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Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

is being rushed with all possible speed,
and no delay has been caused by lack
of material, regardless of the fact
that manufacturing plants are taxed
to their capacity. The present power
capacity of the plant is about 1000
horsepower, which is so per cent less
than the power needed. When the
new boilers are installed they will be
apable Of generating 24O0 horsepower.
Additional machinery for the wax
plant, consisting Of 25-ton capacity
refrigerator press and a thIrty-five-
inch filter press, which viii manufac-
ture pressed oil for the new filter
house will increase the capacity Of the
wax plant fully 80 per cent.
Florence also has zinc smelter en-
ploying l25 men.
The coal mines have been in opera
tion since 1865 and have coal enough
left for n century's steady work. The
mines situated two to six miles from
Florence employ an average of 400
miners. A daily auto service is main
tanned between Florence and the differ
ent camps, making three to five round
trips daily, except Sunday when only
one trip is made which carries the U.
S. mail The pay rolls of the Florence
and tributary industries is about $780,
900 per month.
Dry farming with deep tilling plows
is becoming more extensive and profit
able each year.
Florence has good roads in all di-
rections. with easy access to some of
the grandest scenery of the Rockies.
Ten miles west is the famous Sky Line
drive, and nine miles beyond, the top
of Royal Gorge. n chasm with perpen-
dicular granite walls half a mile deep.
On the south are the scenic canons of
Oak creek, and north and south Hard
scrabble for the fisherman. camper or
nature lover. To the north is now be-
ing constructed one of the great high
ways Of the state, to the Cripple Greek
district, n forty-mile road constructed
on an old railroad right of way with
no grade over four and one-half per
cent. passing thru the heart of the
Rockies by way of Phantom Canon"
one of the most picturesque in the
entire West. In addition to these there
are main state highways to Colorado
Springs, Pueblo, and Salida. The ter
ritory surrounding Florence for n
radius of fifteen miles has the most
equable climate of any in the state.
No better climate can be found for the
health seeker. the dry bracing and and
constant sunshine, with the outdoor
life made possible by them, are the
best of curative agents. The moderate
cost of living makes il easier for the
man or woman who is unable to work.
People at distance may wonder why
Florence boosts its climate TO the sky,
II they'll come here
And live n year,
Or two
They'll be boosters too.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

the election of the United States COM
missioner of labor statistics as Sec
retary-treasurer of the association.
At this conference addresses of
timely interest were made covering
such subjects as conflict between fed
eral and state jurisdictions in COM
merce cases, merit rating in work
mems compensation insurance, the
why and how of uniform industrial
accident statistics for the United
States, the use of accident statistics
for accident prevention, educational
work in accident prevention, the the
ory and practice of compensation, a
comparison of the methods of dealing
with permanent partial disability
cases. Ohio's experience with state
insurance. the relation of workmen's
compensation to old age, health, and
unemployment insurance. AS part
of the meeting the first sessions of
the newly organized medical section
was held, and safety committee was
organized to form the nucleus of a
proposed safety. section, later en-
dorsed by the association, to advance
the promotion Of accident prevention.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

competent occulists, tests of mental
capacity, and the effect of sanitary en-
vironment on school progress, as well
as inspections for the customary ply
steal defects.
The conclusion is reached that there
is great need of improvement in rural
schools and that communities them
selves will benefit if conditions are
bettered, the schools serving as OBJ
ject lessons for surrounding sections.
Conditions ins country districts have
been found below those in the cities,
and it is apparent that organized
health work has largely been confined
to the latter. Considered from a sani-
tary standpoint alone the public health
service is in favor of the consolidation
of rural schools, since it must event
ually result in the providing of better
buildings and the organization of sys-
TENS of efficient sanitary inspections.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
PATRIOTISM OF
THE LEADVILLE
METAL MINERS

Appeal to the patriotism of the
working men of the nation has
never failed in the industrial con-
troversics which have arisen since
the war menace came over us, says
the Boulder County Miner. In the
great railroad strike, so narrowly
avoided, it was the men who yielded.
In the threatened strike at Lead
vile it was the men who rcteded
from their demands of 80 per cent
raise in wages tho the mine owners
are receiving 800 per cent advance
on their product. The appeal, thru
government representatives, TO the
patriotic impulses of the miners
won the day even tho there was
big Austrian element represented
in the miners union. Their mag
unanimous action, however. places
an imperative duty upon the gov
ernmcnt, that this noble and gener-
Gus impulse of the working men of
the nation is not abused by the un-
scrupulous employers of the land.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
GREED OF Big
BUSINESS IS BAD
SAYS PRESIDENT
1T IS PROPER TO DISCUSS
PROFITS.
Wilson Gives Sharp Answer to Busi-
ness Men Who Confound Profit
Chasing With Serving Ma
tion and Patriotism.

In an address to mine operators and
manufacturers of this country, Pres
ident Wilson declares that patriotism
has nothing to do with profits and that
patriotism and profits ought never
in the present circumstances be men
toned together"
Because prices and freight rates
are being boosted under the term
stimulating profits" President Will
ness men who confound profit chasing
with serving the nation.
Ship owners are not overlooked in
the presidents lashing, and he charges
the vessel men with doing every
thing that high freight charges can
do to make the war failure, to make
it impossible" and that those who
have fixed war freight rates have
taken the most effective means in their
power to defeat the armies engaged
against Germany"
Views on Profiteers.
The presidents views on these
ism is contained in this declaration:
1T is perfectly proper to discuss
profits as a matter of business, with
a view to maintaining the integrity of
capital and the efficiency of labor in
these tragical moments when the lib
erty of free men everywhere and of
industry itself trembles in the balance I;
but it would be absurd TO discuss them
as motive for helping to serve and
save our country. Patriotism leaves
profits out Of the question. In these
days Of our supreme trial, when we are
sending hundreds Of thousands of our
young men across the seas TO serve a
great cause, no true man who stays
behind tn work for fhpnl and sustain
them by his labor will ask himself
what he is personally going to make
out of that labor.
mo true patriot will permit himself
to take toll of their heroism in money
or seek to grow rich by shedding of
their blood He will give as freely and
with as unstinted self-sacrifice as they.
When they are giving their lives will
he not give at least his money!"
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

thru lnc recent acquisition of the
United Oil company. 1t soon will have
in operation at Florence, one of the
largest and best equipped refineries
west of the Mississippi river for the
treatment Of crude oil and the manu-
facture Of Illuminating and lubricating
oils. gasoline and wax The old re
finery Of the United company is being
practically rebuilt Il will represent
an additional investment Of S75OOOO
and will give employment to $50 men.
These improvements were begun in
March. 1916.
The United is doing considerable de-
velopment work in the field and has
several strings Of tools drilling night
and day. Independent operators are
also more active than for years past.
In addition to the crude oil produced
here, large amount is being shipped
in from Wyoming and Oklahoma fields
for treatment.
The new plant which promises to
make Florence an important center in
the oil industry, includes "shmming'
department for removing a large per
cent Of gasoline from the crude, bat
terry Of stills for the more complete
Cracking" of crude oil. and stills to
improve the quality of the gasoline.
The company is also charging its
treating and filter plants and con-
structing n modern boiler house and n
large addition to it's storage capacity.
Also, an addition to its wax plant. The
company will manufacture pressed oil,
grcases, tar, and other products.
The construction of a refinery in
Colorado which will compare favorably
with the best and largest in the coun-
try, is of more than ordinary import
ance to the state in indicating the
faith Of the company in the future of
the oil industry not only in Colorado
but in Wyoming and adjoining states.
The additions to the plant will i'm
prove the by-produets and keep
abreast with the production which
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
BETTER SANITATION
IN RURAL SCHOOLS

In the interests of efficiency and
health there is increasing necessity
for the application of scientific medical
and sanitary knowledge to the admin
istration of the public schools, in the
opinion of the Public Health Service.
In general, the faults observed in
rural schools, the annual report of the
service declares, are due to a lack of
skilled advice, especially in regard to
the location, construction and equip
ment of school buildings and disregard
of sanitary principles governing water
supplies, the disposal of sewage, ven
ulation, temperature, illumination. and
the arrangement of school desks and
blackboard. During the past fiscal
year surveys have been made in rural
districts of several states and many
thousand school children have been eX-
amined. These examinations have in
cluded thoro testing of the eyes by
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
AFTER EIGHT-HOUR vIOLAToRS.

Ralph Kuntz, deputy factory inspec-
week investigating reports that es-
Establishments in that city had been vio-
lating the eight-hour law by working
their women employees overtime. There
is no provision in the law for over
time. 1t says eight hours during the
twenty-four hours of any one calen-
dar day.
Section of the act provides:
''No female shall be employed in any
manufacturing, mechanical or mer-
camille establishment, laundry. hotel
or restaurant in this state more than
eight hours during any twenty-four
hours of any one calendar day"
Deputy Labor Commissioner W. l..
Morrissey has given specific instruc-
tions to his field men to prosecute any
and all violations of the above section.
Mr.. Kuntz, who is Pueblo man,
expects to wind up his inspection over
the state within a short time and will
devote some time to looking over the
establishments in that city. He re-
quests that reports of violations be
made to him direct if possible and he
will look after them at once.
The Pueblo Trades and Labor As
sembly will cooperate with the state
department in an endeavor to put a
stop to the violations of the women's
eight-hour law.
Beats them all La Belle sc cigar;
union made in Denver.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
FLORENCE, COLO. SUNSHINE CITY

might be offered from new wells in
other parts of Colorado. The United
always has purchased all crude oil
offered in any section of the state.
The storage capacity of the new
plant has been increased by the con-
struction of thirteen large tanks and
number of smaller ones. Two of
these tanks are ninety-five feet in
diameter and thirty feet high; one is
thirty feet, and five are twenty feet
in diameter and all are thirty feet in
height The improvements include two
150-foot cement stacks for use of
stills, one 150-foot stack for use of
tar still, and one 2O0-foot stack for
use of boilers.
The construction at the United plant
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

Florence, in eastern Fremont Coun-
ty, Colorado, the city of Sunshine; the
city of homes, and the city of indus
try, with a population of over 5000.
Tributary coal camps a population of
$500.
The Denver & Rio Grande railroad
has under construction $4,000 pas
senger station.
productive oil field in the state, pro-
ducing at the present time over 500
barrels per day with new territory be-
ing developed.
The Continental Oil company of
Denver, former subsidiary of the
Standard Oil company of New Jersey,
and marketing concern, has entered
the producing and refining business
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
WHAT LITTLE WILLIE THINKS OF PA
WHEN MY PA is SICK

WHEN MY PA is SICK.
When Pa is sick, he's scared to death,
An Ma an us just hold our breath.
He crawls in bed, an puffs and grunts,
And does all kinds Of crazy stunts.
He wants "Doc" Brown, an mighty
quick,
For when Pas i'll he's awful sick.
He gasps and groans, an sort O. sighs,
He talks so queer. an rolls his eyes.
Ma jumps an runs, an all of US,
An all the house is in a fuss.
An peace and joy is mighty skeerce-
When Pa is sick, it's something fierce.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
NO PLACE FOR 1T.

An Irishman visited n tuberculosis
exhibit. where lungs in both healthy
and diseased conditions were displayed
preserved in jars. After carefully
studying one marked Cured tubercu-
losis lung" he turned TO the physician
and said:
perhaps it's because Oi'm Irish, but
il ye cured tn patient, how could ye
have his lung in ttle?"-Lippin-
colts.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

the money-making possibilities of an
enterprise.
Never before in the history of this
world have so many people made for
tunes from small investments in oil,
and possibly never again will such an
opportunity be presented.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
WHEN MY MA is SICK.

When Ma is sick she pegs away;
She's quiet tho, not much to say,
She goes right on a-doin' things,
An sometimes laughs or even sings.
She says she don't feel extra well,
But then it's just kind O. spell.
She'll be all right tomorrow, sure,
A good old sleep will be the cure,
For women folks is always sick.
An Ma, she smiles, let's on she's glad
When Ma is sick it amt SO bad.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
CONSERVE FOOD:
REDUCE PRICES
HOOVER APPEALS TO THE
UNIONISTS.
ducing Stamina Is Decreased and
Lives Are Shortened - Ma
ton Suffers Double Loss
By HERBERT HOOVER.

WASHINGTON, July 2s.-To win
this war for democracy, and win it
quickly, America must contribute food
supplies to our allies.
We must conserve our food and re-
duce food prices. Suggestions that
apply to those who live needlessly ex-
travagant do not apply to those who
essity.
Our food conservation plan does not
include lowering of the workers liv-
ing standard. A lowering of stand
ards of extravaganza might lengthen
the lives of the people who ordinarily
can afford to be wasteful, but if the
workers standards are lowered their
producing stamina is decreased and
their lives are shortened-the nation
suffers double loss.
By a careful study of our supplies
and our markets, and by recommended
tions in regard to substitutes, we hope
that diets can readily be arranged that
will not only be satisfactory in every
way, but cheaper than those now con-
sumed, and will free those commodities
for export which our allies and our
soldiers need abroad.
II every citizen will take a personal
interest in food conservation as it ap-
plies directly to the individual, more
intelligent and aggressive interest will
be taken in the question as 1t affects
the nation. This will develop vigor-
Gus public sentiment in support of
those who favor checking the food
speculator and hoarder and placing our
food production and food distribution
on a scientific basis.
In this work the labor press is of
inestimable value, and l make this edu-
cational appeal, thru you TO the or
ganized workers of your locality.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
AT THE COUNTY HOSPITAL.

The New Nurse-Have you seen
Ethel Barrymore in "A Country
Mouse?'"
Veteran Nurse-Yes, but she isn't
so good as Ethyl Chloride in Local
Anesthesia.
New Nurse-oh, is she good?
must see her.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

Try Principe de Lees cigar for an
atter-dinner smoke. Union made.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
DANGEROUS PLAYTHING.

A Kentucky woman shot at her hus-
band and killed Jersey COW worth
500. A gun is a dangerous plaything
in the hands of a woman who can't
shoot straight.-Kansas City Star.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-05-24
Effective, May, 10, 1917
NORTHBOUND
KILL THE IRISH POTATO BUG

The potato bug may be conquered.
/. Use powdered arsenate of lead
reduced with equal parts Of very fine
ashes, air slaked lime, or fine road
dust. (Flour may be used if the price
is not prohibitive.)
Method: Put the reduced arsenate
of lead in a coarse cloth, cheese cloth
may be used, and shake above the po-
tato vines, preferably when they are
slightly damp with dew.
2. II a spray pump is available,
this poison may be applied as liquid.
Method: Mix 2 or pounds of the
powdered arsenate of lead in gallon
Of water, then add same to so gallons
of water. Or to 5 pounds of the
paste arsenate of lead may be dis
solved in 80 gallons of water.
Caution: Remember that arsenate
of lead is poison, and care should be
taken that the dust or the spray does
not lodge upon berries or fruit ready
for eating.
The above treatment is to be used
for the bean leaf beetle; the flea
beetle, occurring on beans, potatoes
and tomatoes; the blister beetle, and
the cabbage worm.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-05-24
PERSONAL MENTION

Soiled clothes baskets, SOC up.
Hamilton Bros.
Mr.. 0. A. Stone, of Upton, was
among the visitors here Saturday.
Mr.. Archer Thweatt, of Memphis,
was brief visitor in the city Friday.
Mr.. j. N. Clay and family, of Oak
land, were visitors in the city Satur-
day.
Mr.. M. F. Carroll and wife left Sat
urday for a visit to relatives in Mem
phis.
Mr.. Ebert Ballard and wife, of the
Randolph vicinity, were visitors here
Saturday,
Mr.. J. A. Willis and family, of Tip
ton, were among the visitors here
Saturday.
See our line of refrigerators and ice
boxes before you buy. Cobbs Bros.
Furniture Co.
Messrs. j. Drew McClanahan and R.
P. Nevil paid a business trip to Hick-
man, KY, Saturday.
Mrs. Mary 0. Wilson spent several
days with relatives and friends in
Memphis last week.
Miss Fannie May Ricketts,, of Arl-
ington, is the guest of Miss Emma
Delashmit, of this vicinity.
Mrs. ]. w. Hall and sons, Samuel
and Bailey, went Saturday to Halls on
visit to Mrs. j. G. Young
Mrs. George Harvey and children
left Saturday morning for a visit to
relatives at Lexington, Miss.
Mrs. julie Rufin left last week for
visit of several days to relatives in
Somerville, returning Tuesday.
Messrs. ]. B. and J. D. Aston, w.
D. Boyd and John Jennings were Wis
itors here from Henning Friday.
Mr.. W. A. Ross and family, of Cot.
ten Lake, paid a short visit last week
to the family of Mr.. E. B. Wright.
Mr.. W. H. Walker and family, of
Reelfoot lake, came down Saturday on
brief visit to relatives in this county.
Misses Inez Clements of Munford,
and Ruth Strong, of Brighton, spent
the weekend with Miss Louise O'Neal.
Misses Callie Palmer and Mary Nc
Clanahan left Monday for a visit to
Mrs. G. G. Campbell in Little Rock,
Ark.
Mrs. Clyde Tenant, of Atoka, has
been visiting the family of Mr.. w. R.
Tenant, Of Garland, for the past sew
eral days.
Mr.. Will Ralph and family, of Mem
phis, came up in their car Saturday on
visit to Mrs. Annie Ralph and other
relatives.
Mr.. C. A. Peasants has returned
from Memphis and is now in the EN-
ploy of the Covington Manufacturing
& Auto Co.
Mrs. /. R. Currie and children left
Thursday afternoon for visit to the
family Of the formers father, Rev. w.
D. Jenkins, going through the country
in their car.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-05-24
]. T. MEEK HOUSE BURNED

The house on the ]. 7. Meek old
place, three miles south of the city,
owned by Mr. j. S. Ruffin and occupied
by Mr.. Aaron Beasley, was destroyed
by fire Thursday morning about 1920
o'clock, the roof having been ignited
from spark from the kitchen fue.
Mrs. Beasley and children made an
attempt to extinguish the flames but
the wind being quite high they were
unable to do so. All that was saved
from the house were two barrels Of
-four and bed. Mr.. Rufin carried an
insurance of $1,40O on the house,
which was five-room dwelling, but
Mr.. Beasley had no insurance on the
furniture.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-05-24
BALL THURSDAY EVENING

Another ball was enjoyed by the So
ciety young people of the city at the
Elks' club Thursday evening, the
hours being from 9 to 2:3O o'clock. An
orchestra from Memphis discoursed
music and sandwiches were served for
refreshments. Visitors were present
from Dyersburg, Ripley, Mason and
Brownsville.
The following were among the out
of-town visitors present: Mr.. L. H.
Bond, of Ashport, Tenn. Miss Rebekah
Young, of Halls; Misses Emma and
Georgia Bond and Lyde Currie and
Mr.. Graham Boyd, Brownsville; Lewis
and David Transou, w. c., Francis
and w. L. Williamson, Mason; Miss
Post, Hartford, Conn; Miss Warmath,
Humboldt; Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Pier
son and son, Vernon Peters, Miss Eve
lyn Pierson, 0tway Ferguson and Mr..
Harris, Ripley; Paul and Thad Tig-
rett, Flippin, Tenn, and Mr.. Sims, of
Dyersburg.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-05-24
HOME FOR SALE

will receive private bids on the
following property:
list. The j. E. Blaydes home place
on South Main street in Covington.
This is beautiful residence, the prop
erty with improvements on it having
cost about $13,O00.00. IL is offered
for sale only because it is necessary
to sell the property to make partition
among the Blaydes hsirs. No bids
will be received at less than S8,500.00,
either all cash or one-third cash and
the balance in one and two years
bearing 6 per cent interest.
End. A one-half interest in a Get
of Offices upstairs on the east side of
the public square in Covington.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
If you want to put in bid on either
property come to see me at once.
Here is chance for bargain.
]. L. JOHNSON,
apr12-tf Clerk & Master
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-05-24
SHERTFF'S SALE OF LAND

By virtue Of a venditioni ex ponas
to me issued by the Clerk of the Cir
cult Court of Upton County, Tennes-
see, from it's March, 1917, term, in the
cause of John T. Karney VS.. Joe Bur-
chett, the same being condemnation
proceeding to satisfy judgment for
$4,000 and costs of suit, | will on
Saturday, the 23rd Day of June,
at the courthouse door in the town of
Covington, within legal hours, sell
publicly to the highest and best bidder
for cash all, or a suficiency of the
land levied on, in said cause, to satisfy
the debt, interest and costs included
in said Judgment, of the following de-
scribed tract of land:
The undivided one-fourth interest in
remainder after the falling in OF the
hfe estate of Angelina Burchett, IN
herited by the defendant, Joe Burch-
EFT, from his fathers estate, and thus
bounded
Lying and being situate in the 9Th
Civil District of Upton County, Ten
nessee, and thus bounded:
On the north by the lanas OF DoB-
gett, on the east by the lands of San
ford, on the south by the lands Of
Baxter, and on the west by the lands
Of Baxter, and containing So acres,
more or less;
All of which interest in said land
will be sold by me as aforesaid for
cash as the property of the defendant,
Joe Burchett, to satisfy said debts,
interest and costs.
This May "a, 1917.
B. E. WHITE,
may24-4w Sheriff.
Upton & Upton, Attorneys for
the Plaintiff,
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-05-24

The distinction Of being the oldest
volunteer in England is claimed for
Sir Edward Clarke, the famous law
yer, who is in the ranks of the "home
defense at the age Of 76.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-05-24

Miss Annie Lou Proctor, of Burli-
son, spent several days in the city
last week visiting her aunt, Mrs. N. G.
Brown, and other relatives and attend
ing the school closing exercises.