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Denver labor bulletin., 1918-03-16
CITY WORKER MAY BE IN
DUCED TO TRY COUNTRY LIFE.
Labor Committee of State Council of
Defense Fix Schedule Which Will
Apply to Northern Colorado.

Farm laborers of Northern and
Northeastern Colorado are to be Of
fered every inducement by farmers
this spring to remain in those sections
and stimulate increased crop produc-
tions.
Wages, granting an increase of fully
25 per cent over last year, were rati-
fed Wednesday at a conference be-
tween county agricultural agents,
chairmen of the production committees
of seven county councils of defense,
and representatives of the farm hands
at Greeley. The increases are effect
i've March Is.
Boulder, Larimer, Weld, Adams,
Morgan, Logan and Sedgwick coun-
ties are included in the plan of crop
stimulation and the solution of the
threatened labor shortage. The con-
ference Wednesday was the result of
meetings by defense councils, where
farmers and farm laborers discussed
the situation.
Wage Scale Ratified
The Greeley meeting was in charge
of David W. Thomas, field secretary of
the Colorado council of defense, and
was called for the purpose of ratify-
ing the wage recommendations.
CNltl VIC llt" 6ldlt 6AuE lt Lltil
who are regularly employed will re-
ceive $50 and board during March,
April and May; $50 during June, July
and August; $50 during September,
October and November The average
wage for this class of work last year
was from $50 to S35 month and
board.
Married men who board themselves
will get $40 during March, April and
May; SIS during June, July and Aug
ust; $50 during September, October
and November The usual wage last
year was $50 or $50 month.
Day laborers on farm or ranch will
get at least SO a day and board. Last
year they were paid not more than
$3.50, and many received 81 day and
board. Teamsters will be paid $3.50
and board against SO last summer.
Potato pickers will receive 7 cents a
sack.
Scale Is Graduated.
The wage scale is graduated so as
to encourage farm laborers to follow
the crops during the growing season
and remain until after the harvest.
Work on the sugar beet fields gener-
ally is paid on the basis of so much
an acre for contract work Last year
it was $22 an acre, and this year the
tentative figure is $24. This price
may be changed, depending on the
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-03-16
THEME, INDUSTRY AND ETHICS
Civic Forum Meeting Tomorrow
Night of Interest to Labor.

The civic forum program tomorrow
(Sunday) evening at the Plymouth
Congregational church, Fourteenth
and Lafayette, promises to be of spe-
cial interest to labor. The theme will
be Industry and Ethics"
The speakers are f. w. Hid, gen
eral manager of Denver's Tramway
system, from viewpoint of employers; |;
w. F. Hynes, legislative representa-
tive of four railroad brotherhoods,
who has been brakeman, conductor,
foreman and engineer, will speak from
viewpoint of employe; DR.. George A.
Warfield of department of sociology,
University of Denver, from viewpoint
of the university professor.
Community singing at 7:3O. Open
forum at conclusion of speeches.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-03-16
INJURED AT LUNCH; GETS PAY

The Kentucky state workmen's COM
pensation board has ruled that where
an employe is injured during the lunch
hour the accident arises 'out of and
in the course of employment" A
woman worker overturned pot of
tea in a local factory and the en-
ployer held that the injury was not
associated with her employment. The
board held that "quenching thirst or
relieving hunger, performance of
which is necessary to health and com
ment, and if the worker is injured dur
ing their performance the accident
arises out of and in the course of the
employment"
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-03-16
SHOOTING MAIL THRU THE AIR

The postofiice department will in
augurate its aerial postal service be-
tween Washington, Philadelphia and
New York not later than April 10.
and it will be conducted for one year
as part of the airplane training serv-
exceed 300 pounds of first class mail,
occupying a space of not more than
twenty-five cubic feet, will be carried
each trip. 1t is expected that the trip
between Washington and New York,
n distance of 225 miles, will be made
inside of three hours, including n stop
at Philadelphia.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-03-16
Russia Must Fight to SaUe Her Honor

freedom opposites. Where Germany
freedom dies AS Germany pnges into Russia just fast the
opportunity Russian blessings
spiked helmet
no liberty.
The people stop the German hordes
The whole world looks and longs
rising people the German
help smash the foe of the civilized world.
against
will to
fraternity demo-
peoples of world
salvation the
protection. There safety except in strength.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-03-16
CONDUCTS ANTI-LABoR LOBBY

In its investigation Of methods en-
ployed by meat packers in this coun-
try, the federal trade commission has
made public "A number of letters show
ing that the packers maintained an
anti-labor lobby. The letters range
from advice to increase the employ
ment of negro labor and caution to
drop union men at Denver without al
lowing trade unionism to appear as
the cause to opposition against the
eight-hour law in Illinois, and against
a Kansas act intending to regulate and
shorten hours Of women.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-03-16
400 GO ON STRIKE
CONTINUED from Page one)
Employers Offer 2-Cent Raise.

ing in price, we reserved to ourselves
the right to request a further increase.
Employers Offer 2-Cent Raise.
"Since last January we have been
negotiating with the owners, endeavor-
ing to secure an advance in the scale
from So to 65 cents. The best the own
ers would do was to make an offer of
81 cents per hour, which is but cents
advance per hour. This we refused to
accept.
"At the time we made the agree
ment to work for So cents per hour we
asked the principal owners to sign
articles of agreement with US. This
was refused, and the only formal
agreement was "a typewriter copy we
had made, but which was never signed
Ex-Judge G.. w. Musser has been
endeavoring for several weeks to avert
the strike we threatened His efforts
were unavailing, for as late as
Wednesday, at the Brown Palace ho-
tel, he made an offer to Lewis Scar
ing of the Denver Engineering works,
George J. Leyner of the Leyner Engi-
neering Company and A.. II. Skaer of
the Rock Drill Company, who were
appointed a committee of three by
the owners, of which they are mem
bers, to handle the situation, to try
and secure our consent to accept 5S
cents per hour. This they refused to
consider.
Government Work Affected.
eve, as union, then notified the
bosses that if we went out on strike
we would remain out and consider no
offer than the original one we de-
manded, of 65 cents per hour"
There are five shops in the city
working on machinery necessary to the
government in its production of war
materials. These are manufacturing
marine engines and constructing coal
hoisting engines. The owners claim
the union has broken its agreement by
striking, as by the terms agreed upon
last July the union reserved the right
only of asking for an increase in the
wage scale, and that its action in
seeking to compel such increase is not
permissible under the terms of the
agreement.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-03-16

more, Mondell, Morgan, Norm, Nelson,
Nolan, Oliver of New York. Phclan
Porter. Rankin, Reed. Robbins. Rob
erts. Sherwood. Siegel, T. +. Smith,
Stafford, Tague, Taylor of Colorado.
Thomas, Walton, woodward and Zihl-
man.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-03-16
DIAGNOSED.

First Nurseries very feverish,
and his temperature has risen to 105
degrees.
Second Nurse-I think he must be
going to propose, dear. - London
Opinion.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-03-16

ing in price, we reserved to ourselve
the right to request further increase
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-03-16
me Optimistic
Philosopher

SINCE THE STATE CONSTABU-
laries shot bootlegger to death on
the highway leading from Cheyenne
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-24
Hon. L. E. Birdzcll Denouoces Log Rolling and
Joker Practices in Legislation--A Judicial Opin-
ion Affecting Proposed League Amendment

In a recent issue of the North
western Reporter Justice l.. E.
Birdzell of the North Dakota su-
preme court is rendering an opin-
ion in which he sharply rebukes
practices now. proposed under the
League amendments.
Justice Birdzell was endorsed
and elected by the Nonpartisan
League in 1916. Read what he
says; consider it carefully. Mr..
Birdzell is an able judge and has
given the subject much thought.
Here is the amendment propos-
ed at the coming election. It will,
if adopted, remove from Section
202 a protection which every con-
stitution in the United States pro-
vides for the people and against
the politicians.
Section 202 in Article Is as.
amended by Article 16 Of the
Amendment. Any amendment
or amendments to the constitu-
ton. of the state may be pro-
; posed in either house of the
legislature, and. if the same
shall be agreed to upon roll call
by a majority Of the members
elected to each house, it shall
be submitted to the electors
and if a majority of the votes
cast thereon are affirmative,
such amendment shall be a
part Of this constitution.
Amendments to the constitu&
ton of the state may also be
proposed by an initiative peti-
ton of the electors /; such petit
ton shall be signed by twenty
thousand electors at large and
shall be filed with the secretary
of state at least one hundred
twenty days prior to the cleo,
ton at which they are to be
voted upon, and any amend
ment, or amendments so pro-
posed, shall be submitted to
, the electors and become a part
Of the constitution, if a major
ity of the votes cast thereon
are affirmative. All provisions
Of the constitution relating to
the submission and adoption Of
measures by initiative petition,
and on referendum petition
shall apply to the submission
and adoption of amendments
to the constitution Of the state.
Section 262 of the constitution,
as it now stands. contains after
the word Constitution" at the
end Of the first paragraph of the
proposed amendment above quot
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-24
|, the following very important

ed, the following very important
words:
IF two or more amendments
shall be submitted at the same
time they shall be submittedin
such manner that the electors
shall vote for or against each
of such amendments separ-
ately."
I This is omitted by the men who
drafted the proposed amendment.
Why?
Justice Birdzell gives the an
swer on page 847 of Vol. 1853 of
the Northwestern Reporter, in adj
vance sheets for October 10, 1918.
Remember, he is speaking of that
part of the present constitution,
omitted from the proposed
amendment, which requires that
two OF more amendments must be
separately submitted to the vot-
ers.
":Such a constitutional provi-
sion is designed to prevent the
submission to the voters, as
one amendment, of distinct
propositions that are so far dis
I, connected and independent Of
leach other as to have no direct
relation to a general subject.
The vice it is designed to pre-
vent is analogous to the log
rolling and joker practices
which are so familiar to stu
dents Of legislation, and which
are generally sought>to be pre-
vented by constitutional pro-
visions requiring an expression
of the subject of legislation in
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-24

the title Of the bill, and that the
legislation shall concern but a
single subject. 1t prevents the
linking into one proposition Of
distinct amendments where
I there might be an attempt to
join them together for the pur-
pose of giving unmerited sup
port to an amendment which
might be thought to be un-
popular, or for the purpose of
: defeating a popular measure by
burdening it with an unpopular
one. It compels each distinct
amendment to stand upon its
own merits, and relieves the
voter of the embarrassment
that would be occasioned by
his being compelled to vote
against a measure he deems de-
sirable in order to defeat one
that he does not favor; or if he
should deem it the lesser evil,
to vote for the proposition he
favors and at the same time
F., cast his vote in favor of an
amendment that is distateful to
him."
Suppose two amendments were
proposed at a general election. AS
a matter Of history you know that
at every election for years two
or more amendments have been
submitted. Suppose one is to en-
able the state to build terminal
elevators and the other is to re-
peal prohibition and legalize the
sale of intoxicating liquors in the
state. If the proposed amend
ment is adopted the two amend
ments may be submitted together
and you would have to vote for
both or against both. You could
not vote for one and against the
other. This is precisely the evil
Justice Birdzell criticises; this is
the evil which the proposed
amendment lega1izes.
Do you want to be compelled
to swallow a bad amendment you
don't want in order to get a good
amendment you think should be
adopted?
Do you want to restore the
s"joker practices" Justice Birdzell
speaks of, once the favorite game
of politicians?
Why do the men who wrote
these amendments want these
joker practices put into effect?
Why were they made hard>to
understand?
Dc you know who wrote these
amendments?
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-24

This little sentence
protects us against
Joker practices,'' as
the judge shows; it
makes it possible for
us to sift and vote for.
good amendments
and against bad
amendments.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-24

"H.N .-+
Read what Mr..
Justice Birdzell says
about this provision
in the constitution, as
quoted in the feature
editorial from the
Normanden, repro
duced on this page.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-24

rolled bill the little word mot? Do
you know that. the omission of a word
or a sentence from a law Or a constitu-
tional amendment may make a bad
law Of a good bill?
The men who wrote the proposed
amendments think you do not know
these things; they think that you don't
know that they have omitted from
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-24

section 202 one sentence which above
all others in the constitution protects
the rights of the people and makes eff
fective their right to vote on constitu-
tional questions. They have rewritten
section 202 so that the politicians may
force down your Threats a bad law with
a good one you want; or force you to
reject a good law because there is tied
to it a bad one you don't want.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-23
Agricultural Draft Advisers.

Agricultural advisers. one OF whom
is to be associated with each district
draft board in the country, are to be
announced soon by the Department
of Agriculture. which is appointing
them after consultation with agricul-
tural leaders in the various States
The Agricultural advisers in ac-
cordance with a plan agreed upon by
the War Labor Policy Board, Provost
Marshal General Secretary OF War
Secretary OF Agriculture, and Secre-
tary OF Labor. are to present facts to
the draft board relative to the supply
OF necessary agricultural workers.
The War Department must raise
an army; military needs are first.
says letter from the department to
those advisers already selected. The
advisers will aid in this in such way
as will least cripple agriculture and
industry"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-23
MATTINGLY

Mrs. Mary Beavin was the guest OF
her daughter, Mrs. Walter Brickey
and Mr.. Brickey last Sunday.
Mr. John kaysinger and wife of
Pisgah are seriously i'll Of pneumonia
following an attack OF influenza.
Mr.. Corbet Keenan, has been visit
ing his parents. Mr. and Mrs James
Keenan, and other relatives has re-
turned to his camp at Atlanta, Ga.
\ telegram came to Cloverport last
Saturday from Winoka. Okla, an
nouncing the death OF Mrs. Ben Taul
who was the daughter OF MIR. and
Mrs. James Furrow who formerly
lived near here now OF Oklahoma.
The many friends and relatives OF
dear Nola as she was called in her
girlhood will be grieved to hear OF her
rntimely death.
Mr. VIM Basham's family and Mrs
J. Matthews family are suffering with
influenza
Mrs Otis Taul OF Louisville is Wis
iting her father. Mr. Tom Hawkins
and other relatives here
Clarence Hambletou Of Mattingly
who j. employed at Louisville is re-
COVERING from the influenza.
\ fine son was born to the wife
OF Tom Mason OF Mattingly oct -.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-23
Some Bargains i'm Breckenridge
County Farms

No. / lIG't 0Crrs, uu pike two miles from
HardirShurg. lun acres level land next to
pi,c.5G's acres rolling all can be cultivated,
90 acres meadow. II acres pasture, ~ acres
wheat ~uwu. = acre, good apple orchard.
plenty OF good water. all land fenced lime
stone soil itcc oi rocks, ha, Gruom cottage
in good condition, good tobacco barn, 10 acres
capacity. good lG stall stock barn, and good
corncrih, I'm hu. capacity. Price Slu51n.
n cash, balance IN annual payments.
No ~ acres, on pike two mile, from
Hardiusburg, l:,D acres slightly rolling. IL
acres rough, acres bottom, ~ acres in
grass ~ acres IN apple orchard, neat rcsld-
cnce. has splendid new IL room two story
residence with hardwood floors fronting on
pike, good eight stall stock barn. good tobacco
barn 10 acre, capacity, all land fenced and
well watcred, all limestone soil and Tree ot
rocks with exception Of 10 acres rough
Der. ordinary house and barn. Price 3,'in
payments,
No 3 2:sIH acres ON pike two miles from
Hardinshurg, leo acres level, balance slight
ly rolling, all good limestone soil Tree from
good white oak timber on level land, IL
acres in apple orchard, ~ acres wheat sown,
has splendid new room two.story residence
with hsrdwoo floors. fronting ON pikt, tenant
house .fariy good stock barn large tohaIc
barn and corncrib. Good school house is
located farm. Price Si6,350. IL cash,
balance IA . annual payments.
No. 4 $50 acres ! miles from Clovcrport
I mile from small inland town, Ion acres fine
creek bottom, 80 acres rolling. 1D acres
billy. ~ acres wheat sown, practically ali
land under good fence. splendid two-stoTy
residence, I tenant house, large new stock
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-23
Big SPRING

Mr.. and Mrs. Van B. Nelson have
sold their farm to Messrs Withers
Muldraugh for $4,000
Mrs. Jonas Lyons and daughter,
Miss Julia Loyns of lrvington were
dinner guests Friday OF Mrs. +. A.
Strother and daughter, Miss Zelma.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivy Blankenship who
have been living in Indiana for the
last few years have returned and have
bought a house from Mrs Frank
Hill and will move into same as soon
as they can get possession. Mr.. Blank
enship will open blacksmith shop in
the Martin shop which has been
closed for years.
Harve Andrew Lyons and sister.
Frances of Louisville who have been
with their grandmother. Mrs. Sue
Miller for week left Friday for lrv-
ington to visit their uncle, Mr.. Jonas
Loyns and Mrs. Lyons.
b. S. GARRISON spent the week end
here. He and sister. Mrs. l.. A. c.
Kemper are now at the Puritan.
Louisville for the winter.
Miss Myrtle Moorman was called
to Louisville last week to see her
brother. Raymond who was IN with
flu.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-23
Moved Into Their New Home.

Mr. j. d. Babbage Cloverport, Ky.
Dear Friend: As we have moved in
to our new home now will ask you
to please change the address of our
paper. Father, brother and myself
are all well and doing fine out here
in Denver. 1t is through The Brock
enridge News that we keep in touch
with our Kentucky friends Respect
fully, Rebecca Cissell Simons. 2315
Hook St. Denver, Col
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-23
Doing Canteen Work.

In recent number of the Louis
vile Daily Herald were pictures of
Louisville women who were doing
canteen work at the Union Station
in that city. Among these women
is one from Breckenridge county. Mrs.
II. ii. Kemper who has been made
Lieutenant in the service and who
is nobly doing her part in making a
soldiers life happy, Mrs. Kemper is
taking course preparatory to going
to France:
The canteen workers wear attrac-
tive uniforms in French blue and
gray and their work consists mainly
in preparing and serving the most
appetizing lunches gratis to al the
men in uniform who are in transit.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-23
LODIBURG

Mr. and Mrs. Hewitt Gibson and
baby were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Keys last Sunday.
Miss Mamie Decker after a months
visit to her mother at Leipsic Ind.
returned home last week.
Misses Ruby Payne. Ada Pearl
Payne and Willie May Deacon were
the guests OF Miss Eva Payne last
Saturday night
Mr. and Mrs Grayson Payne and
daughter. Ada Pearl and son. Ernest
Mr.. and Mrs. Mercer Basham were
the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Keys
last Sunday.
Oscar ADHESION and Nina Adkisson
OF lrvington visited their uncle. Mr..
and Mrs Grayson Payne last week.
Mrs Bob Adkisson OF Irvington,
visited her sister. Mrs. Grayson
Payne last week.
Charlie Bruce has sold his farm to
J. ID. Tucker consideration $1,000
cash.
Henry Landcaster sold his farm to
Charlie Macy consideration 5000 cash.
A. NJ. Hardin was in Louisville with
a carload OF cattle and hogs last week.
Mrs Batcman who has been with
her daughter OF French Lick, Ind. for
the past six months has come in to
spend the winter with her daughter,
Mrs A. NJ Hardin.
Mrs Sam Brown and children of
Louisville are the guests of her par
ents, Mr., and Mrs !, W. Brown this
week
Mrs Helen Avitt visited Miss
Zelma Avitt at Mystic, last Sunday.
James Bruce has gone to Illinois
Charlie Bruce was in Cloverport,
last week.
Adam Basham was in Irvington
last Saturday
f. b. Stern of Louisville who has
been the guest of Mrs Helen Avitt
returned home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar French visited
Mr.. G.. r. French OF Mystic last Sun
day.
Mrs. J f. Payne and daughter
Miss Ruby were the guests OF Mr.
and Mrs. Charlie Basham of Union
Star last Monday.
Adrane eastman has gone to Hi
nois
Misses Jessie May Bruce, Mamie
Decker, Ruby Payne, Gladys Sketo,
Della and Willie May Deacon. Messrs
James Bruce, Keith Norton. Eden
Parr Willie Macy, Forrest and Hub
ert Philpot, Wallace, Virgil and Mar
vim Payne were the guests OF Miss
Wanda Robertson last Sunday.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-23

Mr., and Mrs, Frank Hilf have
bought the Drane property and will
move into same assoon as Mr.. Bewley
can move. $500 consideration.
! Mrs Lilliemae Scott and daughter,
Miss Maryeleanor have returned from
Louisville
I Mr.. ]. III. Meador has been at West
Point for ten weeks assisting his SON
in-law, T, c. Williams in his store.
]. w. Moorman was in Louisville
last week
! DIR. C. b. Witt did not go to Camp
Green as reported last week We are
still hoping he will be released as
there is no other doctor here nor
none closer than ten miles.
Mrs. ID. c. Moorman of Glen Dean
and Pierce Hardaway of Bewleyville
spent Sunday with her aunt. Mrs. f.
A. Strother.
| Mrs. X. S. Dowell left last week
to spend the winter with her daughter.
Mrs. Lewis jenkins near Louisville.
JEFF Trent sold his farm near town
to Bernie Doweli. Consideration
$1,000.
J. ]. Morris went to Louisville
Friday.
! z. c. Martin went to Elizabeth
town. Saturday.