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The Press., 1917-12-27
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Harold Oomins of Springfield spent Christmas with his parents.
 Omedee St. Germaine of Newark, N. J.. spent Christmas with MT. and Mrs. Andrew Hansen.
 The quarterly meeting of Court Orouooo, F. of A., with election of officers will be held this evening.
 Harry Day returned to Leominister, Mas, Tuesday after a few days stay with hie sister, Mrs. M Hassets.
 A collection of $60 for the Halifax relief fund was taken at the Congre- gational church on Sunday morning, and at the session of the Sunday school a collection of $23 was taken for the Armenian and Syrian relief Among the students homo for Christmas vacation are Miss Dorothy Pinuey of Dana Hall, Miss Ruth Lar ned of Smiths college, Miss Marjorie Stevens and Miss Vera Siswick of Til- ton seminary, Mise Louise Beckwith of Simmons college and Miss Louise Griffiths of Mt. Holyoke and Cryil " Dawson from Worcester Tech.
 The Connecticut company has bnilt the extension to the trolley line on Furnace avenue. Why is the com :. pany allowed to continue to block the street with it's freight and repair cars and not use the extension for un. loading their freight? There is plenty of room at the end of the line for unloading, even if the platform has not been erected
 The special musical service at the Congregational church Sunday even. ing was very much enjoyed The augmented choir rendered the several anthems in very pleasing manner. Director A. E. Waite was at the orRan,. R H. Mixer, violinist, and G. H. Wander, cellist, both of Hartford. and Miss Pauline Cooley, of Rockville. pianist, added much to the program The violin and cello solos and the several instrumental selections rende. red were much appreciated.
 A hint to the rest of the state as to what to do in the face nf, the prevail ing coal shortage is contained in al unique letter from the town of Union. Tue letter was received by the Con- neCticut State Council of Defense from Fl R Howard, chairman of the Union town committee of the Council in re. ply to request for information as to whether there was need of establish ] ing local coal committee in Union. The letter was in part as follows; :; "There is no cause for worry in this town in regard to the fuel situation, for not one pound of coal is used here When we want fuel we go ont in the woods and pick up the dead wood. That saves cutting down trees, and the fuel is already dried. would suggest for future reference, in case coal oan- not be secured in the larger oenterR, that Union can furnish 5000 cords of wood for Putnam and 20, 900 cords for Stafford Springs "
 Tue Hartford Courant on Monday gave the estimated population of the towns in the state based on the school enumeration, taken last September, in comparison with the census taken in I91". The population of towns in this vicinity were given as follows
The Press., 1917-12-27
HOUSEHOLD CARES
Tax the Women of Stafford Springs
 the Same as Elsewhere.

Tax the Women of Stafford Springs
 the Same as Elsewhere.
 Hard to attend to household duties
 With a constantly aching back.
 A woman should not have a bad back,
 And she seldom would if the kid neys were we'll
 Doan's Kidney Pills are endorsed by thousands.
 Have been Used in kidney trouble over 5O years. !,
 Read what this Stafford Springs woman says: Mrs. Henry Crane, 50 Furnace Ave-, says: lover work is what l think brought on my kidney complaint My back gave me the most trouble. When l stopped. sharp pains caught me and ! Oould hardly be able to straighten up. Mornings my back caused me great pain and had dizzy and weak spells bought Doan's Kidney Pills ut Jacobsen t Enow Mccormick 's) Drug Store, and three boxes cured me "
 600, at all dealers. Foster -Milburr O., Mfgrs., BunalO;N. '.
The Press., 1917-12-27
UNION. Rock Meadow.

Miss Ada Heck is at home for two weeks vacation.
 Glare Heck is with his mother, Mrs David Gaudette, in Wales for a week.
 Miss Grace Bradway has gone to spend Christmas with her brother, Lewis Bradway and family at East LeVerett, Mass.
 Miss Dillingham; gave her school a very enjoyable time last Saturday evening There were Christmas exer. cises and a tree well laden with gifts for teacher and children. Wayland Heck took the part of Santa Claus .. Twenty one visitors were present be- sides the fourteen scholars.
The Press., 1917-12-27
crepes and POnsees.

Crepe de chine. in spite of its name does not come from China but from Japan, Italy and France. There are no factories for making silk piece goods in China, all the weaving being done by hand. With the exception of pon- gees, the products of the Chinese looms are not popular abroad, except fin Oriental countries, being too heavy, although the patterns are wonderfully beautiful and the cOlors exceedingly rich. ....
 The pongees are woven in the homes of the peasants, and as they come from many looms no two pieces are ever ex- .actly alike in weight, f1neness, color and texture. The Shantungs come from the Liutang district, and the Nanshai from the Nighai district, 7.
The Press., 1917-12-27
Enoouraaemens.

! ''I tell you said Dottypate. "I'm no body's fool"
 N ''Oh, well never mind, Dotty, dear. said Miss Cynica. Some day some nice girl will come along and take you"
The Press., 1917-12-27
lnharrnonioua.

"How are things at your wife's club?"
 "All rigut. Everything they under take is thoroughly misunderstood and disagreed upon. "-I.ouisviIle Courier .JournaI..
The Press., 1917-12-27
Yes, Verify

's''Remember, daughter that all is not gold that .glitters, Z
 'tOh, know that, all right, mother. The people with plenty of brass at tract lot of attention" Yonkers Statesman.
The Press., 1917-12-27
Waitino For Conqress.

"Why does the president have the pardoning power and not eongress?"
 We don't want a prisoner who de serves S pardon to run the risk of dy- ing of Qbd age" Louisville Courier Journal.
The Press., 1917-12-27
PERSISTENCE.

slf a great thing can be done at all t can be done easily, but 1t is that kind of ease with which a. tree blossoms after long years ef gathering strength.-Ruskin.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-13
CONGRESS MADE RECORD
PASSING IMPORTANT LAWS
CONTINUED From Page one1

be borne and the earnings claimed by
the men who dig and hoist the coal.
This is great and permanent gain in
power for organized labor in the fuel
industry.
Congress has done another big thing
in this session. 1t has appropriated
more than $1,O0O,000,000 to build
merchant marine which will be under
complete government control. The
success of the international Seamen's
Union in securing the Atlantic agree
ment with the shipping companies,
this summer, is due at least in part to
the fact that the companies now real
ize that control by the government
means better labor conditions on the
ships, and that if they do not make
terms with organized labor today they
will increase the chances of direct op-
Grafton of this vast new fleet by the
government, which will of course es-
tablish fair conditions.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-13
J. M'BRIDE, ONCE HEAD OF A.F. H.,
MEETS TRAGIC DEATH IN ARIZONA

John Mcbride, one time president of
the American Federation of Labor and
first international president of the
United Mine Workers of America, met
a tragic death in Globe, Arizona, Tues
day of this week. Recently he had
been acting as a federal mediator ap-
pointed by Secretary of Labor Will
son, to represent the government in
adjusting the trouble between the cop
per miners and the operators. For a
number of years he had made his
home in Phoenix, Ariz., having served
as county judge.
While standing on a street corner in
Globe Tuesday he was run into by a
mad bronco and knocked thru the
plate glass front of downtown store.
A number of arteries in the legs were
cut and he quickly bled to death.
The casualty came to Secretary of
Labor Wilson, who is in Globe with the
federal labor commission, looking into
labor conditions in Arizona, as great
shock. The two men had been warm
friends since 1885.
John Mcbride was president of the
Ohio Miners Union in 1888 and 1884
during the famous Hooking Valley
strike. When the coal miners of Amer
lea organized in 1885 he was selected
as national president He was elect
ed president of the American Fedora
tion of Labor for the term beginning
January 1, 1895, and ending December
of that year. He was the only man
who ever held the latter position ex
cept Samuel Gompers.
Mcbride was one of the best known
national labor men in the United
States, tho of recent years had not
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-13
Cigannakers
CBy j. w. sanford.)


Practically all cigarmakers working
in the city again after temporary lay
off of one of our largest shops.
Some dealers in cigars have the ex-
cuse for selling non-union goods, that
union men demand this class of mer-
chandise. This condition of affairs, if
it is true, makes the union man the
go-between for non-union factories,
which will eventually, if continued,
affect the jobs of the ones charged
with this offense.
A demand for label goods of all
kinds by union men and women will
encourage our union manufacturers
who pay fair wages and are the ones
that deserve your patronage.
Tony Vokolek was in from his farm
one day this week and reports fair
crop with better prospects for next
season. Tony got his first experience
in farming in Central park, New York
city, but has learned some new stunts
which he finds necessary in this dry
climate.
Puritan Bond, Copyright, Ranger,
Best Value, Queen CITY Winners, Hag-
ler's Rose, Made in Denver, and High
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-13
POPULAR MUSIC cos
EMPLOYEES JOIN UNION

The membership of the retail
clerks union has been materially in
creased, due to the fact that all the
employees of The John d. Sharp Music
company, S23-S25 Fifteenth street,
have Joined the retail clerks union
This popular music house is the first
one of it's kind in this city and state
to have it's employees become members
of labor organization, and The Bull
letin takes pleasure in announcing
this fact to its many readers and
recommends this place to the mem
bers of organized labor.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-13
SOME BOUQUETS
PICKED AT RANDOM FROM
THE BULLETIN MAIL
BAG.

Readers of The Bulletin in renting
subscriptions frequently take occasion
to commend this paper for it's splendid
work in voicing the aims of straight
from -the-s shoulder unionism, and to
congratulate us upon the high charac-
ter of our news and editorial columns
Following are few taken from this
weeks mail:
Charles K. Shepherd, Toltec, Colo
81 wish to thank The Bulletin and its
which you have advocated the true
cause of union coal miners in Colo
rado."
Eli NJ Gross, Observation-Disclosures
please find check for $1.5O to renew
my subscription. While it seems this
is so bits higher than 1 was assessed
year ago, yet The Bulletin is well
worth the increased price"
C. o. Wilson, Salt Lake City.-"The
enclosed money order is for renewal
of my subscription. You are sure
printing some high-class labor paper.
1t ought to be appreciated by the
Bulletin certainly keeps the Rocky
Mountain region on the national labor
map"
George P. Heinz, Denver.-I am
enclosing herewith check for $1.50,
covering my subscription from August
26, 1917, to August 26, 1918. l en-
joy reading your able paper very much
and look forward to getting it every
Saturday. I have asked several of
my friends to become subscribers"
H. E. Marshall, Boulder, Colo.-"Am
sending renewal for another year. We
are with you so long as The Bulletin
fights the traitorous l. w. w. and pro-
German wrench-throwers."
]. W. Sturdivan, secretary Trades
Assembly, Fort Collins, Colo.-"It will
take more than the opposition of a
few cheap -"labor skates" to mar the
reputation you have built up for and
with The Bulletin among the labor peo-
pie in this section of the state. Am
sending an additional new subscriber
and enclose check. Expect to forward
several more for the best of all labor
papers,"
Arthur A. Parkhurst, editor Boulder
News H Herald.-I enjoy your paper
very much, altho not always agreeing
with what The Bulletin says. I be-
lieve you are true blue to the cause of
union labor. Your attitude in the war
is most admirable"
Charles Binks, Colorado Springs
Street Railway Employees Union.-
PLEASED to enclose check for another
years subscription to your valuable
paper. am much gratified with The
Bulletins attitude on all big ques-
tions affecting labor, particularly your
stand against the liquor evil"
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-13
Conservation of Food Now Prime Object

Every organization in the United States will be eenered on the
of the food pledge during Food Pledge Week. beginning
October The churches lodges schools the farmers and
the business working hundred cent enroll
of the million families in this
This work being handled by which has federal
food administrator the administrators
five have themselves of million families
be signed up during that week
Organized workers the country will be enlisted
in this purpose and they will be found wanting For
workers clearly the issues
involved the and have themselves loyalty behind
each
This pledge main issues and Food Pledge
Week being observed the best of it When
the pledges the results the be cred
the United States should be
the furnished of the bodies
atng.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-13

been very active in the movement. He
accompanied the commission headed
by Secretary Wilson from Phoenix to
Globe only a day preceding the trag-
edy.
When the first strike of miners oc-
CURED last spring at Jerome, Mcbride
was named as conciliator and sent
there. Following the settlement of
that strike he was sent by Secretary
Wilson to Utah to act as conciliator
there, and was brought from Utah to
Globe to act as conciliator there.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-13

Altitude SC cigars are not made by
members of our union and consequent
ly do not bear the blue label of the
Cigarmakers. Ask for label cigars
when making your purchase.
Charles Lord, located at 20 Twen-
tieth avenue, is unable to supply the
demand for &c cigar that he is max
ing for particular smokers.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-13
BULLETIN TIP A GOOD ONE
Oil Stock Bought at 1oc Will Soon
Be Bringing 25c

oil Stock Bought at Toe Will Soon
Be Bringing 25c
A little less than a month ago The
Bulletin offered as a tip Heaton Oil
G. Refining company stock at 10 cents.
This stock is now selling rapidly at
Is cents and only a small allotment
to be offered at this price, and we
predict that this stock will be selling
at 25 cents before Thanksgiving.
The management of this company
is a strictly business one. They have
now three rigs on their Wyoming
territory being erected, and will be
drilling in the Salt Creek, Wind River
and Bonanza fields before November
1st. A new we'll on their Kansas
property is expected in within two
weeks. We say it again-buy Heaton
Oil at Is cents.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-13

Russians should know that Germany
can lick any army that stops to talk
socialism.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-14
WIRELESS FROM
 SHIPPERS DOME
 FOR THE VATICAN

Milan, Dec. 1.-The establishment of a wireless station on the dome Of St. Peter's in Rome has been suggest ed to the Vatican so that it may ob- tain independent transmission Of for eign messages of diplomatic character in code and receive confidential and reliable reports from the Vatican representatives abroad.
 While the Vatican has not com nlained to the Italian government re- garding telegraphic communication, it is assumed that the censor uses or dinary precautions.
 It is pointed out that the wireless
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-14

would have the advantage of dealing with Switzerland, Austria, Germany and Russia.
 The Italian government is not like ly to raise decided objections because the Vatican never has paid tolls on it's messages. The proposed wireless would relieve the heavy pressure on existing ordinary lines.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-14

clean the streets, providing it does not rain in the meantime. Forman Gasso reported that he could obtain men if the city would make arrangements to pay them by the day.
 Tn former years men were obtained in sufficient numbers within a few hours after a storm and it was not uncommon to hire from 200 to 300 ex- tra, men. Gasso said he had located many men. but they all refused to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-14
CRIPPLED CITY
 FORCE DELAYS REMOVING SNOW

Only Il extra men and 10 teams were available for use by the Public Works Department in clearing off the snow from the central streets today and at the rate the work progressed nearly one week will be required to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-14

work because he could not guarantee to pay them when their days work was done.
 AS a result traffic is greatly imped- ed, especially vehicular traffic, which moves through the center slowly and behind trolley cars.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-30
GOVERNMENT BUYING.

Our Government is buying for the ailleS, Is buying for itself and is buy ing for the Belgians. It is indirectly buying for many of the great plant engaged in manufacturing material, used in the war. It is also giving to ship building, transportation and min ing almost paternal protection. 1t ls granting increases here, there and everywhere to labor and operators ana to food producers. In between is the great body of the people, who arc paying these increases, vita ap- parently no chance to obtain a re. covery from any source. The shoe begins to pinch; for the $25 dollars per week of last year is but a small $12 per week in purchase value this year.
 England, we are told, has met this situation in a manner more con. sistently just to all the people. That Government, it is reported, gets our government to buy at tae lowest pos- slble price all the necessities of life. and then re-sells these necessaries to the distributors at price far below the figure paid. Thus, England pre- vents the increase prices on these necessaries by shouldering the diff terence as a government, and meetin !, the loss with the taxes put upon the whole people.
 1t might be that Uncle Sam and Mir. Hoover could take lesson in poli- tlcal economy from John Bull-a les son, which if practiced, would eradi- cate the present terrible hardship upon the man in between, cause the wealth of tn country to bear the un- usual excess high cost of living, anl even stabelize pdices for labor and all other commodities affecting the act ual living of the people.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-30
MIR. COTTON'S PROMISE.

Mir. Joseph 'P. Cotton, chief of the meat division of the food commission located in Chicago, on Monday, srati- fled the people of the country by an nouncing that he was making an in- vestigation into the packers profits, and ere long will be able to reduce the price of meat to the consumer.
 MT. Cotton added naively "the Pack CTS are wiling"
 This same MT. Cotton, on Tuesday, placed the biggest meat order ever given in the history of the world, buying for the Government, the allies and the Belgium relief fund.
 On Wednesday, meat went skyrock- eting toward the stars, breaking all records, even airplaning beyond the widest prices known in the civil war.
 Yet, our MT. Cotton, meat dictator, eac., promised the people that meat should drop to a point within reach of the people.
 Perhaps, the kindly gentleman fancied it would be the part of caari- ty to permit the packers, who were SO docile and willing, to make a las. penny or so, before he should put the reverse movement on their pricss in favor of the consumer, but this sort of charity, while it is very excel lent for the packers, is nothing short of death to the many and the poor. While Mir. Cotton's jackscrew is go- ing up and then coming down aga1n poor man and his family can easily Gie of starvation; so if Mir. Cotton will please hurry a bit with his in- Vestigation of these nice and willing packers, and begin the reverse. move ment for the poor people, the nation at large will try to be as we'll pleased with his efforts as doubtless the big packers are delighted with his tre- mendous order.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-30
THE WALL OF THE LUCKY.

Yesterday the Graphic and other papers carried an account of the demands made by certain oil well operators of Texas and Okla loma for readjustment of the ex- cess war profits. These men al- lcged that their prorepties are worth millions, but, as the actual capital invested ranges about $100,GOO, and as the excess profits are figured on the bases of the capitalization, they are compelled to give the government a share of profits out of proportion to the real value of their holdings.
 In other words, these nature-made millionaires are squealin2 because they are forced to divide the excess portion of their luck with the nation in it's time of need.
 To any one viewing the situation from a distance, this vail from the lucky is small as it is greedy and angrateful. It is just possible that one reason why the capitalization i, small is because the oriSlnal own CTS of the land were unaware of its value, or, being aware of it, were not able to command the small capi- talization necessary to it's operation, and in consequence parted with it far below it's actual worth
 However this may be, on the face of this ungrateful complaint it is evi- dent that these oil we'll owners have struck it rich in natures wealth, at very little cost to themselves, and are now putting up the pitiful mouth because Uncle Sam calls on them to share small portion of their luck with him, when he is in such dire straits for, money to keep raging enemy from the throats of the rest of his people.
 Even the card shark is generous With his winnings, which, apparent ly, cannot be said for these oil well magnates, who seem to have taken what is known as the gambler s chance with their drillipes into the bosom of the earth, and are soueal- ing because they are forced to pay the kitty" out of their over-royal winnings.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-30
NoTABLEs BORN THIS DATE

Dr. Daniel A. Polling, noted prohibi. tion worker and associate president of the Christian Endeavor societies, born at Portland, Ore, B years ago today.
 William l.. La Toilette, represen' tative in congress of the Fourth Washington district, born in Boone county. Indiana 57 years ago today.
 Rt. Hon. Winston Spencer Church ill eminent British statesman and cabinent minister, born 43 years ago today.
 pr. David Beach, President of Bangor Theological Seminary, born at Orange, N. J., 69 years ago today.
 Rt. Rev. Denis O'Donaglue, Catho- lie bishop of Louisville, born in Daviess county, 69 years ago today.
 Ralph D. Cole. former Ohio con sressman, born in Hancock county, Ohio, A years ago today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-30
GENERAL BYNG'S BIRTHDAY.

Lieutenant Genaral Sir Julian He'd worth George Byng, who has had immediate charge of the recent great drive" into the German lines, has had a long and distinguished career in the British military service. He began by joining the Tenth Royal Hussars in 1883 and has led an active life ir the army sinee-in the Soudan, Egypt, in South Africa and since tais war broke out with the British for
 ces facing the Germans. At the commencement of the war he com manded the Third Cavalry Division. From this he was promoted to lead. ing the Ninth Army Corps. Then he was picked out to command the Canadian corps, and no commander
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-30
GIVES THANKS FOR
 LIVING Ill YEARS

Houston, Tex, Nov. Thankful chiefly for the pleasant sunshine of the day, Mrs. Narcissa Marlborough Burns this morning also was antici- pating bountiful turkey feast in cele- bration of her 111th birthday and Thanksgiving at the same time.
 A native of Tennessee, Mrs. Burns has lived in Texas 1O9 years, has seen seven wars begun and six ended and is hopeful of living to the finish of the seventh. The authenticity of her
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-30
SWEDISH LEGATION RUSSIA'S MEDIATOR
 WITH GERMANY

. London, Nov. 2s.-A Copenhagen dispatch to the Exchange Telegram company says that the Swedish lega- ton at Petrograd has agreed to Leon Trotzky's request to act as mediator between Russia and Germany, and has already sent to the Berlin foreign office a note offering a truce and peace negotiations.