davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
SCHOOLS TO TEACH HANDLING
OF ORDNANCE STORES

The Council of National Defense au-
thorizes the following:
Schools to teach the handling OF
ordnance stores. accounting. and sup
ply issuance have been established un-
der the direction OF the subcommittee
on stores of the General Munitions
Board. Between COO and roo students
are now registered Every one is col
lege graduate.
The first of these schools was estab-
lished at the University of Michigan.
Others have been organized at Dart
mouth, the State College of Pennsyl-
vania. University of Pennsylvania.
University of Wisconsin. University of
Illinois. and Harvard. The majority
of the matriculates are graduates of
schools of business administration. in
dustrial engineering commerce and
the like. Capt. r. II. Hess, of the
Quartermaster department has been
detailed to organize other schools
which are TO be conducted in connec-
tion with summer schools in various
institutions of learning.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
LIVES OF U. s. SAILORS INSURED.

Secretary McAdoo has issued the
following statement:
The steamer Kansas, whose sinking
is reported, was the first vessel lost
carrying full insurance for its mas
ter, officers and crew under the or
der of June l9 making such insur-
ance compulsory for all vessels sail
ing to the war zone on and after June
26 This order was issued by author
ity of the act of June u, 1917.
A policy of 92,450, written by the
Bureau of War Risk Insurance of the
Treasury Department for the Ameri-
can Hawaiian Steamship Company
covered the master. seven officers and
forty-siN members of the crew of this
vessel. Premiums for seamen's in
surance are paid by owners of vessels.
AS a result, the estates of the four
men who lost their lives will recover
sums aggregating $1,000. In addition
to this loss of life, the compulsory in
surance will protect any members of
the crew that may have been injured.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
ITALY SAVING PAPER.
Economy in its Manufacture Ordered
in Recent DEGREES.

A report from the American consul
general at Genoa, Italy. is as follows:
In an effort to conserve the supply
OF paper and paper stock in the King
dom the Italian government has, by
n recent decree. restricted it's use
and manufacture. The decree pro-
hibits the manufacture of certain
kinds of paper and provides that up
TO 1000 tons per month of the waste
paper collected in public offices shall
be placed at the governments dispos.
al to be transformed exclusively into
news paper The printing or posting
of bills exceeding a stipulated size is
forbidden. as is also the distribution
of hand-bills in the public ways AZ.
ter May LIST the size of newspapers is
limited, with special editions" pro-
hibited and extras" confined to two
pages; and reviews and periodicals of
all kinds must effect a gradual reduc.
ion in the number of papers.
AS a further measure of economy.
projects are authorized to regulate the
use of paper for wrapping parcels or
goods sold in their respective prov
inces.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
"I'M SORR Y"

There may be virtue in the man
Who's always sure he's right,
Who'll never hear another's plan
And seek no further light;
But l like more the chap who sings
A somewhat different song;
Who says, when he has messed up
things
'1m sorry; / was wrong"
It's hard for any one to say
That failures due to him
That he has lost the fight or way
Because his lights burn dim.
Takes a man aside to throw
The vanity that's strong,
Confessing, Twas my fault, know;
I'm sorry; l was wrong"
And so. l figure those who use
This honest, manly phrase,
Hate it too much their way to lose
On many future days.
They'll keep the path and make the
fight,
Because they do not long
To have to say-when they're not
right
'I'm sorry; 1 was wrong"
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
LINCOLNS PROPHECY

could not have existed if labor had not
first existed. Labor is the superior of
capital and deserves higher considera-
ton. bid the laboring people be-
ware of surrendering the power which
they possess, and which, if surren-
dered will surely be used to shut the
door of advancement for such as they,
and fix new disabilities and burdens
upon them until all of liberty be lost.
"In the early days of our race, the
Almighty said to the first of mankind,
In the sweat of thy brow shalt thou
eat bread And since then, if we
except the light and air of heaven, no
good thing can be enjoyed without
first having cost labor. And, inasmuch
as most good things have been pro
duced by labor, it follows that all such
things by right belong to those whose
labor has produced them. But it has
so happened in all ages Of the world
that some have labored and others
have, without labor, enjoyed a large
portion Of the fruits. That is wrong
and should not continue. To secure to
each laborer the whole product Of his
labor. or nearly as much, is a worthy
object Of any government.
at seems strange that any man
should dare to ask Gods assistance in
wringing bread from the sweat of 9TH
er mems faces.
This country, with its institutions.
belongs 10 the people who inhabit IT.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
AUSTRALIA NEEDS STEEL.
Shortage of Supply Renders the De
mand Acute.

Commercial Attach6 Philip B. Ken
nedy reports the following from Mel
bourne:
Stocks of steel plates, tin plate, and
galvanized iron are low throughout
Australia, and the demand is acute.
There is at present very little pros
pect of outside relief. and an effort
is being made to manufacture these
goods in Australia. Recently repre-
sentatives of company in Newcastle
and one in Melbourne were sent to
the United States to purchase ma
chinery for making steel. The high
freights and shortage of supply offer
a great incentive to the manufacture
of lines that would have been consid-
cred impossible TO produce before the
war
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
abraham Lincoln, 1861

II see in the near future crisis ap-
preaching that unnerves me and
causes me to tremble for the safety of
my country. AS the result of war,
corporations have been enthroned, and
an era of corruption in high places will
follow, and the money power of the
country will endeavor to prolong its
reign by working upon the prejudices
of the people until all the wealth is
aggregated in n few hands, and the
republic is destroyed. l feel at this
moment more anxiety for the safety
of our country than ever before, even
in the midst of war. God grant that
my forcboding may be groundless.
Monarchy itself is sometimes hint
ed at as refuge from the power Of
the people. In my present position
could scarcely be justified were ! to
omit 70 raise warning voice against
the approach Of returning despotism.
II is not needed nor fitting here that
general argument should be made
in favor Of popular institutions, but
there is one point with its connections
not to be haclneyed as most others,
TO which / ask brief attention.
II is assumed that labor is available
only in connection with capital, that
nobody labors unless somebody else
owning capital, somehow by the use
of it, induces him to labor. Labor is
prior to and independent of capital.
Capital is only the fruit of labor and
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
PUBLIC LANDS RESTORED.

Upon the recommendation of Secre-
tary of the Interior Lane and Secre-
tary of Agriculture Houston, the Pres
ident has signed proclamation eN-
Guiding certain areas from the Pali-
sade National Forest. in Idaho and
Wyoming, and restoring the public
lands therein subject to such disposi-
tion TO homestead entry in advance of
settlement or other forms of dispo-
sition.
The lands will become subject to
homestead entry only on and after 9
O'Clock a. m. Sept. II, and to settle
ment and other forms of disposition
on and after Sept. is, 1917. For de-
tailed information communications
should be addressed TO the United
States land offices at Blackfoot, Ida,
and Evanston, Wyo.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
BOND MONEY Is NOT TIED UP.

Money invested in liberty loan bonds
is in no way 'tied up" So far as the
government is concerned the money
paid in for these bonds. including that
loaned our allies, is being and is to
be spent in this country and therefore
Immediately paid back to the people
for labor and products of the United
States. So far from being tied up,
this money is in effect never with
drawn from circulation.
So far as the investor in the liberty
loan bonds is concerned his money is
not tied up. since there is always a
ready market for United States gov
ernment bonds. Everybody knows
this. AS shown by the subscription
the demand for liberty loan bonds ex-
cecded the supply so per cent. This
creates an immediate market for the
liberty loan bonds. Another issue will
be offered to the people. the announce
ment of which will be made by Secre-
tary of the Treasury McAdoo in due
course. The oversubscription of the
first issue is an indication of what
may be expected for the second issue,
which it is hoped will meet with a
larger number of subscribers and n
greater sum subscribed.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
CHILDREN'S PLAY
A PATRIOTIC CALL

Public provision for recreation is
not luxury to be cut off but a neces-
sity to be conserved" Miss Julia C.
Lathrop, chief of the children's bureau
of the United States department of
labor, in discussing the report on facil-
tiles for children's play in the District
of Columbia which was recently is
sued by the bureau said:
"An English authority has lately
pointed out the decentralization to boys
and girls caused by the breaking down
of clubs and the withdrawal to the
army of recreation leaders, and he has
traced much of the increase in juven-
lie delinquency in England to the
chaos in recreation activities which
has prevailed since the war.
This is a good time to remind our
selves that the continuance in every
community offer a call TO patriotic
service for many who cannot 90 to the
front. The strain and anxiety which
are certain to grow in this country for
an indefinite period ahead Of US need
to be counterbalanced by greater COM
munity effort TO provide opportunity
for wholesome play"
The report on childrens play in
Washington describes the various sec
tions of the city and the extent of the
Fairgrounds and athletic fields provid-
ed by the district government, by the
public schools, and in connection with
the federal parks. 1t includes an
analysis of distances and population in
relation to play facilities and makes
recommendations for the further de-
velopment of recreation in Washing
ton
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

Aid the Enemy.-"Many feller is
sorry his love letters weren't cen
sored. columbus Citizen.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
NAVY YARDS HELP
ISBEINGSUPPLED
BY CIVIL SERVICE
FORCE INCREASED BY 10000
NEW MEN.
Enroll $4,000 Mechanics Who Are
Willing to Accept Government EN-
ployment if Called Upon.

The civilian mechanical force at
navy yards and other naval establish
ments ordinarily numbers about 25.-
900. Since the 1st of April this force
has been increased to about $4,000,
and it is daily being added to. This
the United States Civil Service Com
mission. OF approximately 10000 men
appointed, $500 have registered for
employment with the commissions To-
cal boards of examiners at the yards
and stations. and the remaining 1,50O
have been certified through the direct
efforts of the commission at Washing
ton and its agents in the field.
These 1900 men represent skilled
occupations in which. owing to the
great demand for labor everywhere.
the local boards at the navy yards
have been unable to obtain sufficient
material, and in such cases of short
age the Civil Service Commission has
enlisted the effort of its countrywide
organization TO fill the vacancies.
Employment Agency on Big Scale.
The Civil Service Commission is an
employment agency on a large scale,
but II goes beyond the functions of the
ordinary employment agency in that IT
tests the fitness OF every person it
certifies as eligible. Equipped as IT is
with quite 5000 representative agen-
cies-that is, local boards of examin.
/ ers-situated in every part of the
/ country, It is eminently qualified to
| perform the important service OF
I bringing the man and the Job together,
/ SO FAR as the needs OF the government
] are concerned.
The plan has been adopted OF hav.
| ing the Navy Department make daily
/ report OF its urgent needs to the com,
mission. This information is distrib-
uted broadcast to local boards OF civil
] service examiners, who keep in touch
/ with local conditions and report 10
| the commission when men who
are needed are available Arrange
ments are made to give these men
the usual tests OF fitness wherever
/ they may be. TO give them a rating on
the spot, and to transport them imme
/ diately TO the places where their serv'
/ ices are required
Private Enterprise Considered.
OF course, not only the governmen,
/ is to be considered at this time. Pri
waite enterprise engaged in furnishing
material to the government must have
the labor necessary TO fulfill its con
tracts. and in order not TO interfere
with the work OF these establishments
the commissions agents are instruct
ed not to make an offer OF employ
ment in a government plant to a mar
engaged upon government contract
without the consent OF his employer.
! In addition to meeting immediate
calls. the commission has enrolled
about $4,000 mechanics whose services
are not needed in government plants
/ at this time, but who have expressed
their willingness to accept govern
ment employment If called upon - dc
SO.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
GOVERNOR is sUPREME7

The state of PENNSYLVANIA is denied
the right TO say what kind of printing
II shall use in the various depart
ments. according to veto of Gov
ernor Brumbaugh a few weeks ago.
The act providing for the appearance
of the union label on all such work
was declared unconstitutional by the
governor before ii had chance to
reach the courts. 1t thus appears that
Brumbaugh supersedes the Supreme
Court. and has usurped the right to
interpret the constitution.
When thru reading mass paper on
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
STORING OF ARMY
SUPPLIES STUDIED
AN EFFORT TO ELIMINATE
DELAY.
If Manufacturers Cannot Make Deliv-
cries They Cannot Draw Pay For
Their Work, Says Cooke.

In an effort to eliminate congestion,
delay, and double haulage, factors that
seriously embarrassed the transporta-
tion systems of European countries
engaged in the world war. the subcom-
mittee on storage of the general muni-
tions board is endeavoring to introduce
system into distribution methods pur-
sued by American manufacturers. Its
aim is to simplify assemblage and
storage of supplies required by the
armies or otherwise necessary to the
prosecution of the war.
Points of Storage.
The committee will urge upon man.
ufacturers the advisability of storage
of necessary products at the point of
fabrication, where they will await
requisition for forwarding to district
storage points. 1t is proposed to es-
tablish points of local assembly at
which goods in less than carload lots
will be temporarily stored and full
carloads made up for shipment
In the accumulation of stores at
| these points motor trucks will be ex-
tensively used. Warehouses will be
established also at points of utilization
such as cantonments or terminals
where cargoes are assembled for load
ing onto ships.
Task Most Important One.
NJ. L. Cooke, chairman of the stor-
age committee, said:
IF manufacturers can not make de-
| liveries, they can not draw pay for
their work. If terminals are congest-
ed and freight embargoes declared
deliveries are delayed. There results
back food of materials and finished
products which swamps the various
! industries. Therefore, the storage
committee of the general munitions
board has a most important task ahead
/ of it. To take care of the colossal
output of munitions, for instance; to
so distribute them that when they are
called for there will be q steady, IN
/ interrupted flow toward the waiting
ships, is no small task. That is merely
"a part of the work this committee is
called upon to perform"
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

Dentist-ENcuse me a moment.
Patient-Where are you going9
Dentist-Before beginning work on
you | must have my drill.
Patient-Great Scott, man, can't you
pull tooth without a rehearsal.-EN-
change.
The Washington times., 1917-11-27

IA took Ma 4 me IN .. ottomo-
beel yesterday. We had . long
ride beekind, q truck. Pa was
Thinking Of buying the ottomobeel
but not now. Pa called the ottomo-
bseli . I. ". W.; It dident work.
q may buy this car. sed Pa, wen
We started out for our ride. 1t bee
longs to old Bob Footbraik. sod Pa.
he had . milyun left to him q he
left it to Broadway Sed Pa He
needs . ilttel change now. sed Pa,
and ! may buy this car.
hoap you will think twiso, Sed
Ma besfoar you buy = second
handed car. 1 have ofrsn thot. Sed
Ma. about the first new car that yol
were going to bring rolling up to
the house dident evver draem
that you wud buy . used car,
Well. we will see, ssd Pa. WHARF
wud you q little Bobbls like to 20
this p. Nj
We mite go out to Brewster q see
Caroline. sed Ma, have been want.
ing to see her for sum time,
Brewster It is. then, sed Pa, q he
toald the driver to talk ua to
Brewster.
The car went nne for q little
while & Pa was talking all the time
about how butiful Is Mater FIJI
yure lungs with air. BObOie. sed Pa,
. look At them golden fssldH Of
waving corn. ssd Pa. II was In Jest
such feslds that I worked wen .
boy. ssd Pa . got this n.'s pourful
frame OF mine. strong & rugged as
this car. sed Pa. & then the car
stopped.
Now, Bobbis. sed Ma, you can
get . good look at them golden
feelds Of corn. We will prubly be
rite here for quite . stretch, Sed
Ma. II ! am not Eratsly mistaken.
We will be on our way in q min
nit sed Pa, It IL only the spark
plug, Pa sed Wen 1 put In new
spark plug we will be flying rite
along aggenn, sed Pa.
Are you sure that is what ails
this chariot? ssd Ma It seemed to
me. sed Ma, that 1t went to peeees
all at onst & nothing fust. sed Ma.
IKE the old one (1( Horse Shay
The Washington times., 1917-11-27
A Fearful Dream.

- N~NA = ~ NANSAAS
Again and again through hsr
mind passed the fearful phantasma-
gorla Of the hideous gauntlet that
had stretched its deadly forshnEsT
at her. Once in her restless tossing
she fancied that she saw her father
a. he had been only q few short
hours ago. She looked and beside
him she could see ths mysterious
bearded stranger. As she looked
both men seemed to stretch cut
their arms to her. in appeal. whose
daughter was she, really?
She woke up IN. fright eiutchinE
again at the locket. then. a. she
drOppsd back upon her pillow. she
realized that although h had been
only q dream which she saw. Il was
a fearful reality which she faced
So the night passed, Doris dozinE
htfully and Ramsay down in the
library working desperately to un-
cover among .Judson Whitney'S pa
perS some clue that would point TO
q solution OF the mystery
Nor was Ramsay the only person
interested In the safety Of the girl.
In the den from which the Hidden
Hand had issued earlier IN the eve
ming, his smissary whom be had
made up as an exact replica OF Ram
say had returned. carrying the
gauntlet of death. 1t was some time
later that the signal light over ths
door flashed and the Hidden Hand
himself returned.
Trembling, the false Ramsay and
the other omiSsariss bowed and
shuffled. fearful over what the mas
ter might DO in his III hurnoF At the
failure. 4 look Of relief seemed to
pass over the faces Of them all.
He had forgotten his Ill suecess In
the eGgerness Of . new attempt to
get the Iocket.
Also the one idea in the mind of
the master criminal was the safety
Of the half Of the secret which he
already possessed In q corner
stood . spherical safe OF peculiar
design. Only he knew the oombtbA-
tion. which consisted in rocking the
safe q certain number Of times 10
the right, to the left, and to the
right again.
A few moments and he had opened
the safe. An exclamation OF salts
faction escaped from his hard end
cruel lips as he pouneed upon q
rectangular packet. in the. side OF
which was the circular depression
the exact size and shape o. the
loeket which Doris wore.
To Be csHdnssd To-nss.oL
The Washington times., 1917-11-27
Anecdotes of the Famous

That lifelong social worker on
behalf Of women and children. LADY
Henry Somerset. tells . quaint story
Of . little maid Of seven Summers.
who. tired with play. sat with
folded hands gazing hxedly at the
fire, Looking up finally with a
thoughtful expression on her face,
she BaidI
Mamma. II i get married when I
grow up. win have . husband like
papaF'
The mother turned loeksd dovA
into the earnest eyes and answered
with alsmilsi
why, yes. dear; II you get mar
ried yor will have . husband like
papa"
"And IL I don't get married. will
/ be an old maid like Aunt Nellief
yes, dear; you would be an old
maid" answered the mother, laugh
ing at the queer question. But
whatever put such thoughts inte
that little head?"
But the child didn't laugh. She
only looked grave and said detect
edlyi
We'll, it's a pretty tough Worio
for US women, isn't it,!
General Sir Francis Lloyd tells
this amusing story Of drill ser
Esant and a tall recruit.
Though diminutive as to stature,
The serEeants temper was aagsA
The Washington times., 1917-11-27

shf. ,,,.2.-t.,,. .-a,-,R,.1 ~ ~ %
- s y S1o 80 n ~,
en-%at-..I. % a. =, ~.
80 ,aon.nt r,h.r =. nssdsd a. hsd
he merely scaled the wall and dou;
been Abner whitney had the time
been sufficient for him to get to MS
Tns,s 49, xs. nosbin1 chs, Ramsay
wanted to say to Abner except to
locate him, and he deliberately hung
up Wltnout eno.ner ~ofo; tu.hlns 20
bJ. notsbook
Like searley, now. Abner was also
bitterly hostile to Ramsay. whose
49, rgIes nv o hi10o O'eF '"e
'You NAV 70 now, Miss verda,"
ordered Ramsay. ElancinE up from
his notebook, then turning to the
~ ...,I .S. 80 si,aS n,-,.
Al Ramsay came over 70 her ana
on1ersd ira IocIret .hout her reck
lookinr At a thouehtfuIIy.
II think YOU might be safer II
you would entrust this iocket to
me- ne 1QEKelLeO.
Rasentful At his VERY presence,
Doris pulled away angrily, stamp.
, inE her foot
'.-
Doris Reeeuts II.
won't fou shenI heVs n
she crieG II am perfectly able to
take care Of nnyself without any
81. -. =,
\ quiet smile played over the
rather handsome features OF the
young Secret ssryics man. He
-A.1 ..,,.
' ne' poeUiAo'
ana turned again 20 his notebook.
Doris looked At him with Erow.
,n1 ,n6,~,,t,o, wh., ra,r., n,
-
man r th 10 " OAnIns'
High-strung and almost hyGterical,
she threw herself down in q chain
b..,d. IN. tshI. .obbinz in vera
The Washington times., 1917-11-27
A Difficult Problem.
nEAR MSS FAIRFAX;

nEAR MISS TATDEAN.
~ am tv.r,v 80 S..-,
= young man twenty-four. Who
has asked me to marry him. I
20 10 n ~ az .nstne 70 accept
him We viii Iiy. Ejth ~. 49,,
and young brother. who are de-
pending upon him for support.
Vow Vow ,o," 80 W = mother and
ing upon me for .rn,ort
would not think Of leaving
motner alone; In fact would
AZ. ,,n,h.r - am h thlnk
be alone although thir yonnS
man II the only one could ever
love; enouIa ! place this extra
80 hroth.r NM, IA Ii.S o'ner
or. what shah or can I DO? Your
advice viii be very much apprs-
ciateo' II NJ. H
AEY dear child. your position Is-a
" very difficult on. I. dom. h.-
rsvs that any one concerned will