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Denver labor bulletin., 1918-02-16
LABOR FOR FARMS
CO-OP ERATINE EXCHANGE
AGENCIES TO SOLVE PROBLEM.
Labor Commissioner Morrissey Ap-
pointed an Agent of Federal Depart
ment OF Labor to Act in Matter.

4 system Of cooperative exchange
agents will be the backbone of a plan
to provide needed labor for Colorado
farms during the coming summer and
fall that has been worked out jointly
by the Colorado council of defense. the
United States department of agricul-
ture and W. L. Morrissey, state labor
commissioner.
The cooperative exchange agencies
will be clearing houses to meet the
farm labor demands. State free EN-
ployment agencies, where organized,
Will be exchange agencies. County
agricultural agents will have charge
in other countries. And in counties
in which there are no defense agents
the county councils of defense will be
in charge The general plan will be
followed of having an exchange in
each small town or school district
wherever possible Local councils of
defense and committees will be asked
to cooperate with the agencies to
make the work as systematic and eff
cient as possible.
Labor Commissioner Morrissey.
Prof. w +. Foard of the department
of farm management of the Colorado
Agricultural college and David W
Thomas, field secretary of the state
council of defense. fully cooperating,
will have sole direction of this i'm
portant work in the state Commits
sioner Morrissey has been appointed
an agent of the federal department of
labor. Prof Foard has been made a
representative of the department of
agriculture for the work and Secre-
tary Thomas has been appointed farm
help specialist for the department of
agriculture.
Weekly reports of the labor supply
and needs in each community will be
had, All cooperating agencies that
can supply labor will be mobilized and
used. These will probably include in
dustrial concerns, Rotary clubs. com
mercial clubs. the United States boys
working reserve, the older school BOYS
and boy scouts.
Numerous considerations connected
with the farm labor problem will be
taken up by the directors before the
plan is put under way. Among these
are suggestions that retired farmers
be asked to return to work for the
time being to act as supervisors or to
break in" inexperienced workers. that
there be concentrations of community
group work where feasible, that strict
enforcement of the vagrancy laws be
urged, that town men crews be em-
ploycd week ends where feasible, and
that farm wages be standardized to
prevent unnecessary shifting of labor
and also to prevent exploitation both
of the farmer and of labor.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-02-16
LINCOLN ON THE LIQUOR EVIL.

Abraham Lincoln said: IF | were
better known than am, you would
not need to be told that in the advo-
cacy Of the cause of temperance you
have friend and sympathizcr in me.
When ! was young man-long ago
before the Sons of Temperance had
an existence, in a humble way.
made temperance speeches, and think
] may say that to this day ! have
never, by my example, believed what
! then said. | think the rea-
sonablc men of the world have long
since agreed that intemperance is one
of the greatest, IL not the very great
est, of all evils among mankind. That
is not a matter of dispute, believe" "
-tFrom Reuly to Sons of Temper
ancc in the White House, Washington.
D, C., September 20, 1867
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-02-16
HIGH COST LIVING
WAGE INCREASES ARE INSIG-
NIFICANT, SAYS REPORT.
Average Wholesale Prices in United
States Last Month Were 81 Per
Cent Over July, 1914.

Wage increases Of 8, 10 or 20 per
cent are insignificant when compared
with increased living costs that are
acknowledged in the first report of a
committee of economists appointed by
the government to study the purchas-
ing power of money in war time.
On the question of living costs, the
committee says:
''The living cost and the level of
commodity prices in general are now,
as we are all aware. extremely high,
The average wholesale prices in the
United States last month were 81 per
cent above that of July, 1914; that is.
the purchasing power of money over
goods in the wholesale markets has
been almost cut in half.
THE rise in retail prices of foods in
the same period has been 81 per cent.
This means reduction to less than
two-thrds in the purchasing power
of money over foods in the retail mar
kets. Abroad the rise of prices has
been even greater.
Between 1896 and 1914 wholesale
prices in the United States We're ris-
ing at the average rate of only one
fifth of l per cent per month; but
even that small rate, long continued,
was enough to make the II. C. of l.
"A very painful fact"
The committee opposes the plan of
citizens borrowing money from banks
to buy liberty bonds. ms this tends to
increase bank credits and force in
creases in commodity prices,
THE frank and honest way of saw
ing is by spending less or earning
more" says the committee.
a warning note is sounded on the
results that will follow the business
as usual" theory, which will prevent
necessary saving and economic shift
ing that is essential to win the war.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-02-16

tion from India, Great Britain is suf
fcring from shortage of cottonseed.
and oil cake for dairy cows is steadily
rising in price,
New Zealand's wheat acreage for
the new crop is estimated at lS9, 900
acres as against 2l6.000 acres last
year New Zealand has been COM
PEELED to import about 100000 bush
els of wheat from Australia.
A Swedish physician. DR.. Carl
King, has discovered serum for scar
let fever which reduces the death rate
in severest eases from 20 per cent to
II per cent. He began his experiments
during the widespread epidemic of the
disease in Stockholm. Blood was
taken from healthy patients who had
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-02-16

II it's in The Bulletin. its true.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-02-16
UNCENSoRED NEWS SCRAPS.

The Presbyterian board of foreign
missions has 1858 missionaries on its
rolls.
The Methodist church in Japan has
gained about - per cent in member
ship during the last year.
The deposits in the 29i postal saw
inCs banks thruout Bulgaria have
reached the unprecedented amount of
81 .S20.S00.
A curved ladder has been invented
on which drowning persons can be
placed and drawn into boat without
danger of capsizing it.
Owing to difficulties in transporta~
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-02-16

recovered and serum made from this
was injected into the veins of the sick.
The habit Of monkeys to initiate
the actions of man is utilized by wild
animal catchers in taking the agile
creatures captive, The hunters meth
cd is to walk about for some time
within sight of the wild monkeys,
wearing short boots. Then the boots
are taken off and gum is placed in
them, after which the men withdraw
from the scene. Before long the cur
iosity of the initiative animals gets
the better of their caution and they
try on the boots. Their feet stick. and
they are easily Popular
Mechanics Magazine.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-02-16

Secret service men guarded two
tons of coal recently delivered to Pres
idcnt Wilson at the White House.
After it was in the bins White House
attendant carefully swept up the pre-
cious dust. The President gets his
GOAL just rs other people do, in small
lots only.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-02-16
\ POOR FINANCIER.

He-"We'll have to give up our in
tended summer trip. My account at
the bank Is already overdrawn."
She-"Oh, John. you are such i
wretched tinancier. Why don't you
keep your account in a bank that has
plenty Of money ?"-BoSton Tran
script.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-02-16
HOPE FOR THE ZEBRA.

Next to snakes, the zebra is the
most perfect case of delirium trcmens
in the animal kingdom.
But the zebra's case isn't utterly
hopeless. His stripes are bad, but he
might take lessons from peroxide
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-02-16
Profiteering Is Aid to Labor Unrest.

Too often there glarng inconsistency between
democratic purposes in this abroad and auto
cratic conduct of some of those guiding industry
home This inconsistency emphasized by episodes
the Bisbee deportatons.
Personal bitterness and more intense industrial
strife inevitably result when the claim of loyalty is falsely
resorted to by employers and their sympathizers
of defeating sincere claims for social justice.
tho such claims be asserted time of
80 long prohteering is comprehensively pre-
vented to the full extent that action
prevent It, Just long will of inequality disturb
the fullest devotion Of labor contribution the war;
While the unrest in the Pacific Northwest lumber
fields focuses the eight hour day the commission
eves the lumber operators themselves by their unyed
trades organization OF
men, have created the opportunity for the l. w. W.
This uncompromising attitude on the part of the
employers has reaped for them organization de-
structve rather than constructive radicalsm says
report The / w. W is filling the created by
the operation The red card large numbers
thruout the Pacific Northwest Membership in the l.
w W. by implies belief in or understanding
of its philosophy To majority of the members
bond of fellowship According to the estimates of
servative students of the phenomenon very small per
of the l. W. W really understanding follow
of SubverSve doctrine.
The l. W. w. is seeking results by dramatizing
evils and by romantic promises of relief The hold
W. W. is riveted instead Of weakened unmaCinave
opposition the part of employers the correction
real grievancesan opposition based upon academic
that granting Just demands will lead demands
aganda in the Pacific Northwest will its strongest
advocate Counter propaganda and positive education
then have an opportunity suppant fanatcal doc
trines'
The settlements of all the situations taken up pre-
viously have been announced While the commission in
vcstigated the celebrated Mooney Francisco
and has recommended that President Wilson his in
fuence with the of California get Mooney new
made public here. The commissions recommen
dation on that subject previously had been published
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-02-16


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Denver labor bulletin., 1918-02-16

The government reports I2.i70, 900
acres of winter wheat sown, the larg.
est acreage in history, but under con-
ditions not ms favorable as last year.
However, n crop of 5S2 900 900 bushels
is within the possibilities. Last wears
crop was 4ls,000,000 bushels.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-02-16

Beats them all. La Belle DC cigar;
union made in Denver.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-14
English World Speech

Attention, schoomaster!
English is going to be the language of the world
Even the Germans need it. (For large reasons nclud-
ing future culture and commerce)
English speech is made up Of words adopted and
adapted from pretty nearly every language living dead
From the Philippine it got "hke" From the
world it gets "camouflage." That's one wav the
language grows.
1t is the native tongue of the dominant peoples of the
world todaythe peoples to whom all other races look for
food and freedom
Language is the great bond Of unity in any country
America may study other languages for cultural or
commercial reasons.
But English is going to be first and foremost
Every citizen must have a chance to learn it.
More schools More teachers! Better Americanza-
ton night schools!
These the needs of Now
Let's fill them. Schoolmasters to the front!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-14
Fit for Self Government?

Germany is becoming disuned and riotous every
day.
Germans may not be fit for self-govenment.
They've had experience
Government has been thrust them from the days of
the robber barons and the first Hohenzolerns, until
Their free cities" of old petty tyrannes, nothing
better.
Olden Germany the home of the secret tribunal.
the Vehmgercht not of popular elections.
Russia shows what happens when people get rid Of
autocracy.
Intoxication Boshevism
Germany reels,
Autocracy didn't produce unity in Germany. Jealousy,
hatred hedged Prussia North hated South Germany Fac
onsm developed in spite of verboen signs from Posdam
Now the harvest OF disunion.
Germany always misgoverned alien peoples Ex-
ampes? Asace-Lorraine Bohemia, Poland. African col
ones, invaded territories.
Is the genius of government in the German mental
outfit?
Wen see, shortly.
The affirmative side looks dubious.
If Germany can't govern itsef-then what?
Tutelage? By the allied powers? AS the Fipinos
and have been tutored by the United States?
Perhaps! Is that what Arthur J. Bafour meant when
he said the other day:
There will be great many states created in Europe
for which the League of Nations must care.
Democracy is not suit of clothes that can be put
at any stage of development"
No. Nor do autocracies teach and fit men for
democracy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-14
Listening to the Crate Fire

The wood-fire in the open CRATE.
The quiet hour of wintry evening
Who does not revel in the combination?
The pictures in the flames. The musings as the IRE
crackles the only sound in the stiffness.
Ancients in Persia. in other lands and tunes, wor-
SHIPPED fire. ,e.,
II was the symbol of purity. of publication.
Poets have found the fire on the hearth an hspna-
ton.
Painters have seen pictures in the glowing Goals
We see them too in the silence of the evening ume
But the wood-fire in the open CRATE is more than a
sign of personal prosperity more than setting Tor
dream-pctures.
It's symbol of action.
It's picture of ambition.
It's an Indictment TO endeavor
The flames are still while there's material 10
reach. -.
Reaching reaching, grasping. keeping, never content
idle.
Action That's what the wood-fire in the open CRATE
IS saying. .
The flames leap high and higher long as there IS
fuel to feed them When the fuel is consumed the flames
wither and die
Ambition must be fed That's the lesson OF the fire
You can't get the fire of ambition to burn In the worker
brain to energze hand unless it is fed and fed again
Take away incentive make labor ineffective ana the Ia
borer's ambition dies.
And what is man without ambition? An AK
without edge
Employers need to think about this To get the best
out of the man. give scope ambition. Put incentive be-
fore him. Put a light in the window of the goal
The wood-fire in the open CRATE is an Indictment to
endeavor There is no ideness in the fire There is full
We look into it and inspired
We ought all to have an open woodfre.
Set your mark there the CRATE. Help the other
fellow TO do the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-14
JUST ABOUT FOLKS
God Said. 4 Am Tired of Kings. v
by REV. CHARLES STELZLE

They're Just ms rough and coarse
as they ever were. The war hasn't
given them back 60 ua with any of
the slime alouRhed Off. they're Just
plain cuas words, and there's still the
third commandment to be- reckoned
with
Thou shalt not tsli,e the nsmc
of the Lard thy God In vain. for
the Lord will not hold him guilt.
less that talseth Ills name In
vain"
And the law on the statute book >
OF the state or municipality against
swearing has not yet hcen repealed
Like most other reforms. the way
60 pat them across IL 10 begin with
ourselves. and IL will help nightly
In this instance IL We start In Co re.
form the world by reforming our.
selves,
no real ladies ever swear
Why no That is. II YOU mean US.
Ing the shoeklngiy bad language one
sometimes hears on street corners.
Hut they have little words Of their
own which serve all practical pur.
poses when they need 20 use strong
language. as, for example. when they
hit their thumb nails instead OF the
nails they mean to drive home.
mean such words aA-but YOt'
know what they are. you've probably
used them yourself. even II you are a
man
And. so far AS the SIN OF swearing
Is concerned. it's Just about as bad
for some people to SAY fudge"
when they feel like -~--. as Il is TO
say a regular eurs word
For. after all. It's how a man
FEELS rather than what he SAYS
that viii be counted against him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-14

And yet. It isn't 40 long ago that
swearing was regarded as "unEentle-
manly 60 say nothing about its he
Ing "uniadylike
Noa that the war il over. and we
are beginning to settle back into "A
normal way Of living and speaking.
why wouldn't It be good Idea 90 cut
out tho cuss words from our vocsbu'
iary7
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-14

who swors as they
went over the top
and we like To tell
how the command
Ing officer OF the
lost battalion
sent back word u
the Germans whe
asked him 90 sur
render 10 so u
HEIR
Even preachers
have taken e
eussing In tho pull
pit. especially as
they talked about
what should be
done with the kal
ser.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-14
Roll Call Begins Monday

The Red Cross roll call begins Monday. Every man
and woman who believes in humanity should be enrolled
IN this greatest of all humanitarian organizations Know
ing neither creed color territorial boundaries the
Red Cross is entitled to support from everybody
To heal the wounded and TO feed and house the needy
that is part of its great mission Wherever there is
suffering to be eradcated wherever there is pain to be
aiayed, there the Red Cross goes. And be enrolled
as Red Cross member will cost you but dollar a year
The world is still fH Of number of things bat Seven
sons verse about the happiness Of kings is antiqnted
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-14

In lifting the ban on Christina"
gifts the War board should have
made Il plain tina; gifts 10 father ar"
not restricted 10 suapcndcrs. HiipperS.
handkerchicfs. socks and neckuoN.
let us no, b. too hasty In abusing
William Hohcnxollern for having a
big supply Of food on hand. Possibly
no saw what was coming and was
preparing 10 open a dshcaisssen
shop.
IL II reported that Great Britain
has number OF ships that can eroes
the Atlantic at an average speed OF
So knots. Tha; sounds plausible.
does Il knott Yes. !, does knot.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-14
Have You Done All?

What are you doing to keep Seattes honor flag I'M
arred what are you doing to help the city fill its War
Savings Stamps quota? Are you buying stamps for
Christmas presents? Soldiers and sailors will appreciate
them as gifts Are turning your useless metal to the
Metal shop, Fourth ave- and Pine ST., in exchange for
stamps? Have bought all the stamps you can? Have
you bought the limit for each member of your family for
each member of firm? The quota be filled by
the end of the year -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-14
Things Worth knowing

Porous plastsrn are never used 20
cover Hath.
A large number Of good natur~d
folk wear spats.
All airplansm have fly wheel.
Havana wrappers are not made by
dressTnakers.
Henry Ford's Newspaper Ia 10 BE- a
weekly He should have started a
daily. It's seven times an much fun.
But prap~. being a weekly. Henry's
paper may avoid some Of these.
which we found recently in the
daiiieH:
AN organization Is being organ.
lied"
The following program will be fol
lowed
'Ths open season for rabbits opens
wednesday.
The urgency OF this action was
urged"
We've heard OF the yellow peril.
but the yeiiowest thing we ever
heard Of Is the Germany navy.
Some federal s,austician says
there will be six years more Of war
taxcs. Too bad. But its a great
deal pleasanter to pay them TO Uncle
Sam for six years than to pay them
TO the kaiser for one.
what has become OF the old fash
Toned folk who used to think kitch-
ener was prisoner In Germany
No doubt they are comforting with
those other o. f. (. who thought Cas-
sic Chadwick didn't die. but that she
escaped from the penitcntiary in a
coffin.
a New York paper says, Women
are in overalla to stay" And they're
likewise In coraets 20 stay.
a Fairly Deep Hole
The Cherry on a Gas Co. are drill.
ing south OF Superior. about Is miles
into Kansas.--Lincoln Neb) State
Journal.
Seen In book store window.
Girls OF Ga" by heck. they remain
girls till they're past so.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-14

Swearing has been nopulariked by
the war We've forgiven the soldiers
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-14
STARSHELLS
IT MAKES Us THIRSTY

IT MAKES Us THIRSTY
Just what was lt that President
Wilson and President roincairc had
in their glasses when they toasted
each other this morning.
Overheard In q Street Car
First Passenger looking at car.
,oon In star yesterday showing VII
son being Rugged by Madamoiseils
Franccl. Gee. Ia like to sec that
hug
second Passenger: We'll. Wilson
would like to see II. too"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-14

A WORD FROM
JOSH WISE
Tn man int DOS
an don't think an
tn ono th't thinks
an don't do make
u fine team.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-14
SYRUP Of FIG"
CH|LD'S LAXATIVE
Look at tongue! Remove poi
sons from stomach, liver
and bowels

Accept California" Syrup OF
Figs only-look for the name Cali
fornia on the package. then you
are sure your child Is having the
best and most harmless laxative or
physic for the little stomach, liver
and bowels. Children love It's de-
licious fruity taste. Full directions
for childs dose on each bottle. Give
1t without fear.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-25
BACK FROM TEXAS

w. R. Tucker, OF the Agricultural
Extension Department of the Allan
ia, Birmingham & Atlantic railroad,
has returned from Texas with a train
load OF cattle for South Georgia
farmers. Most of the cattle were
shipped to Thomas and Grady coun-
ties, where large surplus of feed
stuff was raised this year. The cattle
is said to be some of the best ever
shipped into this section for beef. The
agricultural extension department of
the A. B. & A. was very successful
last year in placing thousands CT head
of Texas cows along their line and
most of the purchasers OF this cattle
last season have again asked for
stock for this season. The cattle is
shipped here entirely at the risk OF
the shippers and the success OF this
first sale, which took place in Thorn
asville yesterday will no doubt en-
courage the shipment OF other train
loads into this territory.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-25
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
PRESSING FORWARD

With the American Array North
west of Verdun, Oct. 25.-Americam
troops attacked today northeast of
Grand Pre- and are pushing ahead.
Progress was made also west of Ain
creville (between Grand Pre- and the
Mouse River). The Yankees encoun-l
tered hot fire from German machiae
guns and artillery in that district.
Heavy German counter attacks had
been delivered during the night in the
zone northeast of Grand Pre-, causing
the Americans to yield some ground.
1t is reported that the Germans
have begun to evacuate Clery-le-
Grand, Is miles east by northeast of
Grand Pre-.
The weather during the morning
was misty.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-25
BREWERY TURNED INTO
FINE PACKING PLANT
The Gold Acme Brewing Company
Plant in Macon Now Modern
Packing Plant.

The plant of the old Acme Brew
ing Company which was turned into
an ice plant shortly after prohibition
went into effect, is now a modern
packing plant. November second will
mark the formal opening of this plant,
the fourth to be built in Georgia and
one of the largest in the entire south.
This day will be known as Pack
ing House Day." 1t will be the first
time the general public has had an
opportunity to visit this million dollar
plant.
The Salvation of the South and the
Southern farmer, who is the backbone
of the South, is Investigation. Mil
lions of dollars worth of western
meats are sold in Georgia each year,
when the cattle could be raised here
and would be much more profitable
to the southern farmer than the cot
ton crop
Preparations are being made to-
wards making Packing House Day"
a big event.