Denver labor bulletin., 1918-09-21
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CONGRESSMAN EDWARD KEAT-

CONGRESSMAN EDWARD KEAT-
ing was in Denver Monday for few
hours en- route to Washington to again
take up his duties in behalf of labor
and the government. While here he
received hearty congratulations from
numerous Denver labor men and other
citizens on his overwhelming victory
for denomination in the Third or
Pueblo district. His pockets were full
of kilograms from representative
greetings and congratulations. In
speaking to the o. P. of the election,
he said: eff anybody ever again says
that organized labor men and women
do not support their proven friends,
just tell them they do not know what
they are talking about. Notwithstand-
ing the attempt made to divide labor
in my district and the unfair articles
printed about my congressional record
in the Pueblo daily papers, as well as
the Denver dailies which circulate over
the state, the union members went to
the polls in solid phalanx and voted
for me in such a manner as to insure
my reelection next November. / can
now go back to Washington and tell
the friends of labor in Congress that
they can depend upon labor sticking
by those who fight labor's battles in
national Legislative halls. Nothing in
my private or political life has given
me more qualification than the manner
in which the union labor men and
women of Pueblo and other industrial
sections of the Third district stood by
me in this campaign. / wish you
would tell them thru The Bulletin how
much I appreciate their friendship
and support. It gives me renewed
pep to champion labor's cause in
Congress and will prove to other men,
bers of the House that labor does
stand by its friends"
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MAYOR W. F. R. MILLS is
threatened with writer's cramp. This
week he began the tedious job of
signing his name 1870 times to 49,
$40 bonds of $1,000 value each, being
the $13,970,000 in bonds issued for
the purchase of the Denver Union
Water Company plant voted at the
special election in August These
bonds also must be signed by Charles
A. hammers, city clerk, and Fred D.
Stackhouse, city auditor. 1t is esti-
mated that three weeks will be re-
quired to finish the job of writing sig
natures. According to letters received
from Senator Thomas this week, these
bonds are not subject to an income
tax. He says the United States su-
preme court passed on a similar ques-
tion once, declaring that municipal
bonds cannot be taxed for incomes;
that such tax would open the way
for the government to tax the revenue
of municipalities and states, which is
contrary to the United States consti-
tuition. AS soon as the bonds are de-
livered the Denver municipal govern
ment will take over the water plant
and operate it. For the present at
least offices will be retained in the
Hotel Shirley annex on Broadway.
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DANIEL VANDERMUELEN, A
prominent member of the Cement
Workers Union and delegate in the
Building Trades Council, won out as
a Democratic nominee for the legis-
lature in the official count made by the
election commission early this week.
First unofficial returns indicated that
Dan had been defeated by small
margin. However, his name will ap-
pear upon the ticket in the November
election, and he ought to get the solid
labor vote. Dan was handicapped to
certain extent IN tne primaries De-
cause many voters thought he was of
German extraction by reason of his
name. AS matter of fact, Dan comes
from a good old Holland family, such
as founded New Amsterdam on Man
haitian Island, now known as New
York City, family which has been
Americanized thru many generations
and stands second to none in loyalty
and patriotism. With this understood,
Daniel Vandermuelen of Holland des-
cent will no doubt be elected in No
vember and will make good repre-
sentative in the Colorado legislature.
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TIL E FOLLOW WING LETTER
from Ernest Morris, chairman Of the
Denver County Council of Defense,
does not need any comment, because
it contains a straight-from- the -shoul-
der declaration:
Denver, Colo, Sept. IA, 1918.
"Mr. Clint c. Houston, Editor Denver
Labor Bulletin, 1924 Curtis Street,
City.
"My dear Mr.. Houston: Permit me
to acknowledge copy of The Bulletin
of September Ia and to thank you for