Denver labor bulletin., 1918-01-12
The MeOptinistic
Philosopher

H. NJ. AYLESWORTH HAS RE-
signed his position as a member of the
State Public Utilities Commission to
accept place with Utah transporta-
tion company and will remove to Salt
Lake City. This is a distinct loss to
the people of Colorado, for Mr.. Ayles-
worth, tho young man, stands up as
one of the big public men of the state.
He is the one redeeming figure to come
out of the Carlson administration, hav-
| ing been appointed chairman of the
| Public Utilities Commission by the
former governor. Aylesworth at the
outset gave this important department
of the state a policy and purposeful
aim that gained the confidence and re-
spect of the people and made the COM
mission an agency of great benefit. 1t
is worthy of notice that thru the wise
policy inaugurated by the commission,
largely thru the efforts of the retiring
officer, it has been signally free of the
usual turmoil and personal strife of
most state boards, so that its work has
gone forward with a smoothness, eff
cheney and decision that has made it
stand out from all others as a pattern
for commentator. In this the potent
influence of Mr.. Aylesworth was ever
evident, himself tireless worker and
indefatigable digger for the true facts
of every question confronting him.
What vast difference between the
splendid progressive work of the Pub
lie Utilities Commission and the la
mentable failure of the State Indus
trial Commission, also created during
the Carlson administration. The for
mer has given the state a business
service of increasing value. while the
latter has engendered i'll will and has
been of real harm to the state
MISSISSIPPI HAS THE HONOR
! of being the first state to ratify the
/ prohibition amendment to the United
States constitution. When the state
legislature assembled Monday, and the
governor had delivered his message,
the amendment was approved in less
| than fifteen minutes after being for
mally presented. Friends of the ma
tional prohibition movement feel conf
dent that the requisite number of state
legislatures will vote favorably to
write this amendment into the federal
constitution and abolish the liquor
traffic from this nation. In several
states the question is to be live issue
this year. A letter was received this
week from Richard Jones, campaign
manager of the Minnesota Dry Fed
Grafton, saying that beyond a doubt
that state would abolish booze in the
election this fall. He was kind enough
to invite The Bulletin editor to come
to Minnesota and deliver a series of
addresses thruout the state on how
elimination of the saloon has benefited
wage-earners in Colorado. This is a
subject that ought to be made clear to
workers everywhere, and no doubt we
Will decide later to accept the invita-
ton.
THIS is A STORY ABOUT THE
love of a boy for his dog, and how the
dog reciprocated in kind. Two months
ago Clifford Smith, makeup in the
Denver Post composing room, moved
here from Pueblo, which had been his
home for several years. Smiths elder
boy having enlisted in the army and
his daughter leaving home to become
teacher in California, the Pueblo
home was sold and it was decided that
the family, consisting of father,
mother and 14-year-old son, would live
in apartments. Denver apartment
house owners are not favorable to
dogs, hence the family pet was given
over to the care of a friend in Pueblo.
One morning last week Mr.. and Mrs.
'Diliibh aioot W lIlltl lildI InblT son was
missing. Telephone communication
with friends in Pueblo developed the
fact that the boy had arrived there
and was visiting with his dog, both
having happy reunion. After spend
ing several days in this agreeable
companionship, young Smith returned
to Denver, explaining that he just
couldn't remain away from the house
hold pet any longer. He is now back
in school studying hard to make up for
the lost time, which is the only penalty
suffered for his taking leave without
asking
DAVE C. COATES HAS GONE TO
Chicago, where he takes active charge
of headquarters of the National Party,
the newly organized political party
composed of progressive elements, So
cialists, single takers, prohibitionists
and others. According to the Spokane
Labor Review, Coates will devote at
least year to organizing this new
party. 1t will be remembered that
when the farmers of North Dakota de-
cided to organize the Non-Partisan
League and make it a political power
in that state, Dave Coates was called
from his home in Spokane to take
charge of the leagues headquarters,
then located in Fargo. He made such
splendid success of this undertaking
that his services have now been requi-
sitioned for the formation of a new
national party. This will be interest
ing news to Dawes host of Colorado
friends, who remember him as an act
i've worker in the cause of trade union
ism here SOME years ago, during which
he edited a labor paper and served
term as lieutenant governor. He is
an active member of the Typographi-