United labor bulletin., 1915-01-09

bills. II was decided to use the money
to further the wage movement OF the
laundry workers. The incident is being
used by these workers in their organiz-
ing campaign to point TO the value of
an organization that employers will
spend such sums to destroy.
printer and in the early COS associated
with Thomas A Edison. the inventor, IN
the publication of paper at Port
Huron. Mich Edison was the editor.
while the present Denver jurisr acted in
the capacity of typesetter. Judge Wright
served his apprenticeship TO the print
ing trade on the Port Huron CONNER
cisd, then n newspaper OF some Son-c-
quence in that part of Michigan and
during that time served a. member
of the City Council, being elected at the
age OF 2i. He resigned that position
aud quit the printing trade in 1879 to
come 10 Colombo TO make fortune a.
a gold miner. but instead studied law
and became a judge lie says Edl-ot's
first invention which proved successful
Ia the Michigan town wa. an electric
battery for cXtcrminating cocilroaches-
Edison has become the worlds great
est inventor" said Judge Wright, -bf'
cause be IL composed OF one part in
gpiration and % parts Pcrspiration. In
his youth. as today, he was the most
tirelc-s and energetic worker ever
knew
That married men make the best citi-
zens i proven by the police records OF
Denver. declares Chief OF Police Felix
O'Neill. His report for the year 1914
shows that while l2.s5a single men were
arrested and lodged in the city jail
during this period only $3.50 married men
suffered a similar fate. OF course the
chief l. silent upon the greater possi-
biiitcs OF single men getting ont nights
and travelling along the Great White
Way or frequent the darker spots OF
great city. Women and girls were not
20 bad, either. OF a total of l6,Sos per
sons taken in charge by the police,
only LIS We're OF the feminine gender.
The report shows that the men between
the ages OF 81 and 80 years cause more
trouble than the older men, while the
mcr over so years give the police very
little trouble There were 5,925 men be-
tween the ages of 2l and 80 years ar
rested against e.3e0 over the age OF so
years.
Commissioner of Safety Alexander
Nisbst j. going to establish Legion
of Honor in the fire and police depart
ments OF Denver and bestow iron
crosses upon fircmen and policemen
who perform special fcats of valor.
These crosses will be awarded by the
commissioner in person, SO that hence
forth the German kaiser will not have
y monopoly on this brand of popularity.
just how the medals are TO be award
ed is being worked out in detail by the
commits -ioner, and he intends that their
be-towai shall be surrounded by such
safeguards that the privilege OF wear
Z ing them will be considered great
honor: one that the entire community
/ will recognize. The soldiers OF France,
England and Germany achieve miracles
OF valor and fortitudc for the iron cross
OF honor, which OF itself possessc no in
trinsic value, said Nisbct. The public
servants of Denver may be led TO
heights OF achievement by the knowledge
that her people have created this legion
TO which only superior merit may ad-
init. hope every fireman and police
man shall covet membership in the
legion"
! Hcnceforth it's going 60 be more cx-
pensivc for labor editor to live in
Denver. and this gentle hint is thrown
out TO delinquent subscribers. Begin
ming Tuesday of this week free lunches
disappeared from all thirst qucnchine
emporiums in compliance with an ordi-
nance adopted by the city commission
crs 30 days ago. After being adopted it
was advertised for 30 days to put us
I all on notice, but during the merry hof-
iday season the impending disaster was
entirely overlooked. so that when the
Te Deum was sung Mt midnight Tues
day many who depended upon this
source for appcasing occasional demands
for solid food were unprcpared. In
some of the downtown cafes the event
was marked by mournful ceremonies,
and on Wednesday the free lunch coun-
ters were decorated with funeral
wrcaths, adorned with crepe. bearing the
significant inscription; Laid to Rest"
One counter whcrcon had previously re-
posed generous rations of FREQ food had
a miniature coffin with lighted candles
at either end TO bring home the CHASTITY
truth that one of Dcnvcr's old cstab-
| lished institutions had departed. To
many il was recognized as n forcrun-
ncr of what is TO come ON January !.
1915, when the booze parlors disappear
altogether. Several restaurant men
made the rounds of saloons with smil-
ing countcnanccs, as they contemplated
higher record OF figures in future on
their respective cash registers. As the
teacher used to tell us at the country
school: ITS an Ill wind that blows no.
| body any guod /"