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Denver labor bulletin., 1918-08-10


can Federation of Labor to the St. Paul con-
vention, which is as follows:
Federal Employment Bureau.
When our nation began changing from
peace to a war basis of organization, it became
evident that the supply OF labor power was OF
fundamental Importance in order to insure the
necessary number of workers to maintain con-
tinuous production. Because OF cessation OF
immigration and the draft, the situation had
changed so that only thru efficient distribu-
ton OF workers could we make such use OF
our labor to insure necessary war produc
ton.
For years there had been in this country
such numbers OF workers to be employed in
any trade or calling that the new condition
resulted in a persistent and general cry OF
scarcity OF workers Even the most casual in
vestigation disclosed the fact that there was no
real scarcity OF workers; that in some locali-
ties there existed an insufficient number OF
employees for a particular trade, but almost in
variably there were workers out of employ
mcnt and seeking a chance to earn a living 1t
was evident that the trouble was not scarcity
OF workers but the absence OF proper employ
ment agencies and ways and means for effect
i've ALLEGATION OF workers.
Many conferences between representatives
OF wage earners and representatives OF the gov
crnment. who had to do with employment and
production, helped to focus attention upon the
necessary remedy.
There existed in the department OF labor
under the immigration bureau an employment
bureau. The department had asked Confress
Tor an appropriation OF $4,000 to enable this
division to meet the existing problem. Con-
gress refused to vote the appropriation asked
and set aside S25o,ooo for this work. The con-
ferences held and the arguments presented by
those vitaly concerned, convinced the Prcsi-
dent OF the United States that there was an
immediate need for permitting this govern
ment agency to operate on adequate scale
He therefore turned over to the department.
from the war fund.- in his keeping, a sum of
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-08-10
DENVER'S INTERNATIONAL WAR BABY
ARRIVES HOME AND TELLSALL ABOJJTT
First Child Born With American Forces
Honors and Arrived in Paris Hospital as German
Flers Were Bombing the City-But
Read Her Own Story.

Dcnver's "most international baby"
arrived home from the war zone this
week. with papa and mamma, all in
fine health and spirits. A few weeks
ago The Bulletins Optimistic Philoso-
pher told Of the birth in Paris Of
Baby Kennedy, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Kenneth A. Kennedy, Y. NJ. c..
A. workers at the front. The baby
gained international renown because
Of being the first baby born with the
American forces overseas, and by hav-
ing English, American, French, Ital-
ian and Belgian doctors in attendance.
Nurses from France, Armenia and
Portugal also were on hand to make
the arrival of Miss Kennedy even
more of an international event.
The homecoming and experiences Of
the parents in Trance, together with
q vivid word picture Of our boys over
there is SO well told by Richard Milton
in the Denver Times, who interviewed
Baby Kennedy, now seven months old,
that the story is reproduced here.
(By Richard Milton.)
ven-months-old Marjory Kenne-
dy gurgled and cooed and with wide
and wondering eyes peeped out from
her little pink blanket at the inquisi-
tive stranger. For moment she
seemed to hover in indecision between
ordering him out Of the house per-
emptorily or bidding him hearty well
come. Courtesy gained the upper hand
and then, in soft little nuances Of
sounds, she told her story, which in
terpreted into grown-up talk went
something like this:
Eyes, sir, I'm the first American
baby to be born with the American
expeditionary forces. Honored? Ger
tainly. feel 1t quite distinction.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-08-10

Peat brick are being retailed in
Dublin ut a penny each, instead Of
three for penny, the price before
the war.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-08-10
BY EARL R. HOAGE.

HE question has been pro-
pounded many times, what is
the United States employment
servicef OF what value is the
service to employers of laborf
OF what service can the bureau
be to employees, or men and
women seeking employment
The above questions can be
aneu~araI -, ,art H., o,,At,.ex Al,
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-08-10

report OF the executive council of the Amer
can Federation OF Labor to the St. Paul cor
vention, which is as follows:
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
ADVENTISTS STRESS
mission MOVEMENT
Special Services to Aid Young Peo-
pie Held in All Churches.

In almost every one of the thousands
OF Seyenth-day Adventist churches in
North America the services yesterday
were given over to the young peoples
missionary volunteer movement, rep
resenting more than 5000 young peo-
pie throughout the world.
The avowed purpose of this ORGAN
izaton Is "The Advent message to all
the world in this generation" and its
motto, The Love Of Christ Con-
Us"
The program presented in the large
Takoma Park church was representa-
tive Of those given in all the churches
OF the North American Division Con-
ference. The first paper. by Elder A.
@. Daniels. president of the world con-
ference. was on THE Opportunities
and Responsibilities Of Our Young Peo-
pie" He referred to the present hour
IN the worlds history as that period
that Immediately precedes the end of
the world"
In symposium twenty-eight Young
people told of the benefit the Mission
ary Volunteer Society had been to
them. From this it was evident that
this young peoples organization is a
great power for good all over the
world.
Prof. NJ. E. Kern, world leader in the
young peoples work among Adven-
usts, had prepared a paper read at
this service, entitled, THE Outlook for
1915"
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
OFFER LEGAL ADVICE
TO u. S. FIGHTING MEN
National University Faculty Mem
bers Organize for Free Service.

A Soldiers and Sailors Legal Aid
Society has been organized by the
law faculty OF the National Cniver-
sity Law School. The object was to
afford an opportunity for soldiers
and sailors to get legal advice with
out charge from competent counsel
The society also will be prepared to
give similar advice and service, not
requiring attendance upon courts, to
dependents of soldiers and sailors.
Those desiring such service may
call in person, or by telephone, the
secretary OF the Law School, John L.
Cassin, suite 60l Southern Building,
telephone Main 5S17. who will assign
the case to a member OF the faculty
This plan was communicated to the
Acting Judge Advocate General Of
the army. who stated:
This office is in hearty sympathy
with any effective method which
may be employed by members OF the
legal profession whereby legal aid
and assistance may be given to sold
iers and their dependents. 1t is be-
lieved that the members OF the fac
ulty of the National University can
render real service in the work
which they propose doing, which is
in line, 1 am pleased to say, with
the patriotic services now being
rendered by many lawyers through
out the country"
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
Aaron" Tells Medium
War Will Not End This Year

The war will not end this year.
fThere will be an international peace
cunference this April. which will bring
no peace.
The coming year will see a large
increase in insanity and crime.
'Appalling numbers of clOudbursts.
hdods and similar disasters will occur
during the next spring and summer.
These are a few of the striking an
nual predictions OF the Spirit Aaron"
CofnmuniCated yesterday through the
1nsdiumship of Mrs. Zaida Brown
Kates in the Cosmos Theater. under
the auspices Of the Unity Spiritual
Church. The communications are
made On the first Sunday of each year.
Mrs. Hates declared that the spirit
informed her that Alsace-Lorraine
would be restored to France within the
year. The United states will enjoy
year Of national prosperity.
The spirit Aaron. through the me-
dunn, also prophesied that the coun-
tries of South America would become
actively engaged in the world war.
Government ownership of public
utilities was declared to be in store
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07

for the near future Telephone owner
ship especially was asserted TO be COM
ing.
The spirit appealed for national
unity and carefulness. A large harvest
would be gathered, according to the
spirit, but many would want for food
next winter.
A great religious revival will follow
the war, it was stated. The keynote
to the coming religion will be love.
Following the predictions, Mrs. Pearl
Butterfeld sang silent Night" and
Holy City" Mrs. Buchanan sang
several other famous songs.
At the beginning of the services the
entire audience rose and sang the
Star Spangled Banner"
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
New Demands to Gust
Senator La Toilette

New demands for the expulsion OF
Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette, of
Wisconsin, because OF his alleged
disloyal utterances. have reached
the Senate. They came from MEM
bers Of the Vigilantes, the national
organization of authors and writer's,
with headquarters at sos Fifth ave-
nue.. New York.
All the letters were delivered to
Vice President Marshall. Under a
previous ruling, he declined to Law
them formally before the Senate.
but announced from the chair he
would refer them to the senior mem
bers from the States in which the
writers reside.
The letters numbered about forty.
They probably will be referred to
the Privileges and Elections Commit
tee, which is investigating charges
against Senator La Toilette.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
SIGNAL CORPS WANTS
MORE SKILLED LABOR

The ground division of the Signal
Corps wants specialists Men subject
10 draft may apply for this duty and
be Immediately inducted into the serv-
ice. according to War Department
announcement last night. They will
be sent to Fort Leavenworth. Men of
the following trades should immediate
ly apply:
Chaufreurs. motorcycle drivers and
gas engine repairmen for duty In field
and telegraph battalions; telegraphers.
both wire and radio: telephone mon,
including switchboard operators, re-
pairmen and men skilled in repairing
lines; telegraph and telephone line
men; photographers, still and moving;
homing pigeon men: radio men IA
miliar with installing apparatus, and
men qualified as cooks, clerks, black
smiths, meteorologists, cobblerS and
cable men.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
OPPOSES PLAN
TO SAVE COAL
IN SCHOOLS
Representative Vestal De-
clares Nonessential Indus
tries Must First Close.

Protest against even preliminary
consideration of closing schools, or
running them part time. because of
the coal shortage, was registered
yesterday by Representative Albert
II. Vestal of the House Committee
on Education. The Indiana men,
Der declared that this action would
be tantamount to rating the schools
less essential than all the GOO nom
essentials suggested by the Railroad
War Board.
THE proposal TO close the schools.
or run them on part time" Repre-
sentative Vestal said. should not
be considered for one moment while
all the non-essential industries are
in operation. II Il Is ever neces-
sary to let the coal shortage affect
the educational system, this time
should come after less fundamental
factors in life have been affected,
and not before.
I'VE should see that theaters, big art
galleries, moving picture houses, candy
factories, and a thousand and one
other things are sacrificed, before even
touching the schools. No matter what
else has to be suspended during the
war. the school system should be
maintained unimpaired.
THE proposal to keep the schools
open next summer Is absurd. In the
first place. 1t Is too hot over most
of the country to permit children to
sit in small. ill-ventilated rooms San
itary conditions would be impossible.
And in the second place, children of
school age. especially the boys OF the
country districts. are needed in farm
work during the summer. They will
be needed more than ever this year.
because OF the shortage OF faru labor
due to the draft.
Under government control OF the
railroads, it may be possible to boil
ster up the coal situation, so that
schools need never be shut down for
want Of coal. But IL It Is not. the
schools should be the last thing af-
fected instead of the first. as gem
orally proposed"
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
KAISER HIDES
FROM TROOPS
WHEN ABROAD
Precautions in Belgium Elo-
quent of Fear and Dis
trust of Own Men.

London, Jan. 6.-FDar and dis
trust by the Kaiser of his own
army are seen in an aacoJnt of the
manner in which the Gecman En-
peror travels through Belgium,
which has Just appeared in the
Daily Chronicle from the pen of a
correspondent OF that paper. The
account is as follows:
whenever the passage of the i'm
perial train Is to take place the
fact is not known to the chief rail-
way officials until the same day and
to his subordinates not until a
quarter of an hour before the ar
rival. In the station the lines are
all kept free.
Guards Stack Arms.
All workmen on the occasion.
whether Belgian or German, were
dispatched outside: and access to
the station was forbidden. This ap-
piled to all passengers as well.
The military guards occupying
parts of the station and the envi-
rons were ordered to leave their
posts and pile their arms.
The only persons allowed on the
platform were the station master,
his employees appointed to work the
signals and the military chief. There
was no guard of honor, no mani
festation whatever.
Officials Get Nervous.
This clearing OF the station takes
place at every station through
which the train passes, which il
does at the maximum regulation
speed. At Brussels the detraining
took place opposite the Royal Rog-
Ter. which is military post since
the occupation.
During the presence OF the Kai-
ser the officials always display the
utmost nervousness, in fear OF any
thing taking place, and they always
breathe a sigh of relief when the
master has gone. The fact that
even the military are obliged to re-
tire and pile their arms seems to
suggest a distrust of his own
army"
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
D. C.Postoffice Business
Jumps 1910 in 3 Months
Increase OF $2o9,9oS 80 Over Last Year Due to
Higher Rates, Says Report
of Officials

Postal receipts for the city postoffice
for the quarter ended December 81
list increased 3L2J per cent over the
receipts for the same period in 1916.
Gross postal receipts at the city
postofice for the three months of Oc-
tob6r. November and December. 1871,
totaled So, ,5S253, an increase of s209.-
9ael3O over the receipts for the same
three months in 1916.
High Postal Rates Cause.
The increase in receipts for the quar-
ter just ended: officials said. was due
principally y the increased postage
rates established by the last session
O[ Congress
Not all OF the increase was due to
the increased postage rates, however.
a, good part of it coming from the
gfeatly increased business of the local
pestofice since the beginning of the
war.
Since war was declared more mail
has been handled by the postoffice
here than ever before in the same Pc
ried. More than 81 per cent of the
matter handled has been free. draft
literature and regulations issued by
the provost marshal general of the
army going forward daily in carload
shipments.
More than one hundred million
pieces of mail from the Treasury
Department were handled free dur
ing the last Liberty Loan campaign.
The close of the year saw greater
activity in the Government Print
ing Office than ever before and
thousands of documents went
through the mails daily
During October. 1917, receipts to-
tailed S271. .SO5.32, while in the same
month in 1915 they were Sl76,422.l5.
December. 1917, comes next, with
an increase OF 2S.51 per cent and
Navember third. with an increase
over 1916 Of 2I24 per cent.
The receipts, as well as the per-
Centage OF increase. during Novem-
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07

A saving in gas or electricity can
De made by heating the radiator
plates Of your fireless cooker in the
fire pot of the furnace iyhstead of on
the top Of the gas or electric range.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
EVERY MEAL A
POISONOUS INJECTION

folks suffering from kidney
ai-a s.sdder troubles ever think
that the meals which they are TAX
ing are fastening their death.
Every morseI of food taken gives
up. its quantity of uric acid. This
poison is taken into the system
through a diseased condition OF the
kidneys and bladder In the healthy
man nature provides an outlet for
this poison. Those in ill-health
must take a medicinal help to drive
this death-dealing poison from the
system. For over 200 years GOLD
MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules have
been doing this work. They OBJECT
prompt relief in all diseases arising
from kidney and bladder troubles.
Don't put of this vital matter of
attending to your health until il Is
time to make your funeral arrange
ments. Get box of GOLD MEDAL,
Haarlem Oil Capsules today. Look
frr the genuine. Your druggist
sells them. They are guaranteed
or money refunded. Insist on GOLD
MEDAL Brand.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
STATE FOOD CHIEFS
ARRIVE TO CONFER

Federal food administrators or
their representatives from everv
State in the Union are arriving in
the city for a two-day conference.
beginning tomorrow. One of the
issues to be taken up will be the
adoption in all States of a plan of
organization, which some FederaD
administrators have adopted, of settz
ting up county food administrators
to keep the State administrator nn
touch with his whole State, to Act
as agents in promoting food CONFER
vation and to carry on the ofner
duties of the Food Administration
Co-ordinating closely the work of
the Department of Agriculture and
that OF the Food Administrat tion in
connection with the stimulsltion of
food production will be DISCUSSED.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
QUIT BY HIS BRIDE,
navy OFFICER SUES
Lieut.. W. F. Comerford Demands
$4,000 from Embalmer.

New York. Jan. 6-Lieut. William
F. Comerford. L. S. N. has begun
an action for the recovery of $4,000
damages from DIR. Charles a. Rem
Guard. who conducts an embalming
school. The lieutenant accuses DR..
Renouard of alternating the affections
OF his bride OF fourteen weeks.
Lieut.. Comerford relates in his COM
plant that his bride described her
self as a widow enjoying an income
OF $500 a month from the estate Of a
previous husband.
Their bliss was without a blemish
until Lieut.. Comerford received
orders to proceed to Newport News,
Va, on Official business he declares
During his absence. says the naval
oficer, Mrs. Comerford's affections
were won by another.
These allegations are denied by DR..
Renouard.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07

Grip Follows the sno,r
LAXATIVE BR0M0 QUININE Tablets taken
m ttms viii Prevent Grip, y. w, GROVES
Sgnature On boz. 0c.-ASx
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
Girl Values Lost Love at
$350,000; Sues Banker

Indianapolis. Ind. Jan. 6-ActIon en-
tered in the United States District
Court by Miss Amy O'Connor. of New
York City, places 4 valuation OF $3.50.
eco on the love OF Allen Gray, wealthy
banker, Of Evansville. She asks $50. 600
from him for failure TO keep an alleged
promise to marry her. and from his
brother. William. she seeks 10000 on
the ground that he induced Allen Gray
to discard her.
According to her attorney, Thomat
d. MCGEE. she met the banker in Lorf
don in 1914 and was induced by hiR1
to come to this country. She is now
living with a sister somewhere tn
190th street" New York City. l fer
father. Mr.. MCGEE said. was professor
of higher mathematics in the nj
versity OF Dublin prior to his death,
and she has two brothers who! are
officers in the British army.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
RED CROSS GIVEN
BOND OF $4,5OO, 900

A fidelity bond for approximately
A'OO'0Oo, said to be the largest ever
issued to a benevolent organization,
has been arranged between the Red
Cross and the National Surety Com
Pany, the Red Cross announces.
The bond covers the treasurers of
$500 Red Cross chapters in the United
states. and the surety company has
agreed to contribute to the Red Cross
the amount of the premium If the
Federal anti-rebate law permits.
Two other large bonds by the same
company have been issued under the
same conditions, one for s., 800, 900 and
another for Sl4l.00o for divisional
headeuarters and European funds, re-
spectiyely.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07

Der, 1917, were less than in either
of the other two months, totalling
S223.07O.S1. as against s179.545.6S in
1916, an increase of PAPA per cent.
Gross Postal Receipts.
A comparative table showing
gross postal revenues at the Wash
ington city postonice for October.
November and December, 1916 and
1917. with the increase in revenues
during each of the three months in
1917 over 1915 and for the quarter
ending December 81. follows:
Month ending Oct. 81. 1917 S7l95.S2
Month ending Oct. 81. 1916 l76.fZl5
Increase Oct. 1917, over 1916 Ss6.S27
An increase of......... d.O per cent.
Month ending Nov. 20. 1911 Sc23!Go.a
Month ending Nov. %. 1916 Ts.55.ss
IneTs.se Nov: lsl5. over 1916 sa,sss
An increase Of.............. 3.c4 peT cent
Month ending Dec. 81, 1911 Sscs. 1870
Month ending Dec. 81. 1916 26.TO3.4O
Increase Dec. 1917. over 1915 S7I,l86lO
An increase Of...-....... s.5l per cent
For quarter ending December 81,
1917, revenues totalled:
October. 1917 ................ .S27l. .so5.S
December. 1871 .............. 58,7o60
Total for quarter ........ So, ,Js2 5
October. ElI i2.l5
November, lSl5 ............... l7e.j4j.65
Decemb'r, l9lG .............. 20. 1855
Total for quartsr........ ssl3s42:
Increase 1911 Ger l9l6...... 500 sos y
An increase for the quarter
1917 over 1916 Off,. slipper cent
Estimates for L. :.
Estimates for all postoffices put
the increase in revenues during the
quarter ending December 81, 1917,
over the same period in 1915, al
s17,50e,O0O. as follows:
Quarter ending Dec, 1877. Ssl2s73. .s2i i!
Quarter ending Dec. 1916. .,...,... 20 1857. !!
Increase lsl7 over 1915; ;:........S L 500 ooo Q
Month ending Dec. 81, Isl6...... H,S544s (
Increase Dec, 1917. over 1876 S 5,s35 /
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
MILLI0NAIRES FIGHT FIRE.

Hastings, n. Y. Jan. 6.-Thei home
of Preston L. Ford was destroyed by
fire today. Millionaire members Of
the voluntary fire department. in the
neighborhood fought in vainy to save
the property.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1918-07-20

un POGO senza per0 che fOsse trOn-
cata La nOstra amicizia, Vecchla
quanto moi Negli ultimi ami poi,
miO maritO aveva avutO piuttOstO
l'aria di sfuggire la cOmpagnia dl
mia cugina anzich6 di cercarla. La
lOrO buOna ammonia di un tempo,
81 era cambiata in una Ostilita del
La quale mi era sciOccamente af-
fitta. Recitavano bene la lorO par
te. talmente bene che 10 non aveva
mai potutO sorprendere il piu pic
colo segnO d d'indifferenza In miO
marito. La mia presenza 10 ralle
grava sempre, e ire settimane prl-
ma di mOrire, uscendo dalla mia
stanza, 81 era fermatO sulla pOrta
per gridarmi ira l'affettuOsO 10
scherzevole: Antonio, ii adore !"
i dire che mentiva, che mentiva
sempre! 10 non so chi sia quel
poeta che ha detto: . IL peggiOr
dolore e di non potter piangere CO.
Ioro che 81 sono perduti. "
Byron, rispOse subitO Sir
Wiliam.-Egli aVeva la madre da
non potter rimpiangere.
Ed 10, l'uomO che aveyo uni
camente amatO. InvidiavO lutte
lie persone che avevano de- buoni
morti: un giorno al cimitero di
Roma, vidi una povera vedOva che
singhiozzava sulla tomba di suo
marito. e avvicinandomi a lei, lie
dissi a bassa voce: "Felice vol.
Ella dovette certo credermi una
PIAZZA.
Roma In nessun aItro luOgo
no sofferto cost profondamente; c
mi sono chiesta tante volte il per
che. II signor di My6res ed 10, vi
avevamo passato alcune settimane
nell 'inverno prima della sua NOR
te: ebbi l'imprudenza di ritornar-