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Denver labor bulletin., 1918-11-09
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A CALM AND IMPAssIoNED

"A CALM AND IMPASSlONED
analysis of the vote cast in Denver
and thruout the state Tuesday shows
that the Democratic defeat is due to
two fundamental causes. First, the
machine Democrats side-tracked Gov
ernor Gunter in the primary election
to get bored and inexperienced pilot.
Thousands of Governor Gunter's
friends, who felt that he had been
treated unjustly by his own party,
voted the Republican ticket as a re-
buke to political machine tactics. Sec
ond, a well-founded impression that
the Denver Post had taken the state
Democratic party under its wing and
would dictate administrative and leg
islative policies for the next two years,
should the Democratic ticket be
elected. The Democrats and Repub-
licans Joined in giving the Denver
Post and its proprietors the most
singing rebuke ever handed a news
paper for endeavoring to control state
and county officials. 1t would seem
that this has placed the Post in
position where its boast of being able
to elect and control the municipal of
ficials next spring, would be in vain.
AS a matter of fact, the Denver Posts
support is an awful handicap for any
candidate to carry in political cam
paign. No other explanation can be
made of the phenomenal victory
gained by the Republican candidates
in Denver county. Not single DEM
ocrat received even a plurality vote
on the Democratic ticket in the city
and county of Denver. This should
bring the party to realization that
house cleaning is necessary before
they enter into another campaign.
w. ]. O'BRIEN, CONDUCTOR ON
the North Side Tramway line, was
bringing his car down town during the
snow storm Wednesday morning
Shivering passengers got aboard,
placed their metal tickets in the hop
per, and took seats beside the win
dows, which must remain open until
the health department lifts the infu-
enza ban. O'Brien was comfortable
because ne had his chest well pro-
tected with a newspaper, the title
page of which could be read by all
those who got aboard the car. 1t was
a COPY of last weeks issue of The
Denver Labor Bulletin, and in reply
to some jibes about not wearing a coat
instead of being protected from the
cold by wrapping himself up in
newspaper, O'Brien said: "The Den
yer Labor Bulletin gives us protec-
tion in many ways, and the one for
which it is being utilized now is per-
haps the least. The Bulletin defends
labor's cause in the city, state and
nation; it protects us against greedy
employers; it gives US true informa-
tion OF the great part labor is taking
in making the world safe for democ-
racy. 1t assists us in getting better
wages, educating our children, and
having more comfortable homes for
our families. Yes, The Denver Labor
Bulletin does more than give warmth
to the body. 1t builds and protects
the very foundation upon which the
great labor movement is advancing to
realization of highest ideals in in
dustry"
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-11-09
PROFIT-SHARING IN FRANCE.
Many Systems of Dividing Net Earn
ings Developed in Seventy Years.

Profit-sharing is being widely dis
cussed in England now, in connection
with the nations war activities, and
much consideration is being directed
to experience in France, where it has
been in operation for seventy years.
There is in France society organ
lied for the purpose of promoting
profit-sharing, and this society has
been recognized by the government as
a "public utility"
In the French profit-sharing plans
generally benefit funds are instituted
10 provide for emergencies in the life
Of the workers. Ordinarily workmen
do not receive their share Of the profit
IN cash, but in the form Of fund,
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-11-09

which goes to purchasing shares in the
business or to old-age pensions.
There are various systems of profit
sharing in vogue in France. One of
these gives a percentage of the net
profits over the wages, the manage
ment, an6 the various benefit funds.
Another bases the percentage on sales
or total business done. Still other
orms base the amount given the work
ers on the dividend rate, the amount
of capital, or as a bonus at the discre-
tion of the employer. Certain COM
panies are able to share with their
workers any savings they may make
in the cost of producing goods.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-11-09
WILL DROP WELFARE WORK.

The United States emergency fleet
corporation, it is announced, has ac-
cepted the advice of trade unionists
and will drop welfare work and con-
centrate on building ships. The work.
ers assured Charles Piez, manager Of
the corporation, that too much time
was wasted. The men also object to
professional ball players and prize
fighters being given positions as fore
men and who order skilled ship build
ers to "go down in the cellar" when
they refer to the hold of vessel.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-11-09
THE SUPREME DEMAND OF THF HOUR

Hitherto democracy has that every in
right opportunity his best The
revealed deeper meaning of that fine word De-
mocracy that it the duty of
find his worker in the world Fur
thermore clear sunlight that when fails to find
place worker for the good of the world
exclusively fault but chiefly the fault of
society," the fault of all of The tasks of gov
merged tasks education and eg
These tasks times larger and than
The for unhcation of effort
make world a wholesome place in which live
S he SUPP 1eme O hour
HENRY A. BUCHTEL.
University of Denver, November l., 1913.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-11-09

company of strong girls is offered
some mighty good pay for some very
developing exercise. Miss Raines' Of
fee is on the third floor of the Bar
clay building, at the corner of Lari-
mer and Eighteenth streets.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-11-09

Birmingham (Ala.) central body and
State Federation of Labor have ruled
that every delegate must have at least
three labels on his person before he
will be seated.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-09-25
Six CaSs County
Men Included
in October call

! Cass county is to provide six men
for induction into service for the call
Of October 7. The men will be sent
/ to Camp Lewis, American Lake,
! Washington. North Dakota's quota
for this call is III men.
+ Instructions for the induction Of
the required number of men for this
call We're received by Adjutant Gen
eral Frazer from the provost mar
shall and were as follows:
! Induction Call No. 1858 upon your
! state is hereby announced as fol-
lows:
! During the five day period begin
ming October Z, complete the en-
. trainment Of 113 men to report to
the commanding officer, Camp
Lewis, American Lake, Wash. Only
white men and men qualified for
general military service may be in
Quoted under this call.
You may induct volunteers from
| the class of 1917 or 1918, not includ-
! ing any registrant Of Sept. II, 1918.
J If no volunteers appear by Sept. 25,
/ involuntary induction will be used
{ for your quota, taking same in
sequence Of order number from the
class of 1917 first.
7 Chief clerks will particularly note
! that this call is issued since Report
Circular No. 333 was issued They
will deduct from their report the
number of men called for herein in
addition to the two calls therein
mentioned, specifying from which
year they are so taken.
THE apportionment is as follows:
Adams 1, Barnes 3, Benson 2, Bill
ings 0, Bottineau 2, Bowman 1,
Burke 2, BurIeigh H. Cass G, Cavalier
8, Dickey 8, Divide g., Dunn 3, Eddy
| 2, Emmons 8, Foster 1, Golden Val
ley 2, Grand Forks Grant 8, Griggs
1, Hettinger 2, Kidder l, LaMoure
2, Logan 1, McHenry g. Mcintosh l,
mckenzie 20 Mclean 2. Mercer 2,
Morton 2, Mountrail 3. Nelson ,,
| Oliver 0, Pembina 2, Pierce l, Ram
sey 2, Ransom g. Renville 4, Rolette
1, Sargent 2, Sheridan /, Sioux 0,
Slope 2, Stark 8, Steele 1. Stuts-
man 3, Towner 2, Trail 3, Walsh 3,
Ward 4, Wells 8, Williams 8, total
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-09-25

legislature at the last special session.
has been expended, and Mr.. Box has
been divorced from the official pay
roll Of the council.
Protestations of Governor Lynn j..
Frazier to the contrary Withstand :.
ing. Mr.. Box is, to all intents and
purposes, no longer secretary OF the
state council of defense. He may
hold the title, but it is merely a
hollow honor
Several days ago 1t was announced
that Mr.. Box was no longer secre-
tary of the council Of defense. Gov
ernor Frazier Immediately issued q
statement saying that Mr.. Box still
was secretary. y~
The governor explained that the
fact that Mr.. Brown had been
elected an executive secretary OF the
council probably caused the misun-
derstanding with respect to Mr..
Box's status.
However. it has now come to light
that several members of the state
council of defense were officially
notified several days ago that Mr..
Box no longer is on the payroll Of
the state council of defense; mem
bers of the council, too. have been
advised that the whole appropriation
has been expended. and that they
will be expected to advance money
to pay their own expenses hereafter,
with the expectation, Of course, that
the legislature will be called upon
to make an emergency appropriation
Of $780, 600 when it convenes in jan
uary to take up the council of de-
fense deficit and finance several of
it's other activities. .
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-09-25
FormerA.CM Man
Dies In Action

Pte. Fred Week, %. son of j. j.
Week prominent resident Of Broot-
en-, Mimi, has been killed in action
in France, according to word re-
reived today by his aunt Mrs. J. E.
Forsberg, 1914 Seventh avenue
south, Fargo.
Private Week was formerly a stu
dent at the North Dakota Agricul-
tural college. and is well known in
Fargo. Three brothers are also in
the service.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-09-25

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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-09-25
Real

A good house of rooms, basement,
hot water heating plant, 3 good bed
rooms; fine location, convenient to
schools, carline and downtown dis
trict; will consider terms at $48OO.OO.
No. 3407.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-09-25
LONG Is THE NOMINEE

Boston, Sept 25.-Richard H.
Long, a Framingham manufacturer,
was nominated for governor by the
Democrats at the primaries yester-
day, defeating William A. CASTOR, a
Boston banker, and Edward p.
Barry, former lieutenant COVER
nor. The vote was so close that the
result was in doubt until early to-
day.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-09-25
NEW NAME WANTED

We want a new name for Aaker's
Business College and will give $500
cash or a $4,000 scholarship to the
one who suggests the right name.
Contest closes october 10. ]. Han
son, Proprietor.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-09-25
WITH A. c. PROFESSOR.

Miss Frances Gillis, who gradual
ed from Fargo high school and took
Dakota Business College special
graduate shorthand work, was
today sent to a situation with Prof.
Werner of the Agricultural College,
making eighteen with the school
publicity.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-09-25

WITH FARGO PAPER HOUSE.
Manager Cole called at Dakota
Business College for capable book
keeper -stenographer. Miss Anna
Summerfeld, an advanced pupil, was
sent. School now gets about two
positions a day-could get many
licity.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-18
American T. and T.
Bonds to Run z Years

Directors Of the American Telephone,
and Telegraph Company are scheduled
to meet in Boston to-day and announce
details of the proposed new financing
which will involve the offering to
Sstockholders Of short-term per cent
ponds convertible into stock.
1t was learned yesterday that the is
sue would run for seven years and
would be offered to stockholders at
price TO be fixed on basis "in the
proportion of $40 in bonds for each
ten shares of stock held, with the fur
ther provision that the holder of less
than ten shares shall be given the right
$10O bond" -N0 -'A 0'0
Ihat the amount Of the new Offering
Will be $44,500 900 was indicated in adj
wees from Washington to the effect
that the issue had been approved bv
the Capital Issues Committee. These
reports further stated that the bonds
would be exchangeable after two wears
into preferred stock of the company.
The syndicate which has arranged to
underwrite the bonds consists Of J. P.
Morgan & Co.. the First National Bank.
bidder, Peabody & Co., Lee, Higginson
d Co., Harris, Forbes & Co. and the
National City Company. According to
present plans the bonds are to be con-
vertlble into the capital stock of the
american Telephone and Telegraph
Company at 106 and will be dated Au-
gust l, 1918. Shareholders will be
asked to ratify the issue at q meetinS
10 be called for July 8.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-18

The fact that the interest rate
on the new certificates is to be Az
per cent led to the conclusion in
some quarters that the fourth war
loan would bear a higher rate of
interest than the third. That con-
clusion by no means necessarily fol-
lows. 1t will be recalled that Treas
ury certificates bearing 41a per cent
were issued in anticipation of the
third loan, but the bonds were put
out on Az per cent basis. The
fact is the government has to paw
more for short time money than for
long term funds, for the reason that
the Indebtedness certificates are not
distributed on the basis of a pa
triotic appeal to the country and
must bear a return. more commen-
surate with the returns obtainable
on other investments. The chances
are that the fourth war loan will
be issued on a Az per cent basis.
At present there seems to be little
doubt that it can be successfully
distributed at that rate, even with
the outstanding issues selling at
relatively heavy discounts.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-18
War Shortens
Trade Routes
Practice of Reshipping Raw Ma
terials From Mother Coun-
try Is CurtaiIed

The middleman among nations in
foreign trade is being eliminated.
Since the war the tendency has been
for colonies producing raw materials
to ship them directly to the consuming
nation, instead Of, as heretofore, to
the mother country first AS a result,
according to study just completed by
the National City Bank, trade routes
to the United States have been measur-
ably shortened.
War conditions have minimized tho
practice of reshipping commodities
from the mother country. The direct
route has come to be followed in an
ever increasing number of instances.
Tin, for example, product of the
Dutch East Indies and the Malayan
peninsula, formerly arrived here in
large quantities from the Netherlands
and England, but there has been a
sharp decline recently, whereas the
imports from the place of production
show striking gains.
From the Netherlands the importa-
tlon Of pig tin into the United States
IN 1912 amounted to more than 4,OOO,-
900 pounds, and in 1918 to $500 900
pounds, and from the Dutch East
Indies nothing. With the opening of
the war, however, the imports of tin
from the Netherands fell to 100000
pounds in 1914, 100000 pounds in 1915
and nothing in 1916, whereas the i'm
ports direct from the Dutch East
Indies grew from nothing in 1918 to
3,5OO,000 pounds in 1915, $4,000 900
pounds in 1915 and 31,0O0,o0o in the CAL
endar year1917.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-18

Some Wall Street persons have
lately expressed the opinion that
the public would soon take an active
part in the stock market and that
a great boom would follow. Posi-
bly, that is true, but if so there was
certainly no evidence Of it yester-
day. Many brokers were beard
to complain Of the absence Of
speculative interest, and it was as
serted without contradiction that
the volume Of dealings and the
course of prices were controlled
wholly by the whims of professional
traders. The selling that forced
prices off in the afternoon was not
heavy, but there was lack of buy
ing power. which made the market
appear very weak. On the whole, it
was thin day on the exchange.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-18
Tin Shortage Is Acute
Effect of Dutch Embargo Nov
Felt

Though the Dutch embargo On inc
shipment of tin from Banca has bess
lifted for a month. its effect Is nov
being felt in this country for the NM
time. While the embargo was on "
did not decrease the. amount OF tin fnss
arrived in the United States. becaass
it takes ships nearly two months 2
make the trip, and the embargo sssses
only two months. -.
The first ship carrying tin 70 ~
United States that has left Banea sanSs
the embargo was lifted Is on the n'ks
seas. The pinch from the embargo nos
being felt is manifest in the laEx 9.
Banca tin on the spot market inean,
is hardly any spot tin available. -
there is is q small amount OF Chins~
tin, which is bringing slightly noss
than 80 cents. -.
In tho tin trade there arc repexs -
that an international agreemens -
fecting the Chinese, the Dutch ana
American governments may be maee IS
fix the price of tin. Becanse g
practical difficulties Of reach!e
thsoe-cornered arrangamsnt q -
kind men familiar with the tiR =
ticn believo that tho zpknlatl 9
price Of the metal isg uni
New-York tribune., 1918-06-18

The sense of wonderment has
been so benumbed by the rapid
succession of miracles of achieve
ment in finance since America en-
tered the war that such events as
the collection of billions of dollars
of taxes without disturbing in the
slightest degree that most sensitive
piece Of financial machinery, the
money market, are accepted as a
matter of course and dismissed
with passing comment. But COM
pletion of tax payments last week
without resultant furry in money
was a source of the greatest salts
faction to bankers, because it fur
nished conclusive evidence Of the
fact that the banking system is
functioning so smoothly that in the
future operations of similar scope
will give little cause for concern.
Had the huge payments made last
week resulted in a serious money
squeeze, bankers might we'll have
regarded with concern Secretary
McAdoo's plan under which the
banks are to be called upon to pro-
vide $750,000,0o0 every two weeks
through the purchase of certificates
of Indebtedness, until a total of
$6,000,000,000 has been placed in
anticipation of the next war loan.
AS it is, they have no fear Of their
ability to meet this extraordinary
demand without undue strain.
But because bankers regard the
plan with equanimity it does not
follow that the money market will
be unaffected. On the contrary, it
is probable that the issuance of
these securities will hasten the
adoption on larger scale than hith-
erto of the Federal Reserve Boards
plans for reducing or eliminating
non-essential credits, so far as they
can be reduced without causing un-
necessary embarrassment. 1t should
be remembered that even bankers
who were inclined to regard the
question of imitation as more or less
academic a few months ago now
recognize the dangers inherent in
unlimited expansion Of credit, and
under the urging Of the Reserve
Board they may be expected to off
set in some degree the creation of
new credit through the issuance
of this huge amount of Treasury
certificates by cutting down loans
to those engaged in business which
is not essential to the successful
prosecution of the war. To the ex-
tent that they can do this imitation
will be prevented.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-18
Copper Problems
To Be Discussed

Representatives Of the copper pro-
ducers meet here to-day for confer-
ence at which matters pertaining to
distribution and sale of the metal will
be discussed. In the trade it was stated
yesterday that the question Of price
fixing would not be brought up at the
meeting, although it is known that the
copper producers and refiners ali are
strongly in favor of an upward rev;-
sion In the price schedule.
Dealers in copper report an unusually
large demand from all sources. Il Is
estimated in the trade that the govern
ment is now taking about 90 per cent
OF the total production, leaving onlv
about 10 per cent for other consumn-
tion purposes.
Despite labor troubles and difficult
ties Of transportation, slight improve
mcnt is reported in copper production.
Total domestic output Of the metal in
May, as indicated by the returns from
leading companies, increased approxi-
mately. 100000 pounds compared
with April. Final figures for the
month may show that the record output
for the year to date, 1856 ,525, 900 pounds.
produced in March. was surpassed last
month.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-18
The Windy City's Vision

Chicago is rapidly growing in i'm
portance as a financial and Industrial
centre. Friends of the Windy City"
see great future ahead Of the metrop-
oils of the West. The following Chi
cago dispatch, printed in Wall Street
yesterday, speaks for itself: Chicago
is destined to be the greatest bushes s
spot on earth. Geography so decreed.
The war is fastening its expansion and
intensive development. Sound pro-
gressive banking has had much to do
with Chicago's rapid growth. Invest
ment confidence in the local banks is
demonstrated in many ways The bank
shares are widely and strongly held
Chicago bankers have been in great
demand in Wall Street and Washington
in the past. The National City Bank,
of New York, alone has taken over half
a dozen Of our best young bankers, in
cluding McRoberts and ,ralbert. Fred
I. Kent went from our First National
Bank to the Bankers Trust, New York,
and is now the governments foreign
exchange expert"
New-York tribune., 1918-06-18
Money and Credit

Conditions on the money market
showed no important change at the be-
ginning Of the new week. At the Stock
Exchange yesterday there was a mod
crate supply Of call funds available
and the ruling rates were 5N to eA
per cent, compared with to 6h ON
Friday.
Most Of the business in the market
for fixed funds was confined to the re-
newal Of maturing loans. Rates were
Arm at 6A to per cent for the regu-
lar maturities. 1t is believed in money
market circles that there will be an in
creased supply Of time offerings as soon
as the matter Of redepositing the tax
payments with the banks is disposed Of.
Ruling rates for money yesterday,
New-York tribune., 1918-06-18

FINANCIAL MEETINGS
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
AMERICAN BRASYyH

Notice of Special Meeting of Stockholdsy.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a srs~
eial meeting Of the stockholders Of Ok
FORD UNIVERSITY PRESS AMERIcAN
BRANCH. a New York corporation. Will Es
held at the principal office of the Comnanv
No. 35 West 32n6 Street, in the Borough ~
Manhattan, City of New York ON june 10
1918, at 10 o'clock In the forenoon, for IN.
following purposes
- To act upon a proposed increase ~
5000, In the authorized capital stock ~
the Company. to wit. from 500, 900, mar
value, TO 100000. par value.
% II such proposed increase be fayor.
ably acted upon at said meeting. TO Act
upon proposed classification OF such ssoo
600 increased capital stock into $40 ooo
par value, preferred stock divided into !, ,to6
shares of the par value of 800 each. ana
100000, par value. common stock. diyidsS
into 800 shares of, the par value Of 800
each. such preferred stock to be Six Par
Cent Cumulative Preferred Stock, to be prs.
ferred as TO both dividends and assets Ia
be redeemable at par and to be issued WITH
such other terms. conditions and provisions
as may be determined upon at said meeting:
and
(3) To transact such other business as
may properly come before said meeting.
Dated, New York, May IS, 1918
HUMPHREY MILFORD, President
CHARLES c. sCHEPMOEs. Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-18
News Digest
Foreign
Paris Roursa 1

Paris Bourse Quiet.-PARIs, June IT.
Trading was quiet on the Bourse to-
day. Three per cent rentes brought SO
francs so centimes, ex coupon. Ex-
change on London was quoted at 27
sold at SO francs Is centimes.
London Traders Confident.-LON-
DON, June 17.-Money was in better
supply on the market to-day. Dis
counts were dull. On the Stock Ex-
change, though, there was no material
increase in business, a cheerful and
firm undertone was maintained. The
market took a confident view of the
general outlook. British and foreign
funds were in good demand. Consols,
war loans and Mexican bonds were the
best features. Cunard, electric and
oil shares were active and strong.
Spanish bonds were weak on a reported
plan to improve exchange rates.