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Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-27
PROUD OF HIS BOY
THOMAS J. FITZGERALD Is MADE
A BATTALION SERGEANT.
Denver Lad Transferred to Camp
Greene at Charlotte, n. c.,
and Soon Gains Recognition

Larry H. Fitzgerald, secretary of
the Denver Stone Cutters Union. one
of the old wheelhorses in the Colorado
labor movement, received letter this
week from his son, Thomas J. Fitz-
gerald, telling of his receiving a COM
mission as battalion sergeant in the
Forty-first division of United States
infantry,
Young Fitzgerald enlisted in Denver
and last month was transferred TO the
training quarters at Camp Greene,
Charlotte, y. c. He received his COM
mission from Brigadier General Jer-
vey of the general field staff.
Larry is justly proud of his boy, and
the way he received official recogni-
tiong, without political or other in
fluential backing. Battalion Sergeant
Fitzgerald is % years old, born and
raised in this city, and graduated at
the East Denver High school at the
age of 16 years.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-27
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Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-27
DENVER BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL
SUPPORTSS SCHOOL BOARD PROGRAM
Adopted Favoring the Levy of
Repair Old Structures Erec-
ton of New Ones in Children May Be
Taught Under Healthy Environments.

In regular meeting the Denver
Building Trades Council adopted a let
ter addressed to the State Tax Com
mission supporting the plan of the new
school board to provide better facili-
ties for children in the public schools.
This letter was presented by n COM
mittee of the council to the tax COM
missioners. following protest against
granting the boards request filed by
the Real Estate Exchange and the
Denver Civic and Commercial associa-
ton.
In this connection it is well to state
that most of the tax levy asked by the
board was granted. New buildings
will be erected and old ones put in SAN
itarv condition with the additional
$40 900 school funds.
Following is the letter presented by
the Building Trades Council:
October 10. 1917.
To the Honorable Tax Commission Of
the State of Colorado:
conference.-the various articles
and statements appearing recently in
the daily press of this city. in opposi-
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-27
LIBERTY BOND CAMPAIGN IN DENVER
CLOSES WITH A RUSH OFPURCHASERS
There Will Be Comparatively Few Children of Union
Women Handed Down Heritage of Shame Because Their
Fathers and Mothers Were Slackers IN Nations
of Crisis

When the second Liberty loan closes
today noon Denver's maximum quota
Of $4,000. 900 will have been passed.
and the $50 900 900 quota for Colorado
largely overscribed. This is assured
by returns up to Friday morning.
Very few men and women of red blood
are going to hand down heritage of
shame 20 their children and their chill
dren's children by being branded as
slackers in this national crisis.
In the Liberty campaign just closing
organized labor has given renewed evi-
dence of loyalty to the government. At
the final MONDAY meeting of the Lib
erty loan committee at the Albany no.
tel Tuesday, Chairman Kountze espe-
cially thanked the Union Labor COM
mittee for its splendid work.
Visited Union Meetings.
This committee visited every meet
ing of labor unions while the campaign
was on, urging subscriptions to the
Liberty loan. While the subscriptions
turned in thru the Union Labor COM
mittee did not begin to show the re-
suits achieved. this sum itself was
larger than several business teams
working from n card index. The total
amount reported by the Union Labor
committee was s106,sO0. In addition
to this. twenty-four subscriptions,
amounting to sl,400 were brought to
The Bulletin office on Liberty day
Wednesday-and turned in to the
credit of the Union Labor committee.
Two High Honor Unions.
Denver Web Pressmen's Union No.
% has the honor of being a 100 per
cent Liberty organization. Each of
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-27

ton to the contemplated improve
ments and additions to our school ia
cilities, which are at this time under
consideration by our worthy and able
school directors, were brought forcibly
to the attention of the Denver Build
ing Trades Council and its affiliated
organizations.
1t is but few months since these
same champions of the people deplored
in no unnristakable terms the then fac
tional differences among the members
of the School Board, the disgraceful
and unhealthy conditions existing in
numerous schoolhouses, the shortage
of room for the accommodation of the
pupils and the failure of the board in
providing for the scholars the most
necessary rooms, to allow them their
full measure of the required school
hours.
1t appears to the Denver Building
Trades Council that those who con-
demned the conditions at that time the
loudest, oppose those badly needed i'm
provements at this time and we fail to
see the consistency of their arguments.
The children of the workers in most
cases acquire their school education in
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-27
DENVER MOTOR TRUCK DRIVERS WIN
STRIKE AND SECURE $50 PER WEEK
Sixty Who Quit Work Three Loop Grocery Stores
Days Ago Return to Job Thursday Morning With All
of Granted Herbert
George, the Moocher, Alone Loses.

the union, but George has lost his old
Citizens Alliance grip, and little at
tention was paid to him by either en-
ployers or cmploye.
All other firms employing motor
truck drivers had agreed to the new
scale, so that the victory of the Team
sters' Union is complete in every de-
tail.
In the conference held Wednesday
afternoon in the offices of the John
Thompson Grocery company the EN-
ployers were represented by ]. w.
ID. Deanc, treasurer. and F. w. Sta
mex, secretary of the company. while
James G. Bonnell, business representa-
tive of the Transfers Union, and w.
C. Thornton. chairman of the Trades
Assembly Cancellation committee, rep
resented the employees.
No attempt was made by the COM
pany to replace the strikers during
the time they were out and when it
was found that deliveries were es-
sential to retain trade, the trouble was
over, with no animosities engendered
by either side. 1t was one of the
cleancst and all together educational
of strikes ever experienced in Denver.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-27

Sixty motor truck drivers, who had
been on strike ten days at three large
retail grocery stores in the Loop dis
trict. returned to work Thursday
morning, having won demands for n
SIS weekly wage increase. The stores
affected were the John Thompson,
Grand and Hurlbut groceries.
Managers of these stores accepted
the opportunity to try out the "carry-
it-home" plan with purchasers. After
two or three davs the novelty and in
ducemcnt of few cents reduction in
prices wore off. and former patrons
began placing orders elsewhere.
Wednesday noon the manager of
the John Thompson Grocery company,
which controls the three stores, phoned
for the union committe and settle
mcnt was soon reached, all demands of
the strikers being conceded. The
agreement recognizes the Transfers,
Chauffeurs and Truck Drivers Union,
and grants n wage scale of $40 per
week. MS against s25 paid heretofore.
Herb George, chief moochcr. for the
Denver EMPLOYERS Association (on
papcr) tried to butt into the contro-
versy and prevent any dealing with
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-27

the forty members purchased a Lib
erty bond for $50 or more. the total
subscription of the union and members
being $4,000.
Garment Workers UnS5n No. 1Se
perhaps reached the highest total of
any trade union. The women en-
ployed at the Bayly- Underhill factory
subscribed for total of $1,000, most
of it being in $50 and sl00 bonds.
This was made possible thru the good
offices of President Charles Bayly
and Secretary William P. Yetter of
the company, who arranged for the
bonds to be paid for in weekly INSTALL
ments.
This was in line with the spirit
shown by Carpenters Union No. 55,
which took ali the money from its
treasury $4,000 buy Liberty
bonds
Many Others Subscribe
Among other organizations to pur-
chase bonds from their treasures in
weeks Bulletin are: Union Label
League, 500; Carpenters No. 1874,
$500; Structural Iron Workers, $500;
Glass Workers and Glaciers, 500;
Electrical Workers No 6S, $500; Sign
Writers. 500: Meat Cutters No. 6S4,
$3.50; Printing Pressmen No. 40, 500;
Lithographers. s100
All of the railroad brotherhoods and
shop employees subscribed thru the
companies by which they are en-
ployed. as did hundreds of other union
members working for large concerns.
Everybody Wanted Bonds
Policemen. city firemen, department
store clerks and street car employees
subscribed in large numbers, the total
amount reaching big figures.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
banks were completely swamped with
subscribers who had not been reached
by workers on the Liberty Loan COM
mittee. At the Tuesday meeting of
this committee it was unanimously
voted to keep this splendid organiza-
tion of $50 men intact as having en-
listed for service during the war, ready
to push to success any future Liberty
bond sales which may he necessary.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-27
PHONE GIRLS ARE TO MEDIATE

Women delegates from telephone
operators unions in Bakersfield, Los
Angeles, Seattle, Tacoma, Portland,
Spokane, Walla Walla, Aberdeen,
Olympia and other Pacific Northwest
cities, have been summoned to San
Francisco in kilograms sent by John
Morganthaler, representing electrical
workers of the Pacific coast, to meet
Mortimer Fleishhacker, acting as me-
diator between the workers and the
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph COM
pany to avert a threatened coastwide
strike called for Oct. 27.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-27
TO REPORT ON FOOD PRICES.
Two Wives of Trade Unionists As
signed to Important Work.

President H. S. Peregrine of the
Denver Trades and Labor Assembly,
in compliance with a request of ]. w.
Sullivan of the labor and consumers
division of the United States Food Ad-
ministraeion has appointed two union
housewives to report on weekly table
food prices in Denver.
The appointees are Mrs. Clarence ].
Moorhouse. 1850 South Gaylord street.
and Mrs. August Rooster, 457 South
Grant street. Their duties will be to
obtain and send to the national food
administrations statistical department
in Washington n weekly report of re-
tail prices of food commodities in
Denver during the war.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-27
WHITE RESIGNS
AS MINERS CHEF
WILL ACCEPT POST AS AD-
WISER TO GARFIELD.
Frank ]. Hayes Automatically Be
comes President United Mine Work
ers, and John Lewis Is Chosen
as the First Vice President.
Especial to The BuIIetin.) }

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 25.-At
a meeting of the general executive
board of the United Mine Workers of
America, held at headquarters here to-
day, John P. White resigned as pres
ident. This came as a surprise even
to members of the board, as there was
no inkling that White contemplated
this action. He announced that he had
accepted a position with the National
Fuel administration
White will be succeeded by Frank J.
Hayes, vice president of the union, as
president of the organization. Mr..
White will leave Sunday for Washing
ton to assume his duties as adviser to
Dr. H. A. Garfield, national fuel ad-
ministrator.
John L. Lewis of Springfield, H., a
former member of the Illinois legisla-
ture and at present statstician of the
miners union, was appointed vice pres
ident by the executive board at its
meeting this afternoon
Frank J. Hayes, the new president,
who has been vice president for seven
years, announced that there would be
no radical changes in the policy of the
organization, and expressed regret at
the retirement of Mr.. White.
Mr.. White, as adviser to DR.. Gar
field, will deal with labor problems
The next election of the organization
will be held in December, 1918. The
biennial convention of the union will
begin Jan Is, 1918.
White stated that he offered his res
ignation because his work as advisor
to the federal fuel administration
would require most of his time
His term would not have expired un-
til April l, 1919. He was formerly
! president of the Iowa district union
and was elected president of the ma
tional organization in 1911.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-27

their early life, as most of them must
of necessity, only too early, leave the
school room and earn their livelihood.
Therefore, it is essential and neces-
sary that they should be given the op-
portunity TO enjoy the privilege of an
all-day school, and we, the Denver
Building Trades Council and its affii-
ated organizations, appeal to your
sense of duty toward all classes of cit
liens of Denver to allow no influences
to stop the progress and advancement
of the children of this community.
We further desire to go on record
as favoring a direct taxation to meet
the necessary expenditure required
for the proposed improvements and
additions.
Trusting that you may give these
facts your most earnest, sincere and
favorable consideration, we beg to
remain in sincerity. Yours,
THE DENVER BUILDING TRADES
COUNCIL,
VIM. F. Cammerer, Secretary.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-27
MINERS TO RESUME
GARFIELD SAYS THERE'LL
BE NO COAL SHORTAGE.
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois Miners
Return to Work, With As
surance of Normal Out
put OF Coal.

A press dispatch from Washington
says:
Fuel Administrator Garfield an
nounced that the coal miners strikes
in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio were
practically at an end and that work
in all the mines where an unauthor-
ized revolt had occurred would be re-
sumed normally within a day or two.
Official information regarding the
encouraging situation was received
by Mr. Garfield late in the day in
the following telegram from John P.
White. president of the United Mine
Workers. who went to Indianapolis
last week to put an end to the threat
ening situation:
"All miners resumed work today in
Indiana, practically all in Ohio and
latest information from Illinois is
that all mines are resuming in line
with our instructions.
Administrator Garfield said he ex-
pected no more trouble in this region
and announced that decision regard
ing price revisions and wage increases
would be made in time to reach the
next pay envelope of the miners No
vember 1.
Administrator Garfield also made
public figures tending to disprove
claims of a coal shortage in Chicago.
Figures supplied to the fuel ad-
ministration by the federal trade COM
mission" he said. disclose that seven
ty coal dealers in Chicago received be-
tween April l, 1917, and Oct. l, 1917,
252,7 tons more of bituminous and
anthracite coal than during the same
period in 1916. The increase in an
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-27

Der of the State BARRIERS Board of
Examiners. The term is for three
years.
At the recent convention of the Col
orado State Journeymen BARRIERS as
sociation Connolly was unanimously
indorsed for reappointment and now
the governor has confirmed this ac-
ton. John is one of the most poular
labor officials in Colorado and has
made a splendid record during his
service on the board, being satisfac-
tory to journeymen and boss BARRIERS
alike. When first appointed Denver
BARRIERS Union No. 205 would not con-
sent to his resigning as secretary, an
office he has filled almost ever since
the local was established.
Other members of the State Bar
bers Board are Otto Tosh of Wray,
president, and R. W. Lichtenheld,
Denver, secretary and treasurer. Con-
nelly is the field agent of the board.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-27

The number of farmers purchasing
and marketing organizations in the
United States is placed at about r.
600 in survey just completed by the
department of agriculture Creamer-
les, cheese factories and farmers, ele-
vators are the leading types of CO.
operative purchasing and marketing
enterprises.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-27
ANDERSON WINS IN HIGH COURT

Victor C. Anderson has won his title
TO the presidency of the State School
of Mines at Golden. This week the
State Supreme court refused to set
aside the opinion in his favor rendered
by the District court. No doubt this
ends controversy waged between fac
tions in the board of trustees during
the past three months.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-27

thracite alone was 79,706 tons.
The fuel administrator also submit
ted figures showing a downward ten
dency in the retail price OF coal IN
several sections of the country. In
Harrisburg and Philadelphia retail
price reductions were reported.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-27
GOOSE CLUB" TRADE UNIONS.

Because of the helplessness of dual
and seeding labor organizations Eng
lish trade unionists refer to these in
stitutions as "goose club" unions.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-27
MORAN DIPLOMACY" RESULTS IN
OFFICIAL APPROVAL BEING GIVEN
ROCKEFEL LER PLAN BY COMMISSION

the table. This nation is at war to
establish democracy thruout the civ
ilized world. The union miners like
wise demand it from their own ma
tional organization in Colorado.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-27

There are varieties of the middle
man which on close inspection look
like the hold-up man.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-27
JOHNE. CONNELLY
NREAPPOINTED
UNION MAN RETAINED ON
STATE BOARD BOARD.
Governor Affirms Action of State
Journeymen BARRIERS Association
in Designating Well-Known
Secretary of Denver Union
for Another Term.

John E. Connolly, secretary of Den
yer Journeymen BARRIERS Union No.
205, has been reappointed by Governor
Gunter to succeed himself as a men,
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-27

Colorado coal miners will have a
strong organization and secure recog-
milton only when they are granted the
rightful and democratic privilege of
governing their own affairs, choosing
officers from among their own ranks
and dealing with employers in an hon
est fashion with all the cards upon
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-08-16
ASK Anyone Who Has Used 1t.

There are families who always aim
to keep bottle Of Chamberlain's Collie
and Diarrhoea Remedy in the house
for use in case it is needed, and find
that it is not only a good investment
but saves them no end of suffering
AS to its reliability, ask anyone who
has used it,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-08-16
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Who has the Fatal Ring ADV.
Carl Racy was a Greenville visitor
last Saturday.
Alger Wood was a Saginaw visi-
tor yesterday.
doc" Harmon was in Shepherd on
business Tuesday.
You will find the best bread in
Butter Cup wrappers. OFT
William Scarf of Ithaca was an AL
ma visitor last Friday.
William Bittner is in Grand Rapids
on business this week
Webb Mccall of Ithaca was in the
city Tuesday on business.
Geo. NJ. Conan in broadway
Jones"-Idlehour soon.-Adv.
Garland hewitt Of Mt Pleasant
was in Alma on business Monday.
The newest film novelty-"Motoy
Comodies"Idlehour Saturday. Nd.
Nelson Smith was in Detroit on
business the fore part Of the week.
John Watson Of Derring, New Mex
leo was in Alma on business Monday
Webb Mccall of Ithaca was an AL
ma visitor the latter part Of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Chick spent
Sunday in Maple Rapids, guests OF
friends in that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Luchini arc
visiting with relatives and friends in
Detroit for two weeks.
G.. V. Calkins returned Monday
from business trip to Detroit, Cleve-
land and Grand Rapids.
Elmer Francis of Mt. Pleasant, a
former resident of this city, was
here on business Friday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-08-16
Safety First With Cough and Cold

"Oh, just cough" today may be-
come grippe or pneumonia tomorrow.
Thousands die from neglected colds.
Take DR.. Kings New Discovery be-
fore your cough becomes chronic. A
few doses check the cold by killing
the germs. The healing balsams
soothe the throat, loosen the phlegm
and clear the air passages of secre-
tons which provoke coughing. Con-
tains mildly laxative ingredients
which remove the waste that ag-
-gravates the cold At your druggist,
soc, S100.-Adv. ..
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-08-03
DR.. Frederic Jacobson says
rs per cent of women need
Phosphates to give them
Strong, Healthy, rounded
figures and to avoid
Nervous break down.
Thousands of wom-
en- grow strong in
Natures way
Consider the Lilies of the
Field, How They Grow"

The life Of the lily hut few weeks ~ ,HnuOe,
The life 81 a man ia threc score },ayp su1 ton
But TO live nres Kfe il y. toire-. vamcn uk.
tho lily. must be nou;tshe,i by tBosi ,-i''t sita
clements which Nature p,ys dr- lnt rnf@i.tipR
every living itnr and the-e npluda tho valuable
phosphate ~ ,ftcn ls'bt,g IN the usual fas ".
eat tcdrs ArrophpAptate u sicN in these ron-
derfu e'emrntc. !, contains 'hrr, n concentrated
tablet form ah'rh ,sciev % ta,e ard .u,Ag
amimlctpd 1il e'aor. cc ~" he sfatril ane
from ycglh % ~ pye, huild snN rchlds bnd
aud brain u ho4.Gftl ta'pang si'H Nat0yeg
rc,Icc, pin, rr0t. nv krao lbostAst
makes rood soi ',sh Hrd n,u,e.,..
SPECIAL NOTICE, Alss- Phosphate cNtsius
the Nat, raj phDephatos which ,houapri VI rs
scians are prescribing daily u huild up thin
pale colotlces vomer to give them roy sheefe
red lips, and beautiful complexion. Many e.. =
have been reported whore women have inereased
their weight from IL 20 o5 pounds WITH tcA
weeks treatment. and any woman who desires Q
well rounded and developed form. ehol.il secure
from her druegist, this now drug which is aeHt
pensive and is dispensed by any reliable druFglst
with or without doctors prescription. II your
druggist win not supply you, een1 sioo % the
Argo Laboratories. 10 Forsyth St, Atlanta, Ca.
and they will send you two wesks ueatnant "
return mail.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-08-03
Corded Neck Lima.

One of the prettiest blouses Of theI
season Is made of straight piece oil
silk carried over the shoulders With
out seams. The sleeves are cut In One|
with the body and the neck, deep|
oval, is gathered to the proper siss|
by silken cord which ties with twsI
tassels In front. The sleeves are No.
ished with deep cuffs, along the outes
seams of which are eyelets into whie1
cord is laced, drawing the cuffs snuglD
around the wrists. The whole efteci
Of this blouse would be lost II ~
sleeves were gathered into ru1lA I
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-08-03
NOTICE

Sealed bids will be received by the
Board Of School Trustees of Roanoke
Rapids, North Carolina, up to 500
O'Clock, P. H., August 9Th, 1917, and
then opened for the purchase of bonds
in the sum Of $40, OOO., to be issued for
the purpose Of building and equipping
Graded School buildings in the Roanoke
Rapids Graded School District, the same
TO be issued pursuant to election de-
clared therefor; said bonds tobe Of de-
nominst lions Of Five Hundred and no. 100
Dollars each, being payable and redeem
able a. follows: Five Hundred ($500.0O)
Dollars thereof on the LIST, day of Jan
usry, one thousand nine hundred and
twenty-five, 1926, and Five Hundred
$500. O0) Dollars annually thereafter I'M
till oil are paid, at the Hanover Nation.
al Bank, New York City, N. Y; said
bonds bearing interest at rate not ex-
ceeding six per centum per annum,
payable semi-annually on the LIST. day
Of April and on the LIST, day of October,
respectively, of each year, which inter-
est shall be evidenced by coupons at
tached to said bonds.
Said bonds are to be issued pursuant
to declaration therefor in an election in
said district duly had m accordance with
An Act to Amend the Charter of the
Graded Schools of the Town of Roanoke
Rapids, Private Laws of North Caro-
lima, Acts of Session Of 1917.
All bids will be addressed to the Board
Of School Trustees of Roanoke Rapids,
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, and
must be accompanied by certified
check in the sum of ten per cent, of
the amount Of such bid. No bid will be
considered for less than the par value of
said bonds, with interest accrued.
The said Board Of School Trustees of
Roanoke Rapids reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
The bonds are to be prepared at the
expense Of the purchaser. ,
For further information, apply to the
Board OF School Trustees of Roanoke
Rapids, Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.
CA. WYCHE, Chairman.
JNO. L. PATTERSON. Secretary.
Jl-6-l3.2O-27