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Denver labor bulletin., 1915-05-01
family who has what miners call "guis,
in the elemental phrasing OF the West.
Mrs. Lawson Has Real Courage.

family who has what miners call "guts.-
in the elemental phrasing OF tho, West.
Mrs. Lawson Has Real Courage.
A friend phoncd to Mrs. Lawson just
after the Ludlow disaster and advised
her TO call John home from the scene
of conflict at once II he was still alive.
since As one of the strike leader. he must
be in great danger.
NO. il he's .till alive they need him
more than I do. | won't -cnd for him
and he wouldn't come IL ! did" she
said.
Before he was eight years old Iaw-
son wa- q breaker boy in the Pcnnsyl-
vania coal fields. In turn he became
traPper. driver boy. a coal digger. and
a mine boss in small way.
He's Self-Educated.
lie stands about six feet and weighs
$50 pounds. | should guess his age at
i5. His wavy hair j. beginning to turn.
II il not surprise TO learn that his par
cnts were Scotch. II shows in his quiet
sense OF hImor. in his rather slow delib-
crate manner, and in the hint of tragedy
his strong face shows. Life il serious
business with John II. Lawson, though he
knows how To smile and how to laugh.
Outside of a little night schooling Law
son got all the education he has in the
rough school Of experience that holds
open session 365 days in the year. Yet
you cannot read his testimony before the
industrial relations commission without
knowing that life has educated him.
Modest and Unassuming.
lie has big view of things. His
mind moves with sure certainty 10 the
hub OF problem. In the hearing OF the
industrial relations commission more
than one trap was laid for him. lie did
not avoid them. He just walked through
them as II they had not been there.
His modesty Is refreshing. II is easy
to embarns- him by making him tell
stories about himself. lie would n great
deal rather tell about the things his
friends have done.
80 long as the interests OF labor are
in the hands of men like John II. Law.
son workingmen are to be congratulated
For Lawson is both very human and very
efficient.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-05-01
Otto F. Thum Has Kept Pledges
Made When Elected2 Years Ago
Commissioner of Property Saves the Taxpayers $29 $50
Since Taking Office and Gives Men Who Do the Real Work
Increased Pay; Establishes Genuine Ciuil Seruce System

Two years ago when he was a candi-
property and was triumphantly elected
by a large vote, Otto F. Thum issued
a circular and gave it wide circulation.
This circular contained in concrete form
the statement and declaration of prin-
ciples that Mr. Thum said would guide
him in the conduct of the office 1t
amounted to pledge to the people. Now
that he is candidate for reelection the
people will want to know if he has kept
his pledges We have examined the rec
ord. and find that Mr.. Thum has ac-
tually and literally lived up to every
promise and pledge he made two years
ago. 1t is a most remarkable record of
achievement, and shows that the people
may well know what he will do. for he
has already done it.
Without tiring the reader with detail.
it will be sufficient to say that Mr.
Thum promised an economical admins
tration of city affairs. What is the rec
ord? He has saved the people S29,5SO.GO
in real money. The eleven administra-
tive branches that used to cost the peo-
pie Sl05.095.70 now cost the people only
S75.5l5.l9. In other words, Mr.. Thum
is doing the same work for practically
thirty thousand dollars less.
For Publicity and Civil Service.
Two years ago Mr.. Thum said he be-
lieved in the fullest possible publicity to
all public acts. He has redeemed that
pledge.
He said he favored the best possible
civil service employees. All the regular
IN, -, ha,
by him put under the civil service. thus
protecting good employees from future
political vaccinations.
He said he wanted more street lights
in places where darkness prevailed. He
got 'em.
Here's a whole paragraph promulgated
two years ago; Believing as do that
the city should undertake it's improve
ments by day labor, l favor the aboli
tion az far as practicable of the contract
system on all public work"
Result All work in his department,
including parks and mountain parks, is
done by day labor and not by contract,
and the city never had better work or
achieved better results. Only Denver
men and Denver materials are used in
the department of property.
Makes Good With Labor.
Two years ago Mr.. Thum published
this: Il believe that the city should
pay the best possible wage to the la
borers whom it employs. so as to create
"A standard for work of this kind" What
happened? Why as soon as he took his
seat as commissioner of property he
raised the pay of all the men who Were
working by the day-and there az a
whole lot of 'em during the summer-to
$3.50 a day. And as though that was
not enough. he secured whole lot of
back pay for the men at the rate of
25c day that had been held up on a
technicality. Good work, did you say!
Sure. Yet We find here and there a la
boring man who says Thum didn't make
good. You couldn't satisfy such men as
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-05-01
METROUTOF ESTES PARK
WAGS'TAIL AT HIS MASTER
SUNBEAM is THE PET OF TOUR
lists; PROUD OF ATTENTION.
G. H. Thompson, Friend of the Finny
Tribe, Gives Some Advice to Trout
Fishers About Cruelty.

A tame mountain trout. ten years old,
fourteen inches long and the victim of
extremely hard usage at the hand OF
man. is one of the attractions to be
found in the Estes park fish hatchery. OF
which G. II. Thompson. noted fish cul
turist and friend Of the finny tribe. Is
superintendent He is known all over the
country as the pet fish of Estes park.
Sunbeam has tale. When he was n
very little fellow wiggling around under
the wing of his mother and practicing
some new strokes which he had learned
at swimming school, he became hungry.
And though his mother had warned him
never to eat flies and fish hooks, he
saw such pretty fellow floating over
the surface one day that he decided to
take II nibble.
The man on the other end of the line
was not an experienced fisherman and
lie didn't know that the touch Of n dry
hand to the body of a fish takes away
the slime that protects the trout from
harm. And though he threw Sunbeam
back in the water. he had laid the little
chaps body open to fungus. the scourge
fatal to all the fish family.
A few days later Thompson caught the
trout discovered the first signs of the
fungus growth and took Sunbeam"
home to his incubator. After several
weeks OF careful medical treatment
"Sunbea became well again. And
though he lost all his beautiful coloring
temporarily. he is now naturally marked
again and as husky as ever
The experience with Sunbeam" caused
Thompson to issue the following advice
to fishermen which he as distributing all
ovef the country:
"a PLEA FAR THE FISH.
"Whcn removing an undersized trout
from your hook. always moisten your
hands before graspine tile fish; other
wise the dry hand will remove the slime
from the back of the trout. when it Is
only question of time until fungus
sets in and the fish will die.
Always kill your fish that are large
enough to keep as soon as taken from
the hook. This can be done by giving
IL stroke with stick on the head,
back of the eyes. 1t will avoid all suf-
fering. and make your fish far better for
table use.
"The American Fisheries society at
Washington. d. G., September q "a. 1908.
recommended that the various state com
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-05-01
EIGHTEEN CHICAGO LABOR
OFFICIALS ARE INDICTED
CHARGED WITH RESTRAINT OF
TRADE AND SHIPMENTS.
Eighty-Two Individual Contractors and
Corporations Included in the Whole
sale Indictments as Charged.

Eighteen labor officials and eighty-two
individuals and corporations are involved
in eight indictments charging restraint
of trade through interfering with inter
state shipments which We're returned be-
fore Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Tuesday in the United States district
court in Chicago.
The more prominent OF the labor men
indicted We're Simon O'Donnell, president
OF the Building Trades Council; Michael
Boyle, business agent of the Electrical
Workers union; Charles w. Fry, busi-
ness agent Machinists Union; Michael
Artery, business agent Machinery Nov
ers and Riggers; Frank Condor, business
agent Boiler Makers Union, and Ray
mond c. Leary former business agent
Electric Workers Union.
A number OF Officers of the Chicago
Lighting Fixture association and the Chi
cago Switchboard Manufacturers asso-
ciation were named in two of the indict
ments.
Several of the labor men are charged
with having interfered with the delivery
of ice machinery. while in one of the
indictments it was alleged that an asso-
ciation was formed by manufacturers
and contractors of electrical apparatus
which entered into an agreement with
two branches of the electrical workers
union in 1911, whereby the association
was to keep out OF Chicago all materials
and products of their line not manufac-
tured in Chicago.
Labor leaders also were named i'll in
dictments for having prevented union
workmen from unloading or handling
goods which had been shipped from
outside the state because of alleged dis
putes with the concerns to which the
goods were billed.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-05-01

The Bulletin can be heard clear across
the continent.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-05-01
PERSONAL SIDE JOHN r. LA WSON
SKETCH OF THE MAN ON TRIAL EOR MURDER
By WILLIAM MAC LEOD RAINE =
In the Denver Expires.

After you have taken in the fact that
he is broad -shouldered fellow OF the
western type. the first thing you notice
about John Il. Lawson, the labor leader
who is being tried for his life on
the charge OF numbering a mine guard
named Nimmo is that he is as friendly
big Newfoundland pup.
Kindliness sticks out all over him.
There i no professional geniality in his
manner. II il just that he has a way OF
liking folks.
lie is not at all OF the good mixer
type. He doesn't clap you on the back
and call you "old man" the second time
he sees you. There is Il note OF quiet
a a lamb.
Little Children Trust Him.
When child falls aud bumps his
head he runs to John Lawson ~ natur-
ally he would to his mother. There is
something almost affectionate in the
manner of this big fellow who has
dozen indictments for murder hanging
over his head.
You would expect Lawson TO look out
for women and children first IL he were
on sinking ship. That is the kind Of
big simple hearted man he is
Pretty soon You suspect he il not all
gentlcness. His steel-gray eyes look
straight at YOU. There is a reserve
strength in the slow. quiet way he talks.
II is not surprising that one of the con
gressional strike committee before whom
he testified. lawyer of very wide expc-
rience. said that Lawson was the most
self contained and bcst-poiscd witness he
had ever seen.
His Wife Critically ILL.,
lie has lived for seven years in DEN
yer in "A little cottage with his wife, his
daughter. and his motber-in-law. His
wife is u frail little woman. and under
the strain TO which she has been sub
jected, she has collapsed from nervous
prostration. A few months ago her life
was despaired Of, but she recovered
enough 10 go to California with her
daughter. They are now living at the
home of her sister. Mrs. Laura Douglas,
1911 Michigan ave. Los Angeles.
Lawson il not the only member Of the
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-05-01

Beats them all. La Belle Sc cigar;
union made in Denver.-Adv.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-05-01

Beats them all. La Belle Sc cigar ;
union made in Denver.-Adv.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-05-01
WOMEN LAWYERS DEFEND GIRLS

sixty women lawyers of Chicago have
placed their services at the disposal OF
Judge Heap of the municipal court, who
is privileged to call any of them to de-
fend girls brought before him. This ac-
ton followed the decision of prominent
men lawyers who volunteered to defend
poor boys brought before Judge Dolan
IN the boys branch of the same court.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-05-01
His Wife Critically Ill.

missions educate the people by every
means in their power to follow the direc-
tions given about wetting the hands.
Endorsed by twenty-eight fish and
game commissioners throughout the
United States.
&c. II. Thompson, fish culturist, super
intendcnt of the Estes Park Fish Hatch
cry"
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-05-01
TwofLATooN SYSTEM in KANSAS.

Governor Capper Of Kansas has signed
the bill passed by the legislature sub
mitting the question OF "A two-platoon
system for city fremen to vote OF the
people in Wichita and Topeka. There
is little doubt that it will be adopted in
both those cities.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-11-12
EAST WOODSTOCK

Miss Nellie Pratt has BET IA spending
a week with Miss Phipps in Dudley.
Mrs. n. T. White was called TO
Roanoke, Va, Tuesday. Her daugh-
ter Agnes being in the hospital there,
where she underwent an operation for
appendicitis on Monday. Miss Agnes
was attending college at marion,
Va, before her illness.
A meeting of the Equal Franchise
League will be held with the Presi.
dent, Mrs. T.. r. Rollins, Nov. II, at
$3.50 O'Clock. All interested are in
vited to attend.
J. NJ. Paine and wife and Miss Lewis
start for California Friday going by
way of Chicago, Denver to Ogden,
Utah, thenceyto San Francisco, when
they will attend the exposition before
going to Pasadena for the.winter.
The first singing class was held
Monday evening the attendance being
nearly so. The hour for .opening will
be 7.30 O'Clock and next Monday even
ing books will be ready for distribu-
ton. Mr.. Cowie, the instructor,
studied for several years with Ger
man professor and has been a salaIied
singer for 43 consecutive years.
L. r. Elnueuhu anu idI1iiy Hdu n
family dinner party Sunday, the fol-
lowing guests being present: Mr.. and
Mrs. John Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. Viii
liam Lindemsn, Walter Lindeman,
Mrs. Louise l.. Child, sons Cedric and
Wallace and Henry Lindeman.
A missionary meeting was held
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. H..
NJ. Clifford the attendance being 70.
The topic for the meeting WIS Home
hi ssions in Action and An Education
Force. Mrs. Mary Morse was the
leader assisted by Mrs. +. A Jordan
and Mrs. Lindeman. Solo, Mrs.
Ezra May. A social hour followed the
program. Refreshments were served
by the hostess.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. +. May recently
spent few days in Boston.
Miss Clara Eddy attended The library
on Tuesday.
Miss Minnie Bixby Of Webster has
been visiting Mrs. Emma Bixby the
past week and on Saturday evening
Mrs. Bixby entertained several OF her
lady friends in her honor. The follow
ing.spent q very enjoyable evening:
Mrs. II. A. Turner, Mrs. l.. H.. Linde-
man, Mrs. y. L. White, Mrs. j. =.
May, Mrs. Geo. Bosworth aud Mrs.
Everett +. May. co
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-11-12
WEST WOODSTOCK

Mrs. F. n. Harris had the misfortune
OF falling and breaking her collar bone
one day last week. At this writing
she is reported as being more comfort.
able. Her many friends wish for her
speedy recovery.
The German Medicine Company
have been presenting series of enter
tainments al Lyceum hall this past
week Vaudeville acts, illustrated
songs and motion pictures made up
the program. A contest for deciding
on the most popular woman In town
was won by Mrs, John Sheppard, who
received set of silver as prize.
Miss Edith Seigel of New York and
Albert Smith OF East Brimtield were
visitors at Kenlm over Sunday.
News has been received here of the
death of Arthur Calkins of North Ro-
chester, Mass. Mr.. Calkins at one
time lived in this village and is well
known here.
Miss Sue winslow, who has been
spending several months in Woon-
socket, r. L., is the guest of her sister,
Mrs. +. n. Harris.
Farley Walker has recently had
telephone installed in his house, num-
Der 22l-23.
Mrs. Edward Morse of Plainville has
been spending few days at keneim.
Miss Alice Johnson of Putnam was
the guest of J. M. Perrin and wife on
Sunday.
Franklin Walker and wife were in
Putnam on Sunday.
Elmer Walker of East Pepperell
spent Sunday with his parents, Farley
Walker and wife.
Miss Annette johnson of Putnam
was visitor at Long Meadow farm
last Sunday.
Arthur Wood and family were sun
day guests at Farley Walkers.
James Durkin, for many years a les
ident of West Woodstock, die d at his
home here last week Tuesday. Burial
took place ION Thursday. Interment
was in Putnam.
Miss Esther Davidson was in Put
nam last Sunday.
Jarvas Hall has recently purchased
a Dodge touring car.
Wayland Gage is having his corn
husked by machine this year.
Mrs. Brown and daughter of Wilt
mantle were guests at Randall Davis
over Sunday.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-11-12
WOODSTOCK

Mrs. J. n. Greene from Bfookline
ard Geo. Bass and family were Val
leyside guests over Sumo ay, also +.
L. Child and II. +. Child.
Mrs. John Clark reports most in.
:eresting trip and on her return
Journey visited relatives in Kansas,
Indiana, New York and Hartford.
Henry Lindeman was in town Sun
day.
Herbert Nelson was home from
ForestvilIe over sunday.
Mrs. Henry Ericsson and. daughter
are visiting New York relatives.
Clarence Child attended the meeting
of the Connecticut Probate Assembly
in Hartford Wednesday.
William Gallup entertained friends
from Easton over Sunday.
Clarence Taber spent Sunday with
his wife in East Douglas, Mass.
Mrs. Gallup's ninetieth birthday
was made cheerful by many tokens of
remem brance fr2m her friends.
Woodstock Hill school has won the
banner for highest average attendance
of any school for the month of iOc-
tober in town the average being SO 56
per cent. The following pupils had
perfect attendance for,ihe month:
Beatrice Healey Edwin Nelson
Sarah Healey Edith Nelson
Dorothy Bundy Alma Carlson
Hialmar SwansonLydia Taber
Reuben Swanson Gladys Harrington
Rudolph Swanson Kenneth Andrews
John Mcclellan Clarence Andrews
Albin. Swanson William Hughes
Fosdick Harrison Harry Rutishauser
Elizabeth HarrisonLester Gallup
Burton Harrison
Edwin Wilcox
Anna E. Nelson, Teacher.
There will be social in Academy
hall, Friday evening, Nov. 18th ut
o clock. Readings by Miss Helen
Barry, graduate of the Curry School
OF Expression, Boston, followed by
sOciaI A If invited
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-11-12
THOMPSON

The ThompsonW. c. T. e. will hold
meeting at the Kings Daughters
hall in East Thompson next Thurs
day, Nov. is, at p m. This will be
press meeting and those who have
attended these meetings in the past
will want TO be present as the program
in charge of Mrs. Ella Carlton is sure
to be most interesting.
Miss Wiley returned from her trim to
New York Friday.
Mrs. Rowland Mills visited her sis.
ter, Mrs. Frank Riemier in Elmville
on Wednesday.
Virginia, Frances, Mary and Dexter
Elliott, children OF Mr.,and Mrs. Dex-
ter Elliott, were baptized in connec.
tion with the communion services in
the Cong regational church Sunday.
Emery Munyan was a week end Wis.
itor with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Munyan.
The new bridge over the trench at
Quadic is finished and the highway
to Providence is again open to travel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank knight enter
tanned friends from Providence Sun
day.
K. s. Backus and son Laurence were
out of town on Sunday.
The large pile of wood, about $50
cords, on Buck Hill common, owned
by Whipple d Gilpatric of Putnam, is
rapidly being drawn away to Putnam
by their truck.
Edwin Johnson and Otto Baer have
engaged with their auto truck to work
FDr "a
have gone to the job.
Mr.. Ladd of Putnam has had quite
extensive repairs made to the build
ings on his place, occupied by Howard
Ingraham.
a broad veranda is being put on the
School street end of Mr.. Darts house,
the Larned house.
A delightful evening was spent in
listening TO the reading OF his poems
by Alfred Noyes, the English poet, at
Miss Marot's school.
Mr.. Green has vacated his old home
and moved near Providence.
The bridge club was entertained by
Miss Charlotte Russell Friday after.
mood.
Mrs. Frances Olney has closed her
house for the season and returned to
Hartford for the winter.
Dexter Elliott is having an additio n
put on TO his house for additional oa tn
and servants rooms.
a few necessary repairs are being
made TO the Ream residence.
A son of Deacon Calvin Munyan of
Quadic, student in the Tourteiotte
High school, is sick with scarlet fever.
The school was closed day or Two 10
allow 1.-THE building 10 be fumigated.
There had been a case in Grosyenor-
dale about three weeks ago when the
school was exposed The building at
that time was fumigated but the germs
it seems were not killed.
The large shed on the premises Of
the Misses Cranska has been taken
down. Fred Ramsay had the con-
tract.
Eggs are not so plentiful, but the
price is. Still fresh ones find ready
market in town.
Miss Augusta Mills spent the day
with friends in the village Monday.
Carroll Ingraham is suffering from
another attack of rheumatism. Chas.
Davis, Jr., is substituting in his work
at Mrs. Elliott's.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-11-12
THE PUTNAM PATRIOT November u 1915
School Reports for flrtnher

| The active interest taken in the
schools BY the parents and friends OF
the schools is very Gratifying and will
enable US 10 do more and more useful
work FOE the communities for which
the schools exist. An evidence OF this
interest was shown upon parents day
in OCTOBER when 577 people visited our
schools in one day.
We wish this month TO make A gen.
eral report upon the attendance in the
90 schools under our charge for the
sake of comparison.
The average per cent. OF attendance
for all 90 school, "a per cent.
Eastford, 81. per cent.
Woodstock 96 per cent.
Hampton 96 per cent
Thompson 81 per cent.
Ashford "a per cent.
Canterbury 81 per cent,
Out Of the 90 schools tell below so
per cent, one below SO per cent; "
were sahove % per cent; - or II 30
above 80 per cent; 10 or TO above SO
per cent. and were loo per cent.
The schools standing 100 per cent.
were General Lyon Hnd Axe Factory
in Easlford; those standing above 90
per cent. were, in addition TO those
getting 100 per cent, Ashford Town,
Ashford; Howard Valley, Hampton;
Center, East Hill and North Ashford
in Eestford; Woodstock Hill, South
Primary aud South Grammar in
Woodstock.
The schools standing highest in the
different towns were: Ashford, Ash
ford Town. 80 per cent; Canterbury,
Westminster IS per cent; Eastford
General Lyon, 100 per cent; and Axe
Factory 100 per cent. Hampton, How
ard Valley 50 per cent. Woodstock,
Hill SO per cent; Thompson, New
Boston Grammar 9s per cent.
In Woodstock and Thompson the
contests for the banner were very
close. In Woodstock, South Primary
90 ,per lcent.; South Grammar 80
per cent. Woodstock Hill 1886 per
cent. In Thompson, Grosvenordae
Grammar, 9S.2 per cent. New Bos-
ton Primary $50 per cent. and New
Boston Grammar 95.7 per cent.
The attendance has been so good
that the desire comes to have 100 per
cent. in some town for a month. Can
this dream be realized? Which town
will try for the record breaker?
Better heating arrangements are
needed in many of the rural schools
and teachers with their pupils are
starting upon a campaign to raise
money tofurnish jackets for the stoves.
This arrangement will make it posi-
BILE to heat the country school room so
that all pupils in the room will be
comfortable. The cost per stove will
be about SO and we earnestly urge
parents and friends TO cooperate with
US in this move toward the preserva-
ton of the health of our children dur.
ing the severe winter months. The
Hill school in Woodstock has already
raised the money for its stove Which
schools will be next to make this
move?
Free books in Reading and History
have been purchased for the Wood
stock schools and will soon be in the
hands OF the pupils. This step toward
the better equipment, Of the schools
will be appreciated by all connected
with the schools,
Respectfully submitted,
IF. w. Barber, Supervising Agent.
Putnam, Nov. 9th, 1915,