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Denver labor bulletin., 1917-01-20
STATE EMPLOYEES LOSE
JOBS UNDER NEW RULING
WAY. OPEN FOR DEMOCRATS TO
FILL ALL POSITIONS.
Civil Service Law PASSED by Last Lesis-
lature Deprives Old Employees of
Legal Claim to Be Retained.

Under an opinion rendered Tuesday
by Attorney General Leslie f Hubbard.
only ten employees OF the statehouse are
eligible to their positions under civil
service, and approximately l25 clerks
and stenographers are virtually thrown
out of their jobs as result
\ resolution adopted by the civil SER.
ice commission in June, 1916, providing
that all employees in the service OF the
state on July 10, 1915. who had pre-
viously taken competitive examinations
be considered as coming within the pro-
lection of civil service. was declared null
and void by the attorney general. II
was under that ruling of the commission
that many clerks and stenographers
took civil service examinations They
had previously been appointed to the
positions they now hold.
Attorney General Hubbard held tina,
only those employees who have been ar-
pointed to their present positions as n
result of competitive examinations. and
from eligible lists in the order in whicn
they passed those examinations can
claim civil service protection.
The only appointments held by the
attorney general to have been properly
certified under civil service rules are
the following: William NJ. Crowley ana
Joseph Humphreys, deputy boiler inspec,
tors C. w. Beach, F. Cogswell. D. \.
Norlin and a. J. Dickson, irrigation
division engineers; :. +. Land. superin.
tendent of the state fish hatcherie.,
Chester d. Wright, clerk in the insurance
department; II. r. McPherrin. clerk in
the state land board, and Bertha W.
Starr, stenographer in the land board.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-01-20

In winter when there isn't anythins
doing. the fellow who is driving the auto
can't wait to pass street car and goes
around it on the left side when the car
stops. But in summer when the high
step is on the job, the auto man Is In
no hurry and hangs around in the rear
of the car until the corn-fcd has hoisted.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-01-20
TOLD IN A
FEW LINES

The Denver Labor Bulletin and Pear
sons magazine Will both be sent to any
address for one year upon receipt Of
SI.75. See announcement on another
page.
T. c. Green of the Leather Workers
Union, who went to Clayton, y. NJ, 4
few weeks ago, has returned to Denver
and viii remain here.
J. R Rees, a former member of the
Stonecutters Union and later a con-
tractor. is an applicant for appoint
ment as the Republican member of the
state industrial commission
The Colorado State Farmers Union
Will hold its annual convention in Den
Yer next week, beginning Monday and
continuing three days. Sessions will be
held in the assembly hall of the Club
building, 1871 Arapahoe street,
Former Governor George A. Carlson
has officially closed contract with an
Eastern lyceum bureau for a lecture
tour beginning next June. it was an
nounced this week. The contract is for
one year, and it is understood, calls for
salary of 500 week during the
lecture period.
Ralph Kuntz OF the Pueblo Stage En-
ployes Union, was a welcome visitor at
The Bulletin office this week He has
been appointed factory inspector by Sec
retary OF State holland and assumed his
duties Monday. Ralph is one of the
active boys in Pueblo labor movement,
and is eminently qualified for his new
position.
Colorado editors will meet in Denve.
on January %. The sessions of the
Colorado Editorial association on that
day, held beginning at 10 a. m. at the
Albany, will be particularly interesting.
An extensive program has been ar
ranged. a banquet will be given in the
evening to the members of the legis-
lature and Governor Gunter.
Herds OF elk and deer have been driven
from the mountain slopes near Aspen
by the recent snow storms and have
taken refuge in the fields of farmers in
that vicinity, according to reports re-
ceived by State Game and Fish Commits
sioner w B. Fraser. Complaints have
also been received of deprrdations ts
haystacks by deer. Commissioner Erase,
tas instructed foresters to measure the
haystacks that have been de.royed M
part and to send the bills 20 the state
game department.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-01-20

SAFETY first also means that vonn,,
man should get around TO the c;rps
mouse about breakfast time and Get
good look at her when her hair and be-
So,npieSion S and her lips are upstairs on
her bedroom dresser. vi
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-01-20

Inc scientists have worked many won
ders- But, thus far. they haven't been
able to make a three-pound nearyold
ioeket take the place of one-pound bar
OF soap. But lot of girls are not inter
ested in science, anyway.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-01-20

The Denver Labor Bulletin and Pear
sons magazine will both be sent to any
address for one year upon receipt OF
sl.I5. See announcement on another
page.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-01-20
RESTORE JUVENILE COURT POWER

Senators Riddle and Dunklee this
week introduced into the senate bill No
IS, which, if passed, will again place
adult offenders in juvenile delipouincv
cases under the jurisdiction of the fu-
venile court As the bill specifies that
TINS shall affect only cities having
population OF 100000 or more it refer.
10 penTer alone and is to change the
present method, which, according to
decision of the state supreme court
brings such offenders before the wss,
Side criminal court.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-01-20

T. c. Green of the Leather Workers
Union. who went to Clayton, n NJ, =
few weeks ago, has returned to Denver
and viii remain here.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-01-20

]. R. Rees, former member of the
Stonecutters Union and later con-
tractor. is an applicant for appoint
ment as the Republican member of the
state industrial commission
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-01-20

The Colorado State Farmers Union
will hold its annual convention in Den
Yer next week, beginning Monday and
continuing three days. Sessions will be
held in the assembly hall of the Gus
building, 1871 Arapahoe street.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-03-16
REBUILT FRISCO WITH
EAST KY, LUMBER
o. E, Collins Tells How Mountain
shacks Are Worth Their
Weight In Silver.

o. Il. Collins, a prominent lumber
man OF Tennessee, with headquarters
in Cincinnati. achieved distinction
through the fact that he rebuilt San
Farncisco largely with lumber from
the mountains of Kentucky. About
100000 feet OF Kentucky hardwood
went to Frisco after a section of II
was laid waste by the earthquake and
fire. and Mr.. Collins bought the trees
sawed them and shipped them to the
West coast
1T wouldn't surprise me-" said M.
Collins II many a poor family in the
Kentucky mountains is living in a
shack which, sawed up into quartered
oak and sold to the furniture manu-
factrers Of the country, would yield
them comfortable fortune. I recall
some years ago going into the recently
opened mining section of the State to
pick up some hardwood. / found the
promoters OF new town slaughtering
great oak trees with which to build
miners shacks. When l tried to buy the
oak / was told there was none for
sale. When showed them where they
could buy pine building lumber at SIT.
while could pay them $50 for what
they were building houses with, they
quickly concluded that they had lum-
Der for sale. showed rich company
where 1t could enrich itself by about
S160,000.
There is no telling how many log
cabins in the moantains are built Of
this lumber which now enters into the
most eagerly sought for furniture. Cut
into veneer. they are well worth their
weight IN silver"
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-03-16
Pneumonia Fatal
to John b. Carter

Mr.. John b. Carter died OF pneumonia
at Yatesvillo Thursday morning of
this week. after a brief illness. The
end came very unexpectedly. He wa
ut the home of his deceased brother
Landon Carter, where he has been
spending most Of hts time lately in
assisting the two daughters of his
brother. who were left alone by tho
fathers death.
The funeral will take place at 10 o.
clock Friday morning and the body
will be laid to rest In the family burial
grounds. Deceased was member OF
the Masonic Lodge Of Louisa and this
order will take part In the funeral
Mr. Carter is the last of four
brothers who were amongst our most
prominent and popular farmers. The
brothers were George, Landon and
Millard. John b. was quiet, good citi-
zen, with many friends and no
enemies. His death is less to the COM
munity In which he had spent his life.
The widow is II. The surviving
daughters are Mrs. Mollie Burton. and
Mrs. b. j. Chaffin OF Louisa, Mrs. M
A. Ellxins OF Ashland, Mrs. w. s.
Frazier OF Holden, w. Va, Mrs. Mart
Burchett OF Yatesvillo The sons ara
George j., Milt and Charley. The Gym
pathy OF friends and aoQunintances y
extended to tho family.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-03-16
RAILROAD BUYS
OUTPUT OF MINE.
Approximately Million Tons In.
volved in Contract at
s1.e5 Ton

A contract for approximately a mil
lion tons OF coal for fuel purposes was
concluded yesterday at the offices OF
the General Superintendent OF the
Chesapeake a Ohio. with the railway
company as the purchaser, and the
Keyser Coal company, OF Pike county,
Ky. contracting to deliver the coal on
board cars at the mine. The contract
calls for the consumption OF tho en-
tire output OF tho Keyser mine for the
next five years at the rate OF 81 20 per
ton. an increase OF thirty-fivo cents
over the fuel prices paid by the Ches
apeake q Ohio under its old contracts,
but figure well below the present
market.
The deal was closed by Charles NJ.
Keyscr. for the selling company, and
General Manager j. Paul Stevens and
purchasing agent B. Il. Iellison. for
the railway company. They spent u
number OF hours In conference at the
general superintendents offices yes
terday. MIR, Keyser who had been stop
ping Mt the Frederick, returned TO tho
hotel after the conclusion OF the trans
action and departed for his homo In
pike county shortly thereafter.
To a reporter who called on him at
the hotel he confirmed the report of
the sale of the output Of his mine and
expressed his satisfaction over the
terms agreed upon.
ut doesn't sound like much,' he
said. "but it's q good deal when you
think OF It. 1t wouldn't do any good
to get lot more for our coal on pa
per and be unable to get cars 10 ship
II In
rhe possibility OF war and the cor
tainty OF continued freight congestion
for some time 10 come were other fca-
lures which Induced him to sell ut the
figure given.
Tho Keyser Coal company has a sin
gio opening. capable Of producing q
thousand tons daily II Ia located about
five miles east OF Pikeville.
II il said that the Chesapeake q
ohio Is negotiating with other coal com
panes for fuel supply contracts. II Is
not known what effect this win have
on tho announced purpose Of the
Chesapeake a Ohio to opon coal mines
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-03-16
WARp.PETERs

Al the home OF the brides parents
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ward. OF River
johnson County. Mr.. Hugh Peters
and Miss Goida Ward were married
on last Saturday morning the Rev. r.
y. Harris relative OF the bride, off
ciating.
Mrs. Peters is a beautiful and ac-
compllshed young woman and Mr.
Peters is a prominent young business
man OF West Virginia They have the
best wishes OF host OF friends.
The wedding was attended by a
number OF relatives and friends TO
whom an elegant breakfast was sery-
cd. after which Mr. and Mrs. Peters
boarded train for Bluefield and other
points in West Virginia where they
VIII visit relatives Of the groom. They
will reside in West Virginia.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-03-16
M. y. Stokes DEAD

Counsellor Wyndham Fl. Stokes Of
Welch. Mcdowell County, died in
Johns Hospital Baltimore. Md, from
a second attack Of paralysis. Mr..
Stokes had been suffering from seri-
Gus illness for quite while and sue
cumbed eariy. Monday morning.
He stood high in the estimation Of
the people CT West Virginia and for
many years had taken an active part
in the public affairs of the State
Hon. Wydnkam II. Stokes was a
brother of Hon. S. ID Stokes OF VIII
hanson. who had been summoned to
Baltimore to attend his brother in
his last illness.
He is survived by two children ages
five and two years. IIis wife died re-
Gently.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-03-16
MOONLIGHT TEACHER
IN WASHINGTON
2. E. Jassers, -,haI school teacher
of Hart County, tells of his trip to
Washington in an interesting
manner.

IL left Bowling Green, where I am
enrolled as a student of the Western
Kentucky State Normal, on Sunday,
February rs. Al ranKfort the State
Cap'lal, | was met by a delegation.
headed by Mira. Cora Wilson Stewart,
president, and the Lion. V. o. Gilbert.
secretarytreasurer OF the Kentucky
Illiteracy Commission This delegation
greeted me AMI lade me 'God-spee.,'
on my trip.
My stay In Washington extended
over one week. Which was occupied in
meeting the notab,es there and ir see.
ing the wonderful sights of the most
wonderful Capital IA the world l saw
Congress in session and saw 1t die in
tho throes of the most noted fil,tuster
in history. saw the Supreme Court
Mount Vernon, the home Of Washing
ton; the Smithsonian Institute, tie
Corcoran Art Gallery, aud finally sat
in the grandstand and saw the incu-
guration of President Wilson for the
second term.
The moonlight schools, found.
were the pride of Kentucky's statesmen
at Washington. Many other leaders in
Congress are champions of tn. cause
which Kentucky is leading.
President Wilson was never buster
during his life, and could not sen many
of the visitors then thronging The capt.
al. but he stopped amid the perplexiries
of the international crisis, and the
stress of the closing days OF Congress,
to greet moonlight school teacher
He has kept up with the progress or
the work and he said with great
earnestness: The work of the moon
light schools is a wonderful work The
President read with deep interest the
letter which | presented to him from
a young man, aged 21, who hail learn
ed to read and write within three
weeks time. He was much impressed
with both the spirit and legibillty Of
the Letter.
Champ Clark, Speaker of the House
OF Representatives, simply bubbled
over with enthusiasm on the subject
of moonlight schools. 1t is one of mis-
favorite themes, and he has made
speeches on the subject from New
York to alifornia. He had made one
In washington few evenings previous
to my visit there. 1 was escorted to
ihS VAiitO ny tiic i1bii. JOilil w. IdIiSity
and the Speaker sat down and talked
to me as familiarly as If had been
a Congressman. The moonlight school
work Is the most wonderful work 60
ing on In the world. I believe he said,
and said 1t with Champ Clark vim
that left no doubt of his sincerity.
Senator Ollie Nj. James Is proud OF
the fact that moonlight schools origin
ated in Kentucky. Senator James has
a bill pending In Congress which lie
designed to wipe illlteracy out OF the
United States, and to do 1t after the
Kentucky plan. The bill Is popular and
will pass. and It will give Kentucky
another page IN the countrys history.
Senator James believes in keeping
Kentucky In the lead.
Congressman Hughes, the veteran
chairman OF the Education Committee
In the House OF Representatives, met
me with extreme cordiality He has
been an advocate OF moonlight schools
for several years, and through his and
pther influences has started q Stntc-
wide campaign against illiteracy. in hts |
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-03-16
Lawrence County Woman
Dies at Portsmouth

Portsmouth. March S.--while sit
ting IN her chair conversing with her
daughter Eloise. and q neighbor, Mrs
Fred Miller, tho death summons came
most unexpectedly Tuesday night to
Mrs Viola Barrett. wife OF John Bar
rett, wei known farmer OF Gepharts
Station. Death was attributed TO heart
trouble.
Mrs Barrett had just sat down and
complained that she was getting diz-
zy. Her head pitched forward and she
WAS dead before physician could be
summoned. According to relatives Mrs
Barrett had suffered several attacks OF
heart trouble.
The deceased was Sc years OF age
and in addition to her husband leaves
seN en- children, as follows: Mrs. Stella
Burton Fred. Mrs. Lula Byington
Charles. Anna, Mrs Goldie Milan and
Elolse.
The family formerly resided in Law
renee county, Ky. moving to Gepharts
Station two years ago.
Tho body was taken to Boyd County
Ky, for burial.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-03-16
COL. LAeBEE PREPARING
TO DRILL OIL WELLS

Oil development in this county will
be given quite boost through the
activities of Col. Labbee, who acquired
a considerable acreage of leases a few
months ago. He has organized and
incorporated two strong companies, ii
is said, and drilling is to start as early
this season as arrangements can be
perfected.
Among others interested are Mr.. FL.
E.. Wells and Mr.. Ellis, of Chicago.
They are here now working out the
plans of the company The Crofut Wells
Oil and Gas Company is one Of the
corporations that will handle the pro-
perty and develop it.
Good wells are coming right along
in this field and the fact that the Berea
wells will produce for 25 years or more
without any considerable reduction in
output makes them very valuable. The
quality of the oil is very high.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-03-16
To the Canning Club
Girls of Lawrence.

Lawrence County is one of the
twenty-six counties of Kentucky that is
now beginning its organization Of
Canning Clubs, and although Lawrence
County had only a six months term
agent, and many other counties have
the whole year agents, Lawrence
County is doing just what the other
counties are, as the twenty six agents.
are engaged in doing the same thing,
at the same time, i. e. securing en-
rollment in Girls Canning Clubs, or
ganizing this enrolment, into six or
eight clubs, distributing tomato seed
and circulars, also record books
All agents are expected to have an
enrolment of 100 girls to each county,
making for the State 1900 girls, all
doing the same work. Obstacles will
be met in this effort and especially in
this county, but Lawrence Co.. doesn't
fail in other things, why should she
fail in this? You help to make Law
renee County rank with the central
states in this one thing If we can't
rank with them in good roads. Those
will come later
There are economic social and NOR
al reasons for greatly increasing our
enrolment The markets need our pro-
duce good nrices ara ass,,rad
Kentucky girls need the .onev an5
need the education that halones 10
members of these chubs
At this time when the world is in
the great onnortunitv ro sarva M
have pledged themselves n Give tira
talent and effort 10 secure noem barshiy,
of ali nossihIa girIs :
All the club activities this vaar win
he secoodarv m those az gardaning ard
canning, FIRST vea,. eirIs win MT ona-
twentieth aero IN ton,atoes o,,d one
twentieth An string beans. bean as
well as tomato seed will he f,rnisbed /,
hv tbe agent
Too mnch emphasis can not ~ mn
an girls sending In their names ~ ~
once The roads ara IN spch had covN
dition the agent would he ahle 70 cover
onIv a small mart of the countv ana
vet bs neglectine Tho rest ~ the co,,n-
ty. SO with co-operation from the old
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-03-16
TO MAKE w. va. REALLY DRY

Charleston, W. Va, March 1c.l-
Although the West Virginia Legisla-
tire. at its recent session, passed a
bill which will permir each adult male
to bring into the state one quart OF
liquor a month, United States District
Attorney William G. Barnhart has au-
nounced that the bone dry bill recently
passed by Congress renders the West
Virginia law invalid and that ne will
arrest all violators of the Federal law.
AS the West Virginia quart -a-month
law" becomes effective May ], inn
portations may be made from that date
until July /, when the Federal act be-
comes effective.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-03-16
j. 5. STEAMSHIP
sunk BY GERMANS
Probably Constitutes the
Expected "Overt Act"
SHIP LADEN WITH si,7oc,ooo
WORTH OF FooDsTuFFs,
BUT NO MUNITIONS

LONDON, March l4.--The American
steamship Algonquin, with ten Amcil-
cans un board, was sunk by German
subarine at o'clocis on the morning
OF March ". All members OF the crew
and officers were saved. The Algon-
Quln carried no passengera
Captain Norberg said that the Algon-
quin was bound from New York for
London with foodstuffs
"on Monday morning" he said
''iuat after daylight was on the
bridge. II was tho mates watch.
saw two steamers. apparently colllers
stcamlng west. one on the starboard
and tho other on the port side. Two
minutes later the mate called my al :
tontion 10 another object and NJ once
! sald. I think that n a submarine.
"The submarine was about three
miles distant M also were the ships.
Immediately 1 saw flash OF gun
and a shell fen short. Al once ! stop
ped the engines and then went full
speed astern. indicating this by three
.hlnsts on tho whistle The submarine
kept on firing the fourth shot throw
ing up a column OF water which
dronchcd me and the man at the wheel,
II was close thing
"Thc firth shot struck the ships
sldo and the next went aft. The sub :
marine was using two guns. Twenty
shots were fired at us. / ordered the
crew 10 tho boats and we pulled away
two ships lengths. All this time tho
submarine was firing at US; some OF
the shofa came very close
sOuce we were In the boats the Ger
mans ceased firing and tho submarine
dived Later we saw the pcriscope.
which circled the Algonquin half n
dozen times, Then, finding her aband
oncd the submarine came TO the sur
face aud boarded tho steamer.
-The first thing done was 20 lower.
the American flag. Then ! concluded
they were going 90 sink my ship. Ten
minutes after | heard, the crackle OF
an explosion and saw smoke. They
hnd blown tho ship up with bombs
In fifteen minutes the Algonquin had
sunk.
The submarine was flying tho Ger
man ensign. Her commander asked
my namo nationality, destination and
cargo ot the ship. which had the
American colors painted on her side
and flew tho American flag day and
night asked him TO tow us toward
land. but he refused. saying, I'm too
busy; expect a couple OF other
steamers
."The weather was fine and the sea
smooth. After being "a hours in the
boats we reached Scilly without see
ing any vessel OF any kind"
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-03-16
real ESTATE deals
MADE This week
TWO WELL KNOWN CARTER
+ FARMERS AT YATEsvILLE
CHANGE HANDS.

Zeal estate has been very active
commodity in this vicinity lately.
S. w. Rartram, who recently sold his
farm on the Point has purchased
George J. Carter's farm at Yatesville.
Also an adjocent tract, known as the
James Grubb place, which Mr.. Bartram
bought from Thhd Ransom. Possession
will be given at once After four
months Mr.. Bartram will take over the
store, which is one of the best country
stores In the county. The price paid
for the Carter farm was $4,000 and
81 500 for the other place The store
will be on an invoice basis. This is
a very attractive piece Of property. a
nice residence and good outbuildings.
We learn that Mr.. Carter will move to
Louisa. He and his family will be
welcomed here, as they are excellent
people.
Rev. Hewlett Buys Property.
Rev II B. Hewlett, who sold his
residence recently to Jack Mounts has
purchased from John NJ, Moore a
house and lot in lower Lock avenue
Price $1,000.
A. Blankenship
Arthur Blankenship, one of our sue
cessful farmers and live stock men.
has bought the farm formerly owned
by George Garter, Sr. The deal was
made with his widow and two SONG,
q. B. and A. o. Carter It is desirable
farm of 202 acres and adJoins Mr..
Blankenship's farm. He will move TO
tho Carter residence as soon as pos
session is given.
VIM. Hammond.
Wm. Hammond. who moved from
Jattie to Louisa few months ago.
has purchased from James l. Carey
house and lot on Jefferson street