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Denver labor bulletin., 1917-03-03
News of the Labor Unions
Painters

Notwithstanding the state indus
trial commission has not as yet hand
ed down an award in the wage in
crease demand made by Denver Paint
ers and Decorators Union No. 79 last
spring another demand is being pre-
pared to become effective April l of
this year. Last year the Painters de-
hour on April l. After several con-
ferences the boss painters agreed to
pay it pending decision of the indus
trial commission, which had taken the
matter under advisement. The COM
mission was still considering this case
when the members went out of office
this week and it was one of the hang
overs if the papers have not been
lost) for the new commission named
by Governor Gunter. However, the
employing painters continued to pay
the five cents per hour increase and
the union had no kick. This year
the painters are demanding an IN
crease of 71a cents per hour, to be-
come effective April l. This is case
where a second increase of wages is
being negotiated before a political
commission could reach a decision on
the first proposition.
! Painters Union No. 10 is organizing
a class of thirty or more members to
take course in chemistry under the
state university extension plan.
The State Conference of Painters
is preparing to inaugurate a vigorous
organizing campaign thruout Colo
rado. W. S. Wilson, business agent
of No. 70, will have charge of this
work and good results are to be eX-
pected,
Announcement will probably be
made next week of the date for an
other of those enjoyable social func-
tions in which all the union painters
and their families participate.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-03-03
Garment Workers
By Margaret Noonan.)


We are still busy and for the time
being the prospects look good for
plenty of work.
Our president, Miss Anna Ensmin-
ger, is slowly improving and we hope
she will soon be able to be at her ma
chine. We all miss her.
One of our popular girls, Miss
Emma Johnson, is just recovering
from a serious operation for appendi-
citis. Her condition is now more ia
vorable than at any time since her
illness.
Miss Maud Ganzales has been out
for some time. We miss her happy
face. l hope to see her soon at her
machine.
We all smypathize with Louis Muir
ply in the loss of his dear mother,
who passed away this past week.
Miss Rose Carey was confined to
her bed with a severe cold the last
week, but is now feeling better and
will soon be back at work.
Last week we had quite an excit-
ing time discussing the advisability
of women wearing overalls at work,
A few brave spirits ventured in them
for a couple of days but as the rest
did not fall in line i guess we will
not wear overalls, at least not now,
We appreciate the sanitary phase OF
this question and if the vogue is es-
tablished / am sure we will adopt the
custom. Anyway we can make them
if the ladies of Denver decide to wear
them.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-03-03
Cigarnakers
(By j. W. Sanford.)

Membership statement for Febru-
ary shows a net increase of seven
members and trade continues good.
Another year of continued prosperity
will bring our membership back to
its high mark of 1907 when over 500
was recorded on our roll.
Internal revenue reports for the
month of December gives the number
of cigars manufactured in Colorado
as 1857, ,030, an increase of 334,0S0
over the same month in 1915. This
means increased pay rolls which is
to the advantage of all who live here.
Two non-union cigar factories re-
Gently started in Denver are making
some headway, due to the fact that
thoughtless union people are misled
into buying their cigars from a home
industry point of view. Cheap labor
is no real advantage to the community.
A prominent cigar dealer in the
city complains that union men per-
sist in buying non-union cigars and
tobacco. Men that maintain their
own wages by belonging to the union
should remember that something more
than simply belonging to the union is
expected of them. Aside from the
quality feature of label goods you
should buy them on general princi-
pies.
Communication from our old friend
B. NJ. Ramos in Tampa says, 81 don't
care how cold it is in Denver, l wish
l was there" Orange blossoms may
be all right but the land of Colum-
bines makes the best all year round
place to live.
Cigars that do not bear the blue
label of the C. NJ. l. U. of A. are not
recommended by US. The label stands
for fair working conditions as do al
other labels.
F. A. Mangini is back at work
again after a two weeks trip to the
coast where he visited his old frienc
and school mate, Frank Nigro, prom
inent business man in Seattle.
The Ranger cigar does not bear the
label of the c. NJ. l. U. altho it is
made in Denver.
Non-union factories should not be
encouraged in this community.
See that the craft label is on what
ever you buy, your own organization
may be involved next. If we do not
support the other mans label we
should not expect others to support
ours.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-03-03
Stage Employees
Gathered by "Ham")

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 26.-
Convention headquarters are crowded
tonight with one of the most pictur-
esque crowds perhaps ever allotted to
the Statler hotel in Cleveland. South,
North, East and West are represented
until the dialects almost become con-
fusing.
Lemaster, the opposing candidate
to Mike Carney, the incumbent gen.
eral secretary-treasurer, has many
supporters. Other incumbents look
like repeaters but you can't tell yet.
While in Chicago last week we met
many friends of the Denver boys; Abe
Jacobs of the Majestic; Charles Pauley
of McVickers; Larry Cassidy, Jim Nc
Cauley, Fred McKena, Paddy Egan,
Bill Edgerly and so many others l
cannot even remember all their names.
Mickey Brown, principal conductor,
was the same old hospitable fellow we
all know so well in Denver.
Brother Roger Cummings of No. 2
conducted US thru the great Audito-
rum into the cellars and sub-cellars
many feet below the level of the street
showing US the working of the great
rams that raise that wonderful stage
or sink it from sight with no more
effort than is used on our Broadway
curtain. Thirty-six foot wings and
(Brinker take notice. prop dolls forty
feet high. Hope the governor don't
play this show.
Steve Newman, the Salt Lake Nor,
mon, says he may have passed Den,
yer coming but he will sure hit il
going. J. l.. Mclaughlin perhaps got
by easy but Steve says he is like the
bad boy, he has all his troubles be,
fore him for Steve will get him yet
Charlie Roppe is playing here anC
came over especially to send his best
regards to Denver friends.
Ed. Lothrop says hello to Tim ant
Tom McKenna to Tom Hannen.
Tell Ellis too busy to see the Crysta
Maze as yet but will try to do sc
later on.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-03-03
Carpenters

Windy Bill has been missing around
headquarters for few days and some
of the boys were singing, o, Where
and o, Where is my Willie Boy gone?
Bill Bokate has packed his grip and
also his croquet set and gone back to
Wyoming. Bill is just a little bit
afraid of this bone dry law.
Frank Zeck is laid up with blood
poison in his hand resulting from a
silver.
Al Parks wants some one to give
him few fancy dancing lessons. We
would suggest that he make a date
with John Carlisle or Bob Sewer.
Bill Scholar went down on Lari-
mer street trying to locate some sto-
len tools and in place of bringing back
any tools he brought back a baby
buggy.
Business is so good that Local 55
had to elect an assistant business
agent to relieve Bob Currie and let
him devote his time to the Office and
the millworkers. Tom Roddy is fill
ing the position as assistant agent.
Tom is good, clean fellow and should
show good results.
Local 30 has a live committee out
to see about building a new hall as
tHt DGt5tiL a. oo 1s'i -
of date that we want to be more mod
ern. We expect about $4,000 build
ing at present.
Joe Searles has gone to be foreman
on sugar factory at Delta, Utah.
Martin Stronquist went to take o
joy ride in his new jitney last Sun
day and first thing he done was to try
to push a street car off the track
result is that Lizzie is laid up in the
garage.
Notice how fat Al McCombs is get
ting from the results of cutting. down
the high cost of living and drinking
two gallons of buttermilk per day. g,
Just because Charlie Moss is named
Moss is no sign that he is mossback
pass the pickles.
Ike Morris has now started into the
real estate business; first thing we
know he will be running matrimonial
bureau.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-03-03
Upholsterers

Denver Upholsterers Union No. %
is coming to the front at rapid rate.
During the past six months the mem
bership has more than doubled and
the union is nearly 100 per cent. Meet
ings the second and fourth Monday
nights in room 4O1 Club building are
largely attended and much interest
shown in the business. The union is
now affiliated with the Building Trades
Council and is being well supported
by all the building crafts.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-03-03

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Denver labor bulletin., 1917-03-03
Cooks

Cooks Union No. 18 has leased the
commodious meeting hall on the
fourth floor of the Club building, 1871
Arapahoe street. Other unions de-
string a meeting place can secure
terms by calling, writing. or phoning
Robert Griffiths, the business agent.
1t will accommodate unions having
membership of from so to $50, =,
Meetings of the Joint Board Hotel
and Restaurant Employees are now BE-
ing Eeld each Friday, p. M, n the
Club building. 1871 Arapahoe street.
Tell 'em you saw it in The Bulletin.
TRY a Principe de Lees cigar for an
after-dinner smoke. Union made.
Send The Bulletin to distant friends.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-03-03
United Laborers

James Calderwood, secretary of the
United Laborers Union, is a proud
papa, the stork-bird having left girl
baby at his home Thursday of last
week. Daddie, who is employed at
City park, was so exuberant over the
event that he threatened to pull all
the trees up by the roots surrounding
the lake. Mother and daughter are
doing nicely.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-03-03
MRS. EDWARDS is BADLY HURT

Mrs. Benjamin Edwards, mother OF
Mrs. Pete Johns, wife of the business
agent of the Building Trades Council,
fell and broke leg at her home g., in n
Erie, Colorado a few days ago. she
was taken to Longmont and placed IN
a hospital there. Mrs. Edwards Is
seventy-two years of age.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-28
Mental Housekeeping
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

YOW that Spring Is here. most of
n US are about ready to take down
L the lace curtains and pack away
our furs in moth balls. All the things
which clutter up a house in the winter
are going to be brushed and laid away
so that summers heat will find our
places as open and airy as possible.
I wish we could all settle down to
clearing our minds Of the junk which
has accumulated there and that we
might leave them as neatly swept and
garnished and open to air and sun
shine as our houses are soon to be.
Average Mind Like Junk shop.
The average mind is something like
a badly regulated novelty shop which
has grown down at the heels through
dust and dirt and years Of misman-
agement It is full of things which
its owner doesn't want and wouldn't
know how to get II he did.
II could attend to the spring house
cleaning OF the average mind the very
first things l should take down would
be the thick and dusty lace curtains
Of tradition. Tradition is all very well
II you take small piece Of it and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-28

laid away in camphOr Off I could get
the courage to do it-sOld 20 the old
clothes mani should consider Il
about time TO clean the house I have
so thoroughly cleared
Air and Light.
First. up would go the windows and
IN would come a stream OF the sunshine
and fresh air OF honesty and sincerity.
Then for the soap and water and
scruboing brushes of open mindedness
the plain truth applied with rough
cOurage-and plenty OF It BY that
time, I think the mind I was house
cleaning would be a pretty habitable
place,
After all. when you clear out the
stupid, outworn notions which YOU
have mechanically been accepting
without reasoning about them or ex-
aiming them. and when you open
your mind to honest facts and big real
tiles and refuse TO sGuirm away from a
contemplation OF yourself as you are.
you have put your House Of Thoughts
in very good order But you have to
keep 1t open The minute you shut II
against facts and take the stupid old
If its good enough for my grand
mother-its good enough for me" atti-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-28

- YER and over again We hear the
announcement. 1t is every
- woman's duty 10 be beautiful"
The importance OF beauty is dinned
into our ears so emphatica1y that we
imagine it is cheap al any price As
matter of fact. beauty is the most ex-
pensive luxury in the world,
First of all. beauty is hard TO attain
and harder to keep; and secondly. the
possessor of it is likely TO think that
nothing else counts and to get p habit
OF lazy Indifference toward a great
many fine and splendid things which
are fully as beautiful as beauty.
Cold, austere beauty which looks as
IL II cared for nothing but itself and
fed on nothing but itself misses the
suggestion OF warm humanity which
has brought Venus of MelOs down the
ages as the type of perfect woman
hood.
Beauty which has to lie abed morn
ings and conserve itself by selfish rest
and the general useleSsness is not
worth having; nor is beauty which
must be decked in fine feathers for
which either it or some one else pays
too great a price.
Beauty which is extravasant or use
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-28

look at it with an amused knowledge
that it is a fairy tale woven around
yesterday
And IL you let It get between you and
the fact that the world is advancing
and progressing and stepping up on
Yesterday TO reach Today, it simply
shuts off from your own vision all the
sunshine and fresh air Of new thought
After 1 had taken down the binding
curtaNls Of tradition. I should at once
put away in camphor all the draperies
Of sorrow. Sorrow has been called the
mere rust OF the soul" but I think that
it is far more like the sitting plush
drapery and portieres with which peo-
pie make their houses muSty and air
less and dusty and dead Activity
and thought viii cleanse and brighten
your mental processes as soon as you
get your mind out Of the heavy swath-
ings of sorrow.
The next thing in my houseclean-
ing would be 70 punch up all the pill
lows and cushioned uphols5eries Of
hafA and lay them away for the sum-
mer. Then I should enter the closets
in which hung my garments OF mem
DRY and regret : should shake them
out thoroughly and put them away.
Now with tradition and sorrow and
habit and memories and regrets neatly
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-28
CHARGES AGAINST
BITSCH AND TOENNIGES FAMILY

Charges Of conspiracy TO make war
against the United States, filed by gov
eminent agents against Henry Bitsch,
Mrs Amelia TOenniges- and her daugh-
Ter. Josephine. and son. Clarence, were
dismissed by judge Duval West, IN
federal district court. before he left for
san Antonio. Tex, Thursday, according
TO information given out saturday
morning. The four persons were re-
leased by the court shortly thereafter
Bitsch. who had been dOcketed at
federal court under the name of Beach,
and who could not be spoken TO in jail
by newspaper men. has resided al ZO2
Chihuahua street the home OF Mrs
Toenniges and family, for some time
lie said Saturday. since he abandoned
mining operations in the san Bias
mine. near Guzman. Chin. Mex. owned
by St. Paul. MINI, people He received
his final naturalization papers as Al
American on Oct Q. 1900, according to
the documents He viii probably 90 TO
a mine in the mountains near Tularosa,
y N. soon TO begin work for an FL
I,aso mining company, il was said
The report that the cases Of Bitsch,
Mrs. Toenniges and her children had
been continued until the next term of
federal court was erroneous Charles
P Loomis was the attorney for the de-
PENDANTS
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-28
BAGGOTT TELLS
Of HIS CASES
Juvenile Judge OF Dayton
Entertains the Rotarians
With Court HumOr.

Judge Roland W Baggott Of the
Juvenile court Of Dayton, Ohio. and
member Of the staff OF lecturers Of
the EIlison-White chautauqua system.
related stories of the humorous cases
which have been brought before him,
to the Rotary club at a luncheon given
by the club in his honor IN Rotary grill,
Hotel Sheldon. Saturday at noon The
stories dealt with the every day cases
which Judge Raggott handles in his
court.
Judge Baggott was introduced by
DR.. r L. Rauey. president Of the Ro-
tary club. as man with heart ana
feeling. in his position as Dayton's
Juvenile Judge He also named him as
the original Wilson man OF Ohio.
After all the nice things which have
been said about me by Dr.. Ramey. l
ought to be going around in a glass
cage" said Judge BaggOtt, but II
was better acquainted with Dr. Ramey,
I might be tempted to place him in the
Ananlas class. However, i am very
glad that he did not mention that
was an original Wilson man to You
three months ago
COngratuIates ROfarians.
7 congratulate the endorsement the
Rotary club has given the chautauqua,
as its program does great good in a
community It has a clean. high class
entertainment KnlCn VIII not OIIeuu
the most fastidiOus, with the exception
of course OF my lecture As A matter
OF fact / do not know why they have
placed me on the program I have two
boys and one Of them does not seem
20 know why / have been placed on
the chautauqua either In fact. one
even refuses to stay in the hall when 1
speak
SON Dislikes Fathers Talk
Only a short time ago one Of my
sons with a friend was in the tent and
when I was introduced he said TO mis-
companion,
Now is a good time 10 beat II out
His mother asked him why he did
not remain 10 hear his father speak
and he replied that he got enough OF
those kind Of lectures at home without
having to sit in a hot old tent to listen
to more of them
His Figure Just Built
ANYWAY. there must be a diversity
in any program and I am probably
carried along for my figure. II is not
built for speed or good looks, but IL
is just built"
Judge Baggot complimented the
Rotary club on its work in every line
Of endeavor and for giving the city Of
E.I PasO an opportunity TO have Chau-
tauqua program here annually
Walter c. Buckner, superintenden
OF the chautauqua. complimented the
Rotary club as being a group OF active
men who were hearty, Jovial and pro-
gressive. He told several amusing
stories.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-28
DECEIVE j. 6,
VILLA IS URGED
Letters Suggests He Pre-
tend Friendship, Though
Badly "Wronged."

Francisco Villa was advised by his
confidential agents I'm the United
States TO pretend friendship for the
American government. despite the
multitude of wrongs done him (VilIa)
BY the Washington government" let
tiers which We're taken from Villas
private secretary by Gen Francisco
Murguia showed. The private secre-
tary. whose name was NIeto. was cap
tured at san Miguel de B-5icora by
Gen. Murguia's forces after Villa had
escaped from the hacienda. He was
later executed after the papers and
documents were taken from his saddle
bags.
The original letters and documents
were left in Juarez by Cen Murguia
Friday and are now in the possession
of CarranZa officials
Ore signed by LOmbardO.
One Of the letters taken from the
private secretary was signed by Mig
uel DiaZ LOmbardO. Villas choice for
provisional president of his proposed
government. Ii ". dated at New Or
leans. La. and presented a new pro-
gram for the Villa movement which
differed materially from the program
adopted at the AguaScalientes reNO-
luyionary convention Another of the
captured letters OppO. l the LombardO
program and insisted that Villa retain
the original AguascaIenteS program
for his revolution.
in one letter Villa was urged TO
issue a denial that he was present at
the Columbus. y. N, raid. while an
other was signed by a Mexican known
to be close to HipolitO Villa, brother
Of Francisco. Another asked Villa to
declare his independence Of the move
ments of Felix Diaz, Jose Xsabel Ro-
bles or any other revolutionary move
ment- Still another urged Villa not
10 send Jose Ynez Salazar - Juarez
to attack this town because SalaZar's
u1sopularity would prevent him from
receiving the aid of Villa partisans on
the American side" this letter stated
A letter was included among the pa
pers signed by an American attorney,
addressed to Salazar asking about am
munition belonging 10 him in the Unit
ed States.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-28
Temptations of Beauty
Beauty Based On Truth and Sympathy the Only Kind
Worth the Having
BY BEiTRICE FAIRFAX

less OF cold or selfish is nothing more
than oruamental-and hardly that.
The woman who is trying 10 live up
TO the traditions of her own lowell
ness is likely to make a cult Of beauty,
or even 10 build a shrine before her
own appearance or physical perfection
and TO worship there opportunities 10
learn to feel, to aid and to be part Of
the worlds growth are very likely 20
he passed by by the woman who thinks
that what she owes the world is 20
keep sunburn off her white hands ana
freckles away from the bridge Of her
classic nose
Beauty W. Duty
No woman can mend her cnildren's
stockings or wash the dishes after she
has cooked a good meal for them, and
keep her hands free from pricks and
Puffiness. No woman can give her I'M
divided thought and attention TO her
husbands success in the world II she
Is lying late between white coverlets
lest eXertiOn bring crows feet around
the corner OF her perfect eyes.
The great temptation OF beauty is
that Il shall get the false idea that
beauty by itself and OF itself is worth
anything II isn't, Beauty which is
based on truth and sympathy and work
is twice as lovely as beauty which is
matter of marvellous contours and
flashing eyes
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-28
GUARDS TIE Up
JUAREZ TRAFFIC
Misinterpret Orders to Keep
Home People in JuareZ
at Night.

= risinterpretation Of an order re-
ported to have been issued by Gen. Jose
Murguia, Of Juarez. that residents OF
Juarez who have been crossing to Fl
Paso 10 spend the nights in this city
must be discouraged from this practice
caused Mexican guards at the inter-
national bridge to put an embargo on
the port Friday night for an hour after
. o'clock The guards stopped all traf-
fic to and from Fl Paso and even pre-
vented Americans from crossing TO
JuareZ.
When Gen Murguia was notified OF
the action Of the guards he ordered the
ban on traffic lifted.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-28

W. j. BRYAN PASSES.
William J. Bryan, former secretary
of state. passed through Fl Paso on
the southern Pacific railroad saturday
morning WestbOund.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-28
JUAREZ OFFICIALS TO CLOSE
PORT AT 6 INSTEAD OF 7

Authorities OF JuareZ are said to have
issued an order directing that hereafter
the time limit for the general public
10 pass the international bridge shall
be s o'clock in the evening, instead Of
o'clock, as formerly. Mexicans who
have been working on the FL Paso
side during the day viii be given until
o'clock to pass the bridge, II is said.
at is the plan of the Juarez authori-
ties TO eliminate much OF the gaming
IN the city and to that end they are
limiting the time for visitors, particu-
larlv the type who come over IN the
late evening for a few hours and do
not contribute TO the good Of the city"
said a Juarez official
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-28
OIL WORKERS AT TAMPICO
STRIKE FOR HIGHER WAGES

Mexico City, Mex, April 2s.-Em-
ployes Of two OF the largest oil com
panies operating in the Tampico dis
trict are reported on a strike for high
er wages. The companies affected are
the Aguilar Oil company, q British cor
poration, and the Pierce Oil company,
an American concern
Steps have been taken by the war
Recruitment to prevent damage to prop
erty and by the department Of labor to
adjust the differences
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-28

While others are thinking, you
decide.
When Others hoUe decided, you
wiH hoUe executed.