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Denver labor bulletin., 1915-12-11

The forthcoming convention Of the
United Mine Workers Of America will
be one Of the most important in the his
tory Of that organization. The call has
been issued and the Colorado unions VIII
be busy for the next few weeks select.
ing their representatives, as they VIII
ali be on deck to look after matters oil
grave interest to all coal miners in the
state. John r. Lawson, Executive Board
member for District 10. as well as Presi'
a, mt MeIennau and Secretary Doyle will
also attend. The call is as follows;
Officc United Mine Workers Of America,
Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. l, 1915.
To the Local Unions OF the United Mine
Workers Of Misunderstanding;
You arc hereby notified that the
Twenty Fifth Successive Constitutional
a,,d Second Biennial Convention OF the
United Mine Workers of America viii be
held In indianapolis, Indiana, commenc
inc at 1000 A. NJ, Tuesday, January IL,
l.Ls, in Tomlison Hail.
Article l9 Of the International Con
stitution provides the basis oil represcn
tatian and tho manner OF election oi dei
,o' cs as follows;
fsHtion 9. Representatives to the IN
&.yrational Convention shall be elected
directly from local unions they repre-
.ert and shall have one vote for one
h hundred members or less. and ono ad'
Y d;,ionaI vote for cWch one. c.hundrcd nom
hs,, or majority fraction thereof, but no
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-12-11

for the Convention is received and has
been read to the local union. The local
recording secretary shall post notices,
signed by himself and the local presi'
dent at the mine at least three days
prior to such meetings, stating that del
ccatcs are to be elected on a certain
date. Delegates must receive majority
vote of the members present at such
meeting. and no meeting other than the
one first advertised and called in accord
ancc herewith shall he recognized as an
official meeting for the election of dele
gates.
Sec. Is Local officers failing TO read
the call for Convention to their local
union. and TO post notices in accordance
with Section Is of this article, shah,
upon conviction. be removed from office
and shall not thereafter be allowed to
hold office in the organization for per
iod of two years.
Sec. l6. When any delegates credcn.
tials is to be contested, notice of such
contest shall be sent TO the lnterna'
tional Secretary Treasurer not later than
ten DAYS prior TO the date for convening
the Convention; but any delegate Whose
crcdsntial is contested. may be unseated
at any time during the Convention.
Sec. IL. All resolutions. grievances
and constitutional amendments to he
considered hy the Convention. shall be
sent to the International Secretary
Trcs surer. not less than ten days prior
to the date set for the Convention, who
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-12-11

the required number of meetings of the
local union from which they transfer,
Section Q will not prevent their repre-
sentiug the local union TO which they
transferl
Sec. IL. Any member accepting II Po-
sition other than that OF mine work
er shall not be eligible to act as dele
gate 10 any sub-district. district or In
tcrnatioual Convention, OF to represent
the United Mine Workers in central
body or State Federation of Labor Con
vention while holding such position, but
accepting position with the United
Mine Workers OF any other affiliated
organization. shall not be construed a.
making member ineligible TO act as
such.
Sc. 10. The International Secretary-
Treasurer shall furnish the local unions
with credcntial blanks in duplicate,
which must be attested as required on
the blanks. The duplicate shall be re.
tanned by the delegate and the original
forwarded to the International Seer's
tary Treasurer, and no credentials shall
be accepted later than fifteen days priot
to the date for convening the eonNen-
tion.
Sec. Is. The Credential COMMITTEES
shall not transfer votes to any dclcgat.
unless authorized by the local union to
do so.
Sec. "a. Delegates to International
Conventions must he elected at official
meetings Of local unions after the call
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-12-11
DON'T WANT THEIR
CONTRACT BROKEN
Brewery Workers Ask Industrial Com
mission for Hearing on Very Import
ant Matter.

A question that will have far-reach-
fng effect upon contracts between em-
'ployers and employees has been put up
to the State Industrial Commission for
decision Notice was given to the COM
mission by the Zang Brewery Company,
Capitol Brewing Company and the Neef
Brewing Company that they would ter
inmate the existing contracts with the
Brewery Workers on December 81, as
upon that date they would close down
their plants, so far as the manufacture
of beer was concerned
Secretary Koch of the Brewery Work
ers, in their behalf, protested against the
abrogation OF the agreements, declaring
that the breweries were preparing to
make other products at their plants and
were taking advantage of the prohibition
law to abrogate their contracts 1t is
understood that Zang, Neef and the
Capitol are preparing to manufacture
and put on sale product that can be
sold without conflict with the law, as it
contains no alcohol. In fact, the Zang
people have been selling their new prod
uct for some time, as have also the
others.
A hearing of the matter has been set
for the latter part OF the month, when
it is hoped that Chairman Mclaughlin
of the commission will have sufficiently
recovered from his recent operation for
appendicitis to resume his outies- The
result of the controversy will be awaited
with interest, as it is of grave import
anee to labor generally.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-12-11
RENEWING FRIENDSHIPS

Art Vaughn, the jolly boy who runs
an engine on the Salt Lake road, with
headquarters at Tabernash, was in town
few days this week and renewed ae-
quaintanecs with the boys. He was
called here to act as pallbearer at the
funeral of his old-time friend, Robert j.
truthers. Mrs. Vaughn and child have
been spending some months in Denver,
owing to an illness of Mrs. v, but Art
says he has to have them back home
lie says The Bulletin is in demand
among the railroad boys at Tabernash.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-12-11
United Mine Workers Issue Their Can for Convention

will sort and distribute them among the
chairmen of the various and proper COM
mittees-
Sec Is. Resolutions bearing on diff
ferent subjects should be written on sep
arate papers.
Sec. 10. International Conventions
shall not consider internal appeals or
grievances unless they have been pre-
viously considered by the lower tribu-
nails OF the organization.
See. 20. The International organiza-
tion shall pay the transportation OF del
egates to and from international Com
ventions on the following basis: LEGAL
unions OF from ten TO five hundred mem
bers shall be entitled to transportation
for one delegate and one additional dele
gate for each additional five hundred
members or fraction thereof, provided
such fraction is not less that twenty
five members. Where local unions COM
bine. rs provided in Section 5, they shaH
be entitled to transportation for one del
ccate for each five-hundred members OF
traction thereof. provided such fraction
is not less than twenty-five members
Where railroad certificates cannot be se-
cured by delegates, they shall furnish
receipts for fare paid.
Fraternally yours,
JOHN p. WHITE, President.
FRANK J. HAYES. Vice Pres.
wM. GREEN. Sec.-Treas.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-12-11
WAS A Big SUCCESS

The Bulletin goes to press too early
TO give an account this week OF the
Get Together" dinner at the Albany on
Thursday evening OF representatives OF
Organized Labor and members OF the
Denver Manufacturers Association and
other guests Every indication pointed
to large attendance and the carrying
ou- successfully of the program as ar
ranged. A full report will appear in the
next issue
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-12-11
Chairman WaISh's Organization Will
Continue Fight For Right
Labor AdmoniShed Of Necessity Of Continuing to Organize
and Being Constantly on Guard Against Encroachment
on Their Rights to Govern Themselves

political must only
of
that problems
by the yolun tary actio
field of democracy the
faults Of other but a, ihs the medium through p "Sn h @ @
the factor in the the race
to the union
after Studying the evidence and findings
Between employers
accurately tat public authorities including
itia impaaity
armed guards
nd stTkehesker be prohibited
PUBLIC NOT TO TOLERATE INDUsTRlA FEUDALlsM
will be called
but
lending itself
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-12-11
Organizer Biges Sends Interesting Report TO Head
quarters About Denuer Situation; Tdilors
Boost The Bulletin

-s.S7afsrs fe denied knowing him We
arc now looking up letter which Mr..
Blum sent to Serafini last October. Mr..
Blum admitted that he had been a
union man when he worked for Others,
but softened the admission by saying
he had not been active. We proved BY
another witness who had been on com
mi;tccs with Mr. Blum that he had
made out the bills TO be presented to
the bosses in the days of his uion mem
bership. We have the original document
signed by William Blum, President Mer.
chant Tailors' Exchange. which was
given to Local No. March "a, 1908 II
reads as follows:
We. the undersigned Merehan,
Tailor Exchange of the City of Denver,
do hereby agree 10 furnish free work
shops machines and all tools, etc, re
auircd in the business to all members OF
Local No. ). J. T. L. of A, in our EN-
ploy on or before the first day Of Sep
tomhcr, nineteen hundred and three
ti90Sl.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-12-11

The Tailors Of both Locals No. } and
2Oa are prosecuting the work OF getting
everything in good shape and bringing
in new rnefnberr- They are also pa
tien;ly awaiting the final summing up
bcfore the State Industrial Commission,
and feel as II they had made n very
good case.
They are shaping matters 50 that they
csn prescnt an fsr fnrfs and ftntings
TO the members ot organized labor ana
others in Denver at the proper time Al
present there are but two firms entitled
TO use the label on custom made cloth
ing. and union people who buy should
govern themselves accordingly and order
no now suits unless tho label can be
put on.
They subscribed for a large number OF
copies Of The Bulletin for the members
aud also ordered IL sent TO a number
Of employing tailors, 20 that they may
keep informed OF what il going on.
Organizer ID. c. Biggs has rent the
second ins;allmcnt Of his report to tho
headquarters of the international. This
document is very interesting. as il gives
in brief some OF the testimony put be
fore the commission. IL il well worth
reading;
Denver, Colo. Dec. 4, 1915.
Thomas Sweeney, General Secretar,
Journeymen Tailors' Union OF North
America.
Dear Sir and Brnthcr, The following
Is the SECOND ipstallmcnt OF my official
report for November;
when O. 5. Roslund came to the wit
ness chair in the hearing of the Journey
men Tailors W. Merchant Tailors' EN.
change, which took place during the IN
tcrval between November II and No
vembcr 25 in the state house of this
city he a; first baked at being sworn,
then yielded. He admitted that he sold
suits for SEQ, but refused to tell wha,
he paid for the making of trousers.
There was a good reason for his refusal.
We know that he pays only sl.75. in.
cluding extras, and that he always has
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-12-11
BLACksMITHS WANT HOURS.

Boston, Dec 4--tNews Letter. l--or-
pnuired Elaeksm.ths are conducting an
eight t-hour campaign. International OF.
fieers are assisting and II is announced
that the agitation will continue indcfi'
nitely, II necessary.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-12-11

Why is beer stein like the lights on
the Gas and Electric building.
Because they are both ornamental
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-12-11
CRITICAL TIMES FOR LABOR

FRANK p. WALSH,
JAMES O'CONNEII,
FREDERICK HOWE,
AMOS PINCHOT,
HELM MAROF,
JOHN FITZPATRICK,
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-12-11


embodied
carried into effect to the best
statutory
Congress
the of what
the nations workers
where the
social Dictator
the
with and finally that only
zaton
that repugnn to
rubyc O
POWER OF DEMOCRACY
through the collective action the workers them
political problems
to the
field We believe
the OF effective
to the
eftua devised by which the
public
Of collective
application often strained
industrial democracy
Industrial Relations shares abors diru OF so called
Of primarily fitting the workers to exercise
Of which
NOT LEGISLATION BY ASSOCIATION
all 70
is special privilege and to
governmental behalf o
Pvnce organized aeeumuoHs Of wealth It asserts that
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-12-11

to
Committee Indus
number
of
: communities
speech, of
prevailing through
whom they
jail trumPed
The
moft will to
to
Of
to
which
negligible
OF the corporation
mmiee is an
thought problems
will be
Whether labor shall
other be
of its
truly civilized
COMMITTEE
WALSH BG GARRETSON,
p.
BISHOP D.
PINCHoT, JOHN B. LENNON,
MAROF
JOHN FITZPATRICK DANTE BARTON,
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-12-11
"'lSignedi
THE MERCHANT TAILoRS' EN-
CHANGE.
WILLIAM BLUM, President

WILLIAM BLUM, fresioent-
"But when September came they gave
our members !, lockout instead of shops
to work in. During the interval be
tween March -. 1903, and September,
1905 these conscientious bosses changed
their name to Protective Association
They disciaimed any responsibility fol
their acts under the old name. They de
mauded that our members give up then
union books to them. Our men were
loyal and the lockout was on. Sinet
that time they have changed hack to
The Holly chieftain., 1915-09-03
Man and Woman Slain.

Durango, Colo.-Information of a
startling nature which came into the
hands of county authorities caused
Coroner Ray Goodman to make a sud
den change in his plans regarding the
bodies of w. L. Ritter, %, and Mrs.
Ruth Hamblin, "a, found shot to death
in Mrs Hamblin's bungalow supposed.
ly murder and suicide. Coroner Good
man, however, is working on theory
that double murder may have been
committed.
Both Mrs. Hamblin and Ritter had
been shot through the head. apparent
ly with the revolver Ritter was clutch
ing, Though their bodies lay side by
side on the bed, however, there were
powder burns on Mrs. Hamblin's Skin
and none on Ritters. indicating thai
the bullet which killed him was firet
by third person, standing severa
feet away.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-09-03
SOME HINTS FOR BUILDERS
Great Care Should Be Taken in selee-
tion Of the Most Substantial
Roofing Material.

II you were without preparation or
plan, rudely placed in wilderness,
your first thought would be Of food
supply and your next Of shelter, for
these are the two most vital necessi-
ties Of mankind. 1t is therefore
natural that the best thought, and
study are put upon these two essen
tials.
More forward steps have been
taken in the building industry in the
past fifteen years, as regards comfort.
service and architectural beauty than
in the fifty years previous.
Only in recent years has the hand
ling Of cement in building work been
understood properly, and progress is
still constantly being made with it.
Modern hotels and Office buildings
are being equipped with sheet metal
mouldings and steel veenered doors.
Nearly every important change in
building construction is away from
the fire hazard Of wood.
One Of the most significant develop
ments Of recent years is the crushed
slate surfaced asphalt shingle which
is, on new construction and old, rapid
ly supplanting the wooden article.
There are many reasons for this. The
slate surfaced shingles add beauty to
any building-in fact, there is really
no comparison from an architectural
standpoint. Crushed slate Of pleasing
tints Of red or green. is employed as a
surfacing. The shingles are uniform
ly eight inches wide and are exposed
four inches to the weather. No paint
ing is necessary as the red or green
| crushed slate is natural and therefore
cannot fade.
The purchaser, however, should
guard himself against buying a slate
surfaced shingle that Is not guaran.
teed by reliable and responsible
manufacturer. There are so many
kinds Of roofing and shingles on the
market today each claiming to be the
best that It becomes necessary for the
| buyer to get some satisfactory assur.
ance that the roofing or shingles are
represented honestly.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-09-03
CLAIM PROOF OF PLOT
ALLEGES MINE WORKERS BALk
RECRUITING EFFORTS.
Militia Court Of Inquiry Charges Plan
TO Swap" Indictments to
Free Labor Men.

Western New spOpcr 1 pion News Service.
Denyer-M Members of Court of In
quiry appointed by Governor Carlson
Ut the request of several militia Off
GERS. against whom charges have been
brought recently. made Il partial re-
port TO the chief executive. in which
they allege having in their possession
evidence to show a general conspiracy
TO prevent the reorganization of the
state militia
They particularly mentioned having
lndisputablo proof that the United
Mine Workers of America had secured
a detective agency TO spy upon the
movements of the recruiting officers;
that the Mine Workers and detective
agency were working with certain pub
lie officials to prevent the reorganiza-
lion of the militia,
Ii was further claimed that their
evidence included certain correspond
ence, upon which was based their
knowledge OF n plot TO secure the in
aictment of public officials and mill
tiamen. for the purpose OF trading
upon such indictments for the henellt
Of certain people involved and under
indictment in the so-called strike
cases.
One OF the letters the Court of In,
quiry claims to possess, they say, dis.
closes the fact that the text of the
recent decision OF the State Supreme
Court, barring Judge CRANKY Hillyer
Of the Third district from further par
ticipation in strike cases growing out
of the Colorado coal strike. was sent
TO the Washington office of the de-
tective agency on Aug. o-althoush
the decision was not handed down un-
til Aug l6,
The Court of Inquiry appointed by
The governor consists of Iieut-Col. f.
J. Boughton, Maj. II. J. Hersey and
Capt Henry NJ. Pingree.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-09-03
STATECAPITAL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
CROPS ARE FLOURlSHiNG.
Fruit Prospects Good and Sugar Beets
in Fine Condition.

Denver. - Colorado's outlook for
late fruits is excellent, despite the abb
sence of rain on the western slope in
localities for many weeks, according
to the crop report for the week end
ing Aug. "a, issued by F. II. Branden-
burg, chief OF the Denver forecast
bureau of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. The bulletin fol-
lows:
During the week the temperature
was below normal in the central coun-
ties. On the western slope the temp
erature was slightly above the sea-
sonal average. Warmer weather
would be beneficial on the eastern
slope.
in most of the central counties the
precipitation was heavy, and in the
eastern counties the rainfall was
ample for all needs. On the western
slope, however practically no rain OF
consequence has fallen in localities
for many weeks. The sunshine was
insufficient in most central and east
ern counties, retarding the growth of
corn and other crops.
'Haying, harvesting and threshing
proceed satisfactorily generally, but
in some central counties the wet
weather interfered with outdoor work,
and the second crop of alfalfa was
damaged locally in some central coun-
ties by heavy rains.
The outlook for fruit, especially in
the southeastern part of the state, is
good. Small grains made good pro-
gress, and sugar beets are in excel
lent condition. Ranges are in excel
lent condition, except in some dis
tricts on the western slope"
The Holly chieftain., 1915-09-03
Board Lifts Ban on Hog Serum.

Denver-The Colorado State Board
of Livestock Inspection passed the
following resolution sanctioning the
use of hog cholera serum: "Being sat
isfied that hog cholera serum and
virus produced in certain sections Of
the United States may be used with
out danger of conveying foot and
mouth disease, it is hereby ordered
that hog cholera serum and virus pro-
duced in plants licensed by the United
States government located west of the
Mississippi river, except such plants
as are located in the state of Mime
| sofa and the counties of Butler, Sedg-
| wick, Sumner and Cowley in Kansas,
will be admitted into Colorado, pro-
vided that no such serum plant shall
ship virus into Colorado except to
graduate licensed veterinarians"
The Holly chieftain., 1915-09-03
Board Defends Coal Lands Sale.

Denver.-That the land was sold as
a-result of sworn affidavit that it
contained no coal will be the answer
of the State Land Board to the suit
instituted by N. S. Walpole to knock
out the mineral reservation clause in
the sale of section of state land in
Weld county, near Erie, which has
now been found to contain coal de-
posits valued at no less than $1,000
600. A decision unfavorable to the
state would apply to all sales of state
school land in which the mineral
rights have been reserved to the
state, and would mean loss to the
school fund of hundreds Of thousands
Of dollars through existing and fu-
turs coal land leases.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-09-03
Farrar uphoIds Safety Clause.

the enforcement Of statewide prohibi-
tion on Colorado beginning Jan. /
next was properly passed, so far as
the safety clause is concerned. accord
ing TO Attorney General Farrar. The
statement of the attorney general was
made as a result of an investigation
Of the action of the General Assembly
on the measure in preparation of the
states defense In the manadamus
proceedings brought by liquor inter.
estS 10 compel Il reference of the bill
10 a vote OF the people in November,
1916
The Holly chieftain., 1915-09-03
CUTICURA SHAVING
10 Up-to-Date Shaving for Sensitive
Skins. Trial Free.

Prepare razor Dip brush in hot
water and rub it on Cuticura Soap held
in palm of hand. Then make lather
on face and rub in for a moment
with fingers. Make second lathering
and shave. Rub bit of Cuticura Oint.
ment over shaven parts land on scalp
If any dandruff or itching) and wash
all on with Cuticura Soap and hot
water, shampooing same time. One
soap for all-shaving, shampooing,
bathing and toilet. It's velvet for SEN
sitive skins. No Shiny mug. No germs
No waste of time or money. Free
sample each, if you wish Address
postcard, "Cuticura, Dept KY, Bos.
ton" Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-09-03
Each Family VIII Receive So. 500.

nenver.-Accidents averaging twen
ty-eisht per day have occurred in Colo
rado since Aug. !. when the work
mems compensation law went into eff
feet, according to figures compiled by
the state industrial commission. They
include 4 total of seven fatalities,
Were ii not for the compensation law,
according 10 members of the commits
sion, the families of three OF the men
killed would have received nothing in
the way Of indemnity. Under the new
law, however, each family will receive
s2,S00.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-09-03
Convict Shot as Three Flee.

Buena Nista,-R. Nelson, reform
story convict, died at a Salida hospi
tai from bullet wound he received
in an attempt to escape with two com,
panions, According to Guard Smith,
who did the shooting, and TRUSTEES who
were with the guard, the shot was
fired accidentally. The bullet entered
the left side just below the left arm
and came out through the back on the
right side, penetrating the intestines.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-09-03
Stolen $40 Found in Wooden Leo

Salida.-Frank Biller, is. has a
wooden leg. a few days ago he got
porter's Job at a barber shop. The
next night s45 was taken from the
cash register, Frank was arrested. A
careful search revealed nothing. Final.
ly, they took off his wooden leg. II
has been cracked and wrapped with
insulating tape. The tape was un.
wound. There was sac. Frank con,
fesse6.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-09-03
Seventy Years. Seventy Cares.

Grand Junction-Mrs. c. B Worth
instoa celebrated her 70th birthday al
her home on Fruit Ridge, reading
seventy postcards from seventy
friends in seventy different localities
The ARRANGEMENT for the mailing al:
the cards required several days work
or the psr7 Of friends here.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-09-03
Pleasure Train Crash iajurss -

Colorado Springs. - Three persons
we're seriously hurt and twsaty-aas
oihsrs were badly bruised and shaken
Up when q Colorado Midland sIcu--
SION train crashed haad-oa into a
freight train a. Idlswl]d, 70 miles west
81 TINS cltE.