Denver labor bulletin., 1915-08-07

monies also is noted. He changed his
mind about going to San Francisco after
Lieutenant-Governor Moses Lewis had
filed a claim with the state auditor Tor
about $500 a. salary for acting governor
while George was campaigning recently
ia the East for the National Anti-Sa-
loon league. George didn't propose 90
take chances on losing any more OF his
annual stipend. The press dispatches
make no mention of the commissioner re-
Gently appointed by the governor. He
probably got peeved and quit when
State Auditor Mulnix refused to pur-
chase am ice chest to keep his liquors
in. Ham" wanted to station this re-
frigerator on the vacant plot of ground
reserved for the Colorado state build
ing.
{. -
John c. Shaffer, publisher of the Den
yer News and Times. the Chicago Post
aud various other newspapers, is en-
titled to u vote OF thanks for success
fully exercising his influence 10 have
the First Illinois regiment OF Chicago
stop over in Denver and give a maneuver
drill at City park. The appearance,
gcntlemanly department and drilling OF
this crack body of state -oldiery aiford-
ed opportunity Of comparison with the
nondcscrpt gunmen and mime guard
state melish of Colorado. The First
Illinois regiment i not recruited and
maintained for the purpose OF serving
private corporations, but owes fealty to
the state and national governments. An
incident OF the visit was the manner
~ which Adjutaut General Chase OF the
Colorado national guard wns rebuked
by Colonel McReyuolds OF the Illinois
Il. s..r.
dcrcd the visiting Officers. when Chas"
had said something about the Valor and
high-class social standing OF the Colo
rado mchsh Officers The visiting col
ouel cooliy replied that in the First
Illinois regiment every officer. including
himself. had first served as a private
and risen from the ranks, and that no
officer felt himself socially superior 10
the latest recruit And the fact rc-
mains that the stop here of the famous
regiment ON it, return trip from the
Panama exposition was a compliment to
John G. Shaffer. and the J0!cpo Den
yer citizens who enjoyed the drill at
City park are under no obligations for
this privilege To either Governor Carl
-ou OF Adjutant General Chase.
:33.
United States Senator William !.
Stone OF Missouri was sfown and gwen
real Colorado wild wsst thrill Mon
day afternoon. lie was one of the
victims of stage holdup in Bear
Greek canon. near Morrison. The stage
was proceeding on its way tn its des-
tination when the movie people swarmed
from behind large rock where they
had been hiding and. taking the drop
on the driver. forced him to halt his
horses and throw his hands in the air.
The driver and occupants of the vehicle
were alarmed and when the command
for all hands to leave the stage was
shouted all formed detected line along
the road while the road agents went
thru their pockets and the operator
clicked merTily away on his machine
hidden in a olump OF bushes. The sit
untion was cleared few moments later
when the director OF the picture outfit
rode up and began cursing the bandits
and the operator for having taken the
wrong stage coach. The vehicle belong
ing 10 the film company was imme-
diately in the rear but tn" pictures
taken by error Were 30 realistic that no
second run was made.