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Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-25

acted on the favorable report of the
finance committee and unanimously
confirmed the nomination.
On October %, 1913, Governor
Glynn nominated James NJ. Lynch for
commissioner of labor, and Mr.. Lynch
served in that office until the CONSOLE
dation of the state department of la
Dor with the workmen's compensation
department under the industrial COM
mission but still retaining the name
state department of labor, when he
was named by Governor Whitman as
one of the members of the commits
sion, taking office on June l, 1915. In
February, 1916, Governor Whitman
sent to the senate for confirmation
the name of his recess appointments
to the industrial commission, and Mr.
Lynch was nominated for the term
ending January l, 1918. Thus there
has been one appointment by Gov
ernor Glynn and three appointments
by Governor Whitman for Mr.. Lynch.
James NJ. Lynch was for seven
terms president of the Central Trades
and Labor Assembly of Syracuse,
president of the local Typographical
Union for two years, vice president of
the International Typographical Union
for two years and president of that
organization for nearly fourteen years,
or until appointed as commissioner of
labor by Governor Glynn.
Mr.. Lynch still takes an active part
in the work of Typographical Union
No. 50, of which he has been a member
for thirty-one years, and since his re-
turn to the state has been a delegate
each year to the conventions of the
State Federation of Labor. He is
chairman of the Federation's commit
tee on health, which has just issued
three interesting reports on health in
surance, and which also drafted the
health insurance bill introduced in the
senate by Senator Courtlandt Nicoll
and on which a hearing was held on
Tuesday, March "a, before the senate
judiciary committee.
At the Buffalo, Glens Falls and
jamestown conventions of the State
Federation, James NJ. Lynch was
chairman of the conventions most i'm
portant committee, that on resolutions
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-25
ARE We IN THE

What question. OF course we
are in the war Wasn't war declared
over year ago? Haven't we got
men fighting in France and more GO
ing over by every ship? Yes; all this
is true. But still the question is re-
peated, are we in the war?
But someone says Hogg Island ship
yard is turning out two 7,500-ton ships
complete every week all equipped with
Victory Destroyer plant recently laid
five keels in the presence of Secre-
tary Daniels and put the frames up
in one hour. Ford is turning out sub
marine chasers by the hundred. A
vast force of factories and men is
employed in the construction of aero
planes. Thirty-two environments are
training soldiers TO be shipped to
France, and still the question is
asked, are we in the war?
The question is to be answered by
the state of mind Of those Of us who
are not engaged in Military occupa-
tons and those of us who are not en-
gagged in war manufactures or in the
production of war supplies of any
kind. The answer is not wholly ours,
but we have as much to say as any
body else and possibly little more.
The men at the front know we are
in the war. They see the visible evil
dences of it, in the destructive power
Of explosive shells, in the devastated
districts, in the ruined lives, in the
rotting corpses in No Mans Land, and
in countless other ways.
But it is for us who sleep in
our own soft beds at night to answer
whether we are in the war. IL we
realize that the man in the trenches
is fighting our fight, risking his life
for our liberties as well as his own
and, realizing that, IL we consider
that nothing that we can give, even
to our last penny, begins to measure
with the sacrifice that he offers, and
then if we are willing to give as freely
of that which we have as the man
in the trenches is offering his all,
then we are in the war.
But the government is not exact
ing of US SO high standard. All
that we have to do is to save our
money and lend it to the government
at a per cent compound interest on
the war savings plan. We are to learn
to save our money to lend it to the
government. BY lending it to the
government we save, ourselves. Save
to lend and lend to save.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-25
Gloom Dispellers
TOO MUCH ARGUMENT.

On the Western plains the sheep
man goes out with several thousand
head and one human companion. The
natural result is that the pair, forced
on one another when they least want
it, form the habit of hating each other.
An ex-sheepman while in a narra-
tive mood one evening was telling a
party of friends of fellow he once
rode with. mot a word had passed
between US for more than week
and that night when we rolled up
in our blankets he suddenly asked:
Hear that cow beller?'
Sounds to me like BULL 1 re-
piled.
mo answer, but the following
borning l noticed him packing up.
"'Going to leave?' questioned.
eyes he replied.
"'What for?'
"'Too much argument "-Milwau-
kee Sentinel.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-25
AN ACROBAT IN THE SQUAD.

Sergeant drilling awkward squad)
Company! Attention company, lift
up your left leg and hold it straight
out in front of you!
One of the squad held up his right
leg by mistake. This brought his
right-hand companions left leg and
his own right leg close together. The
officer, seeing this, exclaimed angrily:
"And who is that blooming galoot
over there holding up both legs ~
Chicago News.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-25
VIOLATES LABOR
LAW; REPENTS

thing was all right and sent him with
letter of introduction to the gen.
eral manager, T. A. Dickson. Peter
sen first called at the Machinists
Union Office. w. F. Evans, secretary
of the union, with members of the
strike committee, brought the matter
to the attention of the labor commits
sioner, who laid the evidence before
District Attorney Foley.
Agrees To BE Good.
A conference was held with Mr..
Foley. Those present were Ed An
derson, secretary of the State FEEDER
alton of Labor; Fred Vessel, business
agent of the Label League; w. f.
Evans, secretary of Machinists No.
AZ; w. p. Donald, member of Ma
chinists strike committee, and C. J.
Moorhouse, representing the labor de-
partment. Mr. Petersen was also
present. 1t was agreed by all that
prosecution be postponed if the COM
pany would reimburse Petersen for
all expenses, wages for time lost and
agree to discontinue their misleading
advertising.
Mr.. Dickson, general manager of the
company, agreed to this and wired
his agent to stop all advertising and
10 nlTe no more men I'LL IurJner al
vised Saturday, May 1s, the check
Of the company for $66.76 was sent
to the labor department. Mr.. Peter.
sen received the money and expressed
appreciation for the prompt and eff.
cient protection given him by the la
Dor department.
Others Will Be Careful.
This experience of the Colorado Iror
Works Company to fill their plant with
strikebreakers will have a wholesome
effect. Other firms will be careful t.
comply with the law. It costs NOR,
than it is worth to import strike
breakers to Colorado.
Labor Commissioner w. L. Morris
sey insists that laws for the protec
ticn of wage earners must be 0beyet
| and this attitude is understood by
both employees and employers.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-25
IMPRESSIONISTIC.

Whistler once undertook to get a
fellow artists work into the autumn
salon. He succeeded, and the picture
was hung. But the painter, going to
see his masterpiece with Whistler on
vanishing day, uttered an exclama-
ton of dismay.
Good heavensl" he cried, you're
exhibiting my picture upside down.
Hush" said Whistler. "The COM
mittee refused it the other way
Boston Transcript.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-25
AN IMPOSSIBLE AMOUNT.

Some negroes were discussing the
death of small darby.
The cause of the disaster was clear
enough to one of the men.
DE pc chile died frum eatin' too
much watah- Million" he explained.
One of the others looked his doubts.
Huh" he grunted scornfully, "dar
amt no such thing as too much watah-
million"
"Well, den," remarked the first, "dar
wasn't enuff noy."-Life.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-25
SUGGESTIVE HABITS.

"For ten years." said the new
boarder, my habits were as regular
as clockwork. l rose on the stroke of
six, and half an hour later was at
breakfast; at seven was at work;
dined at one; had supper at six, and
was in bed at nine thirty. Ate only
plain food, and hadn't days illness
all the time"
Dear me-" said a nearer, in SYM
pathetic tones; land what were you
in for pitt Bits.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-25
AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE.

A Peabody girl, writing to her Ca
madam sweetheart in France, inquired
in her last letter: "What kind of a
man is the censor who reads all my
letters and your letters to me and
signs his name Opened by the CEN
sol? 2" The censor added foot note
in her sweetheart's last letter, de-
scribing himself, and now the girl
doesn't know whether she is in love
with the censor or her old sweet
heart.-PeabodY Gazette.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-25
BRISTLED RIGHT UP.

"Miss jones'" said the hostess,
"permit me to introduce Mr.. Hogg,
author of those delightfully."- clever
poems you must have read"
II am glad to meet Mr.. Hogg," said
the young woman. pardon the ques-
ton, but is that your real name 2"
Certainly" said Hogg, bristling
up. "Did you think it was my pen
name ?"-Boston Transcript.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-25
WORTH TRYING.

:. What do they mean by poetic
license? Does poet have TO pay
for license?"
No. II he did we'd have fewer
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-25
AN OPENING.

Ethel-"I'm afraid that bell means
another caller"
Fred (imploringly)-"You know,
there is such thing as your not be-
ing at home"
Ethel (suggestively)- and
there is such thing rs my being
engaged. Tit Bits.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-25
JAMES M. LYNCH
GIVEN ANOTHER 6-YEAR TERM
AS N. Y. COMMISSIONER.
Former l. I. U. President Reappointed
by Governor Whitman on Industrial
Board and Confirmed by Senate.

(Syracuse Industrial Weekly.)
On February 6 Governor Whitman
sent to the senate the denomination
of James M. Lynch as industrial COM
missioner for full term of six years.
On Wednesday, March 10, the senate
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-10
Ehother Maffer.

"fIow do you propose to support my
dnughter. young munf'
But I'm only proposing 10 marry
Lsr. Sr."
~~~ "a Vr-1 '-'. -sa---
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-10
FIRE ENGINES OF ALL SORTS
First Were Primitive Indeed Com.
pared With the Splendid Ones
In Use Today.

The first Hre engine seen In America
was received Mt Boston In 1879. II
was made In England. and was of the
type called 'hnnd squirts." The In.
strument required the labor of three
men, one on each side to hold the ma
chine steady and to direct the nozzle
while the third man worked the plung-
er.
This contrivance wns not much Of
an improvement over the "slphons
used In conhagratlons," described by
Hero OF Alexandria In his work on
At the close OF the seventeenth cen
tury n slight advance was made In
Newham's improved engine. patented
In England. which consisted of n
strong clstern OF oak. mounted on
wheels. sand q suction pipe Of leather,
Steam fire engines had their begin
ming I'm England In 1890. when BrnIth.
waite built an engine of six horsepow.
er, weighing 5000 pounds. Though It's
performances were highly spoken OF.
this attempt TO apply steam to fire On.
gines cannot he said To have been
successful, owing To It's great weight
A. u. Latta OF Cincinnati built nm en-
gine that was vast Improvement over
its predecessors. and II was In the
Ohio city. in 1863. that the steam fire
engine first definitely supplanted the
old style of fre-hghtIng apparatus.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-10
IReauIsIte o. the Really Great
Commander.

wnr liz wont 10 be associated With
the physical rather thnn the Intel
lectual or moral qualities, says Col.
Thee a. Dodge In the Forum. The
idea of youth and strength and ardor
is coupled with the military profess
sion. Alexander at the Granlcus.
Scipio at zama, Napoleon In '06. Nc.
Clellnn IN 90, represent to'the popular
fancy the typical soldier. But war,
from the standpoint OF the captain, ls
primarily mn intellectual process. The
successful conduct of campaign re-
quIres, first, exceptional mental pow
ers; next. m1ral qualities of n high
order; and last, physique to with
stand the drain of unremitting mental
and nervous tension. The glndlatorial
courage which prompted the little
Roman icglonary TO close In upon the
burly' Teuton with the sword. or The
prl2e-nghting pluck which carried the
guards through the day NJ Waterloo.
are not as essential to the captain as
the moral force which on the broad
strategic field helps him 10 push his
own scheme home despite the threat
enlng maneuvers OF his opponent.
which on the narrower field Of battle
enables him to risk the lives of thou
sands OF his men upon the result OF n
calculation. or to watch with equIpOise
the compromising movements OF his
adversary or 10 hold back his battnl-
ions for the supreme moment. are not
as essential as that selfrellnnce
which prompts him TO great under.
takings and sustains him through their
performance.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-10
BEFORE DAYS OF PRINTING
People Then Employed Two Forms Of
Writing, the Manuscript and
Cursive Hand.

The differences between script and
print are to be referred to date long
before the invention OF printing. We
must not suppose that the ancient
scribes, In writing papers of but TEN.
porary value, would labor to follow the
same alphabet that the carver EN-.
ployed upon the monuments Of stone
destined for all time. As far back as
records have been preserved there was
In existence curslve style of writing
Instances have been preserved nbun.
dainty In PompcIl of random remarks
by the ordinary citizen scrIbbllng idle
sentiments upon the walls.
The alphabet OF the monuments was
commonly the model for the writer's Of
formal literature. professional penmen
who looked forward to the library
preservation of the works upon which
they were engaged. Business men used
the curslve script. which was far more
readily and correspondingly more rap
idly written. The monumental and
manuscript hand has served as the
parent OF the printed letter; the cur.
siye hand Is the ancestor OF penman-
ship.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-10
Who Built It7

Summing up his Interpretation Of the
Amiens cathedral. the "Bible OF
Amiens," Ruskln asks:
"Who built II. shall we ask? God
and man Is the first true answer. The
stars in their courses built II, and the
nations. Greek Athens labors here,
and the Roman Father Jove and
Guardian Mars. The Gaul labors here
and the Frank; kingly Norman. mighty
OstrogOth and wasted anchorlte Of
Idumea. The actual man who built 1t
scarcely cared to tell you he did so !;
nor do the historians brag Of him.
Any quantity Of heraldries Of knaves
and falneants you may find In what
they call their history; but this Is
probably the first time you ever read
the name Of Robert OF Luzarches. l
say he scarcely cared we are not
sure that he cared at all. He signed
his name nowhere. that ] can hear Of.
You may perhaps find some recent inl.
tlals cut by English remarkable visit
ors desirous of immortality, here and
there about the edifice, but Robert the
builder. or at least the master Of that
building. cut his on no stone OF IT,"
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-10
Statues Of Great Men.

The fashion OF placing statues OF
popular heroes In parks and squares
has prevailed for a long time. and Is
apparently not losing any OF the popu'
lar favor, says the Ave Maria. II
would not be so prevalent. however, II
Rosslni's plan were carried out.
The great Italian composer was
waited on one day by delegation who
Informed him that statue Of himself
was to be erected In white marble,
and that II would adorn the public
square OF his natal city. The artist
inquired how much the statue would
cost.
Twelve thousand francs" was the
reply.
"Weil." said Rossinl. 'gIve me that
sum. and on state occasions I'll go and
stand on the pedestal myself, so that
instead OF mere copy you'll have the
original"
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-10
svm >.oncc,u ~rIxona otrsani, Dur
Only One 10 Really Popular
In the State.

The llassnyampa II mn Arizona
river which stands for the spirit Of his
native desert 10 the son of western
Arizona. There are two legends con-
nected with the waters OF Ilnssay.
nmpa. one subscribed to by natives and
the other by lrreverent aliens. Both
parties agree that the waters of this
desert stream have powers snrpassing
the normal.
According 10 the native OF Arizona,
whosoever shall taste the waters OF
iIassny0mpa Is thenceforwnfd bound
10 the Arizona desert by ties stronger
than bonds of steel. Drink once Of the
mngic current and you must inevitably
return to drink agaln. Wherever you
may wander, In some quiet hour you
viii hear the lInssayampn calling. and
whether you are In Cape Town or
Hongkong or Port Said. you viii forth
with take ship on the trail Of another
drink. That ls why the Artzonlans In
foreign states and lands frequently
band themselves Into clubs called Has
saynnpa.
look at the lIassnyampn Itself viii
convince the unprecedented stranger
that some magic power must reside
In the waters. Otherwise nobody would
want a second drink.
The other legend OF the Hassnyampa
Is more often retalled by aliens. though
occasionally u native will admit Its
prevalence and the existence of n GER
tain amount OF corroboratIve evidence.
This legend afirms that whosoever
takes drink OF Hassnyampa water Is
thenceforward utterly and constitu
tionally incapable OF telling the truth
on any important matter. SO firmly
established did this belief become that
at one period Of Arizona history. In
stead OF applying the short aud ugly
term To a man, they called him II Has
sayampa," which Is term certainly
long and In the opinion OF some per
sons beautiful. ul.--Chlcngo News.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-10
MONKEYS ACTUALLY AT WORK
Ingenious English Officer Devised
Scheme by Which They Earn
Their Daily Bread.

Monkeys actually are made to work
in Malabar, India, which Is perhaps the
only place In the world where they
earn their salt. The Malabar monkey
is Of the fine species known as the Ian
CUR. 1t is very warm at Malabar. and
there is a fan called the punka. which
used to be kept In motion by slave.
1t required slave to work each pun
kn, but now every punka in Malabar
is worked by a monkey. II was an
English officer who conceived the idea
of making the langur work In that
manner. The fan is movable frame
covered with canvas and suspended
from the ceiling. The motion Is caused
by pulling cord. The officer tied the
hands Of langur to one OF the cords,
and then by means of another cord put
the machine In motion.
or course, the monkeys hand went
up and down, and the animal wondered
what sort Of game was being played.
Then the officer patted Its head and
fed II with candy till soon the langur
thought II fine fun to work the punka.
The experiment was successful, and
now thousands Of monkeys are In har-
ness.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-10
Give covert" a Chance.

Many fine adjective has been
spoiled by being hooked up, In some
facile phrase, to commonplace noun.
For example, overt. Never In my life.
writes ii. l.. Mencken In the New York
Sun, have | encountered overt save In
front Of act Thus Joined and poisoned,
1t is mOuthed abomlnably by lawyers
and newspaper editorial writer's; the
literate fauna Of a superior type avoid
It almost altogether. And yet II is a
fine adjective, juicy adjective, an
adjective worth knowing better, Why
not overt honesty, overt destiny, overt
love? l once had an overt black eye.
Earlier In this life ! made overt eyes
at girl overtly redhaired. and re-
member her oleaglnous kiss every
time the BARRIERS brush slides across
my face. Let US appoint a committee
to get overt out OF Jail.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-10
Commercial Moral. Low In Japan.

China. for long centuries highly
developed nation. has an elaborate
code OF commercial ethics. japan. on
the other hand. which Is n nation cont
paratively new to civilization, Is not
so scrupulous, says writer in Sys'
TEN. He continues:
an japan they say contract is
never settled thing. whereas IN
China It IL absolutely binding. The
japanese admit they have no tradl'
tlons in trade, and the average Jap
anese merchant Is firmly convinced
that II he orders goods today, and the
market declines before they arrive he
does perfectly right to refuse them.
Banks In Japan recognize this trait
In japanese character. There IL no
such thing as lending money TO Il man
on his personal note"
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-10
Wells Doesn't See I. Through.

An edifying little wrangle between
Messrs Wells and Jerome has been
ndornIng the correspondence columns
Of the London Daily News. Mr.. Jer.
ome wrote something about n League
OF henson" Mr.. Wells then suddled
Mr.. Jerome with the elegant repronch
OF "slobbering with love and forgive
ness about the neck Of the kniser. the
crown prince. Reventlow and the
Krnpp family" Mr.. Jerome. very
naturally, retorted that he had done
nothing of the sort. whereupon Mr..
Wells criticised Mr.. Jerome for hold
Ing opinions which Mr.. jerome sub:
sequently stated he did not hold.
After few more lnterchnnges OF com.
pllments the editor OF our contempt.
rary has printed n further letter Of
MFR. Jerome's. despite pressing In
vltatIon OF his for further remarks by
Mr.. Wells. with the intimation, This
correspondence Is now closed" This
embargo places Mr.. Wells In the uD.
usual position of being unable to have
the last word.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-10
saeb New Meaning to eiblleal
Injunction.

II Il popular fallacy that II IL
firmly rooted Is this error that II Is
universally accepted, II. vnrley writes
in Judge.
Yet II is very ensy TO demonstrate the
hbsurdty OF II. Imagine yourself, for
q moment, having decided to be as bad
MS possible Throw off all thought Of
convention of law, of caring for the
npinioRs,ef others and OF needing the
still small voice within you.
Here you are then. ready to be bad.
Not Just ordinarily, pretty bad-but
bad to the nth degree.
What shall you do? Murderf That's
silly, for there Is none you hate enough
and II there was the fear of eventual
ly sitting In chair not upholstered
for comfort hut for speedy demise
would deter you from murder,
Rob bank7 However delightful
the prospect, you can't tear open iron
bars with your bare hands nor dig
through granite with your tlngernails.
Elope with your neghbor's wife2
That is the most ridiculous of all, for
you know your nelghbor and that re-
moves any wish to endure, even for a
moment what he suffers indefinitely.
SO YOU stand, and mentally go
through the whole category of badness
without finding single thing you can
do without much more trouble than
you could perform some good deed.
The worst you can picture yourself do.
ing (that is feasible) is such com.
mon peccadillo that you must desplse
II for Its very llttleness.
SO you see the difficulty OF being
Just little bnd-the utter impossible
ity OF being really bad.
Then the Biblical injunction comes
20 you with an entirely new meaning:
''The way Of the transgrcssor Is hard"