Denver labor bulletin., 1917-01-13

general and the Trades and La
Dor Assembly in particular are
L to be congratulated upon tneir
successful campaign to acquire iAaori
| Temple in that city. As previously
published in The Bulletin, an option was
Secured on the Board of Trade building
the purchase price being gwen ~
S47 600. In order to acquire possession
by January l of this year, it was neees, ne oao
sary for the local unions to raise @o'ooo
as a cash payment. A committee oi
the Trades Assembly at once "ehI 70
work with the result that last Week II
had in hand $3.50. OF this amour. {, ae .ne
Assembly gave $1,000. When II comes
to doing big things with energy and
harmony linked together, these Pueblo
trade unionists can be counted upon
Having acquired possession OF the build
ING. which is modern and well adaPteo
to the purposes in view, an annual rent
nj of over 81 900 will carry the lndeDt-
edness and pay all fixed charges; me
Pueblo Trades and Labor Assembly mas
made a splendid business coup and Is 10
be congratulated.
Julian II. Moore has been appointed
iudpe OF the Denver district court 10
succeed George w. Allen, who resigned
a. bacome associate Justice of the su-
,rome court of Colorado, to which posi-
t;on he was elected in November. The
annointment was made by retiring Gov
ernor Carlson last Saturday, and was
perhaps one of the best made ny MN
during his two years term IN oftlce'
Judge Moore is the youngest man VINO
ever sat on the district bench IN thls
CITY. is the son of the late Bishop Moore
and was born in the old Denver univer-
sitv when that institution was located
ON Arapahoe street. At that time ms
father was the first chancellor OF the
university. Judge Moore is graduate
of the Denver University law school ana
has served as assistant in the district
at+orney's office under Willis B. Elliot
and as deputy city attorney under l. n
stevens In the Republican primaries
last fall he was a candidate FOR Judge
of the juvenile court
Mrs. Richard Crawford Campbell
daughter of the late Senator Thomas NJ
Patterson, former owner OF the ROCKY
Mountain News, who died July ~ oil
last year. has paid an inheritance tax
of S57 .245.64 to the state on total
valuation Of Sl,6ll ,s0l so, this being the
value placed upon the estate by the
state inheritance tax collector. Among
the properties listed was the value oil
s3lO, 900 on one-half interest in the Al
bany hotel and Sl25,0OO on the annex
to the hotel. The Patterson building at
Seventeenth and Welton streets was
valued at 1925 900, the Florence building
at Eighteenth nd Champa streets, now
occupied largely as union labor mead
quarters. at Sl3O,OO0, and the McCui'
Tough building at Sl25 600. The per
sonal property left by Senator Patterson
consisted largely OF stocks and bonds III
more than fifty companies. He left no
will and the entire estate went to Mrs
Campbell, his only direct heir
:. . 1:
Should Secretary of the Interior Lane
be appointed member of the United
States supreme court by President VIII
son in the near future, reports IRON
Washington intimate, The Bulletin nom.
mates former Governor Alva Adams OF
Pueblo as lanes successor in the cab
met Alva Adam is big enough Tor
cabinet Job. In flct, We doubt if his
superior mentally and in experience can
be found among the present members OF
the presidents cabinet. He is especially
qualified to fill the position OF secretary
of the interior. Alva Adams in the
cabinet would reflect credit upon the
administrator ana give " Noi''""' "
deserved recognition somewhat commen-
surate with the tribute paid President
Wilson by the voters of this state in
the last election when they gave him
the largest majority ever received by
presidential candidate. Besides, AVA
Adams has the confidence and esteem OF
the entire West. and it is with this sec
tion of the country that the secretary OF
the interior most largely has to deal
Therefore let it be-Alva Adams, Pueblo,
Colo. Secretary Of the Interior. Alva
Adams began his career in Colorado with
pick and shovel constructing the d.
g. r. G. railroad between Denver and
Pueblo.
Frank w. Murphy, representative Of
Jackson county, lid not reach Denver
in time for the opening session of the
| legislature. He lives in Walden and IL
was necessary to travel forty miles on
skis over 5000 foot elevation to reach
Kremmling, on the Moffat road, where
he could take train. However, this
trek on skis wasn't any particular hard
ship to Murphy He is an expert on
/ Norwegian snowshoes and says that
after reaching the crest of the Great
Divide he literally slid into Kremmling.
'It wasn't much Of a feat" says the
modest legislator, for up our way this
| time of year we go everywhere on
skis" Murphy represents Jackson,
Grand and Summit counties in the house
and is thirty five years old, with keen
eyes and bronzed face. This is his
=. &c ,;nror for o.x,s., ,,,o Tb;, ,na,r.