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Denver labor bulletin., 1918-07-13
WARLABOR BOARD
EMERGENCY FLEET CORPORA
TIoN ADOPTS POLICY.
No Strikes or Lockouts in Private
Owned Yards, and No Discrimina-
ton; Women to Get Equal Pay.

The Emergency Fleet Corporation
announces it had adopted the labor
policy formulated by the war labor
conference board as a component part
of its program. Approximately S.
900 men under the jurisdiction of the
corporation are affected. The admin
istration Of the policy will be CEN
tered in the director of industrial rela-
tons.
The principles and policies laid
down by the war labor conference
board in part are that there should
be no strikes or lockouts during the
war; that employees and employers
shall have the right to organize; that
employers should not discharge work
ers for membership in unions; that
the workers should not use coercive
measures to induce others to join
their unions; that women shall re-
ceive equal pay for equal work; that
the basic eight-hour day is recog-
nized as applying in all cases in which
existing law requires it, and wages
to be fixed with due regard to labor
standards and conditions.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-07-13

Beats them ALL La Belle Sc cigar:
union made in Denver.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-07-13
EXPRESS WORKERS
WAGE RAISE GRANTED BY THE
AMALGAMATED COMPANY.
Salaries of Officials to Remain the
Same, and New Scale of Pay
Dates from July /.

Announcement that express COM
pany employees turnout the country
will receive an increase in wages dat
ing from July 1 was made in New
York this week by George C. Taylor,
president of the American Railway
Express Company, which on July /
took over the express business on all
the railroads of the United States.
Asserting that the increase in ex-
press rates recently granted by the
interstate commerce commission would
make possible an immediate revision
of wage schedules, Mr.. Taylor said,
in formal statement:
at is the intention of the new
company to utilize substantially the
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-07-13

ization is invited and requested to
send representatives to assist in max
ing arrangements for one of the larg-
est protest meetings ever held in
Denver.
Your organization is also invited
and requested to participate in the
parade with banners, to be held Sum-
day, July IS, at p. m. Formation
of the parade will be at the corner of
Eighteenth and Champa streets.
In view of the fact that perhaps
many Of your members will not at
tend the meeting of your organiza-
ton when this action is taken, and on
account Of the shortnesss of the time
to advertise our meeting, it is re-
quested that you notify every member
of your union, either personally or by
letter, of this protest meeting and re-
quest their participation in order that
we may have full representation
of the organized labor movement of
Denver in this demonstration.
Trusting that we may have your
full cooperation in our efforts to
arouse the people Of this country to
the enormity of the crime which is
sought to be committed in California,
whereby one of our fellow workers
will be crucified upon the altar of
greed, and thanking you in advance
for your aid to make this demonstra-
ton success. and with best wishes,
remain,
Fraternally yours,
ED ANDERSON, Secretary.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-07-13
PROTEST PARADE AND MASS MEETING
FOR TOM MOONEY ODE HELD IN DENVER
of of State Federation Trades
Assembly and the Building Trades Council Preparing for
the Big Event Sunday Afternoon, July as; All
Sympathzers Invited to Participate

A parade and meeting in protest
against the hanging of Tom Mooney
will be held in Denver, Sunday, July
2s. This is the date set for similar
protest meetings thruout the United
States in an effort to bring sufficient
influence upon the California officials
to grant a new trial to Mooney and
co-defendants in the preparedness day
bomb case, which has grown to inter-
national significance.
The parade and meeting in Denver
is to be held under the auspices OF the
Tom Mooney and Co-Defendants
League, of which ]. s. Gobel is pres
ident, S. S. Forrest. treasurer, and Ed
Anderson, secretary.
The following letter has been issued
by the league urging all sympathizers
with Mooney to participate:
DENVER, Colo, July 8, 1918.
To Organized Labor Of Denver and
Vicinity, Greeting:
The Tom Mooney and Co-Defend-
ants League Of Denver is arrang-
ing for monster demonstration and
protest meeting on the Mooney case
to be held in Denver, Sunday, July %,
1918. A parade will be held, to be
followed by a mass meeting, in which
your organization is most cordially
invited to participate.
Regular meetings Of the league are
held every Sunday ut 0 o'clock a. m.
in the Painters hall, 1747M Arapahoe
street, to which meetings your organ
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-07-13
LEGAL NOTICES


NOTICE OF PUBLIC TRUSTEES SALE
Whereas; David ]. Meyerpeter, by deed
1910. which is recorded in book 2I6o page
loi; OF the records In the ONCE of the Clerk
and Recorder Of the City and County Of
Public Trustee in and for the City and
County OF Denver. Colorado, the following
ty OF Denver, Colorado, to-wit: Lots num-
Der nfteen 90 and sixteen (16l in block
humber two hundred and seventeen GID.
Clements Addition to the City of Denver,
which deed Of trust was made to secure
the payment OF his one promissory note
the sum OF two thousand 5000 dollars.
payable to the order OF Geo. c. Gilman.
three years after the date thereof. with
mum until paid. interest payable semi
annually on the first day of June and the
nrst day OF December OF each year com
larry set forth in said deed of trust, ref
erence to which is hereby made for greater
Whereas. The said David J. Meyerpeter.
and the present owner Of said real estate
having defsulted In the payment OF the
by promissory note. amounting to s., 600
together with the interest thereon since
said note. having elected on account Of said
default to declare said note unpaid, due
Now, therefore. at the written request
of David ]. Meyerpeter, the legal holder
of said note. pursuant to law, I, the under
signed. funnc Irustee In ana Tor the
City and County Of Denver. Colorado. do
hereby give notice that will. at the hour
of 10 o'clock in the forenoon OF
MONDAY. AUGUST s. 1915
at the fremont Street front door of the
Court House. in the City and County OF
to the highest and best bidder for cash.
the said described promises, and all the
right. title and interest OF the said David
J. Mcyerpeter, his heirs and assigns there
in. for the purpose of paying the sum of
5000. together with the intrest thereon
since January I. 1918 and all the indebt-
edncss secured by said deed of trust. and
the cost and expenses OF executing this
certificate OF sale as provided By law.
Dated at Denver. Colorado, July 9. 1918
WILLIAM II. MALONE.
Public Trustee In and for the City and
County OF Denver. Colorado.
First publication July Q, 1918.
Last publication August 3. 1a1S.
published In the Denver Labor Bulletin)
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-07-13
ADVANCE OF $40 PER MONTH.

The Fire Fighters of St. Louis hav-
ing declared their independence and
organized a union, they applied to the
board of aldermen for an increase in
wages. Their first plea was practi-
cally ignored, but when the city Off
Gals discovered that they meant bust
ness ways were discovered by which
an increase of $40 per month could be
given them. They had the endorse
ment of the trade union movement
and many of the citizens.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-07-13
LABOR SECTION FOR WOMEN

Establishment of woman's divi-
sion in the United States department
of labor at Washington to develop pol
icies and methods for a more active
use of woman's services in war indus
tries was announced this week by Sec
rotary Wilson. Mrs. Mary Van Kleek,
chief of the woman's division of the
ordnance bureau, is named head.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-07-13
THE RUBBER PLANT AGAIN.

Mrs Timmid-"John, wake up!
There's a man downstairs; I'm sure /
heard a noise that sounded like a
yawn."
Husband-"Oh, go to sleep. What
You heard was probably the rubber
plant stretching itself" - Boston
Transcript.
The evening world., 1918-06-29
AMERICANS IMPROVE Line
NEAR TORCY ON MARINE FRONT
Pershing Announces That Three German Planes
WereShot Down This Week by u. S. Flyers.
AMERICAN REPORT

WASHINGTON, June 29.-The following communique dated
yesterday was received to-day from Gen. Pershing
Secon Ain the CaeauThey region again improved
positions south Of Toy The number of prisoners taken by this
point the operation of June IS has increased TO 800 of whom
officers There have been developments other points held by
troops II established that ao have shot down three hos.
lille machines in the Tou region since the beginning of the week
"Seion Bone plane brought down at go O'Clock the
morning of June "a between PontMousSon and Thiaucou by
Lieut. Raymond Lieut. Raymond encountered hostile bplane which
dved under his Lieut. Raymond then executed dive the hostile
plane firing he did He tracer bullets entering the fseag Of
the enemy plane The destruction of the hostile machine has been
confirmed
The other two planes shot down June IS by Major ae
md Lieut. Macarthur Major any reports that his patrol of four planes
answering the call at $50 O'Clock the evening encountered two
planes of which bpne Rmpler and the other monopne
They fling altitude Of $500 metres The German monopane
obtained position the tail Of Lieut. Hills machine Major arney
fired long burst the monopne which upside
down.
"The German Rumpler bpan pursued by Lieut. Macarthur
below the cloud level The two machines exchanged fire. emerging
from the cloud level the hostile machine went backward l
Macarthur at time within thirty yards of the German plane
able observe that his tracer bullets entered the fseag and certain
that the observer wounded before the plane fell He fired total
226 rounds The destruction Of these planes has also been confirmed"
The evening world., 1918-06-29
-FOUR EMERSON BROKERS
CONVICTED OF FRAUD
Jury Frees Officers Of Company
After Being Out Twenty
Hours.

Four individual defendants and three
defendant corporations In the Emerson
Motors case were found guilty In the
United States District Court this after
noon. Four OF the individual defendants
were acquitted of the charge brought
against all, which was use OF the mails
TO dcfraud.
Those found guilty We're William Loo
mis-. Osborn T.. Chaney. Nicholas Field
Wilson and Robert Matches, all stock
brokers OF Boston. The Emerson Mo-
tors Company. g II, Berry & Co, ad-
vertisers, and Robert Matches & Co,
brokers. were the three corporations
found guilty. The acquitted were Will
lam II. Stetson, a broker; 4. A. Camp
bell. President OF the Emerson Motors
Company; George N, Campbell. Treas
urer OF the same company, and George
B. Clifford a director in the Emerson
concern
W. q. Emerson. who organized the
Company under the laws OF Delaware
is III in Chicago and did not go to triaI
with the other defendants.
The Government proved that the En-.
erson Company floated S2,74O. 900 share,
OF stock in Emerson Motors for st70, O0C
and that its claim OF a Long Islanl
plant capable of turning out 10000 car.
"A year cheaper than Ford cars are SOLD
was a fiction. Indictments were brought
In June, 1917 and the present trial com
menced on May 26.
The evening world., 1918-06-29
KERENSKY'S PROPOSAL
FOR ACTION BY ALLIES
DISTRuSTED IN LONDON
Daily News Declares Time TO Have
Helped Russian Revolution
Was at Its Birth.

LONDON, June 29.-Discussing the
attitude OF the Allies toward Russia,
especially with reference to former
Premier Kerensky's appearance upon
the scene. the Daily News to-day in
an editorial under the signature OF its
editor contends that II the cause OF
freedom is tho cause OF tho A.iics
they should have helped tho revolu-
ton when it was given BIRTH but 1t
declares that they neither welcomed
nor aided IL.
with tho exception OF the Talte1
states" the writer asserts, "they have
for more than year looked IN With
cold distrust. They have thought OF
interests when they should have
thought OF principles"
Remarking that the Allies did not
help Kerensky when he might have
held his position, with their aid. the
article expresses distrust OF Kcren-
sky's present proposition. which 1; in
terprets as an invitation to the Allies
to enter Russia and repress the
Bolsheviki as "A preliminary TO raising
an army to fight the Germans.
THE overthrow OF the Bolshcvl,I /.
an affair OF the Russians. not of the
Allies" the writer contends.
The evening world., 1918-06-29
MARINE TOLD OF VICTORY
SOON IN LETTER TO AUNT
Will Garry Stars and Stripes Over
Top Wrote Private McKenna,
Now Dead.

I'VE will carry the stars and Stripes
over the top very soon," wrote Private
James J. McKenna Of the Marine Corps
under date OF May 80 to his aunt. Mrs.
Mary O'Keefe. With whom he lived a.
965 Carroll Street, Brooklyn. Mrs.
O'Keefe was notified by the War De-
partment last night that McKenna was
killed in action on June 6.
II am writing this letter in the
trenches" he said. 81 would like to tell
some OF the things | have seen but fear
1t would not pass the censor. l am
well. and we (the marines) are making
a great showing over here"
Mckenna, who was nineteen years
old. enlisted on April 1s. 1917. and went
to France with the FIRST contingent OF
marines. He was a graduate OF st.
Theresa's parochial school In Brooklyn
and was switchman for the b. II. 4.
John Bamforth, nineteen years old.
of No. $40 West 17Sth Street, killed In
action, enlisted in the Marine Corps in
May, 1917, and a short time later was
sent to France. lie was In the 9Th
Regiment. He is survived by his father
mother. sister and "A younger brother
here. lie was born In England.
Leslie Biglow OF No. II West 1929
Street, killed in action. was the adopted
son OF Mrs. Merrilees. He enlisted In
the Marines a year ago.
The evening world., 1918-06-29
POPE SUPPL|CATES
FOR WORLD PEACE
At MIDNIGHT MASS
PrayS for Two Hours in ST.
Peters at Time Set for
Universal Appeal.

ROME. June 29.-At a midnight
mass for the peace and the re-estob-
lishment of justice. charity and fra
ternity throughout the world, Pope
Benedict raised his voice in prayer
in st. Peters Cathedral this morn
ing.
The Pontifr, accompanied only by
Archbishop Bonaventure Cerretti.
Secretary OF the Congregation for Ex-
traordlnary Ecclesiastical Affairs,
went to the Cathedral at 10 O'Clock
last night to participate in the cere-
monies.
There were about 1000 present, In
cluding a large part OF the Roman
aristocracy. Prince Colonna. Mayor
Of Rome: Prince Orsini, Senior As-
sistant at the Papal Throne: Prince
G. B. Rospigliosi and Prince Massdni.
The Pope. dressed entirely in white
and wearing a white cap. knelt In the
Gregorian Chapel. where the Holy
Sacrament was exposed. He contin-
ued prayer for two hours. the prayer
being repeated by the kneeling faith
ful.
At a quarter past L. Pope Benedict
celebrated mass. according to his spc-
cial message addressed TO the entire
world. issued on May .. and callins
for special services on st. Peters
Day, to-day.
The prayer was a supplication for
the cessation of the evils tormcnting
humanity. II was the first mass ever
celebrated for this purpose on ST.
Peters Day by the whole Catholic
clergy throughout the world. .
Archbishop Cerretti followed with
a mass of thanksgiving, while the
widely known composer, Aboe Pero-
81, played the organ.
The ceremony ended with the
Apostolic benediction from the Pope
in his own apartment at o'clock
this morning. '
The evening world., 1918-06-29
HUNGARY ADMITS LOSS
4 OF 100000 TO ITALIANS
p These 1900 Were Prisoners,
Premier Wekerle Tells CHAM
Der of Deputies.

BASLE. Switzerland. June ss.-Ad-
misslon that about 1900 men in pris-
oners were lost by the Austro- Hunear-
tanforces in their recent retreat on the
Piave front was made by DR.. Alexander
Weikerie. the Hungarian Premier. in a
speech TO the Chamber OF Deputies. az
cording to a Budapest despatch o-day.
Dn Wekerle said this covered the en-
tire loss in prisoners. the troops to this
number thus taken having been left 10
cover the retirement over the Piave.
Dr, Wekerle. apparently treating OF
the question of the Austro- Hungarian
losses In the recent fighting on the Ital-
San front. said he would not attempt to
disguise the fact that the casualties
totaiied about 100000. but he declared
that large percentage was due TO sick
ness. He denied that there had been
y single case OF death due to lack OF
0nA..
The evening world., 1918-06-29
j. S. NOTE INSISTS
MEXICO PLAY FAIR
WITH AMERICANS
Protest on Oil Land Tax Maie
Public After 1t Is Given
Out There.

WASHINGTON. June 29.-Declar-
ing that all the United States asks OF
Mexico for American citizens is JUS
tice and fair dealing, the state De-
partment to-day made public sol
emn Protest" sent to President Car
rama against the Mexican decree Of
Feb. 10, 1918, establishing a tax on
oil lands.
The statement says the new tax
amounts practically to confiscation.
or at least unfair imposition, and
cites extracts from President Will
sons speech to the Mexican editors
on the future rela tions OF nations. as
follows:
"As long as there is suspicion there
IL going to be misunderstanding, and
as long as there is MISUNDERSTANDING
there is going to be trouble. II you
once get a situation of trust then you
have got a situation OF permanent
peace"
The statement by the State Depart
ment says further:
THE Unied States always desires
to accord to the Mexican Government
and people justice and fair des LING,
and it is confident that II will Ls So
corder the same justice and tho game
fair dealing in return"
The state Department gave out is
statement and the text OF its protest
to-day after having learned that soon
after President Wilson's speech to
the Mexican editors here recently had
been printed in the Mexican papers,
the Carranza Government save out
the text Of the American Govern
ment's protest against the oil decree.
and it was commente dupon as being
inconsistent with the Presidents
speech.
The United States Government
would have appreciated being asked
for its consent to the publication of
this note. inasmuch as this procedure
Is usually followed in diplomatic deal
ings between friendly nations" says
the Departments statement. "Euch
consent would, of course. have been
readily given IL the Mexican Govern
ment had intimated that IL believed
the note should be published"
The evening world., 1918-06-29
CORNELIUS VANDERBILT'S
CAREER FROM LIEUTENANT
To BRIGADIER GENERAL
Won First Commission in 1901 and
Rose Rapidly to Be Captain,
Major and Colonel.

OEPT. 20. 1901. Cornelius VAN
derbilt passed the eXamina-
tions OF the Brigade Board
for a second lieutenantcy in the
l2th Regiment, n. q. n. Y.
Oct. 2, 1901. he drilled for the
first time with Company C on
the floor OF the armory.
March 90, 1908. he was pro-
noted to First Lieutenancy.
Feb. IS. 1907, he was elected Cap
tain of Company +. 18th Regi-
ment.
August, 1916, he went TO the
Border as Major on the stan Of
Major Gen. j. +. O'Ryan. COM
manding the New York National
Guard.
Aug. 80, 1917, he left New York
City for Camp Wadsworth as Col
onel commanding 22d Engineers,
having passed his Regular Army
examination,
In 1918 he sailed for Franc. as
Colonel with the eth Division.
June 20, 1918. he was nominated
by Gen. Pershing for a Brigadior
General.
The evening world., 1918-06-29

sant night and day They lombard
the main roads OF Peronne, Bapaume
and Cambria One isn't safe any,
where"
Another letter recently written by n
soldier in Peronne read:
I'VE have nothing to fear from the
enemy II It were not for his ayia,ors
SINCE we have been here they have
bomoarded Peronne every day. Yes
terday twenty-five men were Killed
and three munition trains were blown
up"
Word comes from the enemy camp
through prisoners that The high Ger
man command has issued orders for
drastic reduction in rations to come
into effect July l. No. fat will be
issued under the new regulations.
The evening world., 1918-06-29
DEATH OF EX-CzAR
IS NOW CONFIRMED
BY THE GERMANS
Stockholm Hears Nicholas Was
Bayonetted by Guard for
Protesting Transfer.

STOCKHOLM, Juno 29.-The Ger
man Embassy at Moscow confirms
the murder OF Nicholas Romanofr,
former Car, according TO a dispatch
received here to-day
The Nashe- Slovo declares that per-
sons arriving in Moscow from Eka-
tcrinburg state that when the Czccho-
Slovaks advanced on the latter city
Red Guards went TO the former pm
peror's mansion and ordered the
whole family TO prepare TO leave on n
special train. while en- route to the
station Nicholas heatedly protested
against transfer to an unknown
place, whcreupon tho Red Guard
escort bayonetted him.
Tho former Empress and her daugh-
ters were not molested. The former
Czarcvitch was taken TO a separate,
wife Of Grand Duke Michael, was i'm
prisoned In Butir penitentiary, In
Moscow.
The peril OF n Bolshevik alliance
with Germany will be greater than
ever II the Allies invade Siberia.
"If forced TO choose between the
evils OF German and japanese orient
alton, we prefer the former. because
therc Is chance OF revolution in
Germany" War Minister Trotsky
declared in a speech at Moscow this
week.
LONDON, June 29.-Contradictory
reports concerning the reported mur-
der OF the former Car continued to
reach London to-day. Most OF those
from German sources declared he was
alive and safe. Scandinavian de-
spatches insisted he was murdered.
The evening world., 1918-06-29
PNEUMATIC MAIL TUBES
VETOED BY PRESIDENT
No Obligation on Nation TO- Con-
time Use, Says Wilson, Disap-
proving Post Office Bill.

WASHINGTON. June 2s.--President
Wilson to-day vetoed the Post once
Appropriation Bill because It provided
for having the Government take ove-
pneumatic tube mail services in Ne
York. Boston. Philadelphia, Chicago
and some other cities until next March
and then have the Interstate Commerce
Commission determine their disposition
Postmaster General Burleson opposed
the provision, but Congress Insisted
on Il.
There is no moral or legal obliga ton
resting on the Government to oontinuo
use OF the tubes by rental" the Presi-
dent said. AT the time they were In
stalled they may have had some value
as postal facility. but that was before
the volume OF mail had reached the
enormous proportions It has to-day and
before the development OF the use Of
motor vehicles"
The evening world., 1918-06-29
S14O,OOO,OOO OF WAR PROFITS
BY THE PACKERS IS REVEALED

panies included in the average made
over 200 per cent.
Numerous subterfuges were re-
sorted to by concerns coming under
the ban of Government price fixing.
In many cases the companies sought
to evade the law by account juggling,
the report said. Some padded costs
by heavily Increasing officers salaries.
one concern was found TO have
charged to expenses nearly s2.oO0,00O
paid In salaries and commissions.
Several single items showed payments
Of over yljO,OO0
The evening world., 1918-06-29
GREAT FLEETS OF AIRPLANES
HARASS GERMANS In FLANDERS
Enemy Puts Down Vigorous Barrages on Brit
ish Front but Makes No Infantry Attack
German Ration Cut

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE. June 20 (Associated PreSs)
Late last night and again early to-
day. the Germans put down vigorous
barrages along the sector north OF
Merville. but no further infantry ac-
tion has been reported. Great fleets
OF airplanes are constantly wheeling
over hostile territory to-day and con-
Quoting bitter warfare against the
Germans.
What the German soldier thinks OF
the British aviators may be indicated
by two letters taken from prisoners
one letter written in May by n man
In the Bapaume region, said:
ENEMY aviators have caused us 9
great deal Of misery. They are inces.