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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03
The Cirque Ports

The cinque ports oi England are
the five ports, Dover Sludwieh
Hyihc ltomney ana lnstng IN
Saxon and succeeding times they
were bound to furnish ships ioi he
purpose OF repeling INVASION and IN
return were granted >pccl0l privileges.
Rye ANA Ninchelsca were AFTERMATH
added 90 them To be appointed var
den Of the cnque ports is stlll con
, sidcrcd very high honoI.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03
Hadn't Quite Understood.

Much amusement was created m n
NJ bomne (AuStralia) criminal court
recently when slightly deaf Juror
was being sworn, The Judge repeated
10 him the words. 81 swear by AZ
mighty God so to do' VIII rcc' tAc
iurymm declared. Il Sweer by Al
mighty God I'm sorry for you!"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03

The maclstrom of Norway is dam
gcrouS whirlpool off The coast of Nor-
way caused by rushing of the cur
. rents of The ocean in a channel he
tween two OF the Loloden iSlands. and
intensified 80 times by contrary winds,
TO the destruction (accordmg to' the
storicS) often of small craft caught
in the cddicS of II, and sometimes of
whales attempting to pass through &C.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03

Brazil WAS discovered In l500 by
Pedro Alburez, the Portuguese navi-
gator. IL was colonizcd by Portugal
enrly IN the sixteenth century. In
ISL it rcamc independent From that
TINT time until 1889 Il was an empire ;
since 1859 il has been a republic.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03
DON'T NEGLECT A
RHEUMATIC PAIN
Go after IL with Sloan's
Linisnent before it gets
dangerous

Apply n limc, don't Tpb, let It Scre-
iycic, and--good-by twingcl Same for
external aches, pains, strains, stiffness
Of joints or muscles, lamencss, bruises.
Instant relief without mussiness or
soilod clothing. keliablc-the biggest
selling liniment year after year. Eco
nomical by reason Of enormous sales.
Keep a big bottle ready at all times.
Ask your druggist for Sloan's Liniment.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03
SPLINTERS

A profteer is without honor even In
his own land.
The fellow with the shallow mind
Is NOT the one who has the clcarest
thinks.
Politics Is an instrument which pro.
duces dlscord when played, II Is al
ways out Of harmony with the other
party
what mystlncS most people Is whore
these lazy. overfcd restaurant flies
get the pep 10 be- 50 disgustingly play
ful at times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03
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STATISTICAL NOTES

The Mormon church In Utah =,
has turned over TO the govern 3
ment it's wheat reserve of 100000
bushels, collected from titheS.
Frank III. Bull the millionaire
steel magnate. who died recent
ly. left $2,000,O0O 10 war suffer
ers in northern France and Bel
GUM.
Thirty thousand women and
girls Of Austria have been driven
by hunger to join The labor bat
talions working near the Aus
trian front.
Every company Of American
soldiers abroad Is allowed to
adopt one war orphan. The to-
tai cost TO each soldier is -
cents n month.
ansneAsHepsH4sqsusrss9s
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03
Card of Thanks

We wish hereby, TO express our
sincere thanks to those ueighbors
and friends who so kindly assisted us
during the illness and death OF our
father and also % those who sent
flowers and mass cards
Miss Helen Hogan.
Miss Josie Hogan,
Miss Mary Hogan,
John Hogan
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03
IN. 4 Movie Character.

"Noncy won't hiring happiness, my
boy" 81 don't cApect 10 be happy.
wnnt TO hr known us dark and
gloomy old millionaire. - Louisvlll,
Courier Journal
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Denver labor bulletin. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-19??, 1918-06-01
u. S. SERVICE FLAG
IDEA ORIGINATED WITH A MAN
IN CLEVELAND.
i, Is Not an Official Emblem OF the
Government. Tho Usage and SEN
timent Give II Recognition.

In response to many inquiries with
reference to the service flag, its orr
gin and established usage, the follow
ing memorandum has been prepared
from the best available information
not as an official, authoritative state
ment, but to answer such inquiries and
for the information and guidance Of
those who may desire TO follow il.
The service flag is not an official
flag Of the United States government.
The idea was, so far ms we are ad-
vised. an entirely novel one. the credit
for the conception of which appears
to be due to r. l.. Queisser Of Cleve-
land. Ohio, who designed and patented
the present flag. II has. however,
taken such firm root in popular senti-
ment and has been of such beneficial
influence that il is officially recog-
nized. and everyone who is entitled
TO fly it is encouraged and urged to
do so.
Mr.. Queisser was formerly captain
of the machine gun company, Fifth
Ohio infantry (now 1a5th United
States infantry, from which he was
retired because of an accident. He
thus states the origin of the flag:
Shortly after April 6, 1917, when
war with Germany was declared, the
thought came to me that both of my
sons, who were still officers in the
guard, would again be called out, and
wondered IL | could not evolve some
sign OF symbol by which it might be
known that they were away in their
country's service, and one which would
be to their mother visible sign of
the sacrifice her sons were making.
The inspiration of the service flag
came to me in that manner"
Denver labor bulletin. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-19??, 1918-06-01
MACHINISTS' ADMINISTRATION TICKET
VICTORIOUS IN REFERENDUM ELECTION
James OConnel President Department. Defeated
for A. F. of L. Delegate; Director General McAdoo Emi-
mates Wall Street Rulers of Railroads. Which
Doesn't Grieve the Operating Employees.

showed totals of from 2S.024 for Gau-
thier and 27.46S for Keppler to 1856
for Kelton.
Johnston Reelected President.
For international president Johnston
received S5,962 votes, against 22,7S3
cast for ]. A. Taylor of Seattle. Tay-
lor was the only radical on the oppo-
sition. ticket, according to admins
tration men, and he was supported
by the conservatives only because they
had no candidate of their own who
might win.
For international vice president, ].
F. Anderson is reelected by Sc, l23,
against 22,2l6 for p. ]. Conlon. Sec
retary Treasurer Dawson and Editor
Hewitt are reelected unopposed, by
over $4,000 votes. j. A. McClelland
is made vice-president for Canada by
54,2S2 votes, and ]. Foster is sent
to the Canadian Trades and Labor
Congress by 40,775 votes to 1882
cast FOR r. ]. Failon.
The general Law committee COM
prises II. F. Nickerson. c. H. Taylor,
C. l.. Brunson and II. Greutzner, with
ID. McCallum for Canada.
Delegates chosen to the A. F. of
L. for two years from July are /:
A. o. Wharton, Kansas City; j. j.
Connolly. Boston; H. w. Brown, New
ark; c. F. Grow, Los Angeles, and
VIM. Schoenberg. Chicago. Wharton
got 50.150 votes and Schoenberg 29,-
S4S. The defeated candidates were
James O'Connell, 24,SSS; J. ]. Nc
Entee, 22,1S3; T. Donahue. 22,217;
(Contiased en- Page Fsurl
Denver labor bulletin. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-19??, 1918-06-01
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, JR., AND WIFE
ATTEND LUDLOW CEREMONIAL AT
SHAFT UNWILLING TO STRIKE VICTIMS

tion now Live ones are And the
more alive they are the more use they
are to Uncle Sam. The highest eff
cheney can come only from decent liv-
ing conditions for themselves and fam
lilies and living wage which will in
sure them subsistence in reasonable
health and comfort --
THAT is why the national war labor
board has discarded the old formulas
of arbitration, which consisted mainly
of splitting the difference between the
lowest terms each side to the contro-
versy would accept. We are approach
ing the question from an altogether
different angle.
I'VE are looking at labor not as a
commodity, but as the flesh and blood
of America"
Denver labor bulletin. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-19??, 1918-06-01
DENVER'S OILERS
MUST HUSTLE JOB
CITY TO FORCE ABLE-BOD-
led MEN TO WORK.
All Loafers Between Ages Of is and
55 viii Be Put to Street Cleaning
Unless They Find Useful Employ
mcnt During Period of the War.

Every able-b bodied man in Denver,
rich or poor, between the ages of is
and 55. must stop loafing and engage
in some useful occupation under an
ordinance introduced in the city coun-
ell Monday night by E. " Holland. 1t
will come up for final passage next
Monday night
Denver is the only city with such
an ordinance, tho three states. New
Jersey, Maryland and West Virginia,
have passed similar state laws. The
state laws and the Denver ordinance
are intended to only cover the period
of the war and are known as Stacker"
laws
The ordinance was first proposed by
Robert W. Speer and at the time of
his death he was working on it with
James A. Marsh. city attorney, who
drew the ordinance. The ordinance
provides penalties for violation of a
fine of not less than 500 or more than
$500 or by Imprisonment of not more
than ninety days, or both, and those
convicted may be put to work on the
streets of Denver or in any other pub
lie -7,rk of the city.
Main Points of Ordinance.
: The main points of the. ordinance
are covered by these sections:
Section /. That during the Pc
riod of the present war it shall be
the duty of every male person in the
city and county of Denver between
the ages of is and 55 years, physi-
cally able to work. whether with or
without means of supporting them
selves. to engage in some useful em-
ployment, occupation, business, trade
or profession for at least thirty-six
(36) hours during each week.
"Sec. 2. That the provisions of this
ordinance shall not apply to students
while attending educational institu-
tions or to persons temporarily here
seeking rest or recreation, having the
means of paying their own expenses,
or to persons regularly employed TAX
ing customary vacations, or to per-
sons temporarily unemployed by rea-
son of differences with their employ
ers. or to such seasonable or other
regular employment, as required in
the proper discharge of their duties,
less than the minimum number of
thirty-six hours mentioned in this or
dinance, or to persons who have been
regularly employed and who are out
of employment for not exceeding
seven days, seeking other employ
ment."
Denver labor bulletin. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-19??, 1918-06-01
ALL SOLDIERS TAKE INSURANCE
Men Passing Thru Fort Logan Apply
for Maximum Amount.

Every soldier expects to come back,
but just the same they are not taking
any chances of leaving the family
without some sort of protection. il
the insurance figures at Fort Logan
are any guide to the secret feelings
The men passing thru Fort Logan
have taken out 1884 policies. total
ing 1921 ,92l 500. The average amount
is s9.642.63. The maximum amount
allowed is $4,000.
As soon as the men have been re-
ceived at the recruit depot and ex-
amined for physical defects, if ac-
cepted, they are taken to the post in
surance office and the details of the
law are explained to them. Then
they are allowed to sign for what
they desire. within the limit.
The rapid rise in the amount of in
surance indicates that the number of
men passing thru the Fort Logan re-
cruit depot is increasing at high
rate.
Denver labor bulletin. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-19??, 1918-06-01
ny LAURENCE TODD
Especial Representative The Denver Labor
Bul1etiu-l

WASHINGTON, May 27.-James
O'Connell, once president of the In
ternational Association of Machinists
and still president of the Metal Trades
Department of the A. F. of l.. has
been defeated for election as dele
gate to the conventions of the A. F.
of l.. from the Machinists for the
years 1919 and 1920. The ticket sup
ported by the Johnston administration
in the Machinists international has
swept the field. in the referendum vote
Just completed The general executive
board. controlled by the Johnston
group by four votes against three.
during the past year, will henceforth
be six to one against the conserva-
tive group led by O'Connell and Pres
ton.
These are the high lights of the
tally sheet. They show that the Ma
chinists have endorsed the Johnston
ticket, chiefly made up of moderate
Socialists, for every office except one
place on the executive board. Former
Vice-President Harmon came in by a
margin Of PIG votes over V. Gauthier.
]. j. Keppler. and Walter Ames Of the
old board are defeated. The new board
is made up Of President William John
ston, Secretary Treasurer f. C. Dav-
ison, and T. J. Savage, C. 7. Nichol-
son, Robert Fechner and II. j. Carr.
Savage got SS,l35 votes, Carr S1,460,
and Harmon 2S,240, while losers
Denver labor bulletin. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-19??, 1918-06-01
BIG-4 DANCE AT DENVER AUDITORIUM
NETS $4,000 FOR RED CROSS FUND
Railroad Brotherhoods Auxas Stage Spectacular
and Successful Ever in Rocky Mountain Dis
trict; Greatest Pleasure Was to Look Upon
the Sea of Happy Faces.


Fifteen thousand dollars will be
added to the Red Cross fund thru
the Big-4 Ball held in the City Audi
torium Wednesday night. And it was
some ball Fifteen thousand tickets
were sold at 81 each. the sale zone
extending from Omaha and Kansas
City on the east. to Salt Lake and Og-
den on the west, and from Cheyenne
to Fort Worth nVfth and south. Those
who bought tickets and couldn't come
have the satisfaction of not only con-
tributing 70 noble cause, but that
they aided in the biggest and best
event Of its kind ever recorded in the
Rocky mountain region.
IL was given under the joint aus
pices Of the four railroad brother
hoods and auxiliarics-Brothe of
Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen,
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and
the Order of Railway Conductors. The
entire proceeds go to swell the Red
Cross fund.
Many Visiting Delegations.
There were numerous visiting dele
cations Of railroad men, their wives.
daughters, sweethearts and friends
Special trains brought 500 from Ster-
ling and way points, 200 from Greeley
and Boulder, 800 from Pueblo and
200 from Colorssio Springs.
Preceding the dance program re-
cital was given by Clarence Reynolds
Denver labor bulletin. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-19??, 1918-06-01
TUNNEL ENJOYS
GIVEN A HEARING
REPRESENTATIVES ARE IN
WASHINGTON.
Press Reports Say the Project to Bore
Thru James Peak on Modat Road
Impressed the National Rail-
road Administra ators.

Prospects for government aid in
boring the Moffat tunnel were consid-
erably frightened this week, accord
ing to news from Washington. Den
ver's delegation of railroad men, la
Dor representatives and coal opera
tors who went there to ask the gov
ernment for financial aid for boring
the proposed tunnel was given a hear
ing Tuesday, according to press re
ports, and it is understood that the
committee made a favorable impress
sion on the administration Of rail
roads.
The delegation set forth the benefits
that would accrue to the government
thru the building of the tunnel, ir
that 1t would afford commerce a di-
rect gateway thru the country for the
movement of food and coal supplies
and also the effect that it would have
or the future operation of Westerr
roads. The delegation stated that the
sum of $4,000, 600 should be made
available at once for the project.
W. G. Evans. Samuel NJ. Perry, ]
c. Osgood. Lewis Hayden, J. NJ. Nc
Ilwee. w. n. w. Blayney. Ralph G
Moser and.J. II. Mitchell formed tbs
delegation The two latter are rep
resenting the Denver Trades and La
Dor Assembly. They appeared befor'
John Barton PAYNE. counsel for ths
director general. and Edward Cham
bers. assistant director general, anc
other high officials in the railroad ad
ministration.
Denver labor bulletin. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-19??, 1918-06-01

1917, to June 1, 1918. The iron and
brass molders and coremakers of
Colorado are 100 per cent organiza-
ton, having It's members in Denver,
100 in Pueblo and rs in Colorado
Springs.
The wage agreement is result of
conferences between representatives
of the union and the Colorado Foun-
drymen's Association, held in Denver.
The committee representing the union
in these negotiations consisted of
Jacob Masching, chairman; E. W.
Uebel, A. Z. Bevins, Harry Krug,
William Everman and Ed Kern, men,
bers of Denver Iron Molders Union
No. 1SS. The agreement was reached
without the aid of an international
representative for the union, or any
Outside help" for the employers. All
dealings were directly between the
parties Immediately interested.
The first Saturday in June and each
alternating Saturday during the year
shall be considered a holiday, in addi-
tion to the following: New Years
day, Washington's birthday, Decora-
ton day, Fourth of July, Labor day
Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Arbitration of disputes is provided
for in the following section of the
new agreement:
Section 6. In the event of a dis.
pute arising between the molders anc
coreniakers in the employ of any ol
all of the foundries above named, tn.
matter shall be referred to a gr;ev
ance committee of three representa-
{ tives from each side, who shall imme
diately meet and endeavor to adjus
the difficulty. If they cannot decid,
L = Sats a.
party can call upon the service of tn.
president of the l. NJ. u of N. A. oil
his deputy in an effort to have the
! dispute adjusted. Pending the adju
dication of the dispute and until every
effort TO settle shall have been ex.
hausted. neither party to the dispute
shall discontinue operations, but shall
proceed with business in the ordinary
manner"
Denver labor bulletin. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-19??, 1918-06-01

on the new municipal organ, from 0
to $3.50 o'clock This was rare
treat for the visitors. and each num-
Der brought rounds of applause. The
Fort Logan military band and Loh-
mann's fifteen-piece orchestra, sta
toned on opposite sides of the great
Auditorium, furnished music for the
dancing.
1000 in Grand March.
When the grand march began at
$3.50 there were four thousand or more
dancers on the floor, and two or
three thousand waiting in the foyers
for chance to get on the floor. After
few minutes, looking on the scene
from one of the boxes, one could not
tell where the line began or ended
in fact, there was no end to it. The
immense floor space was one great sea
Of happy, smiling faces.
In the boxes and parquet chairs
of the thcater section, hundreds who
could not get on the floor to dance,
looked on and enjoyed the unique spec
tacular, for to many the mere sight
OF SO much human happiness all in
one bunch was the most impressive
features Of the evening.
Pillows Sold for $2,500.
Refreshment booths stationed on the
side lines did rushing business with
ice cream, lemonade and sodas. Two
large sofa pillows were auctioned dur
ing the evening by committees Of the
Denver labor bulletin. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-19??, 1918-06-01

ladies' auxil;aries, at 10 cents per
chance, and the sales amounted to
50 500. All went to the Red Cross.
During the course of the evening
the members Of the women's auxil-
iary of the b. of l.. E. presented f. +.
Dunleavy of the Red Cross with n
hand worked blanket to be used in
the memorial ambulance to the late
Mayor Robert w. Speer, funds for
which are now being collected.
Praise for the Committee.
The dance was originally planned
for May II, but because of the funeral
of the late Mayor Speer on that date
was postponed until Wednesday night.
Chairman f. l.. Mitchell and the
committee which labored so faithfully
to make the affair such a huge sue
cess are deserving Of unstinted praise.
Denver labor bulletin. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-19??, 1918-06-01
DENVER, COLORADO, SATURDAY, JUNE l. 1918
IRON MOLDERS AND COREMAKERS GET
IA WAGE INCREASE OF S1.25 PER DAY
Beginning Under Agreement With Colorado Foundymens
the Schedule Is So Eight Hours; Colo
Iron Molders Have Increased Wage
81 Per Day in One Year.

Beginning today, June /, wages of
iron and brass molders in Colorado
will be So per day of eight hours,
with price and one-half for overtime.
This is an increase of SIPS per day
over the schedule which has pre-
vailed during the past year. II af-
fects $50 molders and coremakers en-
ployed in the iron foundries and brass
shops of Denver, Pueblo and Colorado
Springs.
One year ago the scale was raised
from 81 to $4.75 per day, and now it is
boosted from S475 to So. being a total
increase Of 50 per day from June l,
Denver labor bulletin. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-19??, 1918-06-01
POSTAL ZONE LAW
RULES TO GOVERN MAILING OF
PAPERS AND MAGAZINES.
Becomes Effective July l and Will
Greatly Increase Cost of Placing Pc
riodicals in Homes of Subscribers,

Regulations establishing the zone
system of postal rates for newspapers
and magazines have been issued by
the postmaster general That part
of periodicals devoted to reading mat
ter, after July /, is assigned rate
of u cents pound for the first year
and / y cents thereafter.
The portion of periodicals devoted
to advertising matter is assigned
zoned rates running from u cents
to 3A cents the first year. In 1919
the regulations provide a scale run
ming to 5l2 cents, while in the third
year the charge is raised to ~. cents
in the farther zone, and in the fourth
it is raised to 10 cents. intermediate
zones take rate proportionately in
creasing.
To make effective the discrimination
between the weight of reading matter
and advertising, the regulations pro-
vide that all publishers shall file a
copy of every publication marked to
show the percentage of each. Pub
fishers are also required to separate
publications in mailing in accordance
with the zones to which copies are
destined.
The separation can be avoided only
by the filing of circulation estimates
showing the percentage of publica-
tions going into the different zones.
Denver labor bulletin. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-19??, 1918-06-01
CONGRESS VOTES HAWAII DRY.

By final vote of 337 to 80, the
House of Representatives has decreed
dry Hawaii for the period Of the
war and such time thereafter as the
people of the islands have failed to
take affirmative action for restoration
of the booze traffic. The bill was put
thru the Senate in short order by
Senator Sheppard. The overwhelm-
ing vote shows the end Of the influ-
ence of the Milwaukee watchdogs Of
the brewery. They were not only
beaten but crushed into humiliation.
after desperate fight.
Denver labor bulletin. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-19??, 1918-06-01
WALSH DEFENDS LIVING WAGE.
Labor Not Commodity, but the Flesh
and Blood of America.

A writer in the New York World
quotes Frank P. Walsh of the national
war labor board as follows:
Because labor demands a suffi-
cient income to keep itself in good
working condition we often hear it
criticised for lack of patriotism. 1t
would be the stupidest sort of patriot
ism that would demand anything less.
Dead workers are of no use to the ma
Denver labor bulletin. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-19??, 1918-06-01

The king Of Siam has a bodyguard
Of 400 trained and armed women do
ing service in its capital.
Denver labor bulletin. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-19??, 1918-06-01

It's a wise baseball player, in this
period of enlisting and being traded
that knows his own master.
Denver labor bulletin. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-19??, 1918-06-01

American cats are killing the rats
in the trenches. Here is another tri-
umph for Uncle Sam "over there"
Denver labor bulletin. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-19??, 1918-06-01

On complaint of the Madison Coal
Company Of Madison. Wis, several
miners have been convicted under the
state must-work law. These workers
were discharged from the company's
employ because they joined the Min
ers Union.
Denver labor bulletin. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-19??, 1918-06-01
DENVER RED CROSS FUND EXCEEDS
QUOTA BY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
scribed during the week. SO that his
total now exceeds 900.
Donated for Enlisted Employee

One of the fine evidences of the pre-
vailing spirit was shown by many en-
ploying firms giving from $40 to 500
each for former employees now in the
national army.
The Big-Four dance of the railroad
brotherhoods and ladies' auxiliaries
Mt the City Auditorium Wednesday
night was expected to add to the Red
Cross fund about $4,000.