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Denver labor bulletin., 1917-06-30

Colorado has purchased Liberty Loan bonds
amounting to over S1soooooo has donated SI,25oooo
to the Cross fund.- exceeding the states allot
ent both has registered nearly ninety thou
sand Young for service, is growing the largest
crop of food supplies in the history of the state Our
metal and coal mines producing in larger quantities
than before In every other the city of Denver
and state of Colorado reaching high points in pro-
viding the national government with the prime
requisites of conducting successful Colorado is
doing all this as patriotic duty and is proud of the
privilege.
Great sums of money being spent and will con-
tnue be spent by the various federal departments
and many states are receiving benefits thererom in
larger than they have contributed. 1t is
prsng the and city authorities the Denver
Civic and Commercial association and other bodies
which might be expected advance Colorados claims,
appear be asleep Colorado's delegation in congress
doesn't get anywhere, when it comes to pro-
noting the welfare of us folks back home
Why should not Colorado receive its rghtful share
of these vast expenditures?
This is question often asked, and it is too late
Colorado be placed the list of receiving
other assignments in furnishing supplies
for the army and navy. Everything going out and
nothing coming in" will drain the industrial
of this point where Colorado could
longer afford to give, much in patriotic
impulse, might wish to do.
remained for organized labor present petition
President Wilson calling his attention to this cond
ton of affairs AT last Sundays meeting of the Denver
Trades and Labor Assembly Delegate Clint c. Houston
preamble and petition which unanimously adopted
and forwarded Washington under seal of the
Assembly, signed by President William c. Thornton
and Secretary Thomas P. Rodgers:
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-06-30
LAWSON NOT ENTITLED
TO UNION CARD,
SAYS McLENNAN.

On the morning following ad-
journment of the so-called peace
conference" held in Denver under
auspices of Acting President
James F. Moran and Acting Sec
retary Warren E. Pippin, a state
ment was furnished the Rocky
Mountain News, in which there
appeared the foHs.siBg significant
paragraph:
John R. Lawson, former presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers
in this state and recently freed
by the supreme court of murder
charges in connection with the
strike of 1913-14, was read out of
the union at yesterdays meeting.
The ground for his removal, as
stated by John McLennan, speak
ing for the union men, was that
he now holds a post as employ
ment agent for the operators, and
as such is no longer entitled to a
union card"
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-06-30
JOHN R. LAWSON TAKES
POSITION WITH OPERATORS
OLD LEADER OF MINERS IN COLO
RADIO VIRTUALLY GIVES
UP THE UNION.
is NOW LABOR AGENT.
PLACE WITH VICTOR COMPANY WILL
PROBABLY PREVENT TRIAL
FOR MURDER.

John r. Lawson, formerly a member of
the International board Of the United Mine
Workers of America and n man who came
into national prominence as a result OF his
prosecution on charge Of being respon-
sib1e FOR the death Of John Nimmo, killed
in the coal strike a few years ago. may
never again lift pick in the pit OF coal
mine
He is now a labor agent for the Victor
American Fuel company, and his accept
anCe Of the position virtually is relin-
quishment of all aniliation with the mine
workers Under the rules of the miners
organization. no man holding a position
similar to the one Lawson has can retain
n membership in the union.
For n number of weeks, II was learned
today, Lawson has been under salary with
the coal operators and il now in the south
ern coal fields gathering information the
labor situation and statistics on the coal
output.
The affiliation of Lawson with the coal
operators virtually ends his career as n
labor leader in Colorado. For years he had
been active in the miners organization and
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-06-30
STAB IN THE BACK GIVEN LAWSON AND
DOYLEBY ACTING MORAN AND PIPPIN
Reproduce Article Which Appeared
Post, of June g. Which Laid the Foundation for
Reading Lawson of he United Mine Workers
Peace Conference"

The insidiously inspired article at
tacking John R. Lawson and Ed. l..
Doyle, which appeared in the Denver
Post, issue of Sunday, June 8, was
clearly an effort to prejudice the pub
lie and members of organized labor
against these two men who have la
bored and suffered beyond measure in
the interest of the coal diggers of the
state. 1t is important to remember
that during the "peace conference"
held in Denver under call of Acting
President James F. Moran of Iowa
and Acting Secretary Warren E.
Pippin of Kansas, The Bulletin edi-
tor was an invited guest of the tenn
porary officers. In his TRADE against
the editor, Acting President Moran
held the Post in his hand, read the
article, paragraph by paragraph, and
approved each sentence and word of it.
Below is reproduced the Post ar
ticle as it was printed in that paper on
June 8, except bold face type is intro
duced to indicate the parts which seek
to instil prejudice into the minds Of
Colorado workers and citizens, and at
the same time acquaints our readers
with the reason for The Bulletin tax
ing up the gauge of battle for Lawson
and Doyle:
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-06-30
PIPP1N DID SOME
ACTING" IN KANSAS

From Pittsburg, Kan, head
quarters of District "a, U. M.
w., comes a letter to The
Bulletin in which appears the
following:
please send me a dozen
copies of The Denver Labor
Bulletin, issue of June %, con-
tanning article on Moran of
Iowa and Pippin of Kansas.
We are interested in this mat
ter, as Mr.. Pippin also was
appointed to Office here, and
was never elected, while act
ing as vice president of this
district. Send bill for papers
and it will be pleasure to
remit"
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-06-30
WAS MINERS LEADER
IN BATTLE OF LUDLOW.

coal diggers of this state.
WAS MINERS LEADER
IN BATTLE OF LUDLOW.
During the strike several years ago
Lawson was accused Of leading the miners
in battle with the state militia at Ludlow;
when the strikers tent colony was leyeled
and more than thirty men, women and
children, including some militiamen, were
killed
Lawson's affiIiation with the coal opera
tried again for the killing of John Nimmo.
His trial on this charge at Castle Rock
attraeted ,9,s.s, M nation-wide Interest He was was
canon CITY by by Judge Granby Hiiiyer.
court granted Lawson a supersedeas pend
ing review of his case. Since that time
fessed error in the trial and ordered a new
one for lawson. Hubbard based his error
on the fact that Lawson was denied a
prejudice in the trial.
Labor leaders in Denver who have dis
cussed Lawsons connection with the mine
owners think it unlikely that the case
against Lawson will ever be brought to
trial again.
LED FIGHT AGAINST
MINERS ORGANIZATION.
shortly before Lawson went out as n
member of the international board of the
mine workers, he Joined with others in this
state in fight against the organization.
This eventually led TO his displacement, and
2 L. Doyle, formerly secretary of the
union in this state. went out with him.
At the time Lawson declared that he
would so back to work IN the Snines as a
coal digger. He kept his promise and
worked for q short period in the Puritan
mine in the northern district. Labor men
declare that the defense Of Lawson on the
murder charge cost the United Mine Work
ers Of America nearly 10000.
r. L. Doyle also has virtually severed
his connection with the miners organiEa-
tion and now is a deputy assessor.
John R. Lawson is still member of
the United Mine Workers, his card
being deposited in Hastings Local.
Several members in other districts
have held jobs employing men to
work in the mines and the question as
to their retaining membership was
never before raised. Ed. L. Doyle is
operating a mining machine in a
Huerfano county union mine. The
Post article says he had severed his
connection with the organization. The
more this inspired Post article is
studied the more vicious it proves to
be.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-06-30
KENEHAN wITHDRAws CONTEST

Roady Kenehan, candidate for city
auditor in the May election, who later
filed n contest when Fred d. Stack
house was shown by the returns to
have lead Of 1O8 votes, withdrew the
contest Wednesday after the ballot
boxes in 163 precincts had been re-
counted. During the two weeks Of the
recount Stackhouse made n net gain
of fifty-fve votes, giving him an off,
cial plurality Of 1914
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-06-30
NO LABOR SHORTAGE IN n. D.

While eastern newspapers are dis
cussing the question they know moth.
ing about-the alleged shortage of
labor on farms-the Daily News-Cour-
ier, published in Fargo, n. D., says:
1T is claimed by local employment
delayed in North Dakota this spring
for lack of help"
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-06-30
WARREN QUITS COMMISSION
Walter E. Schwed, Attorney, to be
Named His Successor.

]. A. Warren, who has been secre-
tary of the state industrial commission
since its organization in April, 1915,
has resigned. His resignation is eff
fective June so. Mr.. Warren will re-
turn to his home in Boulder, where he
will engage in the mining business.
The new secretary If the industrial
commission will be Walter E. Schwed,
a Denver attorney.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-06-30
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR IS
BACKING LEVER FOOD CONTROL BILL
Oil Supply of the Country May Be Taken Over
Special Conference of Coal Operators Being
Held in Washington This Week; Labor
Represented on Exemption Boards.

tongs attack which the central labor
bodies in every state and city are max
ing upon the element in congress
which is playing the food extortioners'
game. 1t is shown by the anxiety of
the officers of the American Fedora
ton of Labor to get the Lever bill
Continued Page Fiye)
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-06-30

The union label is just as important
in war time as in time Of peace, and
the demand should be reHgiously kept
up. Only in this way can union condi-
tions gained by great sacrifices be
maintained.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-06-30

Denver Labor BuIIetIn.l
WASHINGTON, June 23.-For the
moment, food control Legislation is the
biggest prize in sight for the organ
lied labor movement in this country.
That is shown by the hammer-and-
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-06-30
LABOR TEAMS AND LABOR
UNIONS DO GOOD
WORK HERE.
Thousands Contribute a DAVIS
Wages or More, While Unions
Visited Donated Funds Di-
rect from Treasury;
Joyous Meeting at
the Auditorium.

Denver's campaign for the Red
Cross war fund closed in a crashing
crescendo Of glory last Monday night
with mass meeting of team work
ers and contributors held in the city
Auditorium. More than 5000 patriot
ic citizens of Denver were there to
rejoice in the most notable money
getting campaign ever held in this
city.
When the total contributions for the
week were announced by Chairman F.
J. Chamberlin it showed a total of
S65S,444 for Denver, which has since
been augmented to approximately
100000. The total for Colorado will
reach 81 100000. The original allot-
ment for Denver was $500 900 and for
the state S1,00O,000. 1t will thus be
seen that Colorado gave fifty per cent
more to the Red Cross than she was
asked for.
Organized labor had a part in this
magnificent work, furnishing two
teams. John J. Connor of the Plumb
ers Union was captain of the organ
lied labor team in the mems division,
and Mrs. H. T. Ganung of the Ladies'
Auxiliary to the Stereotypers ard
Electrotypers Union was captain of
the organized labor team in the wom-
ems civision, while Mrs. Lulu Hammer
OF the Ladies' Auxiliary to the b. of
l. F. & E, acted as a very able
lieutenant.
Labor Team Wine Banner.
On Monday, the closing night of the
campaign, when team captains made
their reports in the Auditorium, the
women's labor team won the banner
for the largest number of subscriptions
and the team was permitted to per-
manently retain the banner as SOU
venir and testimonial of their splendid
work
Thousands of working men and
women pledged one days wage or
more to the Red Cross. Not all of
the unions held meetings during the
campaign week, but everyone visited
by the labor teams made contributions.
Such donations, voted direct from the
organizations treasures, were made
thru the mems team as follows:
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-06-30


Painters Union No. 70. 5000. 90
Denver Building Trades Council 100. 90
Plumbers Union No. 8. 10000
Electrical Workers No. 6S. 1000
Railway Carmen No. 146 10000
Iron Workers Union. ........ 10000
Plasterers Union ....... 5000
Cement Finishers Union. ..... $500
Sheet Metal Workers Union. 25.OO
Leather Workers Union. $500
Carpenters Union No. 55... 25.OO
Switchmen's Union ..... $500
Walters Union ...... 25.OO
Stationery Engineers Union. $500
Tailors Union ............. 1000
Drainlayers Union ..... 11.5O
Label League ............ 1000
Bricklayers Union ....... 1000
Plumbers Apprentices Union. 500
Retail Clerks Union - 500
Allied Printing Trades | 500
Building Laborers ........ 500
Trades and Labor Assembly. 5000
Window and House Cleaners Union
donates 81 month until the end of
the war.
The women's team was able to visit
number of organizations and secured
subscriptions as follows:
Garment Workers $3.50 90
Machinists No. +7........ 10000
Web Pressmen ...... 5000
Columbine Lodge, Ladies' Aux
iliary B. of L. F. & E. ...... 1000
Highlands Circle, W. o. w. $500
Ladies' Auxiliary, Stereotypers
and Electrotypers Union. 400
Ladies' Auxiliary B. of L. E.. 500
Ladies' Auxiliary to B. of L. F.
& E. No. S19. ............... $500
Sky Rockets and Cheers.
Cheers from the audience and sky
rockets from the team workers were
given the public school teachers splen-
did corps of workers, who labored in
dependent of the regularly organized
teams.
The Fort Logan military band from
Colonel Getty's post and chorus sing
ing led by Professor Henry Houseley
We're stirring numbers on the program.
W. E. Sweet acted as chairman of the
meeting and the speakers were the
Rev. DIR. w. H. Wray Boyle, pastor
of the Central Presbyterian church;
the Rev. Father Hugh l.. McManamin,
rector of the Cathedral of the Immac-
ulate Conception; the Rev. Rabbi Will
liam S. Friedman of Temple Emanuel,
and Lawrence C. Phipps, who together
with his family, contributed over
100000 to the fund during the week.
Springs the Best Giver.
Colorado Springs contributed the
largest amount in proportion to popu-
lation of any city in the United States,
the sum being 1902 900, or about So
per capita. Denver gave nearly SO
per capita, most remarkable feat for
a city of so large population.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-06-30

had led many fights in the interest Of the
coal diggers of this state.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-06-30
ny LAURENCE TODD

Especial Washington Correspondent The
Denver Labor Buii~tin.)
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-06-30

Window and House Cleaners Union
donates 81 a month until the end of
the war.
The women's team was able to visit
a number of organizations and secured
as follows:
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-09-09
HOME ECONOMICS CLUBS

WEEKLY LESSON ISSUED mR3. L. LANopUH. ORGANIZER
SUPERVISOR STATE DEphRrNEhT OF hcRi.
CULTURE OF GIRLS CLUES ~ HoME ecoHc"icS AND
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-09-09

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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-09-01
ORAF TED MEN
BEGIN MOVING
SEPTEMBER )
Five Per Cent of Quota Called
From Each County and Rout-
ing Assigned Men
BURLEIGH COUNTY WILL
81 SEND FOUR NEXT WEEK
Initial Contingent Will Entrain at
Bismarck for Des Moines
/ on Wednesday

! "A schedule for the movement of the
five per cent of North Dakota's draft
army, who will be moved Sept 5, 6
land to DcS MOines, was worked out
yesterday by Adiutant General Fraser
and last night was wired to each local
exemption board, which will have
charge OF the mobilization and ell
training of troops from its county
The troops will entrain as follows:
Ward, 10; Wells, A. Mcintosh, 4;
Barnes. 5; Mclean, s; Foster, /; Lo-
gan, 8; Sargent, 6, over The 500 line:
Golden Valley, l; Stark, 2; Grant, a;
Mercer. 8: Morton, S: kiddcr 3: Ed
dy, 2; Billings, 2; Ilettinger, 2; Dunn,
4; Oliver, =; Burleigh, A Benson, );
Sheridan, 3, via Northern Pacific;
Burke, S, via 500 line and st. Paul,
jail Sept. S.
Williams. Q: Divide. 3: Trail. 4:
Richland, 4; MountraiI, 10; Steele, 4;
Mckenzie, 6; Stutsman, 8: Cass, 19:
Ransom. d. Griggs, 4; I.aMoure, 6;
Slope, 5; to move Sept. 6, via Great
Northern, St. Paul, Northern Pacific
and connecting lines.
Bowman, 3; Sioux. 2; Dckey. 4: Ad-
ans, 3; EmmOns, 4, via st. Paul line;
McHenry, s; Pierce, d; Ramsey, 4;
Cavalier, 6; Walsh, 7; Renville, 4;
Bottineau, s. Towner, 5; Nelson, Z;
pembina, 6; Grand Forks, II, to move
Sept. 7.
The county seat will be the mobili
zation point in each instance. In the
case of Mckenzie county, the troops
will assemble at WatfOrd on the 9Th
and entrain there for Williston,
whence they will depart for camp on
the 7th. Slope countys contingent
will mobilize at AmidOn, and will en-
train over the St. Paul line at Mil
waukee.
In every instance the men will be
selected as nearly as possible in the
cider of their service. The number
to go next week, however, is so small
that this rule need not be strictly
adhered to. 20 long as The local board
in sunmOning candidates for service
makes certain there is called no man
whose order number is so far down
the list that he might not be includ-
cd in the first draft at all.
While the district board has not
completed certifying accepted candi-
dates to all of the counties, this prob
ably vii! be done before the board
adjourns tonight, and in any event
where the five per cent required is
rot eligible. it may be drawn from an
other county, TO which 1t will be cred
tied on the next call, which will be
for 40 per cent, about Sept. Is.
General Fraser's instructions to the
local boards are:
"Be prepared to send ---- men to
Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Ia, Sept 5.
Pouting instructions follow by mail.
Make sure your agent is supplied with
through tickets to Camp Dodge DO
not include any colored men"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-09-01
FARMERS TOPROTEST
PRICE Of WHEAT

St. Paul. Sept. AL wheat grow
ing states will be invited to a price
conference at ST Paul within two
weeks as result of the government
price of $2.2o set by the price-flxing
committee at Washington.
Farmers believe the price too low
and will try to reopen the question
and obtain higher figure. The Ma
tional Nonpartisan league issued a
call FOR the conference today to pro
test against the maximum price of
1920, and to see whether the food
administration can not be induced to
amend it's plan of enforcing this price
as maximum
Every farmer and commercial club
Of all wheat growing interests. mem
bers of congress and the Garfield
price.fixing commiss sion will be invited
to the three-day meeting. Public Of
ficials and lahor officials will attend
The meeting will be preceded by a
one-day mass meeting at Fargo, for
North Dakota and Montana farmers.
special train viii carry these farm.
ers to ST. Paul
The convention probably will be
held September 1919. according to
President A. c. Townley of the Non
partisan league here.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-09-01
CAPITAL CITY STANDS WITH
BAREO HEADS WHILE SOLDIER
BOYS PASS IN LAST REVIEW

trintic :crvor even # it did not evil
lcDce itself in noisy display, cannot
be asked Of any state.
The parade formed on Sixth street,
north of the Auditorium; the troops
Of the Second battalion, First regi.
ment, Co. A of Bismarck, F of Man
dan, X Of Dickinson and H of James
town, deployed in the Auditorium ocm-
mons, while Co. |. the headquarters
company, supply company, the band
and the commander and staff of the
Second regiment, rested on Thayer.
Inspiring Procession.
The procession moved promptly at
8, headed by Major Frank S. Henry,
ranking officer of the First regiment
in the capital city. Next marched
Governor. Lynn j. Frazier, Adjutant
General Angus G Fraser, Attorney
General William S LANCER, Secretary
of State Thomas Hall, State Auditor
Karl Kositzky, Commissioner of Agri-
culture and Labor John N. Hagan and
fellow members OF the district eXemp-
ton board, Associate Justice Luther
Z. Birdzell, DR.. T.. M. DarrOW of Far
CONTINUED from Page Five,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-09-01
CONSCIENTIOUS
0B)ECT0R CAN
GET BY WITH It
Richard Francis Anderson of Will
ton Held for Service by
District Board

Richard Francis Anderson, Burleigh
cOunty's and, so far as known, the
states, only conscientious objcctor,
the man who told the local exemption
board that Uncle Sam didn't have en-
ough soldiers to make him fight; Bur
leigh county's charter member of the
North Dakota Peoples Peace council,
isn't getting away with it.
The county board refused to listen
to Richard Francis and hi, interpreta-
ton Of God's views on war, and tho
district board has turned cars similar.
ly deaf. Richard Francis has been
certified to the adjutant general and
to the county board as a gentleman
held for service under the draft law,
and the Wilton man soon will learn
what Uncle Sam can do with reluct-
ant fighters.
or claimants for exemptions on in
dustrial grounds, principally agrlCul-
tural, over whom the district board
had original Jurisdiction, 2, were held
for service, ten have been discharged,
and action is still p@nding in the
cases of nine.
The action of the Joard to date has
resulted as follows:
Held for service: Arthur James
Morris, Richard Francis Anderson
Tiderman r. I,runnick, William A.
Larson, Carl Verne Erickson, Joe
Scrtb, John Fred GARNER. John Bablc,
Jr., Irwin Koterba, Edmund Rupp
Hugh f. Loomis, Charles W. Aliens
worth, after Oct. 5; Ferdinand Fl. O.
Frises. Jonas Ray Morton. Algot Ry
berg. Henry V. Scha'osch, Davil e.
Maths. James Miller jacobson, Asa J.
Werner Ne's Hanson, Julius Leske,
Otto H. Peers, James Howard Ker-
shaw, Samuel Marion Love. Otto
Chris lhdc. Paul Stafke.
Discharged: George Frederick Mel
son, Carl Ilcrry. Soderquist, Emery S.
GilChrist Orlando Wa]ford Johnson,
Albert Pourgois. Harold A. n Chris
tiansOn, Samuel Rippus, Roy Edward
Mccullough, Frank Val Vleet, Otto
Hoge.
Claims for agricultural exemption
uron which action has not been TAX
CT: John IIaroldson, Herman Eng
strom. John SaAot, Andrew y. Larson.
John Moilanen, Joseph l.. Gabel. Emil
j. Niemi, Arthur M. Nelson. Lars J.
Jacobson.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-09-01
\ ILLINOIS STOPS MEETING OF PAc|F|STS
Labor Day Proclamation

the first Labor Day celebration be held Monday Bismarck
TO the
tion Of that holiday held
dtional
employers of labor
Bismarck
conditions encourage
initial
those who toll with their hands.
All 0 be
perfect understanding capital and labor
made Especially is this necessity
quick mobilization of industrial forces is Imperative
Organized a'
struggle Bismarck
heartily into the spirit of days observance.
Therefore, behalf
labor
national increasing
organized labor Di3muck.
Signed
A. W. LUCAS
President