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Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-18
ENGLISH WOMEN
PROUD OF ALLIES
LABOR MISSION
VISITS THE FACTORIES.
Great Britain's MunitiOn Plants De-
pend on Women, as Country Has
Been Drained of Men to an Ex-
tent That Is Amazing.
By CHESTER NJ. WRIGHT,
Member of the American Federation
of Labor Mission to England


LONDON, May 5.-"Women will
win the war;" said an English OBJ
server who accc npanied the American
trade union mission thru some of Brit
aims great plants today. England's
man power has been drained to an
extent that can scarcely be appre-
ciated by Americans who have not
seen.
The men who have gone to the front
have left to the women the task of
keeping a great part of the vast ma
chinery of production in motion.
The spirit of the women, expressed
by their unmistakable alertness and
willingness, was what most impressed
the American visitors, who saw in one
single plant more than 1900 women.
A young girl working as a ma
chinist at a lathe in a large shell fac
tory in the central part of England,
who had actually never spoken to an
American before 1914, had a large
American flag draped over her. lathe.
I'VE know too much about the
American cause and American women
not to feel proud of our alliance" she
said, and that sums up the whole at
titude of the British women war work
ers, than whom none has a better un-
derstanding of the American position
in the war or a higher regard for
Americas determination.
Women are not doing war work as
a pastime, but in grim earnest-a
vital affair on which the very lives
of the British troops at the front de-
pend.
I'VE think our blue and brown
smocks and trouserettes are as hon
orable and significant q uniform as
that Of the soldiers in Khaki said
one young woman who was engaged
in the dangerous handling Of cordite.
All women who work on machinery
wear trouserettes and many have had
their hair cut short in the interest Of
safety and comfort. Tradition and
feminine foibles have been discarded
without complaint.
These women - thousands upon
thousands of them-stand by their
machines as determined as ever SOL
diers were and feeling that in their
work they are fighting as good a
fight as tho they were men in the
first lines of France and Flanders.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-18
PUEBLO STREET
CAR MEN ACTIVE
IS GROWING
AT EACH MEETING.
New Traffic Ordinance Regulating
Autos Is Attracting Attention and
Will Be Opposed by the Union;
All Members Given Vaccine.
By EARL NJ. KOUNS.

PUEBLO, Colo, May 14.-Pueblo
Street Railway Employees, Division
662, met in regular session last week,
with the hall crowded to capacity.
Seven new applications were received,
and the applications passed upon IA
vorably and the applicants obligated.
The executive board reported that
they had obligated thirteen new mem
bers since last meeting. The men
around the plant are beginning to
see that the only way they will get
what they are entitled to is thru or
ganization, and are voluntarily COM
ing forward with their applications.
Several communications from our
international president, W. D. Mahon,
upon good and welfare of the asso-
citation, were received and read with
interest. A check for funeral ex-
penses for our departed Brother Nc
Clellan, was received and given to the
bereaved family.
A letter from Brother E. Coins, who
is now located in Gary, Ind, was re
ceived. in which he wished success and
prosperity to the members of Division
662. He also enclosed a check to pay
his dues.
The executive board report covered
much good work. which they had un-
dertaken, and they expected to be
able to make detailed report in the
near future, which would be of in
terest TO every member of the asso-
citation.
One of our members had a slight
attack of smallpox not long ago and
a few DAYS before he was out and
working the city health officials and
- Il. r-aA
at the plant about ten minutes before
working time and lined US up and
vaccinated US before we hardly knew
what was taking place. Several broth
ers were reported as being confined
to their home as a result, and most
everyone was complaining of sore
arm However, we suppose 1t was all
for the best.
The Commerce Club is having an
ordinance introduced in the city coun-
ell changing the traffic regulations.
There are many good changes men
toned. but as the ordinances now
stand the automobiles are not allowed
to pass a street car while it is stopped,
loading or unloading passengers, while
under the new ordinance they Will be
allowed to pass at a certain distance
from the car at a lower speed. As
the streets of Pueblo are not extra
wide, and there is always automobiles
and wagons standing at the curos, and
as the autos now pass the cars, while
they are loading and unloading pas
sengers, with seemingly no effort upon
the part of the police to stop them,
Division 662 goes on record as op-
posed to any ordinance, or that part
of an ordinance, which allows auto
mobiles to pass the street cars while
they are taking on or letting off pas
sengers. A committee of three was
appointed to oppose the passage of the
ordinance.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-18

The total eclipse Of the sun fore
cast to occur on June $ has been post
poned for an hour. This is not the
result of any error in the calcula-
tions of the astronomers nor is 1t due
to an order by modern Joshua that
the sun stand still, but is chargeable
to the operations of the daylight saw
ing law as a result Of which the clocks
thruout the United States were set
forward an hour March 81.
In consequence the eclipse will be-
gin in Denver at +:l2 p. m, will be-
come total at 5:22 p. M, will pass
from totality at 5:24 p. M. and will
end at 6:27. The same variation in
the hours of the eclipse will prevail
thruout the length of the fifty-mile
belt, extending from the southeastern
corner of Washington state to the
coast of Florida, in which the total
eclipse will be visible.
This change in hours will not affect
the astronomers, however, as their
clocks still are adjusted to standard
sun time.
Scientists Come Here.
Preparations for observing the
eclipse, the first total eclipse of the
sun visible in the United States since
1900 and the last until 1928, are GO
ing ahead rapidly at the University
of Denver observatory, where astron-
omers from Yerkes observatory will
make their observations.
Prof. Edwin b. Frost of the Yerkes
observatory at Green Bay, Wis, re-
Gently notified Dean Herbert A. Howe,
head of the department of astronomy
of the University of Denver, that sew
eral shipments of specially prepared
instruments are en- route. Prof.
Frost is expected here in the middle
Of May to begin installing this equip
ment.
One of the principal pieces of ap-
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-18
TO FILE PETITION
FOR BONE DRY LAW
RECORD OF SIGNATURES
IN BRIEF CAMPAIGN.
Anti-SalOon League of Colorado Pre-
diets Measure Will Garry in Ref
erendum Election Next Novem-
ber by Over $4,000 Majority.

The proposed bone dry prohibition
law will go on the ballot, to be voted
upon by the people on November 5.
The required number OF signatures
has been exceeded by 10000 or $4,000,
and the bone dry petition is the larg-
est of its kind ever circulated in Colo
rado. This clearly indicates, the drys
declare, the wishes and will of the
people The petition will be lodged
with the secretary of state as soon
as it is properly bound.
Circulating the bone dry petitions
and securing such an unprecedented
surplus of signatures within SO short
a time is a big victory in itself, the
drys point out. The petitions were put
into circulation the same day the Lib
erty loan drive opened and it was
feared that this would interfere with
the canvass.
Breaks Previous Records
Furthermore, considerable opposi-
ton to the proposed measure devel-
oped in certain sections of the state,
and the opponents were encouraged by
an attack upon the bill by Attorney
General Hubbard. But as the people
came to learn the truth of the matter
and understand the motives of the
opponents, they became eager to sign
the petitions. This made the drys
more enthusiastic and determined than
ever, with the result that the bone
dry petition now ready for filing
breaks all previous records in ini-
tiated legislation.
The leaders of the movement de-
clare that the bone dry law will carry
by majority of from 10000 to l00,-
900 votes.
Permit No Camouhage.
The committee of Denver attorneys
who drafted the proposed bone dry
bill. consisting of former Judges
Harry c. Riddle, and II. L. Shattuck,
W. II. Malone, Halsted L. Ritter and
Wayne c. Williams, have answered the
attack Of the attorney general upon
the bone dry law. The answer con-
cludes with the following language:
I'VE cannot but feel that all the
criticisms of the attorney general are
without merit or any substantial ba-
sis, and we feel convinced that his OBJ
jections, as well as all others of like
character, are not to enlighten the
citizens, but to give aid and comfort
to the opponents of genuine bone dry
prohibition. Can it be possible that
the vets are trying to throw dust in
the eyes of the prohibition forces, or,
under the guise of honest respectable
ity, trying to divide the united front
which has heretofore been invinci-
bic p"
Climbing on the Wagon
The big bone dry petition has pro-
duced one big result 1t is said that
near-candidates and would
be candidates have been rioting to
climb aboard the bone dry water
wagon. Many of them doubtless count
upon the bone dry issue helping their
individual cause. With some candi-
dates such a stand is fourteen months
too late The people are not likely
to forget the 1916 prediction pledges
which have met the same fate as Ger
many's treaty with Belgium.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-18
POSTPONE RED CROSS DANCE.
Railroad brotherhood Event Will Be
Held Wednesday, May %.

The Big -Four" dance scheduled for
the City Auditorium Friday, May II,
under auspices of the four cAilroad
brotherhoods, for the Red Cross fund,
has been postponed until the night of
Wednesday, May %.
This action was taken out of re-
spect to the memory Of Mayor Speer,
whose funeral was held Friday. Ed
gar L. Mitchell, chairman of the dance
committee, notified the city officials
Wednesday that the committee desired
to postpone the dance. and the new
date, May %, was granted for the
Auditorium.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-18
"KAISER'S COFFIN"
PHILADELPHIA MAIL CARRIERS
HAVE UNIQUE THRIFT PLAN.
Passersby Privileged to Drive Nail
or Spike According to Amount
Placed in the Digging Kitty"

The union letter carriers of Phil
adelphia are true blue and original.
They like Kaiser Bill and his crew SO
much that they'd like to plant them
in a siX-foot plot of ground on which
nothing is raised except tombstones
and daisies.
This feeling is particularly keen
around the West Philadelphia sub
postoffice. The men there have built
regular sized wooden coffin. They
named it the Kaiser Bill Coffin" and
placed it in the train shed of the West
Philadelphia station of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, that being the most de-
sirable place in which to attract wide
public attention.
Boy scouts were selected to act as
honorary pallbearers. They accepted
the job with delight. Every kid in
the scout ranks fought for the chance
to bury the kaiser. This desire al
most precipitated a riot among the
scouts.
Each passerby investing in a 25-
cent thrift stamp was permitted to
drive nail in the coffin. For an in
vestment of a S4.15 war savings
stamp an immense spike could be
driven in the gruesome affair. Quite
few spikes are already in.
Needless to relate that crowds have
patronized this unique offering of the
union carriers. One days sales
reached S5,552.50. The grand totals
so far amount to S105,000
The carriers assert that if there is
any possible way of getting the coffin
across to Pershing they will donate
it for the final obsequies at Berlin.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-18

O'Keefe, the popular jeweler at s27
Fifteenth street, has those beautiful
bride rings. Don't be afraid, boys.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-18

taxes, insurance, light, heat, water,
elevator service and also proper al
lowance for depreciation.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-18

Beats them all. La Belle &c cigar;
union made in Denver.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-18
A SPEECH THAT RANG THE BELL

One remark in the house of COM
mons was worth the whole row,
What is the alternative ," demanded
Mr.. Asquith. Get on with the war;
spoke up Mr.. Stanton, 4 labor men,
ber
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-18

W. W. Grant, Jr, of Denver has
been appointed vice-director of the de-
partment of publicity and information
of the state council of defense.
Smyrna times., 1918-07-03
Morning Exercises.

Calisthenics taken in the early morn
ing do much to keep up the general
health. Standing, warmly but loosely
clad, at an open window and inhaling
deep breaths of fresh air will stimulate
the blood quickly. This might be fol-
lowed with two or three easy exercises.
One might consist Of doubling the fists,
placing them at the shoulders, and
then thrustfng them out at arms length
swiftly. After that it would be well
to bend, trying to- touch the floor with
the finger tips without bending the
knees. These calfsthenics might be
concluded with a final one Of kneeling
and bending forward the floor from
the waist. The whole performance
need not take more than five minutes,
and viii do more to make circulation
lively and muscles in good condition
than any amount of medicine.
Smyrna times., 1918-07-03
BITTER FIGHTS OVER Boards
Tartars and Persians Long in Conflict
Because They Held Varying opin-
ions on the Matter.

Before DOW the wearing of boards
has caused a bitter war and made the
executioner's AK cut through many a
neck. The Tartars waged a long war
with the Persians, declaring them in
fidels because they would not shave
their boards after the fashion Of Tar.
tary.
The Greeks wore boards until the
time of Alexander, who ordered the
MacedOnians to be shaved lest their
boards should give handles to their
enemies. The ancient Romans wore
boards, but in England they were not
fashionable after the conquest until
the thirteenth century and were dis.
continued at the Restoration.
Peter the Great kept a squad of Of
ficers whose duty it was to cut the
boards Of unwilling citizens by force,
Before 1840 shaving was almost uni
versal in the United States.
There have been numerous instances
Of women with long masculine boards
Margaret of Savoy, daughter of Maxi
milan /, had q long stiff beard, and @
woman was seen In Paris with black
bushy beard that reached to her waist
At the battle of PultOwa the Russians
captured bearded woman, whom they
presented to the czar. She had 6
beard five and One-half feet long.
Smyrna times., 1918-07-03

Temperance folks of Kent County
are rejoicing to see rural New Castle
County join the "dry" column and
only regret the whole state is not dry.
With the hour at midnight Saturday
all the saloons of rural New Castle
County went out of business. To
Smyrna it means much to see the
saloons at Middletown go. The close
proximity of the latter to the Kent
County line made it inviting for
many to motor up to Middletown
twelve miles away and cell up" !"
Now they will have to drive to Will
mington which is not quite as con-
venient. No doubt dry rural New
Castle will help conditions in Smyrna
Clayton and Kent County generally
and for this reason there is no con-
cealing the joy and pleasure to see
all the Diamond State in the dry COL
umn but the City of Wilmington.
There is a wave of prohibition senti-
ment sweeping the country and white
ribboners and their friends are reason
ably justified in their hope as they see
in the signs of the times a saloonless
nation in 1920.
Smyrna times., 1918-07-03

The Smyrna Times the Oldest con-
secutively published newspaper in
Delaware, starts today upon its sixty
fifth volume. 1t has a record so far
as is known, of never missing an
issue. AS a birthday announcement,
the Times hopes soon to have modern
multiple-magazine slug casting ma
chine installed that will give it a new
dress of type every week and better
take care of its trade.
Smyrna times., 1918-07-03

THE SMYRNA TIMES is an independent paper
devoted to the welfare of the town it repre-
sents and the State of which it is q part. 1t
also gives the items of importance of the East
ern Shore of Maryland.
ADVERTIsEMENTS-THE SMYRNA TIMES is the
business medium not only for the town it rep
resents, but for the outlying district of which it
is the centre, embracing the towns of Clayton,
Kenton, Cheswold, Townsend, Leipsic, &c.
rate of so cents an inch for first insertion and
25 cents for each subsequent insertion will be
charged for transient advertising. Locals and
Reading Notices, 10 cents per line. per issue.
A special discount on all semi-snnual and
yearly advertisements.
Smyrna times., 1918-07-03
POOR DWELLING PLACE, THIS
British Naval Base of Wei-Hei-Wel
Has Decidedly Few Attractions
for European Residents.

Wei-hei-wei is the bit CT Chinese ter
ritOry that the British hold under lease
as a naval and commercial base. 1t is
Just across the breadth of the Shan
tung peninsula from KiachOw. Wei
hei-wei lies partly on the mainland,
partly on an island, where the dock
yard, the cOaling station and the rest
of the machinery for a naval base are
located. Most of the civilian pOpula-
ton live on the mainland, and patron
ize a little steam launch that plies
across the intervening sea when they
want to go shopping; for with an eye
to getting the British jaekies' trade
when warships put in to coal, the
shops Of Wel-hei-wei are out with the
docks and the coal yards.
The island seen from the steam
launch is a barren, sandy hill, ridged
with gullies that the hurrying rain wa
ter has cut In its course to the sea.
The sand of these hills is one Of the
omnipresent features of the colony
every wind that blows carries 1t about
by pounds, and only the cheapness OF
Chinese servants makes 1t possible to
keep a European household busted.
The mainstreet on the island has the
characteristic British colonial look
with a British post Office, British
steamship booking Office, and British
shops. On the short side street are the
Chinese shops, which are only opened
at certain seasons when visitors are
plenty, or when a warship puts in t.
the harbOr.
Smyrna times., 1918-07-03

At the annual School Election Sat-
urday, three excellent men were cho-
sen members of the Smyrna Board of
Education. Harry B. Grieves. long
a useful member was elected to sue
ceed himself and the two new mem
bers are Rev. Thomas Getz Hill and
DR.. R. F. Corley. Messrs Hill and
Corley are both college bred men
and are interested in children and the
cause of Education and their election
to the Board is most satisfactory.
1t is a refreshing to see the interest
that was manifested at Saturdays s
Election. There is no reason why
all School Elections should not engage
the attention of our citizens for what
question is more important than the
Education of our children? We want
to see our best and most educated
citizens in the Board. We want to
see our shoots attain to the highest
degree of efficiency and if our ta1
payers will continue to give this mat
ter of school elections their time ant
attention, good no doubt will COM
from it to the end that there will b
Smyrna times., 1918-07-03

If there ever was time when the
needs for the United States Govern
ment to create and maintain an inland
waterway were urgent, that time is
now, says The Milford Chronicle.
"With the object lesson of submarines
destroying shipping and cargoes vital
to the comfort of the people, as we'll
as the support of our allies, fresh
in mind, every man snd every busi-
ness interest should urge upon Con-
gress the necessity to take the step
necessary as war measure. The
taking over of the Delaware and
Chesapeake canal, and then deepen
ing it to accommodate coastal vessels,
as we'll as moderate sized war craft,
should be done now. Write to the
United States Senators and members
of Congress to make this important
move for a practical inland water
way. The vessels lost, as we'll as
their cargoes, might have escaped
the German pirates had there been
this inland channel available to coast
wise traffic.
Smyrna times., 1918-07-03

only a population approximately 2200
and S45, 900 worth of Stamps were
pledged, Smyrna exceeded its per
capita even if it did not reach the
quota assigned of $55. 900. And
Smyrna may come up better vet.
Pledges are still being taken and
Smyrna will Go its part and do it
patriotically.
Smyrna times., 1918-07-03

Unless attention is quickly paid to
the main state highway between Mid
dletown and Duck creek, says the
Morning News, that road will soon
go the way of others. "Under the
ordinary tarffic, and the additional
traffic of heavy motor trucks, some
of which are used by the government,
this stretch of road is rapidly deteri-
Grating. Not long ago this was the
best bit of road in the county, except
ing that near Wilmington the i'm
provement of which was due chiefly
to the contribution of Mr.. Alfred 7.
dupont. If it is possible the road
from Middletown should be repaired
at once. 1t is folly for the county to
expend huge sums of money to i'm
prove the roads and then not keep
them in repair. The people are pay
ing a pretty penny for the neglect of
the past. The demand on the roads
is heavier than ever before and those
roads which are still in fairly good
condition should be looked after.
If not the expense will be even
greater.
"Work is going on rapidly on the
new highway between Smyrna and
Dover. This is one of thu contracts
recently let by the State Highway
Commission. The people of the neigh
borhood are very much pleased with
the energy displayed by the road
building authorities. AS was stated
at the time, the improvements de-
cided upon by the State Highway
Commission, following the recommen-
dation of Mr.. Uphanl, are to be con,
sidered in the class of war emergency
measures.
''All the main throughfares Of the
state are being used by the govern,
ment. Many trucks pass through
Wilmington on their way to Philadel
phia or Baltimore. Many others are
going down the state. Thus it woulC
have been serious mistake if oul
scheme of road betterment had beel
blocked. The belief is expresses
about Smyrna and Dover that the new
road will be we'll constructed an
will withstand the heavy traffic.
''The road between Wilmingto
and Philadelphia is going from ba
to worse. Its deploRable condition
causing much damage to automobile
and trucks. In some places the high
way is almost impossible. Anothe
illustration this is of the result q
the unfortunate policy pursued in cal
ing for our roads. If the roads
battle SCARED France are anythin
like those between Wilmington an
the state line, the honor due IL
Allied forces is enhanced one hundrt
fold. A trip from Wilmington
Chester may give an excellent idt
of one thing the Allies have to con
bat"
Smyrna times., 1918-07-03

Some members of Council and 9TH
ers are figuring day current will not
pay in Smyrna, that it would be a
burden upon the tax payers. Why not
look at it in the light of getting new
business and building up revenues.
What's the matter with running the
line to Clayton and lighting the town
What's the matter with selling current
to the Railroad and let them electrify
the Smyrna Branch to Clayton? Get
after this business and day current
will come and be as easy as an old
shoe.
Smyrna times., 1918-07-03

Smyrna School District closed a
remarkably successfully campaign
in the War Savings Stamp Drive.
Considering that the district has
Smyrna times., 1918-07-03

live and active School Board, better
and more efficient teachers, and a
more healthy condition among the
pupils generally.
Smyrna times., 1918-07-03

Published Every Wednesday Afternoon, by
ROBERT D. HOFFECKER, Proprietor
Founded by Robert d. HOffecker, July >, 1854
Editor and Proprietor until February 10, 1907
OFFICE:-Next Door to the Fruit Growers
National Bank.
Telephone. No. 10.