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United labor bulletin., 1915-01-09
BULLETIN PRAISED
FOR REXPOSINCFAKE
Trades UnioniStS and MerCh-
ants Extend Their Thanks
Label League Issues Letter Warning
Members Not to Be Deceived by the
Scheme; Smith Having Rough Time

By letter. telephone calls and personal
visits to the office The United Labor
Bulletin has been congratulated and
complmented by trades unionists, mer-
chants and professional men and women
for the article printed last week expos
ing the fake Official Annual Labor
Review OF the Denver Building Trades
Council issued by Fletcher j. Smith and
his crew of strong arm artists 1t is be-
lieved the light thus thrown on the
nefarious methods pursued by travelling
advertising takers will prevent future
similar holdups in this city under the
cloak of union Ia Dor Meetings OF yari-
ous labor unions are severely condemn
ing those Officers and members of the
Building Trades Council who were re-
sponsible for indorsing Smiths scheme
and receiving money therefor.
II is further reported that Compiler
Fletcher ]. Smith Il having serious
time with those from whom he had not
collected on contracts when last weeks
Bulletin appeared. Some victims hsvc
even threatened arrest for securing sig
natures TO contracts under false pre-.
tenses. and a part OF the easy pluck
ing" appears likely to be lost
At a meeting OF the Denver Union
l4ibel League the matter was consid-
cred and a. a result the following letter
j. hcing sent TO all labor organizations
IN the city:
To All Affiliated and Non-affiliatcd
Locals;
Greetings the last meeting OF
the League the secretary was instruct
ed 10 call the attention of all affiliated
and non-affilisted unions to the publI-
cation compiled by one Fletcher Smith
and indor-r,i by the Denver Building
Trades Council known as the Annual
Labor Review OF the Building Trades
Council of Denver and Vicinity. This
publication contains many advertise
ments of unfair firms. some of which
are on the unfair list OF the Trades and
Labor Assembly OF Denver, namely, the
Isis theafer. Yale Laundry. and many
other unfair concerns The League feels
an injnstic. has been done the labor
movement by this unfair advertising.
and We urge union men not to be mis-
led by this publication. Demand the
union label ON your purchases and see
that the house or shop that you patron
ize displays the house card OF the union
employed therein and You win make no
mistake. Fraternally.
UNION LABEI. LEAGUE No. l.
-E. C. SToUCHToN. Pres.
"E. X. HoAGE, Sec'y-Treas.-
United labor bulletin., 1915-01-09
United States Senate Adopts
Literacy Test for Immigrants
Stringent Rules Laid DoDn Governing Those Seeking Employ
rent in This Country; Belgian Refugees Exempted Pro-
pided They Come Engage in Agriculture Only

which they were last permanent resi-
dents for the purpose OF escaping from
religious persecution; all aliens who
have been lawfully admitted to the
United States and who have resided
therein continuously for five years, and
who have in accordance with the law
declared their intention OF becoming cit
liens of the United States, and who re-
turn to the United States within six
months from the date OF their depar-
ture therefrom; all aliens in transit
through the United States; all aliens
who have been lawfully admitted to the
United States and who later shall 60
in transit from one part of the United
States to another through foreign con-
tiguous territory"
Head Tax Increased to So.
Other feaeures of the bill which
change existing laws are designed pri-
marily TO increase safeguards of
health and morals and to protect labor
of the country. The head tax on i'm
migrants is increased from 81 to So
To the general exclusion classes are
added the following: Migrants, persons
afflicted with tuberculosis in any form
or with any disability when renders
them incapable of earning a livelihood ;
persons who teach or advocate the Sun-
lawful destruction OF property; those
who previously have been depol ted
stowaways, children under l6 years OF
age unaceompanied or not coming to on.
or both parents, and persons not eli
gihie for citizneship.
The bill provides a a pecuniary pen
atty against steamship companies lien
on the vessel the owners OF which vio-
(Coniued on Page Ski
United labor bulletin., 1915-01-09

care TO supplant the existing law. 1t
covers all civilian employees of the gov
crnmentl 1t provides compensation for
occnpational diseases as well as for ac.
cidental injuries. and establishes n scale
of % 2-a per cent of pay during disa-
bility."
Law Giving Satisfaction.
John Mitchell of the New York state
workmcn's compensation commission
gave brief statement of the success
full operation of the New York law. the
most liberal ms well as one of the new
est in the country. "The state work
mems compensation commission of New
York." said Mr.. Mitchell, SIS handling
compcnsatable claims under the new law
of that state Mt the rate of 10000 per
annum. and first notices of injury ut
the rate of over 100000 per annum. The
commission is now able to keep up with
its business. which is creditablc, in view
of the fact that the compulsory law be-
came effective on a given day in July
and the full onslaught of the states
business was felt by the commission.
Naturally there still remain some crudi-
ties to be worked out and few cxas-
pcrating delays, but the progress of or
ganiyation indicates that within few
weeks everything will be running
smoothly.
1T may be said that the law gives
general satisfaction, with the possible
tConiucd on Page Six.)
United labor bulletin., 1915-01-09
M'MANIGAL GIVEN $1,000
Observation-Disclosures
NEW REVELATIONS IN FAMOUS
Los ANGELES CASE.
Present Whereabouts of Self Confessed
Dynamiting of Times a Mystery; Re-
sponsible for McNamaras' Conviction.

When ortie MeManigal, self-confessed
dynamiter, was released from the eo,rn-
ty Jail in Los Angeles in November of
1918 he was given 5000 by John ID.
Fredericks. district attorney. with which
to leave the country. This information
has just been made public. McAlanigal's
testimony was responsible largely for
the conviction of the Mcnamara BROTH
ers on a charge of murder in connection
with the dynamiting of the Los An
geles Times building.
Fredericks. in statement this week
said the money given McAranigai had
been paid out OF the Franklin bribe fund
of $500. alleged to have been gathered
by Bert Franklin, detective, for the
purpose of bribing jurors during the
trial. This money was seized by the
district attorney, and in his statement
he declared he WAS personally and not
officially responsible for it.
Fredericks' statement accompanied an
itemized account of the expenditures of
s2,i3S.4s OF the bribe fund for secret
service work. The board OF supervisors
has been asked to reimburse the bribe
fund IN that sum and then determine
by court proceedings to what use the
entire amount shall be put.
United labor bulletin., 1915-01-09
CITY LABORERS ASK WORK
TO KEEP FROM STARVING
PRESENT APPEAL TO CITY COM
MISSIoNERS TUESDAY MORNING.
Special Meeting of City Council Called
to Consider Situation and Committee
of Laborers Invited to Attend.

y committee representing tie Denver
United I-ai,orers' Union visited City Hall
Tuesday morning and made an appeal
for scores of members who are citizens
of Denver that some kind OF work be
provided whereby their families might
be kept from starving. and left this
written statement with the commits
sioners:
The union asks for work from the
city. or We will have to starve. As
members OF the union we want YOU to
look into this matter at once. Please
attend to this and start some work of
some kind; we are not particular what
kind of work. We are willing to DO
almost ANYTHING to keep our families
from starving and freezing to death"
The letter is signed by sam Haas. sec
retary.
Commissioner of Property Thum de-
clared the union consisted of bona fide
citizens and some way should be found
to give them work Commissioner OF
Improvements Hunter said he had want
ed an appropriation Of S5o.0o0 or 500. 900
for emergency use. but the commission
ers had found themselves unable to
make such provision, especially in view
of the Economy cry of the Taxpayers
League.
1t was later announced that special
meeting OF the commissioners would be
held the latter part of this week to take
up the question OF providing some kind
of employment and invited committee
of United Laborcrs to be present and
give information as to existing condi-
tions,
The snowstorm Tuesday was the
cause OF placing large number of idle
men to work for couple of days clean
ing the downtown streets.
United labor bulletin., 1915-01-09
|DANBURY HATTERS
LOSE IN HIGH COURT
Decision Sustains DAMAGES in
Sum of $252,000
Case Had Its Inception IL Years Ago
When Unirn Hatters Struck Firm OF
Lowe 6 Co.; Suit Which Followed

The United States Supreme Court on
Tuesday handed down a decision at
Washington affirming the S252 900 ludg-
ment awarded by the New York FEEDER
al Court to ID. E Lowe & Co., banbury
tConn.l hatters, against some ls6 mem
bers of the United Hatters' Union under
the Sherman antitrust law as damages
resulting from a boycott. This finally
settles one OF the most famous labor
case ever heard in the federal courts
The case was brought under the Sher-
man antitrust law and the issue briefly
was whether some 200 members OF the
Hatters' Union. resident in Danbury,
Norwalk. Bethel and other nearby Con
necticut towns should be held liable for
damages as the result OF the alleged in
jury to the business of d. F. Loewe &
Co. of Daanbury, Conn. caused by
boycott against this firm engineered by
the Hatters' Union because the firm
would not unionize its factory.
The suit OF Loewe & Co to recover
damages from the hatters WAS tried in
the United States District Court of Con-
necticut and a jury awarded Loewe &
Co. damages in the sum of $4,000. This
amount was trebled. being a suit under
the Sherman law. which. with incidental
fees. brought the verdict up to S252,-
I3O.9O. The verdict WAS sustained by the,
United States Circuit Court and WAS
then appealed to the Supreme Court.
To insure the collection of the dam
ages. If they were finally awarded, the
lawyers for Loewe & Co. caused to be
attached bank accounts and real prop
erty in the Connecticut cities in which
the defendants resided. As matter of
fact the defendants were selected large
ly because of their financial response
bility.
The matters appealed to the Supreme
Court on the ground that the trial
judges instructions to the jury were I'M
fair and that it had not been proven
that the defendants We're liable under
the circumstances.
The whole affair had its inception in
a strike of the workmen at the Loewe
factory in Danbury in 1902. Previous to
that time James Maher. John Moffits
and other officers of the Hatters' Union
had attempted to induce Loewe to
un;onize the factory. Negotiations were
in progress all through 1900 and 1901.
but they We're unsuccessful. The strike
was called but did not result in bring
ing Loewe to terms. The leaders in the
Hatters' Union then resorted to the boy
colt. Steps We're taken to advertise the
union label SO that persons buying hats
would buy only such headeear as con-
tanned the label.
Agents OF the Hatters' Union also We're
sent all over the country where nom
union hats were sold TO arouse the in
terest of union men everywhere in the
label. so that they would purchase only
hats containing it. and as well to visit
retailers and Wholesalers and persuade
them not to handle non-union hats. This
action was made the basis for dam
age suit by Loewe x Co.
United labor bulletin., 1915-01-09
FEDERAL TROOPS DEPART
FROM STATE STRIKE ZONE
LAST ONES LEAVE TODAY FROM
TRINIDAD MINING DISTRICT.
Have Been on Duty Since May l. 1914,
Being Ordered Here by President AT
ter State Mihtia's Ludlow Massacre.

Bv tomorrow noon all OF the 1000
federal soldiers. who have been doing
duty in the several coal mining districts
since May /. 1914. will have departed
for their respective permanent quar-
ter They came in response to proc-
lam.ltion issued by President Wilson on
April 2S. following the massacre at Lud-
low of 10 men. women and children by
the state militia ON April 20. After the
federal troops reached Colorado up untfi
their departure not single serious dis
order occurred in either of the strike
zones.
During the period the state militia
was on duty. from October Is. 1918, to
April 2S. 1914 tsiN mouthsl. nearly 100
lives We're sacrificed and the state in
Cured u war debt of Sl.ooo,ooo.
The federal soldiers stationed at Oak
Creek in Routt county were the first TO
depart. passing through Denver on New
Years day. en- route to their quarters
at Fort Mead. These were followed on
Monday by the troops at Louisville in
Boulder county and Tuesday by those
stationed near Canon City in Fremont
county They also returned to Fort
Mead in South Dakota. The second
squadron OF the Fifth United States cav
alrv under command of Maj. w. a.
IIolhrook. left Walseuburg Wednesday
for Fort Leavenworth, Kan, The last
TO 20 were those stationed about Trim
idad. comprising the Eleventh cavalry of
Fort oylc thorpe. Ca. under command
OF Colonel Lookctt.
No excuse has been found by Gov
ernor Ammons TO permit Gen. John
Chase to call out the discredited state
militia for duty in the mining districts,
where all is quiet and peaceful.
United labor bulletin., 1915-01-09

u vote Of 80 ayes to nays the
INT ed States Senate late last Satur-
day afternoon passed the immigration
bill containing the restrictive literacy
tcst Tor admission of aliens at the ports
Of rhis country. An amendment by SEN
atef Lodge was incorporated exempting
subjects of Belgium made homeless by
the European war who come here for
tlH drrlared purpose of engaging in ag-
rittLtara pursuits. Another amendment
eSc,ldes from the United States all per
som OF the African race or of negro
blos,d. Otherwise the text of the bill
il IL same as when passed in the House
Last February by vote OF PAL to 1876.
Seestors voting against the bill Were:
Br7ndegee. McCumber, MARITIME, O'Gor-
nipE. Rinsdell, Reed and Walsh.
Must Be Able to Read.
t. literacy test provides in effect as
THAT after four months from the
app soyal OF this act, in addition to the
aliess who are by law now excluded
frc1s admission into the United States,
fhe following foreign persons shall also
b. t1cluded from admission thereto. to-
Wiz
sAH aliens over l6 years OF age,
ply. isatlly capable of reading. who can
net Fssd the English language, or some
otifel language or dialect, including
.iietsrw or Yiddish; provided. that any
;adInss-ible alien or any alien heretofore
or siicntafter legally admitted, or any
eitizeu OF the United States may bring
in Q send Tor his father or grandfather
over 81 wears OF age. his wife. his
motirr, his grandmother OF his unmar-
ried or widowed daughter, if otherwise
astinis-ibie whether such relative can
'r-ad or not. and such relative shall be
prrintted to enter.
Inspectors to Give Test.
--1hat for the purpose of ascertainins
aiaeiher aliens can read the immigrant
ipsPectors shall be furnished with slips
al rniform size. prepared under the di-
rs5x y Of The secretary of labor, each
confirming not less than 80 nor more
than 40 words in ordinary use, printed
in plainlv legible type, in some one of
the various languages and dialects of
immigrants Each alien may designate
the particular language or dialect in
which he desires the examination to be
made. and shall he required to read the
words printed on the slip in such Ian
guaee OF dialect
That the following classes of per-
sons shall be cNemp; from the opera
tion of the iIliteraey test. to-wit:
Prosecuted to Be Admitted.
All aliens who shall prove to the sat
isfaciion of the proper immigration Of
fieer or to the secretary OF labor tina,
they emigraied from the country OF
United labor bulletin., 1915-01-09
Forget to Be Sworn Be-
fore Electin6 Speaker
Opening Session Of Raw Recruits
aSeries Of Blunders Which Cause
Democrats to Smoker Audibly

30 ANXIOUS were the Republicans TO
lo-c no time in getting a grip ON the
Stat. Legislature, after being in the
minority for eight years past, that when
the Twentieth General Assembly. con
yened Wednesday noon no regard was
paid 10 constitutional provisions With
out the formAlify OF having a commit
Toe on credentials to ascertain II there
were any contests TO seats. and not even
waiting to have the members sworn In.
the 20 Republican members rushed the
gam. by elerting a speaker. doing OUT
appoint tnrnts and otherwise tangling up
business. II required all of Thursday Y
to correct the record straighten af-
furs out and get the Honse legally or
ganiF.d Protests by Democratic minor.
ity member that things were being
mus-ed up" had no effect on the hun
guy Republicans.
Philip d. Stewart Of Colorado Springs,
chairman Of the Republican state cen
tril committee. was elected speaker by
. vote OF 80 To % over Siewers Finch
e. Democrat. OF Breckenridge. One Dem
ssrnttc member sas absent. He il H. G..
Bcisincsr OF Gilpin. supposed to be a
prisoner Of onc OF the warring factions
Ia Mexico. Secretary OF State Bryan
has been requested TO find and return
him 10 Colorado.
Senate Performs Nicely.
In the Senate things were more or
drriy and organization was perfected In
the regular way. Senator Leroy J. Will
iRm- al Central City. holdovcr Repuo-
Iican. was chosen president pro tenn over
Sam BuTris. Democrat. of Pueblo by a
vote OF Is TO l6. Senator Barney Ma
pier Of 6lenwood Springs was the only
-ub-eas nenAEfs IN -fhr- House - en-
pIoys we're named and II IN the SEN
ate. all Republicans Henry A. Luther
of Weld county is chief clerk of the
JlouHe and j. A. Iaton OF Denver sec
-srrtary OF the Senate.
Justice Gabbcrt OF the Supreme Court
WIS si-ibly confused by the strange
mode of procedure in the Eousc when
called in to administer the oath To mem
ber- and found the newly. elerted speak
er in the presiding station. lie admin.
isirred the oath fret TO Speaker Stew +.
art and then to the members of the
House. and retired with puzzled frowr
marring his brow.
Democratic Members Smoker.
House employees then were named In
resolution which WAS adopted and the
speaker proceeded to administer the
oath of service TO them.
silently the lemocrsts sat through
II all. except when one old member
sHinly endcasored 10 put the Republican
members ncar him on the righ, track.
and when rank outsider. sensing din,,
cutly, sent note to the speakers ro--
tTi,m outsining the errors and pointing
ont the right psth-only to have II u
nored.
Speedily the Democrats OF the House
safety and in concert. while the Repub.
lican majority continued at Its work OF
adopting the usual resolutions and nan,
inc the usual committees.
Oral Resolutions Protested.
At first the concurrent resolution
adopted We're sent TO the Senate orally.
United labor bulletin., 1915-01-09

Mrs. Carter II. Harrison OF Chicago
has exercised the customary female pre-
rosative OF changing her mind ana now
consents to her husband. Mayor Hysrrt-
son. becoming a candidate Tor sixth
term in order to break his fathers rec
ord for length OF service -. chief eN-
ecutive of the big city
United labor bulletin., 1915-01-09
INDIANA MINES REPORT DECREASE

Indiana coal mines produced $685.
LIS tons OF coal in 1914 and gave en-
ploymcnt to s2.llo miners, according to
the report of the state mine Inspector
The miners earned Si5.065 .9SA67 during
the ear. The production reported for
1914 represented decrease OF 6ll,sS1
tons. IN comparison with the production
in 1913.
United labor bulletin., 1915-01-09

II is believed that workers in New
York will be called upon in the near
future to oppose the establishment Of
state constabulary, which has aroused
so much resentment in Pennsylvania.
The military committee of the Mer-
chants Association of New York has
RECOMMENDED that rulcrship by Ccssacks
be indorsed.
United labor bulletin., 1915-01-09
Shouting the Way
New York. Jan. 4, 1914.

new YORK, JAM =, lplf-
Editor United Labor Bulletin:
Ny Dear Sir-Please find in
closed pOstoffioe stamps for two
copies Of The United Labor Bulle-
tin for December 20, 1919. 1t con
tains an article of religious ma
ture that / desire TO have read by
my pastor.
Most respectfully yours,
W. S. ROOD.
80 Bank street,
New York City.
United labor bulletin., 1915-01-09

Always try to keep yoIir heart lit
tie softer than your head.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-06

|fng out 70 the length Of nine feet
according 70 those who glanced at 81
before Joining others in preeipitate'
flight Very appropriately this first
snake story Of the season IS connected
with the first picnic Of the season,
for st was at an outdoor jubilee that
the nine-footer made his appearance.
In strict accordance with picnic rules
and traditions the girls who caught a
glimpse of the reptilian Intruder
shrieked and fed, but, in violation Of
rules and traditions and Of picnic
ethics and etiquette, the young men,
according to accounts Of the affair.
also took to their heels instead Of
making heroes of themselves by slay-
ing the 'tvarmint."
The serpent, It appears, was Just
as badly scared as the picnickers
we're, for. turning in the opposite di.
rection, It took. not to its heels, but
to its nine feet, and hiked of with all
possible celebrity. And it isamatter for
regret that it was not put out of the
running, for, emboldened by Its sue.
cess as disturber, It is likely that II
will appear at other picnics and throw
scares into those present by standing
up on its ninth foot and taking a lively
interest in the proceedings. And as
the picnic season grows older this
snake will grow in length until it be-
comes, in the imagination of those
who see it, monster Of boa constrIc-
tor dimensions. Washington county,
as remarked in these columns yester.
day, is poor starter of hailstone sea-
sons, but when it comes to snake
stories she is away UP front. How.
ever, West Virginia communities,
CORY, Pa. and winsted, Conn, are
yet to be heard from.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-06
rHuRspAY MAY NJ 1915:
HOW OLD IS AN EeaI2

The cold storage laws of the state
Of Pennsylyaniai are being held up to
rldicuie BY come Of the writer's in the
sasern daiitess They claim that
Ponce M Leon was not the wild
dreamer mat he 90 supposed to have
been when ne searched for the
Fountaan q Youth in Florida; for, 1t
|is sa4d, tiaat he would have found the
MYTHICAL sfounts had he come as far
north az the Delaware river. Accord.
ing TO the laws Of Pennsylvania at
the present time the egg Of hen in
TINT state, after eight months in stor.
age, ts declared TO be too old to occupy
IN deeency o place on the breakfast
tabte Of any Philad elphian: But ii
the same egg s. ferrted across the
Magic waters Of the Delaware to
CAMDEN and then brought back to
Philadelphia, u legally regains its
youth ana social standing, etc. And,
uoreoxer; the egg can then be sold
over any counter in the city as
''strictIy fresh.s And under the same
law the most aged OF all foreign eggs,
coming from Denmark, Australia, Ger
many OF else where across the water,
Or from any one of our own states,
d again Q youthful and fresh spec!-
mon OF men fruits the moment it
reaches tie Keystone state.
TIE bilI whichshas been introduced
in<o the legislature to abolish the
present cold storage lawsso of the state
OF PENNSYLVANIA, in preparation for a
Uniform 12 MONTH limit for all the
United States, Will have the hearty
support Of millions sof break asters;
not Z Ia Of whom Will rejoice Saddi-
tIon at the demolition Of one or more
o. ttose sectons d the law which
lend weight to the popular Jest that
today most triumphs Of Justice are
moekeriss Of the law, and most
sriumpts of law are mockerles Of
Justice.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-06
oPERATIc PLANS.

The prospects of New York's opera
next season on paper seem exceedingly
bright, and considering the difficulties
Mr.. GATH asazza overcame in carry
ing out his plans this season we are
justified in hoping for the fulfi.lment
of all his promises. But who can
guess what the European situation will
be next autumn? Who can say pre-
cisely what the temper of the AmerI'
can public will be? AS for our
favorltes from Italy and Germany,
they may feel, like Catiline in the old
play that "they go but to return, but
they must feel also that their return
Is not quite assured. Much must de
pend upon the developments of the
war.-New York Times.