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The Washington times., 1916-09-07
week and viii 20 to their home. at Dali

week and VIII 20 to their home at Dali
Former Senator George Peabody Wet
more. who has been III at the Corey
the last six weeks, returned to his home,
In Newport. yesterday. Senator ana
Mrs. Wetmore will remain In Newport
until October.
Brig. Gen. Theodore schwsn, u. Q.
A.. retired, and Mrs. schwan returned
to their homo in Twentieth street today
from the Maplewood Hotel Pittsheld,
Mass. where they passed the summer
Miss Katherine Frayser. of the Cath.
olic University. and Miss Adele Torrens
have returned from a ten days trip to
Atlantic City. where thex stopped at the
Grand Atlantic Hotel.
Have Home Wedding.
The apartment Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
NJ. Beavers was the scene Of q charming
wedding last evening when their daugh-
ter. Miss Ruth Thornton Beavers, be-
came the bride of oliver Graham Masru-
der. Mr.. Magruder is the son OF Mr..
and Mrs. oliver Baron Magruder. The
apartment was decorated with palms
and white roses and q floral bower
marked the place where the bridal
couple stood before an improvised altar.
The Rev. DR.. Lyman whitney Allen, OF
Newark. N. j., a cousin Of the bride
officfated; the members Of the two fam.
lilies and a few intimate friends witness.
ed the ceremony and afterward there
was a reception to which additiona
guests were asked.
The bride wore a gown of white satir
| embroidered In pearls. Her tulle vel
| was fashioned with cap Of point lace
and she carried shower OF Bird,
maid Of honor. was gowncd In pink sill
embroidered In gold and carried a sfea
bunch Of pink roses.
Mrs. William Lesher, Miss Marsare
Pepper. William Lcsher and John Mar
bury Beavers were ribbon bearers. whit
formed an aisle through which the
bridal party passed. Mrs. Lesher an,
Miss Pepper had on dainty berufflet
frocks of white net and taffeta. will
Jackets Of pompadour silk.
| After the reception and supper Mr.
and Mrs. Magruder left for a weddini
trip. the bride wearing a suit Of darl
blue whipcord and a purple hat. Aftc
october i they will be at home at tn
Detroit. Mrs. Magrudcr is the grand
daughter Of the late Col. and Mrs Har
| rison l. Bruce.
Tne marriage OF j. EDWARD FOwler. o
! Washington. and Miss Eleanor Pierso
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Robert Pier
son. Of West Orange, N. j., was solemn
lied last evening at the rectory OF tn
Church Of Our Lady OF Lourdes. Wes
Orange. Henry Fowler. brother Of tn
bridegroom was best man and Mis-
Vivian Randolph. a cousin of the bride
maid Of honor. The Rev. Nicholas
Narnell officiated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fowler will make thei
home in Washington.
i Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Leese are spend
ing their vacation In Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eveleth whiting an
Miss Frances whiting. who spent tn
past fortnight at Wade's Point, Nd, n
turned Tuesday.
Douglas Bulloch has also returned
Washington after passing severi
weeks at Wade's Point.
-
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee d. Latimer have r,
turned to their home at Drummon
Md. They spent several weeks In Oces
City. Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Mcclure.
, Richmond. arrived In Washington ye
: terday and are stopping at the Shor
ham.
The Washington times., 1916-09-07
MRS. HILL ENGAGED
TO CAPTAIN M'LEAN
Officer Is Judge Advocate Gen.
era, U. S. A., and Member
Of Many Clubs.

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas N. Gale have
announced the engagement Of their
daughter. Mrs. Olive Gale Hiil. to Capt.
Ridley Mclean. Judge advocate general,
u. g. N. Mrs. HIN II well known In
resident and OFFICIAL sQciety. and Cap
tain Mclean II one Of The most popular
10 q member Of the Metropolitan. Chevy
Chase. and Army and Navy Clubs. and
was graduated from the Naval Acad-
emy in the class Of % Mrs. Hill Is the
granddaughter OF the late Thomas J.
Fisher. She has spent the summer AT
the country home OF her parents above
Bluemont.
The Washington times., 1916-09-07
NEWS Of SOCIETY
IN CAPITAL AND At
SUMMER RESORTS
Warm Weather Period Shifts
Social Activities Of Wash
lngton NorthWard.

The French Ambassador and Mime.
Jusserad will return to Washington this
afternoon from New York, whore they
SPENT several days and attended the
exercises at the City Hall last evening
commemorative Of the birthday ami
versary Of the Marquis de Lafayette.
The Ambassador and Nine. Jugserand
were central figures In an assemblage
made up principally of distinguished
Americans who love France and OF
Frenchmen temporarily exiled from the
nome country.
Among other French official guests
at the exercises were George Z. Llebert.
French counsul general at New York.
and the Misses Liebert. the military at
tache of the French embassy. Colonel
Vignal. and Nine. Visnal. Captain Mar
tin. naval attache; Consul Nettement
and Vice Consul and Nine. d'Halewyn.
Last evening Ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand were the honor guests at q
dinner at the waldorf-AstoriS.
M. and Nine. Jussorand left Wash
going to New York made a short visit
to the Misses Katherine and Louisa
Loring at Pride's Crossing. Mass. They
attended the unveiling Of the Lafayette
Memorial at Fall River. Mass.
The British ambassador. Sir Ceci
Arthur Spring Rice. who went t.
Woods Hole. Mass. not long ago t.
spend short vacation with Lad,
6pr1ng-Rice at the sumner embassy
has returned to Washington.
Lady Sprng-Rice and her children
are still at Woods Hole and have no
yst.sst the date for their return to town
-
Bakhmeteffs in New York.
Ths Russian Ambassador and Mime
DAkAmstsff have arrived in New Yorl
iron Newport for few days. and ar,
oe0Dc1ng at the Plaza. They enter
tna1ed . box party at the Hippodrom,
lAAe evening.
0oerseArY Of the Navy Daniels. who a
b New York for a few days, enter
tAlned several guests In a box at tn
I0k<y-fourth Street Theater last eve
-
Hosts at Dinner.
The Spanish Ambassador and Senior,
do Riano gave a dinner party at tn,
summer embassy at Newport yesterday
Miss Martha Goldman was among yes
terday's hostesses at Newport, enter
tanning at luncheon In compliment +
her guest. Mrs. Roger Welles. wife o
Captain Welles. u. 8. N.
Former Senator and Mrs. winthro
on Mt. Pleasant in Windsor. Mass, thi
The Washington times., 1916-09-07
GEORGE WASHINGTON
UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL
BEGINS ITS
SD YEAR
$50 p. N. SEPT. q.

F.OV i. M, SET I. n.
Member OF the Association OF Amenoan
Law Schools, which requires strict standards
for entrance and course. This ensures a
select student body and maximum credit
from other law schools throughout the United
states for work done in the school.
Instruction according TO the most widely
improved methods by professional teachers
trained in the best modern law schools and
by lawyers In active practice.
Three-yesr course for LII. b. degree: one
year post graduate for LII. NJ. or VI. p. Ia
l. Forenoon course. oil: or afternoon. 4:5os:so.
Optional classes. 1905. 10 a. m.
Secretary, Masonic Temple. Phone NJ. ~.
The Washington times., 1916-09-07
PRESIDENT ATTENDS
THEATER WITH PARTY
Executive and Mrs. Wilson Have
Mrs. Boiling and Others As
Guests.

The President and Mrs. Wilson oc-
cupied q box at Kcith's Theater last
evening. Mrs. wilson's mother. Mrs.
William II. Boiling; Miss Boiling. ana
John Randolph Boiling were their
guests.
Miss Elizabeth Frens. who has been
the guest Of the Secretary Of War ana
Mrs. Baker all summer, Will leave
Washington tomorrow or Saturday for
North Carolina, where she will become
member OF the faculty or college
Secretary Baker. wh> vent to North
Carolina to make two speeches. iB ex-
obliged to cancel his engascment for
an address in Atlantic city Saturday.
Mrs. Baker, who was chosen as q dele /.
gate from Cleveland to the National
Woman Suffrage, Association IN Allan
Washington at this time.
-
Mrs. William A. Cullop. wife Of Con-
| gresham Cullop OF Indiana, and Presi-
cratic League. will leave Washington
tomorrow on an extensive political tour.
shc will visit North Dakota, Wyoming,
| Montana, Washington, Colorado, Kan
Texas. making speeches in behalf OF
the Democratic campaign. Mrs. Cullor
has been appointed a member OF the
advisory board Of the National Demo
cratic League.
Lieut.. Earl Jenkino. U. 8. NJ. c.. was
in WASHINGTON a few days this week
On his way to winthrop, Md, where
he Will spend fortnight.
Mr.. and Mrs. walter A. Brown. Miss
Ruth 9own and Walter A. Brown. ir.
| who were at Wade's Point, Md. foy
some time. have returned to Washing.
ton. but Will leave town Immediately
for Bluemont. Va. to remain until Oc.
tober.
/ Plan Trip to Europe.
Mrs. Oscar T. Crosby and her daugh
tiers. Miss Juliet Crosby and Miss Ce
leste Crosby. will close their countr,
homo at Warrenton. Va, October 1b
and will sail for Europe few day,
later. They will spend the winte
abroad and will visit Countess Carac
ciolo di Melito. formerly Miss Miriam
Crosby. at her home in Italy. Mr.
Crosby will be detained In this coun
try by business.
: Richard Chew has returned L
Washington after visiting Mr.. an
, Mrs Gibson Fahnestock in Newpor,
Lieut.. James Archer Dorst. Unite
States Corps of Engineers, who wa
= stationed at Washington Barrack
last winter and who was numbere
j among the White House aides, ha
just returned from duty on the borde
Z In warrenton, Va. He will leave War
= renton in a few days to sail on tn
= October transport for his new post 1
the Philippines.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-12-23
The Bulletin Highly Praised
By the Firemen's Magazine
Daily Press Sighted the Great Convention Held Denver
Last June. While Bulletin Gave Generous and
Fair Reports OF the Big Meeting

of
Magazine concluding
buildings public
following
article appears the
SOME CONVENTION
be inappropriate this late
entitled extended
and People
With the Denver and delegates and
faoraby
chully
kindly
sanitary progressive city
amongst
a II
The commercial electrical displays Denver by
blaze OF electrical illumination basement
Unfiendly
About nhospabe n found
which possibly
real
This evidenced by the durteouIy
aveo
in
attached the meeting of Grand
public
OF
fact had influence the city
nearly important
standpoint of usefulness
Truly Our
particular. The Bulletin.
in
the CRYING need OF the dav for
OF
OF
appeared in Denver and grateful loyalty
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-12-23
LABOR TEMPLE SITE TITLE
IS SPECIFICALLY CLEARED UP
SMOKERS CAN BUY MANY BRICKS
FOR NEW BUILDING.
Pure Gold Tobacco Company to Give 10
Per Cent of Denver Sales to the
Temple Association.

Holiday activities among union men
and women has not interrupted progress
being made for the erection of Labor
Temple in Denver. 1t is stated that
proving up of the title for the two
lots purchased last week is practically
completed, and all technicalities have
been cleared away. Payments on stocks
subscribed will be called for in a few
days.
One novel means of augmenting the
Labor Temple fund is being introduced
by the Pure Gold Tobacco company. a
strictly union concern. which places the
Tobacco Workers union label on every
package of smoking tobacco. The Tenn
pie Association has accepted a promo,
sition made by the Denver representa-.
tive Of the company, and it has been
lndorsed officially. Beginning next
Tuesday, December 26. and continuing
indefinitely, the Pure Gold company wilt
give 10 per cent of sales to the TempIe
tund, Each tag on five-eent package
deposited in a box at the place where
purchased. will be a direct contribution
OF half cent to the Temple fund. These
Will no doubt accumulate rapidly and in
the aggregate amount to quite an i'm
portant sum of money.
rure Gold is the highest and purest
quality of pipe and cigarette smoking
tobacco known TO the trade, and is on
sale in most stores. Ask for it.
Large printed cards, bearing u half.
tone picture of the proposed Labor Ten.
pie. have been placed in all the union
meeting halls and union headouar ter,
in the city. All smokers should adoos
this plan of buying bricks for the new
building
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-12-23

interlocked stockholding. vitilized. it
may be, with gentlemen's agreements
and by business coercion or fear of i.
At the outer edge OF all lone wage
worker bargains Tor work; bargains in
a glutted labor market; bargains indi-
viduallyl
Before those gigantic collectivities OF
employing interests a wage worker bar
gaining individually for work : as i'm
potent and negligible as a medieval
peasant kneeling before the council OF a
king
Never, one may fairly say, is oppor-
tunity for work so far in excess OF per
sons needing work as to give them more
than very slight and very temporary
advantage in bargaining, or even TO place
them for long on an even footing. While
this unbalanced condition lasts the in
terests OF Wholesome social life demand
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-12-23
MANSLAUGHTER VERDICT
IN SECOND CAPLAN TRIAL
ATTORNEYS FILE MOTION FOR NE
TRIAL ON ERRORS.
Hearing Evidence Covering a Period
Of Over Six Weeks at Trial

David Caplan was found guilty of
granddaughter at his second trial for
completely in the Los Angeles Time,
explosion in 1910, when twenty men were
killed The jury was out seven hours.
This trial began in Los Angeles. October
-. lasting seven weeks.
Caplan was the fourth man brought
to trial in shc case. Twenty indictments
charging murder were returned against
eight persons, but the names of only
the four arrested were made known.
James H. Mcnamara pleaded guilty at
the opening of his trial. while his broth
or. John J. Mcnamara, former secretary
of the International Association Of
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers,
facing the same charges. was allowed to
plead guilty to dynnmiting the Level
lyn Iron Works in Los Angeles Christ
mas morning, 1910.
James II. Mcnamara was sentenced to
life imprisonment John J. Mcnamara
was given sentence of fifteen years
Both are now in San Quintcn pcnitcn-
tiary. Mathew A. Schmidt was found
guilty and sentenced to life imprson-
mcnt last December. His appeal is
pending. A disagreement was reported
by the jury in the first Caplan trial.
Captains attorneys have entered mo-
tion for new trial. claiming errors by
tho court. which will be heard Dcccm-
Der 27. Pending this hearing sentence
has not been imposed.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-12-23
Tramluay Employees to
Receiue Wage Increase

Fourteen hundred employees of the
Denver Tramway company will receive q
wage increase amounting to one cent an
hour for each man. beginning January /.
1917. This was announced by General
Manager F. w. Hid on Thursday OF this
week Extra men when ordered to re.
port will be paid one hour when no work
is available. This results from a series
of conferences between the employees and
the Tramway management.
The employees also were informed that
n reorganization plan of the Hospital
Fund and rramway Mutual Aid associa-
tion. if approved by the employees, will
increase the weekly sick benefits &c es
per cent. 1t is said the wage increase
will cost the company $4,000, and other
changes in conditions for the employees
run the total to $4,000 additional for
the year 1917.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-12-23
NEW WAGE SCALE
BY LITHOCRAPHERS
Union and Employers Reach
Agreement in Denver
Contract Approximates 10 Per Cent
Increase for All Branches and
Recognizes the Helpers

Lithographers District Union No. Is,
comprising Denver, Colorado Springs,
Pueblo and Salt Lake City, signed new
wage agreement with the proprietors OF
the plants in these cities last Saturday.
Negotiations leading up to the final
agreement We're conducted thru confer
ences held in Denver and the increase
for employees of all departments approx
imates ten per cent. 1t is the first time
definite wage scale has been secured
for plate preparers, stone polishers, stone
press feeders. auto feeders on bronZing
machines and offset press assistants,
therefore the additional pay to this class
of employees is about 25 per cent. For
some of the more technical departments
there was written into the scale agree.
ment the prices paid at present. which
are a considerable increase over the old
scale.
The most friendly relations exist be-
tween the lithographing houses OF this
district and their employees and not the
least friction was experienced in reach
ing am amioable agreement. There was
no occasion to ask assistance of the
state Industrial commission.
During the past few years Denver has
become hthographing center Of con-
here handling a large volume Of business
About IS men are employed in Denver
and the lithographing houses here are
leo per cent union
The new agreement calls for the fol
lowing weekly schedule OF wages. based
upon an s-hour day and price and half
for overtime:
Commercial artists. engravers, provers
and transferers, SIS; stone pressmen,
S25-S2s; two-color pressmen, SS5; more
than two colors, $40; offset pressmen,
$50; plate preparing or stone polishing,
SIC; plate preparing and stone polish
ing. SIS; stone press feeders, sic; auto
feeders on aluminium or bronzing ma
chimes. sl7; offset press assistants, SIP
SI4
A copy of the new agreement was for
warded this week to headquarters OF the
Amalgamated Mthographers in New
York and becomes effective at once.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-12-23
Judge Hynes Endorsed for Place
On State Public Utilities Board

Judge William +. Hynes Is being ai
V"cated for appointment by Governor
elect Gunter as member Of the public
utilities commission. Judge Hynes is a
lawyer of established reputation and has
been a member OF the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Fircmcn and Enginemen
since the earliest history OF that organ
izatiou. lie is indorsed by the Railway
lcagnc OF Denver and by all of the rail.
way brothcrhoods.
For several years Judge Hynes has
served a. chairman of the joint legisla-
tive board Of the four railroad organiza-
tions in the state and is perhaps as well
or better qualified to fill a position on
the public utilities commission as any
other man in this state. For fifteen
years he has framed all the bills which
were submitted to the Legislature thru
the legislative board OF the brother
hoods and has prepared and delivered
the arguments to support such measures,
many Of which are now on the statutes
OF this state. He has been untiring in
his efforts FOR the successful issue OF
the eight hour movement in the trans
portation service.
Judge Hynes is well and favorably
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-12-23

Mrs. Cora NJ Lynch, widow OF James
Z. Lynch, former member OF Carpen-
tens Union No. So, has lost an award
OF 50 500 thru negligence and careless
ness of the Colorado industrial commits
sion
Last April Lynch was employed by
the Walker Construction company OF
Denver and taken to Wyoming for
Job under way there by the contracting
firm While in the employ OF this com
pany and being transferred from one
place OF work to another, Lynch lost
his life in an automobile accident I'm
der the compensation law OF Colorado
the widow and her two sons filed a
claim and was awarded s. per week un-
til the maximum OF $500 would have
been paid.
Judge Not Sure of Legality.
The Walker Construction company
carried compensation insurance with the
Aetna company, d foreign corporation
doing business In this state. This com
pauy, thru its Denver agent, appealed
from the commissions decision to the
district court The case was finally
heard By Judge HRslctt p Burke OF
Sterling sitting in Denver. The judge
held in favor OF the insurance company.
but In doing so stated that he thought
this question should BE- adjudieatcd by
the state supreme court.
II was then up TO the Colorado indus
trial commission TO carry this case up,
and the general understanding was that
such a course would be pursued. In
TACT the commission announced that this
action would D. taken. Under the rules
Of legal procedure, sixty days are given
Tor the filing OF the records OF case in
the lower court with the supreme court
This was not done by the commission.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-12-23
DENVER, COLORADO, SATURDAY %,
Widow of James E. Lynch Loses
Compensation AWard of $2,5 500
Industrial Commission Neeects File Record w Supreme
Court and Case Loses Legal Standing; Building
Trades Protest Negligence of Commissioners

When the time limit was drawing near
for the filing OF this record, representa-
tives OF the Carpenters Union and Build
ing Trades Council conferred with mem
bers OF the commission and urged that
steps be taken to protect the widow OF
Lynch and her two orphaned children
in the compensation award. The com
mission stated that it was without funds
to have the records printed as required
by law. Thereupon the business agent
OF Carpenters Union No So stated that
his union, of which Lynch was a mem
Der, would donate the $50 necessary for
this purpose. Apparently not desiring
to receive funds from labor organiza-
tion, the commission volunteered the in.
formation that money would be secured
from other sources and the record filed
This was not done. the sixty days ex-
pired without the ease having been ap-
pealed aud Widow Lynch and her two
orphaned children were thus deprived Of
the - 500 compensation riGhtfully due
them under tho law as interpreted by
the commission itself
Storm Of Protests Heard
80 indignant were members OF the
Denver building trades over this turn OF
events that a yeritable storm OF protest
has been made TO the commission. Now
the negligent and careless members OF
the state industrial commission, who
also are charged with the duty OF ad-
ministcrinE the compensation law. are
eudcavoriug TO get the case into the high
court thru a writ OF certioari There i
little hope, however. that the case will
be revived, for IN not a single instance
has the commission permitted : h e
courts TO pass upon any question re
lating to the legality either of the law
itself or acts OF the commissioners.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-12-23
SOLITARY WORKER
HAS SMALL CHANCE
Secretary Wilson Says He Is
a Sorry Picture
Must Compete for Wages with Shad-
owy Mass Of Individual Bargain
ers Eager for the Job

In vigorous defense OF collective bar
gaining by workers, Secretary OF abor
Wilson, in his annual report. presents
this picture;
"A solitary wage worker faces 4 lore
man whom he asks for wo:k to do.
Back of him shadowy mass CT indi-
vidual bargainers eager for the job.
Fronting him the foreman upon whose
word his livelihood depends. over the
foreman is n superintendent whom the
foreman must satisfy. Rising above
both, rank upon rank, managers, direct
ors. stockholders, all TO be satisfied by
superintendents and foremen. and each
rank subservient to the rari> above il.
The interests OF all but the solitary
bargainer for a job are knitt1o together
into n collective self interest which in
stinctively dictates for wages the least
that the labor market will allow y
market tense with competition ior work
but slack in competition for workers.
Even this is not all. For that collec-
tive interest is permeated with similar
ones thru interlocked directorates and
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-12-23
STATE FEDERATION ISSUES CALL FOR
FUNDS TO PUSH LABOR LEGISLATION
Repeal of Imported Industrial Commission Law Be Made
Paramount in Demand Upon Colorado Legislators;
Each Organization in State Urged to Help

Money to pay committee and printing
expenses in advocating labor's progr1 IN
before the coming session OF the Colo
RADIO General Assembly, is needed and
must be secured quickly. With this oh
ject in view the following letter was this
week addressed to the secretary of each
labor organization in the state:
Denver, Colo, Dec. 10. 1916.
TO Organized Labor Of Colorado, Greet
ing;
With the converting of the legislature
in January every effort of organized la
bor should be cXcrted to carry out the
Legislative program as outlined and In
dorscd by the Colorado State Federation
of Labor at the last convention. To do
this will require money which the Fed
GRAFTON does not possess, and we arc
making this appeal to the organized Ia
bor movement of Colorado to secure the
necessary funds with which to carry out
the legislative program to successful
conclusion
The following labor legislation has
been indorscd by the organized labor
movement of Colorado, and our lcgisla-
tive committee has been instructed to
use every cndeavor within their power
to secure the enactment of same into
law by the incoming legislature,
The repeal of the industrial commits
sion law.
Tho amending of the workingmcn's
compensation law 30 that IL will bc of
some real benefit to tho working people
of Colorado.