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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-07-08
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE
evening last week.

evening last week.
R. Paul and family took dinner
with w. Bebermeyers Sunday.
F. McGaffey and family took din
ner with w. VanDike's Sunday.
William Bebermeyer of Enter
prise visited last. Thursday at w.
Bebermeyer's.
The Rev. E. e. Hollar of Kansas
City, will preach at Zion church
Sunday.
P. Bebermeyer of Talmage pur-
chased three fine horses Saturday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-07-08
Land for Sale

100 acres in Scott county, two
miles from town, level, improved,
good water. Will take good auto on
deal. S. ]. Steele, d. c., 3rd and
Buckeye. 2d3tw1t
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-07-08

Shipments of live stock direct
from the feed lot given special at
tention by Bright Bros. Live Stock
Com. Co., stock yards, Kansas City.
Write them what you have for fu-
ture market. 1w4t
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-07-08

Orders for stockers and feeders
handled the right way by Bright
Bros. Live Stock Com. Co., stock
yards, Kansas City. Tell them your
wants. 1w4t
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-07-08

For sale, one extra good brood
mare, weight 1900 lbs, age 9 years,
with mule colt at side. Inquire X
Reflector office. 25dtfwtf
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-06-26
MRS. ROBINS AGAIN PRESIDENT
Kansas City Gets Next Convention Of
Women's Trade Union League

The fifth biennial convention OF the
National Women's Trade Union League
was the most successful meeting OF the
organization ever held. II took place In
New York last week. and Kansas City
was selected as the place for holding
the next convention in 1917. Officers
were elected follows;
President, Mrs. Raymond Robins, Chi.
eago.
Vice President, Miss Melinda Scott,
New York City.
Secretary Treasurer. Miss Emma Steg-
hagen. Chicago.
Executive board members. Miss :. VI.
Franklin. Chicago; Miss Nellie A. Quick,
81. Louis; Miss Agnes Nesior. Chicago;
Miss Rose Schneiderman. New York;
Miss Mabel Gillespie. Boston, Miss
Louisa Mittelstadt, Kansas City.
Editor OF Life and Labor. Mis-. :. NJ
Franklin.
Fraternal delegates American Federa-
tion Of Labor. Miss Agnes Nestor. Mics
Melinda Scott Miss Mary Anderson. Miss
Rose SchneidermRn.
To teach girls OF II receiving 5 cents
an hour and women working for - a
week the true value Of their labos
power; to show and interpret to them
the tragedy OF the underbidder and The
certainty with which low wages react
in injury 10 women and the ruin Of the
home; to develop sense of group fell
low=hip and responsibility for working
conditions in their factory and trade: TO
help the average working girl to feel
that upon her knowledge, courage and
cooperation depend her personal well.
being of her fellow worker--this Is one
OF the important tasks OF the womcifs
Trade Union League said President
Robins
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-06-26
GOMPERS UPHOLDS WAR
IN THE NAME OF FREEDOM
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR
STANDS FOR JUSTICE.
Against Attempt of Any Person or Group
of Persons or Nations in Effort to
Undermine Fundamentals.

Declaring that while he had always
abhorred war, but believed there were
things even more abhorrent, Samuel
Gompers, president of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, in letter made pub
lie in Washington last Saturday night,
sets out his position as to interna-
tional peace. The letter was addressed
to Ernest Bohm. secretary of the Cen
trail Federated Union of New York, and
expressed Gompers' regret at his inabil-
ity to speak at peace meeting to which
he had been invited.
As far back as my young manhood" f"
Gompers wrote, Il have always stood for
peace: have had an adherence of war,
with all the brutality which it entailed
but | have no hesitancy in saying to you
that in my judgment there are some
things that are even more abhorrent than
war, that is, to be robbed of the birth
right of freedom, justice, safety and
character.
Against any attempt of any person or
group OF persons or nation or nations
who may be engaged in an effort to
undermine or destroy these fundamentals
of normal human existence and develop
mept, l would not only fight to defeat
it, but prevail upon every red-blooded,
liberty and humanity loving man to re-
sist to the last degree
THE American Federation OF Labor as
great group representing the workers
OF America, and | as an officer and a
man, have done something for the main
tenance of peace and are still willing to
go to the fullest lengths for its main
tenance. / am not willing to have either
the labor movement or our men and
women placed in a false position.
The United States will not 90 volun-
tarily into the present European war
OF that l am confident. We shall keep
out OF it if we possibly can with de-
gree of faithfulness to the fundamental
principles of justice, freedom and safety.
II, despite our reserve, our lf-control,
we shall be dragged into it whether we
like it or not, there will be but one
position for us to take, and that is to be
true to ourselves, true to our fellows,
true to the highest ideals of humanity
Tor which our movement stands"
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-06-26
JRELAND'S FIRST LABOR M. P DIES
Was Union Printer and Defeated Nom
Union Publisher

Joseph p. Nannetti, NIP, whose death
was announced last week in the cable
dispatches, after series of .paralytic
seizures ranging over three years, re-
moves from the parliamentary arena the
first labor member Ireland ever sent to
parliament.
A eompositor and linotype operator,
MIR. Nannetti was a prominent man in
labor circles in Dublin when some fif-
teen years ago the Trades Council re-
solved to run him for seat in parlia-
ment. He was nominated against Mr.
j. L. Carew for the historic College Green
division. While politically both the can
didates were Irish Nationaists. Mr.. Nan
netti was a trade union champion, and
Mr.. Carew was the proprietor of non
union newspaper, somewhat unique
contest. Mr.. Nannetti won the seat, and
held it up to the time of his death
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-06-26
$4,000 WORKMEN GET FULL
TIMEINPITTSBURG DISTRICT
IRON, STEEL AND ELECTRICAL IN
DUSTRIES ARE RUSHING.
More Men Now Employed Than at Any
Period For Two Years Past, With
Indications of Continuance

As an indication that the industrial
depression is passing, telegraphic dis
patches tell of a great revival of work
in the iron, steel and electrical appliance
industries of the Pittsburg district in
Pennsylvania. Increased demand for pig
iron all over the country, due to the
great sales that are being made to the
warning nations of Europe and the agri-
cultural districts of the United States,
caused the Josephine plant of the Jose
phine Furnace company to blow in two
furnaces Monday after a shut down of
almost year.
The blowing of the furnaces means the
employment of between $50 and 400 ad-
ditional men and the announcement is
gladly received by the entire com
mmity.
The demand for pig iron at present is
greater than it has been in long while,
and American agriculturists and others
are bidding spiritedly with representa-
tives of the governments entanqled in
the big European war.
That prosperity is here is evidenced by
the large amount of money that was
paid out last week to the 10000 work
men in the factories and mills of the
lower Monongahela and Turtle creek val
leys, where thousands are engaged in the
manufacture of steel, electrical appara-
tus and every accessory of steel. The
pays last week were the largest for sew
eral years.
At the Edgar Thomson works, Brad
dock, ten of the eleven furnaces are in
full operation. The open hearth fur
naces, completed last year at a cost of
Sl3,000,000, have taken new life and at
present eleven of the thirteen furnaces
are working in full. In all, about 5000
men are steadily employed at the Edgar
Thomson works and the pay last week
is the largest for several years.
The other large works in the vicinity
to go on full time are the Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing company,
McClintic- Marshall Construction COM
pany, Carrie furnace, both at Rankin
Union Switch and Signal company, Col
umbia Steel company, Braddock Machine
and Manufacturing company, Standard
Chair company, Pttsburg Tool company,
Sterling Steel Foundry company, Nichol-
son Chain company and about forty
smaller concerns.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-06-26
BRAND ROCKEFELLER AS SLAYER
New York Writers Indict Him For Colo
rado Mine Troubles.

Thirty-one New York writers, novel
lists and poets, composing Colorado
protest committee, sent letter to John
ID. Rockefeller, jr., charging him with be-
ing guilty OF murder in the first dc.
gree" and indicting him before the "bar
of humanity" for the Colorado mine
troubles. To Rockefeller is attributed
the conviction Of John II. Lawson, Colo
RADIO labor leader. The letter asserts
that Rockefeller and the Colorado Fuel
and Iron company have reduced Colorado
miners to utter slavery"
Among the signers are Leonard ID.
Abbott, VIII Lexington Comfort, Harvey
J. O'Higgins, Louise Untermeyer, Maud
Davis Walker, Mary Craig Sinclair, Up
ton Sinclair and William Balfour Ker.
Ivy Lee, Rockefellcr's publicity agent,
said the letter would remain unanswered.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-06-26
= MOUNTAINS OF PURE ASPExR 4
Most Recent Discovery Of Remarkable
Natural Wealth in Colorado.

-Four mountains Jof pure asphalt or
mineral rubber" covering a belt nearly
mile wide and two miles long. and
hundreds. perhaps thousands of feet
deep: That il the latest startling die.
covcry of natural wealth in Routt
county. The new field Is undoubtedly
the largest body of asphaltum ever dis.
covered. and promises 10 be worth mil.
lions of dollars.
This remarkable discovery. which
promises to prove Of far greater import
ancc than the lake OF asphalt ON the
island of Trinidad. north OF the coast of
south America. or the deposits of gil
sonite in the uintah basin, is located in
the Tow creek valley, about sixteen
miles west Of Steamboat Springs and
within two miles OF the Moffat road.
Beats them all. la Belle SC cigar;
union made in Dcnvcr.-Adv.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-06-26
STRIEF HEADS IOWA FEDERATION

The Iowa State Federation of Labor at
Cedar Rapids convention passed reso-
luton asking that the next legislature
improve the compensation law, which, it
is said, yet ignores the underlying prin-
ciples of compensation legislation. I'm
ionists say they were formerly victims
of the personal injury attorney, and now
they must fight the liability insurance
companies. President Strict and Secre-
tary-Treasurer Garfield were reelected
G. F. Henson OF Cedar Rapids was chosen
delegate to the A. +. of i. convention
at San Francisco, and Marshalltown was
selected as the next convention city.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-06-26
The Human Slaughter
Contest
by MRS. LIZABETH A. WILLIAMS

The awful human slaughter contest.
Drenching Europe with human gore;
Is challenge from moneyed maniacs,
To gain more land, and wealth in
store.
Europe's Jealous spirited rulers
Royal blood jingoes fear no foe,
Called To Arms." for a human slaugh-
murder contest-planned years ago.
Broken-hearted wives and brave mothers
Bade farewell to husbands and sons;
Being taught, their honor bound duty
To give up all as targets for guns.
They marched away as human fodder,
For the enemy's sword and shells
But the crowned war lords whom they
died for,
Shipped more armed men a. others
fell.
Today Europe's vast field OF carnage,
Her disregard for human life;
Places her in the past Dark Agcs-
To ancient brutal force and strife.
Today our country stands as neutral
At MIR. Wilson's firm commands:
But the ealloused heart Of capitalism,
Rules us with an iron hand.
Poverty, graft, vice, crime and murder
Is increasing each day and hour;
Created by brutal system
Nations cnslavcd by the money power.
The war trusts strong Golfers are bulg-
ing
Profits from human flesh and gore;
The shipping trust spans the deep ocean
With war supplies from our own door.
Tons upon tons OF shot and shrapnel-
To murder, that Golfers may fill.
Tons upon tons of food and clothing
To keep alive, those We helped to kill
O, reader, j. this sane, or neutral.
Where does consistency belongi
While these self-same people are praying
wrong.
o mothers of men who have fallen
For liberty, justice and right;
May you be proud Of that just freedom
Proclaimed by Truth, that Right is
Might"
q mothers of men who have fallen
For the greed and profits OF war;
Does not this truth pull at your heart.
strings
Never a- il has done bcforci
o why do you submit in silence
To slaughter your loved ones for greed :
Wipe out this system with your ballot
Vote to crush the capitalists creed.
When Truth is taught as common knowl-
edge
"Disarm the Worldi" the masses call.
Arm for Peace" is the war trusts
order,
Who own our courts, our lives, our all.
Englewood. Colo.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-06-26
CARLSON KNOCKS OUT INSPECTORS

Governor Carlson abolished the state
boiler inspection department Monday for
ninety days. By his action George B.
Cossebaum, chief inspector, and deputies
Joseph Humphrey and William NJ Crow
ley are automatically fired. Governor
Carlson gave as his reason for abolish
ing the office the administrations prom
Use of economy. He says the work can
be done well by the factory inspection
department Under the law he has the
right to abolish any office for ninety
days. 1t is understood he will continue
to abolish the office every ninety days
during his term of office.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-06-26
BUTTE UNION NO. |
QUITS FEDERATION
Father Of National Body Can-
GELS Charter of 20 Years
President MoyerSays No Attempt Will
Be Made at Present to Retain Local,
Now Dwindled to Thirty-Five

An Associated Press dispatch from
Butte, Mont, says that Butte Miners
Union No. ! has voted to withdraw from
the Western Federation of Miners. 1t
claims that in the twenty years of its
affiliation it had contributed 81 .OOO. 900
to the Federation for which it had not
received one cents worth of benefit
This is the union that was disrupted by
the i. w. w. wreckers year ago when
the union hall was dynamited during a
street riot. Butte Union No. |, com
posed of copper miners, was the parent
organization of the Western Federation
of Miners. In resolutions it was voted
to formally withdraw from the fedora.
tion and repudiate the contract which
existed between the two organizations.
and ordered its charter returned to Fed
Grafton headquarters in Denver.
Take Possession of Charter.
Guy Miller, executive board member
OF the Federation. with several friends,
said by members of the miners union to
be United Mine Workers. called at the
headquarters of the union and the char
ter and other papers of the union We're
turned over to him. That was in ac-
cordance with the decree of Judge John
B. McClernan recently handed down in
the suit brought against the Butte union
by the Western Federation of Miners to
recover property held by the Butte Min
ers' Union.
The courts decree gave Mr. Miller Gus
tody of the property and funds, but re-
strained him from taking them out OF
Silver Bow county.
Charles II. Meyer, president of the
Western Federation of Miners, when in
formed in Denver that the Butte Miners
Union had adopted resolutions with
drawing from the Federation, said that
no attempt would be made to resist the
separation.
Union Will Be Re-0rganized.
Federation" he explained. but the char
ter prohibits the local taking any union
property with it when it leaves. That
clause OF the charter was upheld in the
recent decision of Judge John Il. McCler-
nan, in which ii was held that the Fed
Grafton was entitled to all the property
and funds of the Butte union.
"As a matter of fact. the Butte Min
ers' Union now consists of n mere hand
full of men-probably about thirty-five.
There are about 6.0O0 men working in
the Butte district who withdrew from
the Federation because OF the local dis
agreement in the Butte union and who
have signified their willingness to come
back into the organization soon As
the Western Federation obtains the char
ter and other papers of the Butte local
and perfects reorganization in Butte"
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-06-26

ramento who favored segregation, and
seated in their places General Organizer
Frank Merifield and William c. Eddy.
General Organizer Merrifield is in i'll re-
pute with the locals of Frisco. The
credentials of another segregationist,
John O'Grady, supposedly from San
Raael, were temporarily held up by be-
ing referred back to the credentials com
mittee. 1t was alleged that OGrady
transferred from the Bnrtenders' Union
of San Francisco to the San Rafael local
for the sole purpose of representing that
local as a delegate to the convention. 1t
was charged that O'Grady is really liv-
ing and working part. of the time in
San Francisco, and that the San Rafael
local is not paying his expenses to the
convention. This was denied by Dan
Rcgan, secretary of the Bartenders' I'm
ion of San Francisco and several other
delegates.
Frisco Fighters Lost Hope.
With the reputation of the segrega-
ton plan the culinary workers and bar
tenders Of San Francisco admit that they
stand no chance Of getting the scalp OF
| Frank Sesma of Los Angeles, one OF the
vice presidents of the international un-
ion, whom the segregationsts had hoped
to replace with local man. Neither do
they hope to secure the removal OF Frank
Merrifield as general organizer for this
district
| While the delegates from the Wait
resscs' Union of San Francisco were in
structcd, under influence Of the waitcrs
to vote for segregation. it was no secret
that they were earnestly opposed to the
proposition. During the discussion on
segregation they vigorously applauded
when the administration forces scored
over their opponents.
Practically all of the old officers were
re elected on the closing day of the con-
vention.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-06-26
FOR SALE
On Easy Terms

Fruit Farms and Garden Tracts In
Northwestern Arkansas; cheap, and easy
terms, or will trade for city property.
From to 100 acres; all we'll located.
For information call at 343 Inca st,
Denver, Colo.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-06-26
ROCK SPRINGS PROTEST MEETING

Secretary Ed. L. Doyle of District Is,
United Mine Workers, will be the prin-
cipal speaker at big protest meeting
to be held at Rock Springs, Wyo., to-
morrow Sunday. II will voice the SEN
timent of the people there at the unfair
trial and unjust conviction of John r.
Lawson. A monster parade of miners
and other unions will precede the meet
ing.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-06-26
BUSINE
BUILDERS
READ Them
SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS.

GARDEN AND FLOWER SEEDS. ETC
Good Garden Seeds are requisite
to good results. Our seeds arc
carefully selected and are reliable.
Information regarding planting
and cultivation cheerfully given.
THE HAINES SEED COMPANY
1904 Fifteenth st. Phone Main psl.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-06-26

Tell 'em you saw 1t in The Bulletin.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-06-26

Tell 'em you saw it in The Bulletin.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-06-26

Send The Bulletin to distant friends.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-06-26

Beats them all la Belle SC cigar; 4;
union made in Dcnvcr.-Adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-05
AT THE AUDITORIUM.

As a special added feature for today only, for the benefit of the local coun- cil of the Boy, Scouts of America. a special five-part photoplay will be run entitled The Adventures of a Boy Scout, and short synopsis of the story follows: Scouts movement, and converted into a useful member of the community by the discipline of the organization. He and his father. who is a ne'er-d do-weIl and a burglar. incur the enr1ity of a wealthy family near whose estate the Boy Scouts are encamped. The wealthy owner of the estate, however and his lnsipid son in the end are won over to the movement on being impressed by the manly motives of the scouts. The picture traces the practical value of the scout movement in upbuilding sBoy Scouts in all It's aspects is illus trated by q series of descriptive epi- sodes in which the daily routine of the scouts is shown; their drills; their usefulness in administering first aid to The injured; their esprit de corps; eheir ability to attack depredators and wfongdoers: their powers of defense.
 Operations. such as scaling walls, a1e rescue and care of wounded. the protRctaon of property, are among the Incidents of the film.
 The Boy Scouts adventures coincide with human interest story which points the moral that every boy is a potential asset to his country, that kaaa@ - 1sG sA-aR -&
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-05
COLONIAL THEATRE.
The Goddess, Two Reels, Next to the
 Last Chapter, Thrilling Film.

Poor little Celestia. as everyone knows. was dragged off in an auto mobile with Tomy as the chauffeur. Tommy declares he is going to show her the heaven that she Is preaching about all the time, and it is hinted that Freddie, the ferret, somehow or other managed to get into the auto also, and it is also hinted that he will show up today when Celestia will be shown through the cave where she made her home when she was being reared for her great crusade which The Goddess has been entertaining the au- diences of the Colonial theatre with for the last few months. This is next to the last chapter, so don't miss it. An- other two-reel spectacle is entitled A Difference of Opinion and is a Bio- graph product. This is breezy west ern drama telling of very unusual occurrence in the mining town of Four flush. This is the birth of a son to one of the popular miners in the place, and everyone. turns out to celebrate the affair. Shortly afterwards the child is taken violently i'll and each faction of the village drives madly for the doctor of their choice. In the end it is discovered one is a dentist and the other horse doctor. and each is hasti- ly despatched. Hazards of Helen is represented today by a startling epi- sode entitledi A Deed of Daring, this Delng one Of the wildly thrilling sort of pictures peculiar to this plucky little woman. Her adventures today include the dropping from bridge to the top of freight car while it is going at a frightful pace. This is but one of the many thrilling and sentational events she accomplishes, and the feature to- day is one that is calculated to make everyone sit up and take notice. The Hearst-Selig Weekly completes to- days big bill. Coming. Olga Petroya in Tho Tigress, six reels.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-05
pIEs AT ae.
Mrs. carpsnter,s Long Life Ends in
 Home Where She Was Born.

Miss Harriet Lathrop Carpenter. whose death occurred early Monday morning, was the daughter of Gerard and Rebecca Hunter Carpenter She was born October 2. 1919. in the Car penter homestead east of the meeting house on the green. in which nearly all her long life has been spent and where she died. |. Her death removes the old est member of the First Congregations al church, which she joined in 1882, and of which Dr. Joseph Strong was pastor at her birth.
 She was named for Harriet Lathrop whose marriage with Dr. Winslow, the noted missionary of the A. B. c. F. M. took place Jan. II. 1S19. During her active years Miss Carpenter was greatly interested in missions and oft en was the collector for this object, and has told of the willing liberality of the older generation saying that in a short time over a hundred dollars would be contributed
 Educated and talented, a true gen. tlewcman in the earlier years of her retirement from active duties she found pleasure in reading and being familiar with French. always read her Bible in that language She wrote articles for the Rural association, one of which; The Old Trees of Norwich Town. Her interest in town affairs, devotion to church, clear memory en- riched by experiences and events that have passed into history, close asso- ciation with men and women whose influence upon the life of today. all this made her life beautiful, and her passing Hike soft twilight after a serene day"