Denver labor bulletin., 1916-07-29

was an 1. w. w. organization pure and
simple. Last week Jane and her sec
retary," Sellers, who also poses as a
poet, were arrested on the streets for
creating a disturbance. Now Jane is no
more to be seen at headquarters in the
Charles building. Creditors are wonder
ing where they are to come in. "Secre-
tary" Sellers was canvassing office
buildings this week trying to raise
money. The Denver housemaids, however,
are wiser, if poorer, than before Jane
came to town with her l. w. w. propa-
ganda.
Warden Tom lyman of the state pen
itentiary at Canon City was in Denver
this week. He says the big hostelry
over which he presides is having the
most unsuccessful season in its history.
So far this month only one guest has ar
rived and that all of the Chronic inva-
lids" who used to return after a short
vacation have moved to Wyoming. Tom
attributes this remarkable reformation
to the state prohibition law. Same ap-
plies in measure to the Denver county
Jail. There are now only sixty-f four res
idents of the county hotel, and Warden
Kratke has dispensed with the services
of several assistants. Until January l.,
last, when the saloons were abolished,
the number of guests entertained daily
in the county Jail ranged from 200 to
25O. This average was maintained from
year to year, and it cost the county quite
sum to feed them. In fact, sheriffs
used to grow rich at the business. Be-
sides, further expense was necessary in
trying the cases in the West Side Grim
inal court. 1t required two judges work
N in fta IN try ha
judge can handle the business and find
time to go fishing. In the city jail the
average number of daily guests has
greatly fallen off, this week being given
at eighteen, as against a former aver
age of 100 Those in authority say there
the fewer prisoners in the county and
city jails now than for twenty-five
years past, when Denver was n village.
Elimination of the saloon has worked
marvellous reformation in the moral
standard of Denver citizenship.
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Attorney General Frederick Farrar
announced this week that at the expir.
alton of his present term of office he
will retire permanently from politics and
make a living, if he can, by the practice
of law, either in Denver or his home
town, Fort Collins. Perhaps Fred has
read the handwriting on the wall and
considers a retreat, while the way Is
open, the most diplomatic move. A year
ago he began press agenting himself as
candidate for governor on the Demo
cratic ticket, but the dear people didn't
respond with enthusiasm. Then he
talked about running again for attorney
general, but this also fell flat. Feeling
that his services as a political office
holder would find favor in his home dis
trict, he began grooming as a candidate
for Congress. No one applauded. Now
Fred has wisely decided to go into in
nocuous desuetude. He was elected with
Governor Carlson in 1914 and supported
by the same interests, because he could
be depended upon to persecute union la
Dor. Fred has obeyed his masters faith
fully, and is about as popular in Colo
RADIO as Peabody or Ammons. Recent de-
cisions Of the State Supreme Court have
considerably upset Fred's plans and
made his service to the corporation In
terests of little value, so he hasn't
single political peg left upon which TO
hang his hat.