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Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
UNCLE SAM WILL
HELPFAMILESOF
BOYS AT FRONT
A SEPARATE ALLOWANCE
FOR DEPENDENTS.
Committee Selected to Draft Legisla-
tiOn Covering Matter Includes Rep
resentative of the American
Federation of Labor.

The council of national defense au-
thorizes the following:
The first steps toward providing
separation allowances for dependents
of soldiers and sailors, CONDENSATION
for men injured, and pensions for de-
pendents of men killed or disqualified
from pursuing their regular voca-
tions have been taken by the commit
tee on labor of the council of national
defense. Samuel Gompers, chairman,
has appointed Judge Julian w. Mack,
United States circuit court, of Chi
cago, chairman of the section on COM
pensation for soldiers and sailors and
their dependents, and urged that legis-
lation be prepared at the earliest mo-
ment for the approval of the council
and submittal to congress.
Judge Mack has selected committees
and is working in full cooperation
with the marine risk bureau of the
treasury department, which is author
lied to insure the lives of merchant
seamen, with Captain S. Herbert
Wolfe, an actuary, who has studied
Canadian conditions and made a report
to the department of labor, and with
experts in special related fields. He
is holding numerous conferences and
Fastening action in accordance with
bOHlptIS suEEtsllOU llldI suCn
a course will hearten the boys who go
to the front"
Method Adopted in Canada
In Canada, according to the report
made TO the department of labor by
Captain Wolfe, soldiers and sailors
are required to assign at least half,
but not more than two-thirds, of their
pay TO their dependents. This money
.is automatically paid to the depend
ents by the Canadian government
The government makes separation al
lowances to privates of $50 month
The Canadian patriotic fund, which is
not a government organization, makes
an additional allowance if there are
dependents. The result of these pro
visions is that a private with three
children between the ages of ten and
fifteen is able to provide for his family
$50 a month. Further provision is
made for dependents of the private
or of any other soldier or sailor if he
is killed or disabled.
What provisions should be made for
American soldiers and sailors Judge
Mack and associates are trying to de-
termine, with the cooperation of lead
ing experts in worlSnen's compensa-
ton insurance and pensions. and with
others who have had special expert
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
GREAT IMPROVEMENT OF
COLORADO HIGHWAYS

is the wages of labor. A few years
ago county and public employees on
public highways were paid the lowest
scale, and of course attracted only the
poorest class of labor, which had much
to do with the unsatisfactory results
Today 1T is generally recognized that
men must be paid living wage, if
eihclent work is to be expected, and
the tendency is toward better pay and
longer employment, in order that men
may make business of road work.
believe that the state construction work
should be so planned as to furnish
employment all the year to men and
teams, in order that we may have an
efhcient force at all times to prose-
cute improvements without the loss
of time in organizing in each county
at the beginning of the season every
year.
! believe the benefits derived from
good roads are more far reaching in
human affairs than any other public
improvements, and that the nation and
the states and counties should pro-
vide ample funds and cooperate in
vigorously prosecuting road improve
ment thruout the entire country.
Labor should take an active inter
est in legislation pertaining to road
building, and should give its support
+ reasonable issue of bonds or future
mill levies that road construction gen.
orally may be continued.
T. J. EHRHART,
State Highway Commissioner.
July 10, 1917.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
ACTIVITY OF TOURIST BUREAU

The activity Of the Denver tourist
bureau is breaking down a tendency TO
rivalry and jealousy formerly exist
ing on the Pacific coast and n spirit
of cooperation is springing up. One
Of the newspapers in San Francisco,
commenting on the Denver bureau ad-
vertising says: "As an example of in
telligent and attractive boosting this
could be very well copied by Califor-
mia and the Pacific coast" The gate
way feature by which Denver has been
exploited as the entrance to the play
grounds of the nation is commended
with hint that San Francisco could
make n similar exploitation as the
gateway from the Orient to the play
grounds of the United States.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
DENVER ADVERTISING STUNT

Stimulus to one of the biggest ad-
vertising campaigns to be conducted
for the 1918 tourist season has been
given by the personal visit of the gen.
eral advertising managers of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul, Union Pa
cific and Chicago & Northwestern rail-
road to the Rocky Mountain National
Estes park. Following a ten-day tour
the trio declared that the beauty and
charm of the great playground had
never been told. The three railroads,
with 26.O00 miles of track, will CO.
operate with the Denver tourist bureau
next week in exploiting the beauty and
accessibility Of the big Colorado play
ground.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

gagged in food price inquiry and, if
it is fact that food is so much cheap
er in England than in this country, it
is highly important to learn that fact
definitely and the reason thereof.
Would you therefore be so kind as
to request your commercial attache to
procure for US at his earliest conve-
nience the menu cards or cartes d.
Jour of the leading hotels and restau-
rants, as well as those of some of the
less pretentious places, and translate
the prices into United States currency
terms? And ascertain what the ho-
tells and restaurants pay dealers for
the meat, flour, lard, butter, sugar,
tea, coffee, etc, used, and from what
class of dealers these supplies are
purchased, whether at wholesale or
retail.
Asks Retail Prices.
"Also have him ascertain what
prices are demanded and paid at re-
tail for meat, such as beef, mutton,
pork; and for flour, lard, butter, dried
beans and peas, sugar, tea, coffee; salt
and dry smoked fish. timed fish. timed
vegetables, poultry Give and dressed),
potatoes, onions, oatmeal, and such
other food as may be on the market.
I'VE would like to know what are the
retailers prices, and the prices the
retailers pay the jobbers, and what the
latter in turn pay at original sources,
together with such other information
as your staff can give as reasons for
the very moderate prices alleged to
prevail in Great Britain.
I'VE are now engaged in a search
ing investigation of these subjects in
this country, and this information will
be of great value to US in arriving at
and possibly in suggesting
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
To the Members of
Organized Labor


growing
liberal Bank
by Bulletin.
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Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

ence with foreign pension systems for
providing separation allowances.
Government Should Bear Burden.
Judge Mack said that, in his judg.
ment, the responsibility of providing
funds for separation allowances, COM
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
Success

The road to Success long usually and rough But the
climb exhang and thooy enjoyable Each succeeding hilltop
reached presents broader view Of the Of Life
Some of the thinkers have said that the pursuit of
is enchanting than its possession
However that be- all climbing; each perhaps diff
eren rai but all reach the fuhlment of dreams.
strange thing about Success that only be obtained thru
cooperation The Lewis Store has climbed number of hills the
road all with the of its wide circle Of friends and
has reached helping hand thousands
ployees
Your friendship, loyalty and CO cooperation is porh
much to this institution sholU appreciation,
building a wonderful Uhere
modern convenience DH be installed for comfort
The A. I. Lewis 6 Son Dry Goods Co.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
OHIO sTRIKEBREAKERS STRIKE.

Negroes who took the places of cast
ing clippers at the Hooven, Owens &
Rentschler foundry in Hamilton, o.,
several weeks ago, became dissatisfied
with their conditions and walked out.
They have decided to join the trade
union movement.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

The Springfield (Mo.) Laborer has
suspended its daily edition and here
after will be published as q weekly.
Lack of support from laboring people
is given as the cause.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
IS FOOD CHEAPER
NENGLAND THAN
UNITED STATES?
COMMISSION IN.
VESTIGATES REPORTS.
Searching Inquiry to Be Made as to
Prices Charged by Restaurants;
Also Retail and Wholesale Quo
tations on Staple Supplies.

The federal trade commission pur-
poses to ascertain the truth of allie
cations recently made that food is
much cheaper in England than here
at home. With this end in view the
commission has addressed to Secre-
tary Redfield the following letter:
The federal trade commission has
noted a statement by Representative
Madden of Illinois to the effect that
despite the fact that London hotels
are paying war taxes, and much of the
food they serve comes from the Unit
ed States, it costs four times as much
to eat in Washington as in hotels of
the same class in London, and that a
table d'hote dinner at the Hotel Savoy
in London costing S1.62 can not be
duplicated in the United States for
S5, and that steaks costing S1.50 here
are only S5 cents in London.
Making Food Price Inquiry.
"As your department maintains n
commercial attache and staff in Lon
don, would it be asking too much of
you to cable that division for some in
formation for us? We are now en-
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-04
Ciiariyari

Saturday evening about thirty
friends and neighbors. armed with a
goodly supply OF horns. old tinpans.
etc. surprised the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. +. l.. Stroup and held a sera-
made in honor OF Mr. and Mrs. Glen
Perry. After the couple were drag
company were invited in and very
pleasant evening was spent in games
and music. and the partaking of re-
freshments. The guests departed at
late hour. wishing Mr.. and Mrs.
Perry many years of happy welded
life.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-04

August 18th and 18th The District
Epworth League Convention will be
held in Alamosa, Colo. There will
be an interesting program thruout
the two days with speakers from all
parts of the valley, closing with an
address by DR.. Hancher, Monday
evening at s O'Clock.
The people of Monte Vista are in
vited to all sessions of the conven-
ton.
Committee
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-04
SOCIETY
kensingtOn

Misses Abbie and Maude CorIctt
entertained Tuesday afternoon at
Kensington, at the close of the after
noon refreshments were enjoyed by
the guests who were Misses Celia
Hawkins. Blanch Impson, Dorothy
Murphy. Mildred Baird. Florence
Cramer. Eva Freeman. May Worth,
Grace Tohill, Norma Zahnen, Helen
Dillon of La lara.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-04

Samuel Smetters and granddaugh-
ter Eta Smetters left Wednesday
night for their home at Decatur, H.,
after an extended visit with rela-
tives and friends here.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-04

The Baptist Ladies Aid will have
an all day meeting at the country
home of Mrs. Silas Wills Thursday
August 9th.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-04
Chronic Constipation

1t is by no means an easy matter to
euro this disease, but it can be done
in most instances by taking Cham
berlain's Tablets and complying with
the plain printed directions that ac-
company each package.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-04

Mrs. Jack Hurley accompanied by
her mother Mrs. NJ. McCargar, who
has been visiting her. left Wednes-
day night for a short visit at Denver.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-04

Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Warner are
enjoying visit from their daughter.
Mrs. keck. of Sioux City, Iowa. who
arrived today for two months stay
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-04

Charles Bechtel left Tuesday night
for Larkspur, Colo, where he VIII pe
be several days on business.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-04
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9Th

Mutual Film Corporation
Presents MARGARITA FISCHER
in "THE BUTTERFLY GIRL"
which is her best production this
year. She was last seen here two
weeks ago in Miss Jackie of the
Navy" which made big hit with
the crowd that saw her, for she
is not alone clever but very orig
inal in all that she does.
Also the one reel FORD EDU-
CAT1ONAL WEEKLY which is
becoming a big favorite.
Miss Minnie Brunnemer plays
violin on this night.
Six Reels-Special Music-1O and
10 Cents.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-04

Mrs. h. l.. Stroup and held sera-
made in honor OF Mr. and Mrs. Glen
Perry. After the couple were drag
ged forth from secret chamber, the
company were invited in and a very
pleasant evening was spent in games
and music, and the partaking of re-
freshments. The guests departed at
late hour, wishing Mr.. and Mrs
Perry many years of happy welded
life
About thirty members of the Chris
tian church motored to the country
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Geiser
Wednesday evening to hold their reg
ular prayer meeting. The later part
of the evening was spent socially and
refreshments were served in honor
of Roy Geiser's birthday.
One of the most delightful social
dances of the season was given by
Miss Marian Hecker and Miss Gladys
Bigelow at the home of the former
Tuesday evening. Dancing with
Nictrola music was interposed with
piano solos by Miss Savage, vocal sell
ections. Mary Belle Hawkins, vocal
duet, Mary Belle Hawkins and Sara
Chapman. An elegant cafeteria
luncheon was served at a late hour.
The guests were Misses Isabelle Saw
age. Mary Belle Hawkins, Edith Van
Nostrand. Lola Smith. Efe and Vista
Merchant, Sara Chapman, Agnes
Cole. Emma Glenn Macarthur, Mild
red Baird, Lillian Wright, Helen
Graham, Mary Beardsley, Ethel
Graves, Mr.. and Mrs Dean Morse of
South Fork, Mr.. and Mrs. Coy
Wright, Mrs. Bert Mckee, Messrs.
Frank Baton. Olin Beatty, Robt.
Macarthur, Alfred Lindenmeyer,
Chas. Baird. Robert Graham, Paul
Winchell, Claude .Corlett, Milo Will
son, Lawrence Reed, Adrain Baird.
Claud Ditto, Clark Van Nostrand,
Arthur Heilman, Herbert Martin,
Charlie Graves.
The w. C. r. U. will hold their
regular meeting next Wednes lay,
Aug. Sth. with Mrs. Hadden.
Misses Mary and Zella Brecken-
ridge were luncheon guests of Miss
Eva Freeman Saturday.
Mrs. John Burgett had as her din
ner guests Wednesday evening, Mrs.
Mrs. Earls, Miss Carrie Earls of Dem
yer. Miss Dake, Pine, Colo, Mrs.
George Burgett of Fort Morgan.
-
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Breckenridge
entertained at fish dinner Friday
evening at the La Veta hotel Gov
ers We're placed for Miss Helen Gra-
ham, Misses Mary and Zella Breck-
enridge. Messrs. De Los Brown, Bob
Evans. Robert Breckenridge and the
host and hostess.
Mrs. Denny and Miss Margaret
DChHy vi AidIlloSd spent lHuTSuay
with the formers daughter, Mrs. II.
L. Morrison.
Mrs. F. NJ. FELTON, entertained in
formally Saturday afternoon in hon
or of her house guests Mrs j. l..
FELTON, and Mrs. Chas. Adams of
Lebanon, Kansas. The guests were
Mesdames Goodnight, Raley, Hide
brandt, Swartz, Moninger, C. b.
Stow, Patterson. Dye, Fergu son,
Hecker, Slocum.
Mrs. w. Fl. Goff tok her Sunday
School class out 10 the river Wed.
nesday afternoon for picnic. The
members enjoying the occasion
were: Helen Clark, Florence Hanson.
Thessa Virgins. Cornelia and Lena
Mary Munsell. Frances Lindenmeyer,
Frances Schall, Ruth Van Nostrand,
Ruth Hopkins, Fern Gibson, Billy
Sweitzer, Adel Gulzow
The c. T. C.. Country club met with
Mrs. Bert Whitmer Thursday after
noon the ladies spent very pleas
ant afternoon working for the Red
Cross The members and guests
present were: Mesdames Burns. f.
Whitmer, Earl Allen. Kaufman.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-04
Birthday Dinner

Mrs. Earl Allen entertained at an
elegantly appointed dinner last Fri
day evening given in honor of their
father Mr.. Cephas Bowsher's birth
day Besides the guest of honor
other guests were Mr.. and Mrs. l..
Miner. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Mathi-
as. Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Bowsher. Mr..
and Mrs. J. A. Gillett. Mrs. Lint of
Kansas City, Mo.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-04

Hawkins, Blanch lmpson, Dorothy
Murphy, Mildred Baird. Florence
Cramer. Eva Freeman. May Worth
Grace Tohill Norma Zahnen, Helen
Dillon of La lara.
Birthday Dinner
Mrs. Earl Allen entertained at an
elegantly appointed dinner last Fri
day evening given in honor of their
father Mr.. Cephas Bowsher's birth
day Besides the guest of honor
other guests were Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Miner. Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Mathi-
as. Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Bowsher, Mr.
and Mrs. ]. A. Gillett. Mrs Lint of
Kansas City, Mo.
Thcater Party
Anna Lee and Lena Mary Munsell
very happily entertained number
of their little girl friends at Thea
ter party Saturday afternoon. They
were then invited to the girls home
where refreshments were served
The invited guests were Izola Cor
rington. Lois Fogle, Elizabeth Pol
lock. Ina and Vera Hagerman, Vera
Koch. Ruth Heilman. Virginia Craw-
ley, Lola Wright. Della Bowers. Nor
ma Raley, lone Goodnight, Hermen-
la Williams. Mary and Lois Burgett,
Bernice Loser. Helen Tyner, Joan
Linderholm, Dorothy Fisher, Helen
Clark. Cornelia Munsell, Mrs. Glenn
Con-.
The members of the Ladies Aid of
the Christian church spent very
pleasant social afternoon with Mrs
Van Nostrand Thursday working for
the Red Cross. The hostess served
refreshments to Mesdames ]. C. Hag-
gard, l.. c. Anderson, Gibson, VIM.
Con. Munsell, Walter DIETRICH. Gull
zow. Geiser, Tucker. Miller, Neeley
Dabney. Mitch, Hopkins. Lindenmey-
er. Miss Garrett.
The Foreign Missionary society
met Thursday afternoon with Miss
May Worth. with Mrs. It. c. Jones,
Mrs. Grogg and Mrs. Miner as as
sisting hostesses. About thirty mem
bers were present and enjoyed the
program;
Reading-Mrs. Lehow
Study-Mrs. TuHy.
Vocal solos-Mrs. Hogle
Reading-Mrs. Busch.
The following officers were elect
ed; Pres, Mrs. Maclean; Vice Pres.
Mrs. Lauer; Recording Secy. Mrs
Goodding; Cor. Secy., Mrs. Nelson;
Treas. Mrs. Tully; Mite Box Secy..
Mrs. Lee Smith. The society pre-
sented Mrs. Hogle and Mrs. A. c..
Kline with a beautiful cut glass
mayonnaise set
Mrs. George Burgett of Fort Nor
gan and Mrs. Everitt Irons of Center
were dinner guests Wednesday of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Holt.
Mrs. George Michael entertained
few relatives and friends Thursday
afternoon in honor of the fifth birth
day of her son Marvin.
A few relatives and friends spent
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. w.
j. Sanderson and helped her cele-
brate her birthday. Mrs. Maxfed
whose birthday came on the same
day was one of the honor guests.
Misses Nora and Louise French
were the charming hostesses to the
Young Ladies' Embroidery club
Thursday afternoon and the ladies
spent the time working for the Red
Cross. Choice refreshments were
served to the members and guests
who were Mesdames Short. Chap
man. Ernie Station. Bert Stanwood.
Carl Stow. Immenschuh, Slocum.
Webster. Cassell Gilbreath, Misses
impson. Freeman. Free, Savage, To-
hill, Brunnemer, Van Nostrand
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-04

Mrs. James Neeley and daughter
Blanch who have been visiting Mr..
Neeley's sister, Mrs. w. A. Cole at
the Masonic park. came home Sun
day evening.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-01-11
Gibbons Bishop at 81.

The announcement that Cardinal
Gibbons is the oldest bishop in point
of service, of the Roman Catholic
Church, recalls the fact that both he
and his predecessor of Baltimore,
Cardinal McCloskey, were made
bishops at the early age of "a. Car
dinal Gibbons was born in 1884, the
year of John McCloskey's ordination
as a priest. The latter was made a
cardinal in 1875, when he was 65;
Archbishop Gibbons received his hat
in 1886, when he was 90. He has
been a cardinal thirty years, a
bishop forty-eight years, priest fif-
ty-five years.-Holyoke Transcript.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-01-11
Chdrch to Have Coon Hunt.

A new church activity is a coon
hunt. The Rev. Traverce Harrison,
pastor of the Christian church at
Bellefontaine, Ohio, is arranging it..
The hounds have been secured and
the members of the mems class will
go out for the hunt, taking their
wives and sweethearts along. The
women will arrange the midnight
lunch.-Tolcdo Blade.
Punch bowls of nodded ice, with
delicate flowers incased therein, are
being turned out for social functions
by some ice manufacturers.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1917-02-10

UNUSED SPACES SERVE TO grow WEEDS.
crowding. one dozen farm wagons
could Ice set side by side in single
rank
1t sounds extrayagant. aud 1t Is.
Each mile Of government roadway con-
tains eight acres OF land. Much Of Il
Is perfectly gpod land. capable of
growing 200 bushels OF corn TO the
mile Counting one rod rs enough for
proper road uses. six acres In each mile
are pure waste. Thousands OF miles at
the best highways Ia England. France
aud Germany are only one rod wide.
but u that seems too stingy for your
Uncle samuel call II two rods Tor us.
and we are still throwing away -four
acres on each mile. Multiply these hg-
ur,-s for the state Of Iowa by the lot.-
90 miles of public road and We have
$1,000 acres OF the best farming land
in the world just wasted In Kansas.
where the same system prevails. the
government surveyors have been able
to divert 3.cl. 30 more acres from prop
er Uses 10 nothing at all.
This unusucd space serves only to
grow weeds The rondsides are often
the greatest weed museum In good
farming country Each year they pro
duee enough seed 10 keep the neigh
boring farms perpctually supplied. In
some places, to be sure, the owners OF
adjoining Fields take into their own
hands the care Of the ruadsidcs, They
NOV ia. weed, Sometimes they even
grow hay Ia place of weeds and NOW
that. Occasionally one plows tue idle
roadside aud plants II to corn along
with the abutting held
IL isn't his land. TO be sure. hut
ought II not To- be- Some day We shall
learn Ia America the simple lesson
earned long ago In older lands-that
when road Is wide enough 10 carry
10. traffic Il need not lie any wider
Then we can economic on rvad main.
lcnance AMI convert to The uses Of az.
riculiurc many thousands OF acres now
lngioriously idle.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1917-02-10
resss Plans Highway.

The good read building movement
which has swept the south since the
Inauguration OF the Dixie Highway ms
ISOLATION movement has spread into
Texas with the same feverish activ-
ny and Interest that has been dis
played further east So tense has I've
come the Interest In Texas that tho
Texas Good Roads association. Just AS
lid the Dixie Highway association.
has found II necessary to assume nn
attitude Of strict neutrality" In the
selection OF the route for highways
which IL plans to build.
A new highway will bc known Ms the
san Antonio Houston highway. The
iirst link TO bc completed Il 20 he a
part Of the southern national highway.
So warm has been the competition be-
tween the various POINTS between tho
two tcrmini OF the highway that the
Texas association has deemed II nd
ylsablc TO issue n card stating Its 20
sition Of strict neutrality" II must
be- said for the Texas association. how.
ever. that II has gone the other high
way association In Dixie one better.
Ia that II hns been able 10 capitalize
the enthusiasm Of the different com
pciing sections to enormous advantage.
The .plnn of the Texas road build
ers has been TO designate three ten.
,atIve routes between San Antonio and
Houston. II Il up TO the sections
through which these routes pass TO
complete them The FIRST of these
route. satisfactorily completed will bc
mined M the official route ana will he
formally designated ms tho southern
national route.