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The Washington herald., 1918-09-04
5S PERMITS TO
WED GRANTED
Cupid's Busiest Day Has
Nothing to Do With
Draft Law.

Cupid went over the top at the
courthouse yesterday by breaking all
records for the number OF marriage
licenses issued in a single day out
side the holiday season. Exactly Nifty
eight permits TO wed were granted.
The day before Thanksgiving each
year is always the banner day for the
issuance of marriage licenses. fully
seventy-fve having been-granted last
year. Under the circumstances the
score made yesterday Is likely 10
stand for some time as the high-wster
mark under normal conditions.
One record was broken yesterday.
however, under all conditions. This
was in connection with the number OF
marriage licenses issued to colored
applicants. twenty-five couples set
ting the new mark for that race.
Analysis Of Ages.
Analysis OF the situation is inter
esting. The combined aces OF the
three dozen white male applicants for
average OF 81 29-se years
overage OF 81 22-9s years.
The combined ages OF the white
females are ssS years, or an average
OI % o--Jo years.
Combined ages Of both white males
and females seeking marriage licenses
yesterday were 21OS years, or an
average OF 20 JS-72 years.
The combined ages of the twenty
two colored men securing marriage
licenses yesterday was ne years, or
an average OF g. 15-22 years.
The aggregate ages for the colored
women was el2 years. or an. average
OF almost 2s years.
The combined ages OF the twenty
two colored couples was l.S3l years.
or an average Of r. for each person.
What Is the Reasonf
Various reasons were assigned for
the abnormal rush OF yesterday at
the local mari iage license desk. hints
Eeirg made that 1t was done for the
purpose OF evadIng the selectiye
draft. but this is not borne out ny
the facts. A large percentage OF
those applying were men in uniform
waO had been enlisted for some time
Several were unaffected even by the
ls-to-45 law just passed. so they
are not TO be considered excepting
as raising the general age avera GO
Forty-two licenses were issued last
Saturday, making an even 10 for
the last two DAYS OF which there 5
any record. Hence the most plausi-
lie theory is that warIike conditions
ere productive Of romance and sen.
timent with their inevitable conse-
qUences.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-04
NEW YORK SOCIETY
GIRLS REPLACE MEN
Daughter of Henry R. Dawson Is
Radio-Inspector.

New York. Sept. 3-AmerIca's
young society women are taking
hold in earnest to perform work
which will release lighting men to
SVEN Pershing's army overseas.
Among the first Of the young wom-
en- OF wealthy families to reaIizs
mat the giving OF actual personal
The Washington herald., 1918-09-04

service may be of greater import
ance than the gift OF mere dollars,
was Miss Alice Dawson. daughter of
Henry P. Dawson, of the American
Red Cross. Miss Dawson, it was
revealed today, has been working
for two months as a radio-inspec-
The Washington herald., 1918-09-04
BAND CONCERT PROGRAM.

Today by the United States Soldiers Home
Band, John 8. NJ. Zimmerman. director.
a. the bandsand. beginning at sas O'Clock.
My Country It's Of Thee"
March. .'Our National President" ... Cello
Overture. king OF the Dwarf" Adams
Anfr' acte-
(a) ..Chansou Sans Paroles" Tschaikexsky
tb) Soldier Boys" ".........CsHier Worrsii
Selection, ''Gatsiella" .pixu
! A Sidewalk shuttle. "A ~DarkU's
Holiday -.....-................s....
A Irritation, "Roguish Eyes" .Gruenwsh
rlnsie, 'Chesr Up. FathR. Cheer
Up, Mother. ef".............-.......... .Pai1v
'.rhs Star spanslsd Bsn1se"
The Washington herald., 1918-09-04

tor at the plant of the de Forest
Radio Telephone and Telegraph
Company. near high bridge.
Miss Dawson, whose father is
very wealthy, inspects radio instru-
ments for the United States Signal
Corps-S20 a week-and likes it.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-04
These are Washington Cases:

W. J. Garner. captain Of En-
gine Co. No. %, 1TSO Willard
street northwest. says: Il SUI
fered for years from disordered
kidneys. Ny back was so weak,
/ didn't dare bend over and
pains always came on The
kidney secretions passed too
frequently and then again, not
often enough. The secretions
we're highly colored and con-
tanned sediment. / had worn
plasters. electric belts and had
taken different treatments but
nothing helped me. / was hard
ly III for work when Doan's
Kidney pills first came 90 my
notice. Several boxes maoe =
cure"
The Washington herald., 1918-09-04

D. H. Zirkle, lieutenant fire
department. 900 Fourteenth
street southeast, says: 81
caught a cold IN my kidneys
about a year ago and II caused
my back to ache. When / first
got up in the morning, there
was a lameness through the
small of my back and a dull,
heavy pain in my kidneys. ]
was troubled by my kidneys
acting too frequently, especial
ly at night. / suffered from
severe headaches, too. had
used Doan's Kidney Pills with
good results before, so ] again
used three boxes, from Haines
Drug Store, and they cured me
of the attack"
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-01-19
Especial Correspondeuce)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-Testi-
mony recently given before the SEN
ate manufacturing committee by Fed
eral Trade Commissioner William B.
Colver is of peculiar interest to labor
unions generally, and to mine work
ers specifically. 1t refuted state
ments that the miners have refused to
work full time because of high wages
Commissioner Colvers replies to in
quiries of senators investigating the
coal situation emphasized conditions
which make it impossible for miners
to work six days week.
Describing how coal cars have been
misused, not properly distributed
among the mines. and sometimes used
as storage room for purposes of spec
ulation, Commissioner Colver said:
Il do not think the cars are now
used by spectators for the same pur-
pose because the presidents prices
and DR.. Garfield's administration
since has made speculation impossi-
BILE. but the condition rs to transpor-
tation not only is no better, but it is
worse than it was, right now in the
midst of winter. l say again that the
measure of the production of coal is
the supply, day by day, of empty coal
cars at the mouth of the mine. A
miner will not be sent into the mines
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-01-19
COAL MINERS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR
FREQUENT LAYOFFS, SAYS COMMISSION
Evidence Taken Before Senate Manufacturers
Printed Stories of High Wages Causing Men To Care
less of Work; Shortage of Cars Is Proven To Be
Reason for Lack OF

to work unless there are cars deliy-
cred to receive the product of his la
Dor, because the coal cannot be stored.
and there is no place for it. That
is the measure: so that now, and at
all times-l say at all times, at least
year ago-the miners have been
standing idle when they are ready and
willing TO work, from one to four or
five days a week"
Shortage of Coal Cars.
The examination continued as fol-
lows:
Mr.. Colver: "Why. senator, there
has been no time when miners could
work six days a week. Now, it is
true that in some mines the miners
do work six days n week: but, as a
rule, taking it right thru, l think
that the average idle time is at least
two days out of the week. On the
average right straight thru the coun-
try speak of bituminous coal-the
average idle time for these miners is
from two to three days a week: so.
as far as the miners are concerned,
You would not be 10 per cent short in
production. You can get the 10 per
cent more that he said we might need
in time of war with the present min
ing force; but il is extremely disor-
ganizing for miners or any other la
Dor to have occasional employment, to
Continued on Page Four)
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-01-19
MORRISSEY LOSES
MOTHER BY DEATH
DIED SUNDAY AT OLD FAM
lily HOME IN ILLINOIS.
Commissioner of Labor Was Hasten
ing TO Her When Blockade of Rail
roads by Snow Delayed His
Reaching Bloomington.

a telegram reached Denver Monday
morning from Bloomington, Ill, an
nouncing the death there late Sunday
Of Mrs. John Morrissey. mother of W.
L. Morrissey, state labor commissioner
of Colorado. Mrs. Morrissey passed
away at the family home, where she
had lived for the past fifty years.
being in her s5th year
Commissioner Morrissey left Den
yer on Thursday of last week. in re
sponse TO wire notifying him of his
mothers serious illness. At Kansas
City he was stopped by snow block
ade of railroads east and did not
reach Bloomington until Monday, one
day after his mothers death
Mrs. Morrissey was the mother of
a more than ordinarily notable family
Of three sons and three daughters.
One son is postmaster of Blooming
ton and another was the late p. II.
Morrissey. for eighteen years head
of the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men, and in whose memory a marble
shaft was unveiled last Labor Day in
Galesburg, Ill, erected by the Broth
erhood ms a lasting tribute to his mem
ory.
Commissioner Morrissey has the
sympathy of host of friends in the
organized labor movement in his be-
rcavement.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-01-19

To the Members and Local Branches
of the American Alliance for Labor
and Democracy and to the Ameri-
can Trade Union Movement:
1t is fitting that upon every proper
occasion the loyalty of Americans to
our country and our government
should be made manifest, not rs n
matter of empty show. but as a re-
curing demonstration of the solidar-
ity OF the people of our nation in this
great war.
The anniversary of the birth of
Abraham Lincoln, the great emanci-
pator. will be made the occasion Of
nationwide demonstrations of patri-
otic unity and earncstness. This is
fitting.
Because the American Alliance for
Labor and Democracy was brought
into being to unite the workers of our
country in our country's cause, and
whose patriotic work was endorsed by
the American Federation Of Labor, it
is proper that all join heartily in par
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-01-19

selves the duty of arranging mass
meetings and demonstrations for 10y
atty Week. and particularly on Lin
coins birthday, to the end that the
workers in such communities may not
be deprived of the inspiration of such
demonstrations, and to the further
end that branches of the Alliance may
be organized for the permanent work
of combating the insidious forces of
pro-German anti-American propagan-
da.
Let us on the anniversary of the
birth of this great and noble American
the great liberator, Lincoln-rally
the forces of freedom that they may
do their full part for the triumphant
world struggle of today. so that jus
tice, freedom and democracy shall sur
vive and become worldwide as guild
ing rules of all peoples and all ma
tions as well as in international re-
lations. And thus making for n per
marent peace and for universal broth
erhood.
Fraternally.
SAMUEL GOMPERS.
President American Alliance for La
Dor and Democracy.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-01-19
PROCLAMATION FOR LABOR LOYALTY
WEEK TO EXPAND AMERICAN IDEALS
President Gompers Calls Upon Alliance Denoc
racy and Labor Unions o Join n Commemoratins the
Anniversary of Abraham Lincoln the
Liberator

taking of the national spirit and en-
thusiasm of that day.
That we may the more thoroly and
effectively demonstrate our solidarity
and our unity in behalf of our repub-
lie, the executive council of the Amer
ican Alliance for Labor and Democ-
racy has directed that the week of
Lincoln's birthday be observed as n
Loyalty Week and it is in pursuance
of this wise decision that l hereby
call upon the working people of
America to participate in the observ-
ance of the week beginning Sunday,
February 10th, as Labor Loyalty
Week, for the purpose of demonstrat-
ing labor's intense loyalty to Amer
lea, for the purpose of increasing and
intensifying that loyalty.
1t is requested that all local
branches of the American Alliance for
Labor and Democracy in cooperation
with all local bodies of organized la
Dor, arrange and hold mass meetings
and demonstrations on Lincoln's birth
day, Tuesday. February IL, 1918.
And that they distribute patriotic
literature and make use of every op-
portunity to spread the inspiring mes
sage of Americas aims and ideals
among their fellow workers and other
fellow citizens.
Organized workers in communities
where there is no local branch of the
American Alliance for Labor and
Democracy should take upon them
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-01-19
BRITISH LABOR MISSION Is TO VISIT
u. S. FOR CONFIDENTIAL CONFERENCE

the American Alliance for Labor and
Democracy, urging that plans be made
for observing Labor Loyalty Week,
beginning Sunday, February 10. This
is the week of Abraham Lincoln's
irthday-February (which organ
lied labor will commemorate thruout
the nation.
1t was proposed that a joint meet
ing of the assembly and the Alliance
for Labor and Democracy be held in
the assembly hall on the night of Feb
ruary u, with patriotic program
and some good speakers. Action was
deferred pending a meeting of the
Denver branch of the Labor Alliance
to be held next Tuesday night. when
the matter will probably take definite
shape.
Many New Organizations.
Chairman Ed Anderson of the
Trades Assembly Committee on Or
ganization made a detailed report of
work accomplished during the past
year. During this period the COM
mittee had assisted in organizing
eighteen new unions in Denver with
a total membership of about $500, as
follows: Chemical Workers, Team
sters and Chauffeurs, Window and
House Cleaners, Meat Cutters No.
634, Packing House Employees No.
Gal, Ash Haulers, Janitors, Jewelry
Workers, Domestic Workers, Hotel
Maids and Assistants, Elevator Con-
ductors and Starters, Terre Gotta
Workers, Asbestos Workers, Mainte-
nance of Way Employees, Culinary
Workers, Automobile Painters, Leath-
er Novelty Workers, Bushelmen and
Repair Tailors.
In addition to forming these new
unions, the report stated that there
has come increased membership to
nearly all the existing labor organi-
cations of the city, so that Denver
now has union labor force of ap-
proximately 10000.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-01-19
MOYER LOSES SUIT
RETAINS PROPERTY THERE
BoLTING BUTTE MINERS UNION
United States Supreme Court Renders
Final Decision in Case Affecting
Union Property Valued at $4,000.

President Charles H Meyer of the
international Union of Nine, Mill and
Smeiter Workers, with headquarters
in Denver, has lost the fight of the
International Union for possession of
the property in Butte formerly held
by Butte Miners Union No. l.
Meyer pressed this suit, as a trus-
tee of the old Western Federation of
Miners to recover possession of Butte
Miners Union property, valued at
$50 1000, reviewed by the United States
Supreme court. Chief Justice White
announced the decision, according to
a dispatch from Washington.
This is the third victory for the
Butte union over the Western Fedora
tion of Miners. The property was
awarded to the Butte union by Judge
Bourquin of the United States circuit
court at Butte and an appeal to the
circuit court of appeals at San Fran
cisco resulted in affirmation of his de-
cision by Judge Hunt,
The long drawn out legal fight be-
tween the rival miner factions grew
out of the dynamitinc of the Miners
W. W.'s in 1914. according to Movers
attorney, Caesar A Roberts.
Asserting that the copper companies
were using the union as football. the
Butte Miners Union petitioned the
Western Federation 10 rehabilitate it.
When the Federation undertook to do
this six members of the union formed
the Butte union, corporation, seized
the property and held IT. The Fed
Grafton brought suit to recover pos
session.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-01-19
NEW R. R. BOSS O. X.
BROTHERHOOD OFFICIALS so
DECLARE IN DENVER.
G. W. Anderson, c. V. Mclaughlin
and A. Kennedy Here to Adjust
Some Minor Grievances.

You can say that the railroad
brotherhoods are for Uncle Sam, twen-
ty-four hours in the day and 365
days in the year. and for as many
years as the war lasts"
SO said G. W Anderson, general
vice-president of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen. who is in Denver
this week to help adjust the applica-
tion of the Adamson eight-hour law
with regard TO transportation en-
ployes on the Denver & Salt Lake
railroad.
While Uncle Sam has been run
ming the roads too short a time to
enable one to gain an accurate idea
as to how the men feel about it. it is
safe to say that they are pleased with
their new boss.
The brotherhoods of America are
cooperating with the government with
every means in their power"
Anderson is accompanied by c. V.
Mclaughlin, vice-president of the
brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and EnEinemen. and A. Kennedy. as
sistant grand chief of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers. All are reg
istered at the Metropole hotel.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-01-19
MINERS In CONVENTION PLEDGE EVERY
ATOM OF ENERGY TO OSUPPORT NATION

penses of the union and to pay the
costs of the organizing campaign, and
another plan is TO assess the members
so cents a month to be used for de-
fense purposes only.
Efforts to change the time of hold
ing the biennial conventions from jan
uary TO September and TO have it meet
in different parts of the country in
stead of indianapolis will also be
made. Cleveland, Ohio. Scranton,
Pa, and Kansas City, Mo, want the
next convention.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
Continued on Page TourD
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-01-19
PEREGRNE TO
PRESIDE FOR A
SECOND TERM
TRADES ASSEMBLY ELECT
MOST OF OLD OFFICERS.
Organizers Report Shows Eighteen
New Unions Formed During Past
Year With a Total Member
ship of About $500.

There was good attendance of
delegates at Tuesday nights session
of the Denver Trades and Labor As
sembly, it being the time for semi
annual election of officers. n. S.
Peregrine of Steam and Operating
Engineers Union No. l was re
Lowderback of Bakery Workers Union
No. 26 by a vote Of 3S to IS, a total
Of Sc votes being cast.
There was no contest for any other
Office except board of trustees. The
newly elected officers were installed
by former President William c.
Thornton, as follows;
President-H. S. Peregrine, Sta
tionary Engineers No. l.
ice-President-E. A Shields, Nov
ing Picture Operators.
Recording Secretary-Thomas P.
Rodgers. Press Assistants No. Il.
Treasurer-P. J. Devault, Musicians
Union No. 20.
Financial Secretary - Margaret
Noonan, Garment Workers No. 139.
Reading Clerk-Peter Miller, Hoist
ing Engineers No. 323.
Organizer-Edward Anderson. Bar
bers No. 205.
Librarian-J. J. Torpey, Press As
sistants No. IA.
Sergeant-at-Arms- W. Buford
Janitors Union.
Doorkeeper-John Burke, Boot and
Shoe Workers No. 290.
Board of Directors-James G. Bon
nell, Teamsters and Chauffeurs Union
Sam S. Forrest, Painters Union No.
70; J. H. Rhinehardt, Letter Carriers.
Price of Milk Reduced.
Mrs. Ora ". Afford of the Denver
Consumers League made an interest
ing address, appealing to delegates
and members of organized labor to
support those dairies which are sell
ing milk at 10 cents quart in spite
of the dairy combine effort to hold
the price at - cents. She explained
that there is no shortage of milk in
Denver, the present supply being at
least 1900 gallons in excess of the
real demand. Her talk on this sub
ject made a very favorable impress
sion on the delegates.
New wage agreements proposed by
the Elevator Conductors and Starters
Union, the Brick and Terre Gotta
Workers and the Retail Clerks were
read and approved
Labor Loyalty Week.
A letter was read from Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor and president of
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-01-19
WOMAN JURY FOR MRS. MOONEY

The first all-woman jury to sit in
n superior court case in California
will be empaneled when Rena Mooney.
acquitted of one charge of murder
growing out of the Preparedness pa
rade bomb explosion N 1916, goes on
trial on one of the murder charges
still pending against her. it was an
nounced in San Francisco this week.
The presence of women jurors in su-
perior court trials was legalized by
an act of the legislature which be
came effective january l.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-01-19
SKILLED LABOR ONLY NEEDED
Warning Issued Against Flocking to
Coast Shipyards.

A warning was issued Thursday by
Henry H. Moler, Denver inspector for
the United States immigration depart
ment, to stem the tide of unskilled
laborers rushing to the Pacific coast
cities to obtain employment in ship
yards.
The only employees now needed in
this line on the Pacific coast are ship
wrights, shipfitters and shipcalkers, :"
said Mr.. Moler, "and men unskilled in
these lines will find little employment
in shipyards there"
Mr.. Moler said that thousands of
men swarm around the gates of the
shipyards there each morning in a
vain attempt to find work. The con-
dition is due, according TO Mr. Moler,
to exaggerated reports of labor de-
mands there circulated in the east and
middle west.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-01-19

The Denver branch of the Ameri-
can Alliance for Labor and Democ-
racy will hold its next regular
meeting Tuesday evening. January
p, in the Albany hotel. All mem
bers and those in sympathy with
this movement are invited to at
tend.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-01-19
FILM EMPLOYEES TO ORGANIZE

The San Francisco Labor Council is
assisting the newly-formed Film EN-
change Employees Union to secure rec
ognition from the film exchange man
ayers. The new organization includes
inspectors, shippers, poster handlers
and bookcrs
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-01-19

The Germans who last spring were
planning to exact a "thumping in
demnity' from Uncle Sam will soon
conclude to take the humping and
cave the indemnity.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-01-19

The confirmed pessimist now points
to the fact that even the sun is getting
higher.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-01-19
NO II A L F-W AY ALLEGI-
ANCE DURING COUN-
TRY'S CRISIS.

Twenty Thousand Union Miners
Enlisted in Army; Will Fight
Unjust Decisions OF Courts
Which Declared Open
Season" for Unions.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-01-19
Labor Loyalty Week.

4 letter was read from Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor and president of
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-02
AMERICAN LABOR FOOLED THE KAISER
WHEN IT STUCK LOYALTY TO ITS JOB

that their ruling class deliberately
lied to them aboutl!' American labor
conditions,5 just as they have lied to
them ABOUT everything else.
Labor in the War.
Germans. government officials,
newspapers and people, are astonished
at the remarkable war strides made
by. American labor. German newspa-
pers no longer play up little strikes
of workers in American cities as
great labor riots and the Germans
have come to realization that Amer
lean labor is just as firmly in the war
as American soldiers and they now
know that there's over million OF
the latter in France"
German newspapers coming into
Holland have shown remarkao ole
change in the way they handle Ameri'
can labor stories and editorials. They
no longer class U. S. workers as anti
war pacifists and Socialists Berlin
newspapers ARE calling upon German
workers to look at the astounding tef-
fort of u. S. labor" and do as much
for the "fatherland," forgetting. Of
course. that American labor is fight
ing for right and German labor is be-
ing driven to fight for might.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-02
NEW ARM BAND
FOR SELECTIVE
SERVICE YANKS
Boys En- Route to Training Camp
Will Wear Official Insignia
HencefOrth

The new arm bands which have
been provided as the official ensignia
for select service soldiers EN- route
to camp will be used for the first
time in Burleigh county Tuesday after
noon, when four limited service men
entrained for Camp Grant, at Rock
ford, Ill. The arm bands are firmly
sewed to the selects sleeve. A special
band is provided for the officer in
charge, bearing the initials IS. p"
which stand for special police, and
this official receives formal warrant
as a military policeman.
The four limited service men who
60 to Grant are John e. Savalaga Of
Wing, Henry l.. Ruth of Tacoma,
Wash, Frank H. Johnson of Seattle
and William E. Beltz of Buffalo
Center, la. On Sept. p full service
selects leave for Camp Grant as a
portion of the 1000 men whom North
Dakota entrains for the Illinois post
this week
On Sunday c. A. Wilcox, James J.
Tucker, Henry Malm, Francis D.
Register, Raymond D. Burman and
Harry D. Flowers left for Grand Forks
to enter the vocational training school
at the state university. All are we'll
known Bismarck young men,