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The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-08-14
METAL TRADES REQUEST
I.W.W. REMAIN At WORK

Maintaining that, although they
are placed in a "flifficult and unfair"
position through being compelled to
use tools sharpened by scao abor
they will obey the request CT the
Metal Trades council and continue
at work as miners, members of Metal
Mine Workers Industrial Union, No
500, at mass meeting held last
night adopted resolutions declaring
their willingness to join in the Metal
Trades strike whenever the call is
issued to them and other unions
The resolutions were adopted fol-
lowing the appearance at the mass
meeting OF a committee from the
Metal Trades council which asked
the Industrial Workers to remain on
the jobs fer the time being until a
request for their participation in the
walkout was issued by the Metal
Trades. The resolutions ara as fol-
lows:
Whereas, the membership of the
Metal Trades council is on strike in
Butte, Anaconda and Great Falls.
and
W nefeaS. the Metd1 trades council
has expressed the wish that miners
remain at work for the present. and
Whereas, the miners of the In
dustrial Workers of the World have
been placed in a very difficult and
unfair position by this action of the
Metal Trades council, as they have
to use tools sharpened by scab labor,
therefore, be it
Resolved, that members of Metal
Mine Workers Industrial Union No.
500, of the I. w, w. declare they
are ready to come out on strike
whenever call is issued by the Metal
Trades council to all craft unions in
Butte, Anaconda and Great Falls
and the 1. w. w. TO join with them
in said strike, and be it further
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-08-14

The plant of the Cartons Packing
company at Spokane, which serves
many OF the towns in Montana with
meat, it is said, has been placed on
the unfair list by Spokane meat cut
ters and butchers workmen, accord
ing to a telegram received from the
Spokane local this morning at IL
o'clock by Secretary John Green OF
the Central Labor council. The tele-
gram follows:
Central Labor Council,
Butte, Mont.
Local No. 494 and the Central
Labor council here have placed the
Carstens Packing company on the
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-08-14

committee was appointed TO
place the position OF the Metal
Trades before Local No. 500 Of the
/. WI w. at their meeting last night.
AT that meeting a resolution was
adopted by the membership Of NO.
500 which sets forth their attitude
and which is printed in another
column OF the Bulletin.
Unfair List.
The Metal Trades council last
night agreed to give executive au-
thOrity to the general strike COM
mittee, on which all locals are repre-
scented, for the handling of the
strike and placed the following firms
on the unfair list:
The Anaconda Mining company.
The North Butte company.
The East Butte company.
The Clark properties.
The Butte Main Range.
The Tuolumne,
The Butte-Superior.
The Davis-Daly.
The Western Iron Works.
The Montana Iron Works.
All their meeting this morning.
lnt StIlhc cUliiiulllGe luClAUeu AL
properties that are not paying the
scale asked by the Metal Trades.
So far. the Anselmo is the only
property that is doing this.
Out 100 Per Cent.
Reports received by the council
last night confirmed earlier COM
nluniaations stating that the me-
rI1,-,
Great Falls and Anaconda.
Meeting this morning at 10
North Main street, the strike COM
mittee received reports Of the prog
ress OF the strike and made prepara-
tions for a campaign of publicity to
cover the country.
All labor centers are being nOti-
fled that strike of metal trades men
is in progress here and all men are
CONTINUED on Page Seyen.)
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PRESENT CRISIS
ANALYzED BY
BANKER
Says Worlds Shortage Of
Common Necessities Is
First Matter to Be Dealt
With.
(Special United Press Wire.


New York, Aug. IA. 49, James A.
Stillman, president of the National
City bank, one of the worlds great
est financial institutions. analyzed
the present economic crisis i'll an IN
teryiew with the United Press, EN-
phasizing the following points:
This step, it is believed by federal
necessities of life; which is the first
situation to be dealth with, and the
high cost of living, a result OF the
wars destruction. which makes the
world short of the necessaries.
Wage earlers will emerge from
the present economic situation the
gamers; labor may lose now, owing
to he high prices, but will gain when
prices drop, because wages will not
recede in the same ratio.
The present railroad situation
should not be considered dispute
between the employers and labor
but one of "a national policy. The
railroad men have been misled by
misinformation. distorted statements
and half truths.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-08-14
DRY-[ANDERSARE
BEING GOUCE:D
BY BUYERS
Farmers Offered Six Cents
Per Pound for Beef Cattle
and $40 Per Head for
Yearling Calves,

Declaring that farmers in the
dronthstricken districts are being
imposed on by cattle buyers Who use
the bogey of lack of hay as means
of soaring the unfortunate dry
landers into disposing Of their cattle
at exceptionally low prices, f. l..
Snowfall of Norris. who arrived in
Butte today. declares that only thor
ough organization among the farm-
ers will prevent them from being eK-
posed to the merciless operations OF
rrofiteering packing house buyers,
Farmers throughout the ,trouth-
stricken sections of Montana are be-
ing offered 6 cents per pound for
their stock = said Mr.. Snowfall.
is suspected Of having to sell. he is
offered as low as $35 for COWS
which are in the best Of shape, and
$40 head is the price offered for
yearling calves by buyers who are
using the lack of hay as an argu-
ment to gouge the little fellows on
the dry-land farms.
"Many OF these farmers .,ave but
few head of stock he said, "and
the loss of their grain crops and lack
of hay exposes them to the merciless
operations of men who gloat over
the advantage it gives them, to ey-
plot the farmer who, in most eases
is helpless.
'"rhe lack of organization and the
necessity OF action along the lines
laid down by the Nonpartisan league
is becoming so clear, there is likely
to be Il rapid growth in the member,
ship of that organization as the re.
Snlt of nrpSpnt cnn1ifinnS
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-08-14
NOTICE TO MINERS

The Metal Trades council,
whose members are on strike,
have notified the Metal Mine
Workers Of America that we can
best help them who are on strike
by remaining on the job. There
fore, all miners are to return to
the job, according to the wishes
of the metal tiadesnnfn.
Special meeting sr,tiay night of
Metal Mine Workers. Bring your
cards.
Executive Committee NJ. NJ. w. "A.
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NEWS OF The STRIKE:
MEETING TOMORROW

The action Of the Metal Trades council in asking the
bers Of the organizations to stay the job for the
present the outstanding feature Of the developments III
the strike situation here yesterday.
action at the meeting OF the Metal
council held last night and the outcome Of
e1 discussion Of the situation caused ly the report that the
miners we're preparing strike i'll sympathy With The McIa
Tratns Nh
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-08-14
CARSTEN PACKING CO.
PLACED ON UNFAIR LIST

unfair list. Men are all out at shops
and plant. Please give moral sup
port in all power possible.
Local No 494, Meat Cutters
and Butchers Workmesl,
MARTIN GRAF, Secretary.
incidentally the publication in the
Bulletin of the above telegram shows
the value of publicity medium for
the workers of the Bulletin. It was
pointed out this morning by one OF
the union officials that through pub
lication of the telegram in this is
sue, the facts contained therein will
be given publicity over the state to-
night and tomorrow morning, while
if the various butchers locals waited
to receive the information through
regular union channels in many in
stances it would be a week or even
longer before they would hear OF
the action taken by the Spokane
meat cutters and butchers.
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Resolved, that these resolutions
be published in the Butte Daily
Bulletin, No. 500 Bulletin and all
/. w. W. papers.
(Signed) PETER MESLAK,
JAMES KEENAN,,
ELI PORkkA
JERRY CORkERY,
NJ. FLANNAGAN
Committee.
The above resolutions were
adopted at a special meeting of Butte
branch of Metal Mine Workers In
dustrial Union No. 500, |. w. w,
Wednesday evening
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MANY MINERS 0UT--BALANCE READY TO GO
GENERAL COMMITTEE
ISSUES Statement

The general strike committee of the Metal Trades council
has authorized the following statement Tor the information Of
the public:
1917 the Metal Trades council entered into agreement
with the operating for period Of and 30
days. expiring June 30 1919
In conformity with the provisions Of the contract the min
inc companies notified that the State Metal Trades de-
changes the contract at its expiration 1T has
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-08-14
ONE REASON WHY
BUTTER IS SO HIGH
Special United Press Wire

Chicago, Aug. 14.--The federal
authorities here today seized 1880
tons of butter, valued at $55 900, at
the Central Cold Storage warehouses.
The officials had previously an
nounced that no seizures would be
made until complete survey of food
conditions i'll Chicago had been
,nadp
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-08-14
MINERS WILL STRIKE
To ENFORCE DEMANDS

Especial United Press Wire
Wallace. Ida, Aug, 14.--One
thousand miners in the Burke and
Mullan districts will strike tomorrow
unless the operators grant demands
for an S-hOUr dHy
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-08-14
COMPANY EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATION
TRIES To BREAK MORALE OF STRIKERS
BY L00SlNC PACK OF BILL COLLECTORS


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The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-08-14
VEGETABLES
SELL FAST
TODAY
Thousands Flock to Curb
Market and Get Bargains;
Meat and Vegetables on
Saturday.

The new city market on Mercury
street will be doing a big business
by Saturday morning. Meats OF all
kinds, fresh beef and fresh smoked
pork, fish and fowl will all be Of
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-08-14

And 1t was not only one OF
the furniture stores which be-
long to the Anaconda Conn
pany Employers association
which loosed their packs Of
wolves on the already i1arassed
wives Of the workers, but
stores dealing in other COM
modities, for which the strik-
ers happened to owe balances,
as we'll.
Only Death Is Left.
With tears streaming from her
eyes. as she told of the hartlships
under which she, her husband and
their three small children had l.-
bored for the last sin months in theis'
unsuccessful efforts to make the
pitiably small weekly wage OF her
husband stretch far enough to cover
the cost of bare necessities, one
woman, whose name is withheld for
obvious reasons, visited the office of
the Bulletin late yesterday and de-
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The Delta independent., 1919-08-22
SPECIAL PREMIUMS OFFERED
BY FIRMS AND INDIVIDUALS

In addition to the very liberal prem
iums offered by the County Fair, the
following special premiums have been
offered by the business men in the
cattle department:
A F. Chaffee. pure bred bull for
best COW, value 500.
Paonia Mercantile Co. liberty bond
for best COW, $50.
Olingers Variety Store, Paonia, best
milking contest, $25.
Surface Creek Creamery, best dairy
COW, $40.
Star Mercantile, Paonia. best five
cows, s25.
c. T. Vincent, best five cows. $40.
Phil Eisenkramer. best fatted calf,
IS.
The Paonian,. best fatted calf, 100
ranchman's cards, 81.
Riehl & Douglass, best fatted steer,
$40.
Grand Mesa Lumber Co., second
best fatted steer, $40.
Surface Creek Champion. 1 years
subscription best dairy COW Surface
Creek, 50.
w. B. Roe. Crawford, best Short
horn bull, $25.
Parke-Davis Clothing Company, best
Shorthorn bull, l hat, $500.
First National Bank, Cedaredge, best
Jersey bull, $40.
C. II. Allen, Delta, best Jersey bull,
Merchandise, IS.
Colorado State Bank, best Hereford
bull, $40.
Union Fruit Co, Paonia, best Hol-
stein bull, SIS and $10-s25.
Delta National Bank, best Holstein
bull, 10.
Palisae Fruit Co, second best Hol-
stein bull. SIS.
Laycock & Kepler. Delta, best Hol-
stein bull, SIS.
" A Phillips, Cedaredge, service
Holstein bull: best Holstein male calf,
under 12 months old, s25.
v. A Phillips, service Holstein bull,
best heifer under ~ months old, s25.
Bone Mesa bull Association services
Holstein bull for best calf of his un-
der 12 months old, $25.
A. F. Chaffee, service Of Financial
Countess Count. best grade Jersey
heifer 6 months to year old. $25.
A. r. Chaffae. service of Financial
Count, best grade Jersey heifer year
to 1s months old, $25.
Dr.. A. F. Miller. best exhibit dairy
products, $40.
Premiums lists at Hfllman's and
Mather's store.
The Delta independent., 1919-08-22
DELTA COUNTY MARINE
DROWNED ON RHINE

A letter was received Monday tel
ling the sad news of the death on
May Goth, 1919, of Blair Killean, well
known in Delta County, having at one
time taught school at Read. Accord
ing to the letter written by his moth
er. Mrs. Catherine Killean, now of
Fairbury, Nebraska, the young man
came to his death while swimming in
the Rhine river.
He with a number of his comrades
were in swimming in the river when
he was caught in a strong undertow
and sucked under the water. The
current rapidly carried him down be-
fore assistance could be rendered and
his body was found some distance be-
low where the accident occurred. On
June 9th he was buried with full mil
itary honors in the cemetery in the
rear OF the large church in Enders,
Rhine, Germany. The young man was
Corporal in the Supply Company,
9Th Regiment, U. S. NJ. C.
The Delta independent., 1919-08-22
LARGE CROWDS PRESENT
AT NAZARENE CHURCH

The earnestness and impressive
ness which characterizes the work OF
Rev. Bachelor. the Boy Preacher
who is conducting the evangelistic
services at the Nazarene tent is
awakening much enthusiasm and in
tense interest Is being displayed.
The crowds attending these servic-
es have taxed the capacity of the
tent and arrangements have been
made to extend the rows Of seats
that the people may all be seated
On Sunday evening the attendance
was especially large and a very in
teresting meeting was held. In the
afternoon services were conducted AT
the Pea Green school house on Cali
fornia mesa.
Miss Myrtle Mangum. returned
missionary worker from India, depart.
ed the early part of the week. She
has been assisting with the meetings
and her lectures were instructive and
interesting to every one who was for.
tunate enough to hear her.
The Delta independent., 1919-08-22
SOLDIERS SOUVENIR OF
COUNTY WILL BE BEAUTY

The Soldiers Souvenir of Delta
county, being prepared under the di-
rection of Stearns Bros. Co. will be the
most beautiful publication that has
ever been issued OF ever attepmted by
anyone in this section.
The county is being secured for the
names and pictures for this record.
Every day new names are added until
the grand total of names reach $50
of this amount nearly two-thirds of
the photos and service records are in
the hands of the publishers. Every
days mail brings in something or
other for this souvenir. The mothers
relatives and friends of the boys are
taking decided interest in making
the work as complete as possible.
Aside from the boys of 1873" the
record will contain as many of the
boys of 81 as it is possible to obtain.
Already some of the photos have been
filed for publication, but the publish
ers request that these noble defend
ers of the constitution be gathered up
in each locality and forwarded at once.
Then we have the Spanish-American
Vets" that will be represented. The
time is getting short and you have no
one to blame but yourself II some one
is left out Will you phone in the
names OF the boys that went from
your neighborhood or better still
to come into the office, 460 Main ST.,
Delta, and we will be very glad to
go over all the names that have been
recorded for this future record.
The souvenir is not printed for gen.
eral distribution, unless those inter
ested in securing a copy. make known
their desires before hand and have a
copy reserved After the press run
is started you have no way of securing
a copy. The publishers are making
a ''once over" of the county with a
representative Just to make it posi-,
BILE for you to have one of these souv'
enirs reserved for you. Some one is
going to be disappointed after the
work is completed. unless they act
beforehand.
You will not be "coaxed" or kid
ded' or SOLD a copy" You will have
to take the initiative unless you run
across our representative.
But very few photos are missing
according to our records so If you are
in doubt about your boy or your neigh
boris boy see us at once.
The Delta independent., 1919-08-22
ATTENTION RED CROSS
WORKERS OF DELTA COUNTY

Our next shipment will be Septem
ber 1st. Please make a special eff
fort to have all garments completed
and at the Red Cross rooms on Friday
August 29th-
An urgent call has come for can
ned fruit to be used in the recupera
ton hospitals during the coming win.
ter. Won't you set aside few jars
for the use of the disabled soldiers
The Red Cross will pay for the jars
at the time of collection.
In the near future classes in Social
Service work will be conducted by
Miss Crawley, Mountain Division in
structor. All churches. lodges and or.
ganizations are urged to enroll at
least one representative. Anyone in
terested in the work is cordially in
vited to attend the classes. The
course consists of eight lectures with
required readings and with certain
amount of visiting among the famil.
les that are under the observation
of the Red Cross. AT the end of
the course an examination is given
the students who complete the work
successfully
As much of the peace activity of
the Red Cross is along these lines
the Chapter is anxious to enroll a
large class whose members will be
qualified 70 assist the Home Ser
vice section in. the work. Further
particulars will be published when
arrangements are completed. En-
roll with the Chapter Secretary,
Mrs. T. E. Lamb.
The Delta independent., 1919-08-22
WHOLESALE HARDWARE CON-
PANY HOLDS FIRST MEETING

The first meeting of the Colorado
Utah Hardware Company, recently
incorporated by Delta and Montrose
men held their first meeting here
Saturday evening with Frank D. Cat
lin, Sr., Harry w. Catlin and Frank
d. Cauin, Jr. of Monrose; John
Robuck, Arthur Fairbanks, R. B.
Des Ermia and Paul H. Adams of
Delta, as stockholders and directors.
The new company will have their
general and distributing offices at
Grand Junction. They enter the
wholesale field and have perfected
er distribution of their line to the
trade of the Western Slope.
The capital stock is placed at $780,
900 and will probably be doubled
within a year. They will handle ex-
clusively the products of Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company at Pueblo,
consisting of wire, nails, fence, etc.
Every line of shelf and heavy hard
ware will be carried for the con-
venience of the trade in this section
and should prove most beneficial to
the public as well as to the retailer.
The organization of the company
is largely due to the efforts of Arthur
Fairbanks, who came to Delta few
years ago and bought up the Porter
Obert Hardware company, changing
the name to Delta Hardware COM
pany, which is today one of the
largest concerns Of any of the Wes-
tern Slope. When the editor first
knew of this enterprising and ener-
getic man Q5 years ago) he was
running a delivery wagon for about
81 a day, but any one who has
been associated with Mr.. Fairbanks
in any capacity readily recognizes
his ability TO really do things in a
big way. We have no fear as to
the successful outcome of the new
enterprise just launched by Mr..
Fairbanks and his associates. The
field is here on the Western Slope
for such a concern and Grang juno
ton should prove to be the proper
place for its location.
Success to this new enterprise.
The Delta independent., 1919-08-22
SERIOUS ACCIDENT
eEFALlS MAN SATURDAY

Ben X. Takahashhi one of the Japan
ese farmers of the Gunnison valley
and one who has favored these col
umns with a number of contributions.
narrowly escaped being the victim
of a drowning accident Saturday
afternoon. Takahashi was swimming
in the river with a couple of his
countrymen when he was seized with
an attack of the cramps and went un-
der the water. His disappearance
was unnoticed for some little time by
the rest of the swimmers, and when
the fact that he was missing was dis
covered, the other men surmised what
had taken place, and by diving his
body was rescued.
First aid measures were resorted to
but for time his recovery seemed
doubtful. he being unconscious for
several hours. However at this time
he is reported as feeling little the
worse for his dangerous experience.
The Delta independent., 1919-08-22
DELTA VICTORIOUS OVER
JUNCTION AND PAllSADE

The Delta baseball team won over
Palisade at that place last Thursday
afternoon by a score of to 2 The
batteries were Cutter and Swindler for
Palisade, and Eberhard and Evans for
the Delta team. The boys speak very
highly for the hospitality of the Pal
isade boys. They were handled on a
chip" by the good people of that
city according to Captain Matney,
who states that they were treated
to peaches galore and given dance in
their honor. ~
Grsnd Junction was over Sunday and
played our boys on the local grounds.
The game started off very wen but the
Delta players soon learned that the
kindergarten players were no equal
to them. Numerous disputes were
brought mp By the visitors and tended
to displease the fans. The final score
was II to in favor of Delta.
The Delta independent., 1919-08-22
DELTA GIRL MARRIEs
ARMY OFFICER

Z At the residence of Rev. J.. R.
Hunter Thursday August 14h, at
eight o'clock in the evening. the
ceremony uniting the lives and des-
TIMES of Lieutenant James W. Bing-
ham of Cedaredge and Miss Anna
Lee Hixon. the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hixon of this city, was
solemnized by Rev. Hunter.
Lieutenant has only recently been
discharged from the army. and is
capable and efficient young man
The bride has received her educa-
tion in the Delta schools and is a
lovely. young lady whose charms
have won for her a large circle of
friends. The happy couple will be
showered with congratulations and
best wishes.