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Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-08
CANDIDATES FOR
U. M. W. ELECTION
LAWSON AND DOYLE LEAD
IN NOMINATIONS.
Special Referendum to Choose Dis
trict Officials to Be Held in All
Locals Under Charter. Thurs
day, January 3.

Candidates for officers of District
No Is, United Mine Workers of Amer
lea, have been named for the special
referendum election to be held by all
locals, Thursday, January 8, 1918.
Nominations closed Tuesday of this
week, with a contest for every office
According to best information avail
able, John R. Lawson for president,
and Ed. L. Doyle for international
board member, have a good lead in the
endorsements made for these two Of
fices. They were elected to these po-
sitions year ago, following which
the charter was withdrawn.
John McLennan, former president of
the district, who was responsible for
the charter being withdrawn, thus
automatically depriving the officers
elect from assuming their duties, did
not enter the contest for the special
election.
The election will be held under su-
pervision of a committee appointed
by the international executive board,
consisting of A. R. Watkins of York
vile. Ohio; W. D. Van Dorm of Terre
Haute, Ind, and John Zimmerman of
Springfield, III.
Following is the official list of can
didates as they will appear on the
ballot:
For President-John R. Lawson,
Puritan local; George o. Johnson,
Chandler local.
For Secretary Treasurer H. C.
Stewart, Sopris, Colo; W. F. Tom
bling, Tioga, Colo; Oliver A. Butler,
Erie, Colo.
For Vice President-Robert Lew
ellyn, Oak Creek. Colo; Patrick F.
Bernoski, Sopris, Colo.
For International Board Member
E. L. Doyle, Frederick, Colo; Harry
Connor, Hastings, Colo.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-08

Smith told her mother, according to
the statement, that she had been Of
fered 81, 900 to appear as a witness
for the prosecution.
Mrs kidwell testified before the
grand jury that from the window of
the dental parlors in the Market street
building she had seen Mooney on the
sidewalk. In her affidavit she con-
fesses that she was not sure that the
man she saw was Mooney She did
not appear in any of the cases, the
affidavit says, because the defense
had come into possession of letter
written by her to her husband. a pris-
oner in the Folsom state penitentiary,
telling him that as a result of her testi-
mony arrangements would be made
for his release
Mrs. Smith was an important wit
ness against Warren K. Billings, first
of the defendants to be tried, and who
was convicted and sentenced to life
Imprisonment.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-08
STATE TO OWN AND OPERATE IT'S COAL
MINES UNDER PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Farmers Organized Labor Join Forces Private
Expoters; Endorsed by Trades Assembly Petitions
Will Ready for Signers
Within a Few Days.

Organized labor will cooperate with
the farmers in initiating and putting
the State Constitution providing for
state ownership and mining of coal.
The unjustified and excessive prices
being charged by private corporations
for coal mined within a few miles of
consumers door no doubt will make
this one of the most popular referen-
dunn propositions ever submitted to
the voters of Colorado.
At Tuesday nights meeting of the
Trades and Labor Assembly, George
W. Harrington and R. W. Morser of
the Farmers Nonpartisan League
spoke eloquently and convincingly in
behalf of the proposed petition, which
will be placed in the hands of circu-
lators next week. They stated that
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-08
ADMITS IT'S FAKE
EVIDENCE FOR
PROSECUTION IN TRIAL.
Mother Of Mrs. Estelle Smith De-
clares She Was Offered $1,000
to Testify Falsely for the State.

Mrs. Alice Kidwell, witness before
the grand jury which indicted Thomas
J. Mooney and four others for the pre-
paredness day bomb murders, admits
in an affidavit made public in San
Francisco this week that her testi-
mIrony was incorrect. She charges that
the testimony Of her daughter. Mrs.
Estelle Smith. and that of another
witness was entirely false.
All three testified to having seen
various of the defendants near or in
Market street office building shortly
before the explosion occurred. Mrs.
Smiths testimony. the affidavit al
leges, had its inception in scheme to
advertise dental parlors in which she
was employed. Subsequently Mrs.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-08
GENERAL BIRIESON Is ANTAGONISTIC TO
POSTAL EMPLOYEES FORMING UNION TO SECURE MORE PAY

Here is Burleson's comment on the
A. F. of l.. unions among postal en-
ployes:
Some of the organizations main
tain representatives in Washington
for the purpose of influencing legis-
lation and presenting grievances,
many of which are imaginary. By dis
torting and misrepresenting the facts,
they encourage disrespect for admin
istrative officers, disloyalty to the
service, and make the maintenance of
discipline extremely difficult. This
antagonistic attitude has been assum-
ed for years, irrespective of how or
by whom the service was being ad-
ministered. In n report submitted
some time since, covering an investi-
cation of an office where the depart
ment was experiencing much diff
Guilty, it was stated that the whole
trouble was due to too much unionism
of the employees. The de-
partment insists that all employees
shall be treated in fair, just and
equitable manner. and to secure such
treatment it is not necessary that
they belong to any organization, be-
cause the employees who do not are
entitled to the same just and fair
treatment as those who do"
Attacks the Labor Unions.
Mr.. Burleson's peculiar notion Of
what is "fair, just and equitable treat
ment" has been answered by the or
eoasa - RA9s Ys1FJ
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-08
NEW FEDERAL FARM EXPERTS
Preparations Now Being Made for In
creasing Next Years Food Crop.

New Federal specialists in seven
different kinds of farm work will be
on the job helping Colorado's farmers
by the close of December.
Already a potato seed survey expert
and specialist in boys and girls
club work are at their duties. A spe-
cial veterinarian and expert on beans,
poultry and dairy problems will arrive
soon.
In addition, arrangements have
been made whereby Prof. w. E. Ford
Of the Colorado Agricultural College
will have charge of the plans to pro-
vide labor for the farms next year.
President Charles A. Lory of the Col
lege has reported to Governor Gunter
and the Colorado Council of Defense
that Prof. Ford will attend a national
conference on the farm labor question
in st. Louis called by the Department
of Agriculture. Prof. Ford and David
w. Thomas, field secretary of the
Council, will cooperate on the farm
labor problem.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-08
MUST WORK ON THE PREMISES.
Supreme Court Renders Important
Compensation Opinion

Under a ruling of the State Su-
preme Court, workman's compensa-
ton is available only for injuries re-
ceived in pursuit of duty on the en-
ployer's premises. This decision was
made in the case of Charles Anderson
VS.. the State Industrial Commission.
Anderson. rs years old, was in the
employ of the Sharp Music Company.
He was allowed. but not forced. to
take his work home. One morning.
after working at his home, he started
for the factory, fell while boarding a
car, and was struck by an automo-
bile. For this injury he sought COM
pensation, which has been refused.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-08
ISRAEL WEINBERG ACQUITTED.

Israel Weinberg was speedily ac-
quilted in San Francisco on the charge
of murder growing out of the prepar-
edness parade bomb explosion, as a re-
suit of which Thomas Mooney has
been convicted and sentenced to death,
and Warren X. Billings is now serving
life sentence at Folsom. After his
acquittal. Weinberg was Immediately
re-arrested on another Indictment,
again charging him with murder. The
court has been asked to dismiss this
and all other indictments against
Weinberg.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-08

ployes by the resolution adopted at
the Buffalo convention of the A. F.
of L., Burleson, in his annual report,
which will be published before these
lines are in print, declares that the
right to petition congress for raise
in pay must be taken from the men
and women who are under his DOM
ination. He demands a repeal of the
famous loyd-LaFollette "anti-gag"
law of 1919, which permits the postal
workers to become members Of or
impose an obligation or duty to en-
gage or assist in any strike against
the United States.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-08

Thomas F. Flaherty, secretary
treasurer of the National Fedora
tion of Postal Employees, in a state
ment last night, takes issues with
Postmaster General Burleson's
statements in his annual report re-
garding postal organizations. He
attacks Mr.. Burleson's administra-
ton as autocratic, denies that
postal employees have threatened to
strike and states that by referring
to the organized employees as "po-
tential revolutionists" the post
master general is seeking to dis
credit them and cast odium upon
their present agitation for badly
needed wage increase"
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-08
6s PER CENT OF u. S.
VOLUNTEERS ARE
TRADE UNIONISTS

During the recent A. F. Of L.
convention at Buffalo the govern
ment was asked to pass legislation
or enter into treaties with our allies
which would permit the deporta-
tion Of all citizens Of those coun-
tries residing in the United States
IL they do not enlist in the army Of
this country or their own country.
During this debate It was said that
IS per cent Of Massachusetts vol
unteers were trade unionists.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-08

The unerring division between
minds ascending and minds de-
scending is whether they dwell on,
and make part of themselves, the up
ward growths for the fruition of Ma
lures plans or on the cast-off and
-out parts. and wastages-on beauti-
full progression or on used unfit retro
gression.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-08

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sonay conducted Denver Employers Association paper
nsdtuon) peeved likewise chagrined
tins good influence has him revvng
up he could shake down the en-
poyers of this city Having made failure
trying injue The Bulletin having adopted
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"THE EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATION"
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-08
BENEFIT DANCE FINE SUCCESS.

The benefit dance and card party
given under auspices of the Interna-
tional Workers Defense League Mon
day evening in Maccabee hall. Mining
Exchange building, was a splendid
Tense fund of Tom Mooney and asso-
ciate defendants. Mother" Kerr, 80
years old, donated silk sofa pillow
she had made, which was ratified off
and brought good sum.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-08

WE MUST STAND TOGETHER NIGHT THE
WAR is OVER WHILE FIGHTING FREEDOM
MUST INSURE FREEDOM LABOR"
NOBODY PROCESSES
LABOR UNTIL METHODS CANCELLATION HAVE BEEN
EXHAUSTED"
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Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-08
HERB GEORGE, THE MOOCHER, PEEVED
BECAUSE THE BULLETIN SPIKES HIS
GAME FOR DENVER BOLSHEVIKI ROW
ADOPTS PRO-GERMAN TACTICS OF II WONT WORKS
AND OTHER WRENCH-THROWERS IN VICIOUS
ATTACK ON PUBLISHERS OF THIS PAPER.

Herb Exceedingly Wroth Get Following
n Movement to Cut Wages and Force Sixteen
on the Workers; Gained Notoriety Chief
of Citizens Alliance During Colorado Miners
Strike of Then Played His
Bunc in
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-08

Flowers of speech are beautiful, but
vegetables of ideas are staple sustain
ers of the minds of the world.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-08


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The Nenana news., 1917-12-08

The Alaska Douglas Herring Pack ing Go. is the name of corpora tion recently organized at Douglas by James Christoe. of Treadwell, E. E. Smith and Fred Hanson, of Doug las, and H. P. Graves, of Juneau. As the herring only remain in shall low water until cold weather sets in. the company proposes to devote all its attention at this time to fishing, impounding the fish in some lagoon which they will prepare to prevent the escape of the fish, then when the fishing season is over, the inn pounded fish can be canned until the fishing season opens again in the spring.
The Nenana news., 1917-12-08

Chewing gum per cent.
 On all estates of s50,000 or less F of 1 per cent. On S50,000 and not over s15O,0OO, l per cent. Over s150,0OO and not over s250,000, l 1-2 per cent. Over s250,000 and not over s45O.O00, ? per cent Over s450,OO0 and rot over S1.06a,0oO, ? 1-2 per cent. Over s1,000,0o0, and not over s2,OOe. 900, 3 per cent. Then the per cent increases from 8 1-2 to T per cent on s10,00o.O0O, but on estates over s10,000,0o0, l per cent.
 War tax on corporations, which was l per cent on the net income before the year 1916, is now raised to ? per cent of the income of last year. And now an additional 1 per cent has been added to this, making the total tax effective today on cor poration incomes per cent, or just times as high as it was before we entered the world war.
 Any kind of bonds representing
The Nenana news., 1917-12-08
ICY CAPE HOODOOED:
 ALL INDIANS LEAVE

Owing to the drowning of seven native children within a short period at the village at Icy Cape, between Cape Lisburn and Point Barrow. the natives claim the village hoodooed, and have completely abandoned the place, even the resident missionary having been compelled to follow his charges to the hills after vainly try ing to dissuade them that the death of the children was not due to any 'jinx" on the place.
The Nenana news., 1917-12-08
EIGHT-HOUR LAW.

On January l, 1918 there becomes effective and in force, general eight-hour law, having application i'll and to all lines of business where men and women are employed in the territory of Alaska. This includes every kind and character of work in the territory, nothing exempt.
 Now it may be of interest to readers of the News to learn that just prior to the passage of the above law the legislature in session at Juneau, last April, was asked by the Council of National Defense to include in the bill, and of course in the act, a clause allowing the gov ernor of the territory authority to set the law aside and make it non- operative until after the present war if he should be convinced that 1t is for the good of the territory. or that the operation of the law would tend to hinder the production of the sal mon pack.
 No such action by the governor has been taken as yet, and unless there is a proclamation setting aside the law. for the period Of the war, issued by him before the first of January. 1918, the law will become effective on the first Of the year,
The Nenana news., 1917-12-08

an indebtedness of any kind must carry stamps of cents each on s1OO or fraction thereof. Inderi- nity or surety bonds carry 50 cent stamps. If the bonds are paid for then the tax shall be one per cent oi the amount of the premium.
 The untaSable income has been reduced. Unmarried men and women may have an income Of SI,000 ex- empt from tax. Then St.00G. but not over s3,000, , per cent tax. And s3.00O GO s5,00o, per cent tax. Married men or widow with her children having an income of S2,000 exempt. But above S2G00, and not over s4,000, must pay I per cent tax. On s4,O0O, ans. not over s5,000, must pay per cent tax, and so on, as ones income in- creases, the rate per cent increases
 The above are the essential points and features of the stamp, income and estate war taxes.
The Nenana news., 1917-12-08
GOVERNMENT WAR REVENUE
By John (. Murphy

the tax is S1. Where the cost does not exceed S60 the tax is S3; but but costing more than s60, it is S5. No tax is imposedd on tickets that cost less than S10.
 Proxies to any one to vote ones shares at a corporation meeting, or to represent a director or trustee in any corporation or association carry a tax of 10 cents.
 Powers of attorney carry tax of 25 cents. =...3.~
 Playing cards are taxed 5 cents pack. F. .-:-=". 4 war tax of cents on each s10O of any kind of life insurance levied, provided where the insur ance is on the life of a person and payment for the same is in weekly installments of $500 or less, the tax is 40 per cent of the first pay ment thereonn only On fire and marine insurance the tax shall be one cent for each dollar of the premium. On casually insurance the tax shall be one cent on each Sl of the premium.
 A tax of 3 per cent on the cost price in sales of automobiles. On photographs, pianoplayers or the records or other equipment used in connection with the same, per cent of the cost. On moving pictures 1-4 of l per cent per lineal foot
 On jewelry, 3 per cent of the sale price. On pleasure boats 5 per cent of the price at which sold. And for each years use of a pleasure boat or yacht of five tons or more, up to 50 feet in length, 50 cents per foot; over 50 feet in length and not over 100 feet long, s1 per foot and for each foot over 100 feet in length, g per foot.
 On baseball bats and balls, tennis rackets, billiard paraphernalia and other sporting goods, s per cent of sale price. On toilet waters, pow. ders and other toilet drugs, peI cent of the sale price. Drugs ot various kinds, 2 per cent of the sale price. Cameras, ? per cent
The Nenana news., 1917-12-08
WAR REVENUE.

Never before in the worlds his tory was there levied such a tax 0n wealth as the one recently passed as war tax measure. The only fault We find is that it not high enough. The tax as now in force on small incomes is not great, only when one gets into large incomes does the tax become immense.
 To provide funds for carrying on the war, stamp taxes have been placed and are now in effect, on deeds and other legal papers, shares of stock. bank checks, drafts, life, fire and marine insurance and par cel-post packages. The tax stamI s must be attached to many other things.
 Parcel post packages must bear war stamp tax equaling one cent for each 25 cents of the postage charge or fraction thereof.
 The capital stock of any sort or kind of corporation or association must carry a stamp If ; cents for -eacl. s100 or fraction thereof, If no par value to the stock, then it must carry a stamp ot cents for each S100 or fraction thereof.
 Sale of produce on the exchange mus. pay tax at the rate of ? cents for each s100.
 Checks, drafts and all other Tank paper not payable at sight and all promissory notes must pay cents for each Sl00 or fraction thereof.
 Deeds of conveyance, or any kind of legal paper purporting to convey or kind of interest, equitable or otherwise in real estate. where the value is over S10O and not over $500, 10 cents, and for each ad- ditional $500 or fraction thereof, 50 cents.
 For any ticket or passage from any port in the United States to a port not in the United States, Can ada or Mexico, where the cost is over s1o and not exceeding $30,
The Nenana news., 1917-12-08
CHILDREN SHOULD KNOW.

great amount of valuable and interesting material is being pre- pared by the government under the direction of the United States com mission of education, for the use in all the schools, public and private, throughout the country, to aid in more definite and widespread in struction of the essential duties of citizenship. in 8 democratic form of government.
 There are three grades of lessons, one for pupils of the fourth, fifth and sixth grades; one for pupils of the seventh and eighth grades and first year in high school. while another set for the upper years in high schools. There are thirty-two pages of lessons for each grade and the same were given out to the pub lie on the first of October.
 4 similar amount will be given out on the first of each month, to and including the first of May, 1918.
 The value of the proper teaching of the above cannot be over esti- mated. It will give our boys and girls better and truer knowledge of our country, ideals, government and democracy What a force this will work for a more perfect unity. In the past, and even at present, We have tens and tens of thousands of children in our schools whose par ents. native or naturalized. are ut terly unable to tell them what are the esentials of good citizenship. In some of our schools an attempt has been made to give 1t. but very vaguely. This work and scope of the government puts the matter in such shape that many teachers here tofore lacking in this regard. will be enabled to ground themselves as well as their pupils on what is American citizenship 4 democracy must not only know its past, but know like wise whither it is trending. The future must never again see our country's patriotism, even momen- tarily. in a twilight zone.
The Nenana news., 1917-12-08

The steamer Firwood, owned by the Pacific-American Fisheries Co.,, and now under lease to the Pacific Steamship Co.,, left KiliSnoo recently with 57,669 cases of canned sal mon and 400 barrels of fish oil.
 A great school of tom cods re- gently visited Nome and the citizens turned out and stocked up for the winter
The Nenana news., 1917-12-08
NOTICE.

The School Tax Roll is now in the Townsite office, where payment of taxes will be accepted.
 Notice have been mailed to all tax payers where known. Some changes of property have occurred which have not been recorded. or recorded in Fairbanks. In such cases notices may be received by the wrong parties, and to assist in adjusting such cases it is requested that tax payers call at the townsite office where the matter will be strengthened out.
 l C. RRENIG.
The Nenana news., 1917-12-08

Elmer A. :::rieId, whc for nearl:. two years past has been en editorial writer on the Juneal Empire. and who recently vent to Sewa-i. were he had received an offer to take the editoralship and management of the Seward Gateway, has decided to ac- cept the position and has sent for Mrs. Friend and their children.
The Nenana news., 1917-12-08

The body of James C. Turtle was found recently in Campbell creek, which flows into Cook Inlet about four miles from Anchorage. Camp bell had left Anchorage a few days before in a boat on a moose hunt, and it is believed that he encount- cred storm and his boat was swamped.
The Nenana news., 1917-12-08

Strengthening of dairy cans. be- cause of a threatened shortage of tin plate in this country, is being advocated by the U. s. Food admin strator, working in conjunction with national dairy interests.
 The scarcity of tin plate may make necessary government restric- tions upon its use. Investigations have shown that cans may be re- newed at from one-fourth to one third the cost of new cans.
The Nenana news., 1917-12-08

Sales of the new Liberty Loan bonds at Sitka totalled S16.000. The sale was conducted through the cable office there.
The Nenana news., 1917-12-08
ELSEWHERE IN ALASKA

The Worthen mill at Juneau re- gently shipped 45,O00 feet of clear Alaskan spruce to the States to be used in the manufacture of aero planes.
The Nenana news., 1917-12-08

Carrie Wuotilla, 12-year-old Ju. neau girl recently underwent an op- eration by which a large water tu- nor was removed from her brain. Prior to the operation she could scarcely see, because of the pressure of the tumor upon the optic nerve. She has now recovered her sight, and normal health.
The Nenana news., 1917-12-08

X night school was recently start ed in Douglas under the auspices U Supt. Greene, who gives instructions in Spanish. English history and En- glish.