Denver labor bulletin., 1917-09-22

COME one, who writes under the
y name of an. Mortimer" claiming
to be a cigarmaker, has sent a
letter to the San Francisco Labor
Clarion giving reliable information"
about prohibition in Colorado. The
surprise is that the Clarion would
print such silly bunk as the letter
contains. "Morti." was distressed, as
he himself says, because a druggist
wouldn't sell him ten cents worth of
whisky without physicians certifi-
cate (which might have dollar fee
appended" However, he is forced to
admit that the cigar industry here is
good, notwithstanding elimination of
saloons, and might have added the
cigarmakers received substantial
wage boost during the year. "Morti."
further complains that he found a
Bible in his hotel room, from which he
draws conclusion that prohibition
means church domination and intoler-
ance" Having failed to find booze
here, "Morti." declares his disgust for
Denver, and says, 81 don't know how
the working people get along here"
The correct answer to this wonder"
is about rs per cent better than in
cities where saloons rob the workers
of their wages. Probably "Morti." Wis.
tied Cheyenne, for he closes his tom
myrot letter by saying "Denver ap-
pears like a neglected village, with
grass quite high in some of the
streets, and no building going on"
Of course "Morti." referred to our
beautiful boulevards, where lawns,
shrubbery and flowers form middle
parkway, and did not know that every
building tradesman has been employed
this summer making and saving much
har Nxhn
licensed in Denver. AS final indict-
ment lodged against Denver, our San
Francisco critic opines that because
the stores are closed on Sunday rights
of the working people here are being
abridged. Should NJ. Mortimer still
be here, it might be well to suggest
that three railroads lead direct from
Denver to the Barbary Coast plague
spot of San Francisco.
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MEMBERS of congress now fail to
interest themselves in appropria-
ton measures that carry less than
ten figures. One day this week the
house drowsed over a bill appropriat-
ing 100000 for the purchase of
armored motor cars. 1t came up in
the nature of an amendment to the
urgency deficiency bill. Representa-
tive James. R. Crisp was presiding
while Speaker Clark retired to the
cloak room to regale fellow Democrats
with Missouri hound-dog stories. A
vote on the hundred million-dollar
amendment was taken:
"Those in favor say Aye Crisp
cried. Nary an aye.
"Those opposed say No." Crisp or
dered. Nary a no.
"The chair votes AYE and the
amendment is adopted" Crisp ruled.
ONE day this week The Bulletins
III mechanical department was in
need of quick electrical repair
work. A phone call to Charlie Shan
mons shop brought two loquacious ex-
perts whose companionship was as ac-
ceptable as their service notwithstand-
ing it cost US lot of money to talk
to them. One of these experts was
i quit the printing trade to become an
electrician. Jake, while employed on
the old Evening Telegraph in Colo
RADIO Springs, eleven years ago, was a
delegate to the I. T. U. convention
held there. Jake told the o. P. story
of how he and Red Saunders" now
owner and editor of the Brush Repub-
lican, became near millfonaires in
Cripple Creek. They played faro un-
til the chips stacked as high as Bull
hill and Cow mountain, but decided
to break the bank before stopping.
Luck changed after midnight so that
"Red" and Jake had to panhandle
money to buy breakfast. Since those
days Jake has acquired sufficient