. and this caused Mary
20 look amazed and then resort to wom-
ans ready remedy by bursting into tears
to drown the shock And this has about
busted up the dramalcaguers, for there
are those who contend " was not up
lifting the drama 20 pull down Mnry's
skirt. and again there are those who
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