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Denver labor bulletin., 1916-10-07
CAN'T DODGE CHILD LABOR
LAW THRU A WAREHOUSE
SECRETARY OF LABOR WILSON EX.
PLAINS THE MoOTED CLAUSE.
Says whose Who Attack Law Fail to
Distinguish Between Producing
Plants and Warehouses.

Secretary of Labor Wilson, a member
of the board Of three cabinet members
designated to draft regulations putting
the new child labor law into effect, has
issued a statement replying to asser-
tions that the law could be eVaded easily
by holding products in storage for thirty
DAYS after their manufacture.
Those who attacked the law he said,
failed to distinguish batween producing
plants and warehouses, which might be
located under the same roof and still be
distinct under the meaning OF the provis,
ion barring from interstate commerce
any product removed from a plant in
which child labor had been employed
within thirty days previous.
He declared that any removal there
fore of commodity from the point
where it was produced by child labor
even tho stored foot away for thirty
days or any other period, would make
II forever unacceptable in interstate com.
merce.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-10-07

Try Principe de Lees cigar for an
after-dinner smoke. Union made.-Adv
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-10-07
Tabernacle Open Forum
Interests Many People

The Peoples Tabernacle, with DR.,
Henry Atkinson. Sunday last; the "PeO-
pies Forum" Monday night, with its
open discussion OF the beer amend
ment," and the young peoples night. Fri
dav. with its pleasant social features,
attracted much attention thru the week.
These events mark the beginning of an
active campaign by DR.. Tanner and his
co-workers to still further extend the
useful work the Tabernacle Is doing.
The admirable attitude OF independ-
euce Of the effort being made to bring
this institution into close touch with
the lives of the people, irrespective of
creed OF party. is one which approves
itself To thoughtful men OF all opinions.
Its pulpit stands for justice. The Forum,
recently started. is for open and free
speech. and the Young peoples night
holds a welcome for the people TO the
educational advantages. which are Of
fered by its lectures, travelogs and mn-
sicales.
DR. Tanner announces "Christ'S An,
swcr to a Thief" as the subject OF his
talk Sunday night. October :. The sub
iect is unusual. and We'll hazard n guess
that from our past knowledge Of DR..
Tanner. his treatment of it will be
somewhat novel.
On Monday night, October o. the peo-
ple's forum is to discuss the Democratic
platform. 1t is to he talked upon by
some representative OF that party, and
the meeting is then to he open to any
one who desires to ask questions about
ii. This should stir the curiosity OF the
people and large attendance should
follow.
On Monday. the week following, the
Republicans will have their innings. and
some speaker will tell about that plat
form. In this way the purpose of the
peoples forum to serve the open dis,
cussion of all questions, is to he carried
out
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-10-07
When the Frost Is
on the Pumpkin
James Whilcomb Riley

When the frost is on the punkin and the
folders in the shock,
And you hear the kyouek and gobble of
the struttin' turkey-cock,
And the elackin' of the guineys, and the
clickiu' of the hens,
And the ROSTERS hallylooyer as he tip
toes on the fence;
o, its theu's the times 4 feller is a-feelin'
at his best,
With the risin' sun TO greet him from a
night of peaceful rest,
As he leaves the house. bare-headed, and
goes out to feed the stock,
When the frost is on the punkin and
the folders in the shock.
The husky, rusty russell of the tossels of
the corn,
And the raspin' OF the tangled leaves, as
golden as the morn;
The stubble in the furries-kindo' lone
somelike, but still
Apreaehin' sermons to us of the barns
they growed to fill;
The strawstaek in the medder, and the
reaper in the shed;
The hosses in theyr stalls below-thc
clover overhead
o, it sets my hart a-elickin' like the
tickin' of clock,
When the frost is on the punkin and
the todder's in the skockl
Send Bulletins back home as a letters.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-10-07
STATE BOARD HAS
BATTLING PUZZLE
Is persistent ThymuS" a
Ground for Compensation
Commission Must Determine Legal
Status of Peculiar Accident in a
Denver Ice Cream Factory

The puzzle OF the persistent thymus, +"
a rare affliction which has baffled the
medical world for years, now coufronts
the Colorado State Industrial COmmis
sion in its administration Of workmen's
compensation.
A F. Tracy. 23OO South Galapago
street, employe Of the Carlson Ice Cream
company, about noon, August y, went
into the large refrigerator OF the plant
to get ice cream. 4 fellow workman
talked TO him for a moment in the re-
frigerator and then went out, closing the
door behind him. Half an hour later
Tracey was found inside, dead
Heart disease was at first thought to
be the cause of death, but an autopsy
revealed the fact that Tracy had sui
fered blow on the side of his head, that
he had hemorrhage of the brain and,
lastly. that he was afflicted with a
persistent thymus.7
The thymus Is a throat gland, promi-
nent in infants, but which ordinarily dis
appears with childhood. In rare in
stances il persists in adults and contin-
ues to grow. Without knowing the rea-
son for it pathologists have observed
that in cases OF grown persons, who die
suddenly without apparent cause. the
thymus usually is present. For some
reason it produces a condition vaguely
called status lymphaticus," which is al
ways fatal. The slightest shock seems
often to be sufficient to kill the pos
SCISSOR of thymus.
The commission must determine from
the evidence. first. which of two unnat-
ural conditions was to blame. and sec
ond if it was the persistent thymus.
whether the slight shock of the change in
temperature may properly be called an
accident under the terms OF the law
governing accidental deaths during en-
ployment.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-10-07

Try Principe de Lees cigar for an
aftcr-din smoke. Union made.-Adv.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-10-07
LABOR UNIONS TO
EDUCATE YOUTHS
Pennsylvania State Federation
to Raise $4,000 Fund
Money Available This Fall to Assist
Two Score Embryo Teachers
Thru Two-Year Course
Especial Correspondence.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3-Details Of
the plan Of the Pennsylvania State Fed
Grafton OF Labor to raise a SIS, 900 fund
TO educate youths and girls at state col
leges TO become instructors In Coutinua.
tiou and vocational schools are being
studied with interest by educators.
This Federation movement Is regarded
as one of the biggest public spirited
steps it has ever taken. The fund will
help two score embryo teachers thru
two-year courses all the time.
To Lend Principal
The principal Of the fund is to be
loaned to journeymen workers, male or
female, who are members of unions and
who desire TO take the course.
Use of the fund will become avail.
able this fall, if the plans work out.
Some years viii be required to aecu.
mulate the S25,OOO. The Federation eN-
poets to put from 5000 to So 900 each
year into the fund.
The State Federation itself will pay
in $500 each wear and ask the central
labor unions of Philadelphia, Pittsburg
and Scranton each TO give like amount.
Central unions in municipalities below
the class of cities are to be asked for
s2J year.
How Money Is to Be Repaid.
The Federation wants the scholarships
to start as soon as the fund reaches
$1,000. The money is to be loaned at
the rate of $500 year to each pupil.
or total of 5000 for the course. Those
accepting scholarships arc to agree TO
serve as continuation or vocational
teachers for at least two years
They are to pay back the money with
out interest, in two equal annual in
stallments during these two years or
else pay five per cent on the balance un-
til paid.
Awarding Of Scholarships
The method of awarding the scholar
ships. according to the State Federation,
shai. be left TO the Judgment of state
college authorities. except that the
Awards shall be geographically and no
city or town receive scholarship two
years in succession. and that the per
sons receiving the scholarships shall be
able to meet the requirements adopted
by the State Federation in planning the
work
These requirements are that they
shall be between twenty and twenty
five, members of labor union affiliated
with the State Federation of Labor. and
shall furnish testimonials from their
employer and from the president of their
local union showing that the applicant
is a skilled tradesman
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-10-07
EIGHT HOURS FOR R. R. TRAINMEN

An eight day for train crews and
switch engine crows in the Panama
Canal zone has been established thru
Governor Gocthals by executive order,
Exception is made in cases of emergency,
when permission for overtime must be
obtained from zone authorities.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-10-07
MAcHINISTS WIN EIGHT-HouR DAY

Machinists of Nashville have won in
their strike for an eight-hour day. with
pay at IS cents an hour. Several shops
held out against the demands of the
union for several days, but finally sur
rendered. This does not include the ma.
chinists employed in the railroad shops
located in Nashville.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-10-07

Send Bulletins back home as a letters.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-10-07
HE KNEW.

Teaeher-Iohnny, can you tell me
what a hypocrite ist
Johnny-Yes. maam. It's boy what
comes to school with smile on his
face.-Brooklyn Citizen.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-13
Leap Year vagaries.

Mans limitations as a chronologist
are responsible for leap year. Having
IN desperation established this 1sproft
and loss" department. Of human en-
deavor, he proceeded to utilize it for
the squaring up of various human ac-
counts which the application of logic
and mathematics failed to satisfac-
torily balance,
This period has been the dumping
ground Tor many human mistakes, but
now and then the logic Of events drags
out a problem that has been declared
unsolvable, and solves it to the con-
sternatlon of conservative folk who do
not like to be shown up in this way.
a case in point is that Of the leap wear
lconcession to the fair sex indulgently
made By the governors Of the world
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-13
Expert Preparedness.

We are now informed that the army
and naval experts at Washington inter-
pref preparedness to mean {, force
of ships and men sufficient to withstand
any two foreign powers in alliance.
Our navy, it is declared, should be
equal to the navies Of any two coun-
tries with the exception of Great Brit
ain although the reason for this ex-
ception is not given-and our army
should be large enough to put formid-
able force in any Central or South
American country for defense of the
Monroe doctrine "without impairing
the safety of the United States itself. y
Such an army would contain 100000
men, of which 100000 should be fully
trained regulars, the remainder trained
reserves. The navy, according to this
plan, would require an expenditure of
at least $3o0,0Oo,0oO year for new
construction, until the desired strength
is reached, and for the army something
like $500,000,000 would be wanted the
first year, the future cost being left to
the Imagination. Some additional hun
dreds of millions would be needed for
coast defenses, reserve ammunition and
other minor necessities.
Most people would say without a
moment IS hesitation that this would be
adequate preparedness, but would
it beg Why draw the line at two pow
ersa Europe is now showing us the
possibility of an alliance of five or six
powers. If we are to give serious con-
sideration to every thinkable combina-
ton that might arise against US, why
not prepare for war with the entire
worldq Why not turn all our factories
into munition and armor-plate plants,
and draft all our men into the military
and naval serviceg There seems to be
something approaching state of hys-
terra in Washington. From pronounced
opposition to any special strengthening
of our defensive powers, voiced by the
president a year ago, they have passed
the bounds of prudent preparation and
have entered into visionary realm
filed with chimeras and COLLINS. The
nation wants navy that will command
respect; one that will accord with our
size, our wealth and our defensive
needs. For that it is prepared to pay
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-13
IGNORANCE KILLS BABIES.

sSIf you want your baby to live,
learn about him.
The death rate of infants under one
year in Wisconsin is high, far too
high. Leaving out of consideration
Milwaukee with its different condi-
tions, the mortality rate of babies less
than one year old is eigbty-six per
thousand births. This means that one
out of every eleven babies born this
year in Wisconsin will die before it
reaches the age of one year. And of
this eighty-six per thousand who die,
half or one in every twenty-five babies
born die of some absolutely prevent
able disease. Such wholesale sacrifice
of infant life is appalling-it is in
fact, a criminal waste. 1t is not in
territorial; it is simply because we do
not know enough about babies.
Nearly six of every ten infant
deaths from preventable disease under
one year are due to diseases of the d.
gestive tract. One baby out of every
forty born is so improperly fed that
it dies. That onefortieth of our ba-
bies should thus die; that thirteen
hundred and fifty babies a year die
in Wisconsin because their mothers do
not know how to feed them, is fact
demanding attention Until mothers
can be persuaded to nurse their babies,
and to refrain from feeding them the
thing nearest at hand, whether it be
meat, pickles, or sour milk, we shall
go on having barbarous death rate
from digestive disorders. But if
mothers will nurse their babies when
physically able and otherwise give
them pure scientifically modified cow s
milk, handled in scrupulous fashion,
then we will have eliminated fifty
eight per cent of the cause of prevent
able infant death.
Respiratory diseases come second on
the list of unnecessary deaths during
the first year, causing thirty-three per
cent. Improper clothing, exposure to
all sorts of weather, with sudden
changes, and negligence in prompt at
tention to sEcommon colds' when
started; these combine to furnish ex-
cellent footholds for fatal cases of
pneumonia, bronchitis, etc.
Contagious disease plays a small
part in the death of infants under one
year in Wisconsin. Only 219o of the
preventable deaths are due to con-
tagious disease. A few scattering
cases of diphtheria and scarlet fever,
as many of whooping cough, and pos
sibly twice as many of measles, are
all. The important fact in connection
with the measles cases, is that nine
out of ten are complicated by pneu-
monia, until it is often not clear which
of the two is the agent of death, and
which is merely contributory cause.
Premature births cause seventeen
out of one hundred infant deaths
a number that could be cut to less than
half by efficient care of expectant
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-13

Senator Oscar Underwood Is first
speech in the upper house of Congress
was devoted to defense of his far
famed tariff bill, of which he spoke in
continuous superlatives. This is by no
means surprising. The pride of pater-
nifty is strong in every man. A faith
rs love lis always responsive. And
we all know that it is the weak and
spindling offspring, the deformed and
deficient child who tugs most sturdily
upon parents heartstrings. There
fore, when Father Underwood heard
his stunted revenue producer assailed,
its efficiency derided, its weakness
fouted and its general uselessness
paraded, all of his parental wrath was
stirred. Out of a great love he spoke
up for the brat; not restraining his
words, he defended his offspring,
visualizing it as the bony child he had
wished it to be and cloaking beneath
the flowing drapery of affectionate
language the manned and distorted
members and features of the unfort-
innate kid. The performance did much
honor to Father Oscars pulsing pat
ernal heart, but mighty little credit
to his head.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-13

the price. It does not want a great
army. 1t is distinctly opposed to the
building up of a strong permanent
military power. The army needs some
enlargement. There should be more
training schools for officers. There
should be reserve equipment for any
reasonable contingency. And there
should be provision for a rudimentary
training of the youth Of the land. Be-
yond some such requirements the coun-
try will not go, and it is useless to talk
OF preparedness based upon the visions
Of overheated imaginations. Sanity
seems to be the scarcess thing in Wash
ington just now, but we have hopes
that when congress gets down to
"brass tacks' there will be enough
of it to prevail.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-13

A Department of Commerce bulle-
tin states that French industrial
commission is now touring the United
States and investigating conditions
Hwith view to establishing mar
ket in this country for French pro-
ducts One of the members of this
commission is secretary Of the French
syndicate of cotton spinners. He is
making his headquarters at the Bos-
ton office of the Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce. Thus, while
the Department Of Commerce is, os-
tensibly, bending every effort to get
the American manufacturer to extend
trade abroad, it is at the same time
giving the widest publicity at govern
ment's expense to the efforts of
foreigners to capture the American
market and putting the machinery
and conveniences of the government at
their disposal in favoring their de-
signs. Several instances of this nat
ure have been recently reported.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-13

when it was androcentric. In their
benignant fatutity the lords of the
earth supposed that men proposed and
married of their own accord and so it
was assumed that free for all court
ship period every fourth year would
be boon to maidens and widows left
uncalled for.
Despite hoary tradition, however,
the women have never taken advant-
age of leap year, for the sufficient
reason that they did not need to. Be
ing profound strategists, they recog-
nized the advantage that the pursued
have over the pursuers and persisted
in being proposed to instead of pro-
posing. Why should they not persist
when they can bring about a pro-
posal any time they desire and yet
maintain the advantage of fortified
position9
It has recently begun to dawn up
on man that the leap year proposal is
a myth. Thus one more reason for
maintaining leap year has been
exploded.
For the person who had the fore
sight to be born on February goth leap
year, still has certain advantages. It
confers upon him semblance of i'm
mortality, giving him birthday
every fourth year. But one so fav-
ored needs to keep moving among
strangers to maintain the illusion
of youth.
If the alleged advantages of leap
year continue to be exposed it may be-
come expedient for the lazy man to
take his pencil in hand again and
groaningly figure out for himself an
exact calendar, a task he has shirked
during all the ages Of his ex-
istence.-Chicago Daily News.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-13

1t is evident that you can build
sewers in winter just as well as sum
mer if you know how to do it. That
man Kennedy evidently knows how
He knows lot of other things too
For instance how to split ffty-ffty.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-13

Senator Bob 8 reference to "taint-
ed" money of lumbermen over at
Marshfeld was a happy piece of hui
NOR. There are those who still re-
member how the agents of the reform
er slipped into the back door to tap
Uncle Ike's barrel. Of coure it's
"tainted" now. This means it faint
for Bob.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-13

The railroad commission seems to be
getting busy along the line of protect
ing grade crossings. Protection now
won't bring back the fellows who
were killed. 1t is possible, however,
that protection with the minimum de-
lay in getting it may save lot of
other fellows.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-13

At that it is not probable that any
of the couples who went to other
states to marry are wasting any sleep
over possible prosecutions. This is
just another law that filters up the
statute books.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-13

One thing can be said in favor Of
the commission form of government
right here in Wisconsin. Not one
of the cities having it want to go back
to the old council plan.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-13

Governor Philip over at GAINESVILLE
called the mouthings of the Senior
Senator "political slush.'' Why
"political9" Wouldn't it be better
to say just "slush." You couldn It
pull some of that stuff even in the
name of politics.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-13

Just remember that the mayor is
only one spoke in the wheel Of govern
ment and some time mighty small
spoke. It's good thing to keep your
eyes on the men who want to be
aldermen.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-13

1t might be arranged to have the
annual audit of the books of the city
sent out on the day before election.
1t might have tendency to make the
people stop, look and listen.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-13
PLEASANT PRAIRIE TAXPAYER;
NOTICE

The undersigned win receive taxe'
for the town of Pleasant Prairie FOL
the year 1915 at the Merchants ant
Savings Bank, Kenosha, on January
8th, 18th, 22nd and Doth.
T. A. Yates,
j26dwadv Town Treasurer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-13

Kenosha can sympathize with La
Crosse. Up in the state line city they
are trying to get real service out of a
street railway company. If La Crosse
succeeds, Kenosha will send delega-
tion there to find out how they did it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-13

At that Mr.. Bryan is not being
groomed to make the "key noten ad-
dress at the Democratic national con-
vention. He will probably have lot
to say just the same.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-13

1t will be pretty hard to make a
political issue out of elevation of
tracks. The people have been keep
ing too good tab to be fooled along
this line. Better try something else.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-13

Now that ten thousand Kenosha peo-
pie have seen the "Birth of Nation"
there should be just a little more
patriotism in the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-13

The next time they make up health
code for Wisconsin, they will probably
provide for reporting cases of grippe.
Such a law would go long way to-
wards stopping the spread of the dis
ease.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-13

If the road hogs keep working up on
the North shore road, it will be neces-
sary to have some all-year motorcycle
cops. This is an excellent season of
the year for hog killings and road
hog ought to be in just about the right
condition now.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-13
mothers.

Wisconsin IS baby slaughter can
easily be cut fve-eights. We shall
doubtless have to go on, for long
time seeing the death of the thirty
three out Of a thousand babies who
die from causes we do not yet know
how to prevent, but our consciences
will feel greatly eased, when it is only
thirty-three instead of the present
eighty-six.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-13

Elimination of the car merchants is
along the right line. If peddlers want
to sell fruit let them take the old way
Of paying license and selling it from.
the W
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-13

Scrap2y little Japan does not waste
much time with "notes ''-she puts the
navy in motion and gets in position tc
enforce demand. That IS one way of
doing it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-13

And whatever else you do, don t
forget that entry for the state bowling
tournament.