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Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
WHERE SAND is THE MONARCH.
Majesty of Desert Must Be Seen Be-
fore Savage Beauty Is Appreciated.

The desert whispered to itself be-
fore man ever trod it, but now it takes
his accent, for beneath leaning sign
post at the end of an old worn track
lie the bleaching bones of horse and
far along on the self-same trail is an
empty whiskey bottle. Poor weapon
with which to fight you, desert
And you have your own forms of
tiny insect life that burrow in your
sands, and you are framed in wild and
savage beauty, for where the winter
SHOWS of the Sierras are poured upon
your glittering yellow bosom, the
creeks that carry those clear icy wa
ters are banked with cottonwoods and
tall green grasses, while on your other
side lie other mountains, stern and
cold and dead, that hold the treasures
of a thousand cities within their
gloomy canons. The tiny holes and
puny tracks that man has made upon
those mighty ridges are but as ants
work in a dusty road, and in the space
of one mans little life the monuments
to human evolution, of brain and high
endeavor, will all be gently, surely
wiped away. This is not done by you
in savage anger, but slowly and mex
orably, yet surely as the drifting of
your sands-and yet not quite.
There is one trivial thing outlasts
man't nobler monuments; a thing of
interest to the burro's eye, keen re-
minder of some vanished camp, SYM
Dol of mans economic art, perchance
the savior of some desert wanderers
life-an old tomato can!
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
AN INCOME FOR THE WIFE.
Peace and Harmony Prevail when
Household Is Entrusted to Woman.

Whether or not the wife should re-
ceive wages for the work she does in
the house, whether it be actual manual
labor or the mere running of an estab-
lishment, is a question in many house
holds. Some husbands contend that a
woman is well paid by receiving gratis
her board and lodging. Others evade
the question by assuring their matri-
monial partners that anything they
possess can be had by the wife for the
asking. Therein comes the rub-the
asking. 1t is this constant reminder of
dependence that is so irksome to the
majority of women and it is this that
causes more unhappiness than any
other one thing in matrimony.
If a marriage is to be successful
and perfect happiness is to result, then
wife must have her own income. A
sum agreed upon should be paid into
her banking account with which to pay
house bills, dress and personal expen-
ditures. The practice of doling out
money from husband to wife each week
gives rise to many domestic jars.
Circumstances may alter cases, and
when a man is very hard worked and
has practically no tima for aught but
his work, sleep and a few hours of
recreation, it may be better for him
to keep sufficient of the income for his
private expenses and let his wife be
responsible for all the remainder; or,
again, when a man has ample free
time and marries woman who has
no knowledge of domestic management
and finance, it may be wiser for him to
take control of the major portion of
the banking account, at first, at all
events.
But as matters so often stand now
the wife is worried and humiliated
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
THE AVERAGE MAN.

The standard of any nation is meas
ured by the average of its citizens.
The exceptional man gets the double
line notices in the papers and in the
biographical dictionaries, but the aver
age man does the business and gets
but little reward. The average man
is the bone and sinew of the state,
while the exceptional man constitutes
the scallops and the decorations. The
average man fights the battles, the
exceptional man wears the shoulder
straps. The average man produces the
coin the the exceptional man appro-
pirates it. The average man furnishes
the depth in the river of humanity, the
exceptional man is only the wave that
surges for moment on its surface.
The solid, substantial citizen, who
meets his obligations, fulfills his duty
of citizenship, is the very foundation
stone of all that is wholesome in our
civilization. The term "man" is here
used generically and includes woman,
for high average womanhood is quite
as important to society as that Of the
opposite sex. There are plenty to
offer tributes to the exceptional man,
why not tribute to the average man
who makes the other possible?
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
LABOR STEADFAST.

We have seen the longshoremen
withstand the temptations of German
agents; we have now the official rec
ord of the nonsuccess of the propa-
ganda carried on under cover of la
bor's peace council. There have been
other assaults, some brazen, some in
sidious, on the probity of labor. Their
failure has been practically complete,
despite the skill with which they were
conducted and the bank account that
sustained them. American labor un-
der the successive atSackA it has been
subjected to since thu Nafsbegan has
maintained the same standards Of sin
cerity and honor of which it gave
countless proofs before Germany dis
covered the depth of infamy to which
a government can sink.-New York
Sun.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
each time she overspends her week.,
allowance by a few dollars. We're q

each time she overspends her weekl,I
allowance by a few dollars We're q
mestic affairs in her own hands she
would soon learn to arrange her finan-
ces. II a little too much was spent on
food one week, she could spend n lit
tie less on dress, and so arrive at the
correct total, with no one but herself
the wiser.
A man and wife are nothing more
nor less than partners, each having the
best interests of the other Mt heart.
Why not then play fair and treat each
other as real partners, each with an
equal right in the family exchequer?
A woman's work is surely as import
ant as mans. Running home sue
cessfully and economically takes con-
siderable brains and ability, and the
woman who undertakes this work is
entitled to fair play. To give her
money which will cover household ex-
penses only and then expect her to feel
paid for her work is ridiculous. To
expect her to come, like n child, and
ask for every penny she needs for
personal expenses is humiliating.
Generally speaking, the keeping Of
the house and all that it implies is the
business of the wife, and it may prove
very hard and anxious task. When
means are small it must be so, and it
may be that the husband and wage
Garner has by far the easier part. but
there is no doubt that domestic peace
is more likely to be found in house
holds where the husband knows little
or nothing of the machinery.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
STORY TOLD IN AN EPITAPR
Farmer Gives in One Sentence His
Opinion of Fatal Accident.

An automobile accident resulted in
the death of the driver and the injury
of two passengers.
The coroner summoned several wit
nesses, among them a farmer living
near the scene of the accident. There
was voluminous testimony regarding
the high speed at which the car trav-
eled. Witnesses said, too, that the
road was in bad repair. The coroner
finally reached the farmer, who lived
near the scene.
"What would you say about this
accident, Mr.. Swiggert ?" the coroner
asked.
"Well, if l was writin' that young
mans epitaph," the witness drawled,
"I'd say he died tryin' to get sixty
miles out of a ten-mile road"
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
FRIENDSHIP

There's time in every life when we
hunger for friend,
For brave, unselfish heart to
smooth the way,
When the sky o'erhead is clouded and
the light well nigh obscured,
And it happens to some brother
every day.
When we're travel-worn and weary and
enthusiasm wanes,
And the plans we laid so clearly go
awry,
How our hearts are overjoyed and our
fainting spirits buoyed
By some friend, whose kind, true
words can never die!
And there's many worthy fellow who
is almost down and out,
Who would brace up and be glad
once more to try,
If some man who's success will but
stop and point the way,
And then drop word of cheer ere
passing by.
So if you're a genial brother with
pleasant, friendly air,
And are basking meath fair fortunes
sunny smile,
Give a moments thought to some one
who is not in such good luck,
And know how it feels to be friend
worth while.
ray don't stop and gaze and pity, then
pass on the other side,
For we can't be sure when life's ta-
bles may turn;
And if ever we go down, that same
brother that we helped
May be just the friend in need for
whom we yearn.
Louise Alice Bowman.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
"COLD LIGHT"

"John, won't you rub little more
light on the wall? l can hardly see
to read"
This will probably be a common re-
mark in our homes within few years.
And John will go to the closet, un-
cork a bottle, and smear liquid on
the wall. Contact with the air will
oxidize it and PHOSPHORUS light will
be diffused thruout the room. All that
discover the firefly's secret.
A discovery of high Importance is
announced that science has at last sue
ceeded in sitting the heat rays out of
radiant energy and producing cold
light of phenomenal intensity, is GER
tain to be of vast utility to mankind.
According to announcement, one of the
most battling problems of physics has
been solved and an achievement ac-
complished whose practical Importance
can hardly be exaggerated, if it be
true, that new "cold light" has been
discovered by the eminent French en-
gineer, Doussand, and which has been
described to the French Academy of
Sciences.
The cable report does not state the
particulars further than that the re-
suit is obtained by automatic separa-
tion of heat rays from luminous rays.
The light obtained is claimed to be so
intense that it is possible to throw
images from newspaper illustrations,
picture post cards and Photographic
prints on screen even in a lighted
room as clearly and sharply as if they
were glass lantern slides.
We may marvel at this discovery,
yet that is only what nature does in
the familiar cases of the glow worm
and the lightning bug, tho man hither-
to has been unable to find out how
she does it. Both these insects emit
light which, if it were the result of
combustion or of forcing an electric
current thru the contracted channel of
carbon metal filament, would be ac-
companied by heat enough to shrivel
instantly and destroy the tiny insect.
No one can yet foresee half the pos
sibilities of heatless light, but it is
manifest that it will mean an enor--
nous economy in energy if the heat
now wasted to produce illumination
can be saved and used. Nine-tenths of
all the energy we devote to securing
light is wasted in heat. The firefy
wastes only five per cent of its energy.
We have not even made beginning at
the utilization of natural resources.
The energy radiated upon the earth
every day by the sun, and wasted so
far as controlled power is concerned,
would operate every industry on the
globe, heat our houses in winter and
run a cooling system in the summer.
-Bricklayer and Mason.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
LITTLE GIRL OF THE PERIOD.

Little girl, what makes you look SO
small?
Don't you wear no clothes at all?
Don't you wear no shiny shirt?
Don't you wear no petti-skirt?
Just your corset and your hose,
Are these all your underclothes
Little girl, when on the street
You appear to be all feet,
With your skirt 80 very tight
You surely are an awful sight;
Nothing on to keep you warm,
Crazy just to show your form.
Little girl you won't live long,
Just because you dress all wrong,
Can't you wear more underclothes
Than your corset and your hose?
After while I do believe
You will dress like Mother Eve.
j. d. r. in Outlook.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
1. T. U. BENEFITS.

On the death of member in good
standing benefits are paid by the In
ternational Typographical Union to
designated beneficiaries according to
length of membership in the union as
follows:
One year or less. ...............$ rs
One year and less than two. ..... 100
Two years and less than three. 1875
Three years and less than four. 200
Four years and less than five... 300
Five years or over. r.............. 400
Mortuary benefits paid by the Inter
national Typographical Union in the
last twelve months:
April 20, 1916, $23 3,690.34.
May 20, 1916, $22, ,43O,10.
June 20, 1916, $21, ,762.55.
July 20, 1916, $21, ,902.89.
August 20, 1916, $19,086.66.
September 20, 1916, $18,022.95.
October 20, 1916, $19,999.18.
November 20, 1916, $25 5,974.39.
December 20, 1916, $26,784.23.
January 20, 1917, $3O,758.67.
February 20, 1917, $28,278.31.
March 20, 1917, $29 9,696.91.
Total for the twelve months, $685.
360.18.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
c H A R | 7 Y

If / want to redeem the world l can
come nearer my object and do less
harm by being just toward myself and
just toward everybody else, than by
"doing good" to people. The only
untainted charity is justice. Often
our ostensible charities serve but to
obscure and palliate great evils.
Conventional charity drops pennies
in the beggar's cup, carries bread to
the starving, distributes clothing to
the naked. Real charity, which is JUS
tice, sets about removing the condi-
tions that make beggary, starvation
and nakedness. Conventional charity
plays Lady Bountiful; justice tries to
establish such laws as shall give en-
ployment to all, so that they need no
bounty.
Charity makes the Old Man of the
Sea feed sugar plums to the poor devil
he is riding and choking; justice would
make him get off his victims back
Conventional charity piousiy accepts
things as they are and helps the un-
fortunate; justice goes to the legisla-
ture and changes things. Charity
swats the fly; justice takes away the
dung heaps that breed flies. Charity
gives quinine in the malarial tropics;
justice drains the swamps.
Charity sends surgeons and ambu-
lances and trained nurses to the war;
justice struggles to secure that inter-
nationalism that will prevent war.
Charity works among slum wrecks;
justice dreams and plans that there
be no more slums. Charity scrapes the
soils surface; justice sub-soils. Char
iity is affected by symptoms; justice
by causes.
Charity assumes evil institutions
and customs TO be a part of "Divine
Providence" and tearfully works away
at taking care of the wreckage; JUS
tice regards injustice everywhere, Gus
tom buttressed and respectable or not,
as the work of the devil, and vigorous
ly attacks it.
Charity is timid and always is pass
ing the collection box; justice is un-
afraid and asks no aims, no patrons,
no benevolent support. The best part
of the human race does not want help,
nor favor, nor charity; it wants a fair
chance and square deal. Charity is
mans kindness. Justice is Gods
DR.. Frank Crane
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

A st. Louis girl kissed the right
hand of Marshal Joffre's aid, explain
ing that she had heard he had killed
a German with that hand, whereupon
the gallant aid expressed regret that
he had not bit the German, showing
that even in st. Louis Frenchman
can be himself.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

The time to talk about that sub
marine defense is after it has success
fully stopped submarine raids.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

>,:is!is Kussia's new minister OF }ustice, ~. M
with the moujiks in the trenches.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

What has become Of the old-fash-
ioned man who used to say that the
United States could not do anything
II it did get into the war?
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

Don't look for soft snaps; the hard
snaps are the ones that have the GIN
ger in. "A -
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
SYMBOLIC.

Gould you suggest some suitable
badge for our Don't Worry Club'?"
asked the typewriter boarder.
How would pine-knot do 7" asked
the Cheerful Idiot.-Indianapolis Jour
nal.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

Dill pickles have advanced in price.
That's one increase you won't relish.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-22
MISS BRANDT BRIDE
OF WILSON H. CLARK
Pretty Wedding Held in Quincy
Place Residence.

One of the pretty weddings of the
week was that OF Miss Minnie L.
Brandt, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
]. Brandt, and Wilson H. Clark Tues
day evening, at the residence Of the
brides parents in Quincy place. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
Richard Schmidt, Of Zion Lutheran
Church. Miss Frances Brandt, the
brides sister, was maid OF honor, and
Hazen williams was best man. The
bride was given in marriage by her
father. Her wedding gown was OF
white crepe de chine. and she carried
a bouquet OF white roses. The brides
maid wore a becoming costume OF pea
green taffeta silk and carried pink
sweet peas The drawing room, where
the ceremony was performed, was
tastefully decorated with American
flags and palms. Mendelssohn's wed
ding march was played by Miss Amy
Lang.
After a wedding trip, which vii In
clude New York city, Atlantic City.
and Newark. i. j., Mr.. and Mrs. Clark
will be at hone after July l a. she
Wilson aDartm"ntR.
The guests included Mr.. and Mrs
H. ]. Brandt, Mr.. and Mrs Harry c.
Brandt. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry P. Quill.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Kriemelmyer. Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Brandt. Mr.. and Mrs.
A HenniE. Miss Marie Hennig. Mr.
and Mrs. George Brandt, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Brandt. jr., Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Maher, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Brandt. Mrs. Louise Brandt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick Schneider. DR.. and
Mrs. George H. Becker. Miss Edith
Brandt. Mrs William wahl, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles E. Long. Mr.. and Mrs
f. T. O'Neil. Milton Clark, Mr.. and
Mrs. f. W. Libbey. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
McCrone. Miss Edith Clark, Miss
Ethel Clark, r. P. Hungerford. Mr.
and Mrs. II. Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
Foley. Mr.. and Mrs. c. Foley. B. Fo-
ley, Mr.. and Mrs. Dryer. Paul Gala
han, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Larson. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Oehm. B. Clark. Hugh
Clark, c. Hinton. s. Solan, E. A
keane, J. ID. Smith. B. Ehrmantraut,
T. Di Benidetto. NJ Capossela, W.
Brewer. Miss L. Rosson. ". Wiser. Mr.
and Mrs. f. Grant. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Frederick. Mrs. Nellie CAT
fiery. Miss Carrie Smsllwood, Mrs.
Theodore Werdig and daughter. Mr.
and Mrs. D. A. Mitchell. Mrs. VI. Berg.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Kern. II. z. STAINS
bury, Mr.. and Mrs. z. r. Crnes, Miss
Rosie Newman. George Mcpherson.
Mrs. A. Stamm, and Miss Isabella
Johnson.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-22
TAKES BRIDE IN CAPITAL.

Mrs Lucy Mabel O'Neil and John
Charles Wilson, a prominent contrac-
tor OF Ann Arbor. Mich, were mar
ried at the brides residence last even
ing at s o'clock by the Rev. Harry
D. Mitchell, pastor of the Metro
politan Methodist Church.
After an extended trip to the
Thousand Islands and through the
Great Lakes TO Ann Arbor they will
return TO this city to make their
home.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-22
PICKED WRONG RAILROAD
Suicide Had to Walt Too
Long for Train:

PIERMONT, n. j.. June 22.-When
John Dolan, anxious to end his life
OF woe decided to let a train run over
him, he made the mistake OF selecting
the Erie railroad.
Dolan was lying on the track north
OF Piermont when railroad employees
came along. How long before
there1l be a train along on this one
horse road?" he asked. as he raised
his neck from the rails. "I've been
lying here an hour"
when told he would have to wait a
half hour more Dolan cursed the Erie.
Some one told Patrolman Wood. who
got there before the train and took
Dolan in tow. Judge Wadsworth gave
him thirty days in the workhouse. He
said his home was in South Nor
walk, Conn.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-22
Miss CroEEon A Bride.

Miss Evelyn McLane CrogEon,
daughter Of Mrs. Edward Krieger
was one Of the loveliest Of the spring
brides when she was married yester,
day to Lieut. Edwin Charles Mead,
Coast Artillery Corps, United States
army. The ceremony took place at
noon In the brides apartment at the
Elkton. Rev. c. R Stetson, rector of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-22

Mrs. KELLOGG EntertainE-
Mrs. Frank B. Kellogg, wife Of
Senator Kellogg. entertained inform
ally at tea yesterday in compliment
to her sister, Mrs. Francis Otis of
guest. Senator and Mrs. Kellogg. &C.
companied by Mrs. Otis, returned to
Washington on Wednesday from a
visit in New York. They made the
trip by motor.
Miss Virginia Wallis, whose mar
rage to Joseph Gaillard Martin OF
New Orleans, will take place in Au-
gust, was the honor guest at picnic
luncheon and shower which Miss
Martha Poole gave this afternoon at
her country home near Rockville, Nd.
The other guests were Mrs. Charles
Edward Lyons Of Worcester, Mass;
Miss Mona Gill. Miss Marguerite
Ames. Mrs. Blackwell Smith. Mrs.
Frank Addison. Mrs. Ernest Mechlin,
Miss Camilla DuBose. Mrs. Bowdoin
craighiII. Mrs. Basil Boteler, and
Miss Kitty Poole.
Mrs. Morris Evans and Miss Meta
Morris Evans. after an absence of
about year, have returned to Wash
ington.
-
Mrs. Weeks. wife OF Senator John
w. Weeks, left Washington Monday
for their home at Newton, Mass,
where she will pass the summer.
=
Mrs. Walter Wells will leave Wash
ington tonight for White Sulphur
Springs, where she will be the guest
for several weeks of Mrs. Junius
Parker of New York The children OF
DR.: and Mrs. Wells left Washington
yesterday for Oakland, Nd, where
they will pass the summer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-22

have taken a house at Chevy Chase
for the summer.
Mrs. Watson. formerly Mss Nellie
Ewing, is the daughter of Mai
Charles B. Ewing. Medical Corps, u,
S. A, and niece OF Paul E. johnson
OF this city. at whose homs she has
been frequent visitor.
=
Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant, widow
Of General Grant, L. S. A. entertain
ed at luncheon at the Shoreham yes.
terday in compliment to her son,
Ulysses S. Grant, and Mrs. Grant
=
Mrs. MOreIand Leaving.
Mrs. Andrew Moreland. who is Wis
iting her brother-in-law and sister,
former Ambassador to Russia and
Mrs. George T. Marye. will leave
Washington Sunday for her home In
Pittsburgh. Mr.. and Mrs. Marye will
leave Washington July l for Burlin-
game, Cal. where they will join Miss
Helen Marye. their daughter. Miss
Marye left Washington last week
with her aunt, Miss Flora Doyle.
=
Assistant Attorney General Charles
Warren, who is visiting relatives In
Boston and Plymouth, Mass, will re-
turn to Washington Monday. Mrs.
Warren has not made any plans for
the summer, expecting to be in Wash
ington the greater part of the season.
=
Miss Reeves Harris, Graham Hodges
and Hamilton Warner are attending
a house party which Miss Elaine
Whittenburg is giving at her home,
in Pennsylvania Miss Whittenburg
was graduated from the Cathedral
School in this city this spring.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-22

Miss Eleanor TinEley. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alphonso o. Tlngley,
and William A. Hammer, son OF K.
N. Hammer, were married yesterday
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-22

afternoon at 8 o'clock at the resi-
dence of the brides parents on Four
teenth street The Rev. Henry e
Brundage performed the ceremony in
the presence OF relatives and a few
intimate friends, and a small recep-
tion followed. The decorations con-
sisted OF quantities OF white peonies
and pink roses. The bride wore her
mothers wedding gown Of white
satin combined with chiffon and trim
med with chAntilly lace. Her long
tulIs veil was fastened with a BAN
deau OF white ribbon, and she car
ried Bride roses and lilies Of the val
ley. Miss Abbie Tingley. who was
her sisters only attendant, was in a
dainty gown OF white net over white
taffeta and carried pink sweet peas.
Edward Nickles was best man. Claude
Robson played the wedding march,
and during the reception Miss Helen
woytych gave several violin selec-
lions. Mrs. Tingley, mother of the
bride wore a gown OF ecru wolfe trim.
med with handmade lace. Later Mr..
and Mrs. Hammer left for a wedding
trip, Mrs. Hammer wearing q suit OF
dark blue taffeta with a small black
hat trimmed in Jet. They will make
their home in Washington.
=
Mrs. Wood, wife OF Capt. Spencer
S. Wood, accompanied by their dauEh-
tiers. Miss Margetta Wood, and Miss
Anne Wood, have left for their cot
taEe at jamestown.
=
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas B. Hutchin-
son, left yesterday by motor for
York Harbor, stopping en- route at
Yama Farms and Briarcliffe Lodge
for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Strasberger
are at the Hotel st. Charles In At
lantic City, where they expect to re-
main for some time.